The illusion around them - blue sky and idyllic countryside - shatters and falls like broken glass, a mirror to a more peaceful time, broken. At the center of it all, stands a lone figure: a three long coattails, white hair, and the Yamato in his hand. He slowly turns to take in his surroundings, not even focusing on them at first. A little dazed, but utterly composed.
You lower your hand from shielding your eyes and face earlier, stunned - openly confused. "What is this?
D████ spits out a single word, a name, already on guard and angry. "V████...!"
The man coolly regards you both for a moment, but the tense standoff is broken as he seemingly decides you are no longer worth his attention, and looks instead to the book lying nearby on the ground. He picks it up, silently appraising it - it's impossible for you to parse what might be going on through his head right now.
Of course it's D████ to speak first. "You got some pretty big cajones for comin' back. Just don't know when to give up, do ya!?--" He runs in, leaping at V████ with his sword and-- with only a single glance in his direction, the strike is parried. In that instant, V████ thrusts the holstered katana into D████'s midsection while he's in mid-air with such force that he's thrown back.
But not to be outdone, D████ grabs the scabbard off the blade as he's sent flying and throws it back-- right back onto the sword, but powerfully enough that in catching it, even V████ is sent skidding backwards. D████ lands at the same time, and the two seethe at each other. You-- hesitate, unsure whether to step in, or help, or...? With barely a glance in your direction, D████ snaps, "Stay outta my way, ████!"
You... weren't even really doing anything, um. Just watching, a third wheel, growing more and more confused at what's unfolding.
He rushes in again, but-- faster than a blink, V████ moves so quickly that it may as well been a teleport. Like a dark streak he slams into D████'s sword with the raw steel of his own, pushing him back easily.
Even with both hands on the hilt, D████ can't overpower even a single grip on the Yamato - but he's trying. Sparks fly from their locked blades, and V████ tells him, "Defeating you like this," smirks, "has no meaning."
Struggling, but still cocky, D████ ties to rile him on. "Come on, V████. Let's do this." --but his gaze remains cool.
"Heal your wounds, D████. Get strong. After that-- we'll settle the matter."
He knocks D████ off his feet with the scabbard in his other hand, and slams him into the ground, skidding back - past you. YOU'RE STILL NOT SURE WHAT TO DO??
Then, with the Yamato, V████ cuts through the air-- no, through the fabric of time and space itself. With two slices of the sword, an inky black hole opens up and he steps through it to leave.
But not before looking over his shoulder, at you, and saying, "Thank you, Nero."
...???
He disappears into the rift, and it seals behind him.
Thank you
June 15, 3:06 pm
The illusion around them - blue sky and idyllic countryside - shatters and falls like broken glass, a mirror to a more peaceful time, broken. At the center of it all, stands a lone figure: a three long coattails, white hair, and the Yamato in his hand. He slowly turns to take in his surroundings, not even focusing on them at first. A little dazed, but utterly composed.
You lower your hand from shielding your eyes and face earlier, stunned - openly confused. "What is this?
D████ spits out a single word, a name, already on guard and angry. "V████...!"
The man coolly regards you both for a moment, but the tense standoff is broken as he seemingly decides you are no longer worth his attention, and looks instead to the book lying nearby on the ground. He picks it up, silently appraising it - it's impossible for you to parse what might be going on through his head right now.
Of course it's D████ to speak first. "You got some pretty big cajones for comin' back. Just don't know when to give up, do ya!?--" He runs in, leaping at V████ with his sword and-- with only a single glance in his direction, the strike is parried. In that instant, V████ thrusts the holstered katana into D████'s midsection while he's in mid-air with such force that he's thrown back.
But not to be outdone, D████ grabs the scabbard off the blade as he's sent flying and throws it back-- right back onto the sword, but powerfully enough that in catching it, even V████ is sent skidding backwards. D████ lands at the same time, and the two seethe at each other. You-- hesitate, unsure whether to step in, or help, or...? With barely a glance in your direction, D████ snaps, "Stay outta my way, ████!"
You... weren't even really doing anything, um. Just watching, a third wheel, growing more and more confused at what's unfolding.
He rushes in again, but-- faster than a blink, V████ moves so quickly that it may as well been a teleport. Like a dark streak he slams into D████'s sword with the raw steel of his own, pushing him back easily.
Even with both hands on the hilt, D████ can't overpower even a single grip on the Yamato - but he's trying. Sparks fly from their locked blades, and V████ tells him, "Defeating you like this," smirks, "has no meaning."
Struggling, but still cocky, D████ ties to rile him on. "Come on, V████. Let's do this." --but his gaze remains cool.
"Heal your wounds, D████. Get strong. After that-- we'll settle the matter."
He knocks D████ off his feet with the scabbard in his other hand, and slams him into the ground, skidding back - past you. YOU'RE STILL NOT SURE WHAT TO DO??
Then, with the Yamato, V████ cuts through the air-- no, through the fabric of time and space itself. With two slices of the sword, an inky black hole opens up and he steps through it to leave.
But not before looking over his shoulder, at you, and saying, "Thank you, Nero."
...???
He disappears into the rift, and it seals behind him.