trans_9 | Her Flight [semi-open]

Somewhere inside the vast dome of the City, Signum floated, transformed into her battle gear, eyes closed and mind reaching out to the ship for magical reactions. The presence of Stacy's mind - not magic per se, but still psychically loud - was a constant buzz, but her senses floated to smaller, brighter sparks, aided by what she held in her hands - the "Book of Darkness" that she had taken up last week. She'd been confused, then, but now that the Administration Program was back in her proper place, it was time to start filling the pages again. She'd dawdled too long on this ship, trusting 'Stacy' to keep Hayate safe (ha!), even socializing with the time-displaced Bureau mages who had been trying to stop her before all this...

She reaches out for magical reactions. People she knew - Nanoha and Testarossa (avoid at all costs), Aibghalien (noted), Hayate (...) - and others she didn't, or whom she was merely acquainted with through the Magic Department.

Ha. A Wolkenritter joining such an organization. That was possibly her least thought-out bit of subterfuge here. They had nothing to offer her, unless some bleeding hearts were willing to sacrifice mana...but that clearly wouldn't happen. No, no, it's definitely time to go back to doing this the old-fashioned way. The very old-fashioned way, since her comrades were all still in the pods.

Yes, she'd have to be careful, but the danger was worth it. To live quietly with her Master, even in this besieged cave of a starship...that was what mattered.

She focuses in on a magical signature and swoops quietly towards it, preparing a Barrier to isolate herself with the victim. Hopefully, they'd fall quickly and painlessly...

((Okay friends, reply to this post if you a) have magical powers and want to have a fight with Signum over them or b) spot Signum and want to stop her. Threads will probably take place in skewed pocket dimensions called Barriers for privacy, but these can be broken into if you like. Expect fighting! Signum isn't in the mood to talk. Further details can be found here. If you signed up to get mugged and want to do it in another post, just let me know.))

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What is it with her and attracting lightning spells lately?

The surprising power behind the Keyblade and the added pressure of the thunder spell force Signum back, but she tries to keep up the pressure, circling around Aqua and attacking with long, quick strikes to minimize her contact with the electrical field.

Aqua picked up on the fact that Signum was trying to avoid her lightning, so with a couple more strikes against her sword, she powered up to Thunderbolt style (http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Thunderbolt).

"Maybe you won't tell me what's going on, but I'm not going to let you do this," she said.

Thunderbolt would only last a little while, so she tried to make it count, meeting Signum's attacks with lightning-powered strikes. If she was lucky, she'd be able to stop her without causing any permanent damage.

If this woman were ludicrously fast, this would be as bad as fighting Testarossa again - not something Signum wanted to do after such a long day. Rather than risk getting hit with yet more electricity, Signum backs off to try and get outside of Aqua's reach, her sword changing back into its whip mode fluidly as Signum does her best to keep her distance.

Seriously, all this electricity was going to giver her a complex.

Unfortunately for Aqua, speed had never been her strong suit. Signum got away before she had the chance to expel the last of the Thunderbolt attack, and it faded away, forcing her to block against Signum's whip as quickly as possible.

If Signum was going to use her whip again, Aqua was going to need to heal sooner or later. But Cure spells took a while and forced her to lower her guard. It was going to be a hard one to balance.

As much as her knightly pride wanted to try this woman in a straight-up swordfight, practicality demands that Signum continue standing back and harassing Aqua with Laevatein's chain-whip form, keeping pressure on her so she can't cast another spell.

This was, however, a stand-off situation, and Signum was quickly getting tired. She allows herself the use of one more cartridge, the shotgun-like compartment on Laevatein's hilt ejecting a spent shell, and now her whip is on fire as she tries to overwhelm Aqua with even faster strikes.

Aqua was blocking strikes as quickly as she could, alternating between her Keyblade and a barrier spell. There was no time for magic, whether it was attack or healing. What she wouldn't give for a potion right now.

She was going to have to try a Teleport Spike, but before she could even begin it, a burning lash hit her back. Shouting in pain, she lost her footing and stumbled.

Wanting to end this as quickly as possible, Signum pounces on the opening - not bringing her blade down in a killing blow, but instead trying to strike Aqua across the head with Laevatein's scabbard to knock her out.

It was an attack Aqua would kick herself for later. Injured, she let her guard down. She failed to raise her Keyblade in time to block, even failed to raise a barrier.

The scabbard hit her hard, and she dropped to the ground, Keyblade still in hand, but unconscious.

Signum lets out a breath, almost panting. That had been tense, if thankfully much shorter than her last few duels. She was starting to run low on stamina, not to mention Cartridges. Quickly, she takes out the Book of Darkness to absorb Aqua's magic power, running through the short ritual even more quickly than normal. She'd probably attracted someone's attention by now...

She eyes the woman's strange sword for a long time, however, wondering if it could possibly be tapped itself, or if it was merely a channeling focus like a Device. She eventually flies off and leaves it, though. She may be reduced to petty thuggery for the moment, but she still knows better than to mess with a woman's sword.

Aqua woke just as Signum was leaving. She stumbled to her feet and tried to counterattack, but she was too injured and without her magic, she felt weak.

Unable to do much more, she fell to her knees, leaning heavily on her Keyblade as she watched Signum fly off.

Her Flight [semi-open]

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