[h3]Ajax Thera - Councilman - [color=orange]Hellmouth[/color][/h3]

The large councilman watched unflinchingly and without any signs of surprise as Aiden began powering up. He was skeptical of Kyou's decision to let him enter Dragon Force, but he too was curious. In reality, Aiden is the first Dragon Slayer he's ever met aside from himself, so seeing the power of the Dragon coming from him was far more interesting to Ajax than he let on. [b]"Dragon Force..."[/b] Ajax mumbled to himself, memorizing Aiden's appearance after he finished powering up. He was certainly draconic, no doubt.

Then the roar attack came. This one had much more power than before, but Ajax reacted fast. Much faster than his earlier roar attack, Ajax charged and released his own Lava Dragon's Roar, countering the incoming cyclone of water and ice with his own lava. After the spells collided a powerful gust blasted forth briefly from the impact before his lava overpowered the weaker element. Despite the danger such an event would have for Aiden, the boy had already thought ahead and darted positions well before he would've been consumed in the lava.

[b]"He seems to like flying,"[/b] Ajax noted, watching Aiden in the sky. The speed of his divebomb attack surprised Ajax. With surprising speed, the big man jumped backwards out of the way, skidding to a halt just outside the reach of the resulting explosion of ice. [b]"I cannot lie, he is a force to be reckoned with in this state,"[/b] Ajax said aloud, mainly to Kyou. [b]"If I was not here, you might be in trouble, Kyou."[/b] A grin formed on his face now, for the first time since the train ride.

[color=orange][b]"Lava Dragon's Maw!"[/b][/color] Ajax opened his mouth wide and a massive wave of lava spewed forth, like a wave from a raging ocean storm. The lava blanketed the mountain of ice, immediately chewing through it from the intense heat. [b]"He has reached the point where he can survive my attacks,"[/b] Ajax spoke up, so that everyone can hear him. [b]"So I will respect that power by not holding my magic back."[/b]

Lava began to coat Ajax's hand, forming a thick glob that constantly dripped onto the ground. He rushed towards the ice pillar, which looked more like a hill of lava, with his fist pulled back. [color=orange][b]Lava Dragon's Iron Fist!"[/b][/color] His attack blasted through his own lava, smashing into and through the melting ice beneath. The sheer power of the attack shattered the entirety of the ice, and the distorted temperatures caused it to explode outwards from the pressure. This in turn sent lava flying into the air, which now began to rain down on the battlefield (much to Kyou and Oriel's danger).

Had Aiden not taken any measures to avoid the punch directly, the odds would be that the fight was now over. But Ajax knew that the boy knew better than to take the attack. [b]"I wonder where all this rage is coming from,"[/b] Ajax spoke, intentionally quiet enough so that Aiden would hear him clearly but perhaps Kyou and Oriel wouldn't pick it up. [b]"Was my assessment earlier correct, after all? Do you believe that you can only ever win your battles?"[/b]

[h3]Stacy Kaiser - [color=lightcyan]White Tiger[/color][/h3]

Once she landed a safe distance away, the explosion occurred. Thankfully Jeanne had exaggerated about the ten seconds, else Stacy and Gwen would've only been just outside the barrier rather than completely out of the blast radius. The white-haired girl watched the power of the attack with awe, but the expression disappeared as a look of irritation formed on her face. [b]"Seems a bit extreme,"[/b] she commented to herself, putting her hands on her hips and letting out a sigh.

By now, Gwen had caught up and began talking. Stacy remained quiet as Gwen talked, seemingly ignoring her considering she even turned her head to look away from the Ice Make mage. That is, until one of her breasts was poked. An angry expression took hold of her face, though this one was much more comical than before. [b]"Of course they've gotten bigger!"[/b] she barked at Gwen, crossing her arms over her chest. [b]"Bigger than yours if you didn't notice. More firm, too. Everything about my body screams perfection."[/b]

Now she raised a finger, indicative of the incoming lecture. [b]"For your information, I have spent countless hours perfecting my body. I maintain this perfect figure every day. Beauty like this isn't easy. My hourglass figure, my smooth skin, my flawless complexion, and most importantly: my magnificent hair. Men and women alike can't resist my exotic beauty."[/b] A mean grin formed on her face now as her hand went out and pinched Gwen's side, stretching her skin. [b]"It seems you don't spend much time on your body,"[/b] Stacy spoke, giggling to herself as she let go of Gwen.

The pale woman ran a hand through her own hair. [b]"Oh, and I was trained out of the stripping habit,"[/b] Stacy said, placing her hand on her hip. Then her stern gaze faded a little and a shy smile took hold. [b]"Well... I [i]was[/i] but I've been relapsing lately. Not my fault I have no clothes now though. Councilwoman Kyou teleported me here... and her spell only works on living things."[/b] Now her red eyes surveyed the desolate plain that was formerly Augustine Town. [b]"... I don't think we'll have to use [i]that[/i] now."[/b]

[h3]Hana Oshiro - [color=deeppink]The Last Samurai[/color][/h3]

[b]"Hm?"[/b] Hana mumbled when Revan approached. [b]"Of course I'm okay. I went into the sky when Jeanne made her big attack. I didn't want to get caught up in that."[/b] A friendly and innocent smile formed on her face. Her pink eyes looked down to the floating Jeanne. [b]"I planned on moving her. Niti, the mage that set up the bubble barrier, would be better suited to taking care of her now."[/b] Hana stopped walking now, but the bed of cherry blossoms continued floating on as if she didn't, carrying Jeanne further away from the battlefield.

The pink-haired samurai turned to face the rising Yunin. Jeanne's attack clearly did damage, but he had replaced his missing arms with magical ones. Despite his rising magical power, Hana remained motionless. When he spoke to her a powerful heartbeat resonated from her again and her eyes grew wider. [b]"Do I... wish to die?"[/b] Hana repeated. The Last Samurai held her left hand out. A glow of white accompanied her Requip magic and the white blade from before was in her hands. This time, however, her right hand went across and grabbed the hilt.

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_QoPnkotjY]Unsheathed.[/url]

The white scabbard vanished in a glow of white, and now only the sword itself was present. [b]"You are mistaken,"[/b] she began, her voice quiet and surprisingly devoid of her characteristic soothing nature. [b]"I do not wish to die. I do not fear death. I do not bear fear at all. Most importantly..."[/b] Hana held the sword in both hands, holding it vertically at her right. A pink and black aura began to radiate from Hana, just barely visible to anyone looking for it.

[b]"I do not bow to a man with no honor."[/b] Her eyes leveled with Yunin's. Her gaze was not as fierce as the glares that some of her comrades can pull off, but it had a hidden anger to it. One could look into her soul and see the innocence tainted with rage. The aura around her was thin and unimpressive, far less flashy than what her comrades were capable of performing. But something about the simplicity of Hana's stance and appearance had it's own frightening element to it.

[b]"You are not God,"[/b] Hana spoke, still unmoving from her new stance. [b]"It is not you that created me. You are not the one who blessed and cursed me. You didn't even craft this blade I wield before you."[/b] She tiled the Sword of God slightly, to catch the sunlight better and create a glare. [b]"You hear no prayers and you protect no one. You are not a God..."[/b] It didn't seem possible, but Hana's gaze grew even harsher (though still not particularly frightening). [b]"You are only a man. A man with no respect, no courage, no love, and no honor..."[/b]

Hana moved her sword now, holding it lower and tilting it to let the tip of the blade hover just inches from the ground. She gripped the weapon in both hands. The pink and black aura extended from her now, encasing the sword in the same slight glow. She closed her eyes as she began to focus. [b]"I am no God... but I have respect... courage... love... honor..."[/b] Her eyes opened again, her pink irises now having a faint glow as well. [b]"I am not good at many things. I do not have the vanity to proclaim myself the best. But I have always been good at one thing..."[/b]

From behind her began spawning many thousands of cherry blossoms. They floated harmlessly in the breeze, flowing from Hana in the general direction of Yunin. Any that contacted him had no effect, as they were plain petals rather than her magically infused ones. The blossoms continued spewing forth, so many that it began to block the sunlight. The field around Hana, Revan, and Yunin began to grow darker with the multiplying cherry blossoms. [b]"I can defeat those that dare to insult my honor, my very existence."[/b]

All the blossoms at once began to fan out, creating a clear path from Hana to Yunin without any obstructions of her vision. [color=deeppink][b]"Senbonzakura..."[/b][/color] In the blink of an eye, she vanished. Hana appeared behind Yunin now, slightly to the side and several meters back. Her sword was no longer pointed at the ground in a preparation stance but instead pointed to the sky. It appeared that she had completed her swing. [color=deeppink][b]"Iaido."[/b][/color]

A clean slice appeared along the ground, starting from back where she originally stood. This deep, clean cut stretched along the ground, running past Yunin's left foot and going into the distance. A mountain outside the former town of Augustine bore the mark of her attack, the clean slice going perfectly through it. As the upper half of the mountain began to slide from the smooth cut that bore entirely through it, one could look up into the sky and see that the clouds above the battlefield had been sheared along the path of motion as well, splitting several clouds into two pieces.

The attack was not very flashy, in fact it wasn't even visible. The damage was not wide-spread or incredibly destructive, but the power behind the single attack was terrifying. A slash that could cut through flesh, bone, steel, entire mountains, the sky above, and even the very magic that was bound to Earthland and its inhabitants. Hana's expression was as serious as before, but she didn't turn to see if Yunin survived her attack or not. Hana knew the results already. Aside from the breeze, the only sound on the field was the distant echo of the mountain collapsing. The calm aftermath.