Rising tension

Before long, Sealyn made her move, and then one of her afterimages charged. Rain raised his arms to block the punch, but soon he was hit in the stomach with a kick… Rain gasped for air as the pain confused his mind, but soon, he looked around and waited for the next attack.

"I can't sense her intentions… this isn't a fight to death, after all," Rain thought. "I am too used to sensing the bloodlust of my opponents."

Things would have been easier if Rain could use magic, he would be able to sense the vibrations on the ground instead and prevent those surprises, but he couldn't. Before long, another afterimage charged and attacked him with a sidekick. Rain didn't do anything aside from bracing himself for the attack… he readied himself, but he still wobbled to the side when he got hit in the face.