Thread: Portal - A Fall From Grace (BurningWillows and Black_Out)

Adjusting his grasp over the handle of his short sword, Alexander settled his silver shield against the door and took a deep breath to gather his senses before shoving the door open and going out upon the steps that flowed downward to meet the enemy. Jasmine though immediately darted her slender form through the barely open door and by the time Alexander stepped foot outside the dancing and humming blade was already engaging the pair of fallen angels that were waiting at the base of the steps. The enemy seemed vastly caught off guard by the shimmering blue blade that was apparently wielded by the air itself. The dancing blade weaved in, ducking beneath one of the pale skinned devils sweeping swings of it's two handed cruel looking black sword. The keen edge of Jasmine sliced down across the female devils hip as she let out a hiss of pain and drew back a step as her dark as coal eyes settled on the sword. Flaming hellfire soaked arrows came flying in, fired in triplicate from a single hovering icy skinned woman with long flapping black wings of a raven. The arrows came hissing through the air as Alexander drew his shield upwards and knocked one away while dipping his body as another flew past him, as the third bit into the solid oaken frame of the doorway just a foot or so from his left shoulder. Ky! Archers! He shouted as a warning while one long stride carried him out the door and another sent him leaping through the air. Rising up out of the chasm was a second archer that joined the hovering first, her gaze drawn towards Kyharra at the doorway. Her twisted bow of black wood was brought to bare upon the angelic archer as a trio of equally black arrows were being drawn. Alexander landed at the base of the steps, his body flowing into a forward roll, his smaller faster sword slashing out and up as he settled his blade into the gut of the fallen angel that was still recovering from the looping swing she had taken at Jasmine. There was a second of the two handed, black clay-more wielding twisted female devils though out on the would be patio of the domain of the angels so high up in the mountain tops here. She had already begun to wind up her swing, her shoulders lurching back as she watched Alexander leaping through the air. She timed her strike with his momentum as he carried past her and laid his grievous blow into her hellish associate. Alexander had seen the swing coming out of the corner of his eye, but he was already mid leap in the air. That arcing heavy black sword with it's jagged blade tore down towards Alexander just as his blade was sinking into it's own target. He managed to flash his shield up and cover the vast majority of his back and all of his head as the darkened grim steel crashed down into the luminous silver of his shield. The force of the impact sent Alexander sprawling forward as his chest, elbows, and chin absorbed the majority of the impact with the stone floor beyond the descent of the steps. His sword skittered out of his grasp as Alexander felt an ear splitting ringing as his chin bounced off the hard stone. Momentarily dazed, the instincts of a trained warrior who had seen a life time of battles kicked in as he rolled swiftly like a log towards his sword. His hand clenched around the handle as he caught sight of the devilish warrior that he had grievously injured slinking back from the fight and turning to flee as she jumped down into the crevice with a cry of anguish and disgust. Jasmine was already turning to face down the remaining threat, buying time for Alexander to get back up to his feet and shake the cobwebs from his head.