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'Get a hold of yourself, Tsui! It's not real! They're not real!' Tsui told herself mentally, still too shaken to bring herself to overcome the attack. It was a primal fear, something that Tsui hardly felt and NEVER wanted to feel again. Perhaps it was the point where her fear turned into blind rage that Tsui was finally able to summon her aura into her hands, though, it was more likely that the attack had finally subsided and in her momentary panic, Tsui couldn't see where her opponent had went. "s**t!"

She hardly cursed, but it seemed like an appropriate time to drop a dirty word. She looked left and right, but no sign of her... which meant... "BEHIND?"

Tsui spun around, just in time to see her charging at her, and without even waiting for the attack to fully charge, Tsui lunged forward and hoped to meet her in the middle with a charge of her own. "Striking Tiger Flurry*!"

Never before had she shouted those words so quickly and had she had time to think, she would have been worried that saying the words so quickly would nullify the effects, but she was thankful to see the white aura form and saw herself lunging forward in the pounce. She had no time to full charge or aim her attack; it could have easily missed, but Tsui had to take that chance. It was all or nothing!

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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

The direct hit was a double-edge sword for Tsui. On the one hand, it succeeded in knocking the other senshi back, but on the other hand, the momentum of the attack, as well as Chariklo's charge, left Tsui the victim of a rather nasty collision. As Chariklo went flying back, so did she, and Tsui lost track of how many times she rolled before finally coming to an end. The force of impact, as well as the blow to her stomach before hand and the mobbing call, left Tsui, a Super ranked Senshi, dazed. She tried to get back to her feet, but her legs wouldn't cooperate. All she could manage was to pull herself onto her knees, but her stance was anything BUT subjugation...

Her fists were curled and her shoulders tensed, and the way her brow was slatted and she gritted her teeth was a sign that she was pissed. She was pissed at Chariklo, and she was pissed at herself, for allowing her to drop her guard and allow anyone get the better of her. At Chariklo's statement, she snapped, "Sonofabitch! I'll show YOU a punch!"

She managed to pull herself up, looking ready to charge at the other Senshi with fist curled and rage in her eyes. But she only managed a few steps before she toppled over again, slamming a knee against the pavement but keeping herself from falling completely onto the ground with a shaky fist. Yes, her pride was damaged, exposed and battered, and that only served to make her even angrier. How could she have allowed anyone to get the better of her like this, Tsui thought bitterly, looking up at the Dark Mirror Senshi and waiting to see what her response would be. Likely another beating... just so long as she didn't call that damned bird attack again...

Tsui was expecting another beating. In fact, she welcomed it, if only to add fuel to her ever growing fire. But she wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth when the other Senshi turned away and left. Tsui wanted nothing more than to rise up and follow after her, but the blow to her stomach had simply been too much for her. All she could do was curl even tighter into a ball and simply wait for the pain to pass; the least she could do was transform back into her civilian attire and try calling Maddy to come pick her up.

"W-well... that was... humiliating..." Tsui said through grit teeth, looking around the area to make absolutely certain that no one else, whether it be civilian, another Senshi or knight, or even enemy was around to see her like this. Thankfully, that was the only thing looking good for her this evening. "At least... no one got to see that..."

But they'd hear about it, probably from Chariklo. She was probably running off to go tell her Dark Mirror friends... mocking and laughing about how she got the drop on a White Moon senshi that was a rank above her. That only served to make Tsui boiling mad, and despite the pain, she forced herself back to her feet and tried to make her way into the dark alley to transform. "Oooooh... if I ever... see her again... I'm not gonna say anything... just straight up POW... right in the face!"

The tiger's pride was more damaged than her body, but both could be healed with a nice, long, relaxing bath... or sleep... or maybe a few rounds at a game would help blow off some steam. She'd have to work hard to scrub this defeat from her record... but Tsui was determined. Next time, she'd be prepared... she'd knock her out before she had the chance to scare her with that damned Mobbing Call. "Gah... seagulls... of all the animals I could hate... or fear... why seagulls?"