3rd Tenkaichi Bending-kai | Preliminary Round | Match 3 – [#21] Kuma vs. [#4] Ieyasu

“Hello folks, and welcome to the second annual Tenkaichi Bending-Kai Tournament's First Preliminary Match!” The announcer said into his microphone, the noise blasting over the roaring crowd. The battle would take place in a circular Ba Sing Se arena, which had pools of water around the edges, as well as a pit of magma in the middle, surrounded by a pool of water. While there would normally be more tricks and traps set up, they were disabled for the preliminaries.

“Today, we'll be witnessing the fierce battle between Kuma Kurebayashi and Ieyasu Leiheng. The gates will open on my mark. With the combatants set, and the battlefield ready for them, let's give them a warm welcome!”


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First seed match, Loola vs. Niya. Loola will have the honour of the first strike.

Spoiler:

Kuma was done. He was just done. He didn't care about this fight. He didn't care about much at all anymore. Perhaps it would pass when he finally managed to get through his grief and depression brought on by Cato, his snow leopard and closest companion. The cat had been murdered but days earlier in the lower ring, injured by some smugglers who didn't treat him right. Kuma, not being able to afford a healer and not being familiar with the healing arts, couldn't help the poor animal, and it died wracked with pain three days after the attack. All Kuma could do was watch.

Someone told him to enter the tournament to vent his anger. They said that by being able to bend freely and at a specific target, he would eventually get over his grief. Yeah right. As if he could ever get over it. His heart was broken, and he felt that nothing would ever mend it.

He didn't care about his opponent. All he wanted to do was attack. He found himself filled with rage and anger, and suddenly and without warning, launched a huge icicle from a nearby water pool straight at his opponent, screaming loudly as he did so.

Attack Damage:

Random number (1,20) :

17

Attack Accuracy:

Random number (1,10) :

1

Ieyasu frowned as the young man looked to be seething with rage. He wasn't going to get far attacking like that. Ieyasu sighed and waited for the angry little man to start attacking. Another side as Kuma shot a giant icicle at him. Another Water Bender huh? Oh well, this only made it easier. Ieyasu sunk into a stance, placed a foot back, raised his hand, and the icicle hit his palm and stopped in mid air. Ieyasu spun, spinning the icicle around so that the point turned and faced Kuma.

With a heave of effort, for the icicle was large, Ieyasu hurled it back towards his opponent. Aiming right at Kuma's body. Ieyasu didn't want him dead, but he was going to show Kuma how a real Water Bending Master fought, and hopefully the ice would cool him down a bit.

Attack Accuracy

Random number (1,10) :

10

Attack Strength

Random number (1,20) :

9

Defense:

Random number (1,10) :

6

HP: 91/100

Kuma was hardly surprised that his opponent was a water bender. Maybe he should have been, but surprise seemed to be a thing of the past. He only watched on calmly as the man reused his own attack against him, nearly taking Kuma's head off. He would have let it, too, but some ref from the sideline altered the aim slightly so as not to strike a fatal blow. Instead, it grazed against Kuma's scalp, ripping some of his hair off and leaving behind a long streak of burn from how fast the thing was moving. What remained of his hair was damp with blood, and he realized that the icicle had also opened a deep cut down the middle of his head.

He ignored the pain. Some rational part of him said that if he kept fighting this way, he would die, or at least lose. He tried to calm himself down a little. After all, his opponent wasn't the one who killed his friend. But still, he wanted to hurt something. This time, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes, trying to calm down. Opening his eyes, he began running toward his opponent. He gathered more water from a pool and began firing thousands of pellets toward his opponent, each one sharpened to a point.

Strength:

Random number (1,20) :

12

Accuracy:

Random number (1,10) :

8

Ieyasu's opponent rushed towards him, fighting calmly now. Good. The fight would be more enjoyable this time. Kuma shot several ice spikes at Ieyasu, and while Ieyasu dodged some, many of them slashed, sliced or even pierced him. He took two in the side, one in the arm and one in the leg. Ieyasu gasped, fell to one knee, and felt blood leak out of his body and soak into his clothes. Kuma stopped just above Ieyasu, standing there, looking down at him, ready to attack.

Ieyasu smiled. His life in politics had made him an accomplished actor. Using quick thinking, quick bending and fast reflexes, he formed an ice spear in his right hand, then thrust his arm upwards, hoping to catch Kuma in the chest, arm, shoulder. Anywhere. So long as the ice spear hit him.

Attack Accuracy

Random number (1,10) :

6

Attack Strength

Random number (1,20) :

18

Defense:

Random number (1,10) :

8

HP: 91/100

Kuma knew something was off. Maybe it was the look in the man's eyes, or the way he seemed to be hurting more than he should have. Either way, Kuma could tell he was faking it. Which meant he was planning a surprise attack. Not so much of a surprise when your opponent can see it coming, though. Kuma leaned back, the spear flying past his face before he grabbed the shaft. He spun it around a few times, getting a feel for its weight, before stabbing it into the ground in an attempt to pin the man down by his robes.

From his youth, Kuma had always felt more comfortable with a sword in hand. Unfortunately, weapons weren't allowed in the arena, so Kuma would have to make his own. Following his opponent's example, he used nearby water to create a sword and made an attempt to slash his opponent across the torso.

Strength:

Random number (1,20) :

14

Accuracy:

Random number (1,10) :

2