3 > accidental video > fight (backdated to 7/25)

[croceamors]

[This is very clearly an accidental video. For one thing, the angle is crooked, and there's sand messily scattered across the lens... And not a lot of people probably want to broadcast their attempts at murder to the public.]

[Because that is certainly what's happening here.]

[The scene is obvious even like this- up on the island with the moon just having recently risen, its light shining down onto two individuals wearing the same kind of black coat. Two enormous claymores are stuck into the ground on either side of them. Saix has managed to get Axel down onto the ground, fingers at his throat and snarling like something inhuman. A brilliant golden glow has taken over his eyes, hiding pupils and white.]

[Axel isn't taking this lying down- well, he's lying down, but he's certainly fighting back, thrashing and struggling, flames sparking up and heating all around him as embers fly.]

[Neither of them seem to be aware the SFC is filming any of this. They seem much more focused on killing one another.]

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[missiles]

[There's a loud grumbling before six warning shots are fired into the ground. Right in front of the SFC.

Don't fuck with him. He's had it.]

[flared]

[Axel's still struggling in the sand, kicking and thrashing to try and push Saix off of him, but the other's strength is proving to be way more than he can handle. He shouldn't have come up here. He should have avoided that damn portal when he had the chance...

Suddenly the sound of gunshots from nearby startle him and Axel glances over, spotting someone else nearby. This is exactly what he doesn't need right now.

He wants to tell the guy to get lost, but speaking is a little bit difficult when he has hands rung around his neck. So he just motions quickly with a wave of his arm, trying to tell Grit to GTFO.]

[croceamors]

[He shouldn't have thrown a chakram at his head is what he should have done.]

[The warning shots manage to do their job, Saix jolting at the sounds and his fingers spasming before no longer squeezing any tighter. They don't loosen up, exactly, but they stop squeezing. He even removes one hand- oh, okay, that is to grab one of the claymores by the handle and jerk it out from the sand.]

[He's still not exactl- there, that glow still in his eyes and his teeth bared while a rumbling growl issues forth from his throat.]

[missiles]

[Holy fuck, he just can't come up there because he can't really defend himself against these kinds of guys without seriously injuring either of them.]

Would ya both knock it off?!

[How loud can he even be?]

[flared]

[Still having a hard time talking at the moment, thanks

C-cough. Cough.

But he'll try waving the guy off again. SERIOUSLY, GTFO.]

[croceamors]

[Due to a lack of him being choked, Saix can talk just fine. It's his mind that's making it a bit difficult, always hard to break out of his Berserker phase before it's run its course.]

This doesn't concern you.

[And then he tosses his claymore at Axel once again, just to keep him in the vicinity.]

[missiles]

Y'know, considerin' you guys are fightin' right on the network, I think it concerns me at least a little bit.

[He's not really interested in their excuses for fighting.]

What the hell did you do?

[terranullius]

[It isn't hard to find the fight based on what the SFC shows and the collateral damage of the magic being thrown around. Terra arrives on the scene, keyblade already in hand. After only a moment's hesitation, he decides the best way to approach the situation is to act first and ask questions later.]

[flared]

[Axel continues to struggle, pushing and squirming as best he can so he can try to catch his breath, but when he senses that someone else has arrived on the scene he pauses and tries to look over. Is that... a Keyblade? But who is that?]

Ngh...

[croceamors]

[At the rumble of earth, something in his brain seems to kick in and Saix leaps off, avoiding the jolts of stonethat burst through the ground at him. He returns Lunatic to his hand. A snarl bursts from him before he stops himself. There's a visible effort as he reigns in his Berserker nature, gold glow flickering from his eyes and fading away. For now, at any rate.]

[His voice comes out in a low growl.]

Terra... Stay out of this.

[terranullius]

[The Quake did what it needed to do, and that was to distract Saix from his attempt at the red-haired man's life. The gold glow may have faded from Saix's eyes, but Terra did not relax his stance or drop his guard. Whatever it was that Terra had seen of Saix's heart, he liked the look of it less now. Saix's opponent shared many of the same qualities that had struck Terra as so strange upon first meeting Saix, but the keyblade wielder didn't have the luxury to ponder about it right now.

He'd distracted Saix's anger, but it's clearly not lessening. Terra tightens his hold on his weapon and readies another attack, just in case.]

I cannot. What's going on here?

[flared]

[Surprised, Axel looks to Saix both because he's addressed the man as someone familiar and because he's speaking at all. He can tell that he's not out of his Berserker state yet, but-

Axel coughs, his throat aching and body shaking as he gasps for air, but at least Saix isn't choking him anymore. Still, he remains mostly unresponsive for a while, hunched over in the sand. He wants to ask who this guy is and why he has a Keyblade, but there's really no time for that now.]

[croceamors]

[There's a part of his mind that wants to do away with words altogether, because Axel is right there, perfectly vulnerable. Saix fights back against the urge. But Terra is still here, and Saix knows better than to underestimate those who wield the Keyblade. He can't afford to ignore him for now.]

Defending myself. He attacked me in my own home, and I plan on putting a stop to it.

[Also, he deserves to die for every lie told and traitorous thing done to Saix, but that's a bit more backstory then he'll let some stranger know.]

Now out of my way, Terra. This doesn't concern you.

[Action]

[coolerthansora]

[There's no time wasted once Roxas sees that image of his best friend with hands to his throat. It wouldn't matter whose hands they were, but the fact that it's Saix is not exactly surprising.

Focused on their struggle, the two of them might not sense the portal opening up as close to their location as Roxas can figure out. If he's lucky, Saix won't notice him at all until his keyblade connects with his side as he tries to knock him off of Axel.]

[Action]

[croceamors]

[Roxas is in fact lucky. The upside to Berserker rage is that it makes you very focused on beating down your opponent. The downside is that he gets too focused. So he doesn't realize Roxas is there until there's a keyblade smashing into his side.]

[It's mostly the surprise factor that gets him off, snatching his claymore along the way and letting the other fade away into moonlight. He hisses a bit, gripping his weapon with both hands regardless of the pain. It's nonexistent, for now, so long as he's in this state.]

[Action]

[flared]

[This isn't the first time Axel's had to deal with this side of Saix and he has a feeling that it certainly won't be the last, but at least by now he knows what to expect and how to deal with it in the best way he can. He needs to make sure he keeps moving, has to make sure to keep his distance until that power runs out... and he can only hope that that will happen even while he's pinned down here.

All of his kicking, however, seems to be useless, and the flames he manages to emit weak and not as hot as they should be. If it hadn't been for Roxas' intervention, he very well could have suffocated.

As soon as Saix is off and away, Axel rolls to the side and gasps for air, coughing and rubbing at his neck.]

Roxas!

[he manages to call out after a few breaths, but he can't do much more than that.]

[Action]

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas moves in close to Axel, putting himself between Saix and his friend. He keeps his attention focused on Saix, keyblade raised in a warning that he expects the other might just ignore, or not even register.]

Back off!

[He doesn't spare any glances for Axel, but he hears his name and sees his friend moving out of the corner of his eye. He came in time.]

You okay?

[Action]

[croceamors]

[Saix's reply is sweet and to the point:





[Yeah he's definitely throwing his claymore right at Roxas.]

[Saix follows right after it, quicker without the massive weapon weighing him down, and aims a kick right at the blond's stomach. He'll grab Lunatic again as soon as he's able, to smash down with it brutally again and again at whoever thinks it's a good idea to get within its long reach.]

[Action]

[flared]

[Axel's still hunched over himself when Roxas turns to ask him that, but when he hears the wind rushing around them and looks up to see that claymore headed straight for Roxas he wastes no time getting to his feet.]

Watch it!

[runbysmiles]

[ Sora had just been about to head back down to the bubble when he heard the sounds of fighting. He'd spent most of his time since his own broadcast talking with others and sparring with Sanji. He knew better than to think the sounds he was hearing now was someone else with the same idea. Something didn't feel right.

He ran down the beach as fast as he could, calling the Keyblade forward again just in case.

It was a good thing he did. He caught sight of Saix strangling Axel despite Axel's attempts to get him off with his own flames. ]

Firaga!

[ Sora cast the spell straight at Demyx. He knew it wouldn't hurt Axel, and would hopefully push Saix far enough away that he'd get off of the red-head. Just in case it didn't, Sora was already moving forward to slash at Saix with the Keyblade. ]

[croceamors]

[The fire smashed into him like a bull, stinging and burning worse than anything. It makes Saix wheeze, vision lost to nothing but brilliant painful yellow and orange for a moment. He still doesn't move, however, all too intent on hurting Axel, snuffing out that flame which could be called his existence.]

[Still, the Firaga makes him well aware there's someone else on the scene, and he's already snatching up Lunatic again and twisting his body. The Keyblade connects hard, successfully pushing him off of Axel, and he gives a slight leap back. He's breathless and still enraged, smoke curling off of his coat. Everything hurts, but it's a sensation far more distant than the moon right now. He just makes another rush forward, swinging his claymore down at Sora.]

[Either he gets the keyblade wielder, or he's lucky enough that Axel might still be lying down, or he gets nothing. As long as he spills someone's blood, Saix doesn't much care.]

[flared]

[It's a good thing Sora picked Firaga because even the slightest touch from the flames heals him up and makes it easier for him to recover from being nearly strangled to death. Once Saix has moved away, distracted by the boy, Axel leaps to attention and grabs for his chakrams again.]

Sora!

[he calls out just as he turns to see Saix swinging down at him. Immediately he rushes forward, body low to the ground so he can try to slip between them and block both of their attacks.]

[runbysmiles]

[ Sora grit his teeth as he ran forward. He was ready to meet the attack head on! Only he found Axel rushing in between the two of them. ]

Axel!

[ Sora jumped back and pulled his swing before it ended up hitting Axel instead of Saix. What was he doing? If he was trying to protect Sora he didn't need it. ]

Axel get out of here! I'll take care of him!

[croceamors]

[No blood. What a shame.]

[Saix gives a particularly vicious snarl as Axel comes between him and Sora, and presses down all the harder with all the strength he can muster. With the moon fueling his every actions... It's quite a bit.]

[He won't back down.]

[flared]

[Axel doesn't respond to that immediately and just keeps pushing up, his feet digging into the sand while Saix presses down on him with all his might.

He can hold him off... just for a little while more-]

Sora, just run!

[... He doesn't want him getting hurt.

Either of them.]