The world narrowed. The distant thunder of the main battle became a hum. The cry of a lone hawk was the only signal.
As Sakai overextended, Jin’s blade sang a final, low note.
Sakai moved first—a thunderbolt in plate. He drew in a sweeping arc, a strike intended to end the duel before it began. Metal shrieked. Jin didn't retreat; he stepped into the orbit of the blade, his own steel flashing out like a sliver of moonlight.
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To the east stood Lord Sakai, his armor a deep crimson laced with gold. He was a man of the old world—heavy, deliberate, and bound by the weight of his ancestors. His hand rested on the hilt of a blade forged in the fires of Bizen, a soul of folded steel that had tasted blood for three generations.