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Post by Darth Andor on May 22, 2018 17:06:16 GMT -8
Andor felt his momentum become disrupted as he was hit by two consecutive force pushes. It caused him to stagger, but Andor noticed that they were not full strength. Was Luxeria holding back or was she becoming tired? Andor guessed the latter. Luxeria had spent the majority, if not the entirety, of the duel on defense, expelling numerous attacks through the Force to ward off Andor's aggressive tactics. Andor on the other hand, was feeling good, as if he could go on for hours, having only used a few minor applications in the Force, the only true taxation of his energy coming from his aggressive speeds. But Andor had decades of training under his belt, his endurance refined to a Master level.*
*As Andor halted, he noticed that his opponent was levitating high in the air, no doubt an application known to most as Force Flight. It was something that Andor had never witnessed, nor was it a power he cared to pursue. He knew that the longer Luxeria carried on this power, the more exhausted she would be come... although Andor was very shocked to see she still had enough stamina left to perform such a feat, and out of the blue too.*
*Andor smiled as he stood there, waiting: letting Luxeria tighten the noose around her own neck.
"You are weak, and you have lost. You are a coward." Patience was not a trait found among most Sith, but it was something Andor had learned to acquire. Every fiber in his body wanted to unleash his destructive power and shred Luxeria to ribbons, but he held back. Every second Luxeria flew, the more tired she would become. Every second she was in the air, the more Andor would be able to catch his breath and ready himself for his next attack.*
*The Darkside swirled around Andor like a maelstrom, its fury gaining strength with each passing moment. His blood boiled, his hands twitched, and his mind was bristling.*
*Yet the Sith waited, enjoying the fun as the predator played with its food.
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Luxeria
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Post by Luxeria on May 26, 2018 8:23:36 GMT -8
Luxeria still possessed some strength and more than enough reserves to make harder attacks, but she knew she was being put into a position where she was constantly having to use it. If she was to make it out of this fight alive, she had reduce its usage or, at the very least, lower the amount of power she was putting into each attack. A difficult task no matter how one decided to slice it.
Luxeria watched Andor from where she hovered, unaffected by his words. She could see through the cracks of his words and their attempt to either diminish her will or drive her into attacking blindly. But she knew better. Through all she had witnessed, she knew she wasn't weak. That was an illusion she conquered long ago. She also knew, despite how a battle played out, a fight wasn't over until someone was dead. And finally, calling her a coward. Another thing she had learned was retreating wasn't cowardice as many thought. Pulling out of a battle that couldn't be won was strategy, a way of regrouping and creating a new plan. Retreating, of course, wasn't an option here. She wouldn't be able to get away from Andor no matter how hard she tried. But she was able to create a break in the fighting, allowing her to gather herself again before moving into attack once more. Had she stayed where she was, she would have been forced to keep evading until she made a mistake. Her evasion tactics had started smooth and with a clear head, but had become unfocused since the moment she lost control of her leg. She could have still kept focus, but Andor had done well to keep her from regaining her clarity.
But he was foolish not to keep the pressure on and let have this time. She wasn't down yet, and that hesitation could very well cost him, just as he kept thinking about her. Patience was just as strong with her as it was with her former master. But she also knew she couldn't remain in the air like this for long periods of time. It would drain her faster than any of her abilities thus far no matter how much of a second nature ability it became. It meant she'd have to utilize it as sparingly as possible, staying on the ground when she could, using the Force to merely stabilize and aid in her movements.
Taking a deep breath, She lowered herself back down to the ground, saber in hand, ready for any movement the Sith would make against her. She landed not even ten feet away, close enough to jump in for an attack, but just enough to be outside of range without moving forward. Yet, the moment her right foot touched, she leapt forward, bringing her saber down in a two handed, overhead strike. She didn't let her momentum stop though, not letting herself get caught in a block. She then made a horizontal slash from her right to left, then back before jumping over him into a flip.
Landing behind him, she let herself drop to the ground, using the motion to spin on her right foot to her right, slashing out at the back of his knees.
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Darth Andor
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Post by Darth Andor on May 26, 2018 17:02:07 GMT -8
Sparks flew as Andor's blades intercepted Luxeria's overhead strike. His own blades formed an "X" trapping Luxeria's in the crook. The blades were stilled, hanging above their heads. Without giving Luxeria the chance to follow through with her sequence, Andor pivoted on his left foot, turning his body to a 45 degree angle from Luxeria, throwing his right leg forward, hoping to kick in Luxeria's right knee, effectively breaking the bone, if contact was made. The muscles in his organic arm bulged as it worked with the prothetic arm to hold Luxeria's two handed strike in check.*
*As Andor's kicked, he also withdrew his right blade, leaving only the strength of his prothetic to continue to hold Luxeria's blade above. In a crimson blur, the right blade came searing toward Luxeria's chest in a fully extended thrust, aiming to pierce directly into her heart.
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Luxeria
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Post by Luxeria on May 27, 2018 9:03:31 GMT -8
She had come to anticipate the kick Andor attempted, merely because she would attempt a similar attack any time she had the chance. Typically, she would grab her opponent's wrists when they attacked overhead and create a small resistance before letting herself give a little, just enough for her opponent to catch on and pull back so not to fall forward. When this happened, she'd jump a bit, using that bit of force as leverage as sh slammed hr feet into both knees, working to, at the very least, hyper extend the knee. With both legs inoperable and pain flowing through them, most opponents ere easy targets from there. She had variations to the attack, much like what Andor had done and had thought about trying it on him, though couldn't see making it work so easy. And with her leg down and his attack just now, it was highly probable he was looking for it to happen as well. The risk of this happening to hr was another reason she learned what she could to compensate for the loss of her legs.
Once her blade stopped moving at the first strike, Luxeria immediately jumped into the air, jumping over Andor with a twist so that she'd face him when she landed, Andor's kick flowing underneath her legs. Her blade stayed in place, locked between Andor's until her twist, making sure he couldn't move them to attack until she was facing him gain and could see the next attack.
When she landed on her right foot, she moved down into a crouch, low enough that a typical slash would pass over her head as it was the most ideal attack when turning. Otherwise, he'd possibly jump away or just turn to find her before making an attack. If he slashed like she guessed he would or simply turned, she'd wait for one saber to pass over before shoving her blade upward in a steep diagonal motion, aiming to pierce his heart, the same case should he turn without an attack. If he jumped, she jump with him, working to stay over him and run her blade through his spine and heart as the moved. If she missed the heart, a severed spine would put him down much more than her leg. No matter the attack, however, she was ready for something different than her guesses. As a effective warrior, it was required to anticipate possible attacks and plan for them while also being ready to respond to the unexpected.
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Post by Darth Andor on May 27, 2018 9:39:45 GMT -8
As Luxeria jumped overhead, Andor used the momentum of the pivot to his left to follow-through, turning the 180 degrees to face where his opponent would land, their blades still locked together above. But Andor was fast, having turned faster than Luxeria could land, for there was less distance for him to turn than it was for her to jump up, over, and then back down.*
*He was ready. Her feet hadn't even touched the ground yet as Andor moved into her guard, giving her no time to catch her balance or ready an attack. His left hand stayed above, as he pressed forward, keeping Luxeria's blade occupied, as he thrust forward with his right blade, aiming for her heart.*
*As the blade seared forward, a devilish smile broke across the Sith's face... It was over. There was no way Luxeria could alter her trajectory in mid-air, and would find herself falling into the thrusting blade.
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Luxeria
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Post by Luxeria on May 27, 2018 14:21:02 GMT -8
Indeed, Andor's momentum in his kick allowed for a better flow and the distance was much shorter. But it also meant his movements would flow into position before she did. As she spun overhead, shifting her angle, she saw his pivot continue to turn him around, ready to intercept her. As she was falling, his right blade moved in from its killing thrust. In any normal situation, this was the end.
But the end hadn't come just yet. Once again, she utilized her Force Flight. It allowed for her to move about while in the air and as the blade pushed in, she was able to move her body to her right a bit as her left hand came off her hilt and down to Andor's arm, pushing it off to the side to keep it from moving back in on her. While not fully clear, she felt the blade pass her side, searing her flesh as it cut her side. She fought through the pain, seeing a possible opening. Utilizing the Trakata form, she turned off her lightsaber, letting it simply fall straight down. The moment it passed Andor's lightsaber, she activated it again as she worked to slice Andor in half.
With her hand against his right arm to apply some resistance from him cutting more into her, the resistance his left hand had no matter how little would take a moment to redirect and bring down on her, and the short distance her blade had to fall left him nearly no time to respond, making for a high chance for her getting the killing strike on him. Even with his Force Speed, the time it took to register her saber work and make a move to avoid the strike was improbable. She guessed, she'd kill him, they'd end up killing each other in this, or Andor could release a Force Push to try and separate them and hope he didn't receive some cut from her lightsaber.
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Post by Darth Andor on May 27, 2018 16:43:55 GMT -8
*Andor's senses screamed at him as Luxeria's lightsaber disappeared, leaving Andor's own left blade hovering above her head..... unimpeded.*
*His left hand swung down with all it's might, aiming to slice into the top of Luxeria's skull, and into her torso, splitting her in half. His right lightsaber (now just to Luxeria's left, searing her side), moved horizontally inwards, hoping to cleave her in half horizontally just above the waist.*
*Andor leaned backwards, as quickly as he could, almost as if he was doing the limbo, distancing his head by lowering it and bringing it backwards and away from Luxeria, trying to gain every precious millisecond possible to cleave through his opponent before her own blade crashed down on him from above.*
*But he wasn't fast enough. The blade reappeared, screaming downward at the Sith Lord. At first, the Sith Lord did not flinch as the blade slid into his face, carving down the bridge of his nose, through his lips, down his chin and into his chest. But then, a millisecond later, it hit him. His body burned, no, it was more than that, it was indescribable, the amount of pain that shot through Andor's body as he lost his balance and fell, his back crashing onto the ground. He screamed in agony, in frustration, in hatred, unknowing if his opponent had evaded his two blades.*
*He didn't care, he didn't notice. His breath began to quicken, getting shallower with each inhalation he took. His vision began to cloud, tendrils of darkness seeping in from the corners of his vision. He looked down, and noticed the end of Luxeria's blade, pierced through his left pectoral, no doubt hitting his heart.*
*The darkness grew thicker, threatening to suffocate the Dark Lord, as he coughed, blood spilling out of his mouth to trickle down his cheek and his chin.*
*The light in Andor's eyes flickered out, his body going limp as the sun began to set on the bloodstained ziggurat: a sacrifice given to the Eternal Pyre.
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Post by Luxeria on May 27, 2018 17:09:45 GMT -8
When all was said and done, the message had been sent: Andor couldn’t overpower Luxeria. However, bringing about his end came at a price. Left hand braces against Andor’s right was enough to keep him from cutting her in half though she could feel the pressure grow on her side. But that wasn’t the cost paid. Andor has been swift enough to make his move, coming down with his left saber as the right pushed in. Her brace against it allowed for her to get pushed to the side, keeping the second blade from cleaving her straight down the middle. But it wasn’t enough to save her. With all her focus in bracing Andor’s arm and trying to slice, there was no focus left to try and evade the attack.
Andor’s saber cut down into her left shoulder, the starting momentum already there as her blade cut him through. Half of her left shoulder, her entire left arm, and some of her side was severed from the rest of her body. Though the heat of the blade cauterized the wound, keeping her from bleeding out, she knew she was too injured to make it. Too tired to make it to her ship, no way to contact anyone, there was little more she could do as she feel to her knees, then over on to her right side. All she could do was was lay there and watch as the life left Andor. If anything, she could pass knowing that she succeeded in killing him before he could her. All her training, all the hours put in to being the best she could, it was bittersweet. She had defeated her old master, proving that she could stand to him, despite her injuries. However, that was the point, it seemed. The circle had been closed, both to perish on this world, both sacrifices to the fire.
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Post by Xeonon Solomon on May 29, 2018 8:29:59 GMT -8
I like this sort of thing it was fun seeing the exchange happen at the start of the duel.
Andor - Right from the start you immobilized the leg and pretty much dictated the pace of the fight. You had some fancy blade work and some very good use of Aataru.
Luxeria - I think Andor summed it up for him and I both. I have never seen Force Flight used, it was a rare pleasure and a great way to make yourself more mobile after taking the leg damage.
I hate judging fights like this because both people die and there is no clear winner. Both of you did very well and I applaud both of you. I do feel that Andor did win this fight however. From the hit to the leg to being more mobile and active he was able to press his attack continually. You were able to answer him blow for blow but as time went on Luxeria the use of the Force was getting to be a lot. I did like the end with both of you powerful people fighting until the very end. Luxeria very nice use of Trakata and had Andors blade not been right above you I think the ending would have gone a different way. Good job to both of you!
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