Ruin of the legion (1)

'How long has it been already?' thought Tesse as she gasped for air, the hot sweat trickling down her body causing her shirt to become sticky.

The two of them had been going at it nonstop for nearly half a day, taking breaks only when one of them fainted.

So far Tesse had only managed to beat Gray twice in the past twelve hours, and on both occasions it was due to Gray fainting from Hypovolemic shock. (AN: sudden blood loss due to excessive use of the blood weapons skill,)

"It seems you're a fast learner, in the past twelve hours you've done well in keeping up with me. Even though my ability makes my attack pattern unpredictable, you've been able to defend against a good portion of my attacks."

"T-thank you master," replied Tesse as she breathed heavily, leaning on the bo-staff weapon she had been using to prevent herself from falling.