by Snorb » Tue Feb 26, '08, 4:30 am
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".......Well." Rose sheathed one of her knives, then took a cautious step towards Mitria. Aijo rose from his sniping spot, still aiming his rifle at the bloodied Numan lying in the street. As she took another step, Rose continued, "Looks like that Sane guy did the trick. Hope she doesn't do that regeneration trick, though. That would really-"
"Rose!"
The wound on Mitria's stomach had already started to heal over by the time Aijo shouted his warning, so Rose had no time to react as Mitria suddenly leapt upright, giving Rose several gashes on her cheek as the Numan's claws raked across her face. Rose cried out and flailed with her other knfe, slashing Mitria across the throat.
"Tsk, tsk, girlie," Mitria said, the throat cut starting to close even as Rose returned to a neutral stance. "You should know by now that your little blades and bullets won't work on me."
"Still worth a shot! Hewn!"
At the same time, Aijo shifted his rifle into his right hand, focusing mental energy into his left, compressing it into a black ball. "Gi Gra!" he shouted.
Then, as if they had practiced countless times, both Aijo and Rose made similar motions with their free hand, concentrating on Mitria.
"COMPRESSION BOMB!"
The Hewn spell wrapped around Mitria, held in place by the Gi Gra charge as it shrunk. After a second, the Gi Gra dispersed, instantly causing the Hewn to expand to its full volume. The result: A very loud bang as the combined Tech and Skill caused an explosion of air and gravity. Pieces of Mitria were strewn all around the back alley.
"Well, that did it!" Aijo said, shouldering his rifle. "Looks like she couldn't take-"
"...Aijo, look." Rose drew her other knife.
Mitria's remains started to reconstitute, and after a horrifying minute, the Numan had regenerated, fully recovered.
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