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[fortunefail]

[It hadn't taken long for Yuan to notice she was gone. Despite that he'd secured a safe place for her and Cooro to stay, she'd vanished in the chaos. Whatever personal belongings were still left in their ruined house had disappeared as well. All that was left were her last messages, etched into the wall of her room. Not that he cared much what they said.

It wasn't the work of Yazoo, or any other murderous resident he'd been trying to protect her from. It wasn't the work of one of the many demons and spirits that'd invaded the village these past few days. It was the inevitable fate that she'd met twice before. To think this happened only shortly after it literally started raining demons and Summon Spirits... Well, at least she wouldn't have to face all this destruction.

Time to let people know, then.]

[Written]

To anyone who was acquainted with Martel, she's been sent home.

[That's all he's willing to write. His message may go unnoticed in the midst of all this chaos, but at least he's fulfilled his obligation. If anyone needs him, he'll be inside the ruins of their old house. You know, the one that sank partly into a tunnel and then caught fire because of the electrical wires. Not a particularly safe place to be, but at least he won't be bothered by too many people here. That is, unless they know where to find him. There's a female summon spirit standing guard outside. Good luck getting past her.]

Comments

[fortunefail]

Don't make me laugh! You came to gloat and nothing more.

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

Do you see me gloating?

[fortunefail]

No, I see you bothering me. [Which is just as bad, if not worse.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[Caring about people is hard.]

If you get away from that mess until it rebuilds itself, I'll never bother you again.

[fortunefail]

You must be thicker than I thought if you can't even grasp one simple concept.

[No, seriously, he's getting pissed off. If Zoisite keeps this up, he'll resort to violence.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

No thicker than the man who won't listen to reason.

[No one ever said the little ratfink picked his battles wisely.]

[fortunefail]

[An orb of lightning crackles in the palm of Yuan's hand, and he directs it towards Zoisite's face. Celsius is looking riled up as well, assuming her offensive stance again.]

I'm telling you one last time to go away.

[A seraph and a summon spirit versus a shitennou and his three youma lackeys. This can only end in disaster.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[That crystal sword is out and deflecting the blast. Zoisite may not be as strong as Nephrite or as magically gifted as Kunzite, but he's one fast little bugger.]

I won't.

[The girls are as ready for a brawl as their master is.]

[fortunefail]

[Screw this. This isn't about the house anymore. It's a matter of pride, now. Yuan can't let this kind of behavior go unpunished. He summons his saber to his hand, ready to attack. If Zoisite's got any last words, he can speak them now. If not, he'll have a horizontal slash from a huge blade headed towards his midriff. Meanwhile, Celsius will keep herself occupied with those three youmas.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[Not a single word. The slim little blonde is used to dodging energy blasts, so that slash is easily avoided.] Zoi! [He's barely a step out of range before he retaliates with a barrage of razor sharp sakura petals, hopping out of range and above ground.

He'd missed the ability to fly.]

[fortunefail]

[Zoisite will need something a bit better than flower petals to cause any kind of damage to Yuan. Lightning builds up all around him like a shield, eradicating the petals instantly. He won't follow Zoisite into the air; not yet. First, he'll try taking him down by more conventional means.]

Lightning! [So here's a lightning strike, coming down to electrocute Zoisite. Will it connect?]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[That was his warning. He really doesn't want to try to hurt you, Yuan - but that lightning is going to ZZZAP it's target. But, he's not down. Actually, aside from the gritted teeth and sporadic twitching of the fingers on his free hand, he seems alright.

But he is now vanishing and appearing behind you, that diamond sword of his is swinging towards your head.]

[fortunefail]

[Ahh dammit, teleportation! Yuan really hates that. It's a good thing he sensed Zoisite's presence behind him, or he wouldn't have been able to react on time. Instead, he swiftly turns on the spot, raising his saber to block the oncoming attack.

Clang!]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[Maybe he missed the fighting more than he thought. Still, he spins away and this time there are no rose petals, there are shards of hard, sharp, lethal crystal shrieking through the air at you.]

[fortunefail]

[If Zoisite's going to get that serious, then so is Yuan. There's no more power cap and no more restrictions. He leaps up into the air with immense speed, his wings appearing a mere second later to make sure he doesn't fall back to the ground again until that barrage of crystals has passed. Then he raises his saber high above his head, ready to dive down as magic starts building up.]

Thunder Explosion! [Wham! He lands right in front of Zoisite, sticking his blade into the ground as lightning magic viciously attacks anything within a ten feet radius.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[ Once, Beryl had tried to make her youma incapable of feeling pain. It had worked. They had no sense of touch, no response to pain, no response to pleasure - but they were crippled. Fighting and fighting until they couldn't move anymore.

Zoisite wasn't that stupid. His body was reacting well enough. Twitching and convulsing as the lightning coursed through his body. There was no scream. He couldn't do much more than to stand there and wait for a break - and when it happened, he was in the air again and launching a torrent of fire towards the blue haired man.

Serious? Beyond so.]

[fortunefail]

[A very nice try, but there are magic defenses to protect against attacks like that. They can be triggered in the fraction of a second, if one's reflexes are fast enough. Which, in Yuan's case, they are.]

Guardian! [A green forcefield appears around him, shielding him from the flames until they die down. But that's not all. Once he's sure the coast is clear, he's going to take out his wings and chase after Zoisite. Yup, he'll try to slash him in half again.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[Zoisite's going to parry those blows with that sword, lifting one hand up to throw another blast of crystals at the man. He's a fraction slower now.]

[fortunefail]

[He dodges to the side to avoid those crystals, though one of them manages to graze his side, just below the chest armor. He flinches mildly, but it still won't deter him. In fact, he'll continue moving sideways in that momentum, in an attempt to get behind Zoisite and land a good blow on the back of his head.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[ Yuan's quick. Zoisite's not weighted down by armor so his reaction time is better, but not quite good enough to dodge the blow entirely. There's a dull crack as it hits his left shoulder, and suddenly that arm isn't working so well. No matter, still in close range he lets another barrage of crystals and fire go.]

[fortunefail]

Guardian!

[The forcefield goes up swiftly, but that close range is making things troublesome. A bit of the fire got through it before it formed completely, singeing part of Yuan's cloak. He snarls and as soon as the barrage is over, he backs away to attack with magic again.]

Lightning!

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[He's ready for that this time. The blonde backflips out of strike range for that. Twice was more than enough for one day. He glances down at his less than unresponsive arm. Probably broken - but with his powers back, it wouldn't be too hard to heal it.

No matter, then. Once that lightning passes he's flying at the older man. It's swordfight time.]

[fortunefail]

[Zoisite can try all he wants, but Yuan will continue to block his sword with matching speed. He's a little impressed by how strong the blonde is without the power cap, but it's still not enough to take a Seraph down. Plus, with all his pent-up frustration, Yuan's become even more lethal than usual.]

[nottanzanite.livejournal.com]

[Oh anime, with your progressively stronger bad guys. Zoisite is starting to really lose momentum, but he's still fighting like a bat out of hell.]

[fortunefail]

[If you give up now he'll let you walk away without another scratch, Zoisite. If not, well, there might be some nasty consequences Yuan'll come to regret later.]