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originally posted in:The New Dojo
11/21/2017 12:24:25 AM
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"Well, for starters, we have a practically infinite lifespan with our ancestors to thank, though [i]unlike[/i] our ancestors, we lost our link to magic, because by the Divine is melee just so [i]satisfying[/i]. A bit more... risky info would be that we're often called the 'Moira-blessed'." [i]Another term the newcomer wouldn't know, though the Scicylla didn't seem like she was going to elaborate -- not because it was a hard topic for her or anything, but more because she wasn't too interested in explaining, not unless asked...[/i]
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“I’ll agree with you wholeheartedly on the melee front. Magic does come in handy for making sure you win the fight every time though.”
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"Magic reeks," [i]The woman responded as if it was the most normal thing in the world, her voice not necessarily hostile, though it wasn't the friendliest, either.[/i] "We Scicylla brute force our way through things, and that's how we like it... nothing more terrifying than an army of us on your doorstep!"
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“Lady, people who say magic reeks have clearly never traveled by thunderbolt.”
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"Nothing wrong with riding horseback," [i]She retorted with a competitive grin and a twinkle in her eyes.[/i]
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“Except how slow it is.”
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"You make a fair point... Name's Kayrio, and you are?" [i]Well, that was a quick switch.[/i]
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“Rai. Pleasure to meet you.” She offers a hand to shake.
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"Pleasure's all mine." [i]She took Rai's hand firmly in her own, giving it a single, respectable shake before their hands parted again. Rio smiled a little, showing off unnervingly sharp, triangular teeth, seemingly too many for her mouth.[/i] "I'm impressed that you know what 'Moira-blessed' entails, too, even if you're a pesky mage..." [i]She grinned wider, her eyes twinkling once more, ears twitching.[/i]
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“Mage? Don’t you dare insult me like that.” She says in an extremely lighthearted way, not serious at all. “I just use magic to make myself an even better swordswoman.”
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"Magic reeks," [i]She repeated, her own voice as lighthearted as Kai's, laced with a joking tone.[/i] "Buuuut, you can't just declare yourself a great swordswoman afore one of the finest swordsmen of the Scicylla." [i]Most notably, Kayrio referred to herself as a man, indirectly or no, despite very clearly being female. Much more importantly, however, what she had said sounded like an invitation for a duel, and something in those copper eyes suggested that was exactly what she wanted.[/i]
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“That a challenge? Because I’d hate to cleave your ego in half if it is, enjoyable as it would be to crush you.”
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"My ego's not the one that'll get dented... and it's not being cocky if you can back it up. C'mon, Kai, I'll even be gentle!" [i]Kay winked at... Kai with her right eye, her hands resting on the pommels of her swords, elf ears quivering intently as she awaited the woman's response.[/i]
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“It’s Rai, actually.” She said with a wolffish grin as she unsheathed her massive blade, lighting ripping across the heavens for badass effect. “And bring it on!”
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"Even prettier!" [i]A compliment at the start of a fight... what a weird gal. She returned the wolfish grin, showing off all those razor-sharp teeth while she drew her own two weapons, hands slipping down to the grips of her swords, slightly pushing forwards then pulling up, both steel blades glinting whenever lightning illuminated the sky.[/i]
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“Not So much as the weather, it’s practically cinematic. But enough talk, have at you!” And with that she lunged forwards, clearing the distance between them in the blink of an eye and a single bound, huge blade snapping forwards far faster than one would expect.
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[spoiler]*teleports behind u*[/spoiler] [i]The sudden burst of speed was more than Kayrio had expected from Rai, though if she wanted speed... she could get it. The Scicylla almost seemed to disappear, her muscles tensing up one moment, having dashed behind the lightning-chick the next. In the same movement, she thrust her two swords out, tips aimed for Rai's midriff.[/i]
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Rai pivoted on instinct, smashing the attack aside and setting up for a counterattack cross slash. “Impressive speed, but your technique was woefully predictable.”
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[i]The edge of Rai's bleed was caught on the guard of Kay's right sword, kept in place long enough for the Scicylla to stab at her opponent's abdomen with her left blade, the jab quick and hard both.[/i] "I must say exactly the same for you."
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Rai’s knee came up hard and deflected the attack away by smacking into her opponent’s wrist with a crack, and then straightened as she slammed her foot into the dragon-elf’s gut to knock her away, each impact accompanied by a numbing electric shock.
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[i]The kick to the gut was deftly dodged as Kay slipped to the side, her right hand and right sword still keeping Rai's longsword as it was. Now, the dragon-elf's right side was facing her opponent, left sword gliding past her own stomach, tip jabbing at Rai's middle once more, even if Rio was in an... awkward spot.[/i]
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“If you insist.” Rai moved with her kick, stepping deftly out of the way of the stab, twisting her body and shoulders as she went to shift her greatsword off the blocking blade and complete it’s slash downwards towards her opponent’s chest and extended arm, sparking with electricity.
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"I insisted on nothing, dear." [i]Kay sank down to the floor, taking her swords with her while the edge of the longsword just barely passed overhead. Once down there, she dashed to the right, preemptively avoiding any kicks or knees, while her left sword slashed at Rai's thighs -- too high to jump over, too close to dodge.[/i] "I must admit, I love that you can keep up!"
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Her sword connected, but rather than tearing through soft flesh, it jarred and sparked, like she’d tried to strike a titanium Tesla coil. Though the torn jeans, she could see what she had struck. Blue dragonscale, rapidly expanding. As she looked up, she could see the scale all across Rai’s expanding body, until the shadow of a much bigger, much scalier, much more horned and winged version of Rai loomed over her, and grinned. “Keeping up? My dear I’m just warming up.”
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[i]When she struck the dragon scales and half broke her own armour in the process (not really), she quickly started moving again, doing a full backwards somersault with a grandiose flip at the end, deftly landing on her feet, front facing Rai still. She didn't have any transformation shittery, but she did have her speed, strength, and skill.[/i] "I was hoping you'd say that; was afraid you'd fall behind once I actually try."
