As the crimson sun rose above the horizon, casting long shadows across the ancient battlefield, an eerie hush settled over the desolate landscape. The air was thick with tension, and a palpable sense of foreboding hung in the twilight. On one end of the barren plain stood a figure cloaked in darkness, the malevolent aura surrounding them pulsating like a sinister heartbeat. This was Sabre, the villain who wielded a twisted power over blood, a sinister sorcery that dripped with malevolence. Opposite Sabre, bathed in the fading light, stood our indomitable hero, their unwavering perseverance etched in every line of their battle-worn face.
SHN: I had to ditch my date for this, so you better be worth fighting.
SBR: Worry not warrior, I'll make your sacrifice worthwhile.
Shane unsheathes her katana and dashes forwards, unleashing consecutive slashes. In response to the fast aggressiveness of her opponent, Sabre fires a burst of blood arrows, which slow Shane down due to forcing her to block the attack. This gives Sabre the chance to close the distance and punch Shane in the face, but is quickly blown back by a kick to the gut. She conjures a blood dagger and exchanges blows with Shane, who masterfully uses her katana to repel Sabres' attacks, but didn't notice the stream of blood crawling up her leg. In an attempt to dispose of the blood, Shane leaves her guard lowered, allowing Sabre to shoot a bolt of blood, piercing her hand and throwing the katana away from reach.
SHN: You think you've bested me with that?!
Shane delivers a devastating punch to Sabres' jaw, rendering her momentarily unconscious, but Sabre manages to regain her footing and raise a blood shield. To her surprise, Shane punches through the shield and digs her fist onto Sabres' face, crashing her against the ground. She rubs her wrist and looks down on Sabre, who's lying on the ground.
SBR: So you're really as strong as they say.
SHN: What is that supposed to mean?
SBR: I've finally found a worthy opponent.
Giant blood tentacles rupture through the ground and blow Shane back. She braces herself and stands her ground, picking up the katana.
SHN: (She must've let blood flow through the ground when she was lying down, so annoying.)
Saber fires multiple blood bolts and rushes in after them. Shane slices through the bolts and swings her katana through Sabers' body but she manages to wrap the area of contact around in condensed blood so there would be minimal damage.
SBR: (Her soul essence is different from others, sharper. Any hits from her could be lethal despite the power behind them.)
Saber and Shane exchange blows until Sabre manages to duck under one of the swings and pierce Shanes' body with blood bolts. Shane backs up and grips the wounds tight.
SBR: My blood bolts are special in the way that they also act as a poison. The pain pulsating throughout your entire body sure is unbearable.
SHN: *cough* As long as it's just pain, I will not falter!
To Sabres' suprise, Shane still manages to be quick on her feet, catching her off guard and landing a devastating strike across Sabres' body. Blood starts to drip in massive amounts from the wound. Shane grips her katana tight.
SBR: This is enough.
SHN: (She can bleed so much and still remain conscious?!)
SBR: Soul Power, Hemoglobe Cataclysm!
A small sphere appears above the battlefield. Shane looks worried.
SHN: (This feeling of uneasiness...)
Suddenly, blood from the ground and open wounds start to get sucked towards the sphere, increasing its' size to a giant scale.
SBR: Hemoglobe Cataclysm acts as a sort of boost system, granting me power and speed adjacent to the amount of blood that gets sucked into it, but that's not all...
SHN: Then allow me to use my power as well.
SBR: The real fight has just started.
SHN: Soul Power, Resolute Aura!
Shanes' body lets off a perseverant aura. She clenches her katana tight and zips across the battlefield. Sabre fires a storm of blood bolts, tearing through Shanes' body but she doesn't waver. She cuts through and digs her katana deep into Sabres' body before pulling it upwards, creating a giant wound on her. Sabre lets out a giant pool of blood and pushes Shane away.
SBR: Hemoglobe Cataclysm also has another form.
SHN: (I have to finish this before she can activate it!)
Invisible to the naked eye, Shane would rush forwards, but Sabre was faster, already doing the necessary steps to activating her true ability.
SBR: Soularia, Crimson Blood Parade!
But to Sabres' surprise, silence would set in and nothing would happen. She looks down at her hands, questioning why her ability won't activate.
SBR: Blood Parade causes the hemoglobe to explode into homing death missiles...
Realization sets in, and Sabre drops to her knees, accepting defeat.
SBR: The pact I took on with Bette meant that I couldn't become stronger than her at any moment. That's probably why my soularia won't activate. That also means that at any moment now, since I lost, my life will be tak-
*SPLATTER*
Sabres' head explodes into pieces. Shane cleans the blood off of her clothes and sheathes her katana, before heading off. Another disaster has been averted.
End of Chapter 24
"Crimson Brawl"
[ Perseverance Vs Haemo ]
-- Extra Soul Trivia! --
-- Did ya know? --
Copper took Shanes' last name when they got married!
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S-ORIGINS | By ShadowNTS
FantasíaOrigins is a culmination of stories describing characters' backstories! Takes place before the events of Soultale and in the yet to be corrected world.
