06-28-2018, 08:53 PM
Kerrigan’s claws released the boy’s throat as the chamber was suffused with a flash of bright blue, her eyes filled with uncharacteristic concern. The screech of electricity permeated the air as the habaki snuck from the scabbard, crackling and chirping like cries of a thousand sparrows. Lightning arced, incinerating the stone around Serraph as it lashed out, a hurricane of wind blasting down the corridor in both directions, his tie fluttering wildly.
The katana flashed in a clean arc, bisecting the Queen from hip to shoulder, a look of shock frozen on her face. A small smirk grew on the arrancar’s cheek, the azure glow of the shrieking blade casting deep shadows into his soft features.
His smile quickly melted into a scowl as the image of Kerrigan deformed and wafted like lingering smoke, the afterimage of her illusory-self fading. “Oh,” she quipped, self-satisfaction staining her voice, “that looked dangerou-“
Serraph screamed as he stepped forward and whipped the weapon back downward. Kerrigan’s eyes went wide as a massive bolt of energy slashed through the air and plowed into her chest, sending her crashing through the stone behind her.
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Sasuke twisted under the nameless woman’s grip, a firm kick to the ribs decorating her armor with another dent. A crisp uppercut snaked between her arms and she staggered, her back meeting the craggy rock behind. Her fingers slipped for only a moment and the shinobi was free, immediately in a fighting stance, his glinting Sharingan burrowing into her.
“You little shit,” she muttered under her breath, wiping her palm over the blood that dribbled from the corner of her mouth.
He waited for her to right herself, a cocky smile on his lips. “Just give it up,” he jeered. “I don’t plan on losing.” His knuckles cracked as they clenched. “Especially not to you.”
“Yeah, keep it up kid,” she scoffed and brought up her fists, no other weapons at hand. “All that shit-talking is great for people back home.” She slowly began to circle around him, the boy easily keeping pace with her small boxer’s steps. “It really adds to the show, you know? To have smug little bastards like you in the running.” Her eyes narrowed as her feet came to a stop. “It’s always satisfying to see pricks like you lose.”
A wild haymaker swept in from the left, and her metal fist impacted his jaw with titanic force. She only had time to enjoy the hit for a moment before he vanished in a puff of smoke, a small stump in his place. Her hand hung in the air awkwardly as the log clunked down the hallway, a look of deep confusion creeping over her.
Sasuke’s shoe cracked her temple and her head loosed a few pebbles as it smashed into the wall, leaving a tiny crack behind. The ninja landed elegantly and scoffed. “You’re dealing with the Grand Champion.”
“Yeah,” she rumbled, returning to her feet once more, “I get it.” She pointed to her right and nodded, “And you’re dealing with zerglings.”
A pair of teeth and claws snarled through the hallway, feet clinging to the sides of the tunnel as they ran. Sasuke quickly bounded sideways, avoiding a flurry of organic blades, darting and dodging each gnash of their fangs and lash of their hooks. Spinning into a fluid jump kick, he snapped his heel into one of their heads, its chin bouncing off the ground.
“Hey!” A gauntleted hand wrapped around the side of his face as he came down, the bandit’s immense strength tearing him back into the air. Her barreling charge terminated when his cheek clapped into the splintered the surface of the mine, a plume of dust wafting outward.
She reeled his struggling body upward, dangling it in front of her. “See?” she growled, a crimson glare shooting back from between her fingers. “Keeping it interesting.” She laughed to herself and rammed the child’s skull into the stone, before tearing him free again.
“ISN’T-
“THIS-
“ENTER-
“TAINING?”
Each syllable was punctuated by another cacophonous slam, chips of sediment flying in every direction as the side of his cranium pounded into the rock face, his legs whipping around beneath him helplessly. Her fingers finally released his bloodied scalp, leaving it in the head-shaped crater she had created.
“And don’t kick my dog,” she concluded, turning away from the dazed adolescent to find her partner.
It didn’t take long.
The mine erupted as Kerrigan blasted through it, a trail of electric blue and debris skittering after her. The once-Terran hit the opposing side of the cavern with a thundering boom, thick cloud of smog looming around her landing site.
“Kerri!” the marauder shouted, a twinge of panic in her voice.
She rushed after her, waving the smoke away to see Kerrigan laying still, a smoldering pit dug into in her chest. Kneeling down, she took up the woman’s hand gently and brushed aside a strand of chitinous hair. “Kerri, are you ok?”
Kerrigan’s eyes snapped open, glowing furious amber. “I'll flay him alive and feed him to my pets.”
The katana flashed in a clean arc, bisecting the Queen from hip to shoulder, a look of shock frozen on her face. A small smirk grew on the arrancar’s cheek, the azure glow of the shrieking blade casting deep shadows into his soft features.
His smile quickly melted into a scowl as the image of Kerrigan deformed and wafted like lingering smoke, the afterimage of her illusory-self fading. “Oh,” she quipped, self-satisfaction staining her voice, “that looked dangerou-“
Serraph screamed as he stepped forward and whipped the weapon back downward. Kerrigan’s eyes went wide as a massive bolt of energy slashed through the air and plowed into her chest, sending her crashing through the stone behind her.
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Sasuke twisted under the nameless woman’s grip, a firm kick to the ribs decorating her armor with another dent. A crisp uppercut snaked between her arms and she staggered, her back meeting the craggy rock behind. Her fingers slipped for only a moment and the shinobi was free, immediately in a fighting stance, his glinting Sharingan burrowing into her.
“You little shit,” she muttered under her breath, wiping her palm over the blood that dribbled from the corner of her mouth.
He waited for her to right herself, a cocky smile on his lips. “Just give it up,” he jeered. “I don’t plan on losing.” His knuckles cracked as they clenched. “Especially not to you.”
“Yeah, keep it up kid,” she scoffed and brought up her fists, no other weapons at hand. “All that shit-talking is great for people back home.” She slowly began to circle around him, the boy easily keeping pace with her small boxer’s steps. “It really adds to the show, you know? To have smug little bastards like you in the running.” Her eyes narrowed as her feet came to a stop. “It’s always satisfying to see pricks like you lose.”
A wild haymaker swept in from the left, and her metal fist impacted his jaw with titanic force. She only had time to enjoy the hit for a moment before he vanished in a puff of smoke, a small stump in his place. Her hand hung in the air awkwardly as the log clunked down the hallway, a look of deep confusion creeping over her.
Sasuke’s shoe cracked her temple and her head loosed a few pebbles as it smashed into the wall, leaving a tiny crack behind. The ninja landed elegantly and scoffed. “You’re dealing with the Grand Champion.”
“Yeah,” she rumbled, returning to her feet once more, “I get it.” She pointed to her right and nodded, “And you’re dealing with zerglings.”
A pair of teeth and claws snarled through the hallway, feet clinging to the sides of the tunnel as they ran. Sasuke quickly bounded sideways, avoiding a flurry of organic blades, darting and dodging each gnash of their fangs and lash of their hooks. Spinning into a fluid jump kick, he snapped his heel into one of their heads, its chin bouncing off the ground.
“Hey!” A gauntleted hand wrapped around the side of his face as he came down, the bandit’s immense strength tearing him back into the air. Her barreling charge terminated when his cheek clapped into the splintered the surface of the mine, a plume of dust wafting outward.
She reeled his struggling body upward, dangling it in front of her. “See?” she growled, a crimson glare shooting back from between her fingers. “Keeping it interesting.” She laughed to herself and rammed the child’s skull into the stone, before tearing him free again.
“ISN’T-
“THIS-
“ENTER-
“TAINING?”
Each syllable was punctuated by another cacophonous slam, chips of sediment flying in every direction as the side of his cranium pounded into the rock face, his legs whipping around beneath him helplessly. Her fingers finally released his bloodied scalp, leaving it in the head-shaped crater she had created.
“And don’t kick my dog,” she concluded, turning away from the dazed adolescent to find her partner.
It didn’t take long.
The mine erupted as Kerrigan blasted through it, a trail of electric blue and debris skittering after her. The once-Terran hit the opposing side of the cavern with a thundering boom, thick cloud of smog looming around her landing site.
“Kerri!” the marauder shouted, a twinge of panic in her voice.
She rushed after her, waving the smoke away to see Kerrigan laying still, a smoldering pit dug into in her chest. Kneeling down, she took up the woman’s hand gently and brushed aside a strand of chitinous hair. “Kerri, are you ok?”
Kerrigan’s eyes snapped open, glowing furious amber. “I'll flay him alive and feed him to my pets.”
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Used Kerrigan's Hallucination T1 Super defense to limited effect