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Post by Creator on Mar 22, 2008 13:31:57 GMT -5
Damon smirked, his claws still ablaze. "I did." A blade poked gently against the Shinigami's back, and should it turn, it would see a second Damon, waving happily and holding a single kunai to his back. Not so much an actual attack, but a metaphorical slap to the face. The first Damon faded away into smoke as he was kicked, leaving the second behind to feed electricity through the kunai. The smoke swirled up above the demon and solidified into Damon, who held two more kunai.
"Never said I couldn't have some fun with you though." He brought the kunai forward as he fell, watching to predict which way his opponent would go.
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Post by [red].Raven on Mar 22, 2008 14:56:59 GMT -5
The Shinigami growled when it felt the electricity, but the crazed grin never left its face. The creature's glowing white eyes flickered upward to lock onto Damon and it crouched even lower to the ground, for the moment ignoring the Damon behind it. The wings that had back tucked neatly against its back shot outward, unfolding quickly and for some reason not trying to hit either Damon. All at once, the Shinigami dashed forward, the sudden momentum easily lifting it from the ground; it felt the metal of one of Damon's kunai brush past the tip of its tail. Gliding for only a second, 'Rei' turned sharply to face Damon. The dark creature hovered in the air, arms spread. "I want you to hit me!"[/color] it screamed, its layered voice resounding throughout the fog, sharp teeth glistening. From the ground beneath it, within the thick mist, it looked like white vapor was seeping from the ground and being absorbed into the Shinigami's body. Rei had mentioned that a graveyard was not the most ideal place for this... The glowing designs throbbed and almost seem to writhe about on the demon's dark flesh as though they were alive, almost like dancing to a heartbeat. With one powerful flap of its wings, the creature shot forward toward both Damons, claws extended to a somewhat painful length. It laughed deeply and sinisterly, white eyes narrowed. "Hit me and make this fun."[/color] ((Here is a very small example of what some of the infectious designs look like :3 i30.photobucket.com/albums/c342/ididthatonporpose/ShiniSwirl.png ))
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Post by Creator on Mar 22, 2008 15:14:15 GMT -5
The first Damon bounced off his hands and landed on his feet, turning to watch the Shinigami racing toward him. He snickered, nodding to his copy. "Fine." He stuck one of the kunai into the ground, causing a four-foot spike to jab up just below and in front of his foe, meaning he was attempting to simply whack it in the face, rather than impale it. The other Damon spoke, forming a wall of stone between them and the Shinigami just in case. "If you really want us to, we can, but that's something to save for later. It's too hard to dodge for it to make the fight fun." An aura of smoke began to billow up around one of them, giving him a more hollow and fragile look than the other. He grinned, eyes wide. "Come on then, let's go!" He shot forward, performing a quick few hand signs and releasing a blast of wind that sent the other Damon's wall hurdling toward the Shinigami, and as if on cue, the wall exploded.
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Post by [red].Raven on Mar 22, 2008 15:49:02 GMT -5
With unreal reflexes, the Shinigami's outstretched claws dug into the spike that had shot in front of it and used its own momentum to swing around it before coming to a stop on its side, talons hooked securely into the earth and wings folded loosely. It remained there, grinning while Damon called to it from behind the stone wall. It made no attempt to move as the wall came hurtling toward it, intending to simply strike it and break it. However, the explosion was not expected and did not give the creature enough reaction time. Its grin faded and eyes narrowed just a second before the blast hit it, sending it streaking backward through the air. There was a loud thud and a sickening crack as the Shinigami was halted by a large, ancient tombstone slamming right into its back. The demon's head threw back and a muffled cry- sounded strangely human- ripped from its throat as it crumpled to the ground. Wings splayed out limply on either side, the Shinigami righted itself onto all fours, head hanging low. The stone it had previously slammed into cracked, a large chunk off the top tumbling down. Growling deeply, the creature's tail whipped upward and wrapped around the mass, holding it in place just above the demon's spine. There was a dark chuckle, the tail glowing a soft white in color, along with the stone, before it lashed out in Damon's direction with surprising strength for what it was. The rock hurtled through the air, leaving a streak of white behind it, quickly covering the distance between its origin and Damon. Easy attack to dodge, but would really suck if one was hit with it. Negatively charged stones were not the most pleasant of projectiles. Meanwhile, the Shinigami was standing in its hunched position, clawing its way up to perch atop the broken tombstone.
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Post by Creator on Mar 22, 2008 16:04:50 GMT -5
A wall of stone formed quickly in front of Damon, showing considerable reaction time on his part as well, though the attack simply smashed straight through it an instant later. But when the wall was broken to bits, neither Damon was anywhere in sight. Then kunai began to come flying in from random directions, filling the air with hundreds of projectiles zooming at various angles. Some were aimed at the Shinigami and some were not, but those that were simply passed straight through, an illusion. Still, several of the kunai were, in fact, real, though they appeared identical to the false ones. Damon's voice spoke from behind a nearby tombstone with a mocking tone. "Kunai Chaos Jutsu. Came up with it myself. You like? Eenie meenie minie mo, kunai flying to and fro. Figure out my little game, and spare yourself a lot of pain."
The first actual kunai that came flying toward the Shinigami would most likely be easy to distinguish; it had Damon's scent. But just as that kunai came hurdling in, the tombstone on which it stood melted away into purple slime, leaving Damon inside. He released what looked like a burst of white wind from his mouth, which attempted to wrap itself around the demon and seep into its body.
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Post by [red].Raven on Mar 22, 2008 16:28:50 GMT -5
From its position atop the tombstone, the Shinigami's white eyes flickered about, scanning every kunai that came near it. It was as still as the stone it crouched upon, not appearing too concerned about the current predicament. However, when the stone turned to slime, it wasted no time in spreading its wings, though it appeared to be having difficulty taking off. It growled as its body quivered. "Troublesome girl..."[/color] With powerful beats of its demonic wings, the Shinigami was lifted away from the slime, the white wind from Damon just behind it. Claws deflected the kunai while eyes narrowed onto the misty substance. There was a moment of wariness before another grin broke out across the demon's expression. "You have much still to learn about me, child!"[/color] The creature's white eyes ignited with bright light, while at the same time the Mark mimicked it. A thin white mist seeped out of the Shinigami's abdomen, resembling Damon's 'wind'; it was what had been seeping up from the ground before. A soul stolen from the graveyard, being sent down in place of the Shinigami. Laughing darkly, the demon flapped its wings and made an even larger gap between itself and Damon, simply watching now.
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Post by Creator on Mar 22, 2008 16:59:47 GMT -5
Damon's soul twisted out of the way, able to sense the incoming spirit. His body had faded away into smoke once he'd left, courtesy of the other Damon. Leave nothing to chance, after all. And now the body formed once again around his soul, allowing him to land softly on the ground. He looked up a moment later, eyes solid red, indicating that he had decided to go ahead and use the Tamashigan's full strength. He could see any spirit clear as day now, and could distinguish one from another as easily as he could distinguish between faces. "Oh, and you think you understand a damn thing about me?" This Damon was the enraged one, as you could tell by the look in his eyes. He simply stared at the Shinigami and a bolt of electricity shot up from a tombstone, aiming to fry him. 'He's losing his temper more quickly this time.'
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Post by [red].Raven on Mar 22, 2008 17:16:20 GMT -5
The Shinigami hovered in place, grinning down at Damon. "Oh? If I recall, you've died once."[/color] It didn't bother moving when the electricity came streaking toward it, merely wrapped its wings around itself at the last second. The plasma could actually be seen spreading throughout the thin membrane in patterns that resembled a network of veins. To stop from losing altitude, the Shinigami lashed both its wings away from itself; it almost looked like sparks shot out from the very tip of each wing. The creature let all of its limbs hang loosely, only its wings moving to keep it elevated. It really hated that stupid electricity. Growling though still grinning, the demon maneuvered to shot itself in a downward spiral, hands positioned in something like a dive. The wings folded in and its tail whipped about, sending the creature into a vicious spiral, just like a drill ready to rip through whatever it hit. A faint white light surrounded the figure, most likely another soul being used as protection against Damon's spirit.
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Post by Creator on Mar 22, 2008 21:58:44 GMT -5
Damon laughed, nodding. "Yes, I died, facing the most difficult opponent I've ever fought, myself." He cocked his head slightly in thought. "Predictable as it may sound, it was a draw. Besides," he flipped backwards, narrowly avoiding the demon's attack. He had to focus on evasion for now; that Nine Lives Jutsu had taken a lot out of him, and the lives were now uneven. He'd been split in two at the time, so using the jutsu had separated one of them into four and the other into five, making a slight imbalance that he had to work with. But the important thing was to find a way to separate the demon from Rei's body. But how? He had to know if the Shinigami could even leave of its own free will. If it could, that made things more complicated, because it meant it would be able to leave its new body just as easily. Looking around, Damon swore under his breath, wishing he'd bought some explosive tags. His own air explosions were just as powerful, but they didn't offer the flames or cover of smoke. He thumbed through his mental list of techniques, trying to think of something that could combine with the soul element to make some kind of spirit vacuum. But when nothing came to mind he decided to hang back, read the Shinigami's strategies, and go from there. He only hoped that his other lives wouldn't be tainted by any negative energy that came his way. "Come on, then." Another jolt of electricity sparked around his shoulder, then vanished. The light shining in his ring was hidden by his claw, but nevertheless a weak funnel of wind shot from his outstretched palm to clear the impressive cloud of debris kicked up by the attack. ((Assuming he went ahead and hit ground. If not, ignore the wind part. xD))
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Post by [red].Raven on Mar 22, 2008 22:35:04 GMT -5
The was a loud crash as the Shinigami's spiraling body pierced the dead ground. It actually went in until its entire torso was underground, but that was easily fixed with a push and a pull. Shaking its head in a very animal like manner, ridding its face, hair, and eyes of debris, the creature crouched and locked its glowing white eyes onto Damon. It didn't so much as blink as the wind swept by and remained as still as a tombstone. It grinned once the majority of the dust cleared and settled. Then, the Shinigami did something out of the ordinary. Creeping along casually on all fours, the demon approached Damon, pacing around him in slow, deliberate circles while its eyes never left him. "What's your reasoning for this, your need to be rid of me? You obviously don't care for this girl, so why are you constantly trying to rid her of her suffering? And how much do you know about her? What makes you think she's not just as dark as I?"[/color] The Shinigami's movements were almost serpentine, body moving so evenly, so smoothly across the uneven ground it looked like it was traveling through calm water. The circling continued, followed by no nothing but more circles with no intention to attack just yet.
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Post by Creator on Mar 22, 2008 22:51:25 GMT -5
Damon smirked and closed his eyes, hair now standing on end with static electricity. His arms hung loosely at his sides, with the occasional finger twitch to show that there was still life in them. He didn't turn to watch the demon circle around him, and didn't look at him when he walked within eyesight, but instead stared at the horizon. "Oh, so I have a need to be rid of you, do I? Honestly, I was just bored and felt like killing another of your kind." He grinned, now locking eyes with the Shinigami as he passed. "You'll be the fifteenth demon for me to kill, you know, and so far I'm not impressed. You're probably eighth or ninth on the power scale. I know plenty about Rei, don't you worry about that. Just one touch and I can let my soul flow together with hers, so it doesn't take long to get to know someone for me." The aura of smoke seemed to calm down a bit, rising slowly and fading away as it got a few feet above his body.
"Living inside the girl, I assume you know what happened to me, correct? Your negative energy transformed me, made me evil." He paused for a moment, then laughed. "It was nothing. I locked it away and returned to normal. Your evil is so easy to control, it makes me laugh. Only when I finally let it go did it pose a threat, and that was only because it had my skills."
As he had been talking, one by one the graves had been sinking into the ground, vanishing from sight entirely until none could be seen, turning the graveyard into a flat, barren wasteland. "I'm taking notes, so you'd better step it up. You're still on life number one. Just out of curiosity, why do you still waste your time in this girl? Surely you aren't hiding?"
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Post by [red].Raven on Mar 22, 2008 23:37:30 GMT -5
The demon laughed once, very dry and guttural sounding. "You may think the soul you read through is her own, but don't think I would ever be so careless. You will never see her being in its entirety, of that I can assure you."[/color] Without taking its eyes from Damon, the Shinigami did in fact notice that the gravestones were very subtly disappearing from view. This only caused its grin to strengthen. "Hiding? You are far lesser of mind than I had first thought." The circling came to a steady halt, placing the demon in a direct line in front of Damon. It lifted its arms from the ground and turned its body so the glowing Mark and nearly all the other designs could be seen from where the ninja stood. "This Mark does more than just give the girl her identity; it keeps me here, like a lock with no key. However,"[/color] Something sinister flashed within the glowing white orbs of the Shinigami. "The lock is becoming rusty."[/color] Examining its intricately decorated arms as though proving a point, the Shinigami lowered itself once more and continued in its circling.
After completing one smooth circle, the demon paused once again. "Step up, you say?"[/color] Laughing maniacally, the demon made several swiping motions through the air, sending thin, wire-like blades of negative energy straight for Damon.
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Post by Creator on Mar 23, 2008 0:11:01 GMT -5
Damon laughed. "Is that all it is? Well then, it shouldn't be anything too difficult to reverse. I have to say, you're making this easier with every passing moment." He moved his hands, then vanished in a blur as the attacks came, leaving a bit of dust kicked up behind him. He couldn't normally move that fast, but all ninja had the Body Flicker Jutsu, giving them enough speed to seem to teleport, for a very short distance. Even that was fairly draining. But it got him up close, where he performed a string of hand signs that made his hands glow with a cloudy aura. "Ninja Art - Eternal Prison!" He attempted to lock away what he thought was the Shinigami's spirit, though it was difficult to tell with all the souls swimming around. Regardless of whether or not it worked, that combined with the body flicker had drained his energy, this being one of the weaker lives. He stood his ground though, waiting to see the outcome.
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Post by [red].Raven on Mar 23, 2008 0:49:25 GMT -5
"No, not difficult after fifteen years of work." Eyes narrowing, the demon leaped backward with a beat of its wings, slighting a few meters away. What appeared to be a misty white, much more human afterimage stayed in place, being hit directly with Damon's jutsu. "Care to try again?"[/color] it laughed out, tail lashing viciously from side to side. The tip of this appendage began to glow a very faint white, and then, with each lash, a some needle-like spark of energy would shoot out and streak in Damon's direction. The sparks fizzled out long before reaching him though, so for now they were of no threat. Ceasing the whip-like gestures, the creature became airborne and flew in low, wide circles, sometimes changing direction for now apparent reason. And then, grinning, the circles became faster and tighter, closing in around Damon like a noose. The lashing started again, the beams of energy much stronger this time, now able to easily cover the distance from the tail tip to Damon. This needles streaked toward the ninja like a heavy rain from all around, closing in on all sides.
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Post by Creator on Mar 23, 2008 1:06:29 GMT -5
Live #1 - Live #2 Damon grinned, not bothering to move or respond verbally. He had learned that the souls were vulnerable, and it was only a matter of time until he found the right one. He watched as the attacks closed in and he was hit, finally becoming clouded in a puff of smoke. When it cleared, all that could be seen was a bit of melted ground closing up as Damon escaped underground. A moment later a circle of ground faded to purple off to the side, and a liquid Damon shot out, the ground returning to normal as he did the same. "That just goes to show what a fool you are. I can do in less than an hour what you haven't been able to do in fifteen years. How's that for an ego smasher?" He leapt toward the Shinigami, though that Damon was a mere clone, passing straight through as a second rose up from behind, delivering another thrust of the palms.
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