They continued trading blows with their blades as Yatsuhashi circled her, but Carmine held her ground.

She was fast. She couldn’t get in close to Yatsuhashi with her own short sword, but she wasn’t letting any of his attacks make contact, either. Perhaps he could tire her out eventually, if they were able to keep this up for a while.

And then one of her punches landed on him, and he went flying backward.

He shook his head and scrambled onto his feet. Bellowing, Yatsuhashi brought his greatsword back and put all his might behind it. The massive blade hit her sword and knocked it out of her hands.

Carmine ducked under his weapon as he regained his balance, grabbed the blade between the palms of her hands, and pushed it backward. The pommel of his sword hit Yatsuhashi in the breast bone and he went down with an “Oof!”

His chest felt like a giant bruise. He kept his balance, but now he was unarmed. Carmine was still holding on to his sword. She flipped it up by the blade and caught the handle. She tested the weight, tossing it from hand to hand.

“Not bad. I think I’ll keep this,” she said.

- RWBY: After the Fall, Chapter 15