Hatred & Blademaster
I see your blade dancing in the heat of battle, but have you ever thought about how a calm mind could make your strikes even sharper?
Calm? You think that could sharpen a blade built for vengeance? I'd rather rage than sit there.
Rage may feel like a sharper blade at the moment, but it also leaves your heart burning and your focus scattered. The true edge comes when the mind is still, not when it is shaking. If you let anger drive you, you risk cutting yourself before you cut your foe. Try to keep your fury in check; that is the only way to wield your power with precision.
You think a calm mind can cut? I like my fire hot and my blade sharp from fury. Keep your rage in check? Maybe… if it still lets me kill you. But if you want me to hold it back, you'll have to prove you're as relentless as I am.
I accept the challenge, but my relentlessness is measured, not frantic. I will demonstrate that discipline can still strike with the same heat you feel. Let us test it on the field, not on words.
Fine, show me your measured fury. I’ll bring the full storm. Whoever comes out alive at dawn gets the bragging rights. Bring it.
I respect your fire, but I fight with steady focus. If this is the test you seek, I accept. Let the dawn decide, and may the best blade prevail.
Your steady focus can't stop a blade that's fed by war. Dawn will taste my fire, and I will be the one to win. Bring it.
I will not falter. When the sun rises, I will meet your storm with my own calm, and the victor will be the one who has truly mastered their blade. Prepare yourself.