Rodetta knew the attack was going to be parried, it was simply a prompt to get the movement started. Her first thrust came in contact with the man's sword with a satisfying clink sound, but the momentum was parried away as was her second attack which was also knocked aside by the left hand sword. This man was indeed very skilled and slightly faster than she expected. His movements were fluid and relaxed not like the beserkers she was used to training against. She expected some sort of counter attack for certain. The sky seemed to get darker as the man made his quick turn his dark cape like a black liquid as it rippled around him. Instincts from countless fights told Rodetta to bring he shield up to protect her vital areas, from the bottom half of her face to her knee, luckily her shield was big enough to cover this area, an unseeen attack clanged against he shield somewhere around the top. She seemed to have been right and blocked an attack, but was somewhat concerned that she didn't see it. The air around them was now definatley becoming darker, and Rodetta did not trust it, it wasn't poison gas but something that could be equally as deadly, she decided to counter it with the thing she came to trust more than any weapon...[color=ed1c24]FIRE.[/color] Rodetta's aura around her instantly increased the grass under her feet began to singe and the air around her dried out. With one powerful yell she expelled a flash of intense but quick and light flames in an area burst around her, towards her opponent and as far as the mist was around her,whatever properties were in this black mist were soon going to incinerated. All the while keeping shield up and ready for another attack, if the man was able to withstand the fire burst.