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Cho stood in a room in the hallway adjacent to the one Erat was in.  So you're trying to find me quietly, eh?  I could adjust the lights so that whichever one is directly above him stays on, but that might be tipping my hand a bit too much.  Still, go into that room.  I have some surprises waiting.

Cho's power brushed over all the technology in the room Erat was moving toward, checking to see what he could mess with.  A sprinkler system linked to a fire alarm, a fairly hefty robotic arm that would deal some damage if Erat was in the wrong place at the wrong time, though nothing too bad, plenty of computers.

Activate the sprinkler system and try to create a short circuit with everything that's plugged in?  Or disorient him with the alarm and hit him with the arm while he's not looking.  If I can just stun him for long enough for me to get my electric rope wrapped around him, I've won.

Lloyd

He jumped back from the flame and shifted back into the darkness, but his path was cut off when another ball of fire erased the surrounding shadows. He circled around and re-emerged with a frontal assault. Despite being equipped with an edged weapon, however, he found himself overpowered by Lock's heated (metaphorically and literally) and furious brute force.

Lloyd broke away and once again flung into the shadows, barely dodging as his foe began lighting up the bridge to eradicate his methods of transportation. He hatched an idea; Lloyd took refuge on the bridge's underside and hid for a moment, then redrew his blade and began tearing away at its supports.

This calls for a spontaneous experiment; I've yet to see an adequate public demonstration of underwater pyromancy...

If you were making a pun on C++, respect.

If you were being serious, I think you mean D+, which is reasonable.

You don't know what C++ is? That's a first... It's a programming language like Java.

I mean, reading the description Zen posted, B is someone that can smash through rocks.  C+ is basically Olympic athletes.

C is more of like a person who works out.

D+ sounds like a vaguely athletic person, which is how you seem to be describing yourself.

Can you smash concrete? Concrete smashing is B rank.

And, like, concrete slabs. Concrete pebbles don't count.

Erat

Out of nowhere, the metal contraption swung and hit him in the chest. His thick robe and hardened chest absorbed the blow, making Erat wince and jump back. Just as he was about to attack the weird thing, water started falling from little cylindrical objects on the ceiling, and the faint hum of electricity came from the weird looking metal boxes, but neither bothered him much. Erat had seen a bit of movement from the room ahead of him.

I've found them! And they must be behind all of this!

Erat used a small amount of mana to throw a small bolt of lightning at Cho, not much but enough to stun him. The lightning hit the metal door, sending it flying open, slamming into Cho with some force, stunning him and giving him a nasty bump.

Shoot. I missed... this dark is very annoying. Well, when magic fails, resort to brute force.

Erat took a single step towards Cho, but he had miscalculated one very essential fact. Water + Electricity = Very bad. He saw fizzles and sparks, and a little bit of raw electricity hit his sword, sending jolts of electricity over his arm, rendering it uselessly numb. Erat  stumbled over to his previous room, but still being hit again in his leg, forcing him to stumble and limp. He used a small amount of mana to give him a burst of speed helping him get to the room.

Agh! I need to rest... this hit me badly.

Erat but his back to the wall of the other room and slowly slid down, and began to inspect his burns.

Cho

Cho grinned as he saw a lightning bolt flying at him, closing his eyes and preparing to absorb its healing power.    However, instead of hitting him, it hit the door in front of him, slamming him into the wall.  Oww... but it looks like I managed to create a short circuit or something.

Cho dipped his hand into the electrified water and rejuvenated himself with its energy, before turning his attention to the room Erat was in.  The door to Erat's room closed, and the electrical door locked with an audible click.  Then, Cho made sure all the surrounding lights were dimmed, and activated the computers inside the room, creating an eerie hum.

Psychological warfare might work if all else fails.