More than a Kiss [open solo]

Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:24 pm

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

The air was thin and cold, on the top of Mount Everest. She didn't need to bother about the air since The Wind was always around her, but even Ulv had to wear the special climbing gear so she wouldn't freeze her ass off. The mountian she climbed with Mjesc that one time was nothing compared to the greatest mountain in the world. She was up here to converse with The Wind, as the higher she got, the less background noise there was from other things. And she had to talk to it and listen to what it had to say.

Mastering the ability to cross from here to the Demon World by herself was something she needed to do. Sure, Arianda would probably help, and maybe Henrex would to, but she was an independent girl. She wanted to do it herself and not rely on another. But she was not getting a great deal of coherency from them. She kept running into a wall that they were throwing at her. A wall of Wind, where she collected the right as a Queen. Here she was, wanting the dimension-crossing power or even Wind-Becoming-Stride, but they kept hitting her with this, Kaizer Fist.

From the description, it seemed like a Royal Nuke. You are the Queen so you get to have a god-damn bunker-buster of a thing. It was the kind of royalty she went in for, bu...well, there was no point arguing, The Wind could be stubborn. So after a conversation, she got up and danced, while singing to it. A song she didn't even listen to the lyrics of, she sung it for it's beauty and for the pride it installed in her heart and her soul. This nuke seemed to come with a few cavets.

First, it was the true embodiment of The Wind's destructive capabilities. Therefore it would gather all of it into one part and then explode outwards. This was an issue because that meant all of it was used and she couldn't enact any more of her tricks with The Wind after it was used. Second, was that it needed the avatar of El Ragna to get up to speed. Which obviously required the Storm Regalia to call him in the first place. Consuming The Avatar, there was no way to recall him later. So she would burn the Avatar for this encounter and all her Wind powers.

From what they told her, it was worth it, but she would have to ensure that it was used sparingly. Or as the opening against a big beastie so that it was wounded and easier prey for Ulv to take down. She would certainly give Typhoon a faceful of this Kaizer Fist when she met him next. That kidnapping of her in the lab she was saved by Leric and the rest of the Cultivators made her really pissy. That smug face needed pounding in.

Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:48 am

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

The climb down was hard. She was wearing a pair of manacles she got from Ibiki before she had left, and these things really did sap her juice. And they glowed as well, a bright flaming orange. She had memories of Mirja having the same sort of bonds and getting burned by her rampant powers, but Ulv was one with the flame now, she could not be burned by her own power. But her damn muscles certainly felt the burn on the climb down. Still, she stick with it because her Flame was fed from her passion and determination, so she would need to show both in abundance for it to grow.

Ulv was a perfect being, and the manacles didn't sap all her strength, so she wasn't exhausted by the time she got to the bottom, but it was certainly quite the climb. Her tattoo was swelling with the Martial Cultivation she had just undergone, apparently these manacles and their power sapping ability were good for that. The lightning beasts in her Dantian had worked with the energy most vigerously, the four attacking each other viciously, but one could tell they were merely playing with each other, and their existence as invincible forms of energy meant that this playing could become very heated.
These restraints, were wonderful things. She could push her body to the restrained limits to get good cultivation, and power through with her mind. These things came from the mind after all, and she could feel that it was there, they were most prominent.

But how best to use them? Setting off at a run, she realised why Mirja never used this to help her. The world was so slow when these things restrained your speed. And if there was one thing the old wolf hated, it was being slow. But Ulv was not Mirja, she was a more mentally powerful woman who saw the world better than it would have been seen through Mirja's eyes. Of course this let her see the bad parts of the world. The parts of the world that so needed Ulv's help in fixing them. She had to be the one to deal with Humanity being Humans, basically. This was truly a futile task, because humans seemed hardwired to corruption, debauchery, and forcing others into the abyss of negativity for their own gains. There were less than one percent of humanity that could actually get along with it's kin when given power. And so Ulv was going to need to remove the cancer that was the vindictive humans, and nurture these one percent.

They might learn eventually, but humans had a history of being stubborn and stupid, so maybe not. And when she arrived at her new town of Minatumi, she found that there was issues. It was a town where Cultivators were, helping things grow and pushing things along to their destined location of prosperity. And so like moths to a flame, there was a base of the Cannanites outside. Although, Cannan was long dead so could they be called that anyway? Probably not. But they did need dealing with before they made a mess of her new city.

Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:32 am

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

There wasn't much subtlety in Ulv, because it was just not her kind of thing. So she spawned Ignis Ragna and launched a burning crescent into the base. it sliced through the pallisade walls and they caught fire, and from what Ulv could hear of the inside, it was catching quite the base on fire as well. So punching her way through the burning wood that was their walls, Ulv appeared and gave a cheery wave. The crescent had cut quite a few people in half, and that was good. But this sudden attack might not have been a good idea, because it had quite the garrison.

Scylla and Trolls where abound, and she knew that it was going to be a hard fight with those, but there was a big guy in the center leading the charge. Not an Atlas, but the new thing she had taken out in the labs. They really were evolving, huh. But that was not something she had the ability to worry about now. The Scylla were coming, and it was faster than she could react with these bonds on. The good news was that they didn't reduce her durability at all, she was not hit as badly as before.

They moved like quicksilver, and it was hard to get a hit on them, while her body was being pounded by their incredible kicks. All she could do was protect herself from them and hope that there was going to be an opening that she could exploit with her current speed. Eventually Ulv managed to throw her shoulder into one kick and then grab the leg as it collided too forcefully for the Scylla to recover promptly. She then lifted her up, before using the Scylla to beat the other Scylla into painful unconsciousness. She was trying not to kill the Scylla, Ci might be able to rescue them yet. And if she couldn't, she would give them gracious rest.

Trolls were another thing entirely. Scylla had cleared the not-inconsiderable distance between Ulv and the center of the camp in a moment, but the Troll seemed to be more under control than the last ones. At least, more not screaming and charging immediately. The man in control seemed smart as well, aware that Trolls did not play well with others and would get in the Scylla's way. Possibly even try to kill them if he got angry enough. But now it was charging and Ulv crouched, preparing for it. The speed was not great, it was more the momentum that was going to make a mess. And speaking of messes....When it came near Ulv channelled Shen and shot up, Wulin Splitting Legs smashing into his jaw and tearing his large head clean off, spine and all. A spray of blood and viscera filled the camp and covered Ulv. And then she pushed over the body and nodded to the big guy. They had come in waves due to a combination of efficiency, and pride. Couldn't send the troll because it'd make a mess. Couldn't send him because he was in command, and he had minions to send.

Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:51 am

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

No minions now though, and so he came over. She could tell by his gait and muscle structure that he wasn't much faster than the Trolls, so there was not going to be an issue there. Problem being, he looked a lot stronger than the trolls. Ulv was aching from the blows of the Scylla, her muscles worn from the climb and the fight, and the Devil Bonds were feeding off her with great vigor. The benefits were that her Tattoo spat out the first lot of cultivation and she ascended to the third level of Yu-Shan. Yay. Now she could get her face pummelled in in glorious HD.

When he arrived, Ulv got to feel his force first hand, the blow sending her staggering to the left, and then getting a kick in the gut that had her keeling over. Durability stopped her bones from breaking, but her guard was as much strength based as it was durability based. He was relentless, brutal, and didn't waste time with the usual villian monologue or bragging. Ulv dropped the defensive and went for attrition, throwing punches at him for every punch thrown at her. It was better than getting rag-dolled all over the place.

Not much better though, since he was a sturdy man and Ulv couldn't muster the force to really lay into him. Back and forth the fists flew, until Ulv was finally knocked off her feet and into a pile of crates. She needed a second to be stubborn, so she spoke and hoped he was polite. The man was at least stood waiting, but that was probably more because he was bruised and bleeding and had just spat out a tooth.
"So what even are you?" Ulv asked, spitting blood from her mouth to speak properly.

The man was silent for a few seconds as if debating, and then spoke a single word.
"Chimera". Well, it was nice to know the name of what she was fighting. And they were really going in on this thing, huh? Sticking to their guns with Echidna, they had Typoon, Scylla, and now Chimera. Well, if they brought out Hydra project, she had the fire for it. Having gained the second to be stubborn, Ulv stood herself up and rushed the Chimera with a fury Beowulf could be proud of. He was saturating her body now after this fight, and she could really feel the - albiet muted - power in her muscles roaring to be let loose. Feinting to the top and then delivering a blow to the gut, there was immediate evidence that she was stronger than before. That she had enough Fury Stacks to cause at least some damage here.

The Chimera, seeing that there was a new development, backed off and took a more defensive stance to study this change. Which was the wrong thing to do because Ulv was certainly not backing off and charged into him, her burning anger and her flaming passion reaching great heights. A most unfortunate turn out for the Chimera.

Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:11 am

The Flame Of Hope

Artist: Carrotwine - Song: Dark Side Of The Road

The force of Ulv's charge bowled the Chimera over and she got to work throwing punches. Each one with more force than the last as her Fury grew and the blazing power of her Resolve ignited her muscles to...probably just a little higher than they should have been normally. The reducing power of the Devil Bonds was considerable after all. And so was her drive at this point. Blow after blow rained down on the Chimera, and he could not hope to move or else he might risk her slipping around his guard. That became a none-issue however, when her unrelenting fists of thunder cracked his forearms and then snapped them entirely, pounding them into a bloody pulp, and hitting his face through the arms now that there was no longer anything solid in her way.

The pain and adrenaline and thoughts of death drove Chimera to make one last play, and he rose up with a roar, only to be forced back to the ground when Ulv slammed her forehead into his rising nose. Knocked back with such force that he bounced off the ground, Ulv continued to throw punches at him until there was nothing left of his face. Then, she sat back and gasped deeply. The Devil Bonds were raging from the Willpower that Ulv was using right now, and she could feel their approval. Well, so much for taking a break from the Resolve Flame to deal with her Wind Stuff. She'd have to top it out and then do Wind Stuff after she got it where she wanted it to be. Maybe don't wear the Devil Bonds if you didn't want the effects of them. Ulv laughed exhaustedly and shook her head, before looking about the camp they had set up.

In the centre, there was a small, opaque cage. It could only comfortably fit one, but she was sure these guys didn't care about comfort and had stuffed a lot more people in there than the capacity should allow. Getting off the corpse of the Chimera, and as she walked, feeling the Fury Stacks drain away now combat was over, she went over and tugged on the door. It was locked and not budging, which was typical. So she wrenched, pulled, yanked and ripped. Each one more forceful than the last and each one comprised with a powerful growl. She was putting all her heart into this, all her determination to be better, and do better. It was quite a beautiful omnitool, this force to go forward.

Eventually, like all things, the door snapped off it's hinges and a waft of stale air hit Ulv. Her eyes went wonky and she shook her head. It was a gas, one to induce lethalga and unconsciousness. Used to keep the girls inside asleep and not trashing the place with their Dantian techniques. Ulv's body would fend off the brunt of the gas' power, but she was exhausted and standing with force of will alone, so there was not much of a shove needed for her to take a nap. Fumbling a golden knife from her pocket and throwing it, she succumbed to the exhaust and the drugs. Rescue would come soon, now she had alerted them, but now was just a nice time for a nap.

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