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The force of the previous explosion reduced the flames covering the arena to a few small smolders, most of the fire was in the air surrounding Draco.  There was a flash of light when the two fighters collided. Some sharp eyed audience members would see movement, but it all happened so fast that it couldn't be made out.

"Remarkable!" Selene said.

Both Nin and Draco eventually landed back on the ring. Blood dripped from them both.

Dai leaned back in her chair with a worried expression. "No, not like that." She said in shock.

Cumulus leaned forward, squinting. "What happened, what? I couldn't see a blasted thing!"

The events of Nin's desperate gambit happened to fast for anyone without significant magical sight to witness...

On 12/6/2019 at 12:10 AM, dragon4111 said:

Draco was sent higher. still bathed in black fire. "We're not done yet!" Draco Yelled out as he funneled the wind around of him  and he was still ablaze. For when the two attacks had collided for that brief moment. The explosion had sent him higher into the air exactly what he was hoping for. He hovered there just for a moment to yell out "From the ashes of a dragon's fire a phoenix rises!" And then he came barrelling at the bloodmancer, Gaining speed, faster, falling and pushing himself with his right hoof out.

Nin was off balance in the moment that Draco changed his momentum, but recovering from the explosion and changing his direction of flight took time, time that Nin had to think.

He's taking another charge now? If that's the case, he's throwing everything he has to make these two consecutive attacks. He wont have any energy after this.

Nin spun until he was falling prone in the air, facing Draco.

On 12/6/2019 at 12:10 AM, dragon4111 said:

When he connected with the stallion the arena exploded into a black flames pillar with Draco smirking at Nin as he drove the hoof aiming for the stallions heart, the same one that was on fire. There was repercussions for this much heat as he could feel his gauntlet and his hoof start to crumble.

The right hoof. He's aiming at my midsection. Without my bloodrage aura, he'll be able to penetrate my defenses. Can't dodge. Can't parry either. Too much momentum. Have to block.

Nin swing his etheral blade forward, aiming the tip of the blade at Draco's hoof.

With nothing to push me forward and no solid footing, the force will take the path of least resistance and I'll be pushed back instead.

Draco's gauntlet struck the blade, but it didn't hit directly at the tip. Instead, it glanced the upper broadside. It was like time crawled to a near hault while Nin strategized the situation. To any onlookers, this was happening in the blink of an eye.

The gauntlet pushed the blade up as it struk along the edge. Nin could see that the gauntlet was descintigrating from the flames. By glancing off the side of the blade, Draco was still poised to hit his target, and Nin didn't have time to reposition the blade for a second block.

Damn. Missed. Have to rethink this. No way to avoid a hit. Have to trade.

While Draco's gauntlet slid along the broadside of his blade, Nin tilted the blade back so that his hoof would stop at the pomel, which was a congealed mass of blood and energy at the tip of Nin's hoof. Then he placed his other leg behind the leg holding the blade in order to buttress it, otherwise the force of Draco's strike would push the blade back and Nin would be cut with his own weapon. There was a tradeoff, though. Nin had no choice but to use his leg with the metal blade strapped to his foreleg, which would pressed against the flesh of his other leg holding the blade. That would sever his left leg which held the blade, so he chose to sacrifice his right leg instead by placing the leather strapped leg against the sharp end of his own blade to give it adequate resistance.

Draco's hoof slowed down when it slid further along the shaft of the weapon. Nin gritted his teeth in pain as his right leg was severed above the hoof, but it was enough to keep his defence steady.

When Draco's gauntlet hit the pommel of the blade, the heat combined with the force of Nin's block caused the gauntlet to spit down the center and shatter, exploding in Draco's hoof. The shards of shrapnel were sent in all directions, slicing deep gashes in both fighters. After that, Draco's hoof pushed Nin's blade upward, opening Nin for attack, but Draco's right hoof was unarmed and he didn't have time to swing with his left.

He'll still attack. Now I can too. With his charge, he isn't able to change directions or move in any direction but forward.

Draco continued moving forward while Nin moved in the opposite direction. The two crossed paths in mid air.

Draco's strike was slightly off target thanks to Nin's block. Instead of Nin's heart, Draco was aimed to hit Nin's lower chest. The attack landed, searing the flesh of Nin's torso and causing a deep gash in the flesh.

While Nin moved past Draco, he swung backward with his blade at the same instant that Draco struck him. He sliced deep into the pegasus bellow the base of his wings, causing what would undoubtebly be a fatal amount of blood loss if it wasn't treated soon.

They were both mortally wounded.

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"Remarkable!" Selene said.

Both Nin and Draco eventually landed back on the ring. Blood dripped from them both.

Dai leaned back in her chair with a worried expression. "No, not like that." She said in shock.

Cumulus leaned forward, squinting. "What happened, what? I couldn't see a blasted thing!"

Nin gasped in pain when he landed on his three hooves. His severed hoof landed somewhere nearby. He slowly turned himself around to face Draco, who would be bleeding just as much. Nin's horn shot out red sparks. It was cracked, probably from the explosion. Nin wouldn't be able to quickly cast spells with his horn.

"This is incredible! We haven't had a fight this bloody in a long time! Don't you love it?" Topaz announced.

"An honorable death," Rokata said, but it wasn't clear which fighter he was talking about.

Edited December 8, 2019 by Literally Snails

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Draco felt weak. blood spurted out of his wound.  But as he laid there he began to get up his heart started to race.... But he calmed it down. a racing heart shortened the fuse. He began to walk towards Nin. He was The Beast of Bones, a mercenary famed for him brutality though he kept that a secret from everyone.  A berserker brawler. He was looking at Nin right in the eyes even as his hoof disintegrated he walked forwards. He was single minded at wanted this stallion dead. In his flesh was the fragments of his gauntlet, magic still within them. He was without his beautiful wings.

Edited December 8, 2019 by dragon4111

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11 hours ago, Literally Snails said:

"Remarkable!" Selene said.

Both Nin and Draco eventually landed back on the ring. Blood dripped from them both.

Dai leaned back in her chair with a worried expression. "No, not like that." She said in shock.

Cumulus leaned forward, squinting. "What happened, what? I couldn't see a blasted thing!"

Nin gasped in pain when he landed on his three hooves. His severed hoof landed somewhere nearby. He slowly turned himself around to face Draco, who would be bleeding just as much. Nin's horn shot out red sparks. It was cracked, probably from the explosion. Nin wouldn't be able to quickly cast spells with his horn.

"This is incredible! We haven't had a fight this bloody in a long time! Don't you love it?" Topaz announced.

"An honorable death," Rokata said, but it wasn't clear which fighter he was talking about.

 

1 hour ago, dragon4111 said:

@Literally Snails

Draco felt weak. blood spurted out of his wound.  But as he laid there he began to get up his heart started to race.... But he calmed it down. a racing heart shortened the fuse. He began to walk towards Nin. He was The Beast of Bones, a mercenary famed for him brutality though he kept that a secret from everyone.  A berserker brawler. He was looking at Nin right in the eyes even as his hoof disintegrated he walked forwards. He was single minded at wanted this stallion dead. In his flesh was the fragments of his gauntlet, magic still within them. He was without his beautiful wings.

Jade was leaning forward in her seat, a bead of sweat trickling down her face as she saw how battered Draco was. In spite of his headstrong nature, she was confident in his ability, but even this might be proving too much.

Come on...

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On 12/6/2019 at 1:10 AM, dragon4111 said:

@Literally Snails

Draco was sent higher. still bathed in black fire. "We're not done yet!" Draco Yelled out as he funneled the wind around of him  and he was still ablaze. For when the two attacks had collided for that brief moment. The explosion had sent him higher into the air exactly what he was hoping for. He hovered there just for a moment to yell out "From the ashes of a dragon's fire a phoenix rises!" And then he came barrelling at the bloodmancer, Gaining speed, faster, falling and pushing himself with his right hoof out. When he connected with the stallion the arena exploded into a black flames pillar with Draco smirking at Nin as he drove the hoof aiming for the stallions heart, the same one that was on fire. There was repercussions for this much heat as he could feel his gauntlet and his hoof start to crumble.

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As Nin made his way back towards the ring, Dynamo looked around to see where Draco was at. “Come on. Where is he? He couldn’t have been taken out like that.” He looked everywhere in the area, but he couldn’t see him. Soon enough, Draco was seen through the smoke, while soaring higher and higher into the air. As he made his speech, the blue unicorn watched as Draco charged at Nin. He gasped in shock as Draco’s gauntlet and front right hoof was disintegrating. “He’s putting everything into this attack. Just the fact that his hoof is starting to crumble just shows he wants to win. No matter what the cost.” He shook his head as he couldn’t believe his teammate. On the other hoof, he began to wonder if Nin had pushed him this far for such extreme measures.

13 hours ago, Literally Snails said:

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The force of the previous explosion reduced the flames covering the arena to a few small smolders, most of the fire was in the air surrounding Draco.  There was a flash of light when the two fighters collided. Some sharp eyed audience members would see movement, but it all happened so fast that it couldn't be made out.

"Remarkable!" Selene said.

Both Nin and Draco eventually landed back on the ring. Blood dripped from them both.

Dai leaned back in her chair with a worried expression. "No, not like that." She said in shock.

Cumulus leaned forward, squinting. "What happened, what? I couldn't see a blasted thing!"

The events of Nin's desperate gambit happened to fast for anyone without significant magical sight to witness...

Nin was off balance in the moment that Draco changed his momentum, but recovering from the explosion and changing his direction of flight took time, time that Nin had to think.

He's taking another charge now? If that's the case, he's throwing everything he has to make these two consecutive attacks. He wont have any energy after this.

Nin spun until he was falling prone in the air, facing Draco.

The right hoof. He's aiming at my midsection. Without my bloodrage aura, he'll be able to penetrate my defenses. Can't dodge. Can't parry either. Too much momentum. Have to block.

Nin swing his etheral blade forward, aiming the tip of the blade at Draco's hoof.

With nothing to push me forward and no solid footing, the force will take the path of least resistance and I'll be pushed back instead.

Draco's gauntlet struck the blade, but it didn't hit directly at the tip. Instead, it glanced the upper broadside. It was like time crawled to a near hault while Nin strategized the situation. To any onlookers, this was happening in the blink of an eye.

The gauntlet pushed the blade up as it struk along the edge. Nin could see that the gauntlet was descintigrating from the flames. By glancing off the side of the blade, Draco was still poised to hit his target, and Nin didn't have time to reposition the blade for a second block.

Damn. Missed. Have to rethink this. No way to avoid a hit. Have to trade.

While Draco's gauntlet slid along the broadside of his blade, Nin tilted the blade back so that his hoof would stop at the pomel, which was a congealed mass of blood and energy at the tip of Nin's hoof. Then he placed his other leg behind the leg holding the blade in order to buttress it, otherwise the force of Draco's strike would push the blade back and Nin would be cut with his own weapon. There was a tradeoff, though. Nin had no choice but to use his leg with the metal blade strapped to his foreleg, which would pressed against the flesh of his other leg holding the blade. That would sever his left leg which held the blade, so he chose to sacrifice his right leg instead by placing the leather strapped leg against the sharp end of his own blade to give it adequate resistance.

Draco's hoof slowed down when it slid further along the shaft of the weapon. Nin gritted his teeth in pain as his right leg was severed above the hoof, but it was enough to keep his defence steady.

When Draco's gauntlet hit the pommel of the blade, the heat combined with the force of Nin's block caused the gauntlet to spit down the center and shatter, exploding in Draco's hoof. The shards of shrapnel were sent in all directions, slicing deep gashes in both fighters. After that, Draco's hoof pushed Nin's blade upward, opening Nin for attack, but Draco's right hoof was unarmed and he didn't have time to swing with his left.

He'll still attack. Now I can too. With his charge, he isn't able to change directions or move in any direction but forward.

Draco continued moving forward while Nin moved in the opposite direction. The two crossed paths in mid air.

Draco's strike was slightly off target thanks to Nin's block. Instead of Nin's heart, Draco was aimed to hit Nin's lower chest. The attack landed, searing the flesh of Nin's torso and causing a deep gash in the flesh.

While Nin moved past Draco, he swung backward with his blade at the same instant that Draco struck him. He sliced deep into the pegasus bellow the base of his wings, causing what would undoubtebly be a fatal amount of blood loss if it wasn't treated soon.

They were both mortally wounded.

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@reader8363 @Dynamo Pad @DwhitetheGamer @Unicorncob @Canteen_the_unstable

"Remarkable!" Selene said.

Both Nin and Draco eventually landed back on the ring. Blood dripped from them both.

Dai leaned back in her chair with a worried expression. "No, not like that." She said in shock.

Cumulus leaned forward, squinting. "What happened, what? I couldn't see a blasted thing!"

Nin gasped in pain when he landed on his three hooves. His severed hoof landed somewhere nearby. He slowly turned himself around to face Draco, who would be bleeding just as much. Nin's horn shot out red sparks. It was cracked, probably from the explosion. Nin wouldn't be able to quickly cast spells with his horn.

"This is incredible! We haven't had a fight this bloody in a long time! Don't you love it?" Topaz announced.

"An honorable death," Rokata said, but it wasn't clear which fighter he was talking about.

 

4 hours ago, dragon4111 said:

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Draco felt weak. blood spurted out of his wound.  But as he laid there he began to get up his heart started to race.... But he calmed it down. a racing heart shortened the fuse. He began to walk towards Nin. He was The Beast of Bones, a mercenary famed for him brutality though he kept that a secret from everyone.  A berserker brawler. He was looking at Nin right in the eyes even as his hoof disintegrated he walked forwards. He was single minded at wanted this stallion dead. In his flesh was the fragments of his gauntlet, magic still within them. He was without his beautiful wings.

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As the attacks collided, Dynamo had to shield his eyes from the bright flash of light that followed. Once both fighters landed back in the ring, Dynamo looked to see that each fighter was on their last legs. Nin had managed to deal a fatal strike, but Nin was able to land a hit. As Draco began to walk forward, Dynamo froze as he saw his teammates wings had faded, while his front right hoof disintegrated. He looked to Jade in hopes of asking what they should do, but it looked like his captain was conflicted. He couldn’t blame her as their teammate was giving up so much for a match. ‘Come on Draco. If you can’t win, then just walk away. A win is important, but it’s not worth it if we lose a teammate.’ He thought, remembering this was almost the same situation with Frostflame. All he could do now was just sit, be patient and hope for his teammates safety, as well as a victory

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23 hours ago, dragon4111 said:

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Draco felt weak. blood spurted out of his wound.  But as he laid there he began to get up his heart started to race.... But he calmed it down. a racing heart shortened the fuse. He began to walk towards Nin. He was The Beast of Bones, a mercenary famed for him brutality though he kept that a secret from everyone.  A berserker brawler. He was looking at Nin right in the eyes even as his hoof disintegrated he walked forwards. He was single minded at wanted this stallion dead. In his flesh was the fragments of his gauntlet, magic still within them. He was without his beautiful wings.

 

 

 

 

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The flames had died down to the point of just a few small fires spread throughout the stadium, rapidly decreasing in size, so Topaz took down her sheild and held her mic close to her mouth in anticipation. "Don't you just love it? We've got missing limbs and sliced torso's and they're still going at each other! I've seen this many guts before in the tournament, but  never this much guts!"

"You... Stupid child!" Nin yelled as Draco walked forward, but Nin was clearly just as worse for ware as his oppinent. He spat as he cried out, and a spurt of blood shot from his hoof. "You want to die now, and for what? T-to prove you didn't give up?" He gritted his teeth and inched closer to Draco, having to pivet on the elbow of his injured leg. "You make me sick. This world is filled with ideologues like you who throw away all reason for some kind of misguided set of beliefs!"

He stuck the tip of his bloodmagic blade in the ground and pulled back on it. "If you're so determined to die, I'll grant you that!" 

He lunged forward when draco was close enough, aiming to cut him down with a vertical slice.

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Draco had once chance. And he saw it when Nin lunged at him. Ideal? where did Nin get that? At the last second Draco dodged then sent a hard left punch into Nin's chest. He used what was left of his power to send air currents into Nin's chest. "Angel's Mercy," he stated simply to Nin. When Draco's wind would enter into Nin's chest it would suck up his heart and internal organs. "I didn't bring any ideals into this fight," he stated simply at Nin. "I left ideals behind when I entered the arena," He looked at Nin sadly.

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Edited December 9, 2019 by dragon4111

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23 hours ago, Literally Snails said:

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The flames had died down to the point of just a few small fires spread throughout the stadium, rapidly decreasing in size, so Topaz took down her sheild and held her mic close to her mouth in anticipation. "Don't you just love it? We've got missing limbs and sliced torso's and they're still going at each other! I've seen this many guts before in the tournament, but  never this much guts!"

"You... Stupid child!" Nin yelled as Draco walked forward, but Nin was clearly just as worse for ware as his oppinent. He spat as he cried out, and a spurt of blood shot from his hoof. "You want to die now, and for what? T-to prove you didn't give up?" He gritted his teeth and inched closer to Draco, having to pivet on the elbow of his injured leg. "You make me sick. This world is filled with ideologues like you who throw away all reason for some kind of misguided set of beliefs!"

He stuck the tip of his bloodmagic blade in the ground and pulled back on it. "If you're so determined to die, I'll grant you that!" 

He lunged forward when draco was close enough, aiming to cut him down with a vertical slice.

 

22 hours ago, dragon4111 said:

@Literally Snails

Draco had once chance. And he saw it when Nin lunged at him. Ideal? where did Nin get that? At the last second Draco dodged then sent a hard left punch into Nin's chest. He used what was left of his power to send air currents into Nin's chest. "Angel's Mercy," he stated simply to Nin. When Draco's wind would enter into Nin's chest it would suck up his heart and internal organs. "I didn't bring any ideals into this fight," he stated simply at Nin. "I left ideals behind when I entered the arena," He looked at Nin sadly.

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As the flames began to dissipate, Dynamo was thankful that he didn't have to squint his eyes to try and see the fight. He soon regretted it as he saw the results of what the battle had transpired. Draco had lost his wings and his front right hoof had crumbled away. Nin had suffered some damage too, but both sides looked they were about to fall at any moment. He wanted to say something. Anything. Just for the fight to stop and to save their teammate. Dynamo continued to listen on as Nin spoke, while charging in for a final attack. He looked to Draco and briefly saw a saddened look upon his face. "Draco." His shoulders slumped, while he tried to enforce his resolve. "I hate to say it, but Draco's right. We all knew what we were getting ourselves into. He may have gone overboard to try and get this win, but this was Draco's decision." He knew he didn't like Frostflame and Draco for how they had treated him in this tournament. While he didn't really accept their decisions and choices, Dynamo knew that he respected both Frostflame and Draco. "Come on, Draco. You've got this. I know you do."

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On 12/9/2019 at 10:19 AM, Literally Snails said:

The flames had died down to the point of just a few small fires spread throughout the stadium, rapidly decreasing in size, so Topaz took down her sheild and held her mic close to her mouth in anticipation. "Don't you just love it? We've got missing limbs and sliced torso's and they're still going at each other! I've seen this many guts before in the tournament, but  never this much guts!"

"You... Stupid child!" Nin yelled as Draco walked forward, but Nin was clearly just as worse for ware as his oppinent. He spat as he cried out, and a spurt of blood shot from his hoof. "You want to die now, and for what? T-to prove you didn't give up?" He gritted his teeth and inched closer to Draco, having to pivet on the elbow of his injured leg. "You make me sick. This world is filled with ideologues like you who throw away all reason for some kind of misguided set of beliefs!"

He stuck the tip of his bloodmagic blade in the ground and pulled back on it. "If you're so determined to die, I'll grant you that!" 

He lunged forward when draco was close enough, aiming to cut him down with a vertical slice.

 

On 12/9/2019 at 11:24 AM, dragon4111 said:

Draco had once chance. And he saw it when Nin lunged at him. Ideal? where did Nin get that? At the last second Draco dodged then sent a hard left punch into Nin's chest. He used what was left of his power to send air currents into Nin's chest. "Angel's Mercy," he stated simply to Nin. When Draco's wind would enter into Nin's chest it would suck up his heart and internal organs. "I didn't bring any ideals into this fight," he stated simply at Nin. "I left ideals behind when I entered the arena," He looked at Nin sadly.

 

2 hours ago, Dynamo Pad said:

As the flames began to dissipate, Dynamo was thankful that he didn't have to squint his eyes to try and see the fight. He soon regretted it as he saw the results of what the battle had transpired. Draco had lost his wings and his front right hoof had crumbled away. Nin had suffered some damage too, but both sides looked they were about to fall at any moment. He wanted to say something. Anything. Just for the fight to stop and to save their teammate. Dynamo continued to listen on as Nin spoke, while charging in for a final attack. He looked to Draco and briefly saw a saddened look upon his face. "Draco." His shoulders slumped, while he tried to enforce his resolve. "I hate to say it, but Draco's right. We all knew what we were getting ourselves into. He may have gone overboard to try and get this win, but this was Draco's decision." He knew he didn't like Frostflame and Draco for how they had treated him in this tournament. While he didn't really accept their decisions and choices, Dynamo knew that he respected both Frostflame and Draco. "Come on, Draco. You've got this. I know you do."

"We were summoned to this place," Draco reminded her teammate. "We did not choose to take part in this tournament, we simply chose to make the best of it."

She looked ahead at Draco. She may have butted heads with him more than once during her time here, but she definitely respected him and his abilities.

"Not the ideal way I'd like us to win a round," she muttered, "but, if it gives us a chance."

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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."

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7 hours ago, DwhitetheGamer said:

@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."

"I think they may have wanted us to make it this far, but they can't want us to win." Shining Armor said. He pointed at the suited unicorn casually smoking next to Rokata. "That unicorn is Rail. He owns Team Rokata and this tournament. Dynamo said he was betting a lot on the finals, and he isn't allowed to bet against his team, so he must be betting against us."

On 12/9/2019 at 5:24 AM, dragon4111 said:

@Literally Snails

Draco had once chance. And he saw it when Nin lunged at him. Ideal? where did Nin get that? At the last second Draco dodged then sent a hard left punch into Nin's chest. He used what was left of his power to send air currents into Nin's chest. "Angel's Mercy," he stated simply to Nin. When Draco's wind would enter into Nin's chest it would suck up his heart and internal organs. "I didn't bring any ideals into this fight," he stated simply at Nin. "I left ideals behind when I entered the arena," He looked at Nin sadly.

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The blow landed bellow Nin's ribs, and the unicorn stood still for a long moment. A strong gush of wind washed over the ring and abruptly calmed. It was clear from the pained expression on his face that the strike had hit its mark.

"You made me think that last charge was all you had... so I'd go all out too." He said through labored breaths. A thick bead of sweat trickled down his temple. "You're pretty clever... I could have made something great with..."

His blade shattered in his hoof and he fell on the concrete.

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@Literally Snails

Draco chuckled and said "that was your assumption about me," Draco shook his head He could still feel his blood drip down from his side yeah the match was great. He looked at Topaz and said "Nin's dead no need to count," he stated to her with a slight chuckle. He began to walk towards the  edge of the arena. He would stop to see if Topaz would declare him the winner. Though he could feel his life blood drip and he was getting weaker. It was through his Ironclad will that was he standing. He was getting tired and that fight took alot out of him. the heat had seared his front right leg had crumbled and it had burnt away part of that fur revealing a lot of scars.

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On 12/10/2019 at 7:58 AM, Unicorncob said:

"We were summoned to this place," Draco reminded her teammate. "We did not choose to take part in this tournament, we simply chose to make the best of it."

She looked ahead at Draco. She may have butted heads with him more than once during her time here, but she definitely respected him and his abilities.

"Not the ideal way I'd like us to win a round," she muttered, "but, if it gives us a chance."

Dynamo looked to Jade and nodded at his captain's words. "Oh, I know." He sighed softly, looking back towards the fight. "We were all given a simple invitation to take part in this tournament. We weren't given much of a choice considering what was written in the letters. It was either join or face the consequences. So, it's like you were saying. We had to make the best with what we had."

17 hours ago, DwhitetheGamer said:

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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."

"I'm beginning to wonder who and even why they would want us to win?" Dynamo turned to Copper with a look of uncertainty in his eyes. "I mean, I get why everyone else was chosen for this, but I still don't get why I was picked. The only thing that I could think of was because of some bully's revenge. They offered me riches beyond my wildest imaginations, but only for wanting me to take a dive and lose in a gaming tournament. I refused and won my own way, while Cheap Shot mentioned that he would have his revenge. It was the last time I ever saw him as Cosmic and Frozen told me what had happened. They mentioned that Cheap was eliminated and that Rail extended my invitation. I know Jade told me that I'm meant to be on this team, but still." He had been given so many mixed opinions upon his arrival at this tournament. Those who had mocked his video games, those who could respect them. Even to those who had seen something special within him. He understood that Jade and the others had powers that were incredible. He just felt like a regular pony being thrown into a tournament of this magnitude. He knew spells that could act like video game magic, but it was all he could do for the time being.

10 hours ago, Literally Snails said:

"I think they may have wanted us to make it this far, but they can't want us to win." Shining Armor said. He pointed at the suited unicorn casually smoking next to Rokata. "That unicorn is Rail. He owns Team Rokata and this tournament. Dynamo said he was betting a lot on the finals, and he isn't allowed to bet against his team, so he must be betting against us."

The blue unicorn broke out of his thoughts, while nodding at Shining Armor's response. A way of saying that the team owner was spot on with the information Rail had given him. "Rail wants to have all the money from all of the bets in this tournament. Just to make sure he can have the power to rule Equestria. If he wins, then he'll make every pony and creature into yokai like Rokata and the others. Throwing chaos and destruction across the land. An Equestria with no order, law and a place where Rail can rule.

10 hours ago, Literally Snails said:

The blow landed bellow Nin's ribs, and the unicorn stood still for a long moment. A strong gush of wind washed over the ring and abruptly calmed. It was clear from the pained expression on his face that the strike had hit its mark.

"You made me think that last charge was all you had... so I'd go all out too." He said through labored breaths. A thick bead of sweat trickled down his temple. "You're pretty clever... I could have made something great with..."

His blade shattered in his hoof and he fell on the concrete.

 

3 hours ago, dragon4111 said:

@Literally Snails

Draco chuckled and said "that was your assumption about me," Draco shook his head He could still feel his blood drip down from his side yeah the match was great. He looked at Topaz and said "Nin's dead no need to count," he stated to her with a slight chuckle. He began to walk towards the  edge of the arena. He would stop to see if Topaz would declare him the winner. Though he could feel his life blood drip and he was getting weaker. It was through his Ironclad will that was he standing. He was getting tired and that fight took alot out of him. the heat had seared his front right leg had crumbled and it had burnt away part of that fur revealing a lot of scars.

@reader8363 @Canteen_the_unstable

As Draco's attack connected, Dynamo could almost feel the gust of wind wash itself over the arena. He looked at Nin, who looked to have been struggling from the last attack that he had received. His eyes widened slightly in shock, while Nin had fallen onto the concrete. His weapon shattering in his hoof as it looked like he was down for the count. He looked over to Draco, who was just in bad shape as Nin was. He heard his teammates response, but he didn't want to jump to conclusion. "Did he win? I mean, we need an official call, right?" He looked back to Draco, who was planning to make his way off of the ring. Once Topaz would make the call, he would rush over to help Draco. He didn't know why, but he wanted to talk to his teammate. Both to clear some things up, while wanting to help his teammate. He winced slightly as a part of his burnt fur revealed a lot of scars. 'I know he was sort of a bounty hunter and was part of a guild. What kind of fights and/or training he went through to get those scars?'

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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."

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7 hours ago, DwhitetheGamer said:

@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."

@reader8363@dragon4111

 Quill said, "We'll be able to do more from here than their doctors will anyway. Though now I'll have three patients now..."

On 12/12/2019 at 12:01 AM, dragon4111 said:

@Literally Snails

Draco chuckled and said "that was your assumption about me," Draco shook his head He could still feel his blood drip down from his side yeah the match was great. He looked at Topaz and said "Nin's dead no need to count," he stated to her with a slight chuckle. He began to walk towards the  edge of the arena. He would stop to see if Topaz would declare him the winner. Though he could feel his life blood drip and he was getting weaker. It was through his Ironclad will that was he standing. He was getting tired and that fight took alot out of him. the heat had seared his front right leg had crumbled and it had burnt away part of that fur revealing a lot of scars.

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"Losing Nin will be an issue for your plans, am I correct?" Rokata asked Rail.

Rail chuckled, "Hardly. I own his research. Though things may move a bit slower."

"Uh... yes, and I suppose that would be sort of ridiculous," Topaz admitted. She looked down at Nin, who still wasn't moving. She held her mic close and announced, "So the winner of the third match of the finals can only be-"

"Quiet, filly, do you really think this is over?" Nin said, but he spoke in a shrill, unnatural voice that sounded strangely familiar. Blackened blood shot from his mouth when he spoke. Still laying on the ground, the unicorn turned his head toward Draco with his neck clearly broken. His eyes were grey, with dilated pupils. "You should know by now that there's no way for you to win unless we want you to!"

Nin stood back up, with a zombielike posture. He held his severed leg out and tendrils of shadow extended from the bloody stump.

"I uh... stand corrected. It looks like Nin has gotten back up after his apparent defeat and he sounds like mason! Oh but that can't be. The poor shadow beast was turned into dust!" Topaz announced.

Tenebris laughed, using Nin's body as his macabre puppet. The shadowy eyes of the demon parasite extended from a black haze surrounding Nin. "You're already at deaths door, but thanks to this fool I'm stronger than ever before! I have his blood magic and a new body!"

Rokata stepped onto the ring.

"Give me a break! How many times do we have to kill these guys?" Shining Armor asked.

"WE'RE GOING TO BE RICH!" Nin declared. Blackened blood oozed from his body, creating tiny puddles on the stadium floor. "Thanks to all the demonic energy teeming around him, this bloodmage's body was an easy host. His body is even better than my last! And now that the betting tables are closed, Rokata and I are going to make a fortune off this fight!"

After Draco's flirting with death, there was little he'd be able to do. Especially since the Etherite dagger, Tenebris' only weakness, was gone.

Rokata stood beside Nin's puppeted body, and Topaz implored him. "Mister Rokata, there's still a match in progress, you must leave the ring now or I'll be forced to disqualif-"

Tenebris shot a tentacle from Nin's body, knocking Topaz off the stage. "We don't play by your rules! This tournament is ours!" He looked at Rokata and then back to Draco. His shadowy tendrils formed a new leg for Nin's corpse.

"What'll it be, Rokata? Shall we kill them all now? Half of them are too weakened to fight back!" Nin said.

"Leave Tenebris, this does not involve you." Rokata ordered.

"What? But we can win this now!"

"You've interfered in a matter of honor, something that you know nothing about. Draco has won. You do not belong here."

 

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@Literally Snails

Draco growled and said "By her ruling I have won this match. For Nin has died and the only thing in that corpse is a parasite," Draco stated as he began to stand tall. he felt weakened. "By desecrating a body you've made an enemy of my guild," Draco stated with a growl. He slammed his left gauntlet down onto the ground activating the remaining healing of it. internal injuries would take some time. the wound on his side began to slowly close. HE was still at death's door but if he needed to he would fight.

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To think that something that sounded out of character at first would make the most sense to everyone in Lotus's team.  That would be for Copper hopping onto the Arena Ring and getting in front of Draco to defend his fellow mercenary via a Mercenary's Code of Respect.  "You're not fit to fight now, Draco.  If this gets out of hoof and Tenebris somehow gets away from Rokata, I'll be the one fighting."

It looked like he had fully recovered from his battle with Onyx, but on the contrary, he had bruises all around where the scrapes would normally be.  If the announcer got up and saw the situation, he would say, "Topaz, before you say anything, is there any rule against defending a fighter when their match is over?  Because that's what I'm doing."

[dragon4111 914]

@DwhitetheGamer@Literally Snails

"Ah that old chestnut eh?" Draco asked Copper with a chuckle. "By him doing this he is tainting the victory I have won," Draco stated as he looked at Copper as he began to limp forward. He would need time 30 seconds maybe a minute for the weakened healing magic to start working.

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9 hours ago, DwhitetheGamer said:

@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."

Dynamo looked over to Copper and gave his friend an apologetic look. "I'm sorry about that, bro. The reason is what Shining Armor had said previously after your fight. We can't really trust any of the doctors that are working at the Emergency Room. Considering that the entire committee is against us. Who knows what the doctors might try against us."

1 hour ago, Literally Snails said:

@reader8363@dragon4111

 Quill said, "We'll be able to do more from here than their doctors will anyway. Though now I'll have three patients now..."

"Losing Nin will be an issue for your plans, am I correct?" Rokata asked Rail.

Rail chuckled, "Hardly. I own his research. Though things may move a bit slower."

"Uh... yes, and I suppose that would be sort of ridiculous," Topaz admitted. She looked down at Nin, who still wasn't moving. She held her mic close and announced, "So the winner of the third match of the finals can only be-"

"Quiet, filly, do you really think this is over?" Nin said, but he spoke in a shrill, unnatural voice that sounded strangely familiar. Blackened blood shot from his mouth when he spoke. Still laying on the ground, the unicorn turned his head toward Draco with his neck clearly broken. His eyes were grey, with dilated pupils. "You should know by now that there's no way for you to win unless we want you to!"

Nin stood back up, with a zombielike posture. He held his severed leg out and tendrils of shadow extended from the bloody stump.

"I uh... stand corrected. It looks like Nin has gotten back up after his apparent defeat and he sounds like mason! Oh but that can't be. The poor shadow beast was turned into dust!" Topaz announced.

Tenebris laughed, using Nin's body as his macabre puppet. The shadowy eyes of the demon parasite extended from a black haze surrounding Nin. "You're already at deaths door, but thanks to this fool I'm stronger than ever before! I have his blood magic and a new body!"

Rokata stepped onto the ring.

"Give me a break! How many times do we have to kill these guys?" Shining Armor asked.

"WE'RE GOING TO BE RICH!" Nin declared. Blackened blood oozed from his body, creating tiny puddles on the stadium floor. "Thanks to all the demonic energy teeming around him, this bloodmage's body was an easy host. His body is even better than my last! And now that the betting tables are closed, Rokata and I are going to make a fortune off this fight!"

After Draco's flirting with death, there was little he'd be able to do. Especially since the Etherite dagger, Tenebris' only weakness, was gone.

Rokata stood beside Nin's puppeted body, and Topaz implored him. "Mister Rokata, there's still a match in progress, you must leave the ring now or I'll be forced to disqualif-"

Tenebris shot a tentacle from Nin's body, knocking Topaz off the stage. "We don't play by your rules! This tournament is ours!" He looked at Rokata and then back to Draco. His shadowy tendrils formed a new leg for Nin's corpse.

"What'll it be, Rokata? Shall we kill them all now? Half of them are too weakened to fight back!" Nin said.

"Leave Tenebris, this does not involve you." Rokata ordered.

"What? But we can win this now!"

"You've interfered in a matter of honor, something that you know nothing about. Draco has won. You do not belong here."

 

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As Topaz was about to make the announcement, Dynamo's ears perked as he heard a voice. He looked on with a horrified expression as Nin stood back up, while being in a zombielike posture. Nin's eyes were grey, dilated pupils, and shadowy tendrils had appeared. "O...kay. That's my nightmare fuel for the next month. How is Nin still standing? His energy faded when he hit the ring, right?" His answer was given as he started to recognize the voice. It didn't help that a black haze surrounded Nin, while revealing the Tenebris had used Nin's body as a puppet. "The Tenebris?! How is that thing back? I thought it vanished into a portal to another dimension." He says with a sigh. "So, it comes back because it wasn't satisfied that it and it's host were defeated. Now, it has Nin as it's new host and wants revenge? Talk about stooping so low that you have to go so far in order to gain revenge." He didn't know what they could do against the Tenebris. Without the Ethernite dagger, their chances of winning was null and void. Even if Draco did get the win, then they would have to go through another fight.

As Dynamo began to wonder if he and Jade would have to join the fight. He soon stopped in surprise as Rokata was against the Tenebris's plans. "Wait, what? Rokata isn't going to be joining in on this fight? He's against the Tenebris? Why?" He thought for a moment to try and think of an explanation, but found he could only think of one reason. "I guess since Rokata and the Tenebris were on the same team, then they shared the same goals. Just like we had discussed before, but now the Tenebris had lost to Jade. Which means that the Tenebris had outlived it's usefulness. Seems like the parasite has made an enemy out of Rokata and our team. Surprisingly, it looks like Rokata is on our side for the moment. Considering he wants to fight Jade and that I haven't gone up to fight yet. If I somehow manage to win, then Rokata gets to fight Jade. He wouldn't want any interferences to get in his way." He says, taking notice of Copper, who was planning to step into fight if necessary.

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Rose heard Tenebris' voice and stumbled over to the ring and said, "Why can't you just die already, I killed your last body, so you lost." She knew that she shouldn't be moving, she couldn't help herself with him showing up.

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4 hours ago, DwhitetheGamer said:

It looked like he had fully recovered from his battle with Onyx, but on the contrary, he had bruises all around where the scrapes would normally be.  If the announcer got up and saw the situation, he would say, "Topaz, before you say anything, is there any rule against defending a fighter when their match is over?  Because that's what I'm doing."

@reader8363 @Dynamo Pad

"I-the fight isn't over because Nin is still fighting I- I don't know how to call this. There's nothing in the book about interference like this!" Topaz explained.

"That might not be necessary anyway," Shining Armor explained. He stepped between Rose and Dynamo and glanced at them both. "The call is not left to the interloper. Let's watch before we make a move."

4 hours ago, dragon4111 said:

@DwhitetheGamer@Literally Snails

"Ah that old chestnut eh?" Draco asked Copper with a chuckle. "By him doing this he is tainting the victory I have won," Draco stated as he looked at Copper as he began to limp forward. He would need time 30 seconds maybe a minute for the weakened healing magic to start working.

"You just don't get it do you? You never had a chance to survive this tournament!" Tenebris ranted, a crazed, bloodthirsty look in his eyes. "It doesn't matter what you've done to this body before! Rokata and I are invincible when we're having fun! Thanks to this fool's brain, I now have knowledge of blood magic! I can heal myself whenever I want! My demonic form is untouchable and now my mortal body can't be killed as well! I'M INVINCIBLE!"

Tenebris broke into a shrill, guttural laugh. Rokata stepped closer to him and his left leg transformed into the grotesque muscular claw he used the last time he was in a skirmish with Jade. "What a sad puppet you've become." He said solemnly. 

"Huh? If you aren't going to help me, step back!" Tenebris said. Nin's new shadowy hoof pointed at Draco before he had a chance to heal. "I have no use for honor!" The hoof shot out a long, sharpened tendril of shadowy energy at Draco's skull, but before it could hit him, Rokata swept his arm at Tenebris, slamming into his body with a swift and precise strike. There was an explosion of blood and the sound of broken bones as Nin's body was cast aside by the sweeping strike. He was flung across the ring, landing harshly at the edge.

Nin's left hind leg was completely destroyed and there was a gory gash at his side. He squirmed on the ground, gradually struggling to his three hooves while gasping. "You... bastard!" he screamed. His wound began regenerating using Nin's blood magic. "You think you can just betray me like that? I already have Nin's powers. Now I can have any body I want!  How about yours?" Tenebis summoned the same blade Nin used when fighting Rokata.

He lept at Rokata with swirling, sharp tendrils and Nin's bloodmagic blade. 

Rokata grabbed the blade with his claw and squeezed, shattering it like glass. Then he reached through, ignoring the tendrils to strike Nin with a closed fist.. The shadowy tendrils shot at Rokata but where blocked by some kind of transparent silver shielding created by the sheer power of Rokata's attack. Rokata let out a deep war cry while bursting through Tenebris' defenses. As soon as his fist hit Nin's body, the body exploded into a thick black mist that painted the ring, but was immediately washed away by a following explosion that destroyed the ground where Nin was standing.

The Tenebris entity let out a shrill cry and floated in the air, apparently about to slip back to Tartarus to find a new host. But Rokata's claw glowed with a purple aura. He lept at the creature and and grabbed the neck of the beast. It let out a shrill scream that echoed through the ring. Rokata squeezed and the entity popped like a balloon and faded away.

After a long period of silence, Rokata turned to Draco and said, "Not even the worst of sins can justify killing as cruelly as I have just done. But you surely understand why that was necessary."

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Draco sighed to himself and said "Aye in war some atrocities are needed. And that was needed to end a parasite. Along with showing Jade that holding back won't be acceptable," Draco stated simply he looked into Rokata's eyes. "Now if you need me for anything else," Draco stated as he began to fall off the arena. Yeah he was getting weaker. not enough time for the magic to work on his wounds. He began to pass out from blood loss.

Edited December 16, 2019 by dragon4111

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3 hours ago, Literally Snails said:

@reader8363 @Dynamo Pad

"I-the fight isn't over because Nin is still fighting I- I don't know how to call this. There's nothing in the book about interference like this!" Topaz explained.

"That might not be necessary anyway," Shining Armor explained. He stepped between Rose and Dynamo and glanced at them both. "The call is not left to the interloper. Let's watch before we make a move."

"You just don't get it do you? You never had a chance to survive this tournament!" Tenebris ranted, a crazed, bloodthirsty look in his eyes. "It doesn't matter what you've done to this body before! Rokata and I are invincible when we're having fun! Thanks to this fool's brain, I now have knowledge of blood magic! I can heal myself whenever I want! My demonic form is untouchable and now my mortal body can't be killed as well! I'M INVINCIBLE!"

Tenebris broke into a shrill, guttural laugh. Rokata stepped closer to him and his left leg transformed into the grotesque muscular claw he used the last time he was in a skirmish with Jade. "What a sad puppet you've become." He said solemnly. 

"Huh? If you aren't going to help me, step back!" Tenebris said. Nin's new shadowy hoof pointed at Draco before he had a chance to heal. "I have no use for honor!" The hoof shot out a long, sharpened tendril of shadowy energy at Draco's skull, but before it could hit him, Rokata swept his arm at Tenebris, slamming into his body with a swift and precise strike. There was an explosion of blood and the sound of broken bones as Nin's body was cast aside by the sweeping strike. He was flung across the ring, landing harshly at the edge.

Nin's left hind leg was completely destroyed and there was a gory gash at his side. He squirmed on the ground, gradually struggling to his three hooves while gasping. "You... bastard!" he screamed. His wound began regenerating using Nin's blood magic. "You think you can just betray me like that? I already have Nin's powers. Now I can have any body I want!  How about yours?" Tenebis summoned the same blade Nin used when fighting Rokata.

He lept at Rokata with swirling, sharp tendrils and Nin's bloodmagic blade. 

Rokata grabbed the blade with his claw and squeezed, shattering it like glass. Then he reached through, ignoring the tendrils to strike Nin with a closed fist.. The shadowy tendrils shot at Rokata but where blocked by some kind of transparent silver shielding created by the sheer power of Rokata's attack. Rokata let out a deep war cry while bursting through Tenebris' defenses. As soon as his fist hit Nin's body, the body exploded into a thick black mist that painted the ring, but was immediately washed away by a following explosion that destroyed the ground where Nin was standing.

The Tenebris entity let out a shrill cry and floated in the air, apparently about to slip back to Tartarus to find a new host. But Rokata's claw glowed with a purple aura. He lept at the creature and and grabbed the neck of the beast. It let out a shrill scream that echoed through the ring. Rokata squeezed and the entity popped like a balloon and faded away.

After a long period of silence, Rokata turned to Draco and said, "Not even the worst of sins can justify killing as cruelly as I have just done. But you surely understand why that was necessary."

Dynamo could only sigh and shake his head as he listened to Topaz explain the rules. "You've got to be kidding me. There's no rule when it comes to interfering in a fight? I thought there would be something that would disallow other fighter's from joining. I mean, what if an audience member tried to just step in?" He would ask as Shining Armor decided to step in between him and Rose. He nodded at his remark, while waiting to see what Rokata and the Tenebris would do. He panicked slightly as the Tenebris began to explain all of the abilities that it acquired through gaining Nin's body. Just before he was about to respond, Dynamo paled slightly as Rokata's left leg transformed into a grotesque muscular claw. He may have seen Rokata fight before, but it was still unsettling to see him transform into such a state.

The blue unicorn's eyes widened slightly as Rokata began to destroy Nin. With each strike, the Tenebris was losing the body it had just gained. It was as if Rokata wasn't even trying, while the Tenebris was being tossed around like a rag doll. Not even the blade that the Tenebris had used was enough to damage Rokata, who had easily destroyed the blade with his claw. Shattering like glass as he eliminated Nin. Dynamo felt slightly sick to his stomach, but he tried to ignore the feeling as he saw the Tenebris appear once more. "It looks like it's going to try and escape again." He noticed the Tenebris was about to head to Tartarus to try and escape, while finding a new host. It was all in vain as Rokata's claw was coated in a purple glow, before grabbing the Tenebris in his grasp. Dynamo had to cover one of his ears from the shrill scream that echoed through the ring, before seeing the Tenebris being destroyed and faded away. The gaming stallion was stunned. Not just by how simple Rokata had destroyed the Tenebris, but it looked like he wasn't even trying at all. "It's like he was just warming up. He didn't even need the Etheral blade to destroy the Tenebris."

3 hours ago, dragon4111 said:

@Literally Snails@Dynamo Pad

Draco sighed to himself and said "Aye in war some atrocities are needed. And that was needed to end a parasite. Along with showing Jade that holding back won't be acceptable," Draco stated simply he looked into Rokata's eyes. "Now if you need me for anything else," Draco stated as he began to fall off the arena. Yeah he was getting weaker. not enough time for the magic to work on his wounds. He began to pass out from blood loss.

@Unicorncob @DwhitetheGamer @reader8363

Dynamo tore his gaze away from Rokata to see Draco, who was beginning to fall off of the arena. "Draco!" He bypassed Shining armor as he ran over towards his falling teammate. He managed to make it over towards Draco in time, while allowing Draco to fall onto the blue unicorn's back. Dynamo winced from the impact, but he quickly glanced behind him to check on his teammate. "Draco! Can you hear me? Are you going to be okay? Okay. That was a bad question, but I just wanted to know." He knew Draco had lost a lot of blood, so he understood that he need medical attention. "Copper! We need to heal him up. I need your help, please!" He says, making his way over back towards his team.

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@Literally Snails @Unicorncob 

A grunt was heard from Copper as he saw Rokata destroy the Tenebris in one fell swoop.  The fact that there was someone so powerful as he was made him pissed off on the inside.  He knows he could beat Rokata, as he had faced similar enemies before he came here, all of which with the same intent to kill as this one.

Speaking of which, he had just taken a look at Rail, and remembered why he had agreed to come here to begin with.  A lone survivor of last year's Dark Tournament, who had also conveniently worked with Rail before he managed to escape once he had learned the truth, tipped the Earth Pony off about Rail, and set a rather large bounty for his head.  If he was going to collect said bounty, Copper needed Jade to kill Rokata, so that no one could stand in his way.  He'll worry about that later, as for now, he simply nodded at Rokata in respect before hopping off the Arena.

@Dynamo Pad @dragon4111

"Hold on, I got this," he stated to Dynamo as he put a hoof on Draco's chest.  He enveloped himself in the same green aura he used to heal himself up with, and began the process of stopping the blood loss on Draco.

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Jade watched quietly as Rokata took out the Tenebris with one slash of that claw. The claw she almost got a taste of when they last met in that field. She tried not to show it, but a chill ran down her back at this display of power. That was what she'd be facing in the final round.

Deep breaths. You have your own power.

She took a deep breath, maintained her composure. She looked at her team. "Do what you can for Draco. He fought well and took our backs off the wall."

She looked back toward the announcer. She respected her desire to keep to the rules, but clearly they were not going to apply with... whatever creatures Rokata's team was made up of. "Topaz, do not be afraid to take some initiative. Remember that you are the authority during these matches."

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16 hours ago, Unicorncob said:

@Literally Snails @dragon4111 @Dynamo Pad @DwhitetheGamer

Jade watched quietly as Rokata took out the Tenebris with one slash of that claw. The claw she almost got a taste of when they last met in that field. She tried not to show it, but a chill ran down her back at this display of power. That was what she'd be facing in the final round.

Deep breaths. You have your own power.

She took a deep breath, maintained her composure. She looked at her team. "Do what you can for Draco. He fought well and took our backs off the wall."

She looked back toward the announcer. She respected her desire to keep to the rules, but clearly they were not going to apply with... whatever creatures Rokata's team was made up of. "Topaz, do not be afraid to take some initiative. Remember that you are the authority during these matches."

"Right, uh..." Topaz stammered and picked up her mic. She walked back on the ring and stood next to the crater where Nin had been standing. Rokata was still standing with a bit of blood on his hoof, and Draco looked ready to collapse. 

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There was a long silence while she looked at Rokata, and eventually she decided not to ask him to leave. "Well, there was intereference in the fight. But since the interference was from Rokata's own team, and the fighter killed was not technically either fighter that started the match, my original ruling remains. The winner of Draco versus Nin is Draco O'Malley! Team Lotus get's a point!"

Topaz let out a heavy sigh as the scoreboard updated.

"Make no mistake, Draco, you've won this fight. This was just some unfinished business on my end," Rokata said to Draco. He stopped to glare at Jade, sensing that his display of strength had made her nervous. Exactly what he needed. He turned and left the ring.

Meanwhile, Selene stared at Dynamo Pad, her single visible eye piercing his very soul. There was no mystery left about what the next fight would be.