They face off, standing on opposite sides, surveying the other. Suddenly, Black*Star lets out a cry and rushes forward, stabbing at Raina. Raina blocks with the blade of one sword, and swipes back at him with the other. Black*Star's eyes dilate, and he springs back.
Black*Star: Nice move. Maybe you're a better fighter than I thought.
Raina: What, did you underestimate me because I'm a girl?
Black*Star: Ha! You can't beat me. I'm the man who's going to transcend God!
Raina rushes forward now, swiping in an X formation with her two swords. Black*Star steps back, avoiding her attack. She continuously swipes at him, so fast he can't get an attack in or even block. All he can do is dodge.
Maka: Now I understand what Lord Death meant. She's amazing.
Soul: And I get the feeling that that's not all she can do.
Black*Star keeps trying to dodge, but suddenly she hits from below and his knee buckles and he falls to the ground.
Tsubaki: Black*Star! Are you ok?
Black*Star: I'm fine. (gets up from the ground, a few drops of blood dripping to the ground.) Tsubaki, kusarigama mode.
Tsubaki: Right! (transforms into a kusarigama)
Black*Star: Alright, let's go.
Raina: (who was standing a few feet away from Black*Star when he collapsed.) Nice weapon you have there. I've never meet a real shadow weapon in my fights before.
Black*Star: Yep, you'd better be impressed. You'd better believe a star like me would have a weapon this cool!
Raina:(smiles, with a smile that knows something that the other doesn't) But I don't think you're the only one with a secret.
With that said, Raina sheaths her weapons. Black*Star isn't the only one with a surprised expression. Maka and Soul are looking at her as if she's crazy, but Raina ignored all that. She is smiling at the ground, her eyes closed. Suddenly she looks up, and her eyes have slightly changed color. They are a deeper blue,almost black, the color of the night sky when the sun has almost set. Black*Star lowers his weapon in the slightest way, and that gives Raina the opening she needs. So fast she's only a blur, she rushes towards Black*Star, dodging his swipes with Tsubaki, and she gets behind him. Then, Maka can see her soul grow in power, and she sees what Raina's doing in slow-motion. Raina puts two fingers together, and she targets specific points on Black*Star's back. Pressing her fingers into his back, he suddenly stiffens up, and falls face-first on the ground.
Tsubaki:Black*Star! (she transforms back into her human form.) Black*Star? Are you ok?
Black Star:(sounding like he's gritting his teeth) I...can't...move. What...the...hell?
Tsubaki:(Standing up, she turns towards Raina.) What did you do to him?
Raina:(smiling down at Black*Star) It's ok, he'll be fine. I temporarily paralyzed him by hitting specific pressure points on his back. It temporarily numbed his nerves going to his arms and legs. He can't move them because his nerves have to be working for him to move, and his body thinks they aren't there anymore. They'll come back, little by little. He'll be fine in about 15 minutes.
Maka:(running up to the group with Soul following her.) What happened?
Black*Star: She...beat...me...
Soul:You definitely are good. When you put your weapons away, I thought you had lost your mind.
Raina: Yes, most people do think that. That's what gives me the opening to attack directly. Of course, if I ever have a rematch, they know what's coming, so it doesn't work as well. And some people are more immune than others. Black*Star will be fine in 10 minutes, but for most people it takes a half an hour, even sometimes an hour, depending.(smiles) Honestly, all his muscles in his body gave me some trouble. I could only reach the outer nerves, the ones hidden by the muscles remain untouched. Therefore, feeling will return soon.
Black*Star:(moving slightly, more like twitching) Nice trick, Raina.
Tsubaki: Will there be permanent damage?
Raina: There could be, if I wanted to. But of course, I don't think permanently paralyzing a student would give me a good reputation. The only damage will be to his ego, I promise.
Black*Star:(muttering to himself) How could a big star like me get beaten so easily? My fight with Kidd lasted longer than that. He was a harder her! (He suddenly has a muscle spasm and points towards Raina.)
Raina: Oh, there are some side effects though. Looks like you're getting over the initial shock. Your muscles will start gaining feeling again, and they still think they're in a fight. Tsubaki, you might want to stand a couple of feet away until his muscles fully regain control.
Tsubaki:(who was kneeling next to Black*Star) Wait, why?
Raina: Well, if you want to get punched a couple of times by those arms, go right ahead.
Black*Star started to get up, then suddenly lunged out and punched the air, only inches away from Tsubaki.
Black*Star: Alright you can't keep a big star like me down!
Tsubaki: How long will this last, Raina?
Raina: Only a few more minutes, I promise. You might want to wait with him until he stops spazzing. Once a few minutes past without him punching or kicking anything against his own will, it will be safe for you to approach.
Tsubaki:(turning a surprised face to Raina) Wait, where are you going?
Raina:(facing Maka and Soul) Well, after I got sidetracked with Black*Star, we got off schedule. I believe you are going to show me around school, am I correct?
Maka: (her and Soul have extremely surprised looks, but Maka shakes it off) Of course. But luckily I planned for the fight to last longer, so we're actually early.
Raina:(smiling at the pair) Well, that's fortunate. Can we go, then? I would prefer not to be around Black*Star once he regains full control of his limbs.
Soul:(looking over at Black*Star, who had a mad look on his face) I agree. Well then, let's go. Come on Maka.
Maka:(smiling at Soul, then at Raina) Yeah. Follow us, Raina.
Tsubaki watches as the new student follows Maka and Soul into the school. 'She's so powerful, even without a weapon' Tsubaki looks over at Black*Star, who had stopped convulsing as much.
Tsubaki:Are you alright, Black*Star?