03-01-2016, 01:48 PM
Sabrina looked down at Amber with her Shadow Ball in hand but she didn’t throw it, instead remaining focused. Amber remained on the ground, knowing better than to attack an opponent that was ready to dodge her if she tried another attack. She would just get hit by another Shadow Ball. “You took my Shadow Ball with little damage, even without that Aura of yours…” Sabrina murmured. “It seems like you’re not entirely reliant on that shield of yours, to take all the blows for you. You’ve got a bit of endurance as well.” This fight was turning out rather… interesting. “Not to mention that you got me pretty good with just a punch. I guess your sword isn’t a fake light thing after all.”
“You want to try it, first hand?” Amber asked and grinned up at the other one.
Sabrina just laughed and shook her head. “I want to win this. And since it looks like we’re not getting anywhere, let me stop holding back.” The aura around her flared up before she threw her Shadow Ball down and simultaneously stopped her flight, which made her fall towards the ground. Amber sidestepped to dodge the Shadow Ball and brought Razorback around in a broad swing that would cleave Sabrina in half. However, the Psychic stopped herself just beyond the range that Razorback reached and took back to floating, though now with her body upside down and facing Amber. “You may have the strength to attack someone with effort. I, however…” She raised a hand with her fingers forming a claw, and Amber found herself surrounded by the same Aura that the Psychic was using to keep herself floating. “… can defeat you with my mind alone.” As she spoke Amber was suddenly pulled into the air by an invisible force, following Sabrina’s hand.
“What the hell is this?!” Amber yelled and attempted another swing at Sabrina’s head, but the Psychic turned her entire body to dodge the deadly blow – although she wasn’t quite fast enough and the edge of Amber’s blade opened a lengthy cut along Sabrina's cheek and temple, which made the latter yelp and caused the psychic aura around them both to flicker. Then she brought her hand down in a violent motion and Amber saw herself being flung towards the ground from around three meters up. Her quick reflexes, accumulated in numerous battles against Grimm and spars with her team- and classmates, kept her from sustaining larger injuries however – she brought her Aura back up and conjured a shield around her forearms, then used that to dampen the impact. Even so, her entire body was shaken from the raw force and her arms ached somewhat. Anticipating another attack she rolled off to the side as soon as she had recovered, but Sabrina didn’t follow up, instead backing away and landing, holding her cheek and gritting her teeth.
“What was that you just did? You threw me around, like a puppet!” Amber spoke in a loud tone.
Sabrina didn’t reply. Blood was coming from between her fingers even as she pressed her hand on the injury, and she had trouble focusing. She tore off a piece of her skirt and pressed it onto the slash with her left hand. Though this would have given Amber plenty of time to attack, she just shook her sword a bit to get the blood off and waited. She wanted answers, if she killed Sabrina now she wouldn’t get a chance to interrogate her. And the Gym Leader acknowledged that.
“That’s right. My Psychic Powers are not just for flying around… and your Aura Projection won’t protect you from my mental grip. I’ll give you that you’re better than I anticipate, if I keep using Shadow Ball you’re going to win. So, I’m taking it one step up.” She concentrated as best as she could and brought her aura back up, but Amber could note that it was flickering. The hit on the chin was getting Sabrina dizzy and the pain from the cut made it even harder to focus. Several red lines were mixing into the green and blue aura, like white cloth being drenched in blood. But she was far from defeated… five of the bricks that made up the pavement around the fountain were lodged out of the ground and floated around Sabrina, each surrounded by its own psychic aura. Then she flung her hand forward and sent the bricks flying at Amber.
One brick never hit home as it completely missed Amber. The second bounced off the side of Razorback, the third and fourth she was able to deflect with her Aura Projection which made them fall to the ground harmlessly, and the fifth scraped her right leg, luckily not hitting her straight-on but it did leave a bruise mark. Amber yelped and switched her weight to the other leg, as Sabrina lowered her hand, and the aura vanished. “What now? I have plenty of ammunition to pepper you with… and the closer you get the more likely I’ll hit you full-on.”
Amber studied her opponent while thinking about her next move. The hits she had gotten hurt, but she could tell that Sabrina was letting off as well. She was at a slight advantage, but things could still go either way.
“You want to try it, first hand?” Amber asked and grinned up at the other one.
Sabrina just laughed and shook her head. “I want to win this. And since it looks like we’re not getting anywhere, let me stop holding back.” The aura around her flared up before she threw her Shadow Ball down and simultaneously stopped her flight, which made her fall towards the ground. Amber sidestepped to dodge the Shadow Ball and brought Razorback around in a broad swing that would cleave Sabrina in half. However, the Psychic stopped herself just beyond the range that Razorback reached and took back to floating, though now with her body upside down and facing Amber. “You may have the strength to attack someone with effort. I, however…” She raised a hand with her fingers forming a claw, and Amber found herself surrounded by the same Aura that the Psychic was using to keep herself floating. “… can defeat you with my mind alone.” As she spoke Amber was suddenly pulled into the air by an invisible force, following Sabrina’s hand.
“What the hell is this?!” Amber yelled and attempted another swing at Sabrina’s head, but the Psychic turned her entire body to dodge the deadly blow – although she wasn’t quite fast enough and the edge of Amber’s blade opened a lengthy cut along Sabrina's cheek and temple, which made the latter yelp and caused the psychic aura around them both to flicker. Then she brought her hand down in a violent motion and Amber saw herself being flung towards the ground from around three meters up. Her quick reflexes, accumulated in numerous battles against Grimm and spars with her team- and classmates, kept her from sustaining larger injuries however – she brought her Aura back up and conjured a shield around her forearms, then used that to dampen the impact. Even so, her entire body was shaken from the raw force and her arms ached somewhat. Anticipating another attack she rolled off to the side as soon as she had recovered, but Sabrina didn’t follow up, instead backing away and landing, holding her cheek and gritting her teeth.
“What was that you just did? You threw me around, like a puppet!” Amber spoke in a loud tone.
Sabrina didn’t reply. Blood was coming from between her fingers even as she pressed her hand on the injury, and she had trouble focusing. She tore off a piece of her skirt and pressed it onto the slash with her left hand. Though this would have given Amber plenty of time to attack, she just shook her sword a bit to get the blood off and waited. She wanted answers, if she killed Sabrina now she wouldn’t get a chance to interrogate her. And the Gym Leader acknowledged that.
“That’s right. My Psychic Powers are not just for flying around… and your Aura Projection won’t protect you from my mental grip. I’ll give you that you’re better than I anticipate, if I keep using Shadow Ball you’re going to win. So, I’m taking it one step up.” She concentrated as best as she could and brought her aura back up, but Amber could note that it was flickering. The hit on the chin was getting Sabrina dizzy and the pain from the cut made it even harder to focus. Several red lines were mixing into the green and blue aura, like white cloth being drenched in blood. But she was far from defeated… five of the bricks that made up the pavement around the fountain were lodged out of the ground and floated around Sabrina, each surrounded by its own psychic aura. Then she flung her hand forward and sent the bricks flying at Amber.
One brick never hit home as it completely missed Amber. The second bounced off the side of Razorback, the third and fourth she was able to deflect with her Aura Projection which made them fall to the ground harmlessly, and the fifth scraped her right leg, luckily not hitting her straight-on but it did leave a bruise mark. Amber yelped and switched her weight to the other leg, as Sabrina lowered her hand, and the aura vanished. “What now? I have plenty of ammunition to pepper you with… and the closer you get the more likely I’ll hit you full-on.”
Amber studied her opponent while thinking about her next move. The hits she had gotten hurt, but she could tell that Sabrina was letting off as well. She was at a slight advantage, but things could still go either way.
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Moves/Powers used:
Sabrina: Flight, Shadow Ball, Psychic Grip, Telekinesis
Amber: Razorback, Aura Projection
Sabrina has a large cut across her left cheek and temple and needs to keep some cloth pressed against it to keep the bloodloss low, so she cannot use her left hand until the blood clots and the makeshift bandage sticks by itself. Additionally the hit on her chin is making her dizzy and her mental capabilities and reflexes are somewhat impaired as a result.
Amber's arms are aching, especially the forearms where she dampened the impact. She also has a bruise mark across her right leg which burns but doesn't bleed.
Note: Sabrina is wearing stuff beneath the skirt-piece of her dress, so even though she tore a shred off nothing is "exposed".
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