[Walter]

It was your average school day at Beacon. Most students were sitting in classes at the time, and a few were enjoying a free period, but two groups were having a slightly more interesting experience. Whether intentionally or due to some scheduling error, a group of first years and second years both wound up with a class in the arena at the same time. A sparring class.

Thus far, it had been a pretty clear victory streak for the second years. The teachers were pleased with it - clearly, their time at Beacon had paid off. Rufus Chocla had been cheering for his fellow classmates as they had fought, waiting excitedly for his own chance to fight. It had been a while since the last time he got the chance to brawl, and was hoping for his opponent to give him a good fight. Even if they were just a first year.

The one-and-a-half meter tall fighter sauntered out as his name was called, taking Flow off of his back and swinging it around a bit to get a feel for his weapon in his hands. He didn't exactly plan to use it much for this fight, and actually went ahead and stabbed the tip of the spear into the ground. If he'd need it, he'd grab it.

He looked over to see that his opponent was a girl, carrying rather formidable looking gear. Rufus, on the other hand, wasn't visibly armed beyond his studded gauntlets.

"Good look in the fight, lass, but I ain't gonna go easy, and don't worry - I don't bite, ain't no ass, but I won't be sorry." He said as he took a fighting stance with his fists raised up. He intended to let his opponent strike first.

[Xarias Fury]

Lavender prepared herself, weapons readied on the arena grounds as her opponent made his there as well. Usually it was considered unfair to fight someone with more experience but it was bouts like these that made it even more real. In the real world a highly experienced criminal wouldn't think twice about taking out a greenhorn, so why should sparring be any different? As these thoughts ran through Lavender's head a sudden spout of somewhat unsensible rhythmic words threw her off as she tried making sense of what the upperclassman said.

"Er...what? She replied, almost imagining a giant question mark over her head. Shaking her head she raised her spear next to her large kite shield and got into battle stance. "Nevermind, let's have a good match!

Lavender took the first jab, rushing forward with her weapon while lunging forward, the large broad-headed spear aiming for the brawler's unprotected chest. Lavender planned on rushing her opponent, quick jabs, keeping them at distance with her weapon while using her shield to provide even more of an advantage. Her flexibility was her best bet right in the long run but for now a steady stream of attacks should tire him out or pressure him into taking it seriously.

"Ha!"

The spear shot forward, her opponent at shaft's length while she kept her sights on him and shield raised in a protective position.

[Walter]

Rufus' opponent used a spear and a shield, and she seemed to be planning on keeping him at bay with it. Pretty much what he would have come to expect, really. As her attack seemed to be heading for his chest, Rufus side-stepped and lunged forward, trying to break what distance there was.

He had next to no time to strike, and as he moved, he could sense himself making a mistake, his opponent bound to react quickly. Still, he went for it. 'It'  being, essentially, an uppercut aimed at the girl's arm. Rufus was intending to knock the weapon upwards and give himself more wiggle room just for a short while. If anything, he could at least figure out how well-honed are her reflexes.

[Xarias Fury]

Lavender grunted and moved quickly, her weapon was light despite its length and her shield was more than wieldable enough. Closing the distance left more than enough time for Lavender to react as she saw through her opponent's move. Reeling her arm back she shrunk her weapon down to blade form as she moved her shield to intercept the uppercut, a satisfying clunk signifying a successful block. Taking the opportunity, Lavender swung her blade from the side of her shield to get an easy hit off the peculiar rapper, keeping her stance firm and strikes swift.

[Walter]

Reflex check: Pretty damn good. This girl was fast on her feet. Rufus gritted his teeth and took the hit with pride, seemingly just letting himself get hit. There was a small catch, however. With his attack blocked by the shield, he had swiftly unclenched his fist and grasped the top edge of it. And for such a small bloke, he was strong.

The rapper took the attack only so he could deal out his own. He pulled his body up by pushing his arm down on the shield, and went for a rather straightforward jab at his foe's face, letting the blade strike his legs.

[Xarias Fury]

"Ah!

Lavender flinched as she got bopped in the face but activated her steam release on her shield, pumping it full of ice and even more fire dust before releasing a highly pressurized blast of above-boiling-temperature gas at point blank range. Reeling in her blade after a succesful hit she followed up with a stabbing motion at the same time she released her steam, wanting to repel the boy before he got another hit in.

[Walter]

On the list of things Rufus wasn't expecting at the time, getting blasted in the face by copious amounts of steam was quite the way up there. The boy recoiled from the attack and hopped back, managing to put his gauntlets up in front of his face in just the nick of time to avoid getting stabbed. This girl meant business.

Still, a plan of attack formed in his head. His opponent was good at dishing out quick, precise blows, and her shield was a no-go. Still, taking hold of it had worked momentarily. He could work with that.

Rufus went for another attack, this time going for a straight charge going into a slide moments before contact with her weapon. It was a risky move, but if he could take her off balance with a kick, he could have a great advantage on his hands.

[Xarias Fury]

Lavender saw him rushing towards her a mile away and quickly readied her shield, planning on letting him meet the tip of her spear. The sudden slide caught her off guard however and she barely managed to ready her shield in time and ended up crashing on top of the boy with it instead of successfully planting it down it time.[Not sure if considered auto. pm if something's wrong with it]

"Does anybody fight normally these days? She muttered, flaying the spines out of her weapon before planting it into the ground a few feet away. Shortening the staff while blasting more steam out of her shield, the boy probably still beneath her, she launched forward towards the end of her weapon and gracefully used one more blast to upright herself, snapping her stance in place a moment later.

[Walter]

Rufus' slide had moderate success. It clearly took the girl by surprise and threw her off balance, but she was ready to get up on her feet in no time. And now, a shield had just been smashed on top of him. Super.

Rufus just managed to raise his arm up to keep the shield from crashing right into his chest. This was bad, since he had already seen what the thing can do with the steam and such. The rapper had to act quickly, but that was the norm during spars at Beacon. And what did he choose to do?

He grabbed the shield again. This was definitely bad for his aura in the short run, but he felt he could take some more damage while allowing himself to dish out even more. When his foe started blasting out steam, Rufus only tightened his grip, his gauntlets letting him keep hold of it without slipping. When his opponent tried to stand up, he didn't see why he shouldn't let her.

As such, he used his short little legs to kick off the ground, all while pulling himself along with her movements. He then used the momentum from this to swing his body over the shield, going for a kick at her face this time.

[Xarias Fury]

The boy had a a way better grip than she thought he'd have. Taking a face full off boot, Lavender growled and swung upwards, swinging in a wide arc from behind to catch the boy's leg while shortening her shield into a more compact heater form. Whilst swinging, Lavender unlatched the sword's inter-blade locks and let the whip reign freely, the ends coiling around itself like a serpent aiming to strangle its prey. Lavender grunted and twisted hopefully catching the leg between the sharp sided whip while aiming to slam him into the ground afterwards.

[Walter]

Rufus' opponent was just full of surprises, really. The weapon turning into a whip was as unexpected as the steam was earlier, and got his leg good, making him wince. He could expect what she'd try and do next.

But he was still in the air. Before he was slammed into the ground, the rapper twisted his body around, letting one leg be moved by the girl's weapon, while the other was free to move. His face was still facing the direction he was heading in. At this point, he activated his semblance.

"Ain't no thing, when you're taking a swing, I fly like a wing and make your head ring!" He quickly shouted out, his voice escaping his mouth with immense force. This was enough to counteract the force at least a little bit. He tried to take hold of the girl's head briefly, intending to knee her this time. This fight definitely involved a lot more kicking than usual, and he was better with punches, but there was still plenty strength behind his blows.

Of course, there wasn't that much he could do about the fact his leg was caught by the whip until he landed.

[Xarias Fury]

 "Not this time! Lavender shouted, raising her shield to meet the knee, slamming the hard front into the boy's knee. Not content with that she continued on by yanking further on her whip, tightening its grip while the blades tightened their grip around the leg they were coiled around and released water all around the whip, the liquid propelling the whip faster than usual after it scattered with seemingly increased energy.

Lavender breathed out and continued the slam by shoving knee away, hoping to get some breathing room as her whip did its job.

[Walter]

Being a poetic mind, Rufus would describe his current situation as 'pretty fucked'. His attack had failed, his leg was in pain, and his best choice right now was to get out of this predicament without being absolutely mullered.

As such, he pushed his legs off from her shield, one still wrapped up by the whip, and tried to fling himself free using the momentum. His movements weren't built around an attack this time. Instead, he was trying to minimize damage to himself and get to his, still embedded in the ground. Just in case he failed, though, he pulled out Soul while still in the air and twisted the handle, letting the wire fall out and trail behind him. Lav wasn't the only one that could use a whip.

[Xarias Fury]

Despite her hold Lavender let go of the boy seeing as how she wasn't exactly strong enough to keep flinging him around forever no matter how much she wished she could. Grinding the blades off his legs, Lavender retracted the blade to some extent, taking note of the wire that fell down from above. Keeping her shield ready she rushed forward, aiming to go on a more aggressive approach and flayed her whip to and fro, the blades slashing about the ground as the whip revolved around Lavender in short arcs only to quickly snap back towards her opponent.

[Walter]

Well, these pants are going to need replacing. The bottom of the leg was torn to shreds by the blades on the whip. Rufus' aura had definitely taken a good amount of damage by now, but he had to keep fighting. At least he hoped he knew what to expect from his foe by now. Meanwhile Lavender was yet to even see him wield a weapon.

She started to advance on him with whip lashes. Two could play at this game. While still backing up towards his spear, Rufus retaliated against the slashes with swings from his own 'whip', which was really just a rather sturdy wire. but it worked in a pinch. His attacks weren't as precise, instead being wide-arcing swings intended to block incoming lashes. Once he was just a couple meters from his spear, he hopped back for it and grabbed it in his empty hand. His next move was, much like many of his previous ones, risky.

He hopped forward, trying to weave around any lashes. Keeping his spear up in front of him to potentially tangle up his opponent's weapon, he went for another wide swing with the wire, gliding it across the ground intending to sweep his foe's legs.