[center][h2]World Martial Arts Tournament, Planet Earth[/h2][h3]Saturday, July 16th, 2500
Round 2 Continues!![/h3][/center]
Rica could see Niko's intent in his eyes and based of his past matches, she could anticipate his next move as well. She knew he would be looking to get in close and grapple her in some way. She was running low on energy. There was only one way out of this. She would have to use her ultimate move. 

She jumped backward to get just a little bit of distance. She then clapped her hands together in front of her and caused a shock wave fueled and focused by her ki. The result was an invisible horizontal slicing wave that would normally slice a person in half, the top half and the bottom half. But in the case of this particular opponent, she was just hoping it would make contact and maybe damage him enough to end this battle...

[b]-[u][i]Serious [/i][/u] Retreating Counter[/b]
[b]-[u][i]Secret Technique:[/i][/u] Slicing Wave[/b]

[i]Remaining Health: 36[/i]
[i]Available Power: 63[/i]
-- Attack: 30 [b]x2.5 = 75[/b]
--- Speed: 30 [b]x2 = 60[/b]
- Defense: 3

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[b]Rica[/b] takes 21 damage from Niko's attacks and takes 35 damage from exhaustion.  She remains standing at 15 health then passes out cold after exhaustion settles in. 
[b]Niko[/b] takes 37 damage from Rica's counter attack and 19 damage from exhaustion. He has 7 health left after exhaustion kicks in and wins the battle. 
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Niko was able to avoid a hit to any vital points from Rica's attack but did suffer a deep gashing wound. Regardless, he continued his assault, got in close, and followed through with this plan. Rica managed a few struggling blows while at close range, but there wasn't much power left in them after her secret technique had already drained her. 

She fell to the ground, and the referee sprinted forward ([i]with speed not unlike their own at the beginning of the match[/i]) and separated them. He had seen something in Rica's eyes. Even as she tried to regain her footing, he could tell she wasn't all there anymore. Unable to remain conscious any longer, she went to fall back down. The referee caught her and called an end to the match. 

After the referee handed Rica off to the medical team, he held up Niko's tired arm, officially declaring his victory. The stadium rocked with approval. This tournament was not disappointing so far, not in the least...