Day 65 [video]

[burnburnburn]

[Dilandau's out in the grassy land near the beach, sweating from a recent bout of intensive exercise]

Have you finally stopped apologising now? [He doesn't hide the curl of his lip that shows how little he thinks of such gestures] I need a sparring partner, so if any of you demons have a sword and know how to use it, tell me. I start working at dawn.

[He pauses, narrowing his eyes]

And I don't want any of you to start telling me swords don't exist in your worlds too. I'm sick of hearing about how alien you all are.

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[burnburnburn]

Keep your pills to yourself. If you want to make me happy you ought to come out for a little spar.

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[hung_garian]

Would having your arms ripped off really cheer you up?

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[burnburnburn]

[He snorts]

Look at you, you couldn't even rip a sheet in two, Flabby.

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[hung_garian]

Sure you wanna test that, hotshot?

[The past week, after all, has left him with a lot of pent-up anger.]

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[burnburnburn]

[He grins like Gabriel's offering a gift]

It'd make my day.

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[hung_garian]

And, incidentally, the rest of your life.

[Is that a threat? That's totally a threat.]

Alright, tough guy, where and when would you like to do this? Near the clinic, may I suggest?

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[burnburnburn]

Come out to the grasslands south-west of the fork in the road, if it won't make you lose your breath.

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[hung_garian]

Count on it.

[He hangs up, and at some point within the next three seconds, pops up about a foot behind Dilandau.]

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[burnburnburn]

[The noise makes Dilandau start and spin. His eyes bulge as he realises the blabbering bastard is another demon, but he doesn't hesitate to draw his sword and swing for Gabriel's neck.

He hasn't gotten where he is today by hesitating]

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[tryingitall]

[Balthazar is more circumspect than his big brother, and he lands out of visual range, then circles around to walk up to the skirmish. He's a little surprised when he turns a corner to see the kid immediately taking a potentially lethal swing at Gabriel.

Potentially lethal, that is, if he weren't an angel.

Still, he thought they were sparring. Talk about overkill. He pauses where he is and stares, hands in pockets. This might actually get messy.]


((He'll just stand and watch for a bit. Feel free to ignore his presence if you prefer.))

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[hung_garian]

[He grins, disappears again, and reappears on the other side of Dilandau, flicking his ear once before pre-emptively stepping out of the range of his sword.]

Woah, watch where you swing that thing, huh? You could have someone's eye out.

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[burnburnburn]

[He leaps like a startled cat at the flick, spinning round again to face Gabriel with a wild-eyed stare]

I'll take more than an eye!

[As long as he's angry he doesn't have room to be terrified. He swings again, determined to be quicker this time]

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[hung_garian]

Such anger, young Skywalker.

[Does it show, how much he's enjoying this? He doesn't bother getting entirely out of the way of the sword this time, but that won't help Dilandau much: any damage it does will heal right up.]

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[burnburnburn]

[Dilandau lets out a cackle of delight when he scores a hit, but it cuts off abruptly as he realises how little affect it has]

What are you?!

[He swings his sword again without waiting for an answer, aiming to strike a decapitating blow. This is starting to freak him out and he wants it to end]

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[hung_garian]

[He just grins and fades out of sight before the sword can make contact, except the grin (or an illusion of it), which stays put. An apparently disembodied voice from above Dilandau says--]

Cheshire cat?

[--but if he looks up there'll be no one there. The grin winks out of existence Disney-animation style, and after taking a few seconds to watch the confusion, he reappears silently behind Dilandau and to his right, and reaches over to tap him on the left shoulder.]

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[tryingitall]

...Can I watch?

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[hung_garian]

Warning: front two rows may end up splattered. Don't wear anything that wouldn't look better with bloodstains.

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[tryingitall]

I'll bring an umbrella.

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[hung_garian]

Good idea.

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[burnburnburn]

Who are you, old man?

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[tryingitall]

A friend of your challenger. [Brother, technically, but he doesn't want to give that away while the archangel's going by 'Loki'.]

It's been a while since I've seen him fight, but I don't think he actually gets out of practice. Unless you're truly astonishing, you've bitten off more than you can chew. What's your name, then, boy?

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[burnburnburn]

[He raises his chin proudly and reels off his title so that this person would know he's dealing with a fearsome man, not a mere boy.]

I'm Dilandau Albatou, Commander of the Empire of Zaibach Red-Cooper army's Dragonslayers. [He smirks] I've earned my rank by astonishing my superiors.

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[tryingitall]

[Funny. Balthazar's pretty sure a person this young wouldn't be out of grade school on his own world. But, sure, maybe he's a prodigy. He's still facing off against an archangel.]

That's quite a mouthful. I'm sure this will a fascinating match to watch.

They just call me Balthazar. In case you cared to know.

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[burnburnburn]

Don't blink or you'll miss what's going to happen to your friend.

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[tryingitall]

Sure, sure. Remember, I did warn you.