Cross Effects 3.0 - The Third Time's the Charm? Colosseum

[SINIB]

Noel Vermillion

Noel should have been alarmed by the impossible movements of the sword, worried about the distinct possibility of it beheading her. But instead, she was perfectly calm, detached even. So with machine-like precision, she acted. A blue hexagonal shield enveloped her in an instant, stopping the deadly projectile mere centimeters away from her neck, temporarily. She watched it clash against her defense, and saw it fail.

This absolutely was not someone whom she could afford to hold back against. If she made a single mistake, she'd definitely die.

So she made her decision without a second's delay. A gorgeously geometric white sword descended from the sky, shattering its way through the offending red weapon before enveloping her in a white light, transforming her.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

"HA!" Kenzo blurted out, carried to the heights of rapture by his opponent. His smile was both as feral as a beast's and as gleeful as a child's. His opponent was no small fry, for she managed to destroy one of his blades. She could not be taken lightly. So ran forward, going past her with monstrous speed-

And leapt back, now standing far above her. With a blinding flash, he unsheathed his silver blade and simultaneously went for a slash at her throat. That was the basis of the Iaido style, but Kenzo knew nothing of such a technique. He simply let his blade, the blade that he cherished above all else, take hold of him once more.

She would fight alongside him again it seemed.

[SINIB]

Noeru


Noel, now Mu, watched him ascend into the sky, soar downwards like a silver comet, again going for her throat. She was unconcerned. This was child's play to her. She matched his charge with her own, easily parrying his strike with a slight swat from her arm, moving to counterattack with a powerful kick.

But this was a mere feint. A front for her true attacks. A blue circle, massive in scope, appeared behind the red man and began to swirl. At the same time, several drones were created high above and below him, honing in on him as the flew forward, firing enormous blue lasers continuously the entire time.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

The woman, now disrobed and revealing her final form, parried his strike with ease. Clever girl, to try to distract him with a kick. But he could see trough the feint, so h spun mid air to avoid the initial blow and countered with a kick to the face in order to push himself downwards.

The strange orbs were firing at him in quick succession, child's play. Without dropping a sweat, his sword mowed trough the beams with the gentleness of a woman's caress. Those strikes were not to repel the blows, but to give them force. By pulling them towards him, he shifted their direction slightly and made them deviate from their path, directing them to the woman.

[SINIB]

Mu


Mu saw a kick coming, about to connect with her face. So she spun to the side, grabbing him in her legs and sending swords to impale him as the energy blasts impacted her as the drones came in for the kill and collided with him, launching more lasers at point blank.

All the while, the blue circle approached its crescendo, now only moments away from completing its dance.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

As soon as he was grabbed by the woman's tender lovely legs, he thrust his sword straight at her head. But that was a feint, for it immediately changed direction and  shot to her heart like a serpent. He needed to finish things now, if he could't kill her he needed to get away, to obtain better footing. So he punched her solar plexus with his other hand as hard as he could.

[yinsukin]

Roxas

Before he could react, Roxas was hit by some sort of fast moving object.  He was knocked down but recovered almost as quickly as he fell.  He knew that a followup attack was coming though he was not sure from where.  He summoned oathkeeper to his hands, raised the blade above his head and cast reflectaga.  The moment he was engulfed by flames he was protected by a magical circular barrier.  The moment the attack ended, the barrier dropped an the area around him was engulfed with explosions of light that contained the full force of the attack that hit him. The explosion hit 3 or 4 trees, causing them to fall over.

The keyblade wielder ran forward, moving deeper into the forest. 

[Kotomine_Rin]

I am the bleak light!

I am the dead metal!

I am the righteous blade!

With my valor nearby, I will tear the world out of it's roots and cleanse it in the pyres of rebirth!

I am Vanguard!

THE END IS NIGH!

A tall being, covered in armour. Both were right before the other, surrounded by the remnants of a city. The resemblance was uncanny, but it mattered not. He would emerge victorious.His axe burst with lightning, bolts crackling all around the behemoth and surging above.

No one was watching.

VANGUARD VS HAKUMEN

REBEL 1

ACTION!!

With quick pace, he dashed to the man's side and attempted to hook his leg with the axe.

[Knick]

Suiren, the Supreme Gold that Reigns Over All.

The man exploded, his body glowing with silver light, as he shot though her torrent of power.

But it would not be enough.

The man reached her, and his head moved to collide with her’s. But her foot was on the ground. Her body spun into the movement, and with it her golden fist shot forward.

It struck the man’s exposed jaw, and with the might of a mountain it shot him into the air like a comet.

Golden World Decimating Strike.

And the world shook and screamed out in pain.

[Kotomine_Rin]

The vanguard who walks among the heavens.

A great punch that was, a mighty one indeed. He felt his jaw being shattered by the blow and his molars crumbling. He could taste the blood in his mouth, even as he took flight like a soaring comet.

But it was insufficient, did she really put her all in that strike? No, impossible. She was worth much more, so much more. But she had yet to reach the peak of her potential.

Smiling, he flipped back and immediately stopped. It was as if he had landed, as if he was standing on a surface as natural as the earth that woman stood upon. But there was nothing below his feet. Absolutely nothing. It was not flying, no. That man quite literally walked across the heavens like a man walks on the ground.

Can you reach the heavens?

His palm facing her, he muttered something in a foreign tongue. Immediately, the air and winds shook around him and light came forth. A wall solely composed of ancient scriptures grew before the man's palm and split into a multitude of complex circles- about a hundred. Then, his arm lowered in a swift motion.

And like rainfall, lightning poured down on her.

[Knick]

The Golden Lady with Dominates the World with her Might

As the man was launched Suiren’s body continued to dance with golden light. The light within her form grew greater and greater. The earth beneath her began to crack, the light around her began to flicked oddly, and the winds howled like a dying beast.

But she stood there; she stood in the center as the world began to bend around her form, the golden light radiating from her body.

And then the man’s attack came, just at the moment she looked up at him. A rain of lighting fell, like a torrent of spears falling from the heavens. It shot towards her, intent of skewering her. But yet she did not flee.

Instead, as the attacks came her stance changed. She cocked one fist back. And then, the moment before the first impacted her, it shot forward.

"Empress Fist: Eternal Golden Ripple."

The force of the blow continued past her arm, golden light showing the path, the air shook, and the magic lightning exploded, filling the sky in brilliant light. The air rippled as sound broke, and then, an golden wave that shook the world moved in on the man.

[Kotomine_Rin]

The silver person who takes strolls on the clouds

As she struck his initial attack, an immense golden wave rushed at him. The lightning's advent had been quelled, but he did not falter. The wind, the thunder, the very essence of the heavens gathered around him and swirled before his feet. In a streak of light, he descended like a star, avoiding the shockwave of light and closing in on the woman with speed not unlike what he displayed before.

For he had the might of the heavens on his side.

His legs were like the great winds, his movement as swift as the thunder and as sharp as lightning. Circling towards her, he manifested more magic circles, firing about ten lightning blasts of much greater magnitude each from different directions.

But that was but a distraction, for his true attack would be much more terrifying. The wind, the air, the atmosphere itself swirled about and rapidly collected around his arms.

[Knick]

The one who has become Supremacy itself

As she launched her attack her form shifted immediately. She bent her knees and prepared to strike at the immenent counter attack.

She knew it was not enough, this man was no weak.

But he was not strong enough.

She was an Empress. She was one who embodied existence itself. But that does not mean they are all the same. All those born with this power, all those that had her potential, they all were different. The nature of their attribute, the nature of their greatness, that was unique to her.

To other half demon’s she would simply have a ‘World Attribute’. But such a thing is a fallacy. She was a Golden Empress she was one that elevated herself to levels beyond the ‘outside’. Her’s was a Golden ‘Supremacy’ something that makes all yield to it.

And so, she simply needed to evoke it.

She was supremacy over all other things embodied.

“Armor of the Almighty” And her body was coated in golden light, her skin itself radiating the light. And in that moment the lightning smashed against her form and broke apart like water.

There were no movements on her part to stop it; she raised her fists, but only waiting for the man shooting at her. For the lightning, the simple magic, it carried not nearly enough weight to harm her.

For there was nothing that would not yield to her ever increasing might.

And the world continued to scream and distort around her.

[Kotomine_Rin]

He who's arms pierced the heavens.

Remarkable, that defence of hers was able to negate his blows like nothing. If this didn't work, then it would surely mean that she was an opponent worthy enough to use his fullest force upon. An opponent mighty enough to have him display his blade at his heart's leisure. That, of course, would solely depend on how she'd react to an attack of this caliber.

"DIVINE STORM, SPIRAL GALE BREAKER!" he roared, his voice mightier than thunder. And his forearms quickly spun, not unlike drills swirling endlessly. The speed was ungodly, ripples forming all around the man's body. And with that, all the air that surrounded swirled forth and formed two columns of wind, each twisting and turning faster and faster.

It looked as if his arms had become tornadoes. No, it was mightier than any tornado, greater than even the fastest of winds. The storm shattered trough the land as if it was nothing but paper, consuming the surroundings more and more. That was the power of that man, the power to bend the sky and al that it engulfs to his very will. That was unlike those simple lighting blasts earlier. No, the wind and the air itself became an extension of his body.

As if he was the heavens themselves.

And that was but the preparation. For the twisting winds, hot and cold gales meeting and clashing violently were only meant to harness the true might of the skies. For between his arms, an ever so fickle light was beginning to crackle.

[Knick]

The one who surpasses the world

Weak, weak, weak! So very weak. So many tricks, so much magic, but yet he could still not come close. So Suiren decided, decided in that moment to truly attack. The screaming around her, the pain of the world became more and more apparent, and he mussels tensed.

Her Weight was growing, as they fought, from that first moment; her weight has been growing ever higher. And in that moment, using that weight and power, she claimed the might of the earth as her own. Golden pulses of light, emanating from all directions, traveled from the earth to her. They filled her, empowered her, and were overtaken by her. If he wanted to utilize the heavens, then she will crush that small power he commanded with something many time greater.

“Golden Worldly Garb.” The golden light intensified, even as the man prepared his attack, as the winds danced closer to him, as the wind formed lightning. But yet to her time seemed to slow, the force filling her form was minuscule compared to what the world truly possessed. It was but one fragment.

But yet, despite being a fragment it surpassed the might of the heavens this man thought he wielded, this hollow copy of the heaven’s might. The world was far greater, it was simply the truth. The world permitted the heaven’s existence by its own might, but its pull, by its weight.

And so, if that world’s weight was applied different it would mean its end.

And then, Suiren jumped.

The world beneath her shattered completely, exploding into a cloud of fire, earth, and dust, as the air broke, the force surpassing its speed and shattering it with a defining boom. And, not even a moment, not even half of a moment, no, rather it was almost as if the moment she left the earth she was there. She was at the man, he fist thrust into the storm he held in his hand.

“World Tremor Fist.”