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And feel it he definitely might have done. Ruuvan was not a slow fighter; he was agile, dexterous, strong and most importantly, very quick. Maximos was also a fast one, since now the Elf was faced with one foot of dark metal blade to go against. Finally back to a normal duel, unlike the show before. Ruuvan had just got his armour back from his own damn 'universe' thing and he was just wearing it in again. No big deal.

As the blade closed in, Ruuvan slid his left foot back and pulled his torso away from the blade as it swung by. In the same fluid motion he came forward again and lowered his stance to the right, bringing his sword around from the outside to strike at Max's left leg. The small amount of armour Ruuvan had always worn however, the shinpad-esque devices covering his forearms, would be enough of a device to at least push the blade off course should it have swung back for a counter.

Maximos adjusting his sword to a new path and hopping into the air would be enough time for Ruuvan. He was one with nature; the small cloud of dust as Maximos' feet left the floor was more than enough to indicate he was off the ground to the Elf. He already knew his sword would not hit his intended target from then on. It wouldn't take rocket science to figure out the shadow's sword would now be coming from above. Sure enough his forearm armour wouldn't be able to contend with the power of the dark sword directly, but as a deflector it would do the job just fine.

Pivoting on his right foot, Ruuvan swung his body around to the left in order to bring his body out of the path of the blade. As a secondary defense, Ruu launched his left forearm towards the flat of the blade as it came passed, just something to make sure the shadow couldn't quickly adjust it again to stab him through the face. With the sword dealt with, Ruu once again attacked with his sword in his right hand, thrusting it up towards the descending shadow from the side; kidney area.

The ruined hulk of a city based arena lay across in front of the two combatants. The city had been hit hard by a fight between two combatants before who were fighting over, of all things, which was the mightier food. The noble sub sandwich, or the ever common hot dog. This ruined city scape was all that remained after the two machines had duked it out with fierce tenacity. And yet, both pilots and machines had survived the battle to see another day...

Ryu Kotetsu, pilot of Production Unit 01, hid his machine not far from the edges of the large city, waiting for his opponent to arrive. Unit 01 was powered down to minimal operation levels to avoid detection, and he'd turned off his FoF tag to avoid being picked up on radar. Hopefully that would give him the time he'd need to evaluate his opponent before making his move. On its hands, it carried the single most devastating weapon in FELD's default arsenal, the Marauder Positron Mortar Cannon.



The White Comet sat silently, waiting for its target to make itself known....

The Heads Up Display of Unit 01 suddenly lit up with warnings and alarms as the mech's sensors suddenly detected a massive inbound orbital object bound for the mech's position. A three dimensional holographic image zoomed out to show a representation of the battlefield, and tracked an object falling from orbit towards the center of the city.

Damn... Orbital deployment? Could they attempt something so risky?

...Either way, its time Zero One...

The White Comet's eyes glowed slightly as its right hand's fingers clenched the trigger on the Marauder Positron Mortar Cannon, beginning the long charge sequence for the weapon...

Unit 01 continued to track the incoming target as it grew closer, the timer for the Marauder slowly counting down as the mighty weapon continued to gain more and more charge. Orbital Deployments were considered by FELD as a means of deploying large constructs anywhere on the planet in a matter of minutes, however, the high levels of heat and friction a massive body such as a mech would have to endure during this feat would be massive, as would the amount of energy needed to absorb the force of impact upon reaching the designated target. Conservation of momentum still applied, after all. The high risks and technological problems with this sort of deployment ultimately lead to the cancellation of the technique, however several independent operators had continued to look into this as a means of deploying their machines...

The white mech held its position behind a tall structure near the outskirts of the city, the pilot hoping that his energy signature was still below the detection level for the massive target descending from the upper reaches of the atmosphere. Charging his weapon so early posed certain problems for his mech, especially if the incoming target was big and powerful enough to withstand the forces of an orbital drop into the battle zone. Unit 01 wasn't designed for heavy combat, and thus was not heavily armored under normal circumstances.

...That size reading is massive... This...is looking more dangerous by the minute...

The White Comet's pilot, Ryu Kotetsu, thought to himself as the charge meter for the Positron Mortar Cannon continued to fill. He checked and re-checked his mech's energy emissions, and did his best to keep his energy signature below the normal detection levels of the average sensor array. His mech was still powered down at minimum operation levels to avoid detection, and the Positron Mortar didn't give off a large energy spike, however, it was an energy source, and one that he hoped wasn't within the detection limits of the large object descending into the field of battle. Otherwise the battle could be over before it had even began...

Time passed, and the white mech continued to wait, and charge....

Patience and timing was key in these situations, and Ryu was a master at tactical planning. He wouldn't make his move until he was sure he understood the situation.

The White Comet's sensors scanned the area around the landing mech as an energy spike registered on the mech's HUD. Ryu only got more calm and neutral as he took note of the massive monster of a mech that had dropped into the battlefield. The stresses from an orbital drop were nothing to laugh at, and this foe had taken them without a scratch...

...Target Sighted...

...Time to move, Unit 01...

Suddenly, the White Comet's energy output nearly tripled as the majority of its systems started up. The Unit's defensive systems powered up, the FPM Twin Positron Cannons began to charge, the reactors powering at emergency power to boost their effectiveness for the first shot, and the Twin Hyperion Fission Boosters activated and glowed a sky blue as the mech suddenly shot from its hiding place, ducking, dodging, and weaving in between buildings to better protect itself from any incoming weapons fire, using the terrain to its maximum potential as Ryu attempted to pilot Unit 01 as close as he could to the target for maximum firing efficiency of his weapon...