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PostSubject: 4a.) Fox versus Wolf   4a.) Fox versus Wolf I_icon_minitimeSun Aug 15, 2010 4:23 am

A while after Shobatsu's fight with the virus, Luke found himself away from the college, near a rather isolated path on the tangent of the city. It was out of the way, but one of the few places he could talk to a squirrel without drawing a weird eye.

It was early, so there was not too much foot-traffic; in fact, Iko was the only reason Luke was awake at this hour. He had listened to a bit of the DaCre's plight, and was interested as well as confused by it.

Iko's fur stuck up suddenly, sitting in a tree above a bench that Luke was sitting on. "I sense something..." Iko mutterred to Luke, who took note of it.


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Carlos was out on his morning run, dressed in his shoes, a pair of black shorts, and a dark blue short sleeved shirt. He found the cool and silence of the morning to be refreshing, especially when a fine mist had drifted over these foot trails. He liked to keep in shape, in any event, and this was a good way to do so.

Today, however, he wasn't running alone. A small light orange fox was trotting along beside him, keeping pace with quick, even steps. Shobatsu saw the benefits of these runs physically, though not quite so beneficial in that respect as freshly absorbed data, and as a way to further bond with his new partner.

The pair had moved in silence for the entire run so far. As they approached a certain point in the path, however, Shobatsu's ears twitched. He slowed slightly, sniffing the air.

Carlos noticed his companion's falling behind, and paused, looking back at him. "Something wrong, Sho?" he asked.

"Something's up ahead. I think it's another DaCre." said the kitsune. Shobatsu grinned. "Perhaps we'll get more of a workout this morning than we bargained for."

Carlos laughed and, right along side Shobatsu, continued along the path. They would come in sight of Luke and Iko shortly enough.
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Luke looked over at Carlos, and the fox, before looking back up at Iko. "That him?" he said, while they were still a fair distance away.

"What do you think?" Iko replied, sarcastically. Shrugging, Luke extended his arm outward, Iko climbing and perching on Luke's shoulder, after Luke made sure noone was watching, other than Carlos. Even if this was another DaCre, Luke didn't want to give the wrong impression here...

Understanding, Iko staying perched, Luke looked at Carlos, and asked, quite simply: "You too?"
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Carlos noted Luke and his squirrel as Luke spotted him. He glanced down at Shobatsu, who nodded, confirming that they were the source of his feeling.

As Luke made his inquiry, Carlos slowed, finally stopping about eight feet from the opposing team. He glanced at Iko for a moment, and then nodded.

Shobatsu sat beside Carlos, watching Iko carefully, as though sizing him up.
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As Shobatsu was analyzing Iko, so too was Iko analyzing the fox. "There's something familiar about that DaCre," Iko mused to Luke, in a way that only Luke would be able to hear. Luke nodded at Iko, looking over at the fox, quite obviously not able to see what Iko meant.

The situation was quiet and tense, more or less due to the DaCres' presense: an impending sense that at least drove the two DaCre to seek eachother out.

"How about a spar, then?" Iko asked, to break this silence.
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Carlos opened his mouth to respond, but wasn't quick enough.

"Yes." said Shobatsu, not blinking. He had the strangest feeling that he'd seen Iko somewhere before, and it was starting to get on his nerves. If you couldn't trust your own memory, you couldn't trust anything.

Carlos shrugged, backing off to the side of the path. He leaned against a convenient tree that was casting a shadow away from the battle, toward Iko's side. The area was quite bright enough, despite the early hour; the pervasive white light of dawn had already filled the area, and was gently and steadily growing brighter with every passing moment.

Shobatsu moved back a few feet, tensing his legs slightly. He watched his opponent carefully, waiting for him to make the first move.
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Iko analyzed his opponent's movements, as he jumped off of Luke's shoulder and streched out on all fours, standing similar to a fox's pose. Iko's fur began to stick out, before it formed, sticking together and becoming solid. It also began to contort the shadows around him, condensing them and drawing them inward, attempting to focus them into his own shadow.

It slowly began to prowl forward at the fox, in this somewhat defensive state: at the end of the tree's shadow, it sent out a volley of burning-dark energy, arcing upward: one at the fox's back end, and one on its left and right, already trying to dictate the direction of this fox. In this form, at least, Iko was much better suited to close range.

Luke had stepped off the path, watching this battle from the sidelines, opposite of Carlos.
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PostSubject: Re: 4a.) Fox versus Wolf   4a.) Fox versus Wolf I_icon_minitimeSun Aug 15, 2010 4:31 am

As the darkness rose over the tree, Shobatsu reacted quickly. He launched a volley of sunburn energy, while backing up at the same pace as the squirrel. One section of the light went upward, hitting the only burning darkness that was actually on course to hit Shobatsu. The two condensed energy forms countered each other, both dissipating to harmlessness. The two other shots of burning darkness hit the ground, causing no damage.

Three more shots of the sunburn went directly toward Iko, one toward his main body, one to the left, and one to the right. A small sphere of light formed just in front of Shobatsu's forehead just after he launched the attack, as he took aim...

Carlos watched the battle, feeling slightly useless in this situation. So long as Shobatsu kept the enemy where he could see them, he didn't really seem to need any orders, and of course he couldn't really help with the battles directly... Carlos wondered for a moment if this is how managers for star sports players felt. He glanced over at Luke for a moment, wondering if he'd felt this way before.
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Iko fired a single volley of burning darkness, destroying the light-shot on its right side, hopping in that direction as the other two shots missed to the left. It took note of the laser that was being prepared: the green line on Iko's back pulsed an emerald color as it charged forward at the fox, from the front end.

~A light user... this may prove more difficult...~ Luke thought, putting his opposite hand over his watch. He wasn't focusing at the beginning of this move, but he was waiting, looking for a time... which turned out to be when Iko prepared his blade. Half-closing his eyes, Luke himself began giving off an aura, focusing energy into the device. An inherent skill of tamers to have the DaCre improve in rank...
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PostSubject: Re: 4a.) Fox versus Wolf   4a.) Fox versus Wolf I_icon_minitimeSun Aug 15, 2010 4:34 am

As Iko hopped to the left (Shobatsu's left), the kitsune activated the laser. The beam shot out into the path that Iko would take to reach the ground, hitting the squirrel's right front leg briefly, and then impacting the face, flashing into Iko's right eye before moving down slightly to his closed jaws.

Shobatsu began to move backward at as quick a pace as he could, maintaining the laser on Iko's approach. The laser followed the squirrel's movements as he charged, moving down to the base of the two front legs, alternating as the squirrel moved to the left and right in his run.

Shobatsu's moving backward increased the time of exposure to the laser. When Iko did make it to C - Rank, he would likely be blinded in his right eye (for a few hours), and have weakened, damaged arms.

Carlos had seen Luke begin to focus on his device when he glanced over to him. Mentally cursing, he thrust his hand into his pocket, focusing similarly on his device. There had only been a second or so lapse between their focusing, so the two DaCre would likely achieve their C-Rank at the same time, or so close as makes no difference.

Were he not focusing intently on his device, Carlos would have been somewhat surprised at Luke's willingness to unleash the power of a C-Rank DaCre in a sparring match, not only for the danger to both creatures, but also because of the increased chance for attracting unwanted attention.
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The current form of light attack, however, also casted and increased Iko's current shadow, which he manipulated to his front side, using a thick form of darkness to form a shield against the light that severely dulled its effect. As the darkness was destroyed, newly manipulated and cast light reformed Iko's shadow, creating a loop that only irritated Iko as much as someone flashing a half-power flashlight at him: his right eye was irritated, but his arms were merely warm.

Still approaching, Iko's size spiked dramatically, to about five feet, six inches, as he evolved to his C-ranked, wolf-man state. Half of his right ear was missing, perhaps due to a previous battle. Having prepared his attack prior, Iko had his right-hand crescent blade created, the left one quickly forming, as he focused his darkness solely for defense while maintaining a rapid forward pace.

Once within range, Iko would swing with his right blade at the center of the opponent's figure, in an attempt to catch the other target off guard. His voice box was also vibrating, as if preparing a different technique.
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The laser abruptly cut off as Shobatsu saw how the darkness was being used as a defense. He still backed away in the same fashion as before, but quickly shifted into his Rank C form as Iko did, and acted quickly.

As Iko would come into range of Shobatsu, the kitsune would be just a few seconds from completing the transition between forms. In the last second before reaching Rank C, the battle field was suddenly filled with a blindingly bright white light. The shadow defense Iko had would be destroyed by the Flash. True, it could be reformed in a moment, but a moment was all Shobatsu needed.

The fox-man, now completely transformed, stepped back and to the left, quickly creating a Sun Blade on his right hand, very much aiding the speed of creating with his Pure Light technique and the light from the Flash. As Iko's right hand would pass by harmlessly, moving toward his left side with some great force, Iko's right side would be vulnerable.

Shobatsu stepped forward toward Iko's right side, swinging his Sun Blade toward the DaCre's right side, from left to right. Shobatsu didn't have time to target any specific part of the body, but went for maximum force in the swing. The blade would hit a little bit below the armpit, damaging the muscles necessary to use the right arm, as well as letting blood flow and causing quite a bit of pain.

It was far from a lethal blow, and the wound would recover, given time, but Iko's right arm would be out of commission for the remainder of the battle. The blood loss would also, soon enough, lead to rapid fatigue, and the pain might cause Iko to flinch, leaving him open for a second strike.

Carlos watched the battle, eyes wavering slightly. This was... dangerous. He'd known it would be dangerous before hand, of course, but he hadn't expected for both sides to be using blades. One of the DaCre could get killed. If this went on much longer, he was going to suggest a draw, if only to prevent an unfortunate outcome to the battle...
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Iko had to make an odd defensive move to counter Shobatsu, but it was far from impossible: seeing the blade coming, Iko quickly bent his arm to a ninety degree angle, angled his right arm outward, and quickly brought the arm prone to his own chest, angling it diagonally, as if Iko was to rest his chin on the back of his hand.

This brought Iko's crescent blade directly in the path of the sun blade, which brought them to a draw. Further, since Iko's arm still had relaxed muscles, while Shobatsu's was extended, he could easily find a way to repel, if necessary. For the time being, though, this arm was simply a means of countering Shobatsu's: if either made a move in this predicament, or let up the pressure, they would leave a huge opening for another attack.

The center of both of these swords crossing eachother, Iko saw a different opening, as Shobatsu still had his other arm outward, at his side. He drew the claws of his opposite hand, while forcefully bringing them forward, the thumbprint meeting the fingerprints of the other four fingers as he made a 'poking' stance with his hand. He brought this forward quickly; if he succeeded, he would stop a mere inch from Shobatsu's neck. His other crescent blade was also prepared: if Shobatsu attempted to block with his opposite arm, the blade would be created, and the arm staved off by a sudden movement.
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PostSubject: Re: 4a.) Fox versus Wolf   4a.) Fox versus Wolf I_icon_minitimeSun Aug 15, 2010 4:42 am

Shobatsu stepped forward and to the left as the two blades met, turning his wrist to keep pressure applied to the crescent blade as he did so. A shield-like structure of light-energy was constructed on his left hand by use of Pure Light, and used to block Iko's left hand and crescent blade.

If Iko made a sudden move, due to the awkward position of his arm, the squirrel wouldn't be able to keep the force applied to his crescent blade, leaving him open. This effectively meant that Iko couldn't move his position, or move his right arm, while Iko's left arm was blocked by the shield.

At this stage in the game, both fighters were in a dead lock. If either moved their blades, they would leave themselves open to a strike. If either moved their opposite hand, they would leave themselves open to a strike. Changing position would mean the fighter would lose their leverage, and would be able to be pushed over, which was not a good position to be in.

Shobatsu, however, had an attack that didn't require his limbs. The red sun on his forehead glowed bright white for a moment, not enough to cast significant shadow, before a more powerful laser burst was unleashed at close-range to Iko's face. The laser stayed clear of facial features that could be seriously damaged, but the pain from the laser would likely bring a forfeit in a few moments.

Carlos had his hand half-raised, ready to call for a draw if the battle didn't end with this move.
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Keeping the force applied in both of his arms, with the exception of making his left-palm flat to improve leverage against the shield, Iko had one gambit left, which would, especially in close range, throw off both the focus of dark and light energy alike.

Instead of attacking physically, Iko used his roar technique: a wolfen screech of an interesting quality, that filled both of the DaCres' ears. The continuous laser attack, having to be continually focused, was cancelled out, as well as any light or dark manipulation other than the already-created blades.

As the light shield fell, Iko's left palm would meet Shobatsu's, blocked physically instead of through light energy.

It seemed too much of a deadlock, to Luke. Not only were the creatures surprisingly identical in size, shape, and appearance, but they also seemed to be matched in skill. It also seemed that Iko found out what he needed to know about Shobatsu, at least, what was so familiar about him.

Luke raised his arm as a gesture to Carlos, seeing that he was also thinking this fact. "It could go either way, here; I suggest we draw, before one of them makes a slip in form."
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As Iko's screech was released, Carlos felt extremely odd. He felt distracted, unable to focus properly. In fact, the sort of fatigue being inflicted on the kitsune was being transferred to him, though he didn't know this. The same thing would be happening to Luke.

As Luke suggested a draw, Carlos smiled in relief. "Agreed." he said. Iko had proven to be a formidable opponent, evenly matched with Shobatsu. He half-wished Shobatsu had the sense to summon his fireflies earlier on, which might have turned the battle in his favor, but this outcome was quite acceptable.

Shobatsu's ear twitched as he heard the statements by the DaCre tamers. With a flick of the wrist, he pushed Iko's blade upward slightly, and pushed away from Iko's left hand, stepping back and to the left. This effectively put him out of range of Iko's blade and hand, in the event that he hadn't heard that the battle was a draw. He released his hold on the energy his blade was made of, letting it melt away into residual light and shadows.

After seeing Iko's techniques, he seemed even more familiar than before. He could tell this would be weighing on his mind for quite a while, until he remembered where he'd seen Iko before. The new experiences in the new world here had been taking up a lot of his focus in the past twenty-four hours, however, and it would take a few moments to properly remember any distant memories. He mentally shrugged, deciding to sleep on it and see what came up.
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Iko pushed away in a similar manner, moving off to the right instead of the left, looking at the familiar light-fox before him. It was now apparent to him what exactly bothered him about Shobatsu: Shobatsu and Iko's appearances and battle styles were frighteningly identical.

Luke, grabbing his head for a moment, shaking off the headache, put his arm down as he walked forward, Iko reverting back to his squirrel state. Walking up Luke's arm, he once again perched on his shoulder.

Iko looked over at the fox-man, still uncertain, at least in that moment, about how the two were related in the other world. "Strange, how identical the DaCre are in appearance," Luke mused, directing his comment over to Carlos.
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Shobatsu relaxed, shifting back to his smaller kitsune form. The fox trotted over to Carlos, sitting primly beside him. He'd noticed the similarity in appearance and battle style already, but... something else about the squirrel seemed too familiar. He didn't know where he'd seen Iko before, but...

Carlos nodded at Luke's comment. "Looking at them as programs, they might have been designed by the same person. Looking at them as more than that..." The boy shrugged.

Shobatsu flashed Carlos a look that said quite a lot. It said: There's nothing more to be accomplished here. It said: There's an awkward silence coming up quite soon. It said: Time to go.

Carlos smiled briefly at Luke and Iko. "It was, er, nice meeting you." With that, man and fox returned to their jog, soon reaching a bend in the track and vanishing behind the trees.
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