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 Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:16 pm
Yeah. I'll let the challenger pick the spot and such... This is just to fill space.
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:21 am
"I think a rematch is in order from my first test..." Raven sighed quietly, traversing down the familiar corridor of the Water Kingdom's Castle. The large pillars seemed life-like, reflecting the water's current. The footsteps of her black boots carried along in a slow pace. She wore simple black leggings and a loose cotton shirt, Indigo in hue. Around her slender torso, she dawned a familiar black leather corset, reinforced with tiny plates of steel. Her long black hair was braided, the bangs whisps against her deep emerald hues. The cat-like pupils of her other-wordly heritage dilated in the natural darkness of the Castle walls.
Across left shoulder and down to her right side, a chain rested; attached to it was Raven's weapon of choice, a Naginata. The eighteen inch blade protruded over the left shoulder, condensation of the water that flowed freely and naturally in the air around them collected along the steel face. Her own pale face was stern as she came to rest against one of the large, marble pillars, her arms crossing as she waited in response. She had fought Gabriela before, and it had proven to be a fun and challenging match. Her rosy lips flashed a grin of anticipation for what her Mistress had in store for her.
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:46 pm
How it pours, pours, pours,
In a never-ending sheet!
How it drives beneath the doors!
How it soaks the passer's feet!
How it rattles on the shutter!
How it rumples up the lawn!
How 'twill sigh, and moan, and mutter,
From darkness until dawn. 
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Gabriela sat against a pillar of marble in the large jousting hall, meditating. Her soft curls fell down to her waist now, having been uncut for quite some time. The onyx curls contradicted the deep ocean orbs that were concealed by her lids... In the process of becoming one with the water surrounding her, she felt a mass of the liquid move beyond the walls, which were filled by water themselves. Over all, the majestic castle was one big mass of moving water, the rooms could slide and traverse through the foundation, a lake, at the mistress's will. Softly, another sigh escaped the pondering mistress's slightly parted lips and she stood up, eyes still closed.
"Welcome, Raven." The mistress opened her eyes and smiled widely when her new apprentice appeared within the room, having felt the familiar aura that she held within her. Gabriela today wore, as she had changed her attire recently, a crisp white collared shirt that fit her slight figure nicely and black leather pants outfitted her lower body. Her hair hung behind her and she had leather gloves that wound around her hands.
She looked like an adventurer, but she had decided that her usual clothing was much too ... nice for every day practicing, her normal elaborate robes were made for modeling them at celebrations, not brawling. Gabriela had twin swords buckled to her waist and her shield was hanging from her back. Although she seemed heavily armed, she was going to test out a new mechanism of fighting with her apprentice just to see what raven would do.
Unnoticed by most all, the silent statues around the room now held distinctly different blades, all seeming to be an incomplete part of a larger weapon.
◦º°×°º◦
If there is м â ĝ í č on this planet, it is contained in ﻬЩ Ǎ Т Є Я ﻬ
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:33 am
"I look forward to being defeated this time. Can't let my training get rusty, though; I discovered something fun I want to try."
Raven smiled, her rosy lips full with joy at the memory of her recent epiphany. She advanced forward, her keen sight taking in the walls of the castle around her. It was always an ever-changing process, always new and surprising. Raven was enthralled by the castle, it was peaceful to her from the beginning. Now she knew she must memorize the perimeter quickly, noting the subtle changes from the more radical ones. The part of her brain that computed was translating coordinates on sight, calculating and processing the information to the other half of her brain that was more human.
"I hope being a Neohuman doesn't have too bad an effect on this fight. I'm delicate in the dangerous sense that saying the wrong thing will trigger something you wont want to fight against." Such information were true. Even as Raven silently asked permission to use the water, she could feel a void wanting to consume. It had once been Raven's duty to kill on sight with lack of hesitation or remorse. She had been designed for combat, and now she was going to see how well she fared against her mistress since her first test as an apprentice.
Droplets of water that fell from the ceiling would halt an inch from the ground, hovering in its ever-moving state before rising into the air to Raven's line of sight. They would converge upon one another, forming a conglomerate until a sphere of water formed. Each droplet that contributed to the conglomerate allowed the sphere to expand and grow, until it was easily the size of a catelope melon. The surface of the sphere remained quite still whilst a pulsating current raged underneath, the current allowing the sphere to attain its shape via her own will working to syncronize with the Element. Already Raven had thought of four seperate attacks to use, but chose to allow, respectfully, her Mistress to make the first attacking move.
"Let's dance."
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:33 pm
How it pours, pours, pours,
In a never-ending sheet!
How it drives beneath the doors!
How it soaks the passer's feet!
How it rattles on the shutter!
How it rumples up the lawn!
How 'twill sigh, and moan, and mutter,
From darkness until dawn.
◦º°×°º◦
"Very well." Gabriela returned Raven's smile and took out both of the swords strapped to her waist. She put the two in one hand and began juggling them, hoping to distract her student for just a moment. The sharp blades came inches from her face, but missed, dancing in the air just as Raven had said to.
When the mistress took a blade in each hand again, not many people would take a moment in noticing that her shield had disappeared. Now, the mistress and retired sword dancer swung her blades in rythym around her body. Her bare feet parted and she called the water to her. "Why would I not want to fight what you really are?" Gabriela's silk voice echoed before she began her attack.
A cool sensation filled her mind, body and soul as the liquid that granted life rushed up her legs and covered every inch of her body. It cooled her warm skin and she felt as one with the second skin of living and moving liquid. Slowly, she brought her dancing swords to a halt and pointed them at Raven for a brief second before all of the water rushed to her heels, boosting a leap that the mistress had made.
With striking speed, Gabriela was now in mid-air, launching liquid projectiles at her student and then on the ground, spinning her swords at the student's lower body.
◦º°×°º◦
If there is м â ĝ í č on this planet, it is contained in ﻬЩ Ǎ Т Є Я ﻬ
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:42 pm
Raven smiled in high regard to the Mistress of Water and her skills with a word. Her own skill did not lie in swordplay, and the use of her Broadsword BloodReign was used lightly. Raven herself preferred the use of polearms, the Naginata a tradition among the lady Kanzaki. Even as she reflected on this, the sphere of water spread and dispersed itself, then cut in half. A portion of the flat surface flew behind her, while the first remained infront of her. By her will, the water's pressure increased through the thin space, repelling the projectiles of water by force.
It was in mid-air that Raven realized Gabriela was moving faster than she normally would with the use of her shield. This would prove to be difficult in the long run. She knew from the scars along her calves that the shield was a pesky hindrance. The Naginata swiftly met her hands, and she gripped the familiar Mahogany shaft. The eighteen inches of slightly curved steel was poised to react. Raven took off towards the oncoming Gabriela, the palm of her right hand taking the shaft to leave the left hand free. The shields of water gracefully followed her form, the hydropressure equally spaced throughout both shield-like structures. Shifting her form to curl up, the palm pressed against the ground, and with a great force, Raven flipped herself into the air, somersaulting over Gabriela. The butt of her Naginata permeated through her own shield, jabbing down at the spine of Gabriela. In the brief moment she was suspended over, she spoke swiftly:
"Because I am a Kinetic Artificial Neohuman Zoned for Accurate Killing and Infiltration."
Raven knew Gabriela could easily find a way out of dodging the minor blow, but it was entirely up to her. She was not at all as skilled as her Mistress, but the butt would either strike or miss based on the woman's reaction.
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