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Roran smirked. Perfect. Blocking easily, a shift of his foot put him on the offensive. "Come on girl! You can't expect to beat a hunter with those skills!" Swinging his sword, he hit her blade very close to the hilt, creating enough room for him to sweep his leg in an attempt to hit the back of her knee, hopefully making her topple. "I can feel strength in your attacks! Selena, I know you can hear me! Show me all you've got!" He was shouting at the princess, knowing that if he could get her to control letting Selena out, she could begin using this to her advantage at any point. "I want to fight a real challenge!"

Jumping to avoid the slide, he clashed their sowrds so hers wouldn't hit him before thrusting a stab downward towards her. As her sword moved away though, it knicked his knee, making him tumble when he landed. "s**t." Rolling away from her, he was down on one knee, his sword facing her. "Come on, I'm not down yet!"

Talia found the trace of magic quickly enough, doing her best to keep up, pushing herself to move faster. Narrowing her eyes, she was noticing the fact that one person kept changing, and one fact remained the same with each. Something was trying to be hidden. It made her very suspicious. Coming up behind the woman shortly thereafter, she already had her sword in hand, narrowing her eyes as she cast a spell that caused dogs to rise from the ground and make sure that Aki couldn't move. however, she wasn't as powerful as Leena and so couldn't hold some spells as long as others. This was one of them.

Leena came to a stop, grabbing some food from the kitchens, noticing the fact that Eve was no longer in the gardens, and no one else seemed to be around. She did check with Pria when she wasn't busy, and it was confirmed. Did they follow me to that village? She wondered, going up to the roof, standing at the edge, gazing out in the direction where the village was. Holding her hand open, she breathed on it, another bat forming, sending it to check on them.

Eve gave Roran a dark grin and nodded, pulling her sword back, aiming for the strike. "Stop it! What are you doing!? He didn't do it! He's not evil! DON'T KILL HIM!" "He did! All of his kind are evil! You're a fool!" The two fought in her head for what seemed like forever, in only a matter of a few seconds, before Selena gained control and finally moved to strike. But then her other hand moved and knocked her arm away, making her sword skid across the ground as she curled down into a ball, still fighting with Selena as she tried to keep control of herself.

The plan didn't work. He had braced himself for the blow, knowing it wouldn't kill him, but Eve kept Selena from going through with the jab. Watching eve go down, he stepp up to her, grabbing her collar again and lifting her up so they were face to face. "Eve, you'll never win if Selena never comes out!" He was yelling at her, as if she was far away. "I want to face Selena!" Pulling his free hand back, he punched her in the cheek. "Selena! Let's go! You're late for this appointment!" He brought his hand back again, releasing a second punch towards her cheek again.

Talia narrowed her eyes, suddenly grabbing the girl, throwing a powder down, the two of them vanishing from that spot. "Don't even bother acting the part." She hissed, hitting her in the head with the butt end of her sword to try and knock her out as they appeared in a field with no towns around. She knew that Leena would get upset if more of her people died that night.

The bat returned shortly to Leena, screeching it's report to her, making her nod as she sighed lightly. He's testing her... just don't go too far. She hoped, her robe billowing a bit, the bat vanishing into smoke as she closed her hand around it. Pulling out a strand of hair, she pulled it into smaller pieces, casting it to the wind while muttering another spell, hoping it would help out Eve.

Aki swayed, shaking her head lightly to clear is as she backed up and drew her swords. "Worth a shot. But I'm suprised, it took you this long to find me? Not that useful are you?"

At her words, Roran could only smirk further. "Haha, right," sarcasm was all over his voice. "Sure you can beat me. Right." Letting her back away, he stood and waited. When she charged again, he took the hits. What needs to be done shall be done. As she got him off his feet, he felt the elbow almost instantly. Getting thrown into the dirt, he felt her pushing even after, his head actually indenting the land. When she withdrew her hand, he grinned. "This position, with me down here and you there, is only worthwhile for one thing. If you ain't gonna give it to me, get away!" Bringing a hand up to pucnh her in the crotch, he brought his feet up to keep her from backing away. Getting up, he got inches from her face, grinning still. "Anger is power." Placing a hand on the back of her neck, he pulled her closer, kissing her. Gripping her neck now, he pulled her away while he himself stepped back. "Anger," he cried, "is power! Knowledge is strength! Use both, and you're unstoppable."

It was now that he felt a pain in his nose, for she had pushed it out of place. Bringing his hands up, a large cracking sound was heard as he replaced it, ready to take the punishment for the actions he had just made.