Sparring: Nova vs Zero

Nova was balanced in a hand stand with her eyes shut when she heard the faint footfall of someone behind her. Ignoring it, she continued her peaceful stance... that is until Zero pushed her legs over. She tucked in her legs and nimbly rolled to her feet.

"You could have just said something. I see you got all WARMED up. This match will definitely be HEATED!" she giggles.

"Oh no, don't tell me Aiden's rubbed off on you!" Zero groans.

"Nah! What do you want to start with? Hand to hand? Weapons? Or we could-" Nova's cut off as Zero's fist flys past her cheek. "You singe my hair and I will murder you, old man!"

She leaps back, lightly running her fingers over the grass. As soon as her momentum stops driving her back Nova flys forward, diving at Zero's feet. He jumps over her but she launches of her fingertips and kicks his back lightly.

"Is that all you got?" Zero taunts.

"We both know hand to hand combat will get us nowhere... lets bring on the magic." Nova says, requipping into her Maelstrom Armor. A navy blue armor and matching spear take form on Nova's body but Zero shows no outward signs of shock.

"I thought you'd try a water one on me. Little predictable isn't it?" He says. For the first time Nova realizes Zero's eyes are a shocking golden. That's when the earth explodes. Well more like Zero causes giant pillars of fire to erupt from the ground. Nova hops away from the ones near her.

"You had to be dramatic?" She asks rhetorically. Around her water gushes forth in great geysers and the two's pillars collide creating a steam to shroud their vision. Using the steam to his advantage Zero creates two snake like creatures that use the mist as a cover.

(To be continued...)