Appearing through the mists, Brian came alone. Blue eyes glanced about the clearing from
underneath the hood of his cloak, lifting the hood slowly, he tilted his head back and soaked in the rain.::
Renna stood still with her head downcasted, the blood of Jayde was still fresh upon her plate armour,
but, the blood was quickly being washed away into the mud and dirt below. It maybe hard for a good fight in the
slippery mud, but it would be a great fight indeed. A terrible sight, her army behind her, with Lucy, the child in
the wheelchair, stareing out to Brian almost solidly. "Welcome... To the Den of Shadows once more, Brian.
And for the last time..."
Ignoring those gathered, Brian continued to soak in the rain. Slowly his arms stretched
out, and his hands extended from the cloak, as he basked in nature's gift for a brife moment longer. His right arm
wrapped in black bandages, underneath the cloak Brian wore light plate armour with a chain mail shirt underneath,
his pants were hard leather with various plates that was stitched into the, at his thigh and calfs, his head was
visible save the lower half of his face with was covered by a black half mask, Brian looked towards
Renna and those gathered and said not a word, undoing the cloak, he tossed it aside, and lifted the chain mail
hood that was wrapped about his neck, one broad sword strapped to his back, it was Tyrsis, the same sword used
to kill his own half sister years ago. Brian took a moment longer to look at them all, and began the slow walk
towards her forces.
Renna tilted her head up, letting the black hair soak further, she close her eyes as the droplets fell down
her face, openning her eyes for a moment to stare to the clouds overhead. Then, dopping her gaze to him, the
brown orbs stared out coldly. There was no more talk needed to be said, she gripped the Morning Star tightly in
her grasp, the buckler brought up to her chest height, as she began to move towards him. Her boots thumping
against the ground, sending a squirt of mud to sqeulch out from under her footing. Her pentagram glowing
brightly as her pupils beginning to swirl the mana which resides deep within her soul.
Brian closed the gap slowlty, his eyes a cold gray to match the weather. His left hand lifted and
after a quick gesture he began to cast "Utsusemi; Ichi" for his three shadows, but for some reason he stopped and
let his hand dropped back down, his right hand flexed and gripped, Brian continud to walk, but didnt draw Tyrsis, he
just stared at Renna coldly.
The coldness of his gaze was met by her own, they were so alike it was almost scary right now, but as
she drew closer, her boots seemed to quicken a little, her sheild being pressed tighter against the left side of her
chest, her Moring Star raised a little to let the ball not skip against the mud... And that was it. She broke into a run,
her hair moving to whip behind as she broke into a full run, her lips parting bareing her clenched teeth, a wild feral
look upon her eyes as she ran now.
Under the mask Brian smiled faintly, still he didnt break into a run, he decided if she wanted it
this bad she could work for it, his arms reaching back behind his body as he then drew two Katanas, a quick
twirl of the swords and they were held low, as he still closed the gap at a casual place. Brian noted the look on
her face and let out a soft chuckle, she was really wanting it, it was best when they were into it. Brian fought so hard
not to break into a run as well, he decided he would do this at his own pace, in his mind this
would soon be an operating table and he would be the
surgeon.
Renna skidded to a stop, she slid a little in the mud litterly meters from him, and out came two of her
vectors. Their hands extending out towards him aiming for his shoulder to grip him into place. It was a suprise attack,
she'd never run into a battle head long knowing full well in close combat she was at a good disadvantage.
Brian waited for them, he had a clear vision of them as they came, the rain made them clear as
day, and in an instant Brian was no longer there. Using the same trick he used on Charlotte at the villa as he
appeared directly behind Renna, leaving to her he whispered something to her as he vanished once more,
and was suddenly a few feet behind her in a kneeling position staying perfectly still and waiting.::
A pause as she then turned - her Morning Star was swung to swipe at the air, her vectors disappearing
from her back for only more to appear from out of her stomach moving out to the crouching Brian. That trick he
did was nothing to a suprsie to Renna, she knew the man hid alot of things from everyone, even a b***h like Renna.
Something wasn't right through... She could sense it. "I will grant your wish!" The pentagram glowing brightly she
droppedthe Star and Buckler upon the ground. The vectors now all appears from her back, all thirty one of
them, wiggling and writhing before her.
"I am a most fortunate soul, Lucy Ren. By all means, let us dance, you and I." ::As Brian stood once more and closed the gap between he and Renna, still he raised no sword, and gave no show of fear in regards to the vectors. A grin could be seen under the mask, as he finally broke into a run head on towards Renna, "Promise ME!"
There was no need for an answer, she would full well give it her all. Her life was at stake now. She
charged forward the vectors moving to the ground pushing her mid-flight into the air - a single vector moving out to
take a dig to his cheek, while she still fell towards him, intent on runing right into him at such a quick pace -
wanting to knock him right down to his back.
And knocked back he was, first the blow to his cheek connected, as Renna followed and sent Brian square on his back as he skidded across what looked like fifty feet or grass, staying down for a moment, Brian then rose to his feet. His eyes still grayed over, as he chuckled softly, anbd reached out with his hands. His Katanas returned, as he skipped a moment and then broke into another head long dash straight at Renna. "More.."
A smile now as she hit, she fell to her feet in a crouch - heck even her booted feet skidded slightly at the
slippery mud. Eyes narrowing, she smirked darkly now. Letting him come to her. "Come on, Brian! Don't let me
down now!"
A quick moment was used as he slapped both sword together, and they locked together as
one, his right bandaged arm began to pulse, of all things a faint heart beat could be heard within the cascade rain,
Brian sped up, and closed the gap still he did not draw his sword, instead he held the sword low and behind him, and
set his right hand in front of him and lowered his body as he ran.
Interesting, Renna simply mused as she watched. Moving now to bend her knees, readying herself
to take the charge and whatever he had instored for her. Vector shadow arms moved infront of her like a wall of
darkness.
With a cry of pure rage, Brian crashed into the wall, his bandaged arm ripping through the wall,
and prying it apart, as bandages slipped the glint of metal broke though , followed by the glistening of a small
emerald stone, with a grunt Brian pried the wall, and sent a swift kick to Renna's face::
"What the hell?" Renna looked to the metal and then him pushing away her vectors?! "You bas-" She
took the kick square on the face and it sent her back to the ground, the wind left as her back crashed first onto the
ground, her vectors then pushed her like some spider back to her feet, and sending a single vector to grip out at the
leg that kicked her.
Brian said nothing, as the bandages were ripped away they reveals not just a gauntlet, but his
entire right arm was covered in metal, from his shoulder all the way down to his fingers, it was a dull gray, and had
various runes etched along it's length, it briefly pulsated, and reached out and snatched the approaching vector, and
began crushing it, with his left arm Brian drew Tyrsis and slashed at the caught vector, still he said nothing. The
only sound escaping from him was a heart beat and that seemed to be coming from the
glove.
Renna quickly retreated back to stare at the gunatlet... And then back to his eyes, a wide grin passing
her lips. "So... Your using it arn't you?" She seemed almost excited, eyes widening almost insanely as she
began to laugh psychotically, "Yes! Come on Brian! Attack me! Do it!" She felt her vector being utterelly
destroyed, though she felt no pain. Now, launching herself she rolled onto the mud - right next to her buckler, picking
it up and now using that upon her right hand.
"............" Brian let the crushed Vector go and ran towards Renna once more, reaching back he
sent his gloved fist directly towards her, his eyes starring at her, as he had no regards to his own safety::
Renna noticed that once more his regards to his own saftey was gone. He was indeed using the
gauntlets power again, it was obvious now Renna got what she wanted. Darkin was playing. And that is all she
needed to know. She took the punch through square on her forehead, and for once, Renna cried out in pain, the
scar pentagram ruptured and blood flowed from the open wound, but the pentagram remained as the skull of her
forehead was revealed. It was carved into the bone. Twirling she decided to use the whole mass of vectors to swing liek a
giant club to the side of the Darkin-possessed Brian.
Grunting was the only sound that escaped Brian lips, as his fist opened and his fingers dug into Renna's skull, the gauntlet squeezing and trying to wrench the Pentram from her head, more grunts followed as Brian was pummled, his body faltered for a brief moment but his grip tightened, as the gauntlet pulsed with such energy even the rain over head was no longer hitting them, Brian continued even though sounds of cracked bones from his own body could be heard::
"No!" Renna knew that Brian was going for her only weakness, and she damend well would not allow him
too! Being so close to him... She had her chance to settle the score with the Darkin... She grinned, as a hand moved
up to grip the gauntleted hand. "Your... Finished." The shadow arms moved around them both, encasing them
both in a bubble of darkness, and suddenly it restricted them both. Lucy, the girl in the wheelchair now moved
forward, her blood red eyes stareing out to them... It was time to do what she was created to do. The young
child shuddered somewhat, and out came something from her. The rain did not even make her wet! The child nodded
as something odd began to happen. The light began to bend from her, and the darkness grew ou from her in a
slithering puddle of darkness towards the trapped two.
Brian's grip tightened, if he had any concerns he hadnt shown them by any means. His sword arm came foward, as he gutted Renna with Tyrsis, running the blade as far as it could go.
Of course Renna took the blow, it went right through her, and all she could do was hang on. A grin passed her lips as she moved her head back, to headbutt him squre on the nose.
Brian grunted, as he was hit. Blood flowed from his nosed and mouse. His eyes returned to blue for a moment and softened as they watched her, then just as quickly they went back to grey, as he head butted her in return.
Her nose shattered too, blood fell from the slightly dislodged nose as the shadow vectors held her there, a swift knee up into the man's gut as she now struggled to grip his face, keeping his gaze on her, as Lucy's powers kept on growing... And so much so... That it could be felt. A sharp wind, a sense of coldness in the air... And death... A tremendous power deep within the child... And still the puddle of Darkness consumed the ground, now, circling around the two fighting enemies.
Lucy_Ren: Renna saw his eyes shift between the two colours. She smirked a little, whispering gently, "Your
going to thank me in the morning, Killer."
Brian was fighting a second fight deep inside, he finally realized what was going on. Darkin had made his move, and Brian fell into it again, he saw her face briefly and tried to speak but no words came. He felt the knee to his gut and cough blood once more, upon hearing her words he snapped back to the present. "Renna, why?"
"Why what?!" She screamed, giving him another kick into the guts, "This is how it's supposed to end..." The dark grew around them still as she smiled, "Think of this as a wedding present, Brian..." And that was it, everything was prepaired, Lucy's power still had risen and the child now amazingly stood to her feet, her hands extending out to the two as the circle of darkness grew tendrils to dig into Brian's back below the surface of his skin, right down the line of his spine. And then, all hell broke loose. The rain stopped. For it was being repelled by the child's power, the army quickly began to shuffle away rom her, almost in fear. Heck, some of the minions of Black Monks even turned to dust! being absorbed into Lucy herself.
"What the hell!? NO! ^&%$ you Renna NO!" Brian screamed in pain, the metal over his arm began to rust slowly, bit by bit as he struggled and was in fear of what he felt. "NO! I'll change, you dont understand!" A scream of sheer pain erupted from
Brian, as his metallic arm began to literally fall apart slowly.
"Darkin needs to die, Brian!" The tendrils now moved to dig deeper, still sucking out the power that was Darkin deep into Lucy's small frame... And she herself was now being lifted from the ground by her own powers. Renna held on though, as she struggled to keep him still. "Tell me why i should stop!? Tell me!"
"The girl!? Dont leave that in her! #$%^&* it he will come back!" ::Yet another scream of pain from Brian, he felt it deep inside. His extra strength Darkin had given him, the bravado, the ego he felt it slipping away slowly, "This isnt your deal! #$%^&* you this is MINE!" With a resurged effort, Brians arm flared and tried to fight the onslaught by the child. And in moments even that attempt was proven futile. Another scream came from Brian as his body wracked in pain.
Renna kept ahold, but she left go, stumbling back. The child was now absorbing the power which Darkin gave Brian, before taking Darkin himself... The kid shuddered and jerked in the air, her head flailing side to side, a scream erupting from her small frame... And the tendrils disappeared! The job was only half done, at least now Darkin was somewaht damaged... The child fell to her knees and panted in the mud, now again paralysed from the waste down.
Brian crashed to the ground landing in a heap, his body sore all over, he felt bones that were broken and many soon to be. His mind raced about what happened, looking to his right arm he cried out when he was it was normal once more. Slowly, Brian rose to his feet to an unsteady stance and waited.
Renna stood there holding her face now, it was quite painful. A simple glance to him as he stood... noticing now that his arm was normal... She chuckled now, before then glancing over to the unmoving form of Lucy which now laid unmoving upon the ground... "Lucy...?" Renna whispered almos in fear, but, she was alive. Just passed out... Her body trying to ingest Darkin's
power into her small frame. She really did create a monster in returning Lucy back to a new body. A glance to Brian as she
panted, "... Now... Let's continue this..."
Brian never gave her the chance as he closed the gap, and came at Renna with Tyrsis raised above his head. What followed was a two handed downward slash, quickly followed by a two handed cross slash, the desperation on Brian's evident, as he knew he had to end this quickly to hopefully take out the knocked out child as well.
Renna quickly looked up to the sword coming straight for her head. "Oh shi-" She pounced backwards,
but due to her injuries fell back to lay in the mud, scrambling up to her feet... The mud making her whole
form blackened, and almost somewhat sexy. But something did catch her attention... A sharp pain... A
hand moved to her forehead. The pentagram, had a newly formed line moving right down the middle of it. A light
smile, "... Well done, Brian..." Her eyes closed and her hands fell to her sides.
Stumbling backwards a moment, Brian shook his head to regain some sense of where he was. He saw Renna stand, and then noted the line across her head, and her words. His sword lowering, Brian slowly made his way towards Renna through the mud, a million things going on through his mind, but in an instant it was all set aside as he reached back with his sword arm and swung his blade towards her neck in that once instant, Brian saw things
as she did, it was something that he more than likely would never forget for the rest of his life.
Charotte and Alex arrive on horseback... to that hill she was on earlier.
The sword sunk deep into her neck... And it paused at the neck. It made no attempt to lob her head off. It just stopped dead. She felt her powers wavering, and all she could do was remove herself the sword, moving her hand along the blade's length, and placing the tip against her forehead... "Here, Brian."
A swift kick to Renna's gut to send her to her knees, as Brian drew back the blade and ran it through her pentram until the hilt touched her forehead
"What the bloody hell...?" Charlotte dismounted quickly and looked up to Alex frowning. She nodded in the
fight's direction.
A light snort, deciding to stay mounted as Alex watched Charlotte and where she was pointing.
Words weren't necessary.
No words camer from Brian as he did as she directed, instead a few tears ran down his cheeks,
but with the rain it was hard to notice, for good measure, Brian twisted Tyrsis' blade and then with his boot kicked
Renna's body back and withdrew the blade. (s) "Bake ne."
Renna's body froze up as her smile never left her lips. "Brian... The Slayer." And then the sword was
pushed into her skull, twisted, and then she fell back onto the mud. Unmoving.
Lucy on the other hand began to groan, moving from the ground as the army began to scream out
in pain, each every one of their foreheads began to flow... Their own pentgram's splitting... And then, BANG. The
whole army litterlly exploded into dust and bones.
"Gomen Nasai, anesan..." ::With that Brian fell to his knees and just watched Renna's body,
ignoring everything else around them.
Renna's eyes stared up at into the clouds, her eyes filling with the water of the rain that onto them. It
looked like she was crying, but it were simply an illusion of the raindrops. Her right leg jerking, almost as if her body
still would not give up, but her mind long dead. Gone.
