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A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

A few alterations to Corban's plan would be necessary. Very clearly they did not have Shin's best interests in mind, and that was unacceptable obviously. So let's pick this apart and make it more ergonomic for our favorite homicidal maniac, shall we?

For instance, as the sister blades made contact with his Spears they erupted like a bullet striking water. Their own speed working against them as his staff heads turned fluid and enveloped them. Even if they could cut through them, they would find no province against the tar-like form they took in response.

Entrapment the defensive blades was merely the first step in a three part plan. You see, earlier there had been a hilarious misconception that had driven the tide of this battle since the beginning.

Corban, or Crystalle as they were calling themselves now, believed that Shin's mind was not as powerful as tool as her own. That was a gross misunderstanding, because Shin had already seen the glaring difference between their abilities.

Step two was to meet her halfway through her charge towards him. But it was not a bodily movement, Shin extended his right arm forward in what looked like a wide haymaker. As his arm swung forward another branch of his staff extended forward. It rapidly grew and hardened into a clawed hand about three times the size of his other hand.

This clawed hand was on an intercept course with Corban at the peak speed it was capable of, the speed of thought. The speed of Shin's thought, four times that of a normal person. This hand would strike her in seconds if she were standing still, let alone if she continued moving towards him.

And part three? Part three was simple. The remaining mass of the staff would extend upwards towards Corban and angle itself so it would prove a barrier between Shin and her. The staff body and his pseudo arm would merge on contact with itself. Even if she did move around it, Shin would be ready with a devious trick of his own.

Normally people would go for his right side, especially now. Missing eye, missing arm. But the problem was just how obvious that was, and Shin knew how smart Corban was. Knew they would go for something less than obvious to try and catch him off guard, so even as he made his offense he readied his footing. Placed his left foot against the nearest spear and loosened his right foot up.

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@ImportantNobody
If Skallagrim turns me down I'll beat you up.

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@Skallagrim
Hey, you.

You and I should have a fight.

Human tier fighters, unarmed. Fist to fist.

I haven't done that with anyone on here yet, and I know you're good at it.

A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

"Come"

With such vindication and pride she spoke to him, as though she were his equal. A man can loose an arrow at a dragon and feel pride, but it takes an entire army to slay one. She could equip herself with weapons and armor all she wanted, she could build a barrier of impenetrable stone around herself for all he cared. Without his weapon he was a master warrior, but with his weapon he was more than just a warrior. Shin was the embodiment of war, a demon on the battlefield, and all who had faced him with his staff and lived still woke screaming in the night. Visions of his single eye behind that black shield on his face were burned into their retinas, and every time they closed their eyes they saw him still watching.

Corban would soon learn exactly why that was.

With fury and fire behind his voice he screamed, saliva spraying against the inside of his mask. "Fine!" Like a train and all its cars are filled with steel, Corban wouldn't even slow him down by standing in his way.

He unleashed hell with a thrust of his left arm, the massive construct moved like giant that had woken from its slumber. It erupted from the ground, catapulting debris in every which direction. The sound it made as it destroyed the ground between them was akin to an earthquake, his arm whipped forth and back as the behemoth rose. It seemed almost to crawl towards her, every blade and spike adorning the top of his machination swung viciously. Like an entire Roman Legion, menacing its foes with their spears.

Shin stood atop his monster with a small platform beneath him, the spears nearest to him writhed and stabbed upwards. The gap between them closed rapidly as his weapon lumbered towards her, it stabbed and extended its blades towards her in an eight pointed assault. Eight of the spears grew towards her, aimed at every extremity twice, save for her head. He didn't want to instantly kill her, he wanted her to suffer. He wanted to impale her, he wanted to rip her apart limb from limb.

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@Divinity
If it's a question of the intimacy of their weapons, Shin's is definitely more intimate.

Since it IS part of his soul.

A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

@Divinity
Rest in peace. I had that happen to me in the worst possible way back when Fury and Kanitah were fighting. I lost somewhere near 4 posts in a row because my computer's battery kept coming undone.

A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

There was no stance this time, Shin was done playing with her. This was no longer a friendly little fight between skilled opponent, Shin was going to kill her. The one eye focused like a telescope on the weapon hand, he could see almost nothing in her hand. Some kind of blade, probably the same one she had struck him with earlier. Didn't matter, his posturing had finished and he lowered his left hand to his side. The thick gel that had wrapped itself around his stump had grown into a flat black covering, from that covering grew the wires that were always component to his defense and mobility.

Shin was not unfamiliar with the concept of a Pyrrhic Victory. Even if he did win this fight, the pain he would endure by the end of it would be tantamount to a loss anyway. Losing his arm was the most painful thing he's experienced in a very long time, and it likely wouldn't be the only injury he'd sustain before the battle was out. This fight was looking to be very sacrificial indeed, and he was unsure if his right arm would have to be surgically reattached or if it would return to him mystically. These concerns would be pushed to the back of his head for now, that disgusting writhing eye of his zoned in on Corban's own eye. Her right, to be more specific. It glared a vicious message of hatred down his sight and into hers.

Shin had been glaring at her long enough, though, and the time for action was now. With a single announcement he would unleash hell upon her unlike any he's demonstrated before, she should feel honored. Only a divine had ever pushed him to unleash this level of combat on another being. "Behold," he spoke calmly and plainly, extending his right arm's stump. "The Hydra." His stump pressed against the staff and from the ground in front of him erupted dozens of spires. Remember how he planted his staff in the ground a few moments prior? He had planted it point down, burying its head for a good reason. As he laughed and jeered at her, he had been probing the ground between them. Probing for any new pipe that could unleash another water based attack on him, to which he found few. Only the one running towards the fountain was noticeable.

So too was he planning one of his most devious offensives, The Hydra. The Hydra is a very simple disruption and terrain shift, by tearing the earth up between him and his opponent he would destroy any proper footing that they could have. While he could change his density and with aid of the staff and move unnaturally, opponents who relied on walking would have to traverse an uneven battlefield. So too did it create a zone of desolation that none would dare pass through, why? Because every one of the components of the black staff may move independently, as it is an extension of his very will. Its amorphous nature and ability to change shape to whatever form he required it to gave him the ability to create complex mechanisms with only a single moving part.

With The Hydra set up and around twenty four black spikes placed between himself and Corban as well as six surrounding himself on all sides, he waited for her next move. The Hydra was wholly capable of coming to her, if she did not come to him.

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@Divinity
Once I get home I'll show you a little something. Shin's staff was originally a component power of Baron before their most recent reworks. You'll see why I removed it from Baron and gave it to Shin.

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@Rilla
*Sucker punches you.* Enjoy your participation award.

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@Divinity
I realize how that last post might have sounded, what I meant was: Real life is kicking my ass. I've got no anger towards you, just wanted to clarify. I feel like with no clarification it might seem like I'm mad at you.