Post by Aura Kyuketsuki on Sept 8, 2024 1:04:02 GMT -5
"Play time is over."
Play time is over.
"Play time is over."
The trio uttered in unison, leaving one voice to remain within to the events that unfolded before it. Everything was going as it should, not that it was planned ahead. Aura had grown during the time thanks to Eris and the other Bounts. Much of her encounters with the other Bounts that came seeking a home gradually aided the woman into what she needed to become. Enforcing her decisions. Be it physically or authoritative, and both at the same time. Aura had to be the pillar that kept the Covenant together as she stood at its center. It was around her that the Covenant came together, and gradually became what it was this day with the efforts of all of those came together. And she had to be the one to protect it. She will have to give her life for it.
With the overhand strike making contact, Aura should have known better than to commit to such a novice approach. Nebel kicked in once more for Luke, spilling through the gaps between Ritter's metallic fingers. The dissapointment was there, but it moved along quite nicely as pressure was still being applied to an injured Luke. Aura didn't know how many bullets she had left. Looking back at the past few moments the amount of times she fired her gun should be nearing its last. There was a chance that Aura had spent all but a single shot, and without that much training in firearms she couldn't trust in the weight of a loaded or unloaded weapon. She would have to take some caution when firing again when shifting her glance back onto Luke. There was a reprieve, with the man creating some distance between the two, and the two coming to close it. She couldn't allow him to regain his breath. Yet her eyes burned with salt and iron that only drew her attention from the cut across the ridge of her nose.
Aura whiped away the thick building residue that was being pulled by the air of movement into her eyes. She halted for the moment to look back at Luke.....smiling? "He is still.....making a fool of me?" Aura spilled out venom from her lips. A brewing anger towards the man, making a mockery of her despite everything that was happening. ”But I’ve disrespected you long enough.” He said. The words felt more like a door in her way, coming to a slow open to a reveal. Anger turned to...surprise? Some relief? Why did she feel relief? Joy maybe? Emotions that Aura kept in check before felt as though they were beginning to come through some form of cracks. Cracks in her being. Before she didn't have the desire to express them. They were wounded tight in her grasp, with nothing to seem abled to loosen them. At least, this was so before her Doll was released.
”As you wish, Aura Kyuketsuki. I will show you my all.”
Just as the words were said, what came out was not only a release of what Aura always believed Luke had, but coming from it a key. A man that she saw as being someone who would be able to change a lot of the world when she first saw him. Someone so strong who looked to baby her for a time was now being pushed further. And by her hands too. The concussive force of a rising reiatsu column joined the two surfaces together in light. Both the floor and ceiling were keeping themselves together thankfully for the the natural material that was used for them. The displaced reiatsu spread evenly with a beautiful cover displaying a layer of light, even coating past her own ankles in a teal mist. She was happy. Seeing the results of what was being shown before her made her feel happines- I almost let go because of her. How silly of me. I can't forget to tighten my hold.
The upward curves of her lips dropped with only a abrupt distain for the man. The chills that ran along the surface of her skin only meant that Luke was going match her intensity in this bout. A small gesture was what Aura could make out that Luke committed. The uncanny black silhouette of the man within the pillar appeared to toy with something along his hip before move to his arm. Something that Aura didn't know what to think if he was going to change his tactic instead of using it.
”Show yourself.”
The Doll drew back to cover Aura in its shadow, understanding what was to come next was the critical eruption of the scene playing out. Those words spoken was the key to open the gate for its arrival. The gust of wind that roared from Luke's stance pushed Ritter back from its guarded posture, nearly to that of Auras toes, with Auras own Malignant Limbs coming to a stop and allowing her hair flow freely once more. The wind pulsated, like the beating of a heart, or more accurately to that of wings. Shards of ice began to force, consuming the moisture that resided naturally in the walls and stone surfaces. A sight to see before her eyes with jagged edges of ice being formed all around to resemble an Ice Cavern, turning the air itself into nothing more than thickened mist. The sounds of fluttering wings slowly grew more solid, matching pace with the gusts of cold air that brushed around Ritters stout form. From around its silhouette did Aura see what she coming up against in its frozen black frozen form.
A bird like Doll emerge from the raw display of reiatsu and cold that nearly frosted Auras own sights, obscuring the scene with heavy mist. Its enthusiastic tone was clearly noted, apart from its Master to immediately display its own personality almost right now. The difference between the two was present, standing out as clear as the two were. The large Avion pointed out those that watched, observing the entire duel ongoing with Aura taking but a quick glance at them. They didn't matter right now. What mattered now was Luke and his Doll. So...
Auras hand ran across the dark frozen space that Ritter was providing her with it stepping forward, conjuering another wave of familiar swarms. Admist the piling of broken frost and piles of ice, groups of insects were forged taking up to ten individual swarms. [-750] Ritter responded upon seeing the luminous green aura that surrounded Luke's limbs. Immortality Drink once again. The times that Aura managed to keep it at bay were now being undone. A quick glance at the gun once more, and the reasoning was clear why she didn't. All Aura knew that there was a bullet left in the gun, but any more than that was going to be chancing it. Thus, she didn't want to use it at this time, especially with the Avion standing between Luke and herself. Now things were going to be challenging again. With that in mind..
To match such resolve Aura was going to pull everything out. A secondary call upon the reddening reiatsu that Aura commanded, spreading across the base of her feet to create another gateway. To better match what she faced now, she will have to call upon another Doll. Her hair danced as it once did. "Tch..." she clicked her teeth. "It had better be so Luke. Doll. Or less I would be upset despite all that I have done here. After all this time you treated me like a child and now I am going to show you that you were wrong for leaving me behi-"
Something in Auras gut struck. It lodged itself into her throat. She couldn't talk. She couldn't get out the words. Her head felt like splitting. Ritter turned to glance over her shoulder to find a toppling Bount behind it. Aura couldn't find the words to match what she was feeling. She needed to call the other Doll out, so why couldn't she bring herself to do it. She was smiling.Do not forget. We are here to help you. If you release me....It will become a problem for you. So for now. Just listen to us.[-400] The growing pire of reiatsu that was being called upon had severed itself. What haggled Aura to the ground on her knees had torn itself away. The pain went away once again with Aura calming herself once again. "You must excuse me for such an out burst. Of course, I will be happy to oblige you."
There was a sensation that was easily recognizable. The sensation of reiatsu being splurged out, becoming active upon the call of its user. Ritter eagerly poised itself, mending the two frontal arms into spiked clubs with the intention of slamming both into the scatter the frost and stone into a obscure cloud. Silence took hold with only the buzzing of the insects speaking up around the arena. Ritter stampeded ahead, charging with reckeless abandonment with its clubbing arms creating new clouds as it made its way towards the pair. Off to the sides, both left and right did the swarms break away from Aura, taking on five swarms each to flank Luke and Windstarke.
Remaining Reiatsu: 1850/4550, -400 Release (failed attempt), -750 Schattenswarm
Ritter: 2800/3000, -100 Armed x2
Remaining Shots: 3/20
Play time is over.
"Play time is over."
The trio uttered in unison, leaving one voice to remain within to the events that unfolded before it. Everything was going as it should, not that it was planned ahead. Aura had grown during the time thanks to Eris and the other Bounts. Much of her encounters with the other Bounts that came seeking a home gradually aided the woman into what she needed to become. Enforcing her decisions. Be it physically or authoritative, and both at the same time. Aura had to be the pillar that kept the Covenant together as she stood at its center. It was around her that the Covenant came together, and gradually became what it was this day with the efforts of all of those came together. And she had to be the one to protect it. She will have to give her life for it.
With the overhand strike making contact, Aura should have known better than to commit to such a novice approach. Nebel kicked in once more for Luke, spilling through the gaps between Ritter's metallic fingers. The dissapointment was there, but it moved along quite nicely as pressure was still being applied to an injured Luke. Aura didn't know how many bullets she had left. Looking back at the past few moments the amount of times she fired her gun should be nearing its last. There was a chance that Aura had spent all but a single shot, and without that much training in firearms she couldn't trust in the weight of a loaded or unloaded weapon. She would have to take some caution when firing again when shifting her glance back onto Luke. There was a reprieve, with the man creating some distance between the two, and the two coming to close it. She couldn't allow him to regain his breath. Yet her eyes burned with salt and iron that only drew her attention from the cut across the ridge of her nose.
Aura whiped away the thick building residue that was being pulled by the air of movement into her eyes. She halted for the moment to look back at Luke.....smiling? "He is still.....making a fool of me?" Aura spilled out venom from her lips. A brewing anger towards the man, making a mockery of her despite everything that was happening. ”But I’ve disrespected you long enough.” He said. The words felt more like a door in her way, coming to a slow open to a reveal. Anger turned to...surprise? Some relief? Why did she feel relief? Joy maybe? Emotions that Aura kept in check before felt as though they were beginning to come through some form of cracks. Cracks in her being. Before she didn't have the desire to express them. They were wounded tight in her grasp, with nothing to seem abled to loosen them. At least, this was so before her Doll was released.
”As you wish, Aura Kyuketsuki. I will show you my all.”
Just as the words were said, what came out was not only a release of what Aura always believed Luke had, but coming from it a key. A man that she saw as being someone who would be able to change a lot of the world when she first saw him. Someone so strong who looked to baby her for a time was now being pushed further. And by her hands too. The concussive force of a rising reiatsu column joined the two surfaces together in light. Both the floor and ceiling were keeping themselves together thankfully for the the natural material that was used for them. The displaced reiatsu spread evenly with a beautiful cover displaying a layer of light, even coating past her own ankles in a teal mist. She was happy. Seeing the results of what was being shown before her made her feel happines- I almost let go because of her. How silly of me. I can't forget to tighten my hold.
The upward curves of her lips dropped with only a abrupt distain for the man. The chills that ran along the surface of her skin only meant that Luke was going match her intensity in this bout. A small gesture was what Aura could make out that Luke committed. The uncanny black silhouette of the man within the pillar appeared to toy with something along his hip before move to his arm. Something that Aura didn't know what to think if he was going to change his tactic instead of using it.
”Show yourself.”
The Doll drew back to cover Aura in its shadow, understanding what was to come next was the critical eruption of the scene playing out. Those words spoken was the key to open the gate for its arrival. The gust of wind that roared from Luke's stance pushed Ritter back from its guarded posture, nearly to that of Auras toes, with Auras own Malignant Limbs coming to a stop and allowing her hair flow freely once more. The wind pulsated, like the beating of a heart, or more accurately to that of wings. Shards of ice began to force, consuming the moisture that resided naturally in the walls and stone surfaces. A sight to see before her eyes with jagged edges of ice being formed all around to resemble an Ice Cavern, turning the air itself into nothing more than thickened mist. The sounds of fluttering wings slowly grew more solid, matching pace with the gusts of cold air that brushed around Ritters stout form. From around its silhouette did Aura see what she coming up against in its frozen black frozen form.
A bird like Doll emerge from the raw display of reiatsu and cold that nearly frosted Auras own sights, obscuring the scene with heavy mist. Its enthusiastic tone was clearly noted, apart from its Master to immediately display its own personality almost right now. The difference between the two was present, standing out as clear as the two were. The large Avion pointed out those that watched, observing the entire duel ongoing with Aura taking but a quick glance at them. They didn't matter right now. What mattered now was Luke and his Doll. So...
Auras hand ran across the dark frozen space that Ritter was providing her with it stepping forward, conjuering another wave of familiar swarms. Admist the piling of broken frost and piles of ice, groups of insects were forged taking up to ten individual swarms. [-750] Ritter responded upon seeing the luminous green aura that surrounded Luke's limbs. Immortality Drink once again. The times that Aura managed to keep it at bay were now being undone. A quick glance at the gun once more, and the reasoning was clear why she didn't. All Aura knew that there was a bullet left in the gun, but any more than that was going to be chancing it. Thus, she didn't want to use it at this time, especially with the Avion standing between Luke and herself. Now things were going to be challenging again. With that in mind..
To match such resolve Aura was going to pull everything out. A secondary call upon the reddening reiatsu that Aura commanded, spreading across the base of her feet to create another gateway. To better match what she faced now, she will have to call upon another Doll. Her hair danced as it once did. "Tch..." she clicked her teeth. "It had better be so Luke. Doll. Or less I would be upset despite all that I have done here. After all this time you treated me like a child and now I am going to show you that you were wrong for leaving me behi-"
Something in Auras gut struck. It lodged itself into her throat. She couldn't talk. She couldn't get out the words. Her head felt like splitting. Ritter turned to glance over her shoulder to find a toppling Bount behind it. Aura couldn't find the words to match what she was feeling. She needed to call the other Doll out, so why couldn't she bring herself to do it. She was smiling.Do not forget. We are here to help you. If you release me....It will become a problem for you. So for now. Just listen to us.[-400] The growing pire of reiatsu that was being called upon had severed itself. What haggled Aura to the ground on her knees had torn itself away. The pain went away once again with Aura calming herself once again. "You must excuse me for such an out burst. Of course, I will be happy to oblige you."
There was a sensation that was easily recognizable. The sensation of reiatsu being splurged out, becoming active upon the call of its user. Ritter eagerly poised itself, mending the two frontal arms into spiked clubs with the intention of slamming both into the scatter the frost and stone into a obscure cloud. Silence took hold with only the buzzing of the insects speaking up around the arena. Ritter stampeded ahead, charging with reckeless abandonment with its clubbing arms creating new clouds as it made its way towards the pair. Off to the sides, both left and right did the swarms break away from Aura, taking on five swarms each to flank Luke and Windstarke.
Remaining Reiatsu: 1850/4550, -400 Release (failed attempt), -750 Schattenswarm
Ritter: 2800/3000, -100 Armed x2
Remaining Shots: 3/20