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Post by Horo on Dec 26, 2013 2:07:19 GMT -5
The crowd roared around the arena as the sun beamed down upon the shiny tiles that coated the floor. Their cheers energized the area, electricity seemed to jump through the air as the announcer entered the arena. His voice began to ring around the cylindrical shape of the stands as the crowds began to quite.
“Today we have the second round of the Grand Tournament! In this match up with have the ameba of Society, the goo of a woman! The Wonder of Shapes! The Luck never runs out with this one! Clover!!!! But entering from the other side we have the man who floats on the night wind, his weapons sting like hornets. It is the man of the Cia school known only by the name of Air!”
Floating through the gates and into the arena was a man whose long, curly white hair bounced like clouds in the summer sky. His bright yellow eyes shined like the sun, his blue suit was the sky. He landed softly and smiled at the crowd. “Hello everyone. May the morning sun light your path.”
The announcer rose his arms and called to the crowd with a cheer. “The words of Air are cryptic as always!”
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Post by Rikka on Dec 26, 2013 2:41:54 GMT -5
Clover bounced into the Arena as her tournament bracket was up. Her black hair was short and spiked today. Her eyes were aqua which matched the aqua shirt she was wearing. As the announcer called out her name she gave a bow to the audience before looking over at her opponent who floated into the Arena. Getting a bad feeling about her fight she walked over to the edge of the arena real quick and kicked off her shoes and socks. Going back to the middle she pulled out her favorite staff. It was almost fully wooden but in the middle was a blade that would pop out given enough momentum and force. It was a lovely surprise for anyone who battled her.
Smiling at her Opponent she held out her hand as a gesture of good will before the battle. "I hope to have a good battle win or lose." |
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Post by Horo on Dec 26, 2013 23:02:26 GMT -5
Air drifted like a feather in the breeze as he moved towards Clover. His hand spun around and gracefully fell into hers. “I would like this to be a graceful contest of technique, but as such I allow my apologies float like this breeze or the moisture in the air. I intend to smother you with my attention and my gifts, and this is a feat I do only on the currents of magic whose energies populate this meadow of glory and sacrifice.”
The announcer cleared his throat “That ladies and gentleman means: I’m sorry, but because this arena is covered with magic that will prevent death, I’m going to try to kill you.”
Air gave a bow before back flipping to the edge of the arena in a single bound. His hands slid into this suit pockets and cave out in white gloves. He lifted his arms across his chest, like a sleeping vampire and waited for the match to begin.
“Alright folks! The moment you’ve all been waiting for! BEGIN!”
Air threw his hands forward before launching himself into the air. He spun and flipped, landing on the north edge of the arena with his arms across his chest once more. He flung his hands forward once more and launched another 8 acupuncture needles towards Clover.
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Post by Rikka on Dec 28, 2013 23:13:26 GMT -5
Clover blinked at his words and shook her head. "Well I was hoping it would be a better outcome then fighting to the death. But since you insist I won't hold back." As the announcer translated for the crowd she backed up away from the middle a bit and watched her opponent. Closing her eyes she listened to the announcer as he announced the beginning of the match.
"BEGIN!”
Opening her Aqua eyes she no longer saw like a normal person. Instead she saw almost 360 degrees wherever there wasn't clothing. Spinning her staff she caught the needles in the wood as she yanked them out flinging them back at their owner's torso as she raced forward. Swinging her staff out she tried to sweep his feet our from under him before trying to land a blow on his collarbone. If the attack connects it had a chance of breaking it and the blade in her staff would most like leave a nice wound. |
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Post by Horo on Jan 11, 2014 22:24:41 GMT -5
Air ducked and avoided the needles, then did a barrel roll over Clover’s sweep. He moved like a leaf on the wind across the arena throwing shrunken at Clover from nearly every angle possible. Low and high, left and right. Air flipped high into the sky with the sun at his back and tossed a dozen needles at Clover and areas that Air believed Cover would move while dodging.
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Post by Rikka on Feb 9, 2014 23:40:00 GMT -5
Clover saw all the shrunken as he tossed them from every possibly angle. Driving one end of her staff into the arena floor she flipped herself up balancing on the other end with her palms, Clover bent her body in inhumanly ways to dodge the rest of them. As the shrunken hit the floor and her staff uselessly, Clover landed knees bent and on her feet sweeping her arms out to grab the shrunken. Flinging them back at her opponent's left side she grabbed her staff and went racing forward hoping to hit him from his right side if he dodged to the right. If not she was attempting to drive him right out of the rink. |
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Post by Horo on Mar 8, 2014 1:44:55 GMT -5
Air moved forward and spun to the side, avoiding Clover’s strike with serine grace. He lowered down into a forward roll to avoid a predicted side swipe. Spinning on the ball of his foot, once his feet reconnected with the ground, he flung 4 needles towards Clover’s hand. Placing his palm to the stone floor, Air lifted himself into the air and with a powerful thrust of his arm was sailing over Clover’s body. Air let two more blades go above Clover before landing a few feet away.
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Post by Rikka on Mar 19, 2014 13:37:16 GMT -5
Clover watched her opponents grace before barely making the holes in her hands to dodge the needles.Plucking the needles out with her left hand she dodged to the left and flung a needle toward head, another toward his left and another to his right. The final needle was tossed toward his chest as she went to strike at his feet. Clover was hoping to drive him out of the arena to avoid hurting him despite his intention to try to kill her. |
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Post by Horo on May 8, 2014 15:02:21 GMT -5
Air took in a breath as he leaned backwards in what could be only described as a move from the Matrix. His fingers reaching out to either side he plucked the millimeter think needles from their paths and stood straight again, lifting his foot to avoid the final needle Clover had flung for his feet. He bowed to his opponent and released the three needles onto the ground for a more visible weapon.
From between his fingers, Air by some form of sleight of hand materialized 8 throwing knives and began to toss them one at a time as he rounded her, quickly on the left side.
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Post by Rikka on May 17, 2014 12:58:51 GMT -5
Clover went running as he countered and some how materialized 8 throwing knives. This was getting her no where. She needed to get up and personal with him to even land a hit on this guy. Thinking on her feet she pulled herself to the top of her staff monitoring her balance as the knives whizzed passed where she had just been. Jumping down she plucked two throwing knives from her staff as she spun her staff over her left shoulder setting the blade inside into motion. Advancing on Air she tossed one knife to his left and one to his right before swinging her staff toward his midsection hoping to move him backwards. The blade in her staff popped out the end of her staff giving it another 2 inches of length if he didn't move back far enough.
She needed a better plan than this. He was really good at dodging flying weapons and he moved like a leaf....That was it. He moved like a leaf if she could get him into the air again she had a lovely surprise for him. |
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Post by Horo on May 20, 2014 9:11:34 GMT -5
Does this girl never learn? Air thought as he slipped between the daggers and pulled a matrix dodge under her blade springy staff. He sighed as he righted himself to Clover's left and performed a quick back hand spring to add some distance. His face dead panned as he spoke once more. "Is this all your school has to offer? The same cheap tricks over and over? Don't they teach war strategy here? Your spring blade has already failed before and on top of that you insist on fighting me at my own game." Air spun to his left tossing pebbles(non-lethal, normal pebbles) at Clover. "I've spent 40 years training in ranged combat, participating in tournaments that meant life and death. But you offer this... boring volley..."
Air reached into his back pocket and pulled out a handful of steel balls. "This tournament has become a joke. Liu Ke, the man I wanted to defeat was taken out by a raging boy because of an old promise... pitiful." Air's face reverted from the dead pan as his speech contorted from its flat and disappointed tone to the cheery poetry he had spoken before. "And now doth blow a gentler wind to take us forward towards our hill that the leaves of love and life scatter about. In this here I make my move."
Air flipped backward on a high arc, his entire body upside down in the air as he released the steel balls towards Clover so that she might trip upon them while attacking.
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Post by Rikka on May 20, 2014 10:25:46 GMT -5
Clover saw it on his face as he spoke up about the tournament turning into a joke. As least he thought she wasn't capable of new tricks and wasn't as on guard. Absorbing the pebbles she decided she would keep them. Her mice would enjoy them later. "There is no shame losing to uphold your word. Promises, even old ones, are meant to be kept. You shouldn't make them if you have no intention of keeping them."
Sighing she watched the bit of a spoiled brat. "You know, Some people just don't want to kill if they don't have to." As he returned to cheerful flowery words she shook her head. Moving in on him again he took to the air and tossed metal balls at her. A grin jumped to her lips as the second he took off from the ground her back sprouted wings, turning the back of her shirt to tatters. The wings were white eagle wings, but cause she had hung around the twins a little too long the wings looked to be dripping blood. Taking flight she avoided most of the balls and knocked away one with her staff as it made its way toward her legs.
Getting close to Air she swung out with her staff with as much force as she could muster to send him off trajectory and hopefully out of the ring. "Life is precious and you shouldn't have to fight to the death if you don't have to. Tournament or no." |
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Post by Horo on May 20, 2014 10:56:15 GMT -5
Air scoffed at Clover's remark. His hand flicked as another ball was released, but his eyes remained trained upon Clover as she sprouted wings and assaulted him from the sky. His muscles twitched but his body did nothing to stop the staff from coming in contact with his lower ribs. He dramaticly spun down to the arena's edge where his foot landed on a stray steel ball, far from the others thrown when Clover was still on the ground. His balance shifted and he fell backwards, landing upon one foot outside of the ring.
Air sighed and turned his back to Clover, walking towards the locker rooms his his hands in his pockets and his head looking down.
Ajax watched with a confused face as the crowd cheered Clover's comeback victory in the face of Air's nasty words. It was a show they enjoyed watching indeed. Ajax made his way to the center of the ring and with a mighty roar proclaimed Clover the winner of the match!
"You saw it here folks! The retaliation victory! Two views collided and we can see here that Clover's came out on top! LET'S HEAR YOU GIVE HER SOME LOVE!" Ajax shot a glance to Clover, his face for a second holding the confusion and disbelief he refused to show the rest of the crowd, but the face quickly transformed to a bright smile as he offered her his hand so he could hold her's high.
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Post by Rikka on May 20, 2014 11:06:21 GMT -5
Clover landed as he went flying toward the edge of the arena before he slipped on a metal ball and landed just outside the ring. Hearing the crowd she blinked. She completely forgot they were there. Folding the wings back into herself until they were gone the font of her shirt was clinging to her skin. She was making sure she didn't flash anyone. Not that she was uncomfortable with her body but she had learned no everyone was comfortable with nudity here.
Smiling at Ajax she gave him her hand has he held it high above for all the others. After a minute or two she escaped Ajax and the crowd and went running for the Lockers. Catching up with Air she tapped his shoulder and held out her hand to shake. "Hey! Thanks for the great match. Also i was wondering, While your still at the Academy if you would teach me some of your moves." |
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Post by Horo on May 20, 2014 11:24:28 GMT -5
Air turned unexpectedly and faced Clover. He starred at her hand for a few moments before speaking. His voice was back to the mean, but clear speaking Air "Stupid girl. Qi'Long don't shake hands after a fight!" He took a step back and waved his arms in a half circle, ending at his naval, "We bow." he bowed to Clover. holding the bow for 3 seconds before lifting himself back into an upright position. His head shook back and forth, his hand lifting to his brow as he thought it out.
"You want to learn some moves? BAH! It's not like the tournament will be any interesting anyways... And you might have to fight someone not as nice as me... Fine I'll teach you. Teaching you how to throw would be a waste of time, you can't master it before your next match... I'll teach you how to move like the wind."
Air turned away from Clover and lifted his hand "Meet me over in that Gym in half an hour... wear something where you can feel the breeze."
Air walked away without another word. If Clover showed up, he would teach her to move, she would need the assistance if she had to fight someone who actually wanted to kill her.
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