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Post by Zero on Aug 7, 2011 22:21:32 GMT -5
(Helicopter fly overhead, night sky filled with spotlights coming from the site of the Legendary Tournament of Heroes.)
(The crowd is excited, events like this don't happen very often)
Meanwhile... in the newly build press box...
Skylark: WELCOME EVERYONE TO ATRADES VS. CATALLENA V!
(Skylark turns to his broadcast partner, Rune)
Skylark: It IS five, right?
Rune: (Shrugs)
Skylark: ANYway, tonight, two Rune Bearers square off in another chapter of their rivalry, a rivalry that dates back to when one was an assassin for an evil group of Soul Stealers, and the other was a wandering warrior. Many years have passed, but their passion for the duel has yet to die out!
Rune: That's right, Lark. Now, Roas Atrades, wandering warrior, goes by Lord Roas Atrades, Lord of Piran, and Zero Catallena goes by... well, Zero Catallena, whipped husband and Father of one!
Zero: (Off in the distance) Go to Hell, Landlady!
Skylark: And now, let's take it down to the arena, while Solana is doing the intros!
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Kiyone: You never get tired of this, do you?
(Zero and Kiyone are right outside the entryway, Zero wearing his old getup of black tunic top with faded black pants. Saviour and Sinner lay next to Kiyone on a bench.)
Zero: What? Roas asked for it. Some kind of charity thing.
Kiyone: Oy.
Stagehand: Showtime, Mr. Catallena!
Zero: Well, that's our cue!
Kiyone: Wait, OUR...?
(Kiyone can't finish her sentence before Zero shethes his daggers and drags Kiyone with him to the entryway.)
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Solana: Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to Atrades vs. Catallena V!
(As the crowd cheers, Solana thinks to herself if this is really the fifth time.)
Solana: The match runs under Tournament of Heroes rules, which means the Match can only end by Knockout or Surrender!
(Solana pauses, waiting for something.)
YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME?!?
(Metalingus hits the speakers, and the crowds reactions are mixed, some cheers, but an equal amount of boos.)
(Zero walks out onto the stage, the same arrogant smirk on his face. He stops on the stage to survey the crowd, Kiyone's hand still enwined with his. Kiyone looks spooked.)
(As Zero begins to walk down to the Arena, Solana begins the Intros.)
Solana: Introducing first: hailing from Parts Unknown but living on the Planet Lunar; being accompanied to the Arena by his Wife, Kiyone Makibi Catallena; the Bearer of the Genesis Rune of Soul and the Dark Seal of the Soul, the Last Lord of the Twilight, and the Infamous Legendary Pervert...
Zero: I could have lived without the last one, Solana!
Solana (Not missing a beat) ... The Soul Stealer of Darkness... Zero........ Catallena!!
(Zero raises a hand to the crowd, and the mixed reaction gets louder.)
Kiyone: (Amused) Jeez, with this reaction, you'd think they don't like you or something, 'Legendary Pervert.'
Zero: Quiet you.
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BRING IT ATRADES. I PROMISED YOU A PUNCH TO THE SOUL.
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Post by Roas on Aug 7, 2011 23:25:26 GMT -5
I'm going to enjoy this. This is exactly the challenge my mind needed right now.
Post CoD Power levels. _____
>Roas listens as the introductions to the match begin. Taking a long breath, he rises from the crate he's sitting on and begins to secure the harness holding his weapons<
Ninya: Why do you two keep doing this?
>Roas shoulders on a long coat all black save for the dark green running down the backs of his sleeves. On the back of the jacket is the House Atrades crest: A phoenix blended with a sun rising up over a combined swirl of Gold and Silver Galadinean Essence<
Roas: Gotta know how far we've come. That...and he's the only one who actually wants to fight me...and probably not try to kill me. Besides...the money raised is going to a good cause.
Ninya: >rolling her eyes< Men. Always having to prove something.
Roas: >smiles as he walks over to her< I'm sorry. How many times have you made it a point to pronounce your dominence over your opponents of the eons?
>they kiss briefly before Roas continues towards the tunnel that leads to the arena floor<
Ninya: Be good. Try not to lose any limbs! He can grow his back...you can't!
>Roas waves without looking back<
Roas: Don't feed the kids any of the arena food. That stuff's garbage.
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Solana: Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to Atrades vs. Catallena V!
(As the crowd cheers, Solana thinks to herself if this is really the fifth time.)
Solana: The match runs under Tournament of Heroes rules, which means the Match can only end by Knockout or Surrender!
>Zero's entrance<
>arena goes quiet.<
>a heavy guitar riff echoes<
IT'S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!!!
TIME TO PLAY THE GAAAAAME!!!!
>guitar picks up and Roas exits the tunnel at a steady pace, gold and silver lights flashing all over the place<
Solana: Now entering the arena...hailing from Prian, Galadia...The Legendary Warrior of the Glaive...The Rune Bearer of Time...The Lord of Prian...
>Roas stops and looks around the arena<
Solana: The Slayer of Gods...Roas Atraaaaaadeeeeeesssss!!!!
>Roas keeps his eyes on Zero as he moves around in a circle opposite to the soul stealer. After a moment of staring he removes his jacket and tosses it to Solana, revealing the simple black shirt and pants beneath<
>the music begins to fade<
Roas: No sense in playing any games. We've been here too many times before.
>Roas tapes the Glaive Medallion, summoning the silvery Glaive Armor with the tri-bladed Time Gauntlet covering his right arm. Roas draws Dawn and Twilight and slides into a ready stance<
Roas: >smiling< Time to go, ladies. >His eyes suddenly become portals of gold and silver fire< This is about to get real.
>the respective auras of the Heaven Rune and Chaos Rune begin to swirl around Roas's arms from Dawn and Twilight< _____
Yes, I went with HHH's theme cuz of the wrestley environment. I wanted to have fun with this.
Opening salvo to you.
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Post by Zero on Aug 8, 2011 18:05:30 GMT -5
(Zero's smirk turns into his evil smile.)
Zero: Another day, another destiny!
(Zero's right arm glows with the Soul Rune. The dark flames from the Soul Seal shoot out, and Zero flexes his fingers in his own Soul Gauntlet.)
Zero: Let's do this! FOR CHARITY!
(Zero's hair begins to shine a little, and he turns into Lightning, rushing toward Roas at Lighting Speed, aiming for his face with the Soul Gauntlet.)
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Post by Roas on Aug 8, 2011 18:37:28 GMT -5
Roas: Interesting. Has to be something more to that.
>not holding any speed back, Roas immediately begins to back peddle, then suddenly pulls his right arm across his body and slashes from left to right<
Roas: HEAVEN'S WAKE!!!!
>a massive ribbon of yellow energy streaks at Zero<
>right after releasing his first attack Roas Wind Steps straight up into the air, twists around to the direction he had been back peddling in while raising Twilight over his head before slashing down<
Roas: CHAOS BREAKER!!!!
>Twilight unleashes a large circle of crackling blue energy that servers to destroy/explode the base energy pattern of anything it touches<
>Roas Wind Steps back through the air, coming into a light landing twenty yards away<
>Roas raises his katanas at the ready while the Time Gauntlet shimmers<
Roas: Now come out where I can see you?
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Post by Zero on Aug 8, 2011 18:59:42 GMT -5
Zero: Yeesh. Guess I'm gonna have to bust out my new skill.
(Zero quickly surveys the crowd, until he finds what he's looking for in the crowd... Negative.)
Zero: Soul Copy.
(Zero, despite the distance, locks eyes with Negative for a split second. Negative feels woozy for a second, then is shocked as Zero's hair turns his sandy blonde before Zero forms a Shadow Gate beneath himself and Vanishes.)
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Post by Roas on Aug 8, 2011 19:17:23 GMT -5
>Roas watches as his attacks exploded without hitting Zero<
Roas: That's a new one. If I'm dealing with shadows, then let's change the field.
>Swinging his swords around, Roas double slashes leaving a pair of deep cutting lines. next he leaps up and slams the ground, sending up a large slab of stone at least twenty feet high<
>Roas begins to run up the slab while detonating a summoned Flare rune behind him with the energy rebounding back and forth between two Rediret runes. the power of the golden explosion sheds so much light that the only shadow is being cast by the slab he is standing at the top of<
Roas: >swords at the ready< Come get some.
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Post by Zero on Aug 8, 2011 19:46:27 GMT -5
(Roas waits for a few seconds, then feels a shadow over him anyway.)
Zero: (Off in the distance.) You know, I'm not Negs. Afraid of the dark.
(Roas looks over to see Zero sitting on top of the stadium bowl, one arm raised over his head, a giant orb over his head.)
Zero: Plenty of other shadows... I jumped out before your show. Merry X-Mas.
(Zero flicks his wrist, and the six meter wide orb shoots toward Roas.)
Zero: Spirit Bomb.
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Post by Roas on Aug 8, 2011 19:56:22 GMT -5
>Roas smirks<
Roas: Time Relapse.
>Reality blurs, and the arena is reverted to its status before Roas's last move, back when his Time Gauntlet shimmered, with Roas back to where he had been before his last move<
Roas: I normally don't play my Time Rune card, but I had a feeling this time around I'd need to.
>the Spirit Bomb continues to where he had been prior to his use of the Time Rune<
>Roas slashes his swords back and forth in front of himself twice, but remains there, ready for the next move<
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Post by Zero on Aug 8, 2011 20:10:10 GMT -5
Zero: Oh, no. You moved.
(Zero looks up.)
Zero: But... wait. It's a giant mass of soul energy... and I have a Soul Rune.
(Zero points toward Roas, and the Spirit Bomb rushes toward Roas.)
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Post by Roas on Aug 8, 2011 20:14:54 GMT -5
Roas: Gee, it's like I've never seen a Spirit Bomb before...and didn't know it could do that. Needed to know how much control you had over it.
>a gold Absorb rune appears at the last second before the Spirit Bomb hits to absorb the attack<
>the Spirit Bomb taken care of, Roas dashes left and heads halfway around the arena floor before stopping. he swings his swords again before settling into a ready stance<
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Post by Zero on Aug 8, 2011 20:24:29 GMT -5
(Zero resumes sitting, rubbing under his chin.)
Zero: Huh. That ended that.
(Zero starts thinking again.)
Zero: I could try that... screwed up Ninya when I did it before. Nah, need to be creative.
(A Soul flashes above Zero's head.)
Zero: Ah ha! That might work.
(With a flash, Zero re-appears in the ring, dozens of souls surrounding him.)
Zero: I AM THE WAFFLEMAKER!
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Post by Roas on Aug 8, 2011 20:31:29 GMT -5
>Roas eyes Zero for a moment<
Roas: Great. Let's go a little old school.
>Roas flips Twilight to a reverse grip and sheaths it at his back. As his left hand comes back up, he's got the Glaive in his hand<
Roas: Catch.
>Roas releases the Glaive at Zero<
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Post by Zero on Aug 13, 2011 15:05:40 GMT -5
Before I respond, I'm sorry again this took so long. I was so out of sorts with RL moments that any answer to the Glaive would have been, "Zero kills the audience."
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(Zero pales at the sight of the Glaive.)
Zero: The Glaive... stupid Lawnmower. That thing started all of this... mowed over my Absolute Zero like it was nothing.
(Zero whips his hand out. First one soul appears. Then two. Then four. Then eight...)
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Negative: How strong were those shields again?
Infiniti: Strong. Why?
Negative: They're about to be tested. Badly.
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Zero: But that was before I could do this.
(The Genesis Rune of Soul and the Dark Seal of Soul flash to life, sending off a shock wave as the sixteen souls begin to spin in an orbit around Zero's hand.
Zero: Let's see how far it's gone since then! ABSOLUTE ZERO!
(The Sixteen Souls flash in a yellow light, and pure soul based energy rushes toward the Glaive and Roas.)
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Post by Roas on Aug 13, 2011 18:24:06 GMT -5
NP. RL always comes first.
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Roas: Hooboy.
>Roas allows the Glaive to guide itself to take out the more dangerous of the blasts. As the other blasts scream towards Roas, he grips his right forearm with his left hand<
Roas: I was hoping to have to hold this kind of attack back, but the best way to block something powerful is to counter with something else powerful.
>a swirling mass of gold and silver Galadinean Essence begins to form in Roas's right hand, the very air around him now shaking with power. Within a breath it forms a rune that has rarely been seen since the First All Saints War...the most powerful of all known Galadinean attack runes<
>Roas aims the rune at the remaining AZ's coming at him<
Roas: OBLITERATION RUNE!!!!
>the Obliteration rune vanishes, and suddenly five points of light appear between Roas and Zero. a blink later five massive waves of gold and silver energy stream out to block the AZs<
>Roas Wind Steps back away from the colliding energies<
Roas: Remember when I slashed my swords earlier?
>Roas snaps his right fingers, his Gauntlet flashing<
Roas: Delayed Strike.
>Earlier, off to Zero's now right, where Roas had slashed at the air with his katanas, two arcs of power fly at Zero's flank<
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Post by Zero on Aug 25, 2011 21:21:22 GMT -5
Zero: S***!
(Zero quickly summons some souls to absorb some of the blows, but receives some of the the slash to the back.)
Zero: OW!!!
(Frusterated, Zero rips off his now torn shirt, reveling his heavily scarred torso.)
Zero: One more scar ain't going to hurt. But lets see if I can return the favor!
(Yelling, Zero summons dozens of souls that surround Roas.)
Zero: Sic 'em!
(They converge.)
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