The shadow creature watches him, as he forms the blade, hissing in fury, but nodding, and forming its own; clearly, it could see his logic, and, with equal skills, it knew that the match was as fair as it was going to get.<br/><br/>Of course, Draiss would learn, almost as soon as he settles into the stance, that, as promised, this match<em>won't</em>be fair; he has an image, from E'lune, of a shaft of light, lasting for less than a heartbeat, striking his opponent, at the same time he lunges, throwing his opponent off, and allowing him to get the kill, uninjured himself, along with the knowledge that this message won't be intercepted by his opponent.