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 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:19 pm
"These children..." The man sighed as he held up his ebony ring. Another flash of light escapes the ring - dark, ominous - as a barrier blocks Nero's staff. The ring flashes again; a ball of energy - seemingly absorbing all light - is hurled towards Nero - pushing him back to a nearby tree.
"...will not..." He yelled as he looked up and threw another ball of energy towards the mid-air Skiverdra - knocking him onto the forest floor.
"...leave alive!" He looked at Chris, unsheathed his sword and parried Chris's slash. Adjusting his grip on his weapon he hit Chris with the flat side of his sword - pushing him away with minimal effort.
"Guys..." Jean yelled as he emptied round after round of ammunition - each shot deflected by the barrier in front of the man. "...we need to find a way to attack him..."
A wind grew - blowing leaves and gentle debris onto the group. Leaves and sticks and small pebbles - unfortunate enough to be lifted by the air - gently grazed and bounced off the man's back and cloak.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:59 pm
Nero stumbled back as his attack was deflected, barely bracing himself as the ball of energy slammed into him and crushed him against the tree. Pain shot through his body so fiercely he doubled over, biting his tongue to hold back the acids threatening to escape from his abdomen. His chest was on fire, and he was sure a few ribs had been at least cracked upon impact. How much power can this guy have? Nero wondered to himself. It felt as if he had been placed across an anvil and had his torso beat upon by a warhammer. He tried to take a deep breath, but with a cry, dropped to his knees, letting go of his Bo and vomiting upon the ground...
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:57 am
Chris was sent flying backwards a few meters upon impact of the man's sword. He felt some pain from the blow. However, it was not enough pain to put him out of commission. After a few seconds of lying on the ground recovering from the blow, he got back up. Chris felt surge of energy rush through his body.
"I won't let you kill any of us!" Chris shouted at the cloaked man.
Chris rushed up to the man and started slashing at him repeatedly, each slash becoming slightly stronger than the previous one. He ended his fierce attack with an attempted stab to the man's chest.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:31 pm
Skiverdra slowly got up, hatred blazing in his eyes and heart. The ring on his finger began blazing brightly as he began to walk towards the stranger. "No one does that to me and lives to tell the tale!" he snarled.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:54 pm
"Fool... you can't dream to break through this barrier protecting me..." The man replied - deflecting each hit from Chris's slash.
"Nero! Are you alright?" Jean asked as he shot at the man with one hand and dug for some medicine - for Nero - with the other. A thought occurred to Jean as he continued shooting at the man. Some sticks and leaves hit the man from behind... why can they pass through when our weapons cannot?
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:29 pm
Skiverdra dashed at the cloaked man. "Your life is forfeit." he yelled as he brought the hand that had his ring on up, "SOUL DEVOUR!!" He threw a punch at the cloaked man, draining some of his foe's life.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 12:04 am
"Tch..." The cloaked man replied as he backed away from the punch in time. The punch connected with the shield generated by his ring.
Upon connecting with the shield, Skiverdra's ring began to glow a deep purple. The energy of the shield seemed to absorb into Skiverdra's body - weakening it's protectiveness slowly.
"Skiverdra!" Jean replied. "How... did you do that!?"
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 6:30 pm
"It's my ring!" Skiverdra called out, "I felt a surge of power that allowed me to use that technique." He brought his hand up again, the ring blazing brightly. "I who reside in darkness itself, command thee who wields the might of evil." he spoke softly as a dark aura formed around his hand, "Draw from my life so I can strike my foes down!! HELLFIRE STORM!!" He slammed his hand into the ground, sending a massive wave of black fire at the cloaked man.
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:49 am
This pain, Nero thought to himself as he groped for his Bo, eyes shut tight and teeth clenched, it's so intense. If I get hit like that again, I don't think I'll be able to stay con– His thoughs were cut short as his fingerls curled around the polished surface of his weapon. The ache wracking his body began to flow, pouring out into the Bo. "Punishment...I understand now," he murmured to himself quietly as he opened his eyes slowly, pulling himself to his feet. The ring upon his finger seemed to beat, thumping parallel to his own pulse. He looked at Jean for a moment, then followed his gaze, catching the debris that billowed around the man from behind. A wide grin spread across his lips and he gripped his Bo in both hands tightly. "Alright then, round two!" he cried out, charging at the man. At the last moment, he jabbed his Bo into the ground before him, pole-vaulting over the stranger and landing behind him. Without hesitation, he twirled upon his heel, the Bo screaming towards the man's back. The words popped into his head and out of his mouth before he even realized it, "REPENTANCE STRIKE!!!"
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:19 pm
The man gasped as the last of his shield was devoured by the flames made by Skiverdra. "Dammit... I didn't think they'd be able to use the things so well...!" he thought as he backed away. Suddenly his hand began to shake - the ring glowing bright and eventually sending tremors throughout his entire being.
The ring, absorbed of all energy and depleted shattered in the man's hand. The man cried out in pain as the last of his frontal shield dissolved. The flames, luckily didn't reach.
He was about to draw his sword once more before he grunted - a stinging pain coursing through his back. He exhaled painfully and landed on the ground unconscious from the hit of the ring-enhanced attack from Nero. His body writhed and moved in pain before it stilled into silent death.
A mere simple hit that would not normally kill... removed the life of the cloaked man.
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:16 am
Skiverdra's breathing was heavy as he brought his scythe down near him. "We won..." he gasped.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:34 pm
Chris got up and stared at the cloaked man for a minute.
"Hmph..." he said as he put his sword in its sheath. "Was what that man did to us really necessary? He didn't even explain to us why he did it..."
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 5:14 pm
"Ah! There are students here." A voice echoed in the distance. The figure approached, it was one of the school gym coaches. "It seems that you five are the only ones left. All others have been accounted for and left the training zone. It was weird... many mumbled something about cloaked man and stone."
When the others looked down on the man they just defeated there was nothing left save for a broken ring and a pendant.
"Well... I guess that we've won!" Jean replied - trying to act cool after the fight.
"Not quite... the winner, remember, is the last one to be defeated in this training field." The coach replied.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:00 am
Skiverdra's eyes narrowed as he readied himself for battle.
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:08 pm
"Heh," Nero scoffed lightly, shifting back into a defensive stance, Bo in front of him, "Well it's about time." He glanced at each of this former partners, settling his eyes upon Skiverdra. "Looks like we'll get to finish what we started, huh?" he called out to him with a wide grin. Man, he thought to himself as he shifted to face Skiverdra, I hope he remembers to put on that blade guard...I'd hate to see what a cut feels like with my new abilities...
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