Noble [vs] Daedalus

Noble [vs] Daedalus
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No one may attack in the first round. They may however make preparations.
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A vast stretch of lush grassy land levitates in a seemingly endless twilight sky. Fluffy clouds drift across it reaching twice the height of men in some cases; obscuring vision both mundanely and supernaturally.

Mage Sight, Psionic ‘sight’, etc. is disrupted, as if the ‘signal’ can’t get through. This effect can be suppressed by your own ‘disruptors’, but cannot be permanently dispelled.

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A single puff of cloud drifted lazily across a tranquil glade of green, having lost its way from the mammoth cluster of twilight hued clouds. It crept along the glades length painstakingly slowly before being caught up in the arms of a breeze, pulling it back into the cluster of fluff; in its absence a single figure stood. Where once there had been only thin air, now stood a figure in a flowing long white coat; with a notably poofy collar quite similar to a beast’s mane. He took but a single stride forwards, and behind him his outline shone with the brilliant blue tones of a sky that did belong amongst the hues of sunset; and then just as quickly as it came the out of place colors vanished replaced by the natural splendors of twilight sky.

The noble, as he had been named, cast his gaze about the surroundings; both with eyes of the mortal world and beyond. Though he viewed the clearing as clearly and as vibrantly as one would expect, the ocean of clouds clad in a sunset gradient; obscured his vision. Blurring it at the edges, and worsening the deeper he peered into the flowing plumes. A bother but not one that he couldn’t overcome, or one that he would linger upon whilst in the serenity of his glade.

Closing his mortal eyes, the Evgenis inhaled deeply and exhaled in an elongated blow; as if he were trying to force the clouds away. To those that could see, perhaps having walked into the glade themselves, or looking from a birds eye view perhaps; it might’ve seen the opposite as just as Noble blew forth a wave of fine mist found itself creeping amongst the ground, glazing the serene glade and submerging into the depths of the clouds.

Comfortable in his surroundings, the Evgenis prepared himself for the upcoming battle. Simultaneously the prosecho jewel embedded and his forehead and the memoria crystal upon his ear became livid, one supplementing the other; each supporting the Exalted Channeler as he readied one of his more complex spells. From deep within, from a nexus of spiritual puissance; perhaps from within his inexorable soul itself his power flowed. Auraplasm coursed through his form, guided by the internal mechanisms of the spell; channeled into the appropriate array.

Simultaneously, as his aural blood coursed throughout his form; the Cosmic Noble drew upon the Ambient Arcana, the Prosecho Jewel innately assisting him the process. It too once draw within him fell into the canals of the spells mechanics, pouring its power into the spells well of strength.

With every last drop in place the finale of the mechanics shone through the Evgenis’ aura, the coruscating streams of illumine each adopting a barely visible mark; noticeably one of the Channeler’s unique sigil formations.

Spoiler:

Osgoth Forfeits.
A voice emanates within the minds of Noble and Daedalus alerting them to such.

Nobles turn.

The world is being torn apart. Pandora ‘spoke’, whispering into the Noble’s mind.
<"I'm aware Edea, I can 'hear' it."> The Evgenis spoke aloud in Lunari tongue.

“Brrrrrrrreeeerrraaaaarrrrrrrruuu...”

Noble looked to the sky, violet irises piercing through even the deepest of darkness to look upon a familiar figure, the Ouroboros Officer; though he quickly became disinterested in the officer and more with his means of arrival. Without hesitation his focuses shifted from his would be challenger to gaping hole in the sky quickly taking note of its nature; torrents of chaotic energy thrashing about, with an otherworldly strength capable of splitting the fabric of worlds; it felt all to familiar.

<”Reminds you of the grid, does it not??>
Mmm…I’ll make a note about it. The usual tactic should suffice if that is the case.

It’s not cl- Eve found herself interrupted.
For Noble, having already noted the lingering status of the hole; had already gone to work siding with the world to return it to its natural state. Together the Evgenis and World alike cast their otherworldly gaze into absolution itself, into the infallible truth of its truest of cosmic structures; where the blemish stood out like a deep stain in a perfectly white shirt. From here on it took but the smallest of nudges from the fabled one, and from there on the world itself went to work...

In the end however, it appeared as though Noble had done nothing; he just stood there fainéant amongst the mist that still glazed across the glade. The result of his ‘nudge’ however quickly became apparent, the gargantuan lacuna in the sky snapped out of sight; vanishing just as quickly as it had arrived. Such strength was reserved, rushed through the same channels that auraplasm and arcana had previously ran through; further empowering his yet to be seen barrier.

Once more, his mortal eyes fell upon Daedalus before speaking. “Sorry friend…” He spoke in common tongue, his hand left hand dropping to the hilt of Efialtis. “The mage, you remember him do you not? He’s caused a fair share of damage with similar gates, and to be honest its just not in my nature to let such taint remain in my presence.”

Spoiler:

Queer, the world must have been feeling particularly fainéant today; correcting itself ever so indolently. Or perhaps the Noble simply didn’t understand the workings of the world as well as he thought, in truth he was still a novice Cosmic Noble; alas such errors were bound to happen! It mattered little however; as the duo had expected such a maneuver though admittedly it was notably sloppier than they expected. It made things all the easier for him, especially with its nature resembling the grid's power as much as it did.

Noble simply stood there, despite the mercurial speed he possessed and his lissome nature; he held as still as a statue. Perhaps because despite that mercurial speed, he was still of flesh; or at least something that resembled flesh and he could not match the speed of blast!...Or not, for a blast of raw power it moved rather sluggish, in the pair's humble opinions at least; a fortunate turn of events.

With the mist clustered about him, the prosecho jewel aglow, his aura searing and finally a massive red beam heading his way, the scene played out quite epically; visually at least, albeit a bit slower than they expected. – Looks can be deceiving however. The gargantuan blast collided with Noble’s aura, its strength immediately moving to swallow the entirety of the blast with its own titanic might; just as the P.p.D.A had so many times before. In a blaze of an otherworldly glow the hellish red luminosity of the Cero Grande vanished; devoured entirely before even touching the lush grass beneath him; Nobles own counter-measures temporarily expanding to meet the dimensions of the blast. That gargantuan blast; massive, corrosive, and perhaps even tainted; its fell wrath was mighty only in appearance; nothing that the Evgenis’ barrier could not handle. In fact its colossal size made it all the easier for the Exalted Channeler to overcome; that amongst other things.

A truly intuitive man might have been able to pierce the veil of deception, Noble had painted ‘pon the battlefield’s canvas. A man of great perception would perhaps follow the clues hidden in his following action. For all the grandiose things that the Evgenis could do, he acted logy and simply, imbuing his contingency barrier with another helping of auraplasm; again notably without a heaping spoonful of arcana as well.

Something was truly amiss…

Spoiler:

At Diego's [Daedalus] request, this match will continue in the Battle Arena despite the tournaments cancellation.