Lith aimed to conserve as much strength as he could while dealing the most damage. He wasn't aiming to achieve mutual destruction, but to kill and live to kill again.
Something that reminded Zakra of Ryleh the Oberon.
"Humans are a weird species." Her mentor had told Zakra one day at the end of a furious spar. "They are weak and have short lives, but they fight like no other race can. Do you know what kind of man is the most dangerous?"
"The one who has nothing to lose." Zakra scoffed, quoting the old adage.
"Wrong." Ryleh shook his head. "That's the second most dangerous kind of man you'll ever meet. They have no hope left and seek death, so they are not afraid to turn their lives into weapons, but that means they are just fireworks.
"They have one shot and then they are gone forever."
"Then what's the first?" She had asked, genuinely curious.
