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Wielding; Modern Fantasy/Sci-fi
Topic Started: Dec 8 2008, 12:54 PM (2,893 Views)
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The shadow trailing James slid quietly the shade of the car, disappearing beneath the undercarriage. There was a sudden flurry of sparks from underneath the car, and an oily smoke suddenly erupted from it. It began to swerve madly, despite James frantic attempts to control the steering wheel. The car barreled off the road even as James slammed on the brakes. Before he could stop it, the car careened wildly and crashed headlong into a large tree. The hood of the car was smashed in, and the engine sputtered and died. James groaned a little, recovering from the shock of the sudden crash. Shaking his head, he fumbled with the seat belt lock, unfastening it after a moment. He opened the door and stumbled out of the car, holding a hand to his head. His chest and waist were bruised from where the seatbelts had dug into in the crash, and he was bleeding from a cut on his head.

James, there is a breaker nearby! Golion said, his voice slightly muffled by the pain that James was in. It’s not Billy! Despite his pain, James came alert at Golion’s warning. He backed up from the wrecked car. Golion manifested his power, strengthening James skin and hardening it into a stony layer of armor. His eyes shifted and merged into one large eye in the middle of his face as the Cyclops’ influence changed him.

“Where is it?” James asked aloud, looking around for any sign of the other breaker. There was a faint flitter of a shadow moving speedily across the ground, and something slammed into James from behind. He was sent hurtling across the road to skid on the hard ground, coming to an abrupt stop against another tree. From behind where he had stood, a woman formed from the shadow moving along the ground. She looked up as she heard Billy’s motorcycle approaching.

“Another traitor approaches…” She whispered to herself. She looked up to a nearby tree, and reached her hand out as her eyes turned black. Shadowy tendrils seemed to spring from the tree’s shadow, and wrap around its trunk. They strained, and there was a sharp crack of wood. The tree snapped in two, falling across the road in Billy’s path.
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Billy emerged from the last shadow just in time to hear the crunch of metal against wood and the sound of spintering glass. Had James lost control of the car?Billy thought. He had no way of knowing for sure, or if James was alright, or even conscience. Just has Billy finished that thought, the crack of wood that sounded like thunder rang through Billy's hears. He looked up just in time to see a tree crashing toward him. Billy tried to dive out of the way, but he was too late. He couldn't dodge the thick middle branches of the tree, and they slammed him to the ground. The weight was enourmous. Billy could feel the breath being squeezed from his body. Exhaling wasn't a problem, but inhaling proved to be a bit more diffucult. Billy struggled not to laugh at this thought, becuase laughing would use up the last of his breath. Instead, he concentrated on bringing all the powers he knew to the front of his mind. The shadow blade lept from his hand, and he began to hack at the branches closest to him, trying to create room for his bulk, so he could maneuver and breathe again. From his other hand, shadow tendrils snaked out and wrapped themselves around other branches, snapping wood and rending limbs from around him, he only hoped he could get free before he went unconscience from lack of oxygen. One thing he knew for certian, thier enemy was near, and had found James and knew Billy was close.

Billy hacked at the last branch and had managed to cut himself free. He lept from the pile of wood and leaves, blade and tendrils ready, looking around fevershly for their opponent.
"It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Seneca

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The woman waited in the shadows, looking at Billy with black eyes. She had misread this one, having assumed it was another wielder. But now, she could tell he wasn’t. She didn’t attack again, though she wrapped a protective layer of darkness over herself, turning her skin pitch black. “You. You’re not one of the wielders. No…You have seen what the otherworlders seek to do to us. One of them tried to control you, I can tell,” The woman said aloud, her accusing voice seeming to echo among the shadows all around them. “Yet you’ve come on behalf of one of the traitors. Why? They seek to work with our enemies! Enemies who wish to possess us and destroy us!”

Meanwhile, over in the bushes and leaning against the tree, James groaned. His head swam and his body seemed to ache all over. His eye came open and he put a hand to his head, and his scattered wits began to returned. He couldn’t see her, but James could tell that other breaker was still here, but for the immediate moment, she wasn’t attacking, and was focused on Billy. Unsteadily, he rose to his feet, still shaken by the crash and the subsequent surprise attack.
Edited by Fortis, Apr 29 2009, 11:38 AM.
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Billy stood in the road ready for the next barrage. He scanned the woods for any sign of thier attacker. He couldn't see her, but he could hear her. Her voice was hollow and seemed to come from all around him. He smirked at her accusations.

"One of you already tried to possess me, and I beat her, I'll beat you too!."

Billy heard James groan. This relieved and annoyed Billy at the same time. He was relieved that James was alright, but annoyed becuase he would potentially have to share this kill. That's alright he thought, all for the common good. The dark thing in the back of Billy's mind shuddered at that thought. Good was something that was foriegn to it's existence.

Billy sensed that James was beginning to return to his senses and regain his feet. He needed to keep her focus on himself, and find her. "What are you afraid of?" Billy asked. "It's just me and you, let's finish this!" With that last statement, Billy hurled a shadow ball into the woods, but not at anything solid, he was aiming between the trees, seeing if they struck anything that wasn't a tree.[/i]
Edited by chert1214, May 8 2009, 07:26 PM.
"It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Seneca

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