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    Red Amongst the Snow

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    Post by Lilac Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:12 am

    Tala had totally forgotten that Hitomi wore a mask, and she had to be honest that it was a little saddening that Hitomi bothered hiding such an adorable face behind it to feel safe.

    ...not that Tala was any different.

    She touched her glasses cautiously, thinking about how they blocked most of her face and her eyes. 'The witch with the midnight blue eyes', was one of the things she was labeled as back in the day. Not that much of her get-up separated her from what she was before, but practically no one would ever know who she was here. That the Expiate had been disbanded in Eisleyn was a plus, too.

    Despite the worrisome thoughts, she looked at Hitomi and offered another smile.

    "Guess we should start going then," she said.

    The two would exit the tavern and back into the cold. The wind had picked up considerably and a flurry of snow had started blowing towards their east. Tala would hoist up her hood, covering half her face. She'd glance warily at Hitomi, wondering if she'd handle the cold.

    "Are you going to be okay after earlier?" she asked as they walked.

    They wouldn't make it past twenty feet from the tavern until they reached a soft hill of snow leading to a brush of evergreen. What Tala hadn't expected were two individuals sitting atop the hill.

    The two were pale, even by Eisen standards. One wore a white robe that ended in a skirt with two black boots. The other, a modified white military outfit that ended in shorts. Standing atop the snow, their skin almost seemed to blend with it. Both looked rather young. Petite in size, neither looked taller than 5'2" and were rather lithe in figure. Their faces were identical, though there were some key differences. The one in the robe had sleepy, almost dreamlike eyes. The other had sharp eyes and a sense of stoicism about them.

    Their hair was a silvery white, gleaming like glass as it blew in the wind. The one in the robe's hair covered one of her eyes while slivers of white hair trailed in two thin twintails. The other wore their hair short and choppy.

    Upon seeing them, Tala would stop walking and instantly place an arm in front of Hitomi.

    "Wait," she said quietly.

    The two figures would notice Tala, and upon doing so, the one in the robe would let out a small, pleased laugh.

    "Well, it seems we don't have to go too far, do we, Fie?" she said, her voice sleepy and delighted.


    "It seems not, Kari," the other said, their eyes slowly moving towards Tala and Hitomi.

    Tala gritted her teeth. While she had no idea who they were, she was not getting a good vibe from them.

    And, as her gut had predicted, the one with short hair drew a toothed obsidian sword and pointed it at them.


    "We've come to apprehend the individuals who polluted the waters earlier by beheading a Frost Eater," the one with the short hair said in a low voice. "Give yourselves up now, or we shall retaliate in honor of the princess."

    Tala arched an eyebrow and glared at them.

    "Apprehend us?" she asked. "We did no crime. We merely helped a series of ice cutters when a corrupted beast came by."

    The one in the robe was staring at her nails casually.

    "Mm, yes, no, you helped them, but you polluted the water with corrupted beast blood," she said. "Contaminating the environment is punishable by the princess' law."

    At this, Tala's eyes widened in disbelief. "Contaminate? Do you hear yourselves? It was a corrupted beast! That blood won't last a day!" she said. "And is that more important than your citizens almost being killed!?"

    "Mmmmm...maybe?"

    Tala narrowed her eyes. If Hitomi looked, she'd notice the woman's grip tighten on her scythe.

    "Hitomi, get out of here. These people are with the princess. You don't want that."
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    Post by KitKet Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:26 am

    Hitomi was happy to get on their way. She was fairly excited to hear of this plan, mor excited to have a traveling companion once again. As Tala expressed concern over her being able to handle the cold, asking if she would be okay. Hitomi simply gave a small grunt and a short nod as a response. The downside to her mask was being unable to show facial expressions. Once they were back in safety, perhaps she'd remove the mask once more. She'd trusted Tala enough to give her her name, perhaps she could trust her with her face as well.

    But of course, something went wrong.

    Hitomi twitched slightly as two figures came into view. Tala raised an arm to protect her, which made Hitomi tilt her head. As the two figures began to speak, Hitomi could feel the tension in the air.

    Suddenly, they were apparently getting arrested. Hitomi would let out a long sigh before suddenly squatting down and resting on her haunches, apparently looking downcast or annoyed. The conversation continued as Hitomi made a decision. These were military, not bandits. Yet, they cared more about the pollution in the waters (which would clear up in a day or so) than protecting their citizens...

    As Tala began to warn Hitomi, she'd see the woman lurch forward, almost looking like she was about to drop to her knees and surrender.

    Only, instead, her legs pushed forward. She launched herself across the space between the two groups, heading straight towards the woman with the sword. At the last second, she'd slam a leg down, pivot and attempt to slam her elbow into the woman's shoulder. As Talal had seen before, a small bit of blade stuck out at the joint. Hitomi's intention was to render the arm useless rather than outright kill this person. With barely a moment in between her actions, she jumped up and delivered a bone-shattering kick to the woman's torso (or sword if she defending) that sent Hitomi (and possibly the woman) flying backwards.

    Hitomi had seen the writing on the wall. There was to be a fight, might as well take the advantage.
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    Post by Lilac Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:47 am

    Tala barely had the time to respond when Hitomi dashed forward.

    "HITOMI NO!" Tala yelled in desperation.

    But Hitomi was already intercepting the people in their ways, namely the one named Fie. She would attempt bump Fie, causing her to move backwards, but just as her arm was about to slice at Fie's arm, a flash of black happened.

    SCHING!

    Hitomi's blade would be met of that of a long, narrow obsidian sickle. She'd see the long stick's end was in the hands of the other girl, who was smiling at her serenly.

    "Nuh uh uuuuh~" she said. "Play fair."

    Hitomi would see Fie start swinging their own sword towards her, but would miss by an inch as Hitomi was yanked out of the way and the blade met with the handle of Tala's scythe.

    "You will not lay a finger on her," Tala growled. There was a rage in her voice that hadn't been present in their last battle and betrayed any semblance of her goofy demeanor.

    Fie stepped back, distancing themselves from Tala and Hitomi, but they didn't look fazed. Instead, they looked at Tala's weapon. It was a deep black, much like Kari's sickle, but it had a more pronounced curve. In addition to this, while the blunt side was black, the sharp side seemed to be gilded in bright gold. A moon and a sun adorned the head where it attached to the pole, and as the sun reflected on it, the blade gleamed like sunlight.

    "That scythe reminds me of myths going around recently," Fie said. "A blur of red against the snow wielding a black scythe that shone gold when it reflected the light."

    If Hitomi paid attention to Tala's grip on her weapon, she'd notice the woman was trembling. However, it didn't seem to be from the cold.

    Fie smirked.

    "Kari, I think we've got more than a little troublemaker on our hands," Fie said, waving their sword again and patting the blunt side on their palm. "Do you think the princess will want her alive or dead?'

    Hearing this, Tala dashed forward trying to strike Fie in anger. The scythe would clash with the sharp blade, only to exchange several blows as Tala rammed forward and Fie stepped elegantly backward.

    Hitomi would then notice Kari running in order to fight Tala from behind, making a large swing as she tried to slash her at the back.
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    Post by KitKet Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:07 am

    Well...She'd TRIED nonlethal.

    Then recognizing and attacking her companion sealed their fates. In the span of half a second, Hitomi pushed her mask up, drew a shortsword, bit down and held it in her mouth and rushed forward, as she moved along there would be rattling sounds as her prosthetics detached and fell away, revealing the blades underneath.

    There was a loud CLANG as Hitomi stepped around Kari and blocked the scythe with her left blade. She'd step forward, trying to wrap her foot around Kari's leg and use the resulting momentum to help drive her right blade into her chest. She intended to give the woman no quarter, no chance to react or catch her breath. Her biggest advantage was the scythe's reach as a weapon. If she was under that reach, she'd have a hard time actually hitting her.
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    Post by Lilac Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:12 am

    Hitomi would be able to use the said moment to thrust her sword forward toward Kari's chest, but would be met with resistance. As if meeting with hard glass, Hitomi's blade found itself pointing towards a small Cartic glyph. Behind it, she could see Kari raising her index and middle finger in a peace sign.

    "Not so faaaast~" she said in a singsong voice.

    Hitomi would feel a blunt force push her back in the abdomen and spread the distance between the two again. Kari would then summon a larger glyph and Hitomi would notice shards of what looked like glass forming in the air before they started shooting towards her.


    Meanwhile, Tala and Fie continued to exchange blows. Tala swung her scythe, allowing its weight as it rotated to serve as the blow. Fie would move backwards at each strike, barely making an effort. With another strike, Fie would jump backwards before casting a black glyph to propel them forwards, raising their blade to try and strike Tala from the top. Tala, noticing this, would swing her scythe to meet it again and the two would stay in resistance for a moment, Fie suspended in air by a glyph.

    "You seem a little stressed, don't you think?" Fie said with a flat tone. "I haven't even broken a sweat."

    Tala yelled as she pulled out of the clash and tried to swing again. This time, the back side of her scythe would be held in the air by the blunt side of Fie's blade. Fie would then push Tala's blade upwards again, providing an open, and then dash past her as the serrated part of their blade gashed through Tala's side.

    Ruby red sprayed against the pristine white snow. Tala whirled around, not even registering the wound as it bled and would rush towards Fie again.
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    Post by KitKet Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:47 am

    Hitomi didn't humor the woman in the heat of battle, as the girl began to speak, she shifted and was about to cut around the glyph when she was suddenly forced back. She planted her feet on the ground, regained her balance and immediately took off towards the woman once more.

    As the shards began to rain down towards her, Hitomi lowered herself, rolling briefly to a stop before trying to hop back and to the side. She seemed caught off guard and one of the glass pieces managed to slash the side of her shoulder, Hitomi flinched and stagged back, just as another was heading towards her back.

    Suddenly, she shifted, her blade slid under the piece, gliding along side it as her other tipped it downwards and suddenly flicked hard in the opposite direction in one smooth motion. She was quick to chase after it, hoping her ruse would catch the woman off guard. If she got close enough, she would unleash a flurry of blades against the woman, trying to give her absolutely no time to regain her composure.

    In the brief moment of pause she had as the shards rained down, she caught sight of Tala's wound, she knew she couldn't disengage from her opponent, but she could do her best to either kill her or drive her back so she could assist Tala.
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    Post by Lilac Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:21 pm

    The icy shards Hitomi flung back to Kari would only deflect as she started to swing her long sickle rapidly in a propeller-like motion, as if quick reaction time like this was nothing to her. She continued to smile serenely at Hitomi as the Enkidu charged towards her again. As Hitomi charged, however, she would side step and move forward, catching Hitomi's torso in the curve of her blade.

    "Whoops!" she said.

    The scythe's blade wouldn't, however, try to push Hitomi back. Instead of trying to slice her, Kari would move with her scythe, pushing at the bottom end of her pole to pull the curve away from Hitomi.

    "Now where's the fun in killing me right away?" she said as she moved. She'd then turn towards Hitomi and try to kick her with the flat of her foot on the back as she giggled playfully.

    ***

    Not paying attention to herself, Tala was starting to pant as she tried in vain to hit her foe. Every time she struck, the scythe would be pushed back and Fie would try to slash they passed by her. Tala now had several slashes on her body. The white of her sleeves started to spot and her red dress turned an even darker shade.

    As Fie passed her again, cutting at abdomen, Tala shakily turned back to face Fie. Her hands were now trembling tremendously. She tried to keep her scythe from shaking, but it proved impossible.

    Seeing this, Fie placed their hands behind their head in a relaxed manner. The sword dangled loosely in their grip.

    "This barely feels unfair now," they said. "Beating up an old lady like this."

    Tala's teeth chattered, but it wasn't from the cold. She tried to get her scythe into a defensive stance.

    Keep calm, Tala. Come on, keep calm, keep calm, keep calm.

    Her heart was rolling like a drum in her chest. Whatever sounds were in the background started to fuzz out. The bleary white sky turned a pitch black and Fie no longer looked like a distinct person, but a shadowy figure with a sword.

    Tala exhaled from her mouth, causing a puff of hot air. She'd start charging again, but this time, as Fie charged and tried to strike her, she'd raise a hand. In a blink of an eye, a mark would form, swaying the direction of Fie's sword rightwards and giving her the opportunity to try and slash her. Fie quickly took notice of this and jumped backwards. Tala would rotate her scythe one more time, but a click would be heard as her scythe's blade leaned backwards into an upwards and less curved crescent.

    Fie offered a small smile.

    "Interesting," they said as they looked at Tala's weapon. Fie prepared into another stance. "Now let's really fight."

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    Post by KitKet Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:55 am

    Hitomi mentally cursed as her redirected attack was dodged, thankfully, that meant she was ready when Kari suddenly side stepped and brought her scythe towards her. Suddenly, Hitomi kicked off the ground, her legs going up and over her as she performed a graceful jumping cartwheel to avoid being caught.

    As she landed, her blade would lash out, trying to forcefully push away the scythe. She follow up with a kick of her own, her foot slamming against Kari's. The resulting force pushed Hitomi back slightly. She hopped back, unfortunately giving Kari a moment. Her reactions were quicker than Hitomi would've liked. Her ears twitched slightly as she heard Fie mocking Tala. She'd like to finish this quickly.

    She sighed, her arms going out to the side as she gave a small bow. Her eyes wouldn't leave Kira, but credit was due where credit was due. This was the first actually decent fight she's had since she'd arrived her. After as small beat, she twisted her arm, moving sideways and kicked forward, clearing the distance as she stretched out her arm, seeming to go for a quick stab towards her shoulder. As she grew close though, she suddenly pitched forward, her blade stabbed into the ground and her legs went up and over her head. She tucked into a ball rolling onto her back and pulling her knees in. After doing a full tumble, she kicked out again, the force propelling her even more quickly. Rather than stabbing at the woman, she'd try to wrap her blades around her and pin her roughly to the ground. If she could not kill, she would at LEAST incapacitate.
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    Post by Lilac Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:08 am

    Kari had prepared to defend a quick stab, but midair Hitomi changed her tactics. Next thing the girl knew it, Hitomi was heading towards her full force. Hitomi would successfully pin Kari to the ground, and as they sank into the snow, Hitomi would hear a crack!.

    No blood was coming out of Kari. Rather, Hitomi's blades would feel like they were digging into glass with a bit of resistance. Kari would look up at Hitomi, still looking calm and smiled.

    "Oops. You got me," she said.

    Finally, Hitomi's blades would break through and she'd hear a shattering sound. The form of Kari's torso seemed to crumble like bits of solid glass. In whatever tears there were in the fabric of her robe, Hitomi would see bits of white that was the color of her skin on one end, and shining bits of what looked like bits of crystal.

    Kari remained lying flat, but looked slightly tired. She turned to the direction of where Fie and Tala were. She then looked back at Hitomi.

    "Better hurry," she Hitomi in a singsong voice before letting her head drop fully to the ground. She seemed to stop moving and her silvery eyes seemed to gaze off into the distance. She almost seemed lifeless. Was she dead?

    Whatever the case, if Hitomi looked at Tala and Fie, they were still going at it. Tala had changed tactics, using the war scythe form of her weapon. The straightened blade swung much faster and was placing more distance between her and Fie, but the more she moved, the more blood was coming out of her.

    Not that Tala was even minding. Even with her glasses covering her eyes, there was a focused madness in her expressing. As she tried to strike Fie, she'd start redirecting the latter's blade, only leaving Fie to jump away. Just as Tala was about to strike again, Fie took note of the use of her Cartic redirection and used the opportunity to grab at the pole of Tala's weapon. Tala's eyes widened as she saw the black gloved fingers wrap around it and she'd feel a prompt kick in her stomach push her back into the snow and send her rolling down the hill. Blood dabbled into the snow as she did.

    Tala promptly got on her knees and realized her scythe wasn't in her hands. She started to look in the snow before making the quick epiphany where it was. She glanced at Fie who was examining the scythe curiously and raising it in the air.

    Breathing heavily, Tala weakly got up.

    "Give...give it back!" she slurred as she started walking up the hill.

    Fie looked at Tala with no expression on their face.

    "No."

    Gritting her teeth, Tala rushed forward, casting a glyph to propel her faster towards her. If Hitomi paid attention, Fie was holding the scythe at an angle, as if ready to strike Tala the moment she got there.
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    Post by KitKet Sat Jun 08, 2019 7:08 am

    Hitomi had absolutely no time to parce out what the hell had just happened. Esterelf was an annoying place with tons of things she didn't understand. All she knew is that she'd just caved in the chest of this woman. Crystal or no, she should be dead soon. As a mercy, she stabbed down one more time at where her heart should be and pressed her forehead against the woman's. She was a good fighter, she deserved that much respect.

    She wasted no more time kicking off her and sprinting back towards Tala. It seemed she was struggling. Her teeth clenched harder on her blade as she saw the blood. She arched around, angling towards her prosthetics on the way. Once she'd got close, she'd slide roughly on the ground, stretching an arm out. Her blade went into one of the prosthetics with an audible click, she twisted and rolled, leaving the other prosthetic be as she continued sprinting. Her arm now took the shortblade out of her mouth as she suddenly threw her body forward, performing several acrobatic feats. She carwheeled, jumped and spun, suddenly lashing out with her arm and sending the blade flying towards Fie's arm. The momentum she'd gained alone made the blade fly faster than most arrows. She'd hope that the resulting force would jerk his arm to the side and give Tala an opening.

    Hitomi would be there the next moment, Tala just needed to hang on.

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