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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Feb 27, 2008 22:34:42 GMT -5
Suzume walked into the battle square, putting her green backpack on the ground as she looked around, she seemed very confident for an eight year old and she left her weapons in there as well, she didn't like them, they were dangerous. Her bright turquoise eyes looked around for Damon, her hands were clenched into fists and she looked around with her best impression of a menacing person, which wasn't very good in all honesty. This Damon person took away her friend Dimmy and she wanted to make Dimmy proud, so here she was, the little fox-child with no training whatsoever about to take on an opponent who was older and better trained than she was. What the hell was she thinking.
Well, as far as Li-Wa figured, this was a win-win situation for Suzume on a few levels, because if she won, she'll be happy, if she lost, she'd be sad untill crowds of people come from nowhere to make her feel better and she'd be happy. Meanwhile, it was a lose-lose situation for Damon, if he lost, he'd have gotten beaten up by an eight year old girl, if he won, he'd get jumped and have the shit beaten out of him by over half of TMA, those were numbers you couldn't beat, my friend.
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Post by Creator on Feb 27, 2008 22:43:03 GMT -5
Damon appeared in a puff of smoke, looking over at Suzume curiously. In all honesty, he didn't consider this a fight as much as he thought of it as a learning experience. He'd gather information for his notebook, and most likely come out unharmed. Now, he was presented with the problem of fighting someone he didn't even want to hurt. If it turned out her inner demon was going to be a problem, he may end up using a bit of effort, but other than that it would be largely defensive and evasive. He had his Kunai Claws for good measure, if only to intimidate her into backing down.
"Well, shall we begin?" he asked in a fairly dull tone, moving into a loose stance. "I've never fought here, so I'm not familiar with the rules. I'll assume that going out of the square results in disqualification, correct?"
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Feb 27, 2008 22:48:05 GMT -5
Suzume shrugged, "I guess, I don't really know... I've never fought anyone before..." she admitted, she'd seen people fight all the time, it was a daily thing in Virisea, and she wondered if this would be anything like that. She crossed her arms and stood there, waiting for Damon to do something, she wasn't going to land the first punch, she'd leave that to Damon. She didn't take up a stance or anything, she just stood there boredly. Her ears twitched slightly and she waited... waited... she was rather impatient, "Do something already..." she whined.
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Post by Creator on Feb 27, 2008 22:56:15 GMT -5
"Alright." In a blur, he flicked one hand, splitting his left claw into three kunai that sailed toward her. Of course, he formed a blunt cap of solidified air on the tips as they approached, not wanting to cause any actual harm. He still didn't know what to expect here, but the thought of finding out was getting him into the fighting spirit. Wires of purple electricity jolted around him once or twice, but he managed to calm himself down. 'Don't lose yourself, Damon, especially not here.' He glanced up quickly, wondering if he should summon Berstunic, but it would be pointless at the moment.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Feb 27, 2008 23:05:17 GMT -5
Suzume looked at the weapons and really didn't know what to do, except what came natural, she shrunk down to her fox form and darted out of the way, a rather simple, yet effective movement of minimizing Damon's target and then making that target move. Her pattern of running was erratic, making it impossible for one to predict where she was going to turn next, flames kicked up at her heels, whisps of Darkness in them, which was a rather natural thing for Suzume, she looked towards Damon, now, wondering if she should have brough weapons with her or not, of course her bag was right over there so she could pull out whatever weapon or item she wanted or needed at the time, but nah, not yet. She kept with her evasive movements, though she got steadily closer and closer to Damon, perhaps preparing for an attack. In a moment of some odd flux, she seemed to flicker from existance, almost like when you blink without realizing it and it seems like the lights had gone out for a second. It was probably just the imagination and she continued to make her way towards Damon.
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Post by Creator on Feb 27, 2008 23:14:45 GMT -5
A thin wall of stone rose up around Damon as if to protect him, but it retreated rather quickly, leaving him standing in the open. He didn't seem to move or really pay any attention at all; he just stood there waiting for an attack to hit. But as he did so, the floor around him faded purple and became a thick, quicksand-like substance, leaving him on a sort of island. Suzume may not realize it, but this was no longer Damon at all, but an illusory clone created simply to distract her. The moat of goop was to lure her into leaping over and toward him, a jump he was sure she could make. Once she was in the air, he would let the clone fade, and strike from wherever he was hiding. I mean, where could one hide in an open arena?
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Feb 27, 2008 23:23:13 GMT -5
Suzume didn't seem to notice the purpleness and she continued towards Damon, even stepping on the goopy purple but didn't sink, perhaps she was too light on her feet for that. She jumped at Damon and foxfire flicked about her, obviously in attempt to scorch or burn Damon, her eyes bright as she tried her first attack ever, she looked almost triumphant, as if she'd expected this to be harder than it was turning out to be. Of course Suzume was completely oblivious to the illusion or anything of that sort, so she was in for a mighty awful suprise in a few seconds.
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Post by Creator on Feb 27, 2008 23:29:51 GMT -5
Within the illusion of himself, Damon had been creating a lump of solid air, allowing the moat to fade as she crossed it with ease. As she leapt toward his copy, he let it fade, revealing the air-bomb that now let loose its pressure. It wouldn't do anything more than send her backwards, or perhaps upwards, depending on where she was when it went off. Regardless, Damon was now coming down from above. He had planned to launch her into the air, catch her as he came down, and disappear with her into the pool of liquid he planned to make. Of course, that would take some difficult timing, and he hadn't really thought it through. That's what happens when he goes ahead and starts just because someone else is impatient. It was actually tougher than normal fighting, to hold back the whole time. But as soon as he could get her into a rage, he could have some fun.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Feb 27, 2008 23:39:23 GMT -5
The small black furred fox was propelled upward and in a very awkward manner she squirmed about, obviously in suprise. She tried to find her bearing and soon enough managed to get her feet facing towards the ground so she'd be able to land correctly, her tail was whipping about as she looked for the real Damon, her bright, sparkling eyes looking around in confusion. There was the slightest vulpine yelp as well, obviously this wasn't going as she had planned it, at all.
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Post by Creator on Feb 27, 2008 23:50:50 GMT -5
Damon grabbed Suzume on his way down as expected, but had just shifted the floor about halfway when they hit, giving it an elastic and jello-like texture. He let go of her as they bounced, and in an instant the ground was normal again. If it had worked, he would have left her up to her neck in solid ground, either beating her painlessly or enraging her. As it was now, he flipped and landed, skidding softly along the ground. In a moment of curiosity, his eyes changed, taking on the name of Tamashigan. ((Eh, just look at his picture. xD)) He stared at her, seeing her spiritual presence, along with the presence of others. "Alright, come on out, friends."
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Feb 28, 2008 0:08:14 GMT -5
Upon this new 'spiritual' sight, he'd see that the Suzume he'd captured was simply an illusion. The actual Suzume had made the illusion and separated in that singular flickering moment and was calmly seated at the edge of the arena watching Damon, her turquoise eyes shimmering only barely and she seemed to be smiling, despite the fact she was in her fox form. Her tail swayed back and forth calmly, she had avoided a trap with a simple, yet effective copy of herself, it was something Damon should have noticed from the beginning in all honesty. "I tricked you." she said, her voice coming, thouhg her mouth made no movement whatsoever. She now waited to see what Damon would do next, she had no foxfire with her and so she simply sat there, her gaze locked on Damon. She could tell that The Others were just out of sight, paying close attention to this fight for some reason and it was a very frightening concept for Suzume but she didn't show it, she put up an emotionless, battle ready front that made it very hard to believe that Suzume was merely eight years old. She tilted her head ever slightly to the side.
Unbeknownst to Suzume, Ouwashi was gathering forces for a nice suprise for Damon, revealing the strength that could be made through Suzume if she was allowed the freedoms to utalize them. Suzume was completely unaware of her using these powers, but she was, despite herself. Demons and spirits gathered in the space behind her, looking towards Damon hungrily, they were normally unable to be seen with the unaided eye, but perhaps Damon would be given the chance to see them with his vision.
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Post by Creator on Feb 28, 2008 0:15:51 GMT -5
"Did you?" His voice spoke from behind her, though there was nothing to be seen there. In a puff of smoke, Damon vanished, and didn't reappear just yet. "You'll learn quickly that nothing is as it seems. You're a tad smarter than some of those I've faced, but nothing special. I see right through your little tricks. But if it's an illusion war you want, I can give you one." He flickered and appeared in the center of the battlefield, performing a series of hang signs. "Ninja Art - Kunai Chaos!" Immediately, countless kunai began to wizz through the air, zipping in random directions. Some went toward Suzume, but passed through harmlessly, merely illusions. Meanwhile, Damon zipped around sporadically, letting loose a tangible kunai into the mix here and there. He was still in the testing phase, curious to see her reactions to various stimuli. At this low level of Tamashigan, he couldn't see the demons nearby, but if he needed that vision it would come later on. He wasn't fighting yet.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Feb 28, 2008 0:21:30 GMT -5
Flames ignited at her feet, making it easier for her to tell the difference, the heated air would distort her view of any REAL kunai, while leaving the fake ones to be plain the entire time, it was really simple for her, actually. She sidestepped and the sort, quick, easy movements and the kunai clinked against the ground at her side, "Come on!" she said, asking for a more challenging fight, her gaze following Damon the entire while.
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Post by Creator on Feb 28, 2008 7:25:30 GMT -5
Damon grinned, watching her reaction. "Good, good, this might actually be fun." The real kunai fizzled away into the air as they landed, returning to his arsenal. He considered his options for a moment, flipping through his mental list of possible attacks. In the end, he decided to stop the Kunai Chaos, opting for a more difficult, yet more effective, technique. It would just come down to how well she could use her other senses. He made the appropriate hand sign but gave no audible cue, using the Bringer of Darkness Jutsu. If successful, her vision would go black, preventing her from seeing anything but her own self. If course, with the fox form, he doubted that would help much, but it was always fun to see how people reacted. A thin aura of purple mist lingered in the air around him, showing that he was prepared and somewhat excited. 'Just a little more... come on now, little demon...'
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Feb 28, 2008 15:17:37 GMT -5
Suzume's eyes went wide when she found herself unable to see, of course it was just her normal vision, she could still see wandering spirits of the lost, and of course she could see the phantasms of The Others. She wasn't too happy about that, but she remembered the forbidding presence of Damon was here as well, something she couldn't see. Her ears twitched slightly and her nose scented the air, her maw opened slightly which actually lended her heightened senses of smell. She could do more, though, she cast an illusion of darkness over the arena, though she was meddling in magics she wasn't too skilled with, it was projected into an opponent's MIND, not just thier surroundings, so even if Damon had something that would allow him to see, even if there was darkness, it would be made useless as she used illusions to temporarily sever the connection of his eyes to his brain, of course when she lifted the illusion, though- he'd be able to see. So it was all good.
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