[b]Kishimoto Arcade, Local Tournament.[/b]
[@Crimson Lion] [@Double] [@Blade17] - [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q5wnUh0D5o]Metal Devil![/url]

[indent][indent]Ryoichi grasped an instant understanding of his situation even as he barely avoided the white Wing Gundam's beam saber. One of his overlays blinked out; his remaining screen stretching out to fill the space moments afterward. [i]Bad gamble,[/i] he thought harshly. [i]I was hoping this guy would be taken out... Would've saved his pride at the very least. That Gunpla is fast but its Fighter is clueless...[/i] Ryoichi settled into himself, feeling clearly for a certain malice.

"I'll make this quick. Hold on for a little while," he said over team coms.

The Baelstrom slowly floated, staring down the Wing Gundam with it single chilling optic. With the whirring of finely made parts, the Divine Striker slid up and opened its vicious palm; a grim claw extending from the Baelstrom's back to veil the stars and blue lightning strikes. A golden horn wading through the blackness nearby. After a time, the brash voice of the white Wing Gundam spoke. It was met with silence, then the white Gunpla lurched forward. Ryoichi reacted swiftly by pushing the Baelstrom forwards as well. He equipped his beam saber and held it at his side while holding his shield loosely over his torso. As they closed the meager distance between each other, the blackened claw stretched over the Baelstrom's back to grasp the white Wing Gundam's head and torso.[/indent][/indent]