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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 25, 2006 3:05:44 GMT
"I've looked," he replied emphatically. "I've looked everywhere. In all the right places... too many of the wrong ones." He winced... Xima had sent a stab of pain into his head to remind him of how thin the ice was where he was treading... "I'm being kept alive by the smallest sliver of energy... when it runs out, it's over."
Not sorry for herself? What does she mean by that? I kidnapped her and dragged her out to the middle of nowhere... and she doesn't feel the least bit frightened?
Wishful thinking, Axel. You're losing your focus more and more with every progressing moment, giving her more information to use against you with every word. Bite your tongue or I'll rip it out when we meet again.
He stiffened slightly. "But don't think stalling long enough will keep me from getting what I came for. This energy is enough to hold me out for a considerable amount of time."
That's more like it, Red...
Oh, s***w you!
A horrific pain exploded in his head at that thought, and he almost collapsed as the world went white.
NEVER speak to me that way again. You are far from being indispensible, my fine friend.
He staggered to regain his balance and tripped over a rock, nearly falling...
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 25, 2006 3:09:23 GMT
she sighed and nodded. ''i see....''
she saw him stumble and gasped slightly. she caught him and pulled him upright quickly. she held him stable for a moment. ''what happened?!'' she was slightly shocked and very confused... so destracted that she didn't let him go.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 25, 2006 3:14:57 GMT
He took a moment to breathe, recovering from the awful sensation that had sent him reeling. He glanced at Nikky, realizing she was helping him stay upright, and carefully holding him to accomplish this end. He felt Xima's angry presence buzzing in the back of his head.
This deal gets worse and worse all the time.
His head dropped. "I... I can't tell you any more," he mumbled, still slightly dizzy from the attack. "She would..." He stopped himself, eyes wide, realizing what he'd said and knowing it was about to get him into big trouble...
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 25, 2006 3:18:53 GMT
she looked up at him and frowned slightly. ''why? why can't you.... whats holding you back, axel?'' she stepped back, now seeing that she was really close. she looked back up, being pushy and persistant. ''whos ''she''?? whats wrong...??'' she ended on a more worried note.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 25, 2006 3:32:36 GMT
He felt Xima posed to strike, and in the split second he had before she could, he looked Nikky dead in the eye...
"She is the pushiest silver haired b***h I ever met."
The pain mushroomed through his head and he fell unconscious.
A slender figure stalked out of the shadows. "I'll teach you to call ME a b***h," she snarled before facing Nikky.
She was clad in black leather from head to toe, and her long silver hair almost touched the ground. She held a long, long silver sword in her pale white hand. But the most terrifying thing about her was her eyes.
They held nothing but pure evil... and they were cat-slit mako green.
"Good evening," she said in a voice a little too deep for a girl her age... she looked to be just sixteen... "My name is Xima... welcome to your worst nightmare."
Axel tried dragging himself to his feet, but Xima had the sword at his neck faster than eyes could follow. "Move and die," she hissed. "I've told you what happens to those who fail me... you have not abjectly spoiled your mission yet, so I have generously decided to spare your life, for now. But as for the girl..." She smirked coldly. "It's still a bit up in the air..."
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 25, 2006 3:36:38 GMT
she blinked at him before stepping back and gasping slightly at xima. she stepped back a few steps and glanced side to side before managing a weak glare. it faded fast. she swallowed. this can't be good.... a thought hit her. [/i] kamen![/i] she called out and hoped she wasn't out of his reach.
she stared at xima, masking most of her fear.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 25, 2006 3:44:41 GMT
"Leave her out of this," Axel growled back, but Xima merely hit him in the face with her hilt, knocking him back down.
"I'll do with her as I d**n well please. I'm not here for your pathetic little heart... I'm here on my mother's business."
Axel's eyes widened. "Oh, my G**..."
Xima smiled coldly at him. "You poor, poor fool. Only now you seem to understand."
Xima out her hand on his arm, and black energy began to drain out of him. He gasped in pain before sinking back into unconsciousness.
Xima turned back towards Nikky. "Don't worry about him... that was a mere memory wipe. Completely harmless. I can't risk him going turncoat on me yet... not until I've had some choice words with our friend Miss Amnesty..." She advanced on her. "I may choose to wipe your memory as well... or perhaps I'll just kill you. Killing you may be easier." She pointed the Masamune look-alike into Nikky's face. "It's been a while since I had a stand-up fight... perhaps I'll amuse myself before I make up my mind. A kitten with her prey... what say you?"
She drew her sword back to strike. "Want to play?"
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 25, 2006 3:48:19 GMT
nikky looked at axel worriedly before looking back with a glare. ''do i get a weapon?'' she said coldly. her demeanor changed drastically. ''or will you make me fight bare handed?'' she raised a brow slightly, her arms still at her sides.
she knew there was no way out of this ''game''... why not play along?
kamen i'm going to need a little help if you want me alive when you find me...
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 25, 2006 3:52:55 GMT
"Whatever happened to that knife of yours?" Xima replied gloatingly. "If you think that it'll be too flimsy against a REAL weapon... you're right. I'd prefer to make this more interesting anyway."
She held out her hand in the air and a sword materialized in her hand, a long, graceful, black katana. She dropped it and kicked it over to Nikky, and as Nikky attempted to retrieve it, Xima sprang into the air, her sword pointed down at Nikkole as she spiraled down towards her...
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 25, 2006 3:57:05 GMT
nikky ducked and rolled under, grabbing the hilt of the knife and sliding. she remained lower, remembering what she had been taught. she knew how to play dirty... but she didn't want to if at all possible. she weighed the sword slightly and frowned. s**t this isn't what i'm used to.... i knew i should have brought my short sword with me when i left the ship... she got focused again and waited for xima. she was better defensive then offensive. but either way she knew she was screwed... her theif tricks and sword manuevers only went so far....
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 25, 2006 4:08:50 GMT
Xima landed and swung around like a silver streak of light, her elongated blade coming within millimeters of spilling her intestines... she pulled her blade back and plunged it towards Nikky's stomach with a speed no human could match...
"Come on, now, my dear... don't LET me win..."
****
Reno was a streak of pure energy searing straight through the sky towards the ruins, the world slipping out from under him... and he had no idea how the h**l he was doing it.
He would have been screaming at the top of his lungs if he'd still had a mouth at that point...
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 25, 2006 4:12:55 GMT
nikky moved almost fast enough. she was hit slightly above the hip. she gasped slightly and winced before pulling herself free and clashing her sword aside. she hissed slightly, blood soaking her shirt already. the pain stung but she was now too p***ed to care. she glared and swung her sword at xima, not really intending to hit the target....
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 25, 2006 4:25:00 GMT
Xima met Nikky's forward momentum with a heavy boot to the face, brought up to Nikky's head by a powerhouse kick. As Nikky reeled from the blow, she strolled up and grabbed her by the hair, bringing the blade to her neck. "Yes, I should definitely kill you. Your head will be very pretty in my trophy case..."
She prepared to slice Nikky's neck...
At just that moment, a huge weight was dropped right on top of her, nearly crushing her. "Arrgh--"
Reno, out of breath from the long flight and sudden phase-shift, picked himself up and dusted himself off. He grinned at Nikky. "Hey, babe--"
Xima tackled him from the side, knocking him to the dirt. "Oof--"
He looked up at her... and saw a familiar face, burning with rage. "AMI?!"
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!" Xima grabbed him by the head and flung him into the trees, springing after him. He rolled to the side as she plunged her sword towards his head, narrowly missing... "Ami was weak! Too weak to sustain our heritage... MY heritage, now! She deserved to lose her Jenova cells... and now, they're all mine!"
He came up, swinging with his EMR as Xima yanked her blade out of the ground. "So, the Nightmarette, hey? One hundred percent pure Sephiroth clone. I thought I could smell him around here somewhere."
"Your attempts to cloud my judgement with anger are futile..." Xima growled, charging him. Sword met EMR, and sparks began to fly. "Soon, this planet shall belong to ME... I'll free my mother from her stone prison, and together we will use Axel's foreign technology to take any world we see fit!"
Reno threw her back. "Not if I have anything to say about it!"
He rushed at her with an inarticulate bellow, and she rushed to meet him, anger blazing in her eyes...
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Post by *~Nikkole~* on Oct 25, 2006 4:28:17 GMT
nikky winced at the kick and then pulled herself away. she swallowed the pain, biting back tears.
she stared at reno....
she stumbled to her feet and wobbled a bit. she was going to tell him to be careful but she knew it was worthless. she watched for a moment before desiding to find a way out... she looked over at the unconcious axel.
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Oct 25, 2006 4:41:01 GMT
Axel groaned and stirred slightly, still wandering the vague recesses of his mind...
A faint light was shining from somewhere. Huh?
Hey, you! The redhead in the emo outfit!
Who--?
Don't talk, just listen. That freak you worked for tried to wipe your memories... and now she wants my sister dead. If you'll try to stop that girl, I'll give your memories back. Deal?
Uh... OK... who are you?
Me? Nobody special. Just trying to be a good big brother, is all.
His memories came back in a surge, and he woke to find a scene of utter pandemonium...
****
Reno struck at Xima, feeling a strange new energy pumping into him. He actually moved fast enough to fetch her a blow upside the head... but that only turned her rabid. She screamed and powerfully swung the sword at him, trying to cut his legs off at the knees, but he lunged back just in time to avoid it... Wow. The first time I met Ami's brothers... they beat the c**p out of me. But this time... He sprang forward and knocked Xima's head to the side again, launching himself over her as she wavered. This time, I've got a fighting chance!
She recovered her balance and reached for Reno's ankle as he rocketed by...
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