originally posted in:The Digital Dojo
Stian dug into the pouch on his belt and threw out a handful of small metal punches. 9 to be exact.
They flicked into place, floating in the air in an irregular pattern.
Stian raised his hand so it covered Nora in his eyes. Then gripped the air tightly.
"[i]Briseadh[/i]"
Magical energy compressed the aura from every side as three of the punches glowed bright.
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[b]Nora stands at the ready [/b]
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The gravity around Nora steadily began increasing as the energy became compressing harder. The grass bent down and the soil began to sink and harden. Stian spoke again and he continued to squeeze. "[i]Kuanaz[/i]" Two more punches glowed and the air combusted around the air he was compressing.
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[b]Nora fell to one knee. Muttering words that could not be heard. She stood tall, made a pushing motion and suddenly the boxes explode [/b]
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[spoiler]boxes?[/spoiler] The fire dissipated and the energy field broke. Stian stumbled back and spoke. "[i]Ó thine ifrinn, a ligean seo shreabhadh abhann[/i]" The punches rearranged and seven glowed and spewed fire. It twisted into a massive column that rushed to Nora.
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[spoiler]Punches. Whatever they are. [/spoiler] [b]Nora holds out a hand[/b] "QUILPO." [b]As the fire comes at her, she absorbs it [/b]
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As the last of the column was being absorbed, Stain uttered a word. "[i]Imoibríonn[/i]" The remainder of the column exploded that sprayed fire all around it. The surrounding trees and grass were quickly lit ablaze
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[b]Nora's armor steams slightly but she seems unaffected. She throws several blue fireballs and you[/b]
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The fireballs seemed to splash against his robes. They were slightly darkened but still intact. "[i]chélie laguz[/i]" Four punches glowed as moisture was pulled from the air, plants, and ground and stuck to Nora's armor. More flowed towards Nora and began to form a sphere around her.
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[b]Nora bursts into flames, cutting through the earth and she starts making hand motions [/b] "BIMOM" [b]A gust of air blows you back [/b]
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Stian slid back and rolled backwards to regain his footing. He held his sword in front of him like a cross and spoke. "[i]tá ifreann ithe agat[/i]" The ground around Nora peeled upwards and wrapped around in a sphere, trapping her inside. He immediately began to chant a series of phrases over and over. "[i]an solas. An dorchadas. De na seacht réalta. An solas. An dorchadas. De na seacht réalta. An solas...[/i]"
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[b]You hear the woman say something within the sphere as the rock cracks [/b]
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Stian continues to chant louder with each repeated phrase. Soon enough, the effects were beginning to take shape. The once bright and sunny day in which they had begun now started to become overcast with thick, black clouds. The air became stagnant and dry while the grass started to wither first to a light brown, then to black. The ground began to crack as well as the soil turning to sand. The more Stian chanted, the more these effects spread.
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[b]The sphere explodes outward, Nora chanting as she exits The ground Around her sprouts, and a sunlight washes over her despite the clouds [/b]
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Stian stopped chanting and spoke again. "[i]a chur saol agas é a seal chun báis[/i]" All the darkness that had spread seemed to swell in front of him. The effects did not disappear, however. The negative energy compressed and swelled into a small place directly in front of Stian, the effects were so serious in this dead space, the area was void of any air, earth, or life. Stian released this shot directly towards Nora.
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[b]Nora absorbed her own essence, this one full of life and good [/b]
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The shot was slow but precise. Stian was feeling drowsy after the fact but he ignored it. He threw out a few more punches, bringing the count to 15. One of them glowed the same bright blue, but it felt much more negative. The color was the same but the energy was much darker. "[i]tarraingt ó chroí dubh na diabhail[/i]" The shot of darkness flung forward and contacted with Nora.
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[b]The essence she had created. Clashes with the darkness creating a large explosion that sends us back [/b]
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Stian makes solid contact with the thick trunk of a tree. But, thanks to the spell he had cast before, it was dry and shriveled so it snapped upon contact. He was groaning as he pulled himself up. "That one hurt. I'm far too old to be flung around like this." He was actually only 29 but tended to complain anyway.
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[b]Nora stumbles out of the wall, where a small crack has appeared. She falls to one knee [armory][/armory][/b] "You're telling me."
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"If you feel it's a good idea to continue I will oblige but..." Stian gestured around at the burned, overgrown, and dead plant life as well as the random patches of dead and burned grass. "It may be in our best interest not to cause much more devastation to the local area of any people are around"
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[b]Nora places a hand on the ground, the dead coming to life [/b] "I agree."
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[spoiler]do you mean the plants? Or people? [/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Plants [/spoiler]
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[spoiler]okay good[/spoiler] "How noble. Dabbling in the magic of life, are we?" Stian twirled his sword and sheathed it. At the same time, the metal punches around him lined up and flew back into the pouch at his waist. "Dangerous games, one wrong move and you'll create horrible abominations with the wave of a hand"
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"I'm not dabbling with it. I just have this kind of ability."