*BANG! *BANG! *CRASH!
Their strikes echoed in the air like roars of thunder, each collision between blades shaking the earth beneath them.
Every clash sent shockwaves across the field, forcing loose stones to skip across the snowy surface, the sound deafening as if they were like drums of war.
The intensity of their duel was enough to make the surrounding soldiers hesitate, retreating just a few steps while keeping a tight formation around the still whirring device that continued to transmit energy towards the monument.
"get to the rallying point and send a distress signal, right now!" one of the soldiers shouted, voice raised above the noise commencing in the background.
Another soldier, already holding a small scanner device in his hand, responded immediately.
"On it!" he said and took off at a sprint, weaving between soldiers and fallen debris as he made his way toward the outer edge of the battlefield.
