a fight

It was midafternoon the sun was high and blazing with a  cool light breeze that rushed along the lakes surface causing it too slightly chop along the banks of the training grounds. Raven had been at the grounds looking everything  over keeping things  in check and in stock all the while maintaining the tavern that was on the other side of the bridge that lead to the grounds. He was 6'4 and he looked as if he weighed roughly around 180 as he was well toned and fit for his look as he was young  looking as if he was not showing an ounce of aging. He never could age in looks as he always keeps the young  appearance but yet his mind ages over time due to his phoenix bloodline. He was both a blackphoenix and elementalphoenix a mix of both species creating him a forbidden born. He was able too do a lot with his abilities controlling the four elements and combining them as everything has one of the four elements within it. He carried on his left hip an Odachi,to qualify as an ōdachi, the sword in question would have a blade length of around 3 shaku (90.9 centimeters' (35.8 in)). The handle would be the same length as the forearm; as the blade itself is sleek and crafted as the previous blade from carbon steel. The blade is also a cursed blade as it is covered and doused in blood from old and crusted too freshly  oozing blood as if it never stops bleeding out. The handle of this blade is wrapped in a black cloth with Red like rubies crafted in to the handle itself giving the holding a comfortable grip as well helping too keep that firm grip from sliding when the blade would be tempted to be knocked from hand. He also carried on his person three dagger of obsidian metal one on each hip, and one hidden within his boots. His torso was adorned with a black fur vest sleeveless showing off his toned arms slender and firm but his skin was that of  flames which given the look would be normal skin but in truth it was alive as it would come alive like wild fire slithering in the air licking it with a shade of black as the color too it. His eyes were that of turquoise with a slit like pupils  allowing him too see far off details; he was able too smell and hear like a dog does 30 yards away in all directions. Raven carried on his back a Self-yew English longbow, 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) long, 470 N (105 lbf) draw force; and the arrows well he carried no arrows on him as the arrows he used were special kind. Raven was not going too give away what his arrows were as it would ruin the surprise but they were the air itself as he would mix a bit of his fire element within the arrows tips giving off that boom effect when hit but he had two types he used; one was the normal air with no boom effect, the other is the special explosive type where a  simple  click to his tongue would send a  sound wave that only a dog would hear causing the tips too explode. He walked back to the tavern as he wanted too get himself a drink as he was relaxed and in a good well mood for the most part as he relaxed back outside with a  mug of his famous  brew the Dragon Whiskey.


 If Raven were to look off into the distance in the lake a small canoe would be seen... carrying a dark cloked figure. Paddling it's way over the choppy lake ever so gently.As the canoe drew nearer toward the lake shore, the dark figure aboard would begin to sing a soft hymn... the tune carrying off into the slight breeze.Having now made it close enough to the shore, the stranger to these land's hopped out of the canoe... pulling it the rest of the way to shore with ease.Once on land, the hooded figure would move it's hand's removing the hood to reveal a the face of a young woman that looked to be no more than twenty-five year's of age, so the fact that she seemed to have a 'hunch-back- underneath that cloak would seem a bit off to the untrained eye. The woman lifted her head toward the sky. Inhailing deeply, having caught an unfamilliar scent... her empty white eyes rolling in the back of her skull for a brief moment. A soft growl would escape the strange woman's lip's as she would follow the scent trail toward the tavern.

Raven who had been sitting out side the tavern crossed legged with a mug of his drink downing what was left of it; he had picked up the soft sound of a hym being hummed as the sound carried off in the wind he wiped the rest of the foam off his upper lip and set the mug down. He noticed the sound was getting closer and he took it as he was noticed not that he was trying to hide himself this is his lands but he always did love trying to hide without hiding. So he did just that he got up and made himself off to the woods in the back where he pulled the Yew bow from his back spinning it in his left hand as he leaped up in the trees resting himself on the third highest branch giving him a view of the area where he was out of sight yet within sight of his prey. He held the bow up and took his two fingers middle and ring fingers and grasped the air at the notched string which was silk lining string soft yet strong in use as he pulled back on the string while pulling at the air as if paper was being crumbled at the touch. He focused a small portion of his energy in to the tip that would be the arrow head itself but was unseen arrow only Raven could see as it was his energy being used and it was only air being formed in to an arrow itself. He smirked as he softly muttered to himself. " What kind of prey are you hmm?" he wondered himself as he let the arrow loose where it was aim just an inch from the ladies left foot. As he was not intended to hit her it was more of aiming to for ground next to her foot itself as it was a clear warning shot with a small surprise added. (1)

The cloaked woman had looked slightly to her right noticing a disturbed spot in the earth. With a heavy sigh, she rolled her eye's "Huh... pitty..." Scanning the area staying perfectly still aside from her head moving from left to right as the hunch back stranger's infrared vision kicked in. Immediatley her head snapped toward the tree's, the cracking sounding like the crunch of bone. She closed her eye's briefly, muttering word's in a long forgotten language as rune's written in blood would appear on her forehead. As the rune's appeared so did three identitcal clone's, taking her place as she vanished into the forest. Walking into the forest she would pull out a flask from her cloak pocket. It was a ruby flask in the shape of a skull that had a onyx cap attached to a small golden chain. She sighed popping the lid off of her flask, the golden chain serving its purpose and catching it. "So rude of you to be hiding in the tree's... why don't you come out and play with me?" her tone was sweet yet sinister as she spoke. Using her 'free hand' to remove her cloak. Moving from a hunched back position to a standing one standing at roughly 8ft tall, revealing her half skeletal form.A battle axe just about the size of her equipped on her back.Sinking her draconic talon's into the earth all life that surrounded her began to die off.. near by bird's fell from the sky, flower's wilted and tree's would begin to fall one by one as she walked.

 Raven had planned on setting off the arrow but he was curious as too what she was hiding so he decided too leave that arrow there for later as it could be used still. He watched patiently as he moved from where he was as he knew each shot would show his location and he knew he had to switch it up and step his game up if he tends too be one step ahead. He moved further back in to the forest 30 yards back giving him those yards for his smell and sight. He didn't know what she was planning as he noticed how the trees and everything around him was now dying and now hearing trees falling over told him. " So she is a walking death huh or simply put not a walking death…well lets see what you are then." A Small smirk formed on the left corner of his lip as he raised the bow up and this time using three fingers too grab at the air as he pulled back on the silk string forming three air arrows tipped with a small portion of his energy as he aimed his sights on the main body while he was not going too focus on the other two she created from herself he knew will focus on them when time was right. As he set her in his sights he let the arrows loose as he planned on aiming all three at her face but as he did he wanted it to seem he was aiming too hit her as it was only a mere chance too set them off just inches from her if she didn't act on them he would set them off letting out a soundless sound only dogs could hear from his lips where the arrows would ignite and explode just before contact. If al went as planned it would allow him too move from his location and notched three more arrows and began shooting them at several spots at the base line of trees constantly shooting them off and setting his trap up. (2)

 She grinned hearing him speaking to himself, row's of her shark like teeth poking into her bottom lip causing a slight bleed. "A walking death.. hmph... first time I've been called that... but it would just be easier to tell you just exactly who I am rather than what I am..." as she spoke, her onyx colored blood trickled from her lip... down to her chin, trailing all the way down her neck. Putting both arms out side to side as she continued to strut down the wooded path, everything dying around her. Hollering out for the wind's to carry "The name is Skylar Osirius Regulus... hear it now" her voice carried a thunderous roar, causing the earth to shake. As the earth shook, Skylar threw her head back... taking a rather large swig from her ruby skull flask...only for the red wine inside to spill down her torso and onto the ground. It was at that moment that the arrow's had hit Skylar, but not where Raven had intended... the arrow's hit in her elbow and forearm. Wincing for a moment at the origial pain before her body absorbed the arrow's into herself. A glowing white aura now coming off of her body. As her body began to glow, orb's of light or 'life orbs' began to swirl around behind her body... all the excess energy she had absorbed manifesting it's self to serve her purpose... "Assuming about ones challenger is the first step in defeat.." she aimlessly fired off three of the orbs, sending them crashing through the forest's in all different direction...setting aflame all that they would come into contact with.The dead animal's and tree's acted like kindling.

" tch." He made the sound as he ducked in time when she sent off that one orb as half the area was taken out. He looked up and saw trees upon trees were falling all around upon each other; he darted from where he was and began ducking behind now dead and drained trees as if the life of them are being taken but it was the energy themselves. " So that is your how…" He hadn't figured her out fully yet she believes he is assuming yet she is not wrong. Though Raven was never the type too assume anything always the type too figure things out as the forest began too catch flames. " if I don't do something too catch her off guard who knows I be the one done for." He sighed as he reached for the back of his neck and rubbed at it as he began racking his brain for an idea till it hit him. He shouldered the bow across his torso where the string was facing outward and the bow itself across his back where he relaxed his left arm across the handle of the Odachi letting her see him out in to the open as flames surrounded him where it would seem he was catching fire before being fully engulfed in flames before they in turned gave off a shade of blackness as the whole area itself was now turning black flames. Raven stood there not moving all the while he kepted in mind where the arrows were set while he also lifted his right foot up and tapped the ground three times placing small portions of his own energy in to the ground each going in three directions from his location. " Well….. ladies first." He smirked as he wanted too see what she will do as he egged her on to make the first official move as he was ready too heat things up as his skin gave off that wild fire look.