NPF Avatars: Pain and Amazement

[Raiden]

Raiden looked down at Garud and Premonitions from his spot atop the corpses.

"The only thing you'll regret, Garud, is coming down this tunnel."

Several orbs of electricity formed above Raiden's head. With a startling speed, they flew down toward the two fighters.

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Raiden had already begun ripping up a large section of the floor when Mauve had used her fire spell. Since the slow was starting to wear off, he had put up the large floor piece between him and the source of the gas.

When the explosion went off, both of them in the room felt it. The brunt of the explosion struck the tiled floor that Raiden held up as a shield, but it still pushed him back several feet. Plus, the parts of his legs and fingers that hadn't been covered by the shield were burned and charred. When the large fire died down, he dropped the floor piece. His burns hadn't recovered yet, but at least his skin had quit smoking.

"Clever, Mauve. But eventually, you're going to run out of MP. Especially since you were low to begin with. You should have had the candy that I offered earlier. You might have strengthened yourself a bit."

Raiden moved toward her, his hands clenched and ready.

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"Of course I'm stalling you, little sister. I told you that at the beginning. My only purpose for being here is to slow you down."

Raiden chuckled a bit.

"That, and to explore your Rune network. Quite a few interesting Runes in you, little sister. I might enjoy fracturing them one by one. Like that dragon you control. It's becoming an annoyance to me."

Mes felt another sharp precise pain. This time, it was slightly over her left temple. Her dragon gave off a sense of being greatly confused. It was as if it couldn't see, hear, or feel Mes's presence. She was completely gone in its mind.

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As Raiden regenerated again, he felt his hips swirling in a strange way. That's when he noticed that Rhiya had joined them.

"Wonderful. I guess the Speed Raiden was too much for you, eh? Well, I must say, your spawning ability screwed you over, little girl. At least you could have killed the other puppet. Krylo has yet to make a lasting mark on me. Not from lack of trying, though."

The jiggle dancing was becoming an annoyance. His damascus blade had landed nearby. He picked it up, and looked over at Rhiya.

"As for these gloves..."

Without even showing any pain, he had sliced his left hand off. Once that had regenerated, he switched the blade hand and sliced off his right one as well. When the hands grew back, they were bare and without the gloves. Meanwhile, the hands that had been cut off dissolved, leaving the gloves lying on the ground.

"I think we've had enough of that dancing, don't you agree?"