Talk:Graveyard of Dreams/@comment-26595384-20170501183028

Well I am sad to see that this fight was so short because it was so well written by both parties that I could see it playing out in my head just like an anime haha. But alas, the time limit has expired and I must judge what was on the page at the moment. So there was a clear turning point in this fight, which determined the victor for me pretty easily. Initially you both were being very calm and calculating, sizing up your opponent in your own way and making very intelligent moves to test the waters. You both were able to use the initial environment which is the signs of a seasoned mage, with Yukiko creating mist to give her time to hid within the dead trees, and Sakura melting the sand to create lava to trap Freya. But as soon as Frey cast the Terrain Effect spell, giving Yukiko the home field advantage, Sakura seemed to be fighting an uphill battle.

With so much water, Sakura's enemy and Yukiko's friend, it was easy for Yukiko and Freya to take the lead in the fight and clearly put Sakura on the defensive. Though her counter against the gravity pull spell was smart, Sakura went back into the water to dodge the sword strikes which I believe would be her demise once more. It was clear that Sakura was not a keen swimmer, and with Yukiko able to freeze it on a whim, Sakura would have not come out of that water unscathed once more. So I am going to have to give the fight to Yukiko on this one. Though I think she seemed to rely on Freya a bit too much, and didn't really show us her own skills all too much, she had advanced tactics and flawless executions that gave her the advantage in this short fight. Though Sakura's efforts were valiant, they couldn't measure up to the field trap that Yukiko had laid out for her.