echoes and specters and ghosts of none the wiser

[extramural]

WHO: The Outsider and OPEN
WHAT: Dream wandering and more.
WHEN: Wintermarch
WHERE: in and around Skyhold & your dreams~*~
NOTES: Spoilers for Dishonored 2 possible. Open and closed prompts below, hit me up via PM or gadgetsandgears if you'd like one or start one of your own! Brackets or prose.

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[in_death_sacrifice]

It's swift and sudden. The blood mage goes down right before Kain's eyes. He gasps in alarm, head whirling to watch as the Outsider takes on his enemy with his sword. The distraction was enough for Kain to regain his willpower. Enough for him to step back, casting around for a weapon. He'd dropped it, he recalls...

"My thanks for this! Or... maybe I should wait until they're all defeated!" For now, he can only dodge and evade as the demons spring into action. Where's that sword, he's got to find it! The demons are not just targeting Kain, but the Outsider as well, the one who'd interrupted everything.

[extramural]

Well. That was easy. The body dissolves into ash around his sword, and the Outsider brushes it aside. Unfortunately, he has no idea where Kain's sword is. Fortunately, he is able to grab another demon with the same trick, pulling it away from where it's about to pounce on the man's back.

"You could try hitting them in the face," he calls. Just a friendly suggestion.

[in_death_sacrifice]

"That's hardly appropriate for-" Oh, Maker's balls, why is he saying that sort of thing now?! Who cares what's appropriate when it comes to defending yourself from certain death? Kain at least snaps out of that concern. He doesn't like being underarmed against something like a demon... but he has no choice, it would seem.

So Kain moves in to the nearest demon... and punches, with all his might. It's not anything like a sword would do, but he does feel better about himself for it anyway. He growls and swings again, the demon countering with a blast of fire. Kain ducks, barely avoiding getting singed. "Impressive... that you defeated the likes of Golbezza so- so easily!"

[extramural]

Appropriate? There's likely nothing appropriate about fighting demons. Either way, this is a dream, and it's not like the Outsider really cares in the waking world, either. His snort says as much.

"The element of surprise," he purrs, decapitating his demon with a single blow; it helps, also, that he is a complete unknown. His abilities are not those of a normal mage of Thedas, or even one of their spirits.

Besides that, this is a dream.

[in_death_sacrifice]

Yeah, don't mind Kain and his Kain-logic. But to him, fists are for pub brawls and the like, not defeating demons. Still, it's not like he has much choice for the time being. He continues to carry on with his opponent, aiming another punch, before ducking and sliding to kick out and knock the demon over.

"Surprise indeed," he mutters, before getting up and leaping to kick downward hard at the demon. He's doing a fair bit of damage, at least... But soon enough one of the others is unleashing a burst of fire from behind him. Kain cries out, turning to face that one now too.

[extramural]

That logic is going to get you killed someday, Kain. But not today, not in this dream; the Outsider has already put forth the effort, and it seems a shame to waste it. He Fade-steps to the demon blasting fire and responds with his own blast of wind, knocking it back; it wasn't expecting that element, at least, and hopefully some of the fire is also blown away so that it doesn't.

Well. Set Kain on fire, to be precise.

[in_death_sacrifice]

Good, that fire just barely misses him, only a little bit of hair getting singed. Not dying is Kain's priority right now, he swears, though it may not seem that way at the moment. Still, he's managing to gain strength from every blow that lands on him, so at least his reaver-powers are working here in this dreamland. That's something at least.

He comes in for a hard kick, slamming heavily into the nearest creature. Then he just starts pummeling, fist flying steadily at the demon, punch after punch landing on it hard.

[extramural]

Another Fade Step brings him up to Kain, sword in hand. Still, he seems to have it quite in hand -- literally -- and a stab could potentially hurt Kain instead of the demon. He lingers instead, watching; should there be an opening, he'll step in to finish it off.

[in_death_sacrifice]

It's a tough fight, like this, but after a while, Kain is less concerned with whether or not he has the 'right' weapon in hand... or any weapon... and more concerned with smashing his enemy's face in. He leaps up, landing heavily upon the demon, feet stomping downward. He keeps on it, slamming his feet down repeatedly, bending down to add a punch every so often too.

When the demon is definitely no longer moving, he backs off, panting heavily. It really had taken a lot out of him, but he's gotten rid of one enemy...