aev5 fight start

Kyouko's movement was explosive. She crossed the sparring ring in a flash of red magic, spear extended in a powerful thrust that would have bisected Emma and left her body strewn in a bloody smear across the floor.

Fortunately, Emma was better than that, at least. She side-stepped Kyouko neatly, bringing her halberd point to bear in a counter thrust. The Ancient spun gracefully, still closing, and slammed her elbow into Emma's chest. The metal dented under the powerful blow, but Emma stood her ground, gritting her teeth and launching a blast of air under Kyouko's arm and into her torso. The Ancient allowed herself to be tossed backwards, flipping once in midair just in time to catch Emma's aggressive dash forwards.

(Aevitas, Chapter 5)