Axe Catch

Jordahn roared and charged at Louis, axe above her head. Louis smiled, keeping his arms behind his back until he saw when Jordahn was going to bring her axe down on him. At that moment, Louis brought his right hand up at the axe. His gauntlet still covered that hand, and the axe came down at the hand quickly. Jordahn had not expected this maneuver, but was certain that she would not cut the boy's arm in half instead of just his skull.
She was wrong.
Instead, the metal coverings protected Louis so greatly that he managed to grab onto the axe blade with his hand, much to the surprise of all the soldiers. He winked at her, then proceeded to shove the axe back, throwing Jordahn off-balance. She fell down onto her back, but she rolled to the side and got back up, readying her axe once again. Louis was still smiling, but now he extended his arm at Jordahn, the blade sliding out of the gauntlet. He grinned and winked at her once more.

- Cassandra Conflict, Chapter 2