Richard
*For once Larad had the advantage in the battle! In the air, with the foe trapped, flying in front of the moon for extra style points. He was about to keep the attacks going with a nice acrobatics now that he had control of the situation... *

*Except he had no control at all! As the rat decided to use wide... Punch? It's blunt, so its not a slash... Whatever! What matters is that once Larad was hit, the immediate nausea forced him to drop the rat and spend a few moment to keep himself from ruining his robes*

*After that, if Reaper had not avoided falling into the ground, he'd quickly dive down to not lose track of the rat... But he would be forced to stop his pursuit given his larger body couldnt pass through the tree branches on the way down all willy nilly, he had to actually find a better path back to the ground*

*If, however, he didnt see a purple speck falling down, then he'd waste all of his time just registering that the rat was, once more, on him*
Terry
That'll show *Him* To bite me... *Reaper smirked at the nauseous bat, taking the opportunity to kick off of his face and fall to the ground! While his small size meant his terminal velocity wasn't particularly dangerous to him, it was his Float Stone that meant he could fall nigh-safely, simply regaining his footing once he touched the branches below.*

*Slipping down a branch or two, he supported himself by the hand and watched the bat descend.* Not a good time to taunt him. *He waved his paw, singed marks remaining.* Needle. Finish this.

*Reaper then darted down to the ground, using `Quick Attack` to make a sudden drop atop the forest bed before darting backwards, picking up his tossed aside needle and brandishing it before skirting back up to another tree, his purple fur aiding in giving away his location.* Sometimes I wish I was born Alolan. How stealthy black fur is...
Richard
*Larad finally found a decent opening and reached the floor of the woods once more. The nausea was fading away, but it was not letting him concentrate in a proper search. Great... Had the rodent managed to escape? The fall was sure to at least injure him, no one would walk out of that without at least a limp ~~unless you have a funny stone, haha~~*

"You will not be able to escape from your sins forever my friend. Much less if you do not change your path to a righteous one" *The vampire announced while taking deep breaths. To make things even worse for the search, after a few moments, the sun started to crackle... And it dissipated into nothingness in one final, vital, flash of light. Darkness engulfed the forest once more. But that flash, that was what Larad needed. A patch of purple against a tree! With blind eyes from the quick change in lighting, he lunged at the last place he saw the rat, perhaps he could get a good hit there?*

```Larad used accrobatics```
Terry
"Escape...?" *Reaper scoffed at the remark- once he realized Larad had figured out his location, of course. He returned to a similar position to before, so the scorpion-bat was on the mark.*

Darkness falls. *Night vision takes a moment to return*, but we should both be about equal in that regard. Stealth is on my side once more, *He presumed, taking a defensive stance.*

But I should finish this. I have the upper hand. *He thought he could exchange evenly up close to draw this fight to a close- he had the advantage already, he presumed.* 

*As Larad approached, dancing and weaving from branch to branch at an overwhelming speed, Reaper kept his blade steady and defense ready- awaiting the final lunge, whereupon he met with Larad's claw with a `Wide Slash`! His blade was caught in the claw, and due to his light weight, he slid back across the branch as he parried the strike; however, attacking move against a non attacking move, he was able to make up the difference in strength and keep himself from getting substantially injured.* "My dear foe, I've embraced the sin."