Hades isn't as fast as Sakura, but he's fast enough to pulls his sword up and shift into a defensive stance, his intent then to just clash with the weapon coming at him.]
[the fight has definitely started now. and he's fast enough to parry that first blow.
Sakura tends to fight fast: his forte clearly is in high-speed combat. And he's very, very, very good, a master of his style of elegant, acrobatic polearm combat.
[This is a lot. Hades will probably take a free first blow from just staring at Sakura as he flips and moves so quickly. It doesn't help that he is not nearly as aggressive as he was before.
Thankfully, Hades is hardy and recovers from the first blow quickly enough to swipe back at Sakura after being blindsided by upskirt at first.]
[is somewhat thrown off by him being less aggressive than before, but does his best to dodge that sword swipe. also pressing his advantage, given how distracted his opponent was for...some reason? he's not sure why he was suddenly distracted.
Why is his face so hot? C'mon Hades, get your head straight! He focuses on the pain of the first blow to keep him from getting distracted(mostly), and thankfully his body seems to remember what to do with a sword.
He doesn't remember his training, but he's still able to feel his way through another attack, and not remembering that he'd used the move before, Hades tries misdirecting Sakura with a swing side to side before trying to headbutt him. It's just natural for him, it seems!]
[it's probably a good thing Sakura doesn't realize what exactly the problem is. but then again, even if he did know what the issue is, he wouldn't consider it a him problem.
Sakura, at least, is on equal ground in that he doesn't remember how he learned to fight, but has 2000 years worth of muscle memory. unfortately for Hades, Sakura does remember this trick in his playbook, because he's used it on him before.]
Tch. Is your head so hard?
[and just going to do his best to put Hiroto's face into the dirt.]
[How could this perfect strategy go awry?! Hades is taken off-guard when the headbutt doesn't connect, and he's put off-balance enough that Sakura can easily knock him over.
It isn't until his face is hitting dirt that he realizes that maybe he needs to be more certain that he will not miss before he tries that move.]
[He can put that pole on his back and even stand on him if he wants to, but you can't keep a good(?) dog down, so Hades ignores it, pushing himself up.
It'll be against the pressure of the pole, so he isn't fast enough to pull a move at the moment, but he won't be staying down, at the least!]
[Sakura weighs like a hundred pounds soaking wet, so the fact that Hiroto can push against him enough to stand up is not surprising with how strong he is.
and going to do a backflip off his back while he's standing up, to land gracefully on the ground.]
[perhaps fortunately for Sakura, he managed to land just before the vertical strike. he tries to dodge out of the way, but the blow clips him. doesn't let it stop him, though, closing the distance again and more swift attacks.]
[When he barely clips the guy, there's a surge of frustration, and Hades feels like he should have another way to catch someone so fast. It's the fact that he doesn't feel any desperation to win that is holding him back from more dangerous techniques...
That said, he can use his size to his advantage. Hades does just that, pushing forward towards Sakura as his next swipe is a horizontal one, as wide as he can make it.]
[something in his muscle memory is used to fighting taller opponents: though that really isn't hard, given how small he is. Sakura tries to duck under the swipe and tries to push forward into Hades's guard (if he gets hit, so be it, though he tries to dodge it), trying to knock him down again or at least unsteady his footing.]
[the good news is that Sakura isn't just going to try to skewer him. the bad news is that he is definitely pressing his advantage, with more of those fast, graceful strikes.
[Hades has made too many stupid mistakes this match, getting hit with a blow that he was unprepared to block due to that failed attempt to elbow Sakura, and he lets out a grunt of effort before getting the wind knocked out of him.
Still, he has to get some sort of hit in before he is prepared to call it quits, so instead of backing off after being hit, Hades rushes forward in an attempt to just. Body slam into Sakura.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 04:13 am (UTC)From:Ah, that is a good one. Shall we fight until one of us taps out?
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Date: 2021-07-30 04:15 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-07-30 04:20 am (UTC)From:[Who has two thumbs and isn't reading powers or anything? THIS GUY.]
Huh. Well, I am grateful for that, for I have none of my own.
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Date: 2021-07-30 04:24 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-07-30 04:34 am (UTC)From:...... I see. So your 'unit' shares that power? How interesting.
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Date: 2021-07-30 04:38 am (UTC)From:[also now he's closing the distance between them: he's small but fast.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 04:47 am (UTC)From:Hades isn't as fast as Sakura, but he's fast enough to pulls his sword up and shift into a defensive stance, his intent then to just clash with the weapon coming at him.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 04:55 am (UTC)From:Sakura tends to fight fast: his forte clearly is in high-speed combat. And he's very, very, very good, a master of his style of elegant, acrobatic polearm combat.
...acrobatics. In a skirt. have fun with that.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 05:04 am (UTC)From:Thankfully, Hades is hardy and recovers from the first blow quickly enough to swipe back at Sakura after being blindsided by upskirt at first.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 05:33 am (UTC)From:more flips in that dress.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 05:43 am (UTC)From:Why is his face so hot? C'mon Hades, get your head straight! He focuses on the pain of the first blow to keep him from getting distracted(mostly), and thankfully his body seems to remember what to do with a sword.
He doesn't remember his training, but he's still able to feel his way through another attack, and not remembering that he'd used the move before, Hades tries misdirecting Sakura with a swing side to side before trying to headbutt him. It's just natural for him, it seems!]
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Date: 2021-07-30 05:56 am (UTC)From:Sakura, at least, is on equal ground in that he doesn't remember how he learned to fight, but has 2000 years worth of muscle memory. unfortately for Hades, Sakura does remember this trick in his playbook, because he's used it on him before.]
Tch. Is your head so hard?
[and just going to do his best to put Hiroto's face into the dirt.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 06:01 am (UTC)From:It isn't until his face is hitting dirt that he realizes that maybe he needs to be more certain that he will not miss before he tries that move.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 06:09 am (UTC)From:[going to rest the staff end of the polearm on Hiroto's back. both a very clear 'stay down' for the moment and another clear message.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 06:19 am (UTC)From:It'll be against the pressure of the pole, so he isn't fast enough to pull a move at the moment, but he won't be staying down, at the least!]
Hmmm! You're really... quite fast...
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Date: 2021-07-30 06:41 am (UTC)From:and going to do a backflip off his back while he's standing up, to land gracefully on the ground.]
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Date: 2021-07-30 06:15 pm (UTC)From:Hahah, if this was a real battle, I surely would have died then!
[Welp, no need to sit in that moment, so he will charge again, swinging his sword vertically first to try to catch the flippy-boy.]
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Date: 2021-08-01 06:20 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-08-01 03:40 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-08-01 03:49 pm (UTC)From:That said, he can use his size to his advantage. Hades does just that, pushing forward towards Sakura as his next swipe is a horizontal one, as wide as he can make it.]
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Date: 2021-08-04 01:01 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-08-04 02:27 am (UTC)From:His instinct then is to try to elbow in front of him, hoping that Sakura isn't going to just try to skewer him.]
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Date: 2021-08-08 05:06 am (UTC)From:this is someone who isn't used to holding back.]
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Date: 2021-08-08 07:48 am (UTC)From:Still, he has to get some sort of hit in before he is prepared to call it quits, so instead of backing off after being hit, Hades rushes forward in an attempt to just. Body slam into Sakura.]
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Date: 2021-08-09 05:46 am (UTC)From:not without his canon powersthis close and so is definitely body slammed, if not quite as much as Hiroto would want.also he's very light so it does him no favors.]