~Battle Arena~ (Read First Post)

[Lord Yawgmoth]

Crows words were a dull drone that he was entirely ignoring. In the heat of combat Yawgmoth's focus was on nothing else but what it needed to be. When he noted Ryu dodge the projectile he just grinned. Perfect. With his hand still stretched out from launching he turned his palm over and made a beckoning motion with his finger. Ryu might think he was mocking him to come towards him as his foe was already planning and in the process of doing. In truth, the projectile that soared past him stopped and came whizzing back towards its creator. If the man kept his charge forward and didn't pay attention it was going to slam right into his back. To brace himself for the impact of the charge Yawgmoth's other hand was already starting to glow with a faint purple light, ready to react to the first strikes with one of his own.  

[Mistress Crow Darkstryde]

Watching the two, Crow summoned her darklings which seeped in from the shadows to create a living thrown for her to rest upon. A sharp grin showed she approved of the up in ante as the combatants closed the space between them.  

[Kumouri-kun]

Ryu was not the fool Yawgmoth thought him to be. He had been watching Yawgmoth the whole time, noting each and every little movement he made, His beckoning gesture had not gone unnoticed. but he kept his charge till the critical point, then ducked within lunging distance, Letting the dark orb zip over head and right at it's creator. His own Lightening blade then Gave a sudden bright flash of light aimed at blinding Yawgmoth so he would either have to shield his eyes from the flash and risk his own attack hitting him. Or stop his deadly orb and be temporarily blinded.  

[Lord Yawgmoth]

He quickly shielded his own eyes from the flash with one arm barring over them and swung with his left hand an uppercut from below to catch the ducking Ryu, swinging where he estimated the man would be running towards at his current speed. The orb careened past Ryu and hit its creator square in the chest and rather than burst, explode, cause harm or anything of the sort it seemed to be absorbed by him. The fatal mistake was assuming that darkness could hurt Yawgmoth. He wasn't just using it, conjuring it and empowering it. He was darkness. No dark attack effected him, not even his own. The energy was just reallocated back where it came within him. Clever boy though, the Lord of the Wastes thought. Against a normal foe this kid would do quite well. Yawgmoth was no ordinary man though and he'd learn that the hard way.  

[Kumouri-kun]

Yawgmoth's fist did connect, but it would feel like hitting stone and didn't have the desired effect of sending Ryu flying. But he did hit hard enough to Bring Ryu back to being upright. Ryu However was quick to counter By Grabbing Yawgmoth's arm and using basically a judo type throw to use both their momentums together to throw Yawgmoth to the nearest wall.  

[Lord Yawgmoth]

There was a momentary sneer on the Lord of the Wastes' face when his fist hit and he felt that his foe's skin had been deceptive. He looked human enough but no human had skin that thick. Bah. His arrogance and tendency to underestimate well....everyone made what should've been a knock out blow a bruising hit at best. Damn. The moment he felt his feet leave the ground reflex took over and the long black tail that waited behind him snapped out like a whip and hooked on to the nearest thing it could grab, likely Ryu's wrist or forearm. All in attempt to stop his forward motion or at the very least if it caught the man off guard drag him down with him so to speak and tip him off balance while Yawgmoth's back crashed into the stone wall.  

[Kumouri-kun]

While Yawgmoth's tail did latch on to something, it wasn't Ryu. Rather it was His halbert. Ryu knew better than to hold on and let his weapon leave with Yawgmoth while he properly regained his balance. Yawgmoth's only reward was that he now had a long reaching weapon, however if he thought it contained any magic of it's own, he'd quickly realize in his hands, it was nothing more than a Halbert.
Ryu Drew his sword as he rubbed his jaw some. Yawgmoth's hit was good enough to knock him back a few steps when he hit, and this brought a smile to Ryu's face. It's been centuries since someone was able to land such a hit as you did. I'd almost forgotten what it was like to have a real battle. I should thank you for the reminder.  

[Lord Yawgmoth]

Yawgmoth careened into the wall and shattered the rock. He stood up with the halberd in his tail's clutches and flung it off into the stands spitting off to the side. No blood in it for now. Good, internal injuries avoided. His skin was notoriously tough. Most blades and weaponry just flat shattered on impact with it unless they were enchanted with light or holy magic. Stone walls weren't going to fare much better. Still, that hadn't tickled. "If we had known your skin was almost as tough as ours we wouldnt've held back. We'd have taken your head off with that shot boy. But" his grin widened. Sinister and lustful. "We're glad you're still standing. It means this isn't over so quickly. We won't get bored. We hate, being bored." he licked his lips.

Now it was his turn to be the aggressor. Something he typically didn't favor but he was having fun. A dangerous thing. The Lord of the Wastes' muscles tensed and the dark presence around him swelled and then burst into a large visual swath of purple fire that surrounded his entire being for a few moments. When the flames faded there was a clear visible outline next to his skin, dark and purple just like the fire. He was clearly taking this more seriously. "Pay attention. Stay alert. Don't die to our next assault. Drag this out boy, make us work for it. Otherwise, it isn't any fun!" the man shouted with a mad tone of voice and then dashed at him. His powerful leg muscles crushed the ground beneath his feet and launched him forward with an impressive speed for a man his size. The moment he was within range a straight punch came flying out towards Ryu's chest.  

[Kumouri-kun]

Ryu out of habit had been holding back so far in this fight, mostly cause he liked to play with his prey before crushing it. But this man had proven to be worth effort. Yawgmoth wasn't the boastful pitiful spellcasters he'd crushed before. He was a warrior worthy of a serious fight. When he saw Yawgmoth ready himself and come at him for a go old fashioned beating. He smiled even more so. Yes that's it, let us clash as true warriors should! He proclaimed in delight.
He actually sheathed his sword as his own muscles rippled and flexed and the same blue white glow returned to his skin. He stood his ground and took the punch to the chest with only a slight grunt. He would return with a swift powerful right hook aimed at Yawgmoth's head  

[Lord Yawgmoth]

An impressive feat to just take the hit like that, Yawgmoth thought. Impressive, but stupid. The Lord of the Wastes ignored the swing coming towards him. It wouldn't matter if it hit him or not now. He simply opened his fist, the one right against Ryu's chest, spreading his fingers out and point blank launched a powerful dark orb from his palm. The same as the one from before. Easily conjured in a higher state of power, more so because he'd absorbed the other one and had that same energy returned to him.

Unless the man before him could just teleport away it was going to strike. And if it struck it was going to do what Yawgmoth's darkness always did. Corrode. Rot. Decay. Anything and everything. Energy, armor, skin, bone. The darkness consumed and broke down. At best, he'd have a large gaping wound that would require immediate attention less the darkness keep eating away at it. At worst he'd just have a hole blown straight through him and all the lovely pain and injury that would come with.  

[Kumouri-kun]

Ryu knew better than to blindly trust that a darkness user would simply fight like a man. Hence the blue white aura around him. The moment his darkness touched his light aura, it the energy wave lengths and would oppose each other so that even when Yawgmoth launched his death shot, it lost most of it's power, accomplishing little more than putting a large hole in the chest plate armor he wore, the cloth under that and reddening the skin. However, it was foolish of Yawgmoth to ignore Ryu's simple, yet massively powerful punch to his face. Unless Yawgmoth had braced himself, he'd find himself flying to another wall.

((OOC: Re-edited to give more effect to Yawgmoth's attack))  

[Mistress Crow Darkstryde]

The raven haired Crow had been watching intently now. She had seen the men go blow for blow. She listened to the taunts, the boasting, puffing up their chests in battle to establish dominance. She was somewhat taken aback by the way the one named Ryu was able to brush off the attacks from her Lover. Hissing through her teeth she let know her diapproval be known. What the ******** are you Ryu, a GOD?

((OOC Ryu, that defense seems to be a bit, how to say, not feasible. How can you negate his move like that. There would be some sort of damage to your person.))  

[Lord Yawgmoth]

Ryu's blow struck Yawgmoth's jaw and swiveled his head but thanks to his armor-like skin and a legendarily thick skull it might actually hurt the man's hand worse than it hurt the Lord of the Wastes. Still just as before, that hadn't tickled. He spit slightly seeing a bit of blood though and sneered. Ok, that was enough of that. He sank into his own shadow and rose back where he had entered the arena in the first place rubbing his jawline with his left hand for a moment. "Do you know what the problem is using light against dark? Everyone think it's a one way street. Light pierces darkness. No more shadows, it scatters the blackness. Hooray. But the truth of things boy, is that they're weak to one another. Darkness consumes light, blots it out, covers it in blackness. The test of which one wins is the force of their application." he elaborated. "Blackout..." the ominous word whispered and the arena started to grow darker. The deep purple aura around Yawgmoth grew more intense as the shadows began to enclose the arena in a dome like shape, closing out the remaining light fast. It was obvious to anyone that fought him once. Fighting Yawgmoth at night was a death wish. He was far more powerful then, more shadows to work with. This particular trick was meant to compensate for that during the day, when he had less to work with by making it simulate nightfall around him and an opponent.  

[Kumouri-kun]

Ryu looked to the hole in his armor and shirt, seeing the reddened skin. It had been ages since someone managed to injury him even in the slightest. He also heard Crow's words and smirks. true lesser beings worshipped him as a god, but such was the nature of the beast he truly was.He notices the growing darkness and remarks How true your words are, both being capable of defeating the other. The winner being the one that had the most force. And I think it's time I quit playing around.
Ryu suddenly begins to grow. A tail sprouting from behind him, claws shooting out of his hands and feet. His neck and body begin to lengthen as his helmet seems to merge with his head, his teeth becoming razor sharp. Soon enough a long, massive oriental type Dragon was taking up most of the space in the arena. Now bug, behold the power of Ryu Kage, Lord of Storms He calls as Lightening shoots put from every scale on his body, shattering the darkness.  

[Lord Yawgmoth]

Another overgrown lizard, he thought. Dragons. As was typical they thought themselves high and mighty but they were weak. Undeserving of their arrogance in his eyes. The lightning blasts were easily absorbed by the massive amount of darkness around them. Lightning wasn't true light or holy magic. It was more electrical than anything. The light it produced wasn't nearly potent enough and wasn't nearly long lasting enough to shatter Yawgmoth's darkness even on its best day. Not to mention the shadows were a non-conductive semi-solid. It'd be like trying to run a current through plasma like gel. No good. He only served to make the large man laugh. "If that's the best you've got Sparky, you're done." he grinned.

Making himself large was probably the worst thing he could've done. It meant he was now surrounded by the darkness on all sides with no chance to avoid them all. Too much bulk to maneuver effectively. Yawgmoth's right arm extended towards him, palm open and fingers spread. He closed them into a fist and at his command all of the shadows around them collapsed around Ryu. Just as before no amount of armor or scales was going to prevent them from ripping holes through him and this time there wasn't a single blast but a whole arena full of them. The dragon's large size just made him one big target in the confined space.