Unfinished Business (Amilia)

[Ayen]

It was early morning and still hours before Sazan had to meet with her mages for their next lesson. So far they have done a moderately well job in protecting the city from the riots but there were still miles worth of improvement they had to undergo to become rightful protectors of the crown. And of course the Hybrid would say the same of herself. That was why she entered into the training ground behind the castle with her scythe in hand.

Arix had gone on a much deserved shore leave before they could finish their training and with news of his death that only left his old apprentice, Amilia, to help her finish. It was hard to believe that the smug Rockstar everybody loved were gone. Only so many relics from her realm remained. Holding the scythe upright in her left hand with the curved blade pointed forward and bottom of the pole arm against the ground she stood at the center of the training ground. Looking up at the sky as the clouds passed before looking back down to keep an eye out for Amilia.

[.:Amilia:.]

The shock of losing Integra still sank into her bones. The Judgment Core had returned to normal the last of them fought off the waking nightmare screaming about overly soft teddy bears and wasps. The riot remained around them but the added support of the royal guard allowed them time to regroup and relax for a while.

Omeja's team remained at Harker Industries to provide support and security even though Harker had an army. Amilia and Vicknair's team settled in on their daily training regime in the courtyard, it might of been training but it was far less stressful than the things they had been doing originally giving them plenty to relax on. Had Arix been there she was very sure Elena wouldn't of escaped, hell Arix would of probably ordered Vicknair's team to protect Integra. She had made a bad call by redirecting her team to Harker Industries.

"Hey, Amilia! Wake up! We got a visitor."

Amilia looked up finally noticing Sazan. She nodded her head at her and waved her on to come talk.

[Ayen]

Sazan walked over to Amilia's position upon seeing her wave, meanwhile still kicking herself for not being able to do something as simple as apprehend a single vampire. Sazan had made the mistake of miscalculating the vampire's speed. It was obviously much faster than the average vampire's and more on par with the likes of The Genius and her aunt. That mistake was just one of many reasons why she was here. Sazan had also made a bad call that night. Had she not underestimated the vampire's speed she would have used her magic to slow down down both that and her reaction time so she could have grabbed her easily. But Sazan knew she couldn't always rely on magic alone. Witch Within or otherwise.

“Good morning.”

Sazan put on the best smile she could, though it was nothing short of forced all things considered.

“How are you holding up?”

[.:Amilia:.]

"I've seen much worse but that was a huge blow. We're dealing with something much worse than the plague now," Amilia said raising her head from resting on her hand and standing up, "I'm not sure if the assassin was the vampire or not, but who ever it was did a good job of wasting an entire elite division of Hellsing. Including Integra there was twenty three bodies uncovered and there's a chance they'll find more."

She signed and ran her right hand down her left arm rubbing the chill from her bare arms. "What about you?"

[Ayen]

"I've seen much worse but that was a huge blow. We're dealing with something much worse than the plague now. I'm not sure if the assassin was the vampire or not, but who ever it was did a good job of wasting an entire elite division of Hellsing. Including Integra there was twenty three bodies uncovered and there's a chance they'll find more."

“I'm not sure either. This isn't my first tragedy but it's definitely the biggest Hallowton has seen since the death of their Queen. Only this time there is no successor.”

"What about you?"

“I feel like I could have done more. Had I been able to apprehend that woman I could have drank her blood and see whether or not she was responsible for Integra's death. But I couldn't even do something as simple as that...”

[.:Amilia:.]

Amilia furrowed her brow in thought. She knew Hellsing was finished the only loyal members to the organization were either dead or looking to join Harker so there was no reason to beat the dead horse further, "Hellsing is done. Unless someone rebuilds it and claims it as their own it's finished. Harker Industries will probably take its place.

"Look, don't worry about it. Honestly, I don't believe the vampire did it, it was too clean of a job for someone to suddenly fumble and start draining a corpse. That doesn't matter though, everyone will believe it was her until she's either proven innocent or dead. I hear that the Iscariots are formed raiding parties against the unnaturals anyways. It'll only be a matter of time before things get out of hand again."

[Ayen]

"Hellsing is done. Unless someone rebuilds it and claims it as their own it's finished. Harker Industries will probably take its place."

It wasn't something Sazan wanted to hear but that didn't make it any less true. She was still unsure how she felt about Harker and his Industry. The Hybrid couldn't protest his contribution both to Hallowton and Genesis overall during the war against the Netherrealm. But there was something about him that turned her stomach, she just couldn't place it.

"Look, don't worry about it. Honestly, I don't believe the vampire did it, it was too clean of a job for someone to suddenly fumble and start draining a corpse. That doesn't matter though, everyone will believe it was her until she's either proven innocent or dead. I hear that the Iscariots are formed raiding parties against the unnaturals anyways. It'll only be a matter of time before things get out of hand again."

“That's why I'm here. Arix and I never got to finish my training. I was hoping we would be able to finish it. I still can't believe he's gone.”

[.:Amilia:.]

Amilia returned her full attention to Sazan, she had briefly watched her and Arix train but it honestly never got too far as they both tried to find ways to adapt the scythe to the style which proved to be a very large challenge. It was something Amilia was sure to aid in though since her mentor was no longer here it was the least she could do in the memory of her master.

"It's going to be hard. I'm not Arix, I'm still learning as I go adapting my own body size to my sword with every swing and learning the best ways to fight larger enemies. The most I can do is condition you and let you learn the techniques in your own way. If you're up for that."

[Ayen]

"It's going to be hard. I'm not Arix, I'm still learning as I go adapting my own body size to my sword with every swing and learning the best ways to fight larger enemies. The most I can do is condition you and let you learn the techniques in your own way. If you're up for that."

“That's my life in a nutshell.”

Sazan lifted up her scythe from the ground and put it in position.

“I wouldn't be standing here if I wasn't.”

[.:Amilia:.]

She motioned at Vicknair who tossed her a blunt sword. Once in hand she lowed the weapon tip to face the ground toward Sazans feet. She turned her body left and placed her left arm behind her back while her feet were even with the placement of the blade spaced apart with a foot length between them. Her eyes watched Sazan and she wouldn't move from her position.

"I'll be fine."

[Ayen]

Sazan moved forward towards Amilia fast with the Yorn Press, holding her scythe on one side while using her elbow and shoulder of the free arm as a weapon in its own right aimed for her center mass in an attempt to push her back and throw her off balance.

[.:Amilia:.]

It wasn't a bad press at all, it wasn't that good compared to Arix's but she felt the need not to acknowledge it with her own as she had tried many times with Arix and ended up with broken ribs. She however would employ a technique that would of worked once against Arix had he not been faster and more skilled than her.

It was called the Zeklet'tau Alti'uin, where Sazan pressed forward she would move forward and up in a jump which leaped over Sazan, she combined this with a more adept skill and during her jump planted both her feet into Sazans shoulder blades. She didn't expect the hybrid to hit the ground like others would since the Press was strong at the legs like iron, but it would give Amilia the distance she needed to clear an area and plan her next attack.

[Ayen]

Sazan turned around and took a step forward, shifting into the protect stance.

[.:Amilia:.]

It was the perfect moment for her to move forward once she landed. She anticipated Sazan would use the length of her scythe to her advantage it was something Arix tried drilling into her head many times before. Amilia moved forward using the Yorn press to rapidly cover half the distance she rolled her body anticipating what would happen next.

[Ayen]

Sazan didn't move from her spot. She didn't have to. The Hybrid met Amilia with a series of well organized strikes with her scythe.