Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-19164168-20170525105952/@comment-25073873-20170531132219

Amaryllis noted the movement of the attack, and she immediately widened her eyes, her entire body accelerating to compensate. Her Quickening skill, unleashed when she had to make a critical decision to win. The mage's sword slowed to a crawl from her point of view, and Amaryllis immediately stepped forward, brandishing her blade with both hands.

Locking the crossguard (tsuba as she uses a black katana) of her weapon againt the crossguard of the mage's sword, Amaryllis pivoted the long blade using both her hands, placing it at the neck of the mage, as the flow of time from her perspective seemed to resume. In one move, she had stopped the sword attack, and brought her weapon to the opponent's neck.

From the mage's point of view, Amaryllis would look like she turned into a hazy figure and flashed forward, her sword locking his and brought to his throat at a speed that was hard to comprehend, let alone counter. Amaryllis smiled, and said "I win."