If Dantes was doing it, she could have likely blocked it. As it was, the pressure from Jiyu was fraying her nerves and her focus. She didn't see the strike coming, and it knocked her across the yard, hitting the ground and bouncing twice before skidding to a halt.

Stacia got to her feet, a bit unsteady. Even one hit had her joints groaning from the stress. For the moment, she abandoned her assault, for the moment bracing herself for Jiyu's counterattack.