itsjustagamerp | Fire with Fire

Characters: Riku, Xion, and any onlookers on that level
Content: Xion and Riku spar for the first time in ages for either of them with their weapons of choice!
Location: Rec Deck
Time of Day: Afternoon
Warnings: Onlookers should stay far back. This is live steel, err, key, afterall. (Onlookers may not be replied to.)

Riku stood atop the shorter diving board, waiting for Xion to come in. He could watch for her easily from there, and to be honest, he felt outright empowered. There was a thrill to having his Keyblade back and the distinct comfort of feeling he could take on whatever threatened the satellite this week. ...Well, aside form bad movies. However, if this week super-villains appeared or old nemeses, he had the power to fight for everyone's safety.

It felt good.

But even then he hoped he hadn't grown rusty. That was the best part about this. He enjoyed sparring, but making sure his skills were sharp was important. Way to the Dawn was a reassuring weight in his hand. He couldn't wait to feel the rush of a contest of skill.

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That wasn't the reaction he'd hoped for. However, her evasion again gave him distance from her, and Riku planned to make use of it. Again he charged Xion, head again held low and Keyblade drawn back. If she reacted the same way, he'd try something else, but he'd at least know she'd tend to react that way when charged.

That could be useful if he needed to force distance from her.

Xion had fought enough Heartless that liked that method of attack that she'd developed a bit of an evade reflex. Not surprising, particularly since getting knocked down in a fight with one of them was a bad idea. When Riku charged at her again, she evaded a little more neatly.

And now Riku knew. It was time for a more direct approach. Rather than charge, he moved towards her and close within the reach of her weapon... Unusually close. His form for his attack was unusual. He planted his right foot firmly forward, bearing his weight, while his left stayed on its toes. With a wide sweep he slashed across at her...

...And about half a beat later he swung his left foot around towards hers.

The direct approach was fine. It gave Xion a chance to try to get close enough to try to trip him up--it had worked with Axel a few times when they sparred. Not that what worked against Axel would necessarily work against Riku, but at least she knew she could try.

The unusual attack surprised her, though, and she was so busy dodging the slash that she didn't notice his foot. Instead of her tripping him up, it turned out to be the other way around. She stumbled, managing a few steps but never really regaining her balance. Fortunately, she at least remembered how to fall without hurting herself. Bad enough to be tripped and fall to the floor without adding injury to he deal.

Sighing, she picked herself up. "I guess you win."

It's funny how one thing in a battle might work how one wouldn't. Riku's original plan was to charge and wait for her to take a swipe at him. He'd hoped to drop and slide to catch her feet with his Keyblade. And yet this hadn't worked.

"This time." Riku offered her a hand and a smile as she got up. "Want to try again later?" He never was adverse to taking score.

Really there was never a sure technique that always worked. Sometimes what hadn't worked previously did, or vice versa. Fortunately, while annoyed at losing in the way she did, Xion had inherited Sora's inability to mope for long.

"Sure." She returned the smile as she accepted the hand up. "Best two out of three?"

Out of sheer habit, Riku clapped a hand on her shoulder and shot her a smirk the same way he would with Sora.

"After lunch? You got it."

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