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Protean was happy that his Sonic Howl hadn't defeated his oppenent. It was a powerful move that often ended bouts by itself, but Epithany didn't seem the type to give up so easily. Good. Smiling and watching the mana shards fly at him, the werewolf suddenly seemed to vanish from sight, a light trail of dust being all that remained where he stood.

Suddenly, claw marks began to appear in the walls all over the arena. One second they would appear on the eastern wall, and the next they would appear on the western wall, making Protean's speed almost beyond belief. The claw marks were to get Epithany to second guess her thoughts and to also keep her off guard. To make her believe he was in one spot, when really he was in a completely different one. Like this and moving at such speeds, the werewolf could not be tracked by mere sight or even on some energy wavelengths, mainly because he had no use for Ki in his attacks, unlike many of the other fighters in the tournament.

More claw marks came into view all over the arena's surfaces. Suddenly, a set of four scratches appeared at Epithany's feet, a little more than a foot away. But then, not even a half an instant later, Protean came into view and was standing behind her. With blinding speed, his massive and furry arms reached forward to attempt to catch a hopefully off guard Epithany in a sleeper hold. One which would be comparable to being caught in a vise.

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Suddenly Satomi was being pressed down into the mattress, arms giving away and she let Tali lower her. Left arm lifting, she slipped it around his lower back, fingers pressing lightly just above his pant line. Her left hand was captured, her own fingers curling around his hand as her eyes fluttered shut. her own head tilted to her right, letting Tali capture her lip for only a moment before breaking it. Not a spilt second later, she had pressed her lips against his in a heated kiss, tongue darting out to run across his bottem lip.

Mean while, her right toe caught the heel of her boot and kicked it off. Satomi repeated the process with her other. They landed about a foot away, the girl's legs still off the side of the bed. Lifting her hips, she pushed up a bit, signaling for Tali to allow them to inch farther up the bed.

A look of slight surprise crossed Protean's face as Epithany's elbow connected, just below the sternum. In his human form, he would've been sent to the ground and most likely coughing up blood. Like this however, such was not the case. Though, it still hurt like a mother. A slight gasp parted his throat as well as his eyes widening, but her retaliation wasn't enough to fully stop his grab. If anything, the grab was slowed. Though, it had changed from a sleeper hold, to a full nelson.

With his arms going under her arms and then behind her head, the werewolf managed to lift his foe off the ground. He knew all about her temporal abilities and was fully expecting something like that to happen. Although, while like this, drawing out the runes would now at least be a little harder. But the werewolf decided he wouldn't let Epithany get the chance.

Raising her up a little higher off the ground, Protean went into the motions to create a full nelson slam. If it worked, he would send Epithany into the ground with such force that a small crater would be created upon impact. More than enough to cause some serious pain in most anyone.

((I hope that post is acceptable. According to Keno's battle format thread, grabs like a full nelson are acceptable if they don't initially do damage. But the slam I really tried my best not to godmod. Is this ok?))

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Seph shakes his head in dissapointment and goes to the Bar area to watch from a safer distance and get something to drink.

(( Kinda that akward silence.... >>;; Wel... It's not akward silence... it's like... akward... but silent... I dunno. ><;; ))