On the third day of the Annual Fox Festival, the sun was bright and the sky was clear blue. The clock had just ushered in the afternoon and all the spectators had already taken their place. There were already bets about who would win the match.
This time, all officials were in the grandstands to watch the match. Nana had already recovered a bit and was also sitting in the grandstand, next to her was her father.
Kaida had persuaded Huli that it was not a big hassle what Nari had done, so he was released from his room.
The moment Huli and Kaida entered the tournament field there were loud cheers and some spectators threw flowers down as a sign of good luck.
This time Kaida, had chosen to use weapons. She had a sword in each of her hand. The moment she came to a halt, she drilled her swords into the tiles of the tournament field and crossed her arms.
Huli, had also chosen to use weapons. He had a thick silver sword in his right hand. The end of the handle of his sword was a fox's head. Huli did exactly the same and also drilled his sword into the tiles of the tournament field.
When they faced each other, Taka gestured that the audience should be quiet
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, today is the day! It is time for the Final. Because it is a final, the match does not last 15 minutes but 30 minutes. Do enjoy the match and time will tell who will be victorious "
As Taka had given the go-ahead, Huli and Kaida kept looking at each other without moving. Minutes passed and none of them started moving. In the meantime the audience became restless and wondered what was going on
"Are they going to fight or not?"
" what are they doing? I did not come for this "
"Are they so in love that they don't want to hurt each other?"
The unrest of the audience grew bigger and bigger and just as thet wanted to rebel, Huli and Kaida started to move at the same time. They were so fast that it was difficult for the audience to see what was happening.
The moment she faced each other again from a distance, it was a mystery to everyone except the people in the grandstands what had happened.
Kaida tried to warm up again while Huli was wiping the sweat from his forehead. Taka was jumping with excitement along the side and watched the match with full of enthusiasm.
All of a sudden a large storm of flames flared up high and approached Huli at great speed. On Huli side a big snowstorm arose which approached Kaida with great speed.
The moment they met, great gusts of wind were released, which caused the fire and snow to go in all directions and the public to seek cover.
Zuko and Okui noted that Kaida and Huli went all out and were afraid that the strength would be a bit to much for ordinary villagers
Zuko made sure that he made a shield of heat for the audience on Huli's side so that they would not be affected by his cold. Okuri provided a shield of cold so that the audience on Kaida's side would not be affected by her heat.
In the meantime, Huli and Kaida fought each other again. Huli gave her a bottom kick that she blocked with her foot. Kaida gave him a sideways punch that he blocks with his arms. In turn, she handed out kicks and punches that they both blocked.
15 minutes had already passed and they were on pair with each other. They both ran towards their weapons and pulled them out of the tiles of the tournament field.
With their swords in their hands, they faced each other while trying to catch their breath.
Kaida looked at Huli looking for an opening, again she saw none.
Huli also looked at her looking for an opening, but he also saw none.
Again they ran towards each other and were now sword fighting. The entire audience was silent and on the edge of their seats.
The only thing that could be heard were the sounds of the swords coming together. In all the years of the annual fox festival, nobody had caused Huli to use so many skills.
Huli grabbed his handle of his sword with two hands and raised his hands above his head. He struck down his sword with rapid speed and power.
Kaida crossed her swords above her head and blocked his sword. The force with which his sword landed on hers forced her on one knee.
With a quick movement, Huli gave her a low kick against her other leg, causing her to fall behind. She rolled away just in time when his sword landed just next to her face.
She looked at the sword and thought what a speed. He is fast, i need to watch out!
She quickly slided across the floor to the side and stood on her feet. She quickly ran towards Huli and made a sham as if she was going to hit him with her swords.
The moment Huli turned to block her swords, she fell to her knees and gave him a punch in the stomach with the handle of her right sword.
Huli lashed out with his sword, which scraped her arm. She jumped back and held her arm. Huli spat blood as he gasped for air. What kind of brute force does she have?
In the meantime, 25 minutes had already passed and it was visible that the match took a toll on both of them.
Both the heat of Kaida and the cold of Huli began to decrease and they were both no longer as fast as at the start of the match.
When they had recovered a bit, they flew at each other again. This time the way they were sword fighting was more intense, it seemed as if they really wanted to hurt each other. Huli succeeded in being the first to knock the swords out of her hands.
Kaida ran towards him and jumped on his arm with a quick movement and clenched his neck with her legs, causing them to fall together. With her palm she struck his hand with great force, causing his sword to fall out of his hand.
With great difficulty he came out of Kaida's hold and quickly got up. He quickly grabbed her leg and spinned her around and then threw her across the tournament field.
Everyone thought she would be thrown out of the tournament field, but she stretched out her hands and set them off against the tiles and landed on her feet again. She wavered for a moment before she stood firm.
Again they ran towards each other. Huli gave her an elbow punch and Kaida gave him an upward punch to his jaw, both of them could not block because they had launched the attack. The moment the drums rang that the time was up, they both fell unconscious on the tournament field.
Everyone was stunned and wondered who had won. Taka was stuck to the side and looked with wide eyes at the two who were on the tournament field. He entered the tournament field and examined them both.
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, after futher examination it's a draw"
Kyona watched Huli and Kaida being carried away on a stretcher and then turned to her father
"father what about the dragon ceremony, do you think we can still perform it tonight"
Zuko scratched his head
"it's only half an hour after noon, let's see if they wake up on time, and how they feel when they wake up"