((Collab between Rex and Letter Bee.))

Alex Shrugged as he told Kyros, “I saw a little bit of it, but then Fluffy decided to come down.” Alex said as he motioned to Seth. Seth finally snapped and grabbed Alex by his shirt.

“What’s your deal?” Seth growled as he added, “I’m sick and tired of this BS name calling and treating me like I’m some kind of pet!” Alex didn’t seem too worried when Seth grabbed his shirt. Instead, as soon as Seth actually grabbed his shirt a smile formed on Alex’s face.

“Alright, fine. I’ll stop calling you pet names. If you can prove to me you deserve to be treated like a true warrior,” Alex said with a sly smile. Seth let out a guttural growled before he let go of Alex and turned to Kyros. He took a deep breath and calmed himself before he started.

“Master Kyros, I’d like to spar with you. I know you’ve been through a battle already. However, please allow me to battle you to prove my worth,” Seth asked Kyros as he placed his hand on his chest and bowed. Alex just rolled his eyes as Seth bowed. 

Girogios nodded at that, holding out his two shields. He then said, "Whenever you're ready."

It was clear to him that Seth had a focus on melee, which in turn played to his strengths as much as others' ranged attacks. If he wasn't called upon to attack others, Giorgios would be a powerful combatant, good for most forms of defense. The stone wall to Damianos' 'nuke'. 

Seth nodded, but before he got into a battle stance. Seth placed his hand on his chest once again and recited, “Oh great Solstice, please watch over us as we train. Please let your guiding light protect us from any harm. Should we parish now or in the future. Guide us through the between so that our Spirits can safely travel from the physical plain to the spiritual one where our fallen can great us with open arms.”  Seth let out a breath before he looked back at Kyros and a sheepish smile formed on his face.

“Sorry about that. It’s a sort of prayer my clan recites before a battle,” Seth apologized before he quickly took his battle stance.  His eyes narrowed as he examined the two shields Kyros wielded. He formulated a plan and once ready. He sprinted towards Kyros. He went for a punch, but then suddenly jumped back before quickly reaching behind him and equipping one of his Wolf Bite yoyos. He then flung the yo-yo towards Kyros.

‘Really a toy, that’s your weapon?” Alex scoffed. Seth paid no mind to him as the yo-yo flew through the air. In a second the chainsaw blades moved from inside the yo-yo to its outer radius. The teeth of the chainsaw blade spun letting out what sounded like a wolf’s howl with a metallic twang mix into it. He hoped the sight of the yo-yo would mislead Kyros, but he wasn’t banking on it. 

Girogios caught the chainsaw blades with the edge of his right shield, and sure enough, the damage from the blades was 'reflected', not on Seth but on a random training dummy that was soon sawed to smithreens. The soldier's left shield came up, reflecting the light onto Seth's eyes in order to try and take advantage of the Faunus' more sensitive senses. Girogios then took a few steps forward...but then remembered that he cannot attack much, except perhaps when he was doing a shield throw, but that would not work as well on Seth as it did on Lukas. Why? Because Seth can transform into a fox, a smaller target.

Seth Retracted the Yo-yo back and cursed at himself, forgetting about the dummies.  He should have known the shields could have reflected his attack. He figured the two shields were more for an ultimate defense but forgot that there must be some type of magic that allowed them to reflect any attack.  He cursed at himself again as the chainsaw blades retracted back into the yo-yo so Seth could safely catch it. 

“Now I’ve seen everything,” Alex said. He might have been heckling, but he was actually surprised that the yo-yo’s hid chainsaw blades.  Seth snarled at him, but suddenly a bright light appeared in front of him and he winced as he was blinded. He shook his head trying to see again when he sniffed the air and his ears twitched. He suddenly jumped back from Kyros. He might have been temporary blinded, but he still had his sent and hearing. He closed his eyes to let them heal as he began to snuff the air. He then waited. Standing perfectly still. 

“Damn it!” Alex yelled as he shielded his eyes and yelled, “the hell you trying to do blind me too?” Seth let out a long sigh trying to expel Alex’s ranting. Relying on Scent and smell was something Moon Bloods occasionally used. However, because Seth was partially deaf in his right ear relying on hearing was going to be difficult. Both his ears moved, trying to hear where Kyros was even if his right ear was moving so he didn’t notice a weak point.

Kyros moved closer, not running, not walking, but instead zig-zagging at a fast pace. Then, he would charge, trying to bash his shield at Seth; a weak form of offense.

Seth’s ears twitched and he sniffed the air. he had the scent but needed to pinpoint Kyro’s exact location. When Kyro’s zigged left, he seemed more alert, but when he zagged to the right. It seemed he was less sure of where he was. He could hear his footfalls clearly on his left, but it sounded like he was running in a tunnel when he was on Seth’s right. 

Both ears suddenly perked up and he jumped back just barely avoiding his shield.  He could feel the whooshing of air as it passed close to him. He skipped a few feet away and sighed. [i]Did he figure it out[i]? Seth thought before he shook his head and tried opening his eyes.  They were still suffering from the blinding light earlier. Everything was still a flash of white. 

“Shit,” Seth cursed to himself. He couldn’t use his yo-yos without sight and he didn’t dare attack either since one trip up and he’d be left open for a major attack. All he could do was play the defensive and hope Kyros didn’t see the weak point. 

Kyros directed another shield bash with his right shield, then with his left, slowly increasing his pace as he began to notice a weakness in Seth's own defense. On a guess, he struck at Seth's right with his left shield, aiming for the young man's midsection.

Seth continued to try and dodge the shield attacks.  It seemed his attacks were getting faster as Seth tried to pinpoint where Kyros was. He heard the muffled steps and tried to dodge his next attack. However, part of his shield slammed into Seth’s midsection and he let out a gasp as all the air in Seth's lungs was sucked out. He flew through the air and slammed into the ground before he quickly got to his feet and tried opening his eyes. The blindness has gotten a little better, but he was still blind. He again tried to listen to where Kyros was. He hopped Kyros attack from his right as an accident and hoped he didn’t see his right ear was a handicap. 

“Now I see,” Alex whispered to himself as a smile formed on his face. Looks like the fox has a small handicap and Kyros knows is. Alex thought to himself. He wouldn’t say a word since he didn’t want to give Seth’s ear away.

Too late; Kyros was now striking at Seth's right with his shield, careful to pull his punches, while reserving his other shield for defense. He was getting faster as well, trying to hit the Faunus as many times as possible without hurting him too much...