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[color=0054a6][h1]Amane Kishimoto[/h1][/color][/center]

[Center][B][h1]VS.[/h1][/b][/center]

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[Center][B][h1][color=92278f]Ruby Mamoru[/color][/h1][/b][/center][b][/b]

[Center][u]Part 1[/u][/center]


Both took their position opposite of one another in the rectangular fighting arena. The floor was rather hard and would surely not be a pretty thing to fall on. Ruby however, had little concern for that. The only injury she got out of the exercise was having her head busted open, but thanks to the wonderful medical staff at the school that was already healed. Once they were set in their positions, Ruby nodded to Amane, letting him know that the fighting would start now. 


Amane’s circling around Ruby was certainly special, but it did not affect her too much. It only showed Ruby that Amane thought he was the one who was the predator stalking his prey, that he underestimated her. While he was circling her, she simply stood still, not even raising her fists or anything else. 


That did not change the instant he dashed forward towards her, immediately going for a strong kick to her sides. More or less on the exact moment that Amane placed his foot down in front of her to go for the kick, Ruby jumped backwards, simply dodging Amane’s offense without any counterattack. From that position, the neko kept staring at Amane, not changing either her stance or facial expression. Just like before, she did not seem as if she was about to fight anyone since she was just staring there, glaring at Amane. 


The boy suspected this much that she'd create more space between the two. It irked him that this girl was going to take the annoying path and play mind games with him. Amane simple brought his guard down and let out a sigh.


[color=0054a6]“See, I know what you are doing. Yet I can't help but get agitated by it.”[/color]


The boy crouched low to the ground before taking off full sprint at the girl, his stance similar to that of a sprinter. Midway on his course he changed his running stance as he leapt from side to side before delivering a few jabs to the girls stomach.


[color=0054a6]“Are you going to fight or continue running?”[/color] he said, a hint of anger could be sensed in his tone.


He was rapidly approaching Ruby and it was obvious that he was changing his stance and approach options a lot so that she would not be able to predict her. After all, he seemed to be betting on the fact that Ruby tried to read his fighting style and then dodge. The comment earlier made it quite clear and Ruby did not even reply to that. 


Now he right in front of her and was ready to deliver a quick jab, the speed was quite impressive. The entire time Ruby stood still, which was not very long admittedly since Amane’s approach was insanely fast, but right when the first jab was about to connect with her belly, Ruby used her right hand to push his arm to the left so that his attack would miss. Then, she would grab the arm that he attacked her with; Her left arm grabbing his wrist while her right arm grabbed the upper part of Amane’s right arm. At the same time, her left leg kicked into his ankles, making them lose their connection to the floor. This small moment would be used by Ruby to do the unthinkable: Because of the speed Amane had while rushing towards the neko, she was able to use all that energy to counter his own weight and pull on his arm strongly. The result was a throw of Amane over her own head, right onto the hard floor that was initially behind her. 


Once he was down on the floor She would stare right into his face and finally reply.

[color=92278f]“You don’t know what I am doing. I don’t predict your actions, I react to them with my enhanced reflexes. I’m not taking you lightly, so give me all you’ve got Amane Kishimoto.”[/color] Conveniently, this was also the first time that she had used his name to adress him. 


In an impressive display his attack was turned against him leaving the cold floor of the training arena. His back in excruciating pain as he laid on the floor yet there was a grin plastered on his face as he laid on the floor as he replayed the moment in his head. 


She managed to grapple him and turned his own weight and power against him. It was brilliant.


It pissed him off.


The boy's hair obstructed his vision as he laid on the ground and listened to Ruby as she lectured him. [color=0054a6]“You're getting ahead of yourself”[/color] Amane pushed off the ground and into a sitting position. His back facing his opponent, [color=0054a6]“I am going to need to see a little more before I start taking you seriously. To me all I see is a general studies student.”[/color]


Amane got to his feet and smiled as he began to grow a bit excited, she knew how to get on his nerves. [color=0054a6]”Lets see those reflexes”[/color] he said as he began circling her once again as well as walking off the pain in his back. He continued again with the same roundhouse kick predicting Ruby will simply dodge. If what he predicted was to come true he would transition into a feint, kicking off with his right left foot and going for a solid knee to the stomach. Just off of that little talk it seemed as though she plans on exploiting her agility in this fight in which he was prepared for. 


All he had to do was capitalize on his attacks and not give her a chance to breathe once he lands a hit.


Even though Amane’s comment was meant to provoke Ruby, it did not have that effect at all. She was proud of the fact that her foe’s comments would rarely ever get to her, she knew that anger would only decrease her strength in a battle. 


When Amane dashed forward for his next attack, Ruby attempted to dodge just like the last time. Her reflexes dictated her that a dodge backwards would be the most logical conclusion since; catching the kick would not be worth it since it would really hurt with his strength. However, much to Ruby’s surprise, the moment that she dashed off backwards, Amane dashed forward himself. The neko did not expect a feint! She still had time to dodge it, right? 

No; She was airborne. Normally, Ruby would now use her quirk to either adjust her momentum or block the attack entirely, but that was not allowed in this fight. She was fucked. 


The knee hit right into her stomach, the impact felt horrendous. Luckily for Ruby, it was enough to push her away from him, but that was not what she wanted. Her mind went blank for a very short moment when the knee connected, but that was enough so that she could not grab onto him. Initially, she had planned to do exactly that. [color=92278f][i]“Shit”[/i][/color]


Being thrown backwards a bit, Ruby eventually managed to land on her back and turn the momentum into a roll backwards which would end with her being on her feet. Slowly she stood up again, the pain still lingering from the impact of Amane’s knee. It was obvious that he was prepared for her attempts to dodge, which is why she had to change her gameplan. How about something unexpected? Suddenly, the neko dashed forward. She would raise both of her hands in anticipation; A direct attack might seem useless against someone like Amane, but she did have a plan in mind. With her fist raised, Ruby would go for a direct punch into his face; For his nose to be exact. Even though Ruby was not the strongest, if that blow were to go through it would have severe efffects. If he blocked it like she expected, she would go for an immediate kick into the knee of his right leg. Even if he were to dodge her simpleminded fist-attack, from her position she would be fast enough to do a similar follow up like what he did. Like that, she could reduce his speed and make sure that she would gain a huge advantage; By repeatedly attacking his legs. Of course, one kick to the knee would not be enough to slow him down significantly, but she would keep the attacks up.   


Amane didn't stop there with his knee, he continued onward with his rain of pain as he cocked a fist back and prepared to deliver a clean strike to the jaw. As he began to let the haymaker go Ruby had retaliated quicker then he expected with a punch aimed at the center of his face.  His body was already set in motion and it was too late to alter his course of action. All he could do now was brace himself to take the least amount of damage.


Amane turned his face to the side allowing for Ruby's fist to drag along his left cheek. It didn't hurt too bad but with the added momentum from his sheer mass, it was enough to cause his head to turn completely putting Amane in a bad spot as he was now susceptible to all of Ruby's attacks.


Instinctively he immediately pulled his hands over his face to block anymore headshots but his prediction was off as Ruby went for a flurry of kicks to the boy's leg causing his knee to buckle putting him into an unfortunate situation as he was know kneeling on one leg. Within the sudden change in position Amane managed to gather himself as he caught her kick with his right hand. The boy wrapped his fingers around her ankle and viciously eyed her down.


[color=0054a6]“Believe it or not, I've put in countless hours trying to perfect my craft. Do you think it's easy to bend gravity to your will? You'll never know what it's like to have your own quirk try and kill you.”[/color]


Amane tugged with all his might, sweeping Ruby clean off her feet. With an impressive display of how strong he was, he had thrown Ruby halfway across the arena.


[color=0054a6]“You and many others are wrong. It's not the quirk that makes the hero, its the hero that makes the quirk.”[/color]


He surely would hit himself later for saying that, he could believe he really spouted his grandfather's words in a battle? Perhaps he suffered more damage to his brain than he thought. 


[color=0054a6]“Your hits are well directed but you lack the power to take out your opponents enough. You disappoint me, I thought you were different.”[/color] Amane began stretching his fingers out as he spoke not even looking Ruby in the face as he talked down on her.


[color=0054a6]“If that's all you've got, drop out of the hero course right now. Choose another occupation while your limbs can still function correctly.”[/color] 


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