Iria vs Avis & Lollipops

Iria and Avis make their way to the training facility with Mara and Nina. They run into Terue and Brock training who decide to spectate the sparing match. Others begin to gather throughout the facility as Nina and Mara implement the barriers. Nina then uses her Radial to bring up the live feed. As they’re getting ready, Iria and Avis noticed themselves on the screens. They halt their stretches and immediately turn their attention to Mara and Nina.

Nina gives a wave, “What? Everyone wants to watch.”

Iria and Mara shake their heads with a hint of regret and spite toward Mara and Nina. Their newly acquired Radials are synched to their Whisper devices. Iria looks up and sees Avis and her information prompted in her peripherals.

<Name: Avis Age:18>

GIFT: Stormbringer

Avis readies herself reviewing Iria’s information as well.

<Name: Iria Age:19>

GIFT: Vault

Both Iria and Avis take their stance. It’s been a while since they were able to go all out in a fight. Having to hold back at the Rite was excruciating. Secretly the two princesses are competitive and have taken down most of their training partners in a match. However, both their fathers didn’t want to have their skills made known. Not yet anyway.

*Click*

A crackle comes on as Terue’s voice comes on the facility speakers.

“Iria, Avis. Ready!”

Avis and Iria ready their stance. Their facial expressions go blank; their eyes burn with intensity toward each other. A slight wind begins to stir around Avis. Iria examines her first move.

“On my Go. Three, two, one. GO!”

Iria dashes toward Avis as sparks and crackles can be heard, particles begin to form lightning sparks as the wind around Avis swirl. In an instant before Iria lands her punch, Avis counters and the two engage. Wind swirls around Avis blowing and hitting the barriers as she moves. Iria tries to get in close but is met with the wind surrounding Avis’s arms as she blocks. Avis finds an opening and lands her strike pushing Iria back covered with static build up.

Avis goes on the offensive pressing Iria with the wind at her back increasing her movement. The closer Iria is to Avis, the wind creates a vacuum sucking her in toward Avis. Avis begins to break Iria’s counters and defenses. Avis spins her leg to land a roundhouse kick sparking with static electricity, she loses sight of Iria, just briefly as she was winding up for her kick.

“Vault: Gauntlet”

Now Avis lands her roundhouse kick, a static charge of electricity releases from Avis. But the kick is blocked, Avis’s kick makes contact on Iria’s forearm now covered with her gauntlets. The electricity discharges to the surrounding ground causing damage, as a residual electricity makes contact with Iria. Iria lands her counter sending Avis back.

The two reengage and meeting each other strike for counter. Their fists and kicks intercept as they begin to pick up speed. The two begin to streak sending vibrations that begin to rock the training facility. Everyone follows a light-yellow glow as Avis begins to leave particle trails, as Iria streaks along in white.

Mara observes alongside Terue leans over, “How did Iria get those gauntlets? She walked in with nothing on her.”

“That would be her Gift, it’s called Vault.”

“Vault?” Intrigued Mara looks on, “What is that?”

“It’s exactly what. It sounds like. Iria can instantly call out of her vault what she needs. It could be amor, weapons, supplies, anything. As long as Iria fills her vault with it she can call on it when she needs it.”

“Does it enhance her physical abilities?”

“No. Her Vault doesn’t do that. But she does have an ability that does called Rise. Rise allows her to match her opponent’s physical prowess, almost completely matching them one-to-one.”

Stunned, Mara is taken back of such an ability that it is not a Gift. “Terue how is Rise an ability and not a Gift? That sounds like a Gift.”

“True but a Gift is theoretically ‘unlocked’, like meeting certain conditions or criteria to fulfill. Some would argue that Gift is like a blessing. Rise became her ability through her constant struggles training with numerous people and not just combat. Iria constantly trains everyday whether by learning something, physically training, or reading. Iria is always training.”

“Incredible”

“What about Avis, her Gift is Stormbringer right? Yet she only appears to be utilizing the wind and lighting?”

“Avis’s Stormbringer allows her to manipulate the particles currently around her. She can manipulate the air to blow or move affecting it like the wind blowing on a normal day. It took her a while, but she manager to manipulate the particles to create small bolts of lightning through static electricity. To create rain or a big storm like a hurricane requires control of the elements, Stormbinger can’t do that…well not that I know of anyway.”

“Wow, that’s still pretty amazing!”

The fight continues as they continue to streak along the training room. The two streaks attract and repel like two opposing magnetic forces as sparks fly with every vibration of impact. Then the two meet fist to fist trying to willtheir strikes to surpass the other. Then the force by their sheer strength repels them back at a distance. Their bodies bruised, scratched by debris, tries to replenish their breath. As they stand, they assess their damage. Their clothes are torn and tattered, their Radials and Whispers still intact even with the electric shocks that took place.

Suddenly, Avis sees her Radial flashing. In her Whisper display the transparent text show:

GIFT UNLOCKED: Thunderclap

Iria feels her Radial vibrate and notices it flashing. She swipes to display the following message:

GIFT UNLOCKED: Ion

Iria and Avis look at each other in disbelief; they unlocked another Gift each. Avis widens her legs and puts her hands on her knees and begins to laugh. Iria does the same. Both exhausted by their fight, drained and empty. Avis feels her legs starting to lose strength begins to shake slightly. Iria can feel her head getting light, her limbs losing strength, she can feel her mouth is dry. They were training before they decided to test out the new devices.

Avis lifts her head, “Well shall we at least find out what these Gifts do? We’re already here.” Avis laughs and begins to rise up.

Iria takes a deep breath, and stands straight up, “Sure. Why not.” She smiles lifting her arms and shrugs, “Let’s do it.”

They both ready their stances and stand waiting. Then one of the barriers cracked from the vibrations of the fight begins to give, it shatters.

At that sound Iria charges feeling energy collecting in her hands. Her hands begin to pulse and become covered in a white glow. Avis can feel the air swirling around her, and particles begin to gather. The crackling begins as thin waves of light begin to rise and spark. The air within the training barrier becomes dry.

Everyone watching in anticipation slowly backs away.

Avis claps her hands. The sound of her clap launches forward and as it does lightning falls and disperses. Iria jumps into the air to dodge the incoming attack, and at the peak of her jump she stretches out her left hand.

“Ion Cannon”

The room within the barrier flashes white as silence falls, then suddenly a large roaring thunder is heard echoing through the training facility. The barriers shatter as an explosion of wind bursts through them. No fire, no lightning. The room falls silent, and the air begins to clear out.

Mara and Terue begin to walk into the training room. The sound of glass being crushed under their feet as they look for Avis and Iria. The dust begins to clear as they enter the center of the room.

“Terue, do you see them?”

“No. Mara, do you think they vaporized each other?”

Mara stops and gulps at the thought. “If they did Terue, you and I are in some deep Sh –“

*Cough* *Cough*

“Down here. *cough* We’re Down here.” Says Iria.

Mara and Teure begin to follow Iria’s voice, and as they approach they find Avis and Iria lying on the ground, their heads on each other’s shoulder. Their faces are beyond exhaustion as their eyes are barely cracked open.

“Oh my.” Terue contacts Brock and Nina, “Hey guys can you get the training staff. Let them know we’ll need some medical attention.”

Barely able to project her voice, Avis forces out her voice, “We’re good. I think we just need something to drink.”

The training staff arrives and Avis and Iria walk out as a crowd greets them with cheers. Everyone was able to witness the two princesses go head-to-head, a very rare event. Leaning on top of each other, Avis and Iria smile at the deafening cheers and posture themselves to wave at everyone. They continue to interact with everyone, as Mara and Terue fill in King Aurora and King Ataraxia on the training facility.

While on the call Terue notices someone she doesn’t recognize talking to Nina. A young woman is standing next to Nina with a lollipop twirling around her mouth as she pulls it out to speak to Nina. Terue begins to make her way toward Nina worried something may happen. As Terue make it to Nina the mysterious young woman is nowhere to be found.

“Nina who was that?”

Nina unwraps a lollipop and begins to lick it, “Who?” she asks.

“That young woman that gave you the lollipop and was talking to you.”

“Oh, that’s Chaotic.”

“Chaotic?”

“Yea, Chaotic.” Nina takes another lick of the lollipop. “She’s the one that Iria and Avis told you about. Remember?”

“What did she want? Did she need to speak to Iria or Avis?”

“No. She gave me bag of lollipops she thought I would like. They taste like ice cream, have one.” Nina hands Terue one.

Terue, confused, unwraps the lollipop and sticks it in her mouth. She pulls it out, “These are exquisite. Where did she get these from?”

“She said it was someplace called 1994, Chhu- chu something. But I know she said it was from 1994, I never heard of such a place.”

“Was there anything she said?”

“No. She gave me this backpack full of the lollipops and gave me some new schematics to look into. I also gave her three of the new Radials we made, she said she’ll modify and test it and give me input.”

“You did what? Are you sure she can be trusted Nina?”

“Yup. Her payments are delicious and she’s on time every time. That’s reliable.”

“I’m not so sure lollipops is a fair trade for tech Nina. Does Iria and Avis know.”

“Yup. Every piece of intel we got from her has been correct and true. She may seem unorthodox in her approaches, but she means well. She’s trying to help both Aurora and Ataraxia.”

“Okay. As long as Iria approves of it.”

The two continue to sit down as Iria and Avis mingle with everyone, a rare occurrence for two princesses to be out and about. Mara is fielding the call with King Aurora and King Ataraxia filling them in about the devices and the explosion that happened during the sparring match between Avis and Iria.

Terue calms herself and decides to continue to share in this chaotic moment with Nina. Eating ice cream flavored lollipops.

Terue looks at her lollipop and examines it, “Wow, these are good!”

“Told you.” Says Nina.