Form III was often faulted by its detractors for its passive and retreating footwork, but for Zathria she had never found it an issue. It was seldom the case that she found herself wanting to stay within striking distance of her opponent for long.
Although she had evaded the first strike, her own follow up narrowly missed and the creature was returning for another strike. And it was quick. It was typically a predator built of muscle, and that had only been amped up by the AMS virus. She'd studied the virus before, and she knew its effects well.
As her feet moved back and away, the creature lunged again. Claws and mouth aimed to clamp onto her, and as if the claws and teeth weren't dangerous enough, even a single slash could spell infection and certain death. Hard pass.
So she continued her retreat, each step quick and to the side... a diagonal retreat. She knew she couldn't outrun a leaping Nexu, but she could move aside as it came in, backwards diagonally as her saber swept down. With the creature in a leaping lunge through the air, hopefully it would be unable to evade a finishing strike as it would hopefully sail now slightly to her right and just short of her. An extra meter of reach on her saber was a big plus. @Nefieslab @MatureContentWarningx
Although she had evaded the first strike, her own follow up narrowly missed and the creature was returning for another strike. And it was quick. It was typically a predator built of muscle, and that had only been amped up by the AMS virus. She'd studied the virus before, and she knew its effects well.
As her feet moved back and away, the creature lunged again. Claws and mouth aimed to clamp onto her, and as if the claws and teeth weren't dangerous enough, even a single slash could spell infection and certain death. Hard pass.
So she continued her retreat, each step quick and to the side... a diagonal retreat. She knew she couldn't outrun a leaping Nexu, but she could move aside as it came in, backwards diagonally as her saber swept down. With the creature in a leaping lunge through the air, hopefully it would be unable to evade a finishing strike as it would hopefully sail now slightly to her right and just short of her. An extra meter of reach on her saber was a big plus. @Nefieslab @MatureContentWarningx