Triple Threat First Round: Selena vs. Claire

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The Triple Threat Tournament:
Opening Round

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This round officially opens the Triple Threat Tournament! We have eight three-man teams all vying to see which trinity is the best! Wish all of our contestants the best of luck!

This round features the Crimson Darkness taking on the Mercs with Perks. A victory in this match counts as one point with two points advancing a team onto the next round. In the event that this match does last until the end date, the staff will decide which team deserves the point for this match based on Damage Dealt, Creativity, and Realism. There is a 4 day time limit between posts.

Posting Order: Claire, Selena

This battle ends on December 24, 2012

[claire]

It's been a while since Claire had graced this stadium with her presence. She was ready to redeem herself for the pathetic display she put up during her last time here. She was still upset about her defeat at the hands of that card wielding boy but she wouldn't let that shift her focus from her upcoming battle. This tournament was going to be run very differently from the last one. This time around there were teams of three. Each member fought their own battle and whoever won the most matches moved on.

Claire had teamed up with Felix who she was sure would win his fight. She didn't need to worry about him but she was. She hoped he would stay safe and she kinda wished she could be there to watch his fight but she did have her own to deal with. The other person on her team was a woman by the name of Emblem. And odd name for an odd person but it fit in a way. Claire didn't quite know what to make of her but she seemed confident in her abilities so Claire would have to hope that she won her battle too.

As it would turn out, Claire was called out to the stadium first. When she walked into the stadium from the waiting room the crowd roared to life. Claire didn't make any indication that she was aware that the mass of people were there. She walked out to her starting position and her gaze was fixed on the gate that her opponent would emerge from. The red head unsheathed her chakrams from their place on her back held them at her side. Claire junctioned Fire to her Elemental Defense stat. This would make it so she would absorb a fraction of any fire damage inflicted upon her, healing her slightly. Then she juctioned Thundara to her Elemental attack meaning that any time she attacks with her chakrams they will do additional electric damage in addition to the physical damage.

With her Juctioning now complete Claire needed only to wait for her opponent to show up. It didn't matter what they could do though. Claire was going to beat them. She would not allow herelf to lose. Emblem was counting on her and more importantly Felix was counting on her. She wouldn't let either of them down.

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Junction to E-ATK and E-DEF - Passive Abiltiy - No Cooldown

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As the only female of the Crimson Darkness team waited for her turn in the lobby, she felt a burning hate for a certain LOVELESS fanatic. If it weren't for the fact that they were teammates for the moment, the Nightmare would be attempting to murder a man by the name of Genesis Rhapsodos for forcing her to wear this ridiculous outfit. He had to insist that only because that their team name was Crimson Darkness, they all had to wear red in some form. Their teammate, Vincent Valentine and apparently a friend of Genesis already had his bright red cloak and bandana covering him and Genesis had his pale coat making the Nightmare the odd woman out. Now that she thought about it, Genesis’ coat was more pink than red. This is all of your fault Genesis. mentally growled ‘Artemis’, I’ll get you back somehow, someday…[/color]

The dark keybearer wasn’t sure what to think of the three-person team tournament. It was certainly different from the previous tournaments. Although the Nightmare didn’t wish to admit it, but she was grateful and honored to be on the previous Champion’s team. She certainly did hear that he had been defeated by a certain mercenary but the mercenary that had defeated him had apparently tied with Vantias, the dark keybearer she had lost to during the semi-finals of the previous tournament.

However, she wondered if she could really put up with teaming up with the Crimson Commander despite their battles in the past especially in this tournament. The dark keybearer wasn’t exactly a team player and she knew it. She had been independent and relied on herself for ten years to almost eleven years now. The Nightmare wasn’t used to fighting in a team fight. She can barely trust her apprentices enough to not start a full-fledge fight to the death at the start. …I suppose I could put aside my differences for just this tournament…But…Is it possible for me to trust him enough for him to put aside his own differences for this tournament even if it is an one-time deal?[/i]

“Artemis! You’re up kiddo!”

‘Artemis’ glanced down at the satyr that had just strolled into the lobby and nodded. “Got it. Thanks Phil.” She stood up from her seat and walked out to meet her opponent in the stadium. It’s convenient that it’s not a true team up match. I don’t know if Genesis and I could mash up our techniques and strategies well.[/color] The Nightmare quickly summons her faithful Heartsickness keyblade to her hand at the sight of her opponent. She cautiously eyed Claire’s chakrams. Dual wield…Pointy and most likely dangerous. From the looks of her build, opponent appears to be agile and fast. I could either step up my speed and power while losing my defense with Eblis in turn…Or try on that new demon I recently acquired and see where that takes me…[/color]

An immense pressure could be felt from her as a dark aura surrounded the winged woman to shift her mortal human form to one of her demons, specifically Pheynix[/color][/url]. Stepping out of the darkness, ‘Artemis’ smirks at Clare as she readies her keyblade in an offensive position. “I certainly hope you’re prepared to fight and those weapons aren’t just for show.” stated the dark keybearer, seeing if she could try to frighten the red-headed girl. She only waited a few moments before she charged at ClaireLovelace with a five-slash attack aimed at her torso. To her, Claire was a new opponent therefore she wasn’t aware that her own weapon had an ability of their own; to temporarily poison the Heart and cripple them that way until it fades or cured with a potion or a healing spell.

And now the fun shall begin.
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Pheynix[/color]: Appearance
With her own darkness, Selena can take the form of a fallen demon general of the nine circles of Hell. Pheynix has a stronger power and defense than Eblis but her agility and speed considerably decreases as a result. [Since her wings hasn't been drawn in the picture since I either got lazy or forgot to draw her wings in, assume that they're her normal wings.] [Duration: 5 Posts] [Forced Stay In: 2]

Keyblade Ability: What is special about this keyblade is that it turns the Heart's Blood into a poison that attacks the Heart. It's most effective on Heartless, ironically, but it has no effect on Nobodies. Selena is usually never uses this keyblade to attack people though Black Angel might. The poison will only deplete health until it’s low. No worries. [Cool Down: None.] [Duration: 3 Posts or until healed with a curative spell.]

Wings of an Fallen Angel[/color]: The ebony wings on Selena's back allows her to fly to great heights and jump higher than any normal human would. Unfortunately, it hinders her ability to physically run [unless she's flying too close to the ground], by making her slow. They are also a nuisance when near water especially since she has little to no ability to swim. [~Passive~]

[claire]

Claire eyes fell upon her opponent as she entered the arena and summoned her weapon. [red]So this one is a keybearer eh? Fair enough.[/red] Claire thought. She watched as the darkness covered her opponent and she emerged in a different outfit and now had wings. [red]Well now, I think things just got a bit more interesting.[/red].

Claire only smirked in reaction to the woman's taunt. No doubt trying to goad her and make her lose her focus. She wasn't going to let the failed verbal attack affect her. Then the woman charged at Claire with her keyblade pretty quickly but not nearly as fast as she had seen others move in the past. Claire excecuted a backflip away from the woman as her keyblade connected with the spot that the redhead had occupied just a split moment ago. Claire landed from her evasive manuver then immediately jumped back again, this time launching one chakram directly at the keybearer's torso and then threw the other one out to her left. This one would hook around and come towards the other woman on her right flank, aiming for the base the woman's right wing then Claire touched back down on the ground about 12 feet away from her opponent.

The goal was that the first chakram, whether that hit or not, would serve as a distraction so the second chakram would have a greater chance of hitting it's target. If she could disable the woman's flight early on this would make Claire's job much easier. If the attack failed, well, there were other ways of clipping wings.

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[Ugh. Short post feels like an icky post.]

Oh good. It seems like she isn't a delicate doll that's just for show.[/color] mused the dark keybearer as she noticed that the red-haired girl didn't seem to react as any "delicate doll" would and internally smirked. This was good; she wouldn't have to worry about Claire not being able to keep up with her and holding up against her. 'Artemis' also wouldn't have to worry about her opponent scream for mercy because now that she knew that Claire was going to take this fight seriously, she wasn’t going to hold back.

The Nightmare hadn't expected anything less as she saw Claire avoid her slash combination with a single back-flip as if she anticipated her charge. Let's see how well you can tango here~ mused 'Artemis' with a smirk as she gracefully pivots her heels causing dust clouds to rise around her and spins to the left to avoid the chakram aimed at her torso, singing and cutting through the dark blue-violet cloth tied around her waist but missing her. The dark keybearer quickly raises her key up to summon a certain Umbra Victis Shield[/color] to protect herself from a certain loss of a wing. The black thorned vines sprout out of the ground and wrap around her to guard from the other sneaky chakram. Did Claire believe that if this keybearer would lose her focus in the middle of a battle?

Someone certainly aimed to incapacitate. I wonder if she realized that these wings are my only pair and won't be able to regain them once I lost them? wondered the dark keybearer as she quickly spun the keyblade in her hand before summoning her classic Wolf's Fang[/color]. Howling, the fiery maroon over-sized wolf leaps from her keyblade and onto the ground of the arena beside the Nightmare. The wolf briefly snarls at Claire until the keybearer petted its side. "Go fetch." 'Artemis' smirked as the wolf runs after the girl with teeth bared.

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Pheynix[/color]: Appearance

With her own darkness, Selena can take the form of a fallen demon general of the nine circles of Hell. Pheynix has a stronger power and defense than Eblis but her agility and speed considerably decreases as a result. [Since her wings hasn't been drawn in the picture since I either got lazy or forgot to draw her wings in, assume that they're her normal wings.] [Duration: 4 Posts] [Forced Stay In: 1]

Umbra Vitis Shield: Selena can raise up many large, thorned vines of darkness to wrap around herself and/or her allies to act like a strong shield. It can be used normally and in her Dark Form. It may also be used in battle and outside of battle. [Cooldown: 1 Post]

Wolf's Fang: A silver/blood-red wolf out of Heart's Blood comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies and not be burned. [Duration: 2 Posts] [Ride-able!] [HP Count: 8]

Wings of an Fallen Angel[/color]: The ebony wings on Selena's back allows her to fly to great heights and jump higher than any normal human would. Unfortunately, it hinders her ability to physically run [unless she's flying too close to the ground], by making her slow. They are also a nuisance when near water especially since she has little to no ability to swim. [~Passive~]

[claire]

So, it would seem that there was more to her opponent than there seemed to be as both chakrams missed their marks and returned to their owner. Claire caught her weapons with ease. It wasn't expected that the woman would raise a wall of vines to block the chakrams although she did wonder how the first chakram missed. Sure she was spinning to avoid it but she didn't move from the spot she was standing so the chakram should have still hit. It is possible that the air that was being moved from her spinning knocked the chakram off course a bit. It didn't matter though. The show must go on.

Claire watched as the woman summoned a creature. A wolf by the looks of it. She told her pet to fetch and the wolf began running at Claire. [red]"Aww the doggie wants to play does he?"[/red] Claire taunted as she merely smirked at the charging beast. One would expect her to evade the frontal charge but Claire rarely did what would be the obvious choice. The red head simply held out her forearm and let the wolf latch onto it with it's fangs. Claire grip on her weapons tightened as her fists and her teeth clenched from the pain of the bite but the smirk never left her face. Claire knew that it was a wolf's nature to not let go of it's prey after it's latched on and Claire assumed this animal would be no different.

Claire looked down at the mut that was using her arm as his chew toy.[red]Sorry puppy, but you and your mommy have to die now.[/red] Claire raised her free arm up and then lowered it quickly. The ground began to rumble and shake then suddenly pillars of rock erupted out of the ground directly underneath Selena and her wolf at the same time as Claire unleashed her Quake spell. Then she quickly cast Thundara on Selena and several bolts of lightning came down on the woman at the same time that the quake spell was cast underneath her. This would most likely cause the wolf to release it's grip on her forearm.

Claire wondered how the woman would deal with being attacked from below and above at the same time and also how she would deal with her precious pooch possibly getting injured as well. Only time would tell as the pillars sank back down into the ground from whence they came. This would also cause fall damage to the wolf if it was tossed up by the spell and Selena if she too came crashing down from Quake. Claire could only wait and see how her opponent would deal with it.

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Quake - 0/3

Thundara - 0/2

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Meanwhile, ‘Artemis’ couldn’t help but smirk and be ambitiously proud of ‘her pet’ as her wolf became successful in landing its attack on the red-headed girl. As the dark keybearer watched her wolf chew on the girl’s forearm, she did wonder why Claire Lovelace didn’t even try to avoid the frontal assault. Judging from her previous dodge from her previous slash combination, Claire should have been able to avoid and maybe even outrun her wolf. Interesting… ‘Artemis’ mused as she then took note of the girl’s hands tightening on her weapons. The dark keybearer only knew that Claire still felt the pain was because Selena herself has the very same bad habit. “It seems that you’re not completely invincible after all.”

Suddenly, both the wolf while it was still on its hind legs and its master felt the ground rumble and shake below their feet. Letting her instinct take over, ‘Artemis’ quickly jumped up and tries to get back but gets struck by Thundara in the process. She clenched her teeth to prevent herself from screaming and tightened her own grip on her weapon from the pain as her sight suddenly turned red for a few split moments before slowly returning to normal despite still seeing spots. I thought I already learned from my fight with Genesis that lightning was bad… I suppose I should be proud of the fact that I didn’t scream this time. mused the dark keybearer as she grimaced from the sparks that could be seen on her armor and the sudden but small muscle spasms that came with it.

Meanwhile, the wolf held onto Claire’s forearm for dear life as the Quake struck it from below and throw it into the air. It whined from the pain as a result but instead of letting go from the sudden surprise attack, it clenched the red-headed girl’s forearm even harder. It wanted to please its master and if it resulted in taking Claire with it, then so be it. ‘Artemis’ noticed and smirked. “You seem to handle one alright…Let’s see how you can handle two.” The Nightmare once again spun her Heartsickness keyblade in her hand as she summoned Umbra Wolf’s Fang[/color] onto the field. After Claire and the Heart's Blood wolf lands [or crashes] onto the ground, the wolf seemingly created out of the inky darkness growls at the girl and charges at Claire with the dark keybearer not too far behind it, but goes to the left before leaping for Claire’s neck. Selena however went to the right to get behind the girl and attempts a five-slash combination at her back.

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Pheynix[/color]: Appearance

With her own darkness, Selena can take the form of a fallen demon general of the nine circles of Hell. Pheynix has a stronger power and defense than Eblis but her agility and speed considerably decreases as a result. [Since her wings hasn't been drawn in the picture since I either got lazy or forgot to draw her wings in, assume that they're her normal wings.] [Duration: 3 Posts] [Forced Stay In: Can switch if chooses to]

Umbra Vitis Shield: Selena can raise up many large, thorned vines of darkness to wrap around herself and/or her allies to act like a strong shield. It can be used normally and in her Dark Form. It may also be used in battle and outside of [Can be used now]

Keyblade Ability: What is special about this keyblade is that it turns the Heart's Blood into a poison that attacks the Heart. It's most effective on Heartless, ironically, but it has no effect on Nobodies. Selena is usually never uses this keyblade to attack people though Black Angel might. The poison will only deplete health until it’s low. No worries. [Cool Down: None.] [Duration: 3 Posts or until healed with a curative spell.]

Wolf's Fang: A silver/blood-red wolf out of Heart's Blood comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies and not be burned. [Duration: 1 Posts] [Ride-able!] [HP Count: 5]
~Damage Taken from Quake

Umbra Wolf's Fang[/color]: A wolf of darkness comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies. Can be summoned together with Wolf's Fang. [Cool Down: 3 Posts] [HP Count: 8]
[Duration: 2 Posts] [Ride-able!]

Wings of an Fallen Angel[/color]: The ebony wings on Selena's back allows her to fly to great heights and jump higher than any normal human would. Unfortunately, it hinders her ability to physically run [unless she's flying too close to the ground], by making her slow. They are also a nuisance when near water especially since she has little to no ability to swim. [~Passive~]

[claire]

So it would seem that fido didn't let go of her arm when it got struck by Quake and Claire was yanked up into the air with the animal. As she and the wolf rached the apex of their journey through the air and were pulled back down to the ground by gravity Claire grabbed pushed the would so they turned in mid air with the wolf not underneath her. they hit the ground hard and the force of the impact plus Claire landing on the animal caused it to open it's jaw and release Claire's arm. No doubt the animal would be stunned by the event.

Either way Claire disregarded it as she heard her opponent speak. She turned to see Selena and another wolf charging at her. The red head already had a plan beginning to formulate in her mind as the woman and her pet charged at her. Claire once again putting up no resistance to their attacks as the wolf bit into her neck, not a fatal would but it certainly hurt like hell. And then Claire felt five quick strikes on her back as Selena attacked. Okay, this hurt a bit more than she expected but at least the wolf didn't keep hold of Claire's neck this time. But even in the pain she was in, which included a draining feeling that she spread troughout her body from the point where Selena's strikes had hit her back, she still noticed that the two had not backed away after their attacks.

Claire was on one knee with her head bowed with her hair falling over her face. It would seem that she had lost and given up but looks can be very, very decieving. Claire's eyes glowed red but were obstructed from view by her hair then her Chakrams began spinning around herself, Selena, and her two pets given how close they were to her. Then The wind picked up greatly and the temprature lowered inside the wind as Claire infused Blizzara into her Chakram cyclone. The winds and shards of ice could have done some damage to Selena and her beasts but and maybe even picked them up in the mighty gusts.

Whatever the case may be Claire was careful to control her Cyclone so it would not effect her in anyway. Whether or not her enemies took damage was not the true objective of this particular Cyclone. It was the meant to trap her opponents. Blizzara torado quickly froze into a 10 foot wall of ice that surrounded the two humans and two animals. This alone might have done some damage but the frozen tornado would also serve as a trap of sorts, increasing the difficutly of dealing with her next attack.

Claire focused all she could and the sky darkened as a large, winged, demon looking creature materialized above the battleground. [red]"Diablos, come forth, crush those who oppose me, and me as well."[/red]Diablos was slighty confused at the order but nevertheless he had come forth in answer to his mistress's mental call for aid. He formed a ball of dark matter easily half the size of the arena then submerged his hand in it then launched it down right on top of Claire and her opponents. Now, whether or not they were swept up before the Tornado froze or if they were still inside of the walls of ice as it would have been hard to escape the interior of the tornado without taking a fair amount of damage, the walls would certainly make it hard to evade the crushing gravity magic of Diablos's Dark Messenger attack which if it hit would instantly take away 1/3 third of the target's total health. Claire would also get hit by Dark Messenger but unless her enemies were very lucky they would also be crushed by the enormous sphere of dark matter.

In any case, the sphere and Diablos vanished after the attack. Claire was certainly in a good amount of pain from taking three attacks, on of which was her own. She was able to call her chakrams back to her from the shards of ice that were left over after the ice was crushed by Dark Messenger. The red head struggled but she was able to get back to her feet. There was no doubt in her mind that if she was feeling this way then her opponent could not be fairing much better. Not unless they were somehow able to evade such a large attack. Claire waited for the dust to settle to see what the outcome of her strategy would be. Even if some would call it insane.

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Quake - 1/3

Thundara - 1/2

Chakram Cyclone - 0/4

Summon Diablos, Diablos uses Dark Messenger! - 0/5

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As gravity won once again, the fiery wolf whined as Claire shifted then used it as an over-sized cushion as they fell to the ground after being previously hit by the red-headed girl’s Quake technique. The red-headed girl was correct to assume that the wolf would let go of her arm as the impact forced its jaws open. It whimpered in pain and laid there on the ground for several moments after Claire got off, stunned and in pain. Moments later, the wolf of Heart’s Blood stood up to help Umbra and it’s master of the dark keyblade.

Why isn’t she putting up any resistance at all? The Nightmare wondered as she noticed that both her slash combination and Umbra’s attacks landed. When ‘Artemis’ saw that Umbra’s teeth dig into Claire’s neck, her eyes widened and hoped to whatever god or goddess out there that her wolf of darkness didn’t just accidentally kill off her opponent. She breathed a silent sigh of relief as the ink-black wolf did let go but did wonder whether or not the wolf hit any vital area. Suddenly, the dark keybearer felt a chill snake up her spine as the air grew so cold in a matter of seconds but before she could grasp what was going on, the wolf of darkness had grabbed her by the belt, causing her to let go of her keyblade, and tossed her onto its back facing backwards as it ran right through the gust of wind and ice. Umbra’s main concern was its master’s safety.

‘Artemis’ buried her head into the wolf’s dark ‘fur’ and held on tight as the ice shards flew, scraped and sliced across her armor, cloth, her triceps, and even slicing off a small length of her hair. The ice also struck the dark wolf’s body before they ran out just in time to avoid getting frozen. However, her weakened wolf wasn’t as lucky as it had tried to follow them but got caught in the gust and was frozen within one of the walls of ice. The wolf whined pitifully. Umbra didn’t notice as it continued to run even faster as soon as it spotted the entity in the sky but the dark keybearer lift her head up not only to see the tail of the dark wolf but her fiery companion trapped in the ice and whatever the heck that is in the sky holding the orb in its hand. Crap. What the hell is that?! thought the dark keybearer as the dark orb flew down at the tornado of ice, causing an epic explosion that sent them both flying and a huge dust cloud in the air.

When the dust settled, the audience could see that the Nightmare was crushed underneath her over-sized dark wolf companion and saw that they were both still conscious. She coughs and awkwardly patted the wolf’s stomach to gesture it to get off her. ‘Artemis’ slowly sits up with a grimace before standing up. The dark keybearer heard a whine from behind her and she ran back toward her severely weak wolf who was staggering toward her; falling to her knees to catch its head as the fiery wolf collapsed into her arms. “Shhh…You did well…Get some rest…” muttered ‘Artemis’ as she petted its head and the wolf affectionately licks her cheek before fading away.

Meanwhile, Umbra staggers toward the red-headed girl and snarls at her before its master could stand. The dark keybearer eventually stood back up and limped to the Umbra’s side. Summoning her keyblade back to her hand, the Nightmare pointed it at Claire Lovelace. There was no emotion left in her eyes and her expression was eerily calm despite the previous events. “I would advise you to it quits while you still can. I can’t guarantee your life if you should choose to continue this fight, Claire.” stated ‘Artemis’ despite feeling a bit weak from the dark messenger technique and she wasn't sure how long she can hold this form without some serious repercussion such as losing her last bit of sanity when she's severely weaked as she did in the final round with Genesis in one of the previous tournaments. The dark keybearer was sure that her body was going to bruise later on because of it and Umbra.

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Pheynix[/color]: Appearance

With her own darkness, Selena can take the form of a fallen demon general of the nine circles of Hell. Pheynix has a stronger power and defense than Eblis but her agility and speed considerably decreases as a result. [Since her wings hasn't been drawn in the picture since I either got lazy or forgot to draw her wings in, assume that they're her normal wings.] [Duration: 2 Posts] [Forced Stay In: Can switch if chooses to]

Wolf's Fang: A silver/blood-red wolf out of Heart's Blood comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies and not be burned. [Ride-able!] [HP Count: 0] [Cooldown: 3 Posts]
Damage Taken from Chakram Cyclone and Dark Messenger

Umbra Wolf's Fang[/color]: A wolf of darkness comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies. Can be summoned together with Wolf's Fang. [HP Count: 2] [Duration: 1 Post] [Ride-able!]
Damage Taken from Chakram Cyclone and Dark Messenger after-blast [You know that huge force of wind that follows right after a huge explosion, like BOOM? Yeah, that.]

Wings of an Fallen Angel[/color]: The ebony wings on Selena's back allows her to fly to great heights and jump higher than any normal human would. Unfortunately, it hinders her ability to physically run [unless she's flying too close to the ground], by making her slow. They are also a nuisance when near water especially since she has little to no ability to swim. [~Passive~]

[claire]

Claire smirked as she stood holding her chakrams at her side. She did her best to stand at straight as possible but the the large amount of pain she was in there was a definite slouch to her posture and her breathing was labored. But it did seem that her move had paid off to a certain extent as the dust cleared and she spotted her opponent. Only one wolf was with her now but animal and mistress were looking worn. Her beast was growling at Claire and Selena was getting back to her feet, summoning her weapon once again and pointing it at the red head.

Claire couldn't help but chuckle a bit at the other woman's declaration. [red]"Continue? Sorry but this fight is already over..."[/red] Claire didn't bother finishing the sentence because for one, it was really starting to hurt to talk with a bite wound on her neck. And two because Selena would soon find out what she meant. Claire was losing blood and energy. Clearly her enemy's weapon had done something to her that drained her health. Claire needed to end this and she needed to do it now.

First. Claire looked at the remaining wolf in disgust and cast Blizzara at it just to finish it off since it looked like it was on it's last leg. She didn't care if the spell actually hit or not since she had bigger plans.

Claire glared murderously at Selena as her eyes glowed with a brilliant red color. Shadows snaked their way from her eyes, down her arms, and enveloped her chakrams. When her weapons were covered in shadows they darkness faded from them and didn't appear to be any different than they were before.

With what strength Claire had left she threw her weapons at her opponent. Perhaps Selena would think that this is just another attack but in fact Claire had employed her Limit Break. Shadow Chakram Assault. This make her chakrams intangable and they would meet their target and travel right through them. Much like a phasing ability. But her chakrams would not just hit Selena once each. No with her limit break they would make 6 passes at her opponent making 12 strikes total.

When they passed through Selena's body they would not leave any physical damage behind but Selena would feel every bit of pain as they passed through her body. First it was two strikes through each of her arms, one strike to each upper arm and lower arm. She would feel the agonizing pain as if her arms were severed from her body. The same would then happen to her legs at her thighs and calfes. Next her chakrams would pass through her torso at her stomach and chest. And finally twice then once through her neck at the same point on both strikes. Again there would be no wounds but Selena would feel every once of pain as if the chakrams had physically torn through her body.

Claire was confident that this attack would have the intended effect of putting Selena down for the count. Even though this was the first time she had used the move in an actual battle she had used this technique on many creatures and she knew what the effect were. Crippling pain. After all, the feeling of dismemberment isn't usually something one can shrug off. The red head watched as her chakrams did their job and she caught them as they returned to her once again becoming tangable.

Claire now watched... and waited. She had a feeling this battle would be over soon. One way or another.

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Quake - 2/3

Thundara - 2/2

Chakram Cyclone - 1/4

Diablos - 1/5

Blizzara - 0/2

Shadow Chakram Assault - Once per thread

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Both Selena and Umbra narrowed their eyes at Claire as she struggled to stand. She wanted her to stay down, to forfeit the match while she still could. As the dark keybearer’s blade that was pointed at Claire Lovelace began to charge darkness, she wished that the battle didn’t have to take a step up and potentially kill her opponent but she also respected her wish. If Claire wanted to continue to fight, then Selena will fight until either her opponent or she is dead. She wondered why time seemed to be moving so slow.

All emotion left her eyes and her expression grew grim as the Nightmare mentally prepared herself for the upcoming event. She knew that she’ll regret it, but her already grieving Heart may eventually come to terms with it. Selena Wolfsong is a monster that mothers tell their children at night so they won’t get into trouble, a murderer with blood on her unwilling hands, and a forbidden Nightmare that should have never been born. The lonely angel knew that for so long, but denied the knowledge and stuck it in the back of her mind on the burner. I might as well embrace it. I can’t change what perhaps had always been a part of me.[/i] Selena sadly and bitterly mused as her grip on her keyblade began to tremble slightly but whether from fatigue or severity of the weight of her choice is unknown. It could be both. Genesis was right. I am lesser than what a true keyblade warrior should be. But what is even a true keyblade warrior?[/i]

The dark keybearer visibly rose a brow at Claire’s unfinished sentence. “I know and I’m so sorry that this match has to end this way…” muttered Selena as her ears heard Umbra yelp loudly as Claire’s cold Blizzaga spell hit it square in the face and fades back to the darkness, leaving its master alone to face the determined red-headed girl. She kept her ground and her keyblade was ready to fire. The Nightmare couldn’t help but be fascinated at the shadows snaking from her eyes to her arms and finally her chakrams. They briefly reminded her of her own Mark though more permanent than hers. Selena released Void Extinction at Claire Lovelace at the exact moment when she threw her chakrams at her.

To her surprise, the dark blast didn’t stop the chakrams in it tracks. The circular blades phased through the darkness and although those blades didn’t appear affected by the technique at all. The Nightmare raises her blade as if to block the chakram strike but it phases through her Heartsickness keyblade and arms. Selena gasps from the sudden pain like fire shooting up from her arms as if she lost them despite the fact that she can still see them. “Huh?!” Her knees came next and the dark keybearer fell onto her kneecaps, gritting her teeth. What’s going on?! Why can’t I block it?!

The dark keybearer had managed to stab the keyblade into the ground before falling and rests her head against her faithful blade but it wasn’t over yet. Her abdomen, chest and finally her neck came next. She roughly coughs and unconsciously tightens her grip on her keyblade while her body began to shake badly from the pain that was coursing through her body. “Y-you….b****.” Selena’s cracking voice couldn’t hide the amount of pain she was in as she tried to insult Claire. She tries to raise her head up to see if her previous attack had landed on the red-headed girl. The Nightmare imagined that in her condition plus the timing of the attack that it would be a bit difficult to dodge.
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Pheynix[/color]: Appearance

With her own darkness, Selena can take the form of a fallen demon general of the nine circles of Hell. Pheynix has a stronger power and defense than Eblis but her agility and speed considerably decreases as a result. [Since her wings hasn't been drawn in the picture since I either got lazy or forgot to draw her wings in, assume that they're her normal wings.] [Duration: 1 Post] [Forced Stay In: Can switch if chooses to]

Wolf's Fang: A silver/blood-red wolf out of Heart's Blood comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies and not be burned. [Ride-able!] [Cooldown: 2 Posts]

Umbra Wolf's Fang[/color]: A wolf of darkness comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies. Can be summoned together with Wolf's Fang. [HP Count: 0] [Cooldown: 3 Posts] [Ride-able!]
Damage Taken from Blizzaga to the face

Wings of an Fallen Angel[/color]: The ebony wings on Selena's back allows her to fly to great heights and jump higher than any normal human would. Unfortunately, it hinders her ability to physically run [unless she's flying too close to the ground], by making her slow. They are also a nuisance when near water especially since she has little to no ability to swim. [~Passive~]

Void Extinction[/color]: A powerful blast of Darkness shoots from either her keyblade or her hand at the intended target. It may be used normally and in her Dark Form. It can also be used in battle and outside of battle. [Cooldown: 2 Posts]

[claire]

So Selena's second beast was now dead and the fight was once again one on one. Though her eye slowed bright such magic did not inhibit Claire's ability to see as her gaze remained fixed on her opponent. Selena had fired off an attack of her own as Claire lauched her chakrams. As the attack was traveling towards Claire she knew that in her condition she would not be able to dodge the attack. She was in too much pain to effectively jump or roll out of the way. But there was something else that she could do. She could just let gravity do the dodging for her.

Yes, that's what she would do. As the Void Extinction got closer Claire simply relaxed her body and collaped onto the ground, letting the attack pass harmlessly over her. She made sure that she landed on her shoulder blade, letting it absorb most of the impact from the fall. It bagan aching a bit but it paled in comparison to the other wounds she had received in the match, all of which were taken willingly. It was all part of the plan after all.

After a few seconds Claire struggled to her feet once more. Her wounds were getting to her but she wouldn't stop until her opponent either surrendered, or killed her. Claire took a few steps toward Selena but kept a good distance from her and glared at her. [red]"I can see from your appearance that my shadow chakrams did their job. Now then, if experience is any indication you shouldn't be able to move much. Now I'll give you the same offer. You should give up, unless you want to die that is."[/red]

To erase any indication that Claire wouldn't follow through with her threat she raised her good hand towards Selena and cast a Fire spell that would travel from Claire's hand to Selena followed by another Tundara spell. [red]"You're done."[/red] Claire said calmly. Fatigue was beginning to take it's toll and casting those spells added to it. She was still awake though and as long as there was still life in her she wouldn't give up no matter how bloodied and battered she got.

Sure there was always a chance that Selena could do something to avoid any further damage but Claire didn't there there was much. One never knows though.

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Fire - 0/1

Thundara - 0/2

Quake - 3/3

Chakram Cyclone - 2/4

Diablos - 2/5

Blizzara - 1/2

Shadow Chakram Assault - once per thread

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Selena stared hard at Claire as her opponent in question had fallen down but somehow completely avoided being obliterated by Void Extinction by collapsing backward onto her shoulder blade. An impressive feat…I suppose…I should’ve been faster…. Or at least, angled my blade downward at her while I still had the chance…[/color] mused the Nightmare as she mainly concentrated on pushing the phantom pain she was in to the darkest corner of her mind. Her breathing was unsteady but she concentrated on deep breaths and closed her eyes for a few short moments. Push it back. Push it away…You can deal with it another day…And whatever you do, don’t show weakness. Don’t you dare cry, Selena Wolfsong.[/color] She mentally chanted and remembered that back on her home-world, crying was a sign of weakness, not strength. To the villagers, any physical sign of pain would be viewed as pathetic and to survive, the weak needed to rooted out. The Nightmare listened to Claire give her the same proposal but never gave her the chance to answer as she sends a ball of fire and a bolt of lightning at her.

Immediately, the Nightmare’s left hand twitched as it left her blade and raised it up to summon Umbra Vitis Shield[/color] to protect her. The shield of vines of shadows themselves wrapped in front of her and above her in a concave shape as the lightning struck the vines first, as it was that fast. Selena felt her hair rise from the heat of the static alone. After that, that specific spell the shield dissipated and the single ball of flame smashes into the hilt of her blade. She winced as it burned her right hand, her forehead and singed her hair. The Nightmare unconsciously tested her severely burned hand, flexing it despite the pain from Claire’s Shadow Chakram attack.

This is just a phantom pain. It’s not real. mused the Nightmare as she merely gave the red-headed girl a strained grin to try to scare the girl into believing that it wasn’t affecting her at all. Despite her belief, the pain felt very real and she was aware of it. The darkness began to wrap around her then disappeared once more to reveal the warrior in her normal winged-human form. She appeared to be a bit worse for wear with the burns evident on her forehead and right hand. The dark red ribbon that was once holding her dark hair up was nowhere to be seen and the neither was the cravat on her shirt. The cape was riddled with rips and tears and was practically shredded near the hem. The dark keybearer herself was scraped up and sweaty from the fight.

“How rude, did your mother teach you no manners at all?” asked the Nightmare with a sickeningly sweet voice as her left hand lifted the Heartsickness keyblade from the ground, “You never gave me a chance to answer your proposal, but I suspect that you may have already known my answer. No, I am not going to back down.” Hiding and locking away the amount of pain she was in, Selena smiled and for a brief moment, her silver eyes glinted golden amber. Selena knew that she still have her Eblis card hidden from sight and out of the red-headed girl’s mind. “You should though. You look as if you’re going to pass out at any moment in time. Heck, you’re practically pale as a ghost.” She pointed out and silently hoped that the realization would hit Claire and “trigger” the passing out notion. Words do have a strange play on the body after all such as not realizing that they weren’t hungry until they realized that they have forgotten to eat two meals, or forgetting to sleep and pass out until the magic word was mentioned.

Suddenly, Selena had an idea to hopefully prove her point. The dark keybearer suddenly spread her wings wide and grimaced in the process. Despite the agony, she smirked as she flapped them several times and secretly hoped that the strong gusts of wind resulting from them would blow the girl back to the ground but grimaced as her wings lifted her body plus her keyblade still tight in her grip into the air. While the rest of her body was in pain from phantom amputation, Selena’s wings were the exception from Shadow Chakram as they had missed her wings. Now several yards above the ground, she smirked and stared down at the red-headed girl.
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Pheynix[/color]: Appearance

With her own darkness, Selena can take the form of a fallen demon general of the nine circles of Hell. Pheynix has a stronger power and defense than Eblis but her agility and speed considerably decreases as a result. [Since her wings hasn't been drawn in the picture since I either got lazy or forgot to draw her wings in, assume that they're her normal wings.] [Cooldown: 6 Posts]

Wolf's Fang: A silver/blood-red wolf out of Heart's Blood comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies and not be burned. [Ride-able!] [Cooldown: 1 Post]

Umbra Wolf's Fang[/color]: A wolf of darkness comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies. Can be summoned together with Wolf's Fang. [HP Count: 0] [Cooldown: 2 Posts] [Ride-able!]

Wings of an Fallen Angel[/color]: The ebony wings on Selena's back allows her to fly to great heights and jump higher than any normal human would. Unfortunately, it hinders her ability to physically run [unless she's flying too close to the ground], by making her slow. They are also a nuisance when near water especially since she has little to no ability to swim. [~Passive~]

Void Extinction [/color]: A powerful blast of Darkness shoots from either her keyblade or her hand at the intended target. It may be used normally and in her Dark Form. It can also be used in battle and outside of battle. [Cooldown: 1 Post]

Umbra Vitis Shield: Selena can raise up many large, thorned vines of darkness to wrap around herself and/or her allies to act like a strong shield. It can be used normally and in her Dark Form. It may also be used in battle and outside of [Cooldown: 1 Post]

[claire]

So the girl had managed to use that vine shield again to block the Thundara spell but she was damaged by the Fire spell. Claire would take it. She had plenty of spells left and would just keeping pounding them into Selena until her opponent either gave up, passed out, or died. Claire smirked at her plan. Yes, even with a couple of bite wounds, whatever Selena's keyblade did to her, and having used Dark Messenger on herself she figured that her pain couldn't be even close to the feeling of having blades rip through your body a dozen times like Selena was no experiencing. So with that sure she might have to take some more hits but she wouldn't stop flinging spells at the other woman until she was defeated.

Claire almost laughed out loud at what Selena said but managed to bring it down to a chuckle. [red]"My mother teach me any manners? No, I killed her before I got the chance."[/red] Of course she didn't kill her mother, she didn't even know her mother but she figured she would try a psyhcological attack at the girl. After all, would anyone want to really be on the bad side of someone who was willing to and had killed their own life giver? Claire knew that there was no way that Selena could figure out she was lying.

Then Claire watched as her opponent changed into a different form and rose from the ground by use of her wings. She noticed the winds coming from the girl flapping her wings and they were quite strong for the distance the girls were from each other and it did make Claire stagger backwards a few steps and fall to one knee but as she fell to her knee Claire braced against the winds by putting her hands down on the ground as well and lowering her head making her a bit more aerodynamic until the winds died down then she got to her feet once more.

[red]"Ha. I'm about to pass out? I've been hurt worse than this and I still kept fighting. A couple doggie bites and some fancy magic isn't going to take me down so easily. I don't know if you're aware but the last time I was here I fought against a guy who used cards to attack. Funny right? But he had some good attacks. His cards cut me over my entire body. Every cut bled. Every cut stung like you wouldn't believe. But guess what? I kept coming. I kept attacking. I lot way more blood than I am now. So I've got some bad news for you girl. You can't beat me. If you continue you will die then when you do I'll keep attacking you until there's nothing left to bury."[/red] Claire finished in a menacing tone.

Claire then launched one chakram at Selena meant to travel low to the ground then go up suddenly to strike at her from below. This would serve for a distraction for the second chakram. Then in combination to the first she would throw her other chakram that would arc out to the right and sweep in arcoss Selena from her left a second after the first chakram. Then she cast Thunder at Selena that would hit her with a single bolt of lightning from the sky above her a second after the second chakram. Hopefully with these attacks coming from three different directions would serve to disorient Selena and confuse resulting in one or more of the strikes hitting their target.

Claire was bound and determined to win this match and she would do whatever to took to do it.

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Thunder - 0/1

Fire - 1/1

Thundara - 1/2

Chakram Cyclone - 3/4

Diablos - 3/5

Blizzara - 2/2

Shadow Chakram Assault - Once Per Thread

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As the Nightmare flew idly in the air, she eyed Claire’s bite wounds on her neck and frowned as the dark keybearer was finally idle enough to get a good observation of her opponent’s condition. Were the wounds not deep enough to kill? No one should’ve survived a chomp on the throat like that. “How….How are you still breathing? Any wrong move or gesture…” wondered “Artemis” aloud but didn’t finish her sentence as the pain was evident in her voice despite her attempts to hide it. She silently hoped that the pain was merely temporary and would simply fade away over time as this battle continued.

“Artemis” narrowed her eyes at the chuckling chakram wielder’s statement about killing her own mother. She still remembered her own mother who had died in her arms and the promise that her Heart kept close and silent about. In her eyes, the red-headed girl didn’t appear to be the type to kill her maternal parent in cold blood but the past events and her words that were spoken during this battle made the dark keybearer doubt otherwise. Her intentions now are to kill…I wouldn’t doubt it that she did kill her own mother…How sad… I can see now where she received her ruthlessness from. mused the Nightmare bitterly and momentarily closed her eyes, It’s unforgiveable, but the same could be same about myself.

From Claire’s statement, Selena felt a boiling anger rise from the pit of her stomach to the fiber of her own being like the flames of Hell. It provided her energy like adrenaline and soon it began to slowly consume her. The anger, the fire, and pain provided her another reason to continue the battle. “Don’t believe for one moment that I will allow you to escape the arena unscathed, maimed or alive.” murmured the Nightmare underneath her breath. She had to win, for her team, for herself, and avenging her own mother. Using the mother card had been a horrible idea because now Selena Wolfsong had something to focus on and ignore the pain with. Like hellfire…

The Nightmare knew that she needed to resolve the problem about wielding her blade. With both of her hands “amputated”, the warrior couldn’t defend herself correctly. Suddenly her mind flashed back to the burning fields of the Pride Lands and fighting the Living Bones of that world. She remembered about how she had fought off that specific Heartless in that world due to her black pantheress form and the heat of the flames licking her fur. She had gotten out alive but it had been tough situation to escape from. “Artemis” remembered that her paws nor tail had any imposable thumbs but the idea was there as she realized that she did learn a lesson from that world. Oh course…Why did I not think of it before? She mused quietly as she waited for the perfect moment to surprise Claire. With the idea in mind, her hand fell limp as if it lost the ability to move and let the Heartsickness keyblade fall to the ground. She heard it clatter on the dirt ground and hope that it would give the girl inkling to believe that this Nightmare was “giving up”.

The dark keybearer rolled her eyes as the red-headed girl began to ramble about how she had taken in worse wounds and about a guy who used cards. This was a fight, not an academic decathlon in which the subject was their past battle tactics and boasting about how many lacerations one could take before they fall to the ground dead. In other words, Claire talked too much for her taste. As the chakram wielder talked, darkness began to wrap around the dark keybearer like a cloth before fading away to reveal the woman taking on the revealing form of the demon Eblis. Amber eyes narrowed down at Claire who was down on one knee. It’s pitiful. I wouldn’t have to have resort to using this form if I didn’t wish to win or she hadn’t stated that she killed her mother. Even so…It doesn’t feel like I can hold this form for too long without any dire consequences.[/i] Selena mused as she watched Claire then closed her eyes right after she threw the first chakram and not seeing the other two attacks, Three…Two…One![/i]

With a great thrust from her wings, “Artemis” flew backwards several yards away in time to avoid the first chakram plus second chakram and the lightning bolt that she hadn’t anticipated since one second made a difference. All three collided with each other with the chakrams becoming potentially electrified due to the bolt and possibly creating a huge and amazingly flash that would create a flash that would not only distract or blind Claire but the audience as well. Using the distraction to her advantage, the dark keybearer summons the keyblade into her mouth and held the hilt in between two thorns in her teeth intending to end the match Lion-King style. To the dark keybearer, wielding her keyblade like this felt completely awkward but felt it was necessary in order to continue the match in her condition. Mimicking tears, two almost parallel trails of blood trailed down from her cheeks from thin cuts caused by the edges of the thorns of her own blade.

Still intending to use the element of surprise on Claire, the Nightmare flew around the weapons and attempted to tackle her from behind. She knew that her aim needed to be precise in order for this plan to be successful or else she would be tackling the ground instead. She literally depended on the possibility of catching the red-headed girl off-guard so she could render her immovable by sitting on top of Claire Lovelace with both legs straddling her by the waist and her head tilted at an angle so that the teeth of her Heartsickness keyblade was aimed at her throat. You talk too much… mentally mused Selena as she glared at the red-headed girl.

But then Selena’s very last card was thrown to the battle field as tendrils of darkness like the black vines marked on her body and silver and crimson fire surrounded the woman to the point of consuming her but neither appeared to be hurting the wielder. Her pupils glowed a bright demonic red in bright, furious amber eyes as Selena glared at her victim and her dark hair flew wildly from the amount of power she was throwing into this suicidal technique. The dark keyblade wielder had activated Moonlit Chaos, her own limit break that granted her invincibility for a short amount of time and a high price. Let’s turn the stakes up a notch shall we? mentally mused “Artemis” as her grim expression appeared to communicate this very message. Her tail swayed from side to side and the tip of it itched from her urge to continue this death match. The dark keybearer felt both exhausted, in agony, and so full of energy at the same time and she clenched the hilt of her keyblade between her teeth harder. Selena wouldn’t be surprised if she collapsed right after this match was over. Time to end the match. Genesis owes me for having to put up with this brat. She growled mentally as she charges at Claire with wings in full flight and speed, fully determined to either defeat her, kill her or both. Selena intended to be the last one standing.

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Eblis[/b]: Appearance
With the darkness of her heart, Selena takes on the form of a dragon-like demon of the night. During battle, the most notable difference between this form and her normal form is the increase in speed and strength but a considerable decrease in defense. [Duration: 5 Posts]

Moonlit Chaos: A suicidal technique that is made entirely of Heart's Blood and darkness. There’s a 50% chance of living and a 50% percent chance of being dead after it’s performed due to blood loss. Used very rarely if not at all. ( Available when completely covered in the Mark) [Invincibility Duration: 3 Posts]

Pheynix[/color]: Appearance

With her own darkness, Selena can take the form of a fallen demon general of the nine circles of Hell. Pheynix has a stronger power and defense than Eblis but her agility and speed considerably decreases as a result. [Since her wings hasn't been drawn in the picture since I either got lazy or forgot to draw her wings in, assume that they're her normal wings.] [Cooldown: 5 Posts]

Wolf's Fang: A silver/blood-red wolf out of Heart's Blood comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies and not be burned. [Ride-able!] [Can Now Be Summoned!]

Umbra Wolf's Fang[/color]: A wolf of darkness comes out of her keyblade and attacks the opponent. It may team up with Selena during the two post duration. It is large enough to be ridden by Selena and/or any of her allies. Can be summoned together with Wolf's Fang. [HP Count: 0] [Cooldown: 1 Post] [Ride-able!]

Wings of an Fallen Angel[/color]: The ebony wings on Selena's back allows her to fly to great heights and jump higher than any normal human would. Unfortunately, it hinders her ability to physically run [unless she's flying too close to the ground], by making her slow. They are also a nuisance when near water especially since she has little to no ability to swim. [~Passive~]

Void Extinction [/color]: A powerful blast of Darkness shoots from either her keyblade or her hand at the intended target. It may be used normally and in her Dark Form. It can also be used in battle and outside of battle. [Can Now Be Used!]

Umbra Vitis Shield: Selena can raise up many large, thorned vines of darkness to wrap around herself and/or her allies to act like a strong shield. It can be used normally and in her Dark Form. It may also be used in battle and outside of [Can Now Be Used!]