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Mcmolly"What part of 'don't fuck around' did you not get?!" Meli yelled at Lola, kicking her as Michel healed her. "Are there rocks in place of where your brain is supposed to be?! What the fuck, Lola?!"
Surprisingly the brown haired woman shot a glare back at her younger sister. "I WAS taking it seriously you asshole." She snapped back,, though her threatening tone lessened as she winced. "How the hell do you fight a chick who can stop time? Seriously? We were toe to toe the whole time until she finally decided to use it, and it wasn't like I could change my attack once I got going. She managed to use my own momentum against me." Lola let out a small groan. "This hurts." She whined to Michel, though she was aware the complaint fell on deaf ears.
Meli and Michel had come to her rescue, it seemed. She was pretty sure she was going to die; she ran right into Emiri's sword. She also didn't think Emiri would just walk away, she was so sure she would finish her off. It was bitter, but at least she was alive. She looked at her sister, who had quite the sour look on her face, arms crossed. "Gods, we should just leave you here to die, goddamned idiot." Meli huffed, clearly displeased.
"No! Wait!" Emiri called, though of course it was too late. She didn't understand what was going on--no, she understood, and she was horrified. Without really thinking, she rushed forward, but as soon as her outstretched hand touched the darkness, she felt a somewhat strange sensation. Within seconds she withdrew her hand and was surprised to see that it had been burned. It certainly didn't feel like fire, and yet it disturbed her deeply. She looked up at the barrier, a rather hopeless desperation filling her. Why wouldn't Jaakuna just listen to her for once? She shook her head, and noticed the blue rose close to her.
The princess took Emiri's hand and cast a Curaja over her injury. "What is this...?" Nadeline asked, looking at the barrier though unlike Emiri she did not dare to touch it.
"It's Zodiark." Emiri replied rather quietly. "He's giving in...and taking his power." Grant looked at Wesley as Emiri spoke. It looked like Jaakuna's secret was out.
Within the barrier Shion looked at Jaakuna, never taking her eyes off of him. He sure seemed confident enough, though at the very least now he had the power to back up that confidence. She still had both weapons in hand, ready for whatever Jaakuna-Zodiark would throw at her. The aura around them was suffocating to say the least, though she remained steady. At this rate, either Zodiark would fully possess Jaakuna or worse, there would essentially be two dark beings roaming Ivalice. She needed to end him right here and now. Holding out both katana in front of her, a bright light enveloped her hands and the two blades. It erupted to form a much larger blade. Grapsing it together, she dug her feet into the ground and swung at Jaakuna.
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Charlotte peered at the device closely. Nothing was happening--or at least, that had been her last thought before Xerox came literally popping out of it. She let out a rather alarmed yell as he landed on top of her, falling to the ground. She had no idea that the device had been for teleportation of all things. She let out a small groan as she tried to sit up, though Xerox was not making things any easier. What exactly had she done to deserve this? She shot a look at her teammate, though as she was about to ask him to get off, she noticed that he was having trouble moving. Of course. Now all she needed was Duncan to come and fail her for frolicking around.
As she was about to shove Xerox off of her, a red light caught her attention. She knew what that meant. The announcement came shortly afterwards. Had they failed then? If only they had more time...but something must have happened. "Of course." Charlotte muttered, then turned her attention to Xerox. "Sorry about this." She managed to force herself into a sitting position, lightly pushing him off. Placing her rapier on the ground and after a few seconds of fumbling, she managed to get him on her back, rapier on one hand as her other arm supported him. "If you can, hang on." She instructed him, raising her rapier above the two of them. "Haste!" She called, and without waiting another second, the blonde took off in a burst of speed. As she ran, she spotted Kein. "Come on, we're leaving! Haste!" She called, casting the spell on him as she continued to run. The blonde only hoped he would follow.
As she was about to shove Xerox off of her, a red light caught her attention. She knew what that meant. The announcement came shortly afterwards. Had they failed then? If only they had more time...but something must have happened. "Of course." Charlotte muttered, then turned her attention to Xerox. "Sorry about this." She managed to force herself into a sitting position, lightly pushing him off. Placing her rapier on the ground and after a few seconds of fumbling, she managed to get him on her back, rapier on one hand as her other arm supported him. "If you can, hang on." She instructed him, raising her rapier above the two of them. "Haste!" She called, and without waiting another second, the blonde took off in a burst of speed. As she ran, she spotted Kein. "Come on, we're leaving! Haste!" She called, casting the spell on him as she continued to run. The blonde only hoped he would follow.
Thank the gods his feet could stay on the ground. His Gravity dispersed, and while the tornado was gone the winds would still occasionally came here and there. The Dalmascan prince would then make a suggestion, guessing at Michel's limits. Grant squinted at Michel for a moment. Wesley's deduction seemed right on point, as usual, though the question was how could they use this to their advantage? "Then we take a beating until he is fully drained and hope we have the energy left to kill him?" The prince suggested somewhat skeptically. "I'm all for that, but would we even last that long?"
The winds had stopped, and Nadeline found herself sliding down the pole and landing on the ground with a small 'oompf' of surprise. As she got up and dusted herself off, Savayna would join her shortly. It would seem Meli was not around, and the blonde general made a note of that. She would then suggest to go help the boys with Michel. "I would like to think she ran away as well, though that seems somewhat unlikely." She admitted, gripping her staff with both hands. "Most likely she has gone to join Michel. We too should go, a man with that strength is dangerous as it is."
Emiri and Lola's battle was going nowhere. The two were physically evenly matched--Lola had her speed and Emiri had her strength, but neither one could land a decisive strike. Green eyed studied purple ones, but no matter what one did the other knew how to negate and counter. As the wind picked up around them, both ignored it, not wanting to give the other any openings. Lola had to admit that Emiri wasn't just a pretty face for the most part. Emiri found herself somewhat impressed by Lola in return. Still, the longer they clashed blades, the more impatient they each got. This battle needed to end. They also knew the deciding factor: Emiri's power.
The question was why did she not use it? The two were well aware with it Emiri would end the battle, yet Lola knew that despite her boasts, she was now afraid of them again. She wanted to rely on her body, but said body just would not take the strain. Emiri would hear Chaos whispering to her, but she had to ignore it. She couldn't use it no matter how much she wanted to. Lola knew this as well.
And then an opening occurred.
Lola's iaito managed to clash with Emiri's Diamond Sword again, only this time, Lola put her back into her next move. She lifted her iaito upwards, parrying Emiri's attack rather than blocking. This threw her off guard for only a second, but that one second was all Lola needed. She lunged at her, fully intending to pierce her with her weapon. Before she could control herself, time stopped around Emiri, and she fell backwards. She heaved and breathed heavily, Lola still in position to strike. She let out a yell of frustration, slamming her fist on the ground. The truth was that she didn't even consciously do it. The same thing had happened in Nabudis as well; when she prepared her arrows, she didn't even notice that she used her power until afterwards. It was just second nature to her at this point.
The girl threw her head back, using the temporary pause to catch her breath. Her head pulsed, signaling that she needed to resume time. She got up, angling her sword in front of Lola, and she stared at her face. It was not the usual silly and nonchalant one she was used to. Lola had every intention to kill her. So be it. Emiri closed her eyes as time resumed, and Lola would lunge forward. As she did, she would slice herself along Emiri's sword. The woman let out a slight gasp of pain and surprise as the sword cut through her side, and the next thing she knew she was on the ground.
Emiri opened her eyes, looking at Lola. She watched the blood ooze out of her rather deep wound, wondering if the strike had killed her. She looked down at her sword, covered in Lola's blood, and she whipped it to the side, splattering her blood on the alley walls. Taking in a deep breath, she looked at the sky. The winds had ceased, but something sinister was in the air now. She looked at Lola once more, and then decided to investigate. Running through the streets, she noticed a blue rose on the ground. It looked completely fake, but as she looked at it, she could tell it was somehow very real. It glowed very faintly, and as she looked around, she saw more of them. With sword in hand she cautiously kept going, though she would soon find the source of the rose and the sinister feeling.
The aura belonged to Jaakuna.
What could only be described as pure darkness surrounded him. As expected, he had dug further into Zodiark's power. Shion stood at the ready, Ultima's sword glowing some what dimly. She watched him rather carefully, and the small flower in her hair glowed. She looked to see the brunette staring at the two of them. Of course the girl of time had to show up now of all times. With the way Zodiark possessed the boy in front of her, she doubted even killing her would release his grip on him. She poised herself, ready to attack. A rather alarmed Emiri started walking forward. Shion raised her blade, turning it downwards, and stabbed the ground. The light glowed brighter and would form a small circle on Shion's palm. She pulled out another katana, her usual one, and picked up the second, stance at the ready.
"Jaakuna!" Emiri called out to him. Shion bent her knees, and in another burst of speed, went in for the attack. "No! Stop!" The brunette called as Shion swung both blades.
The winds had stopped, and Nadeline found herself sliding down the pole and landing on the ground with a small 'oompf' of surprise. As she got up and dusted herself off, Savayna would join her shortly. It would seem Meli was not around, and the blonde general made a note of that. She would then suggest to go help the boys with Michel. "I would like to think she ran away as well, though that seems somewhat unlikely." She admitted, gripping her staff with both hands. "Most likely she has gone to join Michel. We too should go, a man with that strength is dangerous as it is."
Emiri and Lola's battle was going nowhere. The two were physically evenly matched--Lola had her speed and Emiri had her strength, but neither one could land a decisive strike. Green eyed studied purple ones, but no matter what one did the other knew how to negate and counter. As the wind picked up around them, both ignored it, not wanting to give the other any openings. Lola had to admit that Emiri wasn't just a pretty face for the most part. Emiri found herself somewhat impressed by Lola in return. Still, the longer they clashed blades, the more impatient they each got. This battle needed to end. They also knew the deciding factor: Emiri's power.
The question was why did she not use it? The two were well aware with it Emiri would end the battle, yet Lola knew that despite her boasts, she was now afraid of them again. She wanted to rely on her body, but said body just would not take the strain. Emiri would hear Chaos whispering to her, but she had to ignore it. She couldn't use it no matter how much she wanted to. Lola knew this as well.
And then an opening occurred.
Lola's iaito managed to clash with Emiri's Diamond Sword again, only this time, Lola put her back into her next move. She lifted her iaito upwards, parrying Emiri's attack rather than blocking. This threw her off guard for only a second, but that one second was all Lola needed. She lunged at her, fully intending to pierce her with her weapon. Before she could control herself, time stopped around Emiri, and she fell backwards. She heaved and breathed heavily, Lola still in position to strike. She let out a yell of frustration, slamming her fist on the ground. The truth was that she didn't even consciously do it. The same thing had happened in Nabudis as well; when she prepared her arrows, she didn't even notice that she used her power until afterwards. It was just second nature to her at this point.
The girl threw her head back, using the temporary pause to catch her breath. Her head pulsed, signaling that she needed to resume time. She got up, angling her sword in front of Lola, and she stared at her face. It was not the usual silly and nonchalant one she was used to. Lola had every intention to kill her. So be it. Emiri closed her eyes as time resumed, and Lola would lunge forward. As she did, she would slice herself along Emiri's sword. The woman let out a slight gasp of pain and surprise as the sword cut through her side, and the next thing she knew she was on the ground.
Emiri opened her eyes, looking at Lola. She watched the blood ooze out of her rather deep wound, wondering if the strike had killed her. She looked down at her sword, covered in Lola's blood, and she whipped it to the side, splattering her blood on the alley walls. Taking in a deep breath, she looked at the sky. The winds had ceased, but something sinister was in the air now. She looked at Lola once more, and then decided to investigate. Running through the streets, she noticed a blue rose on the ground. It looked completely fake, but as she looked at it, she could tell it was somehow very real. It glowed very faintly, and as she looked around, she saw more of them. With sword in hand she cautiously kept going, though she would soon find the source of the rose and the sinister feeling.
The aura belonged to Jaakuna.
What could only be described as pure darkness surrounded him. As expected, he had dug further into Zodiark's power. Shion stood at the ready, Ultima's sword glowing some what dimly. She watched him rather carefully, and the small flower in her hair glowed. She looked to see the brunette staring at the two of them. Of course the girl of time had to show up now of all times. With the way Zodiark possessed the boy in front of her, she doubted even killing her would release his grip on him. She poised herself, ready to attack. A rather alarmed Emiri started walking forward. Shion raised her blade, turning it downwards, and stabbed the ground. The light glowed brighter and would form a small circle on Shion's palm. She pulled out another katana, her usual one, and picked up the second, stance at the ready.
"Jaakuna!" Emiri called out to him. Shion bent her knees, and in another burst of speed, went in for the attack. "No! Stop!" The brunette called as Shion swung both blades.
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The situation quickly turned hairy for the worse. More Grim appeared, but for once the numbers were not the only problem. It was the type that had appeared as well; if the Grim they encountered before could be considered Mooks, then these could be considered Boss types. Aurelia was rather astonished more than anything. Sure, she had read about them and maybe had seen one once or twice very briefly a long time ago, but in those cases she had not engaged them in combat. It certainly looked like one of those do or die moments, but as they group would soon see, perhaps they had not been as ready as they would have hoped. Slight panic ensued, and to her absolute horror and delight (in that order) Randy froze, but Felix managed to save her. She would have cheered if the situation hadn't been so dire. It was then suggested that they flee.
She noticed when Nevin fell to one knee, and she became somewhat alarmed. Before she could ask if he was alright, Nevin got back up, stating he would go last. Again? Perhaps the guy felt a sort of responsibility towards keeping everyone safe. She may have even complied, but seeing the many Grim around them made her hesitate somewhat. None of them could take them all alone, holding them off alone was just dangerous! She wanted to state as such, but once everyone got moving, she found herself hesitating again. That makes me second-to-last, then. Aurelia nodded to herself as Rampion went into Cannon Mode. She eyed the Grim around them, slowly moving towards the path and waiting for everyone to go through. Only when she and Nevin were left would she start going down it herself, though she gripped Rampion, ready to attack at any given moment.
The situation quickly turned hairy for the worse. More Grim appeared, but for once the numbers were not the only problem. It was the type that had appeared as well; if the Grim they encountered before could be considered Mooks, then these could be considered Boss types. Aurelia was rather astonished more than anything. Sure, she had read about them and maybe had seen one once or twice very briefly a long time ago, but in those cases she had not engaged them in combat. It certainly looked like one of those do or die moments, but as they group would soon see, perhaps they had not been as ready as they would have hoped. Slight panic ensued, and to her absolute horror and delight (in that order) Randy froze, but Felix managed to save her. She would have cheered if the situation hadn't been so dire. It was then suggested that they flee.
She noticed when Nevin fell to one knee, and she became somewhat alarmed. Before she could ask if he was alright, Nevin got back up, stating he would go last. Again? Perhaps the guy felt a sort of responsibility towards keeping everyone safe. She may have even complied, but seeing the many Grim around them made her hesitate somewhat. None of them could take them all alone, holding them off alone was just dangerous! She wanted to state as such, but once everyone got moving, she found herself hesitating again. That makes me second-to-last, then. Aurelia nodded to herself as Rampion went into Cannon Mode. She eyed the Grim around them, slowly moving towards the path and waiting for everyone to go through. Only when she and Nevin were left would she start going down it herself, though she gripped Rampion, ready to attack at any given moment.
Uhm where do they retreat to? I apologize if I missed it but I finally have a chance to post and I would like to before I get swamped with schoolwork.
Lola watched Emiri from on top of the building, though as the wind picked up, she spotted Michel from a distance. She let out a low whistle, her legs swinging on the edge. Michel was getting serious, it seemed. She noticed her shadow stretching behind her, and from there Meli climbed up, shaking her head. "Fucking Michel...can't even warn a bitch." She muttered as she looked at Michel in the distance. She looked at her older sister, placing a hand on her hip. "And what are you doing? Are you waiting for the girl to escape already?"
"Zodiark is taking over that guy." Lola explained, lightly rubbing her shoulder. "Boss is fighting him...I mean, I don't think Boss will have trouble, but...he's strong too."
Meli rolled her eyes, looking down at the still fighting Emiri. "Don't you think that's exactly why you need to...oh I don't know...fucking kill her already?!" She kicked Lola, causing the woman to stand. "You've already fucked up once."
"It's just this air...a lot of powerful people are fighting and it's throwing off my game." Lola muttered, shivering slightly. "But you're right...here I go." As Emiri sliced through the last ninja, she let out an irritated huff. Where the hell was Lola? As if on cue, the woman touched the ground behind the brunette. Emiri turned towards her, sword at the ready. Lola raised an eyebrow at her, looking her up and down. "Good job. Now I'm your opponent." She stated, unsheathing her iaito. There was only a secon of hesitation before their blades clashed.
Oh damn it.
Grant didn't like the feeling of being thrown around like a ragdoll, especially in the sense that he could possibly crash into a building and die. He was not not a fan of wind in general, though for some strange reason he was glad at the least that his hair had been tied. More importantly, he was feeling somewhat nauseous. Everything was twisting and turning and he found that he much preferred that his feet be on the ground. He turned his body, looking around for Wesley. He spotted him not too far off, though he realized he was on a crash course with him. Sticking out his arm, he tried to grab onto him and it was only by purest luck that he managed to grab the prince.
"Gravity!" He called, a light purple surrounding them. The spell froze them in the air, no longer being forced by the winds. They began to descend, and after a moment they touched the ground. Michel's abilities were strong, and even though they managed to be on the ground, Grant still kept his spell activated, lest they get swept up again. He looked at Wesley, still holding his arm. "Now what?" He asked as the tornado whirled around them. "This one is just a little too big for my magic."
Meanwhile not too far away, Nadeline definitely noticed the tornado. She definitely noticed the clones blown away. She definitely noticed Mateus disappearing. She definitely noticed that instead of having both feet on the ground she was now spiraling around. Boy oh boy did she notice that. Her heels were meant to walk on the ground and lengthen her legs, not be tossed around like this. The princess managed to grab onto a nearby telephone pole, clinging onto it for dear life, though she was pretty sure that either it would get ripped from the ground or her grip would loosen.
"I was not aware he was so powerful!" Nadeline exclaimed. "How could we possibly hope to combat a tornado?!"
Zodiark was definitely grappling a hold over Jaakuna. Most people would be concerned, but Shion was secretly somewhat thankful. Now she wouldn't feel as bad killing him, and as the battle went on her conscience got quieter and quieter. Now she would feel no remorse when she killed him. She had no need to underestimate him; his desires would only prove to be his own downfall. As the tendrils sprang up around her, she closed her eyes and posed herself. Her sword was drawn back. One second, two seconds, and then the third. She whipped her sword in a horizontal line, and for a moment it appeared as if the tendrils had frozen. After three more seconds passed, a white glow overcame and overwhelmed them, causing them to fizzle out.
Another rose petal faded. The remaining ones glowed and a few of them sank to the ground. From the fallen ones seeds could be seem blossoming into more blue roses. The three petals that had faded appeared in her hair once more, forming a tiny little flower. She began walking towards Jaakuna, passing one rose. She cut off its head, the petals scattering. They turned white and gathered around her blade, forming several circles around the katana. "You haven't seen anything yet." She informed him. "The more you dig into Zodiark's power, the more you assure my victory."
She went in for the direct attack again, though her blade was stronger this time. As she did her familiar aerial strike, she brought her blade down. As contact would be made, a rather brilliant light would erupt. The many circles around her sword would then surround their pair, swirling around them. The light may not have appeared to be much, but in actuality it was a purification technique. She knew if Zodiark didn't want to get expelled from Jaakuna's body, he would make Jaakuna draw on more of his power. She was counting on it. She locked eyes with Jaakuna, amber on emerald.
"Zodiark is taking over that guy." Lola explained, lightly rubbing her shoulder. "Boss is fighting him...I mean, I don't think Boss will have trouble, but...he's strong too."
Meli rolled her eyes, looking down at the still fighting Emiri. "Don't you think that's exactly why you need to...oh I don't know...fucking kill her already?!" She kicked Lola, causing the woman to stand. "You've already fucked up once."
"It's just this air...a lot of powerful people are fighting and it's throwing off my game." Lola muttered, shivering slightly. "But you're right...here I go." As Emiri sliced through the last ninja, she let out an irritated huff. Where the hell was Lola? As if on cue, the woman touched the ground behind the brunette. Emiri turned towards her, sword at the ready. Lola raised an eyebrow at her, looking her up and down. "Good job. Now I'm your opponent." She stated, unsheathing her iaito. There was only a secon of hesitation before their blades clashed.
Oh damn it.
Grant didn't like the feeling of being thrown around like a ragdoll, especially in the sense that he could possibly crash into a building and die. He was not not a fan of wind in general, though for some strange reason he was glad at the least that his hair had been tied. More importantly, he was feeling somewhat nauseous. Everything was twisting and turning and he found that he much preferred that his feet be on the ground. He turned his body, looking around for Wesley. He spotted him not too far off, though he realized he was on a crash course with him. Sticking out his arm, he tried to grab onto him and it was only by purest luck that he managed to grab the prince.
"Gravity!" He called, a light purple surrounding them. The spell froze them in the air, no longer being forced by the winds. They began to descend, and after a moment they touched the ground. Michel's abilities were strong, and even though they managed to be on the ground, Grant still kept his spell activated, lest they get swept up again. He looked at Wesley, still holding his arm. "Now what?" He asked as the tornado whirled around them. "This one is just a little too big for my magic."
Meanwhile not too far away, Nadeline definitely noticed the tornado. She definitely noticed the clones blown away. She definitely noticed Mateus disappearing. She definitely noticed that instead of having both feet on the ground she was now spiraling around. Boy oh boy did she notice that. Her heels were meant to walk on the ground and lengthen her legs, not be tossed around like this. The princess managed to grab onto a nearby telephone pole, clinging onto it for dear life, though she was pretty sure that either it would get ripped from the ground or her grip would loosen.
"I was not aware he was so powerful!" Nadeline exclaimed. "How could we possibly hope to combat a tornado?!"
Zodiark was definitely grappling a hold over Jaakuna. Most people would be concerned, but Shion was secretly somewhat thankful. Now she wouldn't feel as bad killing him, and as the battle went on her conscience got quieter and quieter. Now she would feel no remorse when she killed him. She had no need to underestimate him; his desires would only prove to be his own downfall. As the tendrils sprang up around her, she closed her eyes and posed herself. Her sword was drawn back. One second, two seconds, and then the third. She whipped her sword in a horizontal line, and for a moment it appeared as if the tendrils had frozen. After three more seconds passed, a white glow overcame and overwhelmed them, causing them to fizzle out.
Another rose petal faded. The remaining ones glowed and a few of them sank to the ground. From the fallen ones seeds could be seem blossoming into more blue roses. The three petals that had faded appeared in her hair once more, forming a tiny little flower. She began walking towards Jaakuna, passing one rose. She cut off its head, the petals scattering. They turned white and gathered around her blade, forming several circles around the katana. "You haven't seen anything yet." She informed him. "The more you dig into Zodiark's power, the more you assure my victory."
She went in for the direct attack again, though her blade was stronger this time. As she did her familiar aerial strike, she brought her blade down. As contact would be made, a rather brilliant light would erupt. The many circles around her sword would then surround their pair, swirling around them. The light may not have appeared to be much, but in actuality it was a purification technique. She knew if Zodiark didn't want to get expelled from Jaakuna's body, he would make Jaakuna draw on more of his power. She was counting on it. She locked eyes with Jaakuna, amber on emerald.
For a while, the numerous ninja had their numbers as a great advantage against Emiri. She might have wondered if the others had gone through the same thing, except her every thought was occupied with 'where the hell was the next one coming from'. Still, the brunette found herself more worried about where Lola had gone. She was pretty sure the perverted lesbian was ogling her from a distance, but as she kept slaying them she anticipated her jumping in at any moment.
Grant stared at Michel healing his wounds. That was completely unfair. As the tornadoes converged on the pair, Wesley was able to protect them for the most part. "Yeah I really wish I had my gun." He admitted to his fellow royal with a small shrug. "It just comforts me." He looked at the distant tornado, shaking his head. "See, my question is, why are you and I always stuck with the more difficult ones?" He shook his head, placing one hand on Wesley's shoulder "Graviga." He casted his spell over the tornado, forcing the winds to scatter and dissipate. "It worked. Wow."
Nadeline let out a low groan of half pain, half relief as Savayna's Curaga went over her very aching arm. She wanted to tell her it was half assed out of anger from getting hit from her spell, but she took her arm and pulled herself to her feet. "Curaja." She muttered, healing the rest of the wound. A part of her almost thought that the woman had done it on purpose, but again that was her own anger thinking. She shot a glare at Meli, who had been sent back by Mateus. "That skank is going down." Nadeline declared, clearly displeased.
Meli let out a low whistle as she eyed Mateus. This was her first time actually seeing an Esper, and she had to admit it certainly had an intimidating presence about it. "Of course the whore gets the slutty mermaid." She said as multiple shadow clones rose from her own, and they all went in for the attack.
Jaakuna was stronger than she had anticipated. It was good to know she wouldn't completely flatten him, she found herself admitting she liked the idea of a challenge. Shion skidded to a halt, and as the dark wave approached, she simply shook her head. Raising here katana, it glowed an etheral white, being the pure opposite of Jaakuna's dark attack. She mimicked him, slashing the air twice and releasing her own white waves. They clashed with the dark ones, the two medling before separating and causing what could only be described as an explosion of pure energy.
"You are not the only one that has the power of the Espers at their disposal." She informed him rather coldly. "You may have tapped into the power of the Dark Esper, but this blade was dipped in the power of the High Seraph herself. While Zodiark clearly outclasses her, combined with my strength this sword is more than enough to take care of you." She held the katana in front of her, and a second rose petal turned to dust, surrounding her hands on the blade. The holy aura flowed from her katana as she raised it above her head. She slashed in downwards, the wave going right for Jaakuna and ripping through the ground as it approached him.
Grant stared at Michel healing his wounds. That was completely unfair. As the tornadoes converged on the pair, Wesley was able to protect them for the most part. "Yeah I really wish I had my gun." He admitted to his fellow royal with a small shrug. "It just comforts me." He looked at the distant tornado, shaking his head. "See, my question is, why are you and I always stuck with the more difficult ones?" He shook his head, placing one hand on Wesley's shoulder "Graviga." He casted his spell over the tornado, forcing the winds to scatter and dissipate. "It worked. Wow."
Nadeline let out a low groan of half pain, half relief as Savayna's Curaga went over her very aching arm. She wanted to tell her it was half assed out of anger from getting hit from her spell, but she took her arm and pulled herself to her feet. "Curaja." She muttered, healing the rest of the wound. A part of her almost thought that the woman had done it on purpose, but again that was her own anger thinking. She shot a glare at Meli, who had been sent back by Mateus. "That skank is going down." Nadeline declared, clearly displeased.
Meli let out a low whistle as she eyed Mateus. This was her first time actually seeing an Esper, and she had to admit it certainly had an intimidating presence about it. "Of course the whore gets the slutty mermaid." She said as multiple shadow clones rose from her own, and they all went in for the attack.
Jaakuna was stronger than she had anticipated. It was good to know she wouldn't completely flatten him, she found herself admitting she liked the idea of a challenge. Shion skidded to a halt, and as the dark wave approached, she simply shook her head. Raising here katana, it glowed an etheral white, being the pure opposite of Jaakuna's dark attack. She mimicked him, slashing the air twice and releasing her own white waves. They clashed with the dark ones, the two medling before separating and causing what could only be described as an explosion of pure energy.
"You are not the only one that has the power of the Espers at their disposal." She informed him rather coldly. "You may have tapped into the power of the Dark Esper, but this blade was dipped in the power of the High Seraph herself. While Zodiark clearly outclasses her, combined with my strength this sword is more than enough to take care of you." She held the katana in front of her, and a second rose petal turned to dust, surrounding her hands on the blade. The holy aura flowed from her katana as she raised it above her head. She slashed in downwards, the wave going right for Jaakuna and ripping through the ground as it approached him.
As Emiri exited the Aerodome, she looked around. It was quiet, and there was no sign of battle yet in this area. They must have been in the area of the nightclub, still. She tapped the hilt of her Diamond Sword as she tried to remember how to get there. As she picked a direction and began to run, something in the corner of her eye caught her attention. That flash of purple was one she recognized all too well. Against her better judgement she followed suit, and saw her run into an alley. She followed, and at a dead end found Lola and some of the ninja gathered together. She watched them from around the corner, hiding behind the wall.
"So if Jaakuna is facing the boss and the others are facing Michel and Meli...that means she's alone." She heard Lola mutter to herself. Jaakuna left the Ifrit? Damn it, didn't she tell him to stay?! And the boss she spoke about...that must have meant the leader of Utena. Damn it! "Question is, where the hell is she? Alright, get everyone to start looking for her, she is here in Archades." She informed the man in front of her, but he did not move. Emiri decided that she had heard enough, but she noticed they were eerily quiet. Lola stared at him for a moment, and then to Emiri's horror, she looked right at her. "Well then, today's my lucky day." She mumbled rather sarcastically as Emiri began to run.
The brunette unsheathed her sword, knowing all too well that she wasn't going to outrun Lola. Several shadows in front of her informed her that she had definitely caught the ninjas' attention as well. Common sense told her that she should have been running faster and doing whatever it took to get away. But something burning deep inside of her wanted to fight Lola. For some reason she felt a burning rage and a shame when she looked at her. Emiri was not backing down from this fight. As if on cue, Emiri skidded to a halt, raising her blade as Lola came at her fromt he air, and the two clashed blades. "Good, you're not running." Lola smiled rather happily. "Boss says I can't keep you, though. So I have to kill you. Sorry~"
"The only one that's going to die here is you." Emiri informed her rather coldly, pushing the woman off her blade and swinging at her only to find another blade intercepting. She recalled how much trouble the others had with these guys, but she didn't care. She was going to kill Lola if it was the last thing she did.
As expected, his attack had not been enough. Of course hoping that would have finished him off was entirely optimistic, but you can't blame a guy for hoping. As the air cleared, the prince spotted Michel's tattoo and suddenly felt just a little warm. Good thing his hair was still tied, but as he eyed Michel, he knew they were in for a fight. "Kinda wish I had my gun." Grant admitted to Wesley as he took aim at Michel. "But uh I'll back you up." He stated, taking out his hand bomb. He took only one out, eyeing Michel. Here goes nothing. He mumbled internally, but he hoped this would be only a distraction so Wesley could get a hit. He tossed the Oil Bomb towards Michel, firing off an arrow. The bomb exploded, further amplified by Michel's flames, though of course they were not aiming for contact. He hoped Wesley would take the opening as he opened fire on Michel with regular arrows.
As Savayna mocked Meli, the woman held her whip to the side. It would snaked behind and around her, wrapping itself around Nadeline's leg. The princess looked down, but at that moment Savayna had rushed forward. Nadeline prepared a spell to get rid of the shadow, but her opponent was faster at that moment. Without a moment's hesitation Meli tugged at it and effectively threw Nadeline at the spell. She let out a slight cry of surprise, but Meli was not what she was worried about. "Shell!" She yelled hastily, protecting herself from Savayna's spell. It had been much too close and Nadeline was not stopping. Her Shell darkened, obviously not having been complete, and before she knew what was happening Nadeline found that Savayna's magic was quite strong. So strong, in fact that it broke Nadeline's Shell. The blonde let out a shriek as she felt the brunt of the Waterga. Meli smirked and jumped backwards as Nadeline crashed into the ground. At this point her sword solidified and she rushed forward, intending to drive her blade into Nadeline's chest.
As Shion listened to Francis, she noted how he stopped. She would see the source of that would be none other then the formerly disgraced prince of Archadia. Once again, it seemed Shion didn't have much luck; now every member of the group had been spotted except for the one that mattered the most. She let out a slightly disappointed sigh, closing her eyes, though she opened them as Francis was tossed away. Perhaps had it been a few minutes ago, she would have been concerned, but the presence before her needed every bit of her attention. Zodiark had planted his seed in the man before her. Her amber eyes stared at Jaakuna, expressionless. He would tell her that he needed to eliminate her. She could have died of laughter right then and there; even with Zodiark, at his current state he was no match for her. Yet, this familiar darkness made her rethink that.
"Before I kill my own enemies I too like to have an identity to the corpses I lay waste to. " Shion stated, taking out the flower in her hair and grasping it tightly. Its petals were glowing brightly. "To think you would accept Zodiark into your heart...truly you must have been desperate or you are a fool." She stated, crushing Blue Rose in her left hand. With her right hand held out, a pool of darkness appeared beneath her arm, distorting her shadow. Said shadow wrapped around her shoes, replacing them with flats, and it placed itself in the palm of her hand. She held out the crushed Blue Rose, as if showing Jaakuna, and gently blew on them. The blue petals scattered all around them, a rather ominous wind picking up and making them dance in the air. Holding her hands in front of her, from her open palm she began to pull, and from the darkness she pulled out her katana. The darkness disappeared, and the petals remained in the air.
"By the time the last petal falls to the ground, you will die." Shion informed Jaakuna, taking the closest petal in her hand. "Know this: I am Shion of Nabradia, leader of Utena. Your life is mine, Jackson of Archadia." The petal wilted to dust and surrounded her. Putting her blade to her side, she leaned forward very slowly. With a rather inhuman burst of speed she jetted forward, swinging her sword up and bringing it down. No doubt he would block it, but the impact itself had such a force that at that point, normal people's swords would have shattered underneath hers. The ground beneath Jaakuna would no doubt break under the immense attack.
"So if Jaakuna is facing the boss and the others are facing Michel and Meli...that means she's alone." She heard Lola mutter to herself. Jaakuna left the Ifrit? Damn it, didn't she tell him to stay?! And the boss she spoke about...that must have meant the leader of Utena. Damn it! "Question is, where the hell is she? Alright, get everyone to start looking for her, she is here in Archades." She informed the man in front of her, but he did not move. Emiri decided that she had heard enough, but she noticed they were eerily quiet. Lola stared at him for a moment, and then to Emiri's horror, she looked right at her. "Well then, today's my lucky day." She mumbled rather sarcastically as Emiri began to run.
The brunette unsheathed her sword, knowing all too well that she wasn't going to outrun Lola. Several shadows in front of her informed her that she had definitely caught the ninjas' attention as well. Common sense told her that she should have been running faster and doing whatever it took to get away. But something burning deep inside of her wanted to fight Lola. For some reason she felt a burning rage and a shame when she looked at her. Emiri was not backing down from this fight. As if on cue, Emiri skidded to a halt, raising her blade as Lola came at her fromt he air, and the two clashed blades. "Good, you're not running." Lola smiled rather happily. "Boss says I can't keep you, though. So I have to kill you. Sorry~"
"The only one that's going to die here is you." Emiri informed her rather coldly, pushing the woman off her blade and swinging at her only to find another blade intercepting. She recalled how much trouble the others had with these guys, but she didn't care. She was going to kill Lola if it was the last thing she did.
As expected, his attack had not been enough. Of course hoping that would have finished him off was entirely optimistic, but you can't blame a guy for hoping. As the air cleared, the prince spotted Michel's tattoo and suddenly felt just a little warm. Good thing his hair was still tied, but as he eyed Michel, he knew they were in for a fight. "Kinda wish I had my gun." Grant admitted to Wesley as he took aim at Michel. "But uh I'll back you up." He stated, taking out his hand bomb. He took only one out, eyeing Michel. Here goes nothing. He mumbled internally, but he hoped this would be only a distraction so Wesley could get a hit. He tossed the Oil Bomb towards Michel, firing off an arrow. The bomb exploded, further amplified by Michel's flames, though of course they were not aiming for contact. He hoped Wesley would take the opening as he opened fire on Michel with regular arrows.
As Savayna mocked Meli, the woman held her whip to the side. It would snaked behind and around her, wrapping itself around Nadeline's leg. The princess looked down, but at that moment Savayna had rushed forward. Nadeline prepared a spell to get rid of the shadow, but her opponent was faster at that moment. Without a moment's hesitation Meli tugged at it and effectively threw Nadeline at the spell. She let out a slight cry of surprise, but Meli was not what she was worried about. "Shell!" She yelled hastily, protecting herself from Savayna's spell. It had been much too close and Nadeline was not stopping. Her Shell darkened, obviously not having been complete, and before she knew what was happening Nadeline found that Savayna's magic was quite strong. So strong, in fact that it broke Nadeline's Shell. The blonde let out a shriek as she felt the brunt of the Waterga. Meli smirked and jumped backwards as Nadeline crashed into the ground. At this point her sword solidified and she rushed forward, intending to drive her blade into Nadeline's chest.
As Shion listened to Francis, she noted how he stopped. She would see the source of that would be none other then the formerly disgraced prince of Archadia. Once again, it seemed Shion didn't have much luck; now every member of the group had been spotted except for the one that mattered the most. She let out a slightly disappointed sigh, closing her eyes, though she opened them as Francis was tossed away. Perhaps had it been a few minutes ago, she would have been concerned, but the presence before her needed every bit of her attention. Zodiark had planted his seed in the man before her. Her amber eyes stared at Jaakuna, expressionless. He would tell her that he needed to eliminate her. She could have died of laughter right then and there; even with Zodiark, at his current state he was no match for her. Yet, this familiar darkness made her rethink that.
"Before I kill my own enemies I too like to have an identity to the corpses I lay waste to. " Shion stated, taking out the flower in her hair and grasping it tightly. Its petals were glowing brightly. "To think you would accept Zodiark into your heart...truly you must have been desperate or you are a fool." She stated, crushing Blue Rose in her left hand. With her right hand held out, a pool of darkness appeared beneath her arm, distorting her shadow. Said shadow wrapped around her shoes, replacing them with flats, and it placed itself in the palm of her hand. She held out the crushed Blue Rose, as if showing Jaakuna, and gently blew on them. The blue petals scattered all around them, a rather ominous wind picking up and making them dance in the air. Holding her hands in front of her, from her open palm she began to pull, and from the darkness she pulled out her katana. The darkness disappeared, and the petals remained in the air.
"By the time the last petal falls to the ground, you will die." Shion informed Jaakuna, taking the closest petal in her hand. "Know this: I am Shion of Nabradia, leader of Utena. Your life is mine, Jackson of Archadia." The petal wilted to dust and surrounded her. Putting her blade to her side, she leaned forward very slowly. With a rather inhuman burst of speed she jetted forward, swinging her sword up and bringing it down. No doubt he would block it, but the impact itself had such a force that at that point, normal people's swords would have shattered underneath hers. The ground beneath Jaakuna would no doubt break under the immense attack.
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