It has been a long journey, but the king of Ivalice is close to completing a back-to-back championship run. And a pathetically inept adventuring boy with a peanut-sized brain mass isn't nearly enough to stop Delita Hyral. The sluggish and poorly-dressed Justin can't deal with the cunning and skill of the Holy Knight. The redhead's clumsy sword strikes will be countered by the far more impressive Holy Swordskills. And, facing an opponent with an edge in speed, durability and, first and foremost, intelligence, this wide-eyed boy will be nothing more than yet another stain on Delita's bloodsoaked blade. There is no mercy in the ruthless struggle for power.
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Holy Knight? Hah! Justin has the power of spirit and the weight of history on his side. His youthful toughness and awareness has helped him crush Geno and Reno like bugs underfoot. What can a rat like Delita do about it? He's a bad man who hurts people. His schemes will be of no use against someone as honest and pure as Justin. His abilities with Holy Sword have gotten him far but will have no effect here. He's no different than Agrias, who Justin stopped all those seasons ago in Middle. With excellent defense and ice resistance coupled with superior speed, there's no way that mean ol' Delita's got a prayer of outfighting our heroic swordsman!
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Rune had called an emergency meeting of all of his allies. From Kyra to Bowman, all were in attendance.
"In perhaps my least awesome moment of all time, a plan of mine lead to something horrible. Something worse than even the Profound Darkness itself. Yes, I.. fed Justin ten 10x strength mind potions, giving him the mental capacity of Mewtwo. I've summoned you all here to assist... hello?"
Rune was speaking to a suddenly empty room. No one had stayed around, except for the pharmcist who had gotten him into this trouble. Bowman stood leaning against the door, which had been halfway torn off it's hinges in the mad flight to escape.
"Yet you stay. Why?"
"Because the ex-idiot's going to come after me for helping you. I'd rather not have to deal with him, let alone Feena or Rapp. This needs a quick solution. One I've been pondering ever since you dropped this little bombshell on me. Anyhow, just show up to Justin's fight and stand somewhere near the front. I'll have everything else ready."
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Bowman looked on. It was a packed house. Justin and Delita stood in the center of the ring, coldly eyeing each other. The fight was almost ready to start. It was the perfect time for him to spring into action. Everything had been set up according to plan. Bowman smirked; he couldn't believe how easy this was.
"Hey, refs! Catch!" Bowman tossed one of the empty bottles he had recovered from Rune's room. "Justin's been ODing on tabs to improve his IQ score in an attempt to match wits with Delita. His friend Rune's been helping him. I have the order Rune put in for all the medicine here, and the empty bottles can be found in his room.
The ref's decision to DQ was both quick and obviously in the making.
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Rune looked over to the now grinning Bowman, who was throwing an empty bottle that had containted a tab in his hands. "Ya see, my plan was simple. I blame it all on you. Justin's now smart enough to see this for what it really is, so enjoy dealing with him! I have a client to go meet. Oh, don't worry. The DL will arrange to reverse effects of the tabs soon enough."
Rune looked back in the direction of the ring. Justin's face was murderous. Even worse, Feena was standing near Justin. She was speaking loud enough that Rune could easily hear her."I'm sorry your Heavy championship was ruined by that mean old Esper. How dare he drug you! Let's go teach him a lesson."
The arrogant Esper barely had time to let loose a string of curses before time stopped. His last thought for a long while was how to get revenge on Bowman for this stunt. How could he have been set up like this?
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Bowman tossed an empty bottle to his employer. "Your plan worked perfectly. Not even supergenius Justin or Rune suspected a thing. One question, though: Why did you want to have Rune there when I revealed it to the refs?
Delita smiled. "Sometimes it's the little things in life that make it worth living. Like seeing a plan come together perfectly. Or avenging a loss from nearly thirty seasons ago in a way that can't be traced back to you." Delita reached into his pocket and tossed a sack of gold at Bowman. "Just a little bonus for that speech. As for your reward... how does the St Bowman of Ivalice hospital sound?"
Delita Hyral: 39
Justin: 35
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