10/08/05

This is my first fight scene. Please review for future fight scenes.

Tifa stepped through the rusty gates. The hinges creaked as they slowly closed behind her. She took another step into the arena and eyed a figure with spiky hair standing at the other end. She took a pair of jet black gloves out of her back pocket and slipped them over her hands. She furled her brow and pounded her fist into her palm.

"You're goin' down, Cloud."

The gun shot signaled the beginning of the match. Tifa dashed forward, crossing her arms across her face to protect herself. Cloud swung his blade towards Tifa. She jumped out of the way, but lost her balance and tumbled to the ground. Cloud swung his sword again. Tifa gasped and rolled to the side. The sword sliced into the ground. Cloud pulled desperately at his sword, trying to pull it away from the grasp of the earth.

Tifa took this chance to take a quick hit. BAM! A backflip right in Cloud's chin. Cloud doubled back onto the ground. Tifa backflipped twice in retaliation, then dash towards Cloud and elbow jabbed him, as he got up. He was knocked to the ground again.

"That's it!" Cloud snapped.

He clutched his Buster Blade so tightly, his knuckles turned white. Omni Slash! A purple beam shot out of his blade and tore through the ground. Tifa started to run, but wasn't fast enough and was consumed into the light. The beam shot up into the sky and the spot Tifa was at exploded. Chunks of rocks flew and a cloud of dust surrounded the arena. Cloud kept his eyes fixed on Tifa's location. The dust cleared. Tifa was gone!

Tifa was plummeting head first down from the sky. She performed another backflip in the air, sending Cloud flying into the arena wall. Then she dashed towards him and used her limit break, Beat Rush. Cloud grabbed her arm and swung her into the ground then threw her across the arena towards the opposite wall. She landed on the wall with her feet, then standing on the wall, she poised herself to pounce. As Cloud approached her, she did just that. She grabbed his neck and dragged his head on the ground then jumped up into the air and thrust him into the ground.

The victory fanfare went off and Tifa raised her arm into the air. The crowd cheered and applauded. Then Tifa fell to the ground. Cloud had gotten up in the commotion and swiped his leg across the ground.

"It's not over yet." He said, curling the edges of his lips into a sly smile.

Tifa got up and gave him a scowl, then ran towards him. She grabbed his shoulders and jumped over his head, then spun around and kicked him in the back. Cloud fell forward, dropping his sword. Tifa snatched it up, but couldn't carry it because of it's weight. With all her might, she swung it up in the air and brought it down on Cloud.

She then grabbed his hair and pulled his head up. "Now it's over."

She got up and took in the attention of the crowd, flailing her hands in the air.

"And victory goes to...Tifa!"