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Kresnik Ahtreide (Wild ARMs 4) |
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Kresnik struggles to damage Kyra much. So what? He may need a decade or two to run Kyra out of resources, but it's easily done. Adrenaline Rush boosts his speed and magical toughness to obscene levels, leaving Kyra to flail away with a Slicer and slowly be worn down by Kresnik's ARM fueled attacks. Kresnik could in theory run out of MP - if not for MP Charge. Kresnik has infinite resources and time to wear down his foe and claim victory; Kyra can't even come close to claiming that. |
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Kyra's resources are as numerous as the sands. It takes a truly scary person to outlast her - and Kresnik is roughly as scary as a hangnail and wishes he could be as damaging as a dangling cuticle. Kyra's debuffs will reduce his already sad damage to pathetic levels, and her Slicers will let her attack for free while Kresnik has to waste bullets or MP to do anything here. Whipping this emo loser is as easy as a smacking and healing slugfest, something this pretty Esper girl knows quite well. |
Namagomi [00:30:00 Prior to Match] "Hey, hurry up! We've got to fill this table, dood!" a Prinny shouted. It was prior to the Middle finals, and Etna had decided to leave preparations to her Prinny Squad...in a rather standard act of laziness. "Huh? Dood! Why do you have all of this?" The other Prinny asked, looking over the seemingly protected table...utterly littered with cans of energy drinks, pots of coffee, and other such consumables "Master Etna said that we had to keep the fighters from falling asleep, dood! ...So she made us get all of these. ...She even made us pay our own money...all 200 HL of it. What a travesty, dood!" "...dood! You took my share of our last ten years' pay?! That's backstabbing, dood!" one prinny glared at the other, in seeming Prinny-rage "...Master Etna was going to use us for Volleyball if we didn't comply." the other replied morosely... "...dood." And with that, the other became depressed as well. "Let's just get this finished, dood." "Yeah, dood! Then we can party! I just need one more...ah! What's that, dood?!" The first prinny pointed with a flipper at a box of four strangely green potions. The other walked over on its peg legs, toward the box. "Ei...e...t...whatever, dood, let's just put that up here and get out before Master Etna comes back!" [00:10:00 Prior to Match] "I'm telling you, it's bad if anyone drinks those!" a voice in a sideroom could be heard. "...You're the only one who ever does." another voice echoed "Yeah, but..." "...I really doubt anyone would be that dumb to...well, maybe SHE would" "Hey, all you messes in here! I'm gonna come in and make anti-messes all over you!" A third, obliviously cheerful, yet dutiful voice could be heard. "..." "..." ...an awkward silence filled not only the room, but the rooms around it. [00:01:00 prior to battle] "As you see, refreshments have been provided so that you may keep from falling asleep in the middle of the match. However stupid that is." Id, standing as the referee in the arena, motions to the recently-filled table. "...And just so you know, I'm killing the winner of this match, as well as everyone who's decided to make me the janitor around here. Now just kill each other already." And with that, Id left the arena in a blur of movement, as Kresnik and Kyra cast their typical defensive spells, and started fighting. [00:05:00 into battle] "I do not comprehend. The person who falls asleep should just get killed by the person who doesn't." Gale commented from the judges' box. It was hard to tell if he was irate or not, given his typical stone-faced expression. "Heh. Man, I wish I had that much for my last all-nighter!" Junpei responded, lounging with both feet on the desk, as a sigh came from the rightmost seat. "The people in the DL committee seem to have something against me. So what if I turned two Light matches into abominable unimaginable horrors? They totally deserved it." Etna commented. "Now I have to sit in on this snoozefest...you know? I'm going to sleep. Don't wake me or I'm kicking both of your asses." And with that, she lazed back, ready to sleep "Man, what's wrong with her?" Junpei asked. Gale gave no response. "I don't see quite what's so wrong here...I mean, I'm in the judges' seat!" Junpei exclaimed as he watched the two below battle, trading gunshot with slicer... "...don't wake me means shut up." an annoyed Etna commented. [00:35:00] "...wow. They've got some stamina. That's for sure." Junpei remarked quietly, before humming again. ...down in the arena, neither had started to lose their cool yet. It was systematic. Take the hit, return damage, heal when things started to look somewhat bad. [00:45:00] "hm-hmm hm hm hm, hm hm--OW!" Junpei's spaced-out humming interrupted by a kick from the adjacent Beauty Queen "You've been humming that for the last NINE MINUTES." "I do not comprehend. If you disliked this so much, could you not delegate someo--" Gale started "Oh, shut up. If I could've, I would've!" "Hell, how come a girl like you is so pissy all the time? Is this a new fashion trend?" Junpei inquired, looking over at the seething, now utterly berserk Etna... "WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" [01:10:00] "Kgh...I didn't think we were this much alike...damnit, I won't lose!" Kyra steeled herself as she let her slicer loose again. Several of the drinks on both sides had been emptied by now, the fatigue of over an hour of straight fighting fought off only by potent stimulants at this point...and yet it was not completely effective. "My conviction will carry me through...I must..." Kresnik tried to shout...but felt too tired to as it came out with much less enthusiasm. And so the battle carried on... [03:55:30] "You've goooooooot to be kidding me..." a bruised, bored, and beat Junpei whined, his head firmly on the desk as he barely watched. "This is...worse than finals. This is ten times more boring than studying for finalss..." "I do not comprehend. What are these finals?" Gale commented, eyes still firmly fixed on the duel below. "Sheesh, what's with that 'I do not comprehend' stuff, man? You a cyborg or something?" Junpei asked, before turning his head over to the right--to the seat where Etna used to be prior to her getting angry and breaking through the door ...It sure is boring in here..." "Dood! What'd I miss?" Junpei shot up...he HAD to have been hallucinating. It had to have been the boredom and tiredness. A peg-legged penguin wearing a satchel did not suddenly walk through the hole where the door used to be, say "Dood" and asked if he had MISSED something in this fight. "...about four hours of the same thing over and over...have a seat, I guess." Junpei tiredly half-invited the Prinny in "Master Etna sent me here in her place, dood. A punishment for running off on my shift. What a bummer, dood," it rambled as it walked over and hopped up in the rightmost seat. Junpei seriously questioned the sanity of this reality in his mind, as he barely watched, nodding off. [04:22:09] Gale's gaze focused, and even changed for once. "...hm?" "What is it, dood?" The prinny asked. "Watch." And so the two--minus the snoring Junpei--did, as Kresnik dropped into a defensive stance, blocking the next few strikes from Kyra's slasher. Had he been exhausted? Had Kyra outlasted him? Yet he looked as calm as ever. "Dood, it's going to be over?" "Wh--woah, what?! Someone's going to win? Finally, I'm out of here!" Junpei shot up, lifting his head from a puddle of his own drool. ...as he saw Kresnik heal himself once again. "...aww man...and I thought it was going to be over..." [05:12:10] The audience that remained either watched boredly, waiting for it to be over, or were already asleep. The table of stimulants had been almost completely exhausted... ...and Kyra was looking less than in good shape, exhaustion showing on every expressive part of her body as she dodged to the side of another ARM shell. "Give up. Few have beaten my conviction, and you are no different..." Kresnik slurred, though exhausted, seemingly in better shape than the Esper he had been facing down. Kyra had been avoiding the green bottles on her side for the longest time out of suspicion of the contents. Yet there was almost nothing else. Gulping, she rolled over, another of Kresnik's shots grazing her. Using the window he had given to reload, she quickly undid the top of the small bottle, and downed the contents... "Ugh...what's this taste like--woah!" And almost as if revitalized with new strength, Kyra tossed the bottle aside, She had felt powerful...this...why hadn't she drank this earlier? "What the..." Kresnik immediately fired off a rapid burst towards Kyra. ...somehow, she was barely even phased by it. ...and the fight continued. [05:48:00] From the judges box, the three watched curiously as Kyra seemed to throw herself into the fight with renewed fervor. Somehow, her slasher attacks were thrown with even more force than usual, and she barely put any effort into dodging... ...and yet it wasn't enough. "Woah. She's running for another one? But...weren't those just so they wouldn't fall asleep?" Junpei asked. It was shocking. And then there was the matter of the creepy demon penguin sitting next to him on one side, and the creepy green-haired guy on the other... ...he was having second thoughts about being here. Something was wrong. "It seems she is willing to press the advantage." Gale commented. Down in the arena, Kresnik looked in shock as she chugged another of the green bottles' contents down. He hadn't thought that any of those drinks could've done more... ...and almost as if possessed by a demon, Kyra continued the offense even further, Kresnik barely getting the opportunity to retaliate as he either maintained a defensive stance, or healed himself. "Augst's strategy didn't say anything about this!" the artificial Gene Driver shouted, wide awake in shock and disbelief at what was a normal fight suddenly going very wrong... ...and the fight continued. [06:55:35] It looked all but over for Kresnik. His shots barely did anything to her, and that slicer was hitting him hard. He kept in a defensive position, hoping it would wear off or that she'd eventually wear herself out with the extra force she was putting into every attack. In his eyes, his conviction kept him from giving up. To the eyes of those few who were watching, it didn't seem like he had much of an option to do anything else. "Man...you've gotta respect how he's hanging in there..." Junpei commented, eyes half-shut from still being tired. This judging gig was nowhere near what it was cracked up to be. it was going to be seven hours total in a few minutes. How much longer were they stuck there?! "...dood...zzz...Master Etna, don't....zzz..." Junpei only stared at the Prinny as he talked in his sleep...as he heard rapidly approaching footsteps. ...in the Arena, Kyra looked...frustrated. "How the hell are you still here?" she shouted as she sent another attack at Kresnik. "...it is only...my conviction that has brought me this far..." an exhausted Kresnik luckily deflects the bladed boomerang with the pile-bunker attachment to his Howling Spike. Staggering to and fro, he defiantly fired a few shots as Kyra, getting an idea, made a dash straight for the table. If two of those drinks brought her this far... "Has anyone seen my elixirs?!" A purple-haired girl, clad in a business suit and sporting bunny ears, shouted as she dashed into the judges' seats. Almost as if on reaction, the Prinny 'judge', substituting for Etna, jumped up in shock, turning around to face her as he stumbled backwards... ...right before he fell back off the desk, and bounced out the front "opening" that passed for a window for their view. "Woah, WOAH, DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!" were his last words as his trajectory intercepted a young, tomboyish girl clad completely in blue, with ice-blue hair and crystalline wings... ...when the explosion cleared, a charred spot laid on the floor. The girl was knocked unconscious, however... "You have to help me. Those elixirs are dangerous if someone drinks all four of them. Nevermind what would happen to me if I have to tell my master that they're missing!" the bunnygirl rants to Junpei. "Alright, alright. Don't worry, girl! Junpei, Ace Detective, is on the ca--" "There they are!!!" she interrupted, pointing at Kyra, who had dropped the third one...and was raising the last one to drink. Junpei slid aside, in shock, as she pushed aside to try to address the dueller. Kresnik aimed feebly for the bottle as she raised it, ready for the boost required to get the win. "STOP! DON'T DRINK THAT ELIXIR! IT'S H--" Kyra chugged... ...and immediately exploded in a flash of green light. When the light cleared, she fell to the ground, completely charred, nevermind unconscious. "--armful..." "Woah! What was that?" Junpei shouted, looking as Kyra fell. "...it's over? How'd that happen?" "...uh...harmful interactions." the purple-haired girl responded. "...WOOHOO! I'm OUTTA HERE!" Junpei shouts as he dances toward the door. Gale, however, looks completely serious as he watches, pondering whether to mark this as a disqualification from outside interference or not... [04:00:00 after the end of the match] Id angrily cleans up the empty arena, including both char marks, grumbling about Chisato the whole time--right as he notices a strange, green-colored bottle at his feet. Out of curiosity, he picks it up, reading the label... "'Life Elixir: Elixir of the Peerless Patriot?' What the hell is that?" With as much disdain as is possible for him, he tosses it over his shoulder as he continues cleaning, remembering that tonight, he was going to kill... Kresnik Ahtreide: 31 |
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