Izaka Sazaka Vs. Dohma IC

[Izaka Sazaka]

The battle field upon which Izaka stood was covered in a thick black smoke, a choking haze that rose up from the ground. All around him the broken bodies of enemies and allies lay strewn about. War machines and weapons of siege were discarded, broken, by the wayside, filling patches of blankness along the field.

Behind Izaka stood an impressive structure, one of stone and wood and marble. It was a wide gateway, the entrance to a massive castle. It was the last thing he guarded. To get to their final objective, his enemy would have to pass through this way, they would have to go through him.

Angling his hand backward, Sazaka's palm fell down against the pummel of the sword, before finally gliding against the handle. Withdrawing the weapon, he drew it to the ready stance. Already, off in the distance, he could sense his opponent approaching through the hazy fog.

This would be their final conflict.

[Dohma]

Amidst the death ridden field stood the paladin clad in the basics of paladin armor. Designs upon his armor told a 'story' not of peace, and the gods, but of the blood that was spilled at the hands of the Enochian order.

Upon the back of the paladin, remained a sword, a shield, and a spear crossing one another. Within the hands of the epitome of religion with aggression remained a shortsword, and a shield of glory that matched the one upon his back.

There was an 'aura' of essence that surrounded this paladin in particular. With gentle eyes, this aura was stared upon with the illusion of him watching the path before him. Feeling a near magnetic like tension between himself and this 'castle' that stood before him.

Pillage? What was there to pillage besides the books of lore. Rape? What had there been to rape besides the grounds with his feet. Kill? What was there to kill other than those who had given up their hope, their faith. He wasn't different than any other paladin other than his 'faith' was stronger than most.

Giving himself to the 'light' Nelphini felt his aura intensify. Orbs of multiple colors began to direct themselves to and around his figure. Drawing them from the dead, the living, the ground, the trees, and the fires. This continued until his own aura became visible as a beam of light.

This light seemed to descend from the heaven's, and grace the earth with a feeling of happiness, and joy.. However to do this a vessel was picked, and that vessel was none other than Nelphini.

With a groan from the concentration that resulted in the generation of this stronger aura, Nelphini's tied back hair began to whip within the light from above; and so did the tendrils of cloth that hung from below his armor.

"I shall... Give to them, the joy of the gods."

[Izaka Sazaka]

Izaka noted the large beam of light and the various orbs that now surrounded the figure of Nelphini. Taking all this in stride, he stepped forward. He knew his opponent to be a paladin from the ceremonial symbols and inscriptions that lay emblazoned upon his armor, he knew the man to be a warrior of the gods, one that would channel their strength into an earthy vessel. So be it, he'd always wanted to kill a god.

Closing the distance quickly, Izaka entered a range around five yards, as he did this, his lips parted, a single phrase uttered. "First Skill, Modified: Lilith; Lag." This technique was a mixture of two he'd seen used previously, it was in Izaka's style to pick up and use the motions and attacks of his opponents. The first of the two techniques used in this combination was known as Kage Buyo, or 'Shadow of the Dancing Leaf'.

This technique was used to angle one's body in mid-air, slipping it around the rear of the opponent; the technique was used prominently by ninja, most notably by those of the village of Konohakagure. The second technique in the combo was a simple one, known merely as 'after image', hence the lag.

Izaka's figure blurred, his body breaking apart as multiple copies of it sprung about. Lifting into the air, his figure vanished completely, moving too fast to track with the eye due to the many blurred after-images. Appearing behind his opponent, Izaka remained in the air, body lifted off the ground, completely silent.

He avoided touching down, avoided letting his body make any sound at all, that would give away his position; as of now, there was now way for his opponent to know his location. Parting his lips, Izaka mouthed something, no sound escaping his lips. 'Second Skill: Beleth'. The sword in his hand began to vibrate, giving away his position at the last second.

By the time the noise began, the weapon was already half-way through its arc, aimed toward the back right shoulder-blade of his opponent. Surely the rending power of his vibrating weapon would be enough to overcome the shield currently placed upon the back of his opponent, if not, the weapon would simply be angled, attempting thusly to sever an artery rather than cleave the man in two.

[Dohma]

The energy traces of the opponent never vanished, but Nelphini wasn't able to get a direct locale of his opponent from such a thing as simple as a child's hearing, or sight.

Fixating the energies that illuminated his figure and much of the ground; the paladin felt the arrival of something moving within aggression; the blade. His back was to be met in an all out attack from an enemy too quick to halt at this current time.

With a mere shifting motion, Nelphini rocketed backward by kicking off of the ground. Watching below while the feet that were instilled so sturdily lifted off. Without a true intent of dodging the blow, Nelphini intended to meet it head-- well, back-on.

The shield upon his back began to hum rather soundly as the mouth of Nelphini moved; and the shouts shortly followed. "EXPAND!" The beam of light split into small orbs that penetrated the depths of the metal that composed his shield, and went to work once there.

Massive expanding became present of the shield; it grew as fast as it could, becoming nearly double the size it previously was, once it collided with the sword coming his way. The energies within the depths of the shield upon/if being released would then seep into the ground below.

[Izaka Sazaka]

Izaka tossed his entire body into the swing: arms, shoulders, hips, back. When the sword swept downward, it met the expanding shield with a violent wrenching sound. The magic residing within the shield were just barely enough to save it, the sword's vibrations screeching to a halt.

Tossing his feet upward to avoid being bashed completely by the shield Izaka soon pushed off, using his legs to wretch free his previously shield-locked weapon. Flying back a couple of yards, Izaka hit the ground rolling, quickly recovering into a crouching position as he blade was unleashed, swinging forward from his left hip in a wide arc toward his right.

A long wave of razor-wind was released from the blade, magic flowing from the individual down into his weapon to accomplish this task. "Wind: Razor Gale"

[Dohma]

Releasing the shield from his hand, the arm braced itself to support the weight of the massive defensive item, soundly.. The hands began to hold onto the handle of the Paladin's main blade. "Hmph!" He quickly sounded as the energies that were previously in the shield made way into the sword.

"Holy Cross!" As the oncoming gust of wind made its way progressively, Nelphini slashed through the air in the shape of a crucifix, leaving behind the energies in the very same shape. Compacting, and condensing, the energies started to bubble up, bulging, and rip through their confines until a massive hue of bright light in a small cross-like shape was all that was left.

Not alone, was this cross, this energy-filled creation.. For the very workings of 'Expand' took to this shape, this religious creation. "Divinities, permit me to expand!" The religious portions of the man, met the magical, and the magic met the man portions of religion, and such was the circle of this Paladin completed.

A massive cross like barrier started to form before him.. The cross's shape stretching, left and right, then wrapping around to cover 360 degrees.. The 'torso' of the cross shot up and down, until it planted itself into the ground, and the upper portion wrapped to the back to meet the two arms.. And so was this completed.

Within this hue of radiation, and energies; Nelphini mouthed something.. a silent enchantment for himself; "Summoned Soul" and such he was abducted by the energies that had yet to been shown. His body increased; nearly growing a thick layer of stone upon its skin to show the durability, and his muscles bulged and rippled to show their increase.

"Gahh!" he called out, behind the orb.