A Parting of Ways: Battle Royal

==Setting==
  The three Nations of Nasaria have gathered to negotiate a proposal from Mitsurung Tahu'o, Patriarch of the Ryakyo'o people. But tension rises and the negotiation turns hostile as Tahu'o's adamancy to remove his people from the Alliance triggers a challenge.
  It is the ultimate showdown between Nasaria's most powerful warriors.
==Present Powers==
* Mitsurung Tahu'o, Patriarch of Ryakyo'o.
* Alitta Leigheara, Leader of Ilsaryd and the Saryth race.
* Landi Tavanti, Loma of the Dalgonius
==Battle==
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 00:24, February 19, 2013 (UTC) As the three warriors stand tensed and ready for combat, a deafening crash echoes throughout the hall from directly behind Alitta. Standing in the rubble of what had once been an enormous section of stone wall was an equally monolithic granite construct, easily 15 feet tall. Its arms and legs were as thick as the trunk of a small tree, and its torso three times that. Its feet thudded heavily against the flagstone floor as it stomped towards Alitta, halting just behind her. Drawing Cyndr, she addressed her wouldbe opponents, "I do not relish the prospect of combat against my allies, but I am prepared to proceed, for what I believe to be the greater good of Nasaria."
AtahiNuma (talk): "You have destroyed our Okyo'o bond. If you do not let my people leave, I will have to force you." Tahu'o's eyes flash, "Even if I have to break every single bone in your body."
LeadDragon (talk) 03:21, February 19, 2013 (UTC) "I dare you to try," excitement dances in Tavanti and her dragon's eyes, this is what she was born to do. "Lebo," she calls. "Stand ready!" A gravelly roar echoes from the outside of the enormous room as the Dalgonius grips her battle axe, waiting for movement.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 03:51, February 19, 2013 (UTC) Alitta lifts her sword so that it is pointing directly at Tahu'o, "Damn it Tahu'o, stand down!"
As she speaks to Tahu'o, she mentally directs her golem to advance on Tavanti, positioning it between her and Tahu'o.
AtahiNuma (talk): "I must do this, you give me no choice." says Tahu'o. He lifts the large sickle-like sword off his back and takes a fighting stance. "I am extremely sorrowful that it has come to this, old friend."
LeadDragon (talk) 04:26, February 19, 2013 (UTC) "Your sorrow cannot be that deep if you persist on doing this, but I respect the sacrifice you are willing to make for your people and so I promise not to kill either of you." Tavanti stretches her wings and the tips brush the opposing walls. Flames line the lips of her draconic mouth as she charges forward towards her two opponents, her great feet booming with every step.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 05:02, February 19, 2013 (UTC) As Tavanti charges, Alitta leaps onto the table, swinging Cyndr in a downward slash at Tahu'o. In the same instant, she is controlling her golem in the back of her mind, and it aims a massive punch at the charging dragon's chest.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o ducks onto his back and blocks the sword stroke with his plated clogs. He spins onto his feet, sending the sword away and makes a dash for the large opening recently created in the stone wall.
LeadDragon (talk) 05:18, February 19, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti swats at the stone man's fist, batting it away from her body as she surveys the scene from her towering position. "Lebo!" She cries and in an instant, the fellow dragon is at the gap in the wall, scrutinizing the occupants of the room.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 05:38, February 19, 2013 (UTC) As the hulking figure of Lebo fills the jagged wall gap, Alitta rushes after Tahu'o, sandwiching him between the dragon and herself. Readjusting her grip on the hilt of Cyndr, she stands ready, waiting for Tahu'o to make a move.
Still in full control of her stone associate, Alitta redouble's its assault on Tavanti, and this time she has the golem throw a powerful kick toward Tavanti's enormous ribcage.
AtahiNuma (talk): Mitsurung does not slow his pace. He barrels under the dragon's legs and slashes its left legs as he does so.
LeadDragon (talk) 05:59, February 19, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti rears up onto her rear legs, dodging the golem's attack before landing on top of him. She places all of her great weight on his shoulders, attempting to force him to the ground.
The Ryakyo'o blades cut shallow gashes into Lebo's hide, who whirls around to pursue his newfound target.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:10, February 19, 2013 (UTC) Being made of solid granite has its merits, and Alitta is pleased to find that her 15 foot construct is able to support the dragon's weight just long enough for Alitta to drop it into a defensive sideways roll, temporarily removing it from harms way. 
Meanwhile, Alitta herself follows Tahu'o and Lebo out into a wide clearing with a stream running through its center, sword in hand.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o whirls round and sends his sickle toward the incoming sword.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:39, February 19, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti bounds after the stone figure, stopping its roll and catching its skull in her teeth. She shakes the construct, lifting it off the ground before smashing it down once again.
Lebo follows the fighters into the clearing, circling them as he waits for one to overcome the other.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:08, February 19, 2013 (UTC) Alitta neatly parries Tahu'o's sword, sliding Cyndr through the hook at the end of the blade. With a swift flick of her wrist, she sends the hooked sword flying out of Tahu'o's hand, landing with a soft thud in the grass a few feet away.
At this point, Alitta's golem smashes into the ground with a resounding crash, a large crack splitting the stone floor beneath it. Reacting swiftly, Alitta uses her golem to pummel furiously at the dragons mouth and jaw, its enormous granite fists slamming powerfully into the scaley creature.
AtahiNuma (talk): As he is disarmed, Tahu'o kicks Alitta in the stomach and braces her sword with his smaller sickle. This time, he aims the spearhead tip of the sickle at her face, discouraging another attempt to disarm him.
LeadDragon (talk) 22:02, February 19, 2013 (UTC) Draconic blood drips onto the golem and Tavanti hisses with pain. She whips the automaton and lets his momentum carry him out of her jaws and into a yet standing wall.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 22:38, February 19, 2013 (UTC) Wincing at the sharp pain in her abdomen, Alitta barely manages to leap swiftly backwards and dodge the blow from Tahu'o's sword. Just as she does so, she hears a resounding crash from inside the hall.
Alitta's golem smashes straight through the stone wall, landing on its back in a section of the grassy clearing about 30 feet away from where Tahu'o is dueling Alitta.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o siezes the instant of separation and runs to reclaim his sickle. Hanging the smaller at his hip, he holds the right hand with the loop. 
"Two Handed Reaper Style, Mitsurung Tahu'o." he represents his people's art.
The warrior dashes back to his opponent, sending an upward slash at the Leader.
LeadDragon (talk) 04:21, February 20, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti pushes her way out of the gap in the wall, the Dalgonius portion of her body holding its buckler above herself to keep rubble from falling onto her. "Lebo," she calls to her companion, "Hold its arms." Her pet does so as she fits her dark claws under his jaw, pulling hard.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 04:50, February 20, 2013 (UTC) Alitta's longsword flashes in the sun as she whips it around in a graceful arc, knocking aside the hooked blade wielded by Tahu'o. An instant later, she slams her elbow hard into Tahu'o's unprotected face.
In the back of her mind, Alitta feels the head of her granite effigy snap off. Luckily, the head was merely a decorative addition to the figurine, as it served no particular purpose combat-wise. Directing all of her power's focus into one of the stone figure's sizable legs, Alitta swings the leg mightily upward, driving the golem's heavy stone knee into one of the scaley arms Lebo is using to hold it fast.
AtahiNuma (talk): Even as his head is whipped back, the practiced weapon art continues as the deflection is absorbed into a rotation. The blade whirls in a downward arc, but rolls at the last second into a horizontal slash as the Ryakyo'o style delivers its erratic form.
LeadDragon (talk) 05:12, February 20, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti roars with frustration, hurling the granite skull across the clearing where it lands with a splash into the stream. The stone man's knee connects with the inside of Lebos elbow, causing it to buckle and the dragon to lose its grip on the construct.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:13, February 20, 2013 (UTC) Breaking her golem free of Lebo's grip, Alitta sends it forward, its feet gouging into the soft earth as it barrels toward Tavanti. Upon reaching the dragon hybrid, Alitta sends the golem's shoulder crashing into Tavanti's chest, attempting to drive her backward. 
Alitta leaps backward again, intent on avoiding the slash, but is not as lucky this time. As she lands, she can feel the hot stickiness of blood on her torso as it drips from the long, thin cut along her upper abdomen. Glancing down at it, Alitta is relieved to see that it is hardly a fatal wound, and redirects her attention to Tahu'o, at whom she aims an overhand leaping thrust.
AtahiNuma (talk): The two blades collide with a metallic clang. Tahu'o stares into the luminescent eyes of an old friend and detaches himself completely from the bond they once shared. He take one hand off the hilt of his sword and holds it over his chest in a fist. The muscles in his arm and chest tighten as he focuses his inner energies.
There is an otherworldly roar as a blue jet of light erupts from beneath Mitsurung's feet. The jet buckles and rolls like a thundercloud into a ten-foot, shrouded warrior. It holds a giant sickle, the embodiment of the blade the Ryakyo'o leader has used to sever two former friendships.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:50, February 20, 2013 (UTC) The stone automaton collides with Tavanti, forcing her hulking form backward. Lebo tackles the golem from the side, driving him away from his master and giving her time to spread her great, black wings and take to the sky. The Dalgonius circles once before folding her wings to her side and allowing herself to fall in a steep dive towards the stone man that has antagonized her so far.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:58, February 20, 2013 (UTC) Alitta does not fear the spirit warrior before her, for she herself stands over 8 feet in height. However, she is hesitant at the prospect of fighting two warriors at once. Kicking out with both of her golem's powerful legs, Alitta manages to drive the heavy form of Lebo off of her construct for a moment, utilizing the opportunity to bring her golem to its feet and send it thundering towards where Tahu'o and her are fighting.
AtahiNuma (talk): The billowing manifestation sends the white, burning sickle in a fast slash into the waist of the oncoming granite attacker.
  The Ryakyo'o steps backward into a hollow in the armor-like storm that is the manifestation, it closes around him so that only his silhouette can be seen.
LeadDragon (talk) 05:28, February 21, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti angles away from her original target, opening her wings to stop herself from crashing into the ground. She lands somewhat gracefully and her long claws leave furrows in the soft, dark earth. Tavanti's maw releases a gush of flame at the distracted form of Alitta. Lebo circles above, staying close in case he is needed.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 05:54, February 21, 2013 (UTC) Upon hearing the roar of flames at her back, Alitta drops low, the fire singeing the tip of her hood as it rushes overhead toward Tahu'o. Still in a crouched position, Alitta pivots to face Tavanti.
As Alitta dodges the blast of flame, Tahu'o's spirit warrior lands a devastating blow to the midsection of her effigy, causing a distinct crack to form along its granite torso. Taking advantage of the spirit guardian's close proximity to her golem, Alitta siezes the manifestation in her golem's arms, hoisting it high into the air.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o's eyes grow wide with rage. He screams, "Grapple with the complete manifestation of the Mitsurung blood!"
The manifestation reflects the scream with another roar and the swirling cloud begins to condense. It grows to match the size of the golem and plates of luminescent, solid armor emerge out of the torrent. The manifestation holds the golems torso and pushes back. 
"Way of the Scorpion! I represent the sting of the Mitsurung!" the Ryakyo'o bellows. The chained sickleis hurled out of the manifestation and is instantly surrounded by the whirling cloud, whipping around violently as the warrior grapples with the giant, granite behemoth.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:33, February 21, 2013 (UTC) The dragon jaws leak flame as Tavanti stalks forward, analyzing her opponent. She spits fire at Alitta as she simultaneously thrusts her head forward, snapping her teeth at the Saryth.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:01, February 21, 2013 (UTC) Sidestepping diagonally so as to avoid the torrent of flame and the massive jaws of Tavanti's dragon, Alitta swings her sword with both hands, bringing the sharp blade down hard against the thick hide of the dragon's massive head.
Maneuvering her golem expertly, Alitta wraps its arms around the spirit's head, utilizing the construct's immense strength to squeeze tightly. 
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o screams again and his eyes flash their brilliant red. The tail like weapon arcs rapidly around and strikes the golem in the back. At the same time, Tahu'o's true body leaps forward from within and sends the metal pommel of his own sickle into the behemoth's torso.
LeadDragon (talk) 07:23, February 21, 2013 (UTC) Dragon blood waters the grass beneath Tavanti's feet and she roars with anger and pain. The cut is short but fairly deep, considering the strength of the draconic hide. Extending her forepaw, she strikes at Alitta's sword as she attempts to bat it away from the side.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:40, February 21, 2013 (UTC) Unwilling to part with her blade, Alitta turns the point so that it is facing the oncoming swipe, impaling the dragon's paw. However, the force behind the blow is incredible, and it sends Alitta flying backward several feet. She lands hard on the ground with a dull thud, and is suddenly aware of a dull pain in her chest. Coughing slightly, Alitta staggers to her feet, intent on retrieving her sword.
As Alitta pulls herself off the ground, she feels a chunk of her golem's back shatter from the blow delivered by Tahu'o's summoned servant, and Tahu'o's pommel bash deepens the jagged crack in its abdomen. Releasing the creature's head, Alitta releases two savage punches to the creatures face from the construct's heavy stone fists, sending the manifested spirit reeling backward.
AtahiNuma (talk): The manifestation skids backward to a halt.
Tavanti, Alitta, we once fought together as friends. I remember fighting back to back and now...I cannot turn my back on either of you. I regret every moment of this, because in truth...our bond was an intimate bond. I have to do what is right for my people, even if that means destroying you...and my spirit aches, because...
The thundering cloud darkens to a reflection of Tahu'o's heart that is almost darker than black.
...because I still love both of you.
The storm of a warrior ignores the golem and rushes toward Tahu'o's companions. Tears of lightning arcing from its eyes.
LeadDragon (talk) 01:24, February 22, 2013 (UTC) Both of Tavanti's mouths scream as the sword enters her foot and as gravity pulls it out again with an awful sound. She glares with newborn hatred at the standing Saryth and without lifting her eyes from the woman in front of her, she responds to Tahu'o as if she could hear his heartbroken thoughts. "Sacrifices," Tavanti gasps through her pain, "Must be made." It is an encouragement to herself as well as to the fighters around her. Holding her injured paw above the ground, Tavanti releases a blaze of fire onto the sword at her feet, warming the metal.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 05:48, February 22, 2013 (UTC) Alitta stops mid stride, watching Tavanti bathe her sword in flames. "Damn," she mutters, and her attention shifts to Tahu'o's phantasm. Moving her golem's legs as fast as she can, Alitta throws her golem forward in a sideways tackle, intercepting and flooring the rampaging juggernaut just before it reaches her.
AtahiNuma (talk): The sickle-tipped tail locks under the golem's left shoulder and heaves as the solid phantom lifts the stone giant away.
Tahu'o's screams of anger and turmoil can be heard from within the warrior as it roars again. It billows into a nearly 20 foot form, and as it begins to dwarf the golem, it becomes more bestial in figure.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:26, February 22, 2013 (UTC) The Dalgonius smiles bitterly at Alitta's frusteration. She moves forward a step, with her bleeding right forepaw still held against her underbelly, so that the glowing sword is beneath her. Lebo acknowledges his master's injury and lands to her right, protecting the side from exploitation.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:49, February 22, 2013 (UTC) Understanding that she cannot fight two dragons without her weapon, Alitta lunges at Tahu'o instead, surprising him with a hard kick to the chest. Suddenly, an idea forms in her mind, and she pulls her golem away from the spirit creature, sending it charging toward Tavanti and Lebo.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o is hit and stumbles out of the manifestation. He immediately launches a kick of his own to create distance between him and his opponent. He stands, glaring at Alitta and brandishing his sickle. He says,
"You've turned against me!" hurt and angry.
He looks straight into the woman's eyes.
LeadDragon (talk) 07:16, February 22, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti follows her retreating opponent slowly, her gait a limp with only three usable feet. Lebo takes to the sky once more, acting as a reinforcement for Tavanti should the need arise.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:32, February 22, 2013 (UTC) Though being locked in combat with Tahu'o and Tavanti holds no joy for Alitta, she holds Tahu'o's gaze unflinchingly for a split second, her eight foot frame towering over him. Moving swiftly, Alitta ducks under Tahu'o's hook sword and seizes him behind his knees with both of her arms, pulling his legs out from under him and slamming him to the ground.
While she grapples with Tahu'o, Alitta sends her golem into a flying leap towards Tavanti, its gargantuan granite fist drawn back in preparation to strike.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o grunts as the wind is knocked out of him. As he falls to the ground he slams his fists into Atilla's ears. He then wraps his legs around her lower back and puts his hands on her throat, his right arm crossed over to the left side and his left to the right. The technique is Ryakyo'o in origin, a position where pulling the arms away from the neck only tightens the grip.
The phantom charges toward the dragon after the Golem. 
LeadDragon (talk) 01:58, February 23, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti throws herself to the side, hoping the momentum of the granite contruct will keep it from redirecting its path too soon. She spreads her wings, preparing to take flight. Lebo dives out of the sky to tackle Tahu'o's spirit monster head on, his claws clinging to its neck.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 05:58, February 23, 2013 (UTC) Alitta's vision clouds as her throat becomes constricted. Having a vague knowledge of Ryakyo'o grappling techniques, Alitta opts for a headbutt rather than resistance, bashing her forehead hard into Tahu'o's nose.
The golem's heavy frame lands hard in the grass, skidding straight passed Tavanti and coming to a halt about ten feet away. Wheeling it about, Alitta raises its fists, preparing for the storm of rage that was bearing down swiftly upon her stone construct.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o's head whips back with the head-butt and his grip slackens as he unwraps his legs from around the woman and shoves her back. He rolls backward and into a standing position. He holds his sickle in both hands.
"Show me the tactical brilliance of the Alitta who inherited the title Leader."
Meanwhile, the manifestation passes through the dragon and stands above it. The manifestation puts a hand on the back of the dragon's neck and hooks his sickle underneath it.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:48, February 23, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti pushes off the ground and into the air with her powerful hind legs before the golem can reach her. She wheels around to face the back of the construct, falling claws first towards the granite.
Lebo squirms within the grip of the spirit monster, he tilts his head back to blast fire in the bestial face.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:00, February 23, 2013 (UTC) Alitta struggles to move her golem from the dragon's path of attack, but she is not quick enough. The sheer speed and strength of Tavanti's dragon send one of the golem's arms spinning off into the trees as the two entities collide and the golem itself flies backwards 30 feet, leaving a small crater where it lands in the dirt.
Somersaulting backwards several times, Alitta springs to her feet 15 feet away from Tahu'o, next to where Tavanti had temporarily sabotaged Cyndr. Picking the weapon up gingerly, Alitta is pleased to find that it is quite cool. Adopting a two handed grip on the elongated hilt, Alitta settles into a wary stance, eying Tahu'o closely.
AtahiNuma (talk): The Ryakyo'o leader bounds toward Alitta, swinging his sickle in a figure eight to mask the attack angle. The attack comes from the right with a slash.
At the same time, fire bursts around the spirit's head and as the beasts mouth is open, the tail-like chain weapon of black energy locks behind the dragons teeth like a bit. The spirit warrior yanks upward on newly formed reigns as it raises its sickle.
LeadDragon (talk) 07:58, February 23, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti crashes to the ground after her collision with Alitta's construct and she yelps with pain as her injured paw scrapes the dirt. She skids to a stop only a short way away from her temporarily collapsed adversary. So as to not waste the opportunity of a downed opponent, Tavanti charges the stone golem, intending to attack while he is still in a less offensive position.
Lebo screams with fury at being restrained and twists to face Tahu'o's spirit. The chains go slack as he closes the distance between himself and his oppressor, spewing fire as he swipes at the warrior with black claws.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 08:11, February 23, 2013 (UTC) Alitta perries the slash with a quick flourish of Cyndr's long blade, retaliating with a powerful overhead chop aimed at Tahu'o's head.
Just as Tavanti is about to wreak more havoc upon her construct, Alitta kicks upward powerfully with both of its sturdy legs, hoping to connect with the underside of Tavanti's enormous jawline.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o sidesteps the cleave and whirls back to back with Alitts, reducing visual predictability. He sends his hook sword in an arc at her left shoulder.
The spirit is disrupted in its physicality and reforms itself to a more bestial form. Large ape-like hands lock with the claws and the two leviathans grapple, their roars filling the air.
LeadDragon (talk) 08:43, February 23, 2013 (UTC) The stone feet connect with Tavanti's chin, bruising the bone but not breaking it. She careens to the side, befuddled and too overcome with pain to pay much attention to her surroundings.
The chains that hold Lebo become intangible as the spirit warrior transforms his body and they pass through the dragon, releasing him. He darts away, putting space between himself and the manifestation, spitting fire to keep it from getting too close.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 22:14, February 23, 2013 (UTC) Alitta pivots, catching the hooked sword on Cyndr's guard then shoving it roughly aside. Ducking low, she sweeps her sword toward Tahu'o's knees.
Bringing the mutilated effigy to its feet, Alitta resumes her attack on Tavanti, raising the golem's remaining arm in preparation to strike.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o leaps into a flip over the sword and sends his steel-plated heel down in an axe kick at Alitta's shoulder.
The spiritual manifestation bursts through the fire with its sickle primed.
LeadDragon (talk) 05:08, February 24, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti regains clarity and leaps at the construct, just high enough so that only her back claws are low enough to touch the golem. She slips her talons underneith it's arms, holding tightly as she beats her wings, straining to get it off the ground.
Lebo scrambles backward and away from the oncoming sickle. He bathes the spirit manifestation with fire all the while as he retreats.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 05:38, February 24, 2013 (UTC) As Tavanti begins to lift the golem, her claws slip from underneath the stone stump where the golem's arm had been before their collision. With her golem on the ground once more, Alitta backs it away from the dragon so that Tavanti cannot land on top of her construct.
As Tahu'o jumps, Alitta anticipates the kick, spinning around and knocking his heel aside with her elbow, altering Tahu'o's rotation.
AtahiNuma (talk): As the Mitsurung heir is whirled backward, he sends a back kick at Alitta, utilizing the alternate force.
Meanwhile, the spirit manifestation bolts through the flame, completely solid and armored. It thrusts its sickle at the beast again, forcing it toward the river.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:31, February 24, 2013 (UTC) Cursing her own stupidity, Tavanti turns in the air, one wing angled downward as she pivots. Once more, she charges the golem, aiming for him stomach and intending to knock him over.
Lebo sprints to the side, running parallel to the clear water. He spreads his wings and pushes himself into the air, circling back toward the spirit to make an aerial attack.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:03, February 24, 2013 (UTC) As Tavanti draws near, Alitta pulls her golem into a neat sidestep, ramming its fist into the dragon's sinewy neck.
Catching the kick deftly, Alitta traps Tahu'o's leg under her arm and wrenches it upward, throwing him violently off balance.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o smiles broadly as Alitta grasps the kick. When his leg is yanked upward, his upper body continues downward. Spun into an upside-down position, Tahu'o catches himself in a diagonal handstand.
Inwardly, he voices his strategy in reaffirmation,
Move one was to occupy your defense, but one move ahead of instinct, move two was to strike you with that defense completely distracted. I may indeed have you now!
Move two comes with a kick from Tahu'o's free leg, powered additionally by his pushing off the ground.
In the same instant, the spirit leaps upward at the dragon and initiates a strike. But at the last second, it becomes intangible and passes through the dragon, materializing above the already diving beast and initiating the true strike downward at it.
LeadDragon (talk) 08:28, February 24, 2013 (UTC) The golem's punch connects with Tavanti's neck, striking the equivalent of the cardiac artery in the dragon. This temporary blood deprivation in the brain causes Tavanti's wings and legs to weaken, she plummets to the ground.
Lebo's great speed carries him away from the flying spirit monster's attack, but it does manage to catch his tail and leave a bleeding gash in its side. Blood rains onto the people below him and a metallic smell wafts through the air.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 08:38, February 24, 2013 (UTC) Alitta presses the golem's attack, pummelling the dragon's muscular shoulder and lower neck with its solitary stone limb. 
Tahu'o's kick strikes Alitta in the upper section of her ribcage, and she stumbles backward. As she does so, she swipes at Tahu'o with Cyndr.
AtahiNuma (talk): The Ryakyo'o throws his legs backwards over his head, narrowly avoiding the blade. He drops into a roll and, once on his back, windmills into a standing position. He lifts his sickle again in preparation.
Near the river, the spiritual manifestation falls toward the leviathan and sends another slash at its wing as it lands on the river bank.
LeadDragon (talk) 04:04, February 25, 2013 (UTC) The stone man's strikes push Tavanti away from the source of the blows as well as simultaneously bruise her. The pain awakens her confused mind and in a fit of agony sparked rage, she leaps at the golem and lands with her back feet clasped about his waist. She attempts to rip his remaining arm off with her teeth.
As Lebo continues to bound away from his assailant, the slice from the sickle catches a small edge of his wing. As the weapon tears through the membrane, Lebo uses the oppurtunity to wheel around as the scythe continues downward and leap at the spirit's eyes, ignoring his own pain as he fully intends to blind his opponent.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 04:54, February 25, 2013 (UTC) Feeling her golem's arm begin to shatter, Alitta swings its legs up and around Tavanti's neck, locking the knee of its right leg over the ankle joint of its left and creating a tight chokehold on the bloodflow to the brain of Tavanti's dragon.
Alitta spins her sword nonchanlantly as she circles Tahu'o, mentally running through moves and tactics. Deciding on a course of action, she darts in and to the left, flicking her right wrist so as to execute a quick, precise slash at Tahu'o's ribs.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o dodges to the left and intercepts the sword with his hook sword from above it. The sickle blade at the end of the sword hooks beneath as the main, sword-like blade slides over Alitta's sword. Tahu'o maneuvers his blade parallel to Alitta's, locking her sword between the two parts of his own. He continues past parallel in the same swoop to lift her right hand high with his stronger, two-handed form and initiates another kick at her torso.
The manifestation lifts its blade to block Lebo's frontal assault, the maneuver succeeds but results in the blade being torn from its hands. It flies into the river and evaporates into a could of black vapor, the manifestation itself is also knocked back.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:42, February 25, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti hisses as once more the blood flow her her brain is halted. She digs her talons between her neck and the golem's thighs and her muscles cry in agony as she prys them away from herself. Slipping her thin skull through the loosened gap, she throws herself away from the stone contruct and waits for the pounding in her head to subside.
Lebo sees the sword's fate of disintigration and formulates a plan. He falls heavily to the ground and immediately makes for the water, diving into its shallow depths.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:54, February 25, 2013 (UTC) Mentally assessing the damage done to her golem's remaining limb, Alitta is pleased to find that it should still function properly. As Tavatni recoils, Alitta advances on her with her stone figurine.
While Alitta battles with Tavanti in one part of her mind, the other part of her brain is still focused on Tahu'o. As he kicks out at her, she raises her knee quickly, blocking the kick. Stepping swiftly backward, Alitta slides her sword out of its trapped position, using the long blade to stab at Tahu'o's face as she does so.
AtahiNuma (talk): As the dragon distances itself from the manifestation, the spirit soars toward Tavanti, encasing the large dragon in a black armor of churning energy.
Meamwhile, Tahu'o ducks backward under the sword and roundhouse kicks Alitta's arm, rotating his upper body out from under the blade in the opposite direction of the deflection at the same time, and then handspringing backward to Alitta's left.
LeadDragon (talk) 07:37, February 25, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti freezes inside of the spirit's body, anticipating a supernatural attack from any angle. The Dalgonius portion holds her battle axe tightly and stands ready to spring.
Lebo, surprised by the spirits sudden change in target, watches the retreating spirit. As he realizes the fleeing mass is aimed for his master, Lebo dashes out of the water and races along the ground after Tahu'o's manifestation.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:50, February 25, 2013 (UTC) Shrugging off the kick, Alitta swings Cyndr in a heavy two handed blow at Tahu'o's neck. As she does this, Alitta uses one of her long legs to kick Tahu'o in side of the knee.
Seeing Lebo charging toward Tahu'o's spirit and Tavanti, Alitta abruptly halts her golem's assault on the dalgonius. Turning it around, she sends it charging toward Tahu'o from behind.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o falls to the ground and under the blade. As she Sta ds sword swung and on one foot, he sweeps her supporting leg and windmills into a standing position again. He brings his hook sword up toward the falling woman's side.
Meanwhile, as the golem turns its back, the weapon-tipped tail of the spirit extends from the end of Tavanti's tail and swings a strike into the golem's cracked back.
LeadDragon (talk) 01:53, February 26, 2013 (UTC) Realizing that the spirit means her no harm, Tavanti acknowledges the temporary and unspoken truce. She follows the golem, the armor floating about her and rams her horns into the contructs back a moment after the gostly tail assaults it.
Lebo sees his master's safety within the confines of the manifestation and skirts around the charging golem. He stands aside at Tavanti as well as Tahu'o's spirit attack the construct.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 00:38, February 27, 2013 (UTC) Alitta's golem is struck in its already cracked back by the scorpion-like tail of Tahu'o's spirit manifestation, sending it sprawling forward into the grass. A split second later, Tavatni's dragon's horns connect with the golem in the same spot, causing the entire left side of the construct's upper body to be gouged away. Still, Alitta manages to bring the lopsided figure to its feet, walking it shakily over to where she was locked in combat with Tahu'o.
As her golem arrives on the scene, Alitta twists sharply in mid air as her leg is kicked out from under her, managing to just barely bring her sword to bear and perry Tahu'o's attack. Landing on her back, she rolls backward, leaping to her feet beside her dilapidated construct.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o stands and takes a low stance. 
Meanwhile, the storm of armor dissipates from the dragon and a smaller, yet more intense version of itself materializes around Tahu'o. His voice rumbles like thunder from within the armor as he says,
"This is the oldest power of the Ryakyo'o, one of the few that I have truly mastered to its fullest extent. The ultimate armor of the Ryakyo'o. Come, Alitta!"
LeadDragon (talk) 03:33, February 28, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti stalks the retreating golem, refusing to let her weakened prey escape. She tackles the broken construct from behind, calling Lebo to her aid. The slightly smaller male dragon approaches and holds the stone man's right thight between his talons, wrenching it away at an awkward angle as his master, Tavanti, holds their opponent still.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 03:45, February 28, 2013 (UTC) "Stop this madness, Tahu'o!" Alitta calls out desperately to Tahu'o, not unwilling to instigate another offensive.
Alitta strains against the power of the dragon, relying on the strength of her solid granite golem to hold against the mounting pressure from Lebo's talons. As Lebo continues to attack the golem's leg, cracks begin to spring up around the construct's knee joint, lacing their way up and down the rapidly failing limb. Gritting her teeth, Alitta tears the golem's other leg free, sinking it into Lebo's chest as hard as she can.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o rolls his blade in his hand, grasps it with both, then runs toward Alitta head on. The two blades brace together with a resounding clang as the two warriors stare into one another's eyes.
LeadDragon (talk) 02:47, March 1, 2013 (UTC) Lebo grunts as his sternum flexes and he is shoved backward. He sits still as he attempts to catch his breath and wait for the pain to ebb away. Once Lebo is gone, Tavanti moves forward from her place at the head of the golem to try and finish what her companion started, tearing at the leg with even more ferocity.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:01, March 1, 2013 (UTC) As Lebo recoil's, Alitta sends her golem scrabbling backward, but still does not manage to escape the grasping claws of Tavanti. Its already badly cracked leg weakens under Tavanti's assualt, the cracks in the leg widening into elongated fissures. Utilizing the golem's uninjured leg once more, Alitta brings the heel of its massive stone foot smashing down on Tavanti's talons repeatedly.
Locking blades with Tahu'o, Alitta pushes hard off of Tahu'o's sword, giving her room to twist around him and strike at his hamstring from behind.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o pivots and intercepts the slash and spins the hook sword free and up, slashing at Alitta's right arm.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:33, March 1, 2013 (UTC) The awkward angle of the golem's attacking foot doesn't allow for maximum damage, but it does break off the pointed tips on three of Tavanti's long claws. The breaks are not deep enough to reach the quick of her nail, but they are jarring and she jerks back, releasing the contruct's rapidly deteriorating leg. Tavanti joins Lebo, standing to his right and both catch their breath as they wait for an assault.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:01, March 1, 2013 (UTC) Raising her golem into an unsteady standing position, Alitta charges the dragons once more, intent on causing them as much harm as possible before the golem's destruction. The golem is off balance and runs shakily, its leg crumbling as it closes in on the two much larger dragons. Drawing level with her opponents, Alitta flails the construct's fist haphazardly at the head of Tavanti's dragon.
As Tahu'o slashes at Alitta's arm, she catches the blow in the crossguard of her sword, turning the blade away sharply and striking at Tahu'o's abdomen.
AtahiNuma (talk): The spiritual armor takes the strike almost entirely. Tahu'o is pushed back a few inches but is not phased. He bats the sword to the side with an open hand.
"The defense of the Ryakyo'o is impenetrable to raw physical power. I'll tell you a secret." his voice drops to a whisper, "The weakness of this shield is in the spirit. A secret similar to yours. Your weakness is in the mind, for it is your greatest strength and without it, you are nothing. I see you as my biggest threat right now, Alitta. Because your mind is not easily weakened. But know this:"
Tahu'o hooks his sickle on his back and continues,
"Even without having any blade to sever this bond, our past will not weaken my spirit!"
LeadDragon (talk) 07:41, March 3, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti scoffs at the lumbering granite, but despite the minimal threat, Lebo moves in front of his companion to protect her. As the golem runs toward him, Lebo dives at his feet to avoid the stone fist as well as to aim for the weakest part of the construct.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 08:21, March 3, 2013 (UTC) Understanding that her golem has served its purpose, Alitta brings its the knee of its crippled limb up to meet Lebo's oncoming chin. With a sharp cracking noise, the stone knee connects with the underside of the dragon's muzzle, shattering the bottom part of the golems leg in the process.
Still facing Tahu'o, Alitta assumes a neutral stance, holding her sword before her with its point facing toward the sky. Closing her eyes, she reaches out with her mind, sorting through the various natural objects and vegetation in the forest clearing. Her mind's eye alights upon the stream flowing off to the side of the battle, and she delves into it with her consciousness, filling the flowing water with her presence. Focusing her power, Alitta begins gathering the water into an immense roiling mass, moving it out of the stream and onto the grass in a gigantic shimmering ball. Using her control of the liquid, she causes the water molecules comprising the liquid structure to roll over one another in a constant, rythmic motion, effectively rolling the entire mass of water swiftly toward the two dragons. Upon reaching them, Alitta holds the water in place around Tavatni's Dalgonius body, encasing her and the torso of her dragon in a towering pillar of water and cutting off Tavanti's breathing.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o shuffles the short distance between himself and Alitta. He fakes a left arc kick and follows the feign with a high roundhouse kick from the right.
LeadDragon (talk) 01:01, March 6, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti surges forward, attempting to use her remaining strength to escape the watery coffin. Lebo at the same time makes an executive decision and blasts the water in front of Tavanti's maw with his fire, evaporating the water to leave a gap for his companion to breathe through. The draconic fire does not harm Tavanti as it blasts through the liquid and over her face, her skin is used to such assaults.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 02:43, March 6, 2013 (UTC) Releasing the gigantic get of water from around Tavanti's head, Alitta allows it to dissipate, splashing onto the grassy ground and covering the clearing in a thin, slippery layer of water. 
Rather than dodging or blocking the kick, Alitta allows it to land, Tahu'o's foot thudding hard into her ribcage. As the kick lands, Alitta pins Tahu'o's leg against her side with her arm, holding it fast. Still controlling the leg, she hacks at Tahu'o's free leg, aiming to disrupt his balance.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o's leg collapses at the knee, but he springs high from the crouched position and at the same time pulls himself up by his lifted leg. He swings his arms hard, hurling himself into a spin. He sends his knee toward Alitta's left underarm; at the same time slamming his fist down onto the same shoulder.
LeadDragon (talk) 07:46, March 6, 2013 (UTC) Released as she is of the watery confinement, Tavanti and Lebo both turn their attention to the couple fighting. The male dragon's injured wing keeps him earth bound next to his limping accomplice but despite their wounds, the pair make an impressive image as they approach the other clashing two.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 20:24, March 6, 2013 (UTC) Alitta's left arm is caught between Tahu'o's hand and knee, and the blow is accompanied by a sharp pain that subsides into a dull throb. As Tahu'o strikes her, Alitta drives the heavy pommel of her sword into Tahu'o's chest while he is in mid-air. In the corner of her eye, Alitta can see the monolithic forms of the two dragons approaching them, and begins sifting through potential stragegies in her mind.
AtahiNuma (talk): The blow from the sword hilt sends Tahu'o flying backward, a price paid for forfeiting his root to the ground. He whirls toward the two dragons and steps back. Alitta could summon any of the inanimate objects to her side and he also faces a frontal assault from both dragons. He closes his eyes and summons every ounce of his spiritual energy for the final leg of the battle.
The armor billows to a gargantuan size and the now primate-like warrior bellows a roar, now at the same stature as Tavanti's dragon.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:04, March 7, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti hisses sharply at her newfound opponent and pulls her still injured paw to her chest. She and Lebo split apart, Tavanti moving forward and to the right of the spiritual manifestation as Lebo skirts around it towards Alitta, effectively halting their adversaries' prevous fighting.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:17, March 7, 2013 (UTC) Alitta turns from Tahu'o and sees Lebo approaching from the side. Thinking swiftly, she reaches out with her mind, reinfusing her crippled golem with her consciousness. As Lebo draws nearer, Alitta seizes a large chunk of stone debris in the golem's hand, lobbing it mightily at Lebo from the construct's downed state.
AtahiNuma (talk): Screaming thunderously, the large phantom hurls a claw form swipe at the dragon's muzzle with its right hand.
LeadDragon (talk) 07:12, March 7, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti rears onto her hind legs to avoid the blow and as the threat passes to the right, she surges toward the spirit's left shoulder. The dragon sinks her teeth around the armored protrusion and with that locked position, releases fire from her throat. The heat concentrates on that small point and leaks between Tavanti's fixed teeth.
Expecting an attack from a construct, Lebo catches sight of the rising golem and dodges the incoming missile. Lebo moves to a position where he can see Alitta as well as the stone construct easily and charges the woman with fire flowing from his jaws toward his object of interest.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:28, March 7, 2013 (UTC) Alitta rolls backward evasively, then, regaining her footing, she rushes over to the stone building they had resided in before the combat had initiated, scaling it quickly due to the many protrusions formed by the destruction of the wall. Now on the building's clay shingled roof, Alitta squares her stance, holding Cyndr before her in a battle ready stance. 
Expanding her consciousness rapidly, Alitta attunes her senses to a large group of the surrounding trees, particularly those with low hanging branches. Sifting quickly through the ones that would not serve her purpose, she soon finds herself in control of five trees with low hanging branches that are covered with smaller branches and twigs. Bending the tree limbs like arms, Alitta uses the tributary branches like hands, scooping up loose wood and handfuls stones from the earthy ground. Harnessing all five trees with her power, she lets fly the first volley of woodland missiles, which rain down heavily on all three of her opponents simultaneously. Without hesitating, she reloads the trees' branches, creating a trebuchet siege effect and laying waste to her enemies.
AtahiNuma (talk): As fire whirls around the phantasm warrior's shoulder, it sends a palm strike to the dragon's massive collar bone.
This dragon's fire is not a problem, but the hideous strength of its bite is astounding. I can feel the strain this power puts on me, and the debris from Alitta is also stressing this shield.
Tahu'o's eyes flash with a revelation of strategy. The locked arm dissipates and the warrior barrels past the dragon. Toward the dense forest and Alitta's offense.
LeadDragon (talk) 07:07, March 8, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti blasts fire at the incoming volley and the force of her fire burns the flying wood as well as slows its progress, the stones doing little damage as they bounce off of her thick hide. She follows Tahu'o towards the attacking woodland, intending to burn the offensive trees and her sentient target as well.
Lebo is able to withstand the missiles and pursues Alitta to the tattered building. He leaps from the ground and latches onto the edge of the rood, still refusing to use his injured wing for fear of further damage. As he pulls his giant body onto the building, brittle shingles slide off and shatter on the ground below.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:21, March 8, 2013 (UTC) As Lebo alights upon the rooftop, Alitta smiles, abandoning her woodland barrage for a moment and instead channeling her mentality into the infrastructure of the roof itself. Locating the area where Lebo is clinging to the roof, Alitta focuses her power, jarring the supports and cracking the framework of the ceiling. Already under a tremendous amount of strain from Lebo's bulk, the section of roof upon which the dragon was resting its weight caves in easily, sending the dragon plummeting downward into the building's interior.
AtahiNuma (talk): With a mighty swing of its giant sickle, the manifestation reaps a fifty foot swath of trees. He brings his weapon back to fell more trees, beginning a charge toward the offensive trees.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:46, March 9, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti slows her pursuit, deciding to save her energy while Tahu'o spends his destroying the forest. As the roof beneath Lebo dissolves underneith him, He snaps open his wings to slow his fall and minimize damage. The previous injury to his wing is provoked further and he begins to bleed anew. Crashing onto the rubble strewn floor, Lebo clamps his wings tightly to his back and watches the hole from wence he fell.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 07:34, March 9, 2013 (UTC) Safely out of Lebo's reach for the time being, Alitta refocuses on the battle near the tree line. As Tahu'o cuts his way deeper into the forest, she selects more trees for her offensive, battering away at Tahu'o's monstrous spirit form with dozens of thick, low hanging branches.
AtahiNuma (talk): The spirit roars and a giant replica of Tahu'o's chained sickle materializes in the giant's hand. The manifestation swings the weapon-tipped chain around its head at an incredible speed and brings the flying blade through the forest in an long sweep, 360 degrees around its body, the giant scythe end reaching 50 feet away at its farthest point.
LeadDragon (talk) 06:15, March 10, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti, seeing no point in potentially injuring herself by drawing nearer to the woodland fighting, wheels around and heads toward her companion. On her arrival, she spreads her wings and pulls herself into the sky. Swooping down on the Saryth leader, she blasts the girl with orange fire.
On the ground, Lebo rests and nurses his injuries.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:38, March 10, 2013 (UTC) Reacting swiftly to the burst of flames, Alitta hurls herself to the side, narrowly avoiding incineration. Holding her sword aloft, she then leaps through the sizable gap she had created in the rooftop, landing on Lebo's broad back. Once Alitta stabilizies her stance, she begins hacking at Lebo's shoulders and back with her sword, the thick scaley hide proving a worthy opponent.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o's manifestation whirls away from the devastated landscape and stares at his opponents with invigorated eyes.
If I don't end this soon. I could run out of spiritual stamina.
The thundercloud-like behemoth charges toward the building and leaps toward Tavanti's dragon. With its left blade primed to counter and its right raised to attack, the spirit flies at the leviathan.
LeadDragon (talk) 18:08, March 10, 2013 (UTC) Lebo roars and rears onto his back legs, attempting to throw the assailant off of him with his violent thrashing. Tavanti lands onto the roof and drops heavily through the hole previously made. Once more she breathes fire towards Alitta, hoping that her broad range of flames will hit their opponent. Lebo is also struck with the blast and although his uninjured skin is not affected by the heat, his open wounds are cauterized and he screams in pain again.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 19:57, March 10, 2013 (UTC) Alitta jumps from Lebo's back as he attempts to throw her off balance, landing gracefully upon the debris strewn floor. As Tavanti sprays fire at Alitta, she dodges behind a pile of rubble, reaching out with her mind while she does so. Probing in Tavanti's direction, Alitta's mind quickly infuses the jets of flame with her presence, submitting the fire itself to her will. The flames swirl and undulate in mid air, forming themselves into an enormous, fiery effigy that is bound to Alitta's consciousness. The construct is nearly twenty feet tall, and Alitta swipes one of its blazing arms at Tavanti's face, attacking her with her own fire.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o descends on the two warriors in his giant, black armor. The left sickle slashes through the fiery arm of the new giant and the right slashes at Tavanti's nearest wing. As the three giant monsters converge, Tahu'o bursts forth from his manifestations roaring mouth and onto Tavanti's dragon. He runs down its back and engages Tavanti's true body with a downward swing of his large sickle.
LeadDragon (talk) 21:20, March 10, 2013 (UTC) In her surprise, Tavanti leaps to the side, effectively evading both the attacking fire and the spirit's sickle. The growing heat does not affect her scales nor Lebo's, who is limping to meet with his ally. The two dragons stand  with their backs facing each other, prepared for assaults from any direction.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 21:41, March 10, 2013 (UTC) As Tahu'o's sickle passes through the flaming arm of Alitta's effigy, bits of flame disintegrate into smoke, lessening the monster's being, if only by a minimal amount. Causing the flames comprising her construct to billow and crackle menacingly, Alitta calls out to Tavanti and Tahu'o, " You cannot win this! Please, for Nasaria, yeild!"
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o's warrior responds by bringing the giant sickle down at the fire manifestation's head. Meanwhile, Tahu'o brings his sickle down at Tavanti's shoulder.
LeadDragon (talk) 22:52, March 10, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti twists to view her attacker, holding her double bladed axe above her shoulder so the sickle catches between the two crescent blades. She shoves Tahu'o's weapon back and turns her dragon body, her own Dalgonian form jerking to the side with the force of the movement.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 23:31, March 10, 2013 (UTC) Alitta swiftly alters the form of her fire elemental, the giant, man-like image dissolving into an unfathomable mass of burning heat. It converges on Tahu'o, Tavanti, and Lebo, bathing them in searing heat.
AtahiNuma (talk): Quickly, the phantom manifestation grabs Tahu'o and he runs through its arm into its center. Then, he sends the giant figure bolting toward Alitta.  It's massive sickle swings in a large arc about four feet above the ground at Alitta. At the same time, the phantom's chain sickle slashes at Tavanti's wings again.
LeadDragon (talk) 00:15, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Lebo, seeing his own uselessness in the battle, leaps between the chain sickle and its target. The blade imbeds itself in Lebo's left thigh and he plummets the the ground, tugging on the already taught chain. The flames wash over the two beasts, doing little to none damage to them and Tavanti sheilds her slightly more susceptible Dalgonian body with her wings. While the spirit's weapon is stuck in Lebo, Tavanti leaps over her companion and faces the manifestation, she sears its face with fire. She is unafraid of her flames being used against her because she isnt easily harmed by fire.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 00:31, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Alitta executes a perfectly timed leap, clearing the sickle blade and landing unharmed. She sends her flame construct slamming into Tahu'o's spirit, the dragon fire burning and licking the spirit creature's body hungrily.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o remarks with the shield:
The fire repels in such a way that it is comparable to a physical entity. Not unlike the energies that compose my manifestation. So it is by physical power that these spirits must battle, very well.
Tahu'o's manifestation whirls around and shoves the fiery manifestation out of the ruined building and onto the marshy grass where Alitta had emptied the river. As it exits the building after it's foe, it hurls a giant chunk of granite wall at Alitta and tears the chain sickle from Lebo's thick skin. It snaps toward Tavanti who is between them.
LeadDragon (talk) 02:02, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Hearing Lebo's screams, Tavanti fears the worst and leaps to the side as the sickles whips past her, splattering her with blood and gore from her partner. As the manifestation is occupied with the fire construct, Tavanti turns on Alitta.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 02:14, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Alitta throws herself to one side, the slab of wall catching her on the ankle as it shoots past. The blow is painful, but Alitta retains the use of her foot. Noticing Tavanti preparing to spring out of the corner of her eye, Alitta lunges at her dragon's head, slashing at its eyes with her large sword.
AtahiNuma (talk): Now!
Tahu'o leaps from the granite monolith behind which he had clung, hidden, toward Alitta as she initiates her attack on Tavanti. As he approaches Alitta midair, he thrusts the spear head at the end of his sickle at Alitta's lower back, between the plates of armor.
Meanwhile, the manifestation takes advantage of Alitta's failure to initiate an attack through the fiery monster. It slams both hands down on the flaming being and pulls downward, toward the watery grass, attempting to extinguish its flame.
LeadDragon (talk) 02:55, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti pulls back, out of the reach of any immediate weapons. She breathes fire at the occupied opponents, blasting them with intense heat that radiates outward.
Lebo is unfit to battle any longer, his crimson blood soaking into the dusty floor and staining it.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 03:08, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Missing Tavanti, Alitta hears Tahu'o attack from behind. She spins on the spot, bringing her sword around to knock Tahu'o's aside. Cyndr connects with Tahu'o's hooked sword, and as she thrusts the sword away from her, the sickle end of the sword catches on her ribcage, creating a thin gash in her side. Suddenly, Alitta feels the searing heat from Tavanti's fire on her back momentarily, and she rolls backward underneath the dragon.
The swamped clearing does little to diminish the flaming effigy, the heat from the flames overpowering the watery ground and evaporating the moisture. Funneling the flames into an immense pillar of fire, Alitta sends the flames crackling toward the spirit warrior, engulfing it in a scorching inferno.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o follows Tavanti under the dragon to escape the flames, He locks blades with her immeadiately and generates a kick at her large stomach wound from the beginning of the battle.
Meanwhile, the spiritual manifestation takes advantage of the fiery cloak and charges Tavanti, sending a fiery foot under the dragon and behind Alitta as it grabs at the dragons shoulders.
LeadDragon (talk) 04:28, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti writhes under the spirit's grip, effectively stomping on the two people beneath her. Attempting to loosen the hold on her, she jerks towards the foe and twists to face it. As she closes the distance between herself and the spirit, Tavanti rises up onto her back feet and claws at it's eyes.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 04:38, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Careful to avoid the flailing limbs of Tavanti and the spirit creature, Alitta leaps sideways to avoid Tahu'o's kick, planting off of the thick leg of Tavanti's dragon in mid air and sending herself high enough to slash at the dragon's underbelly before falling back to the floor.
Discharging the mass of fire from the spririt, Alitta forms it once more into a giant effigy, lashing out left and right with its incinerating limbs as the fight inside the ruined building quickly becomes a chaoitic brawl.
AtahiNuma (talk): Tahu'o rolls out from under the stomping legs and is engulfed by the phantasm warrior. As the dragon rears, the manifestation slams both fists hard into its chest. Meanwhile, the chained sickle emerges as a tail once more and slashes in a low arc at Alitta. However, as it approaches her, a flick of the tail snaps the large sickle higher, preparing to meet a possible jump.
LeadDragon (talk) 05:36, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Tavanti is shoved back by the spirit's fists and the cut on her stomach sprays glistening blood onto the allready blood stained floor. Composed despite her wound, Tavanti assaults the spirit while it is engaged with Alitta. She leaps at the being once more and places her uninjured forepaw on its collar, digging her claws into it and forcing the manifestation backwards.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:08, March 11, 2013 (UTC) Landing on her feet, Alitta emerges from beneath Tavanti, her sword slick with blood. Reacting to Tahu'o's attack, she counters the sickle swipe with a precise blow from Cyndr, avoiding injury. However, the incredible force generated by Tahu'o's spirit sends her reeling backward, and she falls hard on her back, irritating her wounds and causing a sharp spike of pain throughout her body.
AtahiNuma (talk): The spirit pulls the bladed tail toward Tavanti's dragon's back as its shoulder armor cracks and billows. 
Her dragon is strong enough to strain this armor! She has gotten much stronger than when we first fought all those years ago..
Tahu'o's spirit punches Tavanti's dragon in the chest again.
If I can't defeat them quickly, my stamina will run out and I won't be able to keep the manifestation solid.
LeadDragon (talk) 05:10, March 13, 2013 (UTC) She dives forward and the blade skims her back, leaving a long streak of open and bleeding flesh. She slips under the manifestation's pummelling fist and tackles the spirit. "Concede, Tahu'o,"  she hisses, "I do not want to kill you. We could be forced to do so if you do not admit defeat." Her blood loss is causing dizziness and fatigue, she cannot stand much more of this treatment.
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 06:29, March 13, 2013 (UTC) Alitta picks herself up off the ground, her many cuts and injuries inflamed by the abuse she has suffered during the fight. Giving up on her fire attack, Alitta decides to act through her own physical means until the opportunity to once again display her power presents itself. Running up Tavanti's back and spine from behind, it is Alitta's turn to engage the Dalgonius, seizing her from behind and pressing the blade of Cyndr against her throat.
"Cease this foolishness!" She cries sharply, digging the blade into Tavanti's humaoid flesh, "Tahu'o! STOP!"
AtahiNuma (talk): "I am already intent on freeing ourselves from this governmental cage!" Tahu'o shouts from within his warrior.
As. The warrior begins to vanish like a fire that has consumed all it can. The warrior screams and raises a hand almost as if reaching for a lost friend. Tahu'o runs through its interior and bursts out of its palm. Swinging his sickle downward at Tavanti's dragon's snout. At the same time he swings the smaller sickle by the chain at the base of the large dragon's wing, obscured from Alitta's view, planning for it to contact the base of the wing at the chain and catch, swinging around and toward Alitta from behind. As the last ditch effort is executed, the giant manifestation disintigrates as if in a strong wind.
LeadDragon (talk) 02:10, April 12, 2013 (UTC) Still reared, Tavanti swats at Tahu'o as he flies toward her, knocking his body onto the stony floor. She pounces on him, holding her good paw on Tahu'o to restrain him and keep him from escaping as she sits with her haunches resting on the ground. The humanoid form of Tavanti twists to face Alitta, stretching her neck underneith Cyndr. "You could kill me in this instant, but I could also crush or burn Tahu'o to death right now. I believe that the winner is obvious and the loser decided. Whether fortunate or not, I am neither."
Gratuitous Violence (talk) 01:38, April 14, 2013 (UTC) Panting heavily, Alitta releases Tavanti and slides from the top of the dragon's back, landing neatly on the stone floor of the demolished building. Striding over to where Tahu'o lay pinned, she looks down sadly at her one-time ally, speaking cleary, yet without hostility,"Tavanti speaks truth. While neither she nor myself can truly lay claim to victory, you have been definitively subdued in this contest. I mean you know insult, you fought ferociously and without fear, evidenced by the lasting scars we shall all bear from this day fourth. All I ask is that you remain united with us, so that we may continue to live in peace. As for my own initial plans for Nasaria's future, I will stand down as a gesture of good will, in the hope that you will follow suit. If this dispute is not solved now, all this violence will have been for naught."
Having spoken her peace, Alitta steps back several paces, her eyes on Tahu'o's pinned form, awaiting the reply that would determine Nasaria's future.
AtahiNuma (talk):Tahu'o is silent as he lays pinned under Tavanti's claw, he is exhausted and stares upward into the sky with a stern yet weak expression.
Rain begins to fall.
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