That catches him off-guard, and therefore so does the X-blade - not a good start to the fight. He barely manages to reflexively block, and there's enough speed and therefore enough momentum in the large blade that he has to slide backward and let his own be knocked aside to avoid it being flung up into space.
Until now Vanitas hadn't given any thought towards what might be happening on the outside. If there's anything he'd assumed, it would be that since they were both here, their bodies were collapsed, unpiloted.
It suddenly occurred to him now that Ventus had the home advantage. It lended an urgency that hadn't been there before. He couldn't just refuse, he had to end it, and quickly.
Vanitas didn't wait around for the strike's followup. With a twinge of concentration he collapsed into a dark puddle and shot backwards (that was still so, so weird to do), giving him enough space to ground himself and come back at Ventus with a two handed strike, Void Gear's tip shining with the beginning of a travelling slash.
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timeasmymeasure
oh heck yes
Date: 2019-02-28 07:07 pm (UTC)That catches him off-guard, and therefore so does the X-blade - not a good start to the fight. He barely manages to reflexively block, and there's enough speed and therefore enough momentum in the large blade that he has to slide backward and let his own be knocked aside to avoid it being flung up into space.
Until now Vanitas hadn't given any thought towards what might be happening on the outside. If there's anything he'd assumed, it would be that since they were both here, their bodies were collapsed, unpiloted.
It suddenly occurred to him now that Ventus had the home advantage. It lended an urgency that hadn't been there before. He couldn't just refuse, he had to end it, and quickly.
Vanitas didn't wait around for the strike's followup. With a twinge of concentration he collapsed into a dark puddle and shot backwards (that was still so, so weird to do), giving him enough space to ground himself and come back at Ventus with a two handed strike, Void Gear's tip shining with the beginning of a travelling slash.