[closed-ish] if the clouds don't clear

[darkinferno]

WHO: Dante + MANY PEOPLE
WHERE: All over the city + dreamscapes
WHEN: Between 10/3 and 10/13
WHAT: Nightmares and fog encounters!
WARNINGS: Mentions of character death, an NPC on a noose, murder. LOOK FAMILY FEUD WAS A THING, OKAY.

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[darkinferno]

[A shield of some sort? Protective magic? Dante doesn't know, and he can't afford to care as the slim sword moves toward his chest. He parries with the Keyblade, a little bit surprised as sparks fly, but that doesn't prevent him from making another attack the figure's way, a quick combination of strikes to test out her composure. He's on his guard, but he's also toying with their fight a little bit, trying to see where this figure's strengths and weaknesses are before he commits to anything he can't retreat from.]

[heiroglyphs]

[He'll find there's no lack for composure, as each strike is met with one in return. The strength, however, is lacking. There's enough force to stop the blade, but not enough to push it back. She ducks under the final swing, using the momentum to tuck into a backwards roll to put some distance between the two of them. Whoever her opponent is, he's no pushover. She's not sure how long she can keep this up.]

[darkinferno]

[It's a weakness that Dante recognizes: he could probably bring her down with brute force, but it's not a great plan. It's a weakness that she'll have had to compensate for, and his enemy is probably used to people trying to use it against her.

Which means that his best bet would be...

All right, princess. Let's see how you do on the offensive. Dante settles into his own defensive stance, waiting to see what she'll try next.]

[heiroglyphs]

[What, he's just going to stand there at let her attack him? Vera's going to make sure he regrets that decision, lunging forward and aiming a thrust at his sword-shoulder.]