Aki and Nero continued to exchange blows, hacking and slicing at each other. Aki grinned at the sight of the bloodied Nero, though he was quite injured as well.
“Seems like we are evenly matched,” Nero said, raising his sword defiantly in front of him.
“If you think we are evenly matched, then that puts you in a disadvantage,” Aki replied, raising his own sword in anticipation.
“What makes you say that?”
“We can either fight to the death or fight until we cannot raise a finger anymore. But once we exhaust ourselves, I am in my turf, and I have my men to save me. And if they see you, they’ll most likely kill you.”
“Not if my men see us first,” Nero said.
Aki grinned, panting from all the fighting. “What do you think are the chances of that. Look around you. We o
