Najiko snickered. "Jess says I'd be very good help for training her students."

[Short post, hands are shaking from having spent 10+ hours typing already today]

Darren looked at her. So how about a 3 way...

Spar? he said as they looked at him oddly.

But we'll be focusing on developing this lil ninja he said drawing both of his gunblades.

Bang... he said said pointing a blade in each of them.

Jess smiled. "Why didn't I have her spar with someone earlier, and I'd be glad to join in on a fight." She got her two tonfa from Mallet space and donned her Earth Armor to prepare for the fight

Najiko had a bloodthirsty look in her eyes as she produced long, thin, serrated blades from her knuckles, shundo'd over to Jess and tried to disarm the Earth Mage of her left tonfa.

Jess held the weapon steady, and tried to knock Najiko upside the head with her right tonfa.

Najiko parried, cutting up the tonfa with the blades attached to her left hand.

It was clear from the way Najiko had produced the blades that they could be used by themselves to cut, or to enhance the power of a punch... Though deadly the bone armaments had one major weakness - they were very short and had little reach.

Rolling his eyes he shundo'd to where Jess was he then took his shots at Najiko. His blades produced fine sounds of steel and gunfire as he mixed in shots between his swipes to try to push the little girl back off Jess while aiming one shot at the center of Jess's armor.

(The gunblade produces a minor explosion that goes in a small cone in the weapon's general direction.)

Jess took the shot, using the opportunity to suddenly release the pressure on Najiko's hand blades, causing her to lose control and cut herself. At least that was what Jess hoped would happen as she made her tonfa disappear.

Najiko acidentally made a few shallow cuts to herself, but saw what Darren was trying to do and tried to brace herself. It failed, she was still knocked a few feet away... and so she shot the hand-blades out as projectiles, sending one volley of four at Darren and the other volley of four at Jess.

Darren was stuck in the air after being knocked back from the explosion he shot at Jess's Armor.

Oops...used a bit more magic then I wanted he thought as he started to reload the magic clip back into the gun.

He then turned to see projectiles coming towards him.

He swatted two away but gritted his teeth when he feel two hit home and struck his thigh.

Grrrr... he said.

Gunblades might be good for meleeists but countering ranged attacks is hard enough with one he thought, getting back into his stance.

He smiled. Alright Alright... that was a very good he said complimenting as he saw Albert take the needles for him as he then ejected them from his body, hitting the ground as he spoke.

Heh alright let's get something to eat now he said looking at his bag.

They then spent the rest of the day getting to know each other eating dinner and sleeping inside the shrine.

Jess : 1SP 1MP 150 000
Juken : 2SP 1MP 50 000