09-05-2017, 08:34 PM
An explosion rocketed throughout the air, harmlessly slamming Marcus away from Ebony and sending his syringe spiralling out of his hand, disappearing over the edge of the arena. A misty green fog shrouded Ebony as she yelped in surprise, unaware, yet thankful, of the spell. Had she been more adept at combat, she might have capitalised on the opportunity and pressed the attack against Marcus with her scythe. But she was not.
Dane, however, was. Jak could only evade him for so long. While faster, there was still a matter of skill, and that was where the swordsman shined. Out the corner of her eye, Ebony saw the glint of steel reflecting one of the day's last beams of sunlight as it thrust forwards towards Jak. The elf had just landed on his feet after dodging a previous attack, and this time shifted to the right, the direction of the first foot he landed on. Dane followed with the pursuit, flicking the blade in the same direction and cutting Jak in the side. It barely pierced his skin, but it drew blood. Swiftly following up, Dane's shield found itself on the demon elf's face before Dane yet again dashed in with his sword.
The dark elf dodged, throwing a punch. Dane braced swiftly, letting it catch on his shield. He skidded back slightly but again pushed back into his fight, ignoring Ebony after the explosion and seeking to win his current duel instead of wasting his efforts protecting her.
Ebony steadied herself, using the scythe for support. After focusing for a second, the blade shifted in form, flickering slightly before returning to its usual shape, except this time it was a purply translucence in colour. Perfect.
While she missed the window to capitalise on the failure of the Terminator's attack, she hadn't left it so late to jeopardise her own defence. Although, while initially surprised, he was now making his way back towards her. "You have some nerve, girl."
"Flames of the abyss, inc-"
He dashed forwards, slamming a fist into her gut, interrupting the spell. "Listen to people when they're talking to you."
Flailing, Ebony's scythe blade met her aggressor's ankle, phasing its way through the limb with no resistance. Marcus flinched, not expecting the somewhat accidental counter attack. He looked back up at her in slight confusion upon seeing no visible wound. "Was that supposed to be a joke?"
Ebony scrambled backwards, still standing with the aid of the staff, but unstable. Her stomach lurched and she groaned slightly. Marcus was moving towards her yet again, mechanically, like a robot.
Leaning forwards, she swung down with all her might, bringing the ethereal blade arcing down towards the man's head. He grunted, catching the staff with crossed arms raised above his head, the blade pierced both limbs, falling short of his face. Again there were no visible wounds, although there was still a distinct muffled feeling of pain. Besides that, nothing else was noticeable, yet.
Dane, however, was. Jak could only evade him for so long. While faster, there was still a matter of skill, and that was where the swordsman shined. Out the corner of her eye, Ebony saw the glint of steel reflecting one of the day's last beams of sunlight as it thrust forwards towards Jak. The elf had just landed on his feet after dodging a previous attack, and this time shifted to the right, the direction of the first foot he landed on. Dane followed with the pursuit, flicking the blade in the same direction and cutting Jak in the side. It barely pierced his skin, but it drew blood. Swiftly following up, Dane's shield found itself on the demon elf's face before Dane yet again dashed in with his sword.
The dark elf dodged, throwing a punch. Dane braced swiftly, letting it catch on his shield. He skidded back slightly but again pushed back into his fight, ignoring Ebony after the explosion and seeking to win his current duel instead of wasting his efforts protecting her.
Ebony steadied herself, using the scythe for support. After focusing for a second, the blade shifted in form, flickering slightly before returning to its usual shape, except this time it was a purply translucence in colour. Perfect.
While she missed the window to capitalise on the failure of the Terminator's attack, she hadn't left it so late to jeopardise her own defence. Although, while initially surprised, he was now making his way back towards her. "You have some nerve, girl."
"Flames of the abyss, inc-"
He dashed forwards, slamming a fist into her gut, interrupting the spell. "Listen to people when they're talking to you."
Flailing, Ebony's scythe blade met her aggressor's ankle, phasing its way through the limb with no resistance. Marcus flinched, not expecting the somewhat accidental counter attack. He looked back up at her in slight confusion upon seeing no visible wound. "Was that supposed to be a joke?"
Ebony scrambled backwards, still standing with the aid of the staff, but unstable. Her stomach lurched and she groaned slightly. Marcus was moving towards her yet again, mechanically, like a robot.
Leaning forwards, she swung down with all her might, bringing the ethereal blade arcing down towards the man's head. He grunted, catching the staff with crossed arms raised above his head, the blade pierced both limbs, falling short of his face. Again there were no visible wounds, although there was still a distinct muffled feeling of pain. Besides that, nothing else was noticeable, yet.
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Ebony uses her T1 Super Defense to block Marcus's super attack against her.
Dane is able to temporarily outspeed Jak with burst movement. And while he does little damage, he's able to start hitting fairly often with his superior skill, thus also preventing Jak from landing a solid hit.
Ebony uses Soul Strike on Marcus, who thinks she's joking due to the lack of damage he recieves.
Soul Strike does non-lethal damage that adds up over time. It's not noticable at first, but after a few good hits limbs will stop to function perfectly, as if they'd been cut or damaged (regardless of if you have survival or not). This won't wear off unless you heal or take a rest. The blade phases through primes and their armour, but not their weapons.
1/2 SP remaining for Ebony.