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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 11:12:07 GMT -5
The Hades CupThe stage is set at Olympus Colliseum. The setting is early morning as the two entrants enter the ring. To signal the begin of the fight, a barrier appears around the tiled arena floor, making the fighters incapable of moving outside of the ring. As a reminder: - You have 24 hours to post.
- If you fail to make a post in that time you will be skipped once per thread. Second offense will be disqualification.
- You are limited to three actions per post.
- Good luck and have fun!
Posting Order Genesis, then Ursula
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 16:40:49 GMT -5
The roar of the crowd was thunderous. It almost felt like the foundations of the Coliseum itself were shaking. Looked like this was a popular event for the civilians to show up in the sheer numbers. Was there someone famous entering the tournament perhaps and everyone had come to see and cheer them on? Wasn't too far fetched a thought. Maybe this was the only form of entertainment that the people of this world had? Primitive, sure, but if it helped keep people happy and safe then was there really any harm to it? Perhaps the biggest question that ought be asked, was why in Midgar was the crimson-clad SOLDIER First Class entering? Pride? A test of strength? A desire to fight? A means of gathering information? Who could say? Who really cared? The auburn-haired man had done his best to keep himself to himself as he roamed around while gathering information as to his whereabouts and to what had happened in the past... well... past -something-. How much time had passed since he woke up from the Flooded Cave to where he stood now in this ancient, yet impressive coliseum? Only someone he knew from back before he entered his slumber was going to provide that answer... If anyone was even still alive from back then. Angeal has passed, but what of Sephiroth? Or Zack?
The rattle of chains gaining tension caught the SOLDIER's attention and he glanced up as he watched said chains start to slowly lift up the metal cage-like gate from blocking his path. Seemed like his time to fight had arrived and once the cage has raised enough so he didn't need to duck under it, the auburn-haired man made his way out into the arena, shielding his eyes from the bright sunlight for a moment after stepping out of the shadows. This place is a lot bigger on the inside then it looks from outside... He thought to himself as he looked about the stands full of civilians here to watch the match. There was nothing like this at the Battle Square in the Gold Saucer. It was just an empty room with ledges to fall off and beasts to fight. This was mostly why he stuck to training with Sephiroth and Angeal in the holographic projection rooms within the Shin-Ra Building. At least his old friends didn't die in a single swipe of his sword.
Upon reaching the edge of the slightly raised platform in the middle on the arena, the SOLDIER stepped up onto it and narrowed his eyes at the sight of the weird... tiny... half-goat, half-man thing trotting around like he owned the place, yelling out with a megaphone up to it's lips. He was talking about something, welcome to the arena and you ready for action, that sort of thing. After taking a few paces further onto the fighting area, the auburn-haired man stuck both his hands into the pockets of his long crimson coat and watched the satyr finish speaking, eventually ending on him introducing the SOLDIER First Class. ”... and welcome the first combatant, Genesis Rhapsodos!!” There was an unusual cheer from the crowd. The auburn-haired man was confident he had never been to this place before, so no one here could have possibly known him. Perhaps the crowds were just excited to see some battles? Whatever their reason, Genesis cared not. This was going to be a good opportunity for him to see just how much weaker he had grown during his slumber and for him to figure out what areas he'd need to work on in the comings months to get himself back into top condition. For the time being, the SOLDIER First Class kept his eyes on the gate opposite from him and waited to see who, or what, was going to be his opponent.
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Walking into the arena, Ursula thought to herself on whether it had really been a good idea. Her father would probably have said something to her if he was here. Truthfully, she wasn't entirely certain if he'd be pleased or not. On one hand she was putting herself possibly in danger, but she doubted this tournament would allow that much danger. On the other hand, this was a tournament and allowed her to fight strong combatants over the course of rounds. Even if she would have a weak opponent the first round, the next rounds would surely give more and more challenges as only the strong would progress.
There was always the chance that she'd get perhaps even the strongest enemy of the entire tournament in the first round, so it was simply up to chance on that end. But everything of this allowed her to hone her skills, Ursula was certain her father would've entered as well if given the chance. With that in mind, she smiled while walking up the arena and watching the barrier form around. Her gaze went from the barrier to her opponent, a crimson-clad man. There were cheers and an announcement of her arrival, but Ursula didn't focus on those as her legs took position and she held out one arm towards Genesis and one arm ready a little above and behind her body. It was to ready herself for combat.
Gripping her hands together, claws formed around them in a flash of light as she equipped Ice Claws. It didn't really improve her damage, but made all her physical attacks to do frost damage, thus making it of the ice element. Smiling calm towards the man, she then leapt forward to start the match. There didn't seem to be need for words, their skills would speak for themselves.
Dashing towards Genesis, she focused her energy as she sped up and attacked first with two simple strikes before focusing on any weak points she found on Genesis' body with Tenketsu and striking out at him in full force. After the attacks, she would jump back away from Genesis if allowed, hoping to make this a well enough for a start.
Actions [1.] Equipped Ice Claws, this will make all her attacks now be of the Ice element. [2.] Did two punches towards Genesis. [3.] Finished with a third punch using Tenketsu to do a critical hit if it connects.
Durations Ice Claws: Four posts.
Cooldowns Tenketsu: Three posts.
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The SOLDIER's opponent appeared to be a young girl with brown hair wearing quite the figure fitting dress. The style of said dress reminded the auburn-haired man of the fashion people wore in Wutai. Could she be from there? While part of him hoped she was and thus would be his source of information, the rest of him doubted this was the case. First off, even if she was from Wutai, would she speak openly to a member of SOLDIER and Shin-Ra, given the history Wutai and Shin-Ra had with one another. A frown crept across Genesis' face at the thought and he decided there and then not to bother chasing her for leads, or anyone for leads, until he had concrete evidence they were where he thought they were from. She looked like she was ready to fight anyway and didn't seem the type to share words in the first place. At least she had good taste in clothing colour. Not sure about the flower in her hair. Guess it made her look cute?
The Crimson SOLDIER raised an eyebrow when watching the young woman form ice-like claws from out of thin air, a flash of light separating her from having bare hands to wielding weapons. Claws, huh? So she's a hand-to-hand martial artist? That means she needs to get close... Genesis thought to himself as he watched the young girl smile at him before she jumped in to attack. Yes, this was a tournament after all. One of them was going to have to make the first move and it seemed like it was ladies first. That wasn't a problem at all. It allowed the SOLDIER a good opportunity to gauge his opponents strength and react accordingly. Genesis didn't reply with any expression or emotion bar that of perhaps mild concentration. His glowing eyes watched her legs, her arms, her torso as she approached. She was fast. Unexpected. The first two punches she made were easily avoided. The SOLDIER simply stepping backwards and to his right to slip past the first punch, then ducked and stepped back and to his left to avoid the second, feeling the second blow pass through some strands of his hair.
Her third attack though managed to strike him, whether from sheer luck or perhaps from a miscalculation on Genesis' part. His eyes widened the smallest fraction as he felt the ice claws around her fist sink into leather of his coat that covered his left shoulder. The cold chill of the ice itself seeping into his flesh and piercing his shoulder. The SOLDIER did an admirable job of not showing any pain on his face, even though that shoulder had been given him problems recently. With a frown covering the look of concentration he wore, Genesis jumped backwards from the claw-equipped woman and let out a small groan when smacking his back against the barrier that surrounded the arena and protected the audience from stray attacks. Glancing up quickly to watch the light of the barrier flicker and shimmer, Genesis let a ”... Tch.” escape his lips before looking back at his opponent. Definitely a melee fighter... Let's see how she deals with this...
Flexing his knees, the Crimson SOLDIER tapped into his unnatural strength and jumped up into the air, soaring over his opponents head and landing on the complete opposite side of the fighting stage with as much grace and elegance as a dancer performing on stage. From here he whirled about, his leather coat whipping out behind him as he finally pulled one of his hands out of his pockets. Raising his left hand into the air before him, his fingers clenching as if gripping an apple in his palm, a bright and fiery orange glow formed within his grasp. Upon clenching his hand into a fist, Genesis first swung his hand over his head and released six Flash fireballs up into the air. He then swung his arm directly before him, towards the woman in red, and fired a further six Flash fireballs straight towards her. The six Genesis fired straight at her arced both left and right, but all seemed to lock onto her and shot towards her quickly. The six sent up into the air continued to soar upwards before Genesis stuck his left hand into the air, clenched a fist and pulled his hand down, causing the six in the air to arc over and plummet back down towards the young woman in red.
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1. Backstepped and sidestepped to dodge Ursula's first two punches. 2. Leapt across the arena and cast Flash, sending twelve (12) fireballs at Ursula. 3. Not used.
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Flash – One Post.
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Finding the man to avoid her first two strikes, it did appear to Ursula that he was well capable in close combat. However, when the man leapt back and started sending out spells, Ursula watched and Braced herself against the impact of the fireballs, bringing her arms defensively by her sides. While she could feel the pain flowing through her body, she was at least able to lessen the damage done to her as the fireballs came from all directions. Anything from the front was at least lessened while she took the full damage from anything further away from her front.
Right after the fireballs had ended, Ursula suddenly dashed forward as her speed appeared to increase rapidly. Then in a flash, she would appear as if she moved past Genesis, appearing behind her as she used Five Star Crimson Palm. In her passing by Genesis, she performed a very calculated strike upon the man that would feel as if she had performed a flurry of blows in one location. Then turning in her new position, she twisted on her leg while crouching it a bit down before leaping forward.
Heading straight back at Genesis, she launched her leg forward in an attempt to again dash past Genesis while this time performing Kick where she would perform a kick upon Genesis. This was attempted while Genesis would still have not seen her pass him in the instant of her previous attack. Her attacks were all at close range, so she had chosen to make use of speed even though the man had shown to be incredibly fast as well. She just hoped her training as a Monk would allow her to keep up with the man, especially considering her special skills she had honed.
Actions [1.] Used Brace to lessen damage from the Flash, albeit it only reduces damage taken closer to her front and would allow all damage to go through at her back. [2.] Performed Five Star Crimson Palm to move at high speed and perform a very calculated strike upon Genesis, which also causes her to pass him by at insane speed. [3.] After passing, she would immediately turn and leap back at Genesis to perform Kick.
Durations Ice Claws: Three posts.
Cooldowns Tenketsu: Two posts. Brace: Two posts. Five Star Crimson Palm: Three posts. Kick: Two posts.
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The light show caused from the several fireballs zoning in on and exploding against the woman in red certainly got a cheer from the watching crowds as they jumped up and down in their seats, clapping and letting out sounds of awe and excitement. There might have even been a small tug of a smirk at the SOLDIER's lips when hearing how amused the audience was. Hey, if this was for their entertainment, then it wouldn't hurt to put on a good show, right? Granted that Genesis' Flash spell was perhaps the weakest in his arsenal, he didn't exactly want to throw his best moves out right at the start. Where would the challenge be in that if he simply obliterated his opponent in the opening attack? Granted that's probably what Angeal would have done. He was always the serious type, wanting to get things over and done with as quickly as possible. However, Genesis' thoughts were broken when spotting movement through the smoke and flames across the arena. The girl was still standing, huh? She seemed to have braced herself against the spells, perhaps lessening the damage caused as a result? Well, he shouldn't really have expected anything less really. This was a tournament after all. Only fools would enter something like this unprepared.
The Crimson SOLDIER's sharp eyes saw her dashing out of the smoke and flames of his attack, heading straight for him at an alarming speed. Seemed he was correct on his assumption that she was purely a melee fighter. Keeping her at range was going to work out well for the SOLDIER First Class, but with movement speed such as hers, achieving said distance was going to be problematic. She was already upon him before he finished his train of thought and then all of a sudden, she wasn't there any more. Blinking his eyes once in confusion, Genesis felt a hard blow hit him in the back which seemed to be focused again on his left shoulder. He grit his teeth and let out a small snarl. Extending his right foot out before him, Genesis planted his boot down firmly, halting any forward movement the woman in red may have caused upon him and immediately whirled around to face the woman behind him. As he turned, his right hand pulled itself out of his coat pocket and within his grip he summoned his Rapier, a crimson blade that was nearly as long as he stood tall. Unleashing a Counter on the woman in red, Genesis swung his blade at her outstretched leg, both attacking her and parrying her leg away from him with the edge of his blade in the same movement.
Like before, Genesis flexed his knees and he jumped backwards where he leapt back to the other side of the arena again. It was probably pointless if this woman could just use her speed and be upon him in an instant, but perhaps that little attack of hers was a one time deal? It wasn't like someone to be able to slip right past his defences like that. It wasn't going to work a second time, that was a guarantee. Pulling his blade up before him, Genesis ran his left hand down the blade from hilt to point, Imbuing the blade with his energy. As if he had to resort to using this already... Oh well. Flexing his knees, Genesis jumped up vertically into the air, soaring up several feet. From in mid-air, the SOLDIER held his left hand near the glowing red blade of his Rapier and a crackle of energy zapped from the blade into his palm. Then a huge orb of crackling blue energy grew within his left hand before he hurled the Energy spell down towards the woman in red in the arena. Upon impact with either her or the ground, the spell would erupt in a large explosion, blasting anything caught within it's large area of effect.
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1. Genesis performed a Counter to block and attack Ursula's leg. 2. Genesis used Imbue Sword on his Rapier. 3. Genesis cast Energy on Ursula.
Cooldowns:
1. Flash can now be used. 2. Counter can now be used. 3. Imbue Sword – 1 Post. 4. Energy – 3 Posts.
Durations:
1. Imbue Sword – Unlimited duration unless stated otherwise.
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This wasn't what she had been expecting. Her quick attack was effective, but when she came at the man while trying to kick him, the man showed again that he had good reflexes. However, a blade countering her attack was more painful than really what she had been hoping for. The counter beat back her leg and pain from the cut as well as the impact went through her leg like a stun. Ursula braced herself as she got back to her feet and saw the man again leap away.
Is he going to keep creating distance? this fight was not working out in her favor, Ursula found. The man was well capable of ranged attacks and if that wasn't enough, he was dangerous up close too. The woman placed her legs firm on the ground as she took on a stance again, watching the man having given the sword some kind of glow. Thinking on the reason, she suspected it was due to him anticipating she'd close the gap again and attack. The fact he had revealed he was fairly powerful did tell her to not just attack head-on while the blade was reacting like that.
As energy crackled and the man used some kind of ranged attack again, Ursula flexed her legs this time as she leapt back to avoid whatever was thrown at her. The explosion wasn't entirely expected, but she had doubted that the man would throw his spells without regard, so she had assumed either the spell would follow her or do something else. The blast sent her flying further back while she started to spin in the air and landed on the barrier. Pushing with both legs off the barrier behind her, she launched herself forward again.
In the air, her claws started to change shape as a flash of green light covered them. Ursula had now equipped her Faerie Claws as she dashed forward at the man and suddenly seem to split in two bodies while her speed kept increasing quickly. Instead of running straight towards the man, she was running quickly in a circular motion around him before both bodies shot straight at him and each leap to a side and back before trying to strike at the man with Twin Rush. If one of either attacks was a chance she would affect the man with Confusion. After the strike, she would continue to move and the two bodies would return into one after passing Genesis.
Actions [1.] Avoided the Energy partially. [2.] Equipped Faerie Claws, which allows her strikes have a chance to inflict Confusion. [3.] Used Twin Rush to move at such speeds that her body seems to multiply and strike at Genesis with both bodies.
Diceroll Confusion: Even is effective (also depends if it hits). YByEWlqo1-6
Durations Faerie Claws: Two posts.
Cooldowns Tenketsu: One post. Brace: One post. Five Star Crimson Palm: Two posts. Kick: One post. Ice Claws: Three posts. Twin Rush: Three posts.1-6
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A smirk of enjoyment crept across the SOLDIER's face as he watched part of the arena explode in a wonderful blue eruption of energy. Ahh, that was a marvellous spell to throw around and again the audience seemed to appreciate the flashy explosions and display of magic as the whole area lit up in a cool blue light before returning back to normal. Upon gently landing back on his feet, Genesis' smirk slipped and was replaced with a mild look of pain as he felt his shoulder ache and burn from the attacks that had been made upon it. Bright blue eyes peered at the black pauldron covering his left shoulder and he frowned at the claw marks puncturing clean through it. Said claw marks had sliced through his leather coat and standard black SOLDIER issue shirt. Leaning his head back further and pushing his left shoulder forwards, he noticed more cuts and slices on the back of the pauldron as well. Tch, that must have happened when she took his flank only moments ago. So she was strong enough to punch through his armour huh? Granted it was just a leather coat and some leather shoulder guards, but still.
Genesis slowly rotated his left shoulder around it's socket. Damnit... this hurts... How did she know to attack me there? He thought to himself as he watched the smoke and dust clear from the impact of his Energy spell. However as the smoke and dust did thin out, he couldn't see his opponent. Where did she go? The Crimson SOLDIER's eyes widened slightly as he checked his right and left sides to see if she had slipped past him again. Nope, she wasn't there. Glancing back ahead of himself, he noticed a figure rushing towards him... no wait... there were two?! And they were separating to strike him from different directions?! Genesis frowned and took a single step backwards, bringing his Rapier up before him where he held it defensively, the magic imbued on the blade crackling and humming. She can create clones of herself?! How? Is she moving that fast she can create a fake image of herself? That must be it... but which one is fake... Wait... she seems to know about my left shoulder... so the one approaching from my left must be the real one... Alright...
Turning to his left, Genesis brought his Rapier up over his head and swung the blade down upon the woman in red coming from his left in a tremendous blow, aiming to strike her across the torso in hopes of stopping her in her tracks. Yet it seemed he had guessed wrong, for a heavy blow struck him in the back and not just in his back, but again hitting his left shoulder. The auburn-haired man couldn't hide the hiss of pain escaping his lips from the blow. Sticking his left boot out, Genesis planted his foot down firmly and stopped himself from skidding or stumbling forwards. Like a case of deja vu, Genesis suddenly whirled around in a Counter stance, his Rapier glowing brightly as he unleashed a fast-paced Dancing Sword combo on the woman in red. Six swift strikes were made towards his opponent, two diagonal slashes from right then from the left, followed by three stabbing thrusts and ended with the SOLDIER leaping into the air and impaling his blade hilt-deep into the arena floor, causing an explosion of energy to erupt from the point of impact, potentially blasting Ursula if she stood too close to him.
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1. Swung his Rapier down upon the left Ursula in hopes of stopping her. 2. Performed a Dancing Sword Counter after taking a blow to his shoulder. 3. Not used.
Cooldowns:
1. Imbue Sword can now be used. 2. Energy – 2 Posts. 3. Dancing Sword Counter – 2 Posts. No other form of Counter can be used while this is on cooldown.
Durations:
1. Imbue Sword – Unlimited, unless stated otherwise.
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As she came upon the man, it appeared to her he had estimated to at least strike one of her. The pain flowed through her body as the attack hit upon her, but didn't stop her attack as she finished the Rush, but now having passed him, she had hoped to be allowed some time to focus on her next actions. Instead the man had whirled around and started an assault upon her.
The two bodies had become one again as the slash across her torso was bleeding. Ursula was still well open when the sword started to slash into her body again, she tried moving back, but the man was quickly unleashing one strike after the other as she brought up her arms to minimize the damage on her body. Cuts were made and she gritted her teeth, this was less fun now she was being hit quickly as she tried to leap back.
Right as she leapt back, the man caused an explosion and the shock hit her as she let herself be taken further back. Rolling over the ground, she pushed herself back to her feet while in a crouched position. Her body was greatly damaged and didn't seem to be in a good condition. Focusing her energies, her chakra was gathered throughout her body before her body started to heal as she used Chakra to heal some of the damage.
Right after she started to dash forward again, straight at Genesis with a small smirk. Her body was still hurting, but at least it wasn't battered as before. The girl tried to rush straight at the man as she tried to strike at the man with her claws again before leaping back again. In a sense, she wanted to try and do much like the man had been doing, hit-and-run tactics.
Actions [1.] Leapt back to minimize the damage from the explosion of energy at the end of the combo. [2.] Used Chakra to heal. [3.] Dashed straight at Genesis to strike with claws.
Diceroll Confusion: Even is effective (also depends if it hits). tW|cwnrG1-6
Duration Faerie Claws: One post.
Cooldowns Tenketsu: Usable again. Brace: Usable again. Five Star Crimson Palm: One post. Kick: Usable again. Ice Claws: Two posts. Twin Rush: Two posts. Chakra: Three posts.1-6
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The Crimson SOLDIER took a few paces back when watching the woman in red got knocked back from the blast at the end of his combo. He took a deep breath and released it down his nose, trying to ignore the pain in his left shoulder. He was fairly sure he was bleeding under the leather jacket he wore. Who'd have thunk his powers would have degraded so much during his slumber under Midgar? Degraded? Tch... such a haunting word, but at least it was just his strength and endurance that was degrading now and not him as a whole. He hoped. Come to think of it, he'd not seen a mirror during his time being woken. Yet after a quick glance at both of his arms, it looked like he was in the clear for now. That's the last thing I need to deal with right now... and with no sign of Zack or Sephiroth, I don't know if I'll be able to stop it again... Genesis mused with a frown spreading across his face. No, now wasn't the time to be worrying about degrading again. He had a tournament match to finish up first. Let's just hope all the attacks to his shoulder won't reignite the degradation process like last time.
Sensing something ahead of him, Genesis looked up to see that the woman in red had somehow managed to relieve herself of some of her injuries. Did she drink a potion while he was distracted with looking himself over for degradation or something? Damn, he ought pay more attention from now on to stop her from doing such things. Still it didn't look like she had recovered from all of her injuries, so whatever it was she did, hadn't put her back in top condition. Granted she was probably better off then he was now, but he'd endure as best he could. Maybe by getting into a couple of fights, he'd recover some of his own lost strength and endurance? Time would tell, but for the time being, there were decisions to make. The woman in red came at him again, those weird shiny claws on her fists still present. They were different to the ice element ones, but the SOLDIER First Class wasn't sure what exactly made them different. Either way, he didn't want to get hit to find out. As she drew near, Genesis swung his glowing Rapier out and clashed blade against claw, blocking the strike from hitting him. A few sparks flew from the impact and Genesis narrowed his eyes as he watched his opponent leap backwards after striking.
Thinking nothing of it at first beyond her simply poking at him to keep herself healthy, the Crimson SOLDER decided to take the offensive. Dashing after her as she jumped backwards, Genesis slithered up close to her before he spun on the spot quickly, whipping his Rapier out in a hard Twister Strike slash and creating a vortex of wind to blast out from his body, hopefully assisting in knocking the woman in red away. From here, the auburn-haired man stood tall and raised his left arm up over his head. A glowing purple orb that appeared to be on fire formed within his left palm. Crouching down to the ground, he slammed his palm onto the floor as he cast Shadow Flare, causing an area under the woman in red to turn an ominous dark purple and black, before said area exploded upwards into the air with dark energy. Should the woman in red move to a new location, a second patch of ground under her would turn the same colour as before and then again explode upwards. This would happen a third time, then a fourth and finally a fifth, before Genesis stood back upright and shook his left hand at his side.
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1. Used his Rapier to block the claw strike. 2. Attacked Ursula with Twister Strike 3. Followed up with casting Shadow Flare
Cooldowns:
1. Energy – 1 Post 2. Dancing Sword Counter – 1 Post 3. Twister Strike – 2 Posts 4. Shadow Flare – 2 Posts
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1. Imbue Sword – Unlimited, unless stated otherwise.
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Post by Metus on Mar 6, 2018 14:37:27 GMT -5
Diceroll Confusion: Even is effective (also depends if it hits). KGwZMYAq1-6
OOC Note Sorry, used wrong account, leaving the diceroll at least.1-6
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Sparks flew as metal hit metal with her claws clashing with the man's blade. Ursula had taken the chance for a head-on attack, but it had ultimately failed her. As she leapt back, her eyes stayed upon Genesis as he slashed the air and created a vortex that blew her even further away than she had planned. It didn't matter as she prepared herself to still land upon her legs, she could feel some pain from the vortex of wind, but throughout this battle thus far she had been taking damage. Right now she had healed some and gained some again.
As Ursula kept her sight on the man in red, she saw him cast his next spell. To her, he definitely appeared to be some sort of red mage. Considering things, she should have seen that to begin with, but it wasn't really a class one usually saw on her world. There were perhaps rumors and some people wielded both physical and magical prowess like Cecil had, but this man seemed to be somewhat different. It made her somewhat curious as well as having her more pumped up to be fighting such a mysterious foe.
The eruption from below her feet came as a surprise and Ursula couldn't defend well against it as she dropped onto it. The eruption after as she tried to move back against the barrier had caught her as well before she started to Brace against the next, thus weakening the eruptions. This had been more bothersome than she had anticipated. Her footing wasn't exactly stable with the eruptions and they tore through her and damaged her clothing more than she'd have liked.
Noting no more eruptions happening, Ursula dropped her arms before hopping both feet off the ground. Her legs crouched as she tilted forward and placed both legs firm on the barrier before she pushed herself off in full force. Both her legs were hurting all over, but she wasn't going to let this end just like that. Dashing forward, she sped up even further as she focused her energy into her fist as her eyes focused in on Genesis. Preparing her Tenketsu, she dashed straight at Genesis before striking out at him with a precise strike to a weak point on his body, making use of her precision strike again for a critical hit on the man's body.
Right after making the strike, her entire body spun around while still making use of her dashing speed and tried to use Kick upon the man's body to hit him well in the side of his torso and perhaps even push him to a side while she gritted her teeth for impact as her legs were still hurting from the many flares hitting her. Her claws were enveloped by a flash as they disappeared from her arms with Faerie Claws coming to an end, but she was still able to use the effect on both her strikes in case the Confusion would work.
Actions [1.] Used Brace to lessen the damage of the last three explosions from Shadow Flare. [2.] Dashed at Genesis and used Tenketsu to strike at a weak point on Genesis' body. [3.] Then spun around and used Kick aimed at Genesis' side.
Cooldowns Five Star Crimson Palm: Usable again. Ice Claws: One post. Twin Rush: One post. Chakra: Two posts. Tenketsu: Three posts. Kick: Two posts. Faerie Claws: Two posts.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2018 5:01:53 GMT -5
Genesis shook his left hand again a couple of times in a vain attempt to try and make the pain go away. It didn't work. What in the world was wrong with his shoulder for it to be giving him this much trouble? The question still lingered on how this girl in the red clothing knew how to strike him there. It wasn't fun, not in the slightest. Yet it seemed his own attacks were having more an effect on her then her attacks were on him, albeit if only visually. Even after taking the Shadow Flare spell, the woman remained on her feet. She was surely made from stern stuff if she was still capable of going. That, or Genesis had grown far weaker then he had first thought. He was starting to feel his groove again, that rush of adrenaline, the thrill and excitement of being in combat. It was truly a pity that neither Angeal or Sephiroth were taking part. He'd very much enjoy sparring with his old comrades again.
Enough reminiscing, there was a fight to continue. Genesis returned his glowing turquoise eyes to the woman in red, watching her as she lowered her arms from before herself once more. Hm, so she took the impact of his spell on her arms, reducing the damage caused to her directly? One might assume that to be a smart tactic, but the woman in red was a melee fighter, her arms were her weapons. How was she going to strike out with all her energy if her arms were damaged? Watching as the woman in red pressed her feet up against the barrier, looking like she were about to leap towards him, Genesis brought his Rapier up and held it out at arms length towards her. As his opponent dashed forth, the Crimson SOLDIER swung his Rapier across his body and then lashed out towards the woman in red. However, he seemed to completely miss, his Rapier sailing harmlessly over her head as she sped up to attack. She on the other hand, certainly didn't miss. Those god forsaken claws striking his left shoulder once again and with such force that it blew the SOLDIER back off his feet. The following kick from the woman in red caused the auburn-haired man to crash down onto the floor, dropping his Rapier and skidding across the fighting stage on his side and then on his back before rolling over and coming to a stop on his front in a cloud of dust.
A moment passed and a grunt came from the SOLDIER whom slowly pushed himself up on his knees, then up onto his feet where he stood up and started to dust himself down with a few pats of his hands down his torso and legs. ”Not bad... Not bad at all...” The Crimson SOLDIER's sharp turquoise eyes flickered and shone through the cloud of dust, piercing the dust like the suns rays did clouds. There was a sudden gust of wind that blew the cloud of dust away, revealing the auburn-haired man with a large single black Angel's Wing protruding from his left shoulder. As the wing tucked itself behind Genesis' back, he turned and took a few paces towards where his Rapier had fallen from his grip. The energy that was once imbuing the weapon had vanished. Crouching down, the Crimson SOLDIER gathered up the weapon before he turned about to face his opponent. ”To tell the truth, I had forgotten about this wing... Now the reason for my shoulder hurting so much becomes clear.”
Lifting his blade up, he pointed the tip towards the woman in red and a smirk spread across the auburn-haired man's face. Slowly taking a couple of steps towards her, he tilted his head back slightly and raised his left hand up, his fingers reaching for his opponent as if to catch her by the hand were she to suddenly fall. ”... Wings of light and dark spread afar... … She guides us to bliss, her gift everlasting...” Suddenly Genesis beat his wing and propelled himself towards the woman in red where he unleashed a savage barrage of strikes towards her, swinging his Rapier from side to side in four brutal slashes, aiming each one across her torso. Looks like he's become enraged.
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Actions
1. Summoned his Angel's Wing. 2. Performed a four-strike combo using his Rapier. 3. Not used.
Cooldowns
Energy can now be used. Dancing Sword Counter can now be used. Twister Strike – 1 Post. Shadow Flare – 1 Post. Angel's Wing can now be used.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2018 3:37:50 GMT -5
Her strike found its destination, but as a wing appeared Ursula was surprised as she slided her feet and regained her stance. The man had dusted himself off and from how he had been acting so far, it was like her attacks hadn't had that much impact. It was bugging her a little, but she was curious where the wing had come from. The man was speaking of how his shoulder had been hurting and put it to blame on the wing. "Then let us see if it lasts," she said with a smile while her body was aching practically everywhere after all the explosions and strikes, it started to get harder to keep this up.
Seeing the man propel himself to her, Ursula made the decision to utilize her strongest claws as Godhand appeared in a flash over her arms. The clear blue claws rejuvenated and strengthened her body as well as the status Haste being added to her condition. When the man struck out at her, she made use of her increased speed and strength to deflect his blade with her claw and strike also at the man while he was lashing out at her. She was able to deflect the blade two times of the four while she felt the pain through her body when the remaining two struck her, but at the same time she was striking out at the man with a combo of her own.
At the end of the striking between the two, Ursula would leap back and suddenly her already increased speed would increase further. Her already high natural speed, combined with Haste and the added speed from Five Star Crimson Palm, Ursula shot herself forward at Genesis to perform a calculated strike upon the man's body that would feel as if she hit the same spot a multitude of times before passing the man by. She hoped this would actually finally get some more reaction from the man, but right now she was uncertain if she was even able to win this at all with how little she seemed to have been doing.
Actions [1.] Equipped Godhand and used its added effects to weaken Genesis' assault [2.] Tried hitting Genesis with a combo of her own using the Godhand claws. [3.] Leapt back and moved at even greater speeds than ever before as she used Five Star Crimson Palm to strike at Genesis.
Duration Godhand: One post. [Added effect is that all cooldowns currently present have one post cooldown cut off, so all cooldowns have been lowered by two instead of one this post. This is her "Limit Break".]
Cooldowns Ice Claws: Usable again. Twin Rush: Usable again. Chakra: Usable again. Tenketsu: One post. Kick: Usable again. Faerie Claws: Usable again.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2018 22:38:09 GMT -5
Even with the reveal of the wing from his back, the pain in his shoulder was still present. It wasn't quite as bad, but it was certainly still there. If the woman in red continued to keep landing her hits there, it will only be a matter of time before the Crimson SOLDIER is unable to cast spells at her. The fact that it didn't look like he was taking damage, was simply because he wasn't letting it show on his face. A SOLDIER was the best of the best, the elite of the elite. They didn't return from missions unsuccessful, they never fell in combat, especially the First Class rank. At least that's what the Crimson SOLDIER kept telling himself. So for long as he still had control over his body, he would continue to fight. No matter how much it was hurting him, he wouldn't show weakness to his opponent. Though having said that, Genesis did start to rotate his left shoulder again, a frown appearing on his face. Come to think of it, his ribs were stinging too from where she kicked him before he fell down. This young lady certainly had strength and talent, not to mention speed.
Feeling two of his four strikes get blocked by those fancy new claws the young lady had equipped, Genesis winced and frowned hard when feeling himself get struck in return when continuing his assault. W-what's going on?! I can't see her attacks... The auburn-haired man thought. He was the one striking her, so how was she able to hit back while defending herself? She wasn't using her legs, so what was it? When finishing his combo on her, Genesis staggered backwards a few paces and held his left hand to his chest, coughing a couple of times from the hard blows he just received. So much for not showing pain or weakness... damn that hurt him. Watching the woman in red jump backwards, Genesis blinked the once and then his opponent had vanished. His eyes widened and he shot his head up into the sky, believing she had jumped. She wasn't there either. Then several blows seemed to strike him at once, all over his torso. There wasn't anything he could do against this sort of speed. This was something only Sephiroth would be able to pull off. All the Crimson SOLDIER could do was stand there, feeling his body shake and jerk from side to side from the blows, pain overcoming his body. When the unseen assault stopped, Genesis collapsed down onto one knee, his Rapier stabbing into the ground to act as a support, one which he clung onto tightly with both hands wrapped about the handle.
His back raised and fell with each breath he took, so he was clearly still alive. A few seconds passed and the Crimson SOLDIER started to get back up to his feet again. Slowly and a little shaky, but return to his feet he did. ”I get it now... Those claws you keep switching between...” Genesis slowly turned around, revealing the cuts and slashes across his chest, his jacket and black shirt torn up badly. There as a sinister look in his eye, something akin to a madman. His eyes were glowing brightly, brighter then usual. ”... They're providing additional effects upon you... Be they enhancing your strength or you speed...” The auburn-haired man smirked and a short chuckle escaped his lips. He nodded his head a couple of times in approval, whilst he brought his Rapier up to eye level. Running his left hand back down the blade, Genesis Imbued his Rapier with energy, giving the blade the same red glow as before. ”Very good... you're a fine warrior. You should be proud.”
Suddenly Genesis jumped backwards, a spark of brilliantly white energy forming in his left hand that flickered and pulsed like he held a star itself in his palm. He was preparing his Apocalypse spell. Pressing his left hand against the side of his Rapier, Genesis run the energy over the blade, changing the red glow into a white one. Then he thrust the Rapier up into the air over his head, the white energy shooting off the blade and rocketing up into the air where it exploded and started to draw a series of intricate and detailed runes in the air. Once the runes were complete, they shifted to a crimson glow before glowing brighter and brighter until they exploded themselves and started to shower a series of powerful bolts of energy down onto the arena. The bolts had some form of tracking, so a good number of the bolts shot towards the woman in red while the rest either struck the barrier protecting the audience or crashed into arena floor, breaking the stone apart and causing quite the mess. The spell lasted for a few seconds before the runes in the air vanished in a flash of light, ending the attack.
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Actions
1. Cast Imbue Sword on his Rapier. 2. Cast Apocalypse on Ursula. 3. Not used.
Cooldowns
1. Twister Strike can now be used. 2. Shadow Flare can now be used. 3. Imbue Sword – 1 Post. 4. Apoclypse – 3 Posts.
Durations
1. Imbue Sword – Unlimited, unless stated otherwise.
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