This battle was a test for Cloud. A test of endurance, strategy, and tactics. He had to be able to push the offensive while protecting Marlene and keeping her safe. So far, he did a good job, going as far as using his own body to shield Marlene from the projectiles fired from his opponent’s guns. Cloud was versatile though, the genetic engineering done to his body helped a great deal. On top of all that, he had the battle experience, he’s fought in far more worse conditions than this. Nonetheless, this battle was a test for Cloud, still. Cloud was confident in his abilities but he wasn’t about shirking the efforts of his opponents, if the battle was all in good fun and sport. Of course, this opponent of his didn’t exactly fight like it was all for sport. Cloud figured if that was the case, he would have kept the fight between him and Cloud. Marlene wouldn’t be in danger, however despite this, Marlene knew exactly what was going to happen and how; she knew what she had signed up for. Cloud just wished he hadn’t agreed to it, he still couldn’t believe that he let Marlene twist his arm into competing.
Cloud averted his attention to his opponent after he did away from his gun, he figured that since he was potentially down one firearm, he would take a more direct approach with all of the distractions. Cloud would ready himself for anything else. Immediately after he launched his Blade Beam, Cloud decided to ready himself in case his opponent decided to take advantage of any openings. Cloud would use Finishing Touch. Cloud swung his mighty sword and pointed it to the sky. A bright light shined at the point of his mighty blade. He then brought it behind him, letting his sword and himself emit a faint aura. Just as Cloud suspected, his opponent tried to take advantage. There was blowback from the explosion given by the Firaga behind Cloud, that nudged Cloud forward but what triggered his counterattack was his opponent coming in close, which was the only way to attack of Cloud would be set off. Cloud smirked as he tried to throw a punch, feigning one move beforehand, but it didn’t matter. Cloud watched as his fist collided with Cloud. Cloud absorbed the attack and decided to send his opponent packing.
“You should have kept your distance!”Cloud yelled as he knocked him back, sending him flying and doing heavy damage. Having knocked him back, he decided to push and keep up the pressure. Having knocked him back, Cloud zoomed toward his opponent and decided to use Cross Slash in an attempt to hurt him further and cause paralysis, giving him three powerful slashes. Whether the paralysis took place or not, Cloud decided to keep up the pressure and launch one of his strongest attacks, Omnislash. Cloud pointed his blade to the sky and a bright light begins to shine at its point. He then swung his blade and brought himself and his sword into his fighting stance and a blue aura begins to emit from his body. He then moved quickly toward his enemy with his amazing speed and he let loose a flurry of powerful sword slashes, 15 to be exact. He finished it by jumping to the air and delivering a powerful downward slash upon landing, causing an explosion. This would help keep up the pressure in case the paralysis didn't work.
Actions Taken:1. Cloud uses Finishing Touch to cancel his opponent's attack and deal damage in return
2. Cloud uses Cross Slash in order to paralyze his opponent
3. Cloud uses Omnislash to deal massive damage to his opponent
Moves Used:
Omnislash: This is one of Cloud's most powerful moves, it’s stronger than all of his other moves, except one particular move. Cloud points his blade to the sky and a bright light begins to shine at its point. He then swings his blade and brings himself and his sword into his fighting stance and a blue aura begins to emit from his body. He then moves toward his enemy with his amazing speed and he lets loose a flurry of powerful sword slashes, 15 to be exact. He finishes it by jumping to the air and delivering a powerful downward slash upon landing, causing an explosion. (5 post cooldown)
Cross Slash: Cloud runs to his enemy and gives him three powerful slashes with his sword. This move even causes paralysis just as well. It cannot exactly be blocked for this move can induce paralysis but it can be avoided. The paralysis is subject to dice roll, if it rolls odd, paralysis is induced upon the opponent for one turn, meaning they cannot move, if it rolls even, the paralysis doesn't take place but damage is still done if proper precautions are not taken. (3 post cooldown)
_SBJQez31-6Finishing Touch V2: This is one of Cloud's stronger attacks. Cloud swings his mighty sword and points it to the sky. A bright light will shine at the point of his mighty blade. He will then bring it behind him and swipe forward at his enemy, effectively pushing him or her back, while causing immense damage. Because of the way this move is done, this type of Finishing Touch attack can only be used to counter an enemy’s charge and attack, thus canceling the enemy's attack if the attack is physical. (4 post cooldown)
Blade Beam: Cloud gets his power to surge through his blade, after that he swings his blade toward his enemy from afar, giving his enemy a wave of energy that can cut through almost anything. (2 posts left)
Firaga: Cloud can use his Fire Materia to cast the strongest fire magic attack he has. With this magic attack, he can shoot three fireballs that hone in on his opponent, however, they explode on contact with anything and they do spread out in an effort to cut off the opponent’s escape. (2 posts left)
Summon: Bahamut ZERO: Cloud is able to utilize his Summon Materia to summon Bahamut ZERO. Once on the field of battle, Bahamut ZERO will replace Cloud, who disappears due to the way the summon material works. Bahamut ZERO will fly into the air above and look down to the battlefield. Bahamut ZERO will spread its wings and begin to gather energy. Once it has gathered all of the energy it needs, it will use Tera Flare. Tera Flare is a titanic energy attack launched from the mouth of Bahamut ZERO that is extremely hard to evade or block, given the fact the area it covers and the power by which it's released. It is a wide area attack that can destroy any and all of Cloud’s enemies, causing cataclysmic damage to Cloud’s foes and the battlefield. Once Bahamut ZERO has finished its attack, Cloud will come back to the field of battle, with the summon magic having done its work. (Can only be used twice in one thread; 2 posts left)
Meteorain: This attack from Cloud is a bit stronger than the others. Cloud begins to spin his blade rapidly, he then jumps high into the air and swings his blade across and then(spontaneously, I might add) meteors begin to fly from the sky above onto his enemy. This is a strong wide area attack that can cause great damage to his enemies. (1 post left)
Ultima: Cloud utilizes his Ultima Materia to cast this spell. This spell is known for being dubbed as the "Extreme Magic Attack" and it is known for being one of the strongest spells under the sun of Cloud's own world. Not many can stand against it and leave unscathed. Cloud will gather energy in both his hands and thrust his palms forward toward whom he wishes to cast this spell on. From there, green and white sparkles will fall from the sky around Cloud's opponent or opponents and then the earth beneath them will break and a bright light will shine, from there a gargantuan explosion of titanic proportions, colored in shades of green, black, and white, will hit Cloud's enemies, dealing unimaginable and non-elemental damage to them. This is a gigantic area attack that covers nearly everything before Cloud and it can be very hard to avoid, let alone block against. This is a spell that cannot be reflected upon Cloud, either, for it is immune to the spell "Reflect" or any other type of ability that might have the same function as the spell "Reflect". (Ready to use)
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