Chapter 17

Chapter 17 - Sanyuta's Samurai: The Slicer

A/N: Still no replacement for "How Things Work." Sorry. I will eventually come up with something.

Act 1, Scene 1 [Arena]
Noble Tuma: What an exciting battle! The winner is the Kachyu Clan's Anya! Next round will be the Romu Clan's Kasupe VS. the Orochi Clan's Mimizu! Are the contestants ready? Fight!
[Kasupe and Mimizu fence. Mimizu is fast, and quickly scores 3 points. Kasupe has more strength and endurance however, and, after he adjusts his strategy, wears out Mimizu and earns his 10 points.]
Tuma: The winner is the Romu Clan's Kasupe! Next round will be the Sehyara Clan's Hemita VS. the Wakari Clan's Tenji! Fight!
[Hemita is obviously a mercenary, bought by Noble Pachi. He defeats Tenji, although Tenji scores 7 points.]
Tuma: The winner is the Sehyara Clan's Hemita! The next fight will be the Chyosa Clan's Machimachi VS. the Napishya Clan's Sezaru! Fight!
[Machimachi is full to the brim with strength, but is far outmatched by Sezaru. He manages to get 4 points, but Sezaru earns 10 through sheer skill.]
Tuma: The winner is the Napishya Clan's Sezaru! The next fight will be the Pouza Clan's Munaku VS. the Sakuna Clan's Borin! Fight!
[Borin wins 10-5 by allowing himself to be struck, then scoring 2 points in return.]
Tuma: The winner is the Sakuna Clan's Borin! The next fight will be the Buuda Clan's Crow VS. the Manashya Clan's Nura! Fight!
[Sparrow's training pays off, and she scores 5 points in a row. She gets cocky, which lets Nura score 3 points. Sparrow scores again, but Nura performs the same combo again. Sparrow calms down, thinks, and comes up with a strategy. When Nura performs her combo again, Sparrow scores 4 points, winning.]
Tuma: The winner is the Buuda Clan's Crow! We are now ready to enter the 2nd round of fighting! The first battle of round 2 will be the Kachyu Clan's Anya VS. the Romu Clan's Kasupe! They will begin after a brief intermission to gather their strength.

Scene 2 [Under the Stands]
[Enter Sanyuta]
Sanyuta: She's impressive, isn't she?
Sparrow: You mean, Anya?
Sanyuta: That's just an alias. She's actually a mercenary, called the Slicer. I tracked her down for my team, in Rayuchi.

Scene 3 [Rayuchi, some time ago]
Sanyuta: So, you're "the Slicer?" I'm not impressed.
Slicer: How about an audition? Fight me, samurai!
[Sanyuta fights Slicer. Slicer wields no less than 4 swords, held in places like her elbows, under her chin, etc. She bests Sanyuta quickly and overwhelmingly.]
Sanyuta: So you're no mean swordsman... You'll do.
Slicer: Do what?
Sanyuta: here's 500 Tera's. I'd like you to compete in the Grand Tournament on behalf of the Kachyu Clan.
Slicer: Sounds like fun!

Scene 4 [The Arena]
Tuma: What an incredible fight! This is one for the history books, that was truly spectacular! Anya has won again! The next fight will be Sezaru VS. Borin! FIght!
[Borin tries his normal strategy, but Sezaru blocks Borin's follow up after scoring. Borin realizes he needs to change up his strategy. Borin's defense matches Sezura's offense, so they're at a stalemate. They eventually tie at 9 points. Borin tries his strategy one more time...]
Tuma: Amazing! Sezaru has defeated Borin! Even though he won, both contestants scored 10 points. Unfortunately for Borin, Sezura struck first! Congratulations to both contestants, even though only one will be moving on. Since today's nearly over, we'll finish the fencing competition tomorrow! Tomorrow, Anya of the Kachyu will face Hemita of the Sehyara, then Sezaru of the Napishya will face off against the Buuda's Crow! Finally will come the final match, and a winner will be crowned!

Scene 4 [Underneath the Stands]
Sanyuta: I told you, Slicer is the best at what she does.
Sparrow: I'll still beat her. I have to.
Sanyuta: Would you like to see your friends again?

A Quick Look At ~ The Slicer
Slicer is one of the poor children left in Rayuchi after the Battle between the Anarchists and Irakura. She was lucky to have touched the hearts of a gang called the Slicers, at age 6. They taught the girl how to wield a sword from the moment she could walk. She became a sword master through this training, and learned how to use swords in different positions all over her body. She became a mercenary to support her surrogate family, who were now aged and too feeble to make enough money to support themselves. Her true name lost, she calls herself the Slicer, after her 'family.'