The tournament (14)

Jacqueline punched Erik, but he raised his arm and parried the strike, using mana around his limbs to deflect her claws. The block left her exposed, and Erik spun to deliver a kick to her abdomen.

The impact knocked the wind from her lungs, and she stumbled backward and fell.

Despite struggling to breathe, she rolled away from Erik.

"You wish!"

Erik tried to stomp at her head, but Jacqueline twisted away from the strike.

"What the fuck?"

However, while he failed to hit her head, his attack landed on her collarbone.

"Agh!"

Pain shot through Jacqueline's body, but she ignored it, grabbed his legs, and pulled him to the ground.

The two had a small wrestling match on the ground. At that point, both of them could have stabbed each other, but they avoided doing so, since that would count as a lethal move.

However, both of them inflicted some injuries. The girl stabbed his leg, while Erik stabbed her thigh.