Restrained Madness. Part 1

'Danger!' the second she heard that unfamiliar voice, the female guard was instantly alerted. Instinctively, she rolled forward, while turning her body sideways.

BANG!

The sound of a hammer striking a metallic surface resounded throughout the silent battlefield. The eyes of the female guard fiercely expanded, as she spat a mouthful of blood. Her body flew through the air.

'Tch! She evaded.' the person behind that attack, Lucius, clicked his tongue.

To be fair, that attack was executed to absolute perfection. He had waited for an opportunity to catch his opponents off-guard, soundlessly arrived behind the caster, and had delivered a blow containing all of his strength. 

Unfortunately, the gap between Stage 1 and Stage 2 wasn't that easy to close. Lucius had managed to injure her, but the attack wasn't anything threatening or decisive. At best, it would buy him a minute's worth of time.