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*He shifts his weight to an offensive stand leaving his left hand free now. He turned to the side so his body was a smaller target leaving him with the advantage of length on Shadow, and power from his postion for a first strike. He merely motioned for shadow to come at him. Energy began to swirl around his right arm building up into a small dull grey colored vortex of mistlike energy*

Either its time or it isnt. Lets play your game.

Shadow lowered his head slightly and began to expand his earth magic-laced aura. It spread through the whole room indiscriminately but had a very special purpose. It just had to reach a point. He then narrowed his eyes and allowed dark energy to fill him. He smiled at Relinth as he moved forward and jabbed with the quarterstaff as if it were a spear. As the end of the staff moved toward Relinth however a blade would emerge and the wood of the staff would writhe as the blade was pushed toward the man even as the metal core it was attached to became visible. At the same time spikes would shoot from the wall next to Heswina aimed at her face and side.

*Relinth closed his eyes as Shadow moved forward to attack him. He seemed as though completly at peace unmoving in his stance, until at the right moment he swung his leg that was currently at his rear around to his front twisting his whole frame with the motion, unleashing the naginata towards his opponents outstreched weapon knocking it aside. Next as he continued in the low spinning motion, he dropped down to one knee allowing his weapon to spin quickling about his shoulders, looking to bring it down for his opponents now exposed knees, while kicking up with his back foot into a mule kick looking to catch him in the back as well. Leaping away. His hair flowed gently in the air his eyes still closed*

((Ohh beside I dont mean it left your grasp just its current path))

Focht charges, moving just as fast as ever, leaving an after-image where he had been standing. He headed straight for Shadow's back, pulling out the Grand Klaive strapped to his back as he moved in for the strike. Reappearing for an instant as he slowed to make sure he hit, he makes a horizontal slash at Shadow's lower back. As the blade was finishing its arc he dropped low, letting the momentum to turn him around in a quick spin and bringing his knee up hard to strike at Shadow's kidney.

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The after-image begins to fade as Focht attacks Shadow with his knee.

*Relinth having never left the ground began to sense that he was in immediate peril, and rather then diverting his kick which was no doubt still going for Focht. He continued into it leaping into the air, and pushing his weapon into the ground. The kick would lose almost all of its power, and he vaulted out of the spikes. When he landed he replaced his naginata on his shoulder with his left hand out towards Shadow with two fingers outstreched upwards. Blood trickled from his left foot where he had taken a small cut as he only barely avoided the spikes*

9 quickly moved back from the spikes in the floor. She was starting to freak out from the earth magic she felt around her, knowing that Shadow could use it to control her body. She curled up on a corner and rocked on her toes

Heswina wasn't standing very far form 9, a heavy sheen of sweat coated her face as she radiated a bright blue color. A semi-tranparent pink dome surrounded her, as the bright blue mist surrounded the immediate area around 9, lashing out as tendrils of Shadow's earth magic tried to creep closer. Heswina's own aura was clashing against Shadows, and thankfully for the two men presence, she was holding her own against his vile magics.

*Relinth opened his eyes as the energy vortex on his right arm began to shift to a slowly draining in his right hand. The his veins began to change color slightly more purple then blue. His pupils filled with a glassy look, and a strange red mistlike whipping energy began to whip around him if anyone got close enough*

Stop holding back. Or I'll end up killing you too quickly.