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Happy-go-lucky as ever, the elven mage Tao is ready to prove that, contrary to popular opinion, the duellers of Shining Force are a force to be reckoned with. Sure, her hair may look like it's made of cotton candy... and she may not be the most durable Light around, but Tao's Blaze spell packs a mean punch. Considering Suikoden ninja aren't exactly known for their magic resilience, Tao will char and roast Watari’s hyde. Good thing too: it’s Tao’s night to feed Zylo, and he likes his meat crisp. |
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He is the terror that flaps in the night! Well, not so much flaps as stalks... creeps maybe, but you get the idea. Like all ninja, he's a bit awkward in the brightly lit arena, but that won't stop him. Watari has an excellent mix of speed and sharp shots. While Tao may be able to keep up with him, she is frailish and could quickly fall to Watari's shiruken. His stylish Yellow Scarf will also protect him from being put to sleep during this battle, so all the ninja needs to do is stay alert and speedy. |
SageAcrin *Two days before the match.* "...you have to be kidding." Watari said flatly. "It's true, damn you." Ayame said. "Look, I don't see any reason to help you, but this is true, and if it happens to the guy that beat me, it will reflect poorly on me. That's all." Ayame said, walking off. "Wait." Watari said. "You honestly expect me to believe the judges have set up a bathing suit contest just to make me look bad?" "It's a ninja thing. Godlikes are all afraid of Edge's growing power, so they keep any male ninjas that could get too successful down. Especially a few particular Godlikes. You know which I mean. Now I'm getting out of here before anyone sees us together." Ayame said, walking off. "...she could be preparing a trap." Watari said, watching her walk off. "...Yet somehow, I doubt it. Piastol's one of the judges, and Orlandu's another...and...Zelos Wilder is yet another, for this match. Hmm. I suppose this will be difficult, but it shouldn't be impossible..." --- A number of mysterious occurances happened, just hours before the match. Orlandu was found hanging upside down in his room. When questioned, he babbled something about shadowy demons and passed out. Later tests appeared to show that he had eaten hallucinagenic mushrooms. There were no mushrooms in the room. Orlandu stated that all he'd eaten in the last few hours was a candy bar, and that a massive demon easily battered aside all his efforts at self-defense and tied him up. No one believed him. He was in no state to judge Watari's match. Zelos was found, shrieking at the top of her lungs. Zelos had had a spell revert him back to his normal self after a certain disastrous assult on a barrier. The transformation spell that had converted him into a woman turned out to be impossible to remove. It was simply too strong. But he could have a normal form-changing spell cast on top of it, which was basically the same thing...except prone to normal dispelling magic. Somehow it had mysteriously been dispelled, and Zelos absolutely refused to be seen in public like this again, for many reasons.. (One of the least of which being that no one could really take a female Zelos seriously when the last time most had seen her was with tears in her eyes, chocolate pudding in her hair, and both hands desperately trying to keep on a top that Presea had ripped off while smashing her way out of a certain massive pudding fight-Presea hadn't waited long enough to see why a woman was calling her hunny, she simply reacted while fleeing.) Loki was found in his room, evidently unharmed, at first. Then people realized he was speaking entirely in spoonerisms. Loki hadn't even noticed. Nor did he notice when people pointed it out to him. In fact, no one's pinpointed what's caused this or how to fix it. At any rate, it would have made judging near-impossible for him. Piastol was, to her incredible embarassment, found naked in her room. Evidently, all of her clothes had been stolen while she took a nap. Seeing as how she had been wearing clothes at the time, this was quite an achievement. She could have dealt with this better if she wasn't, surprisingly(?), incredibly shy-as it was, she adamantly refused to open the door. She finally got someone to teleport clothes into her room, but she was far too late to get to the match by then. As for Tao? She was in her room, unharmed and unchanged, and reading a book when she was told the judges were all incapacitated one way or the other. Tao, sensing the winds of change with impressive speed, sent a forfeit back with the messenger, and went back to her book. All of the judges knew who really had humiliated them, of course. But taking out their frustration on him would have meant it would have gotten out that they had randomly smashed a Light. And then people would have asked why, and looked into the matter. So, for one rationalized reason or another-or, in Piastol's case, simply being brutally truthful to herself-they all forgot this ever happened, and went on with their lives. Whispers may have been heard, but at least it wasn't public. --- "You know I know you did it." Edge stated, shaking his head at Watari's denials. "Hmph. Useful for you. Are you finished?" Watari said, shrugging. "Why can't you take a compliment?" Edge said, puzzled. "All I said was that I was impressed." "Because, assuming that I had done these incredible feats you claim I did-which I deny-it would have been your fault I was forced to them. I hate effort without profit." Watari turning his back on Edge. "Wait! At least let me buy you a drink. I know it's not much, but it's at least some profit." Edge said. "...make it a night's worth of drinks, and you have a deal." Watari said, turning back to Edge, who involuntarily took a step backwards, his jaw dropping. Amazingly, Watari wore a small smile. "After all, it was rather fun. There's some profit in that." Tao: 17 |
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