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soggypastry[The feed clicks on suddenly and to harsh breathing, Lightning white as a sheet and her shoulders heaving as she is clearly trying to catch her breath. There's loud roaring in the distance somewhere behind her, and she casts a glance over her shoulder and the tree she's bracing herself against, before she returns her attention to the camera.]
If anybody's watching this, stay out of Ilex. There's something in here that won't hesitate to kill you. I think I've almost got it down, but--[Whatever else she's going to say gets cut off as she whirls around, just in time for the camera to catch this cleaving the tree just above her head, and she goes down with a cry of shock. The gear clatters to the ground in time to see her scramble as the creature roars, clearly trying to cut her down the middle with that sword.
But it doesn't get the chance. There's a tremendous crack and a different kind of roar, the roar of thunder, right as a bolt of lightning crashes down on the monster as if the heavens themselves just launched a bolt down at the horrid thing, before everything glows a rosy pink and rose petals drift through the air. The gear vibrates, shaking wildly until it spins and the angle changes to show the creature roaring in anger as it faces down something it wasn't expecting.
A target that fights back.
In the ensuing battle of blades and lightning, the gear shuts off when someone, or perhaps something, steps on it. Lightning might not be coming back for that gear for a while.]
If anybody's watching this, stay out of Ilex. There's something in here that won't hesitate to kill you. I think I've almost got it down, but--[Whatever else she's going to say gets cut off as she whirls around, just in time for the camera to catch this cleaving the tree just above her head, and she goes down with a cry of shock. The gear clatters to the ground in time to see her scramble as the creature roars, clearly trying to cut her down the middle with that sword.
But it doesn't get the chance. There's a tremendous crack and a different kind of roar, the roar of thunder, right as a bolt of lightning crashes down on the monster as if the heavens themselves just launched a bolt down at the horrid thing, before everything glows a rosy pink and rose petals drift through the air. The gear vibrates, shaking wildly until it spins and the angle changes to show the creature roaring in anger as it faces down something it wasn't expecting.
A target that fights back.
In the ensuing battle of blades and lightning, the gear shuts off when someone, or perhaps something, steps on it. Lightning might not be coming back for that gear for a while.]
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Date: 2013-06-01 06:00 am (UTC)Lightning! Think you could use a little extra backup?
[She can worry about how she got here, why Lightning is here, where Noel is, and the surprise of exactly how well placed her arrival was later. Fight now, questions later.
She takes aim again, ready to move.]
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Date: 2013-06-01 06:04 am (UTC)But that's for another time. Odin leaps into the fray once more, locking blades with the Cie'th to keep it busy as Lightning leaps back, electricity sparking from her hands while she throws more spells.]
Watch the sword and stay out of range! It's faster than it looks!
[It's about as much of an admission that yes, she does need that back-up, as Serah's likely to get at this point. Her older sister does still have her pride.]
Action; Play it out or handwave, by the way? :)
Date: 2013-06-01 06:24 am (UTC)[She puts a bit of distance between them with that warning, bringing out a crystal of her own to break, calling out one of her monster companions- a silver Chocobo. After that Serah doesn't waste anytime switching to Synergist spells to try to give them all some extra protection.]
Action; handwaving would be best. :3 lemme know if you want anything changed!
Date: 2013-06-01 06:44 am (UTC)But when it's over, when the Cie'th has become so much crystal ash and Odin disappears in a flurry of rose petals, she turns to Serah and tries to keep her breathing steady. After what Hope had said to her, after she'd disappeared before, some part of her had given up hope of ever seeing her beloved sister again. To see her again is hard. Her mind races--what does she do what does she say--]
Serah.
[Just one word. Any more and she fears her voice will break. That it'll give away more emotion than she's displayed in a long time. This is Serah and for the first time in years...Lightning's not sure how to handle that.]
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Date: 2013-06-01 10:32 am (UTC)[In the middle of that chaos, there's a burst of green leaves and golden flowers over Lightning's head - a Curaga spell.
At first its source isn't obvious, until something comes crashing through the trees. Ven's keyblade glider swoops in through the canopy overhead, shimmering into his familiar weapon as he hops to the ground near his favorite pink-haired soldier]
Are you okay?
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Date: 2013-06-01 07:54 pm (UTC)For now. [She doesn't flinch as Odin's shield catches the Cie'th's sword with a clang and the Eidolon shoves back, forcing distance between it and his now two charges, but she does look back at it and wishes for her blade even more. At least she's got her magic, the lightning crackling in her hands and singing for release.]
Need to take this thing out.
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Date: 2013-06-02 04:26 am (UTC)But he composes himself quickly enough. Waking up like this was strange, but how much of his life hadn't been? How much of Light's hadn't been, for that matter?]
Right...
[He glances to Lightning, noticing her weapon's not in-hand. Then he looks to the creature lashing out at Odin]
If Odin can hold it a few moments, I can use a spell that'll keep it airborne. Then you can just zap that thing.
[At least, he hopes that'll work. Without waiting for a reply, he braces himself and starts casting the spell, the air around them stirring in response]
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Date: 2013-06-02 04:55 am (UTC)For now, anyway--it may be busy but it's also determined. Wait too long as it might break past Odin to get at the humans.]
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Date: 2013-06-02 05:02 am (UTC)Wind!
[Wind whips up around the Cie'th, spiraling up around it and snatching it into the air. The torrent holds, even as the creature thrashes, and Ven remains perfectly still to maintain the spell]
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Date: 2013-06-02 05:50 am (UTC)Which is really a lot, and the final straw earns a dying roar from the creature before it fades into crystalline ash that begins to whirl in Ven's spell, formless and more like a dust cloud than the remnants of a monster.]
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Date: 2013-06-02 05:53 am (UTC)Once he's concluded that it's quiet, at least for the moment, he turns to face Lightning]
Is that one of the things you and Hope talked about?
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Date: 2013-06-02 06:13 am (UTC)Yeah. That was a Cie'th. [She turns, looking at him.] Did Hope ever tell you what makes them?
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Date: 2013-06-02 06:28 am (UTC)Yeah, he did. It...reminded me of Heartless, from back home.
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Date: 2013-06-02 06:47 am (UTC)Something like that. [headshake.] It's not pleasant, I can tell you that much.
[It terrifies her--how did it get here why is her magic back how did she summon Odin what is going on--and she clenches her fists tight. Breathe, Farron.] At least that one was alone.
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Date: 2013-06-02 11:32 am (UTC)[He'd heard stories from Hope, sure, but that thing was considerably strong. Few Heartless boasted such power]
Hope that's all this world sees.
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Date: 2013-06-01 02:58 pm (UTC)He doesn't know how, but he's in the dense and dark forest soon enough. It doesn't take him long to hear the clash either, something that Sasuke darts through the trees towards - something made simple with the presence of his chakra. His sharingan is flared as he races forward, and when he finally catches sight he stays hidden in the trees. Lightning's okay, but for how long?
He only has one shot, and he knows it. When the opportunity comes -- when the monster and the monster alone can be his target -- he throws several shuriken and kunai, hoping to grab its attention and force it to turn around before his hands fly into all too familiar seals. This, hopefully, will end with it taking a massive fireball to the face.]
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Date: 2013-06-01 08:00 pm (UTC)The Cie'th takes the fireball to the face, but before it can do much about it, more lightning crashes down and draws its attention right back...in time for Odin to come down from a leap, slashing at the red eye on the creature's chest like the determined warrior he is. It's not dead yet--it's too stubborn for that--but another good hit should do it in. Lightning's already well on her way to giving it that whack, but if Sasuke wants to join in, the creature's back is exposed. How would he like an easy target?]
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Date: 2013-06-01 08:08 pm (UTC)That's when he charges and makes contact, the lightning cutting into the Cei'th like a blade as he puts all his might into the Chidori. Whether or not it takes it down he's not sure, but it leaves him in close range and vulnerable to attack if it doesn't. All he can do at the moment of impact is hope that his most powerful technique is enough to finish it off.]
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Date: 2013-06-01 08:18 pm (UTC)Lucky for them all, it's enough. The Cie'th roars in anger, slashing whatever it can reach until Odin pins the sword with his shield...but it's enough. It fades into crystalline ash, the shift rippling outwards from the point of impact until it's gone into the breeze and Odin stands at rest beside his summoner while she...outright stares at who she can now see came to her aid.]
Sasuke?
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Date: 2013-06-01 08:21 pm (UTC)[That's all he says as he's panting hard, letting those red eyes of his fade into black as he looks up at her. It takes him a bit to get to his feet, nodding and pocketing his hands when he does. It looks like she's okay too - whether she used healing ninjutsu or not, she looks unhurt as far as he can tell. Good...]
It looks like it's happened again, doesn't it? The same thing that happened last November.
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Date: 2013-06-01 08:29 pm (UTC)Yeah. Something like that.
[She has vague recollections of seeing him there...only there were black marks all over his skin and he looked a step from keeling over. It's different now.]
The whole world's gone crazy again.
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Date: 2013-06-01 08:59 pm (UTC)[Even if some crazy stuff is going down...]
That was a summon of yours?
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Date: 2013-06-01 09:03 pm (UTC)Just Odin. The other one was a monster from my world.
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Date: 2013-06-01 09:33 pm (UTC)[He's nodding, pausing for a beat before he sits down by a nearby tree with a sigh. Chidori still takes a lot out of him, and he can only do it once more today... He'll have to be careful and make it count.]
I guess you could've handled it without my help.
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Date: 2013-06-01 09:41 pm (UTC)She shakes off that thought, looking at him for a moment before one corner of her mouth quirks upwards in the faintest of smiles. He's more capable than she first thought he was.]
Thanks. For showing up when you did.
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