Snowy Mountain (Rael, Gaosha, Rein, and Dang Man Ci

OoC: I thought that this would be a good time to put my other two characters in their first battle against Rein, who of course has the help of Dang Man Ci. COTA, you control Rein and Dang.

BiC: Rael stood on the edge of the foggy cliff. Him and Gaosha had set up camp there the night before, but the surrounding blizzard had made it impossible to sleep. They were looking for way into the Underdark through the mountains that surrounded it on three sides.

The tunnels of the Underdark were all throughout the mountains, all they needed to do was find one that would make a good surprise attack. "I think that we should continue climbing" Rael said uncertanly, "I guarantee there is a tunnel leading to the summit, and I also think that in the winter they never use it."

"Gaosha had no reason to object, he had been watching three figures on the side of the mountain all day, they also appeared to be watching them. "Rael, I think we should see who they are, something tells me that we wont be needing to find a way in before we meet Rein." Rael looked over at the two figures that seemed to be half phantoms in the blizzard. "I agree, I am getting that aura that he has, It must be him and that dark elf I have heard about."

"Look at those fools down there" Rein spat, "they think that they can stop us three." Dang had been watching them for quite some time using the triforce's power to see through the blizzard. Varimathras had been dying to fight them all morning, but he did not feel too comfortable with Dang yet, so he did not go with them.

"We should go now" Dang said, "it is better to make the first move in this case, we have them outmatched, your triforce power has made this blizzard an easy ally." Rein and Dang shook their heads, and they prepared to strike. On the count of three, they both leapt through the air using the blizzard to propel them, but they did not know that Rael and Gaosha expected them. As the strike came down, Rael hit Rein down with his long halberd and his quick reflexes, while Gaosha sent a hard kick straight into Dang's chest.

"I guess this battle has begun, now hasn't it" said Gaosha. "Let's go." Gaosha ran for Dang while Rein ran for Rael. Dang had held his own against Rein and Gorin, Gaosha should be no problem, but Rein was very outmatched by Rael. Rein instantly transformed into demon form, knowing that Rael wouldn't go into burning form so rashly. The demon powers made him much more of a challenge for Rael, perhaps too much. Dang was fighting with Gaosha who had also decided to go into demon form, was still barely matching Dang's triforce powers which he had finally begun to learn how to use them as his own powers.

Rael was haveing a tough time fighting Rein as a demon, and even as a demon, with Dang at his best, Gaosha couldn't match him. It was even, each team had one advantage and one disadvantage. The battle had truly begun.

OoC: Din't mind me undermining Rein COTA, Rael is supposed to be stronger than him so i'm not being unfair ^_^ just in case you cared which I don't think you do. Take it from here.

OOC: It's your character.

BIC: Dang beat away at Gaosha with his sword, who couldn't keep up with the "lightning god." (Dang is actually utter and total overlord of lightning and thunder as an element, and his power is infinite. but for this site I had to omit that information.)

Blocking around one in three blows, Gaosha was doing badly, but Rein was having a bit of trouble with Rael, even though Rael hadn't transformed yet. Dang was concerned, and began channeling bits of energy to Rein. The battle on that side seemed near even and Dang was still wailing on Gaosha, although now he had his pike whirling and attacking Gaosha as well.

Rael went burning against Rein's renewed vigor, and the battle again went two ways. Gaosa noticed concern in Dang's face, and redoubled his efforts, bloodied as he was.

Taken aback, Dang couldn't channel enough spare enrgy into Rein and he began losing faced with Rael's burning form. Desperate, Dang jumped back and sheathed his sword and pike, holding his left fist by his face so the back of his hand showed. The sacred triangles glowed white, then blazed golden and he reached back and thrust his fist forward, sending a beam of superconcentrated plasma at Gaosha and Rael, knocking them both off their feet and inflicting a good deal of damage.

Originally Posted by COTAhanger

OOC: It's your character.

BIC: Dang beat away at Gaosha with his sword, who couldn't keep up with the "lightning god." (Dang is actually utter and total overlord of lightning and thunder as an element, and his power is infinite. but for this site I had to omit that information.)

Blocking around one in three blows, Gaosha was doing badly, but Rein was having a bit of trouble with Rael, even though Rael hadn't transformed yet. Dang was concerned, and began channeling bits of energy to Rein. The battle on that side seemed near even and Dang was still wailing on Gaosha, although now he had his pike whirling and attacking Gaosha as well.

Rael went burning against Rein's renewed vigor, and the battle again went two ways. Gaosa noticed concern in Dang's face, and redoubled his efforts, bloodied as he was.

Taken aback, Dang couldn't channel enough spare enrgy into Rein and he began losing faced with Rael's burning form. Desperate, Dang jumped back and sheathed his sword and pike, holding his left fist by his face so the back of his hand showed. The sacred triangles glowed white, then blazed golden and he reached back and thrust his fist forward, sending a beam of superconcentrated plasma at Gaosha and Rael, knocking them both off their feet and inflicting a good deal of damage.

BiC: Rael was impressed by the power of the triforce, but could it possibly hold against his golden flame form. He wasn't ready to try it yet. Rein was still trying to attack Rael. "You really are good with that thing" Rein remarked, the same remark that had been made years ago. Rael smiled, "I cannot say the same for you brother." They were completely locked in mortal combat, the blast from the triforce had winded Rael, but he still had the edge on Rein.

Meanwhile, Gaosha had finally made Dang bleed, but it was only a slash on the arm. Dang's lightning quick reflexes and his energy burst from the triforce seemed even too much for the son of Satan. It seemd grim on that side of the field, but on the other side, it was going perfectly in Rael's favor.

Rein made a valiant attempt to catch Rael off guard, but was smacked with the flat of the halberd in a mock rebuke. Rael laughed at him, almost enjoying this, and they resumed combat.

Dang was having no trouble keeping up with Gaosha, he had taken a few hits, but that wasn't unusual, and the bleeding had already stopped. Parrying a move from Gaosha with ease, he grabbed his pike again and slammed it through the demon's stomach. Twisting his entrails, Dang swung the pike over his head, Gaosha going with it. He was torm loose upon impact with the ground, and lay there, unmoving for a while. Not one to strike a downed opponent, Dang turned his attention to Rael and Rein. Rael was holding Rein off at every turn, their gargantuan weapons alternately clanging and Rael's biting into Rein. Dang struck him with lightning again and again until Gaosha began to stir, after Dang had fired off nigh on thirty. Rael was hurting, but not as badly as Dang had hoped, he would definetely have to strike harder to really damage his new ally's opponent. Standing over Gaosha, he kicked him in the stomach, and the demon rolled over until he could see the snowy sky.

Gaosha didn't really know what was going on, but Dang gave him the chance to get up. "I fight for the good of the land, how could someone as honorable as you join that heartless monster: Gaosha half said half sobbed, "people like you are what we need, the land will never be in balance if people like him are around."

Dang thought for a moment, but it did not deter his mission. He looked at Gaosha, and beckoned him "come." Gaosha spread his wings and flew up in the air. His sword dissapeared. Dang was puzzled at this, but he stood strong nonetheless. Gaosha flew at Dang, but the power of the triforce showed Dang where the sword was and he once again gained the upper hand.

Rein was being stomped into a bloody pulp over on the other side of the mountain, Rael had pushed him back to the complete other side of the mountain. The blizzard was still in Rein's favor because of the triforce, but it was not enough to give him an advantage. Rael knew that if he went into golden flame form, he would be almost three times as powerful as Rein. He was beginning to think if he could risk having to fight them both at once, but his thoughts came to no conclusion. Before him, rein had split into five shadows and were striking at him. Rael looked up at the cliff, and flew off into the blizzard.

Once Rein had come out of the cliff's shadow, he was only one person again. Rael flew through the air, and he sensed that Gaosha was in trouble. He flew quickly to the other side of the mountain to see Gaosha weaponless, and Dang was ready to thrust his head. Rael thought quick and launched a bladed wave at Dang, the silent wave went so fast, that the moment Dang turned his head to see it, it had hit him. Pieces of weighted cloth flew everywhere, and his whole side was ripe and bloody. "That's what you get for messing with my partner" Rael yelled, but he too was too courteous to kill a downed man, and he turned around and flew back to Rein.

Dang stood gingerly and grabbed his torn garments ripping the extra tonnage (yes tonnage, this material is from a distant dimension)off. His blood began staunch, but he was still bloodied by that vicious strike. Holding Gaosha off one handed, he tried to move as little as possible to stop the ebb of his life force.

The bleeding finally stopped, and the wounds were scabbing, so Dang made an agressive lunge and struck Gaosha hard and severing his free arm.

Leaving Gaosha to moon over his stump, he went to Rein's aid again. The shadow demon was doing badly, cut badly and sluggish in his movements. Rael arrived after Dang, who had teleported with a loud ionic bang.

"I see you're up" Rael said.

"Why wouldn't I be, That didn't hurt that bad." Dang lied.

"I see. Maybe this one will!" Rael sent another wave at Dang.

BOOM!

Dang was gone, the barrier of sound's speed ruptured. A smaller booming noise sounded as Dang dropped back below and became visible next to Rael, swinging his sword and hacking half of his left wing off.

It took a second for Rael to realize what had happened, and when he did, he was pissed. His whole body began to glow, and the surrounding flame bacame golden. He looked back at his lost wing, anger flared up inside him, another inch off of the wing could have threatened his life. "I think it is time to switch opponents" he yelled at Dang. Dang was unsure of Rael's new form, but he did not back down. Somehow, Rein was hurt worse than Gaosha, and he was struggling to go find him.

Gaosha had recovered from the shock, but his demon form had worn off from the damage. He knew that he could recover his arm if he could muster up the strength to return to his demon form. Rein had finally found him, and they began to clash, but it was Gaosha who had the edge, because of Rein's terrible condition.

Rael was ready to get payback. He flew back into the sky, the pain didn't deter him in this form. He rose his left hand, "no matter haow tough you are, you will never stay standing from this!" he yelled. "I will crush you with the power given to me by the most powerful being in this dimenion, and possibly the universe!!!" Rael's hand began to glow, the channeling power was visible through the blizzard, and for a split second, Dang could have sworn he saw another creature there, a black cat?!? Dang shook his head and prepared for the blow.

"Die pathetic defier!!!" Rael shouted as a humongous blast appeared from his hand, it was soo large, and the area was so small, Dang had no hope of excaping it, he just defended.

BOOM!!!!!

The whole mountain capsized under the raw power of the blast, Rein and Gaosha were hit as well, Dang was nowhere to be found. Just a lone figure hovering where the summit once was. The Underdark tunnels shook violently underneath, and the passageways through that side of the mountain were now useless.

The sudden release of energy had booted Rael back to his original form, it had taken every bit of energy he had to do that, and now he needed a rest. Down below on the intact lower half of the mountain, Dang Man Ci lay, almost unconcious, his left arm had been torn into three pieces, his clothes were almost all off, he was badly burned, and he was an inch from death, the equivalent of what he had done to Rael, an inch more off of his wing would have killed him.

Rein and Gaosha were both completely out, but Gaosha was buried under rubble. Rael hovered in the sky a little longer to survey the damage, and he saw Dang getting up, after all of that, the man had survived!!! Rael made a quick laugh as the rest of his wing shot out of his back, it had regenerated. This of course did not help at the moment, and the force of the blizzard blew him out of the sky. His body fell out of the sky and he landed on his back. His bodyprint in the snow, and he waited there so Dang would not see him, for his energy needed to come back to him.

OoC: That power is not Rael's, he isn't that strong, now put two and two together, Dang saw a black cat... Dang has the Earthen Triforce, that's not his power, now what could Rael have?

"Oh ho ho ho," Dang panted, "Big blasts and... flashy lights will be... my... doom huh? THINK AGAIN!" He shouted in defiance. Drawing on his power, he realized how spent he was after blocking the brunt of that attack and well, living. "I saw you fall *******! Prepare to die!" He trudged over to Rael's general area, feeling is way through the darkness with his mind. He felt a trace of the electricity he had barrated Rael with, even if it hadn't hurt the bimalonian. He couldn't find the exact place Rael happened to be occupying, so in anger and frustration he Ionized the air in the general area Rael occupied. He kept this up for a full minute, reaching even into the jewel on his sword for extra energy he had stockpiled there, the plasma danced along Rael's skin and blasted him with ferocious amounts of energy and radiation. For good measure he shot a few plasma bolts in that direction, throwing earth up in clods and chunks.

Now suffering from a headache from the strain of his attack, Dang sank to his knees on the frozen earth, sweating despite the temperature.

OOC: plasma as in non-elemental lightning energy, i found a loophole.

Rael heard explosions in front of him and all around him, he went to get up, and he saw a huge purple blast head right towards his face. It blasted him back a few feet into another random blast. The screams told Dang where Rael was instantly. The blasts had knocked Rael into a crater, he was stuck.

Dang limped over to the crater and saw Rael there trying to climb out. The radiation had messed him up real bad, he couldn't see, hear, nor feel anything. He was like a caged animal. Dang realized it was his chance, so with pain in mind, he jumped at Rael and cut a huge slash right down his chest. Rael tried to scream, but his voice was silent. His blood spattered all over the rock.

Dang was pleased with the result, but he felt that he was so weak from the blast, that the jump had broken part of his left thigh. He was in great pain, but Rael could not do anything so Dang did not worry, Rael's weapon was outside of the crater. Now all Dang had to do was outlast the Bimalonian captain.

Kneeling there for a rest, Dang shuddered involuntarily. "I'm not going to break, no WAY!"

Rael lay there, not dead, but unmoving, as much to Dang's benefit as his own.

Rein was awake before he opened his eyes, groaning, he forced himself into a sitting position. He retched, the was sick between his limp legs. Slouched against a rock, he cast about for Gaosha, and found him under rubble, barely holding on to life. "At least I'm not the worst off." He muttered, then coughed up blood.

Rein got up and limped over the humongous crater that was once a mountain summit, "what the hell happened here" he asked to no one. Hewas baffled, but he guessed that the triforce did it. "Dang really is something" he exclaimed. Back at Rael and Dang, they were both beginning to recover a little, but Dang still had more damage from the big attack.

"I can see you human" Rael spat with some blood pouring from his mouth. Dang stood up slowly and readied his pike. Rael flapped his wings hard and flew to grab his weapon. Dang and Rael slowly struck at each other as if they were both drained of all of their life energy. Rein eventually made his way around the mountain, but a flying demon came up behind him and stabbed him in the back.

"Ho-w a-re y-ou u-p a-lrea-dy" Rein asked. "I transformed, it brought back enough energy to do thi-" his sentence cut off and he fell to the ground. Rein closed his eyes and fell as well, red snow all around him.

OoC: Rein isn't dead, you probably know that though, why would I kill my own character.

OOC: to explain the circumstances, in my world, gemstones, diamond, rubies, emeralds, even topaz, and cheap things, any transparent rock works. They house magical energy, and can be relieved of it, or endowed with it. naturally, during their forming, they attain some, and certain gemstones are more receptive than others. Diamonds being the most, then sapphires, rubies, emeralds, etc, etc. you get the basic picture. Dang's sword has a large Emerald in the pommel, and he imbues it with magical power to make the blade stronger and as a reserve of power should his own fail.

Dang fought with Rael, moving sluggishly from his wounds. He noticed Rael was having nearly as much trouble, but found himself slightly disadvantaged. He wasn't able to draw upon the triforce, for fear of overusing it and either killing himself or at the least splitting it up.

His power was ebbing fast, but then he saw a gemstone crytallized from Rael's blast. A cheap thing, but sufficient enough for the task at hand. He drew on the small it of power it contained, draining it until it crumbled into dust, spent. He felt strength returning, but the flow was cut off too soon, he was only marginally more powerful, and probably equal or lower than Rael still. His sword was compleely spent, and would probably break against another magicked blade. His pike held no adornments he could draw from, he was stuck.

Fighting with renewed vigor from the small help he'd taken, he seemed to have an edge because he could apply his power to soothing his pain and restoring some strength, but he was dangerously close to killing himself, and he would need sleep after this battle. Rael caught his restoration and seemed shocked, going more on the defensive now, because he couldn't quite keep up.

OoC: Here I go, last post.

BiC: Rael was defending against Dang's slightly quicker strikes with some difficulty. Rael had to perform one last technique before he gave in. He made a sharp deflection and the black cat appeared behind him. "My final act here" Rael said. Dang was horrified, and he readied himself in a blocking stance. Rael struggled to smile, and then all Dang saw was a purple sphere, and Rael was gone, the cat was gone as well, in its place was a floating note, Dang walked over to it. *Have a nice day*. He made an inquisistive look, then blew up.

Dang was completely knocked out when the smoke cleared, and Rein was knocked out next to Gaosha. Hours passed, and Gaosha and Rein woke up. Rein had slightly more energy, and impaled Gaosha upon awakening. Gaosha turned cold and fell down dead.

After the final stroke, Rein woke up Dang, and teleported them back to the Underdark.

OoC: Might be a little bit too much to be a draw, but at least the draw was in your favor.

except you killed your own character anyway, lol. I'm fine with the draw, you deserved it, even if you kinda cheated. (yes god-kings arent allwed characters for a reason, and making him come to Rale's aid was kinda not very fair. But whatever, at least you're original.)

Good battle.

IIt's actually a technique, not the person actually there, like you have the triforce, it balances out. Power that doesn't really belong to them.