Shouting a scream of effort, Garret's muscles tightened even as he continued to push forward the
Floating Body Alleviating Technique. His right arm continued to struggle, but his left was free and
Nidhogg cut through the leg of the center Undead Soldier, causing it to crumble to the floor. With the sudden loss in resistance, Garret used the chance to dash forward between the two. His legs twisted, his feet landing perpendicularly to each other. With a twist of his hips, his legs un-twined with the strength of a spring, and Garret held out both
Desceld and
Nidhogg while his upper body spun like a top for a fraction of a second. The heads of both of the
Undead Soldiers rolled to the ground, but Garret was already gone.
Moving forward, he cut into two more zombies. A blade from one of the creatures cut down towards his head, but the space the blue magician had occupied a fraction of a second ago was already empty, while the
Undead Soldier that had attacked was now headless due to a passing blow from
Desceld. Garret found himself fighting side-by-side with Maxentius, but neither man spared much time for talk. The two covered each other for temporary openings, Garret rolling off the man's back while defending against an attack and simultaneously slicing an arm off of another
Undead Soldier through the use of
Nidhogg.
An arrow struck Maxentius just as Garret finished cutting down another creature. The blow itself did not create a dire wound, but the shout that had been the result of the blow was enough to draw Garret's attention to the back line of the undead army that had been gathered here.
"ARCHERS IN THE BACK ROW!" The threat from a back line enemy such as archers or magicians would cause their morale to drop; if something wasn't done, the split attention between fighting both a melee and a ranged battle simultaneously had the potential to over-strain them.
Garret ran up to one of the undead soldiers with an incredible speed and, faster than it could react, he spring-boarded from the creature's back with
Water Falls in Reverse, throwing a twisting force on his body as he jumped. As he spun, Garret noticed Faustus throwing his Chakram towards the back line as well, taking out several of the archers who were standing in a slightly elevated position. Garret briefly wondered how they had elevated themselves as his spinning allowed him to dodge two arrows that were shot towards him... But it seemed that the Undead Soldiers from below were awaiting his landing, and had their blades ready in anticipation. Suppressing his Borg, Garret drew his feet close to him and pointed both blades down. He did not have the necessary blade work to defend against the oncoming attacks, but he would not allow his cover to be blown so easily.
Cuts, scrapes and bruises rained down upon him as he spun once more and destroyed several weapons while also killing more of the undead soldiers; the second portion of his jump began shortly after he landed, but this time it was towards the wall. A few of the archers shot at him as he moved through the air with their
Arrow of the Death, but Garret knocked them aside with
Pond Reflects the Moon and
Destructive Flow just as one of his feet touched the wall. The blue magician wasted no time kicking off of the wall with the help of
Stepping Stones, prolonging his jump and closing the remaining gap between himself and the Undead Archers.
Three of the remaining six drew their daggers for close combat and worked as a screen while the other three got themselves set up behind them in preparation for raining arrows into their melee. Garret kicked off the ground, once more, and flipped over the front line of the undead archers, only to
strike those
three Undead Archers which were in the back with a long strike of his blade, their individual life forces severed as he did so.
Such shabby response times... I suppose it does not help that I am moving at a speed increased greatly by Magoi Manipulation. The remaining three undead archers were upon him, striking at him in a stabbing motion with their daggers. A sidestep was all each strike took to dodge, and a smartly positioned sword blow to their skulls ensured a smooth release from their immortal coil. Garret's breathing was deep, but even so he could begin to feel the effects of the fight wearing upon him.
The others were still desperately fighting, but for now they could rest at ease knowing that there were no more archers. Giving himself no further rest, Garret immediately dove back into the ranks of the undead, flowing against them like an unstoppable tide of destruction. Garret's technique had made it seem as if time itself was slowed when the undead fought against him.
Suddenly there was a scream of anguish, and Garret snapped his head towards the direction of it. He saw one of the other mercenaries, Faustus, impaled in the shoulder by a powerful looking being. Green flames coated the creature's blade and Faustus' face was cringing in great pain. Garret pointed Desceld towards the mercenary, feeding a portion of his own Magoi into his blade and activating the
Gold Dragon's Blessing. The Rukh formed a golden creature, whose features were well defined as that of a dragon. The Dragon's appearance caught the attention of every undead creature in that room, and the battle paused for just a moment as all eyes were transfixed on its swift movement as it sunk into the chest of Faustus.
The Undead Captain let out a wretched howl as it kicked off the wall with its
Flash Step, covering the distance between Garret and itself. The Undead Soldiers around Garret immediately made room for the blue magician as the movements of what seemed to be their leader spurred the battle on once more, engaging all those but Garret in combat. He had no time to see how effective his healing had been for Faustus as the Undead Captain lunged towards Garret with a powerful blow that rang against Garret's own sword.
The blue magician responded with his free blade, aiming to strike at the creature's skull with a high-speed strike. As if sensing the tide of that movement before Garret even began it, the creature struck him with a
Roar of the Death, pushing Garret back several meters and allowing the Undead Captain a chance at living. It wrapped its blade in green flames once more and brandished the sword in Garret's direction. The blue magician took up a stance, preparing himself for a deadly crossing of techniques, and stared the undead creature down straight into its glowing red eyes. Garret's left blade was held on a horizontal plane, with the tip pointing behind Garret and to the right. A preparatory position for a horizontal slash. The right blade was held above his head, with the blade at a diagonal and the tip pointing to the creature's head. The two paused, and Garret ran a number of scenarios within his mind before the Undead Captain burst forward. Garret waited, knowing that his movement was far faster than his opponents, until the right timing. With a simple push off of the ground, Garret sped towards the Undead Captain and released a technique he had not yet used on an opponent; the
River Splitter. Though the technique was executed perfectly, and Garret's timing was superb, the blade was met in mid-flight by the creature's
Green Glisdr. The magoi fought against the magic of the blade, and the two energies simultaneously fizzled out.
The clash was Garret's victory.
During the time that the two blades were just a moments ways away from clashing, Garret's right arm changed the elbow's position and pulled the sword
Desceld on a slight diagonal angle from the left of the
Undead Captain's jawline through to the bottom right of the creature's neck. Garret kicked the head away, but there was still work left to do; a portion of the undead still counted themselves among the moving.
Alongside the mercenaries, Garret made quick work of the remaining. The whole lot of the group was sweating at the end of the fight, and Faustus' arm seemed to be at a point where, at the very least, it was not bleeding.
"Don't expect... me to think... I owe you a debt." The man scowled, panting heavily from the battle and from the effects of having lost blood.
Razelin shook her head.
"Perhaps he can just take a portion of your share, eh?" That generated a laugh from Maxentius, as well as herself, but placed a scowl on Faustus' face as the words he had spoken earlier were thrown back into his face.
"Relax, I'm not interested in a portion of anyone else's share." They had all worked hard to destroy these creatures, and they should all be paid for their efforts. Garret was unconcerned with the division of work between the group, though Maxentius did comment that he wouldn't have minded, considering the circumstances.
"That blade work... From where did you learn it?" The others feigned disinterest, though they kept an ear out on Garret's words. It was not every day that one fought alongside or against a man who could move swifter than most could swing a blade.
Garret looked around carefully, as if making sure their group was the only one there. A grim look placed itself on his face as he focused back onto Maxentius. Placing a finger on his lips.
"Trade secret." The grim look was replaced with a grin as the man chuckled, and the tense atmosphere devolved into one of dry amusement. The group caught their breath and began exploring the rest of the cave, but finding nothing else. They made their way out, noticing that it was getting late at night.
"We should suggest they destroy the entrance here, so this doesn't happen again. We don't know how this happened, nor do we know if there is somebody or something else behind this..."Maxentius nodded in agreement, though neither Faustus nor Razelin seemed to care to weigh in on the decision.
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A-Tier Ability Training Word Count: 1747/1500
Kill count: 5 (1+4) Undead Soldiers, 3 Undead Archers, 1 Undead Captain.
- Abilities used:
Name: Floating Body Alleviating Technique (River Styx Style)
Tier: A
Cost: 40/20
Weapon Type: Body (Magoi Manipulation)
Class: Supplementary
Range: Close
Cool-Down: 14 posts
Description:
The user of this technique infuses their limbs with Magoi, providing a constant speed buff of 25 m/s.
Name: Water Falls in Reverse (River Styx Style)
Tier: C
Cost: 20|10
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Supplementary
Range: Close
Cool-Down: 3 posts or sustain+1
Description: The user pushes off the ground with great strength, allowing them to jump 1-5 meters in an omnidirectional trajectory at 15m/s. Should one of the user's feet collide with a solid surface, they are able to repeat this movement one more time.
Name: Pond Reflects the Moon (River Styx Style)
Tier: D
Cost: 10|5
Weapon Type: Sword
Class: Defensive
Range: Close
Cool-Down: 2 posts or sustain+1
Description:
By angling the blade at varying levels, the user of this technique sends their opponent's attacks flowing past their sides. This technique defends against abilities and attacks, with its limit being a total of C-Tier damage at 10 m/s.
Name: Destructive Flow (River Styx Style)
Tier: C
Cost: 20|10
Weapon Type: Sword
Class: Supplementary
Range: Close
Cool-Down: 3 posts or sustain+1
Description:
The user strikes their blade out at their opponent, at 15 m/s, with the intent to knock them backwards. The blow is strong enough to send an opponent back by 10 meters.
Name: Stepping Stones (River Styx Style)
Tier: C
Cost: 20|10
Weapon Type: Body
Class: Supplementary
Range: Close
Cool-Down: 3 posts or sustain+1
Description:
The user moves in a way which they are able to make 1-2 jumps in .3-5 meter increments at 15 m/s.
- Ability Trained:
Name: River Splitter (River Styx Style)
Tier: A
Cost: 40/20
Weapon Type: Sword (Magoi Manipulation)
Class: Offensive
Range: Close
Cool-Down: 7 posts
Description:
The user draws his blade at 25 m/s, moving its path in a total arc of 200 degrees. Everything it passes through is struck with A-Tier damage.
- Items Used:
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[b]Name: Desceld
Tier: A
Type: Sword
Magic Type: Life
Ability:
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- Name: Desceld, Gold Dragon's Blessing
- Tier: B
- Cost: 30|15 Magoi Initial|Sustain
- Element: Life
- Assigned Weapon: Desceld
- Class: Supplementary
- Range: 30 meters
- Cool-Down: 5 posts
- Description: The blessing is activated when feeding and infusing the sword with magoi. This spell creates a golden healing mist shaped in the form of a Kou Dragon. This dragon is 1 meter long and .2 meters in diameter. This 'dragon' moves and flies about at the will of the caste at 20m/s within 30 meters of the caster. Upon coming into contact with a living being, the caster may choose to activate its effect. The mist enters and dwells within the body of a being it came into contact with after activation, creating an imprint of that living creature's body's peak condition. It advances the healing process of the body, healing up to B-Ter damage that was dealt to the body over the next three posts. This spell may be sustained to generate another healing 'dragon' mist on the user's next post or maintain any mist that has not been activated.
[b]Appearance: This blade holds a black edge to keep it from glinting in the night. Otherwise, the blade itself is fairly standard. The handle is 13 cm in length, with the blade being 57 cm in length, making the total size of the double edged blade 70 cm in total. The classification of sword is of the Longquan variety, a traditional Kou blade.
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[b]
[b]Name: Nidhogg
Tier: A
Type: Sword
Material: This sword is made of simple steel with a leather handle.
Appearance:The sword's handle is 13 cm in length, with the blade being 57 cm in length, making the total size of the double edged blade 70 cm in total. Both the scabbard and hilt are mostly black, though the beginning and end of both the scabbard and hilt are metallic designs. The classification of sword is of the Longquan variety, a traditional Kou blade.