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Smashing a dishonest schemer like Reno was just the warm-up Justin needed to get into the spirit of things. It's been a long time since he's won in the arena! No time for him to put his feet up and tell stories at the adventurers' bar, though. He's got to forge ahead and smash Geno! And smash he will. While the gentle-minded veteran of New Parm may not be the most brilliant tactical planner, his plan of hitting Reno in the face with his instant-death axe should work just fine. The doll has no evasion and no way to avoid Justin's attacks, and Justin's natural toughness will let him shrug off any attacks Geno may throw out. Feena will be so proud! Justin's going to the semifinals in Heavy, and there's nothing Geno can do about it! |
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Demolishing Richard was a nice way for the guardian of Star Road to limber up, and an even better way for him to get re-accustomed to the body of the trusty old Geno doll. Now, fully revved up and ready to fight, he prepares to bowl over a retarded kid. He can't use Geno Whirl to instantly take this fight, but he can do plenty else. With his blinding speed, Geno Boost will allow him to weather Justin's inaccurate instant-death attacks and extremely limited reserves of good physical damage. And he won't need to withstand these attacks for long, as his own boosted offense will quickly destroy Justin just like it does everything else. Cold, efficient fighting tactics can't always overcome mindless youthful spirit, but in this match, they certainly will. |
superaielman So last week's plan didn't go so well. Who cares? Even a mental genius like Rune has his occassional setbacks from time to time. He wasn't especially worried this week. He himself had gone no further in heavy than this round. There was no way a mental midget like Justin would go to the semifinals, let alone beat a possible Godlike like Geno on the way. All he needed to do was secure a ticket (Easy for someone with as much charisma as Rune) to the match, and watch Geno kick Justin's sorry ass all over the arena. --- Rune's front row seats gave him a perfect view of the action. Geno was easily the faster of the two, and opened the fight by firing off a Geno Whirl, instant win against most heavies. Rune raised an eyebrow. "..Surely Geno was informed that Justin immuned Instant Death..." The shock on Geno's face told Rune everything there. "..Surely Geno isn't so stupid as to sit there and not try to squeeze in a Geno Flash..." Justin's axe landing home on Geno's body was all the response the Esper needed. .."Surely Geno knows that Justin's Instant Death is deadly by the fourth swing of his axe and that he must strike quickly.." Geno Boost going off left Rune shaking his head. He knew what was coming next. Justin's axe landed right in the center of Geno's chest, striking a fatal blow that sliced through all of his defenses. "..And the winner thanks to Instant Death, Justin!" Rune was gone before the judges even finished speaking. --- Rune was so deep into Monologing that he barely noticed the fangirls throwing himself at him. He had far more important things to deal with than his army of fans. "That Aura of Idiocy is too powerful. Even a Heavy as strong as Geno had no defenses against it's brain sapping powers. That idiot somehow got his way to the heavy semifinals. Judging by who he's facing next round, they'll barely be a bump in the road. Could the Aura of Idiocy be enough to get Justin back in godlike? Impossible! Yet... no. I can't risk the shame of that fool a whole division ahead of me once again. It's time to make a top at Bowman's and solve this problem once and for all." --- Rune smiled when he got an magical page from Bowman. The shipment of potions had come. Rune quickly ordered the potions brought to his room, and invited Justin to come in. His successful match against Geno gave him the perfect excuse to lure the idiot into his rooms. --- "What do you mean you bought me all of these potions? For me?! Thanks Rune! You'll say they'll make me smarter, huh? I better drink on up then!" --- With a burp, Justin chugged the last potion. "Whew.. those weren't drinks, though. They tasted like candy. It was great! Oh well, nothing to worry about. Thanks for the treat, Rune!" The smile Rune directed at Justin's back was -evil-. The Aura of Idiocy was finished. --- Walking into Bowman's place afterwards was an enjoyble stroll. Rune had enjoyed the simple walk. With Justin's Aura of Idiocy gone, things were looking up. He had plenty of time to get his revenge on his rival, but for now? A nice walk would do just fine. That and clearing up the bill with Bowman. Rune approached the counter, and dropped a medium sized sack of gold on Bowman's counter. "Thanks for the INT potions, Bowman. I threw in a little extra as thanks. I'd stay and chat, but I have important things to do." Rune was nearly to the door when the sound of a dry cough stopped him in his tracks. "INT potions? Rune, I gave you ten magic tabs. Those are roughly twenty times as powerful. You didn't feed all of those to one person, did you?" The dawning look of horror on Rune's face was mirrored by Bowman's equally grim face. "Wha.. what did I just do? I gave them all to Justin. Boost his intellegence a little bit, get rid of the Aura of Idiocy.." Bowman shuddered. "You increased Justin's mental powers by a dozenfold. If my quick calculations are right, you just made him the smartest human creature in the duelling league. " Rune's eyes rolled in the back of his head, and he hit the floor with a thud. Bowman was too worried to much care. "I have to figure out a counteragent. If Justin's smart enough to figure out everything Rune's done to him.. this could be bad." --- Justin stopped suddenly about halfway back to his room, and looked back at Rune, who was casually walking away. "So that's what he really thinks about me?" His smile was not pleasant. Justin: 46 |
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