The Escapist Avatar Adventure: An Open RP (Now Re-Opened!)

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Caim, Melethia

Spoiler: The weapons

Caim gave an impressed nod as he inspected the weapons, surprised that a girl this young could pick up an art as delicate as blacksmithing. Going out to the console, Caim set up a few dummies in the room and went to test each one on them. To his pleasent surprise, he even found that the weapons in question had enchantments on them, albiet, a bit more passive than what he was used to.

After returning the weapons to Melethia, Caim pulled a different weapon out of the wheel, this one a glowing green blade (Slaughterism). Returning to the manikin, he began to slash at it, the PDA speaking as he did so,

"I dunno bout this Sonic Boom thing of yours, but if it acts like the magic I'm used to it'll be... Something. Like. THIS!"

After landing one last hit on the Manikin, Caim kicked his 'opponent' to the ground and raised the blade up high, bolts of blue lighting coming down hard on the groups of manikins.

Spoiler: For Reference

9:49

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis

Rugal rolled 4, This gonna hurt...

That's it, That's it... Rugal thought as he parried her attacks, between herself and her daughter, He'd hit upon two great students.
That was when Slindis began to counter-act his parries, using punches and kicks that were safe on block, making his defense harder to pull off.
By the time his Feng Shui Engine picked up the incoming attack, it was too late.

"OOOF!" He grunted as Slindis flat out socked him on the nose, though it was more due to the cold damage rather then the actual punch that affected him, Frostnip instantly appearing on his face upon impact.
He reeled back a little, The Drow fearing she had hurt him (Which she did).
Before he went over to help, he motioned for her to stay put and gave a small laugh.
"...From now on...THAT'S HOW YOU LEFT STRAIGHT!" He chuckled as rubbed his nose, feeling the cold effect on his face.
"Amazing, I didn't even get to show you how to use Water based Ki. Clearly, I was right when I sensed your power. Much like your daughter, you'll go far as a Fighter!" He stated as he offered to shake her hand.

 

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Rugal, Slindis

She shook Rugal's hand, and when she did so, she wondered what the next facet of the training would be. She'd picked up a lot from the training, but she could pick up more. [color=c20000]"Need some help with your nose?"[/color] Slindis began to use some of her magic to cast a Cure Moderate Wounds on Rugal's nose. Now that the fighting had stopped, the Feng Shui engine could pick up a few other cores of Ki besides the elemental ones, but they were mainly for redirection.

Perhaps it was because of how she'd been raised, but she had picked up a lot fairly quickly.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis

"If you wish..." Rugal said as Slin used some light magic on his minor frostburn.
"I like to consider myself the perfect student, able to pick up on nearly any aspect of any skill near instantaneously, but you're progressed much faster then I could have ever have anticipated!" He said, clearly impressed with the level of skill she processed.
"Take 5, grab a drink, catch your breath and we'll move onto Evasion."

After 5 minutes, Slin returned to the center of the room with her teacher.
"Now then...During Battle, it's important to be able to take a hit as well as you can give it. However, given what I saw of you during your Offense training, I believe it'd be more in your interests to focus on Evasion, least for the time being. That and I find that Durability Training takes a long time to gain any clear benefit and this is a time of war in which we might be attacked at any moment. So in order to do this..." He said as he used his PDA to set a time limit up on the Training Room Scoreboard: 10 minutes were added.

"...We are going to spar again. This time, I'll be on the offensive and your task is to merely be standing when the timer runs out. As you've seen for yourself, I pride myself on my skill and power in combat, but rest assured, I will not kill you." He said as he put his PDA out of the way and cracked his neck.

"...But not though lack of trying...Prepare yourself!"
Thus the timer started counting down.

Before the first second had passed, Rugal was racing towards his student with a powerful palm strike, he was clearly not going to make this easy for up and coming Monk.

 

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Rugal, Slindis

Slindis sidestepped the attack and rolled to to the side, getting a good bit of distance as she eyed the man up to see how he'd be attacking. Panicking wouldn't help, and this would probably be a fair turnabout. Rugal's Feng Shui engine quickly pointed out the shift that Slindis had made to the water Ki, and it would probably give her an edge.

Slindis is shifting to Monk Stance: Adept of Rain: The eternal ocean focuses on redirection and the supernatural. Ocean Stance grants +2 Wisdom, +2% dodge, and +3 to all Saving Throws at a cost of -2 Strength.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis

After seeing her dodge his first attack, he instantly dashed towards Slindis and began to swing massive heavyweight hooks and jabs, showing off his ability to switch between two completely different styles of fighting (Karate and Boxing) on the fly.
Her stance ensured she avoided them with ease, but clearly allowing him to get this close was not a good idea.
"Tatsumaki!"
This fact was proven as he went into a fast hurricane kick capable of hitting several times.

 

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Rugal, Slindis

She rolled out of the way of the attack a moment too late - the Tatsumaki landed a good portion of the hits on her, hurting her but not taking her out of the fight. [color=c20000]Okay, I've got to focus here. Versatile, able to pick away at the defenses, but there's going to be a way to outlast this or wear him out.[/color] For all that she had to unlearn for this training, there was still a good bit that she could keep. The main thing was that steadfast determination she had acquired through her time.

The main thing here for her was to watch his movements, to see if there were some things that she could pick up for herself. At the very least, the basics of what Rugal did would help her in a fight.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 9:30

After getting a good few hits out his spin kick, Rugal then proceeded to keep his offense up and more importantly staying within striking range.
He wasn't enjoying this as he would say, beating up Tomoya or even Dillon, but experience is a masterful teacher and by god Slindis would learn.
Once he was in range he went for a powerful Anti-Air style attack, but he held off using his trademark Genocide Cutter for reasons relating to lethality and went for a less powerful somersault kick instead.

 

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Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 9:00

Slindis was beginning to get more comfortable with the movement patterns and slid under the attack, recovering quickly enough to stop a punishing retaliation from the King of Fighters. It wasn't simple, by any means, but she was quickly picking up the details here. After all, it was better to be able to use whatever means she had available for her defense. The versatility in Rugal's moves was also something she could pick up on as well - not the exact moves, but the whole principle of keeping their foes guessing until you could set them up for whatever you wanted to do. It wasn't simple, but the execution was fairly ingenious.

[color=c20000]And I still have a good amount of time to be facing this man. Just keep an eye out and see what I can learn, and try to stop a foot from being lodged down my throat in the process. Great.[/color] She threw a low sweeping kick out to show Rugal she'd not be easilt beaten and also pick up on what one would do to counter it.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 8:30

During his flip kick, Rugal watched as Slindis slid under his attack, avoiding it cleanly and getting a perfect counter attack position as a result.
Clever Girl... He thought as he landed and the Drow went for a leg sweep.
But it wasn't that simple.

As he landed, he instinctively crouched and got into position to catch the leg sweep. (Pic on left)
"Nice try!"
Slin felt her leg get grabbed before a fist buried itself in her gut with extreme force, sending her back several feet from the force of it alone.
"BUT IT'S NO USE!" He shouted before sending a "Reppu-Ken!" racing across the ground her way while she recovered.

DC5 to dodge, Slindis is out of Striking Range

 

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Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 8:00

Slindis rolled a 6 with the Water Stance modifier.

She was barely clipped on her feet as she instinctively rolled out of the way of the blast. [color=c20000]Maybe if I did that... Yeah, it could be a plan.[/color] Slindis sprung back up to her feet, brushing her left arm with a touch and causing a fog to cover the center of the room before brushing it again to send a Hadoken at the man. It was mainly to get the man off guard for a moment and see the effects the Hadoken had on the fog, but seeing how it was countered would also be a huge benefit.

Slindis fired a Hadoken with 10 Ki, leaving her at 26 Ki.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 7:30

Rugal watched as Slindis rolled out of the projectiles path, smirking with her ability to keep going after a blow like that.
What he didn't expect though was for her to use her Dragonmark to bring up a blinding fog, though he had to admit, it was a smart move.
"Ah! Extremely good move. Don't go pushing your luck though, proceed with Extreme caution." He warned as he saw the glow of the incoming fireball race towards him.
Not bad at all... He thought as he brought up his Dark Barrier.

The Hadoken hit the Barrier and was sent back towards the Drow as he attempted to follow it's path to get her location.

DC5 to dodge, Fog: -2 on all future Rugal Attack DCs while he's within it's AOE, Slindis is still out of Striking Range

 

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Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 7:00

Slindis jumped and did a heel slam on the ground by one edge of the fog, then sprung into a much quieter roll to the left of the impact while staying outside of the fog. [color=c20000]From the sound of it, that blast earlier didn't do much to him, but if I could catch him off guard, it would open up a decent amount.[/color] Most anyone would call this training unorthodox, but a trial by fire was the best way for Slindis to learn.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 6:30

Rugal was easily able to see though Slindis's distraction, she was much too quick on her feet to make that much noise during movement, though props for creativity.
Thus he ignored the sound and proceeded to walk in the opposite direction until he was out of the Fog.

DCs back to normal

Once he was out, he began looking for his target, making sure to check his rear in case she was following him.
Finding nothing, he proceeded to edge around the Fog until he had regained sight of the Drow.
Gotcha... He thought as he shoulder charged at the Drow with great speed.

DC10 to Dodge, Slindis is not in Striking Range

 

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Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 6:00

She heard the attack coming from her side and tried to get out of the way of it but was too late: Rugal rammed her into the wall. [color=c20000]"Gah~![/color] It was clear that if she was going to try that again, she'd have to change it up. Even in hre pinned state, she threw a knee at the man's gut to try to free herself up.

Slindis is throwing out a knee to the gut! DC7 to ignore the attack.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 5:30

The knee did little against steel toned abs which had survived MUCH worse.
Getting a hand around Slindis's neck, Rugal held her both off the ground and into the wall.
"Shoulda aimed lower." He snarked before brutally showing her how to knee someone in the gut, several times in fact.
Had Slindis not been in the way, He could have dented the wall.

"Come on! If you can't win in a fist fight, what will you do to those who have swords and guns!?"
Once his demonstration was over, he flung the Drow across the room in the opposite direction before leaping up in the air for a large knee drop into her spine while she was down.

DC10 to Dodge, yadda yadda yadda

 

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Caim, Melethia
Slindis held the longswords in both hands while she did the motions for the Sonic Boom, but it didn't get her much more than an odd look from Caim and a bit more of a workout. Perhaps the blades threw off the balance slightly, but she was intent on doing it until she got it right. The girl was darn persistent if nothing else. It would take a bit more than persistence to get this right, though.

Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 5:00

The combination was brutally efficient, and the knee drop didn't help things much. However, she was able to roll the man off and focused again as she tried to focus in on how she could turn this around. [color=c20000]Okay, that hurt, but it doesn't mean you're out of this.[/color] It was clear that the attack had hurt her, but she began to focus until she started to draw the shadows of the room around her, cloaking her body as she focused getting a bit of space.

Slindis used 15 Ki to use Shadow Fade, adding a +5 bonus to evasion checks for the next minute of the fight. Ki left: 5.

 

[Kalastryn]

Kalastryn teleports back onto the rising dawn after having a very... very long talk with the FEAR cleric that had helped them before. The cleric could not come with them as a construct from the stone, and began to fade away due to the lack of the stone to keep her... well you couldn't quite say "alive" but... in existence. She lands on the deck, from a much safer distance this time... a white ring in her palm, adorned with a strange symbol she couldn't recognize.

She tries to slip the ring on, and it sizzles for a moment. She had of course been told it would only be easily wielded by someone with a pure heart. The ring stopped it's protest after half a minute or so, once it had found Kala to be quite a pure heart and soul, despite the chains she bears on both. "well, she said it would serve as a good weapon, but I wonder what it does?" she asked to herself as she went into an empty training room to test exactly that.

She input in the computer just a few, rather easy targets... the computer screen came up with "Inadequate challenge detected"... but after the last time it said that, she wasn't going to let that happen, so she disabled that feature for a while. She focused rather intently on a sort of dual wielded Gatling gun, and after a few minutes there was a white, almost see through version of it in her hands, with the ammo pack on her back.

As it was actually an extension of her will, it was weightless and she began firing on the dummies, realizing after a few minutes that when they actually got hit it looked downright painful were it on a living target... but that was a rare case with it's accuracy. She then clapped the two guns together and the ammo pack shifted and built itself into a stationary manned turret with shielding in the front, and firing that way made it a lot easier to aim.

It was around that time Rugal and Slindis started their 10 minute showdown in a separate room. Kalastryn thought it best not to interrupt, and went off to the canteen to see if she could find anyone there.

 

[Diablo1099_v1legacy]

Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 4:30

Much to his disappointment, Rugal managed to land his knee drop into Slindis's spine.
...Come on, you're tougher then that... His inner dialog said as he thought of a way to urge her on.
"5 Minutes....Not bad for a first time..." He taunted before the Drow managed to roll him off her and get back into the fight.
"Thatta Girl..." He let slip before he went in for another attack, opting for a flat out massive straight.

Before the move connected however, Slindis used Shadow Fade and became for the most part invisible.
"What the?....New trick, Slin!? Not bad, not bad at all..." He said as he began to scan the room for her presence, his fist glowing slightly as he checked for any sign of her existence.
She recognised this as the move he used back in the Temple, the "Power Wave", a simple ground based projectile much like the Reppu-Ken.

 

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Rugal, Slindis : Time remaining: 4:00

She saw the power wave come out and easily sidestepped the blast before casting a few light healing spells to regain some stamina and faded back into view to Rugal's left in a bit better condition as she observed the man's attacks. Even though Rugal had gotten in some massive attacks, she just saw this as a way to learn more about the various ways to fight and her eyes showed that she wasn't going to stop just yet. If she did give in before the match was over, it would be incredibly disrespectful to the man that was giving her the best training she'd ever gotten.