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Post by demonfire on Dec 2, 2007 18:14:10 GMT -5
Estrik was there, swinging at trees. Kensei was firmly in is grasp, with the sheathe on his hip. The sword was glowing blue, as Estrik began pouring psychic energy into it to store for later usages. Voices raged through his head, neither his nor Croatoan's, but the voices of the souls in the sword, each generations older or younger than the last, but then again each complete with sword knowledge that could turn any newbie of the sport into an amateur almost instantly.
Sidestep there, a voice said, and Estrik immediately sidestepped an invisible enemy, countering the imaginary assault with a slash downwards.
Finish it off, came another, as Estrik followed up the slash with another upwards, and then with a horizontal one. When the combination had ended, Kensei was held waist-level by Estrik, letting his arms fall limp and straight as if he wasn't even trying to hold them up.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 18:36:31 GMT -5
((Behold! The magical healing powers of teh Nurse!!))
Rei walked idly through the trees, following the sounds of sword-to-object-and-air battle. Must be Estrik. She took in a relaxing breath as she walked; it felt good to be able to walk comfortably again, and to start training again. A silver dagger twirled absentmindedly in her hand- it was odd for Rei to even have a weapon on her- and the Water and Fire Amulet twinkled around her neck in the light. She'd even brought her Shadow Orb along.
It wasn't long before she spotted Estrik through the trees and she grinned. Rei watched him train for a few curious moments before deciding to let him know of her presense... though chances were more than likely he already knew. "Hey, Estrik." she called out in greeting, now entering the area in which he trained.
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Post by demonfire on Dec 2, 2007 18:47:02 GMT -5
((I guess I forgot to give the proper weapon introductions in the first post...oh well..>> <<))
"Hey Rei. New weapon, I see," Estrik said, as his Earth and Air amulet dangled from his neck, as well as two orbs jingling together in his pocket. Kensei twirled in a clockwise motion as his wrist moved the same way, showing off the otherwise dull transformation of the sword's blade from metal to something that seemed to exist as the blade, but more of a jelly-like appearance. He swung the blade at a tree branch. It passed through the wood almost as if it hadn't even touched it, although the leaves on the branch soon began to whither away and die before long. The vicissitude back to the solid blade was as dull as the transformation to the soul state, but then again, it almost felt threatening.
"So, I assume that we're going to start training again? Just don't tell me that you've forgotten all about the lesson from a couple days ago, lest we have to repeat it," Estrik said with a sarcastic smile. That was the boring lesson, once that was out of the way, the real fun began.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 18:57:29 GMT -5
Rei twirled the dagger in front of her and watched is spin. "Yep, it's called Uindo. I don't entirely know everything it can do yet so... that's why I brought it." Rei smiled at her weapon before her attention went to Estrik's own blade. "Interesting." She stated with her usual curiosity. A small, light laugh was allowed to escape her. "No, I haven't forgotten." As if to prove her point, Uindo stopped mid-spin and the pointed end drew across the back of Rei's hand, drawing blood. She gave no indication that she felt anything at all. "I'm ready for whatever you have next."
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Post by demonfire on Dec 2, 2007 19:15:44 GMT -5
"Really? I didn't think that you--" Estrik said, stopping in mid-sentence as a boulder popped out of the earth and hurled itself toward Rei. Estrik smirked as the boulder flew towards Rei, "So, in case you haven't guessed already, I'm going to be teaching you to be wary for attacks at all times. I might attack again, I might not. But it's up to you to learn how to tell when. The objective of this lesson being 'Don't Get Hit', the Golden Rule of Martial Arts," he said as he twirled his sword around in his hand to keep himself busy as he droned on and on.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 19:25:43 GMT -5
Eyes widening in surprise, Rei did what happened reflexively; she through Uindo at the boulder. Of course, she was more than prepared to jump out of the way when the dagger bounced off, but she didn't have to. A wind vortex formed around the weapon and hit the rock. Stopping it in mid-air for a moment, Uindo eventually hit the right point with the right pressure and the large hunk of stone exploded into smaller fragments of the whole. Catching Uindo as it made a wide arch and came back, Rei knocked away any of the pieces that came her way. She then turned back to Estrik, still smiling "Alright, don't get hit, sounds like a good plan."
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Post by Creator on Dec 2, 2007 19:29:20 GMT -5
Meanwhile, another figure wasn't far away, though he either wasn't aware of the two others nearby, or he simply didn't feel the need to acknowledge their presence. He was trying to trigger the same transformation that had occurred at the end of his fight with Rain's demon, in which he became pure plasma, but it wasn't working. "It seems I can't just shift myself like I do for the other states," he said to Berstunic, who was clinging to a nearby tree. "At least, not yet." "You probably need a lot of rage, or maybe just any emotion." "No, I wasn't feeling anything like that when I changed last time. It was more of an... an adrenaline rush." "There are others here." "I know."
A moment later, Berstunic flapped over toward the other two, gaining height before letting himself glide to see what they were up to.
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Post by demonfire on Dec 2, 2007 19:37:49 GMT -5
"So, other than training, anything new?" Estrik asked as if he weren't training Rei. The sword's souls echoed out in response to Berstunic above, as well as his mind telling him about Damon in the distance. A simple rock flew upwards toward the dragon-thing, attempting to it or at least tell it to get lost. "I do believe that your best friend has come to play, Rei," Estrik telepathically said to Rei, with the psychic channel blocked by not only Estrik himself, but the hundreds of consciences in Kensei as well. It was sure turning out to be extremely useful.
Without even looking anywhere, Estrik readied himself for battle, assuming a stance in which the sword's hilt was in front of his waist, with the blade at a 45 degree angle with the ground as he awaited the man-thing that had built up immeasurable amount of hate inside of him, and he intended to turn that hate into pure force. It sure felt a whole lot like Christmas!
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 19:44:09 GMT -5
((It's Rei's bestest buddy in the whole wide world!))
"Not really, I've been stuck in the Academy because of my le-" Rei froze when Estrik's voice entered her mind. At first she was confused. Estrik was already here so... was Rhyme here? But when she noticed his stance and the negative tone, she froze. 'Oh...' She couldn't do this... even if she was ready- which she doubted- she didn't want to do this. A very weak, almost undetectable wind vortex formed around Uindo once more as her grip on the dagger tightened. Rei tried to act normal, but that was very difficult when one was filled with ice.
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Post by Creator on Dec 2, 2007 19:46:00 GMT -5
Berstunic flipped around to the side, avoiding the rock with ease and flying up a bit higher and into the safety of a tree, where he was hidden from sight. Meanwhile, Damon walked onto the scene, hands in his pockets, and looked from one to the other before grinning. "What's up?" he asked nonchalantly, leaning with his back against a tree. "Read any good books lately?" Wit the mask covering the lower half of his face, his voice sounded like it was coming through a walkie-talkie, albeit a very clear one. "I certainly have."
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Post by demonfire on Dec 2, 2007 19:54:48 GMT -5
"Actually, yes. The one called, 'The Death of a Bastard'. Pretty good too, the protagonist is a blind child who takes it upon himself to kill the psychopathic tormentor of his friend," Estrik said in an angry tone, not faltering from his stance. "Watch out, that little dragon thing is in a tree," Estrik telepathically said to Rei. Stealth was not of the essence for those two, that was at least an ace in the hole for them. "I'll keep my mind open for you, Rei. If he poofs away or does something strange, just take a peek through me," he said, establishing a mental link between him and Rei, completely undetectable from outside sources.
The sword changed from solid to an apparently semi-solid, getting ready for Damon's shape changingness. Even if he changed to any state of the rainbow, he was going to cut him down to size.
Estrik's hate bubbled from his mind into the outside world, involuntarily shaking rocks and breaking branches, while he gritted his teeth. Bend you knees, don't falter from your stance, echoed another voice from the katana, while he obediently did as it told him to. The thing better live up to the name of Kensei, or else this was going to be a long battle.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 20:00:37 GMT -5
Rei's gaze darted toward Damon when he entered the scene. All she could do was stare. 'Alright...' Was all she managed to think in response to Estrik. The mask didn't really lessen the creepiness of Damon's voice, for Rei anyway. She doubted Estrik got creeped out when he heard Damon's voice. The hand that was holding the dagger- the right one- twitched slightly as Rei forced herself to stay calm... for a little while, anyway. Everytime a rock cracked or branch snapped, Rei thought it was Damon doing something, even though she herself could feel Estrik's anger.
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Post by Creator on Dec 2, 2007 20:03:31 GMT -5
Damon cocked his head to the side, snickering at him as he moved forward a bit from his spot against the tree. "Bravo," he said sarcastically. "Did you come up with that yourself? Goodness, that must have taken at least three seconds! Maybe four! Are you really in such a hurry to fight? I thought, with all the time you've taken, you might want a chance to warm up some more. Heaven forbid I hurry you." The sarcastic tone never left his voice as he approached, stopping to form a triangle between the three of them. Then his voice whispered in Rei's ear. "You're going to die here. But you knew that already." A grin played across his face, though one could only tell by the look in his eyes. He wobbled slightly, almost as if he were drunk. "Okay then, come at me."
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Post by demonfire on Dec 2, 2007 20:17:26 GMT -5
"Warming up for you would be like putting your favorite item in the fire," Estrik said. He scoffed as he heard Damon via Rei, "Au contraire, mi ami," he said. Everything he knew, Rei knew and vice versa, as if they were one in the same. "Intereo , quod permissum vestri animus putesco in abyssus pro totus infinitio," came Estrik, although his voice was different, as if his regular voice was layered atop a demonic one. "Someone may be losing control, oh goodie!" said Croatoan in Estrik's mind. At this point, he was ignoring Croatoan. His usefulness would come if Estrik went under, no more and no less.
Do not charge. Do not play his game, came a voice from the blade, making three total people excluding himself in his head at the moment. A boulder flew at Damon with Estrik's amulet lighting up a greenish aura. Behind it came Estrik, the sword in the transparent state, anticipating the transformation. "Remember Rei, ignore his words as you ignore your own pain. His words may not exist at all," he telepathically said to Rei, although with the link there was no need to exert energy for it to occur.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 20:26:23 GMT -5
Damon's voice made her spine shiver. If it weren't for Estrik's reassurance, she would have believed Damon's words; not accepted them, but believed them. Her mind immediately recalled the state it had been in those days before in the Grotto. But it wasn't as easy as it was with her pain. Her pain was far more definite than words, and didn't really leave room for 'it may's or 'may not's. Rei held her ground when Estrik made the first move. She wouldn't even try to fight until she knew her head was clear and she could focus. 'Be careful'
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