Kage Nanashi
"AUGH!" *Kage lands on meadow ground hard and panting* "What the hell was that?" *he blinks as he sees himself approach* "interesting...guards!" *four of his more elite automaton units rush to the scene and surround the shadow Kage. The shadow moves swiftly between the 4 of them, punching and kicking in blurring movements that seem to make time stand still. As it stops in the center of the madness, with one stretched palm a pulse of energy knocks the droids away and demolishes them utterly. Shadow Kage smirks and grabs a broken droids arm, twirling it about like a weapon*
"What shadow is this? Even I am not that strong...ugh!" *Kage gets smacked off guard again my a robotic arm across the face*
"Alright, impostor you've asked for it!" *Kage and the Shadow clash weapons and wildly attack each other..seemingly at a stalemate*
(to be continued....)
*after many minutes of squaring off, forces clash and dust settles. Kage is kneeling and wiping a bit of blood from his mouth, breathing hard. The Shadow Kage does not seem fatigued or injured and merely stands a few feet away smirking*
Kage: "what are you? How is this possible?"
Shadow: "Your mind is weak, Kage. That's why you lost as champion. Without a strong, sound mind, you will lose all that you have and more. It is the power of the Shadow Sabre, to unlock the potential of its owner. Find the strength within or you will continue to fail."
Kage: "...the strength within?"
*the Shadow raises its right palm and aims it at Kage. Suddenly, a large orb of fire extends from its hand and heads straight for Kage in a swift trail of heat*
Kage: "gah!" *he desperately throws up his arms to absorb the fiery impact. Once he recovers he finds himself alone in his side of the dojo.*
"what...in the world...was that? ugh....I need to rest. Seems I have much to learn."