B.F.G.-Espada Versus Tails Versus Ryo

"Look out!" Braden yelled, but it was too late. The knight that was fighting samurai guy was now just counted as a loss. Samurai guy had a real show stopper with that energy of his. He was looking a little tired. Espada ran up, the large worm managed to charge at the samurai, as it lunged through the air it gave him the break he needed. The large shadoe directly under the worm was his key. A little focus and a little love he manages to send up large shadow hands that squeezed it on each end. The worm was streched out like a rubber band, halted to save the samurai. The shadow beneath the worm began spawning random spikes to finish the large beast off. Espads was exhausted. No way around it. The guy was tired, but the guy wasn't gonna quit.
 "You...okay?" He found himself asking the other survivor. It was a pretty cool thing, being able to fight with an old timey warrior like this. Too bad it had to end with one of them dying. Espada raised his sword, a sign of respect as he tried to catch his breath. He wasn't letting his guard down.

Ryo regarded the shadow assassin, who now raised his sword.  It seemed with the knight's unfortunate end and the serpent beasts felled it now at last came down to a duel between two warriors. It had taken the full force of Ryo's ki to stop the behemoth in his tracks, and he could see that the other warrior was feeling strained himself. Ryo raised his own legendary blade. Earth dried and cracked was all that lay between them. The sun beat down hard on earth and man alike from straight above in the sky. Gentou kept much of the heat off Ryo, but he was still under-dressed for the heat.  He was sure to have sunburn in unpleasant places after this battle. and to think, he had only sought quiet meditation and a bath.

"You are fearsome indeed" Ryo spoke, mostly to allow his opponent at least a second or two to catch his breath. "Your sorcery is powerful, but a warrior's true strength can only come from within. You carry a blade, let us see how well you can use it!"  Ryo took a step back with his sword in a high stance before snapping forward like a snake striking. He struck at the ground in front of him in a wide arc, a shockwave of ki spreading forth and tossing up the dry earth in huge portions. The airborne dirt reduced visibility to zero, and blotted out the sun. Most of it would settle back down to the ground, but a moment was all Ryo was looking for. He leapt into the air, pulled his drawn blade far behind his head and extended his leg in a flying dragon kick. The lack of visibility didn't do much to hamper Ryo, who sensed his opponents spirit through the storm. His ki-infused kick came down at the shadow assassin like a missile with enough force to shatter bones.