Liquid Prize

"Are you ready Orchid?" I asked as I raised Zircon with one hand into a headguard. Orchid spun the Bone white swords in her hand as she replied. "Worry about acclimating to your body's new form, Orchid will start off with the strength we used in our last battle and adapt her strength from there."

She then melded her armour onto herself before casually lowering her centre of mass like an exalted warrior. As I began to silently circle her, I drew up my advantages and disadvantages. I was now stronger, faster and had higher brain processing power. I had active combat experience and knew now that strategies break down the second combat begins.