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Kiba charged forward… only to step back as Ritsuka drew his sword. It nearly passed by his head swiping a few strands of hair with it. What followed was a standard samurai fighting style of thrusts, slashes, and parries. One that was much easier to follow than the previous match was.
The problem was that Ritsuka started putting more power into his swings and his gaze had hyperfocused on Kiba. The first mistake was made and Kiba lost his weapon from a lucky graze against his hands.
Ritsuka pulled back and waited for Kiba to get his blade back. When ready Ritsuka charged in this time using very precise thrusts to keep Kiba off his game. Kiba managed to see through it rolling to the side and striking Ritsuka on the side.
A small grin appeared on his face though the sudden thrust from Ritsuka's blade made him roll out of the way.
"Remember, we're sparring. One hit doesn't mean we'll stop. Keep going until Akeno calls for time." Ritsuka gently stated as he hopped back.
Kiba nodded and charged forward again. The two kept it up, racking up several hits as they did so. Most were glancing blows at best with only two devastating blows coming from lucky strikes.
Ritsuka had been slashed across the chest and Kiba received a thrusting blow from the tip of a wooden sword.
"Time!" Akeno called out as the two were breathing heavily. A few bruises were on each other and Asia immediately stepped up.
"Gimme a second, I'll get you both up in a few seconds." Asia stated as she went to work healing up their wounds. A glow of light and the bruises and aches seemed to disappear.
"Phew… one more and we can call that a small training session. Since from what I can tell about you, you have plenty of combat training under you but not enough experience to fully use it." Ritsuka pondered out loud clearly thinking about the final round.
"You're not wrong. I've dealt with training matches but I've never really met a challenge." Kiba stated as his breathing stabilized. He was still tired but so was Ritsuka. It was subtler though. Ritsuka seemed to be trained for long endeavors if the second fight was anything to go by.
"Well… let's see if I can keep this up then." Ritsuka stated. His eyes changed from the blue color to a lighter shade. With a small flash of magic a wooden blade shorter than his original wooden sword in his offhand.
Ritsuka was now wielding two blades in a wide stance as if goading Kiba to charge recklessly in. He didn't take the bait which made Ritsuka smile.
A wave of wind zoomed in as Kiba raised his blade at the last second. The twin blades crossed against one another were right in front of him, the tips dangerously close to his face. Kiba placed his leg back and pushed Ritsuka away. He flipped through the air landing back on his feet before charging once again.
Kiba wasted no time thrusting his blade forward. Parried by the smaller blade, he felt the longer blade smack against his chest. Not hard enough to make a mark, but it was enough to sting.
Ritsuka was knocked back by a shoulder barge which knocked him back a bit. A smile appeared on his face, enjoying the moment. Whichever spirit he had used enjoyed the battle immensely. Kiba could stop his own smile either as the two traded blow after blow. Some strikes broke through while others didn't.
"Time!" Akeno called out. She was slightly worried since both of the boys were bruised but content at what had occurred.
"Good spar. I know your strengths and weaknesses now." Ritsuka muttered as Asia quickly healed the two once more. "Speed is what you favor but your power is lacking. I'm certain it would be different if you used your Sacred Gear instead of being limited to a wooden sword."
"You're not wrong." Kiba answered clearly taking the summarization his abilities to heart.
"Probably best you work on your strength and endurance more than your speed if you want to balance out your specs. Alternatively, you could just focus on speed and hope you don't get hit." Ritsuka continued speaking about divulging paths like a teacher. His eyes once again returned to their natural blue color.
"Well I know what to work on then." Kiba chuckled slightly, it felt nice to have someone to spar with, be friends with.
"Okay then, Koneko give me like twenty minutes and we'll start your session." Ritsuka called out which alerted her enough to make her smash her fist against her palm.
"Yes Senpai." Koneko cheered before starting to stretch out. She had changed to a tight mesh shirt and short shorts.
Ritsuka sat down nearby and relaxed for a bit. Using three cards in a row was exhausting. He needed to figure out which ones to use for Koneko's training.
"Kiba… alright?" Koneko asked as she sat next to Kiba as he was stretching his arms out.
"Yeah… I wasn't expecting that honestly. You worried?" Kiba shot back though Koneko didn't say anything at first. She was looking at her fists clearly thinking about what could happen.
"No. Senpai will challenge me but he will take stock of who I am, what I am capable of and adjust accordingly." Koneko summarized as quickly as she could.
Ritsuka had closed his eyes. Neither could tell if it was meditation or exhaustion. His chest didn't heave like it would when someone was sleeping but he wasn't in a position that looked like meditation.
"So…?" Kiba started only to stop when he was answered.
"No, he didn't go all out. I think it tires him out if he goes all out without preparations. He kept it within sparring parameters to make it constitute training." Koneko answered as a small chime went off.
Ritsuka stood up stretching slightly. He had been thinking about which fighters to use. At the moment it was Quetzacoatl, Yan Qing, and Li Shuwen. He was slightly worried about using Yan Qing and that was more due to his ruthlessness since the phantom Doppelganger was attached to his Saint Graph.
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