Yumi Zante Vs. Santana Lopez

Keep in mind a few key things:

1. Bring the arena surroundings and maybe a little background into the story. The stage will be the same for everyone and feel free to manipulate it with magic.

2. Try to keep your posts to a MAXIMUM of 8 paragraphs. This is a duel, hurry and get down to work.

3. While in a duel your character will not have the time to cast hundreds of spells. For this reason, you are limited to casting a MAXIMUM of 3 spells per post.

4. Remember: Your characters are not invincible. Be realistic. Even though they will not die in this competition, let them get hurt if you feel your opponent has made a great attack.

5. Also, unless your opponent reveals themselves, you do not know one another. Keep in mind that you cannot hear their thoughts and predict their every move. You will be asked to edit your post should you act upon knowledge your character does not have.

6. Whoever is the second duelist to post MUST play off of what their opponent has established. Note: You do not have to make an attack on your opponent during every post. You can instead defend yourself and stage a greater series of events along the way.

7. Everyone will have a designated time in which to post. Do not keep you opponent waiting any longer than necessary and please try to avoid last minute posting. We want this to be as fair as possible and that will take a little work from all of us. If you are going to be unable to post please send a Private Message to Demetri Gamble so new arrangements can be made.

If you haven't already, please read the RULES to dueling. If you are unfamiliar with how to write a duel read this simple SAMPLE.

The Scene:You and your opponent have entered a small underground arena. There are trees, shrubbery as well as large and small boulders all throughout the area. A pond resides in the center of the arena and fog continuously rolls off its banks. Your peers surround the arena to watch the duel. Demetri walked to the center of the arena. "Let's begin," he said as a light flashed from his wand leaving the duelists to take over the scene.

She'd been waiting for this for a while. But at the same time she was loathing it. She was glad that she would finally be able to do something fun besides work all day and then do nothing at home. The good thing was that now that she had graduated, she didn't have to go back to James anymore, he couldn't do anything to her anymore. But Yumi was a little scared after her attack. She knew she was still a little bit unhealed after it, it was only about three months ago and though some people think that's more than enough time to be okay, it wasn't.

They didn't know what it was like to be turned into a werewolf, well most of them didn't. It was painfully and it could be traumatizing for some people. Yumi wasn't exactly traumatized but she was really shaken up about it. In fact she hadn't even worked for a few weeks after the attack. This was probably the first time she was going out somewhere that wasn't work. The red haired girl entered the arena with her face covered with the mask that had been sent to her. The least she could do was hide her identity just in case something happened.

It's time.

She thought as she saw the owner come to the middle of the arena and announce that it was time to start. She might be young, but Yumi was tactful and she wouldn't be an easy opponent to face. She took her wand out and pointed it at her opponent, giving it a light flick as she thought, Averte Statura.

Santana, walked into the arena, and looked at the fog, it was peaceful, she doubted she'd have much peace in the next 10 minutes with this duel. She'd been sent a mask, showing half of her identity but she declined the offer, she didn't have to hide her identity, she didn't have anything to hide in general.

She saw a person at the end of the field, opposite from her wearing her mask, her brain racked for ideas, of people who might be hiding themselves, Milo, James, Jack? She had no idea. She saw the owner enter the middle, and say, 'Let's begin" she drew her wand to make the first, move but she could tell the other girl beat her to it as a spell, cam at her fast. It hit her in the chest, and sent her flipping and spiralling in the air, this was not fair.

She had broken her wrist from that fall, easily not she'd just have to do the same. This wasn't going to hurt the girl, but punish her, she pointed the wand at her, and whispered, "Furnunculus" and then yelled, "Obliviate," but she though because she was so far away, the second spell would miss the target only time would tell. She was about to cast again, but she was fair, she drew her wand to her chest, and waited to block the next attack.

The spell seemed to be more powerful than she had expected and although she felt bad for the girl, Yumi wasn't going to let up. Her opponent seemed to bounce back quickly and she sent spells at her immediately. Her hearing was better now that she was a Werewolf and though she couldn't exactly hear what spell had been sent at her, Yumi knew something was coming. Without much hesitation, she raised her wand and shouted, "Protego!" to defend herself from the other girl's first spell.

When the spell hit the shield that had been cast from her wand, Yumi quickly jumped to the side to avoid the second one. As she jumped to the side, she tripped over something and fell onto the ground, scraping her arm on something sharp that was on there. She quickly jumped up and examined her arm, the cut didn't seem too bad and it wasn't bleeding heavily either. It could wait. Her attention turned back to the other girl and Yumi pointed her wand at her again.

Alarte Ascendare she thought, with a quick flick of her wand again. Her arm stung a bit and it caused her to wince, but it wasn't going to take her focus away from where it was supposed to be. Bombarda! she flicked her wand again and watched the spells go toward the girl.

Santana looked at the girl with fiery eyes, "Cow!" she said, under her breath. She looked into the girls eyes, as she cast "Alarte Ascendare" and Santana turned on her heel and ran, she was just beating the speed of the spell, but didn't get away in time, but it flipped her into the air. She watched the ground, as she went spiralling into the air, this girl was advanced, she seemed almost supernatural, it was probably just her imagination.

She landed in a dive, and smiled cruelly, at the person. "Bombarda" she yelled, and this wa sit, Santana was prepared, she quickly screamed, "Stupefy," and the spells connected, joining as one long tendril, "you're not so tough now, are you?" she said jokingly.

She counted in her head, "1...2...3..." and breathed in, she ducked so they spell would go over her, and not even touch her skin, "Sectumsepra" she screamed, the wand pointing at the girl, it was a mean spell, but she had to win.