Ayero watched the battle taking place below, itching to descend into the chaos herself. Call it youthful foolishness or Fanalis instinct but the warrior woman ached to be in the midst of combat, especially when the soldiers entrusted to her by Octavius were fighting so hard below. After El Drago succeeded in paralyzing a large number of soldiers, Ayero removed the
Light Bomb from her cloak pocket. As she fed her magoi into the magic tool, her eyes scanned the battlefield and she frowned upon realizing that the Commander hadn’t taken the hit, tossing his sword towards the paralytic cube of static in order to somehow negate the blow.
”As expected…this guy will be tough.” She quickly casts
Light Bomb into the middle of the body manipulating soldiers below, the bright flash of light just enough to engulf five of them. Thankfully they were in the thick of Kou soldiers, the Fanalis army hadn’t penetrated this far in yet.
With a short nod of affirmation to Lagi, Ayero unsheathed her blade and descended onto the battlefield below in El Drago’s shadow with her eyes set on her target. But Commander Han had taken the battlefield in and noted the Fanalis woman’s approach, quickly launching a
Seiken Shot towards the Fanalis. Ayero deflected the flying fist with a
Parry her face scrunching upon realizing that she’d be dealing with another body manipulator. Though she hadn’t come across many that had the skill and didn’t even know of Lagi’s ability, she found it unnatural and strange.
”Finish this quickly…” With her sharp eyes trained on Commander Han, Ayero poured magoi into her sword arm and delivered a
Cross Slash across the man’s torso.
”…Huh?” The woman’s eyes went wide when she felt the resistance of steel, realizing that her magoi manipulation technique had done nothing to her target’s body. Sensing that the incoming blow would be tough, Lin had used
Steel is my Body in order to strengthen his defenses and had absorbed the blow, taking no damage. But the woman’s attack had been a strong one, leaving him unable to use the skin hardening ability for a bit.
Growling in frustration, Ayero performed a
Swift Roll to move behind Lin, springing upwards and dealing a sharp
slash across the width of his back, cutting from shoulder to shoulder. She felt a great relief when her blade struck flesh and retracted the weapon before stepping back. Even if he could still fight, his mobility would be reduced due to…wait, what? The Fanalis woman’s eyes flared once more as the body manipulator somehow began to grow additional muscle beneath the wound she had created with
Factory of Muscle and Bone.
”Wh…how is this possible?! Will none of my attacks harm him completely?” The shock startled Ayero for a moment, long enough for Commander Han to complete the growth of new muscle and turn around to face Ayero. As he did so, his head shot forward in a
Colossal Headbutt. The attack caught Ayero in the stomach, the force sending her back several meters. As the Fanalis woman hits the ground, Lin sends another
Seiken Shot her way, aiming for the left side of her chest.
Ayero grunted as she hit the ground, not expecting to take a tough blow so suddenly.
”That’s what I get for standing there like an idiot…” As cough wracked her body as she began to move upwards, her eyes refocusing in time to see another fist rocketing towards her.
”Shit!” Responding instinctively, Ayero’s leg shot upwards in order to deflect the
Seiken Shot with her
Thighs of Steel. As the fist was successfully redirected away from her, Ayero clambered to her feet despite the pain in her stomach. She had to figure out a way to defeat this monster, and maybe speed would be the key to avoiding his body manipulation defenses. Taking in a quick breath, Ayero gathers the magoi in her legs in order to perform another magoi manipulation technique,
Fleetfoot.
Her enhanced speed seemed to catch Lin off guard as she sped towards him head-on after taking the blow, raising her sword to the side in an offensive manner. She dealt
two strikes in an “X” pattern towards the Commander, both blocked by the man’s
shield as he raised it to defend in time. As Ayero’s strikes met steel, Kabu slithered down Ayero’s body and sunk his fangs into Lin’s right leg, administering a
Poison Bite. Surprised at the sudden sharp sensation in his leg, Lin refused to look down even for a fraction of a second lest he take his eyes off of the Fanalis in front of him. But he quickly recognized the effects of the poison, his muscles weakening and his movements slowing. In an attempt to put some distance between him and Ayero, he parried her second blow upwards and raised his shield before sending it in a spin towards her with tremendous force in a
Discarding Blow. Despite being at close range, the shield’s path was blocked by Ayero’s
Simple Block as she raised one of her armored arms. Had Han’s movements not be slowed, she would have likely not been able to react quick enough to block the blow.
As she deflected the shield, with her left arm, Ayero moved the right side of her body towards Commander Lin. Swinging in an upwards motion, Ayero’s blade
cut through his arm, severing the appendage from his body. The sudden loss of limb caused him to break his concentration on maintaining the extra muscle built up around the wound to his back. As the extra muscles broke down, the damage could no longer be ignored and Han fell to the ground under the weight of his injuries. For good measure, Ayero dealt another quick
slash to slit the man’s throat. While it would be likely in these conditions that he would bleed out and die, she wanted to be sure that his life could not be salvaged.
As the body manipulator fell to the ground, Ayero turned to survey how her comrades were fairing, prepared to help if needed.
[Stamina: 75/290]- Spoiler:
Name: Light Bomb
Tier: B
Type: Stone Egg
Magic Type: Light
Appearance: A 20 cm egg made of stone with light shining through cracks. The magic circle is inscribed on the side.
Function:
• By paying 15 magoi, the user may cause an explosion of light that travels at 20 m/s which deals B-tier burn damage to anything in a 10 meter area within 20 meters of the user. This ability may be sustained for 3 posts by paying 15 magoi each post. 5 post cool-down.
Name: Parry
Tier: B
Cost: 30 Stamina|15 Sustained
Weapon Type: Sword
Class: Defensive
Range: Self
Duration: Sustained
Cool-Down: 5 posts
Description: The user is able to block an opponent’s attack with their blade and push the opponent and/or their weapon away. Can defend against 1 A-tier, 2 B-tier, 4 C-tier or 8 D-tier attacks before breaking.
Name: Cross Slash
Tier: A
Cost: 40 stamina|20 sustained
Weapon Type: Sword
Class: Offensive|Magoi Manipulation
Range: Close
Duration: 1 post
Cool-Down: 7 posts
Description: The user flourishes their blade above their head and brings it down on the opponent’s body in a diagonal slash at 25 m/s. By manipulating the magoi in their body, the user can extend it around their sword and break though Ω-Tier defenses as well as cause A-tier cutting damage.
Name: Swift Roll (Way of Old)
Tier: C
Cost: 20 Stamina | 10 Sustained
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Supplementary
Range: Close
Duration: Sustained
Cool-Down: 3 posts or sustained+1
Description: Dodging an opponent’s attack by dropping into a roll at 15 m/s, Ayero rolls to either one side of or behind her opponent and springs upward, positioning herself offensively. This technique can be sustained to perform another dodging roll.
Name: Thighs of Steel II (Way of Old)
Tier: B
Cost: 30 Stamina|15 Sustained
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Defensive
Range: Close
Duration: 1 post
Cool-Down: 5 posts
Description: Using one of her armored legs, Ayero raises her leg to defend herself from an incoming attack at 20 m/s. The block can defend against 1 A-tier, 2 B-tier, 4 C-tier or 8 D-Tier attacks before breaking. This ability can be sustained to perform another block.
Name: Fleetfoot (Way of Old)
Tier: A
Cost: 40 Stamina|20 Sustained
Weapon Type: Body (Body Manipulation)
Class: Supplementary
Range: Self
Duration: Sustained
Cool-Down: 14 posts
Description: Through harnessing the magoi in her body, Ayero is able to redirect it into whichever limb(s) she chooses, enabling her to move said limbs at 25 m/s. This technique can be sustained to continue moving at 25 m/s.
Name: Poison Fang
Tier: D-Tier
Cost: 10 stamina
Beast Type: Tactician
Range: 7 meters
Duration: Instant
Cool-Down: 2 posts
Description: Kabu lunges at an opponent at a speed of 15 m/s with his mouth open, displaying his fangs. Kabu sinks his fangs into one of his opponent’s limbs, effectively injecting them with D-tier poison that causes stinging pains throughout the body and halving the opponent’s ability speed for 2 posts.
Name: Simple Block I
Tier: C
Cost: 20 Stamina|10 Sustained
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Defensive
Range: Close
Duration: 1 post
Cool-Down: 3 posts or Sustained +1
Description: Using her armored gloves, Ayero raises an arm to defend herself from an incoming attack at 15 m/s. The block can defend against 1 B-tier, 2 C-tier or 4 D-Tier attacks before breaking. This ability can be sustained to perform another block.