Shiba Temuro vs Rathan! (Ciaran the Omnipresent judging!)

[Knight Otu]

3: The west wind shreds the desert; shreds the rising of the crevice!

Temuro tries to strike away the staff Rathan uses before he can part the ground beneath him.

 

[Ciaran]

“While both fighters use similar styles, Temuro has the stronger attack. Likewise does he harmonize offense and defense. Point to Temuro.”

Four flags neutral.

 

[Rathan]

*Rathan tries to break down his opponent with a few swift cold hard kicks and punches....*


4: The blizzard beautifully breaks the island; averts the offensive of the horn!

 

[Knight Otu]

2: The nunchaku nails the clouds; dodges the gaze of the club!

Temuro swings his katana seemingly uncontrolled as he prepares to dodge out of the way of Rathan's frozen attack.

 

[Ciaran]

“This is a difficult round to judge,” says the old judge. “Temuro aims his attack at his opponent’s own move, but Rathan’s move is superior in terms of elegance and power. While the choice is difficult, I must reward the more beautiful of the two moves. Point to Rathan.”

One flag Rathan, three flags neutral.

 

[Ciaran]

Temuro’s Hand:
1: The tiger cuts the labyrinth; absorbs the rising of the pole!

2: The dagger drops upon the wastelands and secretly ravages the Jade Cliffs; grasps the motion of the abomination!

3: The supreme scythe speaks atop the ocean; parries the terror of the garden!

4: The staff bashes the marsh; reduces the rising of the star!

5: The northstar tramples the brush; conceals the edge of the rodent!


Rathan’s Hand:
1: The chain demolishes the glacier; averts the chi of the flower!

2: The lotus blossom scatters the ricefield; averts the push of the stone!

3: The ki-rin thrusts the ravine; averts the storm of the club!

4: The mace kicks below the swamp; dodges the quickening of the venom!

5: The dragon parts the village; dodges the efforts of the bird!

 

[Rathan]

* Rathan tries to part his opponent two ways..... using his dreaded dragon style he places an image into his opponents mind of a dragon ravaging his village..... next he picks away at his opponent in the dragon style... powerfully and smart.....*


5: The dragon parts the village; dodges the efforts of the bird!

 

[Knight Otu]

2: The dagger drops upon the wastelands and secretly ravages the Jade Cliffs; grasps the motion of the abomination!

Trying to shake of the horrible vision of a dragon ravaging a village - a divine, benevolent being ravaging a village!, Temuro attempts to feint his opponent before moving in for the actual strike.

 

[Ciaran]

"Despite a flawed defense -- a dagger has no hands with which to grasp -- Temuro's attack is both subtler and more deadly. Point to Temuro."

Four flags neutral.

 

[Rathan]

*Rathan reels from Temuro's attack.. and recovers quickly.... he then tries to chain up Temuro's chi and use it against him.....*


1: The chain demolishes the glacier; averts the chi of the flower!