Forged Destiny [Book 8: Ch. 6]

Twisting Crocea Mors so it pointed directly at him, I tried to end the fight quickly. My leg might have been injured, but I didn't entirely need it to close the distance. "Piercing Thrust."

Instantly, I was sweeping across the deck, lunging for him.

That he managed to dodge was a miracle. No. It was because he knew what to expect, because he had the same Skills as me – or some similar – and thus knew exactly what I was about to do. He rolled to the side leaving blood smeared behind. As my sword smashed the railing behind him to pieces, he grabbed the rope tied nearby and looped it over and around my neck from behind, strangling me.

—Forged Destiny [Book 8: Ch. 6]