*Grandus took the flash of light straight to the face, and actually shut his eyes, but rather than show hed been inflicted, he began to picture the field with his minds eye, like those legendary blind swordsmen, he unfurled his mighty wings and lept into the air, thirteen tiny flames propelling the wings as well as his boots and gauntlets, into the sky at rappid speed as fire gathered around his blades point, like a tiny sun, at the apex of his grand leap he flung the tiny star down where he last remembered Arcen to be, the light from the ball was extreme, like staring at a torch in the darkness even though it was daytime, it cast thick shadows and crashed over the ground incinerating a ten foot radius of grass in an instant and leaving a smoky scent to permiate the training field blinding the other two if not burning them, as Grandus evened the playing field and changed the rules keeping his eyes shut...he landed still as a statue in the middle of the ankle high bright-fire, longsword poised high over the shoulder body low with all the energy of a compressed spring. The visage of a viper ready to snap, the kirin to the east was as quiet as death, it would not move unfortunately its hoof slipped in the wet grass as it tried to manuver and Grandus whipped his sword at her slinging a wave of dense flames which bit straight into the unicorns left arm and leg, he missed her head but not intentionally, he fully intended to mortally wound her, or at the least blind her...the flames were so painful to the Kirin, it screamed revealing a surprisingly masculine voice as he fell to the ground the burns penetrating straight through his light armor. "Your wondering if others have thought to utilize some underhanded trick I bet...thats an idiots idea, Everyone uses them. Its called fighting smart, Honor is only for the victorious, and outside of the war zone, I will not tolerate this sort of behavior...but in battle, it is expected of you. You are not the first to try but I commend you for pulling it off...now, how will you deal with being burned I wander? It is the most painful experience in the world, a hundred times more potent than any venom...you can practically feel his agony...", *Grandus did not move yet, he was still listening even as he spoke*, "I utilize the traps because its the soft part of my training...the school of hard knocks...that is Archas wa-", *by this time Grandus would find Arcen's short sword at his throat, there was quiet, and then there was Lucent Nargacuga level quiet, he should have been as silent as possible, but instead he allowed his pride as a warrior to spill from his maw...*, "well done", *Grandus dropped his Longsword*, "you shall be an interesting new addition to Archas Royal Guard Blade-kin...I hope you survive the experience." Grandus opened his eyes smelling the blade, "thats Chamelios venom, you favor the crippling blow? Are you a hunter?"