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Post by AiNoShini on Feb 16, 2004 17:02:36 GMT -5
The wind blows with great fury. The mountain shakes with the power of the wind, and the quake of the earth. Ai stands on the ledge, staring up the massive stairway which leads up to a majestic, behemoth castle. He smiles, and folds his arms across his chest. Suddenly, a tornado of flames appears from the clouds, and slams into the ground around Ai. He turns, facing his opponent. Meteors begin to descend from the sky, and a massive electrical storm begins. The earth splits, and magma pours out, seemingly endless. It is the Armaggedon. The end of the world. Only one challenger may come. Only one melee weapon. Magic is allowed, but don't expect to be able to use anything powerful. The elements shun outside interference from their kin, and shall disperse it, whatever it is. Ai stretches his arms out, and his armor surrounds him, tightening, and creating the odd, rune covered plating he uses. His elbow blades grow out, but one crumbles to ashes. He pulls the other out of it's holding place. In sync with a crack of thunder, he plunges the blade into the earth.
"Come. The end is near...Death beckons...There is nothing beyond this, so fight with all you have. The mountain top and the castle are the fighting grounds. Let us begin."
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Post by Jimmy "The Doorman" Manae on Feb 16, 2004 17:45:02 GMT -5
The bellow and torment of the world mirror the inner turmoil of Manae's heart. His normally serene manner gone, his face in a twistedly evil smirk as his darker element threatens to escape his control. With a loud rattle of armor, almost hearable over the storms, he ascends.
Stopping before Ai, he smiles; it is the face of a madman who is still sane somewhere deep inside. His mithril armor glows faintly, both from the lava in the distance, lightning in the sky, and the last of his holy power trying desperately to keep his own evil suppressed.
Hiking up his armored heavy-leather gloves, Manae unlatches his runesword from his back. The massively oversized blade swings around lightly due to magically-enhanced strength. It is about the only spell he can focus on at the moment, and even then only because it is second nature to use.
Death called me here... I believe we were both invited...
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Post by AiNoShini on Feb 16, 2004 17:48:23 GMT -5
Ai smiles lightly, and nods at Manae. He pulls the blade out the ground, and shapes it into a slender form of a katana.
"You've not seen this blade's abilityies, have you? Well then...Foul demon...Let us do battle."
Ai places the katana on his shoulder, looking at Manae. He'd wanted this fight for as long as he'd known Manae was a skilled swordsman...this would be good.
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Post by Jimmy "The Doorman" Manae on Feb 16, 2004 17:54:29 GMT -5
Manae shrugs, his larged ovaled shoulder plates going up and back down in a movement exagerating the small nudge, a corner of his mouth pulling up in an almost smile from the wicked smirk.
Good? Who knows about good. I've killed a lot of people with this blade... does that make you good? I'm sure there are tougher standards where one of us is soon to be...
Grasping the handle firmly with both hands, Manae lifts the sword. Sparks jump from the tip towards Ai as it is charged with its thunder element.
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Post by AiNoShini on Feb 16, 2004 17:57:37 GMT -5
Ai steps to the side, avoiding the bolt of electriciy, and a bolt of lighting meets the bolt, absorbing it back into the sky. A massive bolt now strikes the mountain, shaking it. Ai almost loses his footing, and stumbles towards Manae. Seeing his predicament, he rolls with it, and stops in a crouching position, and thrusts his sword at Manae's stomach.
"Ah!"
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Post by Jimmy "The Doorman" Manae on Feb 16, 2004 18:04:16 GMT -5
<OOC: Don't get me wrong, sword doesn't shoot bolts. Just a few sparks flew off. Depending on the situation, it might be a few embers, or steam, or what-have-you, depending on how it's charged.
EDIT: Also, be back in a bit. It's time for Aikido Club.>
Manae places his sword in front of himself, the massive blade easily half as wide as he is and five feet long. As the katana hits it, a surge of electricity flows through the blade.
Following habit and expecting no effect from secondary forces, Manae rotates his runesword around sixty degrees counterclockwise, slipping off it's right edge towards Ai's left-front. After a step, his sword is pulled after him in a wide, angled sweep directly towards his enemy.
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Post by AiNoShini on Feb 16, 2004 18:07:06 GMT -5
Upon the deflection of his katana, Ai leapt backwards, dodging Manae's attack, and when an opening appeared, Ai made a quick dash for the sword, and began heading to the stairs.
(Aikido Club? YOU BASTARD!!! I want it!)
"Damn."
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Post by Jimmy "The Doorman" Manae on Feb 16, 2004 20:42:04 GMT -5
<OOC: Come to Penn State Or, any other major college, really. My brother is also in an Aikido Club up at Cornell. Er, he might actually be paying to go to an actual dojo, I'm not sure. EDIT: Let me get this straight... you threw the sword? If so, damnit all, I could have ended this already. Oh, and my brother just took an Aikido gym class, but is going to join their club.> With a quick motion, Manae slung his sword over his back. Placing his hands together forming a triangle with thumb and fingers, he focused himself by using an old chat. His hands flashed for a moment, sending out a small fireball towards Ai. However, a spasmatic loss of his composure due to his awakening dark side sent it off course, bound to hit the steps above its target.
Regaining himself, Manae began a chase up the stairs, holding his runesword ahead of himself broad-side out as a make-shift sheild.
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Post by AiNoShini on Feb 18, 2004 12:35:56 GMT -5
(No, I didn't throw it, I thrust it at you. When you struck it, I pulled away, with the blade still in hand.)
Ai smirks at Manae's bold charge, and withing an instant, recreates his blade to a shape the equal size of Manae's blade. He took a defensive stance, awaiting Manae's strike.
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Post by Jimmy "The Doorman" Manae on Feb 18, 2004 18:03:29 GMT -5
Fah! Crafty swords won't save you this day!
His pace increasing as he closed on Ai, Manae's runesword dropped. Trainling it behind him, he grabbed tight with both hands, bringing forth a mighty upwards-angled sweep with enough power to shatter any normal metal.
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Post by AiNoShini on Feb 18, 2004 20:10:47 GMT -5
Ai smirked, and met Manae's blade with his own.
"This is no ordinary blade, Manae!"
Ai pushed Manae's blade to the side, and side kicks him in the solar-plexesus.
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Post by Jimmy "The Doorman" Manae on Feb 18, 2004 20:54:30 GMT -5
<OOC: Ahh, nothing like learned even more techniques meant purely for defense that can easily maim a body if done incorrectly *continues goading Ai on his inability to practice Aikido yet*> Manae leans into the blow, allowing the armor and his movement to absorb most of it. Catching Ai's leg there, he rams his shoulder plate into Ai's face, knocking him to the ground.
Manae puts a foot on Ai's throat, the other holding his free arm back above his head, and uses his sword to do similar to his other arm, ready to intercept any swing. He steps down hard.<OOC: And where being on steps is your worst enemy. *winks*>
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Post by AiNoShini on Feb 19, 2004 20:42:33 GMT -5
Ai smirks through a grimace, and throws his blade high into the air. Manae glances up briefly in confusion, allowing Ai a gap for an attack. He pounds his two fists together on Manae's ankle, breaking it. The sword begins falling.
Hah!
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Post by Jimmy "The Doorman" Manae on Feb 20, 2004 7:36:03 GMT -5
Manae gasps in some pain, but in a lifetime of war and death, a broken bone is nothing to go home over.
Leaping into the air, Manae pushes a force of magic at Ai; it can't do much to hurt him, but it hits him like lead weights, pinning him down a little longer. As it begins to pass him, Manae uses his sword to bat Ai's, and it flies in a straight path into a pool of lava.
Landing at the base of the steps on his good foot, Manae kneels while keeping an eye on Ai. Placing a hand open-palmed on either side of his ankle, a golden glow erupts in a sphere inside them. With a snap of bone and sinew and a fleshy gurgle, the bone repairs. It's nothing as good as he could do under normal conditions, but it's enough so that it won't be able to slow him.
Manae shows serious signs of mental strain as he stands.
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Post by AiNoShini on Feb 20, 2004 18:33:21 GMT -5
Ai bursts through the magical barrier holding him down, and pants several times. He looks down at his blade in the lava and frowns. He looks over at Manae and spits on the ground.
Jackass.
In a blur of motion, Ai dashes behind Manae as he finsihes healing himself, and punches him in the kidney once, then dashing to his front, and delivering a powerful knee to the groin, and dashes back once more to his rear, and with a bright green glow, summons his sword back to him, taking the shortest route at immensly high speeds--Through Manae.
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