Tamrissa. You may eat any food you like. You are not a complete vampire, as I. As for the blood, It will give you the strength you need for tomorrow. Please take it. I don't want either of you to be fatigued, during our fight. Yes, I will be fighting you both at once. It will give me the time to get both of you out of there....

*Sabre Soldier pauses for a moment. Thaimes lifts his head, and his eyes begin to glow a bright red. He looks over the area, a red beam follows into the air around everyone. Eventually, his head stops on a fixed position. He looks in shock, as he picks out something, and quietly speeks under his breath to everyone. "There is a spiritseer among us". He walks over to a doorway, where cLuTcHfIeND stands, and within a flash, he's gone. A few moments go by, as everyone looks around. Soon Thaimes comes back through the door, a small hooded character in his one arm.*

Thaimes: Fei, I've found this spiritseer a mile outside the east gate. He was spying on us. What do you wish of me to do with him?

Sabre Soldier: Let us see what he found out, pull back his hood please, Thaimes.

Sabre Soldier: Tamrissa, please eat. It's the best I can do. If not, please be ready. Jihon.........*Sabre Soldier smiles, and faintly laughs, shaking his head.*[i]....be good. Everyone else, lets go, or we'll get caught. Hurry!!!

*Sabre Soldier vanishes, followed by Thaimes.*

This just feels wrong, leaving them in there like that, but I have to trust Sabre Soldier. He knows what he's doing. I hope.

"I am ready...."

*A grave vail of anger is thrown over Jihons face as the guards enter the room. The bone armor retracts into Jihons skin and his robe is exposed.*

I hope you are ready father. Remember I am always here for you.

*Jihon pulls his hood over his head hiding his face within its shaddows.*

"I will be needing the bone armor soon be ready...."

“Gods,” she whispers to herself, her olive eyes returning to normal.

*She hears the guards in the distance and scrambles for her backpack. Her hands go to work, readying her blades and tying her hair back from her face. When she is finished, a slow smile spreads across her face and she stands.*

“Well, it’s about time,” she remarks as the guards enter. “Death is not an easy thing to wait for, you know.”

*Her eyes glitter with amusement as two of the guards pull each of them from their cells. She allows them to hold her arms as they march her towards the arena, a silly grin forming on her rosy lips. She is enjoying the uneasiness that she can feel rising from the guards each time she flashes them a bright smile. One of them lets out a slight scream as a small vine slithers up his arm. Her magick has returned, her aura spilling out of her petite form and letting itself be known.*

“I think we should have a practice round, don’t you Jihon?” she turns her head to glance behind her then looks straight at the guard on her left. “I need to warm up my powers.”

*The guard flinches as an abrupt wind swirls around his face and then slaps at a few shoots of vine that are crawling across his face. As she giggles, he shoves her through a stone doorway.*

*When she turns to look where she is going, her eyes go wide. The arena is like a huge coliseum. Tall stonewalls surround the large open pit that is the battleground. Rows and rows of seats hold thousands of citizens, all of them falling silent as she and Jihon enter. The Council sits on a dais at one corner of the arena, waiting. Her eyes roam the inside of the arena, searching for Sabre.*

“Ready?” she mumbles to Jihon and flexes her fingers near the sheathes that hold her swords and daggers.

"That's where they are, isn't it? Is that where we're going?"

Not waiting for an answer, cLuTcHFieND whips out his comm unit.

"Kalana, are you in the system yet?"

The female voice answers.

"Not yet. Give me a little more time."

cLuTcHFieND sighs in exasperation.

"Please hurry. The **** is about to hit the fan down here."

cLuTcHFieND puts the comm away and continues to follow Sabre Soldier.

Wraiths. If Soul Reaver was up here, he could just absorb them. Oh well. A simple summon spell, and these wraiths will be fighting for me instead of guarding me. All I need to do is find a suitable host.

cLuTcHFieND's eyes dart around the seats nearest to him and come to rest on a shifty-eye gangster type who is obviously packing some kind of gun. The thug looks around, sees a woman coming toward him, and makes some very rude gestures. He then laughs maniacly. cLuTcHFieND smiles.

There. Only two rows down. He's not innocent, so I won't feel bad about using him as the host of my spell.

cLuTcHFieND utters an incantation, and a strange orange rune appears on the back of his right gauntlet. cLuTcHFieND then turns back to the main floor of the arena, where Jihon and Tamrissa wait.

At least I know the spell's ready. Just in case.

Edited by - cLuTcHFieND on 09/21/2001 14:26:38

Well, I see they're both hear. I guess it's time to get this started.

*Sabre Soldier holds out his one hand. The kurusunami, that is sheathed on Tamrissa, is ripped off her, and spins like a disc of white energy into Sabre Soldier's hand. He throws the sword into the ground. A spark flys into the air, as it plunges into the ground, and rests. Afterwards, Sabre Soldier holds up his other hand, and aims it at Tamrissa. Just before he fires, he mindspeaks to her.*

Let's see how much you have learned, madaam. Show me what you can do now. I want to see how much stronger you've become. Please do not hold back.

*After mindspeaking to her, a ball of white crackling energy with black lightning bolts spiraling around it is formed in his hand. He unleashes the ball of energy at Tamrissa, the ground shakes as it flys through the air at her.*

"Slice his ass Tammrissa!!!"

Hold back? Oh, I wouldn’t think of it.

*She closes her eyes, meditating on the burst of energy. At the last moment, she leans her upper body to the side and the ball of crackling bolts whizzes by a few inches from her ear.*

Wanna try something a little more creative next time?

*Her eyes open to reveal those bright olive orbs glowing with an inhuman intensity. She straightens back up and puts that same dark grin back on her face.*

“I don’t want to hurt him yet, just play with him. If I hurt him now then I won’t put any passion into it. He needs to hurt me first before I can direct my energy,” she says in an amused voice, but she is very serious.

*She brings her hand up in a blurred motion, her palm skyward. A long whip-like vine rips out of the ground near Sabre and rears back, ready to strike. It snaps at his behind and then rears back one again, getting ready to try a more critical and less humorous attack. Meanwhile, Tamrissa’s aura has become an iridescent sparkling shield around her, almost like a bubble. An invisible breeze picks up within that bubble, her golden-blond curls coming out of their tie and whipping around her face. The ground trembles from Jihon’s own attack and she urges it on with her powers, keeping it at a low tremble beneath Sabre’s feet. She raises her other hand and motions at Sabre, waiting for his next attack as the vine continues to try and lash out at him.*

*Sabre Soldier floats up off the ground, and stands straight up a few inches from the ground. He looks at Jihon, then Tamrissa. He notices the Vines behind him, and in a flash of energy, the vine disintigrates. He smiles at them, and then vanishes. His image flickers into view several times as he charges. Jihon pays steady attention, waiting for Sabre to pop up, but unexpectedly, Sabre appeared a bit too soon, and grabs Jihons Blades. With a crack, Sabre Soldier head-butts Jihon in the forehead, sending bone sprawling to the sides. Jihon looks at his face to see the blood-thirst in Sabre's smirk, as Sabre Soldier spins around, still holding Jihon's blades, and flips him to his back on the other side. The ground crumbles as Jihon hits the ground. Still holding onto his blades, Sabre Soldier snaps them from Jihon's wrists, and slings them away, as blood squirts from Jihon's arms. Tamrissa approaches Sabre Soldier from behind to strike. With Sabre's catlike reflexes, she manages to duck the first kick that Sabre whirls about her head. Not expecting another, she get's planted in the ribs with his opposite foot, as he roundhouse kicks her, sending her to the ground holding her ribs, and spitting a small amount of blood to the ground. His smirk becomes a concerned looks, but then stiffens up again. He keeps looking down at the swirling green amulet that's around her neck. His stiffened face then becomes concerned again, and he mindspeaks to her.*

Come on Tamrissa, I know you're better than this. I'm trying not to hold back, but if you would have tried any less, and if I wouldn't had noticed, I might have accidentally killed you. Did you forget that I still guide you? Look at the amulet. Please try.... For me. I'm not going to hold back as I was now.

*Afterwards, Sabre Soldier smiles slightly at Tamrissa, who is pulling herself up off her knees, and readys himself again. He then speaks outwardly to everyone.*

**Is that all you have. How pathetic***

((OOC: Have fun, Jihon, Kelvack, and Tamrissa at Jihon's house. Wish I could be around, but... you know..... Kelvack, maybe we can get them into my Vampire/Werewolf/Mage campaign, or Captain Alloway's AD&D campaign someday. What do you guys think, Jihon or Tamrissa??))

Sabre Soldier: The Unreal Assasin.
Death is my Mistress...
War is my Master...

"He Sabre.... Warriors dont bleed.... The give up a small part of their body..."

*As if hintin to something the bone blades upin Jihons wrists sink back into him and he punches the ground. The shockwave from the blow causes Sabre to fall to the ground into the pool of blood. As if the blood was suddenly given life it turns to bone and encases Sabre within it. The bone turns red and explodes reavealing Sabres tattered body. He stands as jihon charges him at full speed. The bldes grow back and Jihon slices vainly at Sabre. Jihon pauses from the slicing to kick Sabre in the leg shattern the bone within his skin. The cracking bone can be heard by all.*

"Looks Like I got my Trial by fire after all...."

*Suddenly one of the council members stands and shouts.*

ENOUGH!!! 2 on one will not do.... I call apon Edge Solomy from the warriors of the dead.

*Jihons face goes blank with no expression. He looks at the standing council member and shouts...*

"Is that the best you can do!!!! I defeated him once before with ease.... Why should this time be any different!!!"

*Without warning Jihon is struck from behind by a massive energy cannon. The blast eminated from a half cyborg man standing directly behind him. The man only has one eye. The other is replaced by a glowing red plate with a black dot in the center. His long hair covers most of his cyborg side. His one arm is compleatly mechanical. Placed apon the end of it is a large cannon about 3' long. The cannon smokes from the blast it created. The man steps forward looking at Tamrissa. He would be hansome if it werent for his half human appearence. The man walks behind Jihon and grabs his black hair pulling his head from the ground. He whispers in Jihons ear.*

This time my freind... You are mortal....

*The man grabs Jihons neck in preperance to break it killing Jihon.*

On the other side, Soul Reaver rematerialises, the mist forming his physical body once more. He draws Blooddrinker... a scintillating blue charge plays over the blade as it waits to slice a hole into the Lower Umbria.

"Patience, Blooddrinker. We must wait until Thaimes returns with his army. I sense that he is nearby even as we speak."

Soon, Soul Reaver can discern a mass of soldiers returning from their patrol, heading towards the gate. Thaimes walks at the head of the column.

Soul Reaver quickly envelops himself with a Greater Invisibility spell to hide him from the troops once they pass through the gate. As he fades from view, he fervently wishes that Thaimes were able to urge his troops on faster without arousing suspicion... for Soul Reaver can feel the tremors from the battle in the colloseum even here.

I do not need help taking on these pathetic excuses of fighters.

*Sabre Soldier's body begins to glow a pale blue. He holds out his hand at the android, who holds Jihon by the throat. The kurusunami, that lies on the other side of the battlefield is pulled out of the ground, and begins to spin. Sabre Soldier makes a gesture with his hand, and the blade flys at high speeds from behind. The android, not expecting the attack, couldn't brace himself, as the disc, cuts cleanly through his arm, that's holding Jihon. After passing through his arm, it connects with Jihon's side, ripping into it as it passes by. The android drops Jihon, who holds his side, as Sabre Soldier catches his sword, and charges; a dark shadow following him. Sabre Soldier lands between the two warriors, and in a series of swings that neither can see, Jihon, and the Android are sent flying to opposite sides of the battlefield. He turns to the Higher Council, his eyes burning red, and slowly begin to fade to black.*

How dare you bring Edge Solomy into this. This isn't his fight. This is my fight. Not his. He will only get in my way. I don't want to have to kill him as well.

*Sabre Soldier then makes eye contact with Edge Solomy, and turns away. He then vanishes, and appears over Jihon, who is pulling himself up. Before Jihon could react, Sabre slams him in the ribs with a kick sending him high into the air. The bone armor shatters on impact, as Jihon Slams into the top of the dome with great force. He looks down to see Sabre Soldier appear infront of him again, a blurred image, followed by the ground which is far below him. Sabre Soldier does a backflip kick, smashing Jihon further into the dome crest. Upon the kick, Jihon falls fast to the ground, creating a deep imprint. Sabre Soldier picks Jihon up by the throat, and looks to the android once more.*

Well, if you want him that badly, then I guess you can finish this one. He may be worth your time, but not mine. But, if you touch the girl, then you're dead.

*With that said Sabre Soldier throws Jihon, who lands face first on the ground and slides to the foot of the Edge Solomy. Sabre Soldier goes to turn around to see Tamrissa, but is kicked across the face by her, as she passes by with a flying kick. Spitting out some blood, he begins to pull himself up thinking to himself.*

Come on Soul Reaver, hurry up as fast as you can. I don't know how much more patient the Higher Council will be with us!!!

Sabre Soldier: The Unreal Assasin.
Death is my Mistress...
War is my Master...

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