Signum, knowing where her armor had been compromised, parries as Garviel expects and is smashed by his followup shoulder rush.
There's not much she can do as she goes down under the sheer mass of the Astarte and his armor, but there's only two things she needs to do. First, she falls back along with the weight that's toppling above her, setting herself to fall on her back with both legs and an arm up to stop him from smashing completely into the ground.
Second, as Garviel falls on her and puts his blade across her neck, Signum takes Laevatein in one hand and, with the care only possible for a veteran swordsman, brings Laevatein up so that the point rests under Garviel's exposed chin when they're finally both on the ground, face-to-face and stuck in a position that would be fatal to both of them without careful control.
She did have to give him credit for the sheer intimidation value of the buzzing chainsword, and the fact that he'd managed to get on top, though.
"I think this is a draw," she admits, looking up at Garviel and praying that there wasn't any temporary slip into bloodlust to cause that chainsword to dip.
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There's not much she can do as she goes down under the sheer mass of the Astarte and his armor, but there's only two things she needs to do. First, she falls back along with the weight that's toppling above her, setting herself to fall on her back with both legs and an arm up to stop him from smashing completely into the ground.
Second, as Garviel falls on her and puts his blade across her neck, Signum takes Laevatein in one hand and, with the care only possible for a veteran swordsman, brings Laevatein up so that the point rests under Garviel's exposed chin when they're finally both on the ground, face-to-face and stuck in a position that would be fatal to both of them without careful control.
She did have to give him credit for the sheer intimidation value of the buzzing chainsword, and the fact that he'd managed to get on top, though.
"I think this is a draw," she admits, looking up at Garviel and praying that there wasn't any temporary slip into bloodlust to cause that chainsword to dip.