[Once they're in the room, the armor and weapons the guards have are fairly obvious--and not terribly impressive, both to sight and to what his metalcrafting is telling him about it.
Either way, it doesn't really matter. Once the door is open, Septimus is moving. His sword is drawn in a split second with a hiss, and while he may not have super-speed to match Superman, he's definitely moving somewhat above normal. That first motion of drawing brings his sword up to meet the sword of the first guard in line; he hits precisely above the hilt and the sword shatters, throwing some red and blue sparks.
The follow-up strike takes the guard's leg. For a moment Septimus considers following it up as he would if he were fighting alone--but no. He has people at his back--one he has seen in a fight and trusts to do the job right--and he has other concerns. Some of those arms feel different, not like metalcrafted steel but not the rather pathetic weapons the other guards have. As a result, he picks his next target accordingly.
And somewhere between that first guard and the next he lunges for, his sword ignites with white-hot flame.]
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Either way, it doesn't really matter. Once the door is open, Septimus is moving. His sword is drawn in a split second with a hiss, and while he may not have super-speed to match Superman, he's definitely moving somewhat above normal. That first motion of drawing brings his sword up to meet the sword of the first guard in line; he hits precisely above the hilt and the sword shatters, throwing some red and blue sparks.
The follow-up strike takes the guard's leg. For a moment Septimus considers following it up as he would if he were fighting alone--but no. He has people at his back--one he has seen in a fight and trusts to do the job right--and he has other concerns. Some of those arms feel different, not like metalcrafted steel but not the rather pathetic weapons the other guards have. As a result, he picks his next target accordingly.
And somewhere between that first guard and the next he lunges for, his sword ignites with white-hot flame.]