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 Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:01 pm
Isaac nodded, "Of course, Ms. Kimiko." He didn't want to get Kimiko anywhere near the danger. He kept them both at the top of the seats, only a few paces from the lifts. His whole body was tense, he was getting a bad vibe. "Ms. Kimiko, I don't like this..." From what little he could see, he knew he wouldn't be fast enough to even sacrifice himself if something happened.
Train crossed his arms in front of him, letting out a half-worried sigh. Seeing and feeling the shot of discord, such things were dangerous. A powerful aura can be stifling, painful, depending on the circumstances. Train uncrossed his arms, incase anything as powerful went shooting outward, he would have to redirect it or stop it.
Emma's smile suddenly vanished, but it wasn't replaced with surprise, worry, or anger; but determination and concentration. With the two Malkins both wielding a sword, Emma could tell what was coming. "I wouldn't quite say the final, unless you'd really like it to be." Emma chuckled as she prepared herself. She had placed a little emphasis on the word really, meaning that she would kill him, rather than the other way around.
When Malkin made his move, Emma had already started her own. She had planned several possibilities that Malkin could do with two working blades, but his current attack was actually a little easier considering what she thought. Emma spun, slamming one of her rapiers into the floor on her left side, just out of range of the Malkin above. Since this was pre-planned, she had plenty of time to make small modifications.
Malkin's speed would be his own undoing. With her sword in place, there would be no way for the side-sweeping Malkin to avoid crashing into it with his own blade, and she was away from the diving Malkin enough to where he would have to hit the ground and then attack her. Her boot was ready to smash Malkin in the face if he hung around long enough for her to react, being he would impact 'long' before the other. She held her body close to her rapier to keep it from just letting Malkin through.
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:00 pm
"I don't like this either, Isaac" Kimiko said as she observed the aura, which seemed to have elements of both fiend and human in it, as it swirled violently. The two aspects of the single aura seemed to be at war with each other while attempting to draw power from each other at the same time. Suddenly the aura split, separating into two, the appeared equal and yet uneven at the same time. One more human, and the other more fiend, but equal to each other. "I don't like this one little bit." She said and slid blade concealed in her cane out part ways, so that it would be easier to draw if she need it.
William gazed upon the battle with admiration for Emma and Malkin's skills. Though at the same He knew where Malkin's powers were coming from, and he could not approve of the way he was using them. The young Hunter seemed determined to really kill Emma. His attacks, every one of them, would have been lethal if Emma did not have the skill to deflect them. Right now the boy seemed more fiend than human, and if he continued to act in this manner, or if he managed to fatally wound or kill Emma, then William knew he would be forced to put his comrade down.
Matt gazed upon the battle with respect, admiration, and a touch of jealousy in his eyes. He would have loved to fight with either of those two Hunters. Both were incredibly skilled, in fact Emma was displaying more talent than he had ever seen from her before. He knew now that Malkin was the source of the fiend aura. It didn't matter to him. Power was a tool, where it came from didn't matter, it was what you did with it that counted. He really hoped that Malkin came to his senses soon, because even with power like his there was no way he would survive an assault by all the Hunters that were gathered there. And then Matt would never have the opportunity to fight him one on one...
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:19 pm
The 'Malkin' on the ground snarled.
"You think that your petty games will stop me, mortal!? Burn in my eternal suffering!" it screamed, splitting into two images, one pushing the other on a different trajectory, causing a new attack, a powerful thrust for her side, a wicked sneer plastered on its face. Suddenly, he froze, hatred twisting his features as the aura dome twisted and leashed him freezing his movements.
"Release me Mal. Release me. Together we can force the gods down from their throne. Just help me kill this woman. Help me and we shall be immortal." It whispered, pleading to him softly.
The Malkin in the air was coming down fast, pushing his energy into the blade, focused on Emma's attacks. As he was dropping, a look of fear spread through his face.
Emma!! Run!! He's broken out! His aura is forming on its own. At this moment all I can do is hold him to get his aura back. Kill him now!" His sword lay on the ground, his hands reached out with the other tendrils leashed around his hands. Looking around wildly, he spotted all the Hunters.
"DO SOMETHING!!" he screamed at them, fear evident in his eyes as a tendril snapped from his hands, and snapped from the other one.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:10 am
Isaac shuddered a little, he could see the stronger hunters and the half-blind guardian tense up a little. The fact that now Malkin was practically screaming didn't help matters at all.
(Gonna have to god a little here...)
Emma twirled with her left rapier to deflect the thrust, though it stopped a little away from her. Hearing the 'real' Malkin, she understood, she thought. When Malkin had split in two, it was him and then his fiend's personality. She wasn't sure what would happen when she did it, but Malkin said to kill him, and he was the one that sounded like him. Flicking her wrist with the right to swipe through the first Malkin, just incase, she brought it up to begin her assault.
"Train, help him out!" Emma said as she whipped her right rapier across Malkin's sword wrist. Spinning she brought her left down his chest, keeping the momentum going to have her right slash his inner right thigh. "Blossom!" Emma shouted as she ran him through with both swords, directly the center of his chest. A split second's pause occurred before she jumped up only to kick off of him and tear her rapiers out violently and painfully. Landing on her feet she kept the stance to attack again if he somehow survived.
Train said nothing as he held his hand out and started to slowly curl his hand into a fist, really he was compressing Malkin's own aura on himself. "Kimiko." Train said, indicating that it would be best if she helped too. By compressing his aura, he would essentially smother himself if he didn't back it down, though one of the conveniences was that so long as the pair could control it, Malkin's fiend couldn't release any more aura.
(Also, not too sure about the tendrils... Tell me if I need a fix.)
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:05 am
William leapt down into the ring. Energy was swirling between himself and his sword violently, ready to unleash a massive burst from the blade. As he landed he switched his feet and hands, widening his stance and bringing his sword down and to one side. He was ready to unleash his attack the second the wounded Malkin showed any sign of continuing his assault.
"C'mon, Isaac. We have to help." Kimiko said and nudged his shoulder forwards. Using him as a guide she made her way to the edge of the ring, where she transferred her hand to Train. She could 'see' what he was doing, and began to copy it. Applying her more considerable spirit abilities to the technique.
Matt still stood watching from the lip of the ring. He had ignited his gauntletted hands but was, so far, still only observing.
Kid's beaten. I think Emma may have been toying with him a little, but only a little. He was pretty good up until he tried to split into two solid bodies. That's the problem with some powers, either you consume them, or they consume you...
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:13 pm
Feeling Emma's blades entering into his other self's chest, Malkin shuddered. He felt that strike, and it was brutal. Snapping the remaining tendrils, he leapt for the him falling. Grabbing his shoulders hard, he slammed him down, chanting in what could only be defined as a cross between the common tongue and the fiendish tongue. The two of them glowed for a moment, then the aura dome collapsed onto them in a bright flash of light. When the light cleared, Malkin was pushing himself up, bleeding lightly from a wound in his chest.
"You mother ********. I gave you a chance, I gave you some freedom, and this is how you repay me! You will burn with me! I swear it!" Malkin screamed at the air. Taking a step, he smiled sadly.
"I'm sor-" eyes widening, he dropped to his knees, grabbing at his head. Two small horns sprouted from his skull, blood dripping from them. Falling down, he passed out from a mix of exhaustion and blood-loss.
((God mode me around if ya'll need. Not much I can do unconscious. And alert me if this is too over-dramatic. I'll tone down future conflicts.))
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:41 pm
Kiro sighed. "Just as I thought." He mumbled and then followed behind William casually.
Enyo stayed put and watched. She turned to look at Issac and Kimiko but said nothing.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:55 pm
"Oh, no!" Kimiko exclaimed quietly. She rushed forward, past Train, and promptly dropped over the edge of the ring.
William darted towards her and caught her with one arm, while still holding his sword, and the power within it, with his other arm.
"Damnit, Kimiko. What are you doing?" William said, more concern in his voice than anger.
"It's okay, he's reverted almost entirely to human. And he's injured. I have to help him!" Kimiko exclaimed, trying to free herself from Williams grip.
William sighed, and released his hold on her. "Be careful." He said, and returned his now free hand to his sword hilt.
Kimiko walked forward and lowered herself to her knees beside the unconscious Malkin. She couldn't see the horns that had sprouted from his head, but she could sense the wounds that they had torn in exiting. She placed her hands over his chest wound. It would quite probably be fatal if she didn't treat it immediately. She settled herself, feeling the flow of his aura, his body already trying to heal itself even as it was failing. She extended her own aura so that it was touching with his, and began to guide it. She nudged and lead Malkin's aura to the part of him that was wounded and guided the flows of his aura so that the healing process sped itself up, multiplying it's speed over and over. She could feel the wound knitting itself together, his body becoming stronger even as it rapidly expended it's energy in the healing. After only a minute or so the wound closed, she kept at it for another moment until she was sure all internal damage had been repaired. She then shifted her focus to his wrist, that could be just as fatal if not treated. It was a quicker fix than the chest though, and knit itself closed in moments. Malkin's body was spent from repairing so much damage though, so she decided to leave the head and thigh wounds to heal on their own, since neither was life threatening, at least until he had the strength for her to attempt another healing.
"He'll be okay now. We should get him to his room, though. He's going to need a lot of rest. I'll get my stuff and come by to bandage up his head." Kimiko said. She sounded grimly satisfied, and also tired. The healing had taken a bit out of her as well, though she would only need to eat something to regain her strength.
While all of this was going on Matt had stood upon the lip of the ring, gazing down at Emma. At her bloodstained blades. He glanced to Malkin now and again, but mostly he just watched Emma.
She didn't even hesitate. After he told her to do it. She brutally and efficiently took him down. I wonder if she could have done it the whole time, or if she only could because he was holding himself back at the end. It had to have hurt her to do that to her ally. She even seemed to be making friends with him. I hope she'll be okay...
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:11 am
Isaac chased after Kimiko for a moment until she got over the ring's edge. He certainly didn't hope that she did that again if he ever had to protect her again. But William and Emma were in the ring, what better protection could you ask for? Besides, Train was following right after. He had rushed right past Enyo in his rush to follow Kimiko, who mysteriously identified the railing very well, not to mention the few steps to climb down to get there. Isaac thought it was almost a little creepy that she had just turned to look at them.
Train grunted a little as he vaulted over the railing and into the ring. Watching Kimiko, he watched as she worked. Seeing if she did anything differently from him. Once Kimiko was finished, Train healed the wound on Malkin's thigh. He figured Kimiko was probably tired. The chest wound had been brutal, and with Malkin suppressing his own aura, the earlier action had been somewhat easier than normal. He also had a little more energy to spare than Kimiko, considering that he was better conditioned.
Train examined the horns that had sprouted on Malkin's head. He wasn't exactly being gentle either, "What are we doing about these?" Train asked anyone who was listening.
Emma leaned on Train's shoulder as he was crouched down, she held both rapiers in one hand as she spoke. The rapiers would have to be cleaned before they were sheathed, and she had no extra cloth on her at the time, she wasn't exactly expecting to have to stab somebody. "We leave 'em until he wakes up, I guess." Emma told the guardian. Turning look up at the stands, particularly Matt, "Which one of you youngsters wants to carry him?" Emma shouted up, pulling her aging lady card.
(Cuts on the inner thigh can be very bad. It can easily bleed a person out faster than if they cut their jugular. Smaller cuts too.)
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:15 pm
"What a mess!" Kiro exclaimed loudly, putting both his hands onto his hips to examine the area. "Blood here, blood there. Emma, you're scary." Kiro provoked jokingly at Emma. Kiro looked back up to where Enyo was but she was already gone. What kind of trick is she using? Or is she just fast? I can't tell.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:55 pm
"Fine, I'll carry the guy." Matt said and jumped down into the ring. He landed heavily and walked over to the unconscious Hunter. He scooped him up, cradling the man. "Anybody know which room is his?" Matt asked. He had never known much about the silver haired Hunter.
"Don't look at me." William said, holding up his free left hand palm out. "I don;t have any better idea than you do." He finally released all of the energy he had been holding inside his blade. After a quick glance over his shoulder, to make sure nobody was standing behind him, he sung the heavy sword up over his shoulder and caught the hook of his harness in the corner at the base of the blade. A quick twist of his fingers clasped the strap that held it in place. He felt more comfortable now that Malkin had fallen into unconsciousness, but he still rested his hands on the hilts of the two swords at his waist. "Did you have to be so rough on him, Emma? I know he was being dangerous, but I think we could have subdued him without all the impaling."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:34 pm
"Moron, we're not taking him to his room. He goes to the infirmary. He's still technically wounded, and guess who can suppress his fiend's blood and aura if need be? Us. Besides, I don't think he would have too many potential visitors, not that I'll let anyone see him anyway." Train said, indicating that if it was to keep people from seeing his newly formed horns, he had it covered.
Emma smiled at Matt, "Thanks hon," Emma joked. very lightly punching him in the shoulder, playfully almost. Glancing over at William, who was putting his larger sword away.
"Yes, being part fiend would have likely given him a much higher endurance than should be possible. Besides, I had to make sure that one was dead, and since Kimiko and Train haven't flipped, he's certainly alive. Anyway, it would probably be better this way, better than bleeding all over the floor and being able to feel it." Emma said, though she knew she could have backed it down a little, but it was still true that she wanted to be sure to kill the 'evil Malkin.'
Rushing down and waiting at the rail to the arena, Isaac didn't even notice Enyo's disappearance, not that it mattered she was a creeper. Really, he didn't know what to do, though it would have probably been better if he stayed up top to help any of the others up if they needed it.
Isaac was glad he had only fought Matt and not Emma. She was too fast to safely track and was certainly very sharp. Both of mind and blade.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:44 am
Malkin struggled to regain conciousness. He could half hear the talk around him, somewhat understand. But he mostly felt pain and exhaustion. His head hurt alot, both externally and internally. His mind was practically racing, English and Fiendish crossing each other as the battle was somewhat going through his mind. He hadn't gone full out, he remembered a part of him terrified to do so.
I-I'm sorry. I took advantage of your trust. I was afraid to be supressed again, afraid to be locked back up into your mind. You hate me.
That wasn't him. Or was it? Hard to tell. It was in fiendish, but anymore, the two were one and the same.
That woman we were fighting, she was better than anticipated. You gave me free reign and I betrayed you. A foolish move on my part. I wanted to win so bad, I was willing to do anything. But now, we aren't really seperate. We bonded too strong and now you're more fiend than human. I-I'm sorry about this. You were going to die otherwise. I couldn't let that happen.
Wait, what happened to me though? My head, if feels as if my head is going to split apart.
Like I said, you're no longer as human as you were. When you awake, you will understand. We're no longer as seperate, you and I. We are one step closer to that fork, one step closer to that choice. Awake, and be the Malkin you are.
Opening his eyes, Malkin shook his head. He was being carried, he could tell.
"Kresh no'ir" he grunted to the man, trying to get down. Something wasn't right though. He thought he said Put me down, but something about what he said wan't right. Wasn't him. "Put me down." he said again, sounding out each word. There, that sounded normal. He could feel each of his wounds healing slowly, two new ones on his head. Something was growing there, and was the source of the pain.
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:28 pm
"I suppose that can be considered mercy, of a sort." William said to Emma.
Matt chose to ignore Trains comment and simply carried Malkin back, up, out of the ring. He didn't make it far before the man roused, though. Malkin said something to him, though it sounded like gibberish. he than said to let him down. Matt looked down at him and saw that his eyes were open.
"No can do, man. I have strict orders from the docs there," He gestured at Train and Kimiko. "To get you into a bed A-SAP. I tend to agree with them. After the injuries you took you'd be dead if they hadn't stepped in with those weird powers of theirs." Matt continued to carry Malkin as he spoke, heading for the elevator. William was to one side of him, Kimiko was holding his arm, presumably to use him as a guide.
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:07 am
Kiro sighed loudly. "Well, this was all completely pointless." Kiro grumbled as he began to make his way to exit the arena. I better get out of here before someone wants to fight me again.Kiro thought to himself as he quickened his walking pace away from the group.
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