[centre][h2][colour=cc0404]Ciardha Dougal[/colour] vs [colour=d2691e]Cinnamon Muscovado[/colour][/h2][/centre]
Cinnamon bounced on the balls of her feet, swishing her pom-poms back and forth. She didn’t look like much of a fighter to the observers, what with her cheerleader-style uniform and her so-called ‘weapons’, especially not when compared to Ciardha who was wielding a chainsaw styled like a doctors bone cutter. A big grin was present on her face as she waved to the rest of her team, ignoring the glare that seemed to be permanently etched into the Dog Faunus’s eyes.

[colour=b18fdf]“Students, are you ready?”[/colour] Professor Goodwitch called to the waiting pair, and after a curt nod from Ciardha and an excited squeal from Cinnamon called, [colour=b18fdf]“Begin!”[/colour]

Ciardha immediately glowed mint green, her aura flaring as she revved the teeth on her chainsaw. Cinnamon was moving before she could do anything more, however, closing the distance between the pair quickly and lashing out with a pom-pom to punch her opponent.

The lack of distance simply made it easier for Ciardha to hit the attacking girl with her semblance though, as a wave of mint green washed over the Sugar Glider Faunus. The auburn haired girl’s eyes narrowed as her smile grew strained, and she flipped backwards into a handstand to move away from the other girl. Ciardha didn’t let Cinnamon simply get away however, as she followed the retreating girl with her bone cutter at the ready.

The cheerleader flipped to one side, activating her semblance to run to the opposite end of the arena faster than Ciardha could hope to follow. A trail of cinnamon brown ribbons flew behind her as she moved, and she took to the slight respite the distance afforded her to rub at her stomach. Ciardha was quick to change directions, following the very obvious trail to where Cinnamon stood and start closing the distance again.

Cinnamon pressed a button on one of her pom-poms, and it unfurled to reveal a cat-o-nine tails whip. With a slight swish, she warmed up the whip even as she darted around her opponent, escaping to the other end of the arena once more. The grey-clad girl scowled deeper, growling lowly as she turned on her heel, studying her opponent. Her weapon had no ranged functions and Ciardha was too slow to keep up with the obvious speedster. Her only hope was outlasting the other girl in this instance.

Cinnamon lashed out with her whip, the nine tails flying threw the air towards her opponent. Ciardha raised her chainsaw as she jumped back, blocking the strikes of a few of the tails whilst dodging the trajectory of the others and not allowing herself to be caught in their grasp. Cinnamon didn’t let this deter her, pulling Marzipan back for another strike.

As the whip flew threw the air, Ciardha let go of her weapon with one hand and lashed out, allowing one of the tails to wrap around her arm. The boards above reflected the drop in aura she suffered because of this, but the Dog Faunus ignored it, instead pulling on the tail she had grabbed. Cinnamon’s footing slipped due to an over extended arm and the sudden shift of balance from the move, and she was pulled towards the other girl.

As she flew towards her opponent, Cinnamon activated the ice dust imbued in her weapon to create spikes around Ciardha’s arm. The other girl ignored the move, letting the ice dust drop her aura further as she revved Padrino and raised it to coincide with Cinnamon’s trajectory.

The Sugar Glider Faunus’s eyes widened and she released the whip, flicking out her other pom-pom. It stretched to reveal that it too was a nine-tailed whip, which reached towards the rails protecting the observers from the fight and wrapped around the metal bars. Inches from the lightning charged teeth of Ciardha’s chainsaw, Cinnamon pulled on her remaining weapon, sending her flying towards the wall of the arena.

Ciardha discarded the nine tailed whip wrapped around her arm, studying the auburn-haired girl as she landed against the wall. With a slash of her chainsaw, an erratic wave of electricity flew through the air towards the cheerleader. The olive-skinned girl used her whip, still wrapped around the protective rails at the top of the wall, to throw herself into the air before she retracted her weapon back into it’s pom-pom form.

The black-haired girl started forward, intent on intercepting Cinnamon’s landing with her bone cutter. Cinnamon punched at the air with her pom-pom, sending a spray of ice shards with each punch towards the charging girl. They peppered Ciardha’s arms as she raised them to protect her head, but it didn’t deter her.

Cinnamon braced herself as she came down, lashing out with an ice-studded pom-pom as she raised her legs to protect herself from the electrified chainsaw. They met in mid-air, Ciardha’s chainsaw colliding heavily with Cinnamon’s legs as an ice-enhanced punch collected with the side of her head. The force from each blow sent the pair apart. Ciardha stumbled as she tried to blink away the black spots the pain had induced in her vision while Cinnamon tucked her landing and ended in a roll that left her upright and facing her opponent.

Cinnamon took the chance afforded to her by Ciardha trying to blink away the spots, lashing out with her whip once more. Ciardha didn’t react in time, and the tails wrapped around her arm and leg. With a jerk, the Dog Faunus was sent flying into the wall of the arena.

A loud buzzer sounded as Ciardha hit the ground, interrupting the fight. Cinnamon glanced up at the monitors, where it was revealed that Ciardha had dropped below the safe levels of aura, and she was being declared the winner.

[colour=d2691e]“I won?”[/colour] She asked, before a large grin split her face, [colour=d2691e]“I won!”[/colour]

She squealed in happiness, jumping in place as Ciardha pushed herself to her feet. The Sugar Glider Faunus ignored her opponent, grabbing her discarded weapon as the protective shield around the arena dropped and the rest of her team burst into loud cheers. 


[colour=ce320b]“Knew you could do it, Cinna!”[/colour] Maple called.

[colour=f4d414]“Way to go, girl!”[/colour] Honey cheered as well. Cinnamon waved to her friends, reaching out with her whip to propel herself over the protective railing and join her teammates. The quartet indulged in a group hug, squealing in excitement.

Ciardha ignored the festivities, glaring at the floor beneath her feet as she turned over her weapon, busying herself with the chain-driven bone cutter. She stalked back into the lockers, not even glancing back at her team as she left the amphitheatre.

[colour=b18fdf]”Good match, ladies.”[/colour] the blonde teacher congratulated as the combatants cleared the floor, rolling the match selection once more. She waited for Ciardha to rejoin the class before activating the competitor selection again.  The computer landed on a pair of fair skinned girls; one with deep crimson hair and bright blue eyes, and the other with softer blue eyes and shoulder-length violet hair. [colour=b18fdf]“The next match shall be between Zhu Chun Lan and Viola Lis Marsilea.”[/colour]