NoW: Kuraudo Sutoraifu vs. Phantom

[GrievousKhan]

The mist of water was still in the air as the Phantom hovered high above the treeline. The could of dust hanging in the air ominously, his opponents lack of action seems to imply they cannot detect the Phantom sand form from the cloud before him, buying him the time needed. Judging now was the moment to act, fragments of sand from the dust cloud reassemble into colorless eye's created out of a very small portion of sand. The small optical's move with purpose back to the heart of the misty waters. Hiding behind leaves and branches they soon spot the Phantoms opponent. It seemed they had not moved since their showy display earlier. A possible mistake the Phantom winds would not allow them to regret. The supercharged sand orb suspended between Zubili's hands, created from forming his attuned sand into the shape of a ball, was now finally super compressed by the sphere of wind around it to a diameter of a half a foot, creating an extremely potent explosive of static charged sand. At last Zubili had now attained the desired amount of animus and power in the orb. Continuing to hold onto it already possessed a risk to the wraith itself.

All that was left was delivering it's deadly payload directly toward his foe. It manipulates the orb to float suspended above it's left arm, palm open and face up, as it's right arm reforms. It brings to mind the picture of the devastating siege engines of it's world, warping it's arm into a duplicate then solidifying it's arm until it resembled a complex and powerful arm-mounted cannon. At the back, the rest of his attuned sand is already formed to connect with it's gourd on the Phantoms back. In the end the large firing chamber features the design of a simple looking cannon. The prepped 2 cubic feet of attuned sand quickly enters the mouth of cannon. Quickly taking aim, air is quickly compressed at the end of the cannon mouth, the Phantom then fires in the direction of the ex-solider with the speed and force of a true cannonball, covering the roughly 70 feet between them in half a second. Guided by his sand his target little chance of escaping the attack unscathed, the impact of the orb, though powerful enough to sunder bone and tear flesh with equal measure, was however was not the only danger, the friction from earlier had charged it with a large amount of electricity. The mist of liquid around the man combined with the wet water already on his body would make the shock twice as lethal, and almost impossible to escape the attack unscathed.

The Phantom had invested much time and energy in preparation for this attack, now it was time to see if it would finally pay of, or if his foe had some trick up their sleeve. Though the true target Zubili was certain was not known to the ex-solider.

[Kuraudo]

With an abundance of energy, the dust cloud forms a delightful ambiance for the Ultima Weapon. It continues to dine; another quarterly intake that brings it closer to full compacity. The drainage also helps the ex-SOLDIER to get a better read on his adversary. It guides him closer to where Phantom is positioned, who has a fledging attack. The possible hill of his strength.

Kuraudo looks around, searching for the sand wraith to get a visual. He has no such luck until a power spike catches his attention. Even through the hazy feeling being in the dust cloud, it was tremendous. Such billowing force leads him to Phantom's exact location. He knows that whatever his foe is doing, something huge is underway.

In the moments thereafter, a resounding *BOOM* spreads through the lagoon. It was the heavy discharge of a multi-elemental projectile, consisting of wind, sand and galvanic current. Kuraudo defends himself from the cannoned threat posthaste. He arranges the Ultima Weapon in a horizontal manner, resting its width against his left hand. And within five tenths of a second, a huge blowout rattles the land.

Water splashes everywhere and the ground splits. A superficial tearing that runs well into the woods. Though the gash is deep enough for the lake to seep into the freshly made trench. It's roughly fifty yards in length, and three feet in both breadth and depth.

The ex-SOLDIER, who was knocked out of the air by the blast, picks himself up. He stands in front of a mound that'd been lumped together from the impact. For that very same reason, Kuraudo is no longer within the borders of Phantom's traps. Beyond the brinks of his tracking ability and chakra-muddling nimbus. The aftermath left him dirty and suffers minor damage to his backside. If it weren't for the Ultima Weapon deadening the attack, Kuraudo's injuries would've been worse.

The mitigation gave the Ultima Weapon its final power boost. It'd absorbed a portion of the desert lord's cannonball assault. Now it shines brilliantly, an opalescent radiance that's never been seen until this day.

[GrievousKhan]

The Ex-SOLDIER continues to drew in the power of the Phantom within his blade. Carelessly drawing the Phantoms animus into his weapon, and for Zubili's part he allows it, knowing it will be his opponents demise. By drawing the Phantoms spirit into his own blade, the warrior had unknowingly given it to his foe without so much as a fight. With a part of it's being inside the so called 'Ultima Weapon' his cunning foe is oblivious to the wraiths presence. The sand wraith had always existed within a medium, yet early had it ever been allowed to possess an object beyond the sand and wind.

The Phantom let loose it's empowered volley, and his foe quickly discern's the attacks location and prepares to defend himself. However, his folly comes from relaying on the very weapon he holds in his hands to defend him. He brings it up to defend himself, yet in that same instance the spirit of the Phantom within reacts just as quickly. As if some unseen force has taken hold of the warriors sword, it is pulled sharply upward, in the same motion his enemy had been bringing to bear. The combined momentum causes the sword to and thus the arm holding it to be flung upward, exposing the soldiers chest to the deadly missile. It would be completely unexpected, and leave the man with nearly no time at all to react let alone think before the super charged sand orb erupts through his chest leaving behind a large crater of smoking flesh. To then impact the water and ground behind him, electrifying and sending the wraiths foe flying away, creating a crater many times larger then what it would have been previously.

No doubt such an attack would finish the Ex-SOLDIER instantly. Their only hope laid in detecting the hostile spirit within their own weapon before it was to late. A seemingly unlikely event, as they had been adsorbing the Phantoms animus without heed for sometime.