[h3] Marduk [/h3]

Marduk was in deep thought, smoking from his pile as the wind flowed through his hair. His ear twitched, hearing a shift in the wind. This caused Marduk to smirk [b]"A challenger already? Smoke Clone"[/b] He spewed out a short stream of smoke, kneading and condensing it into a replica of himself. The clone took the hit rather than Marduk, generating a large smokescreen on impact as shards. Marduk dropped from above, a stream of smoke and ice shards right behind him. [b]"Old man?"[/b] He crashed onto the ground, chunks of dust of rocks scattering everywhere. 

The dust settled,  Marduk standing in the crster with his sword on the ground behind him and a pipe in his hand [b]"Gwen?"[/b] Marduk was rsther surprised by her sudden attack. It was unusual for Gwen to start a fight nowadays, but Marduk could not refuse. He wanted to see how much stronger she is [b]"How many years has it been since we fought Gwen?"[/b] He cracked his neck [b]"Looks like these Grand Magic Games has everyone riled up"[/b] 

Marduk took a deep inhale of smoke, moving the pioe away from his face and exhaling a large amount of smoke [b]"Smoke Clone x 6"[/b] The smokescreen separated as if it was alive, taking shape of 6 seperate Marduks. They all got into a defensive position as Marduk stayed back, his arms crossed. [b]"These clones may not be as physocally strong as I am but each of these clones contains the same amount of skill as I do."[/b] The clones scattered, quickly surrounding Gwen in no time. Marduk was testing her, seeimg whst she coukd do. Without wastimg another second, 2 clones charged at Gwen from both sides. One was going to aim for a sweep while the other was planning to send a kick for the back of her head. The others watched, waiting for any openings.