Matiyan heard Ciarra hitting the shield. He never thought she would care enough for someone to do that, especially for some random kid off the street. He couldn't think long because of the second rule of fighting. "Never take your eye off your opponent." The rules never failed him and they weren't going to now.
Haksa changed into a human form. His sword was sharp and deadly. Matiyan had sharpened his at the black smith's. They were able to make it as strong as an Ox charging at a toreador. ' Nothing can stop it,' they said, but they never met Haksa. He charged but Matiyan dodged his blow. Matiyan jumped and hit Haksa, but he countered and hit Matiyan with the flat of his blade. He flew to the ground and lay there. Haksa raised his sword but attacked the ground as Matiyan rolled out of the way.
Matiyan and Haksa continued to clash swords until Matiyan jumped and put the sword downward and stabbed Haksa in his head.
" You…" He started, " You're the one. Your father stopped me before and his father before that… That wasn't the last blow and this fight ISN"T OVER!"
He threw Matiyan off and sliced Matiyan's arm. Matiyan struck the ground with force. His face was gashed and his arm was too. It looked like it was over, but Matiyan stood up and dug his feet into the ground.
" No one trashes me," Matiyan started, " and no one beats me."
He ran to Haksa and struck him to the ground.
" And no one," he finished, "GETS AWAY WITH IT!"
He pounded his foe until Haksa said, "this isn't over." And he ran back at him.
Haksa pounded Matiyan with the flat of his blade. His ferocity was shown in his black, shadowy face, which scorned at Matiyan. The sickening, black void, which was his face, resembled that from the pictures of Ganon he had seen at the palace. He couldn't think long though, because Haksa then picked him up and threw him down. Matiyan hit ground with such force that his arm broke. His right arm.
" Ha ha ha," the shadow scowled, " you are no match to my power, young one. You are not the one I want, though. Ciarra, daughter of Cianna, the one who possesses the amethyst, is the one I want. That stone is the thing that sealed me for a hundred years and put me in torment. I will destroy it and put the world under my domination!"
"No," Matiyan replied, " not while I'm still breathing."
He jumped back on his feet and slashed his foe. He jumped and stabbed Haksa's back. The shadow yelled in a terrible voice that sounded like could crack glass. Haksa attacked Matiyan, but it was swiftly blocked the blow. He parried and rolled around the foe and sliced his legs.
Matiyan kicked Haksa onto the ground and pounded he until he stopped moving.
" This is over for now," Haksa started, " but I'll be back."
"And I'll be waiting." Matiyan ended.
Haksa disappeared and the shield with him. Matiyan fell face first and Ci-Ci came running over. She was glad to see that he was alive, but hoped it would stay that way.
" You'd," Matiyan started, " you'd better get me to a doctor."