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Post by Eternal Mage, Aether. on Aug 14, 2015 14:48:11 GMT -5
The forest does not care for seconds or minutes, even hours are inconsequential. The smallest measure of time here is the cycle of daylight and darkness. Even then the forest is more in tuned with the seasons: rebirth brought by the warmth of spring, darkened foliage from summer's kiss, the onset of fall and then the keen bite of winter. Here in the forest so little can happen in the time it takes for me to change from a child into a man, to gain and lose so much.
All the trees are tightly-knit, just one strand in a massive web of life. Green leaves, yellow leaves, red leaves. It was a rainbow of rich, autumnal colours. The scent of earth and water drifted through the air. It was a picture of serenity, one which would endure for many long years. The ground of these forests, formed from the remains of trees falling, in successive generations, for centuries, is most eccentric: sometimes raising itself in the shape of a mountain, to descend suddenly into a muddy swamp, peopled by hideous alligators wallowing in the green slime, and by millions of mosquitoes swarming amidst the fetid vapours exhaled, sometimes extending itself endlessly in plains of a monotony and regularity truly depressing.
I'm on top of a tree branch and sort of stuck here. I went out of my way to help a cat get out of tree, but I only get a return thanks of being forgotten I'm up here. I'm not sure how I can get down from here. No one is around for me to yell for help, though recently I've gain a bit of pride in my nobility that I'm to ashame to yell out for help. So, I'm trapping myself up here even if someone comes back and offer help. I look towards the nearby trees and branches and see a path I can take to get down from here. However, presently I don't have the courage to go through with it. This might take me a while...
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Post by Kitty Kat Astra on Aug 14, 2015 14:59:23 GMT -5
Hatred. It was a feeling that she was slowly getting used to emanating through her being. It was a feeling that, when everything had been stolen from her, was the last thing to remain behind in the darkness. Some time had passed, and she had recovered a lot of her former strenght. Now she was on the warpath, to reclaim what she had lost while getting some sweet revenge on the ones who had caused her this incredible pain. Covering her chest, was the armor of the Valkyrie. It had regained the power it once had, and would now offer quite the significant boost to her defenses. Over her back, was the darkened spear known as Loki's Sting, and its deadly jaws were prepared to take on any foe that might dare to face her. Wandering through the forest, calmly and quietly, she was making sure not to physically exhaust herself. The disease that was coursing through her veins were still making it hard to travel and sleep properly, but the more she suffered from this affliction, the better she became at coping with the symptoms...
It was while wandering through this forest that her eyes caught onto something, or rather someone, that s he didn't expect to meet. Looking up, Astra started laughing to herself. Here she had expected to have to search for a long while to find her nemesis. Instead, he had found her. "...Seems you're in misfortune today, for I am all in the mood of taking you down a notch, even if you appear this helpless." Astra called out, readying herself to attack.
Skill Name: Eyes of the Heavens
Description: As a Valkyrie, Astra has a natural aptitude at judging an opponents strenght and threat level. It allows her to judge wheter she stands a chance, or wheter she is outclassed completely. The eyes grant the same information about casted spells.
Skill Name: Eyes of the High Heavens
Description: The Valkyrie are those chosen by the gods, who shall watch the battles of the mortals, judging the mortals as worthy or unworthy to enter the divine halls. It is through this knowledge, that Astra has gained an insane insight into combat, allowing her to react faster and make better decisions than an average person.
Skill Name: Heroic Presssence
Desciption: Astra's pressence can be felt on the battlefield. Capable of inspiring herself or any chosen ally, the effects of poison, paralysis, sleep and fear can be temporarily ignored. Once the effect of Heroic Pressence fade, the entire backlash from any such effects are felt immediately. (Three turns before backlash kicks in)
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Post by Eternal Mage, Aether. on Aug 14, 2015 15:32:34 GMT -5
Before I make my way down, a young girl with white hair shows up. The young lady not very tall and appears to be frail. Her clothing is odd and old style armor. I recognizing her from before with Riley almost a month ago. I can can assume she gotten worse from the virus and never gotten cured. She's holding onto a lot of grudge towards me and getting ready to attack. I let out a burden sigh as I thought I wouldn't encounter for a while. I am shocked that she's able to recognize me despite my appearance is much different from before. I'm still not sure what that necklace had done to her, but even back then I knew it had something bad. Since then, I've become more stable and hear less voices. I even have that clown in my head shackle down. I've regained my memories that was sealed away, but all this was at a cost. Towards this girl and normally I let her take my life. However, I've still have a purpose to fulfill so it won't be today. “I'm not sure what has happened with that pendant. I've tried to restore it in hopes that it would reverse the affects, but it hasn't worked.” I doubt any of what I've said will change her mind in anything. Most likely, she's beyond reason and it's best that I retreat from her and keep my distance because she still has the virus. Under normal circumstance, I would already retreat and head back into the city before she can do anything, but I'm a bit stuck at the moment. “You shouldn't try me because I'm confident that I am much stronger than you” Honestly, I'm very scared of fighting and I'm just bluffing my way through with a deadpan serious face. “Come back if you can remove that virus or you'll just hurt yourself.” Skills::
Blade knowledge
Just by holding a bladed weapon, the user can tell you everything about it. Including special effects. In battle, after seeing it for three posts. He can do the same thing.
Weapon Expert
The user is a weapon user expert. This means in battle against a none weapon user, he will have a large advantage. If they have a weapon, he will have a moderate advantage (even if you have a weapon doesn't mean you know how to use it.) Anyone who has a skill similar, they will go about even. Spells that makes them expert in weapons or martial arts will depends on the spell.
Tracking knowledge
Knowledge from his previous life that he didn't forget. The user can track someone down by their threads. However, if the post is over a month old, they cannot use that thread. |
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Post by Kitty Kat Astra on Aug 14, 2015 17:47:31 GMT -5
Standing there on the ground, she was looking up at him with a big fate smile on her face. This was the most curious situation, where someone was claiming so many strange things. It wasn't as if Astra was stupid. It wasn't as if she didn't know what was actually going on. Soon, the smiling became chuckling. Then the chuckling became laughing. Laughing, full on laughing at him, she looked up at him with those very peculiar eyes that she had, the girl was shaking her head from side to side, as if he was a comedian that had just cracked on the best jokes she had ever heard. "I know your kind. I saw the look in your eyes when you realised you were hurting me back then, with your girlfriend watching. The regret. The fear. I could almost taste you apologising. So tell me, stranger, do you truly hurt the weak?.. Can you truly blame me for what you made me into?... I don't think you have it in you to hurt me, after all the pain and suffering you put me through. You're not that much of an egoistical asshole, are you? No... Instead, you should let me beat you up so we can both get on with our days. That, or I could see how good you would be at deepthroating my spear here. I hear its what all the guys want these days." Grinning wickedly, she slowly stepped closer to him. Holding tightly around Loki's sting, she was attempting to reach a place where she could attack him. Astra took a position where he wouldn't be able to get back down without going through her. Then, with the lenght and reach of her spear, she'd start thrusting it at his feet, trying to make him fall down and hurt himself. Although, at this initial point, it was mostly harmless banter. If he continued to anger her though, it would quickly get more serious. If it could amuse her and let her have a little revenge, that would be fine. Astra wasn't there to kill a random nobody. It would interfere with her plans down the road. For oh, did she have big plans for the future.
Skill Name: Eyes of the Heavens
Description: As a Valkyrie, Astra has a natural aptitude at judging an opponents strenght and threat level. It allows her to judge wheter she stands a chance, or wheter she is outclassed completely. The eyes grant the same information about casted spells.
Skill Name: Eyes of the High Heavens
Description: The Valkyrie are those chosen by the gods, who shall watch the battles of the mortals, judging the mortals as worthy or unworthy to enter the divine halls. It is through this knowledge, that Astra has gained an insane insight into combat, allowing her to react faster and make better decisions than an average person.
Skill Name: Heroic Presssence
Desciption: Astra's pressence can be felt on the battlefield. Capable of inspiring herself or any chosen ally, the effects of poison, paralysis, sleep and fear can be temporarily ignored. Once the effect of Heroic Pressence fade, the entire backlash from any such effects are felt immediately. (Three turns before backlash kicks in)
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Post by Eternal Mage, Aether. on Aug 14, 2015 18:27:42 GMT -5
A lot of things are different about the girl, from the way she carries herself and even how she talks. Before, she had this old style speech pattern, but now it's closer to someone from Phantom cloak. She's still threatening at me despite my warnings and trying to attack me with her weapon spear. I've stared at her spear to get a clear idea about it and how dangerous it is. Right now, I'm about five meters off the ground and she's barely nipping at my feet. “If you have gotten me a month ago you could have killed me without resistance.”
She's trying to talk degrade me and weaken me down. If this was a month ago, those harsh words would sting at me. However, with memories and being more stable now it has no affect. I used to do the same thing to others. I move up to a higher branch where it makes it impossible for her to do anything unless she somehow manage to climb up here. I need to bluff my way or turtle up long enough for her to grow bored. “In mercy, I could overwhelm you with my magic and end your suffering. However, I honestly believe that there is a cure and prefer to fight you when you're healthy.”
I see a few paths that I can take, but I doubt Astra is aware of them, however, My left hand begins to glow and create a giant ghost like hand. I reach out to grab a tree branch that's impossible otherwise to do without this glove and pull myself the next tree. I'm about ten meters off the ground and 15 meters away from Astra. Most likely, she's going to chase after me, but unless she can climb a tree and jump distance like this it's hard for her to keep up.
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Post by Kitty Kat Astra on Aug 14, 2015 19:34:40 GMT -5
Tilting her head to the side as he started replying, it was clear that she didn't give a single damn about what he had to say. When he started using some kind of item to move forwards, both higher into the trees and further away from Astra. An audible sigh left her lips as she swung the bladed staff back over onto her back. In her current condition, chasing him would exhaust her to the point where she would be coughing up blood again. Then she would become incredibly tired and have to sleep, to which she would have horrible nightmares, become exhausted, throw up blood, in an almost unbreakable circle. As long as she kept herself relatively quiet and kept feeding the disease some of her magical powers, she could mostly remain unaffected. At least as long as she didn't have to use magic or do anything incredibly taxing physically. "Incredible how much of a coward he is. Couldn't even show a sick girl the honor of getting her revenge. A weasel, not a man." With two short clicks, the bladed staff was completely locked in place on the back of her armor. In frustration, Astra bent over to pick up a flint rock to fling in his general direction. Because she was rather strong, and because she was a Valkyrie, there was quite the power behind the throw, but she wasn't expecting much. The chance of hitting him here were equal to finding a needle in a haystack. Then Astra turned her back towards where Aether was fleeing to, slowly starting to walk away as if nothing had happened. If anything, this counted as a victory in her book. Fleeing from someone after a challenge and attack had been launched, couldn't be seen as anything but a victory. His honor would be besmirched, and he would suffer in the afterlife for his weakness. That is how the Valkyrian law had always been.
Stepping through the forest still, she knew she would get to face Aether again someday. Perhaps when this sickness was cured and she could keep up with him physically. For now, her mind returned to what she was doing at present. Returning to Shirotsume, so that she could learn more about this cure for her ailment. If by some chance Aether would be knocked to the ground, she would likely look to see if he had become aggravated enough to do something about the situation. Regardless though, she wasn't going to play cat and mouse while sick.
Skills:
Skill Name: Eyes of the Heavens
Description: As a Valkyrie, Astra has a natural aptitude at judging an opponents strenght and threat level. It allows her to judge wheter she stands a chance, or wheter she is outclassed completely. The eyes grant the same information about casted spells.
Skill Name: Eyes of the High Heavens
Description: The Valkyrie are those chosen by the gods, who shall watch the battles of the mortals, judging the mortals as worthy or unworthy to enter the divine halls. It is through this knowledge, that Astra has gained an insane insight into combat, allowing her to react faster and make better decisions than an average person.
Skill Name: Heroic Presssence
Desciption: Astra's pressence can be felt on the battlefield. Capable of inspiring herself or any chosen ally, the effects of poison, paralysis, sleep and fear can be temporarily ignored. Once the effect of Heroic Pressence fade, the entire backlash from any such effects are felt immediately. (Three turns before backlash kicks in)
Equipment:
Name: Loki's Sting(custom)
Level: A
Description: Loki's Sting is an average lenghted double-sided bladestaff, colored in a shimmering black. The handle appears like two snakes slithering around each other, opening their maws at either side as if spitting out the two blades. It is said in the legends, that this weapon isn't given as a gift from the gods. Rather, it is taken by those seeking vengeance, smitten by the dark powers and trickery of Loki. The weapon doesn't initially appear to be anything outside a standard bladestaff. It however feeds on the pain and misery of its victims, significantly boosting both their physical and magical attacks once they're wounded. In short, the more wounded and desperate the victim of Loki's Sting become, the more power Loki's Sting will grant the wielder.
Price and Availability: Astra Only, 17,500 Jewels.
Name: Hymer's Guard (custom)
Level: A
Description: Hymer was the ancient giant that challenged Thor to a test of strenght, and through trickery, defeated the mighty god. One of the imbued items he used in the challenge, was his armor, Hymer's guard. This armor appears like a simple leather scale armor, with each scale appearing like a darkened and corrupted leaf. It covers most of the torso and shoulders, reaching down to just below the waist. Offering moderate protection against physical and magic attacks, it doesn't initially stand out amongst regular armor. However, the more wounded and desperate the wearer of the armor is, the more power the armor resonates with, increasing her defenses. It was speculated amongst the gods, that Hymer intentionally wounded himself before testing his strenght against Thor. The armor can slightly change appearance for the comfort or style-sense of the wearer.
Price and Availability: Astra Only, 19,500 Jewels.
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Post by Eternal Mage, Aether. on Aug 14, 2015 19:54:09 GMT -5
Alright, now what tree next and how to get down from here. Out in the distance, I hear her screaming at me and calling me a coward for choosing to run. I wave at her in a “whatever” manner. It's better not to make her illness worse and have her keel over from the disease. Although, I've never heard of any mage dying. What's more, I have zero interest in catching the DCD and if I fight her there's a risk of me catching I, so overall, it's better to avoid her.
I turn back from her and try think this out when suddenly I feel something hit the back of my head. “THE HELL?!” The shock of something came flying at me out of nowhere has caused me to lose balance. As I fall from the three, I try to grab a tree branch, but my hand only slips through. I begin to fall from the tree and hit almost every branch on my way down and into bushes. If not for hitting everything and the bushes I might have died.
I get out of the bush with scratches and annoyance on my face. For a moment, Joker side comes out and focuses a large amount of blood lust towards the girl. “That bitch” I scream out, but I close my mouth and regain composer. I let out a sigh and draw my sword from my hip. I no longer have my way of retreat and I don't know how much energy she has to fight. However, I don't think I can straight up run at the moment. Maybe I can make her give it up? I put myself in a defensive stance while letting out a heavy sigh. I'll just bluff my way and perhaps be able to help her in the long run. "Alright, how about you put your honor on the line.If I win, you have to do anything I say and vice versa?"
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Post by Kitty Kat Astra on Aug 14, 2015 20:08:26 GMT -5
Lo and behold. A mere moment after tossing the rock at full force, the sound of a bird falling from a tree soon followed. It was a beautiful sound, and that alone caused a wicked smile to burst forth on her lips. Turning around once again, she would casually walk forwards towards the downed enemy. Staying her blade, she was looking at him with absolute disinterest. The anger that was flowing through him was nothing that she didn't feel towards him ten or twenty times stronger. Even so, she was the composed and calm one. Astra knew that if they were going to fight, it'd have to be on her conditions. Otherwise he would simply run off like some scaredy cat and prolong the fight. Before he spoke his challenge, Astra simply placed a hand onto her hip and started taunting him even further. "Aww, did the baby fall over, or maybe you stubbed a toe? Do you want me to call your mother so that she may kiss the pain away?" The tone in which she spoke was absolutely joyous, as she had already gotten the revenge that she was immediately seeking. Aether had been humiliated, felt pain, felt hatred. Crossing her arms over her chest, she leaned against a tree.
Then he spoke even more humorous remarks. Was he attempting to besmirch her honor? For a few short moments, this sentence had reverted her line of thought completely to her old self. "Thou wishes to bring forth a challenge? Thou have no honor, and no respect for traditions. Thou shall not run from this fight. Thou shall not show cowardice. Thou shall not turn thy back on the enemy. If thou can abide by those rules, the winner of this fight shall claim the other as their rightful slave. Break the rules, and may the gods themselves strike thou down!" With that, Astra slowly unhooked her weapon to point it at him. If he declined the challenge, she would simply turn around and walk away. Afterall, she had already seen him take quite a fall today. It wasn't like she needed anything more.
Skills:
Skill Name: Eyes of the Heavens
Description: As a Valkyrie, Astra has a natural aptitude at judging an opponents strenght and threat level. It allows her to judge wheter she stands a chance, or wheter she is outclassed completely. The eyes grant the same information about casted spells.
Skill Name: Eyes of the High Heavens
Description: The Valkyrie are those chosen by the gods, who shall watch the battles of the mortals, judging the mortals as worthy or unworthy to enter the divine halls. It is through this knowledge, that Astra has gained an insane insight into combat, allowing her to react faster and make better decisions than an average person.
Skill Name: Heroic Presssence
Desciption: Astra's pressence can be felt on the battlefield. Capable of inspiring herself or any chosen ally, the effects of poison, paralysis, sleep and fear can be temporarily ignored. Once the effect of Heroic Pressence fade, the entire backlash from any such effects are felt immediately. (Three turns before backlash kicks in)
Equipment:
Name: Loki's Sting(custom)
Level: A
Description: Loki's Sting is an average lenghted double-sided bladestaff, colored in a shimmering black. The handle appears like two snakes slithering around each other, opening their maws at either side as if spitting out the two blades. It is said in the legends, that this weapon isn't given as a gift from the gods. Rather, it is taken by those seeking vengeance, smitten by the dark powers and trickery of Loki. The weapon doesn't initially appear to be anything outside a standard bladestaff. It however feeds on the pain and misery of its victims, significantly boosting both their physical and magical attacks once they're wounded. In short, the more wounded and desperate the victim of Loki's Sting become, the more power Loki's Sting will grant the wielder.
Price and Availability: Astra Only, 17,500 Jewels.
Name: Hymer's Guard (custom)
Level: A
Description: Hymer was the ancient giant that challenged Thor to a test of strenght, and through trickery, defeated the mighty god. One of the imbued items he used in the challenge, was his armor, Hymer's guard. This armor appears like a simple leather scale armor, with each scale appearing like a darkened and corrupted leaf. It covers most of the torso and shoulders, reaching down to just below the waist. Offering moderate protection against physical and magic attacks, it doesn't initially stand out amongst regular armor. However, the more wounded and desperate the wearer of the armor is, the more power the armor resonates with, increasing her defenses. It was speculated amongst the gods, that Hymer intentionally wounded himself before testing his strenght against Thor. The armor can slightly change appearance for the comfort or style-sense of the wearer.
Price and Availability: Astra Only, 19,500 Jewels.
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Post by Eternal Mage, Aether. on Aug 14, 2015 20:39:43 GMT -5
The way Astra begins to talk is like her old self and full of pride and order. She must hold code and honor highly. Despite her illness, she accepts my challenge. I can only guess that she holds a lot of confident in herself. Well, so do I, but I really wish that I just ran away from this!
However, something inside me is telling me to grit my teeth and roll with it. I take a deep breath and calm myself down. I reach into my pocket and take my medication for anxiety. I have a good control over Joker now, so I'm sure nothing will go to the extreme. “I accept your challenge and hope you keep your word.”
I don't have any intention of casting magic in this fight as I fear that I might overdo it and hurt her. However, I might be able to break her spirit and have her give up without a fight. I let out a burst of time magic towards the tree she was leaning on and cause time to speed up so fast that it explodes instantly and turn into dust.
“I suggest you give up now, and save us both the time and effort. If I wanted too, I can destroy you and this entire forest just as fast if I wanted too.”
Once again, I'm only bluffing as I can't do that with time magic. I mean, I can destroy the forest that fast, but to do something like that to a person is a different story. My time magic has it limits and conditions on people. It's unlikely that I be able to fulfill those conditions in this fight, but who knows.
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Post by Kitty Kat Astra on Aug 14, 2015 20:48:57 GMT -5
When he charged his magic, she was already moving forwards. With her eyes, she could see exactly when his magic started, how much power it held, which type of magic it was. What she hadn't anticipated, was how much power he could actually place into his magic. Yet, it was exactly like she had assumed. He hadn't directed it towards her. Wheter it was because she was right in what she had said earlier or not, it didn't actually matter. The fact was that it hadn't hit her, and it hadn't done any damage to her. Even if he was capable of immediately erasing her, it would be well within her honorable way to be slain to something that could potentially overpower even the gods. Swinging the bladestaff at him, she spun around herself in a small pieutte to send two broad swipes at him. Since he was so busy talking and flaunting his magic, it was highly plausible that he would feel threathened by her movements. Especially because his particular magic was incredibly weak against what she herself was capable of. The strikes were brutal and merciless, and since she was in a weakened and desperate state, her armor was assisting her in moving. There was no mercy to be found, and if he somehow made a mistake and took a strike to the face, he could very well be decapitated. The girl didn't waste her precious breath in replying to him. It was a complete frontal assault.
Skills:
Skill Name: Eyes of the Heavens
Description: As a Valkyrie, Astra has a natural aptitude at judging an opponents strenght and threat level. It allows her to judge wheter she stands a chance, or wheter she is outclassed completely. The eyes grant the same information about casted spells.
Skill Name: Eyes of the High Heavens
Description: The Valkyrie are those chosen by the gods, who shall watch the battles of the mortals, judging the mortals as worthy or unworthy to enter the divine halls. It is through this knowledge, that Astra has gained an insane insight into combat, allowing her to react faster and make better decisions than an average person.
Skill Name: Heroic Presssence
Desciption: Astra's pressence can be felt on the battlefield. Capable of inspiring herself or any chosen ally, the effects of poison, paralysis, sleep and fear can be temporarily ignored. Once the effect of Heroic Pressence fade, the entire backlash from any such effects are felt immediately. (Three turns before backlash kicks in)
Equipment:
Name: Loki's Sting(custom)
Level: A
Description: Loki's Sting is an average lenghted double-sided bladestaff, colored in a shimmering black. The handle appears like two snakes slithering around each other, opening their maws at either side as if spitting out the two blades. It is said in the legends, that this weapon isn't given as a gift from the gods. Rather, it is taken by those seeking vengeance, smitten by the dark powers and trickery of Loki. The weapon doesn't initially appear to be anything outside a standard bladestaff. It however feeds on the pain and misery of its victims, significantly boosting both their physical and magical attacks once they're wounded. In short, the more wounded and desperate the victim of Loki's Sting become, the more power Loki's Sting will grant the wielder.
Price and Availability: Astra Only, 17,500 Jewels.
Name: Hymer's Guard (custom)
Level: A
Description: Hymer was the ancient giant that challenged Thor to a test of strenght, and through trickery, defeated the mighty god. One of the imbued items he used in the challenge, was his armor, Hymer's guard. This armor appears like a simple leather scale armor, with each scale appearing like a darkened and corrupted leaf. It covers most of the torso and shoulders, reaching down to just below the waist. Offering moderate protection against physical and magic attacks, it doesn't initially stand out amongst regular armor. However, the more wounded and desperate the wearer of the armor is, the more power the armor resonates with, increasing her defenses. It was speculated amongst the gods, that Hymer intentionally wounded himself before testing his strenght against Thor. The armor can slightly change appearance for the comfort or style-sense of the wearer.
Price and Availability: Astra Only, 19,500 Jewels.
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Post by Eternal Mage, Aether. on Aug 15, 2015 12:04:34 GMT -5
As Astra charges at me and strikes while I'm talking, I simply block her attacks only. Each of her blows are brutal and heavy. Astra has the weapon advantage with power and reach. My weapon would normally give me the edge if I was facing someone with a sword or some sort however against this weapon I'm being pushed back. From what I can tell, she has some sort of training and she's pretty fast with her attacks. “Well, I know you think the girl I was with earlier is my girlfriend, but I'm afraid that's not true. Can you give me some sort of dating advice?”Right now, I can only play defensive and wait for an opening. Each blow she strikes, I feel it in my arms. If I had a similar weapon of reach or power it wouldn't be a problem, but with a rapier I can only push the strikes away from me and block. First, I need to adjust myself to hear reach and power so I can begin to push-off the strikes to lessen the burden on my arms and then wait for the right moment to strike. If it comes down to it, I have decent armor that I can use to lessen her blows that comes directly at me and I still have a free hand that I can only wait for the right moment to use. Maybe I should just make a run for it or something because this whole fighting thing is super scary. “I'm bad with signs, do you think she's into me?”Weapons and armor
Name: Guardian of Kings Ver. II
Level: A
Description: A powerful rapier with obvious origins that are no doubt linked to some sort of wealthy noble family. It is said that a mad King was unhappy with the enchantment of the previous rapier, which lead to this second version being forged. Much like the original Guardian of Kings, this version is encrusted with jewels, though this time, diamonds and emeralds specifically. Also unlike the golden trimmings of its sister, this weapon is lined with platinum, making it slightly more expensive than the more noble-looking counterpart. Legend says that anyone cut by the weapon will receive a second wound identical to the first a few inches lower down in their body, almost as if the weapon possesses a secondary blade that is invisible to the naked eye.
Price and Availability: 22,000 jewels. Shop only.
Name: Kingsguard
Level: A
Description: A rare and glorious set of armour that has been crafted from only the finest of materials. Each armour is custom-made for its user depending on his or her own unique tastes. Each armour does share some similarities, however, such as the intricate designs which are layered on top of the armour with sheets of gold. The armour also has large chunks of jewels embedded into it at various locations, such as the shoulders and the centre of the chest. Legend also says that each set of armour is blessed by at least three different priests the moment it is crafted, which no doubt has contributed to the rather absurd and overvalued price tag attached to it. Still, the Kingsguard does boast moderate protection against both physical and magical attacks; so you still have that going for you, which is pretty nice.
Price and Availability: 10,000 jewels. Shop only.
Name: Bringer of Demons
Level: A
Description: A rather evil looking gauntlet that looks as if it has been freshly decapitated from the arm of a demon. The gauntlet is a strange fleshy red in colour, though will light up in a blueish hue the moment it is worn by a mage. Not only do the fingers of the weapon end in razor-sharp talons, but the weapon also possesses the ability to summon a giant spectral hand which stands at about the size of a carriage. The ghostly hand will appear immediately after feeding the weapon with a B-Rank worth of mana and will follow the wielders hand movements, allowing it to act as an extension to the user’s body. The spectral hand will remain at the users command for the duration of the thread, however, it can be destroyed prematurely by an attack of the same rank as the weapon itself.
Price and Availability: 20,000 jewels. Shop only.
Name: Big Bang
Rank:A
Description: Big Bang is an invention of the Hikari family. Big bang to put it simply, a bomb. It's in a shape of a blue sphere with magic runes around it. Inside the spare holds magical energy that can explode in high-impact aoe damage. Each bomb is only one use each time. The bomb does A rank damage, and range reaches up to five meters.
Price and Availability: 3,000 per bomb.
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Post by Kitty Kat Astra on Aug 15, 2015 12:49:35 GMT -5
Blocking her attacks with a rapier probably wasn't the smartest of things. With every strike, the weapon that she was wielding was gaining momentum and power. Due to the many trees in the area, Astra pushing him backwards was to her clear advantage. There were many roots he could fall over. There were many passages that were narrow, due to vegetation, branches and the like, leaving less room to dodge. In short, he was being backed into a corner. A soft red glow was starting to appear on the edge of the bladed-staff. Knowing that this would exert herself, Astra took the risk willingly. A rapier was a narrow weapon, without much weight to back it up. Thus, if she could strike at him with her absolute full force, he would have an incredibly hard time to put up enough counter force to protect himself compeltely. When the place that Aether had to escape was the most narrow, Astra used her left foot to slightly jump into the air. It wasn't high enough that she couldn't escape a counter-attack, but it was good enough that she could get her entire bodyweight behind the swing. Bringing the bladed-staff down with absolutely all of her might, blocking it could result in Aether getting hurt. Dodging it would be hard due to the terrain. Parrying it could potentially cost him a couple of fingers or a hand if his guard slipped. Regardless, the force would be enough to wind up a small storm of dust through the trees, where leaves and other forest-floor pressence were blown away from the impact as if a tornado had just hit.
Rattled from exhausting herself, Astra was breathing heavily, coughing, bent over slightly. There was a sweet taste of blood in her mouth, as she was mere moments away from coughing up blood. Stepping backwards, Astra ended up sitting against a tree to catch her breath. Any further physical exercise would be seriously bad for her health. Looking to see what happened to Aether, she wasn't sure what the conclusion of this fight would be...
Skills:
Skill Name: Eyes of the Heavens
Description: As a Valkyrie, Astra has a natural aptitude at judging an opponents strenght and threat level. It allows her to judge wheter she stands a chance, or wheter she is outclassed completely. The eyes grant the same information about casted spells.
Skill Name: Eyes of the High Heavens
Description: The Valkyrie are those chosen by the gods, who shall watch the battles of the mortals, judging the mortals as worthy or unworthy to enter the divine halls. It is through this knowledge, that Astra has gained an insane insight into combat, allowing her to react faster and make better decisions than an average person.
Skill Name: Heroic Presssence
Desciption: Astra's pressence can be felt on the battlefield. Capable of inspiring herself or any chosen ally, the effects of poison, paralysis, sleep and fear can be temporarily ignored. Once the effect of Heroic Pressence fade, the entire backlash from any such effects are felt immediately. (Three turns before backlash kicks in)
Equipment:
Name: Loki's Sting(custom)
Level: A
Description: Loki's Sting is an average lenghted double-sided bladestaff, colored in a shimmering black. The handle appears like two snakes slithering around each other, opening their maws at either side as if spitting out the two blades. It is said in the legends, that this weapon isn't given as a gift from the gods. Rather, it is taken by those seeking vengeance, smitten by the dark powers and trickery of Loki. The weapon doesn't initially appear to be anything outside a standard bladestaff. It however feeds on the pain and misery of its victims, significantly boosting both their physical and magical attacks once they're wounded. In short, the more wounded and desperate the victim of Loki's Sting become, the more power Loki's Sting will grant the wielder.
Price and Availability: Astra Only, 17,500 Jewels.
Name: Hymer's Guard (custom)
Level: A
Description: Hymer was the ancient giant that challenged Thor to a test of strenght, and through trickery, defeated the mighty god. One of the imbued items he used in the challenge, was his armor, Hymer's guard. This armor appears like a simple leather scale armor, with each scale appearing like a darkened and corrupted leaf. It covers most of the torso and shoulders, reaching down to just below the waist. Offering moderate protection against physical and magic attacks, it doesn't initially stand out amongst regular armor. However, the more wounded and desperate the wearer of the armor is, the more power the armor resonates with, increasing her defenses. It was speculated amongst the gods, that Hymer intentionally wounded himself before testing his strenght against Thor. The armor can slightly change appearance for the comfort or style-sense of the wearer.
Price and Availability: Astra Only, 19,500 Jewels.
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Post by Eternal Mage, Aether. on Aug 15, 2015 13:44:41 GMT -5
I'm being pushed back into a tree not to far behind me. Though, it's not like I can't destroy it and get out of this situation. Each strike she takes is making my arm numb. The difference in weapons is too much for my weapon, I'm going have to invest in a new weapon. The surrounding area is making it hard for me to move around and lessen the blows even more. My movement is being hinder and she has a heavier weapon, this is not good for me. On the edge of Astra weapon, her blade begins to glow, signaling some sort of danger.
Astra is overextending herself and coming down with a powerful strike going downwards while leaping in the air. Damn, I don't want to use magic, but if that attacks hits me with full force while I'm limited in movement, it be quite dangerous. My right eye glows and causing her weapon to temporary to rust. After a little while, her weapon will return to normal. With her weapon being rusted up, this will lessen the damage. However, this is not fast enough for her attack comes crashing down onto me. I use my sword to dig into the ground as leverage, and I push-off to the right side.
I've managed to get out-of-the-way, but not without taking damage. Due to the power up of her weapon and using all of her body weight, she has cut through some of my armor and created a long gash down my left arm. It seems the rust had begun as it was cutting through my armor. I'm lucky that it didn't cute my entire arm off. Astra is now leaning against a tree resting. I'm about three meters away from her. Pain is shooting out of my arm where her weapon had cut me. “That's not nice of you.” This fight can get really ugly if I keep going and now I have an open wound versus a sick person. This is most likely going to leave a scar for a while.
“I better end this before it gets too ugly.” My right eye begins to glow and cause time around me to speed up on the trees. The trees begin to fall over and all over Astra, but not directly on her. Purposely having all the trees avoid hitting her. The trees will make it hard for Astra to get out and impossible to chase me down. My hands are sweaty and my legs are feeling weak. “I guess I'm not really ready after all” I snap my fingers and cause time to move so quickly in the space close to me to create an explosion. However, it only purpose is to create dust and hide my movement as I run from this fight. “I'll come find you next time, Astra. When I'm more stable and can take you seriously.”
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