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Ritsuka Fujimaru Jeanne is in the announcer's booth today! She's joining a more sensible announcer, of course, but she's being a little... Very loud about the whole thing. At least she sounds more comfortable than she did the last time. "Listen up, weaklings! The MECC is still underway, and today I'll be commentating on the match between the... Mmhm..."

Excessive pause, then SUDDEN LOUDNESS. It may have taken her a moment to re-read her lines. "Rebel with too many causes, August Kohler! The cyborg ranger, Android Seventeen! One wields the power of an armored knight with darkness and chainsaws, the other armed with martial arts and mechanical might! Both of you... Fight proudly! Bleed! Drain the life from each other's eyes so that we can be entertained and live vicariously through your victory!"
Android 17 "And yet somehow still not as edgy as the conversation on that banter frequency.." Seventeen says casually as he floats up to the stage and lands on his side of it.  He waves a hand towards the audience and walks over towards August when he enters.  The man is dressed in his jeans, a green, and white shirt, with an orange band on his arm that says 'RANGER'

He extends a gloved hand towards August, friendly as ever as he speaks, "Good luck.  May the best fighter win," apparently without any sarcasm or malice.  Right now they were just two fighters in a Tourny, and Seventeen wasn't going to make anything here personal.

Handshake or no, he walks back over to his side, rolling his arms and turns slowly towards August.  Those piercing blue eyes ready for a fight.
August Kohler A young redheaded man walks up to the stage, wearing a jacket and t-shirt underneath, right arm wrapped up in bandages, gloves on both hands. As he approached, both arms move up to wave to the audience, trying to hype them up as he grins, before he moves over and firmly, though friendly, shakes Android 17's hand. "Same to you. Let's give them a hell of a show." Looking straight at him, 17 can tell he looks a little exhausted...but that's not going to stop him from fighting, no way in hell.

Also, while they're waiting, August draws a tiny compact mirror, opening it and flicking it. He'll need it for the fight.
August Kohler As the fight is announced to begin, August takes a step back, and glances into the mirror.

"PERSONA!"

In a cloud of red and gray, a large black knight, clad in powered armor with a massive mechanical greatsword in his hands, appears in front of August. August swiftly leaps onto Dietrich's back, and then...

Dietrich all but disappears. It moves fast, superhumanly fast, as it blurs forward, sword moving to clash against 17 and see what defenses he has to bring to bear. It's nothing big, nothing fancy, but it's showing that despite his exhaustion, August is taking this seriously all the same, and not holding back an inch.
Android 17 The sword comes down, and Seventeen brings both arms up trying to block the attack with a burst of his energy surging around him.  The fire-like aura covers him, as the two collide, causing a blast of force to cover the entire arena.  He stares up at August with a grin on his face and then shows his own speed off.  

He vanishes in a burst of speed, aiming to appear right above Dietrich, and brings a foot down, aiming to try and smack the persona across the head, before flipping off of it, and releasing a small burst of energy blasts down into the chest of the creature, and landing in a three-point stance.  

"So what is that, exactly?" he asks, conversationally.
August Kohler As the sword impacts with the barrier, 17 will realize something very clearly, as the force goes through the arena - the Persona is strong. Very strong. When 17 vanishes and appears above Dietrich's head, it doesn't have the chance to dodge, so instead, it rallies against his hit, the energy blast coming into its chest. Armor is burnt, but there's another trick to this Persona.

It regenerates. The armor starts to repair itself, though August is clearly drained from the repair, so it's not going to give August a real edge over the fight. As 17 lands in his stance, the sword is held up again, and August responds.

"It's a Persona. The type Carl Jung talked about, the reflection of my ego. The best part about having one? It gives me superpowers." Dietrich surges forward again, and the sword moves to strike...

But mid-strike, there's a whir, and it transforms into a chainsaw whip, moving to wrap around 17 and cut into him, gears grinding against him hopefully, trying to aim before he can bring up the barrier and push it off. He's a cyborg, he'll be fine, right?
Ritsuka Fujimaru "And there it is! The black knight squares off against the cyborg, blade against blast! They're matching each other blow for blow so far, and Kohler is speaking about... Some Jung person to Android, I guess." She scoffs. "Nerds."
Android 17 Oh, he'll be fine.  Probably.

The whip strikes out, forcing the Android back, but once he hits the back foot, he dives forward.  Yes, FORWARD, into the blade.  Then he moves in just a way that the chainsaw has a hard time finding purchase into his body, and he manages to just narrowly get over it, with naught by a nasty gash, but hardly as devastating as the attack should have been.

Seventeen lands inside of the weapon's range, and sends a single powerful palm into the side of the Persona, before aiming a series of quick punches into the thing's chest.  This is followed by another palm to try and send it backward, and hopefully staggering.  

"Huh, you don't say?  I assume there is more to it than just a part of your mind that you've managed to weaponize?  Still, pretty neat...I won't lie."
August Kohler The chainsaw whip latches onto him, but not in the way August would like, and Seventeen gets inside his range, punching into Dietrich's chest and staggering it backwards, August reeling back from the impact, showing clearly that he has a link to it. August holds on tight, however, and wipes his face, before responding.

"I had to do a lot to get here. Maybe I'll tell you sometime...when I'm not about to kick your ass!" This isn't really hostile - it's loud and there's a gesture to the audience, showing that August is trying to hype them up.

And then, suddenly, Dietrich snaps out of the stagger and surges forward, moving to grab 17 with one hand and throw him into the air. This alone wouldn't be too bad for the martial artist besides a change in vantage, if it wasn't for the whip.

The chainsaw whip goes lunging, as August tries to secure it around 17's leg, and slam him straight down into the arena with a powerful blow. The free hand is used to gesture to the crowd, continuing to hype them up, as August shouts as loud as he can.

"COME ON, MAKE SOME NOISE!"
Android 17 The whip comes in, and Seventeen moves to avoid the whip and keep moving...but this time he wasn't quick enough.  The blade grabs his foot, taking the footing out from under him.  His green shield turns on, trying to mitigate what he could as he was slammed hard into the ground.

The barrier, gone with the smoke clears, and the Android a bit more tore up...but somehow less than might have been.  Even though the shot was accurate, it seems Seventeen had some tricks of his own even when on the receiving end.  

"I should make some noise?  Like scream very loud and power up..?  Hmm..." he says, thinking about this for a moment, before vanishing.  This time he appears behind the giant Persona, aiming to kick it across the back of the head and slam it downwards.  Seventeen wasn't done yet, however...

He brings both hands down and fires a barrage of homing blasts down, each one trying to find purchase in August's form, trying to hit him from as many angles as he could muster.
August Kohler The whip slam works out, but 17 vanishes again, and makes an accurate hit. He kicks across the back of Dietrich's head, staggering it and giving August a splitting headache as the Persona goes downwards, and then starts firing off homing blasts. They don't hit Dietrich. They hit August.

August growls in pain as the blasts burn against his shirt and skin, but he's still enjoying himself, and his skin heals itself like the Persona does. When 17's close enough, August suddenly draws a knife and throws it in his direction. He expects 17 to dodge it, trying to angle where 17 dodges just a little.

Because Dietrich suddenly fires up thrusters on his back and launches off the ground, boosting in 17's direction. The whipsword turns back into a regular greatsword, and suddenly is wreathed in flame, as an overhead fire strike comes down on 17, trying to slam him back into the ground. Whether August hits 17 or hits the ground, he follows it up by lighting the arena on fire, creating multiple blazes around the battlefield as it spreads.

"That's what I'm talking about!"
Android 17 The sword wrapped in flame swings down for his head.  Seventeen looking up at it can not help but not to smile.  This WAS getting interesting, and with a grunt of effort and a surprisingly hot blooded yell from Seventeen, a barrier appears around himself.  The Green barrier creates smaller barriers up as he braces for August's attack.  

The sword crashes through the lesser barriers, even as flames explode the main barrier protecting Seventeen refuses to shatter.  The android putting everything he had behind the field as he stares up at the blade.  Then, releasing it just at the right moment to try and stagger the Persona, as he disappears with a burst of speed.  

Appearing to the right of the massive knight, he swings his foot again, trying to smash it right into the face of the thing, before vanishing and doing the same, but from the opposite angle.  What Seventeen lacks in flashy moves, he makes up with CQC.
August Kohler The attack is blocked! But it's blocked with flash, so August is okay with it, as Dietrich is staggered by the release of the energy, and then is kicked in the head several times, causing August to flinch and stagger himself.

However, at the last moment, Dietrich's head suddenly jerks into 17's foot, moving to unbalance him, and then the free hand goes to overhead punch him in the stomach. It's not a strong attack, but it should disjoint him and give August plenty of time to rejuvenate himself, healing the damage to his head.
Android 17 The jerk was enough to cause the footing of the Android the slip, and a punch in the stomach sends him flying back...until Seventeen throws his hands out and stops himself in mid-air, revealing he could fly the whole time.  

There is another flash of speed, as he aims to appear right under the Persona, aiming to smash it as hard as he could muster right into its stomach, aiming to try and send it soaring upwards.  He attempts to pursue, appearing once more just above him to try and send him down into the ground.  

Seventeen stays in the air, as he brings both hands down, energy collecting as what looks like electrical energy surges through it.  A massive blast comes down, aiming to try and smash into the creature and to try and keep the small edge he manages to obtain. The ball exploding upon contact, filling the arena in a brilliant light, and then smoke afterward.
Ritsuka Fujimaru "Curious. A sword that's also a chainsaw and a whip. And it's on fire! If not for Android's barriers, he'd probably be missing an arm right about now. What a shame. Perhaps I'll have to fight these two myself one day. It looks like they might need a breather here, but we didn't pay to watch people breathe. We paid to watch you bleed!"
August Kohler The Persona breaks away, but 17's still fighting with everything he has. There's a smash to the stomach, followed by sending Dietrich soaring upwards, August clinging on for life, before he slams back into the ground. He's dizzy, and then, the electrical energy ball blasts straight into Dietrich.

The arena fills with smoke.

When it's gone, Dietrich's armor is blasted apart, August has blood coming from his mouth, and August's waving his hands to signal the end of the match, exhausted, unable to continue fighting. He's still able to talk, though.

"Hah, that was great. Good luck in the rest of the pool." August is sincere. He came here to test his new powers, and, well, he's learning what he can do, since he's already regenerating again even if he doesn't have the energy to battle.
Android 17 Seventeen slowly floats down to the injured August, and offers a hand up, with a small smile on his face.  "You as well.  Though I appear to be on a Two and two.  I guess the final one will decide if I advance or not." he says, with a chuckle.  

"You should take care of yourself better.  The desire to do good aside...you can't do anything for anyone if you're too beat up." A beat, "Not that I'm one to talk.  I'd be a hypocrite if I said I do that..." he laughs.
Ritsuka Fujimaru "And that is that. With a punch to the gut and a massive blast of energy from the flying Android, this fight is over! Ah, but August is gracious in defeat, and Android is talking to him about something or another. I can't hear them from up here, anyway."