[ Balancing Tournament ] Aquila vs Aseo

Aquila smiled quietly. She glanced around excitedly. Ahhh~ She couldn't wait for the fight to begin. But as she waited in the barracks, she flicked out her needles from her pocket in one hand. In the other, she pulled out a vile of poison. She pushed the lid open with her thumb and caught it from hitting the ground by bending her knee. After having dipped the needles in the vile, she dropped them in the cuffs of her sleeves. She then retrieved the lid from her knee and tightened it around the top of the bottle. She dropped the vile into her pocket before exiting the barracks and entering the large coliseum's sandy battlefield. She shook her sleeve for her dagger and caught it between her fingers.

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notes; well, it's about time we started this, @Aseo Asehi

The moment her opponent grew visible, her mind raced to analyze her opponent in a through fashion in an attempt to conclude her chances of winning. His cane first caught her eye. He appeared healthy enough and why would anyone who needed a cane risk a duel in the Coliseum? She concluded the cane acted as a weapon. A few possibilities remained why he utilized a cane. Either he had a flair for dramatics or, well, another name for "cane" was "staff". And as far as she knew, only magicians really used staffs. But hey, the possibility remained he just enjoyed the dramatics of life. But even so, she refused to risk the chance of it actually being a staff for a magician. Any tiny moment of the staff might have her jump.

She then noted his needle. She stared at it warily. At her distance, she could not accurately pinpoint its capabilities, though she suspected it could deal damage to match her own weapon. She fingered the edge of the Eaglet, flipping the dagger on its side discreetly in her hand, the handle facing upward and her hand itself hidden by her long sleeves. Her smile threatened to explode. Her heart thumped loudly. Her eyes twinkled with thrilling excitement. Something about her opponent, among his lazy exterior, brought upon the suspicion of his power. But even if he might have had more power or ability or skill, Lady Luck truly ruled the battlefield. She sent a quiet request to her luck. "Don't fail me now," she commanded her luck.

At her distance, the thing Aquila mostly worried about was his cane. If he happened to be faster than her, well shit. But there wasn't anything she could do about that. However, if he happened to be a magician with average speed, she could probably dodge his long ranged attacks. She decidedly stayed closer to the edge of the Coliseum on the other side. She focused all her attention on his cane as a result. If he were to launch a close attack with his cane, that would tell her everything she needed. And if he were to cast a spell of sorts with his cane, it would probably be the start of their fight so as to catch his opponent off guard. As it turned out, her observational skills and wariness saved her from an upcoming attack.

The distance between Aquila and her opponent was just close enough for his attack to actually hit her, seeing as she decided to not completely stay on the edge. But the moment the cane moved, she had slid to the side. His attack whisked by her, missing its target. By that point, she was close enough to make out the outline of his sound magic. After having confirmed her suspicions, it occurred to her magicians had Borges just to make things bothersome. She cursed the distance at which she was limited to. For the times being, she would remain where she stood, waiting for his next attack.

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Great fields such as the Coliseum were a true help to the silver-haired assassin. So as long as she maintained a distance she was at a advantage stalemate with her opponent. But in a show of strength running in circles barely seemed a plausible option for her if she planned to win. Sure, she could try tiring him out but that would tire her out as well. She cursed her luck. Paired with a magician/assassin/who knew what other this man was capable of! Not an ideal situation for the less experienced and weaker of the two. She recognized the power behind every action of this 'lazy' man. It did not scare her but it did cause her to become wary.

She took many steps forward and at an angle to the (or her) left. From behind her rose vines drew upward only to miss the intended target. With her impressive speed at hand, she darted forward and like a dare devil, she passed her opponent on the right, the distance almost nothing. A millisecond of a cheeky grin flashed before an even faster blow with the potential to deal A-Tier damage spun from her hand. These actions moved swiftly and fluidly as she passed by, only sparing a moment's glance at her target. The moment her first flew, her pace stopped for a moment as she threw a gas bomb whose design caused induced and surprising feelings of lethargy in its targets as well as serving to temporarily stagnate sight to the other side of Aseo. This was to give her enough time (about a third of a second) to run. With her speed, such a feet was not impossible.

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note; being an assassin in these sort of open field pvp situation sucks x_x
okay, so what just happened. basically, aquila ran diagonally to her left (his right), hit him with her hand to deal a-tier damage (though i guess his borg would reduce it to d-tier damage?) and then dropped a smoke bomb that would also induce sleepiness for one post.
she also has a c-tier exceptional speed trait.