Panther walks threw the vast line of tree's looking for a place to rest while he waits for his would be challenger. Not expecting much of a fight from this new fo, he takes this chance to rest on a branch of a near by banana tree and picks off a bushel to satisfy his hunger from the long walk. Hearing slight footsteps he hops out of the tree with one swift movement, and lands right in front of the wandering seemingly lost Raiko.
"I see you have made it finaly.... Banana?" Panther says with a short chuckle.
"Sorry no thanks, I dont want to be infected with any of your bad talent..." Raiko spats back.
Panther is caught off guard by the fire in Raiko's eye's and drops the bushel to the floor of the vibrant living forest, watching bugs immediately scurry aways from the object. Glaring at Raiko with a flame of anger due to this young fighters blatant disrespect. "You should have taken the food, That is the last form of generosity I will hand you."
Raiko stares back unmoved by the anger surrounding Panther "You are a fool to belive that I need any form of mercy that you can provide, lets begine the fight." Raiko enters a fighting stance looking on with more courage then Panther has ever found in a fighter so young...Panther smiles and jumps into the old banana tree fading from view. A burst of energy seeming to flow from the forest its self blazes from the tree.
"This cant be his energy...?" Raiko says with aw
The banches part and peaces of once living wood flies towards Raiko's face forcing him to block. Then threw the branches of flying death apears an object. Panther lands a crushing round kick to Raiko's face sending him flying into the tree's crashing down the forest around him. But Raiko is in the prime of his youth and longing to prove himself, he quickly recovers, faster then Panther could have forseen. Raiko seeing Panther smurk in light of himself takes the chance to exploit arrogance, kicking off the firmly planted old oak Raiko soars threw the air with the wind gliding over his body. Panther notices movement and tries to react but is caught off guard and is punished for this by a seemingly impossible burst of strength threw the fists of Raiko, he lands punch after punch across Panther's body carrying him with this force of his energy across the forest, meaning to end the fury with a final blow, Raiko combines his fists into one mass, Panther seeing his chance by the split second of time needed for Raiko to perform this devastating attack, Panther crosses his arms and blocks his attack moving swiftly he brings his arms together and sends a bust of light energy threw his palms. Raiko not expecting such an attack takes it full force and lands thirty feet away holding his chest and spitting blood from his mouth.
Panther Bruised from Raiko's furious attacks takes the time to recover.
"I see you have more strength then I myself could have forseen in such a young fighter." Panther speaks still clutching his chest. "Before I may have taken you lightly, but dont think it will happen again..."
Raiko pulls himself from the floor and spits the new pool of blood from his mouth and wipes the remaining with his right sleeve. "You may be a seasoned fighter, but you'r arrogance will bring you'r defeat." While saying this Panther senses a mass of energy being pulled into the body of Raiko.
Panther not long ago thought that this fight was just going to be another mark on his list of long win's, but now he realizes that this fighter that stands before him has shown him self worthy of being a true challenger. Panther centers himself and drops into a deep state of focus gathering energy to begin the true battle that is growing ever closer, "If he can bruise me in a warm-up, imagine what this fight could lead to." speaking to him self.
"Enough of this, Lets both drop the shurade and show our true strengths with theas next punches." Panther yells back with a slight grin in his voice.
"Of course, I would not have it any other way." Raiko replies knowing that the on coming battle will be fierce.
Both fighters now letting go of any form of restraint, enter a deep almost serene state of mind. At the vary same moment both fighters release the pent up energy they have been gathering and charge head on into a battle they both know will mean life or death......