Defeat

Gale stopped using the wind vortex. He had set aside his carefulness and began attacking frantically. Jodien was easily parrying each slash of the sword, and his counterattacks were more violent than his previous ones. Each time the long sword clashed against the short blade, it would cause a crack on the latter, and Gale would stagger.

The short sword endured five hits before shattering. Gale thought that he could finally pierce the heart of his opponent but Jodien suddenly bent his knees, ducked low on the ground, and slashed his long blade upward. Gale deflected it with the short sword, causing the blade to shatter. 

The force of the blow had thrown Gale off his feet. He tried to regain his balance upon landing on the ground, but Jodien dashed towards his direction and stabbed him. Gale managed to save his chest but the long blade still pierced his left shoulder.