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En and a Bag fairy
to Wendy and Artemis

En had followed silently, nothing really being required to say. He watched Wendy closely, gauging her level of skill and stamina from how she walked. Her gait and rhythm were better indicators than anything she could say about her experiences. It seemed she was still pretty new to hand-to-hand combat, she hadn't yet acquired that grace of movement that identified all such practitioners.
Several ideas came and went, some meriting further deliberation, others being discarded immediately. With her size and apparant skill, there were a handful of techniques that wouldn't suit her at all, while there were others that would work very well.
By now the quartet had arrived at the proper training room, and En took the chance to familairize himself with it's dimensions. It was plenty big enough for a training session or spar, but to be sure he counted his footsteps from the door to the center. Coming to a stop just off the center line, En faced Wendy and set his bag down. Ko-tan protested this rather vocally, her small voice even audible through the thick fabric of the bag.
Mmph mrr flaming romll hrin pain!
En still paid her no mind, leaving the bag zipped up tight so she couldn't escape. Give her some time to cool down, later on she'd only be slightly uncontrollable. Instead, he let his arms fall down to his sides, standing casually.
Alright, let's begin. Hit me as hard as you can.

Kai had turned. His normally pure silver-white hair had changed to a black so dark one wondered how it could reflect any light. Rivera's death had completely changed him, deranged him. Kai's perpetual smile had morphed... it was as if he had taken on Rivera's marble-cold personality. The Gyrfalcon and her accomplice, the Silverwing had both left the world... now he takes on a codenamfe for himself. The Darkkite. The job had come quickly. He, who was even more skilled than the legendary Gyrfalcon had retaken his job and come out of retirement. The seventeen year old was faster than lightning, and quicker to react than anything. He didn't need strength with such speed and phenomenal stealth.

The silent shadow had already preplanned his traps. Every corner of the room formed a barrier on the walls. If Kayato tried to escape, he could, but the shock of the stunbarrier would render him dazed for several seconds... enough time for Kai to make his killing move. He himself was immune to the shock... many weeks of training had taught him endurance against it. Without any warning, he streaked into the room in full silence and an speed that left him as a black smudge in space at worst and invisible at best. The giant sword in his hands seemed ghostly, almost invisible in the air. His first instinct was to turn and block if his shot missed. There was a good chance that it didn't. However... and good assassin NEVER lets his guard down. His primary instinct, if not his first, was always to form a strong barrier around himself to avoid injury if he could not block. However, there were few times when he could not react to some speed. Rivera had been the fastest he's seen besides Marcus... but Marcus wasn't agile, he was only fast. Let this job be a quick one...

Marcus sat silently on the floor of the enteranceway to the training hall, his sword cradled in his arms as he waited for his opponent to arrive. Truth be told he was fairly excited about getting to fight someone he had never met before, it would give him a chance to fight an opponent he knew nothing about, it would rely totally on his skill. Closing his eyes he tried to thik of ways to gain an advantage in combat, most likely he would have a speed advantage and that would be something good to have, however his sword play wasn't the most skilled thing ever......Silently, he still waited.

Kai wasted absolutely no time. He already lost precious moments when the impact of his hit jarred his limbs through his sword. He continued moving, shifting in and out of view with his sword, undetectable and even when seen, untrackable. Before his victim had a chance to finish his inquiry, he had recovered fully, and was closing in on Kayato with a fierce precision. However, he didn't attack from the front... He had slowed his pace by a miniature fraction so Kayato would probably think he was attacking him head on... however, that was just a feint, the moment he was a hair's breath in reach of any attacks Kayato might pull, he switched to directly above Kayato's head, attacking downwards with his sword, carrying a barrier around his body. The barrier would protect him from any surprise attacks as well as increase the tension and pressure of his sword, thickening the space below him and ultimately, slow down any motions of escape this man might be able to utilize.

Wendy and Artemis
To En and Ko-tan

“Hit you?” Wendy questioned. She couldn’t just hit him! En had done nothing to provoke her or make her angry, she’d only just met the guy, and already he wanted her to act out in such a violent manner. Artemis however, wasted no time in complying with En’s request. The bouncy squishy leaped up and flew toward the man. She however over compensated and ended up flying over En’s shoulder and slammed into the wall. “Are you okay?” Wendy called to her pet as Artemis stumbled about. Artemis just happily cooed and hopped around quite pleased with her failed attack. Wendy supposed her pet was trying to show her just how easy it was to hit someone; Wendy was Artemis’s loving mommy and the little Rachisu certainly had no problem with assaulting Wendy. “Okay,” Wendy resolved and stepped toward En. He never specified how exactly he wanted her to strike him so she balled up her little fists and tried to think angry. She pulled back her left hand and with all her might, swung toward En’s midsection.

Kai was different from Rivera. He was not the traditional honorable warrior. The greatest he could be was an honorable assassin. Having learned everything Rivera knew and more, he was indeed formidable, especially because he had all of Rivera's speed and several times more strength. Rivera probably would've let her victim speak a word or two before he died... he wouldn't. That just wasn't his style... His sword rose up in a ghostly arc, sweeping diagonally downwards towards the direct center of Kayato's body. That way there was less chance of him trying to escape... supposing he could move. Shock energy was laced around his body. If Kayato tried to grab onto him, he would be met by a very unfriendly paralysis agent. And in place was the aural barrier, to prevent injury from any magical attacks. Kai was getting slightly more weary. Keeping all this in place was draining him very slowly... but still, it would add up later. He wanted this to be finished quickly.