Thread: A Demon's New Toy ( Retsu & Angel )

Victoria glared at him, slowing down and trying to calm down, as she took a breath, her eyes widening slightly as she realized that it was his plan to wear her out. She cried out again as he managed to slice her other wing in half and she stepped back, stumbling back away from him. She couldn't be worn down, she had a job to do, an objective and she glanced towards the house which housed the prophet as she saw him fly into the sky. She heard his taunts and she felt angered once more as she took another deep breath, trying to allow herself to calm down as she thought calming thoughts. She knew she had to think these so she could focus and win this fight, but he seemed pretty determined to win. Besides if she died, she'd just end up back in heaven for a few months, and sent back down to finish the objective if the prophet was still alive by then. She was angered that he had the upper hand and could fly above her, taunting her, but she was beginning to see right through his plan. She closed her eyes, gaining energy as she thought calming thoughts, blocking out his taunts as she took several deep breaths, trying to sense him and enable her senses and logic to take over so she could win. She felt a blast of wind and her eyes snapped open as she flipped and rolled to the side just in time, narrowly missing the slash to her side, but the tip of his sword still grazed her side, splitting open the armor and grazing the upper layer of skin. She jumped to her feet again, trying to focus, hearing the child crying. That was her objective, to save and protect the child and she turned on him, running towards him as she rolled beneath his spread wings, trying to slash at his side and make a fairly deep cut, ducking and rolling, tucking what remained of her wings in around her to protect her as she rolled across the roof. She had to think in terms of logic, as she hadn't expected this, not only was Jin stronger, and more powerful than he was in the first time they had battled, but he also had the upper hand of flight. She cried out in pain, a trail of golden blood left in her wake as she rolled to a stop and stood up. She was dizzy and swayed on her feet from the blinding pain in her wings, but soon it died down to a throbbing pain and she stood, gripping her sword, as she looked at him, trying to predict his next attack. She had caught onto his plan at the last moment and she was now waiting, still angered, but able to control the anger so that she was not blinded by it. She had to save her energy as she glared at him and then smirked, Well...you thought, I'd be a fool to fall into your trap now didn't you? Now it was her turn to taunt him, and she almost wondered if she could play the same game and taunt him into anger and wear him out. She took a step to the side once again placing herself between the child and Jin as she smirked wider, Now, now, you may have the upper hand now, but who was it that was sent, crawling and crying, back home last year, it certainly wasn't me, was it? She taunted and teased the blood still oozing from her wings as she ground her teeth against the agony and she closed her eyes, allowing her wings to shrink and disappear into her shoulder blades as she didn't want them getting damaged further and they were of no use to her as of now, but the blood still oozed down her back, staining her armor as she glared at him once more, her knuckles white as they gripped the sword in her hands.