Paul
*The Shifu would quickly pull back his sword as it's blocked, and uses the D-guard of his weapon to lift Ashnard's elbow, moving backwards as he does so to prevent being hit by the flaming blade. His left blade would then go from left to right, deflecting Ashnard's might blow yet again. He seemed to have an attentive eye as well, since the small sword is followed by the right, going for the bare hide of the canifor. At the same time, Yan would aim for a kick at Ashnard's thigh.*
Doris
Once more, the canifor pivoted forward, pulling back his left leg as he lunged ahead with the right one. Twisting the grip on his elbow as the wight caught it with the sword guard, he would point the edge at Yan's chest, jabbing forward alongside his body. Even at point-blank range, the beastkin would lunge with a burst of speed to ensure his foe wouldn't be able to back away. If the wight sidestepped to the right, he would immediately follow up with a low sweep of his tail, and if it sidestepped on the left, his arm would take the hit to counter with an upward blade jab at its jaw at full force behind it.

```Burst dash and empowered strike used. 7.5 Mana left```
Paul
*Ashnard would feel the blade dangerously close to the gap in his armor, but he's safe. Yan can feel the armor though, and now he knows there's more than just fur.*

*The Shifu would indeed sidestep to the right, using the left sword to knock aside the jab. The master's forced to jump from his left foot to his right, since the leg had already been extended. In doing so though, he seems to place a massive emphasis on striking the ground beneath the two fighters. The magic circle underneath them would create a massive force upwards, sending both Ashnard and the Shifu 3 whole meters into the air, which is followed by several straight kicks.*
Doris
Well, that was unexpected. Seemed like this arena held more than one trick to use. Though being knocked up had briefly halted the beastkin's assault, it didn't entirely cease his momentum. His blades glistened briefly before bursting with blackened flames, alongside his tail. As he was sent into the air, he continued his previous momentum with a spinning motion, which would meet the Shifu's kick with a clockwise rotation of diagonal slashes. As the eventual pull of gravity would cause both to land, the beastkin, would fining with a downward slam from his right blade, aiming right between the eyes, ~~all the while yelling in frustration of the shifu's stalling tricks.~~
~~Useless, useless, useless... USELESS!!.~~
```Purgatory used. 5 Mana left```
Paul
*Master Yan's kicks are met by the whirling infernal blades, which surprisingly meet steel as well. Ashnard's powerful blow is met by 2 D-guards of the butterfly knives, and the wight keeps his arms stiff to keep himself away from the blades. However, Ashnard's strength is too great for the master, and the flaming, serrated blade makes contact with his head, and the aberrant material finds itself in the skull of the undead creature.*

*The echoing voice would soon be heard as another gate opens up.*

"Well done, well done! Such fury!"
Doris
Ashnard would land on his knees with a low thud, leaving nothing but ashes and cinders of the undead master to herald his landing. Lowering his head, he would pay his respects for such a challenging opponent by extending both arms diagonally to the west before standing up. 

The blackened flames went out, and with them, his blades retracted back into his arms. He was quite certain he had put up a good show, but it seemed it was the curtain call for his part, bowing before the crowd as he turned.
"Death comes for us all... Eventually. Seems it was not my time just yet."