Target: Cyprine and Ptilol

May 06, 2009 23:28

"Saito Tenshiro, I've found you!"

Currently disguised in his human form, Saito Tenshiro, the Mugen Gakuen student, whirls in alarm. Cyprine had somehow caught him unawares. Why had he not recognized her power nearby? He knew why she had come for him, the human, rather than Jadeite. He had escaped Mugen Gakuen and their tight watch on their students. That was unforgivable; the academy had a reputation to uphold.

"I, Cyprine, the last of the Witches 5, at level 999, will eliminate you!"

...Level 999?! Eudial at level 78, Mimete at level 40, Viluy at level 202, and even Tellu, whom Kunzite had defeated recently, had only been at level 404. There's a blast from the witch's staff, and Saito Tenshiro vaults backwards to avoid the hit. It's Jadeite that lands lightly and steadies himself, then shifts into a fighting stance, daggers in hand. Level 999....could he do it alone?

It's a long and drawn out struggle. Cyprine's looking a little tired...Jadeite's looking much worse for the wear. It seems that obviously the youngest shitennou should be weaker. But somehow, he's still fighting. And the longer it goes on, the more infuriated the last Witches 5 member becomes.

Finally, as Jadeite stumbles to one knee and attempts to catch his breath while still keeping a close eye on his enemy, Cyprine raises her staff. A flash of light, and the witch smirks. "My spell brings out the darkness in people's hearts," she giggles as Jadeite clutches his head. "Those companions of yours, what have they done to anger you? How much do you really hate them?" Another giggle. Clearly, she expects Jadeite to leave immediately to contend with the dark emotions suddenly stirring within him.

Jadeite's head raises slowly, a dark cloudiness behind those narrowed blue eyes. His mouth twists into an unpleasant sneer. That was right. His so-called companions. Nephrite, the loudmouth upstart who tried to thwart him at all he did, especially when it came to Beryl-sama. And Kunzite, that bastard! He'd killed Beryl-sama, and enjoyed it. And then had the nerve to take over the Dark Kingdom like he had right to it! Kunzite's little maid Mercury, hovering in his shadow and mocking him whenever she could. And that time she had drained his energy almost entirely, after all they'd been through and what he'd done for her. Ungrateful! And Zoisite, who cared about no one but Master. Master, what good was he? Even now, he was dead, but the shitennou still played his music incessantly and pined for the man.

The youngest shitennou rises to his feet slowly, despite looking like he shouldn't be able to. Cyprine's smirk widens until she bursts outright into manic laughter. "How easy! You'll all destroy each other and I don't have to do a thing!"

And this girl. All the Witches 5. They've all caused nothing but trouble. She was the only one left, Cyprine. Why was she laughing? What did she know? Troublesome. Her laughter was irritating. She knew nothing! Level 999? It was nothing. She was causing so much trouble! All he had wanted was to be left at peace to figure out where to go with his life, and she had to interfere. They all had to interfere. She was the only one left of the Witches 5. He would simply show all that anger and frustration to her.

Instead of turning to the door and leaving like the witch obviously expects, the shitennou bends slightly and then leaps up, flipping easily over the girl. He lands behind her, and before she can turn, his dagger is thrust well into her midsection. A cry, and then a bright light forces the shitennou back.

When the light fades, two girls stand there now. "I'm Cyprine," says one, "And I'm Ptilol," says the newcomer, "And together, we're one witch." As an added bonus, Cyprine looked like Jadeite hadn't even touched her.

Despite there being two opponents now, the darkness clouding Jadeite's thoughts has only seemed to enhance his physical abilities and his judgement. At close range, they're easy to confuse with his acrobatic skills. Dodging and weaving their attacks (and nearly getting them to attack their twin on more than one occasion), the two get increasingly frustrated as Jadeite had managed to anger Cyprine before. Their frustration causes clumsiness, and one of the sisters accidentaly grabs the other as Jadeite leaps out of the way.

The youngest shitennou wastes no time. In a blur of motion, he's suddenly across the room. Two small cuts have appeared on each of the girls' shoulders, one from either dagger. They start towards him, but their movements slow considerably before they stop entirely just before him. The blood which had dripped from the wound was completely frozen. The twins stare at Jadeite, wide-eyed, as frost covers them from fingertips and ankles up. The youngest shitennou only watches with an entirely emotionless expression. Unable to move, their lips turn blue even as they tremble. Cracks appear in their frozen skin, and muffled screams come from behind clenched teeth. It's not long before both Cyprine and Ptilol shatter entirely.

Jadeite's body jerks, and he stares at the remnants of the battle even as they fade away. It seems he's gotten his senses back. But with the lack of adrenaline or those dark feelings to keep him moving, the severity of his injuries are catching up with him, and fast. They're enough to be fatal wounds to any normal human. The shitennou's eyelashes flutter slightly and he collapses limply to the floor.

mercury/mizuno ami (waterfell), kunzite (earthvictorious), zoisite (windunchained), *open to all, jadeite/saito tenshiro (iceclouded)

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