Battler Myrddin vs Yoichi Sugiyama

[Battler Myrddin]

The Arena. A perfect chance to have a battle. His opponent was someone from his own guild. The reason for this battle was simple. To be stronger. He challenged someone in the Guild who was around his level to a serious battle in order to improve himself and, if possible, his opponent. Although he started this challenge, it may still go to his disadvantage. He wasn't that great at all even after his three years in the demon dimension. In fact, he was probably even worse because his power was divided and not focused on anything. Hopefully getting some combat against humans will help him to focus his mind on things. With his attention drawn to all these different things to do, he never really got stronger in any and instead just learned a few new tricks which he can't even use yet in this world. He needed to get stronger.

The weather was cloudy and it was around four in the afternoon. The temperature was warm but chilly with a breeze. It may rain later on in the day. Wearing his dark purple suit, Battler's red eyes gazed upwards as he sat down against the wall, staring at the sky. It truly has been a long time since he saw a normal sky and weather. Back in the demon world, it was completely different. But he had gotten use to it. He had adjusted to his life in the demon world and was even having fun. He had also distanced himself from Riley and Fawn because they didn't seem to like it much, despite everything they had achieved. But it didn't change the fact he was indebted to the both of them. He originally thought that sparring with Riley in a serious fight would be best, but he didn't want to trouble her. He was actually missing that demon world. Looking at the glove he was wearing on his right hand, he remembered that world more. His COMP Summoning Device, that fingerless glove he was wearing, had the power to send him to the Demon World where he lived for 3 years. At the very least, he could visit again that settlement he made with all his demon companions. And maybe bring some back the next time he went.

Standing up, Battler looked towards the other side of the Arena.
"Lets start... Yoichi."

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

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[atrb=width, 440, true][atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style, padding: 15px;]•••••••yoichi sugiyama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How long had it been since Riley came back to him? How long would it be until the two of them got married? How long would they keep their relationship a secret from the entire guild? It was no secret that the two were living in the same room, And for one in particular, It was no secret that the two were very intimate. But to most, The two just seemed to spend a lot of time together. They hadn't told a soul about their relationship, Let alone that they were engaged. Yoichi came into the Arena slowly, His head staring down at his hand which had the engagement ring resting on it. One hand in his pocket as he looked up at his opponent. Battler, He didn't know much about the male except that he was one of the few that had been trapped with Riley. It wasn't long before he heard Battler speak up, Telling him to go ahead and start this off. He sighed softly as he closed his eyes "I won't use any of those spells...I refuse to use any of those spells" He thought to himself as he looked up, His body glowing for a moment as 4 magic circles appeared all at once, One above his head, One below his feet and two at his hand that had the engagement ring on. When the two around his body came down they crossed each other and and a set of flame-red/orange armor slowly materialized around his body, A massive 8 foot sword appearing as he clutched the hilt, Swinging it around a bit at a surprisingly fast rate. Both the armor and sword were very light weight considering their size and girth. This was something that Yoichi had shown only a single time, And that was to Riley "I'll end this quickly" He said softly, mostly to himself. He looked up at Battler and sighed softly "If I cant end this quickly...I'll use that ONE spell, And nothing else"

[/i] He thought to himself. The one thing he knew for sure was that he was far faster then Battler, Though Battler had a far greater Will Power then himself, He knew that he could both out-speed and out-damage the male, And he had to use THAT to his advantage. "Come, Battler, Let us end this quickly"

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Mana Used: 9/30

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Spell Name: Requip - Flame Dragon
Type: Requip
Level: Mediocre
Range: Self
Description: This set of armor isn't exactly as the name of it would imply, This armor draws it's strength from the users Magical Attack and converts it into physical strength while equipped. This lasts until either canceled or the user runs out of mana. This has a 1:1 Ratio for the conversion between Magic Attack and Strength.
Drawback: While this can convert any level of Magic Attack to Strength, Because it is merely Mediocre the caster can only use a maximum of Moderate (50 points). This is because any higher and the armor itself would shatter, The user CAN sacrifice the armor for the duration of the thread to be allowed to use their full Magic Attack for strength for 2 posts, However remember, Doing this locks this armor from being used and the armor WILL shatter after the two posts for the duration of the thread, This CANNOT be altered by anything.

Spell Name: Requip - Crystal Blade
Type: Requip
Level: Mediocre
Range: Self
Description: Summons a Crystal Sword, the blade, As the name implies, Resembles very closely to that of a Crystal shard, It's thickness, diameter and length is relevant to the Magic Attack of the user. This has no initial upfront cost, However drains mana every post, Including the one that it's summoned in. The blade is also surprisingly light weight, No matter what the length so it's easily usable with a single hand.

Blade Length:
0-19: 4 feet
20-39: 6 feet
40+: 8-9 feet
Drawback: If any part of the blade is broken, It cannot be repaired for the rest of the thread, If the entire blade (Up to the hilt) is broken by a spell or attack that is 1 level or more above it, The hilt shatters in the users hand and renders them unable to use that hand for the rest of the thread and cripples it. Causing any attack from that hand to have 25% reduced effectiveness. If this effect is on the user then he must post this drawback in his starting post.

[Battler Myrddin]

Battler wasted no time as well. A golden magic circle appeared at Battler's feet and then his body suddenly turned into a golden light. A few seconds later, his body scattered into many different lights as if it disappeared, but in fact it was around 30 golden butterflies that began fluttering around the arena. They stayed within a 25m diameter which encompassed where Battler had been standing and also where Yoichi was currently standing. But Battler was no longer there as if he had disappeared. In reality, the butterflies were bending and reflecting light, causing what would usually be referred to as a mirage. Battler created the illusion that he had disappeared, but he was still hiding somewhere among the battlefield within those butterflies. Though Yoichi most likely wouldn't know, Battler was actually to Yoichi's right side now, about 8 meters away. But that wasn't all Battler had done. On Yoichi's left side was his Celestial Spirit, Kishi, who he summoned just after the butterflies, using the butterflies to hide the magic circle. Finally, Battler had drawn two weapons. There were three swords sitting on his back and the two he pulled out two of his blades which were sort of like opposites in regards to color. With this, he was ready.

The first to charge was Kishi. With his increased speed, he dashed as quick as he could under the camouflage of the butterflies, aiming at Yoichi's feet. Not really as an attack but more as a tackle. At the same time, Battler simply walked towards Yoichi, Bloodbane in his right hand and Nightbane in the other. Kishi executed a jump tackle first, with his canine figure becoming visible if only transparent because of the butterflies not being able to reflect the light properly off of a speeding dog, whereas Battler was still hidden as he walked closer. Several seconds after Kishi's tackle, Battler executed two wide swings. His right hand weapon did a horizontal slash from left to right in a wide motion followed by a vertical slash from the left hand, starting from behind the back and moving over the head then downwards. Battler wasn't that experienced in swordplay but at least knew that swinging fast, hard and with a longer path he could increase the power. But it also made it more likely to be blocked. Now how would this play out?

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Mana Remaining: 35/75
Butterflies Remaining: 30

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Name: Dazzling Waltz of the Golden Moonlight
Type: Light
Level: Intermediate
Range: ---
Description: The first thing people will notice about this spell is the beauty of golden butterflies that they see. Any number of butterflies can be summoned and manipulated at any one time, though the more of them there are, the harder it is to control them all precisely. There are plenty of uses for these butterflies such as illumination thanks to their golden glow, a smoke screen by swarming someone, a defensive screen to make it harder for the enemy to get you directly, as an offensive group to swarm an enemy and force them to try cut them down, a meat shield by absorbing magical and physical impacts, and finally, the one which pushes it into Intermediate Rank, Cloaking. By creating many butterflies in an area, it can create the illusion of the user vanishing by bending light away from them. It is often thought that when used, the user turns into butterflies and goes away. In reality, they just sprout enough butterflies to cover their body and then disperse them to bend light around them. If you look close enough, you can see glimpses of the user among the butterflies. Battler sometimes has the butterflies active as he travels so that people mistake him for a group of butterflies as it hides him.
Drawback: The butterflies aren't really too power by themselves, and cost little magic to bring forth. To create one butterfly would be equivalent to a single pushups' worth of energy. Therefore, to bring out, say, 50 butterflies, it would be the same amount of energy as 50 pushups. A single is cheap, a group is pricey. However, they don't require magic to maintain, but do cost to summon more. They are weak and so simply hitting it with a spell or physical attack should be enough, but they are more magic resistant than they are physically resistant. Can withstand greenhorn spells no problem, and more resilient against feeble, but mediocre spells are more than enough. A simple grab and squeeze is enough to break them, but takes longer. And finally, the drawback for the cloaking effect. If one was to begin hacking away at the butterflies, the mirage would begin to unravel and allow the user to be seen within, but would soon be fixed with butterflies filling the gap. The more of them there are, the stronger the field and the quicker it can be adjusted. The less there are, the longer it takes for the field to re-form when broken and also the more easier it is to peer in. For example, 50 butterflies being cut down would be enough to for no break in the field and the person inside remains hidden, whereas about a dozen or so butterflies being hacked away at would make the user's appearance seemed blurred/smudged as the field fails. The more butterflies there are, the more the user fades away, with at least 15 butterflies being enough to fully fade them out. Minimum.

Name: Celestial Spirit - Kishi
Type: Stellar
Level: Mediocre
Range: ---
Description: Kishi - Knight Dog. An all-purpose Celestial Spirit who acts as a support for the Mage. Good at sensing opponents and also stamina as well as some endurance. Best used in combination and not alone. Mediocre - Can detect life forms up to 75m away. During combat, coat is infused with the Key Holder's affinity, changing color. Light - Speed during combat is increased by 30%. Only affects movement and agility.
Drawback: In return for accepting a summon any day of the week, Kishi asks that he does as he wishes whenever summoned. Mediocre - Range of life forms detected are only distinguishable as species. Attacks restricted by power, as only speed is increased. Only good as an offensive support. Next rank will increase to individual differences in people. Can be maintained for 10 posts on average in combat, indefinitely (thread) out of combat.

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Name: Meitō Ulthurzea-Nightbane
Level: Mid-Level
Description: A named blade that was given to Battler by one of the Demons he became friends with. Has the unique ability to cut liquids and magic with ease. Normally, a blade would pass through a liquid or be deflected by magic, whereas this blade will separate liquids when cut and slice magic when struck. Has a black blade with a red edge, and the hilt is wrapped in a red cloth. [Image 1] [Image 2 (Red Scabbard)]. Cuts up to Mediocre, but just like a normal sword after that.
Drawback: Difficult to cut solid/physical objects with this blade. Not impossible, just harder.
Price and Availability: 1000 Jewels, Not in Shops

Name: Meitō Calycytus-Bloodbane
Level: Mid-Level
Description: A named blade that was given to Battler by one of the Demons he became friends with. Has the unique ability to cut someone without drawing blood. Specializes in cutting objects/people without causing fragmentation/bleeding. Has a white blade with a black edge, and the hilt is wrapped with a black cloth. [Image 1] [Image 2 (Black Scabbard)]. Cleaves in two up to Mediocre, cuts up to Intermediate, acts as a normal blade any higher than that.
Drawback: Difficult to cut liquids/magic with this blade. Not impossible, just harder.
Price and Availability: 1000 Jewels, Not in Shops

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

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[atrb=width, 440, true][atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style, padding: 15px;]•••••••yoichi sugiyama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yoichi didn't even make so much as a flinch as the butterflies were summoned. "Rob them of their sight and attack from a blind spot...Pathetic"

[/i] He thought to himself as the butterflies appeared and the male seemed to vanish. Yoichi sighed and closed his eyes, Shaking his head. This was a tactic he used to pull when he was first learning magic, Blind someone then attack from where they couldn't defend from easily. The backfire to this? The person could still hear. He listened carefully, Picking up faint steps that kept growing louder, Raising his sword and other hand, He brought it down, Right where the dog was jumping at him from, Aiming the blade so it would slice through the dog's mouth. On the other hand, He raised his hand after pulling something from his pocket, It was a hilt, And just as the blades were coming at him, A black blade appeared and blocked the first two. By now his other blade would be freed up and would come around to block the third.

"You shouldn't use a tactic that the person you're fighting has used before" He said aloud, His eyes never having opened once this entire time. By ignoring his sight, All of his other senses were dramatically increased. This wasn't due to any spell or anything, It was how the human body worked. when you lost or ignored one sense, The others were enhanced. In this case, He ignored his sight by closing his eyes so his hearing could be increased. He didn't hear Battler per say, But he heard the wind sweeping by the blades that he was swinging, His dog however he heard him a mile away, The dog was running so his footsteps were much heavier then Battlers so it made it much easier to predict where the dog was coming from and when they stopped, The dog either stopped itself or it had jumped. Judging just from where the footsteps had stopped and the speed that the four paws were moving, It was easy to determine the trajectory of the jump and how fast he'd be coming at him in the jump.

Yoichi was used to jumping, He was also used to having to watch his blind spots a lot, Especially more recently. His posture was still in a way so he could both easily defend himself and attack, Standing roughly 10 feet from where the male had attacked him from. "Battler, Why is it you attack through illusions? Too afraid to attack me head on?" He asked softly while still listening for any signs of movement. Even if he was moving slowly, He would still make noise eventually, And his posture allowed him to react quickly. "And how is that dog of yours? Dead yet or is he still alive?"

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Mana Used: 11/30

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Name: Magic Sword
Level: Greenhorn
Description: The sword itself is only a handle and a hilt, seemingly missing any sort of blade. By charging the weapon with magical energy, a blade of raw magic will begin to form and extend out from the hilt. Long (68 inches)
Drawback: As long it is in use, the mage will constantly be drained of a small amount of energy.

[Battler Myrddin]

Quite simply, Battler was stunned. Not by the fact that he had been countered so well, but by the luck of his opponent. The sword which cuts magic in his left hand was blocked by a solid sword, and the sword in his right hand that cuts solid objects was blocked by a magic sword. He couldn't help but show a grin on his face. Hearing what Yoichi had to say, he simply shrugged.
"I spent 3 years in a Demon World. Trickery is the only reason I'm alive after going through hell. But it seems I haven't adjusted to fighting humans again."
Glancing over at Kishi through the butterflies, it seemed he was alright. The attack from that blade had only just been avoided from being a deadly attack. But he was still hurt rather badly. He could fight and he wanted to, but agreed to close the gate. Battler jumped back a few more meters to gain some distance, still holding his blades tightly. The illusion wouldn't work, but it could still be advantageous to him.

Summoning a second Spirit, Battler told Noir to do as he pleased. Noir's first steps of the ground were those of someone running from Battler so that it would appear as if Battler was now running. Standing still, Battler watched Noir run towards Yoichi with a sort of clanking sound. It would be obvious that it was now armor approaching him, but at the least Yoichi wouldn't know if it was Battler or not. Battler stood still, planning how to go about things. Noir went straight in with rapid punches, keeping a good footing against his opponent. His attacks were of intermediate strength so if any of them connected, the result would be devastating. His armor was also of intermediate rank so he could take quite a few hits.

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Mana Remaining: 25/75
Butterflies Remaining: 30

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Name: Celestial Spirit - Noir
Type: Stellar
Level: Mediocre
Range: ---
Description: Noir - Black Armor. Defensive and Offensive Celestial Spirit who serves as the Knight to act as the Mage's Sword and Shield. Attacks with armored fists and legs. Mediocre - Attacks are of Intermediate Rank (1 Rank Higher) and Armor is of Intermediate Rank (1 Rank Higher). Can continue to attack until armor is moderately damaged.
Drawback: In exchange for following commands, Noir doesn't take the initiative unless the Mage says "Do as you please". Harder to control than other Celestial Spirits. Mediocre - Lasts until Magic Power is exhausted. Is weak against blunt or explosive damage, and also Light Magic. Armor rating remains the same, but more damage lowers the Attack rating. Without exhausting Magic Power, average of 6 posts.

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

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[atrb=width, 440, true][atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style, padding: 15px;]•••••••yoichi sugiyama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yoichi both felt the footsteps and heard them as they began heading towards him. Unless Battler had summoned some armor with Requip, Which to his knowledge he didn't have, It wasn't Battler. So his only assumption was that Battler was standing still "I see...You wish to force my hand" He muttered softly, Runes quickly forming on his arms, Moving from his wrists to his shoulder bones, Black wings ripping from his back. His feet left the ground for just a moment before he vanished, Just a few moments before the spirit's attack would've hit "You underestimate your opponent, And for that you will lose this fight Battler" He knew where Battler was, He had heard him skipping back and knew just how far he was from where he had launched himself. He raised his hand straight in front of him as though he was about to start writing, Magical energy starting to be funneled into his fingers. He vanished shortly after and appeared right behind Battler, And since Battler hadn't moved, It was easy to predict the exact position of the male. The moment he appeared he fired off the energy into a sticky web, This was almost assuredly a hit since it was not only behind him, But seemingly instantaneous. The solid blade was now bring brought from overhead very shortly after the web was fired and the magic blade was being brought from underneath, Aiming to perform a 'pincer' type attack and slice from his head and pelvis right to the center of his torso with one strike. His armor vastly increasing his physical strength and since he had not once touched the ground, His speed was vastly increased.

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Mana used: 27/30

New Stats to be aware of: Speed is now 81 instead of 65 due to the spell: Wings

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Spell Name: Wings
Type: Caster
Level: Mediocre
Range: Self
Description: By writing runes on his own body, The caster is granted Wings that enable him to fly and move around(In the air only) at an accelerated rate. At Mediocre the speed increase is 25%
Drawback:
Only lasts 7 posts.
Now has an upkeep of 1 mana per turn after 5 posts.

Name: Triangle web
Type: Universal
Level:Mediocre
Range: 60 meters
Description: The user will gather their magic energy into their left and right index fingers and lastly their thumb before putting them together to form a triangle shape. Once released the energy will be fired in a linear direction in the form of a four foot long yellow triangle, which will keep traveling until it hits something or traverses 60 meters at which point it will fade away. Anything hit by the spell will be coated in a sticky yellow liquid that makes moving moderately more difficult for 4 posts.
Drawback: The spell cannot change direction once fired and can only move in a linear direction.

[Battler Myrddin]

Watching Noir charge, Battler moved his blades in time with the clanking of the armor, placing them in an x shape over his back, hands resting by their opposite shoulders for a cross cleave when he himself dashed. But what he didn't expect was for his opponent to grow wings. Noir couldn't reach his opponent, and in this short time, Battler understood what to do. This wasn't his first time facing those with wings. There were quite a few in the demon world. He could only sigh in his head when thinking how even his demon world knowledge would help him out here. His blades were in a good enough position to block, but his stance wasn't good enough. Crouching down as quick as he could, he felt something hit his blade. Was that magic? It seemed to have been divided and narrowly miss him thanks to his blade on his back, but for now he had to get out of the way. There was an attack coming. That was what he knew. It happened too often. In fact, he tried to do the same thing earlier.

There was only a couple of things he could do. Falling forwards, he kicked off the ground as hard as he could to thrust himself out of the way. Keeping hold of the blade in his right hand which could slice through solid objects, he let the blade in his left hand drop towards the ground, the one which could cut magic and liquids. Falling forward, he stretched out his free hand towards the ground, placing it firmly down as he began turning himself upside with the forward momentum. He could briefly see in that moment what had approached him. A sword from above and below. It seems the magic sword from below struck his own sword which was falling towards the ground, causing the magic to disappear, but his blade was then in front of the enemy, stabbed into the ground. There was also some torn parts of his clothing on his coat/blazer, seeming to have narrowly avoided making a cut thanks to the blade sheathed on his back which was covering his spine.

But it wasn't over yet. Currently upside down doing a handstand facing Yoichi with his momentum forcing him to land towards his back, Battler quickly twisted on his hand so that he would land front on with his feet on the ground. In the couple of seconds or less that this took, he quickly kicked off the ground again, sword in his right hand aimed at slashing vertically up while his left hand reached out towards the hilt of his other sword that was stabbed in the ground between Yoichi and Battler. But that was only part of his motion. His outstretched hand quickly shot out a sword of Light towards his enemy at a rapid speed. This would at least force the enemy away and allow him to pick up his weapon. He didn't bother grabbing the Sword of Light and let it shoot off a couple of meters before it would either hit a target or stab into the ground. Noir was sprinting as fast as he could behind Battler, quickly jumping over him to grab that Sword of Light. And all of this while under the cover of the Butterflies. If one could not see the Sword of Light being formed, then hopefully they had the battle sense to dodge since it was aimed at the chest.

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Mana Remaining: 15/75
Butterflies Remaining: 30

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Name: Sword of Light
Type: Light
Level: Mediocre
Range: ---
Description: A blade of Light created using the Magic of the Mage. [Image] Is 108cm long and has a thin blade but sharp as it 'shears' using magic. Mediocre - Durable to withstand magic and attacks one level higher than it without breaking. Cracks with anything larger. Effective offensively and defensively.
Drawback: Mediocre - Ineffective when attacking spells/armor/weapons higher than it's own level. Lasts 5 posts in combination with a Celestial Spirit, 10 by itself. Has no limit between re-casts, though not recommended as it puts a cumulative strain on the Mage.

[Yoichi Sugiyama]

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[atrb=width, 440, true][atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style, padding: 15px;]•••••••yoichi sugiyama ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The male was way too slow in all of his movements, For by the time he decided to strike back after his fancy footwork, Yoichi was already gone and as a result, Had easily evaded his entire attack "Slow and predicatable, But tell me something...How much longer can you keep this up?" He asked him, Now hovering up in the air. His ears listening in on any sudden movements. He heard every movement that Battler had made when he fired off his sword of light and he even saw something smash into the wall. He figured this was an attack of some sort, A ranged one by the looks of it. But it also seemed to go in a linear direction after being released and would be able to be easily dodged "Battler, Come out of hiding and fight me like a real Warrior, Or I'll ensure you don't walk away" Now, This didn't mean he'd kill him, Far from it. This was a gentleman's spar after all, No killing allowed. However, That didn't mean he couldn't maim him to the point he wouldn't be walking for awhile. Yoichi was quiet, Listening intently to any form of movement to allow him the fastest of reaction times. He was in the air at that, So his movement was VASTLY increased as compared to being on the ground so hitting him would be very difficult if not impossible with how slow Battler moved. The one thing that Battler had up on Yoichi was his will power, He had a larger mana reserve, But from the sounds of it they were both running low and would have to regain their mana and he had already begun doing so by dismissing his two blades that were consuming mana from him. Battler however had just spent quite a bit and gained absolutely nothing. It was unfortunate for Battler that his larger mana reserve didn't allow him for something with more of a bang, Yoichi had something up on Battler that was FAR superior and had a much better use...Speed, Even without his wings he could outspeed Battler with ease and with them...Well, Battler would never catch Yoichi, Not in a million years.

[Battler Myrddin]

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[atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=style, background: #4d2156; padding: 10px;]	[atrb=width, 445, true][atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style, background: #fbf49a;] \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/Battler Myrddin /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Battler sighed. It seemed this was a stalemate. Neither of them could get a hit in. Sheathing any currently equipped weapons, he held out a hand up in the air as his 30 butterflies began to gather and converge on his arm, suddenly engulfing it. Putting his other hand in his pocket and leaning on that same side leg, he let his golden arm hang loose to his side as he dismissed Noir from the Key in his pocket. Looking up at Yoichi, Battler sighed again and pointed with his finger for him to land on the ground. "This is going nowhere. We'll finish this the simple way. An all out, single strike attack. If this drags on, we'll both pass out." Having said that, Battler drew all three of his blades. Windbane was held in his left hand, Nightbane in his right and holding the Bloodbane reverse gripped in his left hand. It was hard to get his hand and fingers around both the blades in one hand but that wasn't the point of it. Lowering his stance, Battler let his golden arm glow as the butterflies suddenly dispersed from his arm for a second before disintegrating back into pure magic and begin absorbed by his clothing as they began to glow a dark purple. Waiting for Yoichi to ready himself, Battler tossed Bloodbane into the air between the two of them. The landing of the blade would indicate the start of the strike. It seemed rather slow to fall. Just as it went thud and cut into the ground an inch or so, keeping it upright, Battler kicked off. Dashing forward, he didn't wait for the distance to close. He knew his opponent was fast. So instead, he quickly swung his blades forward towards where he sensed his opponent would swing or even lunge at. This wasn't meant to be a lethal fight, but it was a fight nonetheless. Bloodshed was to be expected in some occasions. In either case, he would be beside his third blade by the time they collided so he quickly tossed the blade in his right hand like a throwing blade, causing it to rotate as it flew towards Yoichi, and then on the back draw of his hand he picked up the Bloodbane and slashed with it as he pulled it out of the ground. How will the results turn out from this? Mana Remaining: 5/75 Butterflies Remaining: 0 +25% Magic Defense - 19. Not much, but meh. SPOILER: Click to show Name: Myrddin Garments Level: Mid-Level Description: A unique clothing designed by Battler Myrddin during his 3 years in the Demon Dimension. The two unique features of these Garments is 1) self-restore so that they don't have to be taken into a shop as often, and 2) increase Magic Defense by a percentage. A unique material was used from the Demon Dimension which allows magic to be channeled through it to increase the defense. Drawback: Costs 5 mana points to restore clothing. Magic Defense is increased at a cost of Mana. 1 mana point = 1% Mag. Def. increase for 5 posts. Price and Availability: 1000 Jewels, Not in Shops	[atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=style, background: #4d2156; padding: 10px;]
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[Shinzu]

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