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Long wandered aimlessly down endless blackened hallways, having lost all sense of direction. He searched through many darkened rooms and corridors, finding no sign of which direction his comrades had gone. He sensed something in the distance, a great and horrible presence of a powerful force of evil. He turned around in his steps and followed the sense, flashing past numerous doors and windows as though he knew exactly where he was going. Finally he sighted something strange through a door way ahead of him. The room was flooded in natural light, the roof had been torn apart. In the midst of the distruction stood a lone figure, clothed in red, his white hair shining in the moonlight.
Long strode boldly up into the room, calmly looking over the torn pieces of roof lying around the floor. A body lay in one corner, crumpled up in pain, either unconscious or dead. The other man stood boldly in the center of the room, staring back at him with a wicked look in his eyes. His clothing was tattered and his hair was messed up, but otherwise he showed no sign of the terrible battle that must have only ended minutes before. Not even a single scratch had penetrated his skin.
\"Another one?\" the man asked coolly. \"Stay away from from me!\"
\"You have caused all this.\" Long assumed. Those horrible marks glowing on the bodies of all the zoanthropes... the terrible, unbridled power that comes when you morph a second time...
\"I am warning you... I am Xion, the Unborn! Master of the Tabula!\" he announced. \"It has given me power far beyond your wildest imaginations, leave now or you will surely perish!\"
\"Gloat all you want, bringer of evil...\" Long answered, crouching down into his fighting stance. \"for I am Jin Long, Master of the Art of Kenpo. I have come to avenge the victims of the tabula, and I will be the end of you!\" He ran across the room, rapidly decreasing the space between them, the other prepared himself to attack. Long headbutted him in the chest, sending him flying back into the nearest wall.
Xion growled angrilly as he picked himself up from the wall and then rushed at Long, sliding his legs under the unsuspecting Kenpo Master\'s feet and bringing him to the ground. He delivered a few swift kicks to the side before Long could roll out of the way and get back up to his feet. Xion let out a cry of fury before assailing the Chinese man, punching and kicking in a wasted effort to break his defense. Long took the first opportunity that came his way and kicked the other\'s feet out from under him, quickly adding a few punches before he fell to the ground.
\"Curse you!\" Xion growled. \"I will show you what true power is!\" He gathered up his energy and morphed into his beast form, sending Long sprawling several yards back. Xion stood there for only a moment, his exo-skeletal looking Unborn form smiling greedilly at the sight of another kill. Long pulled himself from the ground just in time to be rushed by another ferocious assult. Unable to block, the full force of the other\'s sharpened appendages slashed at his side, his cheek, and his legs, creating gaping tears in his flesh. Xion knocked him back to the ground and kicked at him a few more times before changing back into a human and stepping back to view his work.
\"There... you look much better now.\" he said, a sinister laugh escaping his throat as the other pulled himself to his feet. \"Are you ready to run?\"
\"You think a little blood is going to intimidate me Xion?\" Long scoffed, getting back into his fighting stance again. \"Ha! I have lost more blood by the attacks of a fifteen year old girl...\"
\"Wha... How dare you!?!\" Xion demanded. \"Insulting my skills... I\'ll give you something to complain about!\" Xion launched a few punches and a kick at Long, but he blocked them almost effortlessly, however the movement of the battle shook his body. Xion stood back, watching the bloody scrape across the other\'s cheek as a drop of blood slid down onto his lips.
\"How does it feel to taste your own blood, pitiful fool?\"
\"Almost as good as your blood will feel when it coats my hands.\" Long replied darkly, wiping the blood off his lips. \"Now shut that hideous mouth of yours so we can finish this!\"
\"Ah!\" Xion gasped. \"I have never been so insulted in all my life!\" He gathered all his energy together, preparing to transform again. \"You\'ll pay for tha-AAAH!\" he cried as he changed.
\"Not again.\" Long groaned. He obviously relies on his beast form heavilly to compensate for his lack of fighting skill, can I use this to my advantage? He is very fast... Xion attacked using the same moves he had before, but this time Long was ready for him. Anticipating his every move, Long blocked it all sucsessfully, including a desperate swipe at his legs. \"Is that all you have for me Xion?\" he demanded. The beast growled in rage and tried again, faster this time.
Long blocked the first few blows, but was unable to follow the creatures quick movements and got hit several times in the chest. Hm, Long thought, maybe I shouldn\'t have said that... Then the Unborn paused for a moment, giving Long just enough time to get back into a defensive posture before the creature rushed him again. This is not good, Long thought. He is too fast in this form, difficult to defend against and it is almost impossible to find an opening if his attack gets through. What can I do about this? He briefly considered trying to dodge the blows, but as soon as the thought entered his mind he knew that he would not be quick enough to do it successfully.
But I cannot keep blocking him like this... Xion finished his attack, pausing for only a split second before starting right back up. Long waited until the beast were mere inches away and then jumped to the side. Xion\'s powerful attack drew him foreward while Long started his own attack. Beginning with a sharp uppercut, he sent a flurry of punches into the monster\'s unprotected back before he fell to the ground and lost his beast form. Long stepped up to the tattered form and glanced down at the shaking body. Xion groaned and rolled over on his side before standing up.
\"Ha! You thought you had me, didn\'t you?\" Xion gasped. \"I can\'t stop now!\"

Description
Long wandered aimlessly down endless blackened hallways, having lost all sense of direction. He searched through many darkened rooms and corridors, finding no sign of which direction his comrades had gone. He sensed something in the distance, a great and horrible presence of a powerful force of evil. He turned around in his steps and followed the sense, flashing past numerous doors and windows as though he knew exactly where he was going. Finally he sighted something strange through a door way ahead of him. The room was flooded in natural light, the roof had been torn apart. In the midst of the distruction stood a lone figure, clothed in red, his white hair shining in the moonlight.
Long strode boldly up into the room, calmly looking over the torn pieces of roof lying around the floor. A body lay in one corner, crumpled up in pain, either unconscious or dead. The other man stood boldly in the center of the room, staring back at him with a wicked look in his eyes. His clothing was tattered and his hair was messed up, but otherwise he showed no sign of the terrible battle that must have only ended minutes before. Not even a single scratch had penetrated his skin.
\"Another one?\" the man asked coolly. \"Stay away from from me!\"
\"You have caused all this.\" Long assumed. Those horrible marks glowing on the bodies of all the zoanthropes... the terrible, unbridled power that comes when you morph a second time...
\"I am warning you... I am Xion, the Unborn! Master of the Tabula!\" he announced. \"It has given me power far beyond your wildest imaginations, leave now or you will surely perish!\"
\"Gloat all you want, bringer of evil...\" Long answered, crouching down into his fighting stance. \"for I am Jin Long, Master of the Art of Kenpo. I have come to avenge the victims of the tabula, and I will be the end of you!\" He ran across the room, rapidly decreasing the space between them, the other prepared himself to attack. Long headbutted him in the chest, sending him flying back into the nearest wall.
Xion growled angrilly as he picked himself up from the wall and then rushed at Long, sliding his legs under the unsuspecting Kenpo Master\'s feet and bringing him to the ground. He delivered a few swift kicks to the side before Long could roll out of the way and get back up to his feet. Xion let out a cry of fury before assailing the Chinese man, punching and kicking in a wasted effort to break his defense. Long took the first opportunity that came his way and kicked the other\'s feet out from under him, quickly adding a few punches before he fell to the ground.
\"Curse you!\" Xion growled. \"I will show you what true power is!\" He gathered up his energy and morphed into his beast form, sending Long sprawling several yards back. Xion stood there for only a moment, his exo-skeletal looking Unborn form smiling greedilly at the sight of another kill. Long pulled himself from the ground just in time to be rushed by another ferocious assult. Unable to block, the full force of the other\'s sharpened appendages slashed at his side, his cheek, and his legs, creating gaping tears in his flesh. Xion knocked him back to the ground and kicked at him a few more times before changing back into a human and stepping back to view his work.
\"There... you look much better now.\" he said, a sinister laugh escaping his throat as the other pulled himself to his feet. \"Are you ready to run?\"
\"You think a little blood is going to intimidate me Xion?\" Long scoffed, getting back into his fighting stance again. \"Ha! I have lost more blood by the attacks of a fifteen year old girl...\"
\"Wha... How dare you!?!\" Xion demanded. \"Insulting my skills... I\'ll give you something to complain about!\" Xion launched a few punches and a kick at Long, but he blocked them almost effortlessly, however the movement of the battle shook his body. Xion stood back, watching the bloody scrape across the other\'s cheek as a drop of blood slid down onto his lips.
\"How does it feel to taste your own blood, pitiful fool?\"
\"Almost as good as your blood will feel when it coats my hands.\" Long replied darkly, wiping the blood off his lips. \"Now shut that hideous mouth of yours so we can finish this!\"
\"Ah!\" Xion gasped. \"I have never been so insulted in all my life!\" He gathered all his energy together, preparing to transform again. \"You\'ll pay for tha-AAAH!\" he cried as he changed.
\"Not again.\" Long groaned. He obviously relies on his beast form heavilly to compensate for his lack of fighting skill, can I use this to my advantage? He is very fast... Xion attacked using the same moves he had before, but this time Long was ready for him. Anticipating his every move, Long blocked it all sucsessfully, including a desperate swipe at his legs. \"Is that all you have for me Xion?\" he demanded. The beast growled in rage and tried again, faster this time.
Long blocked the first few blows, but was unable to follow the creatures quick movements and got hit several times in the chest. Hm, Long thought, maybe I shouldn\'t have said that... Then the Unborn paused for a moment, giving Long just enough time to get back into a defensive posture before the creature rushed him again. This is not good, Long thought. He is too fast in this form, difficult to defend against and it is almost impossible to find an opening if his attack gets through. What can I do about this? He briefly considered trying to dodge the blows, but as soon as the thought entered his mind he knew that he would not be quick enough to do it successfully.
But I cannot keep blocking him like this... Xion finished his attack, pausing for only a split second before starting right back up. Long waited until the beast were mere inches away and then jumped to the side. Xion\'s powerful attack drew him foreward while Long started his own attack. Beginning with a sharp uppercut, he sent a flurry of punches into the monster\'s unprotected back before he fell to the ground and lost his beast form. Long stepped up to the tattered form and glanced down at the shaking body. Xion groaned and rolled over on his side before standing up.
\"Ha! You thought you had me, didn\'t you?\" Xion gasped. \"I can\'t stop now!\"