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Post by Creator on Dec 2, 2007 20:32:14 GMT -5
A thick cloud of smoke puffed up around Damon, and he was gone. At the exact same time, an identical puff rose up behind Rei, where he reappeared. "What lousy aim," he said, taking out a set of six knives, three in each hand. "Well, dear Rei, it looks like Sir Estrik won't be helping you. He's busy playing with rocks and such." A gentle breeze blew past, though Damon's hair didn't move in the wind. "This is your last chance to surrender." He stole a glance over at Estrik. 'Oh dear. Now our triangle is misshapen.'
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Post by demonfire on Dec 2, 2007 20:47:45 GMT -5
A blue aura enveloped Rei as she was rapidly pulled towards Estrik almost immediately after Damon had appeared behind her. "Lousy aim indeed," Estrik said as Rei was placed next to him. "You're going to have to block him out and fight Rei. I don't feel like carrying away two dead bodies today," Estrik telepathically said to Rei. "The itsy-bitsy spider, went up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out," Estrik sang with a homicidal insanity in his voice. Wow, I guess I've changed you for the better, huh? Croatoan said in his mind.
"I guess you're too much of a weakling to go for the stronger one first, huh?" Estrik asked Damon. "And don't say strategy, boy. I've heard that excuse from one too many folks," he said as he covered is bases. Kunai are in his hands, six of them, came a soul, alerting to them as soon as their presence was revealed, as if the sword could see them. Going to kill him...going to kill him... echoed throughout Estrik's head as the rage built up inside him for the--cocky, pompous SOB,, also echoed through him, excusing his French.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 21:11:15 GMT -5
Rei barely had time to react to Damon before she found herself beside Estrik. "Thanks...' Estrik's thoughts made her feel kind of... ashamed? Foolish? 'I know I have to...' Backing up to get her mind settled, Rei crouched, closed her eyes, and shifted into her creature-like form. 'Block him out and fight back...' Slowly opening her now completely crimson eyes, Rei stared at the ground. Pulling her shadow orb from her pocket, she held it carefully in her hand before pushing from the ground and taking to the air.
Now that she was slightly further away, Rei's eyes narrowed onto Damon. 'His words may not even exist...' Circling the area, Rei eyed Uindo before throwing it down. Encased in a wind vortex, the dagger also began circling the clearing close to the ground. Very quickly, at the same time Rei made a dive for Damon, the spinning blade cut from its path and went at him from an angle.
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Post by Creator on Dec 2, 2007 21:23:34 GMT -5
Damon stared at the blade, but made no effort to avoid it. It passed right through, causing him to fade away. T'was merely a clone. But as he faded, Berstunic flew out of the tree, soaring overhead. He burst into smoke and Damon replaced him, swinging hjs hand out. As he came down, about to land near Rei, a bolt of electricity shot from his hand, slicing through the air toward Rei. "I just have more of a relationship with her," he said sarcastically to Estrik. "Sorry, but it's a lot more meaningful than what we have." The wind rippled his hair, signifying that if he wasn't the real Damon, he was at least a shadow clone. "I'm sorry, that was rather rude of me."
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Post by demonfire on Dec 2, 2007 21:34:49 GMT -5
"My door doesn't swing both ways, sorry for bursting your bubble," Estrik retorted to Damon. "Dive," Estrik said to Rei as the sword alarmed him to the lightning. A large, deep blue aura formed around Estrik's hand as he angrily punched into the air, with a telekinetic hit aimed right at Damon's head. It seemed to strike one almost as a sucker punch, and the voices in his blade seemed to all scream out at once, Keep the stance. A plant is nothing without the root. So, Estrik's stance came back, a solid, firm side stance, ready to come down hard upon anything that came close.
"Pulvis ut pulvis , cinis cineris ut cinis cineris," Estrik said. Estrik did a cross between a boxing hop and a dance towards Damon. As he drew closer to Damon, Kensei went transparent as a boulder was raised behind him, projecting him and the blade in a path to Damon's heart and the way safe away from. Aim small, miss small after all.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 21:51:53 GMT -5
Gasping at Damon's 'disappearing act', Rei stopped flight and hovered where she was. She heard Estrik's command, but didn't react right away. Like most people would do when confused after being told to do something, Rei looked around to find out what was wrong. She saw the plasma and her eyes widened, wings immediately folding to allow herself a faster fall. The girl dove toward the ground- catching the returning Uindo on the way- and nearly dodged the blast. Nearly. But by a sheer, horrible stroke of luck, the beam made contact with the tail-end of...well, the tail-end of her tail.
The shock traveled throughout her entire body, making it impossible for her to land correctly. Hitting the ground, Rei rolled to her side as the electric-like zap coursed through her. Her eyes closed she she grit her teeth. 'It's... an... illusion...' The pain began to subside, though her body still twitched. Groaning, Rei managed to crouch and reorient herself, but she waited until Estrik's attack was done before doing anything.
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Post by Creator on Dec 2, 2007 22:03:48 GMT -5
Damon saw Estrik coming toward him, but luckily he had already been planning on disappearing once more. Smoke shot away in a ring, allowing Estrik to pass through as Damon became invisible. He didn't like the look of Estrik's new toy, no siree, not one bit. Luckily, he had a bagful of tricks to avoid attacks, especially from something like a sword. They may be faster than whips, but there were still countless tip-offs to an attack. A moment later he was solid again, appearing a few feet off the ground and landing softly. He stood, communicating with Berstunic. He relaxed his mind, while his little friend took over, hiding both of their thoughts expertly. 'If I do it now, I'll be much better off. It'll frustrate them pretty good, and I'll just have to avoid and evade. They'll get tired while I rest up." He performed a long string of hand signs, about thirteen movements long, and a cloud of smoke shot up from his feet. But when it cleared, he appeared to be exactly the same. He lowered his hands and grinned. "Okay, we'll see how you like this one. It's fairly new. I call it the Nine Lives Jutsu."
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 2, 2007 22:16:12 GMT -5
Even though the pain was no longer a major hindrance, Rei's body still couldn't function all too strongly. Its muscles were weak and not entirely under her control; she even found it difficult to maintain her crouching stance. For the moment, she did all she could do. Taking the Shadow Orb, that had nearly been dropped in her fall, she tossed it toward Damon. Mid-throw, darkness shot from the small trinket and formed the shape of a lesser shadow dweller. The creature sped toward Damon as though it itself had been thrown and not the orb. 'Those hand signs never mean anything good... Nine Lives Jutsu... I haven't seen this one before'
((and now, a small introduction >3))
Somewhere quite a ways away, farther than Estrik's mind could sense, a mouth-less figure clad in black with pure white eyes leaped through the treetops. He stopped on occasion to stand and view the surroundings, but never stayed for long. It wasn't until Rei summoned the shadow dweller that the figure remained where he was for longer than a few seconds. A shadow element? Interesting. Without expression, the figure re-directed his course and began heading leisurely in the direction of the ongoing battle.
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Post by Creator on Dec 2, 2007 22:32:14 GMT -5
Damon ducked, allowing the creature to pass over him. 'What the heck was that?' He stood and glanced back over his shoulder, deciding that it was just some generic creature. He flung his arm out, and the tree closest to the creature turned into a thick purple slime, pouring down from above in hopes of piling on top of the thing. Too busy to watch for the outcome, he turned back and raced toward Estrik, flaming claws forming on his hands.
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Post by demonfire on Dec 3, 2007 15:05:34 GMT -5
"Wow, Nine Lives Jutsu, I really wonder what that will do, Damon," Estrik said sarcastically. "Rei, from now on, if I tell you to do something, do it. Don't question it, just react," Estrik said. His hand instinctively shot into his pocket and grabbed his Molding Orb as Rei used her own orb, summoning up another shadow creature. A small blast of shadow energy escaped the creature heading towards Damon. In the meantime, Estrik really decided that Damon should learn when to charge and when not to, this being the latter.
A telekinetic barrier was raised in front of Estrik, as he 'watched' Damon approach. When he got within sword reach, Estrik swung Kensei through the barrier, using the sword's ability to pass through mass in this state to his advantage. Would you just hurry up and let me see the blood spatter, already? Croatoan said in his mind. You'll get your fun soon enough, Estrik responded, as if he knew what was going to happen. Well, it was his job after all.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 3, 2007 15:22:11 GMT -5
Steadying herself after her muscles jolted for one of the last times, Rei nodded. 'I know, I'm sorry. I'll listen' She felt horrible for not listening to Estrik, and was now recovering from the consequences. Experimentally, to test how well she could control herself now, Rei spread out each wing individually and then flexed each limb; tail, leg, leg, arm, other arm. Everything seemed to be in working order. Good. Twirling Uindo in one hand for a moment, Rei turned and climbed the nearest tree, perching on a branch.
She held the dagger out in front of her with both hands and pointed the end at Damon's back. A long, speeding wind funnel shot out from the blade and headed for the ninja. If it worked, the push from behind would send Damon off-balance and faster toward Estrik's blade; and of course, the wind would then be redirected not to hit Estrik.
The shadow dweller screeched before breaking into shadow fragments under the ooze. It would reform later, but it would be a while.
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Post by Creator on Dec 3, 2007 17:17:05 GMT -5
Rather than attacking Estrik head-on, Damon faded into a purple goop at the last second, preparing to sink into the ground. But the wind from Rei's dagger hit him, and purple slime splattered onto the barrier. It didn't hesitate before hissing into a cloud of smoke, rising up from the psychic wall and swirling into the air. Trailing through the air, it finally disappeared into the trees. A moment later a bowling ball-sized lump of purple matter came hurdling from the tree, heading for Estrik like a cannonball. "So the girl has learned a few new tricks as well."[/i] So far, this "battle" was merely short bursts of attacks, followed by a quick retreat on his part. But that was the way he had planned it. Testing their armor, finding the quickest path to victory. Now wasn't the time for a major offensive, it was time to stall. By the time he got back down to one life, he would be rested up again, and would have a fair amount of information to use against the others without the drain from battle. In theory, of course.
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Post by demonfire on Dec 3, 2007 20:39:30 GMT -5
Estrik said nothing as he prepared himself for the cannonball. His sword came up horizontal and parallel with the ground as he braced for impact. Putting two small walls of psychic energy on two sides of the goop, he awaited the blast. "Trap it," he said to Rei as he awaited do or die time.
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Post by Creator on Dec 3, 2007 20:54:06 GMT -5
Damon grinned, releasing the ball into an explosion of air just as it reached Estrik, the blast forced into the tight area between them. Damon himself was darting around, trying to get behind Rei. "He's planning something," he thought, watching as Estrik seemed to try and attack his air-bomb. Granted, it was on a much smaller scale than the twenty-ton version, but it still packed a punch.
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Post by [red].Raven on Dec 3, 2007 22:18:50 GMT -5
Without hesitation, Rei tried to do as she was asked. Up until this point, she didn't know the extent of Uindo's abilities, and anything she had done she did without much certainty, so... how could she trap a huge ball-like mass speeding toward Estrik? After one gesture failing, she didn't have time to do another. The ball exploded. The girl's talons dug into the branch to brace herself against the wind and one arm was brought up to protect her face. After all, she really wasn't all too far away.
Rei was having trouble keeping track of Damon. He moved so quickly. 'I can't keep track of him' Now not feeling it was best to be separated, the girl flew down to stand a few feet away from Estrik. To make up for before, Rei flicked Uindo into the air before Estrik. The dagger began to spin very quickly, eventually becoming nothing more to look at than a compact orb of spinning air, gathering somewhat slower- but still very fast- air around it. 'Here'
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