Literally Snails

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Crimson scoffed, "in my opinion, I'm much more successful than you, I feel sorry for you, I have a very long list of freinds and a world of freedom, but you just have a castle full of shiny rocks and mr. Playdough for company...that sounds like a miserable existance to me...and trust me, summoning demons to make equestria your bitch isn't gonna help...trust me, my father was a lot like you...and his fate wasnt what he expected...neither will yours be..." said crimson quitely, almost to himself.

"Gambling may be risky but it isn't unpredictable. One of two things WILL happen, and both of them will result in my death. If I do succeed, the demons will obviously kill me too. I find that if I do succeed, life will be better that way."

 

Frost walked out onto the area a floor cracking his neck. "Alright Icy, let's see what your Ice magic is made of." he said as his eyes turned blood red and his other soul Iustus took over for the fight. "You know, Frost was right about you Icy, but I hope your ready." he said as his armor materialized onto his body as he cricked his neck one more time. "Bring it."

The ref gave both fighters a passing glance. "Okay... FIGHT!"

As the breath left Stone's lungs, Whiplash bowed her head and murmured, "I'm sure she is. I swear on my life I will tell her." The pegasus stared at Stone's wounded body. She was so brave, so determined, and didn't deserve to have to go through this pain. "I will never forget you," she whispered.

"Nine and ten!" The ref finished the countdown. "The winner by knock out is Whiplash!"

 

The security Chief, Mason walked onto the stage and grabbed Stones body by the shoulders. "Don't worry, I'll take care of her." He smiled. (Four dead puppies now.) He started to drag her through the blood.

"M-make....sure...she....won't....cry.....she's a brave..little girl...." He words became hush. "It's ok....it's ok....it's ok....it's ok....it's ok....I-it's ok....it's.................o-ok........" She soon grew silent and her a sound of air leaving her lungs ended it, making her quiet. She even closed her eyes, and on her view of vision. Everything went completly black.

 

(Ok I'm sastified with this lol, I live drama. But heal her, like a hospital or something, or do nothing and let her die. I don't care )

"Nine and ten!" The ref finished the countdown. "The winner by knock out is Whiplash!"

 

The security Chief, Mason walked onto the stage and grabbed Stones body by the shoulders. "Don't worry, I'll take care of her." He smiled. (Four dead puppies now.) He started to drag her through the blood.

Stone gasped as her chest was pierced, it didnt hit her heart, at least she didn't know that. But it hit something close to it. Her eyes widened in shock. She hit the ground and blood poored from her mouth. She gritted her now blood red teeth, she felt nothing but pain. Tears streamed down her face. "P-please.....do...m-me a favor....." She said using her willpower.

The ref was already giving a count down. "One... Two... Three..."

 

"Oh my God it's... it's so... beautiful!" Topaz gasped. "Blood literally everywhere! Covering the whole stadium! I'd really really love to be the janitor right now!"

 

"Am I the only one freaked out by that girl?" Someone in the audience asked.

Cosmo felt the impact and knew he'd favor his other leg for the fight. He also could see Standoff preparing to hit him in the back, so as the strike came down he stabbed the weapon at the cord's base, resulting in the grapple flying across the arena, severed from the firing mechanism.

Cosmo now had Altair's point at Standoff's throat. "A few moments ago, you said if I spared you, you'd have nothing left but a thirst for revenge... I still know little about your character, but I know this life was cruel to you, Standoff, and I hope you find something better in your next one..." As he concluded, Cosmo sliced Altair through Standoff's neck, severing his opponents head in a spray of blood. Cosmo's eyes were closed, as both a final respect for his rival and a shield from the blood spray. "May the night bring you a better life," he prayed quietly before cleaning Altair and sheathing his blade.

The ref jumped back on stage and grabbed Cosmos hoof, holding it high. "The winner by death is Cosmo Shadesteel!" (Start your next post back in the waiting room. I'm skipping strait to the next fight.)

 

 

 

Frost looked at the other pony in the room and grinned. "I'm Frost, it's nice to meet you...." he said trailing off waiting for the other pony to introduce herself. Iustus just rolled his eyes "Wow you are ssooo smooth with the ladies." he said mentally in a sarcastic tone.

 

 

@@Frosty V,

"Yeah let's go see the fight. I left a pony I met in the viewing room by herself. We should keep her company while we wait" Icy turned and began to walk towards the viewing room. Still she wanted to know more about what rail and crimson were talking about. she was wondering about it.

 

"Icy Night and Frost Typhoon, report to the second arena floor!"

Whiplash easily slipped out from under the pony, mildy surprised at the outburst. "I meant what I said. I'm not fighting you." Whiplash decided to use one of her more swift techniques: dodging and weaving. She knew she was fast, and hoped that she could continue to dodge all attacks.

"What is whiplash doing in there?" Topaz demanded. "I know dodging is an excellent strategy, but if she doesn't fight back, how is she supposed to win? All she's been doing is avoiding hits! Where's the fun in that?"

 

Stone slashed faster, missing every time. But she grew faster with every slash. She couldn't stop now, no Matter what. 'I am not loosing, she is waiting for me, she needs my help, I can't abandon her' she thought to herself. She finally got a hit across the chest.

"And finally a hit! This might be all over, folks!"

Crimson raised an eyebrow at rail, "uhh...well you sure have the fucked up childhood thing going for you, but its still no excuse to kill innocents, I also grew up at the bottom of the barrel, I was nothing more than an orphaned, thieving street rat when I was a kid, yet look how I turned out, now I'm a famous pirate captain turned hero, and its all because even after all the bad things that happened to me and how much I've lost...I still didn't bow to darkness..." said crimson quitely.

"And I am the wealthiest stallion in Equestria with a fortune of nearly three times Equestria's gross product. I own own nearly half of the wealth in the world. Which one of us do you find more successful? But that's not important. What is important will be decided soon. The one who succeeds is right. That's why history is written by the victor. In a few days, I will play my hand. It's funny, I feel just like I did all those years ago when I played my first game of poker."

Crimson smirked, "so your actually telling me that your just a bored billionaire who is so desperate for thrills that you would threaten all of equestria with a demon invasion just for kicks? Your more nuts than I thought...why not just do what I do and just go on adventures, that's as exciting as your gonna get..." asked crimson half jokingly.

"I have a purpose. Being born at the bottom of society I got to see exactly how bad this world is. I had an otherwise typical childhood. I became obsessed with death and suffering. Sometimes I would play a game where I saw how long I could keep an animal alive after I removed its heart. A typical childlike game. But soon we have to grow up and see that there is more to life than personal fun. I found out that I could turn my ambitions into cash through gambling, and there was no turning back. The sheer thrill of gambling, the exhilaration of risking it all. It was without match. The stakes have gotten bigger and bigger, soon money lost its mystery, so I found a way to make the stakes a little more interesting."

Xena's body expanded as some of the light from his aura spilled out of his mouth. "Survive this." He thought. The cyan pegesus then fired a massive beam of aura at Sole. He didn't even care if the ponies in the stands behind Sole got fried from the attack.

 

Ivy was surprised by this. "He really has been training." She thought

 

A large portion of the audience was enveloped and incinerated.

 

"That's the kind of audience participation you can only expect at the dark tournament!" Said Topaz.

Crimson stares at Rail with a neutral expression for what seems like forever before finally cracking a smile, "tch, well isn't that just a bit cliche? Telling your evil plot to one of the heroes? Are you TRYING to look like a comic book villain? Can't say I agree with your methods, especielly if they include using demons to do your dirty work...how long have you been planning this? Monthes? Years? Before or after your daughters birth? In any case, you wouldn't be telling me your master plans for nothing...so there's only three reasons to why you would do that. 1. You think you can make a deal with me to keep me out of the way and put me in your pocket. 2. Your so confident that noone can possibly stop you that your just telling me this to prove that point. And 3. You don't plan on letting me live long enough to tell anyone about your little plans...which would explain why you hired mr. Playdough...so Rail...which is it?" Asked crimson, putting a hoof on the hilt of helios, preparing for a sneak attack.

 

((Hmm...indeed...very...creative...but isn't one of your rules of this rp, "no magical portals to other worlds? ))

"You're completely wrong." Said Rail. "I have two reasons. The first is that I'm a helpless egomaniac and can't possibly go through with this without bragging about it. The second is that I want others to have a chance to stop me. Make it to the tournament finals if you want your chance to be a hero."

I would like to join with Tarot as a neutral pony please! she is in my signature, so give her a look over if you like

Mkay, she can join.

Crimson's eyes narrowed, "and what point would that be? Your not planning anything devious again...are you? And no...smoking would make me look a bit stupid, seeing as I'm a fire elemental, I breath smoke without any trouble anyway, so it would be pointless..." said crimson with a scoff.

Rail chuckled. He lit a cigarette for himself and began to explain. "The point is simple. We should not exist. No other organism behaves in this way. Even Demons do not kill without reason, simply to entertain a crowd. Our kind will eat and destroy until nothing is left but piss! I intend to clean that wound. There is a land beyond our dimension called the Fade. Our minds go there when we dream. It is the place where weaker demons can contact ponies to possess them. In the past, it has been possible and relatively easy to make a portal to this land. But the Fade is simply a gateway. A world between worlds. Beyond the Fade is my goal, a land of demons far too powerful to slip into the Fade! Most Ponies like me want to control the world with money, but I find that far too boring. I want to control it with monsters. Creating a portal to that world requires an impossible amount of money. It costs nearly two million bitts to create a portal the size of a foals hoof that lasts for ten seconds! I want something different. A permanent portal that allows demons to pass through as they please! I find the world would be much better that way. However, I don't have enough money to do that, I'll have to keep gambling. This is the ultimate high stakes game. This year's Dark Tournament decides so much about the future. More will be revealed in time. For now, we should just enjoy the games."

 

(Shit just got real)

Crimson sighed, "at this rate you'll never use my powers again, but its your choice if you choose to do the same things you always do, then I can't stop you...and don't worry, I will..." said crimson before as he left. Crimson glared at rail, "I almost didn't come, but I just can't refuse a good challenge...what exactly do you want...money grubber..." said crimson.

"You miss the point." Rail said through half closed eyes. "It has never been about money. The thrill of gambling is about risking it all, Gaining money is simply a consequence of victory. This tournament is my way of proving a slightly different point, however. Would you like a cigarette?"

Crimson frowned sadly at rune and sighed, "I'm sorry rune...but if your telling the truth and you only use the powers you gain to kill innocents and take more power...then you simply aren't ready for such a destructive ability...my master once told me, those who have power, have them for a reason, a destiny which is far beyond personal gain...so until you an understand that...your cursed to never use those powers again..." said crimson quitely.

(He should still be able to use his other abilities. Silver has nothing to do with his copy cat power, only ragestar and voidstar. Silver is your weakness, not his.)

 

Rune held out a his right hoof and a steel sickle blade formed out of his foreleg that extended far enough to touch Crimson on the nose (The sickle blade power that Roto used in the last tournament, also stolen). "Your curse is little more than a setback! I will become the most powerful spell caster in Equestria without your powers. They were not... that impressive. I don't need them. I have decided that you are now my competition. My next goal is to defeat you. Now go win the damn tournament!"

 

@, As Rune left the room, Rail walked past him. He had a drink hovering in front of him, and he set it down on a coffee table. "Captain Crimson Grinn." He addressed calmly. "Surprised to see me again? I know I'm surprised to see you. I never expected you to re-attend." He sat down.

Crimson's eyes narrowed, "I'm not very comfortable.. with you using such powerful techniques to kill innocents...so I have a solution..." said crimson before he unsheathed helios, a small needle popped out from the pommel, acting quickly, crimson stuck the needle into Rune's neck, releasing a strange liquid into his blood. Crimson then sheathed helios and sighed, "sorry rune, but I'm not letting you put those lives on my concience...so to make sure you never use those my abilities again, I injected you with silver...my only true weakness...it takes away my powers...and in this case your powers over my powers..." said crimson calmly.

 

((Sorry sas, but in the words of the highlander..."there can be only one!!"))

(ignoring the fact that he could have easily avoided the needle)

 

Rune shuffled back and felt the wound on his neck. "You BASTARD!" He varied. "I deserved those powers! I deserved more! I still remember them! I can do any spell I remember! RAGESTAR!" He closed his eyes, but nothing happened. "VOIDSTAR!" Nothing happened. "NOOO! DAMN IT, NO! You... you stole them! Why should you have them if I can't? What makes you think you're better? I have my copying ability for a reason! I'm meant to have them!"

 

He started to shrink back. The fire in his eyes dissipated. "Right? That's what it means... Right?"

I remember when we were like "Oh my gosh! We have over 1500 members! This site has grown so fast, I love it when we get newcomers! You guys are so awesome! ~  ~

Crimson paused and raised an eyebrow at Rune, he didn't know how to react, "uhh...I guess that's one way of learning new teqniques...but its a little...dangerous...actually, I got my powers from a magic scroll made by princess celestia herself. It was stolen by a greedy dragon and she hired me to steal it back, I succeeded, but instead of giving it back to her, I used the spell on myself and gained these powers. I trained with them for many years to master them and eventually I invented the ragestar teqnique, the power to harness the energy of a supernova and not long after, I met my master, who taught me the voidstar teqnique, the power of a black hole...both are very dangerous and I'm gonna trust you to not misuse them..." said crimson warningly.

(personality shift.)

 

Rune's wide, childlike eyes narrowed. "It depends on your definition of misuse. I am a very evil soul, I have no illusions of that. I now posses Ragestar and Voidstar. You know them better than I, but I will soon master them. They will be perfect for killing new masters and collecting new techniques; but I do not intend to do anything with my power other than gaining more power. It's more of a casual hobby."

 

His eyes widened again and he continued acting like a child. "But that's not important! You've got three more fights to win!"

Crimson smiled in amusement, "hehehe...so now your routing for me, instead of threatening me? Interesting...but it kinda makes me curious, who taught you exactly? I mean, you didn't learn everything you know by yourself, did you? Everyone's had a master or teacher at least once...even me..." said cimson almost to himself.

"The way I copy is a gift. I could always do it. It's like a photographic memory only with magic." Rune explained, "As for my teachers... I searched all across Equestria for the best magic users with original spells, forced them to use them in a fight, then killed them. I suppose you can say they were my teachers. In fact, I think you're the only teacher I've ever had that's still alive!"

Crimson smirked and chuckled a bit at Runes statement, "tch, fair? You mostly just copied my teqniques, bragged about how you were gonna kill me, and claiming you were god...okay, the first one is unfair but admittedly the other two are just me complaining, anyway, I may be wiling to fight you again later, just try not to kill me next time, ok?" Asked crimson as he straightened his hat.

(Rune acts very different when he's not fighting, its not another personality, just a different mindset.)

 

"You're funny!" Rune said. "Not much fun if you don't want to play for keeps! But there is a little more fun when losers get to play again. I'll play by your rules, but only after you win. I want to beat the grand champion."

@,@@Justin ZW, 

 

"SWORDPOINT! SWORDPOINT! SWORDPOINT!" The crowd cheered.

 

"Unbelievable!" Said Topaz, "Last year the crowd was chanting for Swordpoints death, but now they seem to love the former champion! Talk about inconsistency."

 

"Okay, fighters, you may begin!" Said the ref.

 

@,

 

Rune jumped up and balanced on the tip of one hoof again, smiling like a happy child. "Not really mister god if I lost. That was such a fun fight, we should do it again some time! I hear you passed out just after I did. Pretty even match, huh?"

 

@@TheBreech, (is Monsiur correct? Did the fight finish?) 

Hey SAS, is it ok if I have crimson emerge from the arena's hospital? Because I'm kinda stumped on what crimson can do after he just keeled over...

Yes. Rune would like to speak with you. He's in the infirmity waiting room.

 

 

 

 

So far theirs been seven confirmed deaths and none of them were from the actual matches. Is it too much to ask for you guys to actually kill each other? Rail has more kills under his belt than all of you pansies combined!

"No I don't, and that's why I'm not sure why I wanted to kill you. Tell me, what reason do I have for killing you? Executing your opponents? Everyone in this competition knows we're encouraged to kill each other, you just did what the crowd wanted. I've never had to struggle, I've had to do dark things, so I know the world isn't sunshine and rainbows. My job isn't cushy when I'm face to face with a deranged sorceress or a tyrants personal guard, but I've always had something or somepony I can come back to and rely on. So how can I judge a pony whose life I've never expirienced, and who I know practically nothing about?" Even as he spoke, Cosmo's stance never loosened, his words were sincere but he wasn't going to give Standoff an easy opening.

"Um... Are they supposed to just be talking?" The easily confused ref asked before looking through the rule book again. "I don't see anything in here about talking... Aha! What about stalling! Wait, does this count as stalling? If so, which one gets the penalty? Is it the one who spoke first? Are they both stalling? My brain hurts!"

Stone shook her head. Her iron body gave her strength. She used it to brutally march back onto the arena, using one hoof at a time. She slowly walked back. Soon getting on the arena. But she ran out if magic and her iron body went to normal. She then took a deep breathe "I.....am....not loosing.....no mater what....even if it kills me" she said before getting up, running and kicking whiplash to the ground. Then elbowing her in the chest. Then she slowly got up. And grabbed her by the throat and head butted whiplash so hard. Both if them drew blood.

Stone stumbled back. Feeling the blood of her wound drip down her face.

"Skull on Skull action!" Topaz said happily. "Everybody wins with a headbutt!"

 

 

 

"Your daughter has an interesting style of announcing. She really does enjoy this sort of thing. Rather odd for a young mare." Mason observed.

 

"I didnt pay much attention to her as a foal." Said Rail.

All Whiplash felt was pain everywhere. She was a few feet in the ground, where Stone had slammed her in. She gently prodded her head, which was dripping with blood. I have to get up! GET UP! She screamed to herself, but everything just hurt. "No. No, I will NOT give up," she snarled, and slowly picked herself back up. Whiplash looksd around the small pit, and saw the dagger had fallen in. It was her last hope. The pegasus grasped it between her teeth and focused the last of her energy on it. Wind began to generate, lifting her up out of the hold. It swirled around Stone, picking her up and slamming her outside of the arena. By now, most of Whiplash's energy was gone. She used the last of the wind's pressure to hold Stone down. If she could keep this up for ten seconds, Whiplash would win.

"Naturally, Ill start a ten count!" Said the red. She scurried onto the arena and began to count up. "..ONE! ...TWO! ...THREE!"

 

"Could this be the end, folks?" Topaz asked the crowd. "It looks that way, but I sure hope not! I was just starting to have fun!"

 

"Four! ...Five!" The red continued.

Stone fell back. Her chest now full of another dagger. It pained her to breathe, or stretch out. She only had one more thing she could do, but she needed it to be a final move. She then focused and she grabbed the dagger that was in her chest and turned her body into iron once more. She then got up, and slammed to the ground, causing whiplash to fly high into the air. Then stone jumped up, and took both hoofs and smashed them ontop of her head. Sending her into the ground. Sending dust and debri everywhere.

"What a slam down!" Topaz said. "Now this is the kind of fight I like! No tricks or magic, just brittle bones and fresh pavement! Makes you want to shout for joy, doesn't it? Oops, I really should be more professional, but sometimes a girl just can't help herself!"