The Blood Games

Well. Twas an interesting predicament. A momentary truce? Sure. Mitako withdrew the sword from the man's arm, and released him. I mean, with two limbs that were put through some shock therapy acupuncture, Mitako was certain that he posed no immediate threat. He quelled the beast's chakra, releasing its grasp on his own, causing the cloak to release Goon. His swords reverted to there normal state, and were immediately sheathed. The only thing he did, was continue to use the sand, keeping the biggest threat out of commission. 

After that, he stepped away from Goon, towards Hysterio. He then positioned himself so he could keep an eye on the two that Goon had pointed out. 

[HOHOH short post, sorry for the wait. Just got home last night, and was too tired to post. I'll do AP later.]

Ahhh much better. Goon thought to himself, as he stretch out his shoulders, arms, and even his back which made a slight cracking noise as he did. Goon seemed to have been able to convince Sandy to release him, but not only did he release him, he also drew back his whole cloaking aura. Which would make things slightly easier to deal with at the end of this. After the slight stretching he looked over to sandy asked a simple question. "One! In a fight like this you shouldn't be so trusting of an opponent, if I wasn't who I am, then i would more than likely kill you right now. To make a long story short your a tad bit too trusting. BUt if not that then your either a fool or slightly too confident. I'm hoping for more the latter than the former." Goon's head tilted slowly, slightly, to both the left and right, back and forth, moving slowly towards Mitako, as the words left his mouth. His eyes squinted a little bit and his brows furrowed, his mouth even grew a slight grin. "By the way can i use one of those long knifes, you have real quick, too much sharp shit around here and I need something to cut this clothing with to bandage up real quick. Don't worry you can have it back." His face went back to its normal emotionless state. Standing there waiting for an answer from Sandy. The gashes bleed, he felt the warm, crimson liquid drip down his arm and leg. Though he felt some pain from them they didn't bother him all that much. He took a quick glance over to the outsiders, one was on the ground already while the other was just simply watching and waiting. So now the Games were down to three as interesting as they were, it was all slowly coming to an end.


{ap=110}

Well this is an interesting outcome, we, we being Malvoes and the others remaining in the games, seen to be in a sort of standoff, I think there's a saying for it, a kirigakuran standoff, no but something similar. They seem to have come to a short moment of peace it seems. First Malvoes emits the last of his insects(bringing the swarm to 120), he then focuses the swarm into a much tighter band around him, giving him a black ring floating around him just a half foot out from his waist, so he could be seen much easier. He then raises his left hand, the one controlling his chakra threads,  and waves at the others, cracking a smile as he also makes Mantis wave at them. 

"Hellooooo!" He calls out to them, "I'm Malvoes, it's a pleasure to meet you two!" He smiles at them bringing his arm down, fingers still prepared to manipulate Mantis at a moments notice. 
(130ap-5 for chakra infusion=125)

Mitako wasn't really expecting a plea from the man he stabbed, so when that happened, he was really at a loss for words. "Don't trust your opponents," Mitako said stepping forward, really Goon should have taken that moment to try and attack while his eyes were distracted on the downed opponent and the Aburame. It was a total opening, and now Mitako was ready to bring this whole little fight to an end. Taking a step as fast as he could, he gripped his blade the handle and drew it from its sheathe in a quickdraw, and in an arc from his body, aimed diagonally in a down swing at Goon's right leg. If it hit, which, given that Goon already had an injured leg, there wasn't much he could do to dodge, aside from falling to the ground. If it did hit though, it would also slice Goon's left leg in the knee area. Mitako refrained from getting to close, only getting close enough for the first four inches of the blade to pass through Goon's legs, which, if you know basic anatomy, would leave a hell of a gash. 

If his attack missed and Goon dodged somehow, Mitako would stop in his tracks and prep for a counter by drawing his arm in for a strike. Anyway, he could feel himself starting to wear down, so it was time to take a break, his sand would stop pulling on Hysterio. It would stay in his armor however, (take note, it's in every piece of the armor ;)) 

[Sand Control - 30AP
Sand Mastery 0 AP (passive boost making it +10 to sand power, active on cooldown for six posts)
Sand Gourd Boosts sands power by 25, for a grand total of 85 (passive)
Lightning Chakra Blade - 20 AP upkeep (5 AP per blade)
Bijuu Cloak - 20 AP upkeep
Quickdraw - 20 AP, makes the slash of the katana move at 45 speed. 

123 - 70 = 53 AP remaining
(Most of that is from catching up from the last two posts. The only thing I really used was Quickdraw]

Drip...drip...Drip... The blood from Goon's arm was hitting the ground. As Goon took his glance to the outsider he heard it, a step towards him, and the ringing of a blade leaving a sheath. Sandy must not have realized that the two of them were closer than he thought. Seeing as how he only took a couple of steps away from Goon and then took a step forward while pulling out his blade. One thing he learned at a young age and in the troupe was, always be aware and the concept of misdirection. Goon saw that Sandy was ragged after releasing him. That Sandy was pushing himself to his limits, and that his little cloak took a lot more out him than expected. He should of accepted Goon's truth, for he was a man of his word, but The hatter figured this was what would happen, hell he even counted on it.

See the thing about swords as mention before close up, they are useless. And Mitako was far closer than he thought, due to him stepping forward he was about And the blade he used was a three footer. Only the first few inches were being used though. So Goon took a large step, full speed, forward due to his height and size of his long legs, he would close the distance in between the two of them almost effortlessly. And before Sandy would have the chance to actually pull the blade back, Goon would reach for the hilt using his left hand, again at full speed. Following behind it would be a quick right jab, going for Sandy's left eye, for the third time full speed.

Well, that was a change of events, Malvoes was going to call out and introduce himself to the remaining combatants because there seemed to be a moment of peace, but in a split second the one who is covered in the weird chakra cloak turned on the other. Meaning the moment of peace was short lived, I guess the only moment we'll be having is when one of us is the victor. Unfortunate, guess I'll have to meet them formally some other time, who knew combat wasn't the best place to make friends.

The buzz of the insects quickly remind him that the action may be over as quickly as it started, he must not let his guard down, he keeps a keen eye on the two in what should be their final struggle, he keeps his left hand ready with his strings, and his grip tight on Hyst's blade in his right hand.
(125ap -5 for chakra infusion upkeep=120ap)

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After a solid counter, Goon found himself punching Mitako with a swift jab, but to his misfortune, forgot to put much power behind the hit. This gave Mitako enough time to raise his right hand as fast as he could, aimed at his opponent's left shoulder, since it wasn't specified before which hand he used grab his sword, and fired a chakra blast from the cannon in his hand. The blast, given that he was practically touching Goon, would most likely hit. Also, if it did hit, Goon would find himself being knocked back, at least by a meter, alongside maybe a few bones being broken in his left shoulder. Then again, Mitako wasn't too sure of Goon's durability, but he knew that it had to do something should it hit.

It's not like he would just stop there either, right as Goon would presumably hit the ground and try to get back up, Mitako would run over to him, using his right hand again to draw the other blade (presuming Goon didn't let go of the one in the left sheathe,) and deliver a downward swing with all the strength and speed his arms could muster, and hopefully cleave Goon's legs from their body. If this little attack hit, Mitako would retreat immediately, clapping his hands together hand slamming them to the ground. A 1x1 meter square beneath Mitako's feat would hoist the jinchuriki into the air, giving him an opportunity to rest maybe. Depending on certain actions. 

Sand Control - 0 AP (unused)
Sand Mastery 0 AP (passive boost making it +10 to sand power, active on cooldown for six posts)
Sand Gourd Boosts sands power by 25, for a grand total of 85 (passive)
Quickdraw + 20 AP, considering it got cancelled. I'd like to claim the AP back. Up to you tho.
Chakra cannon - 10 AP, 30 power, speed
Moving Earth Core - 10 AP, used to hoist muhself as described above

53 AP remaining]

POP! A noise came from Goon's left shoulder, one that was very familiar, through his days of chilling with the contortionist.The wave of chakra that blasted from Sandy's hand had dislocated it, And also sent Goon into a spin a a few feet away from where they originally stood. It felt as Goon was in slow motion as his next actions were conducted. Though he got blasted and now has a messed up shoulder he got what he originally wanted, a blade to,counter the many others that were here. But the good thing about this all was adrenaline, it was cause him to still use his shoulder for a short while as if nothing happened. So he would take advantage of the time he had left. While in the spin he slammed the sword into the Ground, out of Sandy's reach, using the full extent of his strength and speed, he didn't do it to make himself stop moving. No he did so he could place his hands together, having them inter lock while having his index and middle finger pointed up, and focused chakra into it. Goon felt out with his own chakra looking for Sandy's but he also made it so he could look into Sandy's eyes as he was more than sure he was watching, he also felt out for the puppet boy's chakra as well. Goon was good at keeping his balance as he learned much from those in the circus with him, so he pretended to fall on to his back, as Sandy rushed him Goon was able to peer into his eyes and his move would take hold, leaving Sandy in a paralyzed state.

Edited in ap(100)

Malvoes cracked a smile, as an idea formulated in his head, something hopefully unexpected. As goon locked Mitako in a loving  gaze in the center of the pool, Malvoes would send Mantis forward charging into the pool, all the way to the ten foot bottom, then he would send Mantis under the clashing combatants at top speed (50), spanning the 15 meter radius. If he arrives under them Malvoes would make him rush upward, due to the paralysis Mitako would be falling forward with his momentum, as he does so Mantis would up at him, blades extended symmetrically aiming between his ribs, appearing from under the water like he's out of a horror movie, after the deed wold be done hed retreat back into the water. If all works out then the waters would be running red and Mantis would come to life trying to find his next fix, or was that another horror movie.

(120 ap-5 for chakra infusion up keep=115)

As Mitako was running forward, after Goon, he felt a slight contraction in his muscles. While this contraction didn't stop the Jinchuriki dead in his tracks, it made him hesitate in his attack, so rather than follow through with the attack, he followed through with his running momentum and just pressed on. Stepping around Goon at full speed, Mitako ran off of the surface of the water, onto solid ground at full speed, in the opposite direction of Malvoes. He had no urge to fight right now, he needed to regain his strength. so instead of fighting and all that, he clapped his hands and touched the ground, elevating himself twenty meters above the rest of the competition, (at full speed mind you.) From there, he would go on to rest for a moment. It's not like he was stuck where he was at, seeing as he had three escape routes should one come to him. OH RIGHT, IMPORTANT FUCKin' details, the plat form was one meter wide, and one meter across, but twenty meters tall. So, roughly 3x3 feet on the top surface, and 60 feet in the air. 

[Moving Earth core 10 AP
so 43 AP, 
According to a previous ruling, the temp paralysis tech is resisted by having more strength than the power of the tech.
Considering that Malvoes was across the arena for the most part, I'd argue that I have the time to complete these actions. (will be willing to give/take a bit tho.)]