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amicableAggressor Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:40 pm
A tide of trolls poured back into the stadium, refreshed, rested, and ready to cheer on whoever was their personal favourite. Already the more entrepreneurial trolls had started small betting booths, and large amounts of money was changing hands. More than a few trolls were now cheering with the nervous, glassy faces of someone who has put down rather more than they should have. It was subtle, but the cheering was slightly more urgent now.
The queen was again stationed in her box, idly lounging in her chair. She spun the microphone around by its cord a few times, then caught it as it swung up, and as her eyes picked up the two figures entering the arena.
"Weeeelcome back to the second rounds, where the winners of the previous battles will duke it out for yourrrrrr entertainment! First off we have blueblood Zeffer Siiiiroco and his amazing lightning sticks versus ..... versus .... uh ...."
The stadium held its breath for a moment as she leaned forward from her box and squinted at the other figure, a small frown on her face. The tug down was so hard to see, it was invisible to the trolls in the stands, but it nevertheless was there.
"... a mysterious stranger!"
Trolls who are watching the battle can post in this thread. While battles are posted ooc all at the same time, ic battles are one after the other. If your troll is in another battle, they can still post as a spectator.
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kamileunaire rolled 2 6-sided dice:
6, 6
Total: 12 (2-12)
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:20 am
Zeffer had busted out into the arena just in time. He certainly had spent enough time dicking around out in the plaza, but Arcus had rushed him in before going back to his row of benches so he could continue to spectate. The blueblood gave a gap-toothed grin as their queen's voice rang out through the coliseum, introducing him first and then...his opponent.
Though one of his hands was partially bandaged, a small injury sustained from the previous fight, he was still easily able to control his batons, now that the hurt had worn off. He reached under his jacket and slipped his hands through the wristbands and unhooked them from his belt, activating them immediately, and relishing the sound of that harsh, consistent hum of electricity.
"Dunno who you are, but I hope you're ready!" Without a moment's hesitation, the blueblood charged. The previous round's victory had filled him with confidence, but whether it had been well earned or not was yet to be seen. He didn't need to know who this troll was to defeat him anyway. Zeffer darted right up, reeling his arm back on the way, and started off the party with a vicious crack to his opponent's head, a nice BZZZT accompanying the strike as he drove it home. He rushed past and away from the mystery troll, resuming the usual strategy of hit-and-run.
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Hivestuck rolled 2 6-sided dice:
1, 3
Total: 4 (2-12)
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:42 pm
The young drone eagerly bounced out into the arena, beaming like a lunatic, looking as though he wanted nothing more than to be right there, right then.
"The queen wants you to get out there, you in particular." they'd told him. The big guy who always smelled like smoke had smiled at him. "Says she sees some sorta potential, somethin' special in yeh, wants to see if you can utilize it." Well hot damn, if the queen wanted to see him fight, he'd put on the best darned demonstration he could, and he told them that, and then they ushered him to the side door before he could really get anything else out but that was okay, cause he was getting to oblige the empress!
Speaking of, he smiled up at her as she kinda sorta introduced him, confidence and pride and hope written all over his face. She had even given a dramatic pause before his intro to hype everyone else up! But he couldn't spend all day staring at the queen, probably, and so he lowered his gaze to his opponent, who uh, kinda looked like a kid. Definitely no older than 7 or 8 sweeps. The drone's smile faltered for a minute as he eyed the boy, and vanished completely as he charged.
The drone scrambled for the combat knife he had sheathed on his vest, being a shade too slow to unclasp it as the baton collided with his head. His vision went out for a moment, upper-body muscles contracting from the sharp burst of electricity, pain spreading through his skull like fire. But none of that mattered, he had to fight, had to match the young queen's expectations! Ignoring the pain, he fought the muscle spasms as best he could, and whirled around, knife clenched in his fist, aiming to slam the handle into the young blueblood, missing by inches as Zeffer dashed past him.
14/20
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:06 pm
Minist had made sure she grabbed herself a good seat before the fight had started. While it was true she was not happy about getting knocked out in the final round she was glad her opponent had been a pretty cool guy. Now she wanted to cheer him on to victory! When she had seen who he would be fighting after her she was a bit confused. He looked to be a few sweeps older than the other participants. She wasn't even sure if she had seen him at the sign-ups. Her confusion deepened as the queen seemed almost as perplexed as she was. However she didn't spend much time dwelling on this because Zeffer ran towards the "mysterious stranger" and gave him a good smack to the head. "SOCK IT TO 'EM, ZEFF! YOU CAN DO IT!" Minist screamed at the top of her lungs. That hit looked about as strong as the hit that had knocked her out of the running. Add to that the electricity she had come to know all too well Minist knew the other troll must be hurting. She had no sympathy for him, however, and only wished to see more hits like that.
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kamileunaire rolled 2 6-sided dice:
6, 4
Total: 10 (2-12)
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:53 pm
Zeffer cackled as he dashed past the mystery troll, relishing the delicious feel of adrenaline (or the troll equivalent) beginning to pump through his system. He'd just barely managed to avoid his opponent's strike, and so he jogged around the guy, circling him, sizing him up. A knife on this one, he'd have to be a little more careful than before. He was really wondering who the hell this guy could be. He seemed pretty unprepared, and maybe a little too smitten with their monarch. Even Zeffer couldn't deny her good looks, but you couldn't let a chick distract you from the task at hand! The blueblood had the succinct pleasure of watching the effect of his baton on his foe as he darted around, it was always amusing to see. At the sound of his own name being cheered by a certain someone he knew, he couldn't help but grin to himself, the encouragement empowering him to keep on going.
It didn't take long for Zeffer to zero in for another attack, this time faking his opponent out to get behind him, before jabbing the mystery dude roughly in the small of his back with the end of his baton. It was a pretty substantial stab, not as powerful as his opener, but it would pack a good enough punch. ZZZT.
20/20
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Hivestuck rolled 2 6-sided dice:
2, 1
Total: 3 (2-12)
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:11 pm
Another missed swing as the drone's significantly nimbler young foe juked him, easily strafing around him. A quick gasp slipped out of him as he was lit up yet again, this strike having much less concussive force behind it, but a considerably longer contact time, effectively tasing the young soldier. He managed to fight the spasms long enough to break away from the rod and whirl around, missing yet again as the electricity stole control of his arm.
He stumbled away from Zeffer, knees nearly buckling. He ran a hand over his back, pins and needles still stabbing through his muscles. "You're uh, you're pretty fast." The drone was panting slightly, the confidence he'd been wearing as he entered the arena gone. He twirled his knife in his fingers, the blade now facing downwards. He was being a disappointment, he knew it, and that hurt way worse than those stun rods, which was saying something because his back was still stinging like hell.
10/20
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kamileunaire rolled 2 6-sided dice:
3, 2
Total: 5 (2-12)
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 9:03 pm
Zeffer laughed like a hyena, practically spinning around the poor recruit with a look of near-murderous intent in his sunset eyes. He was doing his best to be the embodiment of what he loved, of chaos, of his mad electrical storms, and he was succeeding, for the moment at any rate. He had begun to keep a bit closer this time, just outside of arm's reach, calling upon all his speed and swift footwork as he worked to stay one step ahead of his still unnamed opponent.
At the remark, he could only give a wicked grin as he moved in to give a love tap to the recruit's shoulder. It was a light hit, but there with it came the sting of the electricity, and it seemed perhaps that he planned to weaken the other troll by making it harder to swing his knife.
20/20
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Hivestuck rolled 2 6-sided dice:
6, 6
Total: 12 (2-12)
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:34 am
Uh, was this kid okay? He was acting kinda unstable, which while probably pretty common for city-trolls, inspired a bit of discomfort in the drone. Zeffer was faster than him, no denying that, but he was a soldier in the damned Alternian army! That accounted for something, probably! He wasn't just gonna let some hotshot young blueblood walk all over him.
He was prepared when the boy attacked this time. He tore away from the stun-baton as soon as it made contact with his shoulder, that time. The electricity still stung like a giant hissing buzzcritter though, and probably would've screwed with his swing again, had he not outright dropped his knife. Nope, he wasn't gonna play THAT game again. He quickly spun on the spot, snatching the blade out of the air with his not-numb arm, and swung the knife at the boy's forearm. Jesus, if he could at least put one of those little shock rods outta commission, maybe life would get a little bit easier.
8/20
(kinda shitty post cause I'm cruising on just a couple hours of sleep, woo.
And I've no problem with you jumping the gun a bit, since we're approaching the deadline.)
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kamileunaire rolled 2 6-sided dice:
4, 6
Total: 10 (2-12)
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:27 pm
Zeffer was more than okay, he was working himself up into a maddened little frenzy as he zipped around the drone, that horrid, toothy grin on his face probably only furthering the poor guy's unease. Unfortunately for Zeffer, moving in closer would prove to be a bad move. He'd tried his best to dodge his opponent's swipe, but this time his luck had run out. He snarled in pain as the combat knife sliced through his jacket and cut a fairly deep gash into his forearm, right where the other had been aiming.
The pain was so sudden and so sharp that he dropped his baton, and it dangled uselessly from the wristband attached to it. Pain, pain, ow. It hurt horribly now to flex his hand, and he could not see himself gripping the weapon anymore. Thick blue blood poured from the fresh wound, dripping down the sleeve of his jacket and leaving a trail on the floor of the arena as he continued to move about. The pain not only worked to disable the arm, but it lit up a surge of rage in Zeffer, who let loose an angry roar and spun to retaliate. The grin remained, though his jaw jutted out in fury as he sought to lash out at the drone.
The anger-fueled attack was a success; a brutal blow was landed to his opponent's chest, the blueblood growled in satisfaction at the sound of the zap, and he knew the other would feel the weight behind the strike. A bit out of breath, he bounced away again, the pain from his wound reminding him to be a bit more cautious in the future.
14/20
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Hivestuck rolled 2 6-sided dice:
4, 1
Total: 5 (2-12)
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:38 pm
The soldier flexed the arm that had been shocked, working his fingers, feeling slowly returning as Zeffer dealt with his arm wound. As soon as he trusted himself, he tossed the tactical knife back to his dominant hand, spinning it between his fingers a few times. He'd barely had a chance to get a firm grip on it again when the boy's counterblow landed.
Oh God. Oh God, he couldn't breathe. That hit had been way too close to his heart, his lungs, his basically everything important. He barely managed to stay on his feet as he tried not to panic, the quick shock probably not killing him.
"Okay. Calm. Okay. You're in the middle of a fight. A fight against a kid that the queen is expecting you to win and you're losing and you may have just had your heart fried into irreg--okay no, that is not calm. Okay. Fight."
Eyes wild, desperate, he swung at Zeffer again, not aiming anywhere in particular, just trying to retaliate. He still wasn't in perfect control of his motor skills, however, and hadn't leaned far enough into the slash, the knife barely breaking the boy's skin, leaving a long but very shallow slice through his flesh.
2/20
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kamileunaire rolled 2 6-sided dice:
2, 6
Total: 8 (2-12)
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:27 am
13/20
Zeffer watched with relish as the poor drone struggled. He knew exactly how the older troll felt, and he bared his teeth in a vicious sneer, cruel baser instincts shining through. He enjoyed the sight of this stranger in pain, though it felt distantly odd. Why enjoy it? Well, why the hell not? May as well! He laughed, and while the drone was pulling himself together, he moved in for another jab...
But his opponent was not totally out of it yet! Zeffer hissed as his opponent lunged, and in dodging missed the swing he'd tried to make. The knife had caught him across the front, and a mad shiver went down his back. It almost seemed, to Zeffer anyway, that if the placing had been just slightly different, he might have been disembowled. His shirt was sliced, and the shallow cut bled into it, and he panted softly, still mostly distracted by the gash in his arm. He hated to admit it, but the sight of all that blood gushing out was making him just a bit light-headed.
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Hivestuck rolled 2 6-sided dice:
2, 5
Total: 7 (2-12)
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:53 am
The older troll paused for a moment, the boy's rather crazed expression still putting him on edge. The kid seemed to be having way too much fun with this. But his blood was pretty darn high on the hemospectrum, so that was probably to be expected; the drone didn't have any problems with highbloods, but they were a crazy bunch.
He shifted his grip on the knife, hesitating slightly. He wasn't supposed to be maiming the kid(not that that had stopped Zeffer from trying to stop his heart okay enough of that train of thought), maybe he should cool it with the whole hacking and slashing? Maybe. He jabbed at his young opponent, the blade facing backwards, aiming to strike the young troll with the butt of the knife.
2/20
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kamileunaire rolled 2 6-sided dice:
1, 2
Total: 3 (2-12)
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:57 am
Even though Zeffer wasn't bothering to hold back, even he had his limits, and he was starting to tired out a little bit. The blood loss certainly wasn't helping his situation, and he held that arm close to his side, his left side spotted with blue. There was a shimmer of worry in his mind, but he ignored it completely; he could do this, he could push through. It was just a little cut!
When the drone moved to jab at him again (with the butt of the knife, he noticed), he barely managed to duck, growling at the other in the process as he eluded the attack. A rather feeble swing was made with his right hand, but he missed, and quickly backed away. Getting sliced up a bit had made him much more cautious, and he kept his eyes glued to the drone, movements noticeably slower than when the match had begun.
13/20
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Hivestuck rolled 2 6-sided dice:
5, 2
Total: 7 (2-12)
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:50 pm
The troll's sense of panic vanished as soon as he noticed Zeffer starting to wear out, fears of his heartbeat being jolted out of regularity instantly forgotten. There was still a chance! He could still show his potential by uh, beating a kid in armed combat...But still! It was by the queen's orders, so clearly this kid was some kind of big deal if they tested soldiers against him! Fighting spirit reignited, but body becoming more and more worn out, he opted for a quick--if less than devastating--punch to the chest, aiming to land on the cut he'd made.
2/20
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kamileunaire rolled 2 6-sided dice:
2, 1
Total: 3 (2-12)
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:18 pm
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