170 Reasoning
It was obvious Yuya's fighting skills were far superior. Feeling petty, Kyo entertained himself by messing with her, erratically releasing and withdrawing energy in turns.
Like now, she appeared to have found her footing. Kyo unleashed a torrent, revelling in the profanities that echoed back.
He'd felt several nudges from her, none of which came remotely close to their previous connection. Kyo immediately clamped down on the stray spark of disappointment, pleased that whatever had happened earlier had been a fluke.
All he'd done was left his guard open. An oversight.
Somehow the simplicity of the conclusion niggled at him.
