u/ConfectionSolid6192

How can I make this fight scene more impactful? TW for graphic violence.

https://preview.redd.it/myyst61jek1h1.jpg?width=817&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55d022964e749f69967ee368f5cb3a98e34e5d18

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The book (perhaps series with how the length is going) is dark romance in a setting based heavily off of middle ages Europe. This confrontation is a climax that represents a major shift in the story, but it is falling flat for me.

The character of Cas is physically larger and a more skilled an experienced warrior than Lev, and he is supposed to win here obviously, but I still want Lev to put up a fight. I want to give the character of Matty hope. Yet the bait and switch feels...cheap.

Any suggestions on how I can make this more impactful?

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u/ConfectionSolid6192 — 7 days ago