3rd Tenkaichi Bending-kai | Preliminary Round | Match 11 – [#15] Aklia vs. [#1] Karasu

“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 Aklia Lee Wuu and Karasu Kazegami. 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, Dances With Derp vs. Steph. Dances With Derp will have the honour of the first strike.

HP:100

Ba Sing Se. It's been awhile since Aklia has been here. The giant walls are all to familiar to her. But that's besides the point. She was here to fight in a tournament and win. There was no holding back for her today. Water flowed in pools on either side of the arena.

Aklia saw her opponent standing on the opposite side, awaiting her attack. Aklia gathered a huge amount of water. From that she formed several small whips, froze them, and sent one after the other, towards her opponent.

Attack Accuracy

Random number (1,10) :

1

Attack Strength

Random number (1,20) :

12

Karasu entered the arena she had fought in before. Last time she didn't make it past the first round of the Heavyweight competition. She had lost to a Bender of great skill, and she had tried her hardest. That was all that mattered. Now, she was back, she was stronger, and she was determined to win. That was all that mattered; that she tried her hardest. That wouldn't be a problem though. Once Karasu vowed to do something, she stuck to her word. That was all that mattered to her. She was very stubborn like that. Of course one does not become one of the best benders in the world without being stubborn and determined. One also does not simply become immortal without impressing the right people.

Karasu's opponent took the first few seconds in the arena to strike first. Another Water Bender. This was going to be fun. With a wry smile, Karasu gathered her own wall of water. The opponent's attack hit hers, and the two merged into a single, much bigger, wall of water. Karasu let the water spin around her in a circle of endless liquid. Then, when she was ready, Karasu shot the whole torrent at Aklia, aiming right for her chest.

Attack Accuracy

Random number (1,10) :

1

Attack Strength

Random number (1,20) :

1

HP:100

There was no way of avoiding an attack of this multitude. Instead of dodging, Aklia felt as though she was water and moved alongside the torrent, making the attack miss. The movement was like a long lost dance that awoke within Aklia. Now was the time to make a good effort in actually hitting Karasu. Her body was exposed from her recent attack. If anything, Aklia she go for Karasu's lower half while distracting her with an 'attack' to her upper body.

This was it, time to carry out her plan. Gathering water around her arms like whips, Aklia was ready to strike. She swung her right arm, sending sharp blades of ice towards Karasu's arms and upper torso. While Aklia carried that attack out, she used her left arm to swing for Karasu's legs. Her water arm was frozen and heading for legs. If that missed, hopefully her ice hit.

Attack Accuracy

Random number (1,10) :

1

Attack Strength

Random number (1,20) :

1

Karasu's attack had missed. A pity, but it was only the beginning of the match after all. Aklia dodged the water by becoming the water; she was a skilled bender. She understood the nature of the element she was bending, and could think and become the water at will. Water Bending was a dance, and Aklia was quite good. Aklia then went in for a two fold attack. A distracting shot of ice toward's Karasu's body, and a heavy ice-covered limb to club her legs and take her support out from under her.

Karasu, however, was nothing if not resilient, and with an effortless jump, twirled into the air with a spin like a ballerina. She spun, turning parallel to the ground. Aklia's arm passed right through open air, and the ice she had thrown had been sucked in by Karasu's spin, and circled her like a moon in orbit. Karasu landed, Alkia close enough to her that this attack would be difficult to dodge, so Karasu hoped. As she finished spinning, the shards of ice that had once been used by Alkia turned on their former master, and aimed themselves right at her.

Attack Accuracy

Random number (1,10) :

8

Attack Strength

Random number (1,20) :

2

HP:100

Both of Aklia's attacks had missed. Her agile foe masterfully maneuvered around the ice shards and frozen club. She was definitely not going to be easy. These were only this first couple of minutes into the prelims and Aklia was already breathing heavily.

Her mind was buzzing with a million ideas of how to attack. More ice? No. Her opponent took the ice and shot it back towards Aklia. Clearly ice wasn't the best bet. The pools of water! Aklia thought to herself as the redirected crashed and shattered behind her. Now sprinting to the water pools, she dove in. The pools weren't that deep but they were enough to completely submerge someone. '

Adrenaline pumped through Aklia's veins. Gathering all of her strength, she shot up out of the water, using a cyclone of water to support her in the air. Usually she couldn't maintain this for very long. She was used to having her airbending, but utilizing two elements is against the tourney rules. Aklia twirled with the water, again, becoming one with the flowing element. This was an opportune time to strike. Using the water pillar as a guide, Aklia shot her self towards Karasu with her fist stretched out, hoping to make contact.

Attack Accuracy

Random number (1,10) :

1

Attack Strength

Random number (1,20) :

13