2308/Battle Rondo: Kiki vs. Ulaire

Battle Rondo: Kiki vs. Ulaire
Date of Scene:	23 May 2015
Location:	Busou Shinki Battle Arena
Synopsis:	It's the second round of the Battle Rondo: Kiki vs. Ulaire!
Cast of Characters:	414, 737, 772

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Revan (414) has posed:
     Today, the Arena is packed with humans and shinki alike, owners and hopeful owners, as well as fans of the diminutive robot girls. It's Round 2 of the 2015 Battle Rondo, and the air is electric with anticipation of seeing the powerful little shinki in action!

     CITYSCAPE

     A shinki-scale city. Set during nighttime, with all the streetlights on and the buildings lit up in a majestic fashion, it manages to be both generic as well as invoke the image of many major cities. Most notably, it resembles a cross between New York City and Tokyo and contains landmarks from both, such as the Empire State Building and Tokyo Tower. Raised multi-lane highways cut through the city, while surface streets divide clusters of enormous skyscrapers into blocks and form an iconic concrete jungle. Enormous video screens and billboards hang on the sides of some buildings, advertising various real world companies.

     Into this scene flies the Waffebunny model Ulaire clad in her black tactical armour, her rabbit-ear visor up in the crown of her head completing the 'rabbit' motif. For all her worry about her new potential adoption hinging on her performance -- or so she believes -- the shinki is calm and collected in flawless military bearing. She salutes the crowd crisply, her deceptively gentle face placid.

     "Welcome, and thank you all for coming to watch this match! I'll do my very best, so please root for me!"

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    There's a twinkle of light in the night sky of the shinki city. A white object comes shooting down towards the ground, spinning fast as it approaches ground level. It's the Kyknos model Kiki, her wide wings wrapped around her.

    Moments before crashing, Kiki opens her wings up fully, thrusters flaring as she halts her momentum. Softly floating the rest of the way down, her armored boots touching down on the ground.

    Kiki turns to the audience, bowing to them, her wings curling as she does. She then summons her large sword from slipway, spinning around to point the weapon in Ulaire's direction. Kiki then smiles and says, "Good luck."

    From the sidelines, Vivio cheers her temporary, possibly soon to be permanent, Shinki on. She jumps up and down in excitement, "Wooo! You can do this Kiki! Then we're onto the finals! Go for it!"

Hiei (772) has posed:
"Welcome to Round 2 of the 2015 Battle Rondo! It's your favorite resident catgirl announcer, finally back to her chosen profession, her destiny, her one true calling, Koto! I'm coming to you from this gloriously comfortable seat in the Busou Shinki Battle Arena." Koto is sitting off to the edge of the combat area, leaning on a small table with a microphone held up to her mouth.

"Our fighters today are the adorably rabbit eared Ulaire! Just look at her, would you want to see a cute face like that get impaled? It'd be pretty cool, but I sure wouldn't, maybe! And then we have the adorably -winged- Kiki! With flight like that, she'll definitely be flying people into the air and dropping them to the ground! That's right, I've seen Dogma!"

"And let me take a moment to thank the producers for putting on a tournament where there is no risk of mortal injury to the announcers?"

Revan (414) has posed:
     From her seat in the stands, Lowri smiles faintly, her arms folded. She was enjoying the matches far, far more than she let on, but there are some things waiting for the shinki regardless of the outcomes of her match. But those are a surprise! For now, she nods to the Waffebunny when she salutes.

     Ulaire turns, saluting Kiki. "It's my honour to fight you today! Let's make this an excellent match!"

     <COMBATANTS READY! 3! 2! 1! RIDE ON!>

     And she's off! Blasting backwards for some distance, Ulaire grabs her Karotte P12 semiautomatic pistol from the Slipway, firing off a testing round.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    Kiki studies her opponent carefully while waiting for the match to begin... Another ranged model. And this time she doesn't have the use of a maze of catwalks and machinery to maneuver around. Just a city block.

    As the count down begins, Kiki shifts her stance, wings spreading out as she crouches, sword out to the side. The match begins and Kiki is off! Thrusters kick up and the Swan type rockets forward, trying to cover as much ground as possible to reach her ranged opponent. She doesn't even waste the slow down required to try and dodge Ulaire's first shot, the bullet digging into the Kyknos' admittedly heavy armor.

    Finally closing the distance between the two, Kiki bursts past her opponent, sword coming up in a passing slash.

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto suddenly perks up as she receives information. "I'm told that the bunny is called a... a Wafflebunny? What? Oh, no, a Waffebunny! And Kiki is a Kyknos! But wow, look at that sportsmanship by Ulaire! It's not every day that you see someone start a fight without trying to bite someone's face off. AND LOOK AT THAT, SHE'S ALREADY PULLED OUT A GUN! Now that's my kind of sportsmanship!"

"I'd like to take a moment to remind you to buy semiautomatic laser rifles. When vibro blades just aren't enough for the rancor in your life... Oh, I'm being told that I'm not allowed to have my own sponsors and advertisements in this tournament. Sorry for trying to make a living!"

"Here we go! She's trying to dodge those bullets, but they're doing their best to dig right down into that flesh. Will we see blood here?! Do these things bleed?! AND THERE'S THE SWORD! Melee versus ranged, this is going to be a slaughter!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     This time, the resident psychopath seemed to be the announcer. But that was all right, it took a lot more than some good-natured sportsmanship to crack that military demeanour. Assessing her opponent on the fly, Ulaire noted that her hit only did minimal damage to the heavy armour, yet in spite of the bulk, the Kyknos was fast. Fast enough to close that gap and land a smarting blow with a swift passing strike, no less. Luckily, the Waffebunny's own armour was designed to take a beating as well.

     The lack of objects other than city block was a similar impediment to her, even if she tended to use the environment in very different ways than the melee types. Cover was always helpful to ranged support. Swapping the pistol to her left hand and pulling out the Karotte TMP in her right, Ulaire fired off a few rapid shots as Kiki passed, firing her thrusters backwards for some extra distance.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    It's Kiki's segmented wings that give her such good flight with her armor. Each segment has its own thruster and is capable of angling separately from the rest of them! Though the armor is a bit of an issue, Kiki forced to slow down as she turns else she go careening off into the side of a building.

    Kiki darts along the side of a building, Ulaire's bullets shattering windows around her. A few of the bullets find their marks, putting more holes in Kiki's armor but not yet doing and critical damage.

    Planting her feet into a the side of the building, Kiki pushes off in Ulaire's direction, closing the distance once more. This time though she brings her large sword around in front of her, point angled in Ulaire's direction. Kiki charges the Waffebunny directly, trying to run her blade through Ulaire!

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto seems even more excited now! "Oh wow! She didn't get chewed up by semiautomatic fire, she landed a blow! Kyknos? More like kick nose! But what -will- Ulaire do without any cover? I may be a humble, young, beautiful announcer in the prime of her youth, single by the way, but I'm sure that ranged tactics require cover! Or... or not! Ulaire just pulled out some sort of high tech Murder Gun, and is attempting to use its primary feature of firing pure murder to her advantage! And look at those thrusters, definitely trying to make some distance for the range advantage!"

"Even with those angular wings and high speed thrusters, Kiki still has to slow down in this city environment if she doesn't want to prematurely entertain us all by smashing into a building! Oh! Is she!? No, no, she's just flying next to it. False alarm people! But boy, windows smashing, bullets landing hits on the Kyknos fighter! She's not bleeding yet, but if that Murder Gun has any say... Annnd Kiki's flying in Ulaire's direction with that BFS, Big F&#*$@ Sword! SHE'S GOING FOR THE KILL! WILL WE BE HAVING VIRTUAL RABBIT STEW TONIGHT?!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     The Waffebunny was not one of the flashier types with multi-thruster wings and bright colours, and even her animal motif was understated. This is the end result of a military hardware company designing shinki as a testbed for human soldiers. Her model /did/ appeal to young boys who idolised the Army, though they tended to name them things like 'DEATHSTALKER 789'. Ulaire was more than happy when her hopefuuly-soon-to-be Master renamed her to something that, while alien to her, was much more dignified.

     And her amour was tough while being lightweight, something human soldiers and marines would prefer. With a lack of cover, she would simply have to use her high manoeuvrability to her advantage. Tracking Kiki's movements through the scope of her TMP, she waited until the last moment to twist impossibly, avoiding being impaled by a ridiculously large sword. Though she avoided being taken out of the fight early, the sword nevertheless scored her armour impressively, nearly cutting down to wiring.

     Ulaire was a primarily ranged model, but not /entirely/. Using the proximity and her angle, the Waffebunny changed out her handguns for the Hagtand Army Blades sheathed on her backpack, letting the torque carry her into a double-swipe at Kiki's back.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    The Waffebunny has switched to using blades! And is attacking Kiki's back! Which is mostly covered by Kiki's wings. Which also double as her shield, when appropriately transformed. Kiki's wings fold in, though not all the way as she doesn't intend to use her shield just yet. But enough that the blades scrape across the impromptu shield, not doing much in the way of damage.

    Her opponent has switched to melee weapons... Kiki smiles happily as an idea pops into her head. Her thrusters kick up, pulling her away from Ulaire to gain some distance. As she flies, her blade splits down the middle, both halves sliding open to reveal an emitter beneath. A second grip folds out of the main one.

    Spinning around, Kiki comes to a hover. Now holding her weapon like a rifle, she levels it in Ulaire's direction and pulls on the trigger of the second grip. The weapon humms with energy before beginning to spit bolts of purple towards the Waffebunny.

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto slams one of her hands on the table, on the very edge of her seat! "Wow, is Ulaire about to snipe Kiki through the head?! No, it seems she's using the scope of her Murder Gun to track Kiki's movements! Wow, look at that twist, she avoided getting impaled by the BFS so narrowly! But with her armor cut down that much, it's only a matter of time before kidneys start flying all over the place! How many kidneys do Waffebunnies have? I don't know! I'm hoping five big ones! SHE'S GOT A KNIFE NOW! She doesn't only -shoot- murder, she carves it too! But can that double-swipe to the back actually penetrate Kiki's armor?!"

"Ooh, the knife scraped across her wings, almost like a shield! Still no blood yet, but we're getting close! But what's this?! Kiki's kicking in the thrusters to make distance, but she's a melee fighter! What's going on here?! N-no... no way! Kiki's BFS is splitting open to become a BFMG! A Big F&$*^@ Murder Gun! She's firing it at Ulaire, a rain of purple death that'd make Prince blush!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     Ulaire's melee capabilities weren't lacking, but for all the damage she did, it might as well have been. She didn't stop to kick herself inwardly in the middle of a match, though, managing to dodge the brunt of purple-hued energy but for some armour scoring.

     Back went the swords and out came the guns again, keeping steady as she fired off a torrent of bullets from both at the Kyknos while keeping light on her feet. That is, if she wasn't already airborne.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    Kiki blasts off again, trying to stay ahead of the stream of bullets. But Ulaire's aim proves greater in this case, the bullets rattling Kiki's armor and blowing off chunks. Kiki's flight is briefly destabilized and she goes crashing into the side of a building.

    Pulling herself out of an interior wall, Kiki drops to the floor and takes stock of her situation... A little banged up, some armor damaged, but she's still intact. Still, perhaps it's time to change up her tactics. Kiki's wings fold up, segmented parts sliding in and locking into place, forming a shield.

    Rifle-sword in right hand, shield in left, Kiki makes her way through the building to a window overlooking the street below. Catching sight of Ulaire outside, she levels her weapon towards the Waffebunny. The two blade halves slide open further and the weapon begins to charge.

    Finally Kiki pulls the trigger, a single large bolt of purple blasting out of the building with a spray of glass and streaks towards Ulaire.

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto's eyes widen, and she stands up entirely when the beam misses. "Ulaire dodged the BFMG, at least as much as she could! Look at that scoured armor, ow! I bet there's some sizzling virtual flesh under there! Somebody call Sam Raimi, she's gonna need a reboot after that! But here come the guns, and Ulaire looks like she's just gonna shoot her way through her opponent's superior mobility! Get your splatter sheets and rain coats ready, who knows -how- high they've got the gore settings turned up for this!"

"DESTABILIZED FLIGHT, CHUNKS OF KIKI'S ARMOR FLYING EVERYWHERE! AND SHE FINALLY SMASHED INTO A BUILDING! This match is definitely heating up. Kiki's pulled herself out of the wall and dropped to the floor. Uh oh, her wings are folding up, the segmented parts are sliding in and locking in place... a shield?! Shield in one hand, BFMG in the other! Kiki is ready to kick bunny and take heads! I can't get a good look... no, wait, there she is, at the window! Look at that blast, straight through the building! Nothing but glass and purple! Be very very quiet, Kiki's hunting wabbits!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     Her counter was successful, but Ulaire didn't dare let up. Even if she didn't have her future riding on the Rondo, she was programmed to be an ideal soldier, programmed with experimental tactics and manoeuvres for her original purpose as a test subject for the military. Even as Kiki was slammed through the side of a building, the Waffebunny switched on her laser tracker to help aim through the rubble, searching.

     Yet, she couldn't find her opponent until the last moment, her shield up and weapon already releasing the charge. Firing up her thrusters, Ulaire flew back, though not enoughto evade the blast entirely. She felt a wire short out in her knee, hindering her mobility somewhat. But with her laser sight trained on Kiki, she sniped a single shot from the TMP.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    A well placed shot! The sniper round blows away another chunk of Kiki's armor and also forces her to stumble back a step. Her base structure beneath is starting to show. She won't be able to take too many more hits before critical systems start to get damaged. Kiki ducks further inside the building, trying to avoid Ulaire's sight...

    The next sign of Kiki is another window shattering on a higher level. But it's no bolt of purple that streaks out of the window. Instead it's a grapple spike, wire trailing behind it into the building and Kiki's left gauntlet.

    If she can get it to wrap around the Waffebunny, Kiki will begin to real the line back in while trying to whip the other shinki around and through a wall.

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto suddenly points after sitting back down. "Look at that, Ulaire has a laser to help her deliver even more targetted forms of murder! But that wasn't nearly enough to find her opponent in time. Wabbit season came early, and... look at that, she's hurt, Kiki's blast did some damage! Her mobility is definitely compromised... and LOOK AT THAT! Even with hindered mobility, she sniped a single shot from her Murder Gun! How long can they keep up this pace before the crowd tries to riot, out for blood? By the way, how about this crowd that hasn't been murdered as a result of the fight at all so far?! Let's have a hand for this amazingly still-breathing audience!"

"Annnd a direct hit, Kiki's driven back by the Murder Gun round, and look at that, we can see some... is that virtual skin? So close, you can practically smell the blood! What's that, another broken window?! LOOK AT THAT! Some kind of spike on a wire, she really -is- hunting wabbits! I had no idea such an adorable winged girl could be so brutal! She looks like she's trying to wrap it around her, but I like to think she's trying to lodge it through her stomach and into the spine for an amazing fatality! FINISH HER!!!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     She seemed to be whittling away Vivi's defences, but it was death-by-a-thousand-cuts aside for the most part. Ulaire needed to up her game...

     And the other shinki just upped hers. Too quickly to give her time to react, a grapple spike whips around the Waffebunny, binding her fast and dragging her right through a wall. Ulaire definitely heard something break, chunks of her armour crumbling off and exposing cable 'muscles' and wires. And it would appear that her advanced targeting array was offline. Time for some less straightforward tactics.

     Instead of firing on Kiki herself, Ulaire manoeuvred to an adjacent wall, firing at the base and kicking it over, intending to drop it on top of the Kyknos.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    What's that sound? Why, it's the sound of a wall coming down on top of you! There's a blast of dust and debris as the wall comes down on the surprised Kiki.

    After a few moments, the pile of rubble moves as Kiki climbs out. Bits and pieces of her armor fall off as she does, revealing the skin-coloured structure beneath. Being hit by a wall was unexpected, but now Kiki has pulled Ulaire into a slightly better environment to fight up close.

    The two halves of Kiki's weapon snap closed again, returning to blade form. The purple energy field then activates it. The weapon hums with energy as Kiki charges shield first towards Ulaire. She swings her blade, burning through a section of wall as it sweeps towards the Waffebunny.

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto's suddenly sitting with a Mountain Dew strategically facing the camera, not actually drinking it. "The grapple spike whipped around Ulaire like an anaconda, and now she's getting dragged through a wall! BRUTAL! The brutality is amazing. If you can't actually see this, you're missing out! Oh wow I think those wires pass for muscles, this is ROBOT GORE!!! Bask in it people, it's guilt free! And now Ulaire is firing at a wall, kicking it over... yes, YES! She's going to SMASH Kiki with a wall! Will she bleed oil, artificial blood, some sort of lubrication substance?! Place your bets people, but don't bathe in it, it probably doesn't keep your skin young and beautiful like a -real- blood bath!"

"Wow! Buried under a pile of rubble, but... she's still alive! Kiki's climbing out, armor's falling off, she's definitely... I SEE SKIN! YES! More exposure, the next attacks just might decide the tide of this battle. The BFMG has collapsed back into a BFS, which means she's heading back into melee... but what's this, the blade is charging with energy again?! She can use that purple energy in melee? Shield first, she charges in with murderous intent, and swings that blade, burning through a section of wall, trying to slice that rabbit clean in half! If I were Ulaire, I'd be laying chocolate Easter Eggs right now!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     With no preamble other than two halves suddenly snapping together and a forward charge, Ulaire found herself on the receiving end of a violet blade. Staggering back with a nasty gash across her chest that nearly exposed something which would have put her out of the fight completely, she felt some of her servos compromised. She won't be able to sustain flight for very long. Fortunately, they were on a relatively solid 'ground at the moment.

     Her melee wasn't quite as effective strength-wise, but being up-close didn't mean that she had to swap out her firearms. Instead, she leans into the charge, bringing the TMP up into Kiki's torso and firing three rounds up close.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    It's hard to move a large sword and equally large shield quickly, so it's no big surprise when Ulaire is able to get the gun in through Kiki's defense. She can feel the vibrations from each shot as the bullets rip into her body, sparks flying as wires are severed.

    As troubling as getting shot repeatedly in the torso is, the fact that Ulaire is still in close gives Kiki another opportunity to strike! This time though, instead of swinging with her heavy sword, she brings her heavy shield around to smash Ulaire into a wall.

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto looks back at the crowd for a moment, "The crowd appears to have been worked up into some sort of violent frenzy, though my producers are saying that this is called a 'wave', common at Earth sporting events. Sorry for not watching people kick a ball for seven hours! Also I've been told to remove my drink because my producers also find product placement on the part of the announcers unacceptable."

"OOHH LOOK AT THAT CHEST GASH! Now -this- is the gore you came to see, people! That looks like an almost critical wound. Now she's firing her Murder Gun at point blank range, Ulaire is on a RAMPAGE!!! But with that nasty wound on her chest, could Kiki be setting up the stage for ripping her still-beating heart out and showing it to the warrior bunny?!"

"But Kiki has to worry about those bullets currently tearing through her body! It'd be a shame if these things don't feel pain, but even if they can't, let's just pretend for our own entertainment! OOOOOHHH! She's trying to smash Ulaire into a wall. Did she go to the International Charm School of the Incredible Hulk?!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     Her current position left Ulaire more than compromised, and she knew it. The next attack was going to hit hard...and it did. Her rear tank was crushed against the wall even as her front was smashed with the shield, taking away more chunks of armour. In that position, it was nearly impossible to manoeuvre. Her options were severely limited. But one of those options was a very heavy one. Heavy, slow, difficult to handle...and hit hard.

     Kiki might be opushed back from just the size alone as Ulaire pulled her STR6 Minigun from the Slipway. The name was almost laughable, as the 'minigun' was, in fact, a Gatling gun. And it was currently firing off a rain of bullets at Kiki.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    Kiki's eyes actually go wide as she backpedals at the sight of the large gatling gun. Probably the weapon you least want to see pulled out in front of you! No doubt its bullets would rip Kiki to shreds should she give Ulaire an opening.

    As the large gun spins up, Kiki quickly crouches and brings her shield up. Just in time too, as the bullets begin to spit out. Kiki's shield literally shakes as the stream of bullets pound against it. Even the heavy shield begins to crack under the assault as Kiki struggles to keep it in place. As she weathers the assault, Kiki realises she's going to have to act before her shield gives out.

    Kiki's blade slides open again as it transforms into rifle mode. But rather than aim at Ulaire, Kiki aims straight up. Her weapon charges, then blows a hole open in the floor above. Next Kiki aims her gauntlet up, both grapples firing through the hole and digging into the ceiling above. The lines retract and Kiki is quickly pulled up onto the next floor.

    Landing on the floor again, Kiki begins to run. After all, a single floor isn't going to be all that much protection from such a gun. She judges the distance based on when she last saw Ulaire and jumps. Raising her rifle she aims at the floor in front of her, another blast of energy blowing open another hole. Kiki then jumps, landing on the ceiling above said hole and brining her barely intact shield in front of her She pushes off, her remaining thrusters kicking in as she launches herself through the hole towards Ulaire below, rifle firing rapid blasts as she crashes into the Waffebunny.

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto sticks her tongue out as someone takes away her Mountain Dew and instead pours it into a red cup for her. "Oohh her tank thing got crushed! Is that like a vital organ for her?! She can barely move, what could she possibly do in this state other than accept the inevitability of death?! WHAT IS THAT?! It's... it's... Ulaire's pulled out some huge... This is no simple Murder Gun, people. To describe this thing is to describe the hand of Death itself! The ease with which this thing is simply raining first class tickets to Hell down on Kiki reminds me. We should appreciate all of the contributions that the Human World makes to entertaining ultra violence by inventing things like this! We love you, humans!"

"But now that Ulaire has revealed herself to be in possession of Death's Ticket Dispenser, things are looking rather dire for Kiki! She's trying to use her shield, but even that's cracking under that sustained fire! If she doesn't act fast, it won't hold for long! OH! BFS to BFMG action again. This is turning into a battle of efficient murder delivery systems. But what's she doing... she fired two grapples through a hole, into the ceiling! What's she planning to do by pulling herself up there?!"

"Oh, she's running, using the floor as protection from Ulaire's continued display of ultra violence! But she realizes it won't hold for long, so now, yes, she's firing, blasting a hole through the floor! A last ditch effort as she jumps through it, using what's left of her shield, kicking on her thrusters, flying toward Ulaire and firing rifle blasts like some horrifying angel of death! There's no mercy here, they're laying it all on the line, this is absolute two-way slaughter!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     Utilising the minigun had been a desperation move, probably not a prudent one. But with many of her systems compromised and much of her armour taken out and running out of options, it was a gamble she took. But while it was somewhat successful, she was more than simply on the ropes. The Wafflebunny wouldn't be able to take another hit.

     Her thrusters remained only partially operable, so when Kiki blows a hole in the ceiling and escapes through it, Ulaire could only manage short bursts to try to keep follow. But she isn't quite fast enough even as she runs at dead speed, or at least as fast as she can move with her servos heavily damaged.

     A brutal attack rains down on her from the above floor, shaving off even more of her armour, her left arm only barely still attached by cables but for all intents and purposes useless. She can't use the minigun in that state, so Ulaire made one last-ditch effort, firing a rapid burst from the TMP in her right hand.

     If this didn't work, she was done for.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    After clashing with Ulaire, Kiki tries to get to her feet, but she's not quick enough as she sees Ulaire aiming her gun. No time to stand! Kiki gets desperate, kicking her thrusters into gear. They push her along the ground as bullets from Ulaire's gun whip around her.

    Some of the bullets find their mark as Kiki brings her rifle up to fire as she skids across the floor. However, on pull of the trigger, the emitter shorts out. Kiki realises it's taken a hit!

    Kiki adjusts the angle of her thrusters, pushing her up into a backwards roll that ends with her on one knee. She pushes off from the ground, looking like she's beginning a charge. However Kiki plants her foot into the ground and twists, going into a spin. Her arm goes up as she swings her weapon around, before releasing it and sending it spinning through the air towards Ulaire.

Revan (414) has posed:
     And that was it. She could see it coming, but she couldn't dodge. It was too fast, and with her mobility as compromised was it was, all Ulaire could do was make a futile effort to move. The blade slices her left arm had been completely off, and with most of her armour destroyed and her thrusters were completely offline, there was no more she could do. The Waffebunny struggled to remain upright, still managing to stand on her feet, but no further attacks would be coming from her.

     <ULAIRE IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE! KIKI PROGRESSES TO THE NEXT ROUND!>

     With the conclusion of the match, the simulated cityscape disappeared in a final burst of coloured lights, leaving the arena in its blank slate form and the two shinki back to their pre-match condition. Straightening, Ulaire stoically renders a crisp salute to Kiki. "An excellent match. I hope to face you again sometime."

     The Waffebunny then flies off, hiding the dejection that her temporary Master wouldn't buy her after she had been defeated. But Ulaire was in for a surprise...one that would be the true prize for her debut Battle Rondo.

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    Kiki looks relieved by the announcement. Even more so as their damage vanishes and they return to top condition. It wasn't very comfortable!

    At the salute, Kiki bows in return, "It was, thank you! It would be a pleasure to fight you again." Kiki watches the Waffebunny fly off, before turning to wave to the cheering crowd. She too then begins to head out of the arean.

    In the stands, Vivio makes her way over to where she saw Ulaire's master. Approaching Lowri, Vivio gives a wave and is grinning as she says, "Hello! Your shinki fought well!" She then realises the two haven't official met. Vivio raises her hand excitedly, "I'm Vivio Takamachi! Kiki's temporary master! It was a good battle!"

Hiei (772) has posed:
Koto's sipping at her cup through a straw before she continues. "How either of them is still going is beyond me! They want this, they want this -bad-! Maybe these robots eat and they make them fight for dinner?! I have no idea, but WOW, look at that arm hang, Ulaire's arm is -literally- hanging on by a thread! She should rip that thing off and use it as a weapon before Kiki does! Now all she can use is her regular Murder Gun, firing with one arm, out of complete desperation! This fight looks like it might be over, people. But at this rate, they might start taking cues from a certain Black Knight!"

"Kiki can't stand, she just kicks her thrusters into gear like a crazy person, dragging herself along the ground with bullets falling left and right! Did I see a finger fly off?! I don't know! Too many bullets! But she quickly shifts her angle, pushing herself up, backwards roll, now she's on one knee! What's next?! She's twisting with her foot on the ground, spinning herself... SHE'S THROWING HER BIG F$#@:3 SWORD!!!"

"Ulaire can't move, she can't dodge, SHE IS GOING TO DIE!!! She tries to move, but it's futile, completely useless. Her life must be flashing before her eyes. Her arm is completely gone, most of her armor is destroyed, she is UNABLE TO CONTINUE!"

She suddenly stands, then takes a bow. "That was an excellent match. It's been a pleasure to be here. Once again, this was Koto. And even though they didn't allow me any of my personal sponsorships, please feel free to check my Amazon wishlist and donate to my Paypal if you'd like to help support me in those months where there aren't any high profile tournaments to announce! Thank you!"

Revan (414) has posed:
     At the conclusion, Lowri stood up to spring her little surprise on an unsuspecting shinki. But not just yet, it seemed. "She certainly did. And yours too, I might add. Congratulations."

     Her smile was friendly, and she did nothing to hide the fact that she very much enjoyed watching, even if Ulaire hadn't won. "I'm Lowri Shan. It's nice to meet you, Vivo. It was a fantastic match."

Vivio Takamachi (737) has posed:
    "Oooh, that's a pretty name!" Vivio smiles happily at getting to meet Ulaire's master. But! Now she has other things to do~

    Vivio bounces on her feet happily, hands clasped behind her as she says, "I just wanted to meet and say thank you! Tell Ulaire 'thank you' from me too!"

    Vivio grins and turns, though still looking at Lowri, "I'm going to go congratulate Kiki now. Seeya!" She waves back to Lowri as she dashes off to see her shinki.

Revan (414) has posed:
     Lowri grinned; Vivio could know, but Viivo had just said something that tended to warm her heart. It was not her true name -- that she was unable to remember -- but they were names she chose, names that honoured a dear friend and a reminder of her redemption. "I appreciate that. Thank you."

     With a soft chuckle, the jedi nodded. "I will. And give Kiki my thanks and congratulations. I'll keep watching her in the next rounds."

     With that, the Guardian made her own way down to let Ulaire know that she was no longer a masterless shinki. And hopefully, she liked the pineapple flavour of jellycans.