Clearly, the biggest problem she was going to have was drawing him into attacking rather than just constantly withdrawing. So far, his magic wasn't having much of an effect on her— she was just feeling a mild warmth— but this was likely to change as more time passed, never mind the more attacks he landed.

I can't give him any time to do more than react. It'll be tricky, but with a little luck… Before, she'd tried to draw him into making mistakes with feints, but he'd been able to react without leaving himself open. This time, she'd just try to land attacks and look for any openings he left. She rushed in for another attack, aiming to strike him in the chest. If he avoided that, she'd try for whatever attack seemed most likely to connect; if she kept pressing him, eventually she'd either manage to get the opportunity to take him down or she'd force him to counter-attack. The trick would be doing so without tiring herself out.

Edward smiled as she continued to attack, and he deftly parried her attacks, deflecting her strikes while continuing to watch her. She had some skill and he knew that she could get better over time. He wasn't looking for a strong opponent but he actually admired something with the girl. He continued to block and dodge her strikes, occasionally flaring his lust aura at medium strength as he tried his best to use a war of attrition to get her to back down and overcome with lust.

He was clearly willing to just defend against her for as long as took for his magic to overwhelm her. Already, it was having a noticeable effect on her, her nipples perking up under her shirt enough to be visible through the fabric.

She had one more tactic which might work at least well enough to let her win one round. With the number of attacks she'd made, she was reasonably sure she knew which ones he was likely to block rather than dodge. If she timed it right, she thought she could grab his arm when he blocked her next blow, following up with a judo throw. Taking a deep breath, she started her attack.

He watched her as she set up her attack and he was impressed. Her tactics were clearly good and she was trying to adapt to his fighting style. He then decided that he would try and humor her for a moment and tried a counter, allowing himself to be open for a moment and as she tried to catch him, he sent another pulse of his lust aura against her, trying to disorient her before giving her a light palm strike against her abdomen that was laced with lust energy as well.

He managed to avoid her attempt to catch his blocking arm before making his own attack. The blow was too weak to do much to her, though, and she'd been waiting for him to attack for most of this match. Despite the effects of his magic, she still had enough presence of mind to catch his wrist before he could pull away again and quickly follow up with a shoulder throw. She let out a single "Ha" as her opponent landed, but it wasn't clear whether this was triumph at having actually managed to score a point, getting her breath back after her exertion, excitement due to his lust energy, or some of all three.

Edward smiled to himself as he was thrown in a classic judo throw and he landed on his back, and he quickly rolled to the side and then looked at her and said. "I am impressed... you do have some potential after all. By the way, this first round goes to you. And let me make some things clear to you. Even if you lost, I could still provide you with some advanced books about kenpo and some other martial arts. That is my additional deal to you."

He then got into a stance again and said. "Now, let us continue, shall we?"

She didn't respond to his additional deal; she didn't know what he wanted in exchange, and couldn't afford to take the time to ask. Even if the next four rounds took no longer than this one had, she wasn't sure she could last that long; she could feel the wetness growing in her pussy as his magic took its toll on her resistance. If I manage to win this, I'm going to have to hope Pia's available. Or Ryu or the twins or someone.

She nodded quickly at his statement as he dropped back into a stance before launching into another series of attacks. It wasn't a sophisticated attack, just a rapid set of strikes designed to keep him off balance. She didn't expect he'd make the same mistake again, but she needed to get him to make some sort of error if she was to have any chance.

Edward just grinned as he blocked and parried her attacks quite lazily this time as he flared his aura at indeterminate times as he sometimes struck her lightly at her elbows and shoulders at times where he could strike her. He then dodged one particular set of rapid strikes when he made them and then crouched low before sending a light palm strike against her abdomen again, which was laced with lust energy and then sent a light sweeping kick at her leg as he tried to knock her off her feet.

As she'd expected, he didn't give her a chance to counter his palm strike this time. She was able to twist out of the way of his sweep kick, though just barely; if he hadn't used a similar attack earlier, she doubted she'd have been able to react in time. It was only a moment later that she realized it might have been a better idea for her to let the move take her down; the effects of his magic were rapidly mounting up, and she was having serious doubts that she'd last for five rounds. She quickly cast that thought aside; she wasn't sure whether she'd need to win three rounds to avoid her opponent having his way with her, and pride wouldn't let her throw a round anyway. As soon as she had her balance back, she spun around, trying to catch him with a spin kick before he could stand up completely.

Edward grinned as he deftly blocked her spin kick even as it knocked him back a little, but not before he took a page out of her book and then grasped her foot before he threw her over to the side with his lowest strength possible to avoid from injuring her though he pumped a medium amount of lust energy close to her inner thigh, before letting go and then withdrew again to prepare for her next attack.

Even if she'd been prepared for it, the throw would have taken her down. As it was, she was barely able to roll with the throw enough to let her stand up quickly after she landed. Careless. Should've thought he might be hiding some skills, too.

She dusted herself off quickly after she stood up. "Second round to you," she said, bowing slightly; while he was a monster with designs to have his way with her, he had earned her respect as an honorable martial artist. She wasted no time launching into a new series of attacks, aiming to force her way in close enough to him while he was defending that she could take him down with a shoulder throw; she couldn't afford to spare a moment if she wanted any chance of holding out for long enough.

Edward bowed in return to her, feeling his respect for the girl in front of him as he faced her. When she launched into another series of attacks, he dodged and ducked, weaving in an out of her reach as he tried to predict her attack pattern again. He was enjoying this match, though he was also quite excited in ravishing her. She was a worthy opponent, and he deduced that her essence would prove to be quite valuable... though he might save it for something else.

He soon parried deflected two jabs that were aimed at his chest, and he assumed a intermediate kempo stance and then let fly with a flurry of light jabs , countering her strikes but his punches also contained minute amounts of lust energy that would seep into her body. It would be not long before she would succumb... but he reckoned she would be able to hold on for at least a round of their match.

No matter how hard she tried, Susan was unable to find a weakness in his defense. His speed and magic had her hard-pressed to fight him even before he started his counterattack, at which point she had a bit of difficulty even defending herself. If he'd been going all-out, she knew he'd have overwhelmed her easily, but he was apparently deliberately pacing himself so that she could barely manage to avoid or block his attacks and make some attacks of her own.

Soon enough, she managed to get enough of the rhythm of his attacks that she could try to find a weakness that might give her a chance. After a moment, she noticed a possible opening. I hope this works, because I'll be pretty badly off-balance if it doesn't, she thought as she aimed a kick at his legs, hoping that he'd be concentrating too much on her punches to notice until it was too late.

Edward focused on his opponent's movements even as he rained punches and jabs at her, analyzing her even as she tried her hardest to parry and deflect his strikes. It was an enjoyable spar, and while he would like to end this early and enjoy his spoils, he would not stoop so low in this match... not this girl. He wants to win this fair and square... just this once.

He spotted the kick on the corner of his eye and then he halted his attack for a moment and shifted his legs and then aimed a light kick at her shin to counter her attack and try to knock her off balance.

Susan only had a split second to react before his counterattack hit her leg. Fortunately for her, the pause in his attacks was enough to warn her that he'd noticed her kick, even in her slightly… distracted state. That, combined with the blow striking her shin, allowed her to remain standing despite stumbling back a couple of steps. Anticipating that he'd launch into an attack while she was off-balance, she prepared to try and grab him and fall backwards if he did, using the momentum to propel him over herself.