He slashed downward with the axe as I stepped back. Based on how quickly he moved that massive axe, I knew I couldn’t block or parry it head on. He followed up with a horizontal swing that made me duck under it. This allowed me to swipe my sword upwards to try and get a hit. What I felt was like hitting a brick wall. The blade hit, blood was drawn from his thigh, but it didn’t go very deep. There was no time to think about it as his knee came up and smashed into my face. 