Two streaks of light tore through the air, arcing and colliding in rapid succession, each impact sending out brief shockwaves.
For a split second, as they broke apart, the swirling dust and energy peeled back just enough to reveal the figures of the two aura-clad fighters.
In the next second, they had already charged at each other once again, their swords meeting in another fierce, explosive clash.
Dark green and white aura exploded upon collision, the shockwaves reaching Xaren who silently protected his body with his own aura as he watched the fight.
Ilya's sword flashed forward in a horizontal arc aimed at the knight's midsection, but he angled his sword diagonally at his side, blocking her strike before shoving back with brute force.
He immediately followed up with a downward arcing slash, but Ilya stepped to the left, narrowly evading the blow, then stomped down on his blade, pinning it against the ground.
