open The Dark Tournament II (FULL!)

[RAGESTAR 479]

crimson stood there with his back turned to sole, Helios was resting on his shoulder and he was drinking the flask of rum that rail had given him, bleeding heavily from a large slash across his chest. he finished the bottle then grinned widely, "tch...you idiot...don't you see you've won?" asked crimson weakly before coughing up a large amount of blood and falling to the floor in a pool of blood, looking weakly at whiplash in the stands, "im sorry whiplash...ive lost...please forgive me..." mumbled crimson as loud as he could, before falling into a deep sleep, his breathing shallow, he was very near death.

 

((sorry guys, I saw no way out of this one. crimson was already half dead as it is...))

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole glanced back to see crimson drop to the ground, before glancing up at the sky. "I've won... Dammit, I've been such an idiot. I hope you forgive me old friend." He said, before he collapsed too. His last thought before he blacked out was whether crimson was alive or not.

 

((Well, I guess I win... What now?))

[Moonlight Fire 20]

"No!" Whiplash shouted, as she flew from the stands into the arena. (Sorry, I don't know if I'm allowed to do that. If not, I'll change it.) The Pegasus dropped onto the ground by the dying Crimson, and gently lifted him onto her back. "You're not dying on me, Crimson," she said through gritted teeth. Whiplash felt the stallion's breathing shallow, and she gingerly began to carry him to the infirmary. "Idiot. You shouldn't have exerted yourself like this," she whispered, looking at Crimson.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

Sole glanced back to see crimson drop to the ground, before glancing up at the sky. "I've won... Dammit, I've been such an idiot. I hope you forgive me old friend." He said, before he collapsed too. His last thought before he blacked out was whether crimson was alive or not.

 

((Well, I guess I win... What now?))

Rail stepped classically onto the stadium.

 

Juri didn't notice him and continued her job. "As Crimson lost consciousness before Sole, the winner of the Dark Tournament by brutal knock out is.... SO-"

 

Rail interrupted her and caused her to jump when he held out a hoof behind her and said, "The Mic, please."

 

Juri had no option to refuse, and handed it to him.

 

"Attention, everyone!" Rail announced. "Before the conclusion of this battle, the tournament committee and I came to a unanimous decision. I made it as a pony who believes that all of you deeply deserve a satisfying conclusion to this tournament. It was obvious that this final match would not end in death. A rather unsatisfying end to the Dark Tournament. The decision was this: the winner of this final round will face one final opponent tomorrow, after a day's rest."

 

"What the Hell? I thought that was the last fight!" One audience member asked.

 

"Who cares? We get to see another fight for free!"

 

"But wait! If everyone else has been disqualified, who's gonna fight?"

 

Topaz didn't say a word. She looked scared. "What are you doing... dad?" She whispered.

 

Rail continued. "This next fight will be a death match. There will be no ten counts or forfeits. The loser will die. THIS WILL GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY DESERVE! Allow me to introduce his competitor."

 

Mason stepped into the arena and onto the ring with a wicked grin.

 

Someone asked. "Hey, did I miss something, or is the security Chief about to fight the grand champ?"

 

"This is ridiculous! Mason must way only ninety pounds! There's no way he can beat Sole!"

Edited September 5, 2013 by Abridged Yami

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole was slowly drifting in and out of consciousness, barely aware of what was going on around him. *dammit... What's going on? I-I need... To... Focus...*he thought, as he strained to hear. What he heard didn't surprise him, but it did anger him. *n-no! Another match against that bastard? rail...That l-lying lit-little...*he thought, before totally blacking out.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Rail stepped classically onto the stadium.

 

Juri didn't notice him and continued her job. "As Crimson lost consciousness before Sole, the winner of the Dark Tournament by brutal knock out is.... SO-"

 

Rail interrupted her and caused her to jump when he held out a hoof behind her and said, "The Mic, please."

 

Juri had no option to refuse, and handed it to him.

 

"Attention, everyone!" Rail announced. "Before the conclusion of this battle, the tournament committee and I came to a unanimous decision. I made it as a pony who believes that all of you deeply deserve a satisfying conclusion to this tournament. It was obvious that this final match would not end in death. A rather unsatisfying end to the Dark Tournament. The decision was this: the winner of this final round will face one final opponent tomorrow, after a day's rest."

 

"What the Hell? I thought that was the last fight!" One audience member asked.

 

"Who cares? We get to see another fight for free!"

 

"But wait! If everyone else has been disqualified, who's gonna fight?"

 

Topaz didn't say a word. She looked scared. "What are you doing... dad?" She whispered.

 

Rail continued. "This next fight will be a death match. There will be no ten counts or forfeits. The loser will die. THIS WILL GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY DESERVE! Allow me to introduce his competitor."

 

Mason stepped into the arena and onto the ring with a wicked grin.

 

Someone asked. "Hey, did I miss something, or is the security Chief about to fight the grand champ?"

 

"This is ridiculous! Mason must way only ninety pounds! There's no way he can beat Sole!"

The hooded mare stood, "And how can we be certain you'll give him the rest he needs before the fight, instead of taking actions to place the odds in your favor. Not that I would say that the tournament committee would do such things." Except that's exactly what I'm suggesting, because that's what they did for my fight.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

The hooded mare stood, "And how can we be certain you'll give him the rest he needs before the fight, instead of taking actions to place the odds in your favor. Not that I would say that the tournament committee would do such things." Except that's exactly what I'm suggesting, because that's what they did for my fight.

(Jeez guys. Rail may be an antagonists, but is it that hard to tell that he's just a classic psychopath and Mason is the one who's a truly evil scrum bag? No one's seemed to notice that he's evil and Rail isn't.)

 

Rail left the ring, but exited through the stands instead of a more traditional route. "I'm sorry you feel that way." He said when he heard her speak. "Last year's tournament committee was greatly terrible at their job, but they're all dead now. You should know one thing about me. I hate cheating. It ruins the fun of gambling. I have all the power I need to rig this whole tournament, but I don't because that would destroy the point. However, Mason doesn't agree. He might not fight with much honor. There is little I can do about that."

 

 

 

Sole was slowly drifting in and out of consciousness, barely aware of what was going on around him. *dammit... What's going on? I-I need... To... Focus...*he thought, as he strained to hear. What he heard didn't surprise him, but it did anger him. *n-no! Another match against that bastard? rail...That l-lying lit-little...*he thought, before totally blacking out.

"GET UP YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF TRASH!" Mason yelled in his ghoulish voice. He stomped his hoof into one of Soles open wounds and dug in deeper. "Don't tell me this is enough to hurt you! I'll never have any fun if you bruse this easily!"

[~Sole~ 852]

(Jeez guys. Rail may be an antagonists, but is it that hard to tell that he's just a classic psychopath and Mason is the one who's a truly evil scrum bag? No one's seemed to notice that he's evil and Rail isn't.)

 

Rail left the ring, but exited through the stands instead of a more traditional route. "I'm sorry you feel that way." He said when he heard her speak. "Last year's tournament committee was greatly terrible at their job, but they're all dead now. You should know one thing about me. I hate cheating. It ruins the fun of gambling. I have all the power I need to rig this whole tournament, but I don't because that would destroy the point. However, Mason doesn't agree. He might not fight with much honor. There is little I can do about that."

 

 

 

 

"GET UP YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF TRASH!" Mason yelled in his ghoulish voice. He stomped his hoof into one of Soles open wounds and dug in deeper. "Don't tell me this is enough to hurt you! I'll never have any fun if you bruse this easily!"

sole roared in pain as he was pulled back into consciousness by the pain. "Fuck!" He growled, as he glanced up to see mason kicking him, and hurting him further. "Son of a..." He mumbled, as he attempted to push mason off, but couldn't find the strength. "I thought I got a days rest... You really are pathetic to attack me in this state." He said weakly "your probably too scared to fight me at full strength, so you wanna beat me when I'm down. Well, go ahead and try it you bastard." He said defiantly, as he pushed mason back with the little strength he had left.

[synangel 25]

(Jeez guys. Rail may be an antagonists, but is it that hard to tell that he's just a classic psychopath and Mason is the one who's a truly evil scrum bag? No one's seemed to notice that he's evil and Rail isn't.)

 

Rail left the ring, but exited through the stands instead of a more traditional route. "I'm sorry you feel that way." He said when he heard her speak. "Last year's tournament committee was greatly terrible at their job, but they're all dead now. You should know one thing about me. I hate cheating. It ruins the fun of gambling. I have all the power I need to rig this whole tournament, but I don't because that would destroy the point. However, Mason doesn't agree. He might not fight with much honor. There is little I can do about that."

 

 

 

"GET UP YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF TRASH!" Mason yelled in his ghoulish voice. He stomped his hoof into one of Soles open wounds and dug in deeper. "Don't tell me this is enough to hurt you! I'll never have any fun if you bruse this easily!"

A stone pillar rose up on the side of sole and then stone, with amazing speeds. Used the side of the pillar for a road house kick straight to masons jaw, kicking him away. And drawing some blood. "STAY AWAY FROM HIM YOU SLIMY CREEP" Then stone felt her leg scream with pain, she got the the ground and kneed next to sole. The pillar soon sucked into the ground, and stone looked at sole "you ok babe?" She asked.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

(Jeez guys. Rail may be an antagonists, but is it that hard to tell that he's just a classic psychopath and Mason is the one who's a truly evil scrum bag? No one's seemed to notice that he's evil and Rail isn't.)

 

Rail left the ring, but exited through the stands instead of a more traditional route. "I'm sorry you feel that way." He said when he heard her speak. "Last year's tournament committee was greatly terrible at their job, but they're all dead now. You should know one thing about me. I hate cheating. It ruins the fun of gambling. I have all the power I need to rig this whole tournament, but I don't because that would destroy the point. However, Mason doesn't agree. He might not fight with much honor. There is little I can do about that."

 

 

 

"GET UP YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF TRASH!" Mason yelled in his ghoulish voice. He stomped his hoof into one of Soles open wounds and dug in deeper. "Don't tell me this is enough to hurt you! I'll never have any fun if you bruse this easily!"

"Your doing little to control your dog," she mutters. She hops down into the ring and puts up a shield around Sole similar to the one that had protected herself and the others. "That is enough Mason. Why ruin your hunt when you can have so much fun with your new toy tomorrow?" she said it pleasantly enough, but it was through gritted teeth.

Edited September 5, 2013 by Lunar Dusk

[~Sole~ 852]

A stone pillar rose up on the side of sole and then stone, with amazing speeds. Used the side of the pillar for a road house kick straight to masons jaw, kicking him away. And drawing some blood. "STAY AWAY FROM HIM YOU SLIMY CREEP" Then stone felt her leg scream with pain, she got the the ground and kneed next to sole. The pillar soon sucked into the ground, and stone looked at sole "you ok babe?" She asked.

sole coughed up some blood before smiling "are you kidding? I've never felt better! Well, unless you count being beaten to a pulp and drained of energy a bad thing. In that case not too good." He said jokingly, as he tried to stand up, and almost fell a few times. After a minute he finally stood, but barely, and he didn't have any magic left at all.

[synangel 25]

sole coughed up some blood before smiling "are you kidding? I've never felt better! Well, unless you count being beaten to a pulp and drained of energy a bad thing. In that case not too good." He said jokingly, as he tried to stand up, and almost fell a few times. After a minute he finally stood, but barely, and he didn't have any magic left at all.

Stone then allowed sole to use her as a support. "Come on....lets go for some rest....you'll need it" she said guiding him to the exit if the arena. She now wanted to leave this place, and to make sure that mason was there to hurt sole anymore. At least for today. She felt worried though.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

Mason chuckled, his shoulders lifting up and down with each laugh. "I'll play nice." He said. "I'm sorry." The bones in his face shifted around, his eyes enlargement to the size of dinner plates and his teeth molding to the shape and size of daggers. "Until tomorrow, that is, that's when I'm going to kill you in front of all your friends! It won't be quick or pretty. And don't count on them to stop me when I start torturing you. As soon as they intervene, the game is over and I win. I'm sure by now you know what will happen if you lose. That portal is almost done. Once your dead, Rail will have enough money to complete it! Maybe you should give up now, that way Stone won't be so lonely when the Demons eat her!" 

Edited September 5, 2013 by Abridged Yami

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole sighed as stone walked him toward the exit, but forced a stop as he heard mason. "Just... Shut the fuck up! I'll kick your ass tomorrow, and I won't be holding back." He said adamantly, as he flipped mason the bird, before stumbling out with stone. "Now all I need is to heal dozens of broken bones, cuts, and other wounds that take weeks to heal... All in one night. Easy, right?" He said jokingly.

[Moonlight Fire 20]

Whiplash forced back an angry shout as she helped Crimson into the infirmary. She had heard Rail's horrendous plan, of making Sole participate in another fight. "We need a nurse in here please!" she shouted, laying the stallion onto a bed. The pegasus bowed her head and whispered, "You did great, Crimson." Whiplash patiently sat down on the floor as a nurse rushed in. She wasn't planning on leaving him alone for a second.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Mason chuckled, his shoulders lifting up and down with each laugh. "I'll play nice." He said. "I'm sorry." The bones in his face shifted around, his eyes enlargement to the size of dinner plates and his teeth molding to the shape and size of daggers. "Until tomorrow, that is, that's when I'm going to kill you in front of all your friends! It won't be quick or pretty. And don't count on them to stop me when I start torturing you. As soon as they intervene, the game is over and I win. I'm sure by now you know what will happen if you lose. That portal is almost done. Once your dead, Rail will have enough money to complete it! Maybe you should give up now, that way Stone won't be so lonely when the Demons eat her!" 

 

"And what if he doesn't get the chance to compete tomorrow, Mason. What if, instead, a fully fit and more better contestant appears? It is not against the rules to challenge somepony to get into this tournament, as was easily demonstrated last time with the previous head of security."

[Frosty V 309]

Frost watched all that happened once Mason entered the ring. "That bastard. Forcing him into a death match with.....him." he muttered. He looked Mason over, he was small, but he learned early on that surprises often come in unexpected ways. "Rail wouldn't put Mason in the ring with Sole if he didn't know a few things." he thought looking at Soles picture on the monitor. "Watch your back.....idiot." he finished lying back in his chair.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

Frost watched all that happened once Mason entered the ring. "That bastard. Forcing him into a death match with.....him." he muttered. He looked Mason over, he was small, but he learned early on that surprises often come in unexpected ways. "Rail wouldn't put Mason in the ring with Sole if he didn't know a few things." he thought looking at Soles picture on the monitor. "Watch your back.....idiot." he finished lying back in his chair.

"I wouldn't worry about it." Rune said from one row behind him. "It's one of the abilities I've compiled; I can sense a fighters energy. Sole and Crimson had indispensable amounts, but this guy can barely fill a coffee cup. I'm surprised he can even stand."

 

 

 

"And what if he doesn't get the chance to compete tomorrow, Mason. What if, instead, a fully fit and more better contestant appears? It is not against the rules to challenge somepony to get into this tournament, as was easily demonstrated last time with the previous head of security."

"And who would fight in his place? Sole is clearly the strongest fighter here it's too bad that it isn't enough."

Sole sighed as stone walked him toward the exit, but forced a stop as he heard mason. "Just... Shut the fuck up! I'll kick your ass tomorrow, and I won't be holding back." He said adamantly, as he flipped mason the bird, before stumbling out with stone. "Now all I need is to heal dozens of broken bones, cuts, and other wounds that take weeks to heal... All in one night. Easy, right?" He said jokingly.

Rune watched Sole waddle away. He wouldn't be able to heal in just a day. Once he and Stone were safely away from the ring, he jumped down to approach them. "Sole, asshole, wait up." He said he wasn't using his regular childish voice and demeanor, he was being very serious. "I was really hoping Crimson would win. Now the fate of the world is in your claws? Please...At any rate, I didn't come here to insult you. I don't like you, but I hate demons! I will offer you aid if you accept it. Your body is broken and a day's rest won't fix it. I can."

[synangel 25]

"I wouldn't worry about it." Rune said from one row behind him. "It's one of the abilities I've compiled; I can sense a fighters energy. Sole and Crimson had indispensable amounts, but this guy can barely fill a coffee cup. I'm surprised he can even stand."

 

 

 

"And who would fight in his place? Sole is clearly the strongest fighter here it's too bad that it isn't enough."

 

Rune watched Sole waddle away. He wouldn't be able to heal in just a day. Once he and Stone were safely away from the ring, he jumped down to approach them. "Sole, asshole, wait up." He said he wasn't using his regular childish voice and demeanor, he was being very serious. "I was really hoping Crimson would win. Now the fate of the world is in your claws? Please...At any rate, I didn't come here to insult you. I don't like you, but I hate demons! I will offer you aid if you accept it. Your body is broken and a day's rest won't fix it. I can."

 

"Yes...but I can to so please, bye bye now" stone said guiding sole through the retched hallway. She did not like to talk with anyone besides sole right now, after what mason did, her blood boiled, and she didn't want to have to deal with more bullshit today.

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole sighed and tried to tell her to stop, but he felt like he was losing conciousness again. "S-stone... Stone wait. What if he can help? We shouldn't just brush everyone aside who wants to help." He reasoned, before coughing again "listen... I know your mad. And I know you want to help me... But what if the others could help me too? We can't do it all on our own..." He said.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

"I wouldn't worry about it." Rune said from one row behind him. "It's one of the abilities I've compiled; I can sense a fighters energy. Sole and Crimson had indispensable amounts, but this guy can barely fill a coffee cup. I'm surprised he can even stand."

 

 

 

"And who would fight in his place? Sole is clearly the strongest fighter here it's too bad that it isn't enough."

 

Rune watched Sole waddle away. He wouldn't be able to heal in just a day. Once he and Stone were safely away from the ring, he jumped down to approach them. "Sole, asshole, wait up." He said he wasn't using his regular childish voice and demeanor, he was being very serious. "I was really hoping Crimson would win. Now the fate of the world is in your claws? Please...At any rate, I didn't come here to insult you. I don't like you, but I hate demons! I will offer you aid if you accept it. Your body is broken and a day's rest won't fix it. I can."

"Sole is strong indeed. You'll have an answer tomorrow as to who you'll be fighting. It all comes down to Sole's condition at the beginning of the day. Nopony wants to see you fight somepony half-dead," she responds, following Sole and Stone out of the arena.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

Sole sighed and tried to tell her to stop, but he felt like he was losing conciousness again. "S-stone... Stone wait. What if he can help? We shouldn't just brush everyone aside who wants to help." He reasoned, before coughing again "listen... I know your mad. And I know you want to help me... But what if the others could help me too? We can't do it all on our own..." He said.

"A wise decision." Said Rune. "You're better off being healed by me than an amateur. I know fifty seven different healing techniques that are advanced enough to put in top condition for tomorrow, but I assume just one will do the trick."

 

 

 

Rail was sitting in the now empty stadium with his cigarette still lit. 'This won't do.' He thought. 'I didn't leave a big enough impact. I'll need to raise the stakes. Something the audience will remember.' 

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

"A wise decision." Said Rune. "You're better off being healed by me than an amateur. I know fifty seven different healing techniques that are advanced enough to put in top condition for tomorrow, but I assume just one will do the trick."

 

 

 

Rail was sitting in the now empty stadium with his cigarette still lit. 'This won't do.' He thought. 'I didn't leave a big enough impact. I'll need to raise the stakes. Something the audience will remember.'

The hooded mare walked up to Rail, sighing, "Well, he smokes too. Isn't that just a recipe for disaster. I wanna know where this new round came from and why, Rail. Most of your audience would've been fine with the way things ended; not all gladiators in Rome die. I want to know what the gamble is this time around."

[Literally Snails 2,307]

The hooded mare walked up to Rail, sighing, "Well, he smokes too. Isn't that just a recipe for disaster. I wanna know where this new round came from and why, Rail. Most of your audience would've been fine with the way things ended; not all gladiators in Rome die. I want to know what the gamble is this time around."

(And here's where it becomes obvious that he's a genuine psychopath rather than a normal villain.)

 

"I'm bored." Rail said. "Nearly everything money is good for has already been done. So what's the point of having it? Imagine if I could replace all of my money with monsters! Summoning a permanent portal to the demon world where apparitions can come and go as they please. I find life will be more interesting that way. I'm betting half of my fortune on this next fight. If Mason wins, I'll have all I need to finish it. If Sole wins, everything stays the same. I find it rather exiting. I've taken the entire fate of the world into this one little battle good versus evil. Black and white, it's much more fun like that." He removed his cigarette and made eye contact with her. "Masons backstory is another interesting factor. He used to be exactly like Sole in nearly every way. If he could see what he's turned into now, he'd be disgusted. Now he's become the perfect representative of evil in my little metaphor."

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole chuckled "sorry rune, but I don't think one spell is gonna cut it... I'm messed up pretty bad." He said, before coughing up more blood and sighing "dammit... And on top of that I've got zero magical energy left in my body. Even if I had a full days rest, I wouldn't have enough energy for the fight tomorrow." He admitted "I need to find a way to regenerate my chaos energy... And soon." He said.