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testrun_box2014-01-22 08:20 am
way_of_justice) wrote in testrun_box2014-01-22 08:20 am
THE MURAMASA TRAIN...took a while to get back here
[1]
[For one terrible reason or another you let Ichijou be your navigator through a city. This proves to be a fatal mistake, as within minutes you're both completely lost and have wound up in a completely different place. You're pretty damn sure that the both of you are lost.]
I think we're almost there!
[Ichijou on the other hand is in complete denial.]
[2]
[What started off as dinner in a normal restaurant has somehow turned into a Mexican standoff thanks to Ichijou picking a fight with some random drunk soldiers. The only thing between the two of you and the soldiers now is a bar counter.]
We might need a plan to get out of this.
[A bullet whizzes by.]
A good one.
[3]
[Combat! As usual Ichijou is just rushing ahead. She's surprisingly strong for a girl fighting with a weird gauntlet, she even manages to destroy some grunts in power armor. Still, she's getting in over her head and is quickly surrounded by those grunts. ]
[For one terrible reason or another you let Ichijou be your navigator through a city. This proves to be a fatal mistake, as within minutes you're both completely lost and have wound up in a completely different place. You're pretty damn sure that the both of you are lost.]
I think we're almost there!
[Ichijou on the other hand is in complete denial.]
[2]
[What started off as dinner in a normal restaurant has somehow turned into a Mexican standoff thanks to Ichijou picking a fight with some random drunk soldiers. The only thing between the two of you and the soldiers now is a bar counter.]
We might need a plan to get out of this.
[A bullet whizzes by.]
A good one.
[3]
[Combat! As usual Ichijou is just rushing ahead. She's surprisingly strong for a girl fighting with a weird gauntlet, she even manages to destroy some grunts in power armor. Still, she's getting in over her head and is quickly surrounded by those grunts. ]
Re: 3
Midou it is not time for idle chatter.
Right, I'm not going to let that artifact fall into the hands of a Demon.
[The young girl raises her hand without fear and recites the words.]
As long as the devil lives, my blade shall pierce its heart. As long as evil persists, my steel shall know the taint of blood.
There-in lies the way of the sword.
[There's a flash of steel and Ichijou's small form is replaced with the imposing form of Masamune.]
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[Ichijou's declaration is indeed impressive. However, against the flash of light, the blue demon stands his ground. Even with Masamune standing there - easily towering over him - his focus is unbroken.]
Then have it your way.
[As he reaches for his sheathed sword, he charges. Ichijou, you can clearly see what appears to be a cluster of air-splitting slashes left in his wake! Is he just suicidal charging straight at Masamune like that?]
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If he dares to strike us I'll make him pay. Worry not Midou!
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[With speed not too different from that which he used to dispatch those mooks earlier, the demon slices the incoming shells apart, save for one that gets picked up by his sword's blade and hurled straight back at Masamune while he continues his advance. An instant later, and he's somehow already in range!]
Cut.
[His weapon is returned to its scabbard, but only for a second before he draws it again - the blade rising straight up and threatening to split the Tsurugi in two once it leaves its sheath!]
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[Ichijou sounds rather impressed but she doesn't have much time to stand in awe.]
Oboro...Shoushiken
[Masamune's blade is ignited with flames that seemed to burn the sword itself. She cuts through her own shell and meets Yamato with her own sword. The ground around the two shatters as the two Legendary swords meet. Ichijou takes the chance to back off, turning off the flames before they cause any further damage.
The sword is sheathed and Ichijou takes a very familiar stance.]
I see...it's that simple.
[As she reaches for her sheathed sword, she charges. A storm of air-splitting slashes follow her as she uses Vergil's own technique against him.]
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because he never fought Doppelganger. A moment too long for him to actually counter his own attack properly. Before he knows it...]Gurhh!!
[The slashes hit their mark flawlessly. Unfortunately, demons like him are also very resilient - and while blood sprays around as those slashes cut into him continuously, it doesn't last as long as it should. The Dark Slayer abruptly raises his left arm against one of the incoming cuts...
A loud sound. Like metal smashing against metal echoing throughout the area, followed by a purple flash of light.]
Don't get so cocky.
[The demon is already before its large opponent at head level, a move preceded by only a short blue blur. What follows is another powerful quick-draw slash - one which appears to originate from a single draw, but leaves two very visible arcs that form a shallow X!]
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[Despite how fast Ichijou was she couldn't react to the Dark Slayer in time. Both slashes hit their mark leaving two large gashes in the Tsurugi.
Of course, being hit by a new technique was not such a bad thing for Masamune. Again Ichijou sheathes her sword and returns the technique against the blue blur. Unleashing two slashes with a single draw of the sword.]
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It's...mimicking my techniques...
Right...this may be fun after all.
[Injured as he is, he isn't giving up here. And to that end, a ring of six phantom swords appear around him. The glowing blue-hued swords then disappear and re-appear around Masamune with their individual blades pointed at the Tsurugi's body. Simultaneously, they attempt to impale their target from six different directions!]
Hm!
[While this happens, Vergil backs off just enough to enter a low quick-draw stance. He's nowhere in range to hit with Yamato from where he is, much less in an inflexible stance like that. But he draws his blade anyway, and this time, much, much faster than before! So fast that he barely appears to move, and his sword doesn't even visibly leave its scabbard! Something rather perplexing then happens: four purple spheres form directly on Masamune's position - seemingly carrying the effects of several slashes within them!
The logic here is simple. If Masamune can learn and counter one technique at a time, then the only choice is to execute multiple techniques simultaneously!]
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The slashes rip through Masamune, chunks of armor are sent flying from the Tsurugi.
Ichijou does her best to endure the pain but she was nearly knocked unconscious trying to tank that attack.]
Midou, if this continues on-
Just patch me up Masamune, your job as a Tsurugi is to keep me alive right? So do it.
...understood
[And just like before Ichijou sheathes her sword again. The blade is drawn, unleashing four spheres filled with slashes on Vergil.]
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Is that it? I'd expect more behind a sword bearing that name than merely stealing attacks.
[And he isn't alone. More of those blue swords appear and launch themselves at Masamune, one by one, but in rapid succession!]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cEueHSZr4
[Against the advise of her Tsurugi, Ichijou rushes forward - charging the Dark Slayer without any hesitation. This surely was some kind of desperate charge, as she left herself wide open. All of the blue blades pierce into Masamune, and by extension Ichijou. For some reason this did not slow her down in the least.
With the distance between the two closed again she raises her sword over her, preparing to swing it down at Vergil.]
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[Vergil reacts appropriately, too; swiftly sheathing his weapon and preparing another strike. Desperate as his opponent is, Masamune is still much larger than Yamato and himself combined.
With that in mind, he draws again, against Masamune's swing! The humming whistle of one of the blades of Sparda resounds as it leaves its scabbard, intending to bisect the Tsurugi in a single move!]
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Hahahahahaha FOOLISH DEMON, YOU'VE FALLEN RIGHT INTO OUR TRAP. NOW I SHALL TEACH YOU THE TRUE POWER OF MASAMUNE. MIDOU!
Ingaoho Tenbatsuteki-Giri!
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIEDARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH
[The blade of absolute retribution comes down towards the Son of Sparda. This was a blade of pure justice that returned any killing intent back to it's enemy. Now it was being brought down to judge the Dark Slayer.]
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[Faced with absolute retribution, there's only one thing Vergil can do
that does not involve a dreadfully long internal monologue. He taps into his demonic energy reserves...into the same blood that he inherited from his father. Part of the same potential that his brother refused to gain...]You will not forget this devil's power...
[Against the might of an ancient weapon's JUSTICE, the strength of an ancient demon is brought to bear! Blue light erupts from his distorted form, rings of magical energy expand outward, causing the ground to crack beneath him!
For a moment, there's a glimpse of something not human. The sudden awakening of this being expels enough magical force to go against the Karmic Justice, but is it enough?]
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Mid-flight the two are separated and Ichijou is sent crashing into the ground. Her injuries now very apparently. How she was holding on with so many deep lacerations as just a human is baffling. Masamune fairs no better, the large bug struggles to get up. His legs fail him.]
Not...like this...
[It hurt, it hurt so much.]
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[Even as a demon, Vergil fares only a bit better. Because of how suddenly he had to enter Devil Trigger, he also lost his grip on Yamato.
With his magic suddenly exhausted, and his alternate form dismissed, the swordsman is left kneeling; catching his breath while the dark blade lands in close proximity to Ichijou.]
Masamune...it lives up to the tale after all.
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[Even with Masamune it wasn't enough. She needed more. If she wanted to punish evil as justice she needed...]
more power. I...am justice.
[She forces herself to stand, in this state she could barely make out the shape of Yamato. None the less she still picks up the sword. It felt like it was calling out in response to her pleas.]
M-midou
[Even Masamune is shocked that Ichijou can still stand in that state. Let alone wield a weapon.]
As long as the devil lives, my blade shall pierce its heart.
[She begins the mantra of Masamune once again as she charges at the exhausted devil.]
As long as evil persists, my steel shall know the taint of blood.
[The last thing she could do now was pierce him with his own blade before passing out.]
1/2
And so...he stands there, hair in a mess, impaled by his own sword as the girl collapses from her injuries. You've literally fulfilled that mantra in this case, Ichijou.]
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...You're not the only one in need of more.
Might...controls everything.
[He doesn't know why he's not killing her right there. But there's a feeling he has that it's because in some ways, Ichijou is similar to him.
With nothing else to gain here, he sheathes his sword...and departs.]