Once she broke through the smoke above the falling tent, Raven saw the members of her tribe already around the tent, ready to help her on her signal, which she now gave to them.
"Now!"
And they opened fire with their weapons inside the fire and smoke ruins of the tent.
Drawing the blade to cut through the fireballs directed at her, that Dust blade excelled in dealing with fire.
When Kestrel went to tackle her, she concentrated the air beneath her and used it to jump upwards to dodge.
"So obsessed with Cinder that you are even sounding like her…"
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What a load of crap that all sounded for Raven…
She protected herself against the first wave of heat by just increasing the air pressure that was already around her. In the meantime, her scabbard rotated, swapping from the black blade to the blue one, perfect for dealing with fire.
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The frustration was starting to get very visible on Raven, she wanted to teach her a lesson so badly, she wanted to erase this threat to her tribe… But she couldn't.
Not unless she wanted to risk another confrontation with Salem forces… And the previous one didn't exactly go smoothly.
"How naive can you be? I'm not trying to avoid this fight because of your strength… I'm avoiding it because the last thing I need is a dead summer Maiden in my camp!
Just because you are so in love with Salem that you want to die by her hands doesn't mean we do too!"
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"And I'm assuming from your costume that you must be an entertainer for parties?"
A mercy she was not used to giving, an exception to the Maiden of which she had no intention at all to kill and get more problems with Salem.
"This is the last time I'll tell you to stand down. I'm still open to letting this all slide and assuming you are just some naive child looking for justice in a world where you will find none. But keep this going, and I will not be playing so nice going forward."
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"The weak die, the strong live, this has been nature since the dawn of time. I don't know why you sound so angry about it, this is how survival has always been."
The sounds of voices and screams outside stopped, which seemed to have signaled something for Raven.
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"Rather not waste my time with parties."
Oh boy...
A lot of angry and disappointed people, but another day for her tribe to live.
And a massive trail of destruction and death. For the strong to live, the weak must die.
"You are so painfully stubborn…"
She placed the blade back into the scabbard and swapped it to a black Dust blade. Ready to draw the sword.
The elbow threw her to the side but also helped her avoid the worst part of the heat. She still managed to land on her feet, sword ready to strike.
This was such a bad scenario for her… The last thing she wanted was to end up killing the Summer Maiden, and then Salem's forces came in again.
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Raven reached with the hilt and pulled out a yellow Dust blade, ready to pierce Kestrel. The Aura may absorb the initial impact, but she would use the electricity generated by the blade to chip away at her Aura.
What a horrible battle caused by stubbornness this was slowly becoming...
"Do you really want to make this a battle of attrition? How damn stubborn are you?"
Her own Maiden powers were cooling the air around them down, but while that helped, it only slowed the amount of punishment her aura was receiving. She was still in contact with the other.
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This bot is clearly broken...
#SupergirlMun
That's just hate sex
Yuri needs that yearning that only the gay gals can pull off.
The bird flew down on the ground around the tent to reach behind the other, using the height to avoid most of the smoke that was rising.
She transformed back to human once behind, using the momentum to drop on her back and try and grapple her down.
Raven was going to take advantage of that. Her Dust blade was currently glowing because of its use, she disconnected it from the hilt and transformed into her bird form right when the shots were fired.
It was like the sword was still there, but the shots only passed smoke.
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The wind around Raven pushed her fire outwards enough to keep the fire from reaching her. But it also meant that her own fire spread quickly on the tent.
Yelling started from the people outside.
Smoke mixed with the fire, making the visibility very poor, and
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There goes my tent... I hope at least my tea survives.
herself back down, ready to plunge the sword in the other Maiden. Raven expected her to dodge, though, and was ready to stick the Dust blade in the ground and unleash fire all around.
"Some of us have responsibility…"
The wind accumulated under her feet, and she jumped up right at the limit height of her tent, dodging the scorching wave.
"And we can't just throw our life away."
She finished her sentence before the winds shifted, throwing
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Once the blade came down, it did so, creating a column of fire in the other's direction.
She seemed to not care if her own tent would burn.
Bracing herself next, placing her free arm in front and letting the second attack hit her as her aura absorbed the damage.
"Big mistake!..."
It was not for nothing, the blade raised in the air turned around and ignited, the flames increasing in size thanks to wind.
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Wind circulated around Raven's members, ready to help her movements, she seemed to use her Maiden powers a bit more passively.
She quickly draws a red Dust blade, wind following the blade along, increasing its speed and effectiveness as it cut through the first fireball.
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I already told you, I'm not going to stop you from throwing your life away, but do so away from my camp, the last thing I want is for someone here to become the Summer Maiden."
Those words immediately ignited those dark red flames around Raven's eyes…
"DO NOT threaten my people under MY watch, you hear me? You will not be the first Maiden to come inside my camp and make this mistake.
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