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Even after a well-earned victory, Maria remains focused. There is, after all, a huge difference between a puppy and a ninja. More than ever she'll have to rely on her ability to Control Seibzehn, as she trails Watari in most areas. Nevertheless, it is dangerous to underestimate the effect of several dozen tons of metal on a person, as if there is one similarity between dog and ninja, it is their ability to go squish. |
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Fools. They are all fools. Watari's newest run in the Duelling League will bring him victory, and cares about nothing else. Having dispatched an annoying elven sorceress, he's ready to slit the throat of that little girl Maria with the same ease. He's not supposed to feel pity. He's not supposed to hold back. Watari's law is to live and die by the blade, and thus, he shall kill. For victory and freedom. |
CmdrKing As anyone can tell you, ninjas are fast and hard to hit, no matter how bad at ninja-ry they are. In fact, they specialize in people not knowing where they are, whether using illusions, mirrors, smoke bombs, shadows, Invis Edges, whatever. Watari, deciding it might keep his enemies confused, did a little of everything for his match with Maria. Noticing their match was the first of the day, he set Maria's clock a good half hour ahead, ensuring she'd arrive early. He then set up an elaborate system of mirrors, holograms, smoke bombs, and even a cardboard cutout all around the ring, in such a way that it would appear to be him moving really, really fast, in and out of shadows. (no one knows how he constructed such an elaborate illusion in the space of ten minutes or so. Popular sources cite outside help, but since when have ninjas been against outside contractors?) Finally, he used a borrowed Invis Edge so he could watch the proceedings in peace. The end result was Maria coming to the match, well before the judges arrived, and assuming the match had started. Again and again she summoned Seibzhen, attempting to smash what seemed to be Watari. So used to enemies running circles around her, she didn't realize that she was hitting little more than smoke and dirt. Eventually, the gigantic gear used all its fuel, and collapsed in the middle of the arena. Right on top of Maria. By the time the judges arrived, Watari had taken down the whole illusion and become visible again. Seeing that his opponent was in no condition to fight, the ninja was awarded victory. In unrelated news, Maria has apparently come to dislike gears and fighting. Similarly unrelated, some claim to have seen Citan attempting, as he put it, "to knock some sense into her". Though some claim this is related to his sudden jump in income. Maria Balthasar: 19 |
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