{Lobby}
Which arena do you want to use? I think Outdoor works best, myself.
Rahu: Outdoor, hmm? Seems fine. I have no... Objections. *snickers as he heads to the Outdoor arena*
Heh. *heads to the Outdoor Arena and takes a defensive stance*
Rahu: *draws his blade from the sheath, holding it in front of him as he gently sways side to side. Ponders which elements to charge*
*the signal to start is given*
*vanishes, then 9 illusions of himself appear circling Rahu*
Rahu: *grins, and rapidly charges fire and wind as he turns to face each illusion, wondering if the real one is among the fakes*
*glows faintly as each of the illusions and the real one are covered by orange magical barriers*
Rahu: *focuses the pair of elements into his blade, and stabs it into the air, releasing the charged energies into a swirling maelstrom of flame, centered on himself and rapidly expanding*
*The barriers are slowly worn away at, chipping and cracking with energy, though inside...*
*Charging up an energy inside the barrier, while the illusions quickly mimic it, giving a hint to which the real one is*
Rahu: *from the side of his eye, notices one of them move out of sync with the others, and quickly brings his blade down, pointing the tip at the one that drew his attention. The burning wind turns into a funnel, quickly moving towards the one. The width of the wind funnel is enough to engulf three, but the outer two will be less inflicted than the focused one*
*The barriers shatter over two imitations and the real one, also destroying the fakes as they are hit*
*is partially hit by it as he leaps out of the way, firing a powerful blast of energy at him*
*From behind, several other imitations also fire- surprisingly- real blasts also*
Rahu: *quickly glancing around, he tries to jump up, using the last of his currently charged energy to push himself upward*
*Leaping upward, he blasts the remaining 'hot air' from his katana into the ground below. This sends him flying upward, out of the blast area of the multitude of energy blasts. Flipping through the air, he begins to charge ice, earth, and shadow energies before gracefully landing behind the trio that he hit. He holds his blade at the ready, realizing that he'll have to charge up for several minutes.*
*AJ!Nick and the imitations disappear, the barriers fading from existence, and they 'shuffle' locations to hide which one is real*
*All of them draw a sort of plain spear and jab it into the ground below them, which slowly freezes a small area around the spear in time- the grounds affected become monotone, particles of earth and ash frozen in midair- and it begins to spread in Rahu's direction slowly but steadily*
Rahu: *Noticing the monotonous color moving towards him, he begin's to strafe, concentrating on focusing the three elements. Shadow has already been charged, leaving behind a faint after image of himself as he moves, and ice is partially charged*
*The monotone continues towards him*
*While keeping the spears in the ground, flame-covered phoenix wings emerge from the backs of AJ!Nick and imitations*
Rahu: *Stopping still, he claps his hand on the flat of his blade. The three elements have been charged. A swirl of deep and light blue, dark purple, black, and deep brown flows from the hilt, covering both the blade and Rahu himself. The multicolored aura coats him before solidifying into a hardened, spiked armor of stone, ice and shadow. His katana has become a zanbato made of frozen rock and darkness - a claymore-like blade designed to cleave both a horse and it's rider in half with one swing. Through the frozen face mask resting on his head, he stares at the discoloration, wondering what even it could do now*
*The monotone eventually covers all of the arena and the spears glow momentarily before assuming the same discoloration. Anyone standing in it doesn't seem affected, even through all the particles floating in midair, frozen.*
*He and the imitations all snap, creating an echoing sound, as they step back and await an attack*
Rahu: *Choosing the closet one, he runs towards it - although his actual speed is relative to that of a jog - dragging the tip of the massive blade in the ground as he moves before swinging the blade in a wide horizontal ark, aimed about at it's waist*
*An illusion is sliced through, disappearing into orange particles that float for a moment before freezing into a monotone*
*He and six illusions fly into the air above Rahu, circling above him*
You might find out why right... now.
*The time-freezing spell breaks suddenly and every particle frozen in midair floats to the ground. Suddenly, a piercing shatter is heard echoing as all the surroundings around them break like a large piece of glass- everything monotone is shattered into shards that have the malleability and sharpness of broken glass, but more potent, which all fly directly towards Rahu. The regular surroundings, not discolored or broken, return.*
Rahu: *Staying still until the shatter is heard, he quickly spins his sword once above his head before stabbing it into the ground*
Rahu: *Focusing, almost appearing ignorant of the razor sharp shards flying toward him, he extends his energies. Ice, stone, and shadow seem to 'explode' from his armored body, rapidly forming spikes which are just as sturdy as the armor from which they were formed. The spikes impale the 'time-shards', skewering them and stopping them in their path. The spikes also travel upwards, towards the 'imitations+one'*
*The time-shards that aren't destroyed change their path and circle AJ!Nick and the imitations in a large sphere as they fly swiftly, narrowly avoiding the spikes. However, two imitations are taken out.*
*They focus their energies for a moment, flashing a monotone shade*
*A clock tower's chime is heard as the attack is copied- energy bursts from the crowd and large spikes identical to Rahu's spiral down*
Rahu: *Glancing upward, he bends his knees, preparing to move*
Rahu: *Grabbing the hilt of his blade, he leaps upward, pulling the zanbato with him. The spikes protruding from his body remain extended as another pair emerge from the bottom of his feet. These are blunt, and slam into the ground - pushing him upwards rapidly - before retracting back into the armor. Flying towards the center of the bottom of the sphere of time-shards, prepared to slash through the sphere and and then spin himself rapidly, hoping to at least injure some more 'targets', he spins the entire time destroying the copy spikes and dodging the energy bursts. However, a few bursts weren't dodged entirely, taking off a couple of the spikes from his armor. Arriving at the sphere, he swings the massive blade upwards to slice through it. If successful, he then continues through and spins rapidly*
*The sphere is sliced through, causing the time-shards to fly out and wound 5 of the Phoenixes. 4 of them vanish and one flinches in a bit of pain, causing the real one to be evident. The last imitation is hit fully by Rahu's attack.*
*Focuses the small amount of shards left towards Rahu, then flies to the ground and starts charging his energy*
Rahu: *Momentum no longer carrying him upward, he begins to fall. Drawing in the spikes, he compresses his armor and increases the size of his blade. The armor is now thick enough to take the brunt of most any attack with nearly no damage to himself. His zanbato - which has already at least doubled from the katana's size - has doubled again, creating a massive 16ft long square blade. Although such a weapon would normally be impossible to use otherwise, the fact that almost the entire blade is made up of his conjured materials, it has remained the same weight the entire time. Bringing his knees to his chest, he holds the hilt with both hands to his chest as well, the blade rising above his head. Spinning once more, forward this time, he has become a rapidly spinning wheel, outlined by a 16ft sword and plummet straight downward towards AJ!Nick, crashing through the shards flung at him. The time-shards shatter as they hit either the blade or his armor, gouging it the 2 times they mange to hit, although they never manage to find flesh. Nearly at the ground, he swings downward, using momentum and his own force to attempt cleaving - if not out right crushing - AJ!Nick*
*He barely manages to escape through teleportation, appearing at the other end of the arena*
*An outline of a large figure starts appearing, connected to the energy AJ!Nick gathers.*
I'd call this fighting fire with fire. *releases the stored energy to the figure*
*The energy forms a human figure and details are carved out, the energy eventually solidifying into a monotone doppelganger of Rahu as he currently is.*
Doppelganger: *takes a defensive stance, facing Rahu*
*flies back up into the air and flies around at random, hoping to avoid and potentially fatal attacks*
Rahu: *Crashing into the ground, a crater is made. Once the dark dust clears, he can be seen, holding his katana and free of armor. Crushed stone and ice is scattered in the crater. Leaping backwards onto flat ground, he spots the doppelganger and grins*
Rahu: Ahaha! This'll be fun! *He begins to quick-charge fire and light energy, watching 'himself' and prepared to move if needed* It's been a long time since I've had to fight myself.
*Flying above them both, forms a grand total of 9 new imitations which shuffle positions. They look more worn out from gathering energy, but start preparing for something*
Doppelganger: *The armor shatters as it charges wind, ice, and lightning energies wordlessly*
Rahu: *The fact that he has completed his fire and light charge is easily seen by the fact that his katana has become coated with bright flame. Dashing at his copy, moving incredibly fast, he goes to ram his hilt into the doppelganger's stomach. Regardless of if he connected or not, he would then swing the flaming blade upward in a sort of uppercut*
Doppelganger: *manages to block getting hit in the stomach, turning quickly, but is sliced by the uppercut partially across his arm*
Rahu: *Refusing to allow this copy any more time, he pulls back his sword before jabbing forward, intent on stabbing it through the chest. Once his arm has extended fully, he would expand the radius of the flame. And if..
- ..the doppelganger is incinerated by the flame expansion - He then swings his katana at the now nine AJ!Nicks, releasing a shining fire ball in their direction.
- ..the doppelganger avoids being burnt - Swings his katana at the copy and flings the fire ball at it instead.
Doppelganger: *Intent on creating a distraction as long as possible, dodges the stab to the chest and the flame. It makes a small noise of pain from the bleeding wound it sustained earlier, which has delayed its charging.* Nice try!
*The duplicate took a position near a tree before being attacked at again with the fireball, which it sidesteps. The tree is ignited.*
*Above them, the AJ!Nicks are glowing with overflowing energy, one minute away from completing their charge*
Rahu: *glaring at the mockery of himself, he wills his a large portion of his remaining light energy - as he just tossed the rest of the fire in that attack - into his left hand, solidifying the light into a duplicate katana. Utilizing the final bit of light he has, he teleports behind the clone before letting off 7 slashes, determined to destroy it*
Doppelganger: *lets out a grunt of pain before dissipating into fading particles, sliced into bits*
*Above them, a blinding flash of light is given off as AJ!Nick and the imitations transform using the energy they gathered. They form a massive flame-covered Phoenix, its wings spanning dozens of meters, too bright to seemingly look at.*
Phoenix!AJNick: *leaving a trail of burning flame, spreads its wings and swoops at a lightning speed directly at Rahu*
Rahu: *his grin of satisfaction quickly disappears as he sees the fire bird dive-bombing him. Quickly moving behind the smoldering tree, he absorbs his light katana back into himself before teleporting a decent distance away. (Saying that he moved south to get behind the tree and out of Nick's sight, he teleported north) The light energy dissipated, he let out a long sigh before beginning to charge earth, wind, and ice. This will take 3 turns. Keeping his eyes open, he watches the smoke from the tree rise as he keeps an eye out for Nick*
Phoenix!AJNick: *Plows through the burning tree, shattering it into flaming chunks. He swoops back up into the air, spotting his prey, and shoots down three fireballs from his wings before doing a piercing drill downwards at him*
Rahu: *seeing the trio of fire balls heading towards him, he quickly leaps to the right, the first hitting where he was just previously. Rolling as he landed, he then presses himself to the ground as the second fire ball narrowly passes over him. Standing up, grinning, his eyes open wide in shock as the final fire ball flies at his face. He allows his legs to give out, dropping to the ground once again. Standing up once again, the frosted tips of the hair on top of his head can be seen as charred. He stares intently at the fire bird before him, refusing to give up that easily. Merge has 2 turns left*
*The spell only has one turn remaining*
Phoenix!AJNick: *Breaks into two smaller flame-bodied Phoenixes, one of which swoops one final time. The other takes a stance in the center of the arena, looking as if it were trembling with magical power, then completely explodes in a wave of phoenix fire and energy*
Rahu: *carefully watching his enemy paid off as he leaps to the side, dodging the dive bombing fire bird. He spins around to watch for a second attack, preparing his blade to see if he could counter attack. Instead, the wave of flame washes over him from behind like a tidal wave. He drops to a knee as it passes over him, supporting himself with his katana. Earth has already charged, while ice and wind are a little while away. He raises his head, watching the remaining phoenix for any offensive signs. Merge has 2 turns left*
*Another bright flash of light occurs as the phoenix takes a stance of pain before transforming back*
*appears a good distance away from Rahu, breathless*
Rahu: *Staying motionless for a while, he carefully rises to his feet. Staring at Nick, he smiles before taking a casual defensive stance. Wind and earth are both charged. Merge has 1 turn left*
Good thing... that there's plenty of me that
aren't done yet. *snaps*
*Everything that's happened so far in the duel flashes before their eyes rapidly, illusions moving over the regular battlefield before them. Then it reaches the point they're at, in which a second Phoenix Wright appears nearby*
Other!
: And some from alternate timelines that have plenty of energy. *From behind Rahu, wielding the plain spear that froze time before, thrusts it forward to try and stab him through the chest. Should he hit or miss, he's going to fire a beam of healing energy to the first AJ!Nick*
Rahu: *following the replay flash by, he follows what is about to happen. Predicting the alt's attack, he rolls forward as to dodge the stab long before it happens. Using this momentum to spin around on his hands, he windmills his legs to trip the alt before he is capable of healing the original. Regardless of if he succeeds or not, he then pushes upwards with his arms and flips onto his feet, a burst of clear energy emanating from him. Merge is complete*
Other!
: *backflips over the attack, freezing himself momentarily in midair to heal the original* I think I saw that coming. And now my time here is up. *vanishes*
*The original regains energy, some of his wounds partially healing as he watches Rahu*
*simply pulls out a coin and waits, energy flowing into him*
Rahu: *Lowering his right hand - the one that hold his blade - to his hip, he raises his left hand before snapping. The moment he snaps, thunder heads roll in, dark clouds covering the sky. For a brief second, they snow lightly, but rapidly condenses into hail. The wind picks up as well, seeming to always change direction in a way to throw the hail at Nick. From anywhere but the center of it - conveniently focused on Nick - the tornado can be easily seen, as hail spins around it. The ground below begins to shake, and it starts to break apart, chunks of it being caught in the wind*
*gets hit by a large hail chunk and a chunk of the torn arena, managing to maintain balance, but gets a large visible cut through a torn piece of his hoodie*
*Oddly, AJ!Nick laughs*
*speaking loudly enough over the winds to be heard, still holding a coin* Rahu! Heads or tails?
Rahu: *pausing a moment from orchestrating the storm - his hand was actually moving to direct the wind - he holds it still, causing the large ice shards and boulders to appear to float in mid air. His head tilted slightly to the side, curious. He responds in a almost cheerful tone* Tails!
*Flips the coin, which leaves a faint trail of sparks, as if signifying that any wind conditions wouldn't affect it*
*heads*
*Before them, the illusions/flashbacks appear again. In it, AJ!Nick flips the coin again, their vision focusing in on the coin as it spins, and it lands on heads. This scene repeats, more and more quick each time until the final scene flashes before their eyes in a complete blur of shapes, with the outcome the same each time they can see- heads.*
I'm sorry... That was wrong.
*The sound of an explosion accompanies a tear through the fabric of the space right near them, revealing the same flashback within it, playing repeatedly faster and faster until it turns and focuses directly back on a mirror image of Rahu, who shouts
"Heads!" in a cheerful tone*
In the timeline we're in, you were supposed to say heads, and you would have. You did in all the scenes you're watching, and I kept reversing it until you broke the order of how things were supposed to flow by changing the answer.
*The tear begins expanding, zooming out on the scene it repeats until it reveals the entirety of the planet. After growing massive in the blink of an eye, it explodes with a massive amount of force, energy engulfing the arena*
Rahu: *Seeing the history of different pasts fly by him, he smiles before the time-tear explodes*
Rahu: You have been playing with the delicate fabric of time long enough! *he then moves his left hand's fingers in a incomprehensible pattern, which causes the wind to pick up once more - more violent this time. It picks at the ground below him before pulling a boulder from the earth and raising it upward with him on it, far above the radius of the explosion. The hurricane also throws much more frozen debris at Nick*
If there's one thing I've learned on my journeys, it's that time isn't delicate. You can bend it and view it expanding to the point that would drive a man mad. But it can never be truly broken.
*He stands simply and awaits the next move, getting pelted by frozen debris*
Rahu: *despite the great distance separating them, the howling winds almost seems to channel their voices to each other so conversation is still possible* Is that what happened to you? Driven mad? *it was obvious by his voice that he wasn't trying to mock him; rather just talk. Well, talk
and throw ice and stone at him the size of smart cars. He brings back his hand once again, preparing for another major attack. Meanwhile, the debris continues to be flung at Nick*
*laughs* I guess you could say that. Imagine watching every timeline branch off whenever a decision is made. From hitting a button on your alarm clock to what you eat to breakfast to how quickly you breathe. All these timelines are created by the billions on Earth. Then you see all of that branching out from the main timeline, an infinite amount, too many for a human to comprehend.
*He looks up and smiles normally, as if casually happy about something and not in the middle of a tornado flinging around potentially deadly debris*
Probably... How I can manage something like this, when you get all of the yous from every existence you are in to collaborate.
*First one, then two, then four, then at least one hundred alternate AJ!Nicks appear, some notably different in some way. Then they all, simultaneously, fly directly towards Rahu, aiming to attack with a large amount of smaller hits*
*drops to his knees, obviously really low on energy and being hit by smaller chunks of ice*
Rahu: *smiles in return* Some people only get one existence; one chance. You seem like a lucky one...
Rahu: Don't get overwhelmed.. *seeing the mass amount of Nicks heading towards him, he closes his eyes before giving a small nod* ..You got that? *The first of the attacks land on the boulder he stands on. Four, twelve, ten hits. He is knocked off, and picked up in his own storm. Momentarily landing on a shard of ice, he leaps forward, slicing one of the copies which fades just as the ones from earlier did. This minor victory is quickly demolished however as four others deliver light but swift punches and kicks. Moving through the air, using the wind to move himself, he skewers another copy, which again fades away. No matter the swordsmanship that he displays, the sheer number of Nicks surrounding him is simply too much, and every hit he delivers is responded by five to himself. This vicious cycle is continued until he has sustained at least fifty hits, some to the torso but the majority on his limbs*
Rahu: *forcing the wind to create a funnel from himself directly to the original Nick, moving obstructions out of the way, he gracefully dives forward with his hands by his side. Upon reaching Nick, he plans to move his right hand forward, along with the katana it holds. Into his chest*
*Grabs the blade, damaging his hand but preventing it from stabbing him* ... Nice try, there.
Rahu: Why thank you. *suspended in mid-air, he grins* However, you seem to be exhausted. I wonder how much more you can resist? *the wind funnel closes behind him, compressing on itself. This causes it to push him farther forward, if Nick's grip fails that it*
We'll see. *lets go of the blade*
*The katana stabs into AJ!Nick, who vanishes upon being hit, revealing that he replaced himself with an illusion at the last possible second*
Rahu: *Spins around, quickly landing on his feet. Without his command, the wind carries the ice and stone in the clouds, out of sight but still waiting. He looks around, trying his best to find the real Nick* Always the tricks, huh?
Could I have been a poker player without them?*From seemingly every direction, large chains shoot out and try to entangle Rahu, moving as if flying*
Rahu: *quickly whips his left hand downward, bringing down the ice and rock into the area. A chain wraps around his left wrist, only to be shattered by a boulder. Four more chains whip out, one to each of his legs, one to his right arm, and one around his torso* Dang... *his eyes look around, still trying to find Nick*
*Hidden behind a pile of rubble comes a grunt as a large piece of ice obviously hits someone. Meanwhile, on the chains that bind Rahu, locks- red as blood and cold to the touch- appear, tightening the grasp.*
I might not have much energy left... But I still have old tricks.
*holds up a magatama*
*The locks explode into shards, the chains withdrawing suddenly*
Rahu: *the moment the chains release their hold on him, he jumps, using the wind to push himself upward. Flipping in midair, he lands on a boulder, sinking to a knee as he does. Looking down on the field, he sees Nick hiding behind the rubble. Using the last of his energy, the wind strongly funnels directly upon Nick. All the ice and stone are picked up and collected into the funnel. They are compressed heavily into a super dense spear, which is spinning rapidly. The wind also catches the lock-shards, which it pushes into the end of the spear, tipping it with them*
Rahu: Old tricks are not enough to beat new tactics. *raising his left hand, which is closed in a fist, he smiles* This is check-mate! *he opens his hand suddenly, and the ice, stone and shard spear separates into 24 smaller spears, each tipped by a lock-shard. After a small moments pause, he lowers his arm, sending the spears down on Nick*
*Clearly out of energy for further magical attacks and physically exhausted, but still standing* You've dodged well, even against your own self. But I think that, in your checkmate, you've been left out of one thing.
*Each of the spears is sent flying by the wind, yet few of them make direct contact. Some fly past him, leaving a cut, and several get close.*
I was always backed into a corner in court, with little hope for winning. It always looked like I lost before I could get too far.
*Another one of the spears hits him in the shoulder and he clutches it*
It makes sense, then... With how I managed to always turn things around...
*He grabs one of the spears before it impales him through the throat*
That my last tactic, my trump card if you will, would only work when I'm weakest.
*The last of the spears all fly towards him at once, and make it to an inch from his face*
OBJECTION!*A few lock-shards scratch him as he burns through the flying spears, using the literal last of his energy to jump high into the air, pressing through the currents. He reaches Rahu's level, grinning, and rips off his hat to get a button from it*
Now! *throws the button directly at Rahu*
*Whether it hits or not, it's going to detonate in close proximity. Upon doing so, every attack used in the duel- from the time tricks to Rahu's magic to fireballs to the spears themselves- will go flying in every direction towards them both in a manner nearly impossible to dodge*
Rahu: *unable to help himself, his smile only grows* Excellent! *standing on his feet, he raises his katana above his head before stabbing it deep into the stone he stands on. He leans back, holding onto the hilt of his blade, so that in visage to Nick and the button he is hidden. The button collides with the boulder, and seems to do nothing. However, it is suddenly engulfed in a white light before detonating*
*From the point of the circle, a large orange barrier surrounds them both, identical to the one AJ!Nick used. The illusions appear, one by one, mimicking AJ!Nick's current stance and his last shout*
"OBJECTION!"
"OBJECTION!"
"OBJECTION!"
*From each of them, bursts of flame engulf the inside of the barrier. This causes it to shatter quickly, causing the duelists to lose their balance. However, time freezes for a moment to suspend them both in monotone. The world is motionless, breathless, until it all climaxes in an ear-splitting shatter that covers the area with shards of time.*
Agh!
*Energies of ice, stone, and shadow overwhelm the two as armor forms on the doppelganger of Rahu, who tries to outright crush them both before switching to flame and light energies and instead using several light attacks with his katana.
Simultaneously, fireballs shoot out in every direction as two massive flame-covered Phoenixes emerge and pierce through the arena faster than any could react, setting alight whatever is left, before exploding in a wave of power. Forged by the flames, chains surround them, the locks exploding as soon as they appear, becoming the tips of the ice spears that fly through the speeding wins through the burning arena, piercing everything they come in contact with.
The last thing that the detonated button does is tear through the fabric of time and space, showing the coinflip repeatedly, then exploding, covering everything with its energy.*
Rahu: *a pile of rubble slowly crumbles; earth, rock, and smoldering wood falling aside. A hand can be seen moving the wreckage from within, attempting to break free. Crawling from the pile, Rahu rolls onto his back and stares at the sky, a blank expression on his face. His breathing is heavy, and by the amount of blood on his face and clothing, it is obvious he sustained heavy damage from the plethora of attacks thrown not only
at him, but mostly '
at' everywhere*
*There's nothing but silence for a long time. An NPC referee in the stands looks like he's going to head to the microphone to announce a winner, seeing Rahu still awake. Suddenly, motion and sound come from near Rahu, but weak.*
I never... Leave my hat...
*He puts on his hat- now charred and torn, without a button*
Rahu: *he slowly, carefully, and most definitely ungracefully raises himself to his feet. Looking over at Nick, he allows a faint smile to form on his lips* You are absolutely crazy for sure... *He chuckles a little before gingerly placing weight on his leg, he steps forward towards Nick. A faint glimmer can be seen rising from him, shimmering in the light of the fires around them. Arriving at Nick, he extends his hand in offering* ..and that's my favorite things about you.
I know better than to trust... *he grunts, trying to stand fully* My opponent when the duel is still going. You're cunning, and that's my favorite thing about you. *weakly attempts to stay standing*
Rahu: *his smile widens, before light is charged, causing the glimmer rising from his body to increase. Earth energy begins to charge as he shrugs and walks away a little bit before turning back around and carefully sitting on the ground. Despite being a dual merge, the charge will take 2 turns from now to complete*
*tries to push him into one of the ongoing fires, obviously about to collapse*
Rahu: *impressed by Nick's persistence, he moves his hand to support himself from falling. Instead, he falls over, his already charred hand and arm falling into the flame. Although he grimaces in shock and pain, he doesn't cry out. Instead, he rolls over and pushes himself up with his less injured arm. Hiding his pain behind a smile, he once again offers a handshake - with the arm that isn't covered with now-blackened skin*
You impress me. Sincerely, you do. That's why I'll accept this. You win. *shakes hands*
*He immediately collapses, dragging Rahu down, losing consciousness.*
Rahu: *although he is happy that he found victory in his first battle, he doesn't take the opportunity to show it. Instead, after being dragged to his knees, he carefully withdraws his hand and uses it to roll Nick onto his back. Placing his hand over his burnt one, he grimly smiles. Charge complete. Light flashes from his hand, onto the charred flesh of his arm. Burnt skin falls off, revealing the pink muscle below. However, this is quickly covered by skin, which rapidly grows in to replace that which was lost. He continues to do this until his entire arm is repaired*
*as Rahu was healing his arm, medics do their best to maneuver through the rubble of the final attack. Progress is slow, if any is made at all*
Rahu: You fought well.. *carefully, he positions his hands above Nick's chest. Light emanates from his hands, covering Nick in a faint yellow aura. Injuries slowly heal, and some energy is reinvigorated* ..and so accept this gift.
*Rahu is formally announced as the winner as medics continue to make progress to try and heal the combatants. AJ!Nick gives a hint of a grin as he's healed.*