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Who: Manji and you
Broadcast: Yes
Action: On the planet
When: Right now!

[One afternoon Manji opens up his communicator.] Kogarasumaru! [He speaks with confidence that he probably shouldn't have.] You remember our fight, right? Well, I'm ready if you are. Shall I meet you at your dojo or somewhere on this junk of a planet? [Thanks to this thread Manji has a fight to pick. He could just call Kogarasumaru out privately, but he hasn't figured out how to do that just yet.]

Action: Junker Racing

[You know what else Manji can do that's really dumb? Try driving a car in a junker race with one arm. How hard can driving a car be when the most advance transportation you've ever driven was a horse?

And-- opps, yup. He's just crashed. In a spectacular fashion. Good thing he's immortal? Still, he may need a hand out of that wreckage.]

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[Of course Ulaz attended the match between Manji and Kogarasumaru. He was of course initially surprised and very much impressed that he was fighting with only one arm. There weren't a lot of people who would take on an opponent when they had such a handicap.

He was not surprised though about the fact that he was unable to hit Kogarasumaru, one arm or not. He had two and he had barely been able to hit Kogarasumaru. He did notice the injuries, but also noticed they seemed to be healing rapidly. Having been around Biffy and Lyall, he had started noticing when others had that speed healing ability.

When Manji then turned to challenge him after the match, he stood up]

You are still willing, then I am as well.

[The fact he has one arm doesn't bother him at all. If he wants to fight, then they will]

[Manji wasn't going to let anything stop him not even a missing arm. He had someone to protect still back home and his hope is the more he trains here the better he'll do back home.]

Of course. I'm not about to back out and give you a victory you don't deserve.

[If Manji wasn't going to let it bother him then Ulaz wasn't going to let it bother him either. It would be insulting to refuse simply on that basis when he had already proven he was capable]

Good. A fighter needs to earn his victories, not have them handed to him.

[Though he wouldn't consider someone backing down a victory... a true victory at least. A victory in name, not in practice.

He headed down the ring. He had anticipated the fight at least, having worn his armor and brought his sword. Once he entered the ring, he did bow to his opponent. Koga would be so proud~]

[Manji is close behind as they enter the ring. He had no intention of bowing and while he doesn't outright laugh when Ulaz does he is smirking a little.] No need for formalities like that when fighting scoundrels like me.

[He takes one more moment to adjust his blade at his hip and bounce lightly on each foot as if to loosen up slightly.] You ready?

If I want to, I will, no matter who I am fighting.

[This wasn't truly a fight to the death so there was no reason to treat it as anything more nefarious than it was.

Ulaz draws his blade, choosing for it to be only in its smallest form when drawing it, changing it to full size blade in his hand]

I am ready.

[There's a faint nod, giving him the first move]

[Manji's eyebrow raises in interest and approval as the blade suddenly changes size. He wants to own it even more now, but he has no interest in killing Ulaz so he won't be doing that today.]

Alright then. [Manji starts with his traditional katana, but Ulaz should know having watched the last fight that Manji has a lot of unique blades hidden in his kimono.] Here I come.

[Even after fighting Kogarasumaru, Manji has a surprising amount of speed to him as he rushes forward. Going for an easy upward strike to start with.]

[Too bad even if he did, the blade wouldn't work for him. Only full and part Galra can activate it.

Ulaz had seen he had multiple blades. Ulaz has actually started carrying one other blade - a small one that qualifies as a dagger for him, hidden on his person, but he's not making that one known until he needs it.

He is still fast even after a fight. Ulaz is fast as well, swinging his sword around to catch the incoming blade, shifting in an attempt to deflect the blade to the side, aiming to move to one side]

[Manji easily rolls along with the deflect and as he does so he sweeps his leg out low in an attempt to knock Ulaz over.]

[Ulaz is quick and he avoids getting tangled up in the sweep, staying up right. As with any fight, going down was the worst possibility that could happen. As he dodged, he made another swing. Manji had a big disadvantage only having one arm while Ulaz had two, but he wasn't actively taking advantage of it. In an least somewhat friendly match, it was bad showing to do that. In a true fight, that would have been different]

[Manji notes that Ulaz isn't taking advantage of his missing arm. Part of him is thankful for it as he is still pretty tired from his first fight. Then again, part of the reason he wants to fight is to prepare himself for the battles back home. No one there would take it easy on him.]

Come on! Is that the best you can do? You going to let your friends know you got beat by a one armed man? [This time when Manji comes in for an attack he purposely leaves his left side with his missing arm wide open. Ready to dodge, but curious to see if Ulaz will take the bait.]

[Ulaz dodged out the way of the strike and in one quick move, turned his blade around and swung out the dull edge, striking out at Manji with the flat side. It would hurt, being smacked by a blade of that size and weight, but it wouldn't cause damage other a likely bruise. It was a trick he'd started with younger Blades to teach them not to underestimate him or their opponent, but also not prevent further training]

[The dull edge? What was he a child? Manji scoffs as he quickly dodges out of the way. He had been expecting an attack after all.] If you're gonna hit me, hit me! Don't give the kid gloves crap!

[Manji will rush in with a fury of blows this time. A speedy, but slightly reckless onslaught given the fact that he was already a bit worn out. He tries using it as compensation for not being able to guard as well. Trying to be too fast to keep Ulaz on the defensive and seeing if he can force the guy to give him an opening.]

[Ulaz didn't really answer it. Maybe he felt Manji was behaving like something of a child. If so, that was the appropriate response.

It did get him more fired up though, Ulaz moving his sword to block the incoming blows. He's still at his best; Manji has already fought and is now powering straight forward. Ulaz has a feeling he can wear him out with just defense, but where is the fun of that?

With one quick move, he grabs the "dagger" - short sword to anyone of lesser height - from where he'd hidden it on his person. Using it, he attempts to stop Manji from pulling his own sword back so quickly between the second blade and the extended guard. If successful, he'll drop down and attempt to sweep Manji's legs out from under him]

[It works and Manji isn't able to pull his sword back as quickly this time. He makes an attempt to jump over the sweet to his legs, but he was so tired and worn out at this point that he's just not fast enough.

Not that he's going down easy. Even before the sweep is complete Manji has abandoned his own sword. Letting it fall where it will he reaches into his kimono as he feels the first of his legs get knocked out from under him.

Ulaz will need to keep busy either blocking or dodging the three throwing stars that Manji quickly tosses at him. Normally the move would have been aimed for the face, but this time he's careful to aim for arms and legs. He's hoping to distract Ulaz for at least long enough for him to recover from the fall and safely roll away.]

[Ulaz is a tricky one. He's used to do things like that in a fight. Not against the spirit of a fight, but pushing the boundary. It also didn't hurt that Manji was tired after his fight with Koga.

Lucky for Ulaz, he had his armor so he was unconcerned by the throwing star that went for his legs. They were guarded enough that he wouldn't even know they had been hit. He did block the ones that went for his arms only because the forearm alone was shielded. He might have been able to go for Manji in the motion as well, but he wasn't so concerned with that. He did put his dagger back into its hiding place for when it was needed again]

[Manji quickly rolls away and leaps up to his feet again. Before he even gets to his feet Manji has pulled out another another sword from his kimono. One that splits into two blades that connect in a circle before connecting into the hilt.] Getting a little more serious now, are you?

[He taunts with a smirk, but the taunt is more to give him a second to catch his breath.]

[Ulaz actually lets Manji get to his feet and even pull out the second sword. It wasn't so different than his own blade, a bit skinnier than his own. It would be trickier than the original, but he's unconcerned]

Why shouldn't I? I can take it as seriously I want to.

[He realizes its a ploy to waste time so he gives it a moment before he attacks again]

Because if you don't fight seriously with me you might end up bleeding. [He's got his breath again so Manji comes back in swinging. Only as he comes in running he suddenly kicks, not to kick Ulaz, but to kick off his sandal. It will go flying straight for Ulaz's face. Manji is using this as a distraction as he's hoping to find an opening when Ulaz deflects the sandal or in that brief moment while he's blinded by the footwear that Manji will be able to sneak in an attack.]

That is still up for debate.

[Well, Manji... you might not be expecting this, but Ulaz is going to do a back flip to avoid that sandal. Literally just dropping backwards before it hits him in the face. Once his feet are on the ground again, he uses the moment to push him forward, towards Manji]

[Manji grins when Ulaz back flips to avoid his sandal. Getting into the fight a bit more and because of it Manji doesn't back down. Bringing up his weapon to meet Ulaz with all the strength his one arm can muster. He refuses to be pushed backwards.]

[Ulaz leans into it, using his weight to push against the sword that Manji blocked with. He's not playing around, but he also hasn't gone into his full strength. He is, yes, attempting to push Manji backward]

[Manji's arm and leg muscles bulge with the effort of keeping Ulaz back. His teeth grind and he growls low in his throat giving this everything hes got, but he just can't put the same power behind what he would have done with both arms. He can just start to feel his feet slide back in the dirt and his toes curl in a unless attempt to stop himself.

Then suddenly, out of frustration and without any real thought, Manji slams his head forward in an attempt to headbutt Ulaz.

[Ulaz can see how he is straining against the attempt to keep from sliding back. He completely understands why. As much as Manji wanted to say he could do everything, having only one arm made it very difficult.

He's not surprised when Manji attempts to dislodge him with a headbutt. He does attempt to tilt his head to the side to avoid the hit.

ooc: Up to you if the hit connects with his head]

[Manji has spent many a fight with people trying to avoid his head so he's ready when Ulaz tries to move his head out of the way. ~~And to give him at least one cool move in this post of failure.~~ He's ready for the moment that their heads collide and when the loud thump accompanied with a blossom of pain erupts Manji pushes back and away from their locked blades.

He's a bit dizzy himself from the impact, but he won't let that stop him. Quickly coming back in once more with another quick strike coming in from the side.]

[Yep, that was Manji's head colliding with his even despite his attempt to move away. He had thought he might have been avoided so he is definitely surprised and shocked when the blow connects with a thud. He hadn't been wearing his mask up or it might have blocked some of that. He stumbles backwards a few steps from the impact.

He may be stunned, but he is still going to swing his blade around to intercept the strike. He might have tried for his short sword, but he - rightly - doesn't trust himself to be able to draw it and move it so soon]