Failing Jin's Test

"Here I come! Don't die!"

Not sparing Maynard another moment of preparation, Jin vanished with the whistle of the wind, reappearing directly in front of Maynard. 

The first strike came from Jin's front fright hand. It was a simple move and seemed to be much slower than Jin was moving before. Swing down to the left, the first katana struck down without hesitation.

Maynard didn't dare to take the attack head-on. How could he compare to the strike of a god, even if the god clearly wasn't giving it his all? Instead, Maynard sidestepped and rotated to his left. Using his own katana to parry Jin's attack, Maynard started to prepare for the second strike. Yet Maynard had misjudged the simple attack.

When Maynard's katana came into contact with Jins, it phased through the blade, unable to deter the strike in any way.

"You can do better!" shouted Jin. His katana slashed Maynard's left forearm. "Test one: failed!"