brought a paintbrush

[maskedbadass.livejournal.com]

WHO: Meta Knight, Amaterasu
WHERE: Running track and field
WHEN: January 10th, 8PM
SUMMARY: Ammy and Meta Knight have themselves a duel!
WARNINGS: Naaaw. Just fighting.
FORMAT: Paragraph form

Hana had mentioned that she wasn't a sword user, but that she was still perfectly capable of fighting. Meta Knight knew, of course, that swords were not the universal weapon (how foolish would it be to assume that they were!), but he was still curious as to what she would be using.

He watched quietly from his hideout underneath the big bleachers overlooking the track and field as the remainder of the humans jogging along the track cleared out one by one. Meta Knight was very good at just watching and waiting patiently, so it hadn't been an issue. And now, too, he was waiting for his opponent to arrive, so he could emerge and make a properly dramatic entrance from the top steps of the bleachers.

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[sunrisewolf.livejournal.com]

Amaterasu had been looking for a fight for a while. While she preferred peaceful places, there was nothing wrong in itself with a practice spar every once in a while- just to keep her instincts and her skills sharp.

As the white and red wolf rushed through the streets to the track, a string of glowing beads surrounded her rather than the reflector she usually wore. As she arrived at the destination that Meta Knight had indicated, Amaterasu sniffed the air.

Someone was already waiting there.

[maskedbadass.livejournal.com]

So she was a wolf! Unexpected, but not unwelcome. Meta Knight bore no ill will towards canines.

And indeed he was! "You've arrived," Meta Knight intoned loudly as he spotted Amaterasu, appearing above the field from his perch. He sauntered down each of the stairs, clanking as he did so thanks to his armor.

He let go of his usual hold on his cape, brushing it away to flap behind him. And now here was his sword out, crackling and then fading to its solid form.

"Well then, shall we?"

[sunrisewolf.livejournal.com]

While he was shorter than an opponent Ammy had expected, he seemed eager enough to fight. Since she couldn't speak as a human, the wolf merely barked in return and crouched, sinking into a familiar fighting stance.

A split second later, the clang of an invisible blade suddenly struck Meta Knight's Sword.

[maskedbadass.livejournal.com]

Meta Knight too dropped into a stance. Would she be using claws? Interesting.

And then the attack came. So this was what she had meant. If Meta Knight was taken by surprise (and he was) he didn't show it. He simply struck back at where he assumed the assaulting, but unseen, blade was - testing the waters so to speak.

[sunrisewolf.livejournal.com]

The Power Slash's weakness was that it only worked once- One cut and that was it. One strike, though, was usually enough to finish off a demon. Amaterasu's beads, meanwhile, snaked out like a whip from where they were circled about her neck, connected by a string of spiritual energy, aimed for Meta Knight's sword.

[maskedbadass.livejournal.com]

Meta Knight let out a small 'hmph' as he found nothing. This style of fighting was entirely new to him, then. He would have to tread carefully, both gauging Amaterasu's abilities as well as keeping up with blocking them.

The beads at least were visible. Meta Knight withdrew his sword and placed its flat side facing outward, so as the beads whipped out they met that and not the edge. A moment passed, and he lashed back out with a quick strike at them.

[sunrisewolf.livejournal.com]

This warrior was as skilled as Waka proved to be, Ammy thought as she parried the attack with the beads. But a lack of projectiles was to her advantage. Springing backwards, the wolf focused, and attacked again with the rosaries

[maskedbadass.livejournal.com]

He needed a ranged attack. It was becoming obvious, as the beads struck again he merely blocked the same as he had last time. Well - that wasn't an impossible request.

Meta Knight backed up quickly, suddenly, and leapt into the air. He swept his sword in an arc, and from it a beam of energy launched, headed straight through the air for Ammy.

[sunrisewolf.livejournal.com]

Energy beams weren't a tactic that Ammy was used to, but Snarling Beast wasn't about to let its wielder down. While the beam hit her head-on, a spinning mirror blocked the brunt of the attack. Still, it was evident that the wolf had taken a good hit as she skidded across the track. Upping her speed, Ammy charged towards Meta-Knight, striking at him with the beads for a third time.

[maskedbadass.livejournal.com]

Interesting, Meta Knight judged as he landed, Sword Beam was usually a good trump card. To block it marked Amaterasu as an opponent more than worthy of his respect.

But he couldn't dwell on thought for too long, not in the heat of battle. This time the beads hit, unable to get back into position quite fast enough to block from his fall toward the ground. Meta Knight let out an audible grunt as the beads made contact, skidding back with the impact.

"Impressive," he commented, but certainly wasn't merely standing around for more punishment. Meta Knight made a move to bat away the beads away again with a flick of his sword.

[sunrisewolf.livejournal.com]

Amaterasu growled. This swordsman, although shorter in stature in Waka, was definitely more skilled than the half-baked prophet.

Her brush techniques had been getting rusty, though. Focusing, she focused her energy on the movement of the invisible Celestial Brush, painting a tiny dot of green into existence. Out of the dot sprang a large green tree, right next to where Meta Knight stood.

She leapt onto its lower branches for a better place to aim her next attack.

[maskedbadass.livejournal.com]

The tree was unexpected, making Meta Knight start. He had never encountered an ability quite like that, and he had seen many in his time, of course.

He followed, though, intent on not letting himself be assaulted from above. Meta Knight hopped onto one of the lowest branches, still below Ammy, but not low enough he would be at a particularly crippling disadvantage.

OTL I fail so much

[sunrisewolf.livejournal.com]

As the Celestial ink dried in Amaterasu's sight, the tree began to vanish into thin air. Jumping down from the branch, she took advantage of the moment's distraction and swung the rosaries at her opponent.