I'll be ignited / When I get to watch you burn [Semi-Open]

[boundbynaught]

Characters: boundbynaught and superior_mansex in a main thread, but open to any onlookers / interlopers
Time: Sunday May 15th
Style: Log
Status: Semi-Open; In-Progress; see this OOC entry for details!

Sub-threads:
- Main Combat
- Sit in the peanut gallery
- Request OOCly to intervene in the fight

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Main Combat

[boundbynaught]

[superior_mansex]

It was just a regular day for him. That was the day that he look a walk around the bubble to study any changes or notable yet mundane things that caught his eye. All in all it was boring and he was just trying to keep up some sort of activity so to not bore himself too much.

Currently he was looking at the natives that bustled around him in their (so he's been told) numbers. There was no reason to be on edge or expecting anyone to jump out at him since he could feel nothing and wasn't particularly frightened of any of the people within the city. At that moment, he stopped walking and looked up to the watery dome, looking thoughtful and dishearten.

"Maybe it would have been more beneficial to support my departed heart's ploy for darkness while he was here..."

[boundbynaught]

Rep hardly cared about the people mingling about, or Xemnas's deep thoughts. As soon as he was certain that Xemnas was distracted, he slipped into a Dark Corridor. He appeared right behind Xemnas, Soul Eater poised high over his right shoulder.

[superior_mansex]

He pretended not to notice the presence behind him, seeming to continue his reflection while he stared at the bubble still. In reality, he was prepared to defend as needed, depending on the business of the person behind him.

[boundbynaught]

That actually irritated Rep. He couldn't believe this guy could be with the Organization and be that easy to deal with. Whatever. His loss.

He then slashed his keyblade forward, aiming for Xemnas's right shoulder down to his left hip. From there he planned to jut the blade forward into his back, if given the opportunity.

[superior_mansex]

Before the blade had a chance to land, without even a single movement from Xemnas, a strange translucent wall glimmered into existence and prevented the attack from landing. It was not out if naivety that he let the other have so much time to attack, but because he was curious and armed with a great number of defensive tactics.

That was when he turned to glance at the replica with a questioning gaze, "You must be the Replica. How rude you are you interrupt a person in thought."

[boundbynaught]

His keyblade bounced off the wall and sent him flying a short distance. Rep immediately somersaulted feet-over-head so that he landed in a crouch, weapon not even touching the ground.

"Like that matters to me!"

Rep surged forward again for a Strike Rush attack. He was only getting warmed up; these attacks didn't even scratch the surface of his energy stores.

[superior_mansex]

Xemnas himself had his hands out, debating the offensive. There were plenty of openings he could see to take. In the end he pulled his hands up to his chest, crossing them and watched the on coming attack, as if he was mocking him and his ability.

It wasn't until Rep was close enough that he might hit him that he start to move. It was quick and fluid, Almost as if when the rush started, Xemnas had just vanished into thin air. It was soon to be proven that he had not vanished, but merely moved out of the way that was normal for him and almost too quick to see for others. His 'reappearance' came behind the replication, his eyes casting down at his back. As much as he wanted to take the fight seriously, their levels were so far apart that Xemnas felt no true need to bother. For this reason, he did not attack.

"Foolish. What do you think you can accomplish by this attack? The purpose for your creation was not for such trivial matters as revenge and spiteful violence."

[boundbynaught]

Rep turned to face Xemnas again, using a Flourish to force some distance between them. "I wouldn't know, now would I?!"

His thought bubble didn't provide much context either. It only flashed between Naminé, Marluxia, Larxene, and Riku as he was back in Castle Oblivion, his identical copy. All appeared with a somber glow around them.

He drew on the reserves of power he'd been working so hard to gain control of, then made a short leap towards Xemnas - not even attempting to close with his opponent this time. Slicing his weapon at the ground, he used a Three Pronged Assault to send three waves of energy out and upwards into the air.

['That won't take him down.']

He slipped into a Corridor and moved around Xemnas 45 degrees before unleashing another Assault in the same area. The crisscrossing blue energies lit up the area and carved out cracks in the ground.

"You used Naminé, you used me!"In his mind, Xemnas had taken the place of both Vexen - who'd first led him on - and Larxene - who'd instigated his memory loss and restructuring

[superior_mansex]

Within the veil of dust and wind due to the barrage of attacks, Xemnas did little more at first than breath

1/2

[boundbynaught]

For a long moment, Rep was too stunned and frustrated to even consider a counterattack. ['Even Riku and Sora flinched at that attack! And if they didn't dodge, it hurt at least! Who...'] He took a step back. ['Who is this Xemnas guy anyway???'] And then he kept talking... as if they were all the same!

2/2

[boundbynaught]

"Why would I ever help you?! When you made me believe I was someone else, twisted my memories, pit me against my f-" He hated slips like that. "Someone like Sora! And to use Naminé for all of that..." He clenched his fist as swirls of energy coalesced there. "To understand a heart that's not mine fueling power I had to steal? I'll use all of it right now..." The energy started to spread throughout his body. "All of me that's borrowed to make you experience even a fraction of what I feel -"

['Pain.anger.notworthy.wish.ican't.justenditnow.']

"YOU WANT A HEART? TRY TAKING MINE!"

He threw his left hand out in front of him in a remarkable resemblance of Zexion, clutching it back towards him. Dark tendrils coiled around his hand while vibrant purple energy coiled at his feet. To a casual onlooker, it'd look like nothing was going on except perhaps a preparatory maneuver - and in a way they'd be right. Rep was using his practiced Magnet Snatch on Xemnas now, though it didn't drain hardly anything at first. He'd need more time to continue

[superior_mansex]

"I did my best to reason with you. Now I can only hope you find enlightenment in defeat

[boundbynaught]

Two connected, then he managed to hold up a hand again, trying to use the power again, but the bombardment of attacks continued. Rep just couldn't react fast enough, until Xemnas backed off again. Stunned, Rep could only breathe for a moment.

"Too bad." He held out his hand again, stealing away another tendril of energy from Xemnas. "Because I'd really like to end yours." ['Before I disappear again. This much I can handle. Focus on it. Maybe it's what I was created for, but this... this much I can manage before...']

Rep's thought bubble was now being clouded by words shared between people in Vatheon and pictures of the people themselves: Ventus, Kanji, N, Kairi, Naminé, Lea, a boy (Ritsuka) whom Rep still don't know a name for, and lastly Ryoji. They all wanted to help him, but they also made him think and feel things that were completely alien to him. It was frustrating, exhausting, and it'd been consuming him ever since his last conversation with Ryoji

[superior_mansex]

How foolish of himself. He gave the replication a moment of thought and suddenly he was drawing Xemnas into a proverbial corner. Not only was he prevented from moving or attacking, but Rep was able to follow it up with a health-draining attack? This was at least much better than all of Rep's efforts before that very moment. With Rep standing next to him, Xemnas' golden eyes slipped over to gaze at him, stare at him. There was no hate, no rage, no envy, distaste or even fear

[boundbynaught]

Rep's reaction time wasn't good enough to combat Xemnas's counter-attack; it took long enough just to find his darkness signature again. By the time Rep turned his head to face his opponent, one of the lasers had already impacted him and made him flinch a little. So much for that drained health to replenish him. He really should've tried practicing that more, and on top of that he was feeling a little weaker himself.

He should've paid more attention when Ventus explained about why touching the coral was important.

He dodged the second one, but got hit on the third. He was slowing down as the laser impacts stung his skin. His bodysuit protected him from any actual burning, but the sheer force behind each of those lasers hurt like a beast. So the fourth one got him in the back and sent him into a roll forward. He crouched there, fists clenched and gasping - waiting for the rest of the attacks to hit.

Turned away from Xemnas and still with Zexion's face, Rep actually smiled in relief. [ 'Finally.' ]