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Taeria Limmari

You will always be inside my heart
And you should know
how I wish I could have never let you go
Come into my life again
Please don’t say no.


[[Sorry this is so short and you had to wait so long for such a bad post. ]]

Tae kept striking at Oswin. Her blade sliced through the air at speeds that belied the strength of the attacks; quick and precise as they were. She knew what he was doing as his body moved in an arc each strike she made. A fairly simply downward, horizontal strike combed with a diagonal, upward strikes. Crossing her left foot over to her right and bringing her right back around she cut Oswin’s path off as she swung upward with her right sword in an attempt to bring him to a stop. ”Don’t allow yourself to be cornered.” Her voice rang out as she thrusted forward with her left sword. ”Look for openings and take them. If you wait you won’t get another chance.” She stepped towards him as she prepared to bring down her right sword on him.

Now and forever you are still the one
In my heart
So true , I believe I could never find
Somebody like you
My first love

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Again and again, the blows fell. She kept swinging diagonally and horizontally, making it hard to judge just how much space he had between each strike before another fell behind it. It was taking most of his skill just to stay focused on his footing and positioning, let alone account for Taeria's absurd speed and strength. Every blow he blocked send a tremor through his body. He was being worn down one blow at a time. And then she finally went to counter his movement to corner him, and yet had the nerve to tell him not to be cornered.

'Easier said than done when you know what I'm doing.'

And there. Blood traced the air as Oswin slipped back. It was her thrust that got him, his blade having been knocked aside to defend her wide swing to stop him. It wasn't a grimace that crossed his face though, it was a smirk. Blood dripped from his side as he stood up firmly and held his blade out, facing Taeria. The entire concerned outlook he'd had only moments ago had faded. Overflowing with confidence. That was the change. The oddity was the extend to which he was injured. Logically his fighting capabilities were slowing down just by the beating he had recieved from Taeria, so being confident didn't make sense. So what was he planning? Oswin meet Taeria's gaze.

Taeria Limmari

You will always be inside my heart
And you should know
how I wish I could have never let you go
Come into my life again
Please don’t say no.


[[I feel bad that these are so short. >.< ; ]]

Tae’s strike hit true but the look on Oswin’s face changed suddenly from concern to most definitely confident. Her mouth opened slightly as if she was going to say something but in the end decided not to. It was enough for her to gaze back at him in wonderment. What was it on the boys mind that suddenly had him full of confidence that moments before wasn’t there. Her eyes blinked in a thoughtful manor as she slowly took a step back. Blood could still be seen from his wounds and no doubt he had to be in some pain but the look he had on now you might not have guessed. Her breathing was steady as she brought her blades back up. It was good that he looked like he had more confidence but too much of it could cloud your head. Let’s see what’s on your mind… With her left sword up in a defense she moved in striking with her right. It was best to see what was on the boys mind rather than wait and ask. Like she said moments before, if he got an opening he would more than likely take it. She wasn’t planning on giving him one easily.

Now and forever you are still the one
In my heart
So true , I believe I could never find
Somebody like you
My first love

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There were some things that Gwen and Oswin had spent much of their time working to keep from Taeria's ever present watch. Among these things were some of the tricks they had learned about one another, and in this included their limit breaks. Taeria was familiar, no doubt, that Oswin's limit break was unusual, in that he didn't seem capable of using it for offensive purposes since it required his focus. Illusions, confusing the mind. Perhaps if Gwen was near him, Taeria might have been a little more concerned with his injured state, but Gwen was preoccupied dealing with Ellale. So she couldn't help him at the moment, so he really shouldn't have been so confident. Unless he had figured something out, something important.

Dullahan Under The Willows

Taeria started her approached, though clearly she wasn't just about to rush him with his weird change of mood. She got within range, Oswin not really moving aside from lowering his blade to his side as he stared into Taeria's eyes. Slowly the confident smirk faded into a serious look as he watched her. He waited. She was going to strike any moment and he knew it. He was just waiting for when she would. And there it was. Taeria shifted, moving forward and bringing her blade in with the skill he expected, and the speed that had always terrified Gwen and himself. She had to have seen it in that last moment, as the blade approached. Blood red eyes gazing at her, or the illusion of them from Oswin's gaze.

Her sword cut was precise, Oswin's blade coming up to block it with surprising ease as he twisted. Except that wasn't right, not quite. Taeria's sword seemed to impact with Oswin's, pushing him to the side and away, but the movement was too effortless for Taeria. She would probably have realized right then. Just as a wide swing cut across Taeria's back from behind, Oswin standing behind her, slightly bent with his sword cutting vertically and wide across the length of her back. There was a good chance Taeria would be able to easily lessen the impact, but he had done exactly as she said. Strike as soon as he had an opening, and he had struck, just not from an angle Taeria would have expected.

To Ellale and Gwen, the illusion would not have appeared so strong. To them, they would have seen the second Oswin move low and down to avoid Taeria and get behind her. His illusions could effect anyone, making them see things not there, but to completely erase his own presence? It required his focused gaze on someone. He'd been looking into Taeria's eyes for that purpose, to make sure she was focused on how he'd respond, and he'd erased his presence as he'd moved while his illusion had held his place. It wasn't an easy trick, and it certainly wasn't likely to work the same way twice, but he had a few more tricks up his sleeve assuming Taeria didn't kill him flat out.

Taeria Limmari

You will always be inside my heart
And you should know
how I wish I could have never let you go
Come into my life again
Please don’t say no.


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Tae watched Oswin's expression change from confident to serious. The change was like watching something slowly fade into the next thing. When she moved in with her attack she saw the change in his eyes; yellow to red. It should have been a red flag-no pun intended-for her. She'd only realized it a second too late. Even if she could have pulled her attack it might not have mattered. Her swing followed through hitting blades with Oswin's and pushing him to the side. Tae could tell just by that alone something was wrong.

Stepping forward and twisting her body just barely lessened the blow that came from behind her as the real Oswin attacked her from behind. Cleaver. Quickly before he could put in another strike she spun fully around. Hmm…So he managed to find an opening after all.

So what would happen if she stood her ground and allowed him to attack her? She'd been the one to step in first for the most part, though she rare allowed them to attack first. After all in most cases the wouldn't get the chance to strike first. Drawing in a breath she stood there swords at waist level. This time though instead of looking directly into his eyes she picked a spot that might have still looked like she was looking at him. Instead of preparing to strike she took on a more defensive pose. Was this a trick or was she actually going to allow him the first strike? For the time being it appeared she wasn't going to flat out kill him... just yet.

Now and forever you are still the one
In my heart
So true , I believe I could never find
Somebody like you
My first love

{{Ooc:// }}

Dullahan Under The Willows

Oswin did not chase Taeria as she backed away. Not because the thought didn't cross his mind, but because he physically couldn't. He was much slower with his sustained injuries and it was harder to move. She had him beat in speed for sure now and it was simply going to be a matter of skill to keep her from taking him out in a single attack. He shifted his stance a bit as he watched Taeria and realized she wasn't about to attack him. She wanted him to attack her. It'd be cocky for him to assume he could just get in there and hit her. In fact he knew that wouldn't happen. She'd blow him away as soon as he tried, and even as he watched her, he knew she wasn't looking into his eyes. For someone whom knew his limit break was strongest when he had someone's gaze, he could tell when someone was or wasn't looking at him. This was a rough situation. Still, he could possibly do something with this.

Oswin adjusted his footing and took a slow breath. His eyes glanced to the side for a moment before focusing back on Taeria. He'd have to make his move quickly. HIs sword that she had knocked away was just to the side, but still on the path to Taeria. He had a plan. "Go." He breathed, darting forward. The area seemed to change as he moved, the dojo shimmering faintly and giving a strange image to Taeria of a black empty field with a cherry blossom tree swaying in the wind, snow white. The grander of the illusion was impressive, but why choose this?

The distance was off. The illusion was contorting the distance between the two, making it hard to tell just how far he was as he reached out into the darkness as he approached Taeria. And then he lunged at her, swinging his sword in a straight thrust. That wasn't right though, or at least it certainly didn't seem right. It was like a second image of Oswin, another image dunking low as if to avoid a counter attack or block and swinging up with his single sword.

It was here that Taeria's decision would make all the difference, if she dodged the true strike, the low one, he'd have to back off, but he was hoping the issue in telling just how far or near he was would disorientate her enough to make it possible that she'd go for a block instead of a dodge. If she blocked, the real strike would land, piercing straight past her defense. When he'd crossed the dark plain to reach her, he'd grabbed at the darkness, pulling his second sword into his hand. Perhaps this entire illusion was to cover up him grabbing the sword, but either way, he would have played his hand right there, thrusting the second sword between the sword Taeria used to block and his own, if she blocked instead of dodged.