Shadow beast

[22:20] The crisping sounds of the crushing blades of grass could merely be heard by the creature.

The girl would suddentely feel her soul's essence being drawn as the beast perceived her. It grows grown between the blades of grass to grow sort of branches behind it's back to grip over the already dead trees.

A piercing gaze would stare the girl as it pants out of hunger. Leaving clouds of vapor. A sort of weird mouth would be created, drips of blood would fall from that mouth.

Drip... Drip... Drip...

Every drips of blood would blackens once they touches the ground.

" Oh?... Is that what I feel? "

It's voice would sound ill and broken, similar to an old person's.

" Come here... "

A sort of black cloud would be created around it's form. He would not hold back to even eats the mana from the trees and the grass. Everything would lay on it's direction.

" It won't hurt... I- I'm... Hungry... "

The blades of grass around it's from would burn as his size would double to grow a lot bigger than the girl, preparing itself to eat some mana.
(Shadow Gardakan)
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[22:30] Marianne would walk through the dark forest with her staff clenched close to her chest. She always hated walking through here. The dark and eerie atmosphere, the stench of death all around her, it was enough to drive a person mad if they stayed here long enough. She would here a voice in the distance.
"Huh!? Wh-whos there!?" she would yell as she pointed her staff in the direction of the creature. A large black enigma would emerge from the trees. It's mouth drooping blood. The scent of iron would fill Marianne's senses as she gazed at the creature. Her eyes would be filled with fear. Is the end? Has this wrong turn costed her her very life? She would walk backwards as she pointed her staff toward the creature, her mouth agape and tears forming in her eyes.
"G-go away demon! B-begone! Divine Sachael have judgement upon you!" she would yell as she slowly backed away. She would stand still and shiver as fear enveloped her and her senses, her fight or flight responses kicking in quickly. She would murmur and say a prayer to herself as she gazed upon the untruly creature
"D-d-divine Sachael..p-please h-help me rid of this creature. P-p..please give me the strength t-t-to extinguish it from this realm!" she would say while shivering and stuttering uncontrollably.
"W-what do you want from me!? P-please go away! I-im not afraid to use this!"
Marianne would activate her staff as bolts of holy lightning would emit from the base of the crystal

(Marianne Valerius)
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[22:46] The fight would have been ended quite fast indeed. The lighting would be pure, yet not pure enough to actually injure the shadow itself.

The flames danced to the rhythm of an heart beating in fear. it would burn the girl enough to slow her and to let the beast enough time to draw her mana straight from her soul. IT would not be too much, yet enough to knock her off.

As she felt under the ground, his attention would now turn toward the pink haired woman.

" Oh? Another one? Hm... That taste is interesting... "

The piercing red hues would stares the woman as he approached her.

" Hm... That's... Interesting... "
(Shadow Gardakan)
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[22:50] Marianne would fight her hardest against the terrifying creature, her bolts of divine lightning would penetrate the creature from all sides, but sadly, it was not enough to even lay a scratch on him. With a blast fire, Marianne was knocked to the ground
"Ah! N-no! A-"
Marianne would suddenly feel a darkness enter her soul, she would float in the air for a couple moments as she felt the pain of her very mana essence leave her soul and be part of the creature. Her eyes would turn bloodshot and she would fall to the ground unconscious. She lay there clenching her staff in hand, the light would dissipate from the crystal not to long after.
"Ugh..uh..n..aah.."
(Marianne Valerius)
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[22:53] The feeling of utter darkness rocking the forest trees from side to side as shadow flames that rose and cleared pathways throughout the lands making a path for there fought battle.

Marianne looked like she had just be beaten badly but from the looks she hasn't sustained any injury. A sigh left her lips as she slowly approached the Shadow beast with her hand on the hilt of the blade.

She gripped it tightly as the veins in her head began to show. This was another one of her Briar members being hurt and atlas she found something red headed in its act. What was this thing? Another...crazy made beast perhaps made out of the darkness.

"Stand back Marianne....I'll take care of this thing! She said in a revengeful tone as the flames began to shroud around her form along with the winds around her body cooling her very claw around her right arm.

A single leap forward toward the shadow beast to make a quick attack.

"Prepare you're self... She said in cold tone, this battle wasn't going to be pretty at all.
(Saki Oshikawa)
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[23:01] ** Shadow Gardakan has inflicted an injury upon Saki Oshikawa. ("Permanent Injury", "Permanent Injury", "Permanent", "Severity: MODERATE (-10 Vit)") **
[23:21] The fight would begin quite rough, she proved herself strong enough to make Gardakan gives the best of himself... The woman would move left and right very swiftly, yet it would not stop the beast from gripping her left arm as she makes a powerful strike and suck all of the mana into this one, enough to totally shuts her mana circuits on this one. She would be unable to magically make the use of the touch.

" It taste... Good... "

At the woman would now be knocked off, laying over the ground due the high amount of mana drawn from her. Then the creature would now fade under the ground, between the blades of grass to make him invisible to the sight.

Would it be satisfied?

No... Never...

Never satisfied...

It would be waiting for it's next prey...
(Shadow Gardakan)
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[23:28] Each strike was quick and fast with clear intent to kill this shadow beast sending it back where it truly belongs to who knows where. Saki never was one to back down from such monstrosity's such as fallen angels, necromanced bodies, undead giant worms it goes on...

Little did she know that this slime that posses the power just like Elyon did was incredible she could barely dodge the flames grazing against her clothing. A single shadow flame wave was so painful it practically shredded the ground upon impact and leaving no trace what so ever.

"This...thing...it-" A giant manifested arrow that dug into ground heading straight toward her she couldn't block it in time she slowed from the gravity pressure it was applying onto Saki making this much worse.

CRACK She was slammed into a tree from the burning arrow as she struggled to lift herself back up.Things weren't going good at all but she couldn't stop, she couldn't falter now...she had someone to protect. Picking herself back up to make one final attempt to take down the slime she felt she was so close to victory...yet she wasn't. Weaving and dodging the attacks getting closer and closer to unleash all the strength she had left.

Clearing her mind completely and focusing all the mana into her right arm to make out the rest of her strength that she had. The ifrit's claw assisted in making her strikes so quick as if the winds were whips themselves strike the Shadow beast at its core!

The relentless winds of whips that felt like mana being poured into the air died off quickly. She wasn't doing enough at all, the beast looked unfazed from her attacks and with that she was knocked right down from another wave dark flames.

On the floor, she was picked up as she felt the beast sapping away at her mana circuits from her left armdraining her magical abilities completely making her left arm useless like a non magi.

She was in pain groaning all over the ground holding her left arm to tired to say and barely make of any words...

"Marianne..w-we...have...run..." She said limping over to her.


(Saki Oshikawa)
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[23:32] Marianne would awaken. Her crimson eyes would suddenly open up to a field of fire. Witnessing a clash between the dark creature and a pink haired woman, a woman she knew well.
"S-saki?" she would say as she lay on the ground, her crimson eyes reflecting the flames of the battlefield. She would attempt to get up and help, using her staff as support, only for her to fall back down to the ground again.
"D-damn..damn it.." she would say with a raspy voice, her throat accumulating blood.

Marianne would continue to watch the fight. Her eyes widen as Saki is suddenly thrown into a tree, the beast was too powerful for even her to match. She would use her staff to stand up once again, reaching a hand out for Saki
"Y-yes..w-we need to go..c-come on!"
Marianne would use all her strength to stand up and run. As she and Saki ran away, she looked back at the creature, it's unending crimson gaze would pierce her soul once again as it seemedlike the creature smiled at her. Marianne looked forward, racing back to town with Saki and her staff clutched in her arms. The creature would hear the footsteps of the two girls growing more and more distant..

(Marianne Valerius)