Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: After months of following her path of the Way of Love , Gabrielle picks up the sword of a paralyzed Xena and fights off a large group Roman soldiers with incredible skill .
Simplified: After months of following her path of the Way of Love , Gabrielle picks up the sword of a paralyzed Xena and fights off a large group of Roman soldiers , killing several of them .