As Alexis dashed in, Vos payed close attention to her footwork. Seeing her assume a boxing stance, ready to use her fists as a means of throughly pummeling him, he expected her to compensate for the disadvantage in range with meticulous maneuvering and looked for the slightest shifts in direction her body would show.

However, Alexis continued onwards in a straight line and moved into punching range with a second step. There wasn't even a possibility of it being a feint - she had gained too much momentum to safely bait and pull back - so Vos predicted an attack instead and crouched, raising his left forearm over his head: Alexis had her torso leaning forwards and front leg only slightly bent, which meant she could only be throwing a high punch, from which he would now be protected. At the same time, he leaned forwards, and activating the Killer Ring spell, thrust his shortsword underneath her ribs.

The first jab thrown at him would be deflected by strike from his arm, only charring his leather coat, while the rest would be interrupted by Vos'stoorge's spell conjuring three more blades to bite into his opponent's flesh.