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 Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:48 pm
Aaru was actually looking for a fight tonight.
He wasn't angry per se, just feeling like he was losing his touch and wanted some validation and practice. Carefully so that he could obtain the maximum advantage the aspect of his planet gave him, he looked around the area of the lake, enjoying the view. He wasn't sure if Ryan would want to take a trip with Moon to this spot but it was something he could check into whenever he got home. His other half was sleeping at the moment so it wouldn't be productive to wake him up and ask if he wanted to hang out with what he hoped would be the potential third for their relationship in the middle of the night. That and Ryan would just kill him with his look alone. The thought caused him to shudder, everyone thought he was scary when it was actually his husband that could be much, much, scarier.
The squire halted once he felt a chaos signature matching his own nearby.
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:51 pm
Despite having met his quota, Staurolite was still out and about as his powered self. He dedicated a set amount of time every week on specific days, and he was committed to fulfilling that so here he was, just killing time. One could argue that he could have been more productive, maybe put in a little bit of extra energy or even a starseed if he was up to it–though the answer to that question would always be no for as long as he could help it–but…well, no.
Not tonight.
He wasn’t tired but he wasn’t up for doing extra credit, either.
The Order signature that approached piqued his interest though, if only vaguely, and he blinked in its direction, wondering if it would come closer.
It did.
He smirked and maneuvered himself so he was sitting upright on the tree branch as opposed to lounging on it, and he waited until the individual in question came into view.
“Lemme guess…” he started, projecting his voice to make sure that he could be heard from where he was currently perched in one of the taller trees. He eyed the knight with mild curiosity, and his smile grew when he came to a decision about his answer.. “Knight of…Saturn?”
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:52 pm
Well, ask and you shall receive.
The squire looked around with narrowed blue eyes, “Lemme guess….Negaverse coward?” These ******** sure liked to hide a lot. Granted he wasn't any better with his aspect and all but if he was going to beat the s**t out of you then he would at least taunt you to your face. He choose to stay where he was, arms crossed and waiting to see if he would reveal himself. If not then he would move on and find a less cowardly opponent. Where the ******** was that negaverser in green cameo when you needed him? God now THAT was an appropriate fight!
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:53 pm
Testy.
Staurolite shrugged, not minding that in the slightest. There was always something with these Order people that he ran into, it wasn’t as though he wasn’t used to it. Instigators, the lot of them; granted, he’d pushed the buttons of some before, but never quite so rudely. Whether that was a reflection of this knight’s personality or just stemming from the belief that the Negaverse was in the wrong in this war–which they weren’t, of course–didn’t matter too much to him.
The sudden itch to use his crossbow came, though, and his smile only grew. He hopped down from his perch then, landing gracefully on his feet before starting to stretch out.
“From your perspective, probably. No worries, I won’t take it personally. You don’t know the first thing about me so you can’t help but talk out of your a**. That’s fine.”
He raised his arm at that point, his smile taking on a slightly wicked tone as he carefully took aim. “I would have rather had a conversation, but this works just fine. I was looking for a little target practice, anyway.”
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:56 pm
Conversation? Eh….Maybe if this was another day than one where he just wanted to punch something sure. The little insult caused him to roll his eyes. Yeah sure, dude didn't know the first thing about him either, and he wasn't looking to make friends. This wasn't some sort of peace rally where they would hold hands and sing some sort of cheesy song. Now usually with the Negaverse he was a bit on the neutral side so long as they were not doing anything stupid or trying to kill him outright (A certain purple people eater came to mind on that one.), he really could care less. He had a family to look after and the nightlife wasn't something he could really do much of anymore.
So when the negaverse raised his arm, Aaru summoned his skull, tossing it up and down. “Yeah? Good, I need something to smash this obsidian skull into anyway.” Keeping his grip tight, he dashed forward but feinted to the right side aiming a hard kick for the agent’s side.
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:57 pm
This many years into his service to the Negaverse had given him a keen enough eye to spot trained fighters from the get-go, and Staurolite was not so prideful as to believe that he could actually last in any kind of close-combat fight just because he’d been an agent for however many years. He could hold his own, sure. Probably for at least a little bit, but would he win?
Not likely. He wasn’t that much of a fighter to begin with, which was why, as soon as he was able to, he began to lean into his skills with his crossbow and teleportation.
The direction of the feint didn’t matter too much, as Staurolite teleported behind the knight, and a good distance off that he couldn’t simply rush him and close the distance in a step or two. He smirked then, and shot off his first bolt, aiming for the man’s leg to try and knock him off balance, or at least stop him in his tracks.
He had decent enough aim, but he wasn’t going to stick around for this regardless of a hit or not. He wanted to stay long enough to see if he did hit his mark, but after that?
No, thanks. Home sounded like a better prospect than getting clobbered by someone who knew exactly how and where to hit.
He could only imagine how much worse it would be for him if he got hit by the guy’s magic, too.
Captain — [Hand crossbow] Can fire an ethereal bolt every 40 seconds, up to 15 feet. When hit, it causes the sensation of sharp pain that pulses from the injury for 15 seconds. Being hit by the ethereal bolt can cause blunt force damage (including light or heavy bruising, up to broken bones or lacerations at player discretion).
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:58 pm
Ugh, if there was anything Aaru hated about negaverse agents, it was the fact that they had actual weapons. Sure he knew once he made it to knight stage he would have an actual weapon, but it wouldn’t be anywhere near the lethality that the negaverse agents had. That being said, he has had experience with arrows being shot at him thanks to a certain cameo clad agent, so the dodge was pretty simple, but not so much that he felt cocky enough to stall in coming after him. The teleportation tactic was annoying in and out of itself since it gave an unfair advantage if he had any say about it. Aaru turned around, grinning, “Nice try…Why don't you come closer so I can help you aim better?” Without warning, he cocked his arm back and threw his skull as fast and hard as he could, aiming for the negaverser’s face.
Of course he was expecting the guy to teleport away, which was sad, but then again…Cowards.
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 6:00 pm
Staurolite clicked his tongue when he saw the miss.
“Could say the same to you,” he said, still all smiles. If nothing else, he hoped his relatively chipper attitude at least pissed the other guy off. But the taunt to bring him in close was met with a shake of his head.
“And I think I’m good. I’m a lot of things, but I like to think I’m at least not blatantly stupid.”
He would have said more but he saw the skull coming his way, so with that he gave a wave and disappeared in the direction of home.
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