Solus (with Nebula sitting on his tails) stood at one end of the Japanese-themed gladiator arena. At the same time, the audience watched from the theatre-themed ring-shaped stand, which was elevated above the arena walls. Nini stood, and N floated on the opposite side of the arena to Solus and Nebula while each pair talked to each other. (N's a tanned female pixie spirit[has four pale rainbow pixie wings with the appearance of a five-year-old]; she has slightly long spikey silver hair and pale rainbow-coloured eyes)(she's wearing a dragon-scaled-textured silvery blue raincoat)
Tsarina watched from the stands as she and Metsu sat on Camellia's lap. Tsarina crossed her arms and huffed as she disappointedly looked down at the arena.
"Why do I have to watch? Shouldn't I be down there with Solus and Nebi?" Tsarina whined as she crossed her arms. Gale smugly chuckled at Tsarina's whining while Pitto and Xiazorm were aiming their touchscreen phones at Gale and compared various images of different colours/styled maid dresses to Gale's colour palette.
Back in the arena, N gazed at Nebula before she floated next to Nini.
"So, what does your Plain Text say, N?" Nini whispered. N raised her hands and formed floating text made of rainbow spirit energy [Name: Solus Sakamoto, Age: 15, Gender: Male, Race: Alkorian/Kitsune, Unique Azure Ability: Spirit Guardian and Foresight, Spirits Partner: Nebula and Tsarina]. Nini dropped her mouth at seeing all of Solus' info before she lightly tapped her cheeks and put on a brave face.
"Yet another freakishly strong kitsune...," Nini uttered as she lightly squeezed her shibaru ears, "...It does seem to be a common thing... given the lack of them.". Nini rested a hand on her chest and exhaled slowly to calm her nerves before she glanced at N. The pair nodded at each other, and Nini raised her hand into the air, which elicited excited aahs from the audience.
Nini balled up her fist as her qi, and N's spirit energy spiralled around her while melding into spirit mana around her neck in the shape of a long scarf. Nini slashed her raised arm to the side, making her spirit mana burst apart and revealing her spirit weapon within it. (her spirit weapon; Wyvern Crawler: is a super long pale turquoise dragon-scaled scarf with a wyvern head on the end)
Nini got into a combative stance and held her hand back to the dragon head of her scalf as it opened its mouth and gathered ice mana into it. A handle made of ice emerged from the collection of ice mana before Nini grabbed the handle and yanked the ice rapier out from the dragon head. The dragon head slammed its mouth shut, followed by N floating over to it and sitting on top of it.
Solus mentally sighed and placed a hand on his hip while raising the other one over his shoulder. Nebula pulled on the front of the hoodie she was wearing before she reached under the front of it and pulled out Nebulous Requiem from the side of the hoodie. Nini raised an eye as she watched Nebula hand Solus Nebulous Requiem.
"How... did she conjure their spirit weapon without...," Nini uttered perplexedly. Nini shook her head and readied herself as she thought it was best not to expect the norm from anything involving Solus. Solus clicked his neck and smirked before getting into a battle-ready stance.
In the stands, Camellia tilted her head and looked over at a slightly ticked-off Lumina while Kara and Abigail were standing on the same seat next to Lumina to be able to see the arena.
"He seems so lax...," Camellia remarked. Lumina crossed her arms and laid back in her seat.
"Naturally, this is the first time he's going up against someone who can't wipe the floor with him in a moment's notice," Lumina remarked smugly. Camellia silently blinked at Lumina before she leaned towards Lumina.
"Is Luminous really that strong?" Camellia whispered while Tsarina mindlessly stared off into the distance in a shocked trance.
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"That Lumios Luminous guy is scary...," Tsarina mumbled deflatedly.
Sovereign stood on the observation stand of the area as he held a mic in his hand.
"The combatants are ready, and the duel between Solus Sakamoto and Nebula, and Nini Kimitorou and N shall now begin," Sovereign announced over the floating crystal-covered speaker system. At the heed of Sovereign's words, Solus and Nini dug their heels into the ground before dashing at each other at blinding speeds.
The duo were nothing but blurs as they raced straight at each other before hurling their blades at one another. Their blades careen into each other with an ear-soothing musical chime accompanying the clash, and the following shockwave knocked the duo back from each other. Solus easily regained his footing as Nebula clung to Solus' tails while Nini plunged her ice rapier into the ground to halt her momentum.
"I take it we won't be using Armatization in this altercation of ours?" Solus asked nonchalantly. Nini and N could feel their skins crawl at how nonchalantly Solus mentioned using Armatiation.
"Figured you could use it," Nini uttered pessimistically. Solus cocked his head ninety degrees to the side, making his ears floop in the same direction.
"And before you ask, our situation is... it's complicated, alright?" Ninia stated whilst putting on her most bashful demeanour, leaving Solus at a loss for words and wondering what he said to get such a reaction.
"Right... aren't we all.". Solus pointed the tip of his sword to the side; Solus sliced his blade through the air and launched a nebula-sky-coloured energy slash from it straight at Nini. Wyvern Crawler's dragon head swung in front of Nini as it gathered a large sum of ice mana into its mouth before it fired an ice mana beach ball-sized sphere covered in large spikes.
The projectiles raced at each other before the nebulous energy slash phased straight through the spikey ice mana sphere. Nini widened her eyes before she swung her body backwards and narrowly limboing out of the trajectory of the nebulous energy slash as it raced over her. Nini heard a crack emanating from behind her followed by a chilling numbness flowing through her legs, making them jello mode.
"Uh-oh," Nini uttered before her legs folded like omelettes, and she fell flat on her back. Wyvern Crawler's dragon head flopped next to Nini as N rolled off it, over Nini's chest and onto the ground face down as a snowy pop exploded nearby. Solus' shadow gradually crept over Nini, and Solus loomed over Nini from her side while he was covered in clumps of pale cyan snow.
"That didn't sound good," Solus remarked as he gradually raised his hand towards his shoulder in slow motion to brush off the snow on his shoulder. Nebula poked her head out from over Solus' shoulder before speeding around him in a blur while brushing all the snow off Solus and making his speed return to normal. Nebula patted Solus on the head before sitting back on Solus' tails.
"Can you stand?". Nini remained motionless for a few seconds before she raised her head and glanced at her legs as Wyvern Crawler disappeared and its components phased back into Nini and N.
"Nope, my legs have lost connection," Nini said nonchalantly as she pushed herself into an upright sitting position.
"You're being awfully chill given your predicament," Solus remarked. Nini looked away from Solus and quietly giggled to herself, leaving Solus puzzled at her response, and making him itch his forehead.
"What can I say...," Nini said before turning to face Solus, "I am pretty ghastly.". Solus blankly stared at Nini, and as the silence continued an embarrassed expression grew on her face, and sweat ran down her face.
"Not even a snicker?" Nini asked with a pleading whimper.
"I don't have any on me.". Nini furrowed her brow and narrowed her eyes at Solus.
"Are you being dumb on purpose?" Nini asked while Nebula leaned into Solus' ear and whispered to him. Solus broke his deadpan expression with a slightly enlightened one.
"Oh, she was making a pun about her being part ghost was she... that makes more sense," Solus uttered before he lightly chuckled, which made Nini do a proud but timid fist pump.
"Say, could you carry me to the cafeteria so I can get some bread? I'd pretty much be a goner if this were a real fight," Nini requested. Solus nodded and floated Nini and N onto his tails using telekinesis while also handing Nebula Nebulous Requiem, which Nebula swiftly stashed back somewhere under her hoodie.
"Well, this is unfortunate; however, medical emergencies take priority over entertainment. So, I declare this duel over," Sovereign announced over the speaker system. The audience of students murmured amongst themselves about their grievances about the duel's length while also voicing their sympathy for Nini as they rose from their seats.