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[aikoiya]

LoL AU: Cygnexiphos

The Cygnexiphos is a hextech weapon that switches forms. It was designed by my OC, Ciela LeWita, & created by Councilor Jayce Talis. The weapon itself is one she designed specifically for her fighting style. Her personal Cygnexiphos is named Siegfried.

Its default form is its Foil Form. However, it can change into 3 other weapons & 1 tool.

The weapon can be changed by using the pommel. Pressing like a button extends, while twisting clockwise like a knob engages Bladed Mode. Pressing it again while extended, retracts & twisting counterclockwise while Bladed Mode is engaged, disengages Bladed Mode.

By pressing the pommel, the Foil extends into a long, non-lethal, metal whip. Pressing it again retracts it back into a Foil. By, instead, twisting the pommel clockwise in Foil Form, blades are engaged, turning it into a Rapier. Twisting it counterclockwise while a Rapier will return it to a Foil as well.

Twisting the pommel clockwise in Whip Form or pressing the pommel in Rapier Form, will turn it into Razorchain Form. Much like above, twisting the pommel counterclockwise or pressing the pommel again in Razorchain Form will return it to Whip & Rapier Forms respectively.

On the other hand, if you only half-twist the pommel clockwise in Whip Form, it will engage the grapple head, which can be used to maneuver obstacles or climb. (Think Indiana Jones.)

Pressing the pommel twice within a second of each other, it'll return to Foil Mode no matter what form it's in.

The Foil is for piercing or hitting. The Rapier is for slashing. The Whip is for rendering her opponents unconscious without killing them or entangling them. And the Razorchain swordwhip is for when she just wants someone to die.

Doesn't use the Razorchain Mode often because she only kills when it's absolutely necessary.

Before the invention of Hextech, she wielded a whip for her 1st hand & a rapier for her 2nd. Now, she only needs Siegfried.

Is currently the only one authorized to use one as one must be a black belt in her personal style to use one safely.

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This weapon is best used in conjunction with a fighting style created by Ciela LeWita herself.

It's a blend of fencing, acro ballet, & ribbon gymnastics. (Imagine a blend of Ballet Kenpo, Ribbon Gymkata, & Fencing. Acro ballet being a sort of fusion of ballet & gymnastics.)

She invented the style, calling it "Chemin du Cygne." Or "Way of the Swan."

The Chemin du Cygne has 3 different styles to choose from. The "Bec de Cygne" or the Swan's Beak style of swordfighting which is more direct, using more strikes, leaps, & lunges, then spinning out of the way to evade, using the Foil & Rapier Forms. And the "Ailes de Cygne'' or the Swan's Wings style of whipfighting, which is more circular & evasive, using more spins, using the Whip & Razorchain Forms.

The 3rd style is "Pattes de Cygne" or the Swan's Legs style of hand-to-hand combat, which is really just Ballet Kenpo from Ranma ½.

It's a powerful, yet elegant style that uses spinning evasion & further uses spins to build momentum before delivering powerful kicks that debilitates opponents. This is for the rare occasions when disarmed.

Like the God of Karate in Ranma ½ once said, "Never fight a ballet dancer. They possess body control down to the tips of their toes & they have the best resilience & flexibility out of all sports. If a ballet dancer learned how to kick. Their power would exceed that of a first-class martial artist."

Dances around her enemies elegantly, using either her weapon or her feet & is brutally effective.

Extremely effective at crowd control.

Could kill a man with a well-aimed spin kick if she didn't hold back.

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Ciela knows a lot about biophysics, biomechanics, & motion. If you've ever seen the Disney movie Ice Princess, like that.

Used this knowledge to make Chemin du Cygne as deadly & effective as it is.

It's similar to how Tae Kwon Do was originally founded by Choi Hong Hi who studied/analyzed biomechanics, Newtonian physics & Chinese martial arts. So, its roots are based & founded on science & math.

Tae Kwon Do requires that one utilizes their speed & agility. The style, as a whole, puts more emphasis on various kicks rather than hand strikes all with a narrow stance that some might call unstable.

(This is actually for real, too!)

Choi observed that a hit’s strength is multiplied by its own force (i.e.: power is squared) with the movement of the hit. However, in regards to the individual performing the attack, one would only multiply strength by the individual’s mass.

The equation went (P=W/t=mgh/t+(1⁄2 m²)/t). In it, P = power, mgh = potential energy, ½m² = kinetic energy, & t = time.

Before even starting on the Equation for Power, he’d 1st had to solve for both potential energy & kinetic energy through 2 separated equations.

For potential energy, it’d been as simple as (PE = mgh) where PE = Potential Energy, specifically measured in Joules, m = mass in kilograms, g = the acceleration of gravity (which, in itself would need to be calculated using 9.8m⁄s² ) & h = the height above the surface in meters.

It’s been referred to as Choi’s “Theory of Power” ever since.

Chemin du Cygne's root principles are similarly based on science & math.

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For more, go to my Ciela LeWita post.

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