destinystrings | Conquestum Paradisi

[Xion grunts slightly, as she twists herself around, pulling her legs back under her. She's more than used to having to recover quickly, after all.

She would have shouted some kind of reply, except that at that moment, Sora was up and charging past her. Sora no-

Xion's up half a second later and running after him, taking care not to run straight behind Sora in case whoever this was decided to try the same trick twice. Instead of attacking head-on, however, she comes to a halt, deciding to try something a little different.

She lifts her hand up, channeling electrical energy in a Thundaga spell and sending it skyward. After a few brief seconds, it'll shoot down at the girl, so long as she's still there.]

[Hitsuji had been in the middle of moving to avoid Sora's swing, yes, but not far enough to not be glanced by the thunder. She shakes a little as the current runs through her, dropping altitude slightly, and eyes widening as she lets out a growl of anger.]

So much for playing around.

[She immediately points one of her wands at Xion's feet, blasting a large hole in front of her and sending large chunks of pointy rubble flying from the impact. Mostly it was for the sake of a distraction while she addressed the more pressing issue. The girl turns back to Sora, floating down and aiming a quick kick at his head as he advances towards her.]

[Sora is, at least, quick enough to dodge her kink, dashing off to the side (though it's not running, exactly - it's more like he's pushing himself in one direction, and his feet barely touch the ground until he catches himself with a spin) to put some distance between them.

He glances over at Xion, worried about how she's doing. He doesn't have enough time to get over there yet, though. Instead, he heads right back in her direction, trying to get a hit or three in if he can.

It wasn't much of a strategy, but the fight had only just started, right?]

[The distraction works all too well. Xion isn't used to having to deal with the additional weaknesses her Persona grants her. So the blast of earth pounding into her chest, some leaving bruises and the others scrapes. And meanwhile Xion herself is knocked back, falling to the ground once more with a yelp before the breath is knocked out of her.

Your move, Hitsuji]

Edited 2013-01-26 02:05 (UTC)

[Hitsuji dodges back away from Sora's weapon, blade swinging a narrow miss from her leg. It was a close call, not that she'd let Sora know that-- she could still feel her bones rattling with the electricity, and her clothes from where she was hit smelled a little singed.]

Are you seriously trying to hurt me with a giant key?

[She glances back over at Xion, expression growing delighted at the effects of her previous attack. Gliding back over towards the girl, she points both of her wands down, ripping two large chunks out of the ground and sending them flying towards the downed girl.]

[For a moment he stays quiet, and focuses on trying to attack again (she's fast!), and try to work out another plan. Maybe he should back off and try magic, or at least he and Xion should be attacking together. But first he backs off, again dashing in one direction to gain some distance.

He's about to reply - it's called a Keyblade, thank you very much! - but then he notices that she isn't focused on him anymore. That she's probably hasn't been for a short while, because there are chunks of earth flying towards Xion...who was still down from the last spell.]

Xion!

[He would honestly be calling himself an idiot for not noticing how she was doing sooner, except there's no time for that right now. He just does the first thing he can think of that will help.]

Gather!

[A transparent, diamond-like shape appears near, but not directly over, Xion when the Magneta spell is cast, and Sora hopes that it's strong enough to attract the chunks. Then he runs, focused on getting to his little sister before anything else happens.

[It helps, a little. It keeps the larger chunks from falling and irreparably crushing an arm or shoulder. Unfortunately, it's not quite enough to stop everything.

Xion yelps with pain; she can practically feel the her left shoulder and upper arm being crushed harshly into the ground, along with a few broken off pieces impacting her chest and other side. Just as quickly as the feeling's there though, it's gone again, as the second chunk crashes into the first and the first rolls off.

The suddenly lack of pressure is, if anything, even more painful, and Xion yelp is reduced to a whimper as she closes her eyes tightly. She's trying to take inventory of her condition but the only response that her body seems to be willing to give her is that it hurts.]

XION!

[With that single cry, a pearl of white magic hovers directly over Xion's chest, soon exploding to form a Reflect-like spell. Someone had noticed the outcry from her own area and aimed her Keyblade right where she could sense her two charges, and since Lea had specifically left Xion in her care there was no way anyone was going to hurt the child without some pain being dealt on them. If a chunk smacks against it, she'll find a green mist akin to one of her Cure skills fall over her.

Nothing like Restore Barrier to be enough of a diversion and something to protect her with as Aqua rifts right between the barrier and the one responsible for the damage dealt. Sora would have no problems getting to his sister, though.]

I thought I asked you to contact me if you got into trouble.

[She glares up at the unnamed woman, Keyblade tight in her grasp. Something about this woman's magic...]

Watch over her for a moment, okay? [Mad Keyblade Master is mad.]

Oops, my bad.

[Hitsuji shrugs a little comically, hands splayed out in a very condescending gesture of 'apology'. It was getting to be just about too long that she's been here, but she wouldn't deny the blue haired girl her anger. She'd give her a few shots before disappearing on her, hopefully in a way that would just piss her off further.]

[He makes it over to Xion, grateful that Aqua was also here to help. He probably would have contacted her, if he realized how bad this could get, but he hadn't.]

I thought we were doing okay, but...

[Now that he's closer, he can see that the injuries are...bad. The type of bad that he's been told Cure magic alone can't take care of. He's reluctant to move her even, but he didn't want her to be hurt even more when that Magnet spell finally wore off and dropped everything. It wasn't right over her, but it was close enough for him to worry.

It takes a bit of time, especially since he's trying to be careful, but he picks Xion up and moves her (hopefully) far enough out of the way that she'll be safe for now.

Then he goes to join Aqua. She's not the only one who's mad.]

[Aqua sighs, nodding once. They'll be forgiven just this once, but for now, she summons Eudora to scan this girl. She can't exactly place it, but... something isn't right. Of course, that doesn't stop her from focusing as well. When this scan is over, there is going to be a lot of hurt.]

...Cover for me.

[Yes, she can see you there Sora. At least make a good distraction if you're not going to listen to a Master. :(]

[She tilts her head a little, eyes narrowing.

Fuckin' support users.]

Rude.

[He nods when Aqua asks him to cover for her - if she needs a distraction, he can do that. Something strong and flashy and, hopefully, helpful.

Considering how bad his luck has been with attacking this girl so far, this isn't really Sora's ideal plan. Magic would probably be the best thing to try, and he couldn't do that at all while in the form he wanted to use. But this was the only form he could use by himself, and it was worth a shot.

A bright light bursts from Sora's body for a moment, lifting him off the ground. By the time it fades, his clothes have altered in appearance - his shorts are red, some of the trimmings on his outfit are blue, and there's a small crown on his head ~~don't ask how it's staying there, though~~.

Then he starts moving, jumping when he's close enough to her. He immediately starts doing two cartwheels in midair, his body surrounded by a circle of light. It's hard to figure out how he does it, even for him, but he fixes his aim each time, heading straight for the person he's aiming to hit.

Successful or not, he'll back off a little after that, taking a moment to check up on Aqua and see if it looks like she needs him to be doing anything specific, or if she needs help.]

[Deal with it, because she can see your Persona... and its red aura. Red generally referred to fire in her magic tomes back home, so her guess was going to be...

Well, Miss Anoli agent, she could have been even ruder than previously intended. Instead she seems to be glowing still as her Persona disappears from view. Sora's distraction had been enough, and she was mad enough to pull this off.]

LIGHT!

[She begins to spin, and really, this is only a 50/50 shot that it would work, but she was going to try her best in the end. If only to scare the girl off so she could tend to her apprentice and get her to the hospital because not even her magic could completely cure crush injuries.

As she spins, it's like the light forming beneath her feet is ice, forming into pearls as a ring of the same white magic forms around her and shoots them off in multiple salvos. Faster and faster she spins like a top, ever closer to the ground beneath her until she is nearly touching it and rises again. Aqua spins like a top as Sora looks to her, a ballerina repeatedly turning around and around in one spot before unleashing the last salvo; seven in total. However many strike, and however many miss, all depend on someone's ability to dodge. Either way, the damage could be large or severe if she did not dodge the final attempt.

This is why one does not mess with her underlings or her friends; and this isn't even her strongest skill in general. ~~just shotlocks; whoops?~~]

[Well that... certainly was unexpected. A few balls of light manage to whiz by and slice into her skin before she realizes what in the world was going on-- Aqua's dancing was rather distracting-- and she begins to rapidly dodge about, almost dancing herself as she tucks and turns away from the hits. Finally she rips up another chunk of concrete to take the final blast of hits, shrapnel flying off everywhere and slicing up even her own face a little.

Yet... she just sighs and rolls her eyes under the mask.]

I stuck around for that?

[She makes an audible 'pfft' sound, stretching her hands out next to her in some sort of gesture.]

Seeya later, heroes.

[Her body begins to glow blue and disappear, as if she was being sucked into some sort of black hole focused around herself. With a 'pop', she's completely gone.]

[If it was one thing she could be prized on, it was taking care of others first as she cast Barrier on Sora (she has armor; it'll be fine) before registering the taunt. She doesn't let the jibe get to her much. After all, she'd gotten worse from Vanitas a long time ago. Even if it did make her glare all the harder when she basically dismissed them. What a coward...

Still.]

...Are you okay? [And where's Xion?]

Get back here!

[Sora knows very well that shouting to someone who's teleporting away never does any good, but that doesn't stop him from trying even as he watches her vanish. He could have cared less about what she said, but he was still upset about what had happened. But there wasn't anything he could do about that now.]

I'm fine. [Barely a scratch on him...and even if there had been something wrong, that was the least of his worries right now.] Come on, we have to go help Xion!

[He starts running to where he left her, expecting Aqua to follow.]

['Sora...'

she shakes the thought from her mind for the moment, glad that he's at least somewhat okay. Unlike the youngest of them.]

Right.

[Aqua follows without hesitation, worried for good reason.]

[He's relieved when he finds Xion right where he left her, safely out of the way of the worst of the fighting. Still, he's almost afraid to move her, after how badly she was hurt, but he knows that he has to. She needed help, and it wasn't safe to stay here.

Sora still couldn't help but be a little mad at himself for this. They were supposed to be working together in that fight, and he should have paid more attention...but Sora isn't going to dwell on that too much, especially since that won't help anybody right now.

He kneels down beside Xion, trying to think.]

Can help me get her out of here, Aqua?

[If he had to he could probably find a way to do it by himself, but getting out safely would be a lot easier with help.]

[It would be bad if he didn't, though Aqua could scan for any of them with ease since she knew their hearts well enough. Still, finally being able to see how badly injured Xion's shoulder was, she couldn't help but inwardly cringe. Asking if she could help get her out? Well, that answer was obvious.]

Of course I can. Here. I'll clear a path.

[Without much further warning, she pointed her Keyblade into the empty air to her right, creating a Corridor of Light with whatever strands she could find.] It should lead us outside and closer to the paramedics. I saw them while flying overhead.

[She pauses, bending down next to Xion. This was not going to be a fun experience in moving her, but experience said to make sure not to move the shoulder too much. If only they had something that could act as a stretcher.]

Hang in there, okay? We're going to get you out of here.

Edited 2013-02-27 08:22 (UTC)

[The pain had stabilized at a half-bearable level now that she isn't moving at least, though the occasional tremors running through the stadium - from the pounding of thousands of feet and explosions - do increase the intensity of the throbbing pain.

Unfortunately Xion is well into shock by now, and barely seems to notice Sora and Aqua kneeling down next to her. Indeed, she doesn't seem to react much at all until there's the bright flare of the corridor, and then Aqua speaking to her.

Her gaze drifts slowly over to Aqua and she nods, making a quiet noise of confirmation. She tries to reach out with her left hand, only to cry out and drop her hand again when a knife of pain lances into her shoulder at the attempt at movement.]

[A...corridor? That was pretty handy! If they could get Xion outside without having to go too far, than this would probably be a lot easier on her.

He nods, looks from the light corridor back to Aqua.]

Right!

[The cry of pain turns his attention back to Xion, and now he's even more worried about trying to move her. If just moving her hand hurts that much...but they have to. They've got to get her out of here.]

Just hold still, okay? It'll be fine.

[He turns to Aqua, hoping she has some helpful advice about how to make this easier on Xion. She was the expert, after all.]

[Aqua nodded slightly,quietly placing a hand on Xion's left arm when she noticed and heard that outcry. Baby. baby no. That was not a good idea.]

Sora, could you find me a board? Anything long enough that we could use to place under her back? We need to stabilize her shoulder before we move.

[She already had something to tie it on with, after all. Her Armor deactivates as she lightly squeezes Xion's hand with her own.]

[Sorry Sora, she's too busy closing her eyes against the pain, breathing in and out. It takes a few moments before she cracks them open again, gaze sliding around like she's not really taking all that much in, though she does pause on Sora briefly when she sees him.

Her hand squeezes back, though she isn't able to grip much more tightly than Aqua is currently.]

Yeah, I'll be right back!

[Even with all the chaos around here, there had to be something. He runs off, trying to think.

A board, or something else flat and long enough to support Xion's back...

Sora stops, looking around to see if he spots anything, or if anything comes to mind - the place was a mess, but there wasn't anything he could see that would really do the job. Nothing in the stadium, the aisles, or around the seats...the seats! Maybe they would work.

They aren't the best thing for the job, probably, but Sora finds a back of a seat that was already broken off and rushes back to Aqua, hoping it's enough.]

Will this be enough?

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rolled to determine how bad it would be... srry aqua ):

Wow rood

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