[center][color=1a7b30][h2]Aleph Banton[/h2][/color]
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[b][color=1a7b30]"[url=https://youtu.be/vgsp4oasfAY?t=464]We're done here![/url]"[/color][/b][/center]
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[center][@lunarlors34][@Lucius Cypher][/center]
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A battle could be a great deal many things, depending on time, location, foe, and circumstances. A battle could be a waste of time. A battle could be a friendly spar. And a battle could also be a game of chess. It is this kind of game that the current fight fell under. Because Aleph refused to be beaten by this mage, and because said mage was overwhelmingly strong, it could not simply be a straightforward fight. Absolutely not. Each and every action and reaction had to have a clear purpose within one's mind if he was going to end this fight without being made a mess of. 

And that is why the battlefield was as it is now. He had nothing more than a simple but effective plan in finishing this event. The pieces had been set as well. There was some distance between the two, he was not in her vision, and he had presumably led her into thinking that he was going to launch an attack by using the dust as cover. How critically foolish she was! 

He once again tapped into his magical ability, this time with one he was more familiar with. As his was a supportive magic, he had used a spell that made his physical abilities even greater! Using this spell, he could jump higher, hit harder, and move quicker and react even faster, surely he would be a deadly foe with this once he got close! 

Yet that was the problem. It wasn't possible for him to GET CLOSE. Even as strong as she was, he could hopefully overwhelm her, but she also knew this and would not let it get to this point. That is why he would have to do yet another thing he loathed being forced to do: He would have to unleash one of his secret techniques upon her. One that should leave her jaw wide open. 

[color=1a7b30][b]"It hasn't failed me yet, so I don't think it will fail me now!"[/b][/color] 

As stated before, the reason the dust was kicked up was not actually to perform an attack on her, but to remove vision of himself. That was the entire purpose of his sloppy magical blasts, and they had served him well since she had launched a rather frightening attack into the smokescreen. One would expect him to have continued charging either way, but he instead backed off before she had made the dust a deathpit, by leaping backwards. With the power of his magic supporting his fairly impressive physical ability, it was almost as though he was on the moon or in space. And with another leap, he would see to it that his plan had succeeded! 

....except then somebody interrupted their fight, clearly pretending like the battle going on meant little to him besides acting as an annoyance. 

[color=FIREBRICK][b]"Stop this right now!"[/b][/color] the strong voice demanded. 

Aleph, being in the middle of the motion to perform yet another jump, almost tripped and fell, but managed to catch himself before the accident happened. That probably would have been pretty embarrassing. Who had dared interrupt their fight this time!? Aleph caught view of the intruder and... felt a bit of shiver. Somehow, he felt like this... uh, what was the name for them again? Oaks? Oars? Well, it didn't matter. This... guy? did not look like the kidding type, and he was far too preoccupied with this woman to deal with him as well. Besides, he could use this as a chance not to reveal his hidden technique to the people spectating the battle, or his very foe! Perfect!

Striking a pose with a puffed-out chest as though he was not just struggling with this fight a mere moment earlier, Aleph proudly declared, [color=1a7b30][b]"Very well! It has become clear to me that fate desires this battle to be postponed! I am confident that such a spectacular fight must be delayed until all of the pieces are in place. A strong foe deserves a much better stage, after all. Until then, Aleph, the Hero, shall make his leave!"[/b][/color]

With a hearty laugh and a very agile series of hops, Aleph swiftly vacated the scene. Boy, he was lucky, wasn't he?