Preliminaries! Match #4: Inugami vs Roberta Rabbit

Witnessing that quick match that Eschal ended by a single punch to a kid's stomach, his movement was unreactable by the boy, but Inugami saw it all and knew that this kid was in over his head. Inugami should've talked to the kid and persuaded him to forfeit the match cause what happened could've been avoided, but what's done is done, now it's his turn to fight, but he felt like this preliminary match would take much longer than the others, maybe longer than Liari. Giving Rutaba one more glance and ruffling his hair before walking through the doors of the waiting room, out into the arena.


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Inugami walks out to see the crowd roaring and cheering for more, wanting action, and he will grant them one with the opponent he is facing. Maybe he can end this fight within six minutes, but given other fights and how strong his comrades are, things could go either way. Tossing his first layer of clothes off, revealing his red jacket underneath the black button-up attire then began flexing and rotating his arms till he got that satisfied pop. Then, he went on to the next position, going into a walking lunge, bringing his left leg forward and bending by the knee while dropping the right leg straight down towards the ground, loosening up his lower body before he stood straight up, then hopping from one foot to another with a confident smile on his face "Lets do this! Lets rock and roll!" he yells out for everyone to hear and get excited.
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With a respectful gesture, Inugami bows back to Roberta, showing that he is also polite when it comes to his opponent "I am Inugami, monk of the Fire Mountain," Introducing himself to the woman before him. A warm smile spreads across Inugami's face as he introduces himself to the woman in front of him with a warm stance, the Gong Bu, which is his preferred fighting stance, and gestures to her to join him in a fight. He says to her, "Let's have fun in this match! Let's have a great time together!" and then he rushes her, flying from his stand to hers in a matter of seconds, throwing some light strikes in an effort to test the waters with her, throwing a punch that angles towards her sides to see how she will react to it.
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Inugami looks in wonder at how she moves when he initiates the dodge of his strike, dancing and spinning past them with grace, like a dancer, which gets Inugami thinking that she must come from a group that knows their way with footwork. Seeing her grin with him and comment on his plan for this fight, he nods with acknowledgement. Still, he keeps a smile on his face as she went to punch to his face and strike at his leg, shifting his body to counter her attack, going into a lower body defense, he moves with an upward palm strike to her jab to his face but raise his front leg then kick to match her but upon seeing her spring in the air like a bunny he once hunted all those years ago, ironic that he's fighting someone who looks like one.
He did his best to catch her kick, but feeling it push him a bit, he opted to push back with some force, but held onto her foot and went for a slam onto the ground, however, he felt nothing in his hand moments later which made him move backward but didn't think to expect her to appear outside his peripheral vision, catching a painful blow that sent his head rocking to the side. After receiving a surprised strike, he will use this opportunity with a bit of disorientation to stomp on one foot forcing him to skid a few inches then strike back with a low kick with his right leg, going for her in the gut but would stop then flick it up for her chin but if she manages to move or block his strike, he will throw a left elbow for her chest then right to her face hoping to catch her good but upon seeing her technique, he must play it careful or else he will find himself meeting grass.
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Witnessing her body glow a golden hue of energy upon landing a clean scything elbow to her face, then her body burst into four separate Robertas that were sent flying, and crashing from the blow. Watching all four of them grab their face from where he struck, then a faint line of red from the corner of their mouths, "Hm," he hums to himself, but keeps a smirk on his face as they begin zipping around the arena, making him stay on his toes and use his ember eyes, this technique giving his eyes a smoldering ember that seems to make him look like a monk being possessed. He watches as each copy seems to give off magic trails, but none of them held an aura to the original, seeing the real Roberta glowing with a radiant grayish-blue aura that makes him gawk in awe of how beautiful it truly was, but he couldn't remain distracted as the copies rushed in and then leap up in the air with their feet aimed down to crash down on him.

He backflips six feet from the impact site, applying ki into his hands as he stabs into the concrete arena, grounding him. The impact comes with a blast and shockwave that would've sent him flying, but his grip remains iron-tight with noticeable cracks in the arean. "Such power, she can definitely pack a punch." He compliments, but straightens up once it all dies down, preparing for his next move. Seeing Roberta standing in the middle of the arena, he crouch low like a predator ready to strike, applying Rapid Movement to his body as he takes off in a zigzag, then closing the distance in seconds while conjuring fire ball in each hand and throwing them at her as feint but held enough strength to knock her back if she manage to dodge or block them. Once closer he performs a fast, centralize vertical strike to her central mass, his hands still heated from the phoenix flames he conjured applied some burning sensation upon contact but he didn't stop there, he snaps his right leg up for a mid-high kick to her side but spins around to deliver another kick with his left leg, hoping to push and see more of her martial prowess, If she manage to dodge or counter his advances.
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Inugami narrows his eyes when he sees Roberta leap into a circle, and his expression turns grim. "That again," he says and stops midstep, looking around to see where she will appear, but is surprised when she appears before him, flipping backwards out of the uppercut which narrowly misses his chin, and then skids a few feet from where she appeared, but sees more portals popping up all over the arena and above, which makes him feel more cautious of his surroundings. His worry would be proved right when he felt a fist connect to his face, sending him rolling a bit, yet he managed to stop himself from sliding further, but didn't see her in sight, so he decided to rely on his senses to find where she would appear. Detecting her from above, opting for him to look up and see her coming down with a double-fist hammer slam, which he counters with a side-step and grabs her arms to slam onto the ground, unless she manages to slip from his grip. Refusing to let go as he pulls Roberta up onto her feet, into a headbutt, intending to disorient her, then two strikes to both legs, intending to keep her moving anywhere else.
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