Roger
*Gursht could suddenly hear a bunch of cheering as the arena shifted a bit to allow an audience to see in the arena. On the other side of it, Cloud appeared after being teleported into the arena. He was about to draw his sword until he saw his opponent.*

"....Is this some sort of joke?"
Christina
Gursht blinked; clearly confused. "Forgive me if I was not what you were hoping for..."

Gursht's weapon manifested as he readied his stance; his head down and the claws of the keyblade pointed outwards. He'd never fought a humanoid opponent before, so he was unsure of what he should expect. Perhaps adaptation was a test by itself.

"...But I will do my best."

**``[Pep Talk: Defense Buff +10%]``** **``[Turn 0/3]``**

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**``[Healing: 0/4]``**
**``[HP: 3462/3462] [Armor: 150/150]``**
**``[MP: 130/130] [AP: 160/160]``**
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**Inventory:** 1 Potion
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Roger
"In the end a job is a job. Just didn't expect to see a living fossil. I'll make this quick."

*Cloud decided to start on the offensive, going in simply for a few different slashes. There had to be some reason a dinosaur was allowed to fight him.*

`Upper Slash: 310
Retaliating Slash: 310
Triple Rush: 310`
Christina
**``[Pep Talk Buff (Defense) +10%]``** **``[Turn 1/3]``**

Gursht's first instinct was to block the sword when it swung upwards at him, and he quickly swung his head down to catch the first attack.
**``-Action 1: Block applied to Upper Slash.``** **[Cost: 20 AP]**

**``310 - 179 = 131``**
**``-Armor applied to remaining damage: 131 = 91 | [Armor: 59/150]``**

But the pure force of such an object knocked him into a standing position on his back feet and the dinosaur desperately tried to remain balanced. The following strikes came at him as fast as raptor leaps and he had to rely on his tough hide to absorb some of the blow - he got slashed again from his shoulder to his knee like the raking claw of a Scythe Lizard.
**``-Armor applied to Retaliating Slash: 310 = 217 | [Armor: -158/150]``**

**``Armor Lost``** **``Additional 158 dealt to HP``**

His tough hide broke through pretty quickly, and he was left vulnerable to the final attack; getting gashed across his midsection like a pack of raptors going for wounding kicks.
**``Triple Rush: 310 dealt to HP``**

Gursht, needing to get back on his feet, used his front paws to try and slam his weight down upon his foe.
**``-Action 2: Counterhammer: 217 Damage``** **[Cost: 20 AP]**

And with a hardy THUD Gursht was back on all fours - then he lunged forward to shove Cloud away.
**``-Action 3: Raw Attack Strength: 193 Damage``**

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**Command Counter**
**-Def: 1**
**-Str: 2**
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**``[Healing: 0/4]``**
**``[HP: 2994/3462] [Armor: 0 /150]``**
**``[MP: 130/130] [AP: 120/160]``**
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