Form one line, no pushing

[readmyback]

Who: Sadamitsu, Kazma, Lancelot, Rin, partners(?)
What: Sadamitsu wants to fight.
When: April 5th, 2012, after this.
Where: Hyperion gym


The group who had been using the gym were finally done with their...whatever that was...and now Sadamitsu stood in the middle of the room and waited for his first challenger. He was vaguely aware that going up against multiple opponents in a row might be a bad idea, especially with the caliber of some of the fighters here, but he wasn't worried, only confident and excited.

As usual, Kulon and Junk sat on a bench to the side and Sadamitsu was wearing his newly cleaned and repaired white fighting outfit.

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[keepsthefire]

"-- actually pay attention to the fight this time,"

"Yeah yeah yeah! Geez, nag my ear off why doncha, Ty?"

"I'm serious, Rin!"

The bickering came from outside the gym doors and continued on as the owners of the voices entered. Rin was sticking a finger in one pointed ear while Ty walked next to him, barely standing as high as his hip but still lecturing him like a mother.

"I know you are! I am too! I ain't gonna let it happen like it did last time!"

Ty sighed, shaking her head.

"I'm starting to wonder why I ever bothered to give you advice. Even after that nonsense in Meria your ego is still as big as ever."

"Tch. Whatever."

[readmyback]

"Hey, it ain't much fun to beat someone just cuz they ain't payin' attention," Sadamitsu spoke up as they entered. "It's more fun if both of us're goin' all-out."

[keepsthefire]

"I'm payin' attention just fine!" Rin snapped, crossing his arms over his chest and glaring down at Ty. The digimon just rolled her eyes and wandered off to the side to watch.

Damn stubborn Tamer.

[readmyback]

While Rin was glaring at his partner, Sadamitsu realized a bokuto and chucked it at Rin, "forgetting" to say "catch".

[keepsthefire]

THUNK!

"HEY!"

Ty snickered while Rin rubbed his head, bending to pick it up.

"Ha ha. Funny."

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu grinned and tried not to laugh. He almost succeeded.

"Sorry, I thought you were paying attention."

[keepsthefire]

Rin groaned, resting the bokuto over his shoulder and tapping it against the back of his neck.

"Don't gotta be an ass about it."

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu realized another bokuto and rested it on his own shoulder, turning serious for a moment.

"There's plenty of guys out there who won't give any kinda warning you know. Gotta pay some kinda attention to what's going on, even if it just means you only have time to take the hit properly."

[keepsthefire]

Rin huffed, still annoyed and about ready to snap at Sadamitsu. He was just trying to help, though, and Rin did know that. His gaze dropped to the ground, remembering that for all the yelling and berating Shura did she was just trying to help him, too.

"... yeah. I get it..."

[badass_bunny]

The rabbit entered the training area, his head held high, and his partner following behind. Kazma's eyes fell directly on Sadamitsu as he stepped out onto the fighting mat while Lopmon moved over beside Kulon and Junk. For once, the rabbit digimon wasn't gloating about how this fight would turn out. She just sat down without a word and watched with a neutral expression on her face.

"Ready?" The rabbit asked the human.

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu twirled his bokuto and brought it to a ready position as he slid into a stance.

"Always."

Kulon noticed Lopmon's silence, but was distracted from saying anything about it by what looked to be the fight starting already.

[badass_bunny]

Kazma slid into his own stance, raised his arms and made the usual; 'come at me' motion with his hand. It was on.

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu charged forward with his sword raised and brought it down at Kazma.

[badass_bunny]

Kazma quickly jumped to the side, dodging the sword and counted with a knee aimed for Sada's gut.

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu twisted out of the way, Kazma's knee brushing his coat, and swung his sword up towards Kazma's side.

[badass_bunny]

Kazma brought his knee back down and tried to jump back but he hesitated, his eye twitching just before the sword hit. He grunted, the blow making him side step. He tried to grab the sword and kick out at Sadamitsu, aiming for his gut again.

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu frowned slightly. Not at Kazma grabbing his sword, even though the time it took him to pull it out of Kazma's grasp left him open to taking the kick to his gut, but rather that Kazma had taken his hit. Had he hesitated for a second there? There wasn't time to think about it though, and he twisted away with the blow, planting his feet and slashing upwards at the farther away of Kazma's armpits, trying to force him into either dodging to be farther away from him, or to move closer, in which case Sadamitsu would bring the sword back down at his opponent.

[badass_bunny]

The rabbit was able to jump back just in time, spinning to avoid the attack. He landed with a slight wince, his left leg bending slightly, giving out some. He recovered easily enough though it left him open for a second.

[knight_of_the_lake]

And the last of the challengers finally arrived. He walked in, armor off which was a surprise in and of itself. He wore a black tunic with brown pants. His mystic boots were still on, though he had taken off the armor to make this a fair sparing match. He held a wooden training sword upside down, the blade touching his arm. He observed the training area with crimson eyes and turned to Sadamitsu.

"You are the challenger, correct?"

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu blinked. This wasn't the kind of opponent he'd been expecting to face. Then again, he'd just fought a giant white rabbit, so he really shouldn't be fazed by this.

"That's me."

He was trying to hide how tired he was after his fight with Kazma. Three in a row was probably not the best idea he'd ever had, but he wasn't about to back down now.

[knight_of_the_lake]

Lancelot nodded and stepped into position. He gave Sadamitsu a bow and looked back to his partner. The Black Chessmon moved over to where Kulon and Junk sat and joined them with a chuckle. "A Knight versus a Knave. This duel shall end quickly enough," the digimon scoffed.

The hedgehog himself moved into his fighting stance; sword held in front of him, still backwards, and his eyes trained on his opponent.

[readmyback]

"Don't count Aniki out so fast!" Kulon retorted. "Aniki's awesome!"

Sadamitsu bowed back and slid into his own stance, raising his bokuto in both hands in front of him. The way Lancelot was holding his sword was strange. Sadamitsu had only seen a hold like that with a knife before and had never expected to see that large a blade held like that. He paused for a moment, then shot forward with a yell and a swing down at Lancelot's shoulder.

As the fight progressed, Lancelot would probably be able to make a few observations about Sadamitsu: He was tired, having been exerting himself heavily for some time before their duel; He was enjoying himself while taking the fight seriously; He didn't seem to have any particular style and likely had little-to-no formal training, though he was definitely experienced and knew what he was doing; His motions weren't balanced or finely honed, rather he subscribed to the "the best defense is a good offense" school of thought and there was some wasted energy and motion in his movements; He wasn't wide open to a counter-attack, but there were plenty of weak points that a skilled swordsman might turn into openings, yet would be harder for someone fighting unarmed or with something like a knife or club to exploit, which said something about the kind of opponents he had initially learned to fight against.

[knight_of_the_lake]

Lancelot raised his sword quickly, flipping the blade over to block the hit to his shoulder with the blade of the wooden sword. He pushed back against the man and spun around; using the spin to gain speed and aim a more powerful strike at the human's side.

He would continue to stay on the defensive and counterattack for now so he could get a better reading of Sadamitsu's skill. The man was obviously self-trained and though he had potential he had obvious weaknesses. Ones a true foe would use to fall the man in a real fight.

Sir Rorke shrugged at Kulon and shook his head, which rattled thanks to the helmet. "An impressive Knave is still a Knave. And no Knave can best a Knight of the Round Table."

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu blocked Lancelot's strike with his bokuto and felt the shock go up his arm, but kept his grip and tried to shove his opponent's blade back, then follow up with a quick swing downward at Lancelot's knee.

"Aniki's beaten all kinds of people. I bet none of them thought a human could beat them but he did."

[knight_of_the_lake]

Lancelot stepped back with the push, not fighting it at all. The path of least resistance would help him keep his energy. He raised his blade to block the downward slash, using his other hand to hold his own sword steady.