Needless to say, her mistake cost her quite dearly, seeing that her blade had still somewhat reached it's mark, but only cut deep enough to shred a piece of his clothing, the fine threads no match for the razor sharp blade. Still, it was a disgrace to be slicing something other than what she had intended. The moment she realized her mistake she had already begun turning to face Ikki, knowing that if she hadn't caused the other enough damage to be a distraction, he was bound to immediately counter attack. He was in the process of removing his trench coat and, purely out of respect, she waited to see what his next move would be.
Even just from observing his first move, it was clear that Ikki was by no means a conventional fighter. Fighting through other means was something Miyako found herself looking down upon, much like how their entire clan generally looked down on Genjutsu users. It was all based on trickery and lies, not at all following traditional skills passed down in the art. But it did indeed make Ikki a much more dangerous force to reckon with, as his fighting methods were much harder to predict. As he ran towards her with his blade held high, there was definitely something he was planning - but the details were completely unknown to Miyako. She could only hold her ground, placing her katana in front of her to prepare for what was to come.
And what did come surprised her. Instead of attacking her full on, he jammed the blade downwards into the earth, using it to propel himself into the air to perform a front flip, then aiming his foot towards her in a kick. The action shocked her, though she revealed nothing on her face. To use a blade in such a way! No matter how fine the quality of a blade, to force one's entire weight on one was simple ludicrous. For a moment, her quick reflexes were torn between three actions. One; To attempt to dodge the kick and risk being kicked in another location should she fail to avoid it completely. Two; Block with her arms crossed before her and lessen the damage aimed towards her abdomen, but risk injuring her arms and render herself unable to use her katana. And three; Take the full brunt of the attack and deal with the consequences that would come with it.
And so she decided. The moment his foot made contact with her stomach, she was already folding her body forwards to lessen the impact, though it was still strong enough to make her fly through the air. Tucking herself into a ball so that she would land safely, she ended up kneeling on the ground, one hand still gripping her katana. The kick left her quite winded, but within moments she had forced herself to her feet, running straight towards Ikki with her blade held at a knee-high length to one side, aiming for the other's katana. Loosely thrusting her blade against the others so that the clash of metal could be heard, she swung her upper body towards Ikki, using the chance of the preoccupied blades to connect her elbow to Ikki's face - borrowing the momentum from her swing to put force into it.
"I'll keep that in mind, Ikki-san." She replied with no particular tone.
[ 2310/9000 -- LOL I think I got my muse back. ]
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