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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 17, 2016 17:18:31 GMT -5
From his hiding place in the shadows, Toby breathed a sigh of relief as Aether escaped from Choleric's grip, only to tense up again when a woman entered the scene. And a fairly average-looking woman at that. Needless to say, Toby was instantly concerned, standing by and preparing to defend her from the wrathful general. She had no idea what she was up against...
Choleric obviously shared Toby's thoughts to some degree. As Carol approached, he slashed away Toby's shadows and gathered the darkness around his fist, reeling back and preparing to throw an almighty punch at this interloper.
Give him one thing... Choleric didn't waste time. That didn't mean he was fast enough to get the first hit in, let alone dodge it.
And the human woman... she hit hard. Not hard enough to knock the nine-foot demon to the ground, but enough to send him gliding back a few feet with a prominent grunt. Taking the damage well, Choleric easily bounced back and swung his fist again, delivering unto Carol a massive uppercut.
Almost immediately after, shadows slammed into Choleric like an enormous severed fist. When the darkness faded, Toby emerged and landed on his feet, stumbling only slightly before taking a stance next to Carol. And least now he knew that she was no pushover.
"Been a while, huh, Choleric? GACK-!"
As stated, Choleric didn't waste time. Nor did he talk all that much. No time for formalities in the middle of a warzone. As such, as soon as the general had made another rapid recovery, he quickly wrapped Toby in darkness, commanding the shadows to suplex the green-eyed boy and throw him to the ground.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Mar 17, 2016 18:53:18 GMT -5
Aether had charged into the battle with the intent to inform the fighters how to take down the Præt'nos, but it seemed that someone had beaten her to it. Someone that she quickly recognized, despite having only seen that armor once. "Chrys!"
So both Chrys and Toby had come to help. That was... honestly kind of sweet. No time for sentiment, though! Danger was still afoot!
She took a good look around, knowing better than to stop and potentially let her guard down. Still, it was clear that Aether was exhausted, slowing down slightly and breathing in choppy pants. She had managed to summon a fair amount of rainclouds to extinguish the fire, but it wasn't quite enough, and the rain couldn't fall forever. She needed starlight to recharge her energy reserves, but between the smoke and her own clouds, the night sky was well and truly hidden above them.
Andromeda wasn't in a much better situation. She too was losing energy, but there was no way for her to recover in the immediate future. That last light blast had done a number on her, causing her to fall to her hands and knees and mutely gasp for air. All too soon, her body gave out and she collapsed into a tired heap. All she could do was lie there and watch... watch the flames roll by... watch her friend combat this horrid demon...
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 20, 2016 3:22:33 GMT -5
Choleric had likely expected Carol to go down with one punch as he turned his attention towards Toby, slamming him aside with some degree of ease- However, when he turned to take in the downed woman, he found an ENERGY PULSING GLOWING FIST COMING AT HIM AT TOP SPEEDS. BAM!!!!!!!!!! Once more one of Carol's massive bombs slammed Choleric backward, this time however, Carol, showing speed previously unknown to either of the other two combatants, zoomed up behind the physical shadow and grabbed him from behind. "YA LIKE SUPLEXES BIG BOY~?? WELL TRY THESE!!!" WHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!!!!!!!!!! It was easy to draw a few comparisons between Carol and a certain other high power grappler as, she slammed Choleric HARD INTO THE GROUND HEAD FIRST ONCE, THEN FLIPPED HERSELF OVER WITH CHOLERIC'S BODY STILL IN HAND, JUMPING UP HIGH WITH THE FIGHTER, AND WITH A FLASH OF FIGHTING ENERGY SIMILAR TO THE EARLIER PUNCH, SLAMMED HIM DOWN ONTO THE GROUND MUCH HARDER, both due to the sheer power and due to the speed gained from the height of the jump and the fast descent. She showed even less care as she picked up Choleric like he weighed nothing, and pitched him clean into a building with a loud crash, back first. The woman looked rather proud of herself... .... THEN TOBY NOTED THAT THE ONLY SIGN THAT CHOLERIC EVEN PUNCHED HER EARLIER WAS A TINY BRUISE ON HER CHIN. "OH YEAH~!!! They didn't call me the 'Greatest champion ever' back home just cause I liked to pose~!!! If ya wanna keep fighting then come on~!!!" The woman had her fists raised, ready once more to get down and dirty. For all of the energy however, it was notable that that same gap-toothed smile was still very much apparent. She was legitimately enjoying the new challenge. --------------------------- Meanwhile with Prishe and KO.... Well it was easy to see KO was still eagerly fighting his posse even as they slowly increased in number. "POWERFIST~!!!!" The spinning punch beam sent several shadows flying and KO smiled and laughed all the while. "These guys just keep coming! Looks like they could go on almost forever~!!" It was clear KO didn't really mind. This may as well have been a round of Shadow boxing for him. For Prishe however, she was definitely happy to hear that there was a way to beat these guys more decisively. "The nape of the neck eh~?" Well, she'd always been so focused on beating up just the body in general... While aiming her attacks for certain portions of the body seemed a bit more of a hassle, she took the advice to heart. "ALRIGHT~!!! LET'S DO THIS~!!!" She saw more shadow monsters rushing in, trying to gang up on Nora. Sending several of them flying with an Auroral Uppercut. "You can't stop me!!!" Seeing another one down below she zoomed down swinging around- "BACK HAND-" The hand caught the fist before it could hit the nape of the neck.... SO THESE GUYS WERE DEFENDING IT! "One inch fist~!!!"  ?? The other fist rounded around and slammed HARD into the neck- THEN THE MAGICAL EFFECT OF THE BLOW SPREAD THAT EFFECT DOWN THE NECK AND SLAMMING EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE NAPE REPEATEDLY. The soldier went down and two others quickly jumped to his defense, Prishe however rounded around with a roundhouse kick flooring them both before dodging their counter blows- WHAM WHAM!!!! And slamming their napes HARD with Asuran fists, the magical fists making sure the banishing blows HURT. |
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Post by DMis on Mar 20, 2016 15:06:29 GMT -5
Beth gave an odd sound of excitement as she was launched vertically. As soon as she was high enough, the woman hovered and surveyed the battle. Soon tendrils and crystals rained down on the demons as she dived down with her blade forward.
Chrys nodded to Nora before sending torrents of water towards the flames and repeatedly stabbing her three pronged weapon into the Praen'tos.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 20, 2016 17:29:06 GMT -5
Nora excitedly grinned, launching a few more rockets before slamming an incoming Prat'nos right where it hurt most, smiling all the while. "You'd think these guys would put up a bigger fight," she called out. While true these creatures were all but invincible, it hardly seemed proper for them to piddle about with so little strategy. If hard swinging power-house Nora could take them down, what made them so fearsome?
Meanwhile...
A tiny, pale colored creature with a bandanna around her neck peeked out from an alleyway, watching the excitement in curiosity. She had only landed a small while ago, living in the alleys for roughly two weeks by now. She watched from the alley, waddling closer to the street as she saw magic fly around.
What made her especially strange was the aura she gave off... An especially strange looking, ten armed figure seemed to be generated from her soul, the small creature none the wiser.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 20, 2016 20:15:34 GMT -5
As soon as Carol had gotten her hits in, Choleric's shadows dispersed and released Toby. They both had to take a very brief moment to shake themselves off, but while Toby was left stymied for a little while longer, Choleric immediately gathered all the shadows he could and slammed them into Carol. Then, with his club in one hand and fire in the other, he was upon her.
Toby had to admit, the fact that Carol could handle her own against Choleric was surprising enough. The fact that she could dish it back, though... Dang. Color him impressed. Still, Toby felt obligated to stick with her, if only because he believed himself best fit to deal with a Præt'nos general. He was certainly grateful for the help, though, that was for sure.
Worried as he was, he did his best to maintain a straight, stern face as he commanded the shadows to hold Choleric down, leaving him open for Carol's attacks. The fire general was no pushover, though. He was taking his beatings as if he felt absolutely nothing. Anytime the shadows grabbed him, he quickly dispatched them or phased away. And he was hitting Carol back with all his might, shadows and fire blazing.
Past the typical anger in Choleric's brilliant red eyes was a glint of interest. This woman was powerful. He had nothing but respect for such traits. Surely her soul would be a valuable one.
And to the other Præt'nos' credit, they weren't going down without a fight either. Choleric's soldiers reflected their general's brute strength and combat skill, not exactly matching his but certainly following his lead in every possible way. And there were a lot of them, their numbers having barely suffered a dent thus far. Between the near-endless barrage of shadows and demons, and the fire that the fighters were still trying to extinguish, any foreseeable end was still a long way away.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Mar 20, 2016 20:29:52 GMT -5
"Oh dear oh dear oh dear..." Aether looked around, anxiously scrambling to come up with a strategy. The others were holding up well enough, but this would be a fruitless battle if they couldn't find a way to break through the Præt'nos' ranks more quickly. And while Chrys's streams of water were certainly helping to put out the fire, this too was a threat that was still dangerous and still spreading.
She could still help somehow... if she could just regain some energy.
"Hmm..." Aether watched Nora and Beth as the former launched the latter into the air. She had an idea now. A completely ludicrous idea, but the best one she could muster.
"Excuse me!" She quickly dashed up to the women, breathless and anxious. "Do you think one of you could propel me above the smoke? And... perhaps catch me or keep me there long enough to consume an adequate amount of starlight?"
Andromeda, meanwhile... She hadn't moved. Even as the shadows started to wrap around her still form, she was too worn out to react.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 24, 2016 22:28:29 GMT -5
Carol grinned in apparent victory, but it did not last very long as the shadows reformed and quickly slammed back. “OOF!!!” When she looked back up from her slide backward she noted that this jackass was now carrying a club in one hand and an open flame in the other. He charged in fast, leaving Carol to, as quickly as she possibly could, read his movements and avoid the club, knowing it was the more damning weapon then the open flames. Still, the flames burned too as they blasted outward in waves and jets, forcing the woman to jump over them and slide to the side to avoid them. Several shadows would then slam the woman back some more and leave her open to a flaming attack. The only effect the attacks seemed to have on her was slightly singe some of her hair. “You’re tough~! I’ll give you that. But you’re gonna have to work a LOT HARDER THEN THAT IF YOU WANNA STOP ME~!!” She noted shadows quickly forming around Choleric and holding him down. Carol took the opportunity with great gusto, rolling in and delivering an epic Dempsey roll beatdown, slamming Choleric’s face left, right, left, right, left right hard enough to crack a normal person’s skull and fast enough that, even if it HADN’T the person would’ve been suffering a VERY painful case of whiplash halfway through- WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY AN UPPERCUT… THEN A POWER FIST AURA… Choleric actually tasted sky and crashed clean into a 4th story wall. Carol meanwhile wasted no time. “POWER BARRAGE~!!!!” IT was quite the sight, watching that woman throwing out several crazy fast beam attacks in rapid succession, burying Choleric’s dazed husk further and further into the concrete before he crashed clean THROUGH IT. “You want more~ Come on!! I’m waitin’ for ya this time chump!!” ---------------------------------- Back in the city, it was apparent the numbers was starting to affect KO, the child doing everything he can to fight off the numbers only for 2 more to take the place of the 1 he had knocked down. “H-HEY!!! BACK OFF!!!! GROUND QUAKER!!!!” He jumped up high into the air-…. BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND CAUSED ANOTHER POWERFUL QUAKE SENDING THE ENEMIES TUMBLING. KO took the prompt and quickly ran back to the others. “Wow!! There’s no end to these guys!! They just won’t stay down-“ HE was quick to witness Prishe slam a fist into the back of one of the soldier’s neck, completely dispersing the body. “…. Ooooooh~!!! Okay yeah!! I get it now!!!” Prishe grinned as the child was once more off. He really did catch on quickly. “OKAY!!!” Prishe once more nerve jabbed another soldier in the nape of the neck before obliterating his head. “We’re making SOME headway, but they just won’t stop!! What the hell are we supposed to do now? ?” She looked to Aether when she shot out her suggestion. “Well that’s nice… But the only ones around here who can fly are KINDA BUSY AT THE MOMENT!!!!!!!!!!!” --------------------------- ……… It was… Sheer madness. The city was burning down and heroes were fighting off mysterious invaders. Mysterious invaders that just wouldn’t stop. It was too much to bare. It was too much to see… IT WAS TOO MUCH TO WATCH ANYMORE. “Meooow!” “I know, I know… But… I HAVE to. I can’t just let these people get hurt… Come on Dusty. Let’s get in there.” There was an odd sound as the figure lifted into the air… The cat had also vanished. And then seconds after that, the young blonde haired woman shot down into the streets… ----------------------------- Almost as soon as Prishe had shouted her point, a foot slammed clean into the nape of the neck of a soldier that had tried to sneak up on her. “Wh-WHAT THE- ?” She turned…. The woman standing there was a young blonde wearing odd black clothes accompanied with a scarf… She appeared to be accompanied by a…. GALAXY LOOKING THING THAT LOOKED VAGUELY LIKE A CAT. “MEOW!” EVEN SOUNDED LIKE A CAT TOO BUT WHAT. IT’S SKIN LOOKED LIKE OPEN SPACE WITH STARS WHAT. When the woman looked around, she took notice of Andromeda on the ground, being wrapped up in shadows. “!!! THERE!!!” The woman picked off the ground and shot at Andromeda at high speeds, scooping her off the ground. When she felt the shadows desperately try to keep hold on the little creature, she kicked at them numerous times. “LET GO!!! LET GO!!!” BAM!!!!!!!!! Prishe, whom was equally fed up with this, helped Kat out… BY BREAKING THE SHADOWS ARMS BY BATTING THEM LIKE BASEBALLS, USING A STREET LAMP AS THE BAT. The arms dispersed allowing the woman to break free. “Phew! Thanks!” “Hey not a problem~!” Prishe then proceeded to swing around and use the light post to BAT a sheer number of soldiers away. Andromeda meanwhile took notice that the woman was no longer holding onto Andromeda… Instead, Andromeda seemed to be hovering freely within a sphere of anti-gravity surrounding the new woman….. She had flown with that before….. …. IDEA. |
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Post by DMis on Mar 24, 2016 23:01:47 GMT -5
Beth was firing of several herons and aiming for the napes of necks involving the dark shadow demons. Her attention was more on them than the flames that seemed to lick at the buildings.
Several demons seemed to dissipate as Beth continued the raining down of the crystals, hedrons, and tendril strikes.
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Chrys was working on damage control and occasionally stabbing the demons with her trident.
"Aim for the nape of the neck!" She called to the newcomers.
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Post by ryocker on Mar 26, 2016 16:22:55 GMT -5
Not far from Nora, many more of the Praet'nos put their attention on these fighters, the red head bouncing back and forth as she readied her hammer. "Come and get some you ugly sacks of shadow!" She proudly declared, whapping one right in the neck as it approached. They started to over crowd her, Nora losing her excitement pretty fast-
Before all of them shuddered and screeched, a ball of light expanding over them. "Sorry I'm late," a masked, blue wearing witch smiled, floating down on her broom. "If you're going to hit them, strike now!"
Nora grinned happily, more than eager to slam their necks with a single spinning swing. "Thanks for the help!" she cheered, the red head smiling.
"Try to fend for yourself, I'll be watching the fight," she assured, flying toward the burning buildings.
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As the shadowy demons all laughed and roared, The tiny creature meekly took a few steps into the open. Instantly, she was grabbed by the neck, a Praet'nos eyeing her. "What kind of tiny thing are you..." it asked, glaring at it. The little creature whimpered, trying to get away from him to no avail. "Feisty, but that's not going to stop me from taking your soul, no matter how useless it is!" It raised up an arm, smiling viciously as its claws revealed themselves.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Mar 26, 2016 16:50:14 GMT -5
Having temporarily lost form twice in a row, once when Carol's uppercut disconnected him from the shadows and again when she drove him into the sidewalk, Choleric quickly merged with the darkness and snaked across the ground beneath her, completely ethereal and untouchable. Toby was well and truly bracing himself for the worst, knowing too well that the fire general did not hold back.
Within a split second, wave after wave of black, shadowy tendrils shot out of the darkness from all directions, striking Toby and Carol across every inch of their bodies. A shadow slammed into Toby from behind, pushing him into another that pounded him in the jaw, sending him stumbling into yet another that grabbed his arm and yanked him to the ground. Desperately, Toby attempted to summon his own shadows to deflect them. He even tried seizing control of Choleric's shadows. But the attacks were too rapid and the general's hold on them too resolute that he couldn't focus long or hard enough to launch any kind of counter strike.
"GAH...! LEMME GO LEMME GO!" In his efforts to repel the shadows, Toby briefly caught sight of the same tendrils reaching for his fallen alien friend. "A-ANDY!"
He tried, oh how he tried to break free and go after her, but all too soon, all Toby could see was a writhing mass of blackness. All he could do was struggle and tear at the darkness that threatened to consume him. Both inside and out.
"LET... ME... GO!!!"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Mar 26, 2016 17:41:47 GMT -5
Aether whimpered anxiously. Of course everyone was too preoccupied to help her. She couldn't blame them for that. But the shadows were still trying to grab her at every opportunity, the fire was still burning rampantly, and she was still getting more and more tired with each leap and bound.
In her jog, Aether changed directions and charged towards the woman in the blue armor and visor, using what little air she had left in her lungs to call her name. "Chrys! Chryyyys!!"
Andromeda heard her nickname. She heard it loud and clear. With this having been brought to her attention, she was suddenly more aware of the various noises her advanced auditory system was picking up. Even without looking, she could tell that the battle going on beyond these walls of fire was titanic... and that something was trying to grab her.
She jerked in surprise when she was suddenly yanked out of the shadows, staring at the woman who had pulled her away in silent bafflement. Once they were free, Andromeda then looked down to see that she was being suspended in an anti-gravity field. Not necessarily a new experience for her, but the circumstances left the Peaceful Warrior completely baffled. At the very least, she managed to work up a grateful nod, but otherwise, she was frozen stiff in midair.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Mar 30, 2016 23:24:59 GMT -5
The shadows seemed to completely consume Carol and Toby....
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Before Choleric could start to feel too victorious however, a small light started shining through the darkness... Then it got brighter... AND BRIGHTER, AND BRIGHTER-
"HHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The energy blast finally dissipated the darkness entirely, the shockwave slamming Choleric clean into a wall... Carol meanwhile growled angrily as she turned to Toby. "Jeeze-!!! Some thugs just don't know when ta quit! You okay there kid???" The woman turned back to see Choleric rushing at her at fast speeds-
However, Carol flashed her energy once more, so brightly that it dispelled Choleric's arms-
AND A POWERFUL RIGHT HOOK BRIEFLY OBLITERATED HIS HEAD BEFORE HE COULD REGENERATE THEM FULLY, dispelling the rest of the body. "What is it going to TAKE???" IT felt like she was just shadow boxing thin-air at this point for how much actual GOOD her blows were doing. She had, however, managed to identify the sound that Choleric made everytime he regenerated, so the second he charged in for another go, she thrusted both fists out in his general direction, the light blasting away his body hard and fast...
Still, if he required shadows....
Carol blasted out another light energy beam to a nearby alleyway-
LIGHT BURST OUT FROM IT, Dissipating the shadows within the nook and cranny and forcing them outward, accentuating the walls that make them up rather then the mysteries within. At the very least, the flames dimmed the shadows near Carol and Toby. The woman meanwhile kept her eyes peeled for the general, looking somewhat annoyed. "Come on... Show yourself...."
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Back out on the mainroad, the woman with gravity powers continued scanning around as the others kept up the fight. Prishe was fighting as hard and precise as she could, dispelling more soldiers whilst carefully aiming for the nape of the neck. KO meanwhile did the same, but was a much rougher shot. "Thanks for the help!!! It's appreciated!!!" Prishe shouted as she continued punching through soldiers.
"Not a problem!" The woman responded back, continuing to look around-
She quickly takes note of the mysterious small tiny creature in the nearby alleyway. "H-HEY!!!"
The Praetnos was kicked away hard by the woman as she jetted at fast speeds, slamming the creature away from the odd sprite. "LEAVE THAT LITTLE THING ALONE!!!" She had all but forgotten that Andromeda was still in her anti-Gravity barrier, feeling the windspeed of the Gravity kick as she launched out into it.
"HEY WAIT COME BACK!!!" KO shouted as the woman started fighting more Praetnos in the alleyway. "We need help!!!" IT MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD IF EVEN KO WAS ADMITTING IT. But these things were everywhere and they just wouldn't stop. One bore down on KO ready to hack him to pieces-
WHOOOSH SLICE-!!!!!!
ONLY FOR A SPEAR LIKE WEAPON TO PLUNGE CLEAN INTO IT'S NECK AND DISSIPATE IT.
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...... Prishe turned-
An odd woman zoomed past her, SEEMINGLY PULLING OUT ANOTHER WEAPON FROM THE GEM IMPLANTED IN HER ARM. "BONSAIIIII~!!!!!" Her blue tinted skin especially called to attention as she landed amongst the shadows. Instantly, the monsters formed around the woman and plunged their weapons into her-
ONLY FOR THE BLADES TO EITHER BOUNCE OFF HER OR SHATTER ENTIRELY.
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SHE GRINNED. "YOU FELLAS ARE GONNA HAVE TO TRY A MITE HARDER THEN THAT~."
There was a helicoptor like twirl as the staff with a blade end, Prishe thought it looked like a spear with a small katana blade, the woman cut off the creatures heads, slicing through the napes of their necks with relative ease. In fact, the sheer speed and strength of this new woman's movements is in a level of inhuman that was entirely seperated from their earlier opponents. "Hahahaha~!!! Garnet was nervous about THESE clowns~??" She blocked a sword, bounced it back, and sliced through the creature dispelling it. "This shite ain't nothin~!!" She turned back down the road as she heard two more sets of footsteps fast approaching. "Oh hey~!! Right one time~!!!! Come join the fun!!"
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Post by Monolilith on Mar 30, 2016 23:49:14 GMT -5
Footsteps? More like pounds. The heavy slam of a powerful base into hard concrete, relentless, determined.
She'd anticipated Aquamarine rushing in, as she does, and making some sort of marvelous entrance. It's outside her current 'crap-given' area. What matters right now is that innocents are in danger, and she is a Gem Warrior capable of saving them.
She kicks off the road, gauntlet slamming HARD into the nape of an opponent. It's just her first. From there, she becomes a flurry of fists and feet, tearing through the ranks with unnerving speed and grace. She may be the more human-passing of her current trio, but there is nothing human about these motions. Nothing human about this coordination. Nothing human about the way that, as she fights, a song weaves itself together in her mind, her movements syncing to it.
Now is the worst time to burst into song. She suppresses the instinct. But it's loud and clear in her soul.
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Post by DMis on Mar 31, 2016 0:41:05 GMT -5
Chrys looked to the new arrivals and nodded before stabbing three of the shadow demons in the neck and shoulder joint. "As I've called before- AIM FOR THE ARE WHERE THE NECK MEETS THE SHOULDER!" The blue clad rider called.
Beth was starting to fly low as if coming in for a landing. The energy of her soul seemed to attract a few low ranked soldiers. Her head set was on and the bandana was still covering her mouth as she landed next to Garnet. It was clear the other was listening to Animals by Maroon 5 as she went from the Bismuth like armor to her model of the Myrtenaster.
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?? The other fist rounded around and slammed HARD into the neck- THEN THE MAGICAL EFFECT OF THE BLOW SPREAD THAT EFFECT DOWN THE NECK AND SLAMMING EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE NAPE REPEATEDLY. The soldier went down and two others quickly jumped to his defense, Prishe however rounded around with a roundhouse kick flooring them both before dodging their counter blows-
