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General Painite was not the only victim of the disease of 'overconfident syndrome', though perhaps she was the one that had earned the right to flaunt it about. Super Sailor Tsui, on the other hand, now that she had finally earned her stripes, figuratively and literally, had felt pretty darn good about herself, especially compared to a few weeks ago. To think, the ambush that had once left her bedridden from not only her wounds but a damaged pride had only served to make her stronger, and now with her new influx of power from reaching Super rank, Super Sailot Tsui, Senshi of Tigers, felt that she was ready to take on the entire world.

Perhaps not literally, but she definitely felt like she was able to handle herself in a fight once more. Why, she was even venturing further than she usually did and actively seeking out those with Chaos aura. Whether it be youma, lieutenants, or even Dark Mirror Senshi, Tsui was eager for a fight.

So it was no surprise when the two opposing forces had eventually met. And, always being the type to leap before she looked, Tsui had felt her chest swell with pride and puffed her chest out, displaying nothing but confidence and some old fashion toughness to the incredibly strong Negaverse general that stood about twenty feet away from her. The words came out of her mouth, long before she noticed the spear that was slung over her shoulders, though one with a keen enough perspective could hear the slightest hint of hesitation in her voice. "Nice to see I'm not the only one who enjoys an evening... stroll, nowadays. I find most Negaverse officers tend to avoid the summer heat; something about their uniforms collecting sweat and all."

Her mind recalled a vague memory, one from the meeting, before the Negaverse and DMC had attacked. Something that Valhalla told her, about someone with a spear... but curse Tsui's memory! Remembering only the battle and not the entire meeting before hand!

Tsui scoffed, keeping up her usual aura of confidence even as her mind raced to try and remember what Valhalla had told her during the meeting. Even if there was the slightest bit of fear within her, Tsui would never, ever let it be seen (if she could help it), and she had managed to hold her own against Benitoite, who also had a spear as well, during the ambush. (Though his bite still ached periodically from her more recent encounter). Yes, Tsui shared one thing in common with the Negaverse general that stood before her, and it was not just their overconfident mentalities.

It was the thrill for battle, though Tsui's was more or less the fight itself and not the notion of causing pain. Tsui had no idea whom she was about to fight, and the two minute warning did not sink in like it should have done. Super Sailor Tsui cracked her knuckles, knowing that she would have a tough fight ahead but just unaware of how tough.

"Two minutes? That's awfully generous of you, lady. You got a name? You see, I like to keep track of all the Negaverse officers I take on, just so that I can boast to my friends, and enemies, later."

That was Tsui's warning that she was going to strike. She's allow her to introduce herself, and right after her name left her lips, she'd welcome her fist to that face of hers. That would be Tsui's new introduction...

Tsui spat, not once slowing down in her approach when the Negaverse general threatened to make her cry. Tsui hardly ever cried... well, except that one time on the moon, but considering everything she had witnessed and experienced during the meeting and the ambush that followed, Tsui felt that it was well within her right to shed a few tears. However, she DID stop her approach when the general had introduced herself, and that was what probably saved her from being impaled immediately when that spear was thrusted forward.

General Painite, the crazy Negaverse general with the spear, the one that Valhalla warned her to avoid. At all costs. And here she was, picking a fight with an obviously crazy and bloodthirsty general...

If one was keen enough, they would have been able to look into her wide golden eyes and read all the many layers of genuine regret that she felt deep within her soul, but that pride of hers wouldn't allow her to admit it openly. She had stopped in her charge and just barely dodged that spear's blade, and she knew that she had a choice at that point. Keep in the direction she was going and trying to get a blow in, or find a way to vacate the battlefield all together, despite the cowardice that it would bring to her name.

Perhaps a mixture of both? She spotted a dark ally and made her decision, darting towards it and yelling back at the general. "Well, gotta catch me first!"

The ally had walls all around, making swinging that spear of hers troublesome if they were narrow enough, and if Tsui could just dodge the forward thrusts and draw her into a close quarters combat, then perhaps she'd stand a chance of at least stunning her with her attack and retreating. She knew she probably couldn't take on someone as crazy as Painite, but dammit, she'd at least get a hit in!

In hindsight, it was a terrible move. The only way it could have been worse was if Tsui had ripped open her own chest, ribcage and all, and just pointed to her exposed heart for Painite to stab, and Tsui had realized this a little too late. Much like with general Benitoite, she had completely forgotten that they could teleport from one position to the other, so when Painite appeared before her, spear at the ready, she felt that she had earned what she got.

And what did she get? A nice spear blade slicing into her side, cutting through her newly earned bodice and grazing her side, digging deep enough to cause blood to spurt out. Tsui was a strong Senshi, or at least she thought she was, and she thought Benitoite's spear would have been the worst sensation to ever hit her, but then she had met Painite and was proven wrong. Horribly wrong.

Thanks to the wound, Tsui tumbled down at Painite's feet, bringing an arm up and trying to cover the wound before she could bleed out. This Painite meant serious business! Tsui gave a pained grunt, followed by a laugh, though it wasn't filled with mirth, but perhaps desperation. "Figures I survive an encounter with the most powerful Chaos force I've ever felt, but it's this crazy b***h that'll do me in. Fate's a b***h..."

The normally battle-hungry Tsui was beginning to consider a new tactic, one that she felt no shame in admitting to herself right now. Retreat.

Suddenly, Valhalla's warning had never made so much sense to her until this very moment, and Tsui kept her arm over her bleeding wound as she glanced around for a possible escape route, all the while keeping Painite in her line of sights. She had a small window to escape this crazy, bloodthirsty ladies wrath, and all Tsui needed was an opportunity to present itself. Perhaps while she was rambling about power and showing off just how crazy she was would have been a perfect opportunity for Tsui to find a tactical advantage, or retreat.

And sure enough, it seemed that lady luck had managed to smile upon her, as the stab-happy Negaverse general seemed to be more focused on her little tirade than on getting the job done, and though Tsui knew that the move would be risky, she had to take a chance. Even if she had missed, she'd launch herself past her and give herself a running head start (though it'd be all for nothing considering Painite could simply teleport, but Tsui wasn't going to say she didn't at least TRY). As Painite's little speech was coming to a close, Tsui quickly summoned her white aura into her arms and wrists, and she never shouted those words so fast in her life. "Striking Tiger Flurry*!"

Best case scenario, she'd stun Painite, long enough to make her escape. Worst case scenario, she'd skewer herself on that spear of hers, or her attacked simply have no effect at all. For better or for worse, Tsui had to try something...

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Super Sailor Scout Attack: Striking Tiger Flurry.
SailorTsui’s Tiger Fist Strike’s power is enhanced significantly, as not only is her blow knocks the enemy back, but it also stuns them if she is able to make it connect, leaving them open for attack. This attack still requires her to be in close range combat, much like the first attack, but she puts more ‘umph’ behind her blows to physically stun the enemy, in hopes of preventing an immediate retaliation. Her time spent honing her powers has allowed her to aim at particular body parts, giving her the time to aim for an arm or leg to strike to immobilize that part of their body for 5 seconds, though at the cost of her having a more likely chance to miss. If she connects, she can knock the enemy back with a chance to stun.

*Knocks enemies back 4 feet
*Chance to physically stun enemy for 5 seconds
*Can attack twice turns per battle

Had Super Sailor Tsui known nothing about her opponent from Valhalla and others, had she not had a gaping wound on her side and was threatening to bleed out and die, she would have taken the time to perfect her landing, perhaps give a taunt and even try to go in for another hit. But given that she was bleeding and almost uncharacteristically terrified by this renown Negaverse general, Tsui had rushed to get back to her feet and in turn had slammed her wrist against the concrete. It was painful but Tsui took no time to access the damage or even so much as grunt, as the first thing that came to her mind after realizing that her attack had connected was that she needed to get the hell out of there. And soon, because she had NO idea how long she'd be stunned!

Zinkenite had managed to shrug it off, and Tsui wasn't going to stick around long enough to see if this Painite was capable of shrugging off such an attack as well. She swallowed her pride and darted back into the streets, looking this away and that for a quick escape and not caring how much of a coward it would be made her look in the eyes of her enemies or even her allies once they found out about this. "Better to be alive to heal my damaged pride than to go down like a damned idiot... even if it would be a glorious death."

Tsui chose to run towards the north end of the street, seeing a small crowd and figuring it would have been easier to make her escape by blending in with them. Perhaps one of them would even try to get her to the hospital, though Tsui couldn't imagine the shitstorm she'd go through once Maddy found out about this. Still, she wanted to survive this ordeal, and the best way to do so was to bite the bullet and just deal with the consequences afterwards. She had managed to get behind a trashcan and after a quick glance over, she powered down into her civilian form and rushed into the crowd, trying her best not to bump into them or make a scene. No, Gwendolyn Caspian didn't want to draw others into the crossfire, and if Painite cared for the civilians like Benitoite and other Negaverse officers had, then Painite wouldn't dare strike against them.

Then again, Painite had already proven to be far more different than the others she had met, so she walked quickly and with purpose, all the more to get as FAR away from that crazy general as possible. 'Next time... I'll snap that damn spear of yours...'

For now, Gwen was just happy to be alive... a victory in itself, given Painite's reputation.