Odd clashes with lancelot

Hale and Lancelot met at once in the middle of the field of gold, each leaping to the fray as they saw their foe of choice. Fist met sword and blasted out a shockwave felt by all who witnessed it, with both fighters smiling in appreciation of the others’ strength. Lancelot stepped back from the clash, and with skill, slashed out twice to strike the Australian, but only making thin cuts in his arms.

Hale bellowed, unnerving Lancelot for just a half-second, long enough to send a fist careening into his shield. But Lancelot could brace for this strike, and so skidded back not even five feet, closing back in an instant. He held his shield high, and with the light glinting off a piece of gold, flashed his foe’s eyes, blinding him.

This did not discourage Hale, who still hauled back and struck out with a massive punch that could have obliterated a whole stable full of horses, if it were to connect with a single one.