His sword blurred through the combinations, whipping the hilt ribbon into a scintillant red stream. The ribbon's purpose was to pull an opponent's eyes away from the point of danger. Anyone who let his attention wander would find a steel reminder in his ribs.

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Durzo would follow a cut at Kylar's head with a kick at his knee than a spinning backhand with his free hand at his face. Combinations followed and flowed into each other in a raging river of deadly motion.

The Way of Shadow, Chapter 56, pg. 526