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originally posted in:The Digital Dojo
4/17/2016 4:33:29 PM
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*Maya brings her bow back out. Pulls back and lets fly a trio of arrows at his incoming form*
[b]Going a little fast aren't you?[/b]
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[b]Stratos jumps away, leaving the spear on its rocketing course. The blade of the spear blooms into a blossom of dangerous spikes, all of which are red hot.[/b]
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*Maya curses as the spear pentrates her flimsy shield extending from her vambrace. It cuts deep into her left side, grazing her. She grunts and stumbles. She regains her footing with her own spear in hand. She rips above her forehead. And tears a shadow mask down over her face. You see a near formless black covering her features.* [b]Let's get a bit more serious eh?[/b] *Maya throws the spear hard and fast. She brings up her bow and starts a near endless continuous firing. During this, she seems to be chanting, or rather praying. Above the field dark swirls begin to gather. Numbering at about a dozen.*
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[i]Let's turn up the heat...[/i] [b]Stratos reacts by pulling more metal from the ground. He grips the wall and jumps, bringing the metal with him. The substance begins to flow, molten hot, like silk curtains used by dancers. He spins, and the metal flows wrap around him. Some arrows manage to slip through his wall and cut at his synthetic skin and dent his core. As he falls out of his leap, he unwraps himself and flings the flows wide, prepared to catch you.[/b]
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*at that moment, Maya slams her bow down which explodes into a small poof. She gives a loud screaming yell and the dark swirls in the sky open wide. Javelins made from hardened shadows from her dimension thrust downward. Each pointed at the general direction of Stratos. During their lightning fast descent you hear a slight [i]whump[/i].* [spoiler]good timing. I just came back to re read what bit of fight we've had and your reply showed up right then. Haha[/spoiler]
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[b]Stratos continues in his descent, slamming into you. The ribbons of molten metal stick to you, and Stratos twirls raising you up above his head as a shield to your own attack. [/b]
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Edited by Doos: 4/17/2016 9:46:40 PM[spoiler]sorry.. I should've specified [b][i]whump[/i][/b] means that my mass has been displaced. As in I teleport via my shadow realm. But I'll go with it![/spoiler] [b]Ha! As if my darling shadows would hurt me.[/b] *Maya spreads her arms wide and smiles. The javelins dissipate into clouds of shadows instead. She disappears from your hands. The shadows spread through the arena and make it nearly hard to see. Ten dark forms walk up twenty feet away from you encircling you* [b]One of you. One of me. But which one is me?[/b] [spoiler]i can only use ten clones. Can't remake the clones til the turn after the last one is destroyed. They do minimal damage and are destroyed easily.[/spoiler]
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[b]Stratos slams his molten ribbons into the ground, creating another shield, obscuring your views. The spear rockets out of the mansion and into Stratos's hands. Unseen to you the spear melts into a massive sword boasting two blades running parallel to each other.[/b] [i]That's of no concern.[/i] [b]Stratos drives the blade into the ground, and a lightning bolt from an unseen cloud rips across the sky, briefly illuminating the battlefield. The bolt strikes the mass of metal Stratos hides in, causing it to explode into a mass of razor sharp shards which riddle the surrounding area.[/b]
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*You hear a yelp, followed immediately by a double [i]whump[/i]. Then another shriek. Maya Sundaresh had attempted to get out of the way but was pierced by shrapnel once before teleporting and once after when she reappeared right in the path of a last shard. The clones are gone.* [b]My Shihan always said metal never belongs inside muscle.. Now I can understand that sentiment. Again.[/b] *Maya crouches down and slams her fist into the ground. Grabs ahold of an access point and stands up, then leaning far back. A massive tear between the dimensions open. She releases a massive amount of thick, tangible shadows that attempt to bog you down. With that she steps in through her own portal. (Unbeknownst to you she returns again about 400 feet in the air. Falling down with her mask still covering her face. Featureless.)
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[b]Stratos desperately searches for you while hopelessly attempting to chop away the shadow goop.[/b]
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*You hear a screaming whistle from Maya's free fall above you. Another spear is in her hand. And a spiked shield that looks like it belongs in a museum. (Probably came from one. She might've gone and stole it from somewhere before coming back) the shadow [i]slop[/i] retreats at Maya's advancement*
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[b]Stratos reacts by shoving the sword into the ground once more, calling another bolt from the sky. It travels through you and connects with the ground[/b]
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Edited by Doos: 4/18/2016 1:05:35 AM[spoiler]clones can be remade a turn after the last one is destroyed. I told you that tidbit for a possible counter of leaving one alive or disabled so I'd be unable to conjure up more. Mwahahaha but you destroyed them all with shrapnel fooool! Mwahahahaha. I mean.... Yeah.. Nvm[/spoiler] *the lightning destroys the lone clone with utter ferocity. In the chaos of the sound from the lightning's thunder Maya snuck up behind you. You feel a knife point touching your spine.* [b]Goodnight friend.[/b] *she thrusts foward with her fast reflexes* [spoiler]PSA: Not a killing blow. It's a disabling blow at it's best. Severs the spinal cord or at least damages it. Unless you have a trick up your sleeve?[/spoiler]
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[b]The blade easily pierces the metal core of Stratos, but does little to deter him.[/b] [spoiler]Sorry if you didn't know, Stratos is more or less like a spirit thing inside an automaton. You gotta bang up his host so he can't fight. Super duper mages can also kick him out of his host too but I don't think you're one of those. https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/196999792/0/0/1 [/spoiler] [b]Stratos spins quickly, leaving the sword in the ground and grabbing your hand with his, crushing it.[/b]
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[spoiler]host as in the automaton body? Or do you have a seal to break? I'm confused on how I can actually fight you with a chance of winning...... What have I gotten myself into.[/spoiler] *Maya screams in pain and then grabs a heavy sword from an access point behind her. She swings it with the other hand and brings it down on the intruding arm that dared to crush her hand* [spoiler]hopefully severing the metal? Or is your armor something that normal stuff can't cleave?[/spoiler]
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[b]The blade slices through the synthetic flesh and dents the metal frame severely.[/b] [b]Stratos punches you in the face with his other hand before releasing his grip and kicking you away so he can retrieve his own sword.[/b] [spoiler]Just keep chopping eventually something will fall off. Maybe.[/spoiler]
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Edited by Doos: 4/18/2016 3:26:52 AM*Maya drops the cumbersome sword. She has never enjoyed using a large blade like that. She pulls out her spear. Presses a release latch hidden in the butt of the pole. The wood splits in half along the spear, falling off and revealing a black blade that looks extremely flimsy. She twists the spear head off and tosses it aside. She now holds her sword. [b]I haven't revealed this blade in decades. It's composed of a metal that grows within the [i]City Under the Sun[/i]. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to break it out of anger at the sight of it. But I know it will serve me well here.[/b] *Maya adopts her signature low stance. Sword held above her head. She charges to a slightly left path toward you. With a double [i]whump[/i] she disappears from view and reappears five feet above you, facing your neck. Sword out to the right. Swinging faster than what should be humanely possible.*
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[b]My head is lopped off and rolls to the side. My voice Emanates from inside my core.[/b] [i]Hmmph.[/i] [b]Stratos swings in a tight arc and knocks you out the sky, catching you between the blades and slamming you into the ground[/b]
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Edited by Doos: 4/18/2016 3:47:40 AM[spoiler]About the spear/sword: constructed by forming shadows, this is a preset weapon, and has no copies(if stolen I have to get it back). This weapon is hardly used except in desolate anger. When facing a dire situation, this spear can be revealed to be a thin sword by removing the wooden staff outer edges. It is a Cursed blade stolen from Maya's father. Composed of metal that grows within the City Under the Sun. Nigh unbreakable. Believe me. Maya has tried again and again in anger to destroy it. It enhances the speed of the wielder tenfold. And there is very little it cannot cleave. Magic has no effect on the Cursed blade. It resists transfer of any energy. Can be destroyed by throwing it in a new born star, and left alone for two months. But in doing so. The curse it wields will be released upon destruction. It's downfall of using the blade unprotected by the staff's form is that Maya will begin to become possessed. Once fully possessed. The sword must be physically removed from her person and she must be exorcised of the demons. DO NOT ALLOW HER TO ENTER THE SHADOW REALM WHILE POSSESSED. IF THIS HAPPENS. SHE COULD WREAK HAVOC WITHOUT EVER GETTING APPREHENDED AGAIN.[/spoiler] *Maya lands hard with a grunt. Several ribs crack and she only grunts. Her face (the mask now broken off) reveals a wild look with a touch of pure evil. But it soon is replaced, with effort, for an angry face.* [b]For your sake, and my own, I hope I do not need to hold this Cursed blade for long[/b] *Maya somersaults to her feet and begins to attack you with a flurry of swipes, stabs, and slams. With each movement her face flickers with a dark look.*
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[b]Stratos pulls another wall of metal out of the ground under you, knocking you upwards. The blade goes into the wall, and a lightning bolt is called, hoping to catch you in its path. Stratos quickly abandons the sword and dashes away, fearing that you may dodge the attack. [/b]
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*Caught off guard, Maya is thrown into disarray and tossed into a heap from the bolt. The sword, refusing to lose it's wielder took the brunt of the blow. But it causes the process of the possession to speed up. Maya's body, smoking and slightly burnt, stands back up on her feet as if pulled by puppet strings. She shakes her head and clears the confusion away.* [b]That wasn't such a great idea. But thanks[/b] *The voice wavers between raspy and Maya's normal voice. She raises her hand and yanks a shadow clone from her dimension, throws it to the ground like a rag doll. She infuses it with a bit of her soul shadows to make it stronger and more withstanding. Yanks it to her feet and points at the direction Stratos went.* [b]Hunt. Now.[/b]
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[i]Oh god. Hey pants! should we do something about that?it looks not good at all.[/i] [spoiler]Should I be concerned for the well being of your character should you get possessed?[/spoiler] [b]Stratos' face, which is lying of the ground a few feet to your right harbors a look of genuine concern. The rest of Stratos pulls a strange tri-bladed knife from an unseen pocket and holds it in front of him, waiting. A gentle humming can be heard, and if you took the time to notice, the snow around us begins to become slushy.[/b]
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Edited by Doos: 4/18/2016 5:43:28 AM[spoiler]nah. If you read the healing description in my bio link. Average wounds will heal after the fight. Limbs are iffy but a flip of the coin will tell me if I'm good. But do we have an exorcist in the dojo? Because not too much longer and Maya will be fully possessed. I can be exorcised if the blade is removed from contact with me. [/spoiler] *Maya, currently busy being slowly consumed by possession, doesnt notice the melting snow. She hears the incoming whistle from her hunting clone. She dashes to the sound and sees Stratos. She grins an evil smirk.* [b]Hmm. I do believe I found my prey.[/b] *with a [i]whump[/i] she's standing in front of you. Blade resting on her shoulder. She screams a bloodcurdling cry and leaps forward with reckless abandon*
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[b]Stratos braces himself quickly and the air in between you and him explodes into a brilliant display of fire. Jagged projections of metal rise from the ground, jutting towards the flames, anticipating your attack.[/b]
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*a group of shadows had been hiding behind her back. It covers her in a full body shield. Not impenetrable though, just enough shielding to protect her from the worst of it. So she grunts in pain. Her legs falter, she screams in an angry agony.* [b]I REFUSE TO LOSE TO A DOG LIKE YOU[/b] *Maya's voice is becoming raspier, with a slight metallic after effect on the voice. She falls on her knee. Then leaps forward with another demonic battle cry*
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[b]The spikes remain vigilant in their watch, and Stratos Prepares to parry your jab as you leap towards him [/b]
