[quote=@Light]
It's hard to write for fast-paced combat and still keep it over a sentence or two. I don't want to write almost nothing but I also don't want to drag on one detail or force action of the other character.
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I completely agree. The slight liberty I took with Mikhail's little monologue felt a bit too much like power playing for my taste, but I figured one way or another it'd be best to end this fight sooner rather than later.