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 Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:11 pm
 As the whip lashed his skin he screeched an almost deafening sound. It burned his skin as he squirmed away from her. He hadn't expected to see the queen so soon, but maybe he should have been a little more sneaky about killing people if he wanted to get a detailed analysis on the soldiers. He tried to get away but she wrapped the whip around his throat. which she thought was above where his head was. Smiling he opened his real mouth spewing acid at her. He squired out of her hold while she was distracted by the acid and shot back very quickly. Waving his arms up and down he shot dark lightning at the queen.
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:45 pm
 We shall find peace.Celeste found no pleasure in the creature's screams as Vesperus would have. Instead she kept him distracted as she waited for the crystals. If only there were more enemies, then the crystals would gain energy faster, but the downside would be focusing on more than one target while protecting the people around her. She really hated fighting for that fact, but what could she do? She had to get the child out of the monster before he was digested and kill the creature before he caused more havoc.
Wrapping her whip around him was not the smartest move on her part since it resulted in acid being spewed at her. A really disgusting sight to see. Flying into the sky slightly so she could get out of reach of his projectile acid spewing, she realized that the acid was a distraction. Whip now to a mirror, she absorbed the lightning into her mirror. Diffusing the darkness into all the colors of the rainbow, since darkness merely absorbed all colors, and she took his attack from the violet spectrum to the red spectrum before firing it back at him.
'That should work to not harm the child yet make that retched thing get the child out of his system. she thought to herself as she watched the creature get hit in his lower abdomen with the red lightning. Leaning over slightly, the child was shot out of the creatures mouth and hit the ground with a hard impact. Racing to pick him up before the monster, she handed the child to the woman who was recently in a burning building, telling her to take him to the medic. Turning back to the monster, she felt the crystals at full power which meant it was game over for the nasty being in front of her.
With a flick of her wrist, Celeste moved all of the crystals onto the creature's body. He was obviously confused and tried brushing them off, though they were stuck to him like glue. Flying at him, she hooked her weapon, now a scythe again, into his back and carried him into the sky. "I know you can hear me Vesperus, you know me. I'm prepared for anything you throw at me. I won't let you upset the balance anymore than I already have. I'm sorry that I tipped the balance in my favor, but I won't let you do the same. I'll kill you and myself should it mean restoring order to this world in which we rule." she said as she threw the creature in the sky and waited for the crystals to ignite. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:18 pm
Smiling at the comment as the crystals exploded he was heavily damaged, but had enough power to float. He floated above her. "Your apology means nothing to me..." said the beast with the sound of Vesperus's in the background. "Your already too late to save anyone...it's a shame really..." Lock fell backwards falling and hitting the ground head first. He was to damaged to attack anyone, but he lacked the function to return until he was complete destroyed. "Your not allowed back yet I still want to talk to her..." said the voice as if he was talking to lock. "B-b-but sire.." said Lock. Vesperus said nothing in response. "...Fine" he said as he twisted his shape into a black glob that didn't seem to have any real shape. A white mask showed and angry emotion.
Some soldiers had surrounded it and the raised a claw from the mess and attacked one. Stabbing into his shoulder the cut glowed purple as his life force was drained. "Recharging...I need more!!" bringing up more claws he stabbed three more soldiers and drained them as well. "Sufficient..." he said as his body began to mold back to his original shape. He giggled looking around. He looked around for another child, but found that they had all been hidden, and more soldiers pours in. "Bravery is excellent lets see your fighting skills!" he said lashing out at them. "Discraaaaaceful!" he said swatting them around. Lock wasn't anything to what Vesperus was, but he was pretty strong.
"That's it all done!" he said launching back up towards Celeste. "Your troops lack Celeste...why don't we play a game?" he said. "You send one of your best soldiers and send mine!" said Lock a little crazed. He swung at her with a strange pattern, but she blocked it easily. Shooting four more arms out he attacked her rapidly before she changed her weapon into the whip. He grabbed all the pieces as it burned his skin. "What do you say?!" he offered. "I'll show you how far we are above you!"
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:30 pm
 I have always found..."If you think me weak, then why send someone else to fight in your stead? I think it is you who are weakened from the bondage we enslaved upon you, keeping you from your power. Do not send a puppet to do your own job Vesperus, or are you afraid old feelings will hinder you from facing me? Or is it that you are a weak little coward who fears the light?" Celeste shouted at the creature as she tried to keep her soldiers at bay. Already four soldiers were drained of life force, but since their souls remained in their shells, the power of her crystal sent them towards the light.
Whip to axe, she had enough of merely harming the creature. Charging at the pathetic husk of a fighter, she sliced him in two, watching his body disintegrate as it returned to the underworld. It wasn't a true win, but it sufficed. All creatures that had connection to Vesperus never would die until he did. And it was clear to her that she would have to kill herself in order to kill him. That way balance would be restored and their powers would no longer harm anyone because even her light drew the darkness into the city and only more was to come.
Spreading her wings, Celeste flew into the main level of the castle before tucking in her wings. Looking around, she felt no presence of Aithorn and Amore any where in or near the castle. That was very odd since they never truly left the castle less it was to the village. But she'd be able to feel at least a vague sense of where they were should they be in the village. Wherever they were, it was far enough to not have heard the scream, the explosion, or the battle that followed so she forgave them for not being their to help her protect the soldiers. She did not like the fact that a battle against Vesperus was about to ensue and they were no where in sight for her to update. They were going to get an ear full should they not have a good excuse for leaving the castle at such a desperate time, after all, anything they were doing could have probably done on the castle grounds. ...that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:07 am
  War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation...
Rushing to the throne room Aithorn and Amore were running after they heard the news. There had been attack on the city while they were out collecting materials for the army. The army was always in need of food and other supplies and it was a slow day so they thought they would lend a hand today. They were in the forest so it would be hard for the dragons to get to them until they were out. After they both summoned their dragons and headed towards the castle. On the way there they stopped in town to take a look at the damage. There were ten soldiers dead, and an injured mom and child. The mom was hurt from smoke inhalation and the baby from acid burns. The child would live but its hair would take some time to grow back. Flying to the castle the walked down the hallways quickly.
The doors to the throne room opened for them as they approached and they walked in seeing the queen had been fighting. Her staff was in sword form. He looked at her worried, but knew that she couldn't be killed by such a weak creature. It seems sort of weird though. It hadn't been fighting at it's best the entire time. It merely fought the soldiers giving them enough to handle and giving opinions. He wondered if the troops would ever be ready to fight. If Vesperus had soldiers like that at his disposal how could they fight soldiers that couldn't die he thought to himself. He snapped back as the queen began to talk.
"You can't be serious!" said Amore. "I know that your strong, but can you really trust Vesperus to fight you in the realm of light? You asking him to fight him somewhere where you have the advantage?" she finished. Aithorn crossed his arms. "She's right you have to think that hell have something up his sleeve" he said. "He may be evil, but he is no idiot" He wondered what the queen was thinking. She was never one to issue of the challenges, but something must be getting to her. Maybe she was worried more about the war than he thought.
...It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:29 pm
We shall find peace.By the time Aithorn and Amore made it back to the castle, Celeste was standing in the center of the throne room with Raze painting runes on her. They were protective runes made from sunlight that would activate should she be caught in darkness. He also mashed one of the dark crystals and used the powder in the paint he was using to write the runes on her body. From all of the runes on bare skin around her outfit, it looked like Celeste glowed like a star. Ironic since she was the queen of light and now it seemed as though she was made of pure light.
"I'm very serious. And don't think me a fool. I never stated that we shall fight in Alexandria. I know he will have something up his sleeve to where we shall not fight in my realm. Truly, you both should have more faith in my competency." With her words, the implication was enough to where she did not need inflection within her voice. Raze looked up from Celeste and then to Aithorn and Amore before returning to his word by painting on the jewel of the seventh sanctum. No runes this time, just enough of the powdered paint to give it extra power in case it's light runs out as well.
Soon Raze was done and Celeste thanked him as she ruffled his hair. She truly was like a mother figure to most she knew well. Sending him on his way, she turned to Aithorn and Amore as she sheathed her weapon. With a strong aura pouring off of her, she smiled at them, a true rare sight to behold from the queen. "I doubt this will be the last fight. More so it shall be one to test the will and strength of the other. I shall return. Should you have questions about how I am as I am away, go to Valkenheim. He will know all that concerns me. And I'm counting on you both to watch my court while I am away. Can I count on you two?" she asked as she began to spread her wings slightly. It was about time that she flew into the sky and awaited Vesperus to take her where he intended to make her fight. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:29 pm
 I can't regret what I do to others...
Cancelling his attack he stood still. "I have been challenged by Celeste?" he thought for a second. This rarely happened. He must have gotten to her more than he thought. Pandorous floated down to him confused. "Come I'll you see how a king fights!" he said to her. "Queeny finally got some guts" he said spreading his dark wings. He flew off as Pandorous took her raven cloak and followed. Lock did good to send him the data on the troops. He didn't think he would last as long as he did. He was the weakest of the Knight's of Sin, but the most intelligent. His speech was mostly noise, but his thoughts were as clear as day. Flying to the gate he decided he would meet her on her end so she could find him easier.
Stepping into the realm of light he felt his power lower, but that wouldn't last long. He let his shadows climb into the sky summoning Celeste, but to others it may seem as a signal of the end. She found him soon after he released his shadows, and landed across from him. "I was surprised to get a challenge from you Celeste" he said looking at her. "I thought I might get emotional when I saw you again. But that's in the past being locked up for so long makes you forget those types of feelings" he said pretending to wipe his eyes of tears. He stood as his shadows mad his clothes move around viciously. "Hope your ready queeny this is gonna be one hell of a ride!" he said as his shoulder caught on fire with purple flames.
"Sonnelion lets give her what she came for!" he said summoning his sword and stabbing it into the ground. It became dark and the ground around it became infected with darkness. He held his hand out as if inviting her to dance. Pandorous stood watching with her arms crossed. She never liked the look of the realm of lights. Vesperus smiled as Celeste stood her ground. "You won't be the first to make a move I see" he said taking his hand back. He dashed towards her making claws out of shadows. Slashing rapidly she dodged his attacks before turning her weapon into a spear and thrusting forward. He dashed back taking her hand and hip. He landed near Sonnelion as the ground glew with symbols. The two vanished as did the sword.
The place they appeared in seemed twisted with trees that didn't seem to grow normally. One tree grew much taller than the others. Crystals grew out from it projecting light. While the tree its self seemed dark. Many lakes were located in the forest with trees that seemed to grow right on top of them. As soon as the two appeared they attacked each other separating from the dance. Grabbing Sonnelion he looked at the queen smiling. "We are even here..each of us at our fullest." he said laughing. "I know you know this place...no matter how much we destroy it it will always grow back! This place where we were made to be enemies" he pointed Sonnelion at her. He closed his eyes smiling. "Can't you hear it? They want a thousand years of darkness to match your peace!" he said dashing towards her slashing viciously with Sonnelion as Vesperus bared his fangs.
...If I did I wouldn't be king now would I?
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:55 pm
I have always found...Celeste knew her people were scared of Vesperus' signal. Hopefully Aithorn and Amore could calm the people down and prepare them for war as she requested. She intended to kill him and herself during this fight, but something inside her told her that it wasn't time yet. As frustrating as that was, she wouldn't ignore the feeling. There was more to this war than before and it wasn't because of the upset balance. Forces were changing and she was left in the dark about it. Hopefully by the end of everything she will be brought into the light of understanding.
"Dear Vesperus, how cold you try to be. One made of darkness can still retain memories that they would not like to be known to others." she said as her eyes raked over Pandorous. The girl would not interfere with their battle, but she did look like a conniving little demon. By the looks of it, she was made by Vesperus to be more intelligent than the rest of his.... lacking army. Sure they could fight her soldiers, but none of them stood a chance against her, unlike her best soldiers against him. Yet Vesperus was the conniving one at the moment when he held his hand out. Something was up, he would never start in the realm of light.
Soon their quick little warm up ended up with his arm on her hand and hip. Smiling, Celeste leaned forward and whispered in his ear before they reached their destination. What she was about to say and do was out of character, but she wanted him to remember for if he did, she would have the battlefield advantage. "Apparently you do remember if you hold me this way again. Why fight what's inside your mind? Unlock your memories, I have." she said as her hand gently caressed his face as she once did long before the world was made. Looking into his eyes for a second, the moment they arrived, they warmed up again with simplistic attacks before separating.
Her actions made her very grateful she left Aithorn and Amore behind. They did not know of the past or planned future nor would they. For them to play their parts properly in the grand scheme of things, they had to remain shrouded from the truth. Unfair, but it was required by fate. But fate did not require them returning to this dreadful place. He too was trying to evoke from her what she was trying to evoke from him. But she was in control of her emotions where as he let his roam free since he thinks that grants the most power. "I've never destroyed this place, you have. I do not hate you Vesperus. You are my opposite as I am yours. We have been intertwined since long before the dawns of time as we shall be for the rest of eternity. And you made us enemies. Light and dark travel hand and hand, yet you want more Vesperus. You tore apart from one of the two things you've ever loved in your retched life."
Celeste knew that her words would make his companion question him later. That's what she was hoping for, for the girl to bring up the past often to Vesperus so she can understand his past. But right now, she had to fight. Closing her eyes for a moment as he dashed towards her, her eyes opened to solid disks of golden light. In this place it was easier to be closest to her old form. With her weapon slightly glowing, her sword matched Sonnelion equally as she only smiled at Vesperus and his barred teeth. He wasn't frightening anybody. Instead Celeste did a quick spin while she sent an arc of pure golden light in a circle around her, making him back away. Now the Seventh Sanctum became a whip with an axe like blade at the end as she began to lash out at him. ...that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:02 pm
I can't regret what I do to others...
This place was his most hated memory. When he first learned of what he had to do he lashed out trying to destroy the place. He even summoned the world eater to try to take it down. But no matter how he tried the place would just regenerate back. Still a scar from one of his attacks remained in the tree. A scratched that was once a powerful blow that almost took the tree down. It only angered him knowing that at his m powerful point the only thing he was capable of was a scratch to that tree. He wanted to show Celeste that he had thrown away his emotions and was able to be the cruel underworld ruler that he was born to be. Even though in the past he detested it. They had once been lovers, but because of that he felt he didn't need to play his part. Her influence was strong and the world was off balance.
"You have to hate me! That's the reason we were made. I did not make us enemies they did!" he said swatting the whip away if it got close with his sword. "You have no idea what I want, and you never will." he yelled as his eyes glowed white. He thought about how she held him in her hands. He tore that out of his thoughts and got back into the fight. "Stop it with your mind games! Once things are even and we are back in balanced...we can go back to our never ending war. I will capture you and imprison to the same way you did to me. You will suffer as I have..." He swatted her axe to the ground before she brought it back and whipped once again.
"I am cold!" he yelled. "I fight the good that can corrupt the evil. Not once, but twice I have been shown that love only weakens you!" he said grabbing the whip before the axe hit his neck. The whip burned at his hand, but it was nothing he couldn't handle. That amount of pain was nothing to him now. "Even though I did not love her..." he said throwing the whip to the side and drew his sword. "Those memories will remain lost!" He dashed at her and slid under her attacking low. She flew through the tree and into the sky. Spreading his dark wings he flew into the sky slicing quickly in the shape off an X. Darkness flew at her in that shape ready to cut her into pieces.
...If I did I wouldn't be king now would I?
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:19 pm
Midair, Pandorous overheard the invitation to watch him fight. Though it was quite the insult, she attended anyway. She slid the Raven Blade in her back, biting her lip as it jutted out of her back, then she lifted her tongue, taking an index finger to thumb through the thin pages. Then she read, "With a touch of blood," she winced, "a cloak of black and the cloud beneath floated in its dark, spectral beauty. She sent a stream of puffy toward her lord before being sucked into a vortex and, like smoke, simmering into the air he arrived, rising higher and higher, watching from above, only to be warped back into the area of origin. With a huff, she sighed heavily, as bits of her essence collected itself in the sky, casting a shadow of her own from above. Though her back still seared with pain, at the very least she could attach herself to wherever her object went. She sat laid on her cloud, belly on the cloud, legs swinging up, as her head seeped through so she could watch the action. Unlukcily, she could barely hear, parts of her still floated about, slowly returning because of the excessively quick teleporting. But, she was silent and would not interfere. Quite the show indeed.
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:52 pm
We shall find peace.Celeste changed her weapon again to the scythe and sent a wave of pure light to cancel out Vesperus' dark X. Flying backwards to keep pace with him, she sent wave after wave of pure light at him. "No Vesperus, we were made opposites. We are the pawns to a game and you played into their hands. Light and dark could walk side by side since my light casts shadows, but you only want to fight the light that makes your darkness. And you can capture me and torture me, but your revenge won't be fulfilling enough for you, especially if I'm there to keep reminding you and your people of what once was."
Now that her words were done, she switched from defensive to offensive. Charging forward, she slashed forward with her now sword. Vesperus with Sonnelion were equal matches for her and the Seventh Sanctum, so she used her blinding light only to move in quickly, since it wouldn't affect him as it would others, and put her hand out. Quickly creating crystals in her palm, she sent them to him and used her crystalsis technique. He was already in the air so that helped, but because of his strength, she only expecting welts to form from the mini explosions upon his person.
Since the explosions from light wouldn't affect her, Celeste still attacked, her weapon changing in between forms and combining with each swing in an unrecognizable pattern. Her movements were fast and unlike most fighters, her power behind her attacks grew and light became more infused into her attacks. The inverse was that Vesperus would grow stronger as well. It was where he chose to fight, their creation spot was filled with the power that was bestowed upon them that they could both tap into like a faucet and water. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:41 pm
I can't regret what I do to others...
"We are all pawns its about time you learned your place" he said dodging her waves. He fought off her crystals, but a few got through exploding on his skin. Her blinding attack didn't last long as his eyes darkened. He smiled as he saw the battle was going in her favor as long as they stayed in the sky. His body released shadows and tentacles made of darkness shot and attacked her from all around her. While they distracted her he dived down into the trees.
Brining the shadows all around him he sat focusing. As long as he did this attack he could not move. A monster with three heads surround him made of shadows. Roaring loudly at Celeste he swung his arm hard. Wind and shadows flew towards her. He did this a few more times before tentacles attacked her again. "Celeste!!" he yelled. "I don't need your reminders of what was! Don't try to change my mind its made up." he said. "You seemed happy enough locking me up. Why the sudden change in heart?!"
He continued his attack waiting for her response. As his anger increased so did his power. This was when he was most dangerous. When he let his emotions go and attacked without any remorse.
...If I did I wouldn't be king now would I?
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:01 pm
I have always found...Celeste flew high into the sky before turning to watch Vesperus. The light was directly on her back, making her feel like the angel she looked like. She let it fill her body and mind, helping her clear her thoughts of all negative emotions. Being the opposite of him when he was at his strongest with negative emotions, she was now as powerful as she could be with positive emotions in this place. It felt exhilarating to just float in the sky, but she had to transition her mind back to the battle she was fighting.
"So speaks the hypocrite. I know I am a pawn and I play my part in protecting my people. You're the one who needs to learn your place in this world Vesperus. And I locked you in a place where you would flourish. With the world eater you had as much room as you liked with no light to dampen your power or your people's power. Please tell me the problem with what I did? My heart is as it was for all time. I thought of you when I sent you to the underworld. Should I be cruel, I could have locked you in a cell filled with my light and it's own mini sun. Is that would you have prefered?!" she yelled down as she pointed her scythe down at him and the attack that began to charge up to her.
Dancing in sky and twirling her scythe around her, Celeste began to gather her own whirlwind dragon of light, a trick she learned from Valkenheim, and sent it down at his attack in the nick of time. The impact of the two blew her further into the sky and sent an air wave down to the ground below. Shielding her face, she waited the air wave to be over before she flew back to her earlier position and awaited his next attack while she recharged in the light. Defense was needed while she figured out what the next moves she would do and how he would counter them. ...that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:14 pm
I can't regret what I do to others...
"Yet you wish for the old life...It doesn't mater where you locked me up. You should have just finished me off!" he said roaring up at her. Her attack shot down his own as he got low hiding in the forest. The trees shook though since his big body couldn't move without moving the trees a little. Suddenly the method of trailing Vesperus split into to paths and a tentacle shot up at Celeste with a spike on the end of it. From the other direction Vesperus shot up and spit acid into the air as it rained down. Since she was in the air there was no way she could dodge it fast enough. He crawled back into the forest waiting for her to go into to seek safety from the rain.
He sunk his shadows into the ground infecting it so that he would knew where she was if she went into the forest. Eyes popped up all over the infected ground and looked around for a sign of Celeste. When Vesperus spoke his voice seemed to come from everywhere. He sent up more tentacles trying to call her down to the forest. He could call up as many as he wanted as long as he drew from shadows in the dark forest. "Come to me Celeste..."
...If I did I wouldn't be king now would I?
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