Artem felt every moment of his magic fist thrusting its way into Hikage's abdomen, until that crucial moment where the forward momentum of the impact pushed her away from him. One thing he found interesting in this encounter was the fact that he hadn't held any proverbial punches. Indeed, the few attacks he'd made against Hikage were full force. He still felt there was much progress being made toward his own victory in the challenge. Perhaps when he beat the green-haired girl into submission, he'd offer her a steak and announce her success in the initiation by virtue of earning his trust. Or perhaps...

"Ugh..." Artem grunted as blood trickled from his mouth down his chin. In the middle of his train of thought related to time spent after the initiation - time yet to come - something happened. He hadn't even righted himself from his own assault before the spiked ball of a hedgehog buried itself in his side, piercing his lower torso multiple times at once. "S-... Sugei. We're gonna get married, you an' me," he said with a large, rather stupid-looking grin as his spell faded from existence.

Just as large as the smile on Artem's face was one of a more devious nature in the expression of Leonis. "Oi, oi... That was a sick move. I was worried before, but maybe we should've kept that fight going in the exam."