The sparring session began, and the two fighters exploded into action. Sarah came at Vixen with a flurry of punches and kicks, but Vixen was ready for her. She countered with a series of powerful strikes, sending Sarah stumbling backward.
The third pass lasted an eternity in twelve seconds. They spun, parried, broke apart, and came together again like storm clouds colliding. Vix tried every trick—the fake charge, the rear-and-strike feint, the hip-check from the blind side. Athena answered each one with a grace that felt less like skill and more like memory, as if she’d rehearsed this very fight in her dreams. vixen180827athenapalominosparringpartner