Revalations [Void Event - Part 1]

[Shinzu]

"I was here before..." Shinzu muttered as he looked around the dismal area. Bits of rubble were littered across the area, testament to the name 'Castle Ruins'. Something was odd however, out of place even. Rather than the large pieces of stone looking as if they had crumbled away from time, some looked as if they had been struck at by a sword and others like they had been utterly demolished through some sort of magical attack. To confirm this fact, the teen would walk closer towards one of the large pieces of stone, only to realize that the slash marks across it had been caused by a weapon around the size as his own blade.

Drawing his broadsword, Shinzu would press the blade against the cracks, validating his fact which was proved through the perfect fit. "Who did I fight here?" Pondering over this fact, the teen would glance around the area, analyzing his surroundings every few seconds to check for any changes. As of now, nothing seemed out of the ordinary however this entire area seemed just so strange. It wasn't so much of a feeling of being watched, but rather that everything around him knew he was there, like the rocks and the very ground itself was alive. It was a very new and strange sensation, however the mage knew full well that he had felt it before.

[Shinzu]

As the sensation built up Shinzu would pivot on his foot in order to abruptly turn around, though as he did so the corner of his eye would meet with a strange blackish blur. Before he could complete the 180 degree spin, the teen would twist his body so that his neck was as low as possible, allowing him to dodge what he would realize to be a sickle like arm that was primed and ready to decapitate his head. "A enemy no doubt." Caught rather off guard by the enemies sudden movements, the mage would end up getting slashed across the chest by the strange creatures at a frightening speed, leaving him able to do little else but back away to create a slight amount of distance.

With a good view of the enemy, Shinzu would inspect the creature closely, which seemed to reveal itself as some sort of mantis-like beast. Rather than pitch black, its skin or exoskeleton rather seemed to be tainted in a slight dark purple tint. On its head were a row of three eyes on either side, adding up to a total of six glowing green spots. Two pairs of wings were also sprouting from its back along with four pairs of arms, each one ending in a sharp pointed sickle. Clearly, the monster was not short on limbs.

Furthermore, the enemy seemed to be toying with Shinzu, that much clear from how it was simply remaining there watching. Hardly about to let this go, the teen dashed forwards and swiped his blade at the beast, who would simply sidestep and attack and slash the teen across the back, causing a warm sensation to build up followed by agonizing pain as blood trickled down his flesh. Sensing he was still being toyed with, the mage decided to not stop in his assault as he waved his sword around violently, a cheap attempt at injuring the foe by attacking him as many times as possible.

[Shinzu]

Each slash would end in a metallic clang as the creature easily parried Shinzu's sword strikes with its multitude of sickles. At first the foe seemed amused by this little game, however the moment it got bored it would simply send one of its arms crashing into the teen, slicing his side slightly as he was sent rolling along the dusty ground, further adding to his injuries. "B-Bastard..." He called out, if physical attacks didn't work then the satisfaction of insulting the beast was enough. Then again, with it showing little signs of intellect, it would appear that even insulting it did not work very well.

With a bored look carving itself onto the creatures face, it would open its mouth slightly, revealing rows upon rows of long jagged teeth, which would ooze out warm slime and a putrid odor that was reminiscent of aged flesh. No doubt it was going in for the kill, though hardly in the mood to let things end so suddenly, Shinzu would focus intently, causing several black tendrils to burst out of the ground. As the shadows consuming them faded, the tendrils would reveal themselves as a collection of bones that would wrap around the foes before spiraling upwards, creating a large tower like structure around the enemy.

"I see, so 'speed' was your talent. Once I take that away you aren't very terrifying after all, correct?" Sheathing his sword, Shinzu began walking away from his creation. Once a rather large gap had formed, the tower would begin cracking, causing a orange glow to escape from its depths. Eventually the entire structure would dissipate as it violently exploded in a flurry of deep orange flames. The inferno would continue for quite a while, expanding in the form of a giant fireball until eventually it had consumed and obliterated everything within a 10 meter radius, including the foe trapped inside.

[Merc]

Approved.

[Shinzu]

Hellfire rained from the sky as the fireball dissipated, leaving blackened earth and small veins of magma from where the intense heat melted down the surrounding rubble. Simply walking on the ground with boots on was unbearably painful, however luckily the creature had been utterly defeated, leaving Shinzu with no real reason to go back and inspect the corpse, or rather, the lack of a corpse. Instead, he simply sheathed his sword before walking towards the west, the opposite direction to the smoldering crater he had just created with his attack.

It was rather a odd sensation growing used to all the blackened scenery only to turn around and return to the dull brown shade of the sand and rubble. What was even more odd was just how similar everything looked, giving off the illusion that Shinzu had traveled back in time. The trail of blood oozing from his wounds however were testament to the fact that the battle a few minutes ago had happened, and there was very little at this point that was going to change that fact.

[Shinzu]

Leaning against the rough texture of a enormous boulder, or rather what looked like the remains of a castle wall, Shinzu tore through one his sleeves and used the resulting fabric as a bandage for his wounds. Simple contact with the fabric was extremely painful, and wrapping it around only served to further stimulate more pain. Tightening the makeshift bandage only seemed to make things worse too, that much being obvious from how slight trickles of blood would begin to escape from the bandage, this no doubt being a sign that too much pressure was being put on the wound.

After adjusting the bandage, Shinzu would pick himself up and grit his teeth at the pain. There were still other injuries to deal with, however that would have to wait. Drawing his blade, he quickly pivoted and sliced through the air, causing the dull echo of metal on metal to resonate through the air as the teens eyes met with a blackened creature with multiple limbs and scythe-like appendages, no doubt the enemy from before. "Now I understand, you escaped before you could be obliterated, that's why there was no corpse."

[Shinzu]

As the weapon made contact with the creature the tiny intricate carvings on the blade would light up in a shade of red, causing blood to explode out from the creatures gut before revealing a deep wound that looked as if it could of been created by a sword slash. Caught rather off guard by this, the enemy would stagger backwards in pain, allowing Shinzu to jump forwards and deliver a downwards slash against its shoulder, which thanks to the blades ability, caused the entire arm of be hacked off in a gush of darkened blood, which served to further add to the foes alien appearance.

Sensing that this would turn back into a one-sided fight if Shinzu allowed the beast to regain its composure, he lunged once more for the kill, this time bringing his blade downwards at the foes head. Rather swiftly however, the creature would side step to the left rather swiftly as impale through the teens side, causing him to cough up blood. Having been impaled many times before however, the teen knew full well that no vital organs had been damaged. Safe in the thought of this, he continued his onslaught while the enemy was distracted by stabbing through its neck before bringing the blade upwards in a single fluid motion, allowing the mage to tear through any flesh and bone stopping him from delivering the final blow.

[Merc]

Approved.

[Shinzu]

A week had passed and out of curiosity, Shinzu had once again returned to the area. Unlike before, a light coating of snow had transformed everything from its previous dull brown shade into a more calm and peaceful white. In reality though, the teen knew full well that there was nothing peaceful about these ruins, such being a thought which would stick to him for quite a while as he rubbed his fingers against the scar on his chest, a injury which he had sustained in this very location.

Looking around, Shinzu would notice a large indentation on the ground, which no doubt was the crater he had created whilst defeating that so called 'Void Creature'. "What was that thing..." He muttered to himself before growing wide eyed at a sight in the distance. "D-Damn!" He howled as he reached for his sword, the act of which causing the symbols carved onto the blade to light up in hunger for a enemies blood. "So there are more of you..."

[Shinzu]

Shinzu's eyes would lock with a phantasmal creature that looked like some sort of serpent with arms, both of which ending in some sort of blade-like bone protruding out of its wrists. It's also seemed to be a menacing shade of bright yellow, a very strong colour that just screamed 'danger'. Not wanting to dwell on this for too long however, the teen simply stood his ground, waiting for the creatures next move, which it would reveal rather abruptly by slamming its tail onto the ground and slithering its way over at a rather frighting speed.

Not willing to allow this to turn into a close combat fight after how poorly that went last time, Shinzu allowed a yellow glow to flow through his right hand before shooting it outward in the form of a glowing snake. Ironically, the serpent would wrap itself around the void creature, completely shutting down its ability to move, leaving it able to do little else but trash around. For a moment the mage had already thought he had won, however a slight creaking sound in the air would reveal that his serpent-like chains were beginning to crack and break off, leaving him with a small window of time to end this.

[Shinzu]

Using his sword as a projectile, Shinzu would throw it at the best, causing it to impale its chest. The runic symbols would then light up, causing a gush of black blood to explode out of its side like the blade had just taken another bite out of it before the symbols would vanish forever, causing the weapon to return to its original weight. "Looks like I've gotten used to you guys." With a grin, the teen would extend his hand outward as if to proclaim victory before aiming his palm at his foes face.

"Gravity Well." Black gravitational energy would then begin to grow from Shinzu's hand like a expanding basketball, before it would finally explode outward in the form of a wide pillar of energy. The column of gravity would then come down on the foe, smashing it into the ground and sending half of its body into the earth as the floor crumbled beneath the sheer force of all the gravity pummeling the beast. "Looks like I win."

[ritsuko]

Approved

[Shinzu]

Shinzu would smile to himself at the ease of this victory, however that grin would quickly fade as the dust settled to reveal the mangled corpse of the creature. Though all its joints were now angled at impossible directions, with a ear splitting creak, it was slowly popping all its joint back into place. With one final roar, it would then break free from the teens binding spell, leaving it free to push itself upright before staring eye to eye with its human foe.

"I suppose I shouldn't have assumed it would be that easy after all..." Pulling his arms upward, Shinzu would tighten his body into a more defensive stance. Before he could do much else to prepare however, the enemy had already begun lashing out with its tail, lacerating the teens side as the black scales tore through his flesh. With the pain causing him to lose all strength in his legs, the mage would drop onto his knees in a rather pitiful manner as he abandoned his sword so that he could use one arm for stability while the other to press against the heavily bleeding wound.

[Shinzu]

With the stench of his own blood filling the air, Shinzu would look up at the grinning beast, causing malice of fill his eyes. "It's not easy killing you demons, however demons such as me don't die so easily either." Attempting to stand up, the teens attempt to do so would end as the foe sent its tail crashing down and along with it, the mage who would slam rather harshly into the ground. "B-Bastard..."

With trickles of blood running down his cheek, Shinzu would begin coughing violently as the best wrapped its tail around him before squeezing down with a vice-like grip. In a matter of moments the teen would already find himself suffocating as his lungs dried up and began burning for air. Every muscle, every fiber of his being began aching in agony as it screamed for the swift nourishment for oxygen. "This isn't good... I wont be able to stay conscious at this rate..."

[Shinzu]

In a last ditch effort, Shinzu would form a cross shape with his arms, causing a powerful aura to begin radiating from his body. Sensing the danger, the beast would release its grip on the teens body and back off slightly as arcs of purple lightning began exploding violently from the aura. Before the foe could react, the mage would then slam his hands into the ground, causing four beams of light to stretch out beneath him, one of which directly under the enemy.

With very little time to react, a mixture of black and purple rain would begin pelting the ground below where the beams of light had contaminated. Though at first seemingly harmless, each droplet seemed to contain a extreme amount of gravitational energy and would weigh down everything they hit, including the enemy. "Die." Shinzu muttered as the snake-like creature was crushed into oblivion as his spell left nothing but four trenches around him.