Kasei barely had to advance, as his opponent, dressed in firey red, charged unhesitantly towards him, raising his glowing red sword above his head in an all out attack. Kasei brought up the katana in his left hand, blocking the blow effortlessly. No, not effortlessly. There had been more power behind the attack than he had expected, and his arms strained under the weight of the red shinobi.

He raised his other sword, bringing it swiftly to the other's stomach, and managing to graze the skin as he jumped away. The two ninja set theier stance and circled, before clashing again, slashing and blocking blows. Kasei managed to land another small scratch to his opponent's side and as the other shinobi spun backwards, he skidded to a halt. Kasei crouched low, with one leg bent and the other fully extended behind him, as he brought up his swords, readying himself again.

The red swordsman stood his ground, blocking amazingly fast considering the size of hes sword, as Kasei pushed him back. What he failed to notice, though, was that the red shinobi was building up for a more powerful attack. As Kasei struck for the fifth or sixth time, instead of blocking, the red ninja also brought his sword down. It impacted his shoulder, and would have cut his left arm clean off had he not blocked just in time.

As Kasei prepared to disengage again, he suddenly felt pain erupt through every sinew and bone in his well-muscled body, originating from where the glowing red sword was still embedded about an inch into his shoulder. He gasped and quickly pulled out. I can't fight with one arm, so... Kasei raised the katana in his right hand and sent it flying towards his opponent, and catching the swordsman in his arm, also wounding it.

Kasei didn't waste a second. Switching the katana in his left hand to his right, he charged back into the battle, crossing swords with the red shinobi once more, and sending red sparks into the snow-covered ground. He was holding up pretty well, also, until he lost his balance on the slippery ground. He fell backwards and landed hard on his back, watching in a momentary state of shock as the red ninja pounced towards him. But he regained his senses and brought up his legs into his attacker's stomach, knocking him back. He then quickly flipped back up by opening his wings.

Before his opponent could recover and retalliate, Kasei made a few one handed seals, shouting the words "Katon Ryuka no Jutsu!" Holding his hands to his mouth, and folding his sword down to make toom, he breathed slowly out and a huge stream of fire erupted before him, roaring towards the red shinobi. Through the roar, he heard the words "Katon Hosenka!"

As the balls of fire connected with Kasei's continuous stream of flame, they exploded with tremendous force, sending both users skidding back a few meters. He uses fire type jutsus also. This makes things a bit more challenging.

He readied his katana again and charged, activating his Kitsune Bloodline and borrowing the foxes senses. His attack became silent as he sped up and his hearing and sense of smell enhanced, so that he could smell the burnt ground. Holding his sword forward, he charged headfirst towards the red shinobi, who was doing the same. He yelled out "Katon Hotaru no Mai!" and began a complicated zig-zag pattern, confusing his opponent as he appeared behind him. His katana plunged straight through the red ninja's left arm, also rendering it as useless as his.

He jumped backwards, as the two caught their breath. Why do I even bother fighting like this? I'll just... He sent his other katana towards the red shinobi, missing but distacting him, and released the rest of the seal. He felt the new form burn through him and wash over him. His left arm melded back together as it was coated in plate-like scales, and he felt new muscles ripple across his chest and back as he fell on all fours.

When the red griffin that was Kasei looked up through his yellow eyes, he saw before him, not a red swordsman, but a black wolf. It snarled and tackled him, tumbling over and over and ending with Kasei on top as he bit down hard on one of the wolf's paws. He had never made a full transformation like this, and it felt foreign to him, but he could also feel the all consuming power that was resonating from him. His chakra felt different and he felt much more agile.

The black wolf scratched viciously at Kasei's underbelly and snapped at his face, forcing a release. The wolf was suprisingly fast as he cornered quickly and dashed towards him again. Kasei was forced to take to the air, and as the wolf skidded to slow himself below, Kasei plunged back down to earth. But the wolf was too fast, and moved away easily as he heard the wind whistle across Kasei's red-orange wings.

Kasei landed car-like in the half-melted snow. This is useless. It's supposed to be a battle of fire and swords, not a battle between demons. He released his form, and dashed towards his abandoned sword. The black wolf, getting the same idea, followed suit, changing back and grabbing his sword, which was strangely not glowing. But as soon as he lifted it from the ground, it resumed glowing bright red.

There was a small pause as the two caught their breath. Blood ran freely from various wounds, pooling at each of their feet and staining the snow red. Before he could prepare for another attack, a golden wolf, closely followed by a strange blue wolf, with wings, cut through their battle, chasing eachother almost playfully. Kasei used the moment'd distraction to form another jutsu.

Two voices called out their jutsus at the same time, Kasei shouting out "Katon Karyu Endan!" His opponennt yelled out "Katon Gokakyu no Jutsu!"

A giagantic dragon-shaped torrent of flame collided with an intense sphere of flames, and another explosion ensued, this time knockig both shinobi back and down. Kaei recovered quickly, but felt his Chakra low. One more attack... is all I need to finish this...

"Katon Umi Hino!" yelled Kasei. Every bit of immediate air surrounding the red swordsman erupted in flame, and his cry was cut off quickly when he fell to the ground, dead. Kasei sighed, all energy wasted, and his eyes turned to see the other battles.

The first thing he saw, though, was Koumei, still refusing to strike her brother as she dodged in and out of mirrors. She was covered in blood, and her mask had fallen off at some point. But what happened next sent fear into Kasei's heart, freezing it and stopping his pulse. Before he could think properly he was off, running as fast as he could...