{ as promised, the day after tomorrow she'll get a call with ezra on the end of the line to let her know when he'll be ready. he's had time to scout out the guilds now and have a better idea of what kind of training spaces they have. for a first time it doesn't seem too bad to get started with. }
Hi! Sorry, I found your username from when I posted before--this is Ezra. Are you still up for that spar? I think I've found a decent sized space for it in the summer guild now, when's a good time for you to drop by?
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Perfect. I'm here already so I can just start getting warmed up while I wait for you.
{ whether it only takes her 5 or 30 minutes it doesn't seem to matter too much. he's got a section with enough room to get some proper practice in. since he has no idea what she can do, he's tried to grab a bigger space than usual. really it probably says a lot about his character and personality that he doesn't automatically assume she can't do much--rather the opposite. he isn't about to underestimate her. since she's fairly easy to spot he'll wave her over as soon as she arrives. }
[Thankfully for both parties involved, she's rather quick on her feet, although she's doing her best not to wear herself out immediately so it doesn't take long for her to get there.]
Oh, like ground rules and stuff? I guess that makes sense when we don't really know each other... I don't mind going with whatever you want for this. It's been a while since I really got a chance to do anything.
{ he had been injured recently but thankfully with his enhanced healing he's pretty much good as new now. }
[It's close enough to a shield that it basically counts. As for her weapon...]
Yer savior has arrived!
[As she says that, a blue wormhole appears behind her as a sword comes out of it, disappearing once it's fully through and Megumi grabs it easily with one hand.]
{ he doesn't seem surprised at all when she yells something out to make her weapon appear from what looks like a portal. instead, he gives her a smile in return. }
I can work with that.
{ it will suddenly make sense as to why he's wearing something sleeveless in a second. his right hand reaches out to hover of his left, and slowly she'll see a handle start to emerge from his arm. the tattoo there glows gold, chains springing free from his arm in a way that makes it look like they came from the tattoo itself. in the end, she'll get to see the whole weapon--a chain whip--as he twists the chain in his left arm to wind it up. }
Mine's a little different, hopefully won't be a problem for you?
{ it really doesn't, he was about to ask why she was physically trying to beat a disease... it's a good thing she continued. }
Well, I imagine this may be more realistic, unless the simulator gave you a taste of being hit as well. But sure. { he gives her a smile. } Let's get started.
{ there's a flick of his arm this time as his left hand lets go of the end of his whip. it spirals out quickly, flying through the air towards her feet with the aim to hook around one of her ankles so he can throw her off balance. }
[But she isn't given too much time to think, much less finish her sentence, as the whip reaches towards her; it isn't the kind of attack that she's used to; the aliens didn't have this sort of combat style or pattern of attack, so it does throw her off balance a little as she's grabbed.
Even though she's used to fighting using her Seraph, given that this isn't against a Cancer, perhaps trying something different would work...? Even if she's shouting in mid-air, she's also thinking. She may not be intelligent like Izumi is or able to come up with formations like Ruka, but she knows herself the most.
If he's let go of the whip, then she can't use it to direct her attack, but what she can do at least is use the momentum of the fall to attempt to teleport behind him and swing her sword then--it may not do much damage in terms of raw strength, but it'll at least give her a chance to recuperate and figure out another strategy in the meantime.]
{ he does let her ankle go as soon as the momentum is in place. it whips around in the air, coming back to him as he blinks and misses her disappearing into what seems to be thin air. granted he feels the wind on his neck before he sees her, just about raising his arm to yell out his own prayer. }
Barachiel your blessing-
{ gold light erupts from his arm in the shape of a shield this time, her sword hitting true but bouncing back against the light shield that blocks her attack. he stumbles a few steps back, pretty impressed she got behind him so quickly. }
The intention wasn't, of course to actually have the strike hit dead on - if it did, that'd be excellent; a bonus, even. But instead she reels momentum back into herself as she lands back on her feet.
If she's going to draw this fight out a little bit, she needs to prepare wisely. So she leaps back, trying to put some space between herself and her opponent, making a motion with her sword as she's bathed in an orange light, strengthening her abilities by one step, then again by another.
Naturally, this process takes time, enough that her opponent could potentially prepare something to counter in the meanwhile--]
{ the thing is, megumi is lucky he isn't someone who makes plans or strategizes that much during a fight. he's reactionary. he goes by gut instinct.
and honestly he's reckless enough to keep charging rather than preparing a counter.
so while megumi keeps her distance, preparing to strengthen her abilities while bathed in that light, ezra snaps the chain whip forward to follow after her. it's never to hurt her properly, but he will aim to get her caught in the chains so they can wrap around her to demobilise her.
hopefully she can still move while making her preparations. }
[She'll take any luck that she can possibly get, honestly.
And while she can't move while she's charging, given that it does use her hand movements to spin her sword around to do those charges properly. But it's definitely interrupted when she's grabbed again, enough that she can't help but yelp out in response.
But even if she can't move like this, she doesn't have to -- her Seraph weapon can't get her out of a rut like immobilization, but she isn't just a member of the Seraph squad. She's also a psychic.
And something she can do as a psychic without moving is simple enough.
Electric power starts leaking out of her body, practically raging as it tries to follow the line of the chain whip back to Ezra.]
{ he doesn't know what to expect from her hand movements and sword but it certainly isn't what happens with the electricity as it makes its way down his chain and to him. his hand lets go at the first spark hitting him, teeth gritting through the pain of that.
it does, at least, mean she isn't caught as he'd hoped. }
That's a pretty handy skill.
{ he may have dropped the weapon, but since it's actually not really corporeal to begin with he wills it back to his hand once the current dies down. }
[She laughs a little bit once the whip is dropped, once again backing up to make space.]
Yer not too bad yerself, had ta think outside the box fer a second there.
[Which is useful, at least. It's stuff she can take back home with her, so she thinks.]
But I ain't done showin' all my tricks yet!
[She takes a deep breath in, and then out. Okay, she's ready. Let's do this.
Megumi pulls her concentration inwards before shutting her eyes, flames appearing around her as she speaks in a low voice:]
Emotions runnin' high...
[--and she dives in, swinging her sword. With her two attack buffs, she should at least be making at least a mark.
And if the attack lands properly, that's good enough. She has her role as a debuffer to live up to, and this strike lowers ones defenses for two turns.
But that isn't the main purpose of it; no, what is left behind is a field of fire, sparks and ashes covering the whole area to strengthen any of her future fire attacks for eight turns.]
{ megumi who are you kidding when you're literally summoning fire here. }
Shit.
{ there's no time to think about whether he really shouldn't have been holding back as much as he was when she's literally throwing everything she has at him. he'll summon barachiel's shield first, but even that will shatter on impact so he has to do more than that. his shirt is shredded at the back as he starts chanting as quickly as he can, practically begging gabriel so he can have more support for this. normally he wouldn't use gabriel's power for sparring but he's about to get absolutely fucked if he doesn't.
and within a second to spare once his shield from barachiel shatters, a huge wing tears from his back as pure gold light. it whips around, aiming to blast some of that back at her while also shield him a bit better from what does hit.
gabriel's blessing is not child's play though. as a blessing from one of the strongest and well known archangels he knows it should only be used sparingly. he can't hold back when he uses it so when it does meet her attack it really will cause an explosion between them both. rip.
they can both just be glad he can only use it at half power atm.
he winces as some of the flames and sparks hit him as they meet that holy blast in the middle, the wing flapping down in front of himself to block some of it. he's less concerned about himself here though. }
[Girl's literally a psychic who is a fire crush debuffer, what can I say?
But just as she's thinking about what to do next, she sees it coming, but only by a hair's worth, enough to use her free hand to summon her deflector, a light blue shield that tanks the damage for her -- or at least, most of it, as it cracks and shatters, eliciting a yelp as she's flown back a bit.
And having the deflector be out of the picture means that she can't teleport, so the only thing that she's got is... well, yelling as she finds herself slamming onto the closest wall behind her.
She's fine, she's gone through worse but like, give her a moment--]
Owowow... didn't expect that.
[Well, if she's talking, she'll probably be alright??]
Sorry! Sorry... { how many times is he going to say this one word--lots, apparently. the wing fades before disappearing and he's on his feet to check on her as soon as his legs let him. he wobbles at first, instantly forcing one foot before the other until he can make it across to her. }
You didn't hit your head or anything did you? No cuts or breaks?
[Immediately just straightening up and getting back on her feet with a hop, quickly on instinct.]
I ain't gonna go down that easily.
[She's fought without her deflector in the past, even if it was absolutely not recommended for obvious reasons. After all, outside of her psychic abilities and her newfound seasonal ones she's just...
Well.
At the very least she didn't break anything, just maybe kinda sorta bruised herself a little. If she's twinging in pain a little, don't worry about it!]
{ well he wasn't going to attack again when he's genuinely worried. }
I haven't really used that blessing in a spar before and only against demons so I didn't really think it through.
{ he sighs then though, because he has now officially lost another shirt to this. his hand reaches over his shoulder to his back and sure enough, once where there was material there is now a gaping hole from where the wing has torn it. }
I mean did it at least help? Did you want to continue but maybe not go as hard? I heal so it isn't an issue for me but...
{ he'd clearly been hit with some of this and there are signs of it but it's already started healing. megumi isn't so lucky. }
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Hi! Sorry, I found your username from when I posted before--this is Ezra. Are you still up for that spar? I think I've found a decent sized space for it in the summer guild now, when's a good time for you to drop by?
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[Being who she is, she was pretty much awake and running rather early in the morning and is pretty much set for the day.]
If yer ready ta go, I can come whenever. Shouldn't take me too long ta get there.
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{ whether it only takes her 5 or 30 minutes it doesn't seem to matter too much. he's got a section with enough room to get some proper practice in. since he has no idea what she can do, he's tried to grab a bigger space than usual. really it probably says a lot about his character and personality that he doesn't automatically assume she can't do much--rather the opposite. he isn't about to underestimate her. since she's fairly easy to spot he'll wave her over as soon as she arrives. }
Hey! Over here.
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Yo!
[She waves in a single handed salute and grin.]
So how're we doin' this?
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{ he had been injured recently but thankfully with his enhanced healing he's pretty much good as new now. }
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Do you use a weapon or anything?
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[It's close enough to a shield that it basically counts. As for her weapon...]
Yer savior has arrived!
[As she says that, a blue wormhole appears behind her as a sword comes out of it, disappearing once it's fully through and Megumi grabs it easily with one hand.]
This's what I've got.
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I can work with that.
{ it will suddenly make sense as to why he's wearing something sleeveless in a second. his right hand reaches out to hover of his left, and slowly she'll see a handle start to emerge from his arm. the tattoo there glows gold, chains springing free from his arm in a way that makes it look like they came from the tattoo itself. in the end, she'll get to see the whole weapon--a chain whip--as he twists the chain in his left arm to wind it up. }
Mine's a little different, hopefully won't be a problem for you?
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[The tournament was a one time exception, the only time she's really fought anything that wasn't a Cancer. . .]
But it shouldn't be a problem. I can work with it.
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{ he'll start taking a few steps forward now, starting to circle to the side a bit. }
I usually have to face demons but I did spar with my coworkers before. Ready?
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[But then, realizing that probably doesn't explain anything:]
They're aliens from outer space. We didn't have ta spar with other people 'cause we had a simulator ta train on. I'm ready whenever.
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{ it really doesn't, he was about to ask why she was physically trying to beat a disease... it's a good thing she continued. }
Well, I imagine this may be more realistic, unless the simulator gave you a taste of being hit as well. But sure. { he gives her a smile. } Let's get started.
{ there's a flick of his arm this time as his left hand lets go of the end of his whip. it spirals out quickly, flying through the air towards her feet with the aim to hook around one of her ankles so he can throw her off balance. }
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[But she isn't given too much time to think, much less finish her sentence, as the whip reaches towards her; it isn't the kind of attack that she's used to; the aliens didn't have this sort of combat style or pattern of attack, so it does throw her off balance a little as she's grabbed.
Even though she's used to fighting using her Seraph, given that this isn't against a Cancer, perhaps trying something different would work...? Even if she's shouting in mid-air, she's also thinking. She may not be intelligent like Izumi is or able to come up with formations like Ruka, but she knows herself the most.
If he's let go of the whip, then she can't use it to direct her attack, but what she can do at least is use the momentum of the fall to attempt to teleport behind him and swing her sword then--it may not do much damage in terms of raw strength, but it'll at least give her a chance to recuperate and figure out another strategy in the meantime.]
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Barachiel your blessing-
{ gold light erupts from his arm in the shape of a shield this time, her sword hitting true but bouncing back against the light shield that blocks her attack. he stumbles a few steps back, pretty impressed she got behind him so quickly. }
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The intention wasn't, of course to actually have the strike hit dead on - if it did, that'd be excellent; a bonus, even. But instead she reels momentum back into herself as she lands back on her feet.
If she's going to draw this fight out a little bit, she needs to prepare wisely. So she leaps back, trying to put some space between herself and her opponent, making a motion with her sword as she's bathed in an orange light, strengthening her abilities by one step, then again by another.
Naturally, this process takes time, enough that her opponent could potentially prepare something to counter in the meanwhile--]
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and honestly he's reckless enough to keep charging rather than preparing a counter.
so while megumi keeps her distance, preparing to strengthen her abilities while bathed in that light, ezra snaps the chain whip forward to follow after her. it's never to hurt her properly, but he will aim to get her caught in the chains so they can wrap around her to demobilise her.
hopefully she can still move while making her preparations. }
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And while she can't move while she's charging, given that it does use her hand movements to spin her sword around to do those charges properly. But it's definitely interrupted when she's grabbed again, enough that she can't help but yelp out in response.
But even if she can't move like this, she doesn't have to -- her Seraph weapon can't get her out of a rut like immobilization, but she isn't just a member of the Seraph squad. She's also a psychic.
And something she can do as a psychic without moving is simple enough.
Electric power starts leaking out of her body, practically raging as it tries to follow the line of the chain whip back to Ezra.]
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it does, at least, mean she isn't caught as he'd hoped. }
That's a pretty handy skill.
{ he may have dropped the weapon, but since it's actually not really corporeal to begin with he wills it back to his hand once the current dies down. }
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[She laughs a little bit once the whip is dropped, once again backing up to make space.]
Yer not too bad yerself, had ta think outside the box fer a second there.
[Which is useful, at least. It's stuff she can take back home with her, so she thinks.]
But I ain't done showin' all my tricks yet!
[She takes a deep breath in, and then out. Okay, she's ready. Let's do this.
Megumi pulls her concentration inwards before shutting her eyes, flames appearing around her as she speaks in a low voice:]
Emotions runnin' high...
[--and she dives in, swinging her sword. With her two attack buffs, she should at least be making at least a mark.
And if the attack lands properly, that's good enough. She has her role as a debuffer to live up to, and this strike lowers ones defenses for two turns.
But that isn't the main purpose of it; no, what is left behind is a field of fire, sparks and ashes covering the whole area to strengthen any of her future fire attacks for eight turns.]
...and ready to explode!!
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Shit.
{ there's no time to think about whether he really shouldn't have been holding back as much as he was when she's literally throwing everything she has at him. he'll summon barachiel's shield first, but even that will shatter on impact so he has to do more than that. his shirt is shredded at the back as he starts chanting as quickly as he can, practically begging gabriel so he can have more support for this. normally he wouldn't use gabriel's power for sparring but he's about to get absolutely fucked if he doesn't.
and within a second to spare once his shield from barachiel shatters, a huge wing tears from his back as pure gold light. it whips around, aiming to blast some of that back at her while also shield him a bit better from what does hit.
gabriel's blessing is not child's play though. as a blessing from one of the strongest and well known archangels he knows it should only be used sparingly. he can't hold back when he uses it so when it does meet her attack it really will cause an explosion between them both. rip.
they can both just be glad he can only use it at half power atm.
he winces as some of the flames and sparks hit him as they meet that holy blast in the middle, the wing flapping down in front of himself to block some of it. he's less concerned about himself here though. }
Sorrysorrysorry! Are you okay?!
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But just as she's thinking about what to do next, she sees it coming, but only by a hair's worth, enough to use her free hand to summon her deflector, a light blue shield that tanks the damage for her -- or at least, most of it, as it cracks and shatters, eliciting a yelp as she's flown back a bit.
And having the deflector be out of the picture means that she can't teleport, so the only thing that she's got is... well, yelling as she finds herself slamming onto the closest wall behind her.
She's fine, she's gone through worse but like, give her a moment--]
Owowow... didn't expect that.
[Well, if she's talking, she'll probably be alright??]
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Sorry! Sorry... { how many times is he going to say this one word--lots, apparently. the wing fades before disappearing and he's on his feet to check on her as soon as his legs let him. he wobbles at first, instantly forcing one foot before the other until he can make it across to her. }
You didn't hit your head or anything did you? No cuts or breaks?
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[Immediately just straightening up and getting back on her feet with a hop, quickly on instinct.]
I ain't gonna go down that easily.
[She's fought without her deflector in the past, even if it was absolutely not recommended for obvious reasons. After all, outside of her psychic abilities and her newfound seasonal ones she's just...
Well.
At the very least she didn't break anything, just maybe kinda sorta bruised herself a little. If she's twinging in pain a little, don't worry about it!]
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I haven't really used that blessing in a spar before and only against demons so I didn't really think it through.
{ he sighs then though, because he has now officially lost another shirt to this. his hand reaches over his shoulder to his back and sure enough, once where there was material there is now a gaping hole from where the wing has torn it. }
I mean did it at least help? Did you want to continue but maybe not go as hard? I heal so it isn't an issue for me but...
{ he'd clearly been hit with some of this and there are signs of it but it's already started healing. megumi isn't so lucky. }
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