The distortion surrounding Mayuri began as soon as she uttered the final word of her monologue, bringing about the same darkness she felt before, but stronger. Instead of shade, she felt a pure, pitch black darkness surround her being, encompassing her. The dizziness came once more, and her vision began to blur, and a voice just like last time. Yet when it faded, again as quickly as it began, Mayuri found that she was in a new location, one completely unfamiliar to her. 
And as she felt herself become one with her battlemage, a new persona emerged. 

Izayoi stared down his opponent with a fierce glare, watching with the same readiness he would when still alive. As the pair's knowledge of the game merged together, Mayuri felt herself understanding quickly what she had to do and how she would accomplish it. There was a strategy her grandfather used to play when she was little, and they would play with fake copies of the antique cards. It made her really upset whenever he used it because she always lost when he did use it. Naturally, this made her a bit upset. While she felt it could be a little under-handed, she wanted to make sure she would be starting the battle with her best possible odds of winning. 
Besides, Gareth wasn't exactly wasting time in trying to hit her...
Izayoi's skin begins to take a dark green hue, turning skin to scales as Mayuri made her first card, [b]Lizard Fighter[/b], play. She didn't want to deal with getting easily shot by the Foul Marksmen, and so instead leaped up into the air, attempting to get over the arrows and rushing the Foul Marksman once Izayoi landed. 

As he landed, Mayuri played her second card, [b]Timber Pack[/b], and third card, [b]Etheral Wolf[/b]. She remembered her grandfather always made terrain an important factor in their battles, and the swamp was dark, which would allow the Etheral Wolf to go largely unnoticed. In a commanding tone, Izayoi ordered:
[color=black][i]'Wolves, consume the enemy Battlemage, using the haze to your advantage!'[/i][/color]
As he himself continued the charge against the Foul Marksmen as a Lizard Fighter, the swordmaster mentally prepared himself, Izayoi ready to leap around the battlefield to avoid incoming fire when necessary. 

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1. Izayoi attempts to jump over the arrows as a [b]Lizard Fighter[/b].
2. Izayoi summons [b]Timber Pack[/b] and [b]Etheral Wolf[/b], ordering both to target the enemy Battlemage.
3. While they target Jacques, Izayoi attacks the Foul Marksmen in a frontal assault, using agility and a spear to combat the enemy.