open The Dark Tournament III

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"And it's over as quickly as it began! What an interesting fight!" Topaz commented, "You had a drop dead drunk and a plant monster and the outcome wasn't what you would expect. It turns out Kiwi can cut through flesh and bone like a hot knife through butter! I can't say I envy her next opponent!"

 

Juri flenched at the site of Hirue's dead body. "That thing is huge! It's not my job to clean that up, is it?"

"Juri, you have a match to call!"

Juri snapped back into action at the call of her friend. "Right!" She said, lifting up Kiwi's left hoof. "The winner, by death, is Kiwi!"

 

"And thus ends another spectacular fight. You could miss a lot if you blink during one of these!" Topaz exaggerated. "I've just received word that we're going to have a short intermission while we wait for the mess in the arena to be picked up."

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Kiwi stumbled in and interrupted. "Swear, the stairs were a lot more sideways then they usually are," she slurred. She shuffled next to Tempest and gave him a pat on the shoulder, "I never got to tell you this, but you put on a good show," she said. She eventually noticed Crimson Grinn and stared at him with her heavily intoxicated eyes. "The fuck is this bloke?" She asked.

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"Skuldaf and Selune Darkeye, report to the arena, please," The mechanical speaker commanded.

 

"Now here's a fight I know you've all been waiting for!" Topaz excitedly claimed, "Newcomer Skuldaf is facing off against long-time combatant Selune Darkeye! Your guess is as good as mine on this one, people!"

[Hive King 2,001]

Skuldaf opened his eyes and strode down to the arena, managing to keep his sparking magic under control. He had seen his opponent manipulate the drunkard into a kiss, so he knew she was crafty to an extent. Still, he had more drive, and a good reason to fight for. He couldn't lose....or die.

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

Skuldaf opened his eyes and strode down to the arena, managing to keep his sparking magic under control. He had seen his opponent manipulate the drunkard into a kiss, so he knew she was crafty to an extent. Still, he had more drive, and a good reason to fight for. He couldn't lose....or die.

Selune was curious about Skuldaf who had been hard meditating. What was it about him that made her think he was grim? Was it that he had a reason not to lose? Was it the same subliminal survivalist fear of dying that motivated him?

 

Many in this arena had no reason to win or the reasons they had for it were hollow. Most didn't want victory right here. They were like dragged to a fight... Something much like a prisoner gladiator of the olden times. But she had a purpose.

 

She skipped and hopped at the Arena. When the two of them were facing each other she asked

 

"How do you want to be treated?" it was most of the time this simple question that determined her attitude towards the fight and its' outcome. It also helped determine the fighter.

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(thank's for waiting. I like doing one fight at a time, but it's also very slow.)

 

"Okay, fighters, take your stances, please," Juri commanded. She made sure both fighter was ready before she continued. She lifted a hoof into the air and swung it down dramatically. "Aaaand, BEGIN!"

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"My wants matter very little" Skuldaf replied, suddenly letting out an ear splitting roar as uncontrolled magic blasted from the tip of his horn, crackling red and black lightning exploding all around him. It was his first tactic, a bluff to try and scare his way past.

 

"Give in, now!" 

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Crimson raised a curious eyebrow at the mare. "Er...my name is Crimson Grinn, I'm a participant in the tournament..." said the pirate. "Were...you just drunk during your fight?" He asked curiously.

 

The pirate knew enough about fighting and drinking to know that the two didn't mix.

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"My wants matter very little" Skuldaf replied, suddenly letting out an ear splitting roar as uncontrolled magic blasted from the tip of his horn, crackling red and black lightning exploding all around him. It was his first tactic, a bluff to try and scare his way past.

 

"Give in, now!"

Selune opened wide her eyes at the display before her.

 

"N-no p-please! I am too young to die!" she fell on her knees hiding her face with her mane and hooves. She stayed silent for a second to let it sink in. Once she was sure she was heard she jerked her head and with lightning fast speed she used her hooves and magic to throw a big flurry of knives hidden in her cloack. How many would this unicorn be able to block? He targetted weak spots. That way she would play it safe striking with precision. Hopefully she would be able to provide entertainment for the crowd and not spill too much blood. She wouldn't like the intestines of someone in her cloak.

[Hive King 2,001]

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Skuldaf hadn't really cared about the begging, not outwardly anyway, but this knife throw was a dirty trick from a sniveling snake. With a snarl, a burst of wind shot forth, deflecting most of the knives, but not all. Some had managed to embed themselves in his green combat vest.

 

"You have no honor, relying on tricks to do anything" Skuldaf disapproved, slapping the knifes off his vest. Then he felt a headache coming on. No, not now! In a burst of black and red, he began venting energy wildly, strands of the magic falling in a wide radius around him with no aim at all

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Crimson raised a curious eyebrow at the mare. "Er...my name is Crimson Grinn, I'm a participant in the tournament..." said the pirate. "Were...you just drunk during your fight?" He asked curiously.

 

The pirate knew enough about fighting and drinking to know that the two didn't mix.

 

"Of course I was chockers. Wha's the point of gettin' in a blue if you don't allow yourself to have some fun?" She hiccuped and almost lost her balance, but managed to stand upright. "Say, you look like you've had a bit of grog yourself. lookin' for something stronger?"

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Skuldaf hadn't really cared about the begging, not outwardly anyway, but this knife throw was a dirty trick from a sniveling snake. With a snarl, a burst of wind shot forth, deflecting most of the knives, but not all. Some had managed to embed themselves in his green combat vest.

 

"You have no honor, relying on tricks to do anything" Skuldaf disapproved, slapping the knifes off his vest. Then he felt a headache coming on. No, not now! In a burst of black and red, he began venting energy wildly, strands of the magic falling in a wide radius around him with no aim at all

 

The magic beams began randomly striking members of the crowd. "OH GOD NOT THIS AGAIN!" A returning fan from last years tournament cried before sprinting away from the beams of light.

 

 

"No one can explain to me why the combatants keep attacking the audience! But it does make for a more interesting experience!"

[Hive King 2,001]

Skuldaf snarled, managing to bring his explosion back under control. He turned, trying to see if any of the audience members had been severely wounded. No, just some bumps and bruises.

 

"Sorry" Skuldaf offered, looking downright ashamed of himself for his lack of control over his magic

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

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Skuldaf hadn't really cared about the begging, not outwardly anyway, but this knife throw was a dirty trick from a sniveling snake. With a snarl, a burst of wind shot forth, deflecting most of the knives, but not all. Some had managed to embed themselves in his green combat vest.

 

"You have no honor, relying on tricks to do anything" Skuldaf disapproved, slapping the knifes off his vest. Then he felt a headache coming on. No, not now! In a burst of black and red, he began venting energy wildly, strands of the magic falling in a wide radius around him with no aim at all

"The way i choose to fight has nothing to do with my honor." Selune responded with a calm smile. The she witnessed it...

 

The unicorn in front of her seemed to be aching. She wondered if he was truly in pain or it was just a trick. Regardless she stood firmly watching closely.

 

What came next surprised her a bit. The outburst of energy caused her to back down a few feet and she used her agility to dodge the blasts. Not all were successful and she managed to trip when one scraped her hoof.

 

"You are reckless! You could have killed the spectators with this!" she wasted no time her boomerang knife against him, it was enchanted and would return to her wherever she was. Smoke started appearing in a small amount from her horn as she prepared her next spell.

[Hive King 2,001]

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"I am truly ashamed of that, it won't happen again" Skuldaf countered, holding up his fore leg and letting the knife embed itself inside of him. One of the benefits of his horrible childhood, he felt no pain.  

 

"Surenderr! I don't want to hurt you!" Skuldaf demanded, yanking the knife out of his forehoof and realizing he had miscalculated the damage it had caused. He'd have to block with another one now

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

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"I am truly ashamed of that, it won't happen again" Skuldaf countered, holding up his fore leg and letting the knife embed itself inside of him. One of the benefits of his horrible childhood, he felt no pain.

 

"Surenderr! I don't want to hurt you!" Skuldaf demanded, yanking the knife out of his forehoof and realizing he had miscalculated the damage it had caused. He'd have to block with another one now

Selune genuinly frowned as she continued seriously "I am a fighter... I can't quit. I need to win this. But worry not... Your blood need not be spilled for me to win." Within a puff of smoke that quickly dispersed leaving a blank area she teleported upwards and behind him.

 

As she fell down the ground her horn flashed as she sent down a crescent wave of purple energy aimed at the back of his head. Hopefully it would knock him down enough for her to disable him long enough to achieve the needed victory.

[Hive King 2,001]

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Skuldaf knew that when someone teleported, they usually went for the back. So he looked up just in time to fire a beam from his own horn. He intended it to deflect the shot. Instead, he shot a monstrous laser that exploded right in front of him, tossing him and obsuring his opponent in the fall out. Skuldaf shook his head and got up, looking around. 

 

"Are you able to continue?" he asked, hoping that she wasn't. This fight was beginning to wear on

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Grant watched the fight with interest from his dimly lit private room. Someone else's voice spoke to him, a shrill voice, the voice of someone who should have been dead.

 

"I don't think you need to worry," It said, "She's a feisty little bitch. Trust me, I'd know."

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

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Skuldaf knew that when someone teleported, they usually went for the back. So he looked up just in time to fire a beam from his own horn. He intended it to deflect the shot. Instead, he shot a monstrous laser that exploded right in front of him, tossing him and obsuring his opponent in the fall out. Skuldaf shook his head and got up, looking around.

 

"Are you able to continue?" he asked, hoping that she wasn't. This fight was beginning to wear on

The teleport and the spell had used plenty of her strength and she wasn't ready to block an explosion like that. This unicorn was unstable... However that meant the explosion didn't have all the desirable effects. The unicorn was hesitant to finish her off... It was the third time he did that.

 

The explosion staggered her and burned some of her skin below her, it was more than enough to remind her what needed to be done. However what her opponent didn't expect was for the explosion to push her back in the air. This was her chance...

 

As she cast a small blast behind her to propel her towards the right direction she emerged from the smoke casting a blinding flash of light to stun her opponent. She then intended to strike through it with her hoof at the head to stagger and knock him down.

[Hive King 2,001]

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Skuldaf snarled as he was blinded, replaced with a grunt as he was knocked down from the punch. Staggering to his feet, he panted a bit. He was a soldier, yes, but he also wasn't a killer nor someone to torture. If he had wanted to, he could have ended the fight by vaporizing her. But that was against his code.

 

So Skuldaf simply stood again, ignoring the pain in his slashed hoof.

 

"You are strong" Skuldaf commented 

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

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Skuldaf snarled as he was blinded, replaced with a grunt as he was knocked down from the punch. Staggering to his feet, he panted a bit. He was a soldier, yes, but he also wasn't a killer nor someone to torture. If he had wanted to, he could have ended the fight by vaporizing her. But that was against his code.

 

So Skuldaf simply stood again, ignoring the pain in his slashed hoof.

 

"You are strong" Skuldaf commented

She smiled a bit as she stood on her hooves in front of him. Her being hurt had unlocked new possibilities... New spells.

 

"You too." she replied and her expression changed back to a devious determination as her hooves rapidly engulfed in shadows energy, the left one less than the right, using the pain as a catalyst. As quickly as they appeared she said this in a moment of utter silence "Τετέλεσται!"

 

She launched herself forward throwing a small puff of darkness from her left like a smoke bomb at him. The right hoof formed a shadowy hoof punch shade around it which she used to strike quickly. ((Ooc:As a reference see Shadow Punch pokemon))

[Hive King 2,001]

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Skuldaf saw the punch coming and new taking it head on would be stupid. But he couldn't dodge. The red and black magic crackling in his horn gave him an idea. He shot himself with it. It was a gamble and he knew it, but it paid off. Now his body was charged with electricity, ready to discharge. With his larger size, she'd be affected far more than he when she hit him. On the downside, the electricity coursing through him was cramping him, keeping him from moving. He had to rely on her momentum 

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

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Skuldaf saw the punch coming and new taking it head on would be stupid. But he couldn't dodge. The red and black magic crackling in his horn gave him an idea. He shot himself with it. It was a gamble and he knew it, but it paid off. Now his body was charged with electricity, ready to discharge. With his larger size, she'd be affected far more than he when she hit him. On the downside, the electricity coursing through him was cramping him, keeping him from moving. He had to rely on her momentum

She had launched herself far too quick to stop. The punch had to hit something but she feared that if she hit him his new surge would cause her more harm. It was clear that he was a more powerful magic user... But that was why she used her wits against such opponents.

 

She directed the punch downwards just in time. Raising her back hooves and using the punch like a spear she vaulted over him. More like she did a forward kind of backflip roll. While mid-air she fired a couple of crescent kinetic blasts. They weren't as strong as the last but seeing as she was going to fall behind him they might just be enough.

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Skuldaf cringed, venting his magic in one, explosive wave. He panted hard, falling to his knees. He spared a look at his foe. That was all he had left. If she was still moving, he'd forfeit. There was no sense in them both spilling blood. 

 

"Start the count for her" he asked, hoping that he'd advance

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

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Skuldaf cringed, venting his magic in one, explosive wave. He panted hard, falling to his knees. He spared a look at his foe. That was all he had left. If she was still moving, he'd forfeit. There was no sense in them both spilling blood.

 

"Start the count for her" he asked, hoping that he'd advance

After another huge flight she hit the ground smoking all over. After seemingly a second inactivity the pain of the fall finally registered "Ffffffff..... Yoouuuuu!!!! Mom isn't gonna like this..."

 

She looked at the large cuts and burns she had all over. There was however one thing however, and one thing only that kept her up.

 

"Well... You got 5 seconds to surrender. Before i get pissed of and throw a headshot knife at you..." she said with one eye closed. Of course she wasn't in much shape to do that... Only real thing she could do was maybe drift and fall on his hooves like a swooning maiden mare while holding a dagger on one hoof.

 

"You're a cute one you know that? All your crazy explosions... Bet you have a good spiced up life!" maybe her bravado with a short giggle would scare him off? She giggled grinning madly. Oh great... The delusions kicked in already? She had done mistakes in this fight... But then again she didn't expect to face such hard opponents first time. The tournament had unevenly divided them against other kind of opponents. Well... No point in bickering about it.