corrinesbell | 101. Experience

Sounds good. Bring your best game! I'll make sure to do the same! By the barracks, maybe?

That works for me.

Great. I'll meet you there later. Best of luck. [And said in the tone of a friendly rival:] Don't let anyone else defeat you before then!

It's a spar, it's not like it counts for anything.

[There's a smile in his spirited voice.]

Maybe not. But still, you've never struck me as the type that likes to lose.

Guess you'd better be, then.

Oh, I'm not.

I'll see you there, Sheena.

[...And later in the day Adell will show up in the field near the barracks. Given what happened the last time he encountered Sheena (the X-Card to the face is still fresh in his memory), he's walking in fully expecting an ambush.

...She is a ninja, after all.]

[much like with Zelos, if she used the same tricks every time, they wouldn't be useful anymore. She's standing near the wall of the barracks, already in a defensive pose]

[...Well then. Guess that's a surprise, but it does make Adell happy. He does prefer a straight fight, face to face. He stretches out a little bit when he catches sight of her, limbering up and sliding into a battle stance.]

Standard rules apply? First to knockout or yield? Or did you have something special in mind?

[She's just smirking. The message should be clear - you first]

Should've known you don't like to be kept waiting. All right...

Standard rules! Get ready!

[And like any good hot-blooded shounen hero, Adell's charging headfirst into battle. He's expecting something sneaky, but rushing in head-first is so much more fun. Have a very high-speed punch headed your way, Sheena!]

[the punch connects, the illusion disappears and he's left with his fist slamming into a large branch. While Sheena comes up from behind to sweep his feet out from under him]

[His fist splinters and annihilates the branch that was used as a decoy. The absolute oldest ninja trick in the book. He's seen both Ninja and Kunoichi use this back home. Not knowing where to counterattack immediately, evasion becomes his first priority. He's just going to jump straight up to the roof of the barracks and spin around, looking for where she was going to appear.]

[Roof? She can do roof. She jumps up after him, far enough away that he's not going to get an attack in right off the bat. She's grinning]

[Oh, he's grinning too. This is going to be good. A quick crack of his knuckles and he's on the attack again, lunging in fast.]

[Sheena taps into her acrobatic side and jump-backflips out of his range]

[Ah, ninja. Always tricky to fight effectively. Sheena's raw athleticism would be more appreciated by Adell if he wasn't currently focused on winning this spar. But he always did enjoy a challenge. Guess he'll have to move faster and fight smarter.

So he will. Not wanting to pull what few long range attacks he has out of the bag yet, he lunges toward her... though in a feint. If she attempts to dodge, he's going to immediately follow up with a Crimson Flame. That should be fast enough to intercept her before she can react.

If she doesn't dodge, the initial attack won't have as much power behind it considering he's readied for her to react rather than soak it.]

[her dodge isn't the typical one - she dodges forward, turning it into a few fast strikes and a Pyre Seal]

[An interception wasn't expected. The blows will land, and the Pyre Seal will knock him back a fair distance, but he'll manage to stick that landing. That competitive grin grows back over his face for an instant before he actually decides to launch the Crimson Flame strike at her anyway.

Predictable, maybe. But it's fast and very tough to react to.]

[sometimes it's necessary to take a few hits. She manages to turn her backwards stumble into a roll, but one glance behind her reminds her of how close to the edge of the roof she is. A few jumps in quick succession solves that, putting her near the center again as she tosses a flurry of cards Adell's way, wind whipping along in their path]

Cyclone Seal!

[That's a wide range attack. Adell's first reaction is to strafe along the side of the roof to avoid as many incoming gusts and cards as he can. It's soon clear that he won't be able to evade them all without jumping off the roof.

...Screw that. No. He's going to take it like a real man. When the gusts and cards approach Adell will brace himself and shield his face, letting the winds rip by him.

The wind stings given its nature, but Adell will just guard through it, so he's not going to be able to counterattack yet.]

[Sheena follows her cards in and aims a punch for the spot just below his ribs - it's proving effective in these spars, for sure. And since he's busy shielding his face...]

[That punch connects, and it does cause him to reel for a second. It hurt. But he's not going to keel over like a lot of people would...]

[No, he's taken hits far worse than that. He's basically made of iron, after all. He quickly counterattacks with a blistering straight punch.]

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