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Faustite groaned, pressing a hand to his mouth. Liquefaction spilled out of Aue in an unforgiving reminder to the audience that they faught with gall. A quick glance was spared to Helio for his reaction, then his gaze settled once again on the fight. Aue looked about ready to give in, unless his enemy slipped in the vomit and cracked his own head on the floor.

Which, given some of the earlier predicaments, might be what happens.

Faustite that he need no longer cross his legs for this event. While a slight relief, he knew the smell of Aue's earlier food would reach the corners of the room soon enough.

Aue looked covered in blood, and his enemy red-faced with foul magic.

"It's not that kind of tournament," he muttered as Aue went after his enemy's unmentionables. Or it won't be until later.

I'm sure that's how half these battles end.

"Naked and hoarse is a telling way to end a fight."

Spectator

Things were getting even more bloody and brutal than they already had been. Jet thought he might be concerned, but with that maniacal laughter and the cursing in other languages and groin punches… well… It was more of a dirty brawl than a tournament where two equal competitors showed off their skills.

Or got lucky.

There was a black speck that started down past him that caught Jet’s eye. The cat that always follows Seraphinite around. He scowled, but knew that she meant a lot to his friend. He couldn’t let her stupidly put herself in danger. So he quickly got up from his seat to scoop her up before she could get to the ring, and pulled his cape around so he could wrap her up in it, not wanting her to get the idea that clawing or biting was okay.

He let her still be able to see and breathe of course, but paws to lash out with or wiggle was not allowed.




It was extremely difficult for Kamacite to continue watching. Not because he had a weak stomach for blood or wounds or even vomit, but because this was Aue getting hurt. He knew this match was intentional. They’d been paired and it was expected that they finished. One would win, and the other wouldn’t.

The longer this went on, the more Kamacite wanted Aue to lose.

He jumped again when his hand was suddenly taken, his head whipping to the side to stare wide eyed at General Tourmaline beside him, his immediate instinct was to shrink away even more. But she was holding onto his hand in what he knew was supposed to be reassuring.

Aue would win she promised.

Kamacite wanted to cry. He didn’t want Aue to win at this point, because he knew that it only meant he’d have to fight again. What would happen then?

The sound of the two men fighting drew his attention back, his trembling fingers squeezing tightly to Tourmaline’s. What would she think of him if he told her he didn’t want Aue to win?

But he would do whatever necessary to help him after.

Well, he'd been right after all. The two idiots had just fought. A long, drawn out battle where one would gain advantage and then the other. It was kind of funny how evenly they seemed matched, for the most part - the captain was a bit more on the physical side of things and had a size advantage, obviously, plus that armor and those blades....but Aue had magic and that stupidly tactical brain going for him.

It was both entertaining and also frustrating for those watching with a goal in mind, no doubt - or just other bouts to watch.

The kitten, Lace, was getting really upset at how banged up her officer was getting. It was understandable - he was kind of feeling bad for Aue - guy was gonna need some serious care after this thing ended. Maybe if you fought instead of taunting your opponent, you wouldn't be bleeding like a b***h now, eh you b*****d? Tiberius huddled a bit, not because he was cold or upset, but because he felt like doing so, no point in inviting scruffage for himself too, and chittered at the combatants. "One of you stop pussyfooting around and get on with it!"

HP: 3/30 // DMG: 7

Again!? With his nose!? ******** b*****d.

Aue stumbled back, shook his head, spat more blood and took a moment to set his nose back into place so he could breath a bit through it, eyes narrowed and jaw set with malice.

"This ends."

Sera came in with a right that the Finn blocked, but took advantage of to get in close. He needed close for what he wanted. With the last of his waning energy and patience, Aue slammed his palm up into Seraphinite's throat, going for the thyroid cartilage there to crush it and smiling viciously as felt it give. The captain wouldn't die, he had magic to enhance him, and starseeds to eat - he'd be fine, but if he couldn't breathe, he probably couldn't continue fighting.

Which meant Aue was the victor of this endless ******** battle.

"Stay the ******** down, you b*****d." Aue spat blood again as he dropped Sera, who's weight had fallen involuntarily forward onto him from the shock and pain of the move he'd pulled.

If he could have laughed, he would have.

The shock to his body, and it's involuntary jerks as his body dealt with conflicting impulses to breath but <********> that pain... He'd have laughed if he could. Seraphinite hit the ground hard, dizzy and barely able to get himself sitting before he felt his world doing a three-sixty and <********> did it hurt to breath.

Shallow breaths were all he could really manage, his head at his knees as he tried to just breath while his face still dripped blood and his whole body was ready to just say ******** it.

He'd entered on a whim. Figuring what the hell, why not? Could learn something from it. He'd gotten that in spades. Including a new senshi to hunt down again, rip his swords into again.

If he could have laughed, he would have, but some twisted part of Seraphinite managed a smile at least.

HP: 0/30

Her heart had leapt into her throat at that last minute when things could have gone either way, knowing that if anything fatal had happened to Aue the Captain he'd gone against would have quickly followed and god help anyone who'd gotten into her way. The fight was over now, though, and Tourmaline was on her feet, dragging Kamacite up by the hand along with her.

"Come, Aue needs us." Tourmaline lead the way down onto the field so they could retrieve their sour sack of bruised and beaten lemons. Seeing him hurt so badly made her want to cry-- but she couldn't. She knew that she couldn't because someone had to be strong for Aue. And Kamacite.

There were medics nearby, of course, but they didn't seem to be moving too quickly on their own. It would be up to her and the Senshi of Solar Flares, along with anyone else nearby who wasn't attending to the aide of Captain Seraphinite, to get the Senshi of Lemons out of the ring and to the healers tent.

"You had me worried there for a moment," Tourmaline muttered as she dropped to Aue's side, drawing an emergency starseed out of her supply pocket. She had mixed feelings about consuming the glittering crystals. Of course she knew that it could be both dangerous and addictive from thumbing through packets of information along with browsing bits of Uvarovite's research, but their healing properties in situations like this were undeniable. "Eat this. It should stabilize you until Kamacite and I can get you to the medic. Crazy b*****d. I hope you enjoyed yourself."