The crowds for the fight between Gorn and the Rito known as Kiru were not as impressive as Confitti had hoped, there were mostly gambler-types in a sparse area on his side of the arena, likely sizing up Gorn's performance and looking for wise bets, and the other side was full of... Fans? Fan girls, most of which were Rito women. Lots of them, it seems there opponent was some sort of celebrity, which was true. The Rito people had a very aesthetic-based culture, idols and prolific warriors trying to stand out among one another, like colorful birds during mating season. Their opponent in particular was sporting a navy coat with golden tips, his clothing was quite modest, it seemed like upper-class dojo garb for a swordsman, there were scant amount of decorations on it, to give it a simple flair. It was functional yet fashionable so it seemed.

"A mysteriously lightning-powered Goron... A mage perhaps? But he seems not to have the wit of one or the equipment of one...", the Rito analyzed his opponent, unable to figure out his trick, which was quite simply a lightning-wielding swordsman Minish.

[color=lightgreen]"Silly grown-ups with their poor eyesight. He can't even tell that I'm his opponent! That'll be surprising..."[/color] Confliti flexed his muscles from atop Gorn's shoulder.

In any case, both competitors took their positions, and as soon as the bell was rung the battle began.

Kiru was a smart fighter, keeping his distance from Gorn for the moment, occasionally he would send out a wave of silver energy that hugged the ground from his blade, drawing it to strike the ground and execute the attack before sheathing it again. He was looking to make an opening.

Unfortunately for Kiru, Gorn had no intentions of giving him any openings. Every attack that came the goron's way was met with a sidestep, or a mighty shield. He had an agreement with his little buddy, and Gorn wasn't about to break their strategy. Defend, deflect, but let the minish attack. The duo stood strong and steady, waiting for their opponent to create his own opening. An opening Confliti could use to get on his like a determined flee.

"No intention of attacking hm?", it wasn't an option to try and flank, the hard back of the Goron made such an attempt difficult with his weapons, but Kiru did have one other option, he was the much faster foe. Even if attacking from the front or behind was a difficult task, there was always the sides.

The Rito made a grunt before his movements began to redouble, he would send out a wave, and before it would even meet with Gorn's shield he had already moved to the side to send out yet another, and this went on for a short while. He knew this may tire him out, but he wanted to figure out the Goron's secret. Normally such a defensive foe would have been crushed, on virtue of not attacking, but there was the deal with mysterious lightning. How did he do it?

Gorn tried blocking the quick Rito but felt like he was being overwhelmed. He tried a different strategy. Gorn attempted to read their opponent's movements. He was a fast Rito, but if they could figure out where he would appear they could severely weaken him with another lightning blow. Gorn yelled out,[color=Orange]"Heads up!"[/color] He swung a huge arc with his chainball from right to left. The swing was high..a little too high. It would miss the Rito's head by a few inches. But Gorn's plan wasn't to actually hit him. It was to defend his flanks and give Confliti an opening down low. Gorn winked at his friend as he performed the manuver.

Confliti didn't need to be told twice; the two were in perfect sync. As Gorn winded up the swing the little minish had already taken up his position on the ball, grabbing hold of his guard rail for a strong grip. Wind rushed through his hair, brushing back his tail, and he traveled far faster than any minish normally was capable. Once overhead of their foe, Confliti released the ball and withdrew his sword, plummeting straight down at his target. However, he did not count on gravity to do all the work. Calling upon his minish ancestry and their connection to the elements, Confliti supercharged his body with a burst of electric speed by casting his Lightning Rush. Straight for the rito's head he dashed, sword pointed straight down.

The Rito was about to duck, but realized that the arch and swing... It wasn't going to hit him. A feint perhaps? Still, he was attacking and now may be his chance to figure out what was up. His feathers quivered, and he felt a chill all over his body, he recognized this feeling, 'danger'. He needed to move from that position. By instinct he stepped away from his spot, he moved with very little style, opting for speed over substance, as he witnessed a line of lightning for a short moment... So, the secret was the ball and chain? Interesting.

The Rito was dodging Confliti, Gorn needed a way to manuever him back into the lightning without attacking him. He took his shield and attempted to knock the Rito into the lightning of Confliti's sword.

[color=lightgreen]"What the-?"[/color] Confliti exclaimed, completely missing his target. The ito had somehow sensed the danger and already moved out of the way, which meant the minish was now heading straight for solid ground at the speed of lightning. There was no way he could completely recover and rebound, not at the speed he was currently traveling, but he could soften the blow. Confliti willingly dispelled his charge, but gravity ensured his fall continued. Keeping his sword straight forward, the minish warrior took advantage of his blade striking the ground first so that he could throw his weight parallel to the ground.

Confliti tumbled, getting scuffed and bruised as he skipped inches along the ground like one would skip a stone across the pond. Once he slowed enough, he jumped back onto his feet, ready to continue the fight. [i][color=lightgreen]He dodged despite Gorn's iron ball missing. Can he see me? No, that's not it. He probably noticed that the last guy got shocked after the ball missed him. Which means...[/color][/i] He grinned with mischievous joy. [i][color=lightgreen]He won't be expecting this![/color][/i]

Once again the minish cast his Lightning Rush spell, only this time instead of charging down from above, he shot straight for his opponent's chest, sword pointed forward. The only thing anybody should see, if anything at all, would be a small static charge lunging from the ground to the rito's sternum.

The Rito's eyes were fixed on the Goron, unbeknownst to him there was an invisible foe, but with his blade sheathed and combat feathers drawn from his wing he was ready to use a new move, but his senses rang out once again, though this time, he did not seem to already be focused on the actual threat. He looked to where his senses pointed him, but it was already too late, all he saw was a speeding blast of static energy, striking hiim off his feet as he took a direct blow, sending him flying back. the shock was enough to black out the Rito. Physical trauma he can weather, but magical? Unfortunately he had no means to protect himself from that. With that, the battle was over. The crowd went wild at the double-lightning whammy, while Kiru's fans, the Rito, wailed in anguish before medics went to retrieve the Rito for treatment.

It seems Gorn and unknown to everyone Confitti would be moving onto the semi-finals against Armostos.