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  1. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Brisa's eyes and shackles bands of golden fur blazed with Radiance, and the crackling restraints of lights appeared around him, stopping him in his tracks and restricting his movements. Now was the time for the golden tethers. The connection was firm, linking her to him even as the streams of...
  2. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    I'm a monster! He was a kid, shoved into a new body and a new world, and told to fight gods. What could he possibly have done at such a young age for it to be true? How could he believe something like that? But hadn't she, too, believed something like that? And... That hadn't been true. It...
  3. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    The Shadow-energy sapped at Brisa's fortitude, physically and mentally. The next magical attack would hurt a lot worse, now. The words, too... She hadn't thought Koa capable of a verbal snipe like that. Weak in spirit. It felt true. It felt . . . hard to resist. It hurt. Can't help yourself...
  4. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Sombra's intensity shifted, and her sorrow and fatigue seemed never to have left. "There it is," she said. "What it hurts you t'believe you are." Brisa stepped forward, mind clicking into combat mode. There was no risk of explosion; this was a safer scenario. If he frenzied, she could call him...
  5. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Koa didn't have to save Cibus alone, that was why he was part of a team. If he could only understand that— But Sombra needed to draw out the darkness. Give the kid an opportunity to see that it was even there. She'd have to impress upon him that he could depend on the team later. Take yer own...
  6. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    "How come it matters so much t'be strong, kid? Y'got somethin' y'wanna be strong enough to do? Someone y'wanna be stronger than?" Sombra advanced on Koa, treading softly on the training room floor, her paws not quite making contact with the synthetic surface. As if her body had no real mass, no...
  7. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    "Really?" insisted the shackled Shadow. "Y'don't got any fears ya have trouble admittin' to? Y'ain't insecure about nothin'? Maybe . . . guilt? Shame? There's somethin'. I don't buy that yer the only perfectly-adjusted fella that was ever born, Koa." Those eyes were blank gold. Hard to tell...
  8. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    "Nah, that ain't it exactly," drawled Brisa. "Shadow works off of negative feelin', sure, but mostly the stuff y'push down, that y'don't express. Everyone's got some. Even Cabot – though his seems pretty low-key. Just impatience, mostly." "Why're ya so eager t'prove yerself to us?" asked...
  9. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    It was a bit of an emotional sprain to go straight from watching for Koa's spiking Radiance to coaching him in weaponised trauma, but... Yeah, she could handle it. The team needed exotic moves to beat their opponents. "Okay. Fer all that I act like I got my shit t'gether, I also got some dark...
  10. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Brisa couldn't help but give a sharp chuckle. They had the room booked for a full hour yet, what did he take her for? "No way. We both have energy and there's more to be taught. How about y'try Shadow next? It's another powerful but risky and uncomfortable asset, same as Radiance. An' yeah, ya...
  11. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    "Depends," she said, sincerely. "I gave a couple of examples jus' now, but another thing that helps is t'think of friends who need me t'keep my shit t'gether. Friends who wouldn't want me hurtlin' outta control. If it gets real bad, I focus on... Well. Times I've seen it go wrong." "More'n...
  12. unrepentantAuthor

    Offscreen Activities

    Brisa's Working Hours - training, both solo and with the team - giving combat lessons to promising Cibus natives at reasonable rates - sitreps with Diyem, coordinating team efforts together with other high energy PCs, especially Owen - some side missions, dungeon clearing type stuff, to earn...
  13. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    "Radiance came over ya. Y'got a bit excited there, started usin' it again. Remember what I told ya about it?" Brisa sighed, and offered Koa a tired smile. "Pal, Radiance will carry you away with it until y'fuckin' detonate, if you ain't well-grounded. Focus on something to keep in control. The...
  14. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Brisa frowned. She'd wanted to get him to unlock his Radiance fully, then break the news about the risks. It had probably helped him actually feel enthusiastic training, but this was the drawback. Hubris. And the boy was still hampering her magical control as if she hadn't just reminded him that...
  15. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Brisa braced herself, but an electric magic attack was easy enough to dissipate. It still hit like a train, though. Yeah, this kid would do well in the thick of the fighting, once he had a little discipline. "Fuckin' outstandin'," she called, her voice sounding faint in her ears after the sheer...
  16. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    That move—! Yes, that was a proper Radiant move! Whatever it was, it was empowering his attack enormously! It hit Brisa with more force than she'd even expected, the air rippling around her with the sheer volume of the sound. She couldn't hear her wild laughter in her own skull, nor take a full...
  17. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Brisa couldn't dodge that one—she put up a Protect shield at the last second, and felt the rush of aura-blasted dust over her paws. "Fuckin' fantastic! Keep it up!" He was learning so fast. It was a delight to see. And his strength would catch up to the rest of the party in no time. Good...
  18. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Brisa took the snarl, and was delighted when it made her head ring. Koa must've drilled that move hard to get that good. Good lad. When he threw himself at her, she moved faster, getting him in the flank with a Quick Attack. Come on, kid, don't you know I'm a melée specialist? Play to your...
  19. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    "Most times, folks use their Radiance intuitively. When it counts. Might take a real fight fer you t'see it happen fer yerself." Not necessarily, though... Brisa grinned darkly. "So I'll give you a real fight." Her fur sparked off and she felt the rush of Arcflash giving her a supercharge...
  20. unrepentantAuthor

    Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

    Brisa grinned. Okay. Not bad. "Sure. Radiance comes outta folks in different ways. Icetales inspires the team, makes 'em hit harder. Dave protects people, gives 'em barriers against attacks. Starr pushes herself beyond her limits, optimisin' her aura fer speed an' power in no time. What d'you...
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