Chapter 15: With weapons, you can't match me. With fists, you're still a step behind.

"Hiss-!" A blade flashed. Blood whirled through the air. A heartbeat later came Jaclyn Lumisden's shriek, so piercing it seemed to tear the forest apart. "Ah…!" With one leg severed, she lost her balance midair and slammed onto the ground. Shock and fury crashed together inside her. Her eyes bulged as she stared at the missing limb, her mind wiped clean by a blank, roaring void. "My leg… my leg…" Her face drained of color. Tears streamed down her cheeks. Any trace of pampered pride vanished,...