Match of the Millennium

Description: Two living weapons. Signi a marvel of technology and Eienchi the chi infused naginata. That leaves a Sana in the middle.

[SIGNI]
Signi's here to see what Taiyo High is like. She could have certainly enrolled here but she figured that Pacific High was a beter fit. Plus the size of the school makes her feel a bit uneasy. Sure, it's easier to blend into a crowd but there's also more people to notice you as well. She's taking a breather as she sits on one of the benches in the courtyard before she goes to look around some more.

[SANA]
The courtyard of Taiyo High buzzed with students milling between classes, but Sana barely noticed them. Her focus was entirely on the voice in her head-Eienchi's voice, sharp and unrelenting as he dissected her humiliating loss to Tsukiko in the fightfest.

"You let yourself be trapped like a fly in a web," the naginata chided. "Is this what you call-"

"Oof-!"

Sana's foot caught on an unexpected obstacle-someone's outstretched leg-and she pitched forward, barely managing to twist mid-fall to avoid face-planting. Instead, she landed hard on her side, Eienchi's shaft clattering against the pavement beside her. Blinking away stars, she pushed herself up just enough to glare at the naginata.

Eienchi's voice dripped with disdain. "First defeat, now this? Tell me, Sana-are you planning to lose all your fights, or just your dignity today?"

Gritting her teeth, Sana scooped him up and hissed under her breath, "Maybe if you'd stop narrating my failures, I'd watch where I'm going!" She dusted off her uniform, cheeks burning. She mutters to herself. "Perfect. Now I losing fights and eating pavement in front of strangers."

[SIGNI]
Signi is suddenly startled as a girl trips over one of her oversized legs and lets out a loud gasp of air. She pulls herself up off of the bench ith that. Maybe she should have picked a different spot to relax.

She lets out a "Huh?" as she hears the girl talking to no one and places her opens hands apart from each other. She approaches Sana a bit concerned about all of this. "Something wrong?"

[SANA]
She pushed herself up, then froze.

She expected... she doesn't know what she expected, but not this. This girl; she was mechanical. Big robotic limbs, a sleek mask covering half her face, and an expression somewhere between concern and startled curiosity. Sana's mouth hung open for a beat too long. Okay, definitely not something you see every day.

"Uh-" She snapped her jaw shut, scrambling to grab Eienchi and stand. "S-Sorry about that! Your, uh..." She gestured vaguely at Signi's legs. "They're kinda... there." Brilliant, Sana.

Eienchi groaned. "Diplomacy. A skill you clearly mastered."

Ignoring him, Sana rubbed her elbow and forced a grin. "I'm blaming my naginata, by the way. He's been yapping all morning-distracted me." She tilted Eienchi toward Signi as if introducing him.

[SIGNI]
It seems like they're both kind of socially awkward. "A living weapon?" Her red eyes look at the naginata a bit more oddly. Something seems off about it but she can't quite place it. Of course some people would also call her a living weapon. "Does it start fights?" She wonders if it tries to provoke people. It would make sense after all, what else is a talking spear going to do. "I'm Signi." She offers an oversized hand though she doesn't expect the spear to shake it back.

[SANA]
Sana blinks as Signi's oversized mechanical hand hover in the air. The naginata's voice crackles in her mind like static.

"Is she actually extending her hand to me? Congratulations, Sana. You've found someone as socially disastrous as you."

She chokes back a laugh, or a growl, but Eienchi wasn't done. "Now entertain the girl. Tell her we want a fight. The living weapon commands it."

Sana's grin turned lopsided. "Uh, he doesn't start fights," she lied, ignoring Eienchi's indignant "Excuse me?" in her head. "But he does finish them." She patted his shaft like a misbehaving pet. "Also, he says hi. And also-" She hesitated, then shrugged. "Okay, fine, he totally wants me to fight you. The living weapon demands it or whatever."

Leaning forward conspiratorially, she stage-whispered to Signi, "He's kinda dramatic. But hey, if you're up for a fight..." She twirled Eienchi lazily, sunlight glinting off his blade. "I could use a win."

[SIGNI]
Signi simply nods her head and enters a fighting stance simply waving back at the spear. If the living weapon wants a fight she'll provide one. It's a good chance to gather data after all. While she's not a violent person it's easier for her to communicate with her fists. Plus they might be offically paired up at some point.


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Sana             0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0            Signi

If Signi could hear Eikenchi she would probably snap him over her knee right now. But her main opponent isn't the spear but its wielder. She moves in a bit towards the schoolgirl and throws a simple punch. It would be a good idea to gauge what she's capable of first after all.


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Sana             0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0            Signi

[SANA]
The moment Signi's fist comes hurtling toward her, Sana's instincts screams to dodge-she know she can sidestep it. But then Eienchi's voice cut through her focus like a blade.

"Left! Now! No, your other left-"

The conflicting command shatters her timing. She falters mid-motion, and the punch lands harder than Sana expects-way harder. She staggers back, her ribs throbbing under the force of Signi's mechanical fist. Eiench's voice hisses in her mind, equal parts annoyed and chastising.

"You hesitated. Again. Are you trying to lose twice in a row??"

Gritting her teeth, Sana steady her grip on the naginata. "Shut up," she mutters under her breath. She doesn't need his scolding-she needed to focus. Signi's strength was no joke, and those robotic limbs weren't just for show.

Time to test her back.

Sana exhales sharply, then burst into motion. Her body spins in a tight arc, Eienchi's blade slicing through the air with a golden glow. As she gains momentum, cherry blossom petals erupts around her, swirling in a dazzling vortex of light and color. The sunlight-infused chi flares along the naginata's edge, amplifying the slash into a wide, devastating crescent aimed squarely at Signi.

Eienchi's voice is a dark chuckle in her mind. "Better. But don't miss."

She wasn't planning to.


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Sana             0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0            Signi

[SIGNI]
Signi starts coughing as the cherry blossom petals fill the air. She tries to defend herself from the spear but it's hard to do so when she's struggling just to breathe. Her auxillery oxygen finally kicks in but by then she's already pierced in the chest.

She places one hand on her chest while she does a V gesture with the other one. Her hand deattaches and is promptly jets forward towards Sana.


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Sana             0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0            Signi


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Sana             0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0            Signi

[SANA]
The moment her naginata's blade pierces Signi's chest, Sana's stomach lurches-that wasn't supposed to land so cleanly. But before she can process it, Signi's detached hand comes rocketing toward her like a missile, fingers splay in a vengeful V.

"Pathetic trick," Eienchi sneered. "Reflect it."

Sana doesn't hesitate. Dropping low into a crouch, she plants Eienchi's blade vertically in front of her like a shield. As the mechanical hand closes in, she surges upward in a single fluid motion, the naginata carving a golden arc through the air. Sunlight-infused chi erupts along its path, forming a shimmering barrier that catches Signi's projectile with a resonant clang.

The rebound is instantaneous-the hand ricochets off the chi shield like a stone skipping water, hurtling it back toward Signi amidst a burst of cherry blossom petals. The petals swirls where the sun-chi had flared brightest, lingering like embers before dissolving into the air.

Sana exhales sharply, her grip tightening on Eienchi. Too close. Signi is full of surprises-but so is she.

[SIGNI]
Signi gets smacked as her own fist is deflected back at her. That certainly isn't embrassing. She quickly reattaches her hand and charges at Sana. The cherry blossoms certainly aren't help her think clearly as she tries to grab the girl between her oversized hands.


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Sana             0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0            Signi

[SANA]
Signi lunges forward, massive mechanical hands outstretched to crush her-but Sana is already moving. Heat flares through her veins, sudden and searing, as a burst of fire chi ignites inside her. Sana is confuse with how she feel. The energy surges into her muscles, sharpening her reflexes, but it comes at a cost. She grits her teeth as the heat licks at her skin, leaving angry red streaks along her arms.

Eienchi's voice is a whip-crack in her mind. "Now-strike low!"

She obeys without hesitation. Dropping into a spinning crouch, she sweeps Eienchi's blade in a golden crescent just above the ground. Sunlight-infused chi trails the naginata's edge, carving a glowing arc aimed at Signi's legs. The moment the blade connects, a burst of cherry blossoms explodes outward, petals swirling in the wake of the impact. The force of the strike is amplified by the sudden heat chi-brighter, hotter.

Sana doesn't wait to see the results. She rolls backward, putting distance between them as the last of the fire chi burns out, leaving her skin tingling and raw. Worth it.

[SIGNI]
"Ugh!" Signi sounds a bit frustrated as her own momentum is being used against her. Still she doesn't what to do besides use brute force against Sana. She certainly can't deflect her entire body right? Her legs are rather banging up from the blast but her leg rockets still working properly. They promptly ignite as she launches herself at the other girl.


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Sana             0/-------/----===|=======\-------\1            Signi

[SANA]
Signi's rockets flare to life with a sudden whoosh, launching her massive frame directly at Sana like a battering ram. At least that's how Sana interprets it in her mind. At the last second, Sana pivots on her back foot, twisting her body just enough to let Signi's momentum carry her harmlessly past-close enough that the heat from the leg rockets sears the air against Sana's cheek.

Eienchi's voice immediately starts up in her head, "Now, while she's-"

"Enough," Sana hisses under her breath, cutting him off. She plants Eienchi's butt against the ground, forcing herself still. Her breathing slows, her focus narrowing to the space between herself and Signi. The crackle of Signi's thrusters, the shift of her mechanical limbs-Sana tunes into all of it, waiting.

She won't rush. Not this time.


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Sana             0/-------/----===|=======\-------\1            Signi

[SIGNI]
Signi misses and crashes into the ground painfully. It seemms like Sana is preparing something but she's not quite sure what. She's kind of heistant to attack her again, but it's not like she has any other options at this point. She takes advantage of the opening and bends over trying to uppercut her with both arms.


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Sana             0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0            Signi

[SANA]
Sana has to react quickly from her focusing as Signi surges forward again, bending at the waist to drive a double uppercut toward Sana. She doesn't want what's coming up to hit anywhere on her.

No time for chi. No time for Eienchi's commentary.

Sana reacts on pure instinct. She snaps Eienchi's blade down in a sharp, horizontal strike-not to do a lot of damage, but to deflect some. The naginata's shaft meets Signi's crossed wrists with a metallic clang, the impact reverberating up Sana's arms. She uses the recoil to her advantage, pushing off Signi's momentum to slide back several feet, putting clean distance between them. The naginata's reach does the rest, keeping Signi at bay while she can. Wondering what she will do next.

[SIGNI]
Well Signi's learning a lot from this if nothing else. She's going to have learn to use more than brute force. Was Sana reading her mind? Or did she hack into her somehow? She tries to get into range again, this time it wasn't to punch or grab her though. She just simply tries to places her hands on Sana before electricity starts shooting out of them.


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Sana             0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0            Signi

[SANA]
Signi lunges again-but this time, not with a punch. Her metal hands stretch out, palms open. Sana twists to evade, but she's a fraction too slow. Fingers clamp down on her shoulders.

Then the world explodes in white.

Electricity rips through Sana's body, locking her muscles rigid. Her vision blanks out for a heartbeat, teeth grinding against the current. But pain has always been a good motivator.

As the shock subsides, she channels raw fury into her right leg. Golden chi flares around her foot as she drives a vicious kick straight into Signi's. Sunlight-energy erupts on impact, if impact there is-not a blossom-filled spectacle, just a concentrated burst of force meant to send Signi flying back or not counting Sana's fury from the pain, a more reasonable pushing Signi back. The recoil nearly topples Sana too, but she staggers upright, Eienchi's shaft scraping against the ground for balance.

Smoke curls from her scorched uniform. Every nerve still screams.


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Sana             0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0            Signi

[SIGNI]
Signi doesn't want to get hit with the cherry blossoms and start coughing again so she actually tries to avoid the kick instead of taking it. Of course all this fighting is still taking a lot of out of her and she uses all of her strength to respond with a kick of her own. No need to get fancy.


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Sana             0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0            Signi

[SANA]
Signi jerks back from the kick-smart move, but Sana's already in motion. She plants Eienchi's butt against the ground and uses it as a pivot, launching herself into a spinning leap, to get higher than Signi's legs, as she saw a small movement. From there, it's a guess, following your guts. Golden light erupts around the naginata as she ascends, cherry blossoms spiraling in her wake.

The world narrows to the arc of her blade. at least for Sana.

She comes down rather fast, the naginata's glowing crescent slamming into Signi while she kicks. The impact sends them both crashing to the ground-Sana on top, her weight and the weapon's shaft pressing Signi into the mat. Petals rain around them as she straddles Signi's torso, Eienchi's blade angled at her throat.

A stupid move? Maybe. Signi is still strong, her legs still rocket-powered. But for now, Sana holds the advantage-or so she thinks.

[SIGNI]
Well, at least Signi has her mask to protect her throat but that's only going to do so much good. The cherry blossoms make her start sneezing again as she's pinned down. Even with her cybernetic frame she's having trouble getting Sana off of her. She can feel her body start to enter rest mode and out of desperation she tries to stand back in attempt to get the other girl off of her.


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Sana             0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1            Signi

[SANA]
Sana feels some movements when Signi sneezes, but Sana feels the shift differently, more controlled when Signi decides to do her best to stand back. For a fraction of second, Sana doesn't try anything. She simple seems to concentrate

As Signi reaches a 45-degree angle, Sana plants a foot against her torso and pushes off, using the leverage to launch herself upward. Golden light erupts around her as she spins, Eienchi whirling in a wide arc above her head. Petals and solar energy spiral around the naginata-but at the last second, she twists her grip.

The blade never falls.

Instead, the wooden shaft cracks down toward Signi's shoulder in a devastating overhead strike, sunlight-chi flaring on impact. Sana lands in a crouch nearby, chest heaving. She's not sure how much damage she did but she couldn't risk putting the blade in her opponent's head.

[SIGNI]
Signi's pinned down with the spear and unable to get up at this point. "You're stronger than you look." She wasn't expecting to deal with someone who could rival her for physical strength. Though there's one downside to sticking the naginata in her it's a good conductor of electrity. Her body suddenly discharges a large amount of energy as it tries to avoid overloading.


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[SANA]
The moment the naginata's shaft presses into Signi's shoulder, Sana feels the warning tingle in her palms-too late.

Lightning erupts.

A blinding surge of electricity tears up the wooden haft and into Sana's body. Every muscle locks rigid as the current cooks the air between them. She hears Eienchi shout her name-just her name, no strategy, no insult-before the blast hurls her backward like a ragdoll.

She skids across the ground, limbs twitching. Smoke curls from her frayed uniform sleeves. Her hair sticks out in wild, staticky spikes.

Somehow, she gets her hands under her. Somehow, she stands. She does look the worse for wear.

"Tch. I might not sleep for the whole week," she mutters, tasting ozone. Her fingers flex, empty without Eienchi's weight. Across the mat, the naginata still crackles against Signi's metal frame, until the electricity stops.

Sana shakes out her singed sleeves. "Better than coffee, though."

Sana watches, in case Signi gets back up.

[SIGNI]
Signi's not getting back up any time soon. She's going to need maintence and a recharge. Thankfully for her she has a built in tracker for Fye Company to locate her when she needs repairwork done. She does moan in pain and breathe rather deeply as her body twitches,

[SANA]
Sana simply waits and when the energy stops, she gets her Naginata. If by then, no one has come for Signi, Sana waits. She doesn't want to leave her all alone. Anyway, after the fight, time for meditation.

Log created on 12:47:38 04/05/2025 by Sana, and last modified on 14:34:13 04/06/2025.