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

[Jack Baker 698]

@Fractured

Raze kept calm, still remaining still. The dust storm didn't surprise him, he expected the princess of the night to fight with tactics such as those.

 

If I can't see her... he thought, taking the hoof off his sheath and reaching for his weapon belt. She can't see me... He unclipped a sand grenade from his belt, and took off the pin, quickly throwing it in the direction of the storm and swiftly returning to his original stance. He waited a while, then heard a loud explosion. He hoped the magic sand would be enough to injure her in some way; each enchanted grain was like a tiny piece of shrapnel, and he thought one of them would have to hit her, at least.

[Fractured 2,684]

Luna was already long gone by the time the explosion went off. As the dust settled, all that could be seen was the open night air, and the forest beyond.

 

"An admirable first move." In an instant, Luna appeared behind him, her upper half appearing out of his own shadow, her lower half shrouded in blackness. She held her sword tight to her, drawing it close, before aiming a cut towards his lower back.

[Jack Baker 698]

@Fractured

Raze quickly turned around, gripping his sword and drawing it quickly from the scabbard, parrying the blow that would have gotten him. The swords were locked, and Raze was staring at Luna dead in the eye.

 

"The reality of what happened was not like the stories that idiot guard told you!" Raze said to her. "You are a fool for believing it so!!" He brushed her sword to the side with his own, then brought his blade back and followed up with a swift stab.

Edited May 31, 2016 by The Sad Manikin Mask

[Silver W. Valensnow 196]

@@Fractured, @@J.R.,

​Demiro Desertstorm looked at both ponies and then chuckled. "l am a guardspony and you wanna tell me how to behave near the princesses. In fact, after they had personally stripped be of my darker side, they even welcomed me to their family of most trusted guards and, l can assure you that, if either of them were to appear here at this very second, they would greet me with open hooves, as she would a number of individuals". He smiled, chest somewhat pointed forward, but quickly added after that; "We have been through a lot, both good and bad, heh, those memories". he looked a bit off and started to think back on them as soon as he had said that.

 

@@P-Jay,

Diamond Rustscythe looked over the page in front of him and wrote on it near-continuously, making a scribbling sound as he did. It took him the better part of five minutes to finish filling things in and finally smiled and looked up as he had scribbled his signature on the bottom of the registration. "There, l hope this will suffice, Zenru. Please tell me if there are any mistakes in there before archiving it, so that l can rectify those immediately. He handed the form to Zenru and walked to Yrel to sit next to her and wait for Zenru to give his answer.

Edited May 31, 2016 by Silver Snow

[Fractured 2,684]

Luna scoffed as she blocked the attack, one magically re-enforced, razor sharp wing folding out to stop the stab on point. She held the charge back, flexing solid strength "As I said before, things as you believe them are not how they are." Using the other wing, she brushed the sword aside, before leaping out of the shadow fully, behind Raze. "I thought I made it a show for my guards to think with their brains, not their emotions!" Twin thick black, incredibly spikes erupted from the ground in front of her at her magic, heading up to arc downwards, towards him. 

[Jack Baker 698]

@Fractured

"I'm innocent, I tell you!" Raze yelled as he dodged the spikes, jumping backwards. He resheathed his katana and resumed his original low stance, once again anticipating his opponent's next move.

 

"You'd honestly think that after all I've done, after all I've risked and sacrificed to keep you, your older sister and her pupil safe and protected... you'd think I'd throw that away for a bit of gold and jewels? You're out of your mind..."

 

He tightened the grip on his katana. "And I am not your guard anymore. I am a sellsword, a mercenary, loyal to no king, no country!"

Edited May 31, 2016 by The Sad Manikin Mask

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@, @@Fractured,

 

 

Copper looked at the battle ensuing between Luna and Raze...

 

...with a stone cold expression.

 

He had heard the words that were spoken to the fighters, and one way or another he was going to find out the truth about what was happening.  He got up from his seat and took off out of the cafe, sword in tow.

 

In the arena entrance, he searched for the receptionist.  Finding her, he galloped to her and said, "Stop the fight, NOW!  I can tell it's going to be a fight to the death between the two!"

[TerminalObsession 250]

The earth pony entered the arena and chose a seat near the top. Her light-green eyes calmly regarded the scuffle, for that was all she could see in the dust. An itch traveled from her flank to her ears at the sight of it. The dust settled enough for her to see a form with broad wings and a horn, duking it out with a much smaller stallion. The alicorn, though tall, was shorter than Celestia.

 

Dust Devil hummed to herself. It wasn't every day that one saw Princess Luna fighting in an arena. Then again, perhaps it was here. She wouldn't know.

Edited May 31, 2016 by Amorphous

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Silver Snow, @@Fractured, 

​Ice blinked. He had met yet another pony whose past had a connection with the princesses. ​"Well...I dunno what to say about that, man. Um..it's probably best if you try and find them in order to set things right. I mean, Celly's free at her place right now, I think. Maybe you should try and make up with her after so long. I mean, it's best if you at least try, right? Not to mention, she'll be able to handle whatever regulation stuff you need."

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Unicorncob,@@Fractured,  

 

Letting out a small puff of condensed air, Rhetoric readjusted the hat Trixie lent him "Alright... so um, I guess if we're all ready we can go right? I don't know how much time we got but we should probably go before whatever happened to Terra happens and we miss it. Besides the less time we spend in the past... probably the better." 

 

He took the first few steps towards the ancient town "I mean... how hard could this be?" 

(so sorry guys for taking so long I'll try to be more frequent) 

[Unicorncob 5,687]

Trixie noticed Starlight, and walked over to her. Her horn sparked with a light blue magic. "Here. I wasn't the best at healing magic when I was at Celestia's school, but I do know enough to get by." She pressed her horn to a spot just under Starlight's brow, releasing the magic that would temporarily dull the pain of the targeted area.

 

"This is a little before the founders, actually." Terra looked Starlight over, confident that Trixie was taken care of her, and looked back, towards the town. "During this time, all of the tribes were completely separate, and interacted rarely, if ever. For some, the other races are either extremely rare, or a myth. This particular town holds to the former."

 

Starlight let Trixie press her horn against her head, and a soothing relief washed over her as her migraine dulled. "Thanks, Trixie."

 

Feeling much better, she looked around at the small town, and nodded in understanding. "Yeah, that sounds about right."

 

 

Letting out a small puff of condensed air, Rhetoric readjusted the hat Trixie lent him "Alright... so um, I guess if we're all ready we can go right? I don't know how much time we got but we should probably go before whatever happened to Terra happens and we miss it. Besides the less time we spend in the past... probably the better." 

 

He took the first few steps towards the ancient town "I mean... how hard could this be?" 

 

(so sorry guys for taking so long I'll try to be more frequent) 

 

(No worries bud )

 

She looked at Rhetoric and nodded at his queries. "If we're careful, it should be nicely easy."

 

She jerked her head toward Terra. "I'll let you take the lead from here, what do you want us to do now?"

Trixie noticed Starlight, and walked over to her. Her horn sparked with a light blue magic. "Here. I wasn't the best at healing magic when I was at Celestia's school, but I do know enough to get by." She pressed her horn to a spot just under Starlight's brow, releasing the magic that would temporarily dull the pain of the targeted area.

 

"This is a little before the founders, actually." Terra looked Starlight over, confident that Trixie was taken care of her, and looked back, towards the town. "During this time, all of the tribes were completely separate, and interacted rarely, if ever. For some, the other races are either extremely rare, or a myth. This particular town holds to the former."

 

[Fractured 2,684]

@DwhitetheGamer

"Ummm...we can't." The receptionist blinked up at him helplessly. "The arena's internal grounds are re-enforced by the magic of dozens of powerful mages and wizards, in order to prevent any damage to the ponies who are watching. And the arena seals itself once the stage changes until one or the other side submits, so its impossible to just shut it down. You'd need to break in." She shook her head. "But that would take a small army..."

 

 

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"You prattle on about jewels, and about theft. As if that is what mattered here." Reaching down into the ground with her magic, Luna ripped up a chunk of dirt, bigger than she was, and sent it flying towards Raze. "If you truly believe such... then I apologize. I did not know how blind a pony could possibly be."

 

 

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@J.R.

Rarity nodded in agreement. "Quite personally, I haven't heard from the princess in some time. But I do know that she does spend most of her time in the quarters, especially when she's not out and about. After all, there's still quite a bit of work for them to do, i'd imagine, even on what practically amounts to a vacation. You should search for them there."

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@Unicorncob, @The Down Trotten

Terra began to walk, cutting a path through the snow. It wasn't too far to walk, maybe an hour from her perspective. Faster with earth magic, but it wouldn't pay to cause a scene here, she realized. "As soon as we get to the village, we'll ask around. See if anypony has seen anything strange, or unusual. And if that doesn't work..." She paused, realizing the weight of her words even before she said them. "We'll go back to the forest. To the place where I first woke up."

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, @,

 

Copper growled in fury.  He needed to stop the fight and figure out who was in the wrong.  "If you or others can't stop it..."

 

He strained himself, electricity surrounding him, then stomped his hooves on the ground, turning super once again.

 

"...then I have no other choice.  I'll pay for the damages."

 

He bolted to the outside of the magic, then charged one hell of a magic blast, shattering the reinforced arena and causing a big hole in it.  He then looked at the two fighters, roaring, "THIS FIGHT STOPS NOW!"

Edited June 1, 2016 by DwhitetheGamer

[Jack Baker 698]

@@Fractured,

Raze focused at the dirt flying towards him, then drew his katana from the scabbard again, making a clean slice that cut the chunk of dirt in half, right down the middle. The two pieces split apart, flying past him harmlessly and crashing down at the end of the field. 

 

"...So what is it then? What matters here?" he asked, pointing his blade at her. "Is this about my honor? About respect? About how I don't take my job seriously? Well?!" He re-sheathed the katana, once again going back into the original low stance. "Let's hear it Luna!! How much do you think you and the other two princesses know about me?!?! What is this really about?!?! LET'S HEAR IT!!!"

 

Despite the yelling, he managed to remain focused on the fight.

 

She hasn't made any drastic offensive movements yet... he thought. Neither of us refuse to go in, and we've kept a good distance from each other, so far. At this rate, we'll just be standing here all day, in a deadlock... 

 

He grunted, gripping his sword. As much as I don't want to sacrifice my defensive position... I suppose I have no choice. Besides... I still have my trump card on me. Alright then...

 

He took a deep breath, and quickly ran towards Luna, his sword still sheathed, ready to be drawn.

[TerminalObsession 250]

@, @@Fractured, @@DwhitetheGamer,

 

Dust leaned back. That definitely was not supposed to happen. She could feel the tension like a taut rubber band, ready to snap painfully at any moment. She was glad she'd chosen a seat near the back.

It allowed her to climb up to the very back of the stage and jump off the edge. Landing gently, she galloped away to put distance between herself and the confrontation. 

[Fractured 2,684]

@DwhitetheGamer

Little less than a second after Copper stopped shouting, a mare was right next to him, one hoof draped over his shoulder. The purple unicorn with the draped hood covering her face looked dead at him, though it may as well have been through him, given her toneless expression. She spoke in little more than a whisper. "You may not interrupt the events here. Leave, now."

 

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"Copper Strikes, you would do well to stay out of matters that do not involve you." As Luna spoke, she dashed forward, sword still drawn, leaping up halfway through her charge and taking flight above ground for higher leverage. As she neared Raze, both of her razor sharp wings whipped forward as she stopped on a dime, fanning them downward a short distance away in order to shred whatever they came in contact with. "Do you truly want to know what it is that causes me to reject, even now? The truth which was always open to you, from the very beginning?"

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper turned to see the mare who dared to stop him from halting the fight, looking at her with a stone-cold expression, his super form still intact.  He looked at the battle, then back at the mare, then said, "Fine.  But don't come crying to me when one of them dies in this battle."  And with that, he left the arena, but not the building, reverting back to normal.  "I have a talk with the princess as soon as the fight's over."

[Jack Baker 698]

@DwhitetheGamer

Little less than a second after Copper stopped shouting, a mare was right next to him, one hoof draped over his shoulder. The purple unicorn with the draped hood covering her face looked dead at him, though it may as well have been through him, given her toneless expression. She spoke in little more than a whisper. "You may not interrupt the events here. Leave, now."

 

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"Copper Strikes, you would do well to stay out of matters that do not involve you." As Luna spoke, she dashed forward, sword still drawn, leaping up halfway through her charge and taking flight above ground for higher leverage. As she neared Raze, both of her razor sharp wings whipped forward as she stopped on a dime, fanning them downward a short distance away in order to shred whatever they came in contact with. "Do you truly want to know what it is that causes me to reject, even now? The truth which was always open to you, from the very beginning?"

Raze sped up, and at the last second rolled underneath Luna's attack going past her wings. He flicked the katana out of its scabbard in a horizontal strike, landing a slice near Luna's chest, cutting deep, but not too deep. He then kicked her away, flicking the blood off of his katana, and putting it back into the scabbard.

 

"...By all means," he said, a hoof hovering over the handle of the katana. "Enlighten me."

[Silver W. Valensnow 196]

@@J.R., @@Fractured,

​Demiro Desertstorm nodded. "Well, l haven't visited her in a while, so, you might be right, l feel kinda bad for not doing so.the princesses mean much to me, but l have had to help cadance and Twilight as of late, so... yeah. That, aside from my militairy duties has kept me busy". He looked slightly discomforted for a second, but quickly changed that as he realized it. "Anyways, l need to pay her a visit anyways, l am the one reporting on Bangcolt, so... l might as well bring the report to her myself". He raised his hoof, which had a watch on it and looked on said device before lowering it again.

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Silver Snow, @@Fractured,
​Ice gave a nod. ​"Good idea. Maybe she'll be happy to finally be able to see you." ​He gave a comforting grin, ​"It's good to tie up loose ends. Especially when it comes to stuff like that. Hopefully it goes well, dude. Don't worry about it, it'll be fine." ​He gave him a map, ​"The princesses' quarters are just South of here. You can't miss it."

[Fractured 2,684]

@DwhitetheGamer

The mare followed out behind him, at a meandering pace. As she stepped outside the hole separating the dome from the arena, she turned back. Keeping eyes trained as magically, she began to repair it, a heavy magical haze similar to ozone and something unfamiliar filling the air around her as she concentrated, refilling the work of dozens of trained mages within an instant. When she'd finished, she simply stepped away, before turning towards the arena's doors.

 

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Luna looked down at the cut, as she came to a stop an instant later. Minor disinterest crossed her face at the result, looking down at how shallow it was. Less than an inconvenience, though... She looked over at him, her expression unreadable. It could have been deeper. 

"A guard, and one of my most prized and well respected ones, is accused of a petty theft, though, had he wanted to, he had more than enough skill and ability to rob the Royal Treasury blind without avoking any suspicion, had he thought it necessary. And is thus discharged from the Royal Guards, due to the ministrations of one stallion with an already checkered past, and the Royal Court, whose love of bits and whose fear of bits often blinds them to what's right in front of them." She sheathed her sword without looking back, eyes closed, as if recalling. "Imagine my surprise, when word finally got around to me on the foolishness of the situation. But, imagine my even bigger surprise, when I left to find you, only to discover that you had resigned yourself, and left. Without ever once consulting me, or even asking for an audience." Her eyes flashed open, shooting him a gaze sharper than the edge of her own sword. "Did you really not believe i'd stand at your side? Have such little faith, that you thought I would not come to your aid, with all the powers at my disposal, had you simply asked? I would have brought the fury of the night down upon those who did you injustice!" In an instant, the air seemed to spark, a strange, cold energy passing through it like a lightning bolt. But just as quickly, it was gone. Luna shook her head.

 

"But you left, before noise could reach the ears, and dust could ever truly settle. Though I led the search for you, you had gone beyond my reach. As I suppose any well trained guard is capable of." She took a pause. "...You left. You should have known. Such hurts me more than any amount of petty thievery could possibly amount to."

 

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@J.R., @Silver Snow

"A rather astute and enormous building, in fact. The tallest in Bangcolt, I believe." Rarity paused for a moment, then nodded to herself, certain that she was correct. "Though, personally, i've never been in myself once since i've been here. Strange, isn't it? For such an exciting place, I mean?" She flashed a small smile. "It would almost seem like hardly anything happens around here."

[Jack Baker 698]

@Fractured

Raze's eyes widened at Luna's words, and then, at the realization of his own stupidity. The grip on his sword loosened, and his head lowered.

 

"I..." he said. "I... never realized. I guess, I was just so eager to leave at the time, that I... never thought about how you would feel about it..." He looked up.

 

"I don't know if you knew about this already, but... I kind of wanted to leave for a while. I just used that whole thievery accusation as an excuse to do so. And on my travels, I just thought you believed them all this time... I didn't think you cared so much..."

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper wanted to figure out how exactly how the mare got to him so quickly.  He didn't actually see her at the time, and he wondered if she was in the arena building this whole time.  But before he would ask, he heard the words of Luna, and felt bad for trying to interfere with the fight,  With that, though he trotted over to her and said, "Sorry to interrupt your job, but how were you able to get to me so quickly?  Were you trained to sense when trouble would occur?"

[Fractured 2,684]

"That I could come to come to care about what most would consider a simple guard. Though i've never once seen it that way." With a click, she sheathed her sword, letting it disappear into black flecks of light. "As Celestia has her students, I have my guards. Precious ponies, under my care and tuttelage. I see you all as any normal pony would their own sons and daughters. Perhaps more. No one should know the unique pain of raising another, knowing that they're being trained to fight and die under your name. But I digress." She looked up at him, face carrying the same unreadable expression as before. "The next move is yours, whatever such may be."

 

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@DwhitetheGamer

"The stars whispered to me of disruptions to the pattern of this world, so I wished myself here. I have no affiliations in this city or this world, except to protect balance." The mare spoke in short, clippy sentences, as she paused, just long enough to look at him. "That is the duty I have been given."

Edited June 1, 2016 by Fractured

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper looked as if he had a glint of light in his eyes.  He wondered why this mare would be given such duties, or why she was chosen, but it wasn't for him to ask.  He simply nodded, saying, "I see.  I will no longer bother you.  You may be on your way."  He returned to his spot and watched the fight between Luna and Raze, no longer thinking that it would be a fight to the death.