Ouroboros Spine spoiling

Dried grass and clumps of pine needles became ensnared in their pelts as the pair haphazardly rolled around on the ground. Time and time again they exchanged the upper hand. For a brief moment, Seal managed to push Massaraq down but he quickly parried.

Seal laughed with him as their spar descended into play. He grabbed the skin of her neck and she writhed in his grasp, tossing her head to and fro. Yet her energy and strength, incomparable to the budding young man’s, quickly depleted.

Seal’s legs buckled beneath her and she fell to the ground out of breath.