[Center][color=bc8dbf][h2]Grima[/h2]
Level 6 (holding 2 level ups)
7/60 EXP

Location: Esaka - Arena
Wordcount: 746 (+1 exp)[/color][/Center]


[b]Round 2

FIGHT![/b]


Unlike before, Terumi did not go full gung-ho with his opening. While he did immediately dash forward, he did not slash at Grima. Instead, he took advantage of her immediate blocking to grab her by the arm to open her up for a throw, only to be stopped by a shimmering field that threw him back, a small spell that Grima had thrown up in an instant once she realized what he was doing.

[color=bc8dbf]“Not a chance vermin. You’ve had enough opportunity to lay your lowly hands upon me”[/color] Grima says as she throws a hand up, causing an eruption of spikes to spear Terumi once again.

“Lowly? Ha! Says the child stuck using a toy to talk!” Terumi retorts, kicking the ground to throw up a wave of his own dark energy, slamming into the spikes and smashing them into pieces, jumping back as Grima leapt over the shattered spikes and slashed through the air where he was mere moments before. Then he dashed forward, swinging with his own knife at Grima’s throat, only for it to be knocked away as Grima’s sword spun in her hand. And for a moment, the two traded blows in perfect tandem, Terumi’s various knives from both his hands and shoes being redirected by Grima’s blade. 

Eventually, Terumi took a step back as Grima countered a wave of his dark energy with a miniature wave of dark magic, yelling “[b]GLEAMING FANG![/b]” as more energy surrounded him yet again, followed by him charging forward. But unlike before, Grima did not send out a wave of spikes to futilely try to stop him… Nor did she simply block the hit. Instead, she simply narrowed her eyes… And just before the serpent reached her, she shot out her hand, two tendrils of dark magic shooting out and binding Terumi from within his own energy, which continued forth but harmlessly dispersed without its host sustaining it, “W-What?!”

[color=bc8dbf]“Predictable little worm”[/color] was all the retort Grima gave Terumi as she proceeded to overload the two tendrils, blasting Terumi away and sending him tumbling across the ground. However, when he nearly came to a stop, a singular dark spike erupted from the ground and slammed into his back, sending him flying back to Grima, who brought her sword up in a rising motion that slashed across Terumi’s chest, knocking him into the air and vulnerable to Grima’s downward slash that sent them both back to the ground.

With a frustrated growl, Terumi quickly recovered from his position, rolling away from Grima and back to his feet, “[i]Cocky bitch[/i]” he grumbled, shoving his hand into the arena floor. For a moment, Grima simply tilted her head, before she glanced behind her and noticed the dark green chain erupting from the ground behind her and flying towards her back. An attack that she easily avoided by just jumping in the air, holding her hand out as a magical sigil quickly formed in front of it, “Ruination” the Fell Vessel said calmly, before similar magical sigils quickly formed around Terumi as he tore his hand from the ground, unable to recover and block fast enough as two spears of darkness formed out of the air and quickly stabbed themselves into Terumi’s body… And then erupted into an explosion of dark magic from within.


[b]GRIMA WINS[/b]

Landing back on the ground, Grima rose to her feet with a small ‘hmph’, [color=bc8dbf]“So worm, still feeling confident? Or must I put you deeper into the dirt before you learn your lesson?”[/color] she asked the small smoke cloud that had formed from her attack.

It only took a few moments for Terumi to respond, the smoke clearing after a few moments… Revealing his body half blown apart, quickly repairing itself with dark energy. It wasn’t the bloody kind of damage, but rather as if a vase had been broken apart, “Got [i]lucky[/i] with that one. Don’t expect the same result. This time, I’ll fucking kill you” 

Grima couldn’t help but laugh slightly at that, [color=bc8dbf]“Kill me? Even if the rules allowed it… Greater mortals than you have tried. Greater [i]gods[/i] have tried. You lack the proper methods to rid my spirit”[/color] Grima comments, causing Terumi to grin, wiping his hand on his pants as he stood back up.

“Oh, trust me. I have my ways”