[i]Well, it certainly caught Victoria by surprise. The foot slammed into her mouth-jaw area, causing her to grunt and stumble backwards, a trickle of blood escaping her mouth. As she recollected herself, she grinned a little, twirling the gladius in her hand.[/i] "...That was good," [i]She complimented Zera, before returning right back to combat, gripping her gladius in her right hand still as she raised it high, as if preparing a diagonal slash.[/i]