Chapter 6: The Duel
The next morning arrived sooner than anyone expected. After breakfast everyone had found out about Batman and Clarisse's soon to happen duel. Rumors spread like wild fire about the mysterious Batman and so did bets about who would win.
Soon enough it was time for the duel. Clarisse was wearing her padded armor, leather belt and sword. The entire Ares cabin was cheering her on. Batman handed his belt to Diana and grabbed a spare sword that they had. He unsheathed it and stepped into the middle of the ring. Only the leaguers and Percy were cheering him on. They raised their swords.
"Ready when you are," Batman told Clarisse. Clarisse made for a head shot but he quickly blocked it. So the duel began. Clarisse focused all of her energies on offensive moves that failed each time. She was striking anywhere she could, only to be blocked. She jabbed, sliced and used every maneuver she knew but it did not help and it only aggravated the young woman.
"Is this all you've got?!" Clarisse taunted. Their swords made a cross with her straight. Batman then moved his left hand near the point of the blade and placed it on the line part. He then pushed against it and she stumbled back. The roles reversed and now she was on defense. Then their sword made an X. Then Batman grabbed his sword's hilt with both hands and he pushed her sword counter-clockwise and it spun out her hand. He pointed his sword at her.
He handed her, her sword and she snatched it out of her hand. He lowered his sword and they turned to leave on opposite sides of the area.
Clarisse though wasn't ready to give up yet. She then turned around and threw her sword at Batman. Flash and Superman were about to get out of their seat when Diana pulled them down.
"He can handle this," she told them. The sword was about to reached Batman but then he moved his entire body to the right and turned around and threw his sword at Clarisse. The sword made its mark and Clarisse was pinned to the area's wall by the sword. He then walked out of the arena and that was the last that they saw of him that day.