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Post by Katerina on Sept 18, 2022 18:13:32 GMT
Kat hopes that whoever the new woman's voice is that it's either a friend, or at the very least Mister X will keep her from interfering with the fight until it is concluded. The woman was undoubtedly the next problem in Kat's queue of problems to be resolved.
So she carries on with her plan to use Xu's moves on Tacky.
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2022 4:41:05 GMT
The move surprises Kat, and she stumbles as she retreats from the onslaught. She finds her balance and then resumes fighting defensively with a few new rips in her cloak.
"So you did do something useful in Amber after all," she says "Who was your teacher? Benedict?"
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Post by Katerina on Sept 22, 2022 7:15:19 GMT
"I do lots of useful things all the time. My teacher was someone else, someone more surprising. Why don't you stand down? You know I have you beaten, but that it will take time to conclude. If you are really me then you'll know what you are doing is wrong. This is our home and you are killing all the people we grew up with. It must really hurt you inside to do that, but you are trying to suppress it."
Kat manoeuvres the combat around so that she can get a look at the other woman talking to Mister X as she fights.
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Post by Admin on Sept 23, 2022 15:57:29 GMT
"The people never truly accepted me and would have gladly sacrificed me to save their own skins. The people were going to be slaughtered by Malficious's forces no matter what I did. I made the only logical choice and protected the Mirror Maze. You would have done the same - and you did do the same by coming here instead of saving the humans," Kat says.
As Kat sneaks a look at Jurt and doesn't see any woman with him but does get the feeling that yet another person is walking the Maze. The distraction is enough for Tak to strike cutting a deep slice into Kat's cheek. Kat sees that Tak is now also bleeding from the opposite cheek.
"I guess I didn't learn to not be distracted in a fight."
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Post by Katerina on Sept 23, 2022 17:23:40 GMT
Kat ignores the cut. It will heal eventually with shifting, just like the one on the mirror image Kat no doubt. Kat backs off and stops attacking.
"Not all of them liked me I'll grant you, but some of them did. I had friends there and now you've betrayed them. I didn't do the same thing as you probably realise by now. I did the logical choice and went for help through the Maze and created you in the process. Mister X your friend will likely have the same results as I did if she survives the Mirror Maze." She calls out to Jurt without turning to look at him.
"I don't think this fight is going to get us anywhere. Whichever one of us wins will also lose at exactly the same time."
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Post by Admin on Sept 24, 2022 21:03:48 GMT
"Maybe not; your cut looks deeper than mine. I suppose I could take it to the limit but not further, and I would be standing.
"You are wrong about them, you know. I stuck around after you left and I heard the kind of things they call you. Feel no remorse for their inevitable painful deaths."
Jurt replies to her.
"She's a grown woman with much experience in dealing with these forces, not a little kid on her first trip away from home. She'll do fine, even better than you, I'd bet."
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Post by Katerina on Sept 25, 2022 9:54:43 GMT
"She's me alas and as she has already pointed out we are the same." She replies curtly to Jurt.
"You were obviously around the wrong people. I take it you ended up in Chaos after we wealked the Mirror Maze before coming back here?"
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Post by Admin on Sept 26, 2022 17:41:30 GMT
"Nope, I came back here and fought the demons for a while assuming these new powers could turn the tide. Once I was proven wrong the only option was to parley with Malficious, learn from him what this war is all about and then I went to see his bosses in the Courts of Chaos. A friendly bunch out there! They'd like you. Let's send you there now."
She begins to fight with fury, pushing Kat back into the Maze's adit. There is a slight pause as a large winged bird flies above them, it's shadow darkening the field of battle.
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Post by Katerina on Sept 26, 2022 18:45:01 GMT
"So enlighten me, what is this war all about then?" Kat asks casually as she defends and then as Tacky goes to answer she slips in another of Xu Liang's moves to trip her opponent up so that she falls to the floor. This time she doesn't get distracted by other things outside of the battle.
If Tacky falls for it, then she will point her sword at Tacky's throat to get an answer.
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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2022 20:45:10 GMT
Other-Kat is warier of Kat's tricks and is not tripped up. They continue to fight evenly matched.
"Which war are you referring to? You can't think that we can have those humans living among us spreading their discontent and warring upon us when they get up the gumption. One decisive strike to destroy Myrtorren and salt the ground and then peace and prosperity can return to Eshanta. Oh, and your army will also need to be eliminated too. It is as they say: a girl's work is never done."
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Post by Katerina on Sept 27, 2022 20:58:02 GMT
"You were the one who brought it up or is your mirror mind suffering from short term memory loss dear Tacky." She backs up a little, hoping to draw Tacky into the Maze with her. The only way to unify them again is for the Maze to do it, and for that they both need to be in the Maze. Whilst it is potentially useful to have two of yourself, so you can get twice as much done, there were problems when you didn't agree with youself.
"So, why the need to wipe out humans from this shadow then?" The one thing she knew that her twin wouldn't resist is telling her how clever she was. After all she was her after all and she knew that she'd do it in her position. Plus it should draw her in.
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Post by Admin on Oct 1, 2022 8:00:57 GMT
"Wars are happening everywhere. This little world is only one small part of the larger conflict. If the humans live then they are a security threat which requires more demons here running the prison camps. It was decided that it would be better to kill them all to keep Eshanta clean. Once that's done then the Lords of Chaos can begin the next step in their plans for this place."
She fights on pushing Kat back towards the entrance to the Maze.
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Post by Admin on Oct 1, 2022 8:16:56 GMT
The fight between the Kats is bringing them closer to the Maze entrance where Eivor and Jurt are.
"Ah, ladies, I don't believe you want to be continuing this inside a place full of mirrors," he says holding his arm across the adit.
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Post by Katerina on Oct 1, 2022 8:19:23 GMT
"And so what exactly is this Masterplan after you've wiped out all the humans here?" Kat is not expecting any major revalations here, She doubts that the Lords of Chaos would have given her that kind of information.
"If you truly are also me, then you should be as connected to the Maze as I am, which means that we are both its servants and its protectors. Are you sure that you are doing the right thing?"
Kat more than willingly gives ground since she is trying to draw Tacky back into the Maze where she hopes she will have the advantage, though is foiled by Jurt and Eivor blocking her.
"Oh, but we do." She replies to Jurt.
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Post by Admin on Oct 1, 2022 8:23:14 GMT
"Oh absolutely. They wouldn't be going to all this effort when, with a few words, our friend Jurt here could dissolve this world back into primordial shadow-stuff. They need the Maze for their plans which means that they need me.
"Stay out of this, Jurt," she snarls at the man from Chaos when he tries to impede their fight.
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