"IMPULSE BLAST!" she shouted, thrusting her arms forward and projecting a surge of ki and emotional power towards Eji, taking the same of a large fireball that hurtled towards him as fast as he ran.
IC: LEA: The smokeing figure hit the ground hard. He shouldn't have much fight left in him. I've pretty much de-powered him. He should be in to much pain.
'Rage Channel' "My eyes lit up with fear. It's been so long sense I had fought some one with that type of skill, I didn't even consider it. If he gose Beserk then the pain he's in will only make him stronger!
'Yaaagh! Hyper Elbow!' "Well damn." He rushed in before I could get up much of a deffense. He slamed into me 4 or five times with great force. The first was the strongest but alos the only one my full defense was used against.
I fell to the floor ribs broken again. Why didn't I save silver wind for latter in the fight. I should of held it in longer. Think fast. Pshyical atacks are out so.
"Heavens Thunder!" I threw my hand upword calling down a massive stom of lighting. The first few bolts were clear misses but still confined to the ring. The ground exploded in creators as each bolt stuck. Finally a bolt struck touji.
The lighting faded leaveing static twitching on the feild. "My aim is... off." I slowly sit up trieing not to pester my ribs.
Eiji put his arms out, and enforced a energy circle infront of him, one part was completely black with an red eye, the other side was red, with an black eye. It completely sucked sucked up the energy into the two spaces.
IC: After hiting the bolt he got up and picked me up by the throat. 'Let me help you up.' He then threw me down and began to pummel me.
Despite the pain from my broken ribs and now most likely internel bleeding. I moved my hands. I'm not sprining up out of this one. I grab his legs and pull them out from him. "Slow learner."
Once he was down I rolled over and crawled ontop of him. I began an old fashioned sluging fight. I've hit 8 times so far and he refuses to go out cold. Still he hasn't countered yet.
Eiji gathered Tetsuru up from her kneeling position. "Oh, Tetsuru," he whispered. "I've always loved you. I wouldn't have hurt you anyway."
"Yay!" she cried, and snuggled.
*end dreamy wave sequence*
She considered the other method...
But if I fought...
*insert dreamy wave sequence*
Eiji gathered Tetsuru up from her prone, pained position. "Oh, Tetsuru," he whispered. "I'm so sorry I hurt you -- I love you so much! Please forgive me!"
"Yay!" she cried, and snuggled.
*end dreamy wave sequence*
Hmm.
He has to respect me! I'll fight to the end!
"Eiji!" she said stoutly. "Do your worst! I'll prove I'm worthy to be the best!"
Lee: "Are you shure your okay Rikku?" She repleid with a simple tired 'Yes' "Okay then." I felt a suden nubness in my gut fallowed by a flood of pain.
The was an audible sound made by the ribs craking. Even though I tired geting used to the pain it continued geting worse asif some one was hiting me again and again in the chest.
"I thought this was a peacefull place, so why am I still fighting!" 'Prehaps I can heal you.' Rikku placed her hands over me and began to enchant. I felt the ribs begin to heal but then she stoped. "Whats wrong?"
Touji wrestled with Lea furiously, the luck of his situation not quite dawning on him as he snarled with rage.
"Slow learner? Is that so!" He socked her in the face, in response to getting punched himself. "I'll KILL you!" He kneed her in the gut. "Raaargh!" He headbutted her in the face. "I'll rip you APART! I'll--"
The rage faded from his eyes, quite suddenly.
"...wuzza?"
He felt over, with an audible clunk.
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OOC
Yeah, well, I got tired of it. ^_^
I dunno if Lea will be much of a challenge at this point though...
Tetsuru took a deep breath, slipped firmly into a defensive stance, and blocked.
The Nightmare Blast hit her straight on -- a combination of the yin shield's formidible power and her own attacks that she had launched...
For a few moments, she was engulfed in darkness for the entire breathless audience (all of whom had begun to pay serious attention once she had managed to charm Eiji and beat him around). Then, the darkness faded.
Her hair was frayed and smoking. Her eyes were unfocused, and her jaw was slack. Her outfit was charred, but still intact, fortunately, or unfortunately, if you prefer. Her face and legs and arms were blackened, and she wore a gaze of stunned surprise.
"Ei...ji..." she managed. She began a slow, zombie-like walk towards him. "I'm... not... fin... ished... yet..."
She took a moment to stand there, dazed, and self-consciously wiped the grit from her face and straightened her hair. Fortunately, she had not been seriously burned at all, but she still looked as though she was living in some other, strange world. Yet she retained her cuteness.
"No..." she muttered, walking forward again. "I'll... show... you..."
She approached Eiji, not really looking directly at him, and punched him in the chest, slowly. He barely felt it.
She swallowed, and managed to focus her gaze on him again. "C-Come on," she breathed. "I-Is that all... all you... got?"
She wavered on her feet.
Even the announcer was silent, staring, bewildered. Finally, he said something:
IC: LEA: Haveing my foe fall over I began to divert my atenion once more. This time to healing. I was gathering power to do a manuil heal on my self but then I relised I was out of power. Well Sorry kid I didn't win for you.
Lea's skin turned white and began to blur and become transparent. I visible colum of lite flew off from that postion as all eyes that where on Lea now fallowed it to Where Rikku last stood. She apeared there once more in her Lea disguise.
Lee lay where LEA had last been in the same pose she last had.
IC: Lee: "Why even bother healing me Rikku?" 'You still have your match with Eiji rember.' "That match! we had been waiting so long for it. The first one wasn't finished and now neither was the second. "I must finish it." The world fadded once more for Lee and he found himself back in his own world.
Lee slowly stood up his ribs still broken but the bleeding stoped. "Eiji.." He glanced around seeing his broken sword on the ground and Eiji in the distance.
I'll fight him when ever I can.
IC: Rikku: I found myself where I was when I was fighting Tetsuru. Still she was not there. On top of that I had no magic power left. Glanceing at what charms I had left on my body I began to worry. Spell where what alowed me to fight well. I still have them but now I can't use them some cruel cosmic joke.
Eiji's eyes were wide Does she ever quit? Eiji pulled back his fist, She has to rest, or the Yin blast will do worst than burn her... He forced his fist in her gut, knocking the wind out of her.
Tetsuru looked up at Eiji, a reproachful look in her eyes.
"...that...wasn't..."
She collapsed at his feet, very unconscious.
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OOC
And Jacobo is officially out of the tournament. Well, I did my best. My characters need more training. ^_^ But Tetsuru is all badass now! She survived longer than Yoshiro!
IC: Rikku: Well just because I don't have magic dosen't mean.... They can still be of help. "Lee catch" Lee stuck out his hand and cought the necklace with one hand and supriseingly remained standing. "For good luck."
I then walked up towards Eiji. "I quit." I looked at the burnt body of Tetsuru "I'll take her out of here." I pick her up and carry her out of the feild placeing her in the bed next to her brothers.
'Do you need anything.' "No I'm only a bit tired thats all."
IC: Rikku took the necklace from around her neck and threw it to me. I catch it with one hand nearly falling down in the process. Now what did this thing do again?
'For luck.' She then walked towards Eiji. 'I quit.' She then picked up Tetsuru and took her to the infirmary.
"Well Eiji it looks like it's down to use. How fiting." I place the necklace around my luck. "We beat each other senseless last time. This time lets go all out. Where both sore and tired so Lets match ourselves together in one final charge."
"Soul Sabre!" I extended my hand and formed a blade out of my remaining power. "Ready?"
Eiji nodded, "Shadow bird, Raven Hitsuma!" Eiji's wings disapered, and his armer gone, but the blades remained, he quickly put them on an stick he had on his back the whole time, "Agreed Lee..."
Eiji wasn't going to wait for Lee to strike, he quickly moved in for an attack, and pushed his fist right into Lee's gut, his blow was blocked off, so Eiji went for an kick to the side.
IC: Eiji rushed in with his newly made staff like weapon. He puched at me and I cought the fist he then went for the kick but I jumped back out of the way.
"You aren't puting your sole into your moves. It's time to break limits." The energy left in my hand formed a shape that vaguely resembled a sword. "If you don't want to finish it I will."
I closed me eyes feeling the warm of the blade in my hands. Beyond the cheers of the crowd I could here the beating of my own heart. I also could here the very breath of Eiji.
I took a step forward and the long lud thump it made echoed in my mind. This is the first step to the end. I took a second and the tump echoed past the first they gained speed as time resumed it's normal speed and I charged forward. One slash to end the fight.
I could now pitcher Eiji in his black tatered clothing chargeing with his two blades mounted on that staff. He was prepared to fight to the end just as I was. No more holding back no more stratagey just pure skill and power. The light shined from my blade of enrgy hiting his black blade lighting up the edge of his weapon as we moved fast towards each other.
As I herd him come into range I opened my eyes. I looked at him for the first time in this last charge.
He was Right, I didn't put anything into those last two attacks... Its now or never, the rule I always put first... I let all my energy flow to the tips of the staff, and quickly bolted torwards Lee.
He knew I was comming.... But I don't care, I have to win, my pride is already shattered because I fell for her charm... No matter. I felt my body engulfed in an black flame. I readied my Yin and Yang edger, "Black phoenix strike!" I twirled my edger, until it became an silver twirl.
Its now or never Lee, you better get at least one strike on me!
IC: 'Black Phenix strike.' "Spirits Unleashed!" All the power in my blade will explode into him. These two attacks decide are fate!
A blinding lite shown out from our colideing powers. Even with our level of skill it was hard to see the others moves. Still my skill won't fell me now.
I land some distance behind where eiji first stood. I landed on one knee and stood up turning around. The sword like energy now gone. I faced Eiji once more. He stood there looking at me. His staff now cut in two. One blade lay next to hi tip burried in the ground.
"So fates chosen this end." A cloaked figure stood beside eiji. A dark hood covered it's face. In it's hand was a long staff that ended with a massive spike at it's end. "Hello Death." I fall to the ground my life fadeing, and a smile across my face.
"Not just yet Lee..."Even though Eiji had very little life energy, he had enough to spare to let Lee live for an certain amount of time the, was up to him. A few off Eiji's feathers disapered inside of Lee.
"The winner of the fight is, The Phoenix team!"
Eiji smirk, he had won the fight, but maybe in turn for his life. He could barely see anything but black and red. "Gomen Mai, Tetsyry, I guess I will not be able to train you two as I promissed..." Eiji colasp to his knees, the fell to the ground.
OOC: I call this a tie. Screw what the reaf said after Lee finds out Eiji feinted right after this that rivalry is going to be as strong as ever.
IC: ... Flash Back...
"Hey Rikku? If you need jewlery why don't you use that Necklace?" Rikku look at the necklace she wore. 'Well this is a bit of a good luck charm.' "How so?"
'Well before I went on to the tower mission a year or so ago. My mother gave it to me. She said it'll give you long life. I like to think it's keeping death away from me.'
"Well how dose it keep death away from you?"
'Your like a little kid asking these questions. I don't know how it works but I'm still alive so it must be keeping death away from me.'
Eiji's eye slowly opened "I'm... Still alive?" He slowly risen hoping his luck would subside his seering pain, he flinched and groaned at the feeling of his ribs shattered, "nope... Still feel like a bitch"
"You're lucky as is Eiji!"
Eiji's eyes looked straight into Mai's flaring red eyes, If he wasn't in so much pain, he would screem for help. "H-hey Mai... Whats up?"
Mai closed hers Eyes and sighed, annoyed obviously "You knuckle head! You almost died back there!"
"Mmm..." Eiji slowly sat up, this time being careful. "I did not know." He said sarcasticly.
IC: My head begins to clear and realise I'm on my back. Funny I thought I landed on my face. I slowly open my eyes to the world. Seeing first tghe white ceiling I begin to wonder if I'm dead.
I sit up and my broken ibs scream in the pain that seemed to be all that was left of them. "I guess I lost. Oh well." I pull the neacklace off of my neck and throw it to rikku siting near by. "Thanks it seemed to help me."
Looking around I see Tetsuru, Eiji, Yoshiro, Touji and rikku. "Well looks like we all meet up here at the hospital."
After a bit of time, Eiji got up and put his Tattered jacket on, seeing that his other cloths were still on him. and walked straight torwards the door. "Eiji? Where are you going?"
"Don't really know.. I just need some air..."
Eiji walked out of the door, "Thats odd... Its not like Eiji to just leave like that..."