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originally posted in:The New Dojo
1/5/2018 11:51:27 PM
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Traci nodded back, picking up her sword and charging with Rue again.
[spoiler]I'm assuming you meant Rue.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Well.. yes.[/spoiler] [i]The colossal blow delivered to the titan's body would keep it down, for a few seconds anyway. This was a good time to inflict actual damage. Stomping on it's vitals or using the pommel, or Rue's hammer in general, would work.[/i]
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Traci swung the cross guard down as hard as she could, aimed at the man's ribcage.
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[i]That would succeed in the titan groaning as his ribs cracked and split, the crossguard's blunt attack ruining his internals. But as if fueled by some inhuman adrenaline, the creature would grab Traci's sword and tear it from her hands, then kicking at her leg as if attempting to trip her as Rue swung from overhead - towards the titan, of course.[/i]
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Traci fell over, crashing to the ground with a pained grunt, slowly moving to get up again.
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[i]As Rue went in for a swing, the titan would thrust upwards, the blade rushing through the woman's right arm as a pained scream left her being. Blood escaped the torn muscle and flesh as the arm was left hanging on, barely, while Rue would fall back, dropping the hammer as she attempted to crawl away.[/i]
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Traci lost it a little at that, picking up the hammer Rue had dropped with a growl. She swung it upwards before slamming it down on the man's waist.
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[i]Even as the titan attempted to punch Traci, he would fail as the hammer sent him flying back, stumbling onto his back as he attempted to feebly rise. It was appropriate to finish him off.[/i] [i]Rue was still crying out in pain, at that, clutching her now ripped right arm and sitting up.[/i]
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Traci swung the hammer around in a circle for momentum before releasing it and letting it fly at the man's head. She then rushed to Rue's side, putting pressure on the wound, worried. "Are you alright? We should get this fixed up quick..."
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[i]The hammer would crush the titan's skull, the remains of cracked bone, blood, and shriveled, and strangely cobalt brain matter left to soak and rot upon the arena flooring. The crowd screamed in bloodlust, as Rue looked up at Elizabeth, visually shaking with agony.[/i] "I-It's too much t-to repair. I.. I need time. A place t-to lie down, some medics. K-Kill Erandes, o-okay? E-End it, and we'll.. we'll go home." [i]Rue would go quiet, tears of success and pain leaving her eyes. The dwarf, Erandes, had begun to try running towards one of the arena exits.[/i]
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"I will...for you." Traci stood back up, her sword returning to her hands as she sprinted at the small man, sword raised.
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[i]Erandes crawled upon the ground desperately, crying out in fear of Elizabeth. The crowd had begun to cheer in bloodlust, chanting[/i] "EMPRESS!" [i]over and over. Chanting for Rue, or perhaps Traci.[/i] [i]At that mention.. definitely Traci, depending on how far she went.[/i]
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Traci slowed to a terrifying walk, dragging her sword on the ground behind her with one hand while she drew closer. Her eyes had a look of pure fire and hatred in them as she swiftly raised the sword and slashed at the man's neck in the blink of an eye.
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[i]At that note, the crowd screamed with an incredible bloodlust. The true colors of Khaom broke loose: blood red.[/i] [i]The cheers - no, the battlecries - rang throughout the stadium, blaring through each seat as if it had been the greatest performance that they had seen in some time. It wasn't, but the crowd lover the death of an emperor nonetheless.[/i] [i]The dwarf's fat head rolled across the ground, eyes twitching before his face fell limp, his dirty grey tongue rolling out of his mouth through previously barred teeth. The portly body would fall still, as crimson blood dripped from the new stump that replaced where his head sat between his shoulders.[/i] [i]Rue sat up then, staring at the scene as she still clutched her torn arm. She kept silent, though there was a distant approval yet.[/i] [spoiler]•[b]Khaom[/b] greatly approves of this. •[b]Rue[/b] approves of this.[/spoiler]
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Traci twirled the sword around a little as if just to put on a show before sliding it onto her back. She then jogged back to Rue, picking her up and carrying her swiftly to the exit for someone to heal her.
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"Liz.." [i]Rue murmured, blood loss and fatigue taking over her being. Roses flew upon the two from the stands, while field medics would meet the two and assist them.[/i] "...You're.. the empress, Liz. I.. I hope so, anyway."
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"Shhh. It's okay, Rue. Just heal up, Sis." Traci let the medics take care of her, remaining calm on the outside while she internally conflicted with herself.
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"Just heal up.." [i]Rue repeated, shaking her head as she was carried off.[/i] "You saved me.." [i]The crowds treated Traci as if she was some sort of god, that had came down to bless them with true leadership: leadership earned from bloodlust, that was. For a time, until she was officially declared an empress - or Rue was, it was Traci's choice and her choice alone - she held the palace for a time, which mostly consisted of her own room: a rather costly room, with a king-sized, crimson bed and several decorations of trophies and kills upon the walls.[/i] [i]When Rue returned, she came back without an arm, but looking better, at least.[/i] "I'm.. a cripple now, I presume. Temporarily, anyway. If I can manipulate the earth, I can create my own arm." [i]She sighed, sitting as she looked at Traci with a smile.[/i] "How does it feel? To be.. empress."
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Traci sat on the ground with crossed legs, taking deep breaths to try and calm herself down. Internally she was flipping out, having too many things remind her of WM. "I-It's...stressfull...hard to believe...."
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"I.. no, I can't handle it. Though it's.. your title, y'know? You can pass it over, I think, to another." [i]Rue murmured, sighing.[/i] "We still need to see the inside of that vault.. tomorrow?"
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"Now." Traci stood up, her large black sword still on her back as she made her way to the door. "I'm getting tired of all this..."
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"We don't have-" [i]In the distance, the tragic ringing of deep bells and booming horns began to interrupt Rue's words, as they blared throughout the city. Guardsmen and soldiers had begun to take control of the streets as civilians had taken cover from.. something. Yet no guard manned the mighty walls in the defense against a siege, nor did they fill the palace. No, they had begun to head to the arena.[/i]
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"What's happening?" Traci tried to see what was happening through a window. "The arena?"
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"It's like.. what the hell?" [i]Rue murmured, staring outside before-[/i] [i]She screamed, covering her ear with one hand and dropping down as a terrifically magnified screeching noise blared throughout the city, originating from the arena.[/i] "G-G-Go!" [i]She yelled, at Traci.[/i]
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Traci fell to the floor with a thud from the noise, temporarily deaf and having no sense of balance. She slowly got onto her hands and knees, only to fall down to the ground again. "Wha..." She blinked a couple of times, her vision a bit blurry while the floor looked like it was moving all over the place.
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[i]Around the two Tribune agents - or well, one of Tribune, the other of Trayve - the flooring had begun to crack and splinter. The very earth beneath them would quiver with a sudden seismic energy once the screech had ended, as around the arena, structures would collapse and fall to the earth.[/i] "W-What the.. hold on, I can stop this!" [i]Rue yelled, as she pressed a single hand against the ground. The room, and frankly the palace tower that the two were within, would stop. Yet Rue was suffering from the results, crying out in pain.[/i] "...it's underneath the arena. Something's.. causing this!"
