The Darkness Is A Little Bit Poetic...Isn't It? [PRIVATE/Sofia]

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He had shown quite the display, and Sofia had to admit that she liked it. Still, though she enjoyed the exuberant and the graceful movements, as she was both a proponent and a pioneer of it, she did find some of his movements a bit unnecessary. It wasn’t a big deal however; she enjoyed his style and the subtle differences it had from hers. Its uniqueness made it special, and being special made it worth her interest. There was no mistake the boy had grown very well into a man now. Had Sofia just stood still like a sitting duck, she would have likely been hit by every single attack. She could have likely been tossed and electrified, and cut and swung, and broken and shattered in all kinds of ways. But alas, she didn’t much like just standing still waiting for things to hit her.

From the get go, the girl had begun analyzing each and every action of her opponent. In the end, the battlegrounds, much like a chessboard or even the stages she frequented were more a test of the mind than of the body or even of skill. The girl possessed an intellect and an ingenuity that had already surprised some of the most renowned and inquisitive minds in the spiritual world. It was safe to say that at any one given time, the Quincy prodigy was well over ten steps ahead at the very least in her strategic ideas and potential fail saves. After Henrex had done his little twirl over the blade, the wings he projected had fired off a plethora of feather like blades that sped off in her direction. They weren’t too unlike one of the abilities Rona possessed, but Sofia had no intention of using that just yet. She needed to test out the weapon he had made for her. After all his trouble, it was the very least she could do.

There was something rather peculiar about his attack though, and which differentiate it from the one her regalia used. The Shinigami had coated it with a few elemental energies, namely lightning and wind. It wasn’t really difficult at all to see through it, especially given her dominion and control over reiryoku and reishi. Then again, knowing he could coat his blades with lightning and wind did very little in regards to actually combating it. Knowledge was power, but it didn’t always translate all that well into a combat scenario. She did find it fascinating however. As soon as she saw them, the Quincy prodigy would speed towards them. It didn’t seem like the logical thing to do at all, but she had a hunch or a feeling that she simply couldn’t shake. Plus, she figured if she stayed where she was the boy could simply keep spamming attacks in the hopes that she had thought staying put was a good strategy.

In one hand, Sofia held a hand filling sphere of qualities that were not yet of concern. On the other, she held the drawn katana that Henrex had made for her. The time to test it was now. With a swift slash, her eyes would widen at the realization of what had happened. She didn’t really expect much. She figured she would knock some away and get hit by the remaining multitude of them but that had not been the case. The blade construct seemed unwavering as it carved through the attack, like red hot blade through butter. It cut through the attack and sent the feathers out and away in opposite directions of the blade, far from her. That of course didn’t stop a couple stragglers from making shallow and quick incisions in one of her arms however.

”How… what did you do?”

She was surprised to say the least. Sofia was a genius but her area of expertise laid more with the gadgets that that. Still, she was fascinated by the ability of the weapon. Though it came close to the abilities of her own weapon, it still stood as distinctive on its own merits. Typically the seele schneider loosen the reishi bonds of everything it touched to make it easier to cut through. On the other hand, her unique geigenbogen simply pushed reishi away, as particles rushed out of its way, essentially allowing it to cut with ease through materials other weapons would have more difficulty against. The blade her forged for her however, Gottesklinge went above and beyond. Its attributes were similar to her geigenbogen would super enhanced. Of course, she figured it had its limits as she wouldn’t be able to cut freely through anything or anyone. At any time, she needed to run her energy through it which made it possible that she wouldn’t be able to cut through the attacks or individuals whose power was too far above hers. It made sense she could stand to cut through attacks from individuals as strong as her, or simply not too much stronger. However there was also the fact of quantity. Cutting through an attack from Henrex with her blade would have been simple or so she presumed. Cutting through three or four attacks at the same time would have been stupid, to say the least. She simply cutting run enough energy through it to justify that many attacks. It wouldn’t be the same thing if the opponent was weaker, but that was something that needed some further testing.

”Once this is over, I’ll request you teach the methods through which you arrived at the technology.”

Her movement earlier would have allowed her to escape the bolt of lightning that had been fired where she stood, but as it turned out, that was barely the start. Using the same momentum she held before, the girl would swing her blade down against him. She didn’t really expect it to cut through his blade; it didn’t work like that. That’s when she noticed the skies turning a shade of dark. It didn’t take a genius to figure out what would happen next; luckily for her, she was one. The previous attack was clear enough indication but there was something more troubling about its rendition. Henrex hadn’t just summoned a thundering blast as he had with the earliest bolt of lightning. This time, the skies darkened as they would over a stormy night. She was just drawing conclusions far ahead and making assumptions, but she had a feeling he could control more than just lightning. How many things? That was still to be decided, but it paid off to be vigilant. In any case, she was fascinated by it. He had quite the repertoire. Was he a shaman? Did his powers revolve around the elements or inventions? Or was it around the blade or his speed? She wasn’t sure. At her core, Sofia revolved around art, and the renditions that projected from creating beauty onstage or on the battlefield; and she was about to get the show on the road.

With a grin, and even a quick kiss from her, Sofia swung her blade up, creating an extremely powerful blast of kinetic energy. The blast wasn’t just kinetic energy however. Having been mixed with the Melody meant that it traveled at extremely faster speeds. And beyond that, its qualities, both, size, and movement and direction were entirely under her control. However, it was neither sharp nor debilitating. If anything, it would have simply pushed Henrex away like a really hard shove. It was still something. Strangely enough, the girl did not make a single attempt to avoid the thunderous strike. Instead, she simply stood there, before pressing the button on the sphere.
The blast of thunder would engulf her, drowning her figure and her surroundings in blinding light of energy. In the aftermath however, the girl would simply be seen sitting on the ground, as if she had been pushed, while rubbing the back of her head. As for Henrex, he would’ve found out the simple kinetic slash wasn’t so simple anymore. It carried the same power his thunderous blast was imbedded to. Granted it didn’t possess the electrifying qualities of his attack. For some reason as of yet not explained, that wasn’t available. At the end, it was still just a huge slash of kinetic energy, but with the same power he had chosen to try and strike her with.

”How’s that? I figured I’d show you one of my creations too. Neat eh?”

The girl wouldn’t really wait for a response. There wasn’t any time or need for it anyways. The Shinigami had come right away for her, and she would do the same. Despite having accessed his shikai, she knew it would be unwise to go into her release just yet. She only had one, and she would make sure to save it for when she truly needed against his final release. For the time being, her geigenbogen hovered in the air through the use of her melodies while she snapped her fingers unison. Besides creating a rather armonous tune, there was meaning behind it.

”Let’s enjoy this.”

The snap had created a large Quincy pentacle right above Henrex’s energy signature. He could certainly try to run away from it, but it would likely be futile. The attack didn’t target the location he was in, but the main source of energy he projected. In an instant, the lining of the pentacle would break down into large swords that were not sharp but rather elastic and rubbery looking. Attempting to wrap and bind the opponent, they possessed rather peculiar qualities. Would Henrex had remained still, the bindings would have disintegrated on the next post. On the flipside, the more he fought it and the stronger he was, the better and stronger the binding became. It was an artistically devised technique she had made a while back. It gave the advantage both to the peaceful and to the weak. The girl would just sit idle for his response however as the geigenbogen was made into a bow one more, and five seele were lined before it and fired. With the blades travelling at extremely fast speeds, made only faster by the use of her Melody, she had no intentions of allowing them a linear path. She expected some resistance and was prepared to realign there path and redirect them with her skills as needed. The letters W, C, O E would be inscribed on her midsection, while the letter U, C, X was inscribed on his back. The fun was just about to begin.

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