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Heat vs Sephiroth
Monkeyfinger Cognizant of heat's tendency to slow down when his tentacles can't hit anything, and leery of some of the whispers going around regarding what Heat's tentacles might do to him if they managed to... entagle him, Sephiroth pulled out his trump card against Heat and flew as high as he could above the battlefield without being ringouted. Sure, it neutered his own offense as he lost the ability to land shadow flare and his merciless physical slashes. Sure, it caused him to get slowly worn down by Heat, who scorched him with unnerring blasts of fire magic while using his tentacles for what they were designed for: impenetrable defense. Sure, he eventually dropped out of the sky from countless accumulated wounds plus sheer exhaustion. But... uh... actually, there is no silver lining for the one winged angel here. Sephiroth screwed up and paid the price. Heat: 24 Barubary
Alicia vs Claude Kenni
SageAcrin Claude stepped into the arena, and spoke calmly to Alicia. Alicia snorted, and walked out of the arena, knowing she'd already won. --- "I'm...not quite sure how you convinced her this was a match of voice acting, but thank you." Claude said to the small, furry creature in front of him. "Think nothing of it. I will call upon you the next time my noble personage is threatened." It solemnly declared in return. --- "...Alicia. He's not the overlord of the Duelling League. Jogurt is not. He never was. It was a hoax." Rufus said, with a too-straight face. "...I...but...he said...and..." "Look on the bright side, that match would have been extremely painful." Rufus, still solemn, noted, as he walked down the corridor, back to his own room. He almost managed to make it there before breaking down laughing. Pretty good, all things considered. Alicia still just blames Jogurt, so all things considered, at least her, er, innocence isn't damaged. Seriously, though, this is the kind of girl that believes her boyfriend implicitly when he says he's a clone of a god. She's certainly trusting enough. Alicia: 12
Lin vs Eileen
Taishyr "Look, I'm telling you it won't work!" "Sure it will. Trust me, you don't stand a chance." "Okay. Fine. Look, we'll test it on myself, okay?" Lin glared at Eileen, who smiled beatifically. "If that is your wish, then." And thus did Eileen cast Copper Flesh on Lin right in the middle of the match. Lin dutifully attempted to instantly kill herself. "Well, that didn't work." Lin shrugged. Eileen was amused. "See? Told you I would wi-" And then Lin nailed Eileen with a second salvo of bullets. LESSON: Copper Flesh is all well and good but it's hard to argue losing a match when you just buffed your opponent. Wait, what? Lin: 21
Oulan vs Titania
Lance Titania knew she was in for a difficult fight, so she decided to take a page out of Bartre's book and give the write-something-meaningful-on-your-weapon-and-see-what-happens strategy a try. Hey, it couldn't hurt, right? It certainly sounded much more appealing than just trying to stab Oulan between constant pummelings. Ike tried to talk her out of it, of course, but his arguments fell on deaf ears; Titania had already set her mind to it, and she was far too stubborn to back out of it now. Imagine his surprise, then, when this hare-brained strategy actually worked. As soon as the match began, Titania vanquished her opponent in just one blow. The last thing Oulan saw before Titania's axe split her skull in two was the message "Light championship" scrawled on the blade. Some people argued that it was the axe to the face that actually defeated Oulan instead of the Bartreism written on the blade, but others swore that writing stuff on their weapons was actually a really good idea. It was a bit of a stretch, sure, but this is the DL and far stranger things have happened here -- like Oulan mysteriously changing into a potted cactus after the match, for example. No one is entirely sure why that happened, but the general consensus is that Bartre is involved somehow. On a related note, not only have the Greil mercenaries won their first championship, but the entrance to their base is now decorated with a very tasteful and stylish potted cactus. Oulan: 12 | ||||||||||||
