Dina's eyes widened.
This time, Reno was the one pressing forward.
He moved without hesitation, his blade cutting through the air with relentless speed.
He swung at the real Dina.
Dina's eyes flickered with surprise. She had been a step ahead the entire fight.
Now, for the first time, she was caught in his rhythm.
For the first time in the fight, she barely avoided it.
Reno's blade grazed past her, close, too close.
She twisted at the last second, feeling the rush of air as the steel narrowly missed her side.
Her movements, once effortless and controlled, were now hurried, reactive.
Reno was forcing her on the defensive now.
He pressed forward, his strikes relentless, leaving her no time to reset.
Every dodge, every step she took back, he was right there with her, cutting off her escape.
The fight had shifted. The hunter was now the hunted.
