Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-31049256-20170816034817/@comment-28358106-20170905034411

(S9/Hound/Gails) Antoinette dodges bodily to the right as the thrust hisses past her head. She bats the greatsword upwards as best as she can, but it doesn't do much to slow the knight's combo, and Saberu retaliates with a devastating backhand spin swing of her pommel. Antoinette blocks with her shield, not diverting the energy of the blow, and it rattles her to the bone, sending her sprawling. Grunting with effort she kips up as quickly as she can, leaping into the air with a flap of her wings as the coromas return, crisscrossing the battlefield below her.

She lands, following in their wake as quickly as she can, closing the distance in a dash. Saberu sees this coming, the swing of her greatsword already in motion. It spins towards her unerringly, its blade sure to cross her path, unable to alter its own due to its momentum.

Antoinette is counting on it. She vaults over the blade, throwing her body into a midair tumble. She hits the ground at a roll, and comes out of it, just as she passes Saberu, and swings as she passes.

Her blade bisects the knight, right through her midsection.

Saberu gasps and falls to her knees. Antoinette knows she will not get another chance.

Summoning the last of her strength, she holds her blade up, light energy bathing her body. It crackles around her, causing her wings to buffet and her long hair to swirl. With a shout, she plunges her blade into the ground.

A pillar of light explodes around the Gails, sending them sailing upwards, into the out ring. They disappear in a blink of magic.

For a moment, everything is silent. Then the arena bursts into a roar of applause, the crowd going wild.

Antoinette, breathing heavily, takes out a Holstaur potion and drinks it in one gulp, gasping. She wipes the sweat from her brow, her chest heaving as she turns and looks at Maria's prone form.

The deafening sounds of the cheering don't seem to affect her. Smiling, she walks towards Maria, light glowing around her as she changes into her quadruped form. She stops and kneels, picking up the unconscious Vampire, carrying her in her arms towards their corner.

"Wake up, my sweet friend..." she says gently as she bounces Maria slightly, trying to revive her as she carries her.

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"I don't believe it! I DON'T BELIEVE IT!  SHE WON!  PAPA, DID YOU SEE THAT?? SHE WON!  SHE WOOOOON!" Lucida bounces up and down excitedly, unable to contain herself. Thomas gives a long, relieved sigh, folding his arms and looking down with a smile.

"She didit she didit she didit!" Lucida shakes Marcus' arm.