The Woman that Dashed at Kále quickly swiped her Sword through the air in a blur of speed that left the bde a total blur to the Red Sash Swordsmen! Kále quickly attempted to bring the bde of Kikumori up! His Muscles firing on all cylinders! And yet, even though the Swordsman could’ve sworn he brought it up in time, blood shot from his forearm as a sudden sharp pain accompanied it! Kále forced his legs to work, and to a rge leap back from his Opponent! Quickly Drawing his Skillful Grade bde Sujihiki. ‘She’s fast…’ Finally being a distance away, He was able to finally get a good look at the Swordswoman. She was tall, at close to Seven feet in stature, with an Incredibly well toned and muscur physique, Her face was slender and could be considered beautiful, with a rge scar that went from the left side of her chin to just under her left eye and continued in a line, slicing through a small amount of her thin eyebrows. Her hair was shaved on both sides, with what was left being slicked back into a very small knot of Orange-Red Hair. Then there was the Outfit she wore. She wore nothing on her top. Revealing her well-toned abdomen and broad muscur back. The only thing covering her breast was a gray bandage that wrapped and compressed her chest close to her. The Swordswoman's pants were tight compression pants that were a deep blue and white in color. The most she wore for shoes were simple bck tabi shoes The Strangest of all, something that immediately told the Swordsman what had happened in his failed attempt at a Defense, was that the Bde she Held, what seemed to be a short Sword with a small hilt on it, had its bde utterly Shattered half way to up its length. Leaving it’s end a jagged mess of metal, with a long shard at the lower end. This was Curtana. ‘The Shatter Bde.’ Member of the Chyros Trading Company Pure Gold Agents. There had never been enough steel on the Sword for Kále to make contact with! If there had, he’d surely have blocked the Strike! But she used this against him. In the middle of his block, she leaned in just enough just after her missing bde was out of the way, and made the deep cut the currently Bleed profusely down the Red Sash First Mates arm. “A Swordswoman with half a sword, must be half the Person no?” He taunted. “Tch. Like I’d give a shit what you thought about my Bde and my Style. I drew first blood, didn't I?” She gave a sinister and wicked grin, her eyes wild as she raised an eyebrow. “But a Swordsman Spouting off like he knows would know that it’s the person behind the bde that really Makes the Bde what it is? After all, a Bde and Its Wielder are one in the Same.” Smile morphed into a gre as she flicked the blood from her bde. Bringing the Bde up close to her cheek, like one would if they were wielding a Knife. The words this woman spoke intrigued Kále. Made him think. The words Reminded him of that of Hannibal Wolfheart. The World's Strongest and Greatest Swordsman. Kále would need to ponder that ter. Kále brought his hand up to his arm and pulled the White Bandana from his Bicep, and with both swords in hand, tied the fabric around his head, pulling back his hair and hiding it beneath its surface. A sign that he was taking this fight wholly seriously. He had to, not only for his mission, and these people. But for his Crew and his Goal. After the knot was tied, he crossed his arms and quickly brought his swords down to his sides. A sign to his opponent that he was ready. Curtana, tilted her head and seemed to understand what Kále was doing. She in turn adjusted her bde, brought it over her head, and brought it down into position in front of her, adjusting her stance. “‘Nuff talk.” Kále said, leaning forward. “Couldn’t have said it better myself.” Curtana said, leaning forward as well. Suddenly! The two practitioners of the Bde Dashed at one another! Wind and Sound cracked around them as they soared across the ground right towards one another on a Collision Course!Curtana and Kále Collided! The Swordsman had Crossed his bdes together on the offense! But the Pure Gold Agent brought the shattered bde up to stop the bdes in their tracks. Sparks shot out from the slightest movement between the two bdes, locked in a grapple of steel. ’She’s strong! Really strong.’ Thinking on his feet, Kále went on the defensive, his muscles fired, and forced the broken bde of Curtana to bounce back! Giving him a momentary opening! Kále then lowered his bdes below his waist, his arms crossed “Nitoryu!” With an extreme amount of speed that could only be described as utterly blinding, he swiped his bdes up! Attempting to Deliver an ‘X’ Shaped Ssh into the Swordswoman! His Legs then produced an incredible amount of force and propelled him past his opponent! A mighty Sonic Boom cascading around them as Kále skidded to a stop Blood suddenly sprayed from Kále as he winced. ‘Another miss…But I know I hit something there…’ The Bloody Ronin had in fact hit something. As he traveled through the air at the speed that could only be compared to that of faster than a Missile, he’d come in contact with something sturdy. And hadn’t cut through it. Curtana in turn, had taken the opportunity of the failure to cut and brought her shattered bde back down and sliced Kále from his neck to his torso. The Pure Gold agent turned around and Revealed exactly what Kále had failed to cut. Protruding from the Woman's exposed abdomen was a Curved Bde, coming up and arching to the other side of her Abs. It was thin, no wonder Kále hadn’t seen it! The First Mate Looked her up and down. “A Devil Fruit User Huh?”