[h3]Serma "Luna" Cathris -- Streets of Crocus[/h3] Once Luna had made sure all of the Hyenas were now coming from one direction, she made sure that they weren't going to bother her anymore. She hated hurting animals like this, but she was sure that these weren't real animals. Just magical constructs meant to test them. Taking a breath, Luna made sure her hood was still on correctly as she continued down another alley and towards the Castle. She estimated it'd be at least a twenty minute walk to get there, but she figured the game would last at least half an hour, but probably closer to a full hour, or even two. Long enough for there to be clear winners, if anything.

Luna was surprised at how pretty the city looked when no one was around. But it also looked foreboding all the same. Danger lurking around every corner as well as other contestants that wouldn't hesitate to beat the snot out of each other. She made a note to herself to avoid other contestants if at all possible. They were a drain on her magic energy, and would make this entire challenge all the more difficult. She bit her lip, and looked up at the castle again. She could see it clearer from here, it was a lot closer than she had first estimated. But then again, she didn't have crowds to compete with like she did every other day she's been here.

Her next challenge came in the form of some sort of magical construct. It was made with a set of plate-mail armor that was colored such a deep purple it was almost black. On it's back was a long cape that would've looked kingly if it wasn't in tattered ruins. The helmet was spiked, but was dented and scratched terribly, and there was nothing visible under it. Held resting on it's shoulder was a massive sword that looked like it could cleave through a solid rock or a person without much trouble. However, it seemed stationary, standing in the middle of the road as Luna approached it carefully.

She thought about going down an alley and avoiding it, but that would mean backtracking a fair distance, as the stretch of road she was on didn't have very many alleys, so she decided to approach it head on, and fight it. [i][color=0000B0]"Blade of Sol."[/color][/i] The girl held her hand up, and a long sword made of fire a light formed in it. She held it in a way where the tip was almost touching the ground as she approached the construct of Armor and Magic, but she wasn't prepared for its sudden attack.

When Luna was about fifteen meters away from the armor, it suddenly launched into motion. With speed unbecoming of something its size, it dashed forward and sliced at Luna with its massive two-handed weapon. The young girl barely managed to jump far enough back that the attack missed her, and she brought up her sword to stop an overhead swing downwards at her. Her opponents blade would slide down her sword and off to her left due to the angle she was holding her sword of fire, and she took the moment she had to attempt to stab the blade through the haunted armor. While the attack succeeded in piercing the plate mail, the foe was not vanquished, and she leaped away as it made another slash for her. It attacked with such speed and ferocity, if she didn't know it was a magical being, she would think her attacker a berzerker. It moved and sliced without seeming to care about protecting itself, though it's offense was deadly enough that one wouldn't dare to move in to attack.

Skirting around it, Luna looked for an opening. It continued to do fast, mobile strikes at her that would cleave her in two if one landed, but the girl managed to dodge or deflect her opponents attacks well enough to not be killed. Every single strike she managed to get in back left gashes in the ghost-warrior's armor, but that didn't seem to do any real harm to it. Fighting this was wearing her out quickly, and that wasn't good. If she met more of these later, she wouldn't be able to fight them if this one exhausted her too much. She jumped backwards after the armor did a heavy downward strike that she had learned left it open for a moment, and held her hand out. [i][color=0000B0]"Beam!"[/color][/i] A white magic circle would appear in front of her hand, and a beam of sunlight would focus through it, quickly melting a hole through the armor. She then used it to cut her opponent in two diagonally, causing it to finally stop attacking, and dispel into magic dust. Taking a deep breath, Luna dispelled her sword and returned to her trek to the Castle, hoping that wasn't an enemy she'd be fighting again.