[i]Alyssa gulped, grasping the HardLight blade, feeling it and lifting it, seeing how much it weighed. She was able to tell that Treyman would beat her in seconds; milliseconds, even. She, unlike many, knew her skill level; jack shit. However that was why she was training, to get better. To be able to fend for herself, to he able to annihilate those that would harm her and those she cared for. She pulled her left foot back behind and to the left of her right, grasping the HardLight blade with her non dominant hand, her left hand, while she lifted the stump of her right hand in front of her, between she and Treyman. She took a deep breath, and nodded at the man, giving him the first move. A mistake she recognized the moment she made it.[/i]