Round 4: Hosa Corvina vs. Regina Froster

"Oh shit!" Regina hissed as she watched Hosa transform into a fire breathing dragon right before her eyes. Her uneasiness quickly turned into panic as she caught sight of the blue flames dancing around the large creature's toothy mouth. The girl ignored the wince she involuntarily made when she pushed herself up from the ground so forcefully, and with her punctured shoulder.
The tall girl was just beginning to make a little distance when she was forced to the ground again by the shockwave that the blast of fire had sent out. The beast's attack only succeeded in knocking the wind out of her lungs and discombobulating her momentarily. Regina laid sprawled out across the concrete dazed, with her senses fuzzy. The only thing that brought the girl out of this state was when she caught a whiff of something burning and found, to her anger and dismay, that her abnormally orange hair had taken to the blue flame.
"Shit, shit, shit!" she exclaimed as she, yet again, threw herself from the ground and made a b-line for the water fountain. Without even a second thought, Regina launched herself into the somewhat cool waters of the landmark. She soon emerged with a gasp, filled with both a need for air and contentment. But, as soon as her euphoria ended, anger and determination filled her orange eyes. "Alright, messing with my hair was below the belt!" she yelled, her voice dripping with rage.
Regina was about to leap out of the fountain and go straight for her opponent, but the glint of metal hit her eye and a smile grew on her lips. With this quick change of plans, the teen made a break for her shield, which wasn't too far from where she was currently, and hoped that it would at least buy her some time before she could figure out an end-game plan.

There was a hiss from Hosa as she narrowed her eyes, her tail lashing in annoyance when she saw Regina had survived. She wanted to dive forward and try to end this once and for all, but a small part of her told her to stop, to wait...A part that was fighting her, one that didn't want this to end like she was hoping for it to. She watched with cold gaze as she stared at Regina, watching as she dove into the fountain to put out her burning hair. The words that the Winter yelled at her didn't effect the dragon, she just stood there. However, when she saw Regina retreating to go get her shield, she let out a hiss which quickly turned into a roar as she as she flapped her great wings once, taking to the sky. Her mouth filled with flames once more as she shot another blast of the blue flames at Regina, before flapping her wings to rise into the sky a bit more, before swooping down toward Regina; getting ready to hopefully capture her in her claws.

Regina instinctively rose the shield to protect herself from the blast of blue flame sent her way. Wow, this would be a lot cooler if I had a damsel in distress...! she couldn't help but chuckle as the thought entered her mind. The girl grunted as she pushed against the attack, coming up from a crouch to stand at her full, 5'11" height.
She was slightly relieved when the onslaught ebbed away before ending entirely, but that relief was quickly replaced by uneasiness. If there's no more fire coming at me, then that must mean... Regina's orange eyes trailed upward to spot the large, winged creature taking to the sky. "Oh you've got to be kidding me!?" she groaned with a sigh, although it all seemed a little melodramatic.
The Winter regained her seriousness as soon as she took heed of the fact that her opponent was making a move toward her. When trying to think of some sort of evasive maneuver to try, a thought occurred to Regina. Now that she's really big and has bones, I, being smaller and having my gift, have a significant advantage...! The idea made her smile with a mix of joy, gratitude, and wickedness.
To make her new plan work Regina waited until Hosa got deathly close to her, before diving lower herself and taking off in the opposite direction as fast as she could. When she was a good distance away, she got low in the foliage and crawled beneath a large toppled tree for good measure.

Claws dug into the earth as Hosa landed right where Regina had been not long before, staring off as the Winter ran and hide. What was she doing? Hiding wasn't going to save her. Her tail flickered angry as she drew a bit closer to the foliage that Regina was hiding under, a sharp hiss leaving her mouth as she lowered her head slightly, her icy blue eyes trying to locate where she had hidden. She should of simply breathed fire where Regina was hiding, but no, that would ruin the fun of the chase...Or...Her eyes glimmered faintly. Why didn't she; she was fine with...No, wait; draw closer. That was all she could focus on. It most likely seemed foolish to the people watching; they knew what Regina could do with a touch but Hosa no longer cared; she had to end this. She had to end this now.

Just a teeny bit closer, that's it! Regina thought in her head coaxingly, as if she were talking to nothing more than a common house pet, not a large, black scaled, fire breathing dragon. A smirk grew on her pale face as the snout of the creature drew closer and closer still. The only thing that distracted her, although only briefly, was the look of self-turmoil held within the blue slitted eyes of Hosa. Regina had gathered that some thing like this-- a creature like this-- was nothing like the other girl was used to, and this was probably a first for her, because it certainly was for Regina. With that knowledge in mind, the orange haired girl could make a plausible solution of Hosa trying to put a stop to this, most likely because this new development was so sudden and she was fearful. That thought brought back the memory of her opponent looking so scared after they had fallen from the tree. With all of this in mind, Regina knew that this was more than her just having to end this battle, more than just winning the tournament. I have to help her, she told herself, I have to save her!
As all of these thoughts and ideas went on inside of her head, the Winter was slowly and carefully slipping her feet out of her sneakers, letting her fingers inch the fabric of her socks off of her pale feet. When she had finally reached a verdict on her course of action she executed it. The tall girl burst from her hiding place and landed with her whole body on the dragon's snout. When she became sure that she was on the creature, Regina gained her footing and concentrated her gift. Please let this work, please let this work! she practically prayed as she started taking a few experimental steps forward. She was filled with a sort of giddiness as she felt the bones beneath her toes depress and let out horrible cracking noises. But she knew she couldn't stop there. Regina quickly regained her emotionless composure and carried out her plan. The orange haired girl made her way over the crest of the dragon's skull, the large bone sinking beneath her touch, and regained her footing so that she could finish her job by running down the beast's spine. It surprised her when she heard a giggle and realized it was coming from herself.
When she had gotten to the monster's tail, she leapt off and landed on the ground-- if you could even call it a landing... Brushing the dirt and grime from herself, the girl stood to face her opponent, trying her hardest not to very obviously revel in her handiwork.