[color=slateblue]"Looks like we've got some challengers. Good. I was hoping my day wasn't going to be wasted."[/color] The tattooed man glanced to his companion, Pacho. [color=slateblue]"I'll give you first pick, buddy."[/color]

The Native man looked between the two fighters, Sam and Naja, very closely. Then his eyes settled on one, and he uncrossed his arms long enough to point at them. [color=goldenrod]"You,"[/color] he spoke very curtly, addressing Naja. Pacho moved around to face her directly before taking a [url=https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5v8irpkqjg/XCrMSQtnTwI/AAAAAAAAeRg/gBBH9pVo51wkhOnHVVNAXyWA0wiFko4QACLcBGAs/s1600/1a.jpg]fighting stance[/url], facing his chosen opponent from the East. Interestingly, the stance he had taken was one the fighters would recognize as the stance of a knife fighter, or perhaps someone holding a club, yet he held no weapons. Even his hand was loose in the way one would be when gripping a weapon. 

[color=slateblue]"I guess you would pick her,"[/color] the Asian man shrugged. [color=slateblue]"Yeah, big guy wouldn't be too good for you, I imagine. Lucky for me I can [i]break through[/i] walls like him."[/color] He stood facing Sam, taking his own [url=https://i0.wp.com/martialartskills.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/muaythai-stance-1-1.jpg?resize=353%2C363&ssl=1]stance[/url], one much more easily recognized than his companion's: he was definitely a practitioner of muay thai. 

[color=slateblue]"I'm guessing you're not much of one for acrobatic movement, am I right big guy? So we'll just have to see how long it takes for your defenses to crumble. Something tells me you won't die as easy as my last sparring partner."[/color] The Asian man sudden jet forward at great speed rivaling Naja's own boosting ability, but strangely enough he didn't move a muscle. It was as though he were somehow gliding just barely, imperceptibly, above the ground. In a flash he was upon Sam, unleashing a number of strikes from his fist and elbows, each punch folding into an arm attack. The strikes carried with them a piercing force. They weren't breaking Sam's skin, but they still hurt.

Meanwhile, Pacho hadn't made a move toward Naja, holding his position steadfast. His focus was unbroken by his partner's fight. It was as though only he and his opponent existed in a white void, and he would not make the first move. 

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O-Chul: Style discovered - Muay Thai
Special Technique discovered - Shadow Glide: The user maintains their stance and becomes lighter than air, propelled forward by the power of their chi.

Pacho: ???