<Phoenix and Raishilliah>
And
indeed did he get a look at Zixon! The demon stood at least eight feet tall, with red skin and bulging, lean muscles. In addition to his magical defenses, he was protected by a crystalline black armor that was concentrated on the most vulnerable areas of his body while still leaving room for movement. Two small horns protruded from the front of his head, and his teeth were bared while locked in combat. He used a black blade made of potent dark energies... rather reminiscent of (although far larger than) the one Tim had used in his battle with Blade... but, of course, neither Phoenix nor Raishilliah would know that, as they hadn't been there.
Phoenix felt an exceptional lightness as he made his ascent. Although neither Rai nor Thomas could lift off beyond jumping... Phoenix got high in the air with ease.
Zixon noticed Phoenix just the slightest bit to late to ground him, too, with a spell. As the demonlord saw the streaking meteor coming towards him, he began to concentrate on it. One could almost
feel the energies around him beginning to shift. As Phoenix neared the ground, his senses told him that Zixon would block his attack. Pressing on nonetheless, he got about three feet from the daemon's head. A white shield-shaped field suddenly appeared in front of him, and Phoenix and the shield impacted with a force that would've torn a lesser creature apart. As it stood, Phoenix bounced off, high into the air to land at the edge of the battle line. As far as he could tell, he had done nothing. Despite this and that every muscle in his body ached, he wasn't that badly injured, relatively speaking.
Raishilliah, however, saw better. When Phoenix impacted, a wave of fire washed over Zixon, the surrounding orcs, and to her horror, several humans as well. The orcs were badly burned and many killed; the humans fared no better. Zixon himself growled as the flames washed over him, burning off skin and scorching him. It seemed that against an attack as powerful as Phoenix's, the redirection of the barrier had been enough to let other attacks through. Numerous arrows had bounced off his armor, and one had penetrated Zixon's arm.
Yari Koneko at: 5/12/03 6:44:20 pm
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