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Post by ღAdante Forma on May 28, 2009 19:05:37 GMT -5
Combatants: - Zacadia Rossyu Azure "I'll earn your respect, I'll prove that I'm worthy to carry the name Azure!" Class: Dragon Knight Weapon: Rossyu (Shapeshifting Longsword)
- Shin Azure "Even if this isn't a battle to the death, I expect you to hold nothing back!" Class: Magic Knight Weapon: Swallow blade (Yuan's awesome-bringer)
Arena: The Demonic Realm, Nilfheim
Shin Azure stood atop one of the many catwalks of just one plane of the demonic realm, calmly walking along it to his destination, a n open platform, larger the the rest up ahead, clear of demons, the site of the coming duel. He made his claim to fame through the use of multiple fighting styles, for the most part, emulation rather than imitation.
For today he had chosen Yuan Kafei as the inspiration for the coming trial, everything down to the last fold of immaculate cloth was in place for it. The clothes, the weapons and the ancient sylvaranti fencing to use both with ease had been set in place before hand, now he needed only to wait on the sole platform, cleared by soulfire. Wait for his opponent to face the trial. He didn't need to win per say, not to kill, disarm or injure Shin, merely to impress, however even if he passed, it was Shin's nature to fight until he dropped anyway.
"This should prove most enlightening." Shin muttered as he awaited the arrival of Zacadia Rossyu Azure.
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Post by RDKnightZac on May 28, 2009 19:15:54 GMT -5
Zac tossed his traveling mantle to the side of the platform as he walked in, looking intently at his father as he stopped, "As your son, I know I have your love, but I feel as if I've yet to earn your respect" he said thoughtfully as he drew his longsword Rossyu from the scabbard on his back, its crimson blade shining brightly in the glare of the soulfire, "So I hereby challenge you Father, I'll earn your respect and prove to you that I am worthy of carrying our family name!" With that, Zac brought Rossyu to his side and fell into his combat stance, fully intent on walking away the victor.
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Post by ღAdante Forma on May 30, 2009 18:55:14 GMT -5
"So you made it this far then. Very well, show me that tremendous headlong power!" Shin said, his voice amplified as it echoed through the vast area of the arena. "Powerful or not though..." He added "...You still have lessons to learn. So allow me to educate you." Shin raised his hand, an open plam facing Zac, as if to quieten him. "First off, lets start with spell saving." SHin said as a magic hlyph apeared beneath him, the combination already completed. "INDIGNATION!" Shin roared as the orb of lightning encompssed Zac and a single great bolt struck the center as Shin leapt backwards to the start of a catwalk, drawing his weapon weapon as he did.
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Post by RDKnightZac on Jun 1, 2009 1:59:45 GMT -5
Zac barely had time to raise his eyebrow before he noticed a large bolt of lightning headed straight for him, doing the only logical thing he could think of, he threw Rossyu high into the air and watched as his blade caught and absorbed the bolt of electricity. To Zac's great fortune the massive amount of energy caused Rossyu to rocket off in Shin's direction, there was a brief glint in Zac's eyes as an idea ran quickly formed in his head. He sprang forward and chased down his blade, jumping in the air and gracefully snatching it by its handle before quickly charging it with as much energy as he could, he then swung his blade downwards in a heavy arc, causing it to crash into the floor and send a massive wave of electrified energy flying towards Shin at an alarming rate, "An enlightening lesson" he muttered as he watched his attack close in, "Allow me to return the favor".
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Post by ღAdante Forma on Jun 4, 2009 11:52:26 GMT -5
As the flare of energy raced towards him, Shin simply swept the swallow's tip along the ground and swept the arte aside as it dissipated.(a la forcystus) "Now, Now, using a projectile attack and not following up? Have you forgotten how to use the openings you create?" Shin said as he waved a free finger mockingly. "Trying keeping me on my toes." shin advised as he tapped the ground lightly the tip of the swallow. "Strike!" Shin yelled as an odd spell that resembled a continuous wave of 'lightning' spells hit the ground and surged towards zac. (Yuan uses this in PS2, and Volt does it as his melee attack in all ToS versions)
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Post by RDKnightZac on Jun 4, 2009 11:59:27 GMT -5
Zac stood oddly still as the lighting attack raced towards him, not even moving as the attack tore through him, causing him or the afterimage that he'd left there to be torn apart. As suddenly as he had disappeared he reappeared behind Shin and swung his foot around in a heavy arc, aimed right for Shin's midsection, "As you wish father" he said with a grin as his strike closed in.
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Post by ღAdante Forma on Jun 6, 2009 17:47:48 GMT -5
'He doesn't know me at all!' Shin thought as Zac's foot span towards him. Rather than stopping or avoiuding the kcik, Shin simply ignored it, surging forth towards Zac, driving his left fist into Zac's groin as the kick smacked into his elbow, Shin simply drawing the swallow with his right hand and grabbing Zac by the belt as he swung the large blade towards his head.
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Post by RDKnightZac on Jun 8, 2009 12:05:02 GMT -5
All air in Zac's lungs quickly escaped as Shin's fist rammed into his groin, leaving him momentarily unable to react as his belt was grabbed; the movements happened so fast that he barely had time to realize that a blade was headed towards his face when he regained his thought process. Out of instinct, his hand shot up and barely caught the blade against his gauntlet, being thankful for the armor's sturdiness, then deciding to follow up, he moved his head forward and upwards in a quick motions, causing the top of his skull to smash into Shin's chin and using the momentum to thrust his knee forcefully into his stomach, which would most likely send Shin flying, if not just take the wind out of him.
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Post by ღAdante Forma on Jun 9, 2009 9:45:38 GMT -5
Clenching his teeth as he saw Zac attack came near, he simply drove his chin striaght down into Zac's headbutt, catching him on the back of the head as his teeth rattled and his head shook. Before he could gather his senses Zac's knee was flying into his stomach. Rather than dodging or blocking, Shin simply went limp and focused on decreasing the impact of the blow by releasing his grip on Zac and using the blow flip himself in midair as he headed for a collusion with the back of his head and the ground. Wrapping his feet around Zac's neck, he twisted and span to pull Zac down in a twisting motion, beofre releasing his grip and rolling into a crouched position before he lept in the air and cut out a lightning edge bringing down lightning as well as his blade as he drove his blade towards Zac, who was still laid on his back.
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Post by RDKnightZac on Jun 9, 2009 22:38:09 GMT -5
Zac's mind went into overdrive as Shin's legs wrapped around his neck and began to pull him into a spinning takedown, quickly reaching into one of the pouches on his belt, he produced a rectangular piece of paper with odd symbols scrolled on it and stealthily stuck it to Shin's back before he was tossed head over heels and slammed into the stone floor. Looking up, he saw not only his fathers blade headed for him, another bolt of lighting seemed to be joining it; swiftly placing his hands on the floor behind his head, Zac did a backwards spring, narrowly avoiding the deadly combination.
Landing gracefully, Zac flourished his blade slightly before grinning and falling back into his fighting stance, "Always on your toes" he said as he raised his hand slightly, "But I've learned quite a bit since I left". With that, he snapped his fingers and the magic seal on Shin's back began to glow red before it exploded and engulfed Shin and a good part of the environment in a ball of fire.
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Post by purplewolfstar on Jun 10, 2009 9:28:33 GMT -5
"TIDAL WAVE!" A voice rang out, drenching the area in cool, but torrential water. A rather short, yet imposing girl with brunette hair strode up to the two men with a look of obvious displeasure plastered on her face. "That's enough, what do you both think you're doing?" In her hand was a rapier, which she smacked gently against her palm, a small smile creeping onto her features. "Now...who's idea was this?"
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Post by ღAdante Forma on Jun 10, 2009 12:38:34 GMT -5
"TIDAL WAVE!" A voice rang out, drenching the area in cool, but torrential water. A rather short, yet imposing girl with brunette hair strode up to the two men with a look of obvious displeasure plastered on her face. "That's enough, what do you both think you're doing?" In her hand was a rapier, which she smacked gently against her palm, a small smile creeping onto her features. "Now...who's idea was this?" The burning pain on Shin's back seemed like nothing compared to the apprehensive sense of dread flowing through every part of Shin's body, as the water engulfed him, he simply shot the woman an apologetic look before flowing down into the bottom less abyss along with the water and running along a platform many levels below, his blade stuck fast in the ground before Zac. Appearing behind the woman on a small glyph again with his back to her, he allowed his cape to cover his body completely, hiding him from view. "Following me into the demonic realm now are you? I knew you really cared." Shin laughed, allowing a smirk to creep onto his face.
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Post by purplewolfstar on Jun 10, 2009 12:59:50 GMT -5
"Not...exactly. But someone has to stop you from being an idiot, no?" Still clutching her weapon, and in a casting stance, Lauren (? lol dunno what to call myself) let out a small chuckle, and shook her head. "You two...what's the point of this, anyway? Too much testosterone?"
(lol short reply is short)
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Post by ღAdante Forma on Jun 10, 2009 13:28:45 GMT -5
"You don't think that little of me do you know? Now you're just hurting me." Shin laughed "The boy presumed to strike me because i remarked that he could never cause me any more pain than you had on a whim, so i presumed myself to challenge him." Turning his head sightly to address Zac, Shin raised his voice so that it seemed to fill the entire infinite space around them. "It is my own soulfire that sustains this defense against the various creatures of the demonic realm, but even that won't last forever. Sooner or later, a demon lord may even pass by or a horde of servants, either way, you have 10 minutes in which to prove your self, don't let the family name down." Shin announced as he pulled up the hood of his cloak. The swallow lay still within the platform, sparking with power, though Shin made no attempt to retrieve it. "I think my imitation style has run it's course, with these 10 minutes, make them the greatest 10 minutes of your life. Fight! With everything!"
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Post by RDKnightZac on Jun 14, 2009 19:33:49 GMT -5
Zac nary had a moment to enjoy the success of his attack, his smirk quickly leaving his face as he spotted the giant wall of water heading towards him and slammed Rossyu into the ground only seconds before impact and gripping the handle for dear life as the current fought to throw him over the edge. Finally being able to stand, Zac coughed slightly and spit out some water, wondering who in their right mind would willingly interrupt the fight, when the voice of the person responsible drifted within earshot, causing him to shiver slightly.
"M...mother?" he said tentatively as he stared at her, vivid memories of her rapier playing out in his head, "Y...yes, this fight was my idea, I merely seek to prove my worth, and that's exactly what I'm going to do!". Listening intently to his father, Zac tapped the tip of Rossyu lightly against the ground, "Only 10 minutes hmm?" he said in a thoughtful tone, "Well then, I guess the time for holding back it over." With that, Zac spun his sword around to point at Shin as his aura burned brightly and began to literally engulf him in ethereal fire, swirling around him until his form was completely obscured. After a few moments, the fire began to subside and Zac could be seen with two large wings of ethereal fire protruding from his back and his eyes were now yellow and slanted like a cats.
"Like I said, I've learned quiet a bit since I left father" he said in a slightly deeper voice, "Among those things, my heritage." At those words, Zac vanished and moved quickly, bridging the gap between himself and Shin in an instant, Slamming his elbow into Shin's gut and following up with a high roundhouse kick to the chin which would send him flying into the air.
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