Actually, this is where Liam Neeson kicks me in the balls. ^^
Fun. Yes. That is precisely what I'll be having. -_-
Get out of my head! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
...or don't. Whatever.
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It wasn't the fight-ending move it should've been, but the Fencer's Blade wasn't totally ineffective. The giant charred mark on ZIL's suit was proof enough of that... as was the way he occasionally twitched. Some of it must've gotten through. Guess I just need to up the voltage.
The cloud of mana reformed as it was before, only to grow thicker, longer and denser. Then it grew again. The sparks of power coming off it became great arcs of electricity, making it look for all the world like an actual blade of lightning on the tip of my Device. This should do it. Now to hit him with it...
That proved to be more easily said than done. Once ZIL saw what I'd done with the Fencer's Blade, he got a wary glint in his eye. Looks like I'm on to something. He side-stepped (surprisingly quickly, given his abysmal walking speed) around his hammer, putting it between me and him, and began to make the strangest noises. I can tell he's trying to talk, but those aren't words. Is he incapable of speech? Mentally disabled? That would explain why he hasn't been seen without Lada before.
As I thought that through, I was still trying to hit ZIL with the Fencer's Blade. If I dodged to the left, he'd move left. If I dodged right, he'd move right. I tried feinting one direction before moving in in the other, but he didn't fall for it for long enough. Heck, he even laughed at me for it....okay, no more Mister Fun Bluemage. Instead of (fruitlessly) attempting to dodge around the hammer any longer, I just powered up an Air Comet, and threw myself over it... like I should've done from the beginning.
The setup, I thought, was perfect. I cleared the hammer easily, coming down Blade-first on a surprised ZIL. He had just enough time to look up, figure out what was about to happen, and open his mouth in surprise before I hit, and the world went white.
When my vision returned, ZIL was on the ground, unconscious, his snazzy black suit replaced with a comfortable-looking set of pyjamas. The second Fencer's Blade had only made his twitching problem worse; I resolved then and there not to stand too close to him when I floated him to Daimler.
And my arm landed next to him... wait. What. WHAT?
...ah, right. Lada. Forgot about her. Figures she'd be a speedster.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
Fun. Yes. That is precisely what I'll be having. -_-
Get out of my head! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
...or don't. Whatever.
**********
It wasn't the fight-ending move it should've been, but the Fencer's Blade wasn't totally ineffective. The giant charred mark on ZIL's suit was proof enough of that... as was the way he occasionally twitched. Some of it must've gotten through. Guess I just need to up the voltage.
The cloud of mana reformed as it was before, only to grow thicker, longer and denser. Then it grew again. The sparks of power coming off it became great arcs of electricity, making it look for all the world like an actual blade of lightning on the tip of my Device. This should do it. Now to hit him with it...
That proved to be more easily said than done. Once ZIL saw what I'd done with the Fencer's Blade, he got a wary glint in his eye. Looks like I'm on to something. He side-stepped (surprisingly quickly, given his abysmal walking speed) around his hammer, putting it between me and him, and began to make the strangest noises. I can tell he's trying to talk, but those aren't words. Is he incapable of speech? Mentally disabled? That would explain why he hasn't been seen without Lada before.
As I thought that through, I was still trying to hit ZIL with the Fencer's Blade. If I dodged to the left, he'd move left. If I dodged right, he'd move right. I tried feinting one direction before moving in in the other, but he didn't fall for it for long enough. Heck, he even laughed at me for it....okay, no more Mister Fun Bluemage. Instead of (fruitlessly) attempting to dodge around the hammer any longer, I just powered up an Air Comet, and threw myself over it... like I should've done from the beginning.
The setup, I thought, was perfect. I cleared the hammer easily, coming down Blade-first on a surprised ZIL. He had just enough time to look up, figure out what was about to happen, and open his mouth in surprise before I hit, and the world went white.
When my vision returned, ZIL was on the ground, unconscious, his snazzy black suit replaced with a comfortable-looking set of pyjamas. The second Fencer's Blade had only made his twitching problem worse; I resolved then and there not to stand too close to him when I floated him to Daimler.
And my arm landed next to him... wait. What. WHAT?
...ah, right. Lada. Forgot about her. Figures she'd be a speedster.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.