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 Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:08 pm
In an open plain of grass outside the Mercenary Compound, Darius sat with his legs crossed under him, staring off into the distance. With his head fitted on his hand, his arm supporting it with the elbow against his leg, he sighted heavily as a brush of wind crept over the rolling hills towards him.
"I wonder when they'll show up." He said under his breath, picking at the grass with his free hand to fight his anxiousness.
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:41 am
Wielder walked through the field towards Darius. He'd seen his challenge, and was certainly interested. "Darius! How've you been, man?" He summoned the Kyuukyoku-yaiba the "Final Sword." It was a large black and red Buster Katana. The force of its swings was amplified by its nature, but it was still somewhat difficult to maneuver. Still, Wielder thought that this would be a good chance to get some practice in with it. "So, we gonna do this?"
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The_Master_Wielder Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:16 am
Seeing Wielder approach, Darius hoisted himself to his feet, brushing the stray grass and dirt off the back of his pants. "I've been good man," he replied with a smile, watching as the Kyuukyoku-yaiba materialized in Wielder's hand. With only a few feet between them Darius moved backwards until they both stood seven feet apart, positioning himself into a defensive stance. He turned his body to face Wielder with his left side, his left arm outstretched towards his opponent with the palm of the hand facing him, his other arm bent back with his hand near his chest. His knees bent in preparation, and he waved Wielder forward, signaling the beginning of the match. 'I wonder if any others will show,' he thought to himself before focusing his thoughts on the task at hand.
"Why else are we here?" He said with mock sarcasm, a friendly smile on his lips.
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:31 am
Wielder smiled. This was nothing more than a friendly sparring match, after all. That was partially why he was using his weakest blade. "Alright. Rather than have that awkward moment where we silently decide who's going to attack first, I'll just start with something to get us off the ground, if you don't mind." With that, he raised his Kyuukyoku above his head and, with the aid of his foot-generated fire jets, leaped high into the air, and brought the blade down hard towards Darius.
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The_Master_Wielder Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:30 am
Wielder leapt, and Darius followed him with his outstretched hand until he reached the highest point of his jump, snapping into action. He twisted his body and bent his outstretched arm back, collecting the Power of Air in his right hand. Thrusting his other arm and hand out towards Wielder, he released the concentrated gust of wind directly in Wielder's descending path, hoping to destabilize him enough to disrupt the attack, and to make a balanced landing difficult.
In the final moments before his counter struck, Darius summoned wind to form around his feet to lift him inches from the ground, dashing backwards as he charged for another attack.
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:31 pm
Thinking as quickly as he could, Wielder turned his blade flat and continued his slash. The massive flat of the blade acted as a large fan, and dampened the impact of the gust. It wasn't quite enough, though, and the warrior was sent back a few feet. Just before he landed, he generated fire jets from his back, which stabilized his landing, keeping him from tripping all over himself. He engaged the jets again, and they gave him a significant boost moving forward towards Darius. He could tell, at least subconsciously, that he'd be using the fire jet technique a lot during this match.
He turned off the fire jets as he got close, and ran using only his feet. He got as close as he could and slashed from the right, then redirected the force from it and slashed from the left.
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The_Master_Wielder Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:35 pm
[ooc=]Sadly, I have to go to work. I'll be back tonight shortly after midnight, hopefully sooner, to make my reply.
Oh Wielder, this is going to get epic. [/ooc]
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:52 pm
((No kidding, man. Send a PM my way when you get back. I'll get the text alert for it.))
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The_Master_Wielder Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:33 pm
Nero's optics scanned the newly awakened battlefield outside the Compound. He was within sight distance, but out of range for attacks, and walked his way towards the fight to be within comfortable conversation distance.
"I'm just going to watch, if that's okay with you guys." He let them know as he fell back onto his butt, and stretched his arms back to hold up his upper body. He had no dedication to fight either of them at the time. He wanted to just chill out with the people he was comfortable with.
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:14 am
Taking the time while Wielder corrected himself for a proper landing, Darius gave Nero a brief smile and a slight wave of his hand, quickly returning his focus on Wielder who had just began to sprint forward with the aid of his fire jets.
Darius bent his knees once before dashing to meet Wielder head on, the wind around his feet causing him to glide almost effortlessly just above the grass. Wielder began to run without his jets, and slashed from the right, momentarily slowing his momentum to apply enough counter force to his sword to swing it out at a sprint, and then again to redirect to the left. Seeing this sign, only made because of the sword's horrendous size and weight against Wielder's own, Darius released one small charge of wind to guide him as he leapt high in the air and over Wielder's head.
The wind helped Darius pull his body horizontally, and pushed him over Wielder's head in a long arch as he performed an aerial half-roll; a means to avoid the Kyuukyoku-yaiba that could easily put him in two places at once, and to place him facing Wielder's back once he landed. The theory in Darius' head was that Wielder, in midst of an attack, would first have to recover from his strike before he could physically react to his maneuver. Now over Wielder's head, the wind helped guide Darius' body upright into a quick landing three feet from Wielder, landing with his left foot first and forward and his right second and back. The sequence of the steps and his body placement allowed Darius shift his torso back with the jump's momentum, cocking his right arm to strike with a tightly closed fist. As he snapped his body forward to strike, a green energized whirlwind burst around his forearm, and he released the Power straight at Wielder's legs.
The Power would lash out like a concentrated emerald twister across the ground, curving up to strike at Wielder's abdomen. If it struck, the Power would spike skywards and the twister's suction would carry Wielder with it, increasing in size to trap him completely. In the final moments of the spell, the Power would change shape into a howling wolf, the jaws would open and snap shut to crush whoever inside, then the Power dissipate smoothly into the air. If Wielder was caught inside the jaws of the wolf, he would experience heavy bruising on 80% of his body's muscle mass, extreme whiplash to most of his limbs and first degree wind burn across even unexposed skin. Nothing lethal, but certainly annoying.
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The_Master_Wielder Captain
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:13 am
As Darius jumped over Wielder's head, which was visually following and turning as he did, the latter already had an Idea of what the former would do. It was a basic tactic, get behind your opponent, and deliver a devastating blow from a safe location. While he had no idea what sort of strike Darius was planning, he knew he had to get defensive, and quick.
When he saw a green whirlwind coming at him along the ground, he stuck his blade right in the earth in front of it. The large flat of the blade acted as a shield. However, even Wielder was surprised when he saw the whirlwind deflected back at Darius, even if it was off by a degree or two. Regardless, he took this moment to go on the offensive once more. Gotta use every opportunity I get, cuz I might not get it again.
Once more using the flame jets, he blasted forward and, expecting Darius to dodge to his right, cut his blade up, and brought around to follow with a cut to Wielder's left.
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:35 am
[ooc=] You didn't turn around Wielder, xD
Fix'er up, bro.[/ooc]
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The_Master_Wielder Captain
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:12 pm
((Sorry. I'm a little off today. Fixed... I think... Nyah?))
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:45 pm
Almost like a wild animal, K' was lying down on top of a tree branch, watching the match safely from the distance. This way, he wouldn't be accused of interfering at all.
"Don't mind me, guys. I'm just enjoying the epic event." K' said to no one in particular. He placed his arms behind his head and used them as a makeshift pillow. Although he was mildly intrigued in fighting Darius, he couldn't pass the opportunity to observe this unique fight. If time allowed it, he might join the battle. Or not. No point in worrying about that now.
((Not my best post, but I'm just trying to set K' in. So there. ._.))
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:53 pm
[ooc=] Hmm. I don't want to pry your post too much. Wait, are you still bravo ranked? If you are, I could help you out with a few things.[/ooc]
Wielder was under the wrong impression when Darius' twister deflected from the flat of his sword. Although not planned, he barely flinched as it came back towards him, and Wielder shot forward to strike as if Darius would have to evade his own spell. However, Darius had other plans.
The emerald twister came back to him at his left, and with his eyes on Wielder, he reached out to manipulate its path to his advantage. He reached out with his left hand and cocked his right arm back at once, and the twister passed up his arm and across his shoulders, moving to his right arm as he jumped back from Wielder's slash up and struck out with it. The twister's circumference had increased in size to avoid a second deflection as it spun around its caster, and lashed out at the attacking Wielder with only a foot until impact.
Regardless to the spell's conclusion, he used his jump to dash back on his wind boots, and moved into his defensive stance.
[ooc=] K`, I'd love to have a round with you, but by profile law Darius is pretty much limited to one epic fight at a time. You could either jump in now, or you'll have chill out until he recovers his Power.[/ooc]
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