[center] [color=f49ac2]Sakura Level 9: 01/90[/color] [color=fff200]Karin Level 4: 24/40[/color] Location: Kunad Highway Word Count: 969 Points Gained: 2 New EXP Balance--- [color=f49ac2]Sakura Level 9: 03/90 (pending) [/color] [indent][color=fff200]Karin Level 4: 26/40 [/color][/indent] [/center] Karin took the point in the battle on the surfaces of the trucks, and the minotaur-esque wizard sought to challenge her. She regarded it coolly, in her battle stance. With its attention on her, it wouldn’t be able to attack her allies at range. The battle would continue to rage on around her while she fought. The mage proclaimed he would have order, provoking a raised eyebrow from the Kanzuki. [color=fff200]”No. [i]I[/i] shall have victory.”[/color] She said, glaring at him from the opposite side of the truck. She expected ranged attacks from his general demeanor and staff weapon, and ranged attacks she received. A series of fiery explosions erupted towards her. In her elegant yet now practical adventurer’s outfit, she flipped forward with a jump. The explosions went beneath her. As she landed, she dropped into a defensive kneel, the explosions scorching across her now bare arms. Despite skidding backwards, she held firm, the damage and pain minimal thanks to her technique. She found a gap in the explosions and dashed around and forward, pausing to leap straight up into the air for the explosions to move beneath her. With one last dash she was in range, and Morax raised his staff to summon a close ranged, purple physical type spell. But she was in range now, and he’d find his magic proudly interrupted by a crushing counter to his femur, Karin’s dance-like spin kick hitting with brutal power. This would also give her a head start on her V-Meter. As she did, her eyes were closed, a confident smirk on her face. [color=fff200][i]”Tenko!”[/i][/color] She dashed forward and jabbed her palm outward as he recovered from her kick, looking to send him flying. The hit connected, but some type of magical Counter took place. Instead of flying away, he was rooted in place. Tenko was a high recovery move, and his Counter was swift, his stave smacking her across the face. [color=fff200][i]”Mmh.”[/i][/color] She lost a step, her head flicking to the side, but it wasn’t anything she couldn’t handle. Doing any spell would be foolish now that she was in range. Curious about his magic, she stabbed her leg outward with long ranged, poking medium kicks. This time, when she triggered the counter, she was well ready for it. She caught the stave and the confident smirk returned and with a seemingly small movement of her arms, would do crushing damage to the extended limb. Meanwhile, Sakura kept riding her motorcycle alongside the trunks, hunching her shoulders. People jumped around and above her, projectiles whizzed over her head, and the only thing keeping her from becoming a long skidmark on the desert road was two wheels and a motor. Sakura bit her lower lip, eyes wide beneath her green goggles. They kept the sun, dust, and bugs out of her eyes, but they also painted everything an ominous hue. She saw two bikes clatter off the roof of the truck in front of her. [color=f49ac2]”Midna-san! Come on!”[/color] Sakura whined, watching them tumble and break apart with great remorse. Sakura could only see people standing on the sides of the trucks, and even then usually only their upper halves or less. Pit was flying around, Roxas leapt forward. Raz was almost knocked off entirely. Midna’s great barrage of attacks didn’t seem to come through, and someone- the toilet demon?- cast some horrible spell. For a moment Sakura felt a horrible hunger settle in the pit of her tummy, but she managed to shake the effect off. It was a horribly familiar type of hunger, the kind she never wanted to feel again. It gave her a shudder just thinking about it, and reflexively her strong body deflected the spell with her 50% chance to resist. Sakura steered her bike so she was in between the two rows of trucks, closer to all of them. It made for scarier driving but she was in a position to help more of her teammates. Trumpeter made his call, and Karin was affected. A well of devastating energy began to form beneath her feet. [color=fff200]”Oh, my!”[/color] She exclaimed. Using the single Super meter she had gained thus far, she executed a Seppo dash. Becoming a brilliant golden blur, she zipped with a loud ripple of energy away from Morax. Unsure of the radius or nature of the spell, she jumped at the end of her dash and flung herself away and off the trunk entirely. She interrupted her speed by attaching a grappling hook to the truck she was just on, and for a brief moment she sailed in mid air as the Trumpeter’s explosions purified several areas of the field all at once. [color=f49ac2]”What the-?”[/color] Sakura watched in awe, and yelped, instinctively driving to the side to dodge an explosion that wasn’t aimed at her. Much to her relief she wasn’t considered a threat by the trumpeter. Just one of those explosions and she’d be toast. For a short moment she thought Midna had been annihilated, but the Princess emerged with some kind of crazy space army car! She unleashed a blaze of bullets as the convoy moved past her, Midna taking up a flanking position at the tail end of this entire battle. Karin pulled herself back onto the surface of the truck’s roof and rolled forward Morag, sliding to a stop. [color=fff200]”Now, where were we?”[/color] She asked, with a confident brushing of her ringlets. If anyone needed to use Sakura’s bike to navigate the field she’d be within jumping distance of whoever she could. But otherwise the vehicle bound street fighter was just keeping her head down and trying to survive. She was acting like something of a reserve unit at this point- though unintentionally. If anyone really needed her help, she could abandon her motorbike and hop in to help.