Crotona flew off, arriving in the middle of the Expanse, ready to face off with Jinx. It would be good for her to blow off some steam. The past year she had not been good for Crotona. First, she almost died, then she was being controlled by a ghost. While she was freed, she still had to hang onto the guilt of his failures in defending Konats. Who had been the one to fix all her problems? It had been the damn Nova Corps. What was worse was that they now ruled over the entire planet to keep it safe. Maybe she was mad not just because of her distrust of the group. It was also the fact they were the ones protecting Konats, and she was too weak to do that.
Crotona took in a deep breath as she slowly drew her Z-Sword. The blade would glow with energy, slowly turning the stump of a blade into a cold white blade of energy. She would step forward, raising the blade above her face. Once Jinx landed, she would be ready to strike. However, this was just going to be a spar. So, she was not going to step forward until Jinx proclaimed she was ready to battle. Even if with each moment, Crotona wanted to leap forward and just let loose. To let all her rage, anger, pain, and suffering be unleashed in a torrent of violence. Lucky for her, Jinx would be able to take almost everything Crotona could dish out.
Jinx was a comet. The journey from Vynh to the Sahra was a step away, seeing as the ancient Konatsian city was built above multiple water reservoirs IN the desert, but Crotona (and Jinx) had wisely selected to move further out to avoid potential collateral. Now, the swordswoman would see a firey ball streaking across the sky at high speeds, coming dangerously close to crashing into HER as the not-so-mysterious ball impacted the sound with a loud WHUMPH! Jinx popped like a coiled spring, sporting a wide smile as she dusted herself free of excess sand and gave Crotona a half-bow.
"Hello!! We can skip the pleasantries this time, seeing as we just talked in the city." The Majin formed a metallic bat from her Magicka, nostalgia for the silly weapon blossoming as she hadn't used it in quite a while. "Since you have a fancy sword, I figure it'd be better practice for us both if I used a weapon, too." She'd swing it experimentally. It was perfect, as it should be, considering the bat was made to exact specifications from HER magic. "Alright. I'm ready." Jinx stood prepared, confident smile on display as she leveled the bat toward Crotona like one would a sword. "Engarde!"
Crotona glared at Jinx's bat. She may have been able to create a weapon, but it was nothing compared to her own. You couldn't just make weapons of insane quality through magic. But, she would only assume she would have an easy victory if she had the better weapon. "If you think you can match me in a battle with weapons then I wish you the best of luck." Crotona would raise her blade above her face and prepare to face Jinx down. She was thinking over her next actions carefully. She didn't want to rush in and let her emotions take over. But she wanted to charge in and just fight! The thrill of getting in a good battle and having the chance to blow off some steam.
Crotona gripped her sword tightly before she stepped forward, her blade touching the end of the bat. They were now in close range, but Crotona didn't attack yet. She was clearly focused and conflicted on how she was going to handle this battle. Finally, Crotona spun the blade around and went to bat away Jinx's weapon, then charged forward to cut Jinx. Cortona, of course, dulled her weapon so the blade would be more akin to being batted around. She didn't want to kill Jinx (yet), so it was better to just bruise rather than cut. Even if she could heal, it was important to keep her cool. She may have wanted to let loose, but she also knew she had to learn to be composed even when her anger was taking over.
"Aw, don't be like that," Jinx chirped. "This is a spar! I know this is mostly so you can blow off some steam, but I was looking forward to learning, too!" The Majin had been neglecting her tricker abilities lately in favor of raw, overwhelming physical and magical force. Her days of bat and yo-yo battle were rapidly fading, and the White Nova needed to keep those skills sharp! She wouldn't be able to rely on an overwhelming advantage with her Novas FOREVER, after all! The two weapons met in a silent exchange, Jinx squinting as she tried to suss out what Crotona planned next.
The Konatsian's sudden disarm attempt would've gone better had Jinx's limbs not STRETCHED to follow the weapon, stopping its momentum and reeling the bat back in just in time to intercept Crotona's testing cut. The magic sword met materialized blunt weapon with a screech, the two energies wrestling each other and spitting sparks while in contact. The Majin grinned slightly, leveraging her opponent off the offensive by sliding along Crotona's sword with her bat, twirling around to bring it in a wide flourish aimed at the woman's head! Jinx wasn't trying to go for lethal shots, but it was clear she wasn't playing around either!
'She ain't bad.' Crotona watched as her disarming attempt failed, thanks to Jinx's own abilities. She should of expected as much from the Majin, she was glued to her weapons. It was not going to be easy to remove her from the comfort of her preferred fighting methods. Crotona watched as the bat glided across her own blade, forcing Crotona to duck under the incoming bat. She would lose her footing, but thanks to her ability to fly, it was no issue. Crotona also had no problem not staying grounded when she fought. Crotona would flip backward to gain some distance and regain her composure. She was still clearly trying to hold herself back.
But, quickly, that ended as she kicked off the ground racing at Jinx. She was strong, and Crotona knew she could not allow herself to be held back. She did need to blow off steam, she did need to bring her blade flaring down to deal some real damage to Jinx. She did need to have a fight and let all her feelings out. Leaving it all bottled up was only going to lead to her own misery and rage hanging like a dark cloud in her mind. So, she cut loose. The Single attack ended as a flurry of thrusts and slashes would rise out toward Jinx! She didn't seem to plan to stop untill Jinx was fully overwhelmed. Now, this was a fight. "You know how long I have been alone, and when I finally come out, the planet ruled by a bunch of fucking mercenaries! I can't protect anything anymore!
Wc:265
Powerlevel:121,000
Transformed Powerlevel:2,057,000
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Kp:6/6
Mp:2/6
Damage Meter:0/250
Last Edit: Jan 25, 2024 13:31:02 GMT -5 by Crotona
"Where DID you go?" Jinx asked curiously. "Er, well, you don't gotta answer if it's personal, but I was sure you were gonna show up on the day we took the planet. I had a whole speech prepared and everything, just in case!" Blocking the flurry of attacks from a far more experienced weapons master would prove impossible, so Jinx channeled her energy on deflecting the biggest strikes and simply allowing the lesser ones to hit her. For each cut or thrust Crotona landed, the Majin's form would knit itself back together in a second, unphased and unfettered by the sword.
"You could work with us," The Majin offered. "Not as a member or even known associate, but we're going to defend Konats the best we can. It only makes sense that we'd work together that way, yeah?" If Crotona had the well-being of her homeworld at the top of her priorities, she'd have nothing to worry about from the benevolent conquerors. Jinx pulled back from the close quarters fighting, the bat morphing into a yo-yo with a multicolored string. Jinx would whip it about with practiced ease like a distanced flail, attempting to strike and trip up Crotona with a long-range barrage!
"I was training. To regain my power's, I had lost them when..." She thought back to Erebros. A feint redness crept on her face as she focused back on the battle. Her wild strikes raced out, but Jinx blocked most of them. A few of them were able to hit, but she was just able to heal them. That was one of the key advantages of a Majin. She didn't have to worry about taking any real damage. As Crotona moved forward, Jinx said that she could work for them, or at least work alongside them to help defend Konats. Crotona bristled at the thought. Defending Konats together was nice, but she still didn't like that the Nova Corps were around controlling the planet to begin with.
"I can't say I'd not work with you all if it came down to a battle. But, at the same time!" She saw the Yo-Yo coming to knock her aside, but Crotona swung her blade out to meet the attack. "Leventhras!" Her hair turned a dark blue, and her blade also glowed with the same blue energy. The blade swung out. "Oceanous Pressure." The blade would carve into the Yo-Yo strikes knocking them aside and keeping herself protected. "But I still have a distate for your group. It not like you run with just those who are good, I could remember that pirate that was with you for one." Crotona charged forward to try to get in close and cut across Jinx's chest with her blade.
Wc:253 Oceanous Pressure (1kp 20 Percent) Power:411,400 used to block Jinx's Attack! - Kp:5/6 Mp:2/6 Damage Meter:0/250
Last Edit: Jan 27, 2024 22:58:00 GMT -5 by Crotona