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Post by kihaku on Feb 26, 2007 6:27:31 GMT
Cerberus wasn't at all phased by the cut delivered to it's body, even as black ooze began to drip with the consistency of blood fromt he wound. Instead, it quickly turned towards the nearest target, which was still Xaphael. Lashing out with it's right arm, the limb seemed to extend, streching far enough to reach for the jaws to snap viciously at the angel. Whether it bit down or not, the mouth would then suddenly erupt black flames like a tap being turned on. Still, the creature wasn't done being attacked, and when the flames exploded out of it's body, it didn't give it any more notice than if it were normal fire, roaring in pain, but not writhing despite the inferno's holy nature.
The lightning that Chameleon managed to fire off like some sort of electric bomb managed a great deal of damage. Several bolts struck Cerberus on the back, and one managed to strike Sphinx in the left eye, eliciting a scream from the creature as it hit the earth with force enough to make it shake. It had been coming in for a diving attack that was now quite enough derailed. Kihaku swiveled about, dashing in for a killing strike when an enormous paw batted him right out of the air, a second Sphinx, very real and uninjured, was growling at him as a tiger would it's prey.
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Post by kihaku on Mar 2, 2007 6:52:18 GMT
((Unfortunately, I must auto))
The jaws, due to Xaphael's ability to move about, missed just short of clamping onto his flesh, though he did not escape unharmed as the black fire caught his left arm, burning it only slightly so as to turn it raw and red. The monster was once again on solid ground, the black flames reverting to red as the grasses caught fire of their own accord. The huge black canine stalked forward, all six eyes staring at a different target. After a moment of consideration, it seemed a decision was made, and the body of Cerberus began to shimmer as if seen through a haze of heat. The black form then began to shift and change once more, only this time splitting asunder, and from the haze emerged three black wolves, each the size of a horse, black as night, and growling like thunder as fire dripped from their muzzles like lava.
One dashed at each warrior, the one for Xaphael letting loose a stream of black flame, the one for Cham snapping at him with the ivory white maw, the one for Shizuka running for her as she was much farther.
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Post by chameleon on Mar 2, 2007 7:32:31 GMT
Cham dove downwards, away from the beast approaching him. He, instead, was diving as quickly as he could towards Shizuka, to cut off the canine sneaking up on her. He made it a yard or two from her, hovering a foot from the ground, his sword drawn in defensive position.
He was gunna have to take on two of these beasts. He still didnt know if Shizuka was able to transform in front of the others yet, and he didnt have enough energy to stop the pain if she couldnt. "Shizuka, be careful," he said over his shoulder and watched as the canines approached...
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Post by shizuka on Mar 2, 2007 7:36:36 GMT
Shizuka started to break out into a cold sweat when feeling more evil and darkness appeared. She was hugging her knees tightly to herself as she leaned against a tree. She hated that she wasnt any help to them, but she wasnt sure if she could tranform or not. She didnt want to die all over again, but she felt so helpless to them. Feeling darkness coming towards her she started to get even more scared and whimpered to herself. Hearing her name from Cham she looked around and saw the canine beast wolf come towards her making her scream standing up. "Cham what are those??"
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Post by xaphael on Mar 3, 2007 1:33:51 GMT
Xaphael watched as the black flames burst out towards him speedily, himself shielding himself with his wings. He felt the searing darkness blast against his wings, pushing him backwards, the intense pain in his wings almost forcing him to hide them. He quickly lifted himself into the air as soon as the flames stopping blasting into him, scowling as his wings mended themselves with holy energy.
It was at this time that he heard Shizuka's scream and noticed one of the wolves speeding towards her. He quickly blasted his Ki behind him, rocketing himself towards the wolf to intercept it as well as leaving his wings free. He wrapped them around himself in mid-flight and quickly slung them open, using his Rain of Feathers ability to throw several sharpened feathers towards the wolf. "Hey you mutt, if you want an opponent face me, not her!" he yelled as he ignited his blade with holy flames.
"Shizuka! Don't be afraid, I won't allow anything to happen to you! Just keep channeling your energy to me, and I swear I'll protect you!" Xaphael yelled as he neared the wolf, preying that Shizuka wouldn't lose her conviction and stop channeling her energy. Without her help, this fight would be much, much more diffcult for him since using his most powerful techniques would be literal suicide.
Finally upon reaching sword-reach of the wolf, he powerfully slashed his blade towards the dark canine, using his stored holy energy to erupt flames from the blade to enhance the damage it could deal to his target.
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Post by kihaku on Mar 9, 2007 0:47:21 GMT
The single hound that had followed Xaphael and Chameleon were now trained on a single specific location that the trio had managed to so conveniently compile themselves. The three black canine attackers didn’t stop or growl as one might expect, but instead continued to run at a break-neck pace. Just as they were within leaping distance, they slightly changed direction, running instead just to their right, and then dashing around them in a circle. Soon, the space between them was equidistant, and the trio burst into black flames with dark crimson at the base. The group was now embraced in arms of fire, a raging ring inferno that crackled and spat loudly. From outside the circle, there was a burst of black flame, and the four-legged Cerberus with the jaws for hands reappeared, grinning with a wicked wolf-like smirk on that sinister face.
With a voice like the opening of the gates of Hell, the deep throaty voice boomed out a statement that would send chills down the spine of lesser mortals, though an experienced fighter like Kihaku wouldn’t be fazed.
“Jaws of Cerberus.”
The ring, with an almost eerie whoosh, fell instantly silent, and the fire began to slowly creep inwards towards the trio, at a rate of a foot every two seconds. Within 40 seconds, they would be barbequed to a crisp. They needed to do something fast, and it would need the combined efforts of all three. Cerberus was simply standing still, obviously confident that he had them well-done.
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Post by kihaku on Mar 10, 2007 22:13:35 GMT
((bleh...))
Kihaku stood over the dead body of Sphinx, the huge feline body not so much as twitching as the black-clothed figure used the Nirvana to plunge deep into the belly of the beast, and splitting the carcass from hip to neck. Reaching inside the bloody body, and with an audible crack like a limb breaking from a tree, Kihaku removed one of the lower ribs, but instead of drawing bone, he pulled something entirely unexpected: a sword, or more specifically a rapier, from the chest cavity. It was an ivory white weapon, clean of the black fluid that dripped from the Nirvana and Kihaku’s arm. The blade was a graceful affair, starting from a pommel shaped like a lion’s mouth open in a roar. The hilt was light, as was the entire weapon, and had a grooved body to allow fingers to grip tightly.
“Perfect.”
Leaping over the dead body, which was missing it’s right wing, most of it’s tail, and had several deep gashes along it’s length, Kihaku called out to the one person most in need of assistance, assistance that he, unfortunately, was rendered incapable of giving, drained of energy from the fight with the monster. “SHIZUKA! CATCH!” With all of his remaining might, he heaved the blade towards the dark inferno.
Without even realizing it, her hand snapped upwards, easily grasping the hilt as it passed above her head. The instant her skin touched the bone, her body was inundated with a warrior’s spirit. The power of the Sphinx flooded her frame, and she stood with a glint in her eye that was completely unfamiliar to all who knew her. The name of the blade popped into her head, just as she readied for her own retaliation against the monstrous wolf. “Riddle Rapier.”
Grasping the hilt with both hands and entering a combat stance, she glowed a bright yellow before muttering, “Riddle me This, Riddle me That.” The technique she’d seen the humanoid Sphinx perform was now replicated, as two clones appeared on the other side of the fire, just behind Cerberus. Both took vicious swings at the creature’s hindquarters, slashing the flesh of the creature and eliciting a howl of pain from the monster. The fire ring fell back to a normal red, the heat lowering greatly, enough to escape from. The clones continued to advance, if slowly. The original Shizuka suddenly reverted to her normal self, with perfect knowledge of what she’d done, though how was lost to her.
Kihaku fell back against a tree, clutching his side. As he began to slump to the ground, his hood fell back, revealing a strained face, though a grin was firmly planted in amongst the pain. “I knew you had it in you kid… both you and he are a marvelous pair.” Now sitting against the ground, his head leaned back against the rough bark, his eyes closed as he slowly slipped into darkness.
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Post by shizuka on Mar 13, 2007 5:34:24 GMT
( i didnt know that you had posted twice, CHAM XAPHAEL POST!)
Her body was controlled by the bone sword "Riddle Rapier" having everything controlled by the sword and having the bad person in her body. She brought out the two clones shadows and soon the cerberus was defeated. Her orgainal body was brought back and her eyes were ide and in shock. Having the darkness inside her she continued to stare up at the sky. Hearing Kihaku's voice she started to feel tears run done her face as she fell to her knees. She looked blankly at all three guys and fell foreward to the ground passing out. Her body in more shock then it could handle.
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Post by xaphael on Mar 19, 2007 1:51:23 GMT
((OOC: I've already gotten permission to control Shizuka a bit, she can verify))
Xaphael, frowned as Shizuka caught the blade, knowing full and well the effects the dark energies would have upon her angelic body. The end results were no surprise to him, the fact of the matter was that her holy frame conflicted with the dark energy, and that could easily exhaust any being.
"Her body has taken a severe blow thanks to that sword you ripped from Sphinx," Xaphael sighed as he walked over to the unconscious girl, kneeling down next to her. "In her weakened state, she can't handle that much dark energy entering her body, it conflicts with her own holy spirit, and she doesn't have the power to fight it."
He looked at her face as she lay on the ground, searching for any sign of pain to make sure she was alright. Good.... she's gonna be alright..... but I've got to get her out of here before these two get her killed.... she can't fight in this state at all.......
Xaphael lifted Shizuka in his arms and turned to face Chameleon and Kihaku, nodding before he spoke. "Shizuka needs to heal, and to be able to regain her power. She needs to be among someone of her own kind, someone who can help her gain what she needs, and that is what I intend to do. Farewell, and know that she is in good hands."
He opened up his wings as he prepared to take flight, grinning to himself. However, before he left the ground, he summoned together a combination of his own and Shizuka's remaining energies and released it in front of them, creating a blinding flash as he took flight, accelerating himself with his own energy. Their destination was theirs and theirs alone, for his plans required such privacy. The restoration of an angel wasn't an easy task after all.
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Post by chameleon on Mar 21, 2007 4:52:34 GMT
(( Sorry, it's been Finals for the past 2 weeks and it's been kicking my ass, sorry for not being able to post. It'll get better now! ))
Cham floated above the ground. The fingers slipped around his blade as it slid back into it's green scabbard. "D-Damn..." Cham said, his feet, burned and black dangling only inches above the ground. He knew the moment he would put pressure on them at all, it would hurt so much worse.
"Please... take care of her," he said looking up as Xaphael began flying away with Shizuka. What choice did he really have? Xaphael was in better shape than he was, he couldnt force him to give her back, not to mention it was probably going to be for the better. Let angels heal other angels, it would probably go over nicer. But still... he couldnt help but feel more resentment from this 'God' for now it was the 2nd time he summoned her away.
Cham looked over at Kihaku, seeing him passed out. Kihaku must have suffered dearly for he had to fight all alone. Cham slowly floated over and put up an instinctive hand to Kihaku. "Channeled.. Force..." he said, his hands glowing a faint glow of green.
Not 2 seconds later, Cham's body dropped to the ground with lack of energy to keep him afloat. He landed on his side, trying to move his legs to break his fall. That was a misteak. Searing pain shot up CHam's legs all the way up his back to his neck as his body went rigid and he let out a horrible cry.
He layed on his back, staring up at the sky in pain. His cry faded quickly, but his mouth stood open as if he were still screaming at the top of his lungs. He felt black creep up around his senses, almost feeling as though Cerberus was back to get his final revenge. He teetered on the point of passing out for a minute more before it took over his body and his body went limp.
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