Rhys vs Serene, Another clash Options

[jack cloudy]

Here we go again. I present to you Serene Catraso, written by Minque and Rhys, written by lord Revan.

Ok, this was a hard one. Both were described as extremely defensive and unwilling to make the first blow. Also, both are telepaths and I kinda hate telepathic combat so I had to smash that possibility into the ground quick. In the end I decided however that Rhys was a tad bit more aggressive and turned her into the aggressor. Anyway, I hope you have a good time and I hope I've portrayed them well.


Rhys vs Serene

Once again a battle was about to begin in Dagon’s realm. Two mortals would satisfy his lust for blood in a battle that would only allow one to walk away. The Daedric prince had trouble remaining in his throne, so did adrenaline course through his veins and did the excitement build with each passing beat of his heart.
,,Let it begin!” He roared.

Two shapes took form in the pit. The first to appear was the Imperial known as Serene Catraso. She felt frightened as she found herself in this desolate pit again.
,,Not again. Let it be a dream.” She whispered. Yet the red sheen of a Daedric Dai-Katana beckoned to her as it was pressed into the ground by its blade. She shooke her head and pressed her hands together. While she knew there was no escape, she felt reluctant to grab that accursed thing and use it. Just thinking of what was coming made her feel sick.

The winds howled as the second fighter appeared. With her face concealed by a dark sash, it was hard to see who or what she was. Yet her dark skin betrayed her as a Dunmer, or something superficially similar. She leaned on her staff and gazed upon her opponent without uttering a single sound. Like her opponent, she was reluctant to fight.

They waited, they waited till something would happen. This something came in the form of Mehrunes Dagon himself as he appeared in the arena as a fourarmed giant.
,,What is this cowardice?! Fight, or you shall both die!” He roared impatiently. He glared from one to the other, with a hand hovering threateningly near the monstrous axe tied to his back. The masked woman closed her eyes and nodded. Fighting was the best option.

,,My name is Rhys, the Narynn.” She said, just loud enough to be heard over the winds.
,,Serene Catraso.” Serene answered, nodding as well. Rhys’ staff crackled as two silvery blades of energy erupted from its ends.
,,Let’s get this over with.” Rhys spoke and dashed across the vast emptiness of the arena, much to Dagon’s delight. Serene now knew there was no other way out. With a heavy sigh, she took hold of the dark blade and pulled it free from the sand.
,,Yes, let’s get this over with.” She answered and raised the sword.

They met, the staff swung around, the katana moved to intercept the shining blade. The weapons clashed, sparks flying from the impact. Yet where two others would have locked blades and tried to win through brute strength in a pushing match, the two women disengaged immediately. Rhys rolled away from a swing that never came.
,,She doesn’t want to fight.” The Narynn realized.
,,No, I don’t.”
Both recoiled visibly. They had been surprised when their thoughts made contact.
,,So we’re both telepaths.” Serene transmitted. Rhys nodded and drew up a mental barrier.
,,Yes, but I won’t let you take control of me.” She sent before shutting her mind out from any external influences.

The Narynn figured she had to change her approach. It was possible that this Serene had read all of her moves by now and could keep up in a duel till they both dropped to the floor from exhaustion. She would have to take a different approach. A stealthy one. She focussed and seemed to have vanished from the arena.

Serene looked around her for her opponent. She couldn’t see the Narynn, yet she could feel that she was still near. If she focussed, she could just feel her mind brushing against the barrier. But to do that, she would have to drop her own barrier, which would leave her open to a telepathic assault.
,,She is here, but where?”

Her movements froze. Had she seen it, or hadn’t she? It had appeared as a grain of sand that moved, pushed away by the weight of an invisible foot. Or had it been her nerves, strained by the battle and horrified by the thought of the blood that would be spilled? But it couldn’t harm to know for certain. She cast the spell of magelight and peered at the sand-covered floor while the shadows receded under the influence of the sphere that rose up to the sky.

,,Countered.” Rhys noted in silence. She had been hiding within the shadows, yet now that they were shrinking at an alarming pace, she would become visible any moment.
,,Then I shall move back to the first plan. She has her back turned.” She sprang forth from the shadows she had been hiding in and ignited her staff. This sound reached Serene’s ears and she jumped to the side, narrowly avoiding the deadly current. Rhys had left her back wide open as she passed and closed her eyes for the inevitable end. Yet the end didn’t come. When she spun around, she saw that the Imperial hadn’t moved after her dodge.
,,I could have killed you, either with this sword or with…that horrible spell. Yet I didn’t. Because I’m not ready for it, not yet.” Serene thought. She could feel her eyes well up and struggled to control the tears. She absolutely despised violence in any form, even more if it had lethal consequences.

,,She doesn’t want to win.” Rhys told herself and stabbed with her staff, spinning it around as it arced towards the other woman. Like last time, the Dai-Katana came in to intercept. Again the two weapons collided in a cloud of sparks and again both disengaged before any real contact had been made.
,,Yet she doesn’t want to lose either.”

[canis216]

Two defensive fighters? Where have I seen this before?

Having fully reflected (har!) now, I shall be choosing Serene. But a hard choice it is.