Razzy's attack had gone exactly according to keikaku, though the force of the explosion did strike him as well, sending him tumbling along the dirt. Still, the boy got back up on his feet around the same time as his foe did, still smiling, though there was some pain visible in his expression.

Razzy switched Rozhe back to blade form and listened to Zabar's words, carefully watching his moves. The appearance of the fireball came as a surprise, to say the least.

"I do like to think I'm pretty adaptable!" The boy called out, eager to prove just that. Two projectiles were about to head his way. Whatever cover he could find would likely explode itself, making things so much worse for him. But even with this  in his mind, he remembered his opponent's words: Play dumb.

When the projectiles left Zabar's hands, Razz rushed forward, diving once he was a couple meters away from his original position. The explosions which struck the ground didn't hit him directly, but the damage (-6%) still got him some. Dust and debris were thrown up into the air, raining over the boy. He had to get up quickly.

Zabar was going all out now, just like he had promised he would. Alright, no biggie, Razz still had a good shot at this. They were even, after all, so it was anyone's ga- And Zabar was attacking again. Crap.

Razz was prepared to block another attack, possibly to use the same going-with-the-force tactic as before, but was a bit bewildered when the attack seemed to miss him entirely. Just as he was turning around to face his foe, he realized what was happening. And he didn't like it one bit.
 
Razz brought his sword up in time to block, but not in time to brace himself. The result was his blade flying out from his hand, sailing through the air and landing about 20 meters away, now in the geyser side of the arena. Oh, bother.

"Uh. Oops." He said, now staring his opponent face-to-face while disarmed. At this point, he did the only sane thing.

He ran like hell. He had to get his weapon back, and, at the very least, could use the geysers to buy him some time. But there was a problem with this plan, one which he realized immediately. Zabar was fast.

So, despite the fatigue which it would cost him, Razz used his semblance once more, and to a much higher extent. Rather than a brief, distracting bunch of squiggly lines and odd colors, this was a full whirlwind of lights around Zabar's head. Like a rock concert light show right up in one's face. It only lasted for about two seconds, but took a bit out of the pink-clad boy. He just hoped it was enough to buy him the time he needed to get in among the geysers.

(Aura at 40%)

When Zabar called out, Razz instantly figured what his opponent was planning to do. As such, Razz did the only sane thing he could think of. That is, he jumped in front of his opponent's shot. By this point, he was almost used to getting zapped. Not that it was pleasant, though.

Razz considered using his rifle for a moment, but decided against it. His opponent was fast, and his gun wasn't loaded. He had to pay full concentration to his every move so Zabar wouldn't pull another attack like the cape one off. He did, however, make sure he had some dust cartridges prepared.

After a moment of shock from the lightning, Razzy laughed a bit and knocked on the side of his head with his knuckle. "Guess I didn't think that one through entirely. You're a really good shot with that!" He said and took a defensive stance yet again. If Zabar tried the lightning again, he should be able to block it without taking damage this time. Hopefully.

(Aura at 56%)

Reggie took a moment to respond to Ash. The snotty shitstain on humanity looked between his teammates, then back to his father, who was now entering his ship. A faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Y-you're right! It's a test! He didn't mean all of that, clearly! I-I'm sure, once he gets back, he'll call me, and-"

"Pretty sure if he hadn't meant it, I wouldn't be here, you little shit." Silica interrupted him. "So you better clean up your act, or I'll be having a talk with you." She said. Silica was right miffed, and stormed off before Reginald could comprehend how his underling had just called him a 'little shit'.

The boy looked down at the wig which had fallen off his head. Was all of this... for real? Had his father actually just hit him? Was he really being essentially disowned?

Rufus could be up for it. He's also a faunus.

Zabar had managed to dodge Razzy's attack entirely, which didn't really come as much of a surprise. The boy was prepared to avoid an attack, so the ice didn't get him as he hopped into the air.

The following shoulder charge gave him less time to act, though. The boy decided that with his footing, his best option was simply immediate retaliation. The charge was definitely fierce, but it could go both ways. Razz swung his blade out, crouching slightly and taking a single step forward, going for a stab at Zabar's side with his left hand, utilizing his own charge to deal damage.

He used his other arm to essentially 'receive' the charge. While taking full damage from it if Zabar kept going, the boy tried to give himself momentum while keeping some balance. He could use the attack to launch himself back towards that crystal he saw earlier, despite it being risky.

The boy was flung through the air, and had to tuck into a roll as he hit the ground once more. He was in front of the crystal again, his cape just a few meters away from him. The boy quickly got back up on his feet, taking a defensive stance again.

(Stab is 17%)

(Aura at 60%)

Razzy smiled a bit at his own attack connecting. His opponent was really good, but they did indeed seem to be on some equal footing at the moment. "A little bit of A, a little bit of B!" Razzy answered, giving a slight thumbs up and a broad, gleeful smile. "And yeah! This is already turning out super fun!" the boy added, readying his blade again.

He as well glanced briefly at the aura gauges, and was almost surprised to see both him and his opponent at equal percentage. He then turned back to his foe, gave a quick nod, and went for a move he might as well patent at this point: A charge consisting of him hopping from one leg to the other, moving from side to side. For the actual attack, he went with a straight stab at his chest combined with a kick at his foe's legs. It seemed that protecting them was slightly more of a challenge, after all.

(Stab is 8%, kick is 4%)

A whack to the back of the head sent a large amount of pain Razzy's way, and before he knew it, he was flying through the air. He had to react quickly to this if he didn't want to get destroyed in the following seconds. The boy swung his rifle in front of himself and down a bit, and fired, the fire dust cartridge still having a bit of steam in it.

While he did use up the last of the dust for it, he managed to at least slow his momentum down some, a puff of fire and red smoke escaping the barrel of Rozhe Orchideya. He managed to land on the ground without taking damage, albeit not gracefully. But his opponent didn't wait for a second, and fired another burst of lightning immediately.

Though he wasn't fully prepared for the attack, he had at least figured out what he could expect from the previous time Zabar had used lightning. He rolled under the attack, but was shocked briefly by it.

Now it was Razzy's turn to attack. Not having the time to reload his rifle, he swung it overhead, swiftly turning it back into blade form. He then proceeded to use it to cut loose his cloak, letting it flow away behind him, his foe clearly seeing it as a weakness. Razz then charged his opponent, first using semblance to summon a bunch of pretty lights and squiggly lines in front of Zabar's eyes before going for a set of slashes at his legs and a stab at his abdomen.

(2 slashes for 5%, a stab for 8%.)

(Aura at 77%)

Razzy was a bit surprised that his attacks weren't dodged at all, but he was far from complaining about it. After his set of two strikes, the boy hopped back a bit and took a slightly more defensive stance. His foe proceeded to sail through the air, seemingly going for a strike from above. And yet, that wasn't entirely the case.

"Whoa!" When Razz was yanked back by his cloak, he was certainly startled. So much so, that he wasn't able to immediately respond, but he figured enough to try and keep his balance. The boy's finger flicked the button on the pommel of the blade, extending the weapon slightly and forming a rifle. Razzy used this to keep himself from falling, but he was now a bit lopsided in his stance, and was still being held by the back of his cloak. He was not doing well for himself.