[PS] Burter's Dojo

[Ruhiel]

It was a strange feeling, yet envigorating at the same time. To fight against oneself, was both humbling and awe-inspiring. A black aura whipped up around his replication, mimicking the other Twenty exactly. They both narrowed their crimson eyes at the same moment, and then, without a moment's notice, they charged.

A tremendous "clang" rang through the dojo as the pair slammed into one another. Their forearms were trembling from the force of keeping themselves at bay. Both kicked away from each other at the same moment, skidding to a halt slightly farther away. In tandem once again, their right forearms flicked forward, and a crimson enegy blast erupted from their palms. The orbs screamed through the air, before connecting in midair and cancelling each other out.

Then their styles began to differentiate, as the more creative half of his mind clashed with the more analytical half. The creative duplicate quickly began front-flipping across the mat towards the analytical Twenty. As the inventive android neared the strategic one, two energy blasts solidified in his palms, and as he exited his aerial flip, he brought the blasts down upon him.

But before the smoke had even cleared, the other Twenty had exploded outward, gripping his duplication by the forehead, and slammed him down hard into the mat. He quickly leapt away as his replication attempted to deliver a sound kick to his abdomen.

Both were on their feet once more, and now, the testing phase was over. Both planted their feet upon the blue mats forcefully, and dropped their right arm perfectly vertical in front of themselves. They grasped their arms with their other hand, and began to forcibly inject ki energy into their arms. A coating of scarlet ki coalesced around their forearm. With a quick downward motion, a crimson ki blade extended out over their hands.

The sound of ki crackling soon echoed out from the pair of androids as their glowing ki blades clashed. They stared at each other's crimson eyes furiously, each trying to force the other down. But then the creative Twenty suddenly slammed his forehead into the analytical Twenty's chin. The android stumbled backwards from the blow, grasping his jaw with his other hand.

"That was a cheap shot." the strategic Twenty spat, as he popped his jaw back into place with a sickening pop.

"That's just mixing things up." the other Twenty chuckled, and then dropped back into a defensive stance as he saw the his opponent about to attack once more.

"Then so is this!" the android retorted, suddenly exploding forward with a bang.

The creative Twenty smirked, holding up his blade towards the rapidly oncoming android, preparing to block his blade thrust. But just as it looked as if their blades should have clashed, the ki blade passed straight through his, and then right through his body. Yet there was no pain, and no damage done whatsoever. In fact, Twenty seemed to dissipate completely. Yet in the illusion's stead, came Twenty once again, blade held out to strike. The creative Twenty put his blade up to block once more, but yet again, the strategic Twenty seemed to dissipate as soon as he made contact. And that's when, there was pain.

A glowing sanguine-hued ki blade was protruding from the creative Twenty's abdominal area, sending out sparks from where it had exited. The analytical Twenty stood in front of him, with a smug smirk on his face.

"Got you with the Tri-Break. If I could fool myself, then it's going to be even easier in the competition." the machination gloated as the creative Twenty squirmed.

"You think so?" the creative Twenty growled, and locked eyes with his opponent.

In a flash, Twenty's eyes turned from red to light blue, as the immense power of Gero's mind was called upon. The strategic seemed to freeze, and then his face went oddly slack, and he looked around the room with a bemused expression. And then down at his blade that was gutting the other Twenty.

"Whoa! Sorry, I didn't even realize I'd done that to you! Are you alr-" the strategic Twenty began to babble, quickly pulling his ki blade out of the now grinning creative side of Twenty, before he was rudely cut off.

A metallic fist caught him in squarely in the forehead, sending him bouncing away painfully. He finally slowed to a stop on the mat, and looked up with a dazed and confused look on his face. And then the effects of the Mind Break technique faded.

"And I got you with the Mind Break. I think this is going to be quite a tournament." the "out-of-the-box thinker" Twenty smiled, although clutching the aperature in his midsection gingerly.

"Yes, it will." the other Twenty replied calmly.

And then, in a flash of scarlet light, the two androids merged together once again, and a slightly beaten up Twenty stood alone in the middle of the sparring mat. He cracked his neck slightly, getting used to being back in one form again, and then proceeded to gaze around the room at some of the warriors who would be his competition. He was going to need all the information about his enemy as he could get.