A Childish Spar?

"Fight!"

He moved the first step. Much faster than what a child should have been moving, his steps were like that of an adult athlete, each of them heavier than before, each of them more refined than the other one.

'So this is the difference between being a mortal and one that is at the first stage of Body Formation?!'

I was amazed at the difference between the two.

-Whoosh! Stab!

He reached closer to me, before moving in for a dash. Targeting my arms, he wanted to disable me first but I saw his movements with ease. At this point, I wasn't using [Eyes of the Timekeeper] since that would be simply cheating. 

I wanted to improve without depending upon my skills as much as possible. My skills were my assets, but without a proper foundation, I would simply lose a lot of power. Power that I could gain by simply investing time in something that would only help me get better.