How Love Blunders All...

[Mr.Fabulous]

Tsk! I can't believe I didn't see that coming... Actually, I can't even believe she kissed me in battle. And she says the flap-mouth sent them? No, that's not like her... They probably decided upon themselves to pay back the misdeed. Jaden quickly scanned the battlespace with her bionic eye: her pistol was just several feet away, while the cooling can had already leaked its contents from the hit. If she could just get out of the pin...

Of course! Though the left armband's kinetic shield's been overloaded, the right was still on the ready. The shield could be activated by thought alone, allowing her some breathing room. Though her left arm-blade's broken, which now limited her close-range advantage, with her pistol she could at least have medium-range capability. I just hope I don't have to go all-out yet... especially not with David nearby.



Jaden grins at Strix, "You... are a worthy opponent... But I prefer chorizo over tacos." Suddenly the kinetic shield comes back online, repulsing the katana, and her opponent, away. A shallow slice on the left calf, then a swift kick at her opponent's abdomen before Jaden makes a mad dash towards the pistol. But when she picks it and lifts it up to aim she realizes two major obstacles to her plan: one was that the actuator on her left arm was partially-broken from that last kick, limiting her left arm's ability to steady the pistol, while her right shoulder surged with extreme pain, which throwed her aim noticeably. The Corsair began to fear the worst: her own body was beginning to betray her.

Jaden desperately shoots at Strix, but with unsteady aim and the absence of the cooling can that allowed rapid-fire without cooking her hand, she only manages a few shots that missed their mark, but not without trying. Strix dived down or else the shots would've still made painful glancing hits, but she quickly recovers and rushes at her enemy. Jaden barely manages to evade the first slash, but a split-second later the shoulder surges with pain, unnerving Jaden. Strix sees the flinch and takes advantage of this, the katana landing a clean hit onto Jaden's stomach, making the shield shimmer. Had the shield been inactive, she would've already lost. An overhead slash came next, but Jaden had already recovered and evades the attack, retaliating with a jab, but her opponent dodges that as well. The battle raged on in a dance of awe-inspiring grace, arm-blade and katana clashed together into occasional sparks, sometimes Jaden gaining distance and doing a few shots before fighting close again. But it was evident that with her left arm-blade broken and the limb more or less crippled, it was solely up to the other arm to take the brunt of the attacks, but even this arm was injured. Jaden's aim was greatly hindered, and she couldn't hope to parry the assault without her other blade: she could now only divert and glance attacks away. Lacking dual-wield, her comebacks were becoming more and more predictable, while her opponent kept pressing on the offensive. Though she had considerable dexterity to avoid most of the attacks, sometimes her shoulder would erupt with pain and make Jaden lose her concentration. The shields were what truly separated Jaden from certain death. But it was only a matter of time before the barrier would overload, and she would be at the mercy of her opponent's attacks.

Another surge of pain from the shoulder makes Jaden flinch, but she doesn't let her opponent take the opportunity and kicks her away before jumping back. She quickly runs up a nearby tree and tries to recuperate on a thick, high branch. Panting heavily, she felt the neurotransmitter from the kinetic shield generator pulse that it was getting close to overloading. She tries to move her left arm: no good, she could only bend it to a maximum of 75 degrees, Frak. And this replacement-arm's brand-new and far better than that junker-type crap.

Suddenly, a transmission from her armband sends micropulses to her eardrum, and she hears the familiar voice of David in her head, Jaden... I'm about to do something a tad risky. If you get the chance, come to the north-eastern edge of the forest. Help if you can, but I can't wait.

But before Jaden could reply back, the ghostly whisper of blade against air forces Jaden to duck in reflex, evading a horizontal slash that would've dealt a lot of damage. Still crouched down, she does a quick, upwards-kick that lands squarely on Strix's abdomen, unbalancing her opponent and shoving her some distance away. Jaden takes this chance to head towards the beach-side of the estate.



Swinging herself onto a branch to recover herself, after catching her breath she quickly exclaims, "Hey! We haven't gotten acquainted yet!" and immediately follows after the Corsair.

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