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lucetilogs2011-03-03 08:08 pm
thestormishere) wrote in lucetilogs2011-03-03 08:08 pm
Will the current drag me down and carry me away?
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thestormishere, various other draftees
What: Rampaging Cie'th on the battlefield.
When: Tuesday afternoon.
Where: The battle ground on the southern farmlands.
Summary: Lightning's time to complete her Focus has run out due to being in Luceti too long. As a result, she transforms into a monster fueled by unending negative emotion, causing havoc during the battle against the Third Party. Something should probably be done about that. (Also, tl;dr.) See here for OOC info.
Rating: R-ish? :|a
[ Lightning has had a very big problem during her stay in Luceti so far: she's a l'Cie, forcefully bound to a magical contract that orders her to finish a specific task- a Focus, which she either must complete... or run the risk of turning into one of the monsters called a "Cie'th" instead. However, even if she wanted to, her particular Focus can't be completed while trapped in Luceti. And since the Malnosso refuse to help her before time runs out, her immediate fate here... is pretty much already decided.
To make things worse, as soon as the last attempt to save her utterly failed, it quickly became obvious that the end was probably going to hit during the draft. With little other option, Lightning has since grown determined to make the battle her last stand. She may not be the strongest person out there, but she is ridiculously powerful and doesn't have much to lose any more; backed up bygardenerofgaia, she focuses her energy into making the widest path of destruction she can, killing the enemies and generally avoiding the other Lucetian combatants except to heal. Just in case.
The scuffle they're in now doesn't seem particularly different than what's happened so far with the two women- they fight, kill, heal themselves... but then, a 'Shifter' enters the picture. Their magic suddenly going away is certainly a surprise, though fortunately they'd already been told about it, right? Lightning just switches to gunblade-only mode, and by her hand the soldiers continue dying one by one- the chest of one completely blown apart, another's wing shattered as a shot tears through it, sending its owner spiraling to the ground in agony....
And then her gunblade jams, caught halfway between firearm and sword. As a result, the pink-haired woman just barely manages to duck out of the way of an impending attack.
However, if there is any other advantage to choosing this model besides its increased firepower, it's that it's possible to force it into one form or another. Without skipping a beat, Lightning grabs a section of the weapon, yanking it up with all her Shift-reduced strength, flings her arm out so that inertia snaps the blade out the rest of the way, and then lunges at the warrior responsible, knocking aside his own sword and-- gutting him violently from hip to ripcage. The spinning, follow-up blow takes his partner's head clean off.
With that, the temporary restriction fades... and the return of Lightning's power hits her like a physical force- at this point, she's been almost literally holding back the pull of the transformation into a Cie'th; forced to fight the soldiers like that, her concentration is broken. The Brand over her heart flares to life, and with no stages left, the eye at its center finally opens completely.
... There's no extended show here or even much warning of what's about to happen. Lightning's off-hand goes to her chest as she suddenly falters, and she falls to her knees as, for some reason, she flings her gunblade away from her. There's a blinding flash of light, and a moment later the closest remaining soldier practically explodes with the force of the point-blank Thunder spell that slams into her.
The thing that's responsible, stumbling to its feet a few seconds later, bears very little resemblance to the blood-soaked young woman it was just before- crystalline material covers its body completely, blue and black save for the bright-red, eye-like area in the middle of the chest. It turns with a roar, searching for something else to attack.
Shortly afterward, the warning goes out, filtered to the draftees' journals- there's a new threat on the field; stay away unless you know or can fight against magic. ]
thestormishere, various other drafteesWhat: Rampaging Cie'th on the battlefield.
When: Tuesday afternoon.
Where: The battle ground on the southern farmlands.
Summary: Lightning's time to complete her Focus has run out due to being in Luceti too long. As a result, she transforms into a monster fueled by unending negative emotion, causing havoc during the battle against the Third Party. Something should probably be done about that. (Also, tl;dr.) See here for OOC info.
Rating: R-ish? :|a
[ Lightning has had a very big problem during her stay in Luceti so far: she's a l'Cie, forcefully bound to a magical contract that orders her to finish a specific task- a Focus, which she either must complete... or run the risk of turning into one of the monsters called a "Cie'th" instead. However, even if she wanted to, her particular Focus can't be completed while trapped in Luceti. And since the Malnosso refuse to help her before time runs out, her immediate fate here... is pretty much already decided.
To make things worse, as soon as the last attempt to save her utterly failed, it quickly became obvious that the end was probably going to hit during the draft. With little other option, Lightning has since grown determined to make the battle her last stand. She may not be the strongest person out there, but she is ridiculously powerful and doesn't have much to lose any more; backed up by
gardenerofgaia, she focuses her energy into making the widest path of destruction she can, killing the enemies and generally avoiding the other Lucetian combatants except to heal. Just in case. The scuffle they're in now doesn't seem particularly different than what's happened so far with the two women- they fight, kill, heal themselves... but then, a 'Shifter' enters the picture. Their magic suddenly going away is certainly a surprise, though fortunately they'd already been told about it, right? Lightning just switches to gunblade-only mode, and by her hand the soldiers continue dying one by one- the chest of one completely blown apart, another's wing shattered as a shot tears through it, sending its owner spiraling to the ground in agony....
And then her gunblade jams, caught halfway between firearm and sword. As a result, the pink-haired woman just barely manages to duck out of the way of an impending attack.
However, if there is any other advantage to choosing this model besides its increased firepower, it's that it's possible to force it into one form or another. Without skipping a beat, Lightning grabs a section of the weapon, yanking it up with all her Shift-reduced strength, flings her arm out so that inertia snaps the blade out the rest of the way, and then lunges at the warrior responsible, knocking aside his own sword and-- gutting him violently from hip to ripcage. The spinning, follow-up blow takes his partner's head clean off.
With that, the temporary restriction fades... and the return of Lightning's power hits her like a physical force- at this point, she's been almost literally holding back the pull of the transformation into a Cie'th; forced to fight the soldiers like that, her concentration is broken. The Brand over her heart flares to life, and with no stages left, the eye at its center finally opens completely.
... There's no extended show here or even much warning of what's about to happen. Lightning's off-hand goes to her chest as she suddenly falters, and she falls to her knees as, for some reason, she flings her gunblade away from her. There's a blinding flash of light, and a moment later the closest remaining soldier practically explodes with the force of the point-blank Thunder spell that slams into her.
The thing that's responsible, stumbling to its feet a few seconds later, bears very little resemblance to the blood-soaked young woman it was just before- crystalline material covers its body completely, blue and black save for the bright-red, eye-like area in the middle of the chest. It turns with a roar, searching for something else to attack.
Shortly afterward, the warning goes out, filtered to the draftees' journals- there's a new threat on the field; stay away unless you know or can fight against magic. ]
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To be honest, I'm not very concerned with your opinion on how we should handle this.
[...but it doesn't mean it's not the right way to do it. Aerith's words ring back to him. That isn't her. He turns his attention back to her.]
But that doesn't necessarily mean it's not the right way to go about it. If this wasn't intentional, I can see how it'd not be a way she'd want other people thinking of her.
[It's almost a question. Aerith is the one who seems to openly care for Lightning - so her opinion is one that matters here, he thinks.]
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He glances between the two men, then nods toward Shikamaru.]
I believe he has the right of it.
[And with that he'll glance at Aerith as well, awaiting her opinion in the matter.]
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This wasn't meant to happen. [Her eyes dart to the side, and then her head follows. The Third Party ... even though she worried about what Lightning might be greeted with when she returned, more urgent were the people trying to kill them. They'd taken her magic not long ago and that could happen again. If she died, she couldn't greet Lightning back. And no one would come back to Zack.]
Please don't tell anyone. I'll tell the people who need to know... for now... [There's the cast of a haste spell as she readies for what she needs to do, whether it's fight or run.]
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Well whatever, Aerith agreed with him. This was how they were going to do things. He readies his guns and nods to Aerith and glances back at the other two.]
You heard the lady. Now back to ass kicking.
[Then to Aerith, so the others can't hear.]
Stick with me, kiddo. No sense in you dying out here too.
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[With that, he moves to jump back into the middle of the fight - weapons only, while he recovers chakra. If there's one thing he's good for, it's for keeping his word. He won't say a thing about what happened here.]
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[With that teenager's comment, though...] ... She'll be back. But thank you. [She glances to Yue, and then for a longer moment Jack after she says that--it's meant for them too.]
[Now, there's a battle to worry about. She can cry later.]