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((For the sake of this battle, altering the order of my rolls to 1, 4, 3, 2, 4 in order to make if flow better and because it makes the rp way funnier.

1- Miss
2- Bide
3- Small hit
4- Big hit))

Nothing seemed to be going according to plan as of late. He couldn't concentrate on what he should be doing, had been avoiding Khalla whenever he could, and hadn't even been carrying out his er... extracurricular duties as smoothly as he could have. In fact, as of late, since his battle with Alkaid, Rhodizite had grown increasingly agitated and no longer seemed to coordinate his attack plans as he used to. The battle with Virgo had left that painfully clear to him (why the hell had he charged into battle without realizing that girl was a Zodiac?)

It was sheer anger that drove him, and it showed in the fact he was overworking himself, and he was getting sloppy. He'd managed to punch a wall a few weeks back, in an attempt to subside the ire he felt (it wasn't a particularly common feeling for him - specially not when it lasted this long). Needless to say, the self inflicted injury had not really helped him feel any better. But then again, most of his anger was directed at himself, which made things that much worse.

He honestly just wanted to find that damned senshi and finish things off so he could get back to his (mostly) peaceful life (ironies aside). In the meantime, he was plowing down anything and anyone that got in his way, without regard for his own well being. It was self destructive behavior and he was well aware of it, yet there was nothing he could do to stop it.

Every night, he found himself just lurking around in hopes of finding a hint that would signal Alkaid's entrance. Every night he returned back to his apartment tired, empty handed and beaten, due to having picked some other sort of fight with someone (anyone) else. Tonight was apparently not going to be any different, seeing as how he'd been out for hours and the park was offering him absolutely no viable answers to his problems.

The battle with Virgo had left him wounded, and granted, he'd had to retire to his house for quite some time, but the moment he'd felt himself within remotely working health, he'd taken his leave. Khalla was going to blow a gasket if she found out he'd even gotten up from bed, that was for sure.

The voice that called to him came as a surprise, and the Lieutenant turned his head to look over his shoulder; the last thing he'd expected to find today, was yet another senshi. This one seemed particularly oddly dressed though, which was ringing alarm bells in his mind, "Oh?" he drawled out as he watched her out the corner of an eyes, "And whom did I run into, if I might ask? It's not polite to address others without giving them your name."

Rhodizite also didn't particularly like the scales she was carrying. On the other hand, he really didn't feel at all like turning tail; a fight was a fight, and as far as he was concerned, had that civilian not been around to throw that rock to his head, he'd have had Virgo's star seed. That counted for something.

Without waiting for an answer, he lounged for the girl, hissing slightly when his muscles protested the movement, "I'm Rhodizite," he hissed out, aiming his chain towards the scales; something told him that if he incapacitated them, he'd have the upper hand, "And I will make sure your bones shatter," unfortunately for him, his wrist was still damages from his previous fight and it caused his aim to be particularly off, for the chain missed both scales and girl.

Not that it mattered much. He was still getting closer and closer, which would doubtlessly give him another chance. That... and he still wasn't thinking particularly straight. All he could think about was the rush of exhilaration that the battle brought on.

Libra? Was that another Zodiac? Of course she was; it explained the extravagant attire and the scales (he'd not really seen any senshi with tangible weapons before). This was just his luck. Rhodizite felt like there was some sort of god out there was was having an absolute blast while fiddling with his fate just to laugh at him.

He'd been in a particularly bad mood before the fight, but the fact his body was obviously not reacting like he wanted it to was sending him into an even fouler mood. It was particularly clear in the way his expression turned sour when his chain missed, as if he were berating himself for the stupidity. Perhaps he should have listened to Khalla and stayed back at home (but then again, the girl hadn't really known he'd be doing something like... this).

"Oh?" despite the fact his chain had missed, he was now close enough to see her move her scales out of the corner of an eye, "That's probably not what Virgo thought the other day. Had it not been for someone passing by, her star seed would have been in my power," as the scale moved, he shoot out a hand to grab at it, yanking at it harshly and aiming to punch the girl in the face with his other, "Don't underestimate me, girl. It might be the last thing you do."

He felt the sattisfying sensation of his fist as it connected with the girl's jaw, and though he had to shake his hand as soon as he retreated it, his knuckles feeling numb, Rhodizite couldn't help but smile grimly.

"We'll see about that," no sooner had he said it, that the scales were yanked out of his hold and he cursed inwardly; less talking, more moving, he swiftly decided. Alas, the realization came a tad too late and he felt one of the scales wrap around his leg. For a split second, the lieutenant noted the irony of the situation (he had used this same move quite often on his opponents), however, he had little time to marvel. No sooner did it wrap around his leg, that the cord was yanked and his center of balance was shifted far swifter than he could restore it.

It sent him tumbling, though at least he'd seen it coming and was able to shoot his hands out, guarding himself from the fall if only minimally; his leg was going to hurt later though, damn it. He decided that the scales were probably the key to getting to the girl though, and that in mind, he grabbed the cord of the scales and yanked her forward harshly again. He waited till the girl was within accessible distance before his untangled leg shot out, aiming to kick at her legs and send her to the ground, "You talk too much," he ground out, his hands still holding the scales.

Rhodizite wasn't entirely sure what he'd been expecting; a whole number of outcomes, but what really happened hadn't exactly entered within the realm of possibilities he'd conjured, that was for sure.

The moment he felt her begin to fall over, he couldn't help the way his features twisted into a grin, which immediately vanished when the girl apparently decided to land on him, rather than on the floor. For one, long moment, there was silence (both parties seemed too engrossed in trying to figure out if 'this' was really happening). Libra was the first to regain her bearings, and began to flail helplessly on top of him; the scales he'd previously grabbed were tied around one of his legs still, while the other end had managed to wrap around them both as the Zodiac had fallen, essentially rendering both Lieutenant and Senshi unable to change their current situation.

Rhodizite's mind had essentially blue-screened the moment he'd realized the girl was, for all effect, giving him a god damned lap dance. At least, till the girl began to shove at him; now much more embarrassed than he was pissed, he hissed, wanting very much to remind the girl that she was the one that had both fallen on him and started the battle in the first place. He'd been minding his own damned business before her arrival!

"Stop flailing!" it was undoubtedly, the stupidest thing he could have said, given the situation at hand, and yet it seemed to be the most alarmingly prominent thought inside his mind. This senshi had absolutely no right to be be where she was. The only girl that had a right (and permission) to be there was probably currently tucked away at her home, doing her homework, thinking he was, in turned, tucked away in bed, resting from his recent 'bar fight'.

"Don't tell me what to do!"

Libra's voice had gotten shriller, if that was at all possible. The blond had renewed her efforts to get away from the agent, and only then did she realize it was actually her own weapon that was binding her to Rhodizite. Libra squeaked, a noise completely out of character, her pale face almost completely pink as she tugged at the hem of her skirt helplessly. When she spotted the lieutenant skulking around in the darkness, this was certainly not how she intended the battle to go.

And who shows up to witness Libra's spectacular moment of grace and poise? Why, Laocoon, of course!

"I, what?" Whatever confusion and embarrassment the Zodiac was suffering was forcefully pushed out by a renewed sense of anger. "A bad time? He pulled me into his lap!" Struggling again, Libra tugged at her knotted cord, realized at least one of the scales was still wrapped around Rhodizite's leg. "s**t."

The Zodiac resumed her battle, trying to at least get the cord from around her waist, before shooting the cavalier a glance somewhere between a thinly veiled plea and open disgust. "Laocoon. He has my weapon." It was less of a statement, and more of a request. Well, if one knew how to listen to Libra, that was.

Laocoon tutted disapprovingly when Libra announced that she'd been dragged into his lap. Honestly, what ever happened to that saying 'get a room'? Libra's "date" didn't seem too pleased about her impromptu presence in his lap either, which meant that a) it really had been an accident or b) they were just trying to cover their romantic tryst.

Right now he wasn't sure which one he was going to buy.

Libra didn't give him any time to ponder the repercussions of either scenario. She was asking for his help in her roundabout kind of way and who was he to deny her? Being a bit of an exhibitionist certainly was a crime, right? Keeping his sword sheathed, the cavalier turned his attention to the problem of the scales. It was quite the conundrum and one that he was going to have to solve very quickly. Rhodizite wasn't exactly helping the matter.

"Sir if you were please stop moving I need to get you untangled!" Laocoon ducked as the Negaverse agent's foot clipped his ear. "Sans boots to the head! You do want to get out of this, don't you?" He gave one of the scales a pointed tug. "Libra, about face if you please!"