open The Dark Tournament III

[Literally Snails 2,307]

OOC: http://mlpforums.com/topic/106568-the-dark-tournament-iii-ooc-closed/

 

The Dark Tournament. Once outlawed in Equestria, but now, thanks to shady business deals and money loans, it has come back to this once peaceful land. This brutal game pins sixteen of the lands deadliest fighters to fight to the death for entertainment and gambling, all for the purpose of becoming the grand champion and getting one wish granted by the corrupt tournament committee. However, participation is not an option for them.

A large mob of several hundred ponies crowded around the main entrance to the Dark Tournament stadium. They held signs that protested the tournament's forced participation and unethical treatment as they shouted for Grant and Topaz to come out and face them. Guests who had tickets had to enter the stadium by being escorted by security as the rioters had blocked the entrance. The mob was unable to enter the stadium because Gatasubal, the stadium's hulking security mech, was blocking them from it.

A few brave protestors threw rocks and cans at the robot, but the majority of the crowd didn't dare upset it.

"Look at these cowards! They can't even send a living security guard to deal with us! That's how you know they're scarred!" One stallion roared angrily. He was in the front of the crowd, only a few feet away from the machine. He turned his back to Gatasubal, raised a hoof and said, "We aren't gonna let them do this a third time, are we?"

"NO!" The crowd answered in unison.

"This rust bucket can't stop us! I say we charge that bastard!" The ringleader announced.

Gatasubal spoke with raised volume so that it could be heard. "Warning: Following this individual's advise would be unwise. You will accomplish little."

"Yeah, and what are you gonna do about us?" A young mare from the mob asked. "You can't fool us! You wouldn't use force on a bunch of protestors! Your boss is in enough legal trouble already and he can't afford that many lawsuits!"

Gatasubal responded, "Statement: Continue this course of action and you will be physically incapable of taking legal action."

"Is that a threat?" The ringleader said, stepping closer to the robot.

Gatasubal picked up a large rock with one of his claws and shattered it with ease by squeezing it. "Yes, that was a threat," It said.

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The contestants (That's you guys :3 ) were all directed into the fighter's lounge. It was a large room with plenty of drinks and furniture and monitors to watch the fights. For now, all of the monitors were focused on the main stadium.

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The inside of the stadium was filled with a different kind of excitement. The audience around the first arena was in a restless state of excitement. Topaz was in her announcer box located in the center of the stands.

Grant stood in the center of the ring. Grant had a microphone that he spoke into to address the crowd. "Welcome, all of you! Welcome!" He said in his vaguely effeminate voice. Being surrounded by hundreds of viscous, bloodthirsty, fighting fans, his voice would normally be a source of ridicule and embarrassment, but his position had afforded him a great amount of respect. No one would dare mock the tournament committee head.

 

"I'd like to introduce myself to the less educated members of the audience," He said smugly, "I am Grant, filling in for the position of Rail after his tragic death. I will be overseeing everything in this tournament to make sure all of you have the most entertaining experience possible." He gestured to the announcer box where Topaz resided. "Allow me to direct your attention to our veteran announcer. And don't forget to place your bets and enjoy the brutality." With a smirk, Grant lowered his mic and backed off of the stage.

 

Immediately after Grant finished his speech, Topaz's voice boomed throughout the stadium in an enthusiastic tone. "You heard him folks!" she boomed, "All of the fighters are getting ready as we speak! Soon, this arena will be the sight of all the senseless violence and gore you can ask for! IT'S HELL IN A BASKET AND I LOVE IT ALL! I'd like to take this time to remind you that for those of you in the front rows, rain coats are available!"

[Hive King 1,998]

Skuldaf had his eyes closed, meditating quietly. The unicorn opened his eyes as he heard the disgusting proclamations outside. How vile. Normally, he would have never even gone near to this cursed tournament, but he could gain so much. Well, not him, others. Still, he wouldn't kill...unless his foe was a truly evil opponent that couldn't be redeemed. 

[Gloomfury 243]

Trench Club was practicing with his club and dagger to help keep his body and mind sharp. He didn't want to join such a competition that thrived and celebrated bloodshed and killing. Trench hated killing and fighting. But it's what he's good at, and if he joined and win this competition he would be able to help out others with his wish and or money. His club and dagger that was in his mouth cut though the air with precision. But he still had his duster coat on that covered his countless scars, cutie mark along with a little of his prosthetic leg.  

 

But soon he'll have to, cause in this competition he had to get serious. But he still will not kill anyone unless he had to. He lets out s sigh as he stop practicing. He sheaths his club and dagger and takes a walk around the lobby to rest his mind. 

[Scrambled_Egghead 16]

@, 

 

Kiwi sat sprawled out on a two-pony couch in an unflattering position with a nearly empty bottle of whiskey in her right front hoof. Her first fight was against some nopony who wasn't even worth her time. However, after the preliminaries, things would get tough. She could tell just from looking at him, Tempest was going to win his first round as well. Meaning that Tempest would be her first real opponent. She didn't know much about Tempest, but he looked like a tough customer.

 

She eyed her nearly empty bottle and took the last few sips before angrily slamming the glass bottle on the ground, shattering it to pieces. "AND WHY IS THE BOOZE HERE SO DAMN EXPENSIVE?" She cried out in random frustration.

[Anon In Equestria 57]

Overlord Sat by the bar, a bottle of Bear in one hoof, he had to drink his beer through a straw because of his helmet, but he didn't mind.

 

He finished the beer and left the bar, and sat down on a sofa, opposite the mare who was moaning about the alcohol's price, he looked at her and spoke.

 

"I don't see your reason for moaning, by the end of this tournament you ether be very well rewarded or very dead, what is a few bits coupled with that fact"

[Concerto Dusk 240]

The hulking brute known as Mirror Quake stood by himself. "It looks like I will have some fun today. I will not let any if them free if it means my wish can come true. All of Equstria shall reap the rewards if thirty lives thanks to this tournament." He says darkly.

[dusk shade 205]

Prince Godric was standing by the the door to the lounge without his armour or even his sword. He merely wore his royal cape and ring. "It is a disgrace that, I, the heir to the mighty Griffon Kingdom should be made to do battle in this pointless tournament".

[Anon In Equestria 57]

Overlord turned and looked at the griffin and shook his head.

 

"Oh grow up you oversized pigeon, I thought Griffins enjoyed battle, or are you to regal to keep up the tradition"

 

He then stands up and stretches his neck.

 

"I could do with some good conversation, where is that cute pegasus referee, she seems nice"

[Drago Ryder 639]

Tempest smirked as he looked around the room. None of these ponies knew what he was capable of, and that made him smile. As long as he didn't reveal to much, everything would go according to plan. After all, that is what he had done for the last two tournaments. "I wonder if anypony I know is here?" He thought.

[Scrambled_Egghead 16]

Overlord turned and looked at the griffin and shook his head.

 

"Oh grow up you oversized pigeon, I thought Griffins enjoyed battle, or are you to regal to keep up the tradition"

 

He then stands up and stretches his neck.

 

"I could do with some good conversation, where is that cute pegasus referee, she seems nice"

Kiwi eyed Overlord as he stood up. He was the kind of pony she hated to talk to and loved to fight. A cocky bastard with something to show for it. "Betta make with it quick. You're the first fight," she said. A red blush under her eyes signaled minor intoxication.

[Hive King 1,998]

Skuldaf frowned as he saw the gryphon. Vile creatures. He shook his head quickly, getting rid of those thoughts. No, that had just been military indoctrination, not all gryphons were bad. The quiet unicorn closed his eyes once more and returned to meditation, clearing his thoughts of the gryphon

[dusk shade 205]

"Unlike my uncouth fathers ideal, not all griffons enjoy killing, so allpw me to apologize in advance for death. And for what? Some petty wish for an item of monetary value when I could purchase anything I want in a heartbeat. So, killing you ponies for such a useless prize is rather disgraceful in my opinion.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

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Every camera in the main stadium zoomed in on the center of the ring where Juri stepped into frame, projecting her onto every monitor in the stadium. She had on two pairs of frilly hoof-cuffs.

 

"Welcome all you ponies and other varieties of pain enthusiasts!" She said, reciting her prewritten speech. "I've just been told that all of the fighters are ready to get the brutality started! So let's hear some noise!"

The crowd cheered in response. Several audience members were cheering out the names of their favorite contestants.

 

"You go, Overlord! I've got three weeks pay riding on you!"

"Show them what-for, Tempest! I want to see broken bones!"

"Go get 'em Prince Godric! Make a kill for me, babe!"

"You're all wasting your time! Skuldaf's gonna destroy all of you and make me rich!"

 

"We love you, Trench Club! Make 'em pay for every second they're in the ring!"

"Mirror Quake! Mirror Quake! Mirror Quake!"

 

"If Kiwi can fight half as good as she can drink, this is gonna be a short tournament!"

 

"Play with 'em a little Selune! Make 'em think they can win!"

"Kick some ass, Chain Mail!"

 

"Wow! The crowd is all over the place with this one!" Topaz said. Her co-announcer, Re-boot was sitting to her left. "The first fight is about to start up and it's gonna be a good one! We've got the hulking maniac Overlord versus an equally barbaric Diamond dog known as Kiero!"

After saying Overlord's name, a large portion of the audience began to cheer.

"And Overlord is the clear favorite in this fight, but lets not count Ki out just yet! He's a veteran fighter with four decapitations under his belt and he's looking for a fifth!"

 

 

 

In the Fighter's lounge, an intercom speaker turned on and said, "Overlord and Kiero, report to the first arena floor."

Kiero was an average sized diamond dog with grey fur and green eyes. He had a massive sword sheathed on his back. After hearing the announcement he said, "Always underestimating me, are they? We'll see what they say when I increase my headcount!"

 

He walked out of the lounge and made his way to the ring, waiting for Overlord.

Edited August 12, 2014 by Snails

[Hive King 1,998]

Skuldaf merely sighed at the cheers for him. Such distaste. He wasn't even going to bother to look at the fight. He knew full well how it would end. Almost machine like in efficiency, Skuldaf had calculated that the Diamond Dog had but a 10% chance of winning. He mourned a bit at the loss, but wasn't too upset. That dog was a murderer

[Scrambled_Egghead 16]

@,

Kiwi stood up from the couch and walked over to Tempest. There was a sway in her step and the aroma of alcohol permeated around her.

She spoke with a slightly slurred voice and a heavy Australian accent. "Looks like you and I got a couple a' bludgers for our first round, and I'm 'bout guaranteed to have a blue with you. I think that's really ripper! Don't you go stuffie 'fore I can show you show you something real bonza! 'Till then, I'm gonna hit the turp."

(Did you follow any of that?)

Edited August 12, 2014 by Scrambled_Egghead

[Anon In Equestria 57]

Overlord sighed, and started to head to the arena.

 

"The pegasus will have to wait, blood is to be spilled in glorious battle"

 

He walks to the arena and gets ready for the fight, he swings one of his axes into the floor and grabs the other in his mouth, ready for the fight to begin.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

Overlord sighed, and started to head to the arena.

 

"The pegasus will have to wait, blood is to be spilled in glorious battle"

 

He walks to the arena and gets ready for the fight, he swings one of his axes into the floor and grabs the other in his mouth, ready for the fight to begin.

(Don't forget, you control the co-announcer too.)

 

Kiero smirked and said, "Those axes look pretty heavy for someone your size."

 

He reached over his shoulder and gripped the handle of his blade. He unsheathed it an held it out in his right hand, showing off the blade's massive size. It was nearly the length of Kiero's body!

 

"This looks promising!" Topaz announced, "Kiero has unleashed a humongous sword from his back! And he's holding it with just one little paw! What a strong puppy!"

 

"Allow me to introduce you to my little secret weapon," Kiero boasted, "And, of course, by little I mean GIGANTIC! Look at this baby!" He began to inspect the blade before turning back to his opponent. "I was planing to save this for the final round of the tournament, but you looked way too deserving of an extra-large sized defeat!"

 

Juri glanced at both of the competitors, then raised a hoof in the air dramatically. "First match of the Dark Tournament: Overlord versus Kiero! BEGIN!"

[Anon In Equestria 57]

The co commentator Re-boot introduced himself.

 

"Mares and not so gentle colts, I'm re-boot and thank you for joining us here at murder brawl XXIII... I mean the third dark tournament... It looks like round one is kicking off, or not"

 

Overlord swung his other axe into the ground and just stood there, without his axes, staring at the diamond dog.

 

"Come puppy, let me pet you"

[Literally Snails 2,307]

The co commentator Re-boot introduced himself.

 

"Mares and not so gentle colts, I'm re-boot and thank you for joining us here at murder brawl XXIII... I mean the third dark tournament... It looks like round one is kicking off, or not"

 

Overlord swung his other axe into the ground and just stood there, without his axes, staring at the diamond dog.

 

"Come puppy, let me pet you"

"Have you even done this before?" Topaz whispered to her partner.

 

After watching the axe swing through the air, Kiero got a sense of how heavy it actually was. "Oh... Oh damn," he stuttered. That axe will take forever to swing! at close range, he'll be helpless!

 

Underestimating his opponents strength and speed, Kiero inched closer to Overlord one small step at a time.

 

"This is ridiculous!" one audience member shouted, "Overlord's axe must weigh twice as much as he does!"

 

"He's letting Ki get too close!" Said another, "He'll never be able to swing it now!"

 

Too late, Overlord! Once Kiero assumed he was close enough to strike, he leapt out with his sword primed to swing. It would only take a moment before Overlord was overwhelmed.

 

(You can kill him in one hit if you want. Just don't drag this out too long.)

[Drago Ryder 639]

Tempest glanced at Kiwi and smirked. "Wouldn't dream of it." He said. "Don't get to overconfident, though. That would lead to your downfall, and I would hate to not have the opportunity to battle a opponent like you." The bat pony then stood up and stretched, preparing for his fight.

 

(Surprisingly, yes.)

Edited August 12, 2014 by Majestic Nightfury

[Anon In Equestria 57]

Reboot looked over at topaz, a big grin on his face.

 

"Nope, but there's a first time for everything right"

 

Overlord stood back on his hind legs and caught Kiero's sword with his hoofs as he swung at him, he then headbutted him to the ground, a very audible crack could be heard.

 

"The Dark gods shall feast on your soul tonight weakling"

 

He then spun around and threw Kiero's sword into the commentators box, the blade sailing above topaz and reboot's heads before planting itself into the wall behind them, reboot ducked and started to shake slightly.

 

"This is messed up... Yet oddly I Love it"

 

Overlord then rips one of Kiero's arms off and starts to beat him with it, buts stops before he kills him, he then looks to the crowd and shouts.

 

"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!!!"

 

Reboot starts clapping and speaks into the mic.

 

"Well it looks like we have a winner here guys and gals, give it up for the insane yet somewhat likeable Overlord, yet its not over yet, will Overlord finish the job, or will he show mercy, I'm gonna go with option one, what about you miss topaz"

[Literally Snails 2,307]

Reboot looked over at topaz, a big grin on his face.

 

"Nope, but there's a first time for everything right"

 

Overlord stood back on his hind legs and caught Kiero's sword with his hoofs as he swung at him, he then headbutted him to the ground, a very audible crack could be heard.

 

"The Dark gods shall feast on your soul tonight weakling"

 

He then spun around and threw Kiero's sword into the commentators box, the blade sailing above topaz and reboot's heads before planting itself into the wall behind them, reboot ducked and started to shake slightly.

 

"This is messed up... Yet oddly I Love it"

 

Overlord then rips one of Kiero's arms off and starts to beat him with it, buts stops before he kills him, he then looks to the crowd and shouts.

 

"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!!!"

 

Reboot starts clapping and speaks into the mic.

 

"Well it looks like we have a winner here guys and gals, give it up for the insane yet somewhat likeable Overlord, yet its not over yet, will Overlord finish the job, or will he show mercy, I'm gonna go with option one, what about you miss topaz"

"I don't know what to think!" Topaz exclaimed. She began to excitedly beat her hoof on her table. "There was some sword throwing, some arm ripping, and some stump beating! Now that's a Stallion who knows how to make a girl happy!"

 

Kiero stumbled back and clenched his bloody stump with his remaining arm. "Wait!" he begged as he shuffled back. "You've won the fight! I yield!" He broke down to his knees. "I'm just a lower class! I don't know any better! Come on! You believe in mercy, don't you?"

[GameytheGeemer 147]

(Curses... This got started when I was at school, so I couldn't post here. Otherwise I'd have been trying to place bets on myself.)

 

"Man... That Diamond Dog, It's a shame, I wanted something that had huge weapons like that... More fun that way." Chain Mail said, he was wearing his best red suit. Namely so nopony would be able to tell when he was bleeding.

 

He had his mask up, revealing his gray fur as he waterfalling a beer as he stayed lying down.

 

"More fun means happier crowd, happier crowd means more clients, more clients means bigger guns, bigger guns mans happier clients, etcetera etsetera, so on and so forth, infinite recursion and the like." He elaborated to himself.

[Anon In Equestria 57]

Overlord stood over Kiero, and gripped the sides of Kiero's head with his armoured hoofs.

 

"Mercy... You want MERCY... MERCY IS FOR THE WEAK!!!!"

 

He then rips kiero's head off, taking his spine with it, he swings it around for a bit before throwing it to the crowd.

 

"BLOOD... BLOOD... AND MORE BLOOD... LET IT FLOW LIKE A RIVER!!!"

 

Reboot leans back, a big smile on his face.

 

"Well miss topaz it looks like we have another deranged killer on our hoofs, good thing the crowd loves em, CAN EVERYPONY MAKE SOME NOISE FOR OVERLORD!!!"

Edited August 12, 2014 by lonewolf1735

[Gloomfury 243]

Trench Club watched the fight with distaste. "No honer, no remorse, just brutality." He shakes his head as he walked away from the window. He need to get ready for his fight. But he wasn't going to remove his coat, he knew that his first opponent would be weaker to him and he didn't feel like he needed to go full force.