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 Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:46 am
 ___ ___  _________   ___ ___ "We face the king of demons, the monster that once ruled all Magvel.
He's more powerful than any one of us here. But we have something that beast will never have.
We have community, friendship, love... We have all the virtues of humanity.
That is our weapon. That is our strength.
Is everyone ready? We're going to win." Athena's ridiculously adorable attempt to refuse his invitation to spar was far more than enough to melt the king's heart, and he felt his heart try to leap out of his chest, like it wanted to see her adorable display up close! "Y-you don't have to!" He said quickly, getting firmly wrapped around the princess's little finger from her display whether either of them realized it! "Sitting together works... That's fine! Whatever you want!" Oh yeah, completely wrapped around... but their exchange would be interrupted.Both of the men went silent, both just... completely taken by her adorable, beaming face. Was there a cuter girl in any world? They both just stared at her, until Ephraim finally cleared his throat, recomposing himself. Kaden would follow suit. "W-well! Get ready to smile even wider once I dominate this guy!" Dominate, right. Even Kaden didn't believe himself there. His self confidence wasn't the strongest! But he had to at least try. Both of the well-toned shirtless royals drew their practice weapons, both having the spear as their weapon of choice. Ephraim may have taken a moment to appreciate a fellow spear user, if he wasn't so very frustrated! He WOULD claim at least one victory today. And that motivation drove him forward, delivering an aggressive thrust towards Kaden's shin, carried by his frustration! (Driven by frustration, Ephraim attacks recklessly! He attacks with disadvantage, yet he adds +3 to his damage rolls. Roll two dice, use the lowest result, and add +3 damage. If the result is 5 or less before adding +3, the attack misses, the +3 is ignored, and Kaden gains advantage on his next attack roll. (( OOC: ))
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:58 am
Kaden Kaden certainly wasn't as skilled in the spear as Ephraim, but he was no slouch for certain. Sure, he had been dominated by Aeon a couple of times, but that seemed to be something they had in common, didn't it? (4: Miss! Kaden attacks with advantage! Roll two dice, use the highest result. If the result is 10+, Ephraim must skip his next turn!)
When he saw Ephraim's aggressively reckless attack, he managed to lift his leg just in time to narrowly avoid it, stomping his foot down immediately to try to pin the spear under his foot, or even break it! Using that moment he was hopefully vulnerable, he attempted to slam his spear's shaft against the king's gut, before leaping up, wrapping his legs around him and throwing his weight to force them both to spin out onto the sand to throw Ephraim for a loop!
Had that succeeded, he'd grab Ephraim's wrists, attempting to pin them down above his head and immediately channel ice through his palms to try to bind his wrists together and against the ground in frosty bondage! (( OOC: ))
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:14 am
_____________________"We face the king of demons, the monster that once ruled all Magvel.
He's more powerful than any one of us here. But we have something that beast will never have.
We have community, friendship, love... We have all the virtues of humanity.
That is our weapon. That is our strength.
Is everyone ready? We're going to win."Ephraim let out a surprised grunt as his practice lance was shattered under Kaden's foot, but that was the least of his concerns as he didn't have enough time to react before he felt his opponent's spear against his gut! (11! Critical hit! Ephraim must skip his turn!)
Ephraim let out a grunt as the spear struck him around the same place Aeon had earlier--and his body practically wanted to shut down again in response. He did what he could to fight the impulse, but the world spun around him--and suddenly he was planted on his back down in the sand. He let out a sigh, his body visibly deflating the moment he laid down--like it just wanted to rest. And in that moment, his wrists were pinned down, and bound in ice! Well, that wasn't ideal. He began trying to struggle against his binds. though the biting cold only increased in severity the more he struggled. The more his wrists pushed against the binds, the worse it became!(( OOC: I totally used the wrong dice on purpose! ))
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Brave Restoration King rolled 2 10-sided dice:
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Total: 11 (2-20)
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:29 am
KadenKaden... actually couldn't believe his eyes. He had Ephraim--Ephraim!--down and bound! This guy was the strongest member of Avalanche in a lot of people's eyes, and he was winning! And he hadn't even used his wolf form! Maybe... maybe he was right, what he said to Athena! Maybe he could dominate this guy! Maybe him being dominant wasn't such a distant prospect. He could be an alpha wolf! But he had to prove it... He had to put Ephraim in his place!
Trying to hide his giddiness, he brushed a hand against Ephraim's neck, and ice clung to his neck like it did for his wrists, looking like a collar made of ice. Kaden couldn't help grinning--he thought he was so funny, as while he drew his hand away from the collar, a trail of ice followed him, attached to the collar and he gripped it after extending it, pulling on it--and showing it was supposed to be a leash. "Haha... What's wrong, King Ephraim? Did this dog put a leash on you?!" He let out a giddy little laughter, finding his joke completely hilarious. Of course, because Kaden was a wolf, doing this was rather hilarious to him! As if he was the one who you'd expect to be collared and leashed, but instead it was the bound king below him.
Standing while still holding his icy leash, Kaden raised his shoe, and if Ephraim couldn't escape in time, he'd feel a very familiar sensation--the bottom of the wolf prince's shoe planted on his chest, and hard! He wasn't just doing this to show superiority like Aeon did, he wanted to knock the fight out of him with this! (Ephraim is helpless, Kaden attacks with advantage, and adds +5 to his damage roll! Roll two dice, use the highest result, and add +5.)
Had that worked, he'd tug on the leash with authority that surprised even himself, yet he felt a rush doing so. He could definitely be an alpha wolf! HE was in control! "Say it, dog! Athena is mine! Pfft, heheh.. dog..." Even as high as he was in this rush, he still apparently found that just SO hilarious!(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:57 am
KadenEphraim could scarcely believe what was happening--was this island cursed? Was he hexed? How was it that he was bound, collared, and leashed almost immediately as the fight began?? He hadn't even gotten a single hit in! Again!! Seeing the prince standing over him, and raising his foot, Ephraim's attempts to struggle became more desperate--but there was no avoiding this. Being put... in his place.
The foot made its mark, and Ephraim let out a sharp grunt in response to the surprising power behind it. His body, almost immediately... relaxed. Submission overtook him utterly as he felt his leash tugged, and he let out a defeated sigh. Surely this was all just some horrible dream... "Ugh..." He felt Kaden's foot press firmer against his chest. What choice did he have? "Athena is... yours..." How had this happened AGAIN? HOW?!?!"What was that? I didn't hear you!" Kaden pulled tightly on the leash!"Athena is yours! Ugh, Athena is yours!""Good, good! Now say it to her, too!"He grunted, turning his face towards Athena. "You belong to Kaden...!" He said desperately. He had thought Aeon took all his pride, but Kaden was doing a great job of showing him he still had some to be taken..."Th-that's right!" Oh gods, this was going perfectly! He could barely contain his excitement. He was winning! No, he HAD won! "Now, who's your alpha, dog?!""You are...""Say my name! Who's the alpha wolf?!""Ugh...! Kaden is the alpha wolf!""...That's right... That's right! I'M the alpha! And don't you forget it, dog!' Kaden was on Cloud Nine right now! He genuinely couldn't be any more giddy and excited than he was right now! "Hear that, Athena?! Come on, you belong with an alpha wolf, not a dog!" He outstretched an arm towards her, that beaming face of his practically matching her own! He could only hope he had impressed her at least half as much as he had impressed himself...!(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:27 pm
     Athena let out a amused little giggle, she could hardly believe her eyes, was Kaden always this strong?? Sure, she never did see him fight before, maybe a few playful spars, but nothing with this much determination, he had completely impressed her! Even the icy, 'pretty' collar around Ephraim's neck with the added icy leash was highly amusing to see, she knew he had frosty abilities, but she didn't know he could do things like this! He could have many advantages in battle with a gift like that! Seeing Ephraim there so defeated, and that confidant look on Kaden's face caused a few feelings to stir she didn't know she had. "You're amazing, Kaden! " She clapped her hands excitedly. "He,he, Poor Ephraim, you couldn't even touch him. Kaden is way over you, maybe of everyone of us! " If that didn't make Kaden feel completely great, as she unintentionally insulted Ephraim, nothing would! He even had him so terrified and defeated, that he was forcing him to say things he wouldn't otherwise say. That was skill! "Yay! Kaden is mine! " She jumped in excitement, walking her way to Kaden with the most thrilled, beaming face ever. They certainly matched in their excitement, and had anyone else got to witness this, they might see just how darn cute they were at the sight of them together. More so when Athena finally reached him, and instead of taking his offered arm, she jumped into his arms in a giant hug! "You're my favorite wolf ever! " She said as she hugged him, those words could be left to wonder how long she favored this particular wolf!
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough Captain
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:08 pm
Kaden"Heh, yeah!!" Kaden said excitedly, every compliment Athena gave him just made him pride soar! And why shouldn't it, when he had crushed Ephraim so utterly?! "Right! Didn't touch me! I had you down, bound, and leashed in under thirty seconds!" That... was actually true. And quite impressive, it seemed. "I'm this dog's alpha, heheh!" He returned the enthusiastic hug, giving her an excited kiss on the cheek. This was the third time a girl had excitedly hugged the one who had dominated Ephraim today, but somehow, with how adorable Athena was, how enjoyable her company was, and his wrists bound and a leash around his neck by the guy who had won her, this stung the most. Kaden had really dominated him, completely! Crushed his pride, and taken his girl!
Kaden lifted Athena in a princess carry, almost predictably, as he prepared to leave with his prize. "Later, loser!" He said smugly to Ephraim, before strolling off with the cute elf, now out of the king's reach. Clearly, it was as Kaden said--she belonged with his alpha.(( OOC: ))
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:36 pm
It was a good thing Athena was completely oblivious to this very same thing happening to Ephraim, or her opinion of his strength really would fall! He would no longer be the strongest of all, well...the second strongest now. Kaden was certainly in the lead of that competition. "You certainly are! " She said with a soft giggle, her smile grew with his returned hug, while a faint bit of color was added to her cheeks with the kiss.Sure, it was just a kiss to the cheek, innocent as ever, yet it was the first kiss she ever received. As inexperienced as she was, she wondered if she should return that same kiss, or wait for another happy moment. ...No, she couldn't ignore it! After everything, she should reward him with the same affection. It was well deserved, and with just how happy he was, she didn't think he would mind. By the time he had lifted her into the adorable princess carry, she had her arms around his neck, smiling as she leaned up a little, placing a sweet little kiss to his cheek, before leaning back down comfortably in his arms. "Let's go do something fun together! ..What would you like to do? It can be part of your reward for being so amazing! " She smiled innocently, coming from Athena, it was obvious her question was genuine, and not quite how it could sound to those pervy ears, much like those of her sister!
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:11 pm
_____________________"We face the king of demons, the monster that once ruled all Magvel.
He's more powerful than any one of us here. But we have something that beast will never have.
We have community, friendship, love... We have all the virtues of humanity.
That is our weapon. That is our strength.
Is everyone ready? We're going to win."After the two made their exit, Ephraim let out a somewhat irritated grimace, sitting back up in the sand. He couldn't be mad at anyone else for managing a victory on him, but he could certainly be frustrated at himself. How was he having so much trouble? He felt like he was making rookie mistakes. Things he was so far past."Hey there, champ." Alisa's voice nearly made Ephraim jump out of his thoughts, but he was alert enough not to be too startled. Her voice was not what he would have expected. Her grin was replaced by a thoughtful expression, as she crouched there, face in hands as she looked at him."Can't help but notice you're on a bit of a losing streak.""Oh, you noticed that, did you?" Ephraim asked sarcastically, as if he really needed it told to him! Standing, he dusted the sand off himself. "Well, astute observation as always, Alisa. Were you hoping to take a victory for yourself, or did you have something else to discuss?""Hey, you know I love seeing you humiliated--especially when I'm the one doing it, heh--but I'm not over here to kick you in the dirt verbally or physically. Er, not THIS time anyway!" She stood up as well, her hands moving behind her idly. "You losing to Aeon, okay, sure, maybe... I dunno, I can sense how strong he is. Sure, he could give you a run for your money on even terms, but beat you? Even once, feels like a stretch. Twice? Once in one hit? Sure, I was laughing it up while it happened, but the more I thought about it... something isn't adding up.""Everyone loses, Alisa. With how often I fight, it's inevitable some duels will result in loss. I usually don't pick fights I can't win, but clearly I'm off my game today." Generally, if he encountered a REAL battle he wasn't confident he could win, he would retreat and challenge it again later. When it came to duels, he was a little more relaxed about it, but he was still usually good at sizing his opponent up. But today had just been loss after loss. "I appreciate your attempt to make me feel better, but I'm not a-""Not a child, yes, I know, shut up!" She was almost irritated how much him talking sounded exactly like how she described how he thought. She had never even heard him say "I'm not a child," yet she had said that to Phoenix about his maturity, and now he was saying it to her! "Just listen to me, all right! Aeon, MAYBE. Kaden?" She shook her head. "Listen, the guy's nice and all, but peerless warrior he isn't. You'd beat him eleven times out of ten. Even if he was all big scary werewolf and you had a hand tied behind your back and no weapon, you'd still probably win!""Perhaps you underestimate him?""I don't, in fact! I tried to focus on the aura around you, and I detected magic.""I don't use magic...""You think I don't know that?! It's someone else's magic! And not just any magic--you've been hexed!""What...? Why would someone hex me? If this is a lie, Alisa, honestly, it's just a few losses...""I'm about to challenge you blindfolded just to prove what I'm saying! You're hexed. SOMEONE has hexed you with some kind of losing curse, I guess.""I don't understand...""It's a little confusing, especially since I... think I know who did it. You remember me ever talking about a girl called--ugh--Carmen?""I've never met Carmen. Why would she hex me specifically? And how, if we've never met?""You don't have to be near someone to hex them. I mean sure, it helps, especially if you're a novice. But she certainly is not. As for why, ugh, I really don't know with her... She likes to do little experiments without asking consent, but I really don't know why she'd target you. Maybe she heard about how strong you are, and wanted to test the potency on someone strong?""Didn't you say she's beaten you every time you've fought? She must be powerful--why not on herself?""She is way too prideful to just start losing to test out a hex. YOU might be mature about loss, but she is NOT." Just thinking about it made her appreciate Ephraim's mentality more. He never made excuses, he just accepted defeat and strove to improve. It was admirable! She was not like that! She had almost never lost, but the rare occasions she did, EVERYONE had to know it was a FLUKE that could only happen because she was SICK and hadn't gotten enough sleep and blah blah blah. "And this way, she could avoid possible side-effects. More I think about it, choosing you makes perfect sense. Everyone knows how often you win. If you were to suddenly start losing every fight, word would probably travel...""Wait, you said she wanted to test the potency. If it's a hex that just makes someone lose, what is there to test?""Well, it's not 100% effective or anything... generally hexes can only force certain issues. It's not like, "Boom, you're hexed, now you automatically lose." More so, you would start to fumble more often than usual, and make critical errors you normally wouldn't. That along with weakening your body so you can't take as much punishment. Honestly, the nerve of that b***h. She should know how dangerous this is--you're a lot of people's public enemy number one! Imagine if Krul could sense you're hexed, or heard you started losing a lot, or something..." Or Fomortiis--that wouldn't be very fun to deal with, that giant ******** gorilla demon showing up to try to ruin their vacation!"So, the hex doesn't completely prevent me from winning?"'Yes, Ephraim, that's what I literally just said." She responded with attitude, then her eyes widened. "Hey--no!! Stop thinking that right now!""You don't know what I'm thinking.""I know exactly what you're thinking!! You want to try to get a win with this huge handicap!""...All right, you do know what I'm thinking.""Yeah! Now STOP thinking it!""Listen, I was fighting before like I was in my normal shape. With such a debilitating hex, there was no way I could win fighting like that, even against someone considerably weaker than me. But now I know--now I can plan around that. It would be an interesting way to test my reflexes and planning if I tried to win a battle like this...""Ugh, you are impossible, I swear." Alisa let out an exasperated sigh, hands on her hips. "We SHOULD be trying to get Carmen to lift the damn hex, not trying to use it for your stupid training!""From how you've described her, that would be easier said than done. I doubt I could exactly force her to do it, in this state.""Yeah, you're right about that. Much as I hate to say it, I couldn't, either..." She really didn't know if anyone in Avalanche was capable of defeating that damn feline prodigy. Even putting a team together, she felt a little hopeless about their chances! (( OOC: ))
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:40 pm
Carmen "Wowww, your intuition has improved, Alisa." Alisa tensed up immediately upon hearing that irritatingly smug, and far too familiar voice. "I figured it would take at least a few months--maybe a year for anyone to realize this guy was hexed. And by then, you know, maybe he'd be retired in shame or dead or something." Carmen chuckled, her feline ears twitching and her cat tail swaying gently."Speak of the devil, and look who shows up!" Alisa turned towards the catwoman, scowling. "Will you just piss off, for ******** sake?!""Prrr, so ladylike." Carmen responded with dry sarcasm. "It's no wonder you're a constant disappointment to your mother--you're not exactly High Princess material, are you?"Alisa grabbed her suddenly by the collar, shaking her slightly. "Listen to me, you stuck-up b***h! This isn't about me or my mother's approval, you have no right hexing Ephraim! Do you know how dangerous this is?! What if he actually was killed?"Carmen's expression turned bored, and she waved her arm, and suddenly Alisa shot down to her hands and knees with a strained grunt. Carmen placed her foot commandingly on the top of her head as she was forced to kneel. "Don't try to intimidate me. You should kneel like this every time you address me! You know you're beneath me.""Back off!" Ephraim slammed his shoulder into Carmen, causing her to stumble backwards in surprise. Alisa let out a sharp grunt as that broken Carmen's concentration, relenting the pressure from her. "Don't you dare treat her that way! I don't care if you've beaten her before, she's much greater than you could hope to be. You think trampling upon people just because you can makes you strong? Alisa has courage--she has compassion. You're nothing compared to her!" Alisa blinked, surprised to hear Ephraim become so defensive over her. Well, she was clearly doing the same for him, so maybe it shouldn't be so surprising, but... well, she had never really had anyone be protective over her her entire life. It almost made her wonder what it would've been like, to have someone like him as an older brother.Carmen's eye twitched in clear, severe irritation. "You troglodyte!" She spat, raising her arm, and suddenly, Ephraim gasped slightly, clutching his throat as he was apparently being choked by an unseen force. "You have no right to address me! I am your better! Stupid human, you think I care if your life is endangered? You should be HONORED to be part of my experiment!" Carmen wasn't as evil as she appeared to be, she just... wasn't very mature, and was really bad at talking to people. Still, when she threw a tantrum like this, she did appear rather villainous, clearly.Meanwhile, as Kaden had just started leaving the beach, the one-eyed Reaper was walking towards it at a rather aggressive pace. "Oh, hey, Aeon, guess who I just beat? I bet I can take you down no probl-""Move." Aeon responded sharply, shoving his shoulder to force him to turn out of his way, even while Kaden was holding his little sister. And he continued his aggressive pace, possibly with Phoenix behind him, if she chose to follow when he suddenly started moving."Wha- hey! Where are you going?" He raised an eyebrow, but decided to follow. Athena would also probably prefer that, since she hadn't seen Aeon in so long!"Stupid b***h," Aeon's irritated voice caught Carmen's attention, as he was walking very aggressively towards her. "You think you can do that to Alisa? If anyone's going to make her feel like garbage, it's me!" ...Being around Phoenix had really done a number on him. He was starting to feel somewhat protective, not just over Phoenix, but over his sisters again, too. It was a wonder if this would last if he ended up outside of Phoenix's company, but either way, at this moment, when he felt Alisa in distress, he felt genuine anger, and charged off to confront it. It was... definitely something he hadn't felt in a long time."Oh, the disgraced prince, now it's a party." Carmen said sarcastically. "You suffered the ultimate failure of our people--you were turned into a Reaper. Yet you have the audacity to address me like that?""You're the same as ever," He spat, too familiar with this annoying woman who always had this superiority complex for being able to beat Alisa. Aeon summoned his sword, clearly not in any mood to joke around, and swung it directly at Carmen without another word.Carmen rolled her eyes, raising her index finger. When the sword made contact with her index finger, it stopped dead in its tracks, before suddenly turning and launching itself in the opposite direction, flying across the beach. Waving her arm, Aeon let out a grunt as a strong concussive force slammed into him, flooring him with the wind knocked out of him. A little bit of karma for earlier, maybe..."What the- hey! Stop!!" Kaden put Athena down gently, turning his attention towards this apparent troublemaker. "You think you can just- urgh!" Carmen pointed at him, and he suddenly collapsed to the sand, eyes widening as his body began to contort, his form being forced to change into his wolf form--but now, with a crimson collar fastened tightly around his neck. And he, almost instantly, collapsed with a sigh, as the collar drained him of all his strength in nearly an instant."Bad dog..." Carmen chuckled smugly. "You idiots really think you can force against me? I've used so little of my power to put you all down where you belong--at my feet!" Well, at the very least, this showed Alisa had never been exaggerating. Carmen was NOT someone to be taken lightly.(( OOC: ))
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Aerith Gast Gainsborough rolled 1 10-sided dice:
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:03 pm
"..?!? " Athena had to blink her eyes several times to make sure she wasn't seeing things, but it was Kaden's comment that made her sudden confusion clear as he addressed him. As he addressed..Aeon. Her green eyes widened as it all registered to her, and she gently got down from Kaden's arms to stand. "Aeon!! " She called after him, her voice was a mixture of happiness, but also confusion. He clearly wasn't interested in responding to her, as his attention was set on something more important. Athena was oblivious as to what that something was, until she followed his gaze to...the situation ahead of them. It appeared not only Alisa, but Ephraim too, were both put down by their most unwelcome visitor, and one even Athena found to be trouble. Athena was so kind and loving to everyone, accepting to just about everything, even Reapers, but Carmen was the one she couldn't find herself enjoying the company of. Not with how many times she humiliated her sister, she always went over board no matter the situation, as she seemed to be doing here..
It wasn't long before Aeon's confrontation against Carmen went very badly for him, and Athena would watch the painful sight of not just her sister brought down by her, but Aeon as well. "How dare you! " Came Athena's voice, her once sweet and kind eyes now looking anything but kind as she glared into Carmen's own eyes. "Who do you think you are?! I'm.....I'm so very tired of your constant bullying! You hurt my sister and you make a joke of it, You do everything in your power to bring her down, and now ,you hurt..and insult my brother? Just who do you think you are to do such things?! You serve my mother, and you harm her kids? Do you think this isn't against the laws of the kingdom? Do you think you can just do whatever you want with no cost to you? " Athena wasn't enjoying this hostility, she never wanted to be cruel to anyone, but Carmen, she was just way to out of control. She couldn't just keep doing things like this, even Athena knew that!
And sure enough, as soon as Kaden tried to intervine, he too....would find himself in a uncomfortable situation as him form was forced into his wolf form, with the added collar that appeared to do something to him to cause him to collapse.."I'm so tired of you..." She clenched her fist, and had anyone been watching her at all, they might notice something strange happening around her, as a strange white form of energy began to flow from out of the earth, the tree's near by, even the tinyiest of creatures to a roaming rabit, to a tiny hermit crab skittering along the beach. Everything seemed to have that same energy flowing out of it, and gathering within her. Nothing seemed to happen to the creatures, it was as if they didn't even realize anything was happening before Athena summoned her bow.. "If you love a challenge so much...." She raised her bow slightly, as the determination in her eyes no one had likely ever seen like this, locked right there onto Carmen. "I will challenge you this time...And if I should win...You will stop this, whatever it is that you've started! You will leave my family alone, and you will return Kaden to normal! "
She wasn't about to wait for an answer, either. She would likely just take her as a joke, as most people did. It was true, Athena was the weakest of the royal family, and of most of the kindom perhaps, but maybe today would change all that. The mysterious power she had gathered began to form into a large magic arrow, and anyone closest to her might even feel it's intense energy! She released the arrow, and the strange energy formed arrow flew at lightning speed into her direction, what she didn't know, and what no one knew, all that energy she had mysteriously gathered was that of the plants, the creatures, the animals, even the earths own energy! It was massive, and all condensed into one arrow. The most alarming thing may be for Carmen was, she had a LOT more of that energy surrounding her, and ready to use against her if the arrow should fail to strike her..Had it struck, Carmen might not feel so confidant for a few days, if not a week or more. The pain would be there for a LONG time, given just how much energy she pulled..without even really knowing this power existed in her. It would seem Carmen was now HER test subject!
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:52 pm
CarmenCarmen blinked several times in response to seeing Athena. Something seemed to shock her about the girl's appearance. "You're...?" Yeah, that was definitely Athena. What was Carmen so confused about, though? She stared at her for several seconds, before glancing down, at her own chest. ...Then, she let out a heavy sigh. "I-it's fine, I have my own charms..." She muttered reassuringly to herself, feeling her face flush from apparent shame, over... something! Carmen was the same age as Alisa--19--but, well, people didn't always realize that. Carmen had never seen Athena in a swimsuit before! "This is a little over your head, cute little Athena. Maybe you should walk away." She was rather innocent, and Carmen didn't figure any explanation of her actions would convince her naive heart, and she also certainly didn't want to hurt her. How could anyone want to hurt Athena? "Uh, haha... I'm not going to fight you, Athena. You may not like me, but I really like you!" Even if she hated her, well, Carmen couldn't help but adore her. How could she not?! Look at her!
Holding an arm out as she let loose her magical arrow, Carmen stood there, looking almost bored. ...But a moment before it struck her, her eyes shot wide. "?!" She very, very narrowly managed to flop out of the way right before the arrow struck her. She dropped to her hands and knees after losing her balance from moving so suddenly, blinking. "What was that?!" She asked mostly herself, alarmed by the amount of power she felt in the arrow. She hurriedly got to her feet, holding her arm towards her, and Athena would feel like a sudden unseen force yanked hard on her bow, attempting to dislodge it from her grip and shoot it straight to Carmen's hand. "I need to take this before you hurt yourself!" She said, mildly flustered. Whether or not Athena kept hold on her bow, though, she'd be surprised when Carmen stepped forward--and the moment her foot hit the sand, her position shifted so she was right in front of Athena. "I think you need a nap, cutie." She reached towards her face, her palm emanating an aura of tranquilizing magic, that even before it touched her face, Athena would feel herself start to become drowsy. "...Eh?!" She shrieked slightly as she felt arms around her waist.Ephraim wrapped his arms around her, lifting her over his head as he dropped backwards to slam her down into the sand below. Not that stunning, given the softness of sand, but enough to get her away from Athena at least. Ephraim stood, holding his arms out while he stood in front of Athena, both to protect her from Carmen and to keep Athena from doing anything too reckless. "That was well-done, Athena. But be careful--she can't be taken lightly, even with that power." He didn't know where that power came from, but even he could feel the magic around her. Even with her new power though, Carmen clearly wasn't a foe to take lightly. He addressed Carmen next, with narrowed eyes. "I'm the reason you're here, and I'm the reason this started. Fight me instead.""...Ughh!!" Camen let out in frustration as she picked herself off the ground. "Sand in my hair! Damn stuopid--human!" She held her arm up, starting to choke him with her mind once again."Ach!" Ephraim's eyes narrowed, and he reached out, grabbing her by the wrist and squeezing, attempting to slam his foot into her torso.She raised her other arm, forcing his leg back to the ground before using both her hands to lift him telepathically and spin him onto the ground. Yet, he managed to reorient himself in the air, and rather impressively land on his feet. "...Huh." Well, that WAS rather impressive. His hex shouldn't let him do maneuvers like that. "I'm impressed, you actually surprised me. I guess you were the right target after all. But I don't think you want to fight me... Unless you just enjoy losing? Maybe all the losses today have made you realize you're a masochist? I couldn't blame you if you wanted to fight me in that case, heh... I am much hotter than the others you've fought today.""Yeah, the starving anorexic child without boobs look is really hot lately." Alisa said sarcastically in a slightly strained voice while still being forcefully held down."I! I-I have my own charms!!!!!" She protested with wide eyes and a defensive tone. "A lot of people prefer slender body types! It's just--those things would get in the way! People like Phoenix, right, so why wouldn't people like me?! I- argh! I don't have to explain myself to you! I'm hot too!" Poor Carmen had a bit of a self-image problem, perhaps. And Alisa wasn't lying when she talked about how defensive she got."You'd be hotter if you weren't an annoying b***h." Aeon grunted out while also still on the ground. Clearly, he was in the camp of enjoying a more slender body type on a woman, but clearly also, he wasn't very attracted to Carmen..."...Ugh! I don't have to take this!" She huffed indignantly, not exactly realizing that part of attractiveness was personality. Not that she could really help it, she was really bad at talking to people even in the BEST situations, and this was one of the worst!(( OOC: ))
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