The man would angle his body very slightly to the left, turning his blade slightly so Victoria's longsword would strike the flat part of the saber's blade. From there, he did a small rotation so that instead of the tip point straight up, it was angled more towards Victoria. Next, the man stepped forward with his right foot–the one closer to Victoria–allowing him to move his sword forward in a thrust aimed at Victoria's torso. It was... effective swordsmanship, as the stance required very minimal movement yet still managed to block the attack and perhaps force Victoria back.

[i]Victoria only managed to keep her ground because of a swift maneuver, in something of a reaction towards Vance's counter. Bringing both hands to her longsword's grip, she still had the advantage of moving it. As the saber's blade began to move, Victoria both brought down her sword and Vance's blade, down to her left and Vance's right, whereas she kept her sword angled in a position where Vance would have to pull out the sword (don't you dare make a joke) from the crossguard's block. Indeed, the saber blade was quite literally between Victoria's blade and the crossguard, or in that general location.[/i] [i]Vance did succeed in hitting Victoria's leg, due the thrust that was previously aimed at her torso: now, the tip of his flaming blade was beside the left side of her leg, more specifically her thigh, missing the artery in the leg. Still, a trickle of blood began to seep through the cut, whilst a tensed yet pained expression crossed Victoria's face.[/i] [i]If it was a legitimate fight, and if Victoria considered the individual to be a threat, she would have promptly brought her sword back to her opponent's waist and cut them open, abdomen to collarbone, in with a death grip upon her sword. But this was training with Vance - that would be monstrous to do. Instead, Victoria took to bringing her foot up and slamming it into Vance's stomach, in an attempt to both disorient him and get him to back off.[/i]

Instead of standing still and waiting for Victoria to follow up the block like some аutistic teacup, Vance would utilize his above-average agility to slide his right foot diagonally to the right, or Victoria's left. Then, his left foot would follow quickly, actually going behind his right foot. Due to the position of his legs, he was able to perform a spin, whose momentum would literally drag Vance's saber out of whatever mess of words it was in. This maneuver was performed immediately after Vance had seen that Victoria's blade was going to redirect his. Now to Victoria's left and facing the same direction as her, Victoria's kick had completely missed. Vance's right hand was on Victoria's back before her foot could touch the ground once more, and he performed a literal shove forward while she was still off balance. "If this were a real fight," Vance would've had his blade raised and at his opponent's throat as he performed that spin, not severing their head but causing great damage to their neck. But indeed, it was not a real fight, so fuсk off with the dick measuring -.-