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[center][@Vox Angelis][@Emeth][@The Muse][@Mendicant Bias][/center]
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To say Mitsuko underestimated Hachiman is definitely inaccurate. Mitsuko ABSOLUTELY didn't think Hachiman would start off the battle swinging that huge Nodachi and started gunning for her, intending to slice her in half. The Hachiman she knew was someone much more... calculating, deliberate, Mitsuko would feel that she had the upper hand for a moment, and on the next one her throat would be on the edge of his Katana, or Yari, or Naginata, or Rifle. So she thought that there would be a mind-game aspect to him when they started fighting, but nope. This is someone with a clear intent to kill from the get-go, and that brings its own set of dangers.

Mitsuko could not afford to play around, and so once Illistriana was done healing her, she knew the next steps to her plan. The woman put two fingers on the wide side of her Kukri, and ran across the knife to its tip, finger sliding the Kukri's broadside, and transforming it into a blade of fire and heat. The two women could feel the heat radiating from the now-enchanted knife Mitsuko is handling. [color=#F09B9A]"Illistriana."[/color] The woman looked at the Moon Elf. [color=#F09B9A]"Lower the barrier. I think I know what we're dealing with now."[/color] This Hachiman is a monster, and Mitsuko intends to use every trick Amaterasu has taught her to win this fight, and she knows that the first step would be finding out his weak points and striking that weak point relentlessly. 
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On the other side. The war god could only glance at the Lizard Woman holding a Katana against him, the deity could only laugh as he looked at the lightning sparking off of the Japanese sword. [color=#FFEA63]"Most amusing."[/color] He commented. [color=#FFEA63]"I didn't know you'd found the Katana of Project-Ko. I think Bishamonten was the one heading that project before everything fell apart. Well, no matter."[/color]

Cynthia could only barely block as the war god seemingly moved like lightning, aiming to strike through Cynthia's neck. [color=#FFEA63]"Such fast reactions! Good! I would hate it if you're as pathetic as the many women I've fought against."[/color]

The two would then do battle as both the Lizard woman and War god traded blows with each other, some blows hitting the armor and some blows missing entirely. While he himself couldn't read what was in Cynthia's mind, he is surely impressed by her technique and her ferocity. Seeing someone fought with such vigour against him is a sight he has rarely seen since they have begun serving the being from beyond the void. And he wants to savour this battle for as long as possible. He knows that they are weak, these are mortals, champions, scum! No less pathetic than the Chinese and Koreans his great people have trampled upon during their conquests all those many moons ago.

And then the war deity was splashed by blood from a certain conjurer, quite surprised by the 'attack'. He then realized that the blood was glowing, and when he looked specifically at where it was glowing, his face turned sour. How DARE she turn his happy hour into something to be taken seriously?!? [color=#FFEA63]"Bitch!"[/color] He yelled at Sybil, throwing off Cynthia for a while, and gunned for the priestess of Cetia. Only to be promptly blocked by Mitsuko as the woman held one of his hand and, using her blade, plunged it into his arm.

It didn't work, but Hachiman had to think fast in order to prevent his right arm from being disabled, summoning a lot of mana and creating a localized shield spell that barely blocked the heated Kukri from plunging into his arm. The gyaru then quickly disengaged, her heated Kukri still active. [color=#F09B9A]"Cynthia."[/color] She summoned her. [color=#F09B9A]"I think we have to tackle this warrior together, we know his weaknesses so he will be fighting much more fiercely than before. How about you do the distraction and I do the damage? That way, we'll whittle him down bit by bit."[/color]