Chapter 34: Holy empire
Ava went for his head with her fist. Zane dodged again, but a cut appeared on his cheek. He quickly stepped back. He observed her hands as she attacked again and noticed that her marks glowed more when she was attacking.
’That has to be it. When they glow, they activate her ability to hit me without touching,’ Zane thought.
So as she attacked again, he lunged forward, blocking her arm just before the marks glowed. She was stunned. She looked at Zane coming in closer with a smile on his face.
"I saw through your technique," he said and threw a punch, landing an uppercut. She flew into the air, flipped, and landed on her feet. She rubbed her chin.
"It’s not nice to hit a lady, you know," she said.
"Sorry, but I believe in full gender equality," Zane said and attacked again, flipping into the air and striking with an overhead kick. She dodged to the side, and the kick crackled the ground.
"Women are delicate," she said, throwing a punch, which he moved fast and blocked before her ability kicked in.
"Well, if she acts lady-like, then I’ll show chivalry, and I won’t fight," Zane said.
They continued their back-and-forth fight with no real progress for a bit.
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