Shiki grinned."hes doing great!"

Elliot nodded. "Looks like he's doing fine." She said.

Faust giggled. "My, he is doing rather well, with those injuries." He said. "My question is, can he keep it up?"

Xing parried another blow from Shinling, followed by another. "You haven't changed at all, baby sister." He said, smirking.

Abby looked to Faust."of course he can!"

"We shall see then," Faust said with a grin as Shinling landed a blow to Xing's shoulder. "Looks like he's starting to slip."

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Xing froze. Shinling's machete stuck in his shoulder. "Bwuh?" He blurted.

"You're weaker." Shinling. "My big brother wouldn't have let that happen."

"Can it, twerp." Xing growled. He grabbed Shinling's wrist and pulled. The machete came out of his shoulder, painfully.

Abby growled."shut it Faust",she said watching closely.

Xing jumped back, breathing heavily. Damn...I'm still not at 100% from my last fight with Faust. He thought. And to make matters worse, that freakshow is watching. Damn that bastard...if I face him again in the tournament, I'm gonna rip his sorry corpse from limb to fucking limb.

Abby bit her lip."Xing dont quit, you can do this!"

Xing looked to Abby and smiled. He nodded. "No sweat!" He said. Taking his hand away from his shoulder, he held his puado out with both hands. "Vorpal dance!" He shouted, striking out with the attack at Shinling.

Abby grined."go for it!",she said happily.

Xing kept up the attack for as long as his shoulder would let him. When he finally let off, he could see that Shinling was panting nearly as much as he was. And her Over Soul was nearly used up. "Still using too much power." He said.

"Come on Xing, win this one",she called out."if you do , Ill make you any of opur favorite meals!!!"

Shiki laugh a little at Abby then looked to Xing."some on shw the littlw not job your no weakling"

"Sure, go through my stomach." Xing grumbled.

"Too slow!" Shinling shouted, running at Xing with her machete. Xing easily dodged and knocked the machete out of her hand, causing her over soul to dissapear. "No fair!"

"Fair." Xing said. "You know as well as I the match is over when someone's over soul disengages."

"True." The proctor said. "Tao Xing is the victor."

Abby blinked and smiled brightly and ran over to him."you did it!"

Shiki walked up behind her."wit to go!"

Xing gave the two a high five as his own over soul disengaged. "Thanks." He said. He looked to Shinling, who was sitting on the ground, pouting. "Quit looking like a baby, runt. You lost. Get over it."

"MEANIE! Meaniemeaniemeaniemeanie!" Shinling shouted. "You were supposed to let me win!"

Xing raised an eyebrow. "Really now?" He said. "And what makes you say that?"

"Because you always let me win back home!" Shinling replied.

"To get you to shut up and stop whining." Xing replied. "And it worked."

Abby looked to Shinling."loseing is a ppart of fighting, you learn and grow from that experience. It sucks to louse , but you do learn from it"

Shinling glowered, and got even madder when she saw....that Abby was older. "Says a girl who already has boobs!" She yelled.

Xing facepalmed. "That's the first thing you find to bitch about?! The fact that you've got no boobs?!"

Shiki bursdt nto laughter.
Abby sighed."yes says the girl who has boobs",she said looking at Shinling."and crying over a loss makes you look weaker, why would you want athat?I thought you were supose to be strong?"

"Besides, there's a difference between ten and....whatever age Abby is." Xing added. "And she's got a point."

"You...I'M NOT WEAK YOU OVERGROWN MUSHROOM!!!!" Shinling shouted, picking up her machete. The proctor stepped between the group and Shinling. "Get outta my way!"

"No. You have lost. Leave." The proctor said. "The fight is over. Leave, or I will be forced to make you do so."

Shinling pouted, then stalked away. "C'mon, Yinlun." She said. The cat ghost mewed and followed her mistress.

Abby sighed watching her leave and looked to Xing."its hard to belave that you two are related..."

Xing npdded."eah,agreed"

"Yeah..." Xing said. "You're not the only ones."

Abby smiled."so shall we head home and i'll russel up so food",she said grinning

"Might want to get Xing's shoulder checked out on the way." Elliot spoke for the first time since the match began.

Abby nofdded."Right!"

"My shoulder's sore as heck also." Xing said as they left the area. "Ow...."

Abby smiled."then we are defently having you looked over"