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@Dynamo Pad @Literally Snails @Unicorncob @dragon4111 Copper nodded lightly at the response from Shining Armor, saying, "Understandable. However, I'm thinking deeper, especially after the fact that no one picked me up to go to the Emergency Room when I was knocked out. Either way, seeing Draco's current state, I should be able to stop the bleeding of his arm entirely, but that's as far as I can go."

@Unicorncob @Dynamo Pad @Literally Snails Jade's words would be responded to by a huff from Copper. "You lot were summoned here? Then that basically confirmed my suspicion of this entire thing being a set up. The moment I had the invite I thought that it was a trap meant to make me watch the end of the world. Whoever set this up..." He looked directly at Team Rokata now, "...I think they want us to win."

@dragon4111 @Dynamo Pad @Literally Snails @Unicorncob There was a brief moment where Copper could actually see through the fire, mostly because of how the fire was dancing around, which allowed him to see what was going on. "If I saw it right," he spoke to his teammates with him on the sidelines, "Nin was trying to manipulate the blood on Draco, but if I heard right it was a failure, and now Draco's counterattacking."

@Dynamo Pad @Unicorncob "The dragon's fire is gonna make ritual casting more difficult for Nin," Copper said, seeing the fire inside the arena. "Probably gonna make it difficult for Topaz to see what the hell is going on as well, I assume." @Literally Snails As the fight progressed, he looked over to where Onyx was, contemplating on whether he should heal him up as well.

@Dynamo Pad @Unicorncob @dragon4111 @Literally Snails "I've seen this before," Copper stated to his group as he watched the fight begin with this, "so this isn't new to me. For anyone smart enough to know how to beat these opponents, they have to immediately strike before the rituals and/or abilities come into play, and when I say that, I mean do not stop striking their opponent so that they have no time at all. They cannot rest because it'll let the ritual caster rest up and use their abilities. Draco's doing the right thing by immediately striking Nin, but he needs to keep up the onslaught in order to win. One mistake, and it's all over."

@Literally Snails @dragon4111 Copper had to sigh when this all happened. Overall this was going to be a bad day for him, but he decided to say something that, since he was gonna yell it out, he knew the crowd would get behind his words. "CAN WE GET ON WITH THE FIGHT ALREADY?! THE CROWD WANTS BLOOD RIGHT NOW!"

@Unicorncob @dragon4111 @reader8363 Copper looked at both Draco and Jade and said simply, "No need." He wrapped himself in the green aura from earlier and put a hoof on Rose. Rose would be enveloped in the same aura, and a longer healing process would begin. This time, there wouldn't be any sort of pain from the healing.

Basically they're like every other typical corporate business. If you don't make them money, you're not worth anything in their eyes. While I understand that question may be rhetorical, it's also enhanced by the fact that there's no competition.

@Literally Snails @Dynamo Pad @reader8363 @dragon4111 The moment Jade nodded was when Copper finally took action. He bolted to the arena circle and grabbed Rose, then took her to his team's side and laid her down before conjuring up a small ball of life energy, pushing it down for Rose to absorb it. It would sting a little, but it would provide healing of all wounds.

Copper closed his eyes the moment Jade opened a wing to calm him down, and heaved a sigh. "You're right." he said. Well, that was before the ten count finished, and when it did, he looked at Jade and asked, "Now?" He was used to asking for permission.

@Literally Snails @reader8363 @dragon4111 @Dynamo Pad @Unicorncob To say that Copper was getting impatient from that ridiculously slow ten count was an understatement. He wanted, no, NEEDED to save Rose from this. He had to go on the arena circle the absolute immediate second the count was up, and it felt like forever. He was worried for his teammate, and he was going to try to do everything he can to make sure she's alive.

@Literally Snails Okay... that was the exact LAST thing that Copper expected out of the outcome of this match. Seeing Mason completely disappear like that made him cringe hard, since he had never seen anyone die the way Mason did. "Damn," he said loudly. "Of all the weird deaths I've witnessed as a mercenary, Mason's death is by far the worst!"

@Literally Snails @Unicorncob @Dynamo Pad @dragon4111 @reader8363 After a little bit, Copper stood back up, having recovered from whatever he thought was a technique. Probably was something stupid, he didn't know, but he turned his attention back to the fight, trying to figure out what the hell Rose was doing. If he were fighting Mason... well he'd have to beat down the pony in order to weaken the Tenebris.

@Literally Snails Now that he thought about it, Copper did hear what Onyx said before he fully lost consciousness. "If only I was the one who... what?" He had to think long and hard. "Win? Face Rokata? I'm guessing the former.... I just hope he can master his technique, and become stronger." He looked at Team Rokata, specifically the big brute lying unconscious. He looked at his fore-hoof, and started focusing a bit. If anyone was watching, they could see something akin to a crystallized ground around for a split second before it instantly vanished. That took a ton of energy to use, and it left him on one knee after, panting.

@Literally Snails "You talk too much." Those were some loud words directed at Mason, and it could only come from one pony. Copper Strikes was standing fully upright, which didn't seem to make a lot of sense for anyone. How was he able to stand after the absolute beating he took from Onyx? @Unicorncob @Dynamo Pad @reader8363 @dragon4111 For those who had kept a keen eye on Copper, they would've seen that he had a green aura enveloping him. Due to him being an Earth Pony, he was able to naturally heal himself with just a tiny fraction of the earth below him.

@Literally Snails Meanwhile, Copper was in one room in the emergency place, taken in to heal. Thankfully he didn't have a broken skull, but he did have a broken everything else. He couldn't move if his life depended on it, so whatever was needed to heal him quickly would be necessary.

@Literally Snails That punch from Onyx was the final nail in the coffin, as when they collided, Copper was sent careening back. He tumbled and collapsed on his side of the arena circle, his chest-side down on the ground. He laid there for a moment, then very VERY slowly looked up at Onyx. "Good game... well played..." were his final words before he lost consciousness.

Great. As Copper took the blow to the back of his head, nearly ending up with a concussion, he knew he had only one option left. Use every last ounce of his remaining power to win. "HAAAAAHHHHH!" he roared, igniting his fiery aura once again. "Rokata!" he shouted. "If I don't kill Onyx, but instead knock him out, do me a favor and keep him alive, please? I want him to go beyond his current limits so we can fight again one day!" It was a pretty bold assumption for what he said, basically taking a wild shot in the dark, but now wasn't the time for thinking. He would block whatever attack he was thrown at by Onyx, knowing that the words would leave him open for a bit, before he aimed a punch that would hopefully knock out Onyx and seal this match for the Earth Pony.

That punch made him reel back a bit from the attack, almost making him collapse. When he saw the low kick coming, he dodged as quickly as he could, then resumed his plan. This time his movement was quicker, aiming at the same spot he was originally intending to. He wasn't going to think now, he had to wing it.

To think that this match has gone this long... well it was the last thing Copper thought of as the attack from Onyx barely scraped him. He had an idea now, to remove some of the strength by taking out one of the arms. He attempted such a move on Onyx's inner right elbow, aiming a precision strike to try and numb it, if not break the bones.

@Literally Snails "Gah!" Copper too spat out some blood from the sudden attack, and he was having trouble keeping his fiery aura intact. However, he wasn't giving up. He got back up and aimed another punch, this time at another critical point on Onyx's left portion of the body.

Copper did draw near indeed, but he blocked, actually directed the punch away from him, and after that retaliated by aiming a punch as hard as he could with what little strength he has left, despite his fiery aura going strong, at one of Onyx's pressure points. Being a merc, and being taught by his Sensei, has made him learn bout critical points on a creature's body. He was planning to exploit this in the remaining portion of this match.

@Literally Snails @Dynamo Pad @dragon4111 Copper listened to Dynamo, and then something clicked in him. A fiery aura engulfed him once again, and this time, a lot of pressure was being exerted. He ran back to the arena circle, and then said to Onyx, "This time for sure... Owari da..." THIS TIME it was now or never.

"I-I don't know..." Copper was barely able to talk loudly to his best friend. The amount of damage he just took was staggering, and he didn't know if he could continue. "I've... worked so hard to reach my potential... on my own... I don't know if I... c-can win..."

@Literally Snails Copper was EXTREMELY SLOW to get up from that counterattack. He should've dodged when he could. However... he wasn't going to throw this match. He went onto the stage as quickly as he could, bloody, bruised on one eye, scraped all over... and angered. "No... I will not die..." Copper growled. He was getting real desperate. "I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" He could no longer bring out his fiery aura, and to top it off, he fell on his knees. "I..."