Chiryoku: *it's . . . today. A day of Judgment?**slowly, she walks through the tournament compound making her way unerringly towards the ring, to await her match. The match?*

Kajiita: *mumbles small things here and there to prepare herself mentally for the match* Today is the day... *sliding on her armor she smirks* This will end things. Once and for all...

Chiryoku: *she checks her armor again . . . the only memento of her family. Her former future. Her race.* *still, the metal shines with flecks of love, as of yet unseen in her eyes*  *and as she slides her gauntlets on, she knows that this . . . may very well be her last day   among the living. So it goes.*

Kajiita: *leans down and tightens her boots one last time* This should prove most interesting... *the smirk never leaving her face, she sets her sword down in safe place and heads out to the ring*  ~I hope you are ready to settle the score, Huntress...~

Chiryoku: *she's already in the ring now . . . her boots surely standing on the cold stone slabs . . .* *she tosses her head impatiently, and murmurs a short prayer for her family . . .* *she doesn't care if she burns in hell, if they are avenged. Nothing else matters* ~I have been ready since that day, Roach. Hurry to your judgment.~

Kajiita: *arriving at the ring, her smirk only widens, but only for a moment.  Her fists clench tightly upon seeing her opponent* It ends now... ne? *Looks around the ring to get the surroundings down* ~You will be the one judged, not me.~

Chiryoku: *she salutes the crowd and judge, and her opponent, in the style of her people and with the slightest of smiles, she turns her full attention to Kajiita.* *ready to begin an affair that was started in her childhood . . .* *her power beginning to glow around her ankles in swirls of bluish  white light*

Kajiita: *she nods to the salute and in return bows first to Chir, then the crowd after finishing greeting the crowd, she readies herself by getting into a more defensive stance* *Just seeing the face of the one who had her family killed is enough to set things in motion* *Slowly, a light blue aura surrounds her, energy surging through her body* It begins...Now!

Chiryoku: . . . does it? *The smile stays companion to her pale lips**she feels life. Light. Her very soul. Pulsing through her body, tingling down to her gloved fingertips* I await your move, murderer.

Kajiita: Yes... It does. *Narrows her eyes, looking at her opponent's stance, looking for possible openings* So be it... *clenching her teeth, she leaps at her, throwing a simple array of punches at her torso*

Chiryoku: *since her opponent is starting simple, why not go with it?* *she allows her to throw what she will, but as soon as Kajiita edges into Chir's kicking range the Huntress attempts to field a shield kick for Kaji's stomach* *a shield is a defensive kick, this one is a front shield, where Chir moves forward with the momentum from both herself and Kaji combined as she lifts her knee and stomps down on the designated spot*

Kajiita: *tries to bring her knee up to meet the attack while at the same time trying to move her body back away from the kick*

Chiryoku: *she follows through with the kick, aiming just below Kajiita's kneecap with her momentum, and Kajiita’s, and immediately after (even if it does not land true) she attempts to rechamber into a hook kick* (which brings the leg straight on one side of the head, (knee facing outwards) and then, the knee joint is bent all the way so that he heel snaps back to the kicker's posterior, possibly through the person's head. . .**anyways, the point is to snap the leg back, so that you use all of the momentum from snapping the leg straight, then in. *

Kajiita: *She moves her leg up to block the kick with her shin, growling upon the impact. Upon doing so, she spins her body to turn and attempt a kick at Chir's leg with the same leg that she used to block the first strike*

Chiryoku: *She moves with the kick, attempting to lessen the impact, and as she pivots, attempts to counterpunch, trying to plant a rear cross in Kajiita's throat*

Kajiita: *Gets hit by the punch, then punches back at her opponent, aiming for the left side of the jawbone*

Chiryoku: *she feels the impact at her jaw, and tastes a coppery tang. Blood?**her eyes momentarily unfocus, as she turns, trading punches again, attempting to push off with her aura, and uppercut Kajiita in the solar plexus*

Kajiita: *gets hit by the punch, and thusly, nearly doubles over in pain for a moment before springing up at Chiryoku, looking as if she is going to headbut her in the stomach, but instead aims a punch for her lower abdomen with her right arm, immediately followed by an uppercut to her jaw if successful*

Chiryoku: *surprised at Kajiita's quick recovery, she takes the punch to the abdomen, the impact catching her so off guard, that for a moment, she feels light headed**however, determined not to lose, she manages to keep her wits about her, and attempts to move in, allowing the uppercut to go past. . . as she attempts to brace her hands behind Kajiita's neck, and drive her own knee into Kajiita's side thrice in succession*

Kajiita: *As she gets hit in the side, she gets thrown off guard a bit, not able to defend from any of them, but as the 3rd one strikes, she drives her elbow at Chir's side, hopefully buying her enough time to at least momentarily gain her breath back*

Chiryoku: *she feels the elbow drive at her, more agitated then put off by it, she leaves the opening to Kajiita to move back slightly, her hands still placed at her neck . . . if Kajiita takes it, she attempts to suddenly pull down, and in accordance, drive the knee home into Kajiita's face . . . *

Kajiita: *seeing the opening, she eyes it carefully, but decides to decline out of knowing her opponent better than that. Instead, she drops down to a crouching position then goes for a sideswipe to Chir's right leg, aiming to swipe directly at the ankle*

Chiryoku: *aha . . . gotten wise, the roach has. But maybe not wise enough?* *as Kaji goes for her foot, she is already too aware**Chir's counter is a simple attempt - she moves the right leg up, and into a low kick intended for Kajiita's face*

Kajiita: *brings her hands to her face and crosses them at the forearms (A like how Piccolo does in the DBZ movies), then uses her aura as she increases her PL a bit to push Chir away, or at least lessen the blow* ~Just like old times... ne, Wench?~

Chiryoku: ~so it goes, Roach.~ *she smiles, a feral joy in her eyes, as she withdraws her attack in response, and stands back, ready, gathering focus and power for . . .*

Kajiita: *watches carefully, her own feral grin coming to show fangs and almost a lust to resume this fight. Changing her stance as she gets up, she moves to a more offensive stance, as if she were going to attack within the next second, but instead, she mimics her opponent, and begins raising her power level*

Chiryoku: *the energy doesn't seem to manifest itself in ki, or in an attack . . . but in her voice* *the ocean-tide song is more than dangerous. It tells the truth in pure emotion.**Kajiita will relive the death of her people. Her people? Chir's people. They are the same, are they not?* . . . and not even the ashes survived. . .

Kajiita: *in a state of slight confusion, her power level surges up and down, but never reaches close to its peak, the song stirs emotions she had been fighting most her life to suppress, but even now, it was hard to hold them down. . .*

Chiryoku: *the song, and the match, continues . . . with a sudden shift in pace and tone, the song gains the feel of desperation, and pure self-hatred. If Kajiita were the more empathic type, she may note that these are much stronger than most of the other feelings put off in Chir's songs . . . because these emotions, and HATRED, she knows best. Remembers the most.**Pulling in power from her as of yet unmaxed aura, Chir . . . no, Lorelei attempts to blend in physical sensation, and Kajiita may, or may not feel -numb-* * . . . Physically and emotionally . . . empty?*

Kajiita: *she stands there now, her power level going down once more, eyes beginning to tear up, remembering the loss of her first child and former mate* *clenching her fists, she bares her teeth, eyes closed, and lets her power surge back up once more* ~. . . . .~

Chiryoku: ~you want to HATE me, roach. Because I am just. like. You!~ *and admitting that . . . makes Chir's power flux slightly higher. Makes the pain in her heart that much sharper, as if an old thorn is being dug deeper and deeper. Her eyes, curiously human? . . . Curiously ALIVE . . . and curiously lined with tears . . . **and the light from her aura shines suddenly, possibly and almost blinding flash throughout the arena*

Kajiita: *opening her eyes quickly, she sends a wave of energy at Chir as she yells* Enough!! We are different! *Charges at her again, preparing herself once more by raising her power*

Chiryoku: Are we so different? *Chir channels some of the energy into a more physical state, she attempts to erect a small ki shield in front of her, but some of the blast seeps through, leaving shallow cuts across her body**her mind too frazzled to even try and use her voice right now (and that ability was BORN into her) . . .she switches to the merciless and mercenary instincts that she's trained into herself for the past seven or more years . . .**drawing her aura around her, (warming, but fleeting . . .) she focuses it around her hands, willing it into cruel claws of ki**. . . but she was so close to a realization. Something that would mean the world to her! the end of her world.* . . . are we . . .?

Kajiita: We are... *stops, seeing the claws manifest, knowing this attack too well, she prepares herself, charging small amounts of Ki in her hands, basically making her fists have "gloves" of sorts* Bring. It. On. . . . *Growls lowly, if she had her tail still, it would be more than lashing at this point*

Chiryoku: *and without preamble, she does so, dashing in, and attempting a series of slashes as follows: a low slash to the side, (NO!)A high slash to the face, (NO!) a high sligh from the opposite side to the neck, (NO!) and an uppercut like motion, aimed at the throat (NO! WE CAN'T BE!)**And each slash has the ferocity of a denial, the lies that she's had to live with since she was barely out of childhood*

Kajiita: *she dodges the attack to her side, which barely gets her to somewhat clear the slash to the face, getting hit over her scar that was caused by the same person, but in trying to dodge the first two, the one on her neck hits in full swing, causing her band to fall to the ground, leaving a decently sized gash* *hisses through the pain and takes her turn to throw a punch directly aiming at Chir's face, followed by a kick to the ribs, then another aiming for the lower legs, but closer to the knees*

Chiryoku: *she feels the punch slam into her stomach . . . and it hits solid, momentarily stunning her, allowing at kick to land, but on her arm (as her arms were held up into a boxing stance, protecting her ribs) . . . but instinct has told her, time and time again, MOVE DAMMIT. And for once, she listens to that little voice, and in response to Kajiita moving to kick, she attempts a counter kick in the form of a jumping back leg roundhouse, where she switches stance in mid-air, and swings her rear leg into a Roundhouse aimed at the head*

Kajiita: *dives down below the kick's range, shooting back up for an uppercut to the stomach, her face twisted by anger at this point, making her virtually numb to the outside world. All that exists is this fight. This change to avenge her former mate and child and end things once and for all*

Chiryoku: *. . . what drives her now?**what drives me now? . . . am I her-not-me?* *as Kajiita goes to duck, something registers as -wrong-**all that Chir can do is attempt to bob so the side and avoid the uppercut, but doing so leaves her slightly off balance as when she attempts to use the sidestep motion to swing into a spinning backfist, aimed where Kajiita's head may be now*

Kajiita: *Since she was coming up towards Chir, and focusing on the attack, she gets hit directly in the side of the jaw* *Why will she not just DIE..?!* *The backfist knocks her back slightly, causing her to lose her balance and almost fall back, but instead, she leaps into the air, teeth bared* ~I await your move...~

Chiryoku: *Chir seems wholly incapable of speech, which is odd coming from someone who, once upon a time, under brighter skies, was a very promising bard**she growls, however, a base and feral sound . . .**she doesn’t advance, nor does she renew her slashing attacks, but in a moment of almost innovation, she, almost carelessly, flings one hand from by her face, down to her waist, at a 45 degree angle**while this Seems a useless gesture, (aye, even a gesture of quitting. hopelessness.) it instead serves as an attack - the five separate small beams, once-claws, now streaking towards her opponent, attempting to slash/burn her*

Kajiita: *watching the attack with complete focus, she has enough time to hold her hand out, palm facing the beams, and fire a small round of 5 ki blasts at the beams, aiming to hit them and cause both attacks to cancel each other out in mid air* ~Clever...~ *grins hellishly* ~But not clever enough!*

Chiryoku: *her voice, almost echoing through the stadium with it's emotional intensity, is hard, and cold* silence, fool. You befoul the memory of the innocent deceased and the matter at hand with your flippant tongue. *And with that, she dashes in at Kaji, and once again, seems to attempt to renew her attack, but . . . her claw slash is slightly short . . .**in fact, what seemed a mindless lashing out, is a deliberate (desperate? ) attempt to try and improve her chances of striking Kajiita with a ki attack, for as she brings the clawed hand down in that telling arc, once more, the claws shift to five cutting beams, with Kajiita’s frame as their intended target*

Kajiita: *she first moves to the right, then to the left, trying to dodge the attacks as best she can while throwing punches and kicks in with each movement* *Though she may be moving, the attacks do land, just not in he specific places Chiryoku aimed for them to be. Instead, she ends up losing the ribbon around her left leg, as well as the one on her left forearm and right upper arm, both now replaces with lines of blood*

Chiryoku: *she draws back, her attack utterly thwarted . . .**one punch lands solidly on her jaw, and for the first time, jars utter realization, and drives it bitingly deep.* (stop hiding . . .) *an odd light settles in her eyes. Blood trickles from the lip of a face set in determination**she lands, looking up at her foe* ( . . . I am you. Damn my eyes, I don't care. They deserve vengeance, no matter what the cost.} *And again, she begins to focus*

Kajiita: *narrows her eyes as she resumes focusing on her enemy**This would be the one to determine it all... The final battle, minus the death.  Both their bodies were bloodied and bruised, but neither is ready to give up.* ~Are you ready. . ?  The final battle ends here... And now! Prepare yourself!~ *after wiping blood from her mouth, she darts at Chir, aiming for a high kick to the head followed by a punch aimed at her ribs*

Chiryoku: *allowing herself to focus, she moves in with the kick, but somewhat sloppily, so she accidentally takes the pull impact, to her head . . . but somehow, she manages to claw her conscious together enough to attempt to step in the same direction of the kick, try and get a light grip just below Kajiita's arm, and attempts to hip throw her to the ground, using her own momentum*

Kajiita: *As she gets thrown to the ground, she grabs a hold of Chiryoku's arm with her free hand, trying to pull her down as well*

Chiryoku: *as Kajiita attempts to pull her down, Chir goes with it, attempting to drop into a judo position sometimes called "100 kilos" . . . where her knee would be the focal point of all of her weight, and aforementioned knee would be in her abdomen, and the other leg is straight out for base/balance**if she manages to establish this position, she attempts to punch Kajiita in the face, using gravity, position and weight to her advantage*

Kajiita: *again, she uses the same technique of crossing her arms in front of her face to lessen the impact of the punch, which causes her arms to be slammed into her face instead*  *from where she is she shoots her power level up again, using the energy from it to push Chiryoku away from her so that she can get up again and make another attack*

Chiryoku: *she's pushed back by Kajiita, but merely bobs back in as soon as the attack in finished, she pushes off with her own aura, leaving a trail of decimated tiles from the floor of the ring in her wake, as she attempts to catch the just recently standing Kajiita with a knee to the solar plexus*

Kajiita: *gets hit by the attack, not having much time to defend against it, once hit, she brings her left leg up, turning her body so she can aim a kick right for Chir's lower ribcage*

Chiryoku: *it's kind of hard to kick someone at that range . . . but Chir foolishly had turned Slightly, leaving that area open, when she senses the impact of Kajiita's foot, she narrows her eyes, refusing to cry out, and Chir tries to catch Kajiita's kicking leg against her side, and if successful, attempts to sweep Kajiita’s other leg out from under her, and drop her to the ground* 

Kajiita: *once landed on the grounded, she is momentarily dazed, which may or may not cause a disadvantage on her part.  *Snapping her eyes open, she then attempts to push herself up to a crouching position as fast as possible, awaiting the next move of her opponent*

Chiryoku: *as soon as Kajiita falls, Chir attempts to move in again, aiming a muy thai leg kick (baseball bat Oo; ) to Kajiita's side, and following with an attempted elbow to Kajiita's head**the leg kick makes Chir twist her body in one direction, and the elbow comes from that direction*

Kajiita: *she flips backwards to avoid the kick, as she flips, she tries to kick Chir's elbow with her own feet to divert the attack from knocking her off balance again*

Chiryoku: *she's put off momentarily, as she flips back, but seems relentless . . . as Kajiita goes back like that, she attempts to kick at the region of her hands and face*

Kajiita: *beings that she is flipping backwards and relying on her hands to support her body weight, its nearly impossible for her to divert the kicks**She tries to catch Chir's foot on the kick aimed at her head with one hand*

Chiryoku: *tries to catch her foot with what? The hands that she's flipping with* *Chir still follows through with the kick, with a single minded ferocity*

Kajiita: *the force of the kick pounds her to the ground, upper body first.  *While she's Down, she begins charging ki into her hands as she works on getting back up to her feet As fast as she can*

Chiryoku: *she takes note of how her opponent is doing . . . things seem fairly open ended still, after all this goddamn time . . .**her eyes narrow . . . and as Kajiita charges her ki attack, her opponent takes to the air, drawing her aura about her like a shroud*

Kajiita: *once Chir is in the air, she follows suit, leaping up as she charges, but not Just hands anymore, the energy spreads to her whole body* Enough! Playtime is over, Huntress! No more of these cat and mouse games! *A light yellow aura engulfs the Saiya-jin woman's body as her power increases, possibly going for her max PL?*

Chiryoku: *she simply rolls her eyes at the fool chasing her . . . drawing her energy in, It now begins to focus more, seemingly concentrating about her torso, flittering in from her hands, and feet . . . and her brightly colored hair floats behind her, seemingly with its own intent*

Kajiita: *continues charging her PL, her eyes never leaving the body of her opponent. Forever watching with the lust to finally end what she has been waiting to end since her younger teenage years*

Chiryoku: *she actually allows her eyes to drift shut . . . relying on her other senses . . . And the -feel- of her surroundings**the energy pulses suddenly with unexpecting force, that may or may not disorient/blind/dizzy her opponent . . . but then it seems to have faded utterly . . .*

Kajiita: *her own energy goes against Chiryoku's, dulling the shock for the most part as her PL steadily rises* ~. . .~ *slowly, she brings her arms to cross over her chest, her chin lowered, and eyes closed, preparing herself physically and mentally for the final bout*

Chiryoku: *and the energy? . . . it went -into her- she's doing something common from her people: sacrificing gathered attack power to amplify, to energize, their voices . . . their most potent natural gift**her eyes open, and lock into Kajiita -- ice blue certainty. And with that, she begins to sing . . .**in a series of piercing notes, she attempts to scramble Kajiita’s senses somewhat . . . the precise effects are unknown, as Chir is only recently coming to terms with these abilities, but it may be something like the following: perhaps partial blindness, dizziness, minor pains . . . no matter what the case, the voice is enacting physical changes, where it usually only %^*#$ with mental and emotional things*

Kajiita: *growls loudly* Urusai!!! *Using some of the energy that she had been charging up, she fires a small round of ki blasts in Chir's general direction, her mind unable to focus on anything put the piercing sounds coming from the woman*

Chiryoku: *good thing Kajiita is disoriented, otherwise more than one or two would have struck her dead on . . . and those damn things burn quite a bit . . .**she has to bite her tongue for a moment, to stop from cursing or something else that may dispel the effects of her voice, perhaps giving Kajiita some recoup time before she begins her next assualt**a more familiar attack: the song of old blood, ne?**images may float to mind, almost effortlessly. images and realizations that the victim (and the attacker) had hoped to forget. . . whose whose people are being slaughtered? whose hands are those drenched in blood . . . and who is going to end it?**this song is an attempt to drag out a response from Kajiita, be it anger, a growing sense of helplessness, or anything in between*

Kajiita: *Chiryoku gets exactly what she was looking for. . . Anger.  Kaji's eyes snap open, hands falling down to her sides as images of her world, her family that was killed. . . The hunters. . . all of it building more upon the rage that has been harbored inside for so many years. . .* *slowly, her hands begin to twitch, showing the signs that she's getting ready to snap like once before. . .*

Chiryoku: and with pure malice in mind, the Huntress whispers: a sound like dead leaves being drug across concrete by the biting wind* . . . and your mate was a fool to try and stop me by himself, roach. . . . All because you couldn't attack me. You couldn't stop me. and he paid for it. tsk tsk! *She prepares now . . . what good is fighting the Roach if she doesn't go all out?*

Kajiita: *fists clenched, she exhales slowly, grinding her teeth against the words that deep down, she knows are more than true. . .* *in a tone barely above a whisper, she forces out words, holding back as much as physically possible to keep from totally snapping* How. . . dare. . . you. . .

Chiryoku: *Chir smiles, cruelly* how dare I what, roach? Remind you of the truth? . . . remind you how much of your suffering is your own damn fault?

Kajiita: You LIE!!! *growls, fighting back tears caused by painful memories* Your men killed my child without reason! She could barely fight! Your people Deserved to Die for what you did! *on her final words, her PL shoots up a bit more, now covering her body in a bright yellowish white aura*

Chiryoku: *she chuckles bitterly* ha! you killed us first . . . If you're gonna call me a liar, get your ass out of denial. *she draws her aura around her again, a small sea of white and blue light* . . . you wanna talk about who deserved WHAT? . . . the Lyra-jin were a race of negotiators, peacekeepers, and bards. hardly a warrior among them. your filth-ridden spawn, damn her bones, was more capable than ten of the Lyra-jin . . . but do continue. You paint a lovely imaginary world . . . *her voice is power. . .*

Kajiita: *growls* We were on a mission. . .  I wasn't even on the same part of the planet as my Mate. . . *she hisses through her teeth, fighting hard to keep from going SSJ and tearing the Lyra-jin girl to pieces*

Chiryoku: On a mission. To eradicate a peaceful people, and forget all about it. And to lose the irony of the situation! *She laughs softly, a chiding sound . . . * besides, you should Stop rationalizing. You're just burying yourself further into delusion, little roach. *She draws her aura into her hands, and attempts to launch a short set of weak ki blasts at Kajiita*

Kajiita: Enough! *She growls, shooting her PL up the final bit, once brown hair now bright yellow with eyes of deep emerald showing nothing but pure hatred for the one who was before her* *Without further hesitation, she charges at the woman, full force, focused on one thing, and one thing alone. Total annihilation.  So intent is she on the task at hand, she doesn’t even feel the pain of Chiryoku’s attacks as they hit*

Chiryoku: *annihilate me . . . like you did everyone else . . .? I think not**she finally draws all of her power together, still not physically, and as Kajiita flies at her . . . she simply sings. There is an honesty in her voice unheard before. . . and all she's doing, is trying to hammer home to Kajiita that she's just as responsible for her own pain. It’s her fault. And she tries to drive that overwhelming despair, and loneliness home. That, along with a little glimmering of hope, that maybe, her opponent should accept, and move on . . .*

Kajiita: *so blinded by her own anger, she hears nothing but tones and murmurs from Chiryoku* *in one swift motion, she draws her arms back, then pushes them forward, throwing out a ki blast intending to divert Chir's attention from her singing, and more on combating against her enemy in hand to hand*

Chiryoku: *as the blast scorches her . . . And actually rips a hole in part of her armor, she realizes something now . . . the fundamental difference between herself and the Saiyajin* . . . it is too late for repentance . . . isn't it? *She closes her eyes again, ignoring her bleeding and blistered side, to sing again: a single, ear shattering note . . . this is, in fact, her equivalent of the Taiyou-ken: the intensity of it may cause blindness, disorientation, and one hell of a headache*

Kajiita: *her note succeeds in snapping Kaji’s train of thought back into reality, and causing her to become disoriented.  Trying to fight it, she charges still hoping to land a punch or two on her target to not only shut it up, but prevent it from making the noise again*

Chiryoku: *she may have the upper hand now . . . she has her conscious thought . . . Kaji has only blind rage . . .**as Kaji comes in close, the Saiyajin manages to land a few hits . . . one to the wound on her side, leaving the Hunter's blood on Kajiita's hands . . . but she's trying to keep her cool**at this range, she tries to get to Kajiita's back, and put her in a choke form behind**the Huntress, if successful, tries to hook one of Kajiita's legs with her own, to try and keep from being thrown . . .*

Kajiita: *Chir lands the choke hold, but the minute Kaji feels the arms around her neck, she begins thrashing about, one hand trying to pull Chir’s away from her neck, the other slamming back repeatedly to hit at her ribcage while she attempts to bring her legs up then slam them into Chir’s*

Chiryoku: *Chir still focuses on holding that choke, and tries to complete it, by attempting to triangle her arms, by and placing her other arm behind Kajiita's head, and turning her wrists as if revving a motorcycle . . .**Chir tries to hug closely to her enemy, to make striking difficult, but those hits -hurt- . . . especially when Kaji manages to drive her elbow into the earlier wound twice*

Kajiita: *slams her elbow down towards Chir’s wounded side again, driving harder for a final blow to it before bringing her other hand up to grip Chir's arm around her neck, pulling with all her might to free herself from the hold.  Her neck already had cuts from the claws Chir had earlier used against her, and the choke hold only aggravated them further*

Chiryoku: *she hopes that she won't have to try for this much longer, hoping that her choke is blocking the blood from her opponent's brain . . . hoping, not knowing, and holding on with that resolve*

Kajiita: *finally, as a last resort to try and get free before getting really pissed, she leans her head forward then slams it back, using it to slam into Chir's, an attack she knows will usually work if the opponent isn't expecting it*

Chiryoku: *Chir, is pretty smart, but her head in tucked in close to Kajiita . . . although that bit of movement frees more of Kajiita's neck, perhaps allowing to Chir to tighten the choke a little more**she's tired . . . fighting stabbing pains . . . and unconsciousness in addition to her opponent*

Kajiita: *She too is exhausted, and being SSJ isn't helping that any.  Pausing for a moment, Kaji tries to calm herself a bit, thinking of the next attack she should try to get free from the chokehold before she runs the chance of having to lose the match. Currently, its anyone's game. Both are exhausted and wounded... but neither are willing to give in*

Chiryoku: *trying to jarr Kajiita's concentration, Chir tries to pull back on the choke hold, and drive her knee into Kajiita's spine*

Kajiita: *She yells out in pain as Chir's knee goes into her spine, but once her yell stops, she throws her body downwards, trying to flip both her and Chiryoku towards the tiled arena floor*

Chiryoku: *once Kajiita flips her body forward, she's disoriented, and at first, tries to cling tighter to try and regain some sense of being . . . **after a few moments though, Chir attempts to disengage, and push off of Kajiita's back using her legs, and her aura, perhaps speeding her decent into the tile?*

Kajiita: *all this time, Kaji was pulling down on Chir's arms, trying to free them of her neck as she gasped for air* *hisses through her teeth when Chir basically stomped on her back to disengage, the first thing she does is freefall towards the ground for a few seconds, still dizzy and disoriented* *blinking back into rational thought she slows her body down a bit, but doesn't divert her course*

Chiryoku: *she tries to push away the pain in her mind . . . and her body, to focus again, and though it hurts to draw in a single breath, she once more tries to use her voice**in a series of slow, soothing notes, Chir attempts to finish what she began with the choke . . . she attempts to further lull Kajiita's body into rest, to further slow her heart rate . . . to make her tired, and her injuries heavy . . . they need rest, yes?**it may have this effect, or others . . . and y'know, I PITY the audience*

Kajiita: *she lands rather ungracefully on the tiled floor, panting heavily due to having numerous wounds and just exhaustion from the fight itself, she tries to ignore Chir's singing* I am not... going to fall for that again... *Though she hears the notes, and they do have an effect on her, she fights it as best she can, charging energy into her hands again, intending on shutting up her enemy once and for all*

Chiryoku: *and how many times, pray tell, has Kajiita had that intent? How many times has she succeeded?**she mind-numbing litany continues, she draws strength from her power level, abandoning energy that needs to go towards . . . other . . . things**she attempts to knock Kajiita out non-violently . . . doesn't she deserve a chance to accept the truth?*

Kajiita: *To her, Chiryoku's version of the truth is flawed. Peaceful people?! Peaceful people didn't murder innocent children who had nothing to do with a mission that their parents were on. . .* *instead of charging one large blast, she now fires several small ones with one hand, then seconds later, fires one slightly larger one with the other hand*

Chiryoku: *because their people were mercilessly eradicated for no known reason, that's why . . .**she nearly drops from the air as one strikes her armor across the abdomen, driving the air from her lungs, and bringing the taste of bile and blood to her tongue**she attempts a mild counter attack, a wide beam of ki, aimed at Kajiita, but mostly attempted to slow her own fall*

Kajiita: *gets knocked to the ground again as the beam hits* *it seems both are drawing near their end for this fight. . ? Maybe, maybe not.* *Having landed on her back, she props herself up on her elbows, spitting blood off to her right side as she watches her opponent from where she was positioned*

Chiryoku: *Chir lands, standing straight, one hand clutching her side closely, slick with blood from her side, and from cuts on her arm from the partially shattered armor**but she doesn't attack . . . she has no desire to, really**straining, with a touch of blood trickling from her lip, she continues the song from earlier, trying to drive Kajiita into confusion and weariness. . .gathering effort for what may be a last-resort attack*

Kajiita: *Kaji slowly rises, watching her enemy as she mimics her, drawing power as much as she can for something to attack, or even defend with if she has to. . . Well knowing that this could quite possibly be the last attack for both of them. She was tired, suffering from loss of blood not only from her neck, but also from places all over her body.  Her armor was cracked in most places, and missing in several others, but she wasn't about to give up unless she had to. Even if it meant losing her life*

Chiryoku: *dying is certainly an option . . . but not as far as Chir is concerned**with one hand, she draws a circle in the air, and the energy flits into place . . . drawing a pentacle from no where**the other hand is brought to just below her chin, middle and index fingers pointed up, the others folded**her eyes drift closed . . . and the chants in her native tongue: pure emotion*

Kajiita: *Kaji just watches, still charging energy of her own, her body now surging with a light blue aura of its own*

Chiryoku: *her eyes suddenly open, revealing that her pupils have blanked, her eyes are pure white . . .**concentrating, she turns her hand forward, and it goes through the mandala* *for a moment, it seems like everything is silent, calm . . . but seconds later, the attack erupts, and lost under the sound of the beam, Chir's voice* earth burn . . . *the blue/white beam is wide . . . in fact, it's slightly modified . . . it's concussive more than burning or slicing**this is actually rather underhanded, an attempt to Knock Kajiita out of the ring*

Kajiita: *knowing that blasting this attack will not work, she uses some of what she charged to aid her in leaping up into the air by blasting the ground beneath her, and once in the air, throwing the rest directly at Chiryoku* *Though she leapt to avoid the attack, she timing is off due to lack of coherent thought. She gets hit, and directly in the midsection at that, which sends her body spinning back, basically making her go up diagonally*

Chiryoku: *gets knocked down, noting her mistake, she growls inwardly . . .but tries to focus any frustration into her response, moving the position of her hand, she turns it to face forward, and then suddenly tilts it at an angle . . . perhaps, the degree of control is clumsy, but she attempts to make her ki blast follow the same pattern, attempting to drive Kajiita down . . .*

Kajiita: *getting pushed by the blast, she tries to push her own energy against it, hoping to cause it to flow around her body*

Chiryoku: *she looks up, barely able to force herself to stand so soon after the contact of that blast . . .**but she tries anyway, standing unsteadily, one hand clutching her bleeding side, the other still guiding the blast with any and all focus that she desperately clings to . . .**quite a bit of the blast is diverted to the sides . . . but she continues driving the remnants in the same direction . . .**as she tries to, her vision blurs in and out of focus . . . and her side? No . . . someone else's side is hurting . . . bleeding and burned*

Kajiita: *As one final effort not to lose the match, she turns her body so that she is facing down towards the ring, and pushes in mid-flight against the beam, ignoring its damage to her body*

Chiryoku: *she may do so, but that may hurt. . . it's utterly out of Chir's hands now . . . mindlessly set to continue on its path, despite losing energy against the SSJ's efforts . . .*

Kajiita: *almost totally exhausted, she just closes her eyes and keeps pushing**the blast hurt like hell, but she didn't want to lose. Not to her*

Chiryoku: *not to her. . . not to the one who doesn't even understand . . .**frustrated, torn up physically and emotionally, she just shrieks . . . it's a keening sound (poor audience) it's anger, and frustration, and fear of failure . . . and so much more**but to most, it’ s just a loud noise that hurts your ears**. . . the blast seems a little more worn away . . . still trying to go forward*

Kajiita: *clenching her fists tighter, she tries harder against the blast, even if she’s failing to go against the blast due to being SSJ for so long.  The exhaustion causes her to revert back to normal, no longer SSJ*

Chiryoku: *strength tangibly dropping, she claws vainly to the little bit of power that she has left. A trickle of blood makes itself known at the corner of her mouth as she bites her tongue to try and stay awake . . . to try just a little harder . . . **but moments later, the blast utterly leaves her hands, continuing forward without any more added power or control*

Kajiita: *The attack had been pushing against her for a good long time now, her own body using up its own energy to try and fight it off, try to stay in the ring. But now, her strength was faltering. Loss of blood and energy both were starting to take effect. She might not win this one after all. . . Even though she had been trying her best, the blast pushed her back more than she pushed forward*

Chiryoku: *she can do nothing but watch and wait, trying to find in herself the energy, or that failing, the will, to continue*

Kajiita: *Despite knowing that she very well may lose, she still tries to fight the blast, keeping her eyes closed.  She still tried to dive down against it, but the strength of it, is almost too much for her to take much longer*

Chiryoku: *she lets her eyes flutter shut again, calmly preparing herself* *. . . the blast is still losing power against Kajiita's struggling . . .**in one hand, a simple ki ball begins forming, at the moment, a weak light: like a single fleck of stardust*

Kajiita: *Though fighting, she is being slowly pushed back by the blast. This was it.  Not too much longer and she'd be pushed out of the ring whether she liked it or not*

Chiryoku: *more and more of the blast dissipates against the Saiyajin's efforts . . .**as for Chir herself . . . a small globe of ki, just slightly smaller than her palm, has gathered at her call . . . just a few more moments . . .*

Kajiita: *She keeps fighting, not wanting to lose to the one that she's loathed for so long. . . Her armor was practically in shambles, bodysuit tattered and torn, but she wasn't going to give up. Not yet*

Chiryoku: *Chir's armor is in shambles . . . and so is her body . . . but she refuses to lose to something. . . -someone- who refuses to open their eyes**although her pl drops now, she places a bit more power into the small globe . . . before tossing it towards the remains of the blast . . .**if it manages to find its target, Chir wills the globe to explode, and perhaps then, also cause the blast to detonate violently*

Kajiita: *she sees the blast coming and shields her eyes and face from and damage that might come.  This was it.  Her Pl was dropping slowly, and she didn't have it in her to keep it up. This blast was gonna be the end. . ?*

Chiryoku: *she shields her eyes from the light of the blast. . . it stings, and is nearly pushed back down to her knees by the detonation close-by . . . when she opens her eyes she finds . . . ?*

Kajiita: *gets thrown back by the detonation, thusly causing her to get thrown out of the ring against her will* *When Chir opens her eyes, she'll prolly see Kaji leaning up on her elbows for a moment, getting her bearings before slowly standing* . . .

Chiryoku: *she looks up, frowning slightly . . . is . . . it over?**she tries to push herself to her feet, almost succeeding . . .*

Kajiita: *She succeeds somewhat in getting up. . . Well, at least to a crouching position* ~You've won. . . But know this, it is not over between us, Huntress.~

Chiryoku: *she pushes herself to stand, despite the pain, despite the weariness . . . she spares a small smile for Kajiita, before walking/limping out of the ring* ~it will never be over until you forgive yourself . . . will it?~

Kajiita: *she slowly stands, then follows Chir, but keeping a great distance behind her* ~What do I have to forgive. . ? I see nothing.~

Chiryoku: *she sighs softly at her opponent's reply . . . but keeps walking . . . *

Kajiita: *She too keeps walking, awaiting an actual response with words from the huntress* ~. . .~