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If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, or being hated, don’t give way to hating, and yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
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He eyed the woman as she charged him but didn’t change his posture. He kept still until she made her move clear and as she did he took a single step backwards and extended his arm slightly. With his elbow bent he shifted his wrist so that the edge of his blade would meet the edge of hers. By this time he had enough time with Fissure to test it and though it was never used in a real fight, he had an understanding of how it related to his power. The only effort he made to brace himself was taking a slightly wider stance, Tori’s strike wasn’t lethal which meant he could use this moment to test her strength. As their blade’s met he found that she had the ability to push him back to an extent. On the impact he shifted his balance to fall backwards in order to make sure that he wasn’t cut by her blade. He also made sure that Fissure’s power was made clear. He knew that their blade’s had made a clean connection which meant Tori would’ve felt the recoil shaking her very arm. He sat on the ground for about a second and watched the reaction, laughing before standing up and brushing himself off. He took a few paces back before speaking. “And here I was thinking there was a chance you might not be a challenge. Ok Tori, entertain me a bit.” He grinned before running towards Tori, dragging his blade on the ground. Fissure split the earth it was dragged along and when Xeros was about five feet away from Tori, he swung the blade upwards. The soil was uprooted as he swung his sword, sending dirt and rocks flying towards the girl.
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, if all men count with you, but none too much;