The Martial Unity

He had chosen that locations because the two of them could go all out and not worry about causing destruction to people and infrastructure. There wasn't any of either within a decently large radius.

"Let's begin then." kyrie adopted a simple balanced stance. "I have a training session to head, soon after this."

Her stance placed an equal weight on power, mobility, and defense. A neutral, all-rounder stance.

Rui simply adopted a similar stance.

The two of them simply maintained a deadlock, staring at each other. The sheer weight of their focus and concentration yielded a pressure that exerted itself on the scant sentient life that was anywhere even remotely close to them in any capacity.

Birds took flight, and pests and other small critters evacuated as they scurried for their lives. Their battlefield grew truly barren of any sentient lifeform.

And then, Rui made the first move. He cautiously stepped forward shifting his weight back and forth, making his movements less apparent through their center of gravity. Kyrie simply waited, unfazed, as Rui approached her step by step.

They were only a few steps away from each other.

And the first move came soon enough.

The atmosphere shook as a sonic boom emerged from Rui's flying hook. He launched a simple attack, testing her.

WHOOSH

ducking while launching one of her own with

POW!

the wrist. This was a common tactic that was used even on Earth to deal with strikes like the hook. Punches dealt damage via the fist, generally, this could be circumvented by intercepting and blocking strikes at parts

a flurry of swift jabs at her,

WHOOSH

demonstrated remarkable agility and nimbleness as she swiftly

yet she merely somersaulted away backward

such that, in real-time, the amount of time commenced since the start of the battle was no more than a single moment or two. Yet the Martial Artists had already launched and dealt with several attacks. Their metabolism and cognition were so

continued. Neither side was nearly going all out. Rui simply observed her Martial Art and combat style as he

fought her in the Apprentice Realm, she hadn't used her true prowess, not even close. However, how she had begun using her Squire-level prowess, it

on speed and maneuvering compared to offense and

body leaned more towards speed than power, and this reflected in her techniques as well. However, it wasn't significant enough

POW POW POW!

to cleanly bypass his guard as she landed a flurry of jabs on Rui's abdomen, much to his surprise. With

he did his best to cope. He could sense that she wasn't anywhere near going all out, yet her combat parameters

WHOOSH

from Rui as she moved in, launching a blow with tremendous power and speed toward him.

BAM!

the back of her head, causing her to stagger forward.