League of Extraordinary Applicants: Arcana's Test

Arcana, the shortest man in the group and most... mysterious. She did not read the applications for any of the new applicants but judging by his name alone, she could only assume he was magical in origin. Did magic really exist though. Maybe he was just a meta that dubbed his abilities magic. It was the only logical explanation, though it did not explain what she was walking into.

"Yes... It seems that way," she responded though not thoroughly to fighting such an unknown element.

She turned around waving him to follow as they moved to their section of the room. While she did demonstrate her abilities, she did not think such a performance truly shown her abilities. After all, she was train to be a combatant. While she could try and trick the applicant like she did with Pinnacle, she was not trying to prove something nor get the boy killed. So she ultimately decided to play it safe. She would not play with a handicap.

With a snap of her fingers, walls blocked the two off from the rest of the room. Then the lights flickered before turning red under a filter. The visibility in the room was clear despite everything being tinted red.
"If the color bothers you, I can have the techs adjust the color."
Then she closed her parasol and attached it to a hook on her back. Walking to the center of the room, she inspected the area, ensuring everything was ready.
"As I said earlier, these rooms are made to handle the attacks from more destructive metas so do not be afraid of damaging them. Agent Pinnacle will cover the expensive of you do break something."
Everything was set, all she needed was for Arcana to accept the requirements.
"As a reminder, this is not a test of who's stronger. We only wish to identify your abilities and potential in a combat scenario. Do not be afraid to go all out. My test are special compare to Pinnacle though. As time progresses, the room will slowly become darker. This will simulate a battle wear your opponent will win if you stall for too long. My weapons are specially made so that they will not cut, but if deem I made a wining blow, then the match will end. Like in the field, you only get one chance. Any questions?"



((Level of darkness 50%; Required level of darkness for Cira to use her abilities unrestrained 20%))

Cira smiled when when the man stated he would be making the first move. In her eyes, the first move was the best one, and could very well be the last. That would be one point in her book. However, the man's first move was one that posed somewhat of a threat, fire. She saw the flame and immediately darted to the left. She had not experienced battle with a Pyromancer type of meta. Though judging by the speed of the flames, it would not be a problem if the fight dragged own. However, now a new problems persist. The man was a range combatant and it was not dark enough for Lunetta to compete. Thus she had one option, Get close.

"Winning doesn't equate to victory. We are testing your capabilities and your potential. Sorry but this test is a little more complex than that."

She pulled out her pistol and inserted some of her rubber bullets. She also held the weapon in the shadow as too also stock it with dark bullets, alternating between the ammo line up to be rubber, dark rubber. Then she shot at the man's hand with a rubber bullet hoping to delay the spark of anymore flames while moving closer as she circled around him. The man seemed to have confidences in her abilities despite truly seeing what she can and cannot do. So she debated how she could abuse that.

The man reacted accord to opening attack. It was rare to find a hero really weak to guns. Most people could see the attack coming, block them, or were just too fast. However her goal was not to hurt the man. Also since he avoided the attack, it only meant he was not strong when it came to defenses. An interesting concept to say the least. The man also stopped his fire attacks which was a relief. That was until he did some weird movement and shot a current of air at her feet.

This was not a pleasing observation as that meant the guy had an unknown variety of attacks at his disposal. For all she knew he could suddenly fire lighting from his fingers so she had to be prepared for anything and close the distance. Hopefully he would be unable to truly release such powerful attacks when the treat was in his face. Also, he would be less keen to her true potential.

"Have you ever heard the saying, win the battle but lost the war?"

In her line of work, it was the end objective that mattered, not the method of choice. Still the man was formidable. She could not tell if he was going all out or messing around but he was truly a nuisance. That was until he opened his mouth and his first taunt flew out. Was this his goal, anger her and bait her into an attack, or was he trying to guilt trip her into not using an effective tool for the situation. Either way, it was a bold thing to say and not something she promoted. Sure the plan would work on a prideful opponent like say Kubi, but such a trick would not phase her.

She hopped over the wind current, just enough to minimize her time in the air, dispelled the dark bullets in her gun so the rubber pellets would be the only ammunition left and fired 2 more shots. The first would go for his hand the the other would go for his foot, with the aim of suppressing his meta powers while closing the distance between them. With the possibility of having an wide arsenal of powers, she could not rely on a feint until he returned to the defense.

If nothing else went wrong, she would only have a few more meters before she was up and personal with the man.