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[flared]

Who: Axel (flared) and X-Butt (croceamors)
When: Shortly after this conversation
Where: X-Butt's hermit hole
Style: Action, but I'll follow whatever~
Status: In Progress/Closed

[Axel usually knows what to expect out of his and Saix's encounters by now. Even when they're in the best of "moods" something always seems to go wrong. He's right. They're always fighting... but better it be them than Axel's friends. So as much as Axel doesn't appreciate confrontations, he'll willingly take this if it means sparing Sora having to deal with this idiot.

So shortly after he ends the feed with Saix a Portal opens up in Saix's living room and Axel steps on through, seemingly calm but on his guard.]

Comments

[flared]

Not quite. So-

[He glances up at the ceiling in thought, then,]

-Are you also picking on the kid because of what happened between us?

[croceamors]

Not entirely. I just like seeing him suffer.

[He's just such an easy target, after all.]

[flared]

And I don't.

[Sloooooowly turning to look at you now]

[croceamors]

I prefer it when your life isn't easy anyway. So why should I care?

[Staaaaaaring right back at you.]

[flared]

You should care... 'cause if you don't leave 'im alone this could get blown way out of proportion pretty quickly.

[croceamors]

It's not as if I have anything to lose.

[flared]

[Smirk... and now he slowly starts to walk off towards the front door]

If you insist.

[He expects you to follow.]

[croceamors]

[No. He is staying right here and glaring at your back. Get out of his house, dick.]

[flared]

[Nope. You're following whether you like it or not. Because Axel has a friend to take care of. So after pausing in front of the door there's a moment of silence and stillness before suddenly with an outstretched arm and hot embers sparking in the air, Axel sends a chakram flying straight for Saïx's head.]

[croceamors]

[Good thing he's been prepared to draw Lunatic for a while now- he jerks his claymore up to block the chakram, sending it into one of his walls. He bares his teeth.]

You could have hit my dog.

[You asshole.]

[Since things have clearly once again taken a turn for the violent, Saix rushes forward, aiming to kick Axel out the door.]

[flared]

I didn't, did I?

[And, please. He has flawless precision; hitting the poor baby would never happen unless he made it so. Axel's still grinning when Saïx comes toward him and after summoning both his chakrams back to his hands he opens up a dark corridor to leap back into so they'll both rush outside.

That's more like it.]

[croceamors]

But you could have.

[Once they're outside with plenty of room, he smashes downwards with his claymore.]

And you could have set my house on fire.

[flared]

But I didn't.

[Laughing, he skids across the ground then brings his chakram up to block the claymore. Man, he's strong, but he's feeling up for a challenge right now.]

[croceamors]

Bastard.

[Saix just presses all the harder downwards, trying to break Axel's guard.]

Just what do you hope to accomplish?

[flared]

[He stays where he is, pressing up with that devilish grin nowhere near disappearing.]

Putting you in place, is what.

[And with that he shoves up hard to try and get Saix off of him.]

[croceamors]

Hope you're ready for failure.

[He goes with the movement, leaping off only to smash forward again, relentlessly slashing with his claymore. When it concerns Axel, the best defense is a never ending offense to make sure he can't even think about attacking back.]

[flared]

Never.

[As the dust rises from their attacks and movements Axel makes sure to keep running and jumping to avoid each slash coming for him. He needs to find the opportunity to attack and when he sees the chance Axel hurls both chakrams forward, each one blazing and searing hot to the touch.]

[croceamors]

[It's a stutter in his movements, claymore burying just a little too deeply into the concrete that buys Axel that precious second. Saix jerks it out from the pavement, smashing one of those chakrams back in the same movement. He'd like to think he could nail Axel's face with his own weapon, but he doesn't have high hopes for it.]

[flared]

[As expected, Axel does manage to catch both chakrams before they can strike him square in the chest, but he doesns't allow himself to stall for another second. With a small leap upward he disappears into a dark void then quickly, almost immediately, reappears right behind Saix where he slashes downward at an arc.]

[croceamors]

[Another clang of metal against metal as Saix twists in place to catch the attack. After the first night he arrived and fought Axel, he's taken care to remember that little trick. He twists his blade, hoping one of the spikes will catch him before he shoves their weapons aside and tries to kick Axel straight in the chest.]

[flared]

[One of the spikes does indeed manage to get Axel just a bit in the arm but he's quick to avoid that kick by backflipping and landing far enough away. Once on the ground he quickly brings down both chakrams again, only this time into the ground to create a large pillar of rock and fire which will follow Saix for a short duration of time.]

[croceamors]

[If only he'd been the Nobody to be 'born' with the ability to control water. He's certain he'd make more use out of it than Demyx. But instead, he controls something so less tangible, which means nothing to summon up as a defense. He has to do this the old fashioned way- simple dodging. But he won't let himself stay on the evasive.]

[Shifting his claymore, he dashes from the burning pillar but makes his way straight towards Axel as soon as he's around it, another slash of his claymore incoming.]

[It's still a little too early... He has to drag this fight out just a little longer.]

[flared]

[As the flames extinguish Axel keeps a close eye on Saïx until he's right back on track, slashing away and heading straight for him another time. Instinctively he brings his weapons up to block for as long as he can, though Saïx is strong and does manage to push him rather than take the brunt of Axel's returned attacks. He still won't give up.

Quickly now he finds the chance to lower himself toward the ground where he dashes with lightning speed. Once again he's behind Saïx, only this time he's juggling his chakrams in the air as they dance amidst orange and red embers. Better think fast.]

Burn!

[croceamors]

[Neither of them well give up. They wouldn't "exist" if they gave up so easily.]

[Saix has always preferred the heavier weapons, and he knows instinctively that he won't be able to block Axel's attack. So instead, he takes it- all the burning metal and biting pain, letting it dig into his arm as he digs his feet into the ground. Still, he won't let him get such a hit for free. Twisting his arm, he tries to grab at the burning weapon to get a hold on it- on Axel- so he can slash his claymore in diagonally.]

[flared]

[A perfect hit. But there's no time to celebrate or gloat because Axel's now being tugged forward. On the defensive he transfers heat into his chakram to try and dissuade Saïx from holding on, but his claymore runs right across, cutting diagonally across his chest to leave a nice slash of red and black from the Darkness escaping his body. Hissing, he twists to try and free himself then slashes horizontally is he can attempt to put some distance between them.]