Match #6: Selena VS Shuyin

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OOC: I apologize for the delay but today marks the day of the start of the Confused Memories Cup, and I hope you all enjoy it ^_^! All matches have been picked randomly from a hat as well as who will be posting first in each fight. This thread will contain the match between Selena and Shuyin with Shuyin first to post and Selena to follow after. A tournament bracket will be posted to reflect the current state of the tournament and be updated periodically.

Special Note: Kefka has entered the tournament with Shuyin instead instead of using the insane jester known as Kefka. Felt that I should make this note in case any of you are wondering about the sudden change.

IC: “Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Confused Memories Cup! We’ve got several warriors ready to fight for your entertainment today folks, seasoned veterans, ruthless murderers, keybearers both light and dark, Heartless and Nobodies, and damn near everything in between! With 16 participants, this tournament promises to be a brawl unlike any you have seen before and for those of you that are squeamish, I suggest you leave the arena now!” yells a small centaur like creature, a few audience members leaving the pews upon his warning. With a flicker of a smile and a roar from the crowd, the diminutive creature continues his spiel.

“You better not sneeze, you better not blink, and you better not leave your seats folks, for even just a moment’s lack of attention could make you miss the fight of the century! I hope you’re all prepared for this as well as our warriors have and I’ve got five words for all of ya… Let the tournament begin!”

[shuyin]

Shuyin emerged from the ring entrance, taking a deep breath as his eyes wandered across the arena. Seats filled to the brim with screaming fans, this brought back memories of his days as a blitzball star in Zanarkand. A thousand years ago he had been the best there ever was, perhaps he was still the best. He hadn’t played blitzball since his return, there was no telling how good he still was. He shook his head, clearing his thoughts of the memories as he made his way to the ring. Shuyin wasn’t here to relive his memories of fame that he’d had, he was here for a much more noble cause.

A few days earlier he’d heard about a tournament, and Shuyin came to the stadium to see if Lenne had come here in search of him. He had entered a few tournaments back in the day, loving the draw of the crowd. That made this the perfect place to find him, the perfect place for him to find her. Upon entering the stadium he’d learned that one of the contenders had dropped out, a mad mage by the name of Kefka. The destroyer didn’t show, leaving no sign that the jester would show. Shuyin approached the head of the tournament, asking to replace Kefka in his match. After all, the fans would rather see an unknown contestant step to the plate than be bored with the forfeit of a vanished contender.

This begged the question: why would he do this? Simple, being in the tournament made him easier for Lenne to find. Even more important, if she wasn’t here this would be a test to see if he could truly take on any odds in his journey to find his love. Shuyin took his place in the ring with another deep breath, turning towards the entrance to glare into the eyes of his opponent. With his sword, ‘The Guardian’ in his hand he was ready for battle, even if it was against a girl.

”The clown forgot to look at his calendar when he signed up, realized he was too busy fooling around to actually show up and fight. So I thought it best to step up in his place, sorry if you were looking for a quick way to the second round,” Shuyin told her, ”Don’t think I’ll go easy on you just because you’re a girl, I’ve come here to win and find Lenne. Nothing, and no one is going to get in my way!”

(OOC: Fitting battle music >D)

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Soon after Shuyin made his entrance, a young cloaked woman walked from the entrance and her quiet steps stopped at the opposite end of the arena in front of the swordsman. She had heard not too long ago that a clown who had signed up for the tournament much earlier had pulled out but quickly found someone to take his place. Selena suspected that the jester had no intention of participating at all but was rather 'clowning around' somewhere on another world. Oh well. It's none of my concern.[/i] thought the dark angel calmly as she shrugged it off.

The cloaked woman was a regular contender of these tournaments and she was determined to pass the first round. Selena had heard rumors of champion clad in a crimson coat returning to the competition to keep his title and she knew it had to have been Genesis whom she met during the first round of her first tournament. The dark angel wished to meet him again so she could hand him his defeat on a silver platter and maybe finish their conversation from the library of Hollow Bastion.

Her icy eyes observed that she had the luck of running into a swordsman with a unique blade of blue and black with a brown handle. This shall be fun...mused Selena with a small but seemingly dark smirk in response to Shuyin's statements, "No offense taken and I thank you for taking that clown's place. I wasn't expecting an easy win nor would I expect you to go easy on me. I also apologize ahead of time for 'getting in your way' as I intend on moving on to the next round so give me everything you got." The cloaked woman summoned her Heartsickness keyblade to her right hand and patiently waited for him to make the first move.

[shuyin]

The expression on Shuyin's face at the appearance of the keyblade was that of confusion. What kind of weapon is that, a giant key? Seriously? What's she going to do with something like that? He couldn't help but grin, his confidence secure at his percieved chance for easy victory. Shuyin brought his free hand to the side, summoning a blitzball that he spun on his index finger, much to the delight of the crowd. He firmly grasped the blitzball, spinning before he threw it hard at Selena with Brutal Shot. Its spin drove it downwards ino the ground at her feet, bouncing it towards her chest.

As it homed in on her as a distraction, Shuyin was running towards her as fast as his feet could carry him. The roar of the crowd was like wind on his back, and he slashed at the dark angel as he passed her. Driving his foot into the ground he spun, dashing towards her again with another slash. Back and forth he ran, swinging The Guardian at her a total of six times with Hit and Run. With the final slash Shuyin dove from her, rolling to his feet to turn and watch Selena with a grin. The crowd's cheering was filling their ears, washing over them in a wave of motivation and adrenaline.

The battle was only beginning, and Shuyin knew it. Though he wouldn't let himself fail Lenne, he was still excited to see just what this key bearer was capable of.

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Abilities used
Brutal Shot: One Post Cooldown
Hit and Run: Three Post Cooldown

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The cloaked woman could only smirk at Shuyin's reaction to her Heartsickness keyblade. It had almost been the same reaction of when Genesis first saw her keyblade and thought it was a 'toy'. Selena knew now that she had the element of surprise and her existing smirk broadened but it was her turn to wear the confused expression when he summoned what appeared to be a blue and white ball and spun it on his finger. Is...Is he...Showing off?[/i] wondered the dark angel with an eyebrow raised and slightly tilted her head to the left.

When Shuyin threw the 'blitzball' at the ground toward her, the cloaked angel instinctively reacted by jumping to the right side which allowed her to accidentally dodge the first slash but the second attack slashed through the cloak, close to the waist area due to the blitzball distraction barely moments after her feet touched the ground. Shoot, should've seen that coming...thought Selena as she attempted to rhythmically side-step with stride through his remaining slashes but was slashed by his fourth and sixth slash in the back that sent pain shooting through her wings. Gritting her teeth, Selena retaliated by sending a blind horizontal slash at Shuyin just as he dove away from her. At this point, she could care less if that particular slash hit.

Scowling, the dark angel charged at Shuyin and aimed a three-slash combo (right horizontal, lower right to upper left diagonal then a left horizontal) with the Heartsickness. After the final slash, the cloaked woman leapt backward to avoid a possible retaliation and when she landed, she almost backed into the invisible barrier that kept the battle away from the cheering fans. Don't get cornered now Sel...Not while this fight's barely warming up. mused the dark warrior as the smirk returns to her face, If any of my slashes made contact...The poison should be working soon...[/color]

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Keyblade Ability:
What is special about this keyblade is that it turns the Heart's Blood into a poison that attacks the Heart. It's most effective on Heartless, ironically, but it has no effect on Nobodies. Selena is usually never uses this keyblade to attack people though Black Angel might. The poison will only deplete health until it’s low. No worries.

[Cool Down: None.] [Duration: 3 Posts or until healed with a curative spell.]

[shuyin]

Having narrowly dodged her blind slash when he rolled away, he spun around to find Selena was already charging at him. Shuyin cried out as her keyblade cut into him once, twice, three times before she leaped away. Shuyin slashed at Selena as she fled, but it faltered and missed Selena as he stumbled forward.

”Ugh, didn’t see that one coming,” Shuyin thought aloud as he fell to one knee and grasped at his side. Knowing he took a deep breath, and then coughed as he felt the poison beginning to take a toll on his body. His heart throbbed in his chest, the red liquor of life attacking Shuyin from the inside… The very fluid that kept his alive now tainted and trying to kill him.

Damn, I need to be more careful, especially now with this poison, I’ll need to end this fast if I’m going to stay in the game. I have to… For her!

”Lenne!” Shuyin cried out, relying on adrenaline to dull the pain as he charged at Selena. The athlete leaped into the air, taking advantage of the angel being unable to leap back due to the shield, to thrust his feet forward to kick off of her and propel himself into the air. Bright, white light formed within his blade before he slashed at her. Though it could never hit her, the beams of energy from Force Rain erupted from his sword to converge on Selena in a brilliant explosion. Shuyin dropped to the ground, though not as nimble as usual he stumbled a little before he dug his feet soundly into the ground. Leaning forward, arms at his sides he took his stiff stance.

”A thousand years of agony!” Shuyin roared, and the Terror of Zanarkand charged at Selena once more. He slashed at her eight times in rapid succession; vertical upward to the right, vertical upward to the left, horizontal to the right then left, vertical upward left to right, back flipping as he slashed upwards for the sixth and seventh cuts then slashed down hard on Selena to cut her down. After the swift attack he stabbed his sword into the ground, firmly against the angel to pin her against the shield protecting the crowd. He jumped onto the tip of his sword’s handle, then leaped into the air. Countless flashes filled the arena as the fans took photos of Shuyin’s race for the sky, World Champion appearing in a flash of light only to be punted out of the sky towards Selena. The spiked blitzball raced for her in a blur, and regardless of whether it struck her or not the blitzball would erupt in a fiery explosion upon contact with whatever surface that it struck.

Panting, Shuyin landed beside his sword, dropping to a knee once more. He yanked his sword out of the ground and stumbled back, driving his foot back to steady himself while he brought his sword to his side. Poisoned or not, Shuyin was not going down without putting up a fight.

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Abilities Used:
Force Rain: Cool Down Two Posts
Terror Of Zanarkand: Cool Down Five Posts

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When Selena did the three-combo slash, the dark angel had no idea how effective the poison would have on her opponent due to the fact that the only opponents that she had willingly used it on where the Heartless, Stroud, Genesis, and Terra who was the first 'normal' being she had accidentally used it on. Shuyin's initial reaction to the Heartsickness keyblade's poison after her three-slash combo had the cloaked warrior wondering if she had gone too far for something as mediocre as a winning title of a tournament. With dark expression erasing itself from her face, she frowned and narrowed her eyes at him.

"The poison should fade after a bit! It wasn't meant to kill!"called out Selena, but she wasn't sure if her opponent had heard her at all as he cried out the name she had heard earlier and charged at her, Who is Lenne? The barrier may have prevented her from going backward but it wasn't the only direction the dark angel could rely on as she leapt to the left several seconds before he slashed at her. The force of the explosion from his Force Rain had sent her back several feet, but she managed to land in a crouch position.

The winged warrior quickly stood back up as Shuyin charged at her and she tightened her grip on her Heartsickness keyblade defensively for her own security. As the Blitzball player does an eight-slash combo for his Terror of Zanarkand, she manages to connect her blade with the first six cuts, but he was able to overpower her by physical strength alone when she tried to connect with the last two slashes. The winged warrior cried out as the force of impact last downward slash forced her down on her knees and Shuyin succeeded with his plan when he threw the sword in front of her.

Wondering what he was up to, she couldn't help but watch as he jumped onto the handle of his sword and leaped into the air. That was when Selena saw the different 'blitzball'. Dropping her keyblade to her side, the cloaked warrior quickly shifts to pure survival instinct and ducked just as it exploded on impact on the spot of the barrier where her head had been . After the explosion, the dark angel grimaced as she felt the sensastion of her back on fire and shakily took off her burnt cloak. Throwing the useless cloak aside, Selena stretches her wings and after quick inspection, only found that the feathers that she could see were only singed.

I can't tell what damage is done...I need a reflective surface to make sure...I should assume the worse and not fly for now.mused Selena as she darkly glared at Shuyin and shakily stood up with Heartsickness keyblade in hand, "Let's turn it up a notch shall we?" Her keyblade is suddenly enveloped in blood-red flame and with one downward slash aimed at the ground, she sends the crimson Wolf's Fang at Shuyin. She wasn't allow her opponent to see her as weak and was determined to win this round.

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Wolf's Fang: [Duration: 2 Posts]

[shuyin]

”Sounds like a plan,” Shuyin responded to her quip, trying to keep a mask of strength on his face despite the increasing agony in his chest. His grip on The Guardian was growing tighter, his free hand balled in an ever tighter fist in his attempt to drain the tension and dull the pain. Still he watched Selena with interest as she swung her blade, unleashing Wolf Fang upon him. Shuyin’s shoulders slacked, eye slightly twitching as he watched on.

”You’ve got to be kidding me, she’s a summoner too?!” Shuyin lamented as it came down upon him. He immediately began to swing the sword, but the motion faltered halfway as he fell to his knee from an agonizing throb from his heart. The poison was attacking with more ferocity now, the pain so intense it felt his chest was on fire. He fell onto his back as the wolf attacked him, his vision blurring from his skyrocketing blood pressure and caused him to close his eyes. He struggled under the wolf as it bit and clawed at him, pain spreading not only from its attacks but from his chest into his head, shoulders and stomach.

When Shuyin opened his eyes he didn’t see the wolf, instead he seemed to find himself alone in a black void. Looking around him for a moment he said nothing, until Lenne materialized in the distance. ”Lenne!” Shuyin cried out, reaching out towards her with his hand as he began to run to her. She looked back at him with a smile, opening her arms to welcome him. ”Shuyin, oh how I’ve missed you!” She shouted, only to gasp and step back as Selena appeared before her. Her wings spread as she glared at Shuyin, holding her keyblade towards him and summoned the wolf. Shuyin quickly cut it down, but as he ran towards Selena, he quickly realized he was slowing down, then not moving at all. Lenne cried out for him from behind the dark angel, attempting to run towards him but as she did she only grew further away from him. Shuyin’s eyes filled with tears, then he glared at Selena. She was in his way, between him and his salvation with Lenne. The only way he could be with her was by cutting down this wolf, and then its master.

Shuyin snapped out of his trance, shoving at the wolf to rid it from atop him. In the same motion he rolled forward, flipping and cartwheeling towards it to close the distance before leaping and slashing at it with Spinning Cut. He fell to the ground with his blade, regardless whether it connected or not, shaking now from the unbearable pain. Feeling his strength beginning to fail him, he held his free hand to the side and summoned a blitzball. He threw it hard towards the wolf with Brutal Shot, but it bounced underneath the beast and out from its feet towards Selena once more. Shuyin counted on the surprise of it bouncing from her aeon to surprise her and allow its slight homing to bring it into hitting her. Still, it relied on sheer luck on Shuyin knew it.

The Zanarkand Ace was desperate. All but grounded from the immense pain of the poison, he began rallying what remained of his strength for one more desperate, all out attack.



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Abilities Used

Spinning Cut: One Post Cooldown

Brutal Shot: One Post Cooldown

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The dark angel nodded approvingly at Shuyin's responed to her short quip. In her own opinion, the swordsman seemed to be doing fine despite her keyblade's poison until he fell to his knee in an attempt to swing his sword. Unflinching, Selena watched her blood wolf 'companion' tackle him onto his back and continued its assault from there.

After a few moments of just watching her wolf assault Shuyin and when he cried out for this 'Lenne', the winged warrior considered that it was enough. This a competition, not a death match... thought Selena solemnly as she shook her head in disappointment and was about to call her 'summon' off when the blitzball player managed to shove the wolf off of himself before flipping back up and slashing it. Her crimson wolf yelped loudly as his Spinning Cut connected with it and backs away from Shuyin in Selena's direction as soon as the return assault was done.

"So you have some fight left in you after all?" asked the dark angel, barely realizing that his Brutal Shot was coming from her own crimson companion and toward herself. From pure instinct, she raised her fiery Heartsickness up horizontally with both hands to block the blitzball, but the impact sent her feet sliding backward and painfully pressed her wings and back against the barrier once more.

Panting, Selena slowly lowered her keyblade down, and stared hard at Shuyin with her eyes full of ice that studied his every movement. Underneath the ice, there was a lace of concern for his safety in those eyes also. "If you know what's good for your health now, I suggest that you will surrender...Otherwise, give me all you have now if you really wish to find this 'Lenne'." states the dark angel coldly, aware that she was "baiting" him with the theory that the 'Lenne' was someone he cared about.

Her blood wolf slinks to her left side and darkly snarls at Shuyin to intimidate. The dark angel pets its head with her free hand and like a tamed pet, the 'wolf' stops immediately. For now, the winged warrior won't attack the opponent but leave him to his choice whether to continue this or give in.

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Wolf's Fang: [Duration: 1 Post]

[shuyin]

"If you know what's good for your health now, I suggest that you will surrender...Otherwise, give me all you have now if you really wish to find this 'Lenne'." Selena's cold voice reached Shuyin's ears, earning a wince from him as he dropped his free hand back to the ground to support him on his hands and knees. Panting, he drew in slow deliberate breaths to try and draw whatever energy he had left. The poison was beginning to subside, the throbbing pain in his chest growing more into an annoyance than a terrible pain. Shuyin stabbed The Guardian into the ground, using it as a crutch while he slowly got to his feet.

"If I know what's good for me," Shuyin muttered as he stood, one hand on his knee the other clinging to his sword, "Then this isn't over yet, there's no tomorrow for me..." Shuyin's voice trailed off, then he suddenly yanked The Guardian from the ground and held it behind him. Clenching his fist, he stood under his own power and glared at Selena, yelling "Unless I beat you today! Lenne's depending on me, and I won't let her down again!"

Shuyin quickly observed the new situation: Selena against the shield once more, wolf at her side. That only left her one escape route: to the other side. Extending his free hand, he summoned a blitzball. He had one last attack in his arsenal, it wasn't his ultimate attack per-say but it was the next best thing. An attack invented by his father but perfected by him, one that Jecht and Tidus were dreamed to have by the fayth and renamed the Jecht Shot: The King Shot.

He tossed the blitzball forward, punting it hard at Selena's side. He couldn't imagine she'd try to charge into it, and if he started to dodge to the side it'd have a better chance of hitting center mass. As it bounced back to him Shuyin punched it straight back at the dark angel, the ball's spin sending it skyward after colliding with whatever target it hit. Shuyin leaped into the air, spinning dramatically as he did before throwing his leg out to kick the blitzball with all his might at his target one final time. Though it aimed at Selena, whatever target it would would force the ball to explode with devastating force. Shuyin landed hard on his feet, stumbling forward onto his knee while he stabbed his sword in the ground to support him. He looked on at Selena, panting... Waiting to see if this was finally over.

No matter what happens, Lenne... I tried... If I failed you, please forgive me... I'll figure out a way to find you, save you... No matter what happens, no matter what I have to do or who I have to cut down... This isn't over yet, not by a long shot...

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Abilities Used
King Shot; Four Post Cooldown

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Staring hard at the blitzball player, the dark keybearer didn't believe that he would pull himself back up until he stabbed his sword into the ground and did just that. As Selena smirked at him, her crimson companion darted to his left side while he did his small speech but didn't attack just yet. It darkly snarls at Shuyin as he summoned his blitzball once more before it dissappeared in a flurry of flames.

Expecting him to pull another Brutal Shot, Selena raised her keyblade again to block the blitzball, but her reaction wasn't quick enough so it hit her side. The force of impact of the blitzball forced her to double over and nearly drop her keyblade. "I never said Lenne was here boy..." muttered the dark angel as she looked up in time to see the blitzball fly towards her, but there was no time for her to attempt to block it with her keyblade. Leaving her keyblade behind, the winged woman dove forward in a 'duck and cover' fashion that one sees in the dramatic adventure movies that include booby traps and flaming arrows.

The force of the explosion from the King Shot behind her caused some possible first to second degree burns on her back and her wings due to being so close to the vital point of the said explosion. Re-summoning her own keyblade and stabbing it to the ground, Selena pulls herself back up and gave him a dark glare, one where her eyes of silver ice shifted to eyes of a fiery gold. Not allowing the previous events to discourage her, she smirked evilly.

"Get up. If you can't defeat me, then how are you going to protect your Lenne?"asked Selena coldy, as a black-violet aura surrounds her before temporarily consuming her, allowing the dark power to take over her. As the darkness fades away, the angel was replaced by the demon, her Dark Form, in her place.

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Wolf's Fang[/b]: [Cool Down: 3 Posts]

[Dark Form: Appearance

With the darkness of her heart, Selena takes on the form of a dragon-like demon of the night. During battle, the most notable difference between this form and her normal form is the increase in speed and strength but a considerable decrease in defense. [Duration: 5 Posts]