With one half of both his staff and his plan failing before his eyes, Eddie decided to switch it up slightly. Instead of keeping his opponent at a range, he quickly split his staff into two once more, discarding the heavier half of the staff in a fluid moment as he slashed out with the other stave, this time at a higher power level. Eddie didn’t have much for gear, but he was at least competent physically. Butler’s tutorials in martial arts, combined with his previous experience in gymnastics and boxing, gave him a decent opportunity to come out on top in hand-to-hand combat. He swept his right leg across the ground, attempting to sweep the girl’s legs out from beneath her, and then switched stances so that his left side was facing her, ready to block any counterstrike.