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Post by DMis on Mar 5, 2016 15:13:42 GMT -5
Beth drifted closer to the clearing. Delta beeped as she jumped off and floated to the ground.
She whistled slightly upon seeing a white bird as she drew her blade. It was quickly passed to her left.
"Okay. Come out of hiding! I know that you're here!" She called.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 5, 2016 16:04:30 GMT -5
Solace simply smirked. You don't win battles by recklessly flying in and leaving yourself open to attack, either, she thought, eyeing this newcomer. With her UFO perched and temporarily deactivated, the imp simply watched on.
Hmm... to come out of hiding, or not to... She gave a smirk. Giving the environment a quick jolt of manipulation, an illusory copy of Solace walked in from behind a rock, panting and wheezing as she looked in pain. The Real Solace edged her way toward the clone, dropping the invisibility on herself and making the clone vanish as she fell forward, looking to be in pain. "...thank... goodness..."
Her UFO seemed unaffected, most likely having its own variant of cloaking she had activated.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 6, 2016 15:24:21 GMT -5
This display earned my bird form's best attempt at an eyeroll. "If you fall for this ruse," I said, gesturing a wing towards where I'm sure Soly would be hiding. "You totally deserve what's coming."
I shifted my body slightly, showing the burned tail feathers to the newcomer. "Don't mind the damage, it was both of us. Though, my poor tail," I shook the scorched feathers in question. "It took me a few years to get 'em to look nice, and just like that, BAM! No more tail feathers."
Judging by the look this person was giving me, she's never seen a talking bird before. "What? Cat got your tongue? Er, you can take your wing off your blade..."
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Post by DMis on Mar 6, 2016 15:33:38 GMT -5
"No. No I have not. Birds don't really speak where I am from," the woman offered. "Your opponent knows I can sense them right? And besides the bond between you and them doesn't connect to the one on the ground."
Beth moved slightly. "It's obvious that this is a bit of a war zone so no. My hand is staying on my blade," she added.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 6, 2016 16:02:51 GMT -5
"My UFO's landed and I'm right here," Solace scowled, dropping the act as she stood up. "I don't know what you're sensing, I moved into that illusion a good while ago."
She soon eyed Lark. "And don't even PRETEND you didn't have that burn coming, you feathery pain in the butt. Don't act like you're without fault."
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 6, 2016 16:46:07 GMT -5
"Aw Soly Soly, you wound me with your words," I said in a rather dramatic tone, folding a wing over my chest and feigning falling over. "Oh well I'll just regrow them later."
I took this moment to jump off the bamboo and transform back into human form, landing softly on the ruined earth. I frowned as I ran a hand down the back of my hair, noticing it was charred and quite a bit shorter than I preferred. "Dammit, even if it only takes me five minutes to regrow my hair, it's still five minutes I could have used for more productive pursuits. Like reading, teaching Leanne how to make someone's head explode with clever application of fire and wind, practicing some spells..."
FWOOSH!! That arrow purposefully missed Solace, Lark pointing a newly-materialized bow at the imp.
"Murdering imps."
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Post by DMis on Mar 6, 2016 16:50:46 GMT -5
Beth smirked. "Seems i'm a bit rusty then," she offered as her rapier was drawn. "Mind a third joining your sparring session?"
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Post by ryocker on Mar 6, 2016 17:51:34 GMT -5
Solace stood up, her mechanical eye whirring a bit as she tried detecting anything off about the newcomer. "Lark, dear, what do you think?" she asked, imitating his pet calling. "Do you think that young lady could stand a chance in a three for all?"
She loaded a bomb in her right arm, her left crackling with power. "I'd rather not hurt an un-involved."
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 6, 2016 18:53:26 GMT -5
"Aw, you return my feelings of such passionate hatred? And to think it only took us this long to finally fess up!"
I didn't take my bow off Solace as I loaded another arrow. "Beautiful day, innit?" I said, mostly to the newcomer. "Birds are singing, flowers are blooming... Well, okay, maybe not HERE, but..."
FWOOOOSH!
"That was your second warning to make like a possum and play dead Soly," I said dangerously, already docking a third arrow. "By the way, the name's Lark Mercury. What's your name, stranger?"
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Post by DMis on Mar 6, 2016 19:59:47 GMT -5
"The name is Beth Snider," she offered as she jumped back a bit. "All I have to say is being it~"
The woman smirked with an almost playful air about her.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 6, 2016 20:44:56 GMT -5
Solace gave a playful smile. She fizzed out the magic in her hand, gripping her laser gun and pointing up. "On my mark, then~"
Her cannon hand was pointed downward, the woman giving a dastardly grin as her horns began to glow.
"GO!"
With a laser bolt flying off the edge of the island and her grenade bursting on the ground, a rapid supply of smoke came from her position. Moments later, a small swarm of Solaces ran from the spot, spreading out and taunting their opponents before most of them just faded into nothingness.
"Heh, like hiding's going to help when one opponent knows the real me," she smirked, looking down at everyone from her un-cloaked UFO.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 6, 2016 21:24:21 GMT -5
"Coward."
I'm sure that Beth could just feel the malice radiating off me as I pointed my bow and the arrow up at Solace's floating device. "You're right, Soly! This does you no good at all!"
FWOOOOSH!!!!
KSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!
I don't bother to glance back at Beth as I keep reloading my bow and firing. Honestly, that's just a waste of good trickery there.
"Die! Just die already!!"
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Post by DMis on Mar 6, 2016 22:19:24 GMT -5
One pissed off and the other a speedster. This should be fun, she thought as she moved. Maybe a different weapon would be better~
Her sword was soon sheathed and her arms were soon encased in a metallic opalescent crystal. Tendrils of odd colored flesh seemed to sprout from a gun metal grey bag on the girl's back.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 6, 2016 22:29:58 GMT -5
This UFO's shield materialized, the imp taking a deep breath and pointing at the ground. The air near them seemed to heat up, suddenly booming out in a giant blast of fire as she flew in closer to the battlefield. "I'm not limited to shooting spells anymore!" she proudly declared.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 7, 2016 12:35:14 GMT -5
"Hey Solace, remember what we did to Shima? Well guess what!"
Fwoosh!
I grabbed Beth's hand and swooshed my Galaxy Cloak around us both. We vanished from the spot, probably leaving Solace wondering just where we would pop up next...
I had us rematerialize on Soly's UFO, my staff just starting to form in my hands.
"So, what's the gas mileage on this? I can't imagine it's very eco-friendly..."
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