Zeke grasped Rathon's hand lightly and smiled,"Charmed." he said in reply, then darted his eyes over when he heard a faint rustling. By the time he looked, Osutin was gone. He growled and Changed to his draconic. He flared his wings and stretched, letting a rumble-like growl vibrate his chest.

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Jessa turned when she heard Osutin leave. Her Crest prickled with unease.

OOC:
Bleh. Shortness. >.>

Zeke landed behind Osutin with a gentle thud. I'm assuming you felt that as well by how quickly you reacted. he commented, but he was looking ahead. His ice blue eyes, only illuminated with the natural light around them up to this point, were blazing like a pair of lanterns. I can not see anything at the moment, but I feel something coming. he murmured. He contemplated making a shield, but doubted that it would actually do any good. He lowered his head down until it hovered beside Osutin on his right. If you need more energy, do not hesitate to take it from me. he said quietly, and opened his mind to Osu, allowing the man access to his energy.

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"I think it's something similar to our Teleport, but he actually just runs. I don't know if there is a name for it or not." she shrugged,"You could ask him." she said, looking in the direction that she felt Osutin and Zeke's mind at.

Zeke nodded in agreement and opened his mind further. He watched, his eyes wide, as Osutin made a type of magic he had never seen before. It blasted out, and he was forced to sink his talons into the ground to stay in place. He shook his head and snorted, looking down at the man that stood beside him. I'll ask what that was later. Let's just see if it works. he said, and looked up.

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Jessa shrugged; she had an idea of what it might be but didn't want to rat out any of Osutin's abilities until he chose to,"I don't know precisely." it was not even a lie; she did not know specifics about his powers.

Zeke didn't have to be told twice. He flattened himself to the ground and sank his talons into the earth for all he was worth. When he stood up and reviewed the damage, he had to shake his head and look again. He snorted softly. Wow. he agreed with Osutin. He turned his head in the direction that the Corakenia, but something shifted underneath him. Actually shifted. He paused and looked down. Bad mistake. Dirt flew up, scattering into his eyes. He snarled and backed up, shaking his head. He opened his mind to compensate, but found that he could not find feel anything other than the plant life, Jessa, Rathon, and Osutin. He growled and turned. The creature and already sank back into the earth and was on its way to its target. He ran to Jessa and Rathon. Osutin, one survived! It's on the move.! he cried in warning.

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Jessa had gotten her scythe out a few moments before the blast came. She obeyed her brother instantly, sinking into a crouch behind a boulder. When she stood she was amazed. She looked at her brother,"I have no idea." she murmured, still looking around. She stilled and listening then; she heard a faint rumbling, and then. Watch out! by Zeke. Jessa dove forward and rolled, popping up to her feet in a crouch with her scythe and her Kusari ready. This Corak would not get the best of her, not this time.

Zeke skidded to a halt when he felt the creature hit something underground. He glanced at Osutin briefly but didn't question. He added his power with Osu's, since they were still connected mind-to-mind. He stood tensed, ready to move in whatever direction he had to. The creature hesitated, as if drawn to the great amount of power, but its drive for its prey must have been stronger, because it darted around the metal and continued on. Jessa, it's coming! he called out in warning.

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Jessa stood in a ready half-crouch. She was miffed a bit that Rathon insisted on standing in front of her. She grimaced as he backed up, forcing her to as well. Her head snapped around at Zeke's warning, and she nodded to herself, tightening her grip on her weapons. She turned so she had her back to Rathon so the Corak couldn't sneak up on them from behind, watching the ground for strange shifting. She looked up sharply when she saw movement ahead of her. The Corak stood a few yards ahead of her to her left. This one was hunched-back, unlike the other two she had seen a week or two ago. It opened its slit-like mouth, baring dozens of razor sharp teeth,"My mate and one youngling was among those three. Their blood will be paid with yours." it hissed. Jessa hissed back,"Not likely." the Corak growled and shifted forward into a crouch, stiletto claws extending from where its nails should have been.

Zeke glanced at Osutin sharply when he felt a shift in the man's power. His eyes widened at what he saw; a soul slowly turning black. A rush of power came over him, forcing him to his knees. He grunted and tried to stand but it was a futile attempt. He raised his head a few inches off the ground, the most that he could get. He cringed at the bellowing cry. He felt terror sweep through him; he felt like a hatchling and wanted to hide, but he couldn't move. When Osutin left it decreased a tad, but he still could not stand completely.

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Jessa was startled when Osutin appeared with a crack and a huge amount of something. She dropped her weapons and went down on her hands and knees, panting for breath and her eyes clenched tightly shut. She forced her head up and watched Osutin, awe in her eyes at the power that he showed. When he left she let her head drop, exhausted from the effort. Her breathing eased up a bit at his absence. And then she heard a voice thunder,"You will not touch her. You will not harm her. You. Will. Not. TAKE HER FROM ME!" even with the demonic tone to it, she knew it was Osutin yelling. She fell onto her side, gasping for air. She put a hand to her throat, wondering what he meant by that. He couldn't mean her....Could he?

OOC: Woot. Im actually posting.

Whatever that power was.... it was large enough to feel from the mainland. Kuja stepped out of a portal that appeared on a edge of the cliff on the otherside of the island. Kuja glanced around with his cold, emotionless eyes. The portal closed behind him with a low hum of magic and he walked forward. I could only fathom the actual power if I was actually nearby. Even though I sensed it faintly...to reach that far... Yet Kuja was always intrigued with great sources of power. Even if it meant putting himself in harms way, he had to find out where it came from. Kuja made his way more inward into the island. Then what he saw even made his jaw drop. It was a gaping casm into the earth that seemed to have no end towards the bottom. After a few moments he composed himself and took a deep breath.

He had to figure out what happened here.

Jessa and Zeke stayed by Osutin, both of them keeping a wary eye out for danger or anything that might have gotten past Rathon.

OOC:
Ew, short. x.x

A few seconds later, Kuja reappeared in an instant roughly 15 yards to the left of the glyph that he left on the ground. Once again his arms were crossed and was gazing blankly at Rathon.

OOC: Meh short.

Kuja returned to his feet and regained his composure. For a long while he stared at Rathon blankly. Suddenly a smile appeared on Kuja face. Then he began to laugh.
"So you have a few tricks that caught me by surprise. So what." Kuja chuckled lowly. "If you think that Im struggling against you, you are sadly mistaken. You havent even scratched the surface with me. So far its just been the tip of the iceberg!" Kuja crossed his arms as he explained. "Do you wish to know why I have an interest in large power sources? Ill tell you... its to prove that I am better. That I am perfection. Soon, very soon not even that fool for a king wont be able to challenge me. I have been patient for decades, but I have waited long enough."
Kuja's face suddenly became serious, almost angry. "Tell me, since you seem to be so confident, has a being such as yourself ever experience fear?"
Kuja took a wide stance with his fists clenched. Suddenly he looked like he had a face of struggle. Out of no where, a white aura began to surround Kuja. The energy within him began to swell so much that it was impossible to keep it contained. The ground beneathe Kuja began to crack and crumble away. Just when that wasnt enough, Kuja let out a loud echoing yell, almost like a battle cry. In that moment blinding light radiated from Kuja and the earth below just exploded into a giant crater that made it look like that a small meteor just hit the ground.

After the amazing light show, Kuja was standing at the bottom of the crater with white energy swirling all around him.
OOC: I really couldnt resist.... this is what happens when you watch DBZ for like 8 hours straight O_o

OOC: XD I did pretty much the same thing with Osu during his fight. But holy frick...8 hours?! O_o...you know, I half expect Kuja to levitate out of the hole with like...super saiyn 3 hair xD

Rathon listened to Kuja's mindless banter (as that was all Rath considered it) with a calm expression. When he asked if he had ever experienced fear, Rath could only smirk. "Of course...what kind of stupid question is tha-" He was cut off by the sudden amount of power that was spilling off of Kuja. He took a step back from the man. Although his power was great, it was miniscule to what Osutin had displayed earlier. Rath shielded his eyes from the light, taking a few more steps back. Once it ended, Rath peaked at Kuja, a small feeling of unease beginning to grip him. "Alright...so you can create an aura on energy and break the ground...whoopdee." Rath said, sounding braver than he felt. As if to add to his insult, Rath created his own black aura, though it wasn't as powerful as Kuja's, he wasn't letting out hardly any of his power. "Alright...now that you're all powered up, let's see if you can back up that tough talk of yours." Rath took a ready stance, unsure of what Kuja's next move would be.

OOC: sorry, but like I said, Rathon doesn't use his full strength unless he's forced to xD I figured you were expecting the classic counter-power up, weren't you? lol

Kuja glanced up towards the top of the crater. The energy that surrounded him pushed him up and allowed him to levitate to the top. After landing, the shade crossed his arms and held his ground.

"If your so confident, why dont you make the first move?"

OOC:Meh short

OOC: you watch too much DBZ xD

Rath blinked when the man just vanished. When he reappeared above him he could feel it, but the man's speed was faster than his own, giving him no time to counter. The kick sent him flying back, skipping across the ground. Before he could right himself, he felt the man a head of him. "How is he this fast?!" Was all he could think before another heavy kick sent him sailing threw the air. His vision was blurred and black around the edges so he couldn't see the ball of energy heading for him, but he could feel it. With a light tap on his scythe, a yellow seal began to glow, forming a weak barrier between the energy and him. That was the best he could do at the moment. The energy hit and exploded, his shield taking the brunt of the damage while Rath took the rest of it. The explosion sent him hurling into the ground, smoking slightly. His impact leaving a small crater in the ground with him at the bottom, leaned up against the side of it. His eyes were closed and he was barely breathing. It looked as though he might be dead.

Suddenly, a black aura began to surround him, slowly getting larger and larger. His left hand moved slowly to the edge of the crater to push himself up. He drew his legs in so that he was sitting with his head bowed over his knees. His voice was weak. "You're strong...very strong...I'm not sure if I can beat you." He slowly looked up and opened his eyes. Where his eyes once were, a small, blood red flame now resided. His aura continued to grow, cracking the ground around him. He stood up slowly, his skin beginning to turn black. "I guess I should holding back if I want to make it out of here in one piece, shouldn't I?" He asked sarcastically. His skin was pitch black now, making his red flame eyes stand out even more now. His power continued to grow, his aura flickering around him like a candle flame, making the ground shake slightly, as if a small earth quake was racking the area. Bit of the ground rose up and shattered in the air. The ground at his feet slowly began to cave in, as if it were trying to run away from him presence. Suddenly his power peaked, and an unnatural feeling came over the area. The kind of feeling you get when you feel like someone is watching you, but you look and no one is there. From his back sprouted 4 six-foot black angel wings, which broke the flame of his aura with the sound of breaking glass.

The grip on his scythe tightened and he waved his hand threw the air in front of him, 4 red Hell Seals forming. "Burn..." At his command, all 4 Seals shot a gout of red and orange flame at Kuja, burning everything in their path as they went.

OOC: since Osu is awake now do yall mind changing the posting order to Me, DS4, Daidrea?

Rath let out a small chuckle upon seeing the condition Kuja was in after taking his attack. "You do realize that Osutin, the one you came to defeat, is stronger than I am, right?" He asked, striding forward toward Kuja. His wings beat slowly as he moved and his eyes flickered, seemingly with a life all their own; a life that took pleasure is ending the lives of others.

Rath stopped dead in his tracks, his eye-flames dwindling down to pin points. For to the east, on the other side of the island, a great power was slowly building. In the distance clouds began to darken over a particular part of the island, the area Rath knew to be where Osutin was. "He's awake..." Was all Rath said before turning his attention back to Kuja. "If you want my opinion...in your current state you will die if you face Osutin now. Leave...and keep your life." Rath spoke softly, but that didn't make his words any less true.

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Power began to surround him before he actually woke up. Tendrils of red/black energy whipped and thrashed from him, hitting trees and leaving scorch marks where they struck. The air around him was becoming thick with energy, but it was a pure energy rather than the tainted energy of his inner hollow. Slowly, his eyes opened and focused on the trees above him, the power dying down. As he came too, he looked around him, seemingly confused. "Where...where am I?" He asked, unsure of whether or not anyone would answer.

OOC:
Sounds good to me. XD

IC:
Jessa glanced up when she felt a disturbance in the air. Her eyes widened and she got to her feet, going over to Osutin's bed. She winced as the pressure increased, making her go down to her knees. She touched his shoulder lightly, grimacing with the effort of merely moving,"Osutin, it's me, Jessa. Zeke is here too. You're safe. Can you...stop whatever you're doing, please? It's making it very difficult to move at all." she said. Then she relaxed when it slowly died down. She took a deep breath and grasped his shoulder,"You're on an island...what do you remember?" she asked, her blue-grey eyes glittering with worry.

As soon as Kuja began writing in the dirt Rath jumped back a ways and formed several barriers around him, preempting an attack from any direction. He watched as Kuja cut himself and let the blood fill the runes on the ground. Rath knew that what ever he was doing would not end well for him; blood magic was powerful magic. When the pillars rose up out of the ground Rath tensed and gripped his scythe until his grey knuckles were white, his eye-flames unnaturally still for a flame. Rath didn't know what the orbs were, but he knew that they spelled trouble for him.

And he was right. He had to shield his eyes from the bright red light coming off of the pillar that surrounded Kuja. Once the pillar was gone he slowly lowered his arm, his eye-flames winking in and out as if he were blinking to readjust his eyes. When he saw Kuja's new form, he took a step back, fear beginning to form in his gut again. He had barely been able to beat him before without being in his Demon Form, and after he was only slightly stronger than Kuja, enough to give him an edge but still. With Kuja in this new form Rath wasn't sure he would come out of this alive.

He knew he couldn't waste any more time gawking or worrying, he needed to act. With more speed than what the naked eye can follow, Rath leaped forward, his chest only about a foot off the ground, and swung upward at Kuja, aiming for to slice him from hip to chest to shoulder.
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Osutin looked over at Jess when he heard her voice. His eyes looked a little unfocused, like he was looking at something distant. "Um..." He started, closing his eyes to think. "I...I remember getting angry at that thing and then my hollow telling me that it would kill it for me and then now...what happened?" He asked, looking at her again, eyes more focused and filling with worry that he had done some kind of damage. Something seemed to click then and he looked around. "And where is Rathon?"