I'm rusty....*wink* [Locked]

Beads of sweat flew from her arm with each attack.

((Gonna do this with Sagey-poo,, since everyone loves Sagey the pooh XD))

Sage flapped his wings as he flew to his destination, eager to fight with Shajde. He hadn't seen her for a few months, and he wanted to celebrate their reunion with a nice bout. He landed on the outskirts of a very quiet and misty cemetery. He walked onward towards a shallow lake that was resting in the center of the home of the fallen and deceased.

"Is it....?" he stopped in awe. There she was, looking up at the sky like a lost maiden. She apparently had some tight looking clothes on or she was nude. He strained his eyes and realized she had armour that fit snugly to look like it was just her and her body. He let out a sigh and the red drained from his cheeks. Fighting naked women was the last thing he thought was on his agenda.

"Shajde!!!" he called out running forward. He stopped a good ten feet infront of her, looking like a kid in a candy store. She was an extrodanary woman, and he had grown attached to her as a fighting partner. She nodded to his presence and he immedatly asked about her partner.

"So, how are you and Shjade? She is still apart of you right?" he asked, taking a seat on a nearby headstone.. Creepy thing was it was blank. He shivered and remebered Romku was supposed to come. If so, and Shjade wasn't there, maybe this could turn into a free for all. He awaited the woman's reply.

((And YES I'm still with Romi/Teddy Shajde! XD lol *pats* I've just gotten better with my intros =3 ))

Romku ran through the fields seeing the two figures up ahead. He boosted his energy because he was eager fpr a challenge.

"Well, what do you know? Shajde is back! How are you?! It's been a while, what are you up to?"

"I'm beginning my training again. It's been hard. Have you improved?"

"Yes, I have, and I am ready to refresh my skills! Sage, how are you man! We haven't fought since the Tournament! How are you? So Shajde, what do you need from us? I heard we were both summoned for a challenge?"

((Aye, ye have a bit.

Sage glanced around at his two powerful friends. Happy that she was not at a loss he laughed out loud.

"In any case it would be a fight sooooo...." he let out a grin and crouched down.

"FREE FOR ALL!!!!" he yelled playfully leaping up into the air and throwing a series of simoons down upon the warriors. He spun around elegantly and called upon a typhoon spell and blasted the flames around even more.

"And no sore losers!" he called out throwing up a peace sign. Course he knew he was in for an ass beating. He laughed and waited for their reactions to his sudden barage Katana firm in hand.

Just then, Halo jumps into the scene.

Halo: "I heard Sage shout 'FREE FOR ALL' about 100 miles away. What's going on?"

He looks around and pauses, gasping when he sees Shajde.

Halo: "So you must be this legendary Shajde that Romku's been telling me about! It seems to be the perfect fight. But let's see...there's four of us. That means it's gonna be two-on-two. Unless, of course, you just want me to watch and/or referee. What do you think?"

The three talk amongst themselves.

Halo: "I would be honored if I could fight alongside Shajde. I've already seen Romku's power. And top that with Sage...they're a formidable team. They're virtually indestructible together! Then again, I've never worked with Sage himself other than on quests, so I have no idea what his raw battling power is, but Romku's is strong enough."

They continue to converse amongst themselves.

I only hope that I can fight. I AM getting a wee bit tired of the petty competition. Now maybe we can move on to bigger and better things. Halo thinks.

((Just then, Halo realized they weren't actually conversing amongst themselves, since trying to do so would likely get them burned to a crisp, what with the many simoons being thrown around at the moment, and were in fact ignoring him entirely!  Free for all in reference to the persons present, [Redacted], not the whole world.))

Shajde's eye twitched slightly.  Good to know you start small as usual, Sage...

Thinking quickly, she tore an arch of stone from the ground in front of her and curved it through the air before the storm of fiery air.  Standing in the shade of the monolithic shield, her back to the stone, she was protected from the brunt of the blasts.  Sensing a short lull in the magical assault, she spun and crushed the wall with a roundhouse kick.  With a blurring rotation, she came around again and punched shards of stone as well as larger boulders upwards at her airborne opponent.

Still keeping the momentum of her spin, she caught up a long stone piece in her hooked leg and sent it spinning along the ground at Romku before rolling away from both of them, deeper into the cemetary.

Romku jumps back to try to dodge the stone Shajde flew, but it caught up to him and hit him in the leg, as he was falling, Sage came up and kicked him in the stomach. Romku went flying in the air. He regained balance in the air wand was perparing for an attack.

"Free for all are always fun, even with just the three of us here! Let's see you skill when you are left in the dark, Dark Spirit, grant me your power and cast Shadow's Curse!"

Romku's clothes changed back and his hair turned red and he was surrounded with a dark red aura. Romku pulled out his darkness sword, the Darkness Blade. Dark energy started to float all around them. The whole area was not emitted in true darkness. Romku had a grin on his face.

"Maybe this will make the battle more fun! Let's go for it! Let's show the world that we are the three best warriors in the world!"

Romku, Sage, and Shajde were all ready for the new challenge...

A dark haze poured over the battle field and left the three warriors in the dark.

"Just like the tournament...." Sage muttered as he sensed Shajde sneaking up behind him. He dropped low and was met with a foot to the jaw, sending him across the ground. He rolled onto his feet and leaped behind a headstone.

"How the hell can I fight?" he aksed then it dawned on him. He thrust his right arm into the air and shot up a shuge sirroco spell. It exploded and left just enough light to see where the others were. He rushed in towards Romku and swung with the blunt of his Katana, being rewarded with a dull thud. He reached out with a punch and nearly broke his hand.

"Ah ####! Its a headstone!" he turned around and set up his sword, ready for something to ram into him.

Knowing Romku must have some strategy of his own to use in the darkness of the graveyard, Shajde's mind raced to find an advantage. It really wasn't too hard to find one.

A moment's concentration was all she needed to sense the forces of her opponents where they connected to the earth. At first she thought it would be easiest to simply beat her opponents senseless hidden by shadows, but after noting the substantial lack of damage her kicked dealt to Sage, she decided a different course of action was called for. Searching around for a suitable hideaway, she located a small tomb and secreted herself inside the marble room. Thus fortified, she sent out streams of decoy energy to points around her opponents. These bursts formed into stone and soil dummies of herself, standing menacingly out from the graves and the ground around them. With these distractions surrounding them, her two opponents would likely do each other much harm before they could even find her again.

Shajde smiled silently to herself. Strategy is the bane of brute strength.

"Great, I sense the others still in my darkness. Like Shajde said, strategy always wins. You guys will love, and hate this! Shadow Gather and Blast!"

Romku pulled out the sword, Darkness Blade. All of the darkness started to be obsorbed by the blade. While the darkness, was being absorbed, Shajde's fake energy sources got absorbed as well, including Sage. All of the darkness, the energy, and Sage were absorbed. Shajde came out of the tomb, laughing and smiling with a large grin. Romku flew up in the air and pointed the blade down. The darkness turned into dark energy and fused with Shajde's energy sources. Sage was blasted out of the sword and hit the ground hard. The dark energy wasn't far behind him. The energy that followed Sage hit him in the back. Sage dissapeared into the light from the energy. An explosion occured and smoke covered the field. Romku was panting from his exertion, Shajde laughed.

"Hey Romku! You missed me!"

"####, but what happened to Sage?"

A sharp whistle let loose through the area and the two fighters looked up to see Sage flying unhurt.

"You swear that shooting me through the air helps! These wings always help me out in those situations!" He pointed back to his steal blue angle like wings. He grinned and landed nicely on the ground and looked at the others. He unsheathed his katana and swung it around nonchalantly.

"Bring it." he said but before anything could happen he flew up to Romku and kicked him in the jaw, spinning off and heading towards Shajde. Their weapons clashed as he pushed her back more and more, showing a bust of strength and speed as his sword danced with her beautiful yet deadly moves. Suddenly he let go of his sword with one hand and punched low, getting her inthe stomach. As she knelt forward for a few seconds he borught the bottom of his sword down on her back and leaped back, just in time to see Romku throw a punch at him. He ducked but was tripped by Shajde and he spun in the air but he was cornered. She grabbed abd swung a punch at his chest and Romku brought up his knee into his back.

Pound. Thud. Gasp.

It went so fast. But to simply put it he got jumped. He was tossed aside and the others began to fight. He got up a bit dazed and shook his head.

"son of a.....grrr....." his wings had an aura set go over them and he rushed into both of em, bashing both back, grabbing out at one, Shajde, and began throwing punches at her. He leaped back then grabbed his Katana then rushed back in. He was having a ball.

(Sage is only using his fists cuz he only really uses his sword but he needed something other to do than slash. but yeah I used the wrong character of this battle lol)

Shajde grinned, taking a few blows from birdboy with little trouble. He had the power of the feathers on his back! Poor child...she shook her head, laughing at her own thoughts. Business girl, concentrate on the business!

That in mind, she decided that the only way to make some progress in this match would be to try focusing on one or the other of them. Watching the winged Sage skim over the ground towards he, she had an idea on how to do so. She settled in for a powerful kick and waited...waited...there! Her leg blurred out at the charging warrior, passing through him at the chest as he pressed his attack. At that moment, Romku took a strong blow to the ribs as the energy of Shajde's kick passed kinetically from Sage's spirit to his own; the energy was transferred from one creature of earth to another.

Sure, attacking this way meant she couldn't defend against Sage's attacks very effectively, but Shajde much preferred being abused by his rather weak blunt attacks to deflecting the spirits of Romku. She staggered backwards before Sage's assault as he brought out his katana, throwing blurred punches with stone covered hands through him and into her other opponent.

((Tell me if I didn't explain that well enough. ^.^""))

(Damnit I'm regreting using Sage! =/ I knew I should of brought out Sykel)

Sage was having a difficult time keeping up. He wasn't a good fist fighter.

#### it, time to use what I'm good with! Sage suddenly stopped infront of Shajde and cast a strength spell on him. He rushed up to her on foot and swung madly, stopping to attack with short blasts of fire or wind. She kicked high and he slid low, grabbing her leg and running forward, knocvking her over. He pounced on her and put his hands above her chest, letting lose a huge typhoon blast right on her. He was pushed back and soon was kicked off by Romku. He spun around and waved his hand over his chest. A light heal spell to a new start.

He tightned his grip and rushed back in, blocking the powerfull blows best he could, but it wasn't enough. He never wore anything but tough leather armour, and he was Windian. Even if he had thick bones (Windian's had hollow bones) he still wasn't much for hand to hand fighting. He ducked and rolled out of the spiriters way just as Shajde leaped up, coming down on him from behind. She put her mouth to his ear.

"Gotcha pretty boy." she said and pulled on his wings, she knew how delicate they could be, but she wouldn't rip em out of his body. She pulled a few feathers havbing some fun then stood up, bringing her foot into his back. This battle was not going in his favor.

(Poor Sage. He was caught by Shajde and can't move. I have to be a sport.)

"Ok Shajde, you have to let Sage go."

Romku flew up in the air, still in his dark spirit, and kicked the female warrior onside the head, sending her flying through the air, and allowing Sage to be freed.

"Hey Sage! You have to thank me for this one! I have an idea. If you want, I can help you become a fist fighter! I have a powerup I'll grant you if you want me to. Think about it!"

Romku flew off, having a little one on one with Shajde. Romku dealt punch after punch into Shajde's abdomen, but she counteredwith a punch to Romku's face and a kick in the stomach. Shajde hit Romku to the ground, leaving Romku hurt a little bit.

"I can't do this. Wind spirit, grant me your power!"

Romku changed from the dark to wind. His clothes were grey, his hair turned black, and he was surrounded with a silver aura. Romku flew up with new speed and countered Shajde with multiple punches to the head, multiple kicks to the stomach, and a hammer punch sending her through the air.

"I know that won't hurt you Shajde, but I had to warm up! Bring it on!"

Romku was truly ready for any attack.

(Luckily for me, Shajde doesn't have Shjade with her this time, so she can't trap me like last time, but I also know she became more powerful. I wonder if I can win this match?)

Romku waited on the ground for any attack.