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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 4:12:15 GMT -5
::Natalia rolls her head back, closing her eyes, and when she returns them to lock with Galeon's, their whites have darkened to black, making her purple irises stand out against them. She holds out both hands, letting purple flames dance on her palms, growing and shrinking until they form into her twin violet flameswords::
Well, go on. Hit me.
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 4:20:10 GMT -5
As Natalia's eyes darkened he shivered a bit.
...No can't back out of this one now...
He gulped as he shook his head and ran at Natalia. His Masamune extended to its full length and he slashed at her diagonally from her right shoulder down as he got close enough for the long sword to strike her. As he followed through with the attack he cast firaga sending the balls or fire flying at her from different directions hoping at least one would hit her.
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 4:28:56 GMT -5
::Natalia catches Masamune between her two blades, taking a few steps back to account for its length, guiding it away from her body. Then without breaking stride she spins, her raven hair whirling with her to counter the firaga spells, knocking each one out of the air to explode into the ground with her blades. She looks back at Galeon, her face devoid of any emotion at all::
Well? I'm waiting.
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 4:33:48 GMT -5
Galeon looked at her already losing his cool.
" Damn it..."
He charged at her again casting the firaga spells at her again. As they closed in on her he jabbed at her stomach with the sword. he continued charging at her the sword coming closer and the balls of fire closing in on her as well. As he got close enough to actually stab her with the sword he stopped and let the fire balls come in on her. He then sheathed his sword quickly unsheathing Murasame and began swinging the blade at her with the face of the sword facing her much.
((OOC: Seems to be something I get Galeon to do a lot against Natalia...Use the broad sword like a baseball bat...))
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 4:41:45 GMT -5
(OOC: I think it might be the whole fighting a woman thing that makes him hesitate to actually stab her)
::Natalia flips out of the way of the first firaga spell and staps lithely to the side to avoid a stab. Then as the other fireballs encircle the two, and Galeon swings the blade's flat side at her face, she blocks it with her own::
Clever, combining both melee and magical combat. But I don't think you have the focus for that just yet.
::When Galeon wonders what she's smiling at, he notices with a jolt that the fireballs have all turned shadowy purple::
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 4:49:51 GMT -5
((OOC: Could be..))
As he noticed the fire turn purple he jumped back a bit and fired off more firaga spells trying to hit the now purple fireballs.
" Not enough Focus? We shall see..."
He then started casting thundaga as clouds formed above the ring and lightning crashed down around them in random places. He then infused the two spells into his blade it glowing a bright orange colour now. He charged again swinging his blade the same way. As Natalia would dodge his blade Galeon would swing from the other way trying to catch her off guard as the lightning continued to crash.
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 4:57:14 GMT -5
::Natalia catches the lightning bolt intended for her on her blade, letting it fork off of it and strike the ground around her. When Galeon tries to dual wield his swords at her, instead of blocking, she ducks under the first one and leaps over the second one in a side-flip, spinning back to her feet and swinging her blades at his torso. While nothing appears to have occured from this at first, Natalia smirks at a faint ripping sound. The front of Galeon's shirt splits and it falls around his waist::
Just thought I'd loosen you up a little. You were getting rigid. That's actually a very good look for you.
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 14:52:09 GMT -5
Galeon looks down at his now ripped shirt and laughed at Natalia's comment.
" Is that right?"
He smiled as he rolled his shoulders and stretched his body a bit.
" Your right...I should loosen up a bit..."
He ran at her again this time not casting any magic. He swung his long sword back then flung it forward throwing it at Natalia like a spear. He then followed it up both hands on the hilt of his broad sword. He then jumped above the soaring long sword and swung down at Natalia with the sword in his hand.
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 15:03:48 GMT -5
::While Natalia admires the theatrics and the dramatic build-up of Galeon's attack, that look on his face makes fouling it up just irresistable. She just flings her hand, throwing a blast of air at the blade he threw at her which changes direction and heads for Galeon as he leaps into the air::
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 15:11:50 GMT -5
Galeon's eyes widen as his own attack comes flying back at him. He quickly moves his broad sword and deflects his other sword and spins off to the side falling to the ground.
" Ow...Damn it..."
He stood up and dusted himself off quickly.
" Should have saw that one coming..."
He walked back to his other sword and picked it up with his right hand now wielding both his swords again. He looked back to Natalia, who was smirking at him for fouling up his dramatic attack. He frowned and ran at her again this time not throwing any swords or magic her way. As he got closer he jabbed with the long sword then the broad sword over and over alternating each jab. He then jabbed twice with the long sword hoping to throw her off and came down with his broad sword above her head.
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 15:18:53 GMT -5
::Natalia's blades meet Galeon's to block stroke for stroke, and once it looks like she actually has to focus, Galeon's reminded of what an actress the demoness is when Iole comes back out onto the steps and calls out to them::
Iole: Auntie where did you put the popcorn? I can't find it anywhere!
::Actually having the audacity to look away from the battle while still keeping up with Galeon's attacks, she answers Iole's question breathlessly::
In the kitchen, second cupboard behind the bread dear!
Iole: Thank you!
::Natalia returns her attention to the battle, kicking Galeon's legs out from under him. Before he hits the ground, she fires a shaft of purple lightning into his ribs, forcing him to roll to a stop when he crashes into one of the pillars at the edge::
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 15:33:10 GMT -5
Galeon blinked as he lay against the pillar for a minute.
" Are you kidding me!?!?!?"
He stood up rubbing his back a bit. He stomped back over to his original position mumbling to himself.
" Guess I Have to try something different..."
He looked at Natalia and blinked. He stuck his swords into the dirt and started casting spells again. He sent firaga spells and thundaga spells at her one after the other shooting the spells from his hands. Some of them he sent off in random directions on purpose in case he tried to flip out of the way of the spell before. He then cast the spells a last time into the air above her then brought his hands together as his spells came crashing down on her exploding on contact with each other above her.
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 15:39:15 GMT -5
::The spells crash around Natalia in a hail of fire, an explosion crashing into the center of the ring where she was standing, then like someone hit the pause button, they freeze. The fires and explosions shift to reveal Natalia standing relatively unharmed in the middle with her hands outstretched, holding the spells in place. The air is silent save for a crunching noise coming from the steps. Iole's found the popcorn and a soda that she's munching and slurping on as the scene gets more suspenseful. Natalia moves the spells and condenses them into one cloud of energy behind her. Then she points her finger at Galeon::
You'd better start running.
::Using the stolen spells as an energy source, she fires a ray of raw energy blasts at him like an automatic weapon. As Galeon dodges the rapid fire in a frenzy, she just turns and follows him casually like she's aggressively watering her lawn::
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 16:05:41 GMT -5
Galeons eyes widen and his jaw drops as the spell comes at him. He uses his grounded swords to push off and start running around dodging the ray of energy.
" AH!"
He continues running as the spell gets closer and closer. It hits him in the rear and he jumps forward and stumbled to the ground. He then continued to roll and managed to catch himself and keep running until Natalia's spell diminished. He rubbed his back side quickly as he walked back to his swords mumbling to himself again.
" Damn it..."
He picked up his swords and clanged them together.
" I should have realized magic wouldn't work..."
He looked at her impatiently as his anger started to grow because nothing was even working against her. He put his broad sword back into the ground and started running circles around Natalia. he then cast haste on himself then started casting firaga while running which sort of created a fire vortex around her. He then jumped in towards her slashing at her wildly.
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 16:09:34 GMT -5
::Natalia is thrown into the air, and thanks to the swirling vortex around her, the effectiveness of her blocking is cut in half::
That was actually very... smart.
::A single miss lets Galeon's blade strike her into the thick of the vortsx where she reels out of control::
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 16:25:10 GMT -5
Galeon landed on the outside of the vortex and continued to run around it watching as Natalia flew around in the vortex he smirked as he finally had done something that worked. He then started casting thundaga through the voretex as lightning jumped with in it in random places. He then stopped running as the vortex continued to spin and he jumped above it and cast flare into the top of the vortex the large ball of energy was large enough to cover the top of the vortex. As the spell came crashing down the vortex was consumed by the flare until it came crashing down into the ground. Galeon jumped back as the spells exploded and he ducked on the ground with his hands over his head. Once the explosion diminished he looked back to see if he did any damage.
" Ah...Maybe that was a bit much..."
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 16:35:13 GMT -5
::Natalia lays on her back in the center of the crater and coughs. She rolls onto her stomach and pushes herself up with her hands. She's silent for awhile, and he realizes she's not looking at him, but past him::
Galeon? What are you doing here?
::It was Natalia's voice, but she hadn't said anything. He turns around to see another Natalia in a loose white blouse and a long jean skirt with a purple bandanna tied into her hair. In her arms she's carrying a few bags of food. Iole drops her popcorn from her hands and it falls to the steps with a thud. The casual Natalia looks past him to the Natalia Galeon's been fighting::
What happened?
::The Natalia on the ground shrugs::
What are you doing back anyway? You weren't supposed to be home for another half hour.
I saw the explosions from the market. You're lucky I got back before you attracted too much attention.
(OOC: Surprise)
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 23:06:18 GMT -5
Galeon blinked a few times looking at the second Natalia.
"......"
He just continued to look at her then back to the other.
" What the hell? Theirs two oh you? Since when?"
He sat on the ground his head spinning in confusion. He had no idea what was going on or who he'd been fighting for the past hour or so. He layed back and stared at the sky and rubbed his head.
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Post by Natalia on Mar 9, 2009 23:17:33 GMT -5
::The Natalia with the bags of food sighs::
It's just shadow magic. She's my shadow. She has all of my memories, and most of my powers. I let her out whenever I have to leave the house since the last time I let Iole stay here by herself, she nearly set the house on fire. And since Kenny lacks the ability to say no to her, I needed to get creative. But since you were kind enough to barge in, and now that Iole's seen both of us, I won't be able to use that trick again.
::The other Natalia shrugs::
Shadow: Well he insisted.
I left you so you could be the adult here. And now I find that you've nearly destroyed the house.
Shadow: Well I can't take all the credit. Galeon here put up a fairly decent fight. And towards the end he actually did something impressive.
::Iole bounds down the steps to where the three of them are and stares in confusion between her two Aunties::
Iole: But if she has all your powers and your memories, why can't you use this trick again? It doesn't seem to make much difference even if I know now. It's like you never left.
Well you see, she has a weak spot right... ::She takes the shadow of herself by the nape of her neck:: here.
::She squeezes it, and the shadow closes its eyes and falls limp before vanishing into black mist that gets sucked back into the demoness herself::
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Post by Galeon Chaos on Mar 9, 2009 23:28:06 GMT -5
Galeon watched as the shadow Natalia was put down easily just a simple squeeze of the neck.
" Are you kidding me? That was it?"
He smacked himself in the forehead with his palm.
" All that mana on a shadow clone....And it didn't even have all of her powers! I'm never going to get that respect...."
He kicked some dirt as he lay on the ground.
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