He couldn't avoid patrolling as much as he would have liked to until this whole thing was over, but no it seemed like everyone was fighting these doubles and needed help defeated them. Shangri-la was no different, fighting ones self meant you were pretty evenly matched. Or in Shang's case, the double who didn't contain Shang's morals was markedly stronger.
It did show the squire what he could do, but he had no bloodlust in him and so he would have to find another way to achieve such potential. Tonight he was lucky, thus far he hadn't been tailed, but that didn't mean anything. He double would likely show up and Shang just hoped when it did, he wouldn't be alone.
He was sticking to the park, where he knew so many frequented so if he was attacked, or rather when. It was more likely he would find help should he need it.
Turning he felt another, he knew it wasn't his double. He could barely feel the double until it was right up on him, still this wasn't an order signature, so he needed to be careful. "Who's there?"
baby_gwing
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:25 am
Shangri-la wouldn't be the only one who was out yet wary of all the possible places that one could find oneself possibly cornered and attacked by their double. After the close shave that Elnath had with her clone the previous evening, she was definitely more careful this time round, looking around herself twice as she travelled from one place to another. She hadn't been sure as to whether it would be safer for her to remain in her civilian form, opting to power up into her Dark Mirror Senshi persona as soon as she was done with her class at DCU for the day since she wasn't in any way at all looking forward to being caught by surprise and unprepared yet again if her double were to assault her another time. Whatever it was, it did not seem to be capable of any form of intelligible speech as far as she could tell but that didn't mean that she wasn't going to try to make head and tail out of the seemingly random words that it sprouted during its brief encounter with her and Al-Janah.
Scouring the streets for her double whom she was sure was still out there somewhere, she came up with nothing save for the aura of one that belonged to Order coming from the park and she adjusted her course towards it, a little wary as to who she might find on the other end but willing to do anything in her personal quest with regards to figuring out what these clones were onto about. She tilted her head to the side at the question that could only mean that Shangri-la was onto her as well, looking the Pluto Squire over as she remained where she was just to see how the other would react to her presence. "Dark Mirror Sailor Elnath." She paused to let what she said sink into the redhead's mind before posing a question of her own. "I suppose that you're not one of them..?"
Shang watched as the girl came out dressed in a darker fuku and instantly took a step back. Her introduction made him even more wary, but he question was what threw him.
"Not one them," he asked not entirely sure what he was referring to. Was he asking if he was one of the enemy or something else entirely.
"I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but I'm Shangri-la, Squire of Pluto and I'm really not looking for a fight tonight. I've got enough problems as it is."
She turned hearing a russle only to see what he hoped not to see any time soon or ever again. His double with a wicked grin standing just a few feet away from him. His eyes went wide, and he started to back away instantly, ready to turn and run.
"And my problem, just found me yet again. It's like that thing has a tracking device," he said as he dodged an attack from the double which always went from finding to attacking in an instant.
baby_gwing
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:29 am
"Those that were mentioned in the news. Evil twin from another world, mirror image, clone, doppelgänger. Take your pick." Elnath explained, her eyes widening slightly with something akin to surprise when she observed the Squire, who was likely stronger than her if the strength of his aura relative to hers was anything to go by, taking a step back the moment he had her in his sights.
Curious.
His speech wasn't disjointed or made up of short phrases like those which her clone seemed to favour. She supposed that that could be used as one of the differentiating characteristics from the clones other than their seemingly greyish physical appearance though she probably had to test her theory out with another encounter with them or two just to be sure.
"It appears that you're obviously not one of them. I don't think I quite understand what you mean but you're no enemy of mine Shangri-la." She declared, confusion written all over her face when the Squire brought up the notion of them fighting and his disinterest in it this particular evening. A fight between them? Was she forgetting something that Remarque had told her about the Dark Mirror Court's stand with regards to the Knights?
Blinking at the rustling, she had her attention turned almost immediately towards it only to find herself face to face with what she could confidently conclude was Shang's clone. There was a blur of motion as it went straight for him without a moment's delay. She gave a frown at the scuffle between the two, already moving to aid the Squire without putting anymore thought to it as she charged at the clone with the intent of thwarting its intended path of travel when it moved to attack Shang yet again. "You need to fight back or you're going to end up dead at the hands of this thing like those on the evening news!"
Shang nodded understanding that she meant the shady doubles that were running around. He was glad she didn't consider him an enemy, but he didn't really get a chance as his double had appeared and was quickly getting the upper hand. He quickly found himself in a bit of a grappling battle before he was tripped and landed hard on the ground only being able to avoid being stabbed by a version of his weapon by a fraction of an inch.
"For the queen," the Shade growled out, "you will die tonight. No more escaping." The shade laughing attempting to stomp on Shang who managed to catch his foot.
"That's easier said than done. This thing is just as strong as I am with my weapon and magic. If you're really not my enemy, a little help would be much appreciated right now, just be careful." Shang did not fancy being accidentally subjected to an unknown senshi's magic, when he'd no idea who she was or what the magic did.
baby_gwing
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:26 am
The shade was fast. Elnath was beginning to realise that for as soon as she managed to put herself directly between it and Shang to try to prevent it from reaching the Squire, it quickly went around her without even giving her a chance to react, clearly disinterested in the Dark Mirror Senshi as it resumed going after Shang with its weapon.
"Oh yeah? How about this then? Tangling Tresses!"
If intervening directly wasn't going to help any, Elnath figured that this was where her magic could prove useful, closing the distance between the shade and herself before calling out her attack as soon as she was sure that it was within range. Standing her ground, she sent the magically extended brown tresses down into the ground, only to emerge and attempt to wrap around the shade's ankles to try to immobilise it momentarily.
"That's what mine kept going on and on about. Something about a queen. If he's the same as her, he'll keep coming after you until he gets what he wants." Pausing for a bit, the Dark Mirror Senshi ensured that the shade was still immobilised by her magic before returning her attention to Shang proper.
"Should we run or stand our ground and fight Shangri-la?"
Tangling Tresses Elnath is able to alter the properties of her hair and extend its length at will. With this attack, Elnath will plunge her hair into the ground only to have it emerge anywhere within a 4 feet radius around her when it will wrap tightly around up to 2 targets of her choice and anchor them to the ground in order to hamper their movement. Despite the strengthened nature of her hair, it remains susceptible to fire and separate body parts (arm, leg) from the same person will count as separate targets. Her hair can't be cut but higher staged powered characters (eternal senshis, generals, knights) will be able to tear through it, rendering it only effective for 5 seconds at most. This ability lasts for 10 seconds and can be used up to 3 times per battle with a cooldown period of 1 minute.
