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The pale light from a crescent moon illuminated what could be called a scene of battle, at first glance. A pair of emerald green blurs raced back and fourth across a small clearing, only the clash of blade against blade and the occasional glimpse of a limb coming to rest for a moment was distinguishable.

The clash of metal blade against metal blade rang out in the still air, much like the feudal weapons from the times of old. Their movement left the grass swaying with each calculated strike, creating a maze of crushed and twisted leaves in their wake.

The entire scene was like a deadly ballet, blow and counterblow executed with precision that even the most skilled human could only dream of matching. Within this lethal dance, the most trained of eyes might have caught a glimpse of black; the obsidian pools alight with an almost…joyful glint. Like whomever the owner was found being locked in battle to be fun.

With one final blurred movement and a crack that sounded a lot like hardened armor against wood, one of the blurs stopped; revealing the panting form of a large mantis like creature. The body structure was humanoid, but that is where the similarities ended. The creature in question was covered in a dark green, chininous armor; effectively creating a body protection akin to the armor worn long ago, when the blade was justice and the hand behind it judge jury and executioner. A pair of translucent yellow wings poked around his sides, moving slowly to create a cooling breeze. Where there normally would be lower arms and paws, there was instead a long blade attached to each joint; one edge protected by a rounded covering while the other was a sharpened edge, flashing slightly with each slow movement. The creatures head was slightly misshapen, as if a sculptor had taken creative liberties with a humanoid skull; a pair of obsidian eyes peered out from their sunken sockets, watching the other mantis approach with purposeful step.

“You’ve gotten faster…” The creature was panting heavily, leaning his body weight on one knee joint, using the blade of his opposite arm for balance.
“Scyther is surprised he could keep up for so long.” Scyther bowed his head to the mantis opposite him, casting his gaze upon the ground in honor of his defeat.