[h2]Luna Versus Amelia Pt. 2 (Collab of Burthstone and Joshua Tamashii)[/h2]

"[color=fff200]Sol. Old word for sun[/color]." Amelia said, for no reason in particular. Guessing that her opponent would be rather skilled with her weapon of choice, Amelia knew she needed a competent warrior by her side. And she had just the spirit for this kind of situation."[color=fff200]Achilles, I need your help[/color]!"

From the magic circle that appeared in front of her, a [url=http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6hyfzWwVX1qms0pxo1_500.jpg]warrior[/url] rose up and face Luna before speaking to Amelia.
"[color=9e0039]Is this the opponent you wish for me to face Milady[/color]?" he asked, his voice deep and slightly intimidating to most.

"[color=fff200]See if you can take her down[/color]."

"[color=9e0039]I'll do just that! She will regret facing me in battle[/color]."

Luna sucked in a bit of breath as Amelia summoned Achilles. A spirit summoning mage? That would mean that, while she wouldn't fight herself, her spirits could range in strength and size to a great degree. This one seemed to be a warrior of some description, which meant that a halberd would be her best weapon. Maybe the name gave away this spirit's weakness? The legend of Achilles wasn't exactly obscure, so Luna held her free hand off to the side. [i][color=0000FF]"Blade of Luna!"[/color][/i] In her hand, facing backwards, formed a small white knife. She knew that it would be a weak weapon in the sunlight, but the second, smaller, blade would give her the ability to do quick, small strikes. Something she couldn't do with the halberd. She braced herself, letting the spirit attack her first, seeing if it had any special powers besides fighting prowess.

"[color=9e0039]She's a summoner of weapons. Impressive.[/color]" Achilles said, placing his shield in front of himself and pointing his spear forward. He advanced slowly, seeing how his opponent would react. He knew better than to underestimate a mage, especially one who seemed to be proficient with weapons. On top of that, she had magical weapons and he had no idea what they did. Best to take caution before going all out.

Amelia also watched. She knew if she got in trouble directly, another one of her spirits would show up, though she hoped it wouldn't come down to that.

As Achilles began advancing slowly, Luna muttered a curse under her breath. He wasn't as reckless as legend made him out to be. That didn't matter, she had other ways of testing his supposed immunity to being hurt. She brought her Halberd forward, switching which foot was forward, and pointed the tip at the spirit. [color=0000FF][i]"Solar Flare!"[/i][/color] A magic circle appeared, and a blast of heat and light would launch itself from the tip of the blade at Achilles, aimed directly for his shield. She wasn't going to try anything tricky to start with, blunt force was a good way to get opponents to try their own tricks. She just needed him to launch into some attack, then she could judge how powerful this spirit actually was.

The moment the fireball appeared, Achilles hunkered down behind his shield, the round piece of bronze taking the blow. When the fire was gone, she got back up and began slowly advancing again, the metal glowing nicely where it had been hit. His mind told him to charge, but instinct told him to stay the slow course. His opponent might be testing him and he needed to test her further before deciding a course of action. That was assuming she gave anything away after this of course.

Amelia herself had to duck from some of the flames but she remained unharmed. Maybe she should bring out Houston, but she bet that saving him for when the real fighting began would be a better idea. She took a deep breathe to calm herself and keep watching, instead of acting recklessly.

Luna would return to her initial ready stance, holding her arm wrapped around the shaft of her halberd and the knife out in front of her in a backward grip. It seemed she wasn't going to get him into a reckless charge. Taking a deep breath, she spoke loud enough for Amelia to hear. [color=0000FF]"Before this fight starts, is it possible for me to deal permanent damage to your... Summons? I'd hate to accidentally kill one, since I know some summoner-type mages get very close to what they summon."[/color] She took a breath, and took a couple steps back so that Achilles would have to walk farther before she would be in range of any attack with his spear that wouldn't leave him open to an attack.

Instead of Amelia answering, Achilles replied. "[color=9e0039]You need not worry about my safety or the safety of the others. We'll be fine no matter what you do[/color]." He said, keeping the fact that he was already dead a secret. Amelia would've been too honest with her answer, he knew that. He was more then willing to pass on to the other side for her. But for now he had to focus on the fight. He was in range to hit her with his spear now, so he thrust forward while remaining partially behind his shield for protective reasons.

Luna nodded as she jumped backwards, away from the attack with the spear. She was more than halfway to the door of the castle, which she didn't want to risk being pushed back up against. [color=0000FF]"Good. [i]Solar Armor![/i]"[/color] A large magic circle appeared around her feet, and he white and gold robe was quickly replaced by armor made of fire that covered her entire body, while the helmet would leave most of face visible, though the front of it would come down to peak in the middle of her forehead. It would have a clear Phoenix motif, including large wings of fire that were spread behind her. [color=0000FF]"I hope your Guild's Phoenix doesn't take offense to my armor, I mean none."[/color] She would leap backwards again, wings folding down close to her back, before dashing at incredible speed past Achilles, going past his shield arm's side. During this, she would attack twice with her halberd. One quick attack at his shield, and then sliding to a stop and throwing up her knife, allowing for a two handed downwards strike at the spirit's back before kicking off backwards away from him. This left Achilles between her and the door to the Castle, and she caught the moon knife in the same grip she had been wielding it in, waiting to see if the attack had had any effect against her opponent.

Achilles was surprised by his opponent's speed as she dashed towards and past him. Her first strike was to his shield, which held and threw him off balance. Thankfully the time it took her to slide to a stop and throw up her knife gave him enough time to recover and raise his shield in time to block the blow, though it left a rather large dent in his shield.

Amelia was surprised by her opponent's speed after she donned her armor. She quickly tried to asses the situation. Achilles was more of a tank then a speedy fighter. He could take blows but his speed would make it difficult for him to get close at this point. She could call him back and summon a new spirit, but she could only think of one that would be of use now. However, is she kept Achilles out, he could exhaust her opponent even more. However, Luna was between her and Achilles, which worried her. But all with due time.

Luna took a deep breath as she saw that her opponent had managed to get his shield up to block the brunt of the attack, it apparently would take a lot more to take him down, but it had left a dent. Taking a breath, Luna tossed the knife of moonlight into the shade of a nearby tree before launching into a flurry of one and two-handed attacks on Achilles. Her initial attack would be a fast jab at his shield, before moving around it, away from his spear, and striking horizontally with the blade of the halberd, aimed at his back. This would be followed by various other combinations of attacks as she moved quickly around Achilles, occasionally jumping over him should the situation be favorable, but she generally would do her best to avoid the business end of his spear. While these strikes were not as powerful as she could possibly make them, they were fast, and would take their toll if too many landed solidly. It wouldn't be a difficult guess that Her armor gave her vastly increased speed and strength, as any normal girl as skinny and short as she was wouldn't be able to attack with as much strength as she was.

Achilles was no fool. He noticed his opponent had speed on her side now and was likely to try and use it to get around his shield and strike him from behind. Which is exactly what she did, jumping and moving around him like a crazed animal. He blocked what blows he could with his shield and those he didn't met his armor, which also provided solid protection, but not as much. He just stood in the middle of this storm, weathering it and letting her go at it. After all, attacking took more energy then defending, especially the way she was moving.

Luna saw that her opponent had stopped putting as much effort into defending, and understood why. She was putting a lot of effort into attacking, and if he didn't have to do much of anything to defend, she would wear out and be vulnerable long before she won this fight. So she stopped the normal attacks, while behind him, and stabbed at his right heel with as much speed and strength she could muster. That was the one that was vulnerable in the story, right? She couldn't remember, but it didn't matter, she had already committed to the attack, and if she was wrong there was only one other option. She quickly backpedaled after the attack, waiting to see if it had worked, but she had turned her opponent around so that she was still between him and Amelia.

Amelia frowned as she saw the fight progress. At first Luna was going all out but now she had slowed down. Realizing that Achilles was unlikely to be in the game for much longer but knowing he would take it as an insult if she dismissed him, he let him stay. She wanted to be on good terms with her spirits, no matter how she felt personally. To her, they came first. They were friends and family to her. She valued them and the bond she had with them.

Achilles grunted in pain as the blow landed. "[color=9e0039]Why do they always aim for the heel?! I'm not that Achilles! There is more than one Achilles in the world[/color]!" He shouted, obviously annoyed by this fact.

Luna couldn't help but giggle softly as the man she was fighting responded to her last attack, but she quickly got back to being ready to fight. [color=0000FF]"Sorry, but you [i]are[/i] named Achilles... And stabbing your heels makes it hard for you to move regardless. So it's not a stupid idea."[/color] She made a soft, childish giggle again, before suddenly turning and pointing her free hand directly at Amelia. [color=0000FF][i]"Solar Flare!"[/i][/color] Another blast of heat and light would launch itself at Amelia, but it would be significantly weaker than the one she had hit Achilles with earlier. She didn't want to hurt the girl too badly, but she couldn't just fight her spirits all day. After launching the attack Luna turned her head back to Achilles, anticipating an attack.

Amelia ducked under the attack, feeling the heat as it his her hair. Her eyes narrowed and she sighed. "[color=fff200]Achilles, may I please call you back. You won't be able to fight like that and I don't want you to suffer more then you have to[/color]."

"[color=9e0039]M'lady, I can keep going... but if you wish it, I will oblige this time. I cannot fight a mage like this after all. I wish you luck[/color]."

Amelia smiled as Achilles body dissolved and a circle appeared in front of her. From it rose a [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/ed/c9/ea/edc9eaf51b46a220a4fd04fd0cfe87ee.jpg]woman[/url] she was all to familiar with.
"[color=aba000]You're finally fighting for once Amelia. I'm surprised. What did I tell you about fighting[/color]?"

"[color=fff200]Mama[/color]." Amelia said, pouting in a manner that might be considered cute by most.

"[color=aba000]I'm joking. So this lovely lady is my opponent. And S-Class if I heard fight. Then this should be interesting[/color]."

Luna didn't have time to figure out another opponent. She needed to end this fight, so she could steel herself for whatever was inside the castle. [i][color=0000FF]"Tumult!"[/color][/i] A magic circle appeared in front of the hand she held out, and both Amelia and who she summoned would immediately feel a cool, harsh wind blowing over them. While the effect wouldn't be noticeable immediately, the wind would be slowly draining their magic power. This wouldn't effect the fight in the short term, but she had won longer fights before thanks to the slow withering effect, and she hoped this would be no different. She took a breath before reacting normally to what just happened. [color=0000FF]"Th-that's sweat and all, but this is a fight, not a series of introductions."[/color] She seemed a tad flustered about something, but about what was unclear.

"[color=aba000]You harm my daughter, and you will seriously piss me off[/color]!" the older woman's voice called out before a bolt of lightning would fall from the sky, blasting Luna back a couple of inches. The new summon stood there, lightning arcing along her body as she glowed with a magical aura."[color=aba000]Despite the fact that you don't want it, I'll introduce myself. I am Ellis Averyonna, a former S-class mage. And I do not take kindly to people trying to harm my daughter[/color]."