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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects)                   Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| OOC: Direct challenge to Koneko after a specific request of me to test out my "reduxxed" Schwa against him. The twist is that I have NO idea whom I'll be fighting. Other than that, normal rules, be creative, don't go soft, that whole shpiel. Now, les'sa get to the game, yo!
"Aah... Has it been 3 days already? Wow. Guess Sensae must have another mission for me..." Schwa wakes up after a refreshing rest. It is now morning, and Schwa is in top condition. He hasn't been taking it easy like he planned, but he HAS been living large, with spars, parties, spending time with Allaura... "Wow. It kinda makes me sad," Schwa monolouges. "I go 6 months lost in another dimension and timeline, kill off an Evil God, and as a reward I get THREE days off. Three. ...I guess it seems fair... I am a Psi Warrior, y'know. Guess I better get going..." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - He approaches Sensae a while later. "Hi, Sensae. What's my mission for today?" "All you have to do..." "Yes?" "...is read this letter." And he hands Schwa a letter to boot. "Let me see that..." Schwa takes it and begins reading. The handwriting is peculiar... "It's a challenge. It says 'From xxx' at the bottom. But that ain't his name... Someone's keeping the Schwa in the dark." "Yes. And how shall you respond?" "This is a fill-in-the-blank, I bet. Okay, he wins. Consider this challenge accepted. I'm leaving right now." "Schwa, let's expand first. I'd like you to tell me, out of curiosity, why some annonymous fighter would ask you for a spar." "Well... Ever since I got back from Delaga Ex, I've pretty much been labeled 'The Chosen One' around these parts, if you know what I mean. I even have my own signature attacks... and THAT'S saying a great deal. So I guess it would be because my popularity's going up." "And what am I going to say next?" "Ahhhm... I'll bite?" "Don't let it go to your head." "...Euh." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A turquoise streak of ether slices across the air as Schwa makes his way to his destination, following the letter's directions and waiting for, perhaps, a telepathic call... OOC: As you can see, I've given you control over determining the field. Enjoy. |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp    Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| (ooc: *cracks knuckles* Here we go...)
The letter, written carefully in color-changing ink on black parchment, reads as follows... Schwa- It's been some time. But of course, it's been far longer for you. The story of your journey has spread much faster than you could have anticipated, yet I hear word of it only now, days later. Four years' time, passing in six months... Quite extraordinary. The people here are saying that you're going to be the savior of the Light. This, of course, is ridiculous... But my curiosity has defeated my reason once again. I have to see for myself, Ninth Wind. Come to the northeast, past Razorfern Ridge. I'll be waiting in the shrine by the sea. Let's have a battle, you and I... For new times' sake. XXX As Schwa crosses the very crest of the mountains, it's easy to see why the letter only mentioned 'by the sea.' There's only a tiny peninsula of grassland between Razorfern and the Granite Sea, an enormous grey body of water stretching far beyond the limit of sight. A look closer in reveals a single building, small, wooden, and in poor repair, hanging on by whatever means to a cliff overlooking the ocean. Waves crash up and around it, leaving the walls stained with salt. Standing in front of this perilous construction is a figure, wearing a hooded violet cloak holding many symbols, arcane, divine, and those best left unmentioned. A single hand, covered in the same cloth, extends outwards, beckoning Schwa to come closer... |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| Schwa can see the mysteriousness of the situation before it even physically comes into view. (Then again, he's blindfolded...)
"Telepathic message should work." He sends the message, closing in real fast as he does. (Schwa's been known to fly real, real fast on his new Disc ever since returning.) "You're that XXX, aren't you? I hope you're ready for me." Schwa looks a little different than he used to look. On his white, loose clothes, over his heart, is the rune that symbolizes the Assets (and Rakuma, as Corona once pointed out), and right below that is a green schwa (upside-down e). His hair is thicker, his Ether is turquoise, and his Psi Disc is shaped like a crystal eagle. (That could explain why he travels so fast through the air now.) Maintaining a surfing-position on his peculiar platform, he swoops low over the land leading up to the water, and as he flies over the trees a flock of birds takes off, stirred up from the flying character's zooming presence. He pivots left as he flies forward just as he gets to the water, creating a wall of water behind him as he skims its surface. He arcs a little and flies paralel to the penninsula shoreline, closing in on the shrine and character nearby. But as he gets to the shrine, he whizzes right by! He is seen circling around once and flying upwards again, before leaping right off the bird-platform (which disintegrates shortly after), backflipping twice, and landing on the ground 50 feet away from "xxx" with a poof of Ether to cushion his fall. He faces the mystery character at a kneeling position, and stands up to his full height. "Someone got your challenge, apparently. State your name, perhaps?" |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| The figure gives a small laugh. The voice has no particular undertones, and that in part is why it's so special; It's the most average, unmemorable voice ever.
"Yes, I do apologize for the XXX. However, the letter looked quite unfinished without a signature, and I don't work well with names. I would say my name, but, you see, I don't have one. So, once again, apologies for the inconvenience, but we mustn't battle here. Just a little bit below ground is the city that I live in, and I'd rather whatever epic duel we have didn't erase my belongings. Might I suggest the ocean as a battlefield?" Without waiting for a reply, the nameless one turns and runs off the cliff. As he drops, he kicks off the cliff wall and dives beautifully into the sea, swimming underwater very quickly off into the distance... |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| Schwa stares blankly ahead as his soon-to-be opponent heads for the waves.
"Eheh, I don't... like... going underwater..." Schwa steps to the edge of the cliff and looks down, coming up with a plan... "Okay. Let's hope this will work..." He dives off, as his turquoise Ether flares around him, forming a sphere around him. He hits the water, and the Ether acts as a protective bubble, keeping him from even getting wet. Controlling the bubble's motion with Psi, Schwa takes off towards the escaping figure, purposefully trying to stay a distance but never losing sight of his target. The whole time, though, he's thinking, "I hate water, I hate water..." His feelings probably come from being in the air so often. |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| But the ordeal for Schwa is over quickly. Our mysterious fighter leaps out of the water like a dolphin, turning a flip in midair before landing (?!) on his feet, standing on the water as it moves beneath him. Looking off into the distance, he's satisfied with the two mile distance he's covered from the shrine. With a smile, he calls out to Schwa...
"All right, then! I'm ready for you! Come and get me!" He then puts both arms out in front of him, and raises them quickly. The piece of water he's standing on rises up into a geyser, lifting him high into the air atop a pillar of spiraling liquid. As this happens, the clouds in the sky begin to spiral inwards towards the battlefield, and begin to darken, forming a gigantic stormcloud. From deep inside the cloak he draws a long, sapphire pike inscribed with patterns of the Sun, the Sea, and the Sky... "Whenever you're ready, Chosen One!" |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| "Aw, dude..."
Schwa rockets the bubble out of the water and bursts it. He assumes a hovering position, eye-level with XXX and 25 feet away. He poses, and thrusts a finger at the figure. "YOU, my friend, are goin' dooowwwn." He flips in the air and takes a hovering battle-stance. "Psi Mirror!" (echo effects) Schwa begins with a defensive ability. Four white lines of light suddenly paint themselves around Schwa's feet, in the shape of a diamond cut into quarters (the 4 lines aren't touching each-other, but they form a diamond). The lines then expand upward, becoming light-screens almost as tall as Schwa. And finally, the four screens turn from white light into transparent, shiny, rainbow-colored, glasslike slabs, spread out a little, and begin slowly rotating around Schwa, shining brilliantly. The best offense is a good defense... |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| The man seems lost in thought as Schwa brings up the shield. After some consideration, he speaks again...
"I'm getting the feeling that my anonymity is annoying you. For convenience's sake, you may call me Snow. It is not my name, nor has it ever been, but it is an acceptable alias." With that out of the way, Snow decides to act cautiously, forming up a defense of his own. With some exp "Now you don't have to call me Ecks Ecks Ecks, eh? Give me your best shot." |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| "You want my best? Coming up, then! Sunbeam of Desert Sentinel!" (echo effects)
Schwa cups his hands together, as solar energy builds up in them... then he launches it forward in one huge, rusty-orange, consistant beam. The beam is aimed directly at the cylinder formation, and upon striking it, it would cause the electricity to consistantly (and very quickly) become stronger and stronger. Schwa's mentality is that the water-cylinder can't hold THAT much electricity without turning it against whomever's inside, in this case, Snow. Schwa keeps the beam at full-power. "Fry, my friend! Wahaha!!" It seems Schwa may take his spars a bit seriously. |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| "Oh, wow..."
Snow has to fight to keep control of his water shield. However, Schwa's reasoning is flawed... For you see, it is simple to just add more water. Huge spheres of seawater fly out of the ocean and into the shield, over and over and over again, until finally, Snow is fed up with the process. The cylinder is several times taller and thicker than it was to begin with, and gigantic white sparks are running its length. The entire assembly suddenly shoots up into the air, just as a torrential downpour of rain begins from the storm cloud. With no more protection, the shield instantly explodes in a gigantic shower of electric energy, which spreads easily through the raindrops to create a far-reaching and devastating effect. Snow, however, is unharmed, for as the shield was removed he conjured a sphere of fire around him, which he now stands inside, the water column having dropped back down. Each raindrop just evaporates when it touches the sphere, leaving a cloud of electrified water vapor above it. "Sadly, I hadn't thought of Desert Sentinel. It's the one attack from the old days that I only ever heard of in stories, and never actually saw in action. Trust me, I'm better prepared now." |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| "Aha, a Chain Lightning effect. Ahm... Neo Mirror Topaz!" (echo effects)
Two of the mirrors surrounding him change from a rainbow-color to a shiny golden-yellow. As the lightning crackles around him, any that make it near Schwa are sucked towards the two yellow mirrors and absorbed by them. Schwa's other two mirrors float up above his head to deflect any stray sparks. After the effect is over, Schwa throws his arms to the side, and with that motion the four mirrors spread out. He then dashes across the air, fast, with his right fist outwards, coated with electricity (somehow). 10 feet away from his target, Snow, he stops and thrusts both hands forward, sending a huge amount of lightning towards the foe. Schwa hopes it'll be enough to bust the pyro-shield. What happened was that the lightning absorbed by the yellow mirrors were sent directly to Schwa's energy capacities, supercharging him with electricity. |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| "Too simple, my friend!"
Snow leaps backwards, out of the fire shell, and lands on a circle of crystal, looking a lot like a Psi Disc but covered with ancient runes. Schwa might be able to recognize the style; these are the sigil patterns of the Concordant Oath that Schwa last saw a good seven months previusly. The fire shell allows the electricity to enter, but not to leave, so the sparks bounce around for a few seconds before the shell implodes, condensing all the energy into a very tiny speck. Snow snaps his fingers, and the infinitesimal shell disappears. The lightning inside resumes its original intensity, and spikes back up to the clouds above. "Well, it's obvious you can deal with elemental attacks. Let's try something else..." Snow turns away from Schwa, then begins running forward, lance held in front of him. Wherever he steps, the crystal disc expands in that direction to allow him footing. The result is a long platform, with Schwa near one end and Snow at the other. But something very unusual begins to happen... Snow keeps running, but the crystal begins to curve in odd directions. Soon, through an impossible act of physics, Snow is upside-down and running along the bottom of his track, back towards Schwa! As he nears the end, he jumps, then drives his lance into the crystal at the very end... "Tranquil Domain!" (ooh, echo effects!) At first, nothing happens. Gradually, though, things begin to change... The symbols spread out from the long and twisted track through the air down towards the water. When they touch the ocean, they spread along its surface, and eventually even the clouds are covered in rune-magic. The crystals then disappear, but Snow doesn't fall, instead flying back upright and high into the sky. "I know you can catch me. Give it a try." |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| "Whoa. Tranquil indeed. Normalize."
Upon that last word, the yellow mirrors return to their multicolored state. His four mirrors rotate around him, each 6 feet away. (This didn't count as a Tech.) "The results might be disasterous, but hey, what's sparring without the risk?" Schwa kneels for a moment, then takes off at hyper-speed in a line towards Snow, complete with turquoise afterimages. The mirrors even keep up with him. Schwa's aim is to try to get close to Snow, not actually getting within striking range. He plays defensively, mentally preparing himself to counter or defend against the opponent's attacks, rather than launch his own. |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| "Nope, no disasters for you yet. Those are just for me..."
Snow, hovering in place, begins twirling his lance around him in seemingly random yet somehow graceful arcs, leaving trails of snow fluttering through the air in its path. Gradually the circles become closer and closer together to a single vertical line around him, and the snow leaves a similar track along his cloaks. Eventually, he tosses the lance straight up into the air. It vanishes on the way down, and Snow has enough time to shout... "Serene Heart!" ...before eight identical lances pierce him from all directions, through tiny dimensional portals. As this occurs, a sound like breaking glass can be heard from miles away... Something has changed about Snow, but it's not obvious yet. The lances disappear, but not the wounds, and he manages to maintain his hovering position as he's suddenly holding the lance again. There are obvious slices through the clothing he wears, but there's no blood coming out. "See?... Disaster. And don't worry, nothing like that is going to happen to you... You'll have a much more fun defeat." He beckons to Schwa with his lance. "Try another one of those Best Shots of yours. I am not willing to admit that Desert Sentinel is your best attack." |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| "Whoa-ho, you're not being arrogant, are ya?" Schwa inquires. "If you were, that would cause my attacks to get painful against you. You should never let negative emotions overtake you in a playful spar! Not that you are or anything, but reminders are always good..."
Snow's opponent kneels while hovering and charges energy. "Still waiting for you to deal an attack that'll hurt me, by the way!" Meanwhile, Schwa checks his Unique Mana reserves... 8 turns until UMana charges.  |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| "Well, Schwa. Arrogance is one vice I'll never be rid of. And you want an attack that can actually damage you... I'll be happy to oblige."
Clasping his hands together, Snow begins to chant in a voice far below any spectrum of hearing. As the non-sound passes by objects, its force is carried into them; The sea and clouds ripple with power, and air currents push strongly away from him. Then, out of the wounds just inflicted, black and purple smoke rises into the sky, spread out and pushed away by the aforesaid infrasound. Gradually the symbols of Tranquil Domain begin to pulse with bright yellow light, faster and faster as more smoke pours out. The rain abruptly stops, and the clouds disappear... The sun shines down strongly onto the battlefield (battlesea?), and somehow the sunlight carries the same sigils. Finally, the black smoke stops rising. It forms itself into a black, lusterless sphere the size of a basketball. The runes in the sunlight, in the air, and in the ocean all shine with white light. Then, suddenly, the sphere expands to fill all available space, enveloping all matter within miles. The runes are still visible, and Snow shouts the third and final spell in the ritual... "Unity Reaver!" The runes and the sphere explode simultaneously. Two gigantic shockwaves of energy wash over the reilluminated land, one light and the other darkness. However, these are not by any means standard Holy and Dark... No, this attack is made of white Unity and black Oblivion, siphoned into the Material Plane from the primal elements of existence still floating around in Hyperspace. These shockwaves are moving at different speeds, and right before reaching the land, they collide with each other, cancelling out harmlessly. Damage dealt before this point, though, is beyond description. Panting, Snow manages to catch his breath well enough to speak. A closer look reveals that he was at the exact center of both explosions, avoiding just barely the beginning of the shockwave. He's worn himself out, though... No special attacks for another five turns. "There... That good enough... for you? Still a friendly spar, though. I'm just showing off." Snow smiles, holding his lance defensively in both hands, watching to see how well Schwa dealt with the Reaver... |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| As soon as Snow's technique begins preparing, Schwa immediately thinks, "Aw Hell, these mirrors aren't gonna help..." So, he waves his hands and shatters them psychically.
"It'll take my charged energy to pull this off, but it's worth it! Here goes!" he also thinks. The shockwaves take off. Schwa backs up in the air, and air-dashes straight ahead, en route to collide with Shockwave Numero Uno. He does so, turquoise Ether flaring all around him... and as he does, part of the shockwave is pulled into the Ether, changing its color from turquoise to silver. He then releases it straight ahead at the second shockwave in the form of ether-coated lightning from his hands. What happened was that he absorbed the Unity energy (still taking nearly full force of the first blow, though), which mixed with his Psi to create a Holy-Unity-Psi Hybrid, then sent it forward at the Oblivion energy. The hybrid, having 3 elements in one, is VERY dense and should rip through the wave (creating a gap for Schwa to slip through) and continue straight ahead to Snow, but although that seems like the probable plan, Schwa has no real idea what would happen as he's scarsely encountered these kinds of energy before... Either way, the first hit that Schwa took relieved him of a large chunk of his vitality. What's important is that he doesn't show it-- yet. 7 turns for the UMana. |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| Luckily for Schwa, his strategy works... The Unity energy cancels out a small section of the Oblivion, and he makes it through, though his intended attack is consumed in the process. Snow, although his face remains in shadow, seems impressed.
"That was... well done. You really have gotten stronger. Unity Reaver is indeed one of my most powerful attacks, and you've managed to remain conscious. I was disappointed when Kuroi couldn't do the same. Well, regardless, it seems our duel shall continue." With that, Snow charges through the open air in an attempt to stab Schwa with the crystal spear. The movement seems natural enough, and it's possible that Schwa won't catch on yet that Snow's abilities have a cooldown. The ragged breathing continues somewhat, but his physical prowess is unaffected. (edited by Koneko on 11-24-05 11:25 PM) |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects) Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6552 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| OOC: Warning! Large amount of Irony of Situation detected!
Schwa carefully watches the flight-pattern of the staff's dangerous tip... He finds himself mentally back in the presence of the Demon God he felled... He remembers it vividly; the God spitting out countless imps, each equipped with a Death Lance... He remembers the pain when he misjudged their path of movement, his chest ripping open (but not bleeding, as Psi Warriors can't bleed), his right arm torn to the point of it leaking Ether... He remembers a screaming voice in the back of his head... Sensae? Allaura? Asriath? He didn't know... and suddenly, he was able to track the spear movements and kill off the God's small army... somehow... Schwa snaps back into reality. In an instant he had caught the tip of the weapon with his ether-coated right hand, and with his left, a HUGE column of white-hot fire leaps out, en route to collide with Snow at point-blank range for heavy damage. Right after the unexpected attack, Schwa lets go of the weapon and falls, plunging into the ocean seemingly unconscious... As he hits the water, there is a large poof of turquoise Ether, and then Schwa can't be seen. If Snow wants to continue the spar, there appears to be only one option for him... 6 turns for the UMana... maybe. |
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Koneko Plasma Whisp Since: 11-17-05 From: Tartarus. We get faster internet than you. Last post: 6291 days Last view: 6290 days |
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| Snow pulls back the spear right before the attack is unleashed, bringing it up to block the firey beam... but too late. He's hit hard, and is blown backwards quite a ways. There's no more time for pretending... his wounds all close suddenly, though he hadn't been bleeding either, and he runs quickly through the air before jumping and taking a beautiful swan dive into the center of the ether pool. His mind is awash with memories... It feels so similar to what he'd experienced before, but somehow different...
For once, he's not the one falling. |
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