02-20-2016, 09:17 AM
„Feeding off of despair, eh“, Sabrina replied as she folded the neck of her shirt over to have some additional breathability around her neck, and grinned. “We have a Pokemon or two that do that, but it sounds like they’re two different things. As for you, I’d rather worry about even being able to deal damage to me.” She closed her eyes and raised her hands to her sides, forming a “T” with them. “Tell you what… if you win this fight, I’ll give you the Marsh Gym Badge. It might not mean much if we’re not in the Pokemon World, but if I ever set up my Gym you’ll have the bragging rights for it.”
Then she opened her eyes and watched Amber take a step back, slightly startled. The woman’s eyes were now glowing - the left one in blue and the right one in green - and the glow extended to the rest of her body, surrounding her in the wavering energy. “Don’t hold back. It’d be a pity to win because you underestimated me!” she spoke.
“I never hold back.” Amber replied bluntly and raised Razorback, then took a step forward to attack. Sabrina raised her hand and pointed it at the other. She gathered energy in her palm then fired a sphere at Amber, which the other easily dodged by sidestepping. However, Sabrina had taken the time to amass her full psychic power: before Amber could reach her and attack with Razorback, she had taken off and floated about four meters above the ground – out of reach of someone attacking from there, in any case, even with a sword as large as Amber’s. From there she held her hands together, forming a new Shadow Ball to attack Amber with. “You’re quick on your feet, but how long can you hold it up?” She asked as she began to bombard Amber with the energy spheres, but Amber dodged them time and time again.
“Longer than you!” The faunus replied as she drew out the full power of her Semblance. It seemed like Sabrina was feeling pretty safe up there, but she had no idea. With her strength at its peak, she leapt upwards, effortlessly reaching Sabrina’s level, and brought Razorback around in a wide arc to slice the other woman clean in half. Sabrina only barely dodged the strike by leaning back so that the sharp edge only managed to cut a few strains of hair that were fluttering behind her head. She could not have said that she’d anticipated that… how could she jump this high with a blade that heavy? A human body couldn’t provide this much strength! While Amber recovered from the momentum of Razorback’s swing and fell landed after the jump, the Psychic let herself fall to ground level, then pushed herself back off and took to the air, away from Amber.
“Is that the Semblance you mentioned?” She asked whilst charging another Shadow Ball, but not throwing it just yet. She was several meters away from Amber; she would be able to dodge it with little effort. Amber remained silent and began running towards Sabrina once more, while keeping focused on her hands to avoid a surprise attack. When she didn’t reply the Psychic shrugged and took to attacking her again, throwing one Shadow Ball after another whilst backing away from Amber to gain as much time as possible, but time and time again she missed and Amber was rapidly gaining on her. Maybe I should…? No, not yet. I can keep this at a stalemate. She counted on Amber becoming annoyed to the point that she would reveal more of her powers. The blade she wielded had several odd parts and seemed too mechanical to not have some hidden trick. Maybe it could be turned into some other bladed weapon – a scythe maybe? Or perhaps it could discard parts to become lighter and more mobile?
Her train of thought was interrupted when Amber jumped again and sliced at her legs with an upper cut, which Sabrina dodged sideways. She threw her next Shadow Ball at the flat side of Amber’s blade to throw her off balance, but the faunus quickly caught herself and the Shadow Ball didn’t really damage the steel. It was mostly an attack intended against flesh and blood, after all. After she backed away from Amber to a safe distance once more, she landed to save up on her concentration. Flying and attacking simultaneously was taxing, but as soon as her feet touched the ground and her Psychic Glow withdrew a little she began feeling better. The next Shadow Ball was already lingering in her hand, but she had it loosely by her side. “You’re strong for someone so small… and you jump around like a rabbit. But, what are we two going to do about this little stalemate of ours? You’re predictable when you leap into the air, little bunny, so I can dodge your attacks. But at the same time, I can’t hit you because you’re too nimble and if I got closer you’d slice me in half… and you can’t hit me from the ground.”
“That’s what you think…” Amber muttered, not loud enough for Sabrina to hear her, as she raised Razorback once more and took a brief breather to recover; faking that she wasn’t paying attention. Sabrina’s Shadow Ball attack came, predictable as anything, and Amber once more sidestepped and let the energy ball whizz by her torso. Sabrina was already charging another one and surrounding herself with her Psychic Glow after her brief recovery period, but seeing how it took her a moment to charge up that attack it gave Amber a time window to place her own move.
Then she opened her eyes and watched Amber take a step back, slightly startled. The woman’s eyes were now glowing - the left one in blue and the right one in green - and the glow extended to the rest of her body, surrounding her in the wavering energy. “Don’t hold back. It’d be a pity to win because you underestimated me!” she spoke.
“I never hold back.” Amber replied bluntly and raised Razorback, then took a step forward to attack. Sabrina raised her hand and pointed it at the other. She gathered energy in her palm then fired a sphere at Amber, which the other easily dodged by sidestepping. However, Sabrina had taken the time to amass her full psychic power: before Amber could reach her and attack with Razorback, she had taken off and floated about four meters above the ground – out of reach of someone attacking from there, in any case, even with a sword as large as Amber’s. From there she held her hands together, forming a new Shadow Ball to attack Amber with. “You’re quick on your feet, but how long can you hold it up?” She asked as she began to bombard Amber with the energy spheres, but Amber dodged them time and time again.
“Longer than you!” The faunus replied as she drew out the full power of her Semblance. It seemed like Sabrina was feeling pretty safe up there, but she had no idea. With her strength at its peak, she leapt upwards, effortlessly reaching Sabrina’s level, and brought Razorback around in a wide arc to slice the other woman clean in half. Sabrina only barely dodged the strike by leaning back so that the sharp edge only managed to cut a few strains of hair that were fluttering behind her head. She could not have said that she’d anticipated that… how could she jump this high with a blade that heavy? A human body couldn’t provide this much strength! While Amber recovered from the momentum of Razorback’s swing and fell landed after the jump, the Psychic let herself fall to ground level, then pushed herself back off and took to the air, away from Amber.
“Is that the Semblance you mentioned?” She asked whilst charging another Shadow Ball, but not throwing it just yet. She was several meters away from Amber; she would be able to dodge it with little effort. Amber remained silent and began running towards Sabrina once more, while keeping focused on her hands to avoid a surprise attack. When she didn’t reply the Psychic shrugged and took to attacking her again, throwing one Shadow Ball after another whilst backing away from Amber to gain as much time as possible, but time and time again she missed and Amber was rapidly gaining on her. Maybe I should…? No, not yet. I can keep this at a stalemate. She counted on Amber becoming annoyed to the point that she would reveal more of her powers. The blade she wielded had several odd parts and seemed too mechanical to not have some hidden trick. Maybe it could be turned into some other bladed weapon – a scythe maybe? Or perhaps it could discard parts to become lighter and more mobile?
Her train of thought was interrupted when Amber jumped again and sliced at her legs with an upper cut, which Sabrina dodged sideways. She threw her next Shadow Ball at the flat side of Amber’s blade to throw her off balance, but the faunus quickly caught herself and the Shadow Ball didn’t really damage the steel. It was mostly an attack intended against flesh and blood, after all. After she backed away from Amber to a safe distance once more, she landed to save up on her concentration. Flying and attacking simultaneously was taxing, but as soon as her feet touched the ground and her Psychic Glow withdrew a little she began feeling better. The next Shadow Ball was already lingering in her hand, but she had it loosely by her side. “You’re strong for someone so small… and you jump around like a rabbit. But, what are we two going to do about this little stalemate of ours? You’re predictable when you leap into the air, little bunny, so I can dodge your attacks. But at the same time, I can’t hit you because you’re too nimble and if I got closer you’d slice me in half… and you can’t hit me from the ground.”
“That’s what you think…” Amber muttered, not loud enough for Sabrina to hear her, as she raised Razorback once more and took a brief breather to recover; faking that she wasn’t paying attention. Sabrina’s Shadow Ball attack came, predictable as anything, and Amber once more sidestepped and let the energy ball whizz by her torso. Sabrina was already charging another one and surrounding herself with her Psychic Glow after her brief recovery period, but seeing how it took her a moment to charge up that attack it gave Amber a time window to place her own move.
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Moves/Powers used:
Sabrina: Flight, Shadow Ball
Amber: Super Jumping, Razorback
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