open Bangcolt Arena! (Fighting/Sol) -RP-

[Jack Baker 698]

@Fractured

"I realize that. I used to fight wars for a living, you know!" Raze said, slowly looking around for where she might be.

 

"Taking advantage of your surroundings and blending in with the shadows, I like that. As expected of the Princess of the Night." He kept scanning the area around him, the aura from his sword still glowing brightly.

[J.R. 3,183]

There were only four more sandbang dummies left for Libby to take out. As she was in her own zone, she felt as if her guns were a part of her as well. As if they were connected to her brain somehow... ​​"Final four..."

 

​​​​Bam-bam

 

She focused....she shot both sidearms at a wide angle towards both sides. Both of which going through the 70 and 75 yard sandbags on both sides. A near flawless effort despite the few shots that missed their bullseye. After it all, Libby felt herself come back down to earth, smirking at the work she had done. "Whoo-wee! Smith and Wilson firearms always come out on top."

 

​​After taking a moment to reload once more, Libby walked away from the training area, proud of how well she managed to work. From there, she decided the best place to go would be towards a place to eat. "Hm..." ​She passed by the muffin shop once more, thinking it over to herself.

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

Ivory Star had just considered moving off to another location, when something particular caught her eye. A pony with an unusual focus for this place, and one that signified she was alive, though it wasn't the type she usually focused on. She seemed way too serious, and maybe uptight. Still, someone to finally talk too. She looked out over the terrace. "Hey!" She leaned over, waving a hoof to get the mare's attention. "How's it going?"

 

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As if in response to Raze's word's, a large, silver object began to float upwards, rising through the trees to set at least a hundred feet in the sky. It looked like a small full moon, and as it hung, it began to draw in the darkness around it, causing an eerie, bone white pall to overtake the entire area. At the same time, a small dark spark of magic erupted from the sky in the opposite direction, screaming like a firework as it moved upwards. When it reached its apex, it exploded, dozens of trails of solid magic tearing downward from the sky, heading directly towards Raze. Each one was about one-third his body length, but exploded with tremendous force, causing craters deep enough for a filly to sit in, and wide enough for a traveling wagon to rest in.

Edited June 7, 2016 by Fractured

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,
​The mare in the hat looked over to her, and noticed she was waving. ​"Hm?" ​She trotted over, and looked up. ​"Um...hi there? It's goin' pretty good for me so far. Finally found a place to rest and perform." ​She didn't really have anything much to say at the moment. The heat was clouding her mind, ​"Whew--hot ain't it?"

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

"Hmmm?" Ivory Star looked up, and blinked. She hadn't noticed it, but it did seem to be sweltering. When did that happen? She jumped down off the Terrace, crumpling what was left of her muffin into a small ball with her magic, and lugging it behind her.

 

"I suppose it is. Still, not a bad day to be out, considering it could be hotter." She walked around the mare, thinking to herself. "Let's see. Sun's out. Busy day. Everything's calm and uneventful. So, I must be..." She stopped, to look back at the mare. "Sorry. Did you say perform?"

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,
​The mare blinked before nodding once. ​"Yes-siree. I perform all the time. I show off my skills as a marksmare and shoot all kinds of things in entertaining ways." ​She giggled, ​"Whenever I get the chance, I always get to show off and use my guns to make everypony go 'ooh' and 'aah.' It's so much fun!"

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

"Ah. I see." Ivory Star blew out her lip, betraying disinterest for the briefest of moments. This wasn't what she was expecting, at all. But still, more interesting than where she would have been otherwise, she thought, before flashing back to a curious expression. Maybe it wasn't as bad as she thought it was.

 

"So you use your guns to entertain ponies." She stopped circling for a second, mulling it over. "And that's what makes you happy, right?"

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,

Libby gave a friendly nod and smiled widely. ​"That's darn right! I love makin' other ponies smile. It makes me happy to show off what I like to do." ​She blinked, and blushed, ​"My apologies. Where are my manners? Libby G. Wilson, ma'am. Daughter of the one and only Mr. Wilson of Smith and Wilson Co. What's your name?"

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

" Ivory. Ivory Star." She spoke her name out as she mulled it over, looking directly at the mare. "A musician that just recently graduated magic school, and a master of music, and sound. There's little I can't do with it, provided I know the proper vibrations, frequencies, etc. Really really complicated and tedious stuff, though the end result is fun, and I suppose it at least looks cool. Still." She dropped back to the curious look again. "Why are you here? Or is that too personal?"

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,

​"Nice to meet ya there Ms. Star. Oh, and don't worry about it at all. It's not too personal, in fact, I was hoping you'd ask." ​She reached into her saddlebag, and pulled out a notepad with showtimes. ​"I got scheduled appearances to make in Bangcolt. The little foals just love to watch my shows. The amount of gunplay mastery it's taken in order for me to get to where I am is really satisfying." ​She smiled, ​"But enough about me. What about you? What makes you happy?"

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper suddenly jolted his head up from his spot, listening to the PA system telling him about his fight with... Celestia?  He shrugged, he may as well make it count, he did have one more fight in him after all.  So he got up from his seat, lifted his sword to his back, and proceeded to the arena where he'd fight the Princess of the Sun.

 

He found himself in a replica of the streets of Canterlot, in the dead center of it if he remembered correctly, finding a softly smiling Celestia.  Smiling himself, he laid his sword to the ground, for he knew he'd use it later.  He cricked his neck and said to her, "Hello, your highness.  I will let you know that I am the pony who had fought your sister here, but had lost because of running out of energy.  Not in the replica of Canterlot, but a replica of her home.  And just like I had said to her, I ask that you give me everything you have, and I'll do the same to you."  A soft smile showed on him, and he had hoped that she would obliged.

[Jack Baker 698]

@Fractured

Raze looked up at the solid magic raining down toward him, cutting one in half as it was about to reach him. He ran towards the source of it, narrowly dodging one, but another landed close enough for the force to knock him off of his hooves. He landed on his back hard, but quickly got back up and kept running, entering the deeper part of the forest. His sword was at the ready, and he was looking through the trees to find out where she was.

[Star Saber 114]

@@Fractured,

 

“Oh that’s partially the point Miss Nightingale.” Maverick’s grin widened, “I knew you were the perfect fit for this job and I’m sure whatever your request in the future is we’ll be able to fulfill it.”

 

The green maned stallion slipped out of his seat and gave a bow towards Nightingale, “Now if you excuse me, I have a club to manage… we’ll be watching with anticipation. If you have need of anything else there are plenty here who could provide you with… less than legal goods.”

Edited June 7, 2016 by Star Saber

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

"...Geez, I realize what an awkward question that is now." she coughed, and shuffled her hooves, looking at the mare. "Being noticed. By the ones that matter. Maybe being noticed in general. It's hard to stand out in a world where there's thousands just like you." She let out another puff of annoyance. "...Music. Listening to it. Creating it. Letting others hear what i've done. It's an amazing feel. Like... being accomplished. Or content." She repeated the puff, searching for the right words. "...I don't know why i'm here. Well, I do; i'm searching for a friend. But what exactly I want from him, i'm not sure, or if that's even the only reason I want to be here- sorry, rambling." She pawed the back of her head with a hoof in embarrassment.

 

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@DwhitetheGamer

Celestia opened her eyes, the faint smile never leaving her face as she looked at Copper. "...It's been a long while since anypony has asked this from me. The last pony was a rather enchanting stallion, and an Earth pony, just like yourself. If anything the match was enlightening. Perhaps i'll learn more from this one." She flexed out her long wings testingly, and brought them back to her. As she did so, she closed her eyes, her smile creeping up a half inch. "It seems my sister is getting rather excited, over in her match. I suppose I see no reason why I shouldn't allow myself to do the same. In a moment." With a small turn of her head, she began flicking her horn in different directions, casting enchantments at an unintelligible speed.

 

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"So you've entered the darkness. Admirable." There was a blur as something shot by him in a circle, then Luna was suddenly on his right. "Though given the circumstances, I suppose you had little choice." In an instant, a wall of foot thick dark ice flashed up from around him in the path she had just taken, sealing him off from her completely. It crackled with even darker electricity, set to discharge into whatever surface first touched it. Above him, the storm clouds rolled in as well as Luna willed it, building darkly just over the false moon, which was still beaming down on the forest.

 

Luna gave no time for thought before the first massive, small tree sized bolt of lightning dropped down, heading directly for the trapped Raze.

 

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-snip-

Celestia took a long pause, absorbing everything given to her. Finally, she turned to Moondancer, and gave a small nod. Nodding back to her, Moondancer quietly excused herself from the room. Celestia shut the door behind her, locking it, before turning to Chrysalis.

 

"In regards to your first question, i'm afraid my sister Luna is sleeping, as she does in the daytime. I'd wake her myself, but in truth, i'm afraid to. She's quite temperamental, when woken before hours." She gave a small chuckle, hoping to lighten the mood, before her eyes grew more serious, looking solidly at Chrysalis. The expression of a ruler.

 

"Chrysalis, I need you to promise two things. On your word as a ruler. The first, that this is not a trap, or a deception. And the second... no matter the circumstance, no harm shall come to my ponies as a result of these talks. Consider this the first of our agreements." Celestia paused, waiting for Chrysalis to respond.

 

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@Star Saber

"As a matter of fact, I do happen to need a refill. The last fight with a rather intriguing blue earth pony has left me rather empty. So this is farewell, until the job is done." Nightingale gave the softest of smirks, before pushing herself out from the table. "Though, if you would point me in the direction that supplies fire enchantments..."

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,

Libby was hung up on every word. She listened closely at what Ivory had to say, and nodded when she was finished. This is the time she felt she wanted to help in any way that she could. ​"...So it sounds like to me that ya got a small feeling of being another face in the crowd. Ya wanna be noticed by everypony and can't seem to figure out what to do in order to find your place..." ​She blinked, ​"Maybe I can help. I have some time. Would ya be willin' to show me what kinda music ya make?"

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper closed his eyes, looking at the enchantments with his body, rather than his eyes.  His own smile went up a bit as well, as he's very excited about this fight.  Then his smile faded, opening his eyes and taking a serious expression, as lightning started to surround his body.  "Here I go!" he said aloud, then unleashed a war cry, turning super.

 

Copper grinned at Celestia, but remained still this time, instead of taking the first move.  Instead, he used the same spell that Luna did, enchanting his wings to the same effect as their fight.  "You may take the first move, your highness."

[Jack Baker 698]

@@Fractured,

 

Raze yelled in pain as the lightning struck him, the electricity running through him as more lightning came down on him. The pain seemed almost too much to bear, but he pushed on. Gathering his energy, he used the Banishing Blade to cut the dark ice in half, exposing Luna. He saw that the aura began to waver.

 

I have exactly two minutes to do this... he thought. I've come too damn far to quit!

 

He grit his teeth and let out a bloodcurdling yell as he quickly walked up to Luna while still being electrocuted. Before she could react, Raze stabbed her very deep in the chest with the blade, the end of it sticking out of her body. Suddenly, her horn began to glow white like the blade, and strange white marks began to form around it. The lightning stopped, with the ice melting as well. The false moon disappeared from the sky. He kicked her off the blade and flicked the blood off; the aura from it had disappeared, and the wound the blade had left was glowing white as well. He sheathed his sword.

 

"Not... only does... Banishing Blade... cut through magic..." he started to explain through heavy breaths. "It... also seals the magic... of the one it impales... while it's active."

 

He coughed, spitting out some blood. "But sometimes, it doesn't work... depends on how much time went on while you're using it... in order to make sure it does work... the target must exert a large amount of magic first... as to drain their energy, so there won't be as much to seal away."

 

He looked at her. "Get it now? I didn't think you'd fall for my taunts like that..." he smiled. "Now you have no more magic... and since the Banishing Blade isn't magic, rather a *cough* transfer of my spiritual energy --my ki-- it doesn't go away unless you manage to defeat me somehow or I release you by saying the magic words... so, you either fight with your sword or don't fight at all."

 

 

He coughed loudly again, spitting out some more blood. "Gah... I shouldn't talk so much when I'm injured..."

[Star Saber 114]

@@Fractured,

“Ah well.” Maverick gave a hardy chuckled as he then pointed a hoof over to the bar where Fuse currently was. The flame attuned Earth Pony in the middle of downing a stiff drink, one of his hooves protectively over a black briefcase , “I believe you’ve already met a pony that specializes in flame.”

[P-Jay 1,987]

​"Well, ain't that a bummer... oh well, you be good now, Yrel, won'tcha?". Diamond Rustscythe waited for her to answer and would then talk to Zenru again. "Zenru, l'll talk more with you in a bit. l have to talk to the captain and recruits that accompanied me her, seeing as how l sent them to scout the city for information. l'll be back, right after, to discuss housing and training, as suggested. How about we meet up at the inn l saw a few blocks from here, ey, sound good?" he asked in a jovial voice as his smile stretched.

 

She nodded, with a salute. "Aye!" She said, with a happy expression.

 

Zenru slowly looked at Yrel, and up at the screens of the combating ponies. He frowned, just now seeing the part where Copper broke in, on replay. He should've prevented that...

 

"...Hm? Oh, yes, by all means friend. I'll be waiting." He went for a smile, holding his hoof out for one last bump, "until next time."

 

Interesting, but not unexpected. I did not reply, concentrating on the 20 daggers and the shrapnel circling me. I let the shrapnel go back to random without doing math on it, but increased the amount of daggers to 50. All slashing, crackling, poking trying to get him. Just flying around him and chasing him relentlessly, looking for an opening.

 

Most of the metal was going up in a tornado though and something was forming as I floated around and pulled more from the Paradise. A pair of feet. Minotaur feet. Metal and shining in the light. The feet floated to attach to the bottom of the platform, which was still 10 feet off the ground. The hooves landed on the void-like white floor with a whump-thump.

 

My platform was now 6 feet off the ground with the billowing shrapnel forming a male Minotaur head above me with my platform in the center covered in as much shrapnel as I could muster moving around. The body and arms would take a bit to form, but the outline was already there in the shrapnel floating around me. Meanwhile I was directing the hooves to move the platform into stomping distance. Fast for it's large size, and accounting for his observed speed. The final height would be 20 feet tall as the hooves moved to stomp on Caliber, adapting for the speed at which he was moving, along with the daggers doing the same.

 

Sparky was feeding me data by our magic link. Was he slowing down? Some kind of trick. Has to be.

 

Caliber blinked, seeing the daggers split into two, smaller, even more nimble blades, that once again elongated, waltzing all around him, beginning to score shallow wounds across his body. Although, even through that, he still looked happy, deflecting most of them as they came, bouncing forward every so often, to make progress towards Letkra.

 

It was only when a sharp pain in his side rang out, making him hesitate in his actions, dozens of more cuts being drawn across his arms, and back...

 

Distantly, he knew the feet were beginning to bear down on him, but that didn't seem to concern him...He seemed almost...Angry. 

 

In the next moment, an orange aura had surrounded him, as he dashed backwards, at such a speed to where even the storm of knives were left slashing at empty air. By time they began to follow him again, Caliber's horn glowed, before doing something that some would've considered impossible for him...

 

A dome-shaped barrier, albeit flimsy, shone around him, as the knives were embedded in the shield. Inside, his aura could be seen fading, as he yanked the lightning-dagger out from his side, crushing it on the ground afterwards. He glared up at Lektra, from where he was, his side still bleeding.

 

"...This is a match, not a fight!" He stated clearly, his shield beginning to fade by now, the daggers wriggling to get in... "We're not trying to put eachother in the hospitable!"

 

"But if you're really intent on getting serious, then..."

 

The hooves were almost upon him.

 

"...I guess I'm gonna just have to..."

 

The hooves got ready to smash.

 

"...Ask Celestia to release the spell."

 

He grinned, looking up at the bearing hooves, before at the last second, 'detonated' his barrier. It made a small shockwave, enough to push aside smaller obstacles (such as the shrapnel), and unbalance the hooves, just long enough for him to make a break for it. Boltng towards Lektra, although the storm of knives began to follow, once the spell was broken...

 

...But he had an advantage. One that would activate very soon...

 

(note--his buff is currently not active; it was, for like five seconds)

 

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Rune blinked, at the Arena. How was that yellow unicorn maintaining all those factors...? The storm of knives, the minotaur, shrapnel, platform...

 

He shrugged, before looking up at the sky, noting the sun's position. 

 

'It's already noon, huh? Guess I should go out to get some lunch...Been watching fights all day.' He looked down at the notebook he had bought earlier that morning, which was half-full of various notes. 'Although, it wasn't as if I didn't learn...I gotta do this again sometime.'

 

He gathered his things, which roughly amounted to a worn satchel that held his notebook, spellbook, and a few other things (probably also books), before starting to head towards the local cafe...

 

He vaguely wondered if he should do another match, soon. 

Edited June 7, 2016 by P-Jay

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

"I'm not sure that's quite it, but... focus." Ivory Star paused, before she began the spell without warning. And slowly, the world began to slip away from the both of them, fading into an infinite blackness. Before being replaced, by a melody.

 

_ "Here. I. am~" _ Around them, the string of a guitar fired. At the same time, a slice of red appeared within the dark, setting in the background. _ "This is me~" The string fired again, and a slash of blue appeared, marking pas the red in a cross.

 

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@DwhitetheGamer

Celestia looked over, and gave a remorseful smile. "As soon as I finish the enchantments. You see, the walls of the arena were built well, but they not designed to contain all of our power. I am re-enforcing them, to make sure that no harm comes to the ponies watching us." She went back to muttering for a few moments, causing the air around the dome of the arena to take on a brilliant golden sheen. "That, and a gravity spell I feel needs to be released..." She gave a small chuckle, as somewhere in Bangcolt, a heavy pressure was released...

When she was finished, she looked over at Copper Strikes, the back of her mind already whirling. He'd copied Luna's spell. Fascinating. But not something she wanted to be used against her. Best to use distance.

 

"First move is mine, so..." In a flash, she disappeared from view. At the same instant, an arcane bolt of raw magic screamed down from the sky, causing the entire block to erupt in solid fire.

 

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Luna coughed, as she felt the blade leave, blood spilling to the floor around her. But the worst was being cut off from her magic, like losing her eyesight or sense of hearing. But she still kept her calm, even as she felt herself growing weaker.

 

"You are right, in that my magic was sealed. But so very wrong, in that I must fight with my sword. There exists more magic in this world than simply within." Leaving more dust behind her, she took off, until she hung above the treeline. Facing the moon was, though it was beyond the arena, so very far away.

 

"This is, in truth, our final level of power. But in, truth, also not ours, as it requires we borrow what isn't ours. Magic, from the heavenly bodies that sustain us, as the Royal Sisters." Luna called down below, as her body began to pulse. Her wound immediately stopped bleeding, though it still remained on her chest as she looked up. 

 

"Ego sum paenitet, Lunae. Just for today." She looked down now, towards the ground, to where Raze was, or had been. Above her horn, a small, black orb discharged, dropping down to the forest below. As it touched ground, it exploded violently, dwarfing one-thirds of a mile of the forest in an explosion that swept aside rocks and trees as if they were paper dolls.

 

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@Star Saber

"I believe I have. And that's all i'll require for now, thank you." Nightingale finished pushing her way out of her seat finally, before simply walking away, headed towards the pony she'd talked to before. When she got there, she spoke up, enough for only him to hear. "So... i've heard tell that you're packing fire enchantments."

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper braced himself for the first shot.  When it happened, all that was left was a small alicorn, with a shield up.  He brought it up in the last second, and dispersed it only to see an entire block of Canterlot to be up in flames.  He looked around to see the Dirge of the Sun upwards, then smiled, flying towards her at a blistering fast pace, using his wing, as sharp as Luna's during their fight, as the tip of a twister made by him.

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,
​Libby was in awe as she saw the entire world seemingly change. For a moment, she was stuck in amazement that was the entire new world. ​"Woah....this is--" ​She was cut off when she noticed the strand of light pass by, and stopped to listen to her. It must've been one of those fancy light shows--but one thing was for sure: She knew she wasn't in Bangcolt right now.

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

"One...voice." Ivory Star was to caught up in the musical performance to hear anything being said to her. The guitar continued, as a green stripe joined the red and blue, overlaying it. "Let it ring~" She held the note, then raised it. At the same time, the colors began to blend, melting down around the black shell to wash into a rainbow of moving colors.

 

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@DwhitetheGamer

Shields. Magical frequencies. I need to take a shot. And avoid close range. Placing that in the back of her mind, she once again teleported out of the way, landing on a nearby building. Wrapping her magic around the one nearest to it, she ripped it from its foundations, bodily tossing the two story structure towards Copper Strikes. With a single blast of magic, she shattered it, sending the dozens of smaller, still wall sized fragments hurtling towards him.

[Jack Baker 698]

@Fractured

Raze looked up at the orb descending on him.

 

"Ah, crap," he said as it was getting closer. There really was no way out of this one. But, if he was going down, he'd go down swinging. With the last of his strength, he held his katana like a javelin, then threw it at her. It impaled her deep in the chest once again. He then took out his revolver and took quick aim firing at her head...

 

And knocking off her tiara.

 

He grinned. "I win," he said as the orb hit the ground and caused mass destruction everywhere. When the dust had cleared, his body was in the middle of the crater, unmoving.

 

((Still hoping for a tie))

Edited June 8, 2016 by The Sad Manikin Mask

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper stopped on a dime as soon as he saw Celestia teleport.  Looking around, he saw the eldest pony in Equestria hurtle a building towards him, then being shattered, pieces still flying towards him.  He grinned, the launched a wide-arc of a magic blast, hitting some of the walls and exploding them.  When the smoke from the aftermath cleared, nopony could be seen.  There would be a faint sound of wings dropping down behind Celestia, though, as Copper went down for a drop-kick to the back.