Haru Vs The Dragon Knight

In an instant the knight slashes across Haru's leg, cutting it clean off. He feels himself fall towards the ground before he feels the knight kick him in the chest, sending him across the battlefield.

After soaring across the ground for a few moments he comes to a stop, his mask half broken as blood drips from his face onto the floor.

He managed to catch me off guard, how? I swear we were fighting at the same speed the whole time.

Cough. Cough. Haru coughed up blood onto the ground as he tried to force himself up.

Cynthia will die if I just remain on the floor here, I can't just let her die. I let her join me, I could've told her no and went on my way but instead I brought her a long.

It's my job to keep her from dying here right? Haru notices that the knight is standing before Cynthia, his sword already in her stomach.