Season 44, Week 3
Nelis
(Suikoden 5)
 
Nelis is in a jam! The air pirate Aika renders her signature Rage Rune impotent, being capable of using Delta Shield repeatedly and using her superior agility to sneak attacks in between Nelis' weak physical assault. Add her nigh-endless reserve of healing, and it would seem this match is all but in the bag for the Blue Rogue. But Nelis is hardly defeated just yet. Her impressive array of anti-fire capabilities render Aika's already abysmal offense even more pathetic, and Aika attacking would merely allow Nelis an opening to seal the match with a Final Flame. All Nelis has to do is buckle down and not crack under Aika's intimidation tactics, and her superior offense will carry her through.

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Blue Rogues attack! Aika may normally be a pirate fighting for good, but she’ll get down and dirty in order to win in the arena. Aika knows every trick in the book for taking down her opponents, but her match, she doesn't even need anything fancier than her normal tricks. After all, her Swirlmarang inflicts confusion on any enemy that doesn’t immune it entirely, and Nelis can only halve it! While this still allows the afflicted enemy to attack, Nelis’ physical prowess is sadly lacking, and even Aika can outslug Nelis’ puny attacks. This Blue Rogue isn’t going home this time without the big prize, and no one, certainly not a one-dimensional mage, is going to stop her!


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Nelis was sickened.

Her opponent had slashed her way through the ranks of the League using... a lollypop?

Was this some kind of a sick joke?

Nope.

Evidently the weapon was so weird as to shatter the minds of all that opposed it, a confection truly forged in the pits of hell.

Or was it just that people were easily confused?

Nelis, seeing her doom at hand, decided her options were limited, and went with the one that made the most sense.

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"Why'n the hell did you just hit me with a triple layer cake!?" Aika shrieked as she wiped coconut and chocolate off her face.

"Turnabout." Nelis said simply, shrugging, as she lobbed a coconut cream pie square into Aika's baffled face.

Okay, maybe it was the option that would also embaress Aika the most if it didn't work.

A confused Nelis did end up wandering out of the arena eventually, giving her a technical forfeit.

Which was handy, since Aika was desperately trying to keep Quina from eating her clothes.

Which ultimately proved futile.

Nelis, later watching the footage of a nearly naked, covered in Quina slobber Aika beating Sten senseless with a lollypop, smiled.

It'd definitely been worth the try.

Nelis: 10
Aika: 36