David exhaled deeply, expelling the cold from his body. The girl, Akai, it looked like she had control over ice and sub-temperatures. It would be interesting to see what she could do - he'd never fought anyone with her abilities before. Still, in terms of personality, it looked like the girl was as icy as her abilities were; it looked like her and her brothers temperaments emulated the abilities they possessed. As the battle began, David had to frown at Ant Girls words.

"He's getting serious?" he commented to himself. What did that mean for the rest of them? The difficulty was increasing, but how would that affect their test?

Well . . . I guess we can leave it to Ant Girl

Observing the battle, David wondered at her ability. If you asked him . . . well, she was using it a bit inefficiently. Well, it wasn't his place to say, in any case. Upon hearing Yamimori's explanation of her ability, he frowned. "Is that really alright? I'd think that her health is more important than her conviction," he said. Ah, such wonderfully hypocritical words. He didn't have the right to lecture people on ignoring their health just to get a job done. It's just my personality, I guess.

Jacob widens his eyes as he cursed himself for being so reckless. Of course there are bodyguards..., he thought wryly as he forces his mental state to be aware. He narrowed his eyes as he studies their opponents, frowning at their abilities, and wonders how he could counter them.

He clicked his tongue in annoyance as he held up his hand towards the bodyguards threateningly, and made an illusion of different wild animals lunging at them: tigers, bears, lions, snakes and other forest fauna. It was a jungle party. "Let's see what they can do," he muttered tiredly, preparing for the worst.

Arisu shivered slightly and morphed back to her half-and-half form. It was the most humanoid form she had where she could stay the warmest. And she wasn't about to be cold or stand around as a fox, no matter how warm that may be.
"Personally I think that if she's okay shortening her life than she should be allowed to do that, just so that she isn't constricted in what she wants to do," Arisu told David. Arisu had always believed that if someone was okay with taking the risks they should be able to do what they wanted.

Casper watched with mild interest as the white haired girl began to fight the man in black. The man was obviously superior with a blade, but the girl had some tricks up her sleeve. He heard what the others were saying, speculating about how she was using her power and giving their opinions on it. He chuckled when Arisu suggested that being able to do what you want to do is more important than living your life. "Wow, I hadn't expected you to be so dismissive of the lives of others. Anyway, I doubt she's in any real danger. In fact, I don't think she's even unleashed her full power yet. With abilities like hers, the worst that would happen is she uses too much power and passes out from exhaustion." He narrowed his eyes at the white haired girl as she blasted ice at the man in black. "You know, I think she may be using her abilities more efficiently than you assume anyway." His eyes were focused on the ground where the girl was walking as they fought. Every time her feet touched the ground she would leave behind a design in ice. Was that just a side effect, or was it more than that?

@KaelRavenheart

"I'm not dismissive of lives. Life is a precious gift. I just believe that if you are aware and accept the risks but still want to do something then you should be able to that. I just believe in freedom in life. Freedom with harmony. So if a friend of mine wanted to do something. I'd let them if they were okay with taking the risks. But if it would have a more than half chance of instant death than my answer to that is no," Arisu told Casper. She was letting more fur appear on her. Covering most of her hands, keeping them war. Arisu was enjoying this battle ben though it didn't have much action at the moment. It showed the potential of Akai having a strategic victory.

"Her conviction is as hard as steel. You can never break it... or at least, it's hard to." Yamimori told David before listening in to the others. "And don't worry, she won't die of over exhaustion, she will simply pass out. It won't shorten her life or anything." He continued, trying to clear up the whole 'giving your life up' thing that has aroused thanks to his explanation. He then smirked at Casper's observation. "You have keen eyes Casper, I like that." He said before looking over at Arisu, noticing that she was slowly transforming because of the cold. He took his lighter out and then used the heat coming from that, intensifying it and making it spread over to the group so they wouldn't feel cold. This did not include the fire though so it was perfectly safe. "Better?" He asked Arisu.

Akai Kurokawa (Polaris North)

With his free katana, he slashes your ice shards into harmless snow and disarms you with a heavy swing from both of his katanas. An X-shaped slash followed which you barely evade, leaving an X-shaped wound on your body. "Give up, Killer Frost! You is dealing with the most Keithest of the Norths." Keith proudly boasted.

You then notice he's standing on the runes you have placed but there is nothing telling you that he did not notice it.

Arisu Arata (BlackCat)
Yamimori Kurokawa (Polaris North)
Casper Warrick (KaelRavenheart)
David Alexander Robin (TheHangedMan)

With his free katana, Keith slashed Akai's ice shards into harmless snow and disarmed her with a heavy swing from both of his katanas. An X-shaped slash followed which the snow girl barely evaded, leaving an X-shaped wound on her body. "Give up, Killer Frost! You is dealing with the most Keithest of the Norths." Keith proudly boasted despite the fact that he's failed to notice the runes below him.

Ant Girl sighed. "He's getting carried away again. Though I'm not worried." She clearly noticed Keith's fatal mistake.

Jacob Nielsen (Nylic)

The twins notice the sudden arrival of forest creatures who were apparently out for their blood. One of them quickly raised the instrument into a diagonal position while the other made a powerful backward stroke with both of his hands which caused a shockwave that dispeled the animals that you summoned.

Your failed attack was not in vain as it opened an opportunity for Barracuda who threw a smoke grenade that immediately obscured the rooftop with a fog. "They'll probably clear out the smoke any minute. Make an illusion or something!" Barracuda ordered.

Akai jumped back once more as her sword flew from her hand, the X-mark really drawing blood despite her narrowly avoiding. It froze though as to stop the bleeding for a while. She didn't mind the pain though as she looked at Keith once more. With no warning at all, the runes suddenly activated, his feet suddenly became planted to the ground as ice began to form around it. The earlier strikes she made on the katana was taking an effect as well and with the aid of the runes, it froze all the way to his hand. He might be considered immobilized given his current condition and with a sweep of her arm, a chilling air was sent to Keith, freezing some parts of his body but what she focused on was the belt he had. It must have been the teleportation device, if she managed to freeze that, then he won't be able to escape. Hopefully.

Yamimori watched, frowning as he saw the drips of blood. "Indeed." He said with a nod as he heard Elizabeth's statement. He learned one thing about Akai... and that's to always keep a keen eye on your surroundings. He always lost to her thanks to that. He's learning though. This also thought him to not charge without a plan, although his mindless charging could fool anyone and that played to his advantage.

"Her conviction is admirable," said David, replying to Yamimori. "As is her abilities. I don't think I've ever fought anyone who's used ice before."

David looked on with interest. Akai's ability to control the flow of the fight via her ice was more than a little impressive. Still, Keith himself was doing an excellent job in making sure the flow didn't completely go her way, through the virtue of sheer power and speed.
Akai then froze Keith with a flare of her runes, and David had to hold back an impressed whistle. He had to see how Keith would get out of that . . . actually, wait never mind, it was entirely possible for him to get out, if he could somehow manage to use that teleportation of his. The chance was slim, but still there.

In the meantime, David looked at the rest. "So, who's planning to go next?"

Casper shook his head at the kitsune's words about her position on letting others do what they wanted for the sake of freedom. As far as he was concerned, she simply sounded like she couldn't make up her mind about whether she'd let someone else go into a dangerous situation or not. Only of they had a good chance of winning? Well duh, if that was the case then who wouldn't go into it? He kept these thoughts to himself however. He glanced sideways at the red haired guy when he complimented him on his perceptive skills. Of course he was perceptive, that was how you stayed ahead in a fight. He didn't answer, but turned his attention once more to the battle between the white haired girl and the man in black.

As he'd suspected, the runes underneath the man's feet were more than just an after effect, they were a trap. A small grin spread over his face as the man in black became encased in ice. Well then, it seemed like this fight was pretty much over. In fact, as far as he'd seen, the man in black wasn't that tough to beat. Still, he wouldn't let that idea cloud his judgement when it came to his turn. On that note, he turned towards the guy who'd been bragging about his skills earlier as he asked who was going next. He grinned widely at him and said, "I think it's about time I had my chance. After I'm done, you can go ahead and prove to everyone how all of those skills you listed off earlier will keep you from getting killed in a real fight."

Akai and Yamimori Kurokawa (Polaris North)
David Alexander Robin (TheHangedMan)

Keith was now mostly frozen from what Akai did, clearly making the snow woman the winner. "You got lucky Miss Santa I'll give ya that." Keith refused to acknowledge his tactical defeat.

"Now then... can someone unfreeze me?" Keith politely asked to which Elizabeth responded by approaching him. Ant Girl then picked up the frozen Keith and threw into the stone ground so hard that cracks formed in it. It shattered the ice holding Keith in place along with most of the bones he had if the loud cracking said anything. "Thanks Lizzie..."

Ant Girl left the broken Keith who lied in the ground for a few moments and returned to the sidelines. Soon enough, the mercenary got up as if none of his bones were broken. "Alright... who next to take on the North train?"

Casper was next for he volunteered.

Casper Warrick (KaelRavenheart)

Keith was now mostly frozen from what Akai did, clearly making the snow woman the winner. "You got lucky Miss Santa I'll give ya that." Keith refused to acknowledge his tactical defeat.

"Now then... can someone unfreeze me?" Keith politely asked to which Elizabeth responded by approaching him. Ant Girl then picked up the frozen Keith and threw into the stone ground so hard that cracks formed in it. It shattered the ice holding Keith in place along with most of the bones he had if the loud cracking said anything. "Thanks Lizzie..."

Ant Girl left the broken Keith who lied in the ground for a few moments and returned to the sidelines. Soon enough, the mercenary got up as if none of his bones were broken. "Alright... who next to take on the North train?"

You volunteered and said some words to him though he looked confused about it. "Did I... Did I say something like that?" Keith asked, though it looked like he was not asking you. "Oh really? Who was he talking to then?" He waited for answer that somehow came only to him. "Oh. Well he should make that clear next time."

Keith twirled his katanas as he waited for you to make your first move. "Hey My Chemical Romance, the Black Parade's just left town. You can catch up if you leave now."

Akai let out the breath she was holding as she waited for Keith to give up. "Lucky?" She repeated. Maybe she was lucky, if Keith had noticed her traps earlier, she wouldn't have won. She paced back to her brother, her vision blurring a bit before she really collapsed down on the ground. Her twin brother wasn't so lucky either as a sharp pain coursed through his head as Akai hit the ground, white streaks appearing on his hair. The temperature has gone up to its original one once she fainted.

"Oh no..." Yamimori said as he recovered from his migraine and he ran a hand through his head and when he retreated it back, small bits of frost appeared. It only meant one thing, Akai was out cold because of the overuse of her power. He quickly made his way to his twin sister and carried her. It didn't need a sharp eye to see that Yamimori's hand and forearm was beginning to freeze but thanks to his power, his whole body was safe from being frozen. He lied her down and his arms started to recover from the freeze. The same could not be said about the ground below her. "This happens when she faints of overuse. We are linked together after all and it affects me whenever she faints although I only feel a quick but painful migraine and then my hair would begin to create white streaks. Don't worry though, she just needs to heat up. Oh and the same goes for her. I faint, she gets red streaks and a migraine. I have no idea why we are this connected though." He said with a reassuring smile and a shrug before looking at Casper.

"Well buddy, it's your turn." He said with no hidden anger or anything. Yamimori has learned to keep his emotions in check when he's not using his powers. "Good luck man and if it would prove of help to you... he has a teleportation device but neither my sister nor I know where it is hidden."

Keith got caught in Akai's trap - which happened to involve encasing him in ice. From thereon it was apparent who the winner was. Well, it was apparent to everyone but Keith, anyway. It seemed the man refused to admit defeat. Overall, he found the man to be rather child-like about the whole affair.

What was more interesting in Davids opinion, however, was the callous way that Ant Girl broke Keith out of the ice - along with several bones. The interest stemmed from the speed in which regenerated himself afterwards; it was like nothing happened. Davids own regeneration couldn't compare to that in the least - he had to be unconscious for it to even work, and it took much longer for him to heal. Keith's kind of health factor was A-class, definitely.

"Of course?" said David, frowning. For some reason, it seemed like Casper had something against him, which was strange considering he hasn't even spoken two sentences to the guy. He would have gone on to explain that he had already been in several fights, but it was at that moment that Akai collapsed.

Listening to Yamimori's explanation on the circumstance behind her collapse, David began to doubt the feasibility of allowing either of the two siblings to go all-out with their powers.

Shaking his head, David kept it to himself. They had a better grasp on their own limitations than he did, after-all. He kept silent as Casper and Keith prepared to fight, although he did chuckle a bit internally at Keith's :My Chemical Romance' jab - he had to admit that Casper looked the part.

Casper watched as the fight between the frost girl and the man in black was called. It was obvious who the winner was. His small smirk grew into a slightly surprised and interested grin when Antennae Girl broke him out of the ice the way she did. He was liking that girl more and more. However, his smile faded when he saw how quickly the man in black healed. Hmmm, that would be a bit of a problem. He would have to be careful with this guy. If he could heal wounds that fast, then Casper would have to inflict them even faster to have any hope of winning this fight. He was about to step forward towards the guy when he noticed that the red haired guy was telling him something. He listened with one eyebrow raised as the guy told him that North had some sort of teleportation device. Really? That would make things more interesting. He didn't thank the red haired guy, but simply turned back towards North.

He stepped forward, cracking his neck and fingers, his smirk returning when the guy referring to some sort of pop culture as an attempt to jab at him. He had spent his life on the streets dealing with the scum of the earth. He hadn't had time for leisurely things like whatever it was that the guy had referenced. He supposed it had something to do with his appearance, but he didn't mind. The guy would be singing a different tune soon enough. This guy was too weird. He talked to himself, as if he had voices in his head, but he seemed like such a meat head. Still, from what he'd seen in the previous fights, the guy wasn't as stupid as he sounded. He had no shortage of skill, and if that teleportation device was real, then he had a few tricks up his sleeve as well.

Casper noticed that North was taking a defensive stance and he chuckled and waved a finger in front of himself, making a small clicking sound. "Tch, tch, tch. I'm not going to fall for that one, North. Why don't you come at me so I can see what you're made of." His body language was showing that he was relaxed, as if he didn't have a care in the world, but his eyes were sharply focused on the man in black before him, his attention focused completely on the imminent battle. He had a feeling this was going to be fun.

Akai and Yamimori Kurokawa (Polaris North)
David Alexander Robin (TheHangedMan)

Worry filled Elizabeth when Akai suddenly collapsed. Yamimori carried his unconscious sister away from the field and explained the connection between the elemental siblings. "I see." Ant Girl was still worried. There was no way she can let a guest spend her vulnerable, unconscious time outside in a field of battle.

"Mister Yamimori, would you please follow me to the infirmary. This is no place for your sister to rest, even if she is freezing the area she is resting on." If Yamimori agreed, Ant Girl would lead the siblings away from the field and leaving David, Casper and Keith to their own.

The demonstration fight was still going on though.

Casper Warrick (KaelRavenheart)

"Oh? What was that? 'Bawk, bawk, bawk'? Sorry man but I don't speak chicken." Keith taunted as he sheathed one of his katanas, now wielding only one blade that was pointed at you.

The mercenary slowly circled and closed the distance between you and him. He made no sudden action and the katana was still pointed at you, waiting for your move. "Pssst, the girls in this joint are pretty hot ain't they?" Keith whispered to you once he was close enough. "I wouldn't go for Lizzie though. She looks like she can break your Sergent Johnson with her Paris Hilton."

"The safest one is the Chinese one though it'll be over before you know it." He added. "But hey at least you're not hurt."

"No, it is quite alright." Yamimori said, denying Elizabeth's kind gesture. "She will wake up soon. She didn't release that much energy and besides, she would get angry if she woke up in an infirmary." He said with a small chuckle. "And she'd want to see this battle. If not, she wants me to see it so I can relay it to her." He continued.

The red haired boy's attention snapped back towards Keith. He admired him as a fighter and not his overall personality. That guy was really insane yet he knew a lot too. He looked like he whispered something to Casper. Although he wasn't sure on what it is, it must've been something that wasn't related to the combat.

He looked back at Elizabeth. "Hey, um, Ant Girl... Steel Fish is an all-girl's organization before we came right?" He asked just to make sure.

When Keith taunted him and called him a chicken, Casper laughed aloud, the sound masculine and strong, with a sharp edge of condescension. "Really? You're the one standing with two katanas against an unarmed opponent and I'm the chicken? Man, I'll bet you get all the ladies." He laughed again, crossing his arms as Keith whispered to him about how good looking the girls in Steel Fish were. He didn't reply to this, but the grin he wore grew mischievous and his eyes flashed. It was clear that he agreed about how the girls were hot, but not so much about how they may be dangerous. As far as he was concerned, a little bit of rough play was part of the appeal.

He shook his head at Keith, not even bothering to face him as he said, "Well, if you ever feel like finishing pissing yourself, I'll be ready. Till then, I'll just stand here and enjoy the fresh air." He put his hands behind his head, looking almost relaxed as he spoke to the air. "Here, I'll even give you a handicap. Come on, macho man. If you don't hurry up, I'll get bored and decide to take a nap." He was only half joking, as his abilities allowed him to move slightly from one position into another. If he started off laying down, by the time he reappeared, he could be crouched, and that was all he needed to spring into action.

Akai and Yamimori Kurokawa (Polaris North)

"Oh... a-are you sure?" Elizabeth really did not like the idea of just leaving an unconscious person out in the open. "But if you insist..." She sighed.

Casper and Keith has yet to fight when you asked the question. "Mmm. Yes, Steel Fish was all-girls before." Ant Girl answered. "But not because we did not like males or anything. You see, when Susan thought about making this team, she had more girl friends than guy friends and it happened that none of her guy friends had powers. There was only us five of us... well, only four of us now." Elizabeth explained, adding a bit of history in it.

Soon Keith made his first move by slashing his katana at Casper followed by a brandishing of a long black whip.

Casper Warrick (KaelRavenheart)

"Oooh, I know that kind of talk. It's bad-past-but-still-alright kind of talk." Keith identified before making a move.

The mercenary made a slash with his katana which was then followed with a swing of a long, black whip that Keith brandished at the last moment. Two more slashes came from the strange weapon combo. Whether you were hit or not, though it seemed Keith expected the latter, the mercenary jumped a space back away from you and began twirling the whip.

"There, I attacked. You happy. Meh, I doubt it." Keith said, his whip slowly gaining speed and becoming blurry. "Do you like my whip though? Bought it off ebay for a nice price of two thousand dollars. Though I think it's just a prop from a theater." However, the whip looked very dangerous for something from a theater.

"Yes, Ant Girl, I am quite sure." Yamimori said with another reassuring smile then stood up from his crouched position. "Ah... I see. I was a bit reluctant to join an actual all-girls team without the knowledge that some males would think of joining. It kind of unnerved me, no offense." The red haired boy with white streaks across his hair said. "What do you mean that you were originally five? What happened to the other one?" He asked out of sheer curiosity on the subject itself. His attention was brought back to the battle thanks to Keith finally attacking. Although his attention was at the battle, he still expected Elizabeth to answer his question if it didn't bother her too much.

He looked straight at the whip and katana that the man held. It was quite a strange combination really and he wasn't sure if that was the best combination one would use but knowing Keith, he probably has some tricks up his sleeve. Yamimori also needed to take note of what Casper is capable of doing and what power he actually has. Akai would definitely ask him a detailed explanation of the battle and Casper's powers, as per what they always do when one of the twins faint.

Casper was outwardly relaxed, but his mind was entirely focused on his opponent. When the slashes from the katana and the strike of the whip came, he sprang suddenly into action, his reflexes perfectly timed. He leapt out of the way of the katana strike with ease, then side stepped the whip, his grin growing more wild. It was almost feral now, wide and tooth, and if one looked closely, they would notice that his teeth were now pointed as well. The hair on his head that was normally rather wild looking, yet laid generally flat, was now rising, as if a charge of energy was flowing through it, like the hackles of a cat. He dodged the two following strikes as well, stepping quickly to avoid them at the last second, getting a little bit close each time he dodged. Then Keith dropped into a defensive stance, his whip swinging through the air above his head with rapidly growing speed.

Now Casper's features were even more animal like. His eyes were no longer the same sharp green, but the pale green of a cat, and his nails were suddenly longer and sharp. like claws. His feral smile had not faded at all and he spoke through the grin, his eyes locked onto his opponent. "Oh yes, I'm enjoying this very much. It's so much fun to play with new toys." He didn't listen to what the man was saying about the whip. He wasn't concerned. He sprang forward, but he didn't run like a human, but low to the ground, staying on his feet, but occasionally using his hands as well as he got in low and struck out with his sharp nails at Keith's middle.