Soma sighed, trying to relax herself. 'This is it… if I lose this… I'm out,' she thought, looking up at Katara and Troah for some support. 'I can't rely on them for this,' she reminded herself. She stares at her opponent, who smiled wickedly back at her. 'I'm going to make this a fight he'll never forget,' Soma swore to herself, waiting for the Genin's move.
Her opponent, a Genin from the Village Hidden in the Rain by the name of Niko, watched her idly, as if he had expected a better fight. He spat on the ground, "let's just get this over with… alright… little girl." 'Little girl?' Soma thought, 'oh, he's going down.' Soma began to do her hand signals, "Lightening Serpent Jutsu!"
The electric snake appeared around her, and then lunged towards Niko, hissing loudly and menacingly. The Lightning Serpent wasn't as powerful as the Thunder Tiger, and it used less chakra, she didn't want to start off the battle by using too much chakra. Pacing herself was the easiest way to catch Niko off guard. If he thought that was the best she could do… then he would definitely become more vulnerable.
A small smile crept onto Niko's face; Soma's plan worked. He dodged the weak jutsu easily and went straight for her, in a frontal physical attack. His kunai was drawn, and she was ready. What he did next caught her completely off guard. Instead of continuing his attack with his kunai… he turned into a massive… wolf. One minute he was charging at her, kunai drawn, the next he was a wolf, lunging at her jaws wide aiming for her throat.
She dodged Niko, barely and almost lost her footing, having been stunned by the quick change. He changed again, taking on the form of a wildcat, a more agile animal. He turned as he landed, lunging again. This time Soma was ready and dodged him… or thought she did. As she landed out the way, the wildcat had changed direction and landed on her. She used her arms to keep the jaws away from her throat, the claws scratched madly at her.
Soma manages to push Niko off her, sending him flying. He landed on his feet and balanced himself on his hind legs, getting ready to lunge once more. Soma's arms were bleeding baldy, 'damn,' she thought. She does a few hand signals, "Thunder Tiger Jutsu!" she yelled. The tiger formed and roared at Niko, lunging for him.
Niko dodged the tiger easily, knowing that the tiger would disappear in a few minutes. Soma tried to catch her breath as Niko focused on dodging the Thunder Tiger; her arms were throbbing, but she did her best to ignore them. 'He's tough alright…' she thought, watching him dodge the tiger so easily. 'I'm going to have to use it,' she thought, gulping.
The Thunder Tiger disappeared, and Niko's attention was back on Soma. She watched him charge towards her; waiting until he was within range and there was no way that he could dodge it… she waited until he leapt at her again. Even with the weight of him on her, she managed to perform the hand signals easily. She looked deep into his yellow orbs, "Lightning Spear Jutsu!" she yelled, her voice cracking a little in fear.
There was a flash of light and then darkness. Thunder from no where rumbled, as another flash entered the chamber. Before Niko could realize what was happening, a giant spear landed, it was right in front of them, where it always landed… in Soma's dreams. She took a deep breath, watching it pulse… waiting for it to begin. Then… more thunder and the spear ignited sending series of electric waves over the two Genins.
Soma bit her tongue to stop herself from crying out in pain as the electricity from the spear burned her flesh. She could feel pain in her heart and stomach, the same pain the haunted her dreams. She winced, watching Niko change from wildcat back into a human. Nothing stopped his screams of pain, the Lightning Spear was killing him… it was killing them both.
Over Niko's screaming, Soma faintly heard Katara yell, "NO NOT THAT ONE!" Anko looked nervously as the Lightning Spear continued to send waves over the two. "Anko-Sensei… can't you do anything?" Troah asked a hint of pleading in his voice. "Not while that thing is still pulsing like that… she has to stop it before I can get close to her," Anko replied. "Soma stop please!" Troah yelled, frightfully over the chaos.
Soma's vision began to get blurry, she watched Niko collapse… she felt the Lightning Spear get weaker… and she felt… pain and lots of it. She dropped to her knees, coughing. Katara looked over at Anko, 'if she doesn't do something then I will,' she thought. Anko saw her opportunity and leapt down, making sure she didn't get within range of the spear until after it dispersed.