[Round One] Trouble in Paradise

[Kanraku Tenma]

OoC: Okay peoples, I posted first. I will be using Keldar, the link is in my sig.

BiC: I had been wandering for days in the desert. The sands were the color of wheat and seemed to be endless. I had not eaten in over two days and was rapidly losing energy; if I did not find a village soon then I would die. I saw a snake quickly move across my field of vision, but I could not risk using the energy to catch it. The only thing I could do was walk for hours at a time; my body would not let me do anything else until I found some food or water. The sun shone brightly in the clear blue sky, and I could feel its intense heat slowly roast me alive.

After another hour of walking I began to hallucinate. Everywhere I looked I saw an oasis or fountain, only to discover they were actually dead plants or mounds of sand. I stumbled forward in a daze until I eventually fell to the ground and passed out. The last thing I felt before everything went dark was the hot sand on my face.

I woke up on a beach; the sound of the ocean crashing against the sand filled my ears. I could feel the sun’s warmth on my skin and I managed to open my eyes. I felt my face and felt sand covering it completely, I brushed most of it off before I stood up to examine my surroundings.

The ocean was calm and I could see millions of fish swimming in the water. Most of the fish were exotic and brightly colored. Their scales reflected the light and made them look like glowing balls of light dancing just below the surface of the water. The other fish were plain looking; they had dull grey scales and were slow and stupid in the water.

I couldn’t control myself any longer, my hunger became too much to endure and I found myself jumping into the water and quickly grabbing several of the fish with my bare hands. I was too hungry to cook them and began to devour them with incredible speed. Within a few minutes I had eaten all of them down to the bone and began to look for water. I walked over to the ocean and drank some, I was aware that drinking salt-water is bad for you, but at that point I didn’t really care. I found that the water was actually fresh-water. I dunked my head into the vast fresh-water ocean and began to drink.

The cool refreshing liquid trickled down my throat and felt my energy and strength returning. I pulled my head out of the water and dried myself off with my robe sleeve. I decided to step into the water and get my feet wet and cool them off. I just realized that they had been walking on incredibly hot sands for the past few days. I shuddered at the thought of what they must have looked like and decided not to look at them. I stepped into the water and instantly got the feeling in my feet back.

It didn’t matter how I got to this beach, all that mattered was that it was paradise compared to the desert. It seemed as if nothing could ruin this for me. Unfortunately, I was wrong. After a few minutes of standing in the water I saw a figure moving towards me. I drew my katana and faced the figure head on.

OoC: Oh and I am only saying this because it happens a lot. Keldar has never and will never refer to himself as the Demon Spawn. Just making it clear.

[VenomousNinja]

Viratious, fresh out of a dimensional portal was walking toward a person. This, apparently, was no regular person, Viratious could see that. This person, was in a black hooded robe, a strange thing to be wearing on the beach. Another clue, was the fact that there were bones all around him. More then likley from fish. The last clue, this man had a katana and looked like he knew how to use it.
"Who are you?" Viratious asked, only a few feet away from the katana.
"Keldar." The person called back. This person had a voice that wasn't deep, but wasn't light either.
"Keldar?" Viratious remembered something, in one of his books, a demon, by the name of... Oh... That's not a demon, that's something else... Although this guy is strange. "Why are you here?"
"Why shouldn't I be here?" Viratious was enraged now. He had no time for this, and also, was not in the mood for this! He must get that stone, he must set things right!
"Die!" Viratious pointed his index and middle finger of his right hand straight at the man. He blasted the man with a lighting bolt.
The man simply rose back up.
Crap! I really need to get to that stone now! Viratious now shot a great blast of wind at the man, who was now walking towards him. The man stumbled back a little, but then continued to walk towards Viratious.
"I'm in trouble!" Viratious whispered to himself as he started to run backwards. Viratious turned around as he saw the man walking towards him at a faster pace then before. That was the worst move he could make.
The man pointed the tip of his blade right at Viratious. It shined in the light, but not for long. The blade turned black, and out came a black beam. It hit Viratious right in the spinal cord.
Viratious fell straight onto the sand, everybody on the beach was looking at him and the man. The man was walking toward him, Viratious was extremly worried, was this the end?

[southern belle]

OoC: Argh! I had written up a good few paragraphs, before accidentally bumping the back button.... there goes the start of my post, lost. >< *prepares to rewrite, sighing*

Oh, and... good luck to everyone. *sets out a plate of brownies for all*

BiC: Bella walked -- nay, stumbled -- along, trying to cover as much distance as possible before it came time to stop again. Soon the sun would be unbearably hot, and she would be forced to rest until nightfall. She didn't know how much further the blasted desert stretched on, but the fewer days she had to spend in it, the better. Her water supply could only last so long, after all.

Shortly after thinking this, the tracker spotted a clump of cacti growing close to the ground. Eagerly, she dropped to her knees next to the plant and, glad for her leather gloves, grabbed one of the larger lobes. She drew out her hunting knife and cut it free of the plant, and then sliced it open. Savoring the water stored within it, the Hylian ate the cactus flesh. It was not the best tasting fare, perhaps, but it was quenched her thirst and helped to hold her hunger at bay.

Before moving on, she took her knife again and took a cutting from the plant. She removed the spines and placed it in a small pouch on her belt, next to some seeds and a few other cuttings. If worst came to worst, at least she could use her magic to grow some more cacti, giving her a water source.

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A few days had passed since Bella had come across the lone little bunch of cacti, and she was praying every day for the desert to end soon. A forest woman at heart, she wasn't sure how much longer she could last in the desert sun, with nothing living for miles. Soon, she was certain, she would simply wilt away, like a spring flower left in the scorching sun.

Gradually, she noticed a change. There was a slight tang to the air, and the wind was picking up a bit. It took her a while to identify it, but once she did, it was unmistakable. There was salt in the air! That would mean... an ocean! An ocean would mean several things; a source of fish, cool water that she could at least bathe in -- even if there was none for the drinking, and, if she was lucky, a port town. Invigorated by these exciting prospects, the tracker quickened her pace.

Soon the harsh, ugly tan of sand was met by a beautiful, clear blue line. It moved back and forth, a light crest of white foam glinting here and there across it. A wide smile broke out on the tracker's face. The water, though undrinkable, was a truly amazing and welcome sight. She was rather tempted to go swim in it for a good few hours -- and likely would have, had she not spotted the two figures just a little way down the beach.

One was shirtless, the other wore a dark, heavy robe. The robed man had a sword drawn and was steadily advancing on the shirtless figure sprawled on the ground. Bella saw that the other person was but a boy -- in his early teens at most -- and that he was weaponless. She had no clue what was going on, but she did not intend to see a seemingly innocent and defenseless child harmed without a d***ed good reason for it.

Her bow was in her hands in an instant, an arrow was nocked in another, and it was aimed at the man in the robe. "Stop!" she called in as firm and harsh a voice as she could muster. She stepped slowly forward, just enough to see them both more clearly, keeping her aim on the target and staying far enough away that he could not attack her.

"What business have you, hurting an unarmed child?" she asked in a voice of cold contempt. Her eyes blazed fiercely, glinting in the sunlight. The arrow pointed straight for the man's chest. "Answer now, or I'll not hesitate to loose this arrow, and a few of it's mates for good measure."

[Ti-Link]

OoC: Well, lets give a good luck to everyone fighting here today as we watch and have fun! *grabs brownie from table* Yum.

BiC: "Thank God," were the only words that replayed through the young teens mind. He had been through deserts before, but none seemed as long or dangerous as this. If it wasn't for the wings his father luckly added to his suit, he would have died many days ago.

Vitros flew mere feet above the sand as he rushed through at extreme speeds, sand kicking up from the ground behind him as he disengaged his wings as they folded back into his back. The young teen started to run, knowning he couldn't become to dependent on his wings as he ran through the sand as he saw mirages left and right, knowing better than to fall for a soda machine in the middle of a desert.

Vitros ran for nearly 3 hours before his luck decided to change his fate. The teen was full of energy, but had nothing to use it on. But he was a luck one, he needed that energy to even last a day out here. As he came upon over a hill of sand, he saw what he thought to be a mirage until he could hear it. A giant ocean had come into his sight as he started to walk, but as he examined to see that the area he had come to was beach, he then noticed a group of people down at the base of the ocean of water. He turned his eyesight on as he examined what seemed to be happening. The young teen had no idea what had happened, all he concluded was that the man in the robe was taking out a young teen of near his own age, and the teen was almost completely defenceless. He had no idea who the archer was or how she was involved.

Vitros quickly dashed down the beach at blinding speed as he launched a devestating punch to the robed man's face as the man slid across the sandy beach. "I don't know what is going on here, but you need to leave. Now."

[Kanraku Tenma]

OoC: It seems that this has become a three on Keldar battle. *grabs several brownies from the table*

BiC: I touched my face and felt warm blood on my fingers.

"Damn, now I'm bleeding," I said as I turned towards the person that punched me in the face.

"What do you want?" I yelled angrily at both the woman with the bow and the other.

“We want you to stop attacking this defenseless child,” replied the woman.

The person that punched me looked to be in his mid-teens and wore a blue jacket and what appeared to be jeans. But looks could be deceiving; I myself appeared human yet I could easily kill a man with a simple spell. I played with the idea of slicing his stomach, but eventually threw the idea away and wrapped an aura of dark magic around my hand and simply held it up to his face.

“Hit me again and I will use my demonic magic to melt your face,” I said as threateningly as possible. I don’t normally like to attack people when I have little reason to do so especially when a simple threat will suffice.

“Hit me with your best shot,” the cocky teenager replied, making a gesture with his hand.

“Very well,” I said as I released my dark energy at his chest, only to find it did him no harm.

“Your dark magic can’t hurt me,” the teenager said as he threw another punch at my face.

I dodged the attack and thrust my katana through his leg. I pulled my katana out of his leg and turned towards the woman with the bow just in time to dodge a shot at my head. Three more arrows were quickly fired and two of them hit me in my right leg.

I fired another blast of dark magic at the woman as she fired another arrow, this time hitting me in my left leg. I pulled the arrows out of my legs and stifled a scream of pain. My blood began to trickle down my legs and I held my katana in a defensive position.

They were mad at me for attacking the shirtless boy, although this boy appeared to be at least six inches taller than me. I turned around, only to find that the boy was gone. I turned my attention back to my two attackers. The teen was clutching his leg and the woman was pulling back on her bow, most likely to fire another arrow at me.

The arrow flew towards my head as I raised my katana and cut it in half. The arrow fell to the ground and I quickly released a barrage of dark energy at the woman. A move like that would waste a lot of my energy, but thanks to my adrenaline I would be able to keep going like this for hours.

[southern belle]

OoC: ...poor Keldar. XD

BiC: Bella jumped slightly as another figure appeared and, without warning, punched the robed man in the face, sending him flying back. Well then... that works too I guess, she thought, quickly aiming again.

It soon became clear that this situation would not be resolved without a fight, so the Hylian joined in. She aimed not to kill, simply intending to injure the man enough so that he could not continue the fight. He dodged the first shot, but her next two found purchase in his leg, spending blood spattering down onto the sand. A moment later, and another arrow pierced his other leg.

Bella smiled grimly. A few more good shots to his leg and he'd be unable to stand and continue the battle. She drew another arrow, looking around for the kid as she did so. She paused mid-draw, realizing that he had apparently disappeared. What the...? Her eyes widened as she looked back to the robed man and realized he had just sent a blast of dark energy her way. She dropped to a low crouch, just barely avoiding it. She turned the motion into a fluid roll as he began a barrage of the attacks, and stood, drawing and firing another arrow.

Taking time for the attack cost her, though -- he had not finished his assault yet. She stumbled back as a blast of dark energy hit her, clutching her stomach with her free hand. Ow... The arrow had hit him, though, forcing him to leave off attacking her, for the moment at least. Before he could turn to her again, the teenager that had appeared earlier was attacking him again. Bella gratefully took the moment to catch her breath, still clutching her stomach, before drawing another arrow and returning to the battle.

[Ti-Link]

Vitros quickly rolled away from the two fighters as they dueled at long range attacks. They had seemingly turned their attention to each other, so he had time to do what he needed.

The teen quickly manipulated water from the fresh-water ocean and started to sway the water over his leg, healing the wound in seconds. He then quickly got up and withdrew his sword, and stuck it in the water. He waited a few seconds as he watched the dark blasts and arrows fly before removing his blade as it was in it's Ice Form and was nearly his height in length and a foot wide.

Vitros quickly ran at the robed man and took a downward slash at the man, only for him to sidestep, but he saw this coming, and raised his palm infront of the man and released a powerful Light blast that sent the man across the sand. Luckly, the dark blast that had hit him earlier was powerful and he was able to take most it's energy for a Light attack. He then looked at the man that was now having major difficulty getting up from the multiple shots to the legs. "Why were you attacking that kid?" He asked as he activated his ice buckler.

[VenomousNinja]

Viratious was hiding under a beach chair, charging a lighting attack. He wasn't sure it would work, after all, these new powers had harmed him before, but he was stuck with 'em 'till he got that stone back.
The attack was charged, Viratious jumped out, sending the chair flying, and blasted the robed man with five-hundred volts of electricity. Viratious couldn't stop, though, as he was recieving volts of electricity himself.
His attack just missed another teen, who was apparently questioning the hooded one.
Viratious was able to stop as his energy ran out. But that was bad, there was some sort of small explosion, and both the teen and the girl flew back. The hooded person was, for some reason, intent on killing Viratious.
He flew at Viratious, Viratious got up and dodged, tripped the person, and took the sword.
"You're dead now..." Viratious raised the sword on the fallen person, to kill me, but he recieved a spark of pain. He dropped the sword and fell down. The hooded person grabbed the sword and raised it up. Viratious starting crawling frantically towards the other two people, and luckily, he was able to gather enough energy to get to his feet and run after a quarter of a minute.
"Boy!" The robed person yelled, now pratically flying at Viratious. The other tean jumped infront of Viratious, but was blown back by the force of the tackle delivered by the robed person. The other teen flew over Viratious and landed in the water. The robed one raised the sword, he was now inches from Viratios.
Three arrows suddenly flew in front of Viratious face and hit the man in the side, the man almost lost grip of the sword, but didn't. He flew a few inches back and turned his attention to a red-headed girl with a pony tail.

OOC: *Grabs a brownie* These are good!

[Kanraku Tenma]

OoC: I know its a little shorter than normal, but I was distracted by brownies. *eats more brownies* Oh and the reason I am hitting Ti-Link's character so hard is because he can heal himself.

BiC: I pulled the arrows out of my side as I ran toward the woman with the bow. I raised my blade and brought it down toward her face. She moved to the side quickly, but not quickly enough to dodge the attack. My katana made a deep cut on her cheek and she attempted to fire another arrow. I quickly cut through her remaining arrows before she could fire them at me and shot a blast of dark magic at her stomach. Tears of pain began to form in her eyes as she fell to the ground in pain. My blast wouldn’t kill her but it probably felt like her organs were exploding.

I turned to the teenager and charged at him. I managed to stab him through his chest as he cut into my arm. I pulled my katana out of his chest as I punched him in the gut. I heard the teen scream in pain as he attempted to punch me in the face again. I could feel my nose begin bleeding again as I cut deeply into his leg. The teen fell to the ground in pain as I turned and fired a blast of dark fire at the boy. He dodged it and began to run away. I fired hundreds of blasts at the boy, at least twenty of which hit their mark. I sheathed my katana; I wouldn’t need it right now.

As I watched the boy fall to the ground I couldn’t help but feel as if I had accomplished something great. But I felt something else along with that feeling of pride; I felt light headed. I noticed I was breathing heavily and that I had used up too much energy on that last attack. Everything faded to black as I fell to the ground. The smell of blood filled my nose.

OoC: I think I ate all the brownies... who wants pie? *distributes pies*

[VenomousNinja]

OOC: ALL THE BROWNIES??!! *Grabs a piece of pie and shoves it in his mouth* Get 'em Viratious!

BIC: "This is useful!" Viratious said, as he suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "Is he dead?" he pondered to himself.
Viratious jumped down to the robed man's body and poked it. It didn't stir, but Viratious could see it was breathing, barley, but still breathing.
He looked around, everyone on the beach was staring at Viratious and the bodies that lay on the ground. Then one man approached him.
"Are you okay?" He asked in a familar voice.
"Yes..." Viratious responded.
"What about them?" The man indicated the girl and the older teen.
"The girl should be alright, the boy, I don't know."
"And the hooded one?"
"He's living, but not responding at all."
"I'm amazed you haven't recongized me, Viratious."
"Wait, what?" The man started to fade, only to reveal another man.
The new man was tall and white haired, and was wearing a golden necklace on it with a mixture of black and white clothes.
"Ipirica!" Viratious yelled, jumped at the new man, but wound up with sand in his face.
"You should know I would be using your own techniques, if I was lazy to use my own. And I just happen to be lazy today." The new man named Ipirica appeared before Viratious, bent over, and continued his speach. "I will kill you now."
Ipirica raised a white boot over Viratious's head, and the boot went down with amazing speed and strength. Ipirica had smashed Viratious's skull.
He started laughing, and then the girl stirred. He did not notice, but she got up and looked at the hooded man, the other teen, Viratious and Ipirica in a row.

OOC: Sorry it's so short.

[southern belle]

OoC: ... Holy hell. o.o *incredibly curious about this new dude* XD

BiC: Bella lay on the ground, her breathing harsh. Sand filled her vision, sticking to eyelashes wet with tears. Blood ran from the gash on her cheek, mixing with the sand, so that she could see nothing but crimson swirling in tan. She gasped, trying to pull herself together. Even in her intense pain, however, she couldn't help but think of how her robed opponent had slashed all her remaining arrows. D*** him! Doesn't he have any idea how long it takes to make those?

She heard voices overhead, and wondered what had happened to the battle. Had the robed guy gone down by now? She fought through the haze of pain, trying to concentrate.

"...boy, I don't know."

"And the hooded one?"

"He's living, but not responding at all." Well, that answered the question of the battle, then.

"I'm amazed you haven't recognized me, Viratious." Bella blinked at the suddenly harsh tone. What was going on?

"Wait, what?" A moment later, the boy's shout rang out. "Ipirica!"

The Hylian could tell something was seriously wrong. She struggled to get to her feet, and for a moment was so overcome with pain that she couldn't pay attention to the conversation. She gritted her teeth, took in a sharp breath, and forced herself the rest of the way up. As she did so, she drew her short sword. It wasn't her favorite weapon, but it was certainly better than nothing.

Her gaze found the two just as the man's boot connected with the boy's head. Her eyes widened, and her mouth opened in a silent scream. She stared at the growing pool of blood, the strange man standing between her and the boy, laughing.

It was incomprehensible. Why, why had he done that? She stared at him for a few moments, her grip on her sword so tight it made her hand ache. Then, without a word, she rushed him, her sword high, attacking in blind rage.

OoCEdit: I didn't carry the post far past where you left off, VN, simply because I know absolutely nothing about this new guy. Oh, and... *grabs a slice of pie* :3

[Ti-Link]

OoC: Interesting...a new guy! *grabs piece of pie*

BiC: The young teen was not very stunned by the blow, but decided to stay low for a few minutes to look over the situation. His safest place: the water, so he stayed under, his head barely over to see as he started to listen. To his line of sight, there seemed to be a new man joining the fight, but he had no idea who or when the guy appeared.

"I will kill you now," the man said as he suddenly started to attack the teen until he finally kicked Viratious directly in the head, and from the looks of the wound, it was a life-risking wound as he watched the boy fall to the ground as a pool of blood appeared around the boys body, mixing with the sand.

Vitros instantly started to check over the mysterious man to realize he was quite powerful, senseing his aura. Suddenly, he had realized the woman that had attacked before was now dashing at the man with a short sword. The teen took action as quickly as he could, knowing he had the element of surprise. He quickly used his water magic to blast himself out of the water, also bringing water from behind him, heading straight for the two. He quickly grabbed to woman away from the mans reach and froze the water in time to knock the mystery man across the sand. Vitros then turned his head to the Hylian, "Are you freakin' crazy?! That guy is too powerful and in my future vision, I saw you nearly cut in half," the teen then got up to his feet as his eye started to glow. "Nevertheless, are you okay?"

[VenomousNinja]

OOC: I'll explain. Ipirica is the man who murdered Viratious's parents when he was two, and a little while in Viratious's timeline before, they had a small conflict, (see Viratious's still yet to be graded first post in training), and Viratious wound up almost murding Ipirica (I haven't posted that yet), so, well, he got his revenge. He's also kind of a maniac, and extremly powerful.... EXTREMLY! He is also, for some reason, still in his twenties, although he has been in his twenties for thirty years... *Grabs some pie* Is that all of the pie?? Meh? *chews last piece in satisfaction.*

Bic: Blood filled Viratious's sight... He wasn't dead, but how, and even more... Why? Ipirica should have took the chance and murdered Viratious, or, had he failed?
Viratious tried to lift his yead, but yielded no results, no even a singe grunt so people could know he was alive... Then, Viratious stood up, but not on the beach... In his house, when he was two, he was playing on the ground, happy with his book of magic. He couldn't read it yet, but he loved to throw it! His parents were sitting on the couch, looking straight at him, smiling...
Viratious watched his younger self, and then he saw it. The spell he need. The spell of the second chance.
Viratious read the spell, and recited it. He was going to live again, but at a devastating price.
At that moment, Ipirica came in, pointed at Viratious's dad, and shot a blast of light at him. He fell. Ipirica repeated the process with Viratious's mom. She was gone, and Viratious was on the ground, in tears, while his younger self was happily playing, not knowing what was going on.
"Mom!!! Dad!!! Damn you!!!!" Viratious stood up on the beach, his skull fully healed, but his spirit broken.
He heard several gasps, and then felt Ipirica's menacing stare. There had been a battle going on, the robed man still on the ground, the girl and the older teen, safe. There was ice between Viratious and Ipirica. He broke that ice, and took a step forward.
Viratious looked Ipirca straight in the eyes, "You will die today." he said.

[Kanraku Tenma]

OoC: Awww, the pie is gone. *pushes button, revealing a warehouse full of brownie pies* Finally, everyone stopped killing Keldar!

BiC: Pain. All I could think about was the horrible pain. My sides and legs had been wounded by arrows and my face and body had taken incredibly hard punches. I was pretty sure several bones were broken. It hurt when I tried to stand. I managed to open my eyes through the pain and witnessed the boy attempting to kill a man in his twenties. The woman and the teen were sitting on the ground and appeared to be in a state of shock.

“Foolish boy, you will get yourself killed,” I said as I stood up and drew my katana.

I limped over to the teen and the woman; I needed a favor from them.

“Sir, I need you to heal us so that we can defeat this new adversary,” I said to the teen.

The teen looked surprised at my request but healed us anyway. I wrapped an aura of dark magic around my body and my katana as I began to run towards the new opponent. I could feel that this man was powerful, more powerful than me, but I figured that if all of us attempted to defeat him than we could probably stop him from killing everyone.

I flew forward and cut him across the chest as the boy shot a blast of magic energy at his stomach. The woman cut into the man’s back while the teenager punched him in the face. The man fell to the ground in pain, but I could see that he would still be able to fight.

I jumped back out of the man’s reach, just dodging a punch to the gut. I landed on my feet right next to the teen and the woman. We all watched as the boy continued to attack the man. I could almost taste the fury and passion behind each of his attacks.

“This should be interesting,” I said as I began charging up my dark aura.

[southern belle]

OoC: Brownie pie.... awesome. <3

BiC: Still in a fighting frame of mind, Bella felt someone grabbing her and turned, prepared to attack. The teen caught her arm mid-swing, holding her back. She struggled for a moment, before realizing who it was.

"Are you freakin' crazy?!" he looked at her incredulously. "That guy is WAY too powerful, and in my future vision, I saw you cut in half!"

Her eyes widened a bit. Future vision? Cut in half? What was he talking about?

"Anyways," he said, apparently unaware of her reaction to his words. "Are you okay?"

The Hylian lowered her sword, though her grip on it stayed just as tight. She nodded and looked to where the strange new man stood behind a wall of ice. "I'll be fine," she said, though her teeth were gritted against the pain in her stomach. She looked again at the man she had almost attacked. "We can't just let him get away with killing that kid." Her voice was unusually harsh, and her eyes were dark.

"I think you may be getting a bit ahead of yourself," her rescuer said. At Bella's inquiring look, he tilted his head to indicate something a little past Ipirica.

Bella turned and stared, unbelieving. There was the kid, standing and glaring at Ipirica. His head, though covered in semi-dried blood, had healed itself. Suddenly, Viratious broke the ice separating Ipirica from the others and stepped forward. "You will die today," he said, his voice full of rage and venom.

"Foolish kid, you'll get yourself killed." The response had come, not from Ipirica, but from the robed figure they had been fighting not long before. He limped over to where they stood, looking at the teen. "Sir, I need you to heal us so we can defeat this new adversary."

Bella blinked. Moments ago he had been fighting them, but now, with the appearance of a greater threat, that was out of necessity forgotten. The pain in Bella's stomach faded, and the flow of blood from her cheek stopped. She looked gratefully at the kid. "Thanks." He nodded.

They all fell to attacking the new threat, doing their best to work together -- but it was easy to see he'd still be a challenge. He fell to the ground once, but was quickly up again and ready to continue the fight.

Bella had, throughout the fight, tossed some of her cacti cuttings into the sand whenever she was not immediately concerned with attacking or defending. She poured a little bit of energy in them -- just enough to make them begin to sprout below the earth. Now she had several energy-filled plants sitting throughout the battlefield, ready to be grown up in a second. It would cause no lasting damage to their opponent, but it could help all the same.

Ipirica fell back again, and Bella, the robed man, and the kid who'd healed them fell back as well to gather themselves. Viratious continued fighting however, viciously attacking the man with everything he had.

"This should be interesting," the robed figure said, preparing to re-enter the fray.

"I'd be a lot more help if someone hadn't destroyed all my arrows..." Bella muttered darkly.

He shot her an apologetic grin and moved forward to attack again, making no response. The tracker shrugged and rejoined as well as she saw an opening.

OoCEdit: ...you posted while I was posting. << *grumbles*

Well, let's just pretend this post happened before that one, yeah? X3 'Sides, most of the stuff in this is stuff that was happening DURING the other posts.... showing what was happening with Bella and such.

Edit again: Though technically, you'd already posted for this go-through, VN.

[Ti-Link]

The warrior looked at the archer he had just kept from being cut in two and started to explain quickly. He raised a finger to point at his irregular eye. "I see everything. I can see 3 seconds into the future at best. I can see 360 degrees around me, and I can also read minds, which is why I knew you asked about that," the teen said smiling as he took two small blue pipes from his sides and connected them together making a staff. "But at the moment, I think we need to help now don't you?"

He started to walk toward the man that seemed to be named Ipirica as he launched a dozen shots of Ebyss Venom at the man. He seemed to know how to fight, because he dodged most of the shots until one hit him in the arm. Making the man jerk slightly, Vitros quickly withdrew his blade once again and summoned it's Ice Form. As he dashed, he shot a few ice shards at the man who luckly dodged them by sidestepping. Vitros then quickly raised his sword to the air as he quickly conjured water into his hands and froze them into the shape of arrows. He then tossed the mass of about 30 arrows at the Hylian. "That should do you for a while," he said as he took a slash at Ipirica, only for him to dodge and to land a kick in his side, but as the foot made contact, his entire side turned to water as the teens body collapsed in a watery mass. Vitros then dashed up from behind the man, hitting him directly in the lower back as he flew forward. How can he still see?

[VenomousNinja]

OOC: Reposting this for this go, sorry, I was just so excited! I hope this fits in with the before posts, and I hope this is good for my go! *Grabs brownie pie*

Bic: Ipirica reformed his legs, blasted back the other teen, and stood up after being hit directly in the back. Viratious continued attempting to murder him to no use.
"Why won't you die!" Viratious yelled out.
"You should know." Ipirica put two fingers to Viratious's forehead and blasted him back into the sea.
Viratious would have usually welcomed the sea, he liked to swim. But not now! Now was the time to kill Ipirica, to get revenge!
Viratious got back to shore quickly, and ran straight at Ipirica. Ipirica was now dealing with the robed man, who was apparently an ally now. The robed man was blasted back into the sand, but he got up. Then Ipirica noticed Viratious.
Viratious clashed with Ipirica. Ipirica fell, and Viratious punched Ipirica in his face, almost breaking his nose. Ipirica responded by again putting two fingers on Viratious's forehead, but this time Viratious fell limp onto the ground. A mark was forming on his forehead, an evil mark. An ancient mark.
The mark of Death's Army.
Viratious felt a sense of evil coming over him, and strangly, he welcomed it. All of his anger was now at the mark on his forehead. Viratious flew a few feet into the air using a power that wasn't his, and then he let out a terrifying scream.
Viratious was darker now, with more powers, better powers! His eyes were all black, his hair turned white. Viratious had also gained two black gloves with the mark of Death's Army on the palms.
Viratious was now enlisted in Death's Army, and there was no going back.