@Teoinsanity@kishin asura@supertinyking((My god. Weeks of maybe one post per day, and now I miss two whole pages?))
After centuries of warfare, one begins to notice the difference between an attack aimed to kill, and a waste of time. Isaac's threats were useless to Khaine, the demon warrior well knew that Isaac had no business facing him. And when Shoula threw her cards, he didn't so much as glance at her as their bladed edges slid over his darksteel plate. The cards were certainly sharp, but against steel of that quality, and an attack intentionally aimed to skid off, it didn't so much as scratch the paint. Or it wouldn't have, if there had been paint. Of course, what this stunt did accomplish is distracting those in front of Khaine. Clearly he was facing fools, for who other would allow themselves to be put into such an unfortunate position while facing such a dire foe as himself.
As Maka pulled Asura to the ground, Khaine simply grabbed her by the head, her skull fitting quite neatly into the palm of his hand. Holding her behind him, he used her body to block any additional cards that might be aimed towards him as he kept his blade steadily aimed at Asura, the main threat in the room. While both Maka and Shoula had revealed their capabilities to some extent, Asura remained a mystery, and an unknown enemy was easily the greater threat. A swift and glorious battle would surely have ensued if Khaine hadn't been interrupted by two events, both of which slowed him down.
First, the tiny mortal returned, leading an army of the insectoids. It appeared the tiny mortal had healed their injuries, returning them to full health. Of course, it was clear that many of them would require longer to process the mental scars of what had just happened, and considering the room they were in Khaine considered it unlikely that they'd remain intact for long. Although, considering the fact that the insectoid leader (Isaac, was it?) was somehow still breathing, perhaps the intactness was not necessary.
Secondly, a new player entered the board. With no warning a large, demon-looking creature appeared out of nowhere, crashing face-first into the stone floor. The creature was clearly confused about it's surroundings, speaking to itelf as it attempted to figure out the same thing everyone else in the room was wondering. Despite it's appearance, Khaine recognized that this was not one of it's kin. In their travels, the Sons of Baal had met many other beings who described themselves as demons, and had annihilated more than a few of them. It seemed to be a rather common theme, although some fit the bil better than most. Of course, considering how well he was doing with Asura, Khaine added him to the potential list of enemies he'd have to face.
"Enough meaningless chatter." Khaine snapped at Asura, as he tightened his grip. While Maka was more durable at most, it would not be hard for him to crush her skull like a pineapple.
"Draw your weapon, and prepare yourself. I intend to kill you here, for the folly of attempting to control me." He tosses maka to the side with enough force to severely bruise her, although it would have broken a human's spine.
"I will either face you one by one, or all at once. It matters not to me what value your honour has, for at the end of this day it shall be your skull at my feet." In all this Doom and Ilyndriel were seemingly being ignored, although Khaine made sure he was ready to act should either of them attempt to intervene.