[As familiar as Ven is with the Jump technique by now, he figures he has a pretty good grasp on its timing -- which is why that sudden disappearance completely catches him off guard. Again, he immediately tenses, instinct telling him there's more to it than what he can see; that same reflex tells him to move, which he does, but not quickly enough. That spear swing clips his right arm as intended, hard enough to hurt, draw blood, and mess up his momentum and make him stumble, but Ven recovers and swiftly rights his posture.
Moreover, he wastes no time in switching his his grip on his halberd so that his left hand is dominant. His right isn't hurt so badly that it's out of commission, but since they're training, he might as well pretend it is for the sake of the experience. Rather than reeling from the blow, he immediately counters -- by way of launching forward as he casts Spirit Surge, his speed increasing significantly halfway through the motion. He goes for a sweeping horizontal strike, and this time he doesn't hold back on the strength he puts into it.]
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Moreover, he wastes no time in switching his his grip on his halberd so that his left hand is dominant. His right isn't hurt so badly that it's out of commission, but since they're training, he might as well pretend it is for the sake of the experience. Rather than reeling from the blow, he immediately counters -- by way of launching forward as he casts Spirit Surge, his speed increasing significantly halfway through the motion. He goes for a sweeping horizontal strike, and this time he doesn't hold back on the strength he puts into it.]