Drow clearly knew his Makashi: Hirani's slippery moves couldn't get him off guard, and when their sabers collided with his firm parry, Hirani slid back to the edge of the lily pad, only barely maintaining her balance. When she realized she wasn't going to fall, she said, through the Force, You were this close.
The duel was always going to be challenging, but it was certainly still fun, as she hadn't dueled with anyone but her master for many years. And, of course, she loved her puzzles, which this spar certainly was. She tried to stick what she knew best, which was the mind-games of lightsaber combat that she would play with her teacher when they could. Even though Hirani was always lose, her Master had taught her to never let her opponent get comfortable. She had thus come to believe that if one can finish a fight quickly, that is far better than if one drains all of their energy in a slower form like Soresu. Of course there had to be a balance — as going all-out at once was also a great way to lose one's energy — but in this case, she opted to try to make it quick.
[ @Fantasy Liver ]
Hirani took a second to regain her composure, and attacked again. Offense was always where she was always most comfortable in melee combat, so — with a few whirls of her saber in her right hand, to fake another diagonal attack — she would once again try take advantage of her speed, smoothly switching into a reverse Shien grip and lunging down, aiming to land a horizontal right-to-left stroke across the Ishi Tib's legs. It was an obviously risky move, since it would put her on the back foot if her opponent was not fooled by her attempt to fake a chest-height attack. If her speed was too much for Venn, however, it would mean a clean slice of the blade across both of his knees, and an immediate victory.
And where would the fun be without a little bit of risk?
[ @ModernMarvel @Cero Serat ]
The duel was always going to be challenging, but it was certainly still fun, as she hadn't dueled with anyone but her master for many years. And, of course, she loved her puzzles, which this spar certainly was. She tried to stick what she knew best, which was the mind-games of lightsaber combat that she would play with her teacher when they could. Even though Hirani was always lose, her Master had taught her to never let her opponent get comfortable. She had thus come to believe that if one can finish a fight quickly, that is far better than if one drains all of their energy in a slower form like Soresu. Of course there had to be a balance — as going all-out at once was also a great way to lose one's energy — but in this case, she opted to try to make it quick.
[ @Fantasy Liver ]
Hirani took a second to regain her composure, and attacked again. Offense was always where she was always most comfortable in melee combat, so — with a few whirls of her saber in her right hand, to fake another diagonal attack — she would once again try take advantage of her speed, smoothly switching into a reverse Shien grip and lunging down, aiming to land a horizontal right-to-left stroke across the Ishi Tib's legs. It was an obviously risky move, since it would put her on the back foot if her opponent was not fooled by her attempt to fake a chest-height attack. If her speed was too much for Venn, however, it would mean a clean slice of the blade across both of his knees, and an immediate victory.
And where would the fun be without a little bit of risk?
[ @ModernMarvel @Cero Serat ]