WMAT C2 Summer Powers vs. Material-S

WMAT C2 Summer Powers vs. Material-S
Date of Scene:	10 July 2014
Location:	WMAT Arena - Yunzabit Heights
Synopsis:	Material-S fights Summer Powers in the WMAT, with Material-S coming out victorious.
Cast of Characters:	176, 177, 441

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Summer Powers (441) has posed:
The windy and rocky terrain of the Yunzabit Heights is as cold and windy as usual. Summer, of course, decides to dress absolutely and utterly appropriately for such a windy and cold climate.

A maid outfit with a short skirt. Complete with the head dress and everything. Yeah, she isn't really a Maid of Life, but still, she figures that at /some point/ in this tournament she should fight in a maid outfit. Hell, fighting in a maid outfit has been one of her life long dreams.

She has a kind of weird perspective on lifelong dreams.

She remains rather casual, though a plain look with no smile is on her face. She stands atop a plateau, simply waiting for her opponent to show, and for the battle to begin.

Honestly she is mostly hoping the battle is not repetitive. Seriously, she /just/ kicked Nanoha's ass, and now she needs to kick Nanoha's ass. Who the hell scheduled these fights.

Material-S (177) has posed:
Seikou arrives with a flutter of dark clothing. She does have some differences from Nanoha... shorter hair, for one, and a more stoic expression. Not to mention the palette swap of white dress to darker one, and the blue gem and bow instead of red. She also looks just a couple years younger... and the little wings on her ankles are orange, not pink.

As she lands, the tip of her staff transforms into a spear-like look, the sapphire core gleaming. 'GET SET,' it declares in a firm voice.

"Hello," Seikou states quietly, giving a small curtsy. "I believe we are ready now. I expect you to not hold back, if you beat Takamachi."

Hastur (176) has posed:
Hastur sits up on the hovering commentator's stand, her tattered robes held close as she leans back in her seat with a mug of hot chocolate in her hands. Hey, nobody said she had to suffer like the competitors to do this job.

"The mountains are as chilly as ever, but at least this fight should promise to warm things up a little. It seems at least one of our combatants will be needing it, too: Summer has come into the arena wearing...a short-skirted maid outfit. Not the most fitting choice of attire for the environment, but she seems comfortable enough so far anyway."

"Ah, and there is Material-S, who seems somewhat more prepared for this sort of weather. Already she has prepared her weapon, extending a spear tip from her staff before greeting Summer with soft courtesy. From what I know of these two girls, however, this fight likely will not continue with such politeness."

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
Suddenly, the sound of a flare gun exploding in the sky. Yes, flare guns aren't meant to make an exploding sound, but /still/. This? This signals the start of the fight. And the moment it sounds off, Summer moves into action.

She rushes forward, a hand moved forward. Suddenly, a plushed toy appears in her hand. A plushie version of Mr. Satan. Her primary weapon for this battle.

She shouts out, as she comes in for the attack.

"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU EVEN FIGHTING ME? I already beat one of you last round, I've like pretty obviously confirmed that I'm stronger than you!"

And then, the plushie is slammed in the direction of Material-S's face. It /could/ turn into a knife? But for some reason, she doesn't do that /yet/.

And really? She knows that despite superficial similarities, the two are very different enemies. But hey, worth a /shot/ trying to get them to forfeit at the start of the match. Long shot, but.

Material-S (177) has posed:
Seikou doesn't react at all to the question, or the assertion. Nope. Besides, she has her face full of plush, slammed into it enough to make the small girl stagger a little and skid one foot back. That probably is going to leave a nosebleed! Right in the face!

Except it doesn't. Something happened there and Seikou's nose is scrunched up rather painfully, but it just deepens your frown. In a very even tone that says she's only going to say this once, she replies, "Do not compare me to Takamachi."

Kind of a sore spot.

Abruptly her staff swings up, butt-first, and moves with alarming speed to do a quick, brutal strike toward Summer, displaying skill with the weapon that is probably beyond what Nanoha did.

Hastur (176) has posed:
Hastur winces a little. "And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. I, Hastur, am a soothsayer. After producing a plush toy of Mister Satan himself, Summer rushes in against Material-S crying out her assurance that she is the stronger one here. To demonstrate, she immediately...mushes Mister Satan into Seikou's face." Pause. Sip. "As questionable of a tactic as it is, it seems effective! Seikou is sent stumbling back, looking rather miffed about such an opening attack. Or...perhaps the comparison to Nanoha, according to her demand later, but I know I would be offended by such an assault. Either way, Seikou follows through! The butt of her staff is lifted in a swing to strike Summer!"

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
The strike hits Summer in the stomach, causing her to keel over slightly. But, one of the things Summer does fairly well in combat is simply rolling with the blows. Keep moving, and use them to her own advantage. And though she is keeling, bent due to the staff into her stomach? She's going to take advantage of that force.

As she bends due to the pain, she tries to move her arms forward. With her left hand, she is trying to grab ahold of Seikou's shoulder. With her right? She is moving the plushie across Seikou's torso. Except it's not quite a plushie anymore. It's a rather gaudy looking dagger, with the symbol of the WMAT on its pommel, and in the center of the cross guard. And so, a slash across the body.

"Fine, I'll stop comparing you. Though if you don't want to be compared, maybe dye your hair or something, that'd help."

Material-S (177) has posed:
The blade lashes out and... doesn't quite connect? Well, it does, but the graze is barely notable, slicing through the Barrier Jacket only enough to draw a thin line of red across Seikou's belly... which does not bleed, for some reason. "It is darker," she points out as she's twisting aside.

That's when things get a little more serious. The banter is fine, but that first strike hurt, so Seikou isn't playing around. Besides, she doesn't want to be here all day. But she doesn't take off into the air and start blasting away yet, tempting though it may be.

'BLAST IMPACT,' her Device pings suddenly, right as she's throwing a short palm-thrust toward Summer. The palm glows bright orange, sending a sudden concussive wave of flaming heat out in a powerful blast!

Hastur (176) has posed:
"Ooh, that seems to have hurt. Summer is struck in the stomach with painful effectiveness, but that will not keep her down! Even where she is, she grabs Seikou's shoulder and - oh, that is not a plush toy anymore. A /knife/ is cast across Seikou's torso for a single slash! This certainly appears to be escalating quickly."

Hastur peers up over the desk before taking another sip from her mug. "I'm not sure how effective that was, unfortunately. Perhaps Summer's placement was not quite right, but we will have to see how things progress. And progressing they are, for Seikou twists aside and sends a powerful blast of heat out at Summer from her palm! Indeed, this fight is starting to heat up already. I only hope our competitors can endure the change in temperature."

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
"Well dye it pink or something, that'd be more different."

Summer is then struck by the concussive blast. She is sent backwards, flying through the air. She can fly, at least, so she can /somewhat/ stabilize herself midair. But, as she is sent flying, she is sent towards one of the plateaus. She plants her feet into the ground, to slow down her path backwards.

And suddenly, the plantlife around her? It all just abruptly /dies/. It turns yellow, then black, then fades to dust. A flow of Life Energy seems to be going from it, into Summer's hand. Yeah, she's borrowing some ammunition from the landscape, stealing its life a bit.

She holds the ball of life in her hand, and suddenly it transforms. Into a thorned vine, stretching out to try and pierce into Material-S.

Summer grins, slightly. Just barely lifting the sides of her mouth.

"Perhaps I should think of attack names for my moves, someday..."

Material-S (177) has posed:
Seikou is taking to the air as well, but perhaps didn't expect her opponent to use a ranged attack like that! The thorn is fast enough that she's barely started to form a barrier before it's already hit her, piercing her jacket and tearing right through her shoulder with a spray of-

Cloth and skin? There's no blood, though it's clear that Summer just took a chunk out of the girl's shoulder area. Even the stoic Seikou has to wince at that hit, her flight wobbling for an instant.

"No." Oh, that was the answer to the earlier statement about hair dye. The little orange wings flare and flap, giving a little boost to have her moving up and away, jinking around suddenly to line up another shot.

'BLAST FIRE,' the Device states calmly, just before a line of blazing orange mana - literally on fire yet otherwise a 'stun' type - erupts to streak toward Summer.

Hastur (176) has posed:
"Summer is sent flying, hurtling into a nearby plateau! Thankfully the girl can actually fly of her own volition, and she shifts herself so that she lands on her feet rather than somewhere much more painful. Like, say, her back." Sip. "Ah, and what vegetation we have up here has suddenly been stripped of life, at least those close to Summer. This must be part of her life-draining power! She uses it to create a thorned vine in her hand before thrusting it toward Seikou, aiming to pierce through her opponent from afar!"

"The ranged attack catches Seikou off guard, piercing through her shoulder with, surprisingly, not a single fleck of blood. At least half of this match will not be bloody, ladies and gentlemen! Our ratings shall remain stable. Summer may not, however, for Seikou sends a stream of fire at her in exchange for that earlier vine!"

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
The flames tear at Summer. She has /heard/ that a lot of the magic these people use is specifically nonlethal. But, alas, she is reminded that you would be surprised what you can live through. The flames burn at her, causing her to wince a bit. She's just glad that despite her magic being vine-shaped, she isn't, say, grass elemental or something stupid like that.

And then Summer suddenly breaks into Haiku.

"Furu ike ya"
"Kawazu Tobikomu"
"Mizu no oto."

Translation: Old Pond - Frogs jumped in - sound of water.

And, from her sylladex, several frogs appear around her. It seems she stored all three frogs in the same slot, as if they were one item. Yeah, it's weird, but Summer has a storage system for items that functions via /haiku/. Though why would she bring /frogs/ of all things?

Well, the answer is that she almost immediately proceeds to drain the frogs of their lives. And then, their life is immediately weaponized, as three vines move in. Each one, approaching from a different direction, tring to impale into Material-S. The last Vine attack seemed to work, so... May as well try again!

Material-S (177) has posed:
'PROTECTION POWERED'

It's a good guess, using the vines again, but Seikou does have defenses. An orange 'bubble' surrounds her to fend off the vines, the attack splintering and splitting against the shield. It still slams her hard though, and even with that bubble she has to deal with the impact. This means she's send careening into the side of one of the rocky plateaus, which is important for two reasons. For one, it proves that shield is far from impenetrable, as the combination of rocky impact and vine cause it to shatter. Two, it slams her into the rock, which hurts, yo.

It does not appear to have done /too/ much to her though. Bruised and with some of her Jacket torn off, she looks a tad worse for wear but definitely still up, floating out of the small impact crater she made while contemplating the situation. One cartridge loads with a loud *ka-CHUNK* noise, and then the Device chimes again.

'PYRO SHOOTER,' comes the declaration, and a smaller but dense fireball blasts out toward Summer.

"You have an unusual method of attack," she notes calmly mid-battle.

Hastur (176) has posed:
"Thankfully, it seems Summer has not been set alight by Seikou's attack. Fortunate, as I'm not sure her outfit could endure something like that. The girl flinches, but is quick to retaliate with..." Hastur pauses, tilting her head slightly to one side. "...haiku. Unexpected, but I can certainly appreciate a flair for art in such a violent competition. Ah - apparently it was some sort of summoning, as several frogs are suddenly discharged from her sylladex to land around her! Immediately they are drained of life, and three vines are sent after Seikou from three different angles! Clever girl, Summer."

"Ah, but this time Seikou's defenses come more promptly. A bubble comes around her, blocking the piercing strength of the vines but clearly not sparing her from the force of the impact. Even though she is sent flying into the side of a plateau and her shield is shattered from the impact, she continues to fight on! A fireball is sent blazing after Summer as Seikou seeks to scorch away the girl's budding literary talent!"

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
Summer sees the fireball coming. But, that Summer is shifting her plan of attack appropriately. The fireball is moving too fast for her to dodge it properly. So, instead? She simply flies forward through it. Her speed picks up, and she winces as she impacts it. It burns like /hell/. Nonfatal fire is such a bitch.

But, she continues moving in, knife forward. It seems she is going for suprise factor. Unexpectedly fly into the attack, rush forward, and /then/ stab.

Hit or not, once close, she does say /something/.

"Thanks for using the fire. It's nice to be warmed up a bit."

She is mostly just making light of the situation, despite the intense burning pain she is feeling.

Material-S (177) has posed:
It is indeed unexpected, so Summer doesn't encounter a barrier. The knife doesn't strike true either, however, as Seikou is still good in melee. It scrapes along the haft of her Device, instead, scratching Luciferion deeply and slicing a cut into Seikou's arm, rather than a deeper stab.

As always, she reacts with unnatural calm in her reply, stating quietly, "I can switch if you prefer."

'WIND SLASHER,' Luciferion pings happily, pulsing with orange mana and sending out a sudden flurry of barely-visible, concentrated wind blades, both to get some space and to, well, cut up Summer a bit. Just a bit, since this attack is a bit more lethal if it's done at full power than the last.

Hastur (176) has posed:
"Rather than attempting to preserve herself, Summer simply rushes /through/ the fireball on her way to Seikou! She is straightforward, at least, I can give her that much. The advantage of surprise is hers, too, for Seikou doesn't even have time to lift a barrier. The knife strikes - ah, but Seikou is still quick enough to evade it, suffering little more than a cut along her arm. Rather than her flames, Seikou chooses to retaliate with /wind/ this time, casting painful gusts upon Summer as if a hurricane had begun to strike the mountain!" Hastur pauses, then shrugs and takes another sip from her mug. "Or perhaps not a /hurricane/, but certainly close enough from Summer's perspective."

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
As the Wind Slasher comes in, it takes Summer by surprise. Blades of wind, striking from every direction. All she can really do to defend? Grit, and try to bear it. Her poor outfit, though. Scorched, wind slashed. At the least, it sems to be a solid fabric, but it still will not likely be usable in the future.

Finalyl, though, Summer has had enough. Reinforcing herself with some Life Energy she explodes with a brief surge of power. Mostly, to force back the wind.

She's a bit angry, though. So, time for an emergency strategy.

"EMPTY SYLLADEX!"

Her high tech storage system empties. She had planned to save this for a final, dramatic attack. But instead, she must use it now!

...Except she had mistocked her sylladex. She /thought/ she had put a lot of really cool weapons in, that would fly forward.

Instead, it looks to be REALLY CRAPPY SWORDS.

Or more specifically, sords. Poorly rendered Jpeg weapons.

At the least, there are a /lot/ of them, and all fly in towards Material-S.

"DAMNIT WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING."

Material-S (177) has posed:
And a flurry of SORDS is her answer! Seikou is like 'what' when they come rushing in, and NOT A SINGLE ONE penetrates her Barrier Jacket! They are INCAPABLE of harming someone as awesome as Seikou by cutting!

Unfortunately for the Material, Sords are so tremendously shitty, and there are so many of them, that the very weight of them should drag her down. Instead they lift her /up/ for some reason, and when the burst of mana hurls them away she discovers that their absolute shittiness has repelled even her own magic.

Seikou promptly slams headfirst into the ground, making a huge plume of dust and dirt.

"Ow."

Sords. So shitty that Seikou's own magic rebels under the onslaught. The Material, being /technically/ a digital creation herself, doesn't show any 'damage' per se from the impact. Instead she seems to have collected a few Jpeg artifacts on her very being. That has to hurt.

About then, the loud *ka-CHUNK* of a cartridge load is heard, and as the dust settles, the small girl lowers her weapon and points it toward Summer, to have it announce, 'BLAST FIRE EXTENDED.'

The plume of flame is larger now, a roaring inferno bearing down rapidly upon Summer.

Hastur (176) has posed:
"Summer suffers the onslaught as much as her outfit does! The fabric, at least, is stronger than it looks, but I doubt she will be making use of it again after this battle is over. A shame; it fits her, strangely enough. Regardless, she suddenly casts the wind away with a burst of her own, and in a dramatic flourish, she empties the entirety of-" Hastur suddenly makes an absolutely disgusted sound, visibly recoiling in her seat. "...her...sylladex. Astoundingly, it appears she stocked it full of terribly-rendered swords, hundreds of them all hurtling toward Seikou. The storm of hideous weaponry assaults Seikou, aimed to cast her down under sheer aesthetic /horror/ as much as the edges of the blades themselves!"

"Somehow, the blades actively refuse to penetrate her physical form and instead cast her up into the air to land head-first on the ground! And...oh, the horror, she has been marked with their terrible hideousness. A fate worse than death, but one she powers through stoically, loading a cartridge and sending a roaring inferno after Summer to share her personal hell!"

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
OH GREAT MORE FIRE.

Summer is set aflame, once again. The pillar burning her apart. She swears under her breath. Very different than her last 'over her breath' swear about the SORD thing. She tries to get out of the flames rapidly. She /really/ wants to avoid her outfit being completely burnt. Next time, she is getting something more fire retardent.

But, really, now she is kind of getting pissed off. Seikou is nowhere near as friendly as Nanoha. So she's feeling a bit more strongly about wanting to cause Seikou harm.

And so she rushes towards Material-S. Her blade vanishes, though. Is she going to use... one of the SORDs as her weapon?

no of course not that would be a terrible idea.

Instead, something else appears in her hands. A staff. It seems to be made of plastic, though it is a bit... odd. White in color, and a cute little animal face at the end. A cute little animal known as 'Kyubey'. She brings the staff down at Material-S.

Though, the impact of the Staff is not the main damage here. Instead, it'd be the fact she is using the Kyubey Staff to channel her own Life powers. Vines reach out from it, trying to ensnare the Material completely. And, trying to steal a /large/ chunk of her life from it. If stolen? It will form int oa massive ball of green life, above Summer's head.

Material-S (177) has posed:
Seikou kind of knows what a Kyubey is, but not the details. Not important, anyway. Her own staff clashes with the other, and she doesn't look concerned... until the life leeching starts, yanking out her energies and causing a confused look to pass over Seikou's face.

Her life force has an odd feel to it, so maybe that's why. Maybe that's also why after the initial rush, the flow suddenly cuts off, as if it was detected and countered somehow. She definitely got something out of it, though!

And in the meantime... 'PYRO BARRAGE.' That doesn't sound friendly. And indeed it isn't, as numerous orange balls spiral out form the tip of her staff and spin about, then start to pelt Summer, exploding into small bursts of flame as they strike.

Hastur (176) has posed:
Hastur audibly winces. "Ooh, that pillar of flames certainly looks like it hurt. The girl endures, but I think she looks quite worse for it. She may not be able to take too many more of those hits. For now, however, Summer is focused on returning the favor to Seikou, and she switches out her knife for a staff with the face of Kyubey himself mounted on the end! She strikes...and casts out vines from the head of the staff to ensnare Seikou in their thorny embrace!"

"The block of that staff's strike is unfortunately wasted. Seikou finds vines digging into her and leeching her life energy, forming a resplendent green orb over Summer's head! Even with her life drained, Seikou makes the most of these close quarters and pelts Summer from all angles with swirling orbs of flame! This truly seems to be a battle of the elements."

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
As the balls of fire come in, Summer is doing her best to parry them. She swings the staff, like a bat, to knock some away. Others manage to hit or graze her, causing more burn damage to her. But, even as she deals with the various strikes, her own counterattack is forming.

Namely, the ball of Life is turning into a vine of Life. A large, thorned one. It moves in, aiming to impale Material-S in the stomach. To add to it, Summer even flies forward, trying to bash Seikou with the staff much like one would with a baseball bat.

"Bah, I'm not gonna let someone like you win! I'm gonna be the strongest under the heavens, so I'm not gonna fall /now/ of all times!"

Material-S (177) has posed:
'AIR DASH,' Luciferion pings abruptly.

That's what saves Seikou. Oh, the vine still lashes out and tears away a good chunk of her dress, but along the bottom hem, exposing leg and nothing more, fortunately. That's due to the sudden burst of speed that launches her up, twisting in midair to bring herself back around. She isn't breathing heavy, but it's pretty easy to see the slight wobble in flight that expresses the exhaustion she must be feeling at this point. Seikou doesn't show her wounds physically, much, it takes assessment of the magic she casts to see how drained she's become.

Still, not so drained she can't poingt her weapon down toward her target! "Luciferion."

'SATELLITE RAIN!'

Seikou blinks, then squints at her Device.

Sulkily, 'IT CAN DREAM. FINE. TORNADO BUSTER.'

THAT seems to work much better, causing a sudden surge of magic and a roar, a twisting column of air spiralling down to drill toward Summer.

Hastur (176) has posed:
Hastur sits up more in her seat as the fight...heats up. "Flame after flame is knocked aside by Summer's staff, though many find their mark in one way or another. Even as she is attacking, however, it seems she's preparing some sort of counter. That orb is turning into a great, thorned vine, and it suddenly thrusts in to impale Seikou just as Summer rushes in to smash her opponent with her staff! Ah, but Seikou is too fast. The vine tears into her dress, but that is all she suffers thanks to a sudden dash. Now is the time for her to retaliate, and so she does! Her weapon is pointed down to Summer, and a tremendous roar shakes the peaks as a tornado is cast down on the young goddess from above! She will have to be quick, because I doubt /that/ will be easy to endure."

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
The massive column of air strikes Summer, and it strikes her /hard/. As it drills into her, she ends up pushed into one of the various plateaus. She is slammed into it so hard, in fact, that the plateau itself /explodes/, into a cloud of dust.

The dust is taking some time to settle. It's hard to tell if Summer is still concious or not. Did she survive that? Could /anyone/ possibly survive that?

A shadow can be seen within the cloud. It seems that, in fact, Summer has survived. Although the shadowy figure within does not seem to be her, but her attack. The shadow seems to be huge, and wriggling.

A /massive/ amount of vines can be seen bursting out of the cloud of dust. Thousands upon thousands of them. All covered in wicked looking thorns. They try to slam at Material-S. They try to pierce her. They try to enwrap her. All concievable methods of a vine of pure Life attacking, they try to do.

And, finally, all of the vines straighen out, forming a sphere around Material-S. This is it. This is Summer's last chance. If she is going to go out? She is going to go out with a bank.

All of the vines converge one last time, trying to pierce into Material-S.

Summer floats out of the cloud of dust. Beatened, battered, and barely able to stay afloat anymore. Can she do this?

Material-S (177) has posed:
Uh oh. Seikou starts to move, but too little and too late. Vines wrap around her, causing even her stoic self to 'hrk' in surprise as she's yanked back, and then tugged into the enwrapping vines. At the last moment, a shimmer can be seen, a shining field enveloping her in orange to form a barrier... but will it hold up?

Then she vanishes in darkness.

The vines compress and squeeze, and things are looking dour as the shattering noise of her barrier giving out is heard... but then the strange matter of small flecks of orange light rising up begins to occur. They swirl upward, funneling toward the compressed vines working to crush and impale the Material.

Then comes the flash of a blazing saber of mana, the Blast Saber spell slicing through the coccoon so Seikou can burst out, clutching her side and wobbling in flight. Her Barrier Jacket is torn, and numerous deep gashes cover her body, deep enough that she'd be bleeding out if she bled at all. One eye is shut from the damage, held closed and apparently blinded in that eye. She also looks... annoyed.

"Gather, star of morning..." she rasps softly. Everyone who has seen her finisher should know something bad is coming, and the fact that her Device is lowering, orange light pooling in the sapphire head, is another clue. It then shimmers and shifts shape to a more spearlike look, with wings of orange flame framing it.

'ACS ACTIVE. DISASTER HEAD.'

Seikou finishes, "Become the flame that incinerates all."

'LUCIFERION BREAKER.'

Before, the blasts had been eruptions of flame. This one, the thundering pillar heading downward, looks more like a volcanic eruption. At least her stun mode is still on, right?

Summer Powers (441) has posed:
Summer is exhausted. Tired. She spent almost everything she had left on that final attack. And so, as she looks up, seeing the massive volcanic seeming pillar? All she can bring herself to say is but one thing.

"Oh /FUCK/."

Summer is basically just left collapsed in a /massive crater/ on the ground, completely unconcious. A lot of rubble is on top of her. She's still alive, granted, just. Completely beaten.

Hastur (176) has posed:
Hastur's hot chocolate has probably gone cold by now, but she doesn't seem to care. This match is too exciting! "Summer is absolutely slammed into another plateau, shattering the stone into dust with her impact! The cloud obscures her, and I can't see any sign of her. Is she possibly...no! She can still be seen within the cloud - or no, not even her: that is her /attack/, a writhing mass of vines that suddenly bursts forth from the cloud to beat, pierce, and entangle Seikou before surrounding her in a sphere to strike her from all angles!"

Hastur actually rises from her seat! "Again and again she is struck, her barrier shattering at last under the onslaught as Seikou is cast out from view - but she is not down yet! A blazing sword rips through the vines, giving Seikou an opening to burst forth to freedom! She looks like she is on her last legs, but she is not yet ready to concede the fight. Energy gathers, her weapon shifting into a spear with burning wings - and a thunderous pillar of obliterating flame blasts down onto Summer from above!"

Hastur has to wait a minute for the tremendous roar to fade away before she continues, peering over the desk at the crater below. "...and that is it, ladies and gentlemen. Summer Powers has fought with remarkable determination, but Material-S has finished her off with a last explosion of power."

Material-S (177) has posed:
Whew. Seikou breathes in deeply, even though she normally doesn't need to breathe, and then she slowly lowers herself to land in the crater and lean over, checking to make sure Summer is all right.

"Another difficult fight," she muses. "The competition is more stiff this year. Perhaps I will send her some cupcakes for when she wakes up." She steps back, bows to Summer even if she can't see it, and then staggers a little as she walks off the field to rest.