08-01-2017, 03:19 AM
Kopaka's blue eyes gleamed through the distorted glaze of the icy shell. He watched the battle rage to and fro as it passed in front of his entombed body, trying to gauge when the best time to strike would be. It seemed that Keldor had Blizzardman on the defensive, despite the rabble of hooting and chattering monstrosities that had appeared out of nowhere. The biomech sighed inwardly; this was starting to become increasingly tedious. A series of tentative impacts alerted him to the fact that Weiss was trying to chip him out of the ice. This was a poor use of her time; with the numbers stacked against them it would be much more useful for the female to be fighting at all times.
On top of that, it seemed as though the bulk of the lead darkling's forces had taken an interest in what they perceived as two helpless targets. It pleased him that nothing could be farther from the truth. He couldn't tell exactly where the huntress was in relation to him, but what he could see was yet another yeti rearing up to try and smash them both. The toa moved with one fluid movement. The sound of ice cracking accompanied a deep, satisfying squelch as the ice-sword was driven deep into the yeti's body. Even Weiss was startled by the sudden attack, falling back on her rear as Kopaka lunged forward. The chilling toxin of anger rippled up the Toa's spine, fueling his muscles as he wrenched the frozen blade free from the wound. He was almost sad that no blood fell from the deep gash, but watching the erstwhile beast topple over was gratifying, all the same.
He could tell that the Darkness was seeping into him. For so long, even since Nippur, he had denied its presence and its effects. The corrosion of his kanohi mask, the yellowing of his eyes, and the newly acquired taste for gore all pointed at an obvious path he could no longer ignore. How pitiable it was for these darkling wretches that sharing their infection did not mean they were allied. Weiss got steadily back to her feet, brushing the pervasive lavender powder off of her skirt.
"...y-you okay, Kopaka?" she breathed, looking up into the Toa's pulsating yellow eyes. The tone in his voice was worrying; uncharacteristically emotional. Sadistic even. Was this some effect of the ice he had been encased in, or had there been signs all along?
"Oh yes..." the ice elemental said softly, switching masks to the Kanohi Hau. An electric light enveloped his body once again as Blizzardman's hordes bore down on them, causing the ground to rumble under the weight. "...stay close and place your strikes well. I will bear the brunt of this rabble."
"So much for slow and steady..." Weiss griped, sidling up next to the supercooled warrior. A small pack of screeching darkspawn whirled through the air, closing the distance rapidly as their red eyes promised violence. The raking attacks from their infested claws found no purchase on the veil of the Hau's defensive power, and Kopaka banished several of them to nothingness before instinct prevailed and they fled. The yetis were next, slow and unforgivably stupid. How such idiotic creatures could draw an affinity with the element of ice baffled the Toa, and the confusion served to further his self-righteous raid. To his credit, the darkened Kopaka did quite well protecting Weiss, simply dint of being the larger target, but all it took was for her to get in his way once to draw the biomech's murderous ire. Whether by fatigue or simple miscalculation, one of Weiss's swings resulted in her driving an elbow into Kopaka's back, causing the bionicle to be thrown off balance. A towering conglomerate of ice and dark power swatted the pair aside with ease, before curiously lumbering after its new quarry.
"Sorry! Sorry." she croaked, hauling herself back to her feet. They had been smacked into the side of a large snowbank, up against the side of one of the smaller chateaus that had been left standing. Though, for the most part, Kopaka's expressions were inscrutable, Weiss had at least started to learn what the Toa's various glares and leers indicated. The way he was looking at her as he dusted himself off was far from friendly.
"I have had enough of your reckless naiveté." the Toa seethed as his yellowed eyes flickered. Weiss, panic stricken, immediately sprinted away from the marauding mechanical monster, but found her progress cut short as a violently sharp spike of ice burst through the snow and jabbed her in her midsection. The force of the sudden manifestation was enough to wind her...she didn't want to think about what may have happened if her aura wasn't active. Still, she found herself gagging for breath as Kopaka clasped a deeply frigid hand around her throat and lifted her into the air. Her eyes fluttered rapidly as oxygen starvation met with a dangerously cold chill, and Kopaka was more than happy to squeeze harder.
"For all your poise...you are sloppy. Reckless. Imprecise. A mewling nuisance who has been little better than a liability. How many more chances should I give for you to prove yourself?" Kopaka uttered. Though he had no teeth per se, his voice modulator was more than capable of emulating the effect of speaking through a grinding jaw. A sudden explosion between the two of them sent huntress and biomech flying apart. Weiss's quick thinking saved her the agony of suffocation, but Myrtenaster's vicious firepower sent her flipping end over end before plopping unceremoniously in the dark snow. She coughed and gagged horribly, having no choice but to stagger to her feet for the third time in as many minutes. When she looked around for the insane Toa, he was already gleefully slaying darkling dregs as they came at him. Keldor was a few feet away, playing magical sparring games with Blizzardman himself. Though weak, her voice rang through the din of hooting, roaring and death.
"Keldor! We have a-"
She coughed.
"We have a problem!"
"WHAT?!" the warlock barked, momentarily knocking the incensed Blizzardman away with a two-handed whack with his staff. The azure wizard chanced a glance over at the commotion behind them, and at Kopaka's uncharacteristic battle frenzy. Had he possessed eyes, Keldor would have rolled them grievously.
"Superb! The last thing we need right now is a renegade robot on the rampage!" he sneered.
"I AM NOT..." Kopaka yelled as he kicked the corpse of a fallen darkling off his blade, "...A ROBOT!"
With this declaration, Kopaka proceeded charged at his estranged allies at full speed, skidding across the ice in a plume of discolored mist.
"Nice going." Weiss quipped.
On top of that, it seemed as though the bulk of the lead darkling's forces had taken an interest in what they perceived as two helpless targets. It pleased him that nothing could be farther from the truth. He couldn't tell exactly where the huntress was in relation to him, but what he could see was yet another yeti rearing up to try and smash them both. The toa moved with one fluid movement. The sound of ice cracking accompanied a deep, satisfying squelch as the ice-sword was driven deep into the yeti's body. Even Weiss was startled by the sudden attack, falling back on her rear as Kopaka lunged forward. The chilling toxin of anger rippled up the Toa's spine, fueling his muscles as he wrenched the frozen blade free from the wound. He was almost sad that no blood fell from the deep gash, but watching the erstwhile beast topple over was gratifying, all the same.
He could tell that the Darkness was seeping into him. For so long, even since Nippur, he had denied its presence and its effects. The corrosion of his kanohi mask, the yellowing of his eyes, and the newly acquired taste for gore all pointed at an obvious path he could no longer ignore. How pitiable it was for these darkling wretches that sharing their infection did not mean they were allied. Weiss got steadily back to her feet, brushing the pervasive lavender powder off of her skirt.
"...y-you okay, Kopaka?" she breathed, looking up into the Toa's pulsating yellow eyes. The tone in his voice was worrying; uncharacteristically emotional. Sadistic even. Was this some effect of the ice he had been encased in, or had there been signs all along?
"Oh yes..." the ice elemental said softly, switching masks to the Kanohi Hau. An electric light enveloped his body once again as Blizzardman's hordes bore down on them, causing the ground to rumble under the weight. "...stay close and place your strikes well. I will bear the brunt of this rabble."
"So much for slow and steady..." Weiss griped, sidling up next to the supercooled warrior. A small pack of screeching darkspawn whirled through the air, closing the distance rapidly as their red eyes promised violence. The raking attacks from their infested claws found no purchase on the veil of the Hau's defensive power, and Kopaka banished several of them to nothingness before instinct prevailed and they fled. The yetis were next, slow and unforgivably stupid. How such idiotic creatures could draw an affinity with the element of ice baffled the Toa, and the confusion served to further his self-righteous raid. To his credit, the darkened Kopaka did quite well protecting Weiss, simply dint of being the larger target, but all it took was for her to get in his way once to draw the biomech's murderous ire. Whether by fatigue or simple miscalculation, one of Weiss's swings resulted in her driving an elbow into Kopaka's back, causing the bionicle to be thrown off balance. A towering conglomerate of ice and dark power swatted the pair aside with ease, before curiously lumbering after its new quarry.
"Sorry! Sorry." she croaked, hauling herself back to her feet. They had been smacked into the side of a large snowbank, up against the side of one of the smaller chateaus that had been left standing. Though, for the most part, Kopaka's expressions were inscrutable, Weiss had at least started to learn what the Toa's various glares and leers indicated. The way he was looking at her as he dusted himself off was far from friendly.
"I have had enough of your reckless naiveté." the Toa seethed as his yellowed eyes flickered. Weiss, panic stricken, immediately sprinted away from the marauding mechanical monster, but found her progress cut short as a violently sharp spike of ice burst through the snow and jabbed her in her midsection. The force of the sudden manifestation was enough to wind her...she didn't want to think about what may have happened if her aura wasn't active. Still, she found herself gagging for breath as Kopaka clasped a deeply frigid hand around her throat and lifted her into the air. Her eyes fluttered rapidly as oxygen starvation met with a dangerously cold chill, and Kopaka was more than happy to squeeze harder.
"For all your poise...you are sloppy. Reckless. Imprecise. A mewling nuisance who has been little better than a liability. How many more chances should I give for you to prove yourself?" Kopaka uttered. Though he had no teeth per se, his voice modulator was more than capable of emulating the effect of speaking through a grinding jaw. A sudden explosion between the two of them sent huntress and biomech flying apart. Weiss's quick thinking saved her the agony of suffocation, but Myrtenaster's vicious firepower sent her flipping end over end before plopping unceremoniously in the dark snow. She coughed and gagged horribly, having no choice but to stagger to her feet for the third time in as many minutes. When she looked around for the insane Toa, he was already gleefully slaying darkling dregs as they came at him. Keldor was a few feet away, playing magical sparring games with Blizzardman himself. Though weak, her voice rang through the din of hooting, roaring and death.
"Keldor! We have a-"
She coughed.
"We have a problem!"
"WHAT?!" the warlock barked, momentarily knocking the incensed Blizzardman away with a two-handed whack with his staff. The azure wizard chanced a glance over at the commotion behind them, and at Kopaka's uncharacteristic battle frenzy. Had he possessed eyes, Keldor would have rolled them grievously.
"Superb! The last thing we need right now is a renegade robot on the rampage!" he sneered.
"I AM NOT..." Kopaka yelled as he kicked the corpse of a fallen darkling off his blade, "...A ROBOT!"
With this declaration, Kopaka proceeded charged at his estranged allies at full speed, skidding across the ice in a plume of discolored mist.
"Nice going." Weiss quipped.
Quote:Used 1 SP to tank hella amounts of damage from darkling ankle biters.
Kopaka is going berserk. He'll attack anyone he feels like attacking.
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