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*Smiles and places hand over Scatty's*

You did well, I'll tell you that much.

*Holds shoulder and stands up*

I require another shower, and some time to rest before I fight again...

*Vaults the ring bars and trips*

*Hits the floor and laughs*

That was surprisingly fun...
(What am I doing...)

*Scatty shrugs and grins*
Scatty: Yeah, I'd love to see you fight Horus! Let us know when you'd be ready to take him on!
*Grins, waves and walks off back to the couch*

*Smiles and follows after Scatty*

(What am I doing...)
So, where'd you learn to fight like that?

Scatty: I've been fighting for most of my life. All martial arts for example have a common root, and that's me.
*Grins humbly*

*Smiles*

So, you are the teacher of Martial arts? So that makes you...50 odd thousand years old?

*Scatty nods*
Scatty: Therabouts. Morri said you're pretty old yourself?

I prefer the term 'around', more.

*Smiles*

80,000, almost to the year.

*Scatty nods*
Scatty: Morri's about 88,000, but even she's not the oldest around here. We're Elders, some of us older than humanity itself, Morri's my cousin

Hmm. Well. That is good to know.

*Rolls neck*

Anyway, I will be taking my leave now. All I can smell is my own sweat.

*Smiles at Scatty again*

It was nice training with you. I'll see you around.

*Blinks back to the hot-spring*

*Strips quickly and dives in*

*Scatty waves and goes to tell Horus about her match*
Scatty: -And I really think she could make a challenge for you!
Horus: Interesting... well next time she's ready I'd be up for it.
*Scatty nods and walks back to the couch*

*Blinks back into the lounge room after a while, with hair still wet*

*Sits down and smiles*

What're we watching?

*Nicholas is asleep and Perenelle is watching Law & Order*
Morri: Cop shows. Perenelle enjoys them.
*Perenelle nods and continues watching *

*Ciri stops pacing.*

*She exhales and goes into the kitchen.*

*She grabs a glass of water, her hand visibly shakes.*

*Cringes*

I prefer SVU a lot more to this...You ever seen it?

*Perenelle nods*
Pernelle: Yup, all of it.
*Continues watching as Logan Paul get shot*

*Scatty's eating another apple*
Scatty: Oh, Horus said he's up for a bout of practice anytime. *Grins and crunches apple*

I'll leave you to it then...

*Smiles at Scatty*

I don't see any problem.

*Stands up and stretches*

Lead the way, Scathach the Shadow.

*Scatty smiles and hops up. Morrigan grins and follows*
Scatty: This'll be fun!
*Leads Maiev over to Horus who's welding something*
Scatty: Hey Horus! Ready for that practice bout?!
*Horus takes off the welding mask and wipes his hands*
Horus: You know it! *Looks down at Maiev* So you tied it up with Scatty? That's very interesting... c'mon, let's go.
*Goes over to the gym and jumps into the ring*
Horus: Your pick of weapons, it makes no difference to me.
*Stands waiting with his arms crossed*

*Smiles and blinks away*

*Returns with a large glaive(Umbra Cresent)*

Ready.

*Looks up at Horus*

By Elune...You are big...

*Horus rolls his shoulders and picks up his massive two-handed Khopesh then salutes to signal the start of combat*
Horus: Okay, whenever you are ready! *Smiling easily and standing a guard position. Morrigan has made sure the camera's are recording as Scatty grins in anticipation*

*Ciri drinks the water, and takes a few breaths.*

Ciri: Gods this is going to hurt..

*She then pulls out the green potion, and downs all of it. Her eyes crackle with green energy, as this happen her veins around her neck glow neon green.*

*Ciri grits her teeth in pain.*

*Test swings the Glaive once before lunging in with a underhand slice*

*Horus parries it easily with one hand and slams his other into Maiev's shoulder knocking her back without causing serious harm*

*Slides back a few metres*

*Blows hair out of face and lunges again*

*Horus's face turns serious as he blocks a number of blows then goes of the offensive. Swinging a mix of powerful sweeping blows and quick darting stabs*
Horus: That first blow was to test me then? *Brow furrowed in concentration*

*Ciri's veins slowly turn a neon green.*

*Flaming tears burn from her eyes. She immediately puts her face over the sink.*

*Still gritting her teeth in pain.*

*Limbo dodges underneath a swing, cartwheels backwards and kicks at Horus' beak in one motion*

*Grips Glaive tight and waits in anticipation*

*Blows hair out of face again*

*Horus's head moves back slightly at the kick as Morrigan gasps. Horus grins and re-doubles his assault with blinding speed*

*Attempts avoiding the attacks altogether*

*Gasps at a low swing, jumps up, and jumps off the khopesh, using it like a springboard*

*Lands behind Horus and stumbles slightly*

*Horus snaps out a kick towards Maiev's midriff*

*Has no time to avoid the kick*

*Flies back, hits the ring-rails and slides down*

*Blows hair out of face again*

*Hair covers face once more*

*Sighs*