Time in the Stars(Akassa/Open)

[Queen Akassa Hattori]

Standing across from him Akassa rolls her neck, loosening her muscles one last time. As he addresses her one of her eyebrow rises slightly for his use of her title. Akassa was called Princess all of the time, but it was always said with respect and a way similar to how one addressed a King by his title. Conri’s usage of it seemed almost playful, sounding more like the way she has heard humans address their daughters. It was a little amusing really and she shouldn’t really be surprised considering who she was fighting against. He was being as unconventional as ever, becoming Champion had not changed him in the least.

Watching him dash towards her she does not alter her stance, her head tilting some as he launches into the air and then even higher. As he sends blast towards her she still doesn’t move, smirking as they rocket towards her. Calling forth Ki she forms it into a barrier around her frame, lifting her arms up in front of her face for extra shielding. His blasts slam into her barrier enhanced body, detonating and flashing in direct hits. With his current reduced power level and her barrier the Princess just shrugs them, throwing her arms out wide after the initial impact with a grin on her face. That was when she notices he was no longer in the air above her.

A grunt comes from her as his foot slams into the small of her back. Arching her back some before the force sends her flying forwards she quickly gathers herself, twisting in the air to face him as she stays aloft with her bukujutsu. He was faster than she remembered, even with his weights on. Letting her usual smirk crawl back onto her lips the female realizes she cannot take him lightly, especially with her own weights still on. ”You are much stronger than before Conri…time to test that strength.”

Up in the air still she launches her body towards him, only having been launched a short distance from his kick. As she closes back in on him her right arm starts to pull back, but then she quickly tucks it in as she lowers her shoulder. Despite his new strength and speed she had no qualms about getting close to him, charging in hard and fast with a shoulder ram aimed for his center mass. Confident she was the more powerful of the two she hoped to slam right into him, the blow packing enough strength and momentum to send him tumbling backwards if he was unable to keep his feet.

Should the blow connect and Conri’s body go tumbling or sailing backwards without hindrance Akassa would shoot up into the air. Reaching a height of about 30 meters she then stops again. Quite serious now her arms start to pump forward and back, each time a Ki blast launching from her palm. The Super Energy Wave Volley attack was something that she usually saved for finishing off foes, but if Conri was indeed worthy of his title then it should not defeat him. If it did then the half-saiyans trip through the tournament had truly been luck. Akassa had no problem giving credit where it was due, but she almost never did so without testing someone personally, this was Conri’s test.

(Sorry! Meant to post last night, but fell asleep!)

[Conri Lane]

When he rained the Ki blasts down, it seemed that none of them had any real effect on her but the kick to her back had done some damage. Was there something that he had missed between the time when he was firing blasts and kicking? Regardless, his strike had brought her attention back to where he had been and she'd even managed to dampen the damage he could've inflicted. A smirk crossing his features, this was likely to be a spar where he could learn quite a bit and maybe even incorporate some of the style she used into his own. It might be fun to add a new way to fight into his ever growing repertoire, and become a truly formidable fighter. If he was going to meet with the leader of Alpha Prime than it was likely going to be needed in the near future.

Akassa seemed to be enjoying herself a bit as well, given that she was smirking herself, granted he wasn't going to be underestimating her especially not when her power was currently higher than his own. The fun thing was that despite the weights, he had progressed to a point where he could fight her and if he fought intelligently might be able to pull off the win. "I have indeed, and very well, I'll do my best not to disappoint you," he smirked more, watching her floating in the air before him. She could fly and that gave her an advantage over him right now, he had not learned how to fly just yet, so if she kept to the air he would be in trouble. That meant his focus would have to be taking her out of the sky then, but that would have to wait for a more appropriate time.

As she came barreling at him with her shoulder, he braced himself for the impact and wanting to see how his body could handle it compared to their previous bout. The collision happened full force and he was thrown back by the force, though twisting his body to land on his feet rather than slam into the concrete. The hit was definitely powerful, the current gap was about similar to when he fought Ninjin, although he had a bit less of a gap then he would still need to be cautious about those attacks. Before he could try to counter the shoulder attack, she had flown up into the air, and started sending several waves of Ki at him.

This was a big attack, he could tell from the beams and from how many there were, this was meant to end a fight but Conri had no intention of giving up here. Using his Psychokinesis, he ripped a large chunk of the concrete out of the ground and used it as a makeshift shield to hold off the barrage for him, but with the power behind the blasts it wouldn't last too long. Bringing his hands over his head, he charged his own Ki attack and fired the Masenko through the concrete shield aiming right for Akassa through the volley of waves. Crossing his arms in front of him, he did his best to dodge as many as he could, but there were several that got through blasting him back a bit as his arms sizzled with heat.

Concentrating his mind, he gathered electricity from high above them trying to keep it out of the direct line of sight for the princess, as he hoped the Masenko was providing a good distraction. He threw a bolt of electricity down at her with his electrokinesis and hoped to catch her by surprise with that, letting her have a sample of one of his newest abilities.

[Queen Akassa Hattori]

In the air Akassa threw blast after blast down at him, not slowing as he rips up the concrete to defend himself from her blasts. Ezekiel NeCross had used a similar tactic against her and like that spar she had no problem blasting his shield to bits if that’s what it took. Still throwing blasts down at him she sees a powerful blast erupt through the concrete in her direction. Throwing several more of her own attacks the Princess then spins to the side, his attack whistling past her and away. Chuckling some she shifts to face him once more, her right hand dipping behind her slightly as a silver disc of Ki begins to form.

Unfortunately for Akassa she never gets to finish forming the attack before a bolt of lightning slams into her shoulder. The powerful surge of electricity slams into her, wracking her body as the charge forces her muscles to spasm. Stunned from the strong current running through her the female drops out of the sky as her body jerks and twitches more before slamming down into the concrete. Letting out a groan the half-saiyan rolls over, pushing off the ground as she staggers to her feet. Struggling to maintain her balance for a moment the Princess looked a bit disheveled, her hair no longer in the style she normally kept it, her thick hair a mess after the shock.

Turning to face him it was obvious she was in pain, but even though it she grins. Conri had indeed become stronger, matching her so far and Akassa was glad this was not going to be a waste of her time. Channeling Ki down both of her arms she calls forth two separate techniques. On her right arm forms a gauntlet made purely of Ki, a blade like talon extending from each of its fingers. Hanging off her left arm was a thick strand of Ki that resembled a large whip, the technique known as her Power Whip. Armed with both of her Ki based weapons the Princess rushes him.

That attack of his had caught her off guard, there was no denying that, but now that she had seen it the female was aware he was capable of it. Like every fighter she learned to read her opponents, to predict and prepare for their moves the best she could. Based on what she had just seen from that technique her assessment was that it would be dangerous to use while she was close to him. Trusting in her assessment the half-saiyan didn’t plan to let him get to far away from her.

Closing in for the second time in the fight Akassa leads with an attack from the whip of Ki encasing her left forearm and hand. Snapping the arm forward she swings for his head, hoping to at least put him on the defensive as she prepares her real attack. Following her lead attack she executes a spin to work with the momentum she had built. As she completes the spin the female brings her gauntlet covered hand across his chest, looking to rake the sharp claws across his chest. That bolt of electricity had hurt and she planned to pay him back for it…tenfold.

Even as Akassa attacked the grin remained on her face, the Princess truly enjoying herself now. Conri had not known her for long and their interactions had been limited, but one thing he would learn this day was just how much she enjoyed combat. When fighting with another Akassa felt the most comfortable with herself. Perhaps it was because she focused completely on the task at hand, pushing all her other worries aside. The daughter of warrior King she had known nothing but training and fighting for most of her life, Akassa Hattori had been born to fight.

[Conri Lane]

The Masenko had missed its target, but the lightning had struck true to his target, even managing to knock the princess out of the air with its power. That or maybe the surprise of being struck by lightning in the middle of a fight, either way worked to his advantage for the current battle. He had a number of ways to utilize his abilities and he was going to need to use them all here, especially considering he seemed to find himself on the weaker end in his fights. If he believed in destiny he might think that the universe was trying to say something, but since he didn't believe in it, he knew it was just coincidence that he was caught in these situations. However, there was no way that he wouldn't do everything in his power to try winning this spar and show that he could over come the odds. At least that was the plan up until Akassa pulled out the extra weapons.

Quirking an eyebrow at them, he wondered if she had any other weapons on her like that, but it would likely not be today that he found out that information. Coming up with new tactics to deal with the latest threats were top priority, unless he wanted to become like a slab of meat at a butchers shop from the looks of those talon-like extensions on the fingers of the gauntlet. His mind began running through possible tactics to use against the weapons, and picked up the pace when she started to close in on him with her charge. There was one thing that came to mind and as odd as it was, he could at least try it and see what came of it, worst case scenario is that she would seriously try to skewer him.

Then again, what was the point of life, if one didn't live on the edge and try things that might very well put him in danger? Plus, it might serve as a better test of his skills as well, to let her come at him with full ferocity. When the whip came he lifted his arm and angled it so that it would block the strike from reaching his head. Though the whip hit his arm full force, leaving a small gash in its wake from the force behind it, and Conri could feel that the force behind it was immense. Too many hits and it might actually break bones from that power, something that he would have to be cautious about in the future now that he had felt its power for himself. When the claws came at him next, he had just enough time to sway his body backwards and prevent deep slashes from forming, though his chest was still bleeding now from the four talon cuts. His foot launched forward as quickly as a jab would, aiming for the area right where the solar plexus would be, trying to knock the wind out of her for a moment.

Now came the next part of his plan, which would be where the real fun began, as he moved around to her side shifting his arms as if he was about to attack her. Instead, with the same speed as an actual attack, he instead aimed to smack her ass and then launch passed her. Wanting to see what kind of reaction he would get from her, though he supposed given their previous encounters, he was about to anger her once more. At least this time he had a bit more power to keep from getting completely manhandled like the last time, he would just need to be prepared for the onslaught. A smirk played on his lips, he supposed he could have a little bit of fun in this spar of theirs, even if it did wind up with him being severely injured if not dead. Oh well, no risk no reward as they say.

[Queen Akassa Hattori]

Akassa had to give him credit for blocking the attack, the whip not something many could stand up to so directly. Of course it still cut into his arm as it struck before she quickly began to pull it back so that it would not hinder her second attack. With her clawed right hand leading the way she slashes for his chest, her opponent able to get back just enough to avoid serious injury. Even with the glancing blow Conri receives four cuts down his chest, a testament to how dangerous her bladed fingers were. The only downside of her quick combo was that it left her slightly forward and off balance which allows his foot to slam into her upper stomach. Close enough he might hear the wind forced from her lungs as the blow connects. To Akassa’s credit she remains on her feet as she staggers forward a little, open to another attack if he chose to strike again.

Having plenty of experience on the field and countless hours in the training grounds Akassa knew she was open and momentarily sucking wind left her defenseless for a second. Strangely enough no second attack came, at least not in the form she had expected. Out of the corner of her eye she saw him moving to the side of her, the muscles in her side tensing as her arm pulls back to try and protect her ribs. Instead of a kick, punch or any other kind strike his hand snaps in to smack her back side. The sudden swat to her rear caught the Princess completely off guard and caused the female to stagger a couple more steps before she regains her balance and catches her breath. Whirling around as he continues on past her Akassa’s expression said it all.

To say she was angry was an understatement. Glaring at him the Princess was almost trembling with pent up rage, not having taken kindly to the smack no matter how harmless or playful he had meant it to be. From her perspective the smack was downright disrespectful. Regardless of where Conri came from or what planet he planned to call home Akassa was the daughter of a King and was not to be treated like some tavern wench. He had probably not meant any disrespect, but his playful spirit was lost on her, at least in this moment.

”How dare you…Do you think you have the right to lay your hands on me as you please?” Clenching her gauntlet covered hand into a fist she narrows her eyes at him. She was enjoying their fight, but that maneuver had no place in a sparring match, especially not between the two of them. Setting her jaw the half-saiyan launches towards him again. Using her bukujutsu she sails towards him, hovering just above the ground as she approaches.

Leading with a snap of her whip, quickly followed by a second she attempts to get him on the defensive, wanting him to be focused on the snapping Ki whip. If that was successful Akassa attempts an attack she had only tested on her own, never having used it against another. Leveling her gauntlet at him, palm facing the ground, she starts to channel the Ki that it was made up of towards her fingers. An instant later the talons encasing her fingers blast forward, four Ki spikes shooting towards Conri’s chest. As the bladed projectiles launch, the rest of the gauntlet shatters, leaving her arm bare once more.

(Requesting New Technique: Sono Supaiku(Ki Spikes):If Akassa has her Ha-Ken active she can utilize the Ki in the gauntlet to launch its bladed fingers towards a target in the form of Ki spikes. The use of this technique deactivates her Ha-Ken technique until she uses it again.)

[Conri Lane]

Everything seemed to be flowing together like he had planned for, despite the hits he'd taken she had managed to leave an opening where his foot hit squarely. The sound of the air leaving her was the indicator that he'd succeeded, and when she stumbled forward even more after the second 'attack' he figured that had worked as well. Although when he turned around he saw that it had worked a bit too well, given that he could pretty much feel her anger from where he was in their little battleground. Well, he couldn't really say he didn't expect it, he had the feeling she would get angry, but not quite like this at the same time. Her words at his actions caused an eyebrow to raise in curiosity, what did she mean that he could lay his hands on her whenever he pleased? Wait...did she think....that would explain the level of anger from her, but it was also probably something that he would have to fix as well.

It wouldn't do any good for a misunderstanding like that to cause her to be so angry, he had a plan for explaining the situation to her as well. It would just take a bit of sacrifice on his part to make it happen, another instance of nothing risked nothing gained, he was doing that quite a bit recently. A soft sigh was all it took before he prepared himself and watched as Akassa flew at him with high speed and prepared another series of attacks against him. When the whip came launching at him, instead of trying to block it, he moved forward to meet it and aimed to grab onto the thing to wrap it around his arm regardless of the damage it would cause to him. This would at least making the talking aspect somewhat easier, the next attack he would take head on to make sure that his plan succeeded. Then Conri saw that she was launching those blade-like talons at him...he had the worst timing when deciding to take attacks to make sure he could do something. Standing his ground, he didn't dodge the spikes as they pierced into his chest, he couldn't feel how far they had sunk into him so there was no way to tell how badly he was injured. He knew it did some damage as he had to spit out some blood, he'd know the full effects soon enough.

With a sharp pull of his arm, he attempted to pull Akassa towards him with the whip so that he could actually talk to her without her trying to attack him. His hope was that the yank on the whip would catch her off guard enough for his plan to work, so that he wouldn't be getting stabbed by anymore blades before he could get a word out. If it worked then he would attempt to grab onto her free arm to prevent her from attacking again until he was finished explaining himself to her, then he would let her do what she felt was necessary. "Let me explain something before this goes further than necessary," he requested, hoping that she would listen. He could only hope that his plan would work.

(sorry if it's short/not that great. I have plans but would rather not risk godmoding to work them xD.)

[Queen Akassa Hattori]

Like before Conri looked to block her whip as he raises his arm to intercept it. That was fine with Akassa for it didn’t matter if he kept blocking it, eventually it was going to do serious damage to his arms, then he would be open. Her assumption was quickly proven wrong though as his arm doesn’t just block the attack, but moves into it, using her whips momentum to cause it to wrap tightly around his arm. As the concentrated Ki pulls tight around his forearm the smell of burning flesh fills the air, the weapon starting to burn away at his skin. Despite this little twist she does not hesitate to launch the fingers of her gauntlet at him, effectively deactivating her Ha-Ken technique as she does.

Out of the four Ki spikes that she had launched towards his chest, two strike home, the other two going wide. It was a new technique of hers and the best way to aim the projectiles was still to be discovered. The two that did hit dug in deep, several inches each before their Ki dissipates into nothingness. Seeing him stagger a little before coughing up a little blood she knew the wounds were not something he could ignore for long. The princess was not done though; she planned to leave him on the ground after what he had just done to her. Starting to gather Ki back into her right hand she is suddenly yanked forward, not expecting him to actually draw her in closer to him. Stumbling forward she feels him grab a hold of her right arm, grinding her teeth as
he yanks her in even closer by it.

Hearing his words she narrows her eyes at him, not thinking he had any explanation that would justify the smack to her backside. Quite angry still Akassa pauses for just a moment, allowing him to try and explain himself, fully expecting him to dig an even bigger hole that she could bury him in. Looking him straight in the eye she waits for him to continue, not bothering to deactivate her whip as it continued to burn away at his arm, most likely starting to do some severe damage in the near future if he did not break away from it.

”I advise you to speak quickly and watch your tongue better than you do your hands Conri.” He may note that before she had taken to referring to him as Champion, while for the moment at least, she had reverted to addressing him by name. It was not to outright disrespect him, but to further make the point that her patients was wearing very thin and winner of the tournament or not he was just a half-saiyan. He would be wise to tread lightly with his next words.

[Conri Lane]

When the whip wrapped around his arms he could feel the burning sensation from it, but he ignored it, he needed it out of the way for the time being. She was being a little on the violent side for what he had done, but he supposed that they were brought up differently and grew up differently. The situation would just need to be cleared to hopefully make it not as bad as it was becoming. The two spikes that found their target were close together and piercing around the center of his chest, but with the pain in his arm overriding everything he could only speculate what had been hit. His ploy had worked as well, the pull on the whip had caught her unaware and reeled her into close proximity to him.

With her right arm in his hand, even closer than before now as she glares into his eyes and demands an explanation for his hands having done what they did to her rear. This was likely going to take a bit of explaining though, so he would have to make it quick since it kind of felt like his arm was on fire right now. "Well, to be fair, my eyes were watching my hand quite well. They did enjoy another nice view, but that's not what you meant by that," he corrected himself before she got too mad at him for the comments and quickly continued on with his explanation for what he had done.

"I was more trying to prove a point, that attacks that can leave you vulnerable like that are a bad thing. Granted, there were better ways, but I prefer my own unorthodox methods. I mean, spars are meant to improve our fighting styles, right? Plus I kind of wanted to see if you'd make a cute little squeaking noise from it," he knew that last bit wouldn't help his case much, but then again, he believed more in honesty than just an explanation to get him out of trouble. Even if it did mean she would still try to kill him with those crazy attacks of hers, he was hoping being honest would get him some leniency. Although, a thought did strike him, as he had spoke and while he tried to think it through the words came out as though he were talking to himself. The close proximity would allow Akassa to hear if she paid attention.

"Though I suppose that is a habit of mine at times, the only other person I did that too was Marisa. Granted, it was for exceptionally beautiful women, but that still might make it a perverted habit. If that's the case though, only two people seems somewhat like high standards, isn't that kind of an oxymoron for a pervert? This is highly confusing, and something smells like bacon..." his thoughts trailed off at that, before he realized that his arm had essentially been cooked and smelled oddly of bacon. Flailing his arm he flailed it about to get the whip off his arm and looked over the skin, this would definitely need medical treatment if he didn't want the damage to be too lasting or get infected.

"I also don't like to just hurt people when I help them, if the gesture came off as offensive then I apologize and hope that the holes in my chest and my bacony arm can help to make amends," he tried offering a joke of his own wounds as a peaceful offering to her. Of course, when he realized what the damage the spikes had done to him, he would be in a bit of a worse off situation.

[Queen Akassa Hattori]

Still cross the Princess listens. He claimed it was to show her the weakness in her attack, that it had left her open. Akassa had been well aware that such aggressive tactics usually left her open for it was simply how she fought. Priding herself on her stamina and durability she had spent years toughening her body, taking blows when she didn't need to just so that she could learn to deal with the pain. If he had wished to make a point there were a thousand other ways he could have done it. Things would probably been going better for him right now if he had chosen to slug her in the side of the head,  but he had chosen a more dangerous path.

As he mentions his second motive, the hopes of getting her to make some cute squeaking noise, her brow furrows again. She was not some toy to be played with no matter what point he was attempting to make. The females arms start to push outward, his spreading along with them. They pause though as he continues, her hard expression seeming to soften ever so slightly at his sudden compliment. Although the remark was not completely lost on the half-saiyan it was not enough to completely diminish her anger. Flattery was not something the Princess as accustomed to, in fact it was not really a part if her life until recently,  at least not in this respect. So, expectedly, Akassa reacts the best way she knew how.

"Very well, let me prove a point to you. Touching a woman like that without her permission is bad enough, and then pulling her in close is... " Spreading her arms wider, taking his along with them she brings her face closer to his. For a moment she looks him straight in the eye, hers still narrowed slightly.  Then with no real warning she pulls her head back only to snap it forward,  driving her forehead into his. If the blow connected it was going to hurt both of them, but like always was prepared for that. As the blow connects she would deactivate her whip, effectively releasing his arm with the hopes the blow would send him flying backwards.

Should all go as planned Conri would go sailing aeay from her,  the Princess staggering some herself after the headbutt. Even with the pain a grin would form on her face. There was no debate that Conri Lane was not afraid to speak his mind, but there was also no debate that Akassa Hattori would do the same. The only difference with the Princess was that she preferred actions over words, they always got the point across quicker. Shaking off her daze she actually lets out a chuckle.

"...an even graver mistake." Not expecting him to be finished she drops into a slight stance, her left leg and arm back behind her. Channeling Ki down her arm a silver disc begins to form below he palm. Her Kienzan technique had the potential to be one of her most deadly, the attack capable of cutting through almost anything. Conri would be wise to gather himself for as she became more familiar with one of her newer techniques she became faster and faster at forming it.

[Conri Lane]

It was hard to tell whether she was less angry or not, as he tried to give an explanation for his actions, hoping that she wouldn't try to kill him. Granted, depending on how bad of a shape his body was currently in, it was almost to that point anyways. Still, he figured being honest with her would at least net him some leniency if just for the sake of her not outright finishing him off. Even if she had trained for the purpose of taking blows, it was better to expand ones options, if you could dodge an attack then they would waste one hundred percent of the power they tried to hit you with. The more they did that the more tired they would get as well, add that to his own method of attacking where he hit points that were meant to drain stamina and you could inevitably wear down the opponent. Granted, he wouldn't force her to do anything, not that he likely could with how stubborn she seemed to be about things.

Raising an eyebrow he watched as she began to push outward with her arms, spreading his in the process, he noticed that she stopped for a moment. The expression on her face softening, if even only a little, he wasn't quite sure what was going on in her head from that change. Had something he said caught her off guard to an extent? Well, that was an interesting revelation then, a slight smirk crossed his own features as he made sure to keep that information in mind for future encounters. However, then she began to speak and do some really weird motions with their arms, bringing herself even closer so they could look eye to eye once more.

Before he could reply to her, she reeled her head back and slammed it into his, knocking him back a ways from her as he planted his foot to keep him from falling over. Today was a bad day for him, first his arm was burnt to hell, then he got two holes in his chest that were pretty bad, and now he had a huge headache on top of that. Not that it wasn't worth it for the things that he learned today, though he wasn't going to stop being himself either and today was going to be an interesting day. She then mentioned that getting closer to her was a bigger mistake as well, which is when his own grin came to the surface of his face.

"I suppose it depends on how you look at it, I rather enjoyed the closeness," he winked playfully at her, this was how he did things. Always curious to see where his path in life would lead him, honesty was the best way for him to do that, as well as a bit of crazy and bad timing. Still he did have his own plans to try out something that he had been working on in the back of his mind for the last few days, it would just take some concentration. It would also cut down the time he could fight, but he supposed that was the price he paid for his own mistakes, he could accept the consequences of his actions.

"So, to get this permission, do I need to ask you out on a date?" his grin turned sly, though his tone was actually serious. If he was going to be pummeled today then he might as well get the most out of it. Plus he wanted to see if she would give him an actual answer, never hurt to try...unless you got stabbed in the chest. That already happened though, what were the odds of that happening twice in one day? Gathering Ki into his right arm, he fought through the pain of the burns to test out his newest technique, something that he had been working on the last few days. If he could pull it off, it had the potential to be pretty powerful, especially in its fully developed stage.

From there he focused the energy into the tips of his fingers concentrating it into a narrow area, for the best result. "Though I suppose on that count I would have to prove myself worthy of that honor, right?" he continued his grin, starting to really get into the flow of this fight now. With the time limit, he couldn't really just spend all his time chattering away either, so he swiped his fingers through the air and released a blade of Ki at Akassa, the energy had been refined to such a narrow edge that the cutting power behind it would be potent. Unfortunately, had it been used in conjunction with a sword it would be stronger, but one had to make do with what he had.

(Requesting New Technique: Radiant Edge: Gathering and concentrating his energy into either his hand or a sword, he can unleash a powerful slash at his opponent. However, the cutting power becomes much greater with a sword.)

[Lord Zasham]

Technique approved.

[Queen Akassa Hattori]

Blinking several more time she is impressed he keeps his feet even if he did slide back across the ground before stopping himself. Still charging the silver disc under hand she continues to focus her Ki into the technique. Not adding anymore to the circle she starts to flatten it out, “sharpening” its edges to a fine point, the part of the technique that gave it such cutting power. His comment and wink was not entirely unexpected this time as she starts to get use to the enigma that was Conri Lane. He could make as many jokes or attempts at flattery as he wished, but it was not going to alter the outcome of their fight. Not quite over his wandering hands yet the Princess planned to make him pay a little more before her anger would be sated.

”Ask me out on a date? Hah, do you think I have time for such meaningless outings? Even if I had time to spend lounging around on some unnecessarily long encounter it would not be with the likes of you. You may be the Champion, but I have yet to truly see why you are deserving of that title. My business with you is exactly that, business.”

Although her words were mostly true for she had only interacted with him for sparring purposes and because he had been loosely tied to her family in the tournament, one might say she wasn’t being completely honest. She had agreed to fight him again in order to test herself, better herself for New Vegeta, but there was more to it than that. Akassa was a proud woman and part of this was not just business, it was more personal than that.
Fighting someone was, in her opinion, one of the best ways to get to know another. Through the rigorous trial of combat you could learn far more than you might uncover in a conversation. Words were easy to plan and alter to fit your motives, but when it came to trading blows with another it was deeper than most probably realized. When it came down to it the only people that Akassa considered herself “close with” were Ninjin, Celeh, Leke, Tsuyo and Ezekiel…all individuals she had fought with, they in part understood her.

”If you wish any respect from me Conri Lane, you will have to handle yourself far better than you have this day.”

Seeing him start to move his arm she snaps hers forwards, sending her Kienzan at him. A veteran fighter she anticipated some attack with his motion for he defiantly could not physically strike her from that distance. It would turn out she was correct. Her silver disc soars towards him only to be intercepted by the thin blade of energy he had released, his attack cutting right through hers. Snorting some she was glad that following launching her own attack she had dashed to the side, safely out of range before his attack made it to her previous location.

”Come now, no more talking. Are you truly this weak without Oozaru, is that the only reason you defeated that Icejin?” Standing still once more she motions for him with her hands, truly wanting to see him display the power he must possess. If Conri wanted her respect or even her full attention he was going to need to prove he was more than jokes and winks. Akassa Hattori was a fighter, one that respected strength and talent. Did he have enough to prove himself worthy?

[Conri Lane]

While the hit to the head had disoriented him quite a bit, it wasn't enough to bring him down, if there was anything that was good about him it was his ability to stay standing. He could sense the Ki of her own attack and was prepared for it as well, he wasn't going to be taken by surprise. Although, her words seemed to raise an eyebrow from him, she didn't have the time to go on a date? The other comments he didn't mind as much, he kind of figured that she would have a reaction like that, but that wouldn't deter him. If she wanted to get to know him, then he would do what he could to tell and show her just who he was first hand.

"Hm, well, then I'll do what I can to show you why I deserve it and we can go from there," he chuckled. Though, it wasn't like he didn't want to take her seriously, he'd just been raised with a different outlook on these kinds of situations. However he was sure that Akassa would get violently angry with him again if she knew what that outlook was, so he was going to have to just suck it up. Taking a deep breath and releasing it slowly, he was Conri Lane, champion of the Galactic Tournament and he supposed it was time that he acted a bit more like it. At least when he fought, his personality wasn't likely to change that much just from becoming the champion, poor kids had this kind of man as a role model.

"Right, so you want me to stop playing around and fight seriously, I guess I can do that since you asked so nicely," he had released his attack and she released her own. With his having managed to cut through her own, it was time for him to step up his game, and the first thing he would need to do was seal the wounds on his chest. Gathering electricity onto his finger tips, he used the heat of it to cauterize the wounds and allow him to fight more without worrying about bleeding out. With that done he could focus more on fighting to his heart's content now, since that was what she wanted from him and he was more than capable of delivering.

"Nah, that's not it. I just hope you're ready for me to go all out," he grinned himself, though this next attack setup was going to hurt himself as well. Launching forward, he was preparing a multi-pronged attack against Akassa, hopefully it would be enough to catch her by surprise as well and show her who she was up against. When he was within range he planted his right foot and brought forth his left, using his hips to rotate and create a wider arc for his left to generate more force. That wasn't the only attack he was going to go with, however, and immediately gathered electricity around his hand with his electrokinesis and fired an bolt of lightning for point blank range. If she wanted to see how he had managed to beat Frigid, then he would just show her his tenacity and the type of warrior that he was right now.

[Queen Akassa Hattori]

Snorting some the Princess says nothing in response. Glad he was finally ready to be serious she stands at the ready, allowing him to seal his wounds. The use of his control over electricity to cauterize them was impressive as it was a rather handy way to limit blood loss on the battlefield. Rolling her shoulders as she waits the grin on her face matching his, the Princess glad to finally have a serious fight against him. She was positive he had been holding back before and yearned to truly test herself against him. The question was, did he realize she had been holding back slightly as well?

As he comes towards she does not move save the tensing of her muscles as she prepares for what ever he may attempt. As he draws near and his leg begins to lift she still does not seem to move. Conri's foot would strike true the only problem is it hit nothing solid, his foot slicing through a suddenly blurry image of Akassa that soon fades. To his credit she had not been prepared for the lightning bolt, but using her Zanzoken to get out of the way of his kick had saved her from another painful shock as his bolt misses.

Utilizing the speed her Zanzoken provided her with Akassa was behind him a second later softly speaking in his ear. "And I thought you were actually going to give it your full effort." While Conri made comments out of corkyness,  she made them out of cockyness. If he were to try and strike her while she was behind him he would only be met with another fading after image. Even if the Princess was delaying the fight a little it was not something she planned to keep up for long. In fact her next action was to attack, launching herself at him from slightly to the left of where he had originally seen her before his initial attacks.

Coming in hard she assaults him with a flurry of kicks and punches. While before she had been attempting to land mostly powerful blows she now attacked with speed. As she continues her barrage of strikes, feints even start to come into the mix, trying to get as many hits past his guard as she could. It was up to Conri now to match her speed as the Princess attempts to stay close while keeping pressure on him, not wanting to allow him the time or space to charge any of his potent attacks. Akassa was a brawler and found her comfort in proximity to her opponents. For her the best defense was always a strong offense.

[Conri Lane]

He had hoped that Akassa had not been fighting at her best either, and it seemed that he was right in his guesses as his kick cut through nothing but air. Her voice from behind didn't bother him, he'd fought against many opponent like this, and several that were faster than he was as well. It wasn't quite the same, but he remained calm the entire time and didn't lash around wildly like someone else might from being startled. Instead he steadied his mind and let his Ki sensing tell him where Akassa would be attacking from next, it would make things much easier than relying solely on his other senses. She seemed to enjoy taunting him as well, or was that simply to try and rile him up to making a careless mistake? He smirked slightly, she was doing some pretty entertaining things now, maybe this would turn out a lot more fun this time around now.

"I think you know I did, which was why you dodge my attack," a grin plastered onto his face, generally she seemed to take hits, but this time she dodged it. That meant she wasn't going to be taking his attacks lightly anymore, but at the same time, shot any hope of her being able to push his buttons with words like that. Not that it would help in the first place, Conri knew that he wasn't the strongest in the universe quite just yet and he could learn more from losing than he could from winning. His Ki sense hit first warning him that her power was slightly to the left of where they had started this game, and his body reacted right away as the flurry of attacks came in. Instead of dodging them though he moved into them, using his own arms to parry and deflect as many as possible, the first one that connected told him what he needed to know about these attacks. While they still had some power, they were more focused on speed, which meant that he could at least deal with these a bit easier than the full powered punches.

There were still attacks to get through and he could feel the pain amplify whenever they struck his chest, however, he started to initiate his strategy to make an opening. First he concentrated to small Ki blasts into his hands before he pressed attempted to press them against Akassa's arms to open them wide, then he would shift his hips sideways to press into her form and interrupt her attacks. From there a quick jab aimed for the center of her face was launched a quick, sharp punch that wouldn't do a lot of damage but would distract her for a second. Then his right leg would come up to aim a strike at her rib cage to cause some damage, and he wasn't done there either, following the kick he threw a left hook for her jaw putting as much power as he could behind it.

It was a simple combo, but would hopefully be effective, and if all that worked, it would hopefully leave her open for the last attack as he jumped into the air using all his leg power. From there he aimed a flying knee strike for her head, putting all the power of his legs into the concentrated point of his knee. Whether this worked or not, it would hopefully at least show, that he wasn't named the champion for nothing and that when push came to shove he was capable of being a formidable opponent.