Nothing is True (Mission/ Famine)

Sunlight glinted off the transforming end of the knight's lance. He twirled it by its staff and the spearhead, enveloped in a malevolent glow, elongated and frayed out into spiked steel points on the blade. The major moved to propel the  spear downwards at the mage. Famine rolled out of the way, dust wafting up from the dirt path she shifted against. Irate, The knight grunted as he  lugged the taloned spear back out of the tightly packed soil; clumps of sand flew off as he moved to raise it on Famine again who was halfway to her feet. 


Her hand stopped the racing spear point, frayed edges  biting into her fair skin to leave a red line dribbling out her fingers where she fought back the spear. Instead of pressing the lance forward her opponent suddenly ripped it back, sending another surge of agony in her palm as it sawed deeper into the cut before escaping her hold.

Famine hesitated in the pain and the Major flung around the spear-stick again bashing her in the side of her head. Famine, unsuccessful in a parry, was knocked back and rolled some meters through the dirt again before skidding to a stop back first into the ground. 


He was racing forward now to finish it and Famine knew she couldn't let him.  Leaning up on her elbow, Famine hung her other arm forward, black matter now seeping through the gash in her hand at a rapid and increasing rate. The black matter gloved her entire lower arm and palm before long, taking shape of a long barreled cannon.  Her eyes narrowed, and she hissed something under her breath

“Burakkukyanon”


The ground beneath her caved and cracked slightly from the force- A black ball propelled madly out of the canon maw, colliding with her attacker in a black-fiery blast. Famine stared at the settling dust panting, and his still standing silhouette told her it was not finished yet.
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---Statistic Blurb---


HP:92
MP:92

SM Black Canon:

Boss:
Major:2/15 B-hits

Sol unleashed another powerful roar at the four mages in front of him and he charged at them, the four were not in good shape dispite being B rank mages as the slayers double attack had pushed a fair amount of poison into their systems, as one of them raised a staff to cast a spell Sol rasied a hand and summoned his chain Enkidu before the weapon shot out of a portal and managed to wrap around one of the rune knights neck before Sol then grabbed the chain and tugged as hard as he could to pull the mage to him and knock him off guard. The knight stumbled before the demon was close enough to grab him and got a grip on bladed tipe of Enkidu before he wielded it like a dagger and quickly stuck the man in the stomach and chest 8 times while using the mans body as a shield against his allies.

As he pulled the tip out after the eight time Sol seemed to have cooled down temper wise and he started to shrink back down to his normal form and quickly started to approach the other two knights while he gripped the dead rune knight in his left hand incase he needed a handy shield, his guess was right as the mages quickly tried to fire light bullets at him and the slayers responded by raising the dead man as a hand wall, since he was now smaller he was not as big of a target and would be even harder to beat then before now

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Mage1:5/5B Dead
Mage2:1/5B
Mage3:1/5B
Mage4:1/5B

Her foe just didn’t fall... nor did he show sign of any sincere damage as he stepped out of the settling could of dirt with his shoulders just as high and proud. Famine waited with panting breaths as his footsteps took him closer and closer in her direction. Like placing a blade to skin her fingers sliced the air in front of her as she lifted her hand, leaving behind a maw of blackness which she sunk her grip inside. The guild master withdrew her sacred tome from it’s convenient storage. She already felt more powerful with it in her grasp.

The shadow mage remembered the addictive strength it provided her whenever she cradled it in her hold. She felt invulnerable ; faster than any sprinter, stronger than any weightlifter and essentially at the peak of her being. Heero may have thought she was stronger back before this… change. Oh was he wrong.

Famine’s target had come close enough now, He raised his weapon and she in turn raised her tiny fists. Faster than before she swept out of the way of a series of his failed strikes. She knocked his legs out from under him a few time with her low kicks, and even twisted her knuckles to bash him harshly in the ribs and the side  but the major never stopped trying to strike Famine down.

He swung the base of his weapon for her skull. That instant she stopped the staff of the long spear with her fingers- and he seemed to hesitate the moment his blow was parried. She took the hiatus to coil her digits around. With unbelievable meter she whirled the lance to her right, with enough force to fling the Major, who had been holding on, off of the weapon and into the side of another building some meters away, leaving behind a greater crater than her own.

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---Statistic Blurb---


HP:92
MP:92

Horseman's Body:

Boss:
Major:6/15 B-hits

Seeing that his human shield was starting to get rather torn up from the bullets Sol quickly flung it at the remaining three knights before he suddenly dashed forward while drawing his precious sword from his waist, he dashed at the stunned knights who were slightly shocked before they then responded by casting a illusion spell over the slayer, Sol quickly flung his chain at one of the knights but to his surprise it went right thru him like he was a ghost”Clever little bastards” he grumbled before he felt three light bullets come into contact with his torso and he hissed in pain as he saw the beginnings of some rather large bruises appearing on his body and he focused on using things other then his eyes.sniffing around for a second Sol suddenly caught the scent of something rapidly approaching him from behind.

The slayer waited for the last possible moment before he suddenly whipped around and he thrusted Lohengrin and the bladed end of Enkidu forward and managed to catch one of the rune knights trying to sneak up behind him right in the chest with both blades, Sol proceeded to remove the smaller blade and delivered three very quick stabs to the mights stomach before the slayer then caught a glimpse of something approaching out of the corner of his eye and he turend with the man in front of him to intercept it. It was a spear of light and it buried itself into the rune knights leaving him on the verge of death before Sol removed his blades and then proceeded to shove Enkidu right underneath the mans jaw and then removed it as the man choked on his blood while lying on the floor helplessly”two down two more to go” the slayer said grimly as he got ready to deal with the final two.

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Mage1:5/5B Dead
Mage2:5/5B Dead
Mage3:1/5B
Mage4:1/5B

Famine could tell with the quick little glances over her shoulders that Sol was holding up well, heck if he finished early perhaps he could lend her a hand in getting rid of this… bigger, stronger, foe. She heard a sound like crumbling stones and turned back to the Major as he sorely shifted away from the damaged wall, chunks of the shattered brick clicking to the ground as he moved away and readied his weapon.  

It was time she got back to her fight. He balanced his spear in front of him, and as he pushed his magic energy fourth the spearhead glew before bursting in a small tornado of flames. Famine stiffened her posture, shoulders hunched slightly. The ground beneath her heels cracked into long pieces and dust flew up as she bolted forward. The major Charged forward too. In a need to arm herself Famine enveloped her palms in a blackness, two swords ripping into shape just as they prepared to clash.

There was a sound like someone snapping into an apple, and then a backwards spray of blood. The spear burned directly through her gut, point protruding through the small of her back to leave her practically laying on the end of the javelin.

Though there was a period of silence Famine was not so easily defeated, her eyes glared open, hands clenching on the blades still in her hands. There was no way for him to avoid her sinking both swords into his shoulders. The shadow mage ripped them out just as quickly as she had pierced in, swiping across his chest as he withdrew. She stuck his hand in the split second procedure causing him to drop the spears staff. And Famine dropped her own blades stumbling back a few paces, having lost balance with the weapon weighing straight through her. So to remove the spear painlessly she momentarily shifted into her intangible, shadow state and the weapon slid straight through her like water, leaving the puncture wound behind and the rod on the ground. She underestimated her opponent… but now he really was going to get it...
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---Statistic Blurb---


HP:75 (Bleeding Damage -5 every post)
MP:86


Boss:
Major:7.5/15 B-hits

Catching scent of one of the rune knights Sol suddenly flung his chain out wide in hopes to catch the fool in its grasp but as he felt the chain wrap around something the mage had casted an illusion again to make him see his sister Leeann who was in Infinity Hydra,if the slayer was shaken he didn’t show it but the growl he emitted showed he was not pleased as he suddenly yanked the chain hard. It jarred the mans neck and pulled him to the ground as the illusion fell away.” Nice try but I’m not fooled that easily” he snarled before he stabbed the mans back with Lohengrin and then grabbed both sides of the chain around the mans neck and started to tug violently and in sharp bursts to make the man scream outloud. The slayer tugged five times each with more force then the last in a row before he put all his strength into one more tug and he succeeded in ripping the mans head roughly off of his shoulders.

Before the slayer could even enjoy his small victory he suddenly felt something impact his right thigh dangerously close to his family jewels and the slayer dropped seemingly in agony, seeing the chance to finish the slayer off the remaining rune knight foolishly approached and stood in front of him to attack before he suddenly heard Sol groan out two words that made the man pale.” Cock Shot!” the slayer yelled before he suddenly delivered a surprising and powerful straight punch to the mans junk and caused him to scream out like a girl in pain as he dropped to the ground.” now to make you regret that attempt” the man said as he started to stab the man in the back with Lohengrin, he delivered two quickly slashes from the shoulders down to the knights waist before he then brought the blade straight up and down along the mans back. The slayer then proceeded stick the man four times in the back with his sword before causing the man to drop to the ground dead. Turning to Famine and the major Sol took in a breath as he tried to recover somewhat. He then decided to try and give his injuried guild master a opening to finish this off. “Enkidu Bind” he whispered as the chian glowed for a moment and around the major ten portals appeared before copys of the chain shot out to try and ensnare the man and bind his movement.

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Mage1:5/5B Dead
Mage2:5/5B Dead
Mage3:5/5B Dead
Mage4:5/5B Dead

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Famine Smiled at her slayers aid and started right away with her next attack. She twisted her torso and gingerly bent a marking-clad arm behind her back. It was that instance a dark glow broke out from her palm. “Shadow Make,” a spiral of black, shadowy, wind whirled wildly about her hand as the blades of the winds grew. It became apparent that her spell too affected the air pressure as it did darkness.There was a slight increase of the breeze which in turn swept her bangs back. “Harikēn!” Famine quickly twisted back and swept her palm towards the target, releasing the dark whirlwind upon them. The black torrent was massive in its diameter and had no trouble hitting the bound major with breathtaking force, flinging him up into the air helplessly like an autumn leave.

The force exerted to toss him airborne too tore away his bindings freeing his grip on the javelin. Mid air the spear took a new shape, before the rod again became inflamed, re-quiping into a lighter javelin... perfect for throwing---

Recovering from her last spell Famine’s hands came up as the spear whizzed through the air and his form went for the ground. She remembered the flame of magic her contract with Eris had birthed. That moment there was no glow, no aura, no chant….  The fire-engulfed blade simply snuffed out and deteriorated to a dust before it could reach her, swept away in the still very strong breeze.

She heard a hard thud in the distance, likely the major’s form smacking into the ground at the breakneck force her spell had exerted… Sapphire hues narrowed with hostility. She blinked in Sol’s direction and scanned the disassembled bodies of the smaller knights behind him. “Looks like you don’t have your rookies here can’t help you or slow us down anymore…” Famine purred out to the top knight, shuffling through the sands of the road towards the Major’s. Again, he made slow effort to regain his footing with a now dislocated shoulder.“Why?” Famine heard the faint, honest murmur gasp from the man… They always asked you that in the end, it was one of the things that irked this young woman the most.

Her head tilted to its side mischievously… There was no contemplating her answer “You know why, council pet.” Famine merely replied as her attention faced back at Sol. With a nod of her head she gestured for him to pick up where she had left off with the man’s beating.

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---Statistic Blurb---

Signature Spell (Spell-Rot):

HP:70 (Bleeding Damage -5 every post)
MP:76


Boss:
Major:10/15 B-hits

Sol grinned as he saw Famine knock the man thru the air like he was nothing and he approached her though he limped slightly from the hits he had taken,when the shorter woman gave him a nod and gestured to attack the slayer started to move past her faster as he shifted again into his demon form, with his backup dead and himself injuried the Major stared up at the dragon man in horror and uttered something that made the demon laugh.” I’m your worst nightmare and your my next meal” he said with a fearsome smile as he suddenly brought Lohengrin down along the mans right shoulder before quickly twisting and bringing up up across his left. The major quickly summoned a sword to try and strike at him but Sol was still in rather good shape though he was tired from his recent battle.

The slayer blocked the sword with his own before he breathed in and then unleashed a powerful blast of poison right into the majors face and chest with enough force to knocked him down and away from the slayer a bit, the major crawled the best he could as Sol moved forward and placed a foot on his back. The major started to scream and beg for the council to help him before Sol raised his sword over his head.”That’s right prey to your pathetic council as your life ends” he taunted before he slammed his blade into the mans back then repeated the process five more times nin various places before he picked him up and moved over to Famine and held the man out with his neck exposed.”would you care for the honors or should I?” he asked as the Major struggled to stay alive much less move he was bleeding out from various holes in his body and would not have long to live.

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Major 14/15 B ranks

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Her eyes never once unfocused from the chaotic dance of blades and cuts as it unraveled in the village center. Slash, block, cut, stab, slash, block. The pattern continued for some minutes and Famine could tell that the knights energy was wavering now. He was running this fight on mere fumes, it was apparent who would win....

Her hypothosis was confirmed when Sol grabbed him up by his throat.

He offered the knight to her... and not one to deny such gifts, Famine ripped him from Sol’s grasp and threw his body to the ground. Famine stared at his collapsed form and waited a moment. He didn’t get up. This time he did not have the strength. How perfectly pathetic.

It was a year ago the shadow mage had been the villages savior, today she had been the centerpiece of it's terror. Her eyes half-lidded shut. A barrage of black spikes unsheathed from the earth, piercing the dying man’s throat and his abdomen multiple times. The attack made way for a small upward burst of red. And the guild master lifted her nose to the heavens; a fat drop of the blood found its way onto her forehead before bleeding down the contours of her face. Though they were muffled by internal thoughts she heard a gathering of choked screams from on watching and cowering villagers. Mothers struggled to cover their young’s eyes and Fathers could hardly maintain the courage it took to stand protectively in front of their kin.

Famine rolled her neck, and her locks shifted obediently with gravity as she turned her head. Intense sapphires stared Sol’s direction. “We’re done here."

-Exit-

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