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wandermouche ([personal profile] littlesilhouettoofaman) wrote2023-02-04 08:06 pm
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The Brightest Things Fade The Fastest

First they were nothing but echoes, noises without a source or purpose, just something he could blame on the battle he just lost. But echoes changed into soft voices and footsteps and eventually he could even hear the sound of rain outside.
And his body did not hurt after the fall he made, it is merely a familiar sort of uncomfortable sensation of joints popped out of place and cracks that shouldn’t be there. But he had expected to be beyond angry, to feel that rage surge through him, that sense of absolute frustration and that undying desire to serve a certain purpose, that certain purpose. But surprisingly enough there was nothing for now. Just a dreadful, heavy emptiness.

Of course he remembered everything. How could he forget it? Yet another setback. He had been so close to fulfilling his birthright and then that idiot… Oh, yes, the idiot. That buffoon who ranked way lower than him and had the audacity to stand up to a god. And had the audacity to win.

The room is quite dark and when he opens his eyes he can see a couple of figures standing close and half of his mind expects to see the Doctor standing between all of them. But he is nowhere to be seen.

“Get out.”

Did they all come to look at a fallen god? Because seriously, who’d given them the right to do so? So when he repeats the words for a second time they are louder and a lot more threatening.
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-08-19 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
His blades sing in the light that shines down from the sun, tearing apart a minion that emerges from the portal with ease as he focuses mainly on the herald that's spit some kind of curse at him already. But he can see how Scaramouche just decides to sit this out, leaving him to fend off the Abyss alone. He should of expected this, and in fact it wouldn't surprise him if betrayal was on the horizon here. But he won't get all that tired from fighting the herald, moving expertly to block and counter his opponent.

He's fought plenty of heralds himself, and that was when he was a kid...

"Oh? I should have known you wouldn't be able to handle it."

He taunts the puppet, but he knows that those words would just bounce off of him as if they never existed at all. But it's fine by him, seemingly unbothered by his partner's lack of effort.

"Don't worry, I'll be done here in a few more moments."

Seemingly agitated by their banter, the herald charges in, but Childe is ready for it, easily parrying and coming in with his own counters until it finally receives the final blow, melting out of existence with a hydro blade stuck straight in its chest.
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-09-16 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Any other enemies that emerge from the portal are easily dispatched by the Harbinger, very clearly enjoying himself among the chaos. Though, it catches him a little off-guard when Scaramouche suggests to spar, dismissing his blades as soon as the last of the Abyss emerges through the portal. He looks over to the puppet, raising an eyebrow.

"You didn't want to take part in the battle, and now you want to spar? What's up with that?"

Not that he'd ever turn down a fight, but this seems a little fishy. He doesn't feel worn out from the fight, so it doesn't feel as if this is exactly opportune for Scaramouche to take advantage of.

"You know I won't shy away from a battle, but why the sudden change of heart, Scaramouche?"
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-09-22 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Heh."

The puppet approaches him boldly, and he doesn't back down, staring downward to see that flash of purple. Seems Scaramouche still has a bit of power left in him...and to think he was just accusing him of doing a bad job at repairing him. A wicked smile flashes across his features, glad to see that the other has retained some of his former power.

That makes things interesting for him. He won't complain.

"If you say so. Let's test out your newly repaired body now that our battlefield is now laid bare for us to use as we please."

Readying his blades in his hand, he doesn't waste time by striking at Scaramouche's chest to start- a blow that he feels should be easily dodged or parried. Every move he makes is effortless, yet tactical, not stopping just at that single swipe. He wants to see what his partner here is made of in his defeat.

"Let's see if you can still amuse me."
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-10-12 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Childe wasn't sure what to expect. He's delighted in the fact that Scaramouche seems to have regained some of his strength, and that means he's in for a good fight.

As his opponent dodges and seems to revive his lost power, it only serves to make Tartaglia more and more excited. His eyes widen wildly, his moves reflect a joy in the pure rush of fighting someone strong. He's not careless in his movements, but ultimately, he's happy- for more reasons than one, but here, he's concentrated on the adrenaline rush that comes with combat.

When his blade is grabbed, he only grins.

"I am. Go ahead and do your worst..."

Electricity crackles up around Childe as well- his delusion's power seeps into his body, prepared to take whatever Scaramouche is going to dish out.

"...but I won't let you get me that easily, hahaha..."

He dismisses his blades, the water suddenly disappearing out of the puppet's hand as he follows up with a southpaw punch just to separate the two of them from this deadlock.
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LOL I'M HAPPY I COULD GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO YOU

[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-10-30 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
The power that races and crackles in the air from Scaramouche is no less than exhilarating, though Childe does also realize that this fight just got a whole lot more serious than it was maybe a few seconds ago. No doubt the puppet would seek revenge against him for knocking him down from his perch, and on top of it to show him mercy afterward- so he'll take this as seriously as it's been presented. He's thankful for the fact that out of all the delusions he could have received, his was electro, so at least he's got some sort of defense against that element. But as for what other divine powers Scaramouche has at his fingertips right now, he's not sure, but he'll be glad to find out as they fight.

He wouldn't want his opponent to hold back, after all.

The Harbinger is more than happy to meet that diabolical, unhinged laughter with an attack of his own, more than willing to give the puppet what he wants, some entertainment. It's unfortunate that his electro power won't have any effect on the guy, so he takes the chance to summon his hydro blades once more to go in and begin his assault anew, relying on the gift from the Tsaritsa to mitigate the electricity he's no doubt about to take.

"It's about time you showed me that hidden power! Hahahaha, be careful what you wish for, Scaramouche-!"

He puts everything into his attacks, like a renewed fire has been lit inside of him for this fight. Nothing could be more fun, more intense or more desired than throwing himself against one who was once nearly a complete god, and the greatest part about it is that he gets to do it again.
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-11-15 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't be so confident, hahaha! I took you down once, and I'll do it again...!"

The weapon that Scaramouche summons is no doubt a manifestation of his abilities as a divine instrument of the Electro Archon, but that doesn't matter to him in the slightest. It could be any element, it could of been something from the depths of the Abyss and he'd still meet it with glee as his swords clash with his. Hydro and Electro sizzle and crackle all around the two, but it doesn't deter the Harbinger in the slightest. If anything, the sounds of battle only serve to excite him more, Childe's eyes gleaming with bloodlust as his attacks continue.

"Don't tell me this is the extent of your power. I'm not even using my full strength here. You shouldn't of taken me on so soon."

His attacks are fluid like the water he commands, his weapons changing from blades to his polearm and back, coming at his opponent with all he's got. His mind is totally focused on Scaramouche and the battle they're having, the rest of the world melting away and not mattering to him at all. This is what he lives for, this is what he'll die doing if he can help it.
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-12-01 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
He's so focused on their fight that at first, he doesn't recognize that the words from Scaramouche aren't coming from his mouth, but rather directly to his mind. His eyes widen with delight, the smile on his face wider and more unhinged. He's asking for him to really, truly go all out- and there's nothing he'd like to do more than to grant this wish for his companion.

"So you're ready to be defeated so soon? Alright. I won't keep you waiting."

Skidding to a stop as he puts some distance between himself and Scaramouche, Childe begins his transformation without hesitation. Electricity and water spike outwards and splash around him, the power from beyond the stars swirling around him as it shakes the very foundation of the ground beneath their feet.

The dark armor, the Demon King's Armament begins to clasp itself to his arms and legs, changing his body to something a little less human, power surging outwards that threatens to knock over lesser beings. As it completes, a surge of dark energy radiates out from his core, bearing the weapon that showcases the very stars that circle Teyvat- and he stands up to his full height, staring down at his opponent.

D̝͇̻o̝͙̪n̢̝͉'͎͜t̞̼̝ d͉̟͖i̺̟̘s̫͕̼a̠͙͙p̢͖͉p͙̙͜o̦͎i̟͇͕n͎͍̘t̟̻ m̢̞̝e̞̪̦.̪̙̻
Edited (i messed up loool) 2023-12-01 00:24 (UTC)
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-12-12 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
A low, deep rumble of a laugh that sounds more alien than human comes from Childe's form, quiet and wicked. He knows he'll enjoy every second of the fight, now that the gloves are off and he's ready to throw himself completely into the fire of battle. No matter what feelings he has, no matter their allegiance, all of it falls to the wayside as he meets Scaramouche head on as he launches his attack, feeling more alive than he has in days since their last clash underneath Sumeru City.

His blades sing and whistle through the air as they fight, letting loose mixed elemental attacks whenever he sees an opening or opportunity, and getting hit in return when the other finds that Childe's momentarily let himself open for a strike. But all of it is just a part of the fight, and no matter how much he hits or gets hit, he loves it.

"A̟͇͙t͉̠̺ l̡͉͉e̡͓̙a̢̙͕s̟̻͜t̞̦͓ y̙͇̻o̡̪̦u̻̫̻'͙̞̝r̠̞e̡̡͕ p̢͉̠r̘͔͇o̠̙̘v͎͚͕i̻̼̺n̠̦͜g̺͚͉ t̺͚̪o͓͇͔ b̫͓̫e̠̼̠ f̢̠͙a̡̦̻r̡͓̞ m͚͓͜o̢͚͚r̦͙͖e̢͙͓ e̡͓͇n̻͎̫t̠͉̻e̡͓̞r̝͉̘t̫͍a͍̼͜i̦̘n̢̞i̞̞͔n̞͚̪g̡̻ t͙͉̟h͓̺͜a͚͔͎n̦̪͉ t͔͎̼h̻̫͉o̟̺͚s̺̞̦e͉̫͔ p̢͔͙a̢͙̺t͓̺̞h̡̻͙e̢̠t͎̠͙i̢͕͓c̞͙͉ m̡̫̫a͓͓͚g͉͜e̢͇s͇̻̟ o̡͔͕f̪͇͔ t̺͕͙h͔̠e̡̼͔ a͕̞͓b̙̝̟y͕̻͎s͉̫̺s͍͉͎-͕͖̝!̢̞̻"
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2023-12-20 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't make a single difference to him how Scaramouche is taking this battle, as long as he fights with all his might. There isn't a single thing that could deter Childe now from cutting him down here, and once he does, he'll repair him again and they can go at it as many times as they see fit. He sees now why Dottore liked Scaramouche so much, you can do anything to him, absolutely anything, and he can come back just like that with a little proper care. It was never his intention for it to be this way, however, but as locked in a battle as they are now, this seems like the likely ending as far as he's concerned.

"W͓̙̙h͉̝͓a͓̘t̡̼̫ g͖̺͉o̡̦̻d͔̼̘?͍̠̻ I̪͖͜ s̢͉̙e̘̟͕e͓̙͕ n͚͔̙o̡̠͖ g̻͚͉o͎͎͇d͚͖̠ h̫̪͉e͉͇̫r̫̟e͎̝.̺̞͕ O͉͕̫n̺̘̫l̦̞y̡̻̝ a̢̫͉ f̙̺̻a͎͖l͉͙̝l̦͖e͇̺n̠̞͍ i̘͎̘d͚̪͖o̞͖̠l̦͖̫ w̟̟h̝͕o̡̺͖ n̡̢̙e͙̻͜v̘̝͜e̝̫͖r͇͔͜ h͚͇̙a̙̠͖d͕̠ a̘̪̘ s͓̻̪h̝͍̫r̡͇e͓̟̝d͖͙̞ o͕͇͙f̢̢͓ t͉͉͜r̢̝̺u̙͕̺e͕̻͜ p̪͚͔o͉͚̪w̘͜e̫̦͎r̫̙̠ t͇̟̞o̢͓͖ b̫̻̝e̙̻͚g̪͍̠i̼͍͇n̦̞̫ w̦͍̝i̙͕͜t̼̪͜h̢̟͇!̢̻͜"

Tartaglia's attacks are unrelenting, he won't give the puppet even an inch in this fight. He can't, because if he does, he loses and it may even mean the end of his life. But he made a promise, to his family and to the traveler that he'd do everything he could to stay alive. And he won't fall to this either, not if he's still moving and breathing.
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2024-02-23 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
The sudden change in weather doesn't go unnoticed by Childe, and yet there's nothing he can do to stop it. All he can do is continue his fight, launching devastating blow after devastating blow at Scaramouche. He doesn't like how this is going, how his opponent isn't even trying to block his attacks. His celestial blade leaves deep cuts on the mechanical body of the former Harbinger, his abyssal energy that comes from beyond this world not enough to keep whatever is happening from occurring. It's like the whole world is starting to fall apart, and Childe goes in for one last strike that will hopefully quell the lightning that streaks down from the sky nearby with a deafening clap.

And from that last strike, Scaramouche catches him, a power he hadn't seen before nor knew he even had emerging from his body, like a laser that strikes him hard and cuts through his dark armor, sending him flying. Everything goes sideways, his body limp as it flies through the air, slamming into the ground to send chunks of earth flying every which way. Childe isn't sure when he stops, the pain radiating through his body almost seems to numb him. He can't move a muscle, barely has the strength to groan, and isn't even sure how long he's been on the ground when he comes back to his senses.

The fallen Harbinger blearily looks around for his opponent, alarm bells ringing in his head that this could be it if he doesn't move, but he can't. Whatever hit him wrecked his body, and he's having a hard time focusing, looking all around for Scaramouche and where he is...
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2024-03-06 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Through his bleary eyes, he can see movement from a tree, when his vision begins to focus. The lean stature of Scaramouche stands before him, a little ways off but too close for comfort. He's a sitting duck, he can't move a single muscle in his body. And to make matters worse, his opponent is still able to speak, where his mind is a muddied mess. The words enter into his mind, and all Childe is able to do is groan in response.

'I...have to...get up...'

It's the only thoughts Childe is able to have, ones that Scaramouche can hear, trying desperately again to move and failing. If he can't get up soon, who knows what will happen to him. Blood obscures his vision as it drips down into his eyes beneath the mask of the Foul Legacy Transformation, and panic sets in his chest that he desperately tries to fight down.

'Got to...move...'
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[personal profile] monoceroscaeli 2024-03-12 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
The words ring in his head, sounding like a predator zeroing in on their prey. The panic in his chest rises a little more at being called out so blatantly. He's promised to do everything he can to keep himself alive, to see his family. To see the Traveler. To keep them in his sight and him in theirs.

And yet, he can't move.

"͍̫͍N̫͙̞e͇͔̠v̙̘͉.͕͖.̡̻͙e̦̟͓r͙͎͇.̠̫̝"͙͔̦

The wracking cough that comes out from his response is filled with blood, looking up defiantly at his opponent despite how much panic he feels.

"̼͔͍T̝̠̙h̪̼̼i̡͉̠s̙̙̟.̞͔͍.͖̞̼.̘͔̠i͙͕͖s͇̞͕.͙̦͙.̡͓̺.̪͜n͕͓͕'̠͍͇t̢̠͕ o̢̝̦v͔̝͙e̙͇͓r̙͎͙.͍͕͇"̝̘
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haha MOUCHIE UR SO MEAN

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