Victory or defeat

John found that for every attack he blocked he could predict the next move easier than before. He had entered a trance-like state were all of his senses were focused on dodging and blocking every attack coming his way.

At first, he was struggling to evade and block the incoming attacks, but now his movement was as smooth as a flowing river. Evade to the side, redirect the orb of mana upward, duck, shift left shoulder to the right. John was growing while fighting, and even though his current level wasn't near Ren's were he could dodge each attack as if he were taking a casual stroll, John was slowly arriving there.