"That was the plan," Novice shrugged. "Why? Hoping to go out with a bang? Okay..." Azull's memories flashed back into everyone's minds, before Novice coughed, " I'll just flip through and see what makes you tick...And if you're worth letting live"
The flames raced toward Novice, but he was relentless. His fist shot through the flames to connect with Azull's neck.
"Sorry it's what I do," Novice said. "Anyone's mind is an open door to their past. Including yours. What do you have trapped in there? Secret information on the Brotherhood? Worse?" Novice continued his strike by driving his knee into Azull's forehead, taking most of the wind slices head on.
Novice spun his nunchaku. An electric current shot around them, dissipating the fluid. As Novice ran closer to Azull, he striked with his nunchaku, rapidly. Each hit brought Azull pain and each hit brought back an early memory. "Let's see how you're past went, huh?" Novice grunted as a blue light swirled around the world and Azull's memories were visible to all in the vicinity.
Novice leaped over the flames and ran towards Azull illusion or not, he didn't want to stand there as a fire erupted beneath him. Fire made him slightly uncomfortable at times. OOC: About this fight...Am I allowed to go into Azull's past? Not literally. But...Well if you'll allow it, you'll see.
"Y'know, I'm sure everyone who's met you can agree that you're the biggest pain in the ass they've ever met?" Novice started, drawing out his nunchaku. "You've single handily started the downfall of several of the Worlds' most powerful organizations. Including our own Brotherhood. My question is...why?"
OOC: It's cool. Just wish I knew where everyone was...So...Let Novice fight Azull.
OOC: Still kinda waiting...
OOC: Okay, see ya.
"Where are you going?" Xane coughed, pushing rubble off of him. As Azull walked back to the castle, it collapsed, due to Xane hitting the foundation minutes ago. Slowly getting up Xane spoke, "I understand it now. Without you, there is no Brotherhood. You're illusions probably are the key to most of their victories. So I guess you'll have to be our first real Brotherhood target." "Except that you won't be fighting him, boy," Novice'[s voice said from behind the wreckage. "I will." "How do you show up out of nowhere like that?" Xane jumped. "You must be taking lessons from Geryl." "Never mind," Novice said. "You've made it through all of this through your sheer determination. That's not enough. Let me fight Azull." OOC: Let Novice fight Azull.
OOC: .... BIC: In a rush to stop Azull from leaving and running out of options, Xane did something insanely idiotic. As the ship began to take off, he punched the engine. Punched it. The force behind the bunch caused the engine to bend inward and combust, Xane fell back as scraps came piling toward him.
OOC: .... BIC: "..." Was Xane's responce as his foot slammed into Azull's face, ignoring the knife wound. Xane then ran up to the castle's foundations on the staircase and assuming they were real, he punched them. This caused the whole castle to rumble. Xane then lifted Azull by his collar and threw him. As he landed, Xane used a style that Wukong had once taught him and sliced through Azull's shoulder by kicking sharply upwards, hoping to slice Azull's arm clean off.
OOC: You're taking this down a quite disturbing path. BIC: Xane felt a disturbance in the logic. The logic dhould not be disturbed. Somethin' unexpected was about to happen. And Xane knew he probably wouldn't like it... "Huh? Mellodia? You awake?" Xane asked, setting her down. "Good, I guess."
Xane hesitated a bit before nodding, and carrying Mellodia down the staircase to the ship...
Xane snapped the chains and placed Mellodia down, gently. Then he looked back at the Guardians. "You sure you don't need help?" he asked.
Xane rushed towards Mellodia and punched in the head of the beast clawing at her. He then did the same to the other beasts, before trying to free Mellodia from her chains.
"...B-but that's just another one of your illusions, right?" Xane stuttered. "All of this crap ain't real. The beasts. This fake Mellodia. Maybe even the castle."
"They're not real," Xane said, walking thorugh the beasts. "As long as we believe that, you're power is broken, right?" OOC: Gotta go for a couple minutes, but I'll be back.
OOC: Sure. Let's go. BIC: Xane continued to walk up the staircase.
OOC: That's good. What's now?
