Training Grounds

[Subtle Antiquity]

This is located far on the outskirts of the palace. It is lined with several columns and rocks, as well as decorated with few weapon pieces lying around. You can occasionally see blood stains on the jagged and cut rocks around the field, but don't let that intimidate you.  

[Subtle Antiquity]

Wolf Road

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xxxxx♟xxＰｌｅａｓｅ . . . Ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｆｅａｒ , Ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ 。xx♟
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ Our greatest fear, is not that we are inadequate. It is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not darkness that most frightens us. ❞

xxx❝ We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. ❞

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ And as we let our own light shine, lunar or solar, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ❞

☩xxxPerounelle lead Vincent to the palace silently, and when they first got on the grounds, you could see a large building towering over the city. She lead him around it, and ultimately they came into a small field protected by gates in which guards were standing and patrolling at. Perounelle gave the knights a small nod, and then said, "Knight judging." The knights raised their eyebrows and looked vincent up and down, they looked at each other with grins on their faces. They then opened the gates up for them and Perounelle motioned for Vincent to follow her, leading him right into the middle of the field, many crushed rocks surrounding them. She hummed silently and stepped back, letting her hair down and running her hand through her golden locks. "Hm. Best if we get this over quickly, then." She took a battle position and gave him an expectant look for him to attack, preparing to fight him in her dress, full on.  

[EvilRoads]

Vincent Lunaria
The Never Ending Forest

Vincent followed beside her and when they got to the palace he couldn't help but to smile. It was a beautiful scene and he wondered if he got accepted to being her knight if he would live there one day. When they came to the training grounds he wondered why the other knights were grinning. Did they know something he didn't? Oh well it didn't matter. When they reached the middle of the field she got into battle position and figured he shouldn't under estimate her. She had been a knight before a queen and he didn't know if she had any powers like him or not.

"Lets then" he smiled brightly as he drew his wooden sword, hearing a few chuckles from the knights watching the battle. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath before he began to rush towards her. Wielding the large wooden sword in one hand, his free hand reached down into his bag of seeds and grabbed a handful. When he got close enough he chucked the handful of seeds at her and began a uppercut with his sword at her.

Buttercream Belle

 

[Subtle Antiquity]

Wolf Road

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xxxxx♟xxＰｌｅａｓｅ . . . Ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｆｅａｒ , Ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ 。xx♟
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ Our greatest fear, is not that we are inadequate. It is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not darkness that most frightens us. ❞

xxx❝ We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. ❞

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ And as we let our own light shine, lunar or solar, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ❞

☩xxxPerounelle attacked, a stone cold serious expression n her face. She charged towards him as well, much more quickly, and with a sense of agility. She ducked at all his uppercuts, dodging them with ease, and the moment she saw an opening in his swings, she bent down and reached her leg out to wrap around his, and throw him off balance. If this worked when she wrapped her leg around his, she would her arms on the ground, turning her body 180 degrees and doing a half turn as she would turn his body and flip him over to land on his face. If it didn't work, she was prepared to jump back and doge more attacks, her hands braced on the ground to do any necessary back flips in case he jumped back and broke her grip on his leg. It was a tight grip, her knee braced around his, dress flat against the ground, gathering dirt as she slowly turned.  

[EvilRoads]

Vincent Lunaria
The Never Ending Forest

Vincent knew the attack would fail but he wondered if she didn't notice the seeds, if she didn't then she would be in for a real surprise later. When she wrapped her leg around his he shifted forward and dropped his sword and made a grab at her arm. If he grabbed her he would come face to face with her and not be thrown. However he made plans for if it felled and started to build a thin layer of wood over his skin, making it as hard as steel. He could feel his heart start to race as he hadn't had a good fight since his brother and him parted ways. The seeds behind them would begin to shake a little but not much. He wondered if any of the seeds had gotten into her hair or clothes, but he wasn't looking for that to be his ace in the hole.

Buttercream Belle

 

[Subtle Antiquity]

Wolf Road

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xxxxx♟xxＰｌｅａｓｅ . . . Ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｆｅａｒ , Ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ 。xx♟

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ Our greatest fear, is not that we are inadequate. It is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not darkness that most frightens us. ❞

xxx❝ We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. ❞

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ And as we let our own light shine, lunar or solar, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ❞

☩xxxPerounelle looked him straight in the eyes as he dropped his sword and grabbed her arm. She then turned and put her other leg on his chest, the second one kicking his sword away so he could not touch it again, and the leg that was currently on his chest, kicked him with great force, her other hand coming up to deliver a pressure point that would have him release her arm. She saw the seeds scatter, and quickly did a move and lifted her dress up, exposing her lacey bottoms so the seeds would land on her dress. She then quickly twisted around as she kicked him away from her, the seeds flying from her dress and landing around her. She picked up the sword in which he dropped and she kicked away. Perounelle saw that he was indeed tough, and she would need more than her own strength to beat him. She took his sword in her hands, feeling a splinter or two in her palm, causing blood to run down her arm, and stain the sleeve of her blue dress. She held the sword up to the sun, and her pendant and ring shined with the light of the sun. She looked Vincent straight in the eyes and said, "I call upon you; Sola." The sword seemed to be engulfed by light, and a completely different sword emerged from the wooden one. It was long, and covered with many patterns that made it look all the more menacing. She drew it from its sheath and connected it to her dress by ripping her sleeve and tying it around her waist to create a sash. The sheath of her sword could serve as great shield if needed. She swung Sola and ran her fingertip across the blade, and said, "Be calm." before she charged toward Vincent again, her face stone cold, not giving him time to react as she swung her sword toward him with great force. It wasn't likely she would miss unless he could take a great step backward. Her sword had the power to slice even the best of armor, and even if she did miss, Perounelle was prepared to bring her sword back, swiping at him multiple times, each time with more force, closing in on him quickly, to give him no time or space to dodge.  

[EvilRoads]

Vincent Lunaria
The Never Ending Forest

After she kicked him he landed on his feet, blushing a little bit at seeing the lace. When she changed his sword he recovered quickly and took a step back when she charged. He wasn't planing on getting out of the way of her sword yet, he wanted to plan it just right. Raising his hands he formed a less fancy wooden sword from the wood covering his body. He reinforced it, learning how to deal with swords from his brother he readied himself and met her blow, blocking her sword with his own. "Amazing" he said as trees began to sprout up all over the battle field and his own sword begin to try and wrap around hers. If he could keep her from moving the battle was over but just from the past few seconds of fighting he released she should be strong enough to break the binding wood of his sword.

Buttercream Belle

 

[Subtle Antiquity]

Wolf Road

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xxxxx♟xxＰｌｅａｓｅ . . . Ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｆｅａｒ , Ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ 。xx♟

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ Our greatest fear, is not that we are inadequate. It is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not darkness that most frightens us. ❞

xxx❝ We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. ❞

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ And as we let our own light shine, lunar or solar, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ❞

☩xxxThe second that Vincent was able to make another quick sword, Perounelle hummed softly, the humming coming in tune with a slight vibration her sword then released. The sword connected with the wood, and with the vibration in sync, it was powerful enough to cause cracks to appear in anything that came in contact with. She grunted softly, and gripped her sword with both hands, not easing up on her attacks in the latest. She got as close as possible without him being able to come into contact with her, and started to increase the speed of her attacks, the sword still gently having vibrations sent off of it into the air, threatening to crack wood, armor, or shields that came in contact with it. The sun shined off of Sola, resonating with it, and seemingly giving it more power. The sword seemed to emanate with a yellow glow that made it appear even sharper, and more deadly. Perounelle didn't seem to be breaking a sweat either, this seemed to be child's play to her.

The knights watched boredly as the queen battled Vincent, not seeing that much of a difference between his skills and that of a regular knights. They could admit that he was indeed strong, and that he would most likely be drafted into her army. Battles between her knights and the queen didn't last too long, and the knights knew she would end the fight in time, getting bored and showing vincent a slice of her true power.

Meanwhile, Perounelle kept with her heavy barrage of attacks, each one increasing with speed, and strength. She swung the sword with great ease, and shifted to swinging it with one hand as her leg and arm attempted to punch and kick at his armored body, to catch him off balance and or make him hesitate before attacking. He didn't seem to be a very hands-on fighter to Perounelle. That was good, it meant she wouldn't have any bruises on her body from punches.  

[EvilRoads]

Vincent Lunaria
The Never Ending Forest

Her attacks were strong, even able to make cracks in the sword. All he did was smile as he observed everything about her. With a normal enemy all he had to do was get close enough to kill but this battle, at least to him, wasn't about killing the other. Plus it would be a downer if he had somehow killed her. Glancing at the sword he had a idea and when her punch and kick came, it gave him the chance to get away from her. Moving all the wood on his skin to two focus points he blocked her punch and kick, not doing much expect breaking some of the wood but under his feet wood pulled him away as if her punch and kick had connected.

He tossed his sword away and raised one of his hands up into the air and made the trees around them grow taller and thicker. Soon it blocked out the sun in the whole arena, making the area pitch black. He closed his eyes and formed a new sword, not needing to see as roots and trees covered the whole field. Taking a step back he melted into a tree, waiting for the right chance, making it his goal to impress her and the other knights. Also to show why his nickname as a Mercenary was called The Never Ending Forest. All the trees were as strong as the sword he made.

Buttercream Belle

 

[Subtle Antiquity]

Wolf Road

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xxxxx♟xxＰｌｅａｓｅ . . . Ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｆｅａｒ , Ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ 。xx♟

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ Our greatest fear, is not that we are inadequate. It is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not darkness that most frightens us. ❞

xxx❝ We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. ❞

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ And as we let our own light shine, lunar or solar, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ❞

☩xxxPerounelle paused her cutting with the recent turning of events, and she jumped back, feeling a tree. She sliced at many with ease, trying to create some room for her. With a huff, Perounelle jumped up on various of the branches, cutting and slicing until there was a dim, dim opening of light at the top. She knew it could easily be covered up, but she needed light to retract sola, and needed darkness to summon luna.

And thus, she did. She jumped down, and quickly un-summoned Sola, biting her finger and drawing blood, letting it drip over her hand, and she summoned Luna. This was a first in one of very few times she ever used this sword. It glowed a dark, sickly blue color, with red pulsing in the middle of it. It almost had the light of the moon, illuminating the darkness inside this forest. The moon pendant glowed and throbbed mysteriously, and the moon ring charm did the same. Her eyes glowed copper for a moment, her dress turning black. Perounelle whispered "Be at peace," this time to her sword and raised it up, pointing it straight at the tree where Vincent had morphed into. She was well aware he could be teleporting through trees, and she took that into notice when exclaimed, "Howl!" The sword vibrated much differently this time, and the cracks in the trees were different. Unlike when she used her lighter sword, the trees seemed to chip off, and....decay. The resonance she was using with Luna was not light, and vibrating. It was deathly, and sickening. She looked around, and then decided it was time to chop down trees. She quickly swiped at a few, sending a large aura of moonlit light to the trees, slicing and decaying them. She sighed and said, "Hiding in the darkness won't do you much good to an opponent on the lunarian side," She said softly, running towards the tree he was hiding in and pointing her sword straight at it. "The shadows can be dangerous, Vincent."  

[EvilRoads]

Vincent Lunaria
The Never Ending Forest

Vincent jumped to a different tree when she summoned a new sword. He could feel the darkness of the sword and watched it as it decayed the trees. He would have to think up a new strategy to have any hopes of defeating her that day. He had never had as much trouble with someone as with her, he was loving every second of it. He looked down and it seemed he had been hit by her blast, it was decaying his wooden armor. He removed it and tossed it into another tree. Now he only wore his pants and boots, as most of the armor he wore was made from wood.

He didn't use his power to 'mutate' trees and plants but he figured he would have to. When she came up to the tree he had been in before he took a chance and sent a wave out, pushing all the trees back to the edge of the arena, through keeping the sun blocked out. "I know this" he said from behind her, a bit away. "Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire plus it gives me a small chance". He reached for his bag of seeds and poured them all out onto the ground. They began to glow a purplish color and spread out all over the field. They quickly grew into small trees, only about knee high. They kept glowing the same purple through. He formed a new sword, this was a rather odd colored wood, the color of pure white. He snapped his fingers and one of the trees close to her started to shake before it exploded. It wasn't fire base, more of a gas and force that would start to corrode and eat away metal.

Buttercream Belle

 

[Subtle Antiquity]

Wolf Road

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xxxxx♟xxＰｌｅａｓｅ . . . Ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｆｅａｒ , Ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ 。xx♟

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ Our greatest fear, is not that we are inadequate. It is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not darkness that most frightens us. ❞

xxx❝ We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. ❞

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ And as we let our own light shine, lunar or solar, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ❞

☩xxxPerounelle watched and listened boredly as the explosions were set off next to her, her sword covering itself in a very dark, sickly miasma that threatened to engulf everything that came into its path. The red markings seemed to pulse, and Perounelle paused, taking a breathe in. She stepped back and looked around, before saying, "I've seen enough." She put her sword up to the pitch black sky, surrounded by trees, and said, "Leave me in darkness, or show me the light." She swung her sword around, and shoved it deep, deep into the ground, the red markings spreading from her sword to the ground, engulfing around the trees, including the one Vincent was hiding in. This power was very handy because they spread all over the ground, and Perounelle had made sure she covered the outer area that was surrounded by trees. The whole area of trees now had a dark, red marking in the ground, marking the area. She left her sword in the ground, and stepped away from it. The markings that were touching all of the trees had halted all their growth, almost trapping them with the red markings. The markings continued to spread at inhuman speed, covering every tree in the vicinity. Perounelle looked around, not sure where Vincent, but she knew that if any of the trees that surrounded him were marked with the same light of her sword, he'd be trapped, and could be seriously injured if he tried to escape the area. This ability was very useful, because it allowed any object or thing surrounding anything become a very dangerous barrier. There were trees all over and around vincent, therefore making his own weapon turn against him. The trees should have been unable to grow when they were surrounded by the red veins. The veins were also able to seek out for themselves the thing that did't belong, and they seemed to all gather around a thin tree. She walked up next to it and drew her hand back, punching it straight in the middle with great force. With the veins surrounding him, it would have not only hurt to jump out of the way, but would also be quite stupid. It would be smarter to take one of Perounelle's punches rather than try to escape the pulsing lines. She then said, "You're trapped, vincent. I advise you not to move, unless you'd like to be hurt." She crossed her arms around her chest and then said, "You're very good. Stay," Perounelle commanded seriously, walking past her sword, the red pulses illuminating the forest with a tiny red light. She made her way out, intending to really hurt vincent if he didn't listen. He'd be hurt enough if he didn't take her advise and moved. When Perounelle walked out of the forest, she was covered in smudges and a bit of her own blood, her dress in tatters, showing her lacy under bottoms(not panties, but the things that surrounded them) and even those were in blood and tatters. The knights straightened up, and Perounelle said, "He'll be joining sector 3 of the knights. You both are to teach him what he needs to know. I'll have him meet you here after we clean up in the palace." The knights nodded and Perrounelle turned, going back into the forest to where vincent was once more, tearing off pieces of her dress that were drenched in dirt and blood. There wasn't a drop of sweat on her, she was just dirty.  

[EvilRoads]

Vincent Lunaria
The Never Ending Forest

Vincent could feel the bindings she set up engulf the tree and burn him slightly. The punch didn't hurt him much due to the tree but after she left and came back, he could hear her words all over the field and when she came back he pushed out of the tree, feeling the bindings cut into his flesh, he stood outside of the tree. He wore no upper armor at the moment and there was cuts over his body but he simply smiled. He held his arm out and summoned a new wooden sword after he mutated the wood. The wood looked like stone and like it might fall apart any second.

"I'm not done yet, if I'm going to be your knight. I want to show you my true power and how far I can go. So don't even think of stopping until I'm out cold!" he waved his free hand and all the trees withered and died, revealing the sun light once again. The same petrified white wood began to cover his right arm and onto part of his chest. He was feeling weak but he knew if he gave up know he would regret it, he had never sworn loyalty to someone before but she seemed different than anyone he had ever known. Truth be told he wanted to be one of her top knights. He charged at her, swinging his sword the best that he could while the white wood covered his whole body.

Buttercream Belle

 

[Subtle Antiquity]

Wolf Road

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xxxxx♟xxＰｌｅａｓｅ . . . Ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｆｅａｒ , Ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ 。xx♟
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ Our greatest fear, is not that we are inadequate. It is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not darkness that most frightens us. ❞

xxx❝ We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. ❞

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx❝ And as we let our own light shine, lunar or solar, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ❞

☩xxxPerounelle had collected her sword, and released her hold on the veins when he finally moved, and protested against her ending their battle. She raised a delicate eyebrow at his words, and blinked even more in surprise, when he showed new abilities and attacked her once more. She expected more abilities from him, but she did not expect him to attack her wanting to fight more. She blocked his sword with her own, and as they stared each other down while she blocked it, Perounelle said, "Vincent, I understand that you are a true knight. You have the blood of battle coursing through your veins, and you want to finish you fight, correct? However, knights must have control." She reached with her other hand and gently gripped his wrist, looking him in the eye. "You have sustained injuries, just as I have." She wrapped her arm around his wrist a bit more tightly and lowered her sword, then said, "I may be manly, but I am modest." She looked down at her top and saw that the strings holding her tip togehter were barely holding together from the strain of her movement, and the cloth was badly ripped everywhere. She had a large hole in the back of her dress, exposing her corset out in the open. She shrugged and put her sword up, it disappearing, her dress returning to it's normalcy, but still just as beat up. Her shoes were gone, and hand was bleeding from splinters she had gotten in the battle. Perounelle shrugged and then said, "Showers are calling. Besides, we can finish this another time, Vincent. You've proven yourself already. There is not need to do too much," Perounelle stepped away from him, and was about to raise her arms to stretch, ripping was heard. She tore the back of her dress more, and Perounelle cursed under her breathe. "Call the tailor," She advised one of the knights, motioning for Vincent to follow her. "Come with me, vincent, let me show you to your spare room until we get you a home in the housing department."  

[EvilRoads]

Vincent Lunaria
The Never Ending Forest

When she lowered her sword he did the same. Vincent closed his eyes and the wood faded away and he smiled at her. "Sorry, I tend to get carried away" he averted his eyes from her torn dress, not wanting to come off as a pervert. "Please lead the way...my queen" but he shook his head"...Perounelle". He was just not ready to give himself over to her fully like that. He must look a wreck, covered in blood and flaking wood coming off his skin. His upper torso armor had been destroyed in the fighting and he was feeling rather shaky after using so much energy.

Buttercream Belle