destinystrings | The Duel's Rebirth

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The Duel's Rebirth

▼ Fighting Tournament

Who: Tournament Fighters and those who wish to watch them.
Where: Aries Arena & Televised
When: 22nd of March!
Summary: Let's bring back hope to the people...by beating the crap out of each other!
Warnings: D-D-DUELS!

▼ And now, back to you, Jay!

It wasn't the excitement of the Grand Prix that had occurred a year ago in January. Even if it had been over a year, it was something that most citizens would never forget.

But hope, it seemed, could never truly die. And so with the stadium finally rebuilt… and improved, came the question of when a new tournament should be organized. The answer: as soon as possible.

With most of its champions out of commission, and last year's winner dead… it fell to the Visitors to help with this monumental task.

Last minute preparations, and whispers of the Grand Prix happening this year had driven up the city into high spirits. For the ten warriors involved, it was quite a load on their shoulders. Five matches. Not a true Grand Prix, it was announced, but rather a demonstration, to get people excited again before it became a quarterly event as before.

What can they say? The show must go on. And the ratings must be high. Tonight depended on the Visitors. As did the security.

The entire place was filled with cheering spectators, surprisingly for a last-minute venue and the risks of last year repeating themselves. The time to get in had taken longer; now there was much more security walking around, a grim reminder of what had to be changed.

For those who couldn't attend the sold out event, the usual channels promised to stream the entire event life. Pay-per-view had extra side shows and cameras, interviews of normal civilians and asking them who they thought would win. Pubs were filled with rowdy after-work men and women passing sake around and drinking towards the future winners.

Gambling wasn't allowed… publicly. So naturally, it flourished underground. A few visitors were well known, but the newcomers faced lower odds; which meant a bigger payout should they win.

From their viewing box above the entire stadium, "Jay Queen" and "Bob Sternhammer", the two ringside announcers, excitedly begin the pre-game talk.

After all that's happened, what an amazing crowd today Jay! You can feel and hear the energy coming right off of 'em!"

"A stadium of ten thousand filled to the brim! The tickets were announced just a few days ago and looked at the thing, everyone's scrambling to be able to make it tonight!"

"Tonight's matches are sure to be interesting! Ten Visitors, along with a few usuals from last year warming up. This may not be a Grand Prix, but the crowd sure is actin' like it is."

"Can't blame 'em! Hinoto-Ri's future is looking better than ever, and this just proves we won't take this lyin' down. Now for those unlucky souls watching at home, we're gonna remind you of the few ground rules."

"Tonight's matches are primarily Visitors. Ten fighters, Five battles. Different skill levels. Seaside Dragoon, the new Arena chairman, is overseeing the entire affair himself."

"Names are drawn based on known skill. Randomization is under the supervision of the Hinoto-Ri Lotto Society."

"Contestants pick their own Evoker ten minutes before the duel, and are asked to fire a blank shot in the air to ensure security before it is scanned. Contestants then are brought into their isolation zones and are kept there until they are ready to be brought up to the ring."

"Turns are taken, each allowed only one command from their Personas, and one attack from a weapon of their choosing. Because this is a Visitor match, this weapon attack may be switched to a 'native' skill."

"Spells and items they had before coming to Hinoto-Ri basically! I've heard of things like Pocket Monsters myself..."

"As usual, Instant Death Spells are forbidden. You may not kill your opponent. If your opponent is knocked unconscious, they have ten seconds to get up. You are only allowed to attack your opponent’s Persona, even with your weapons and skills."

Someone walked the center of the stage, as the crowd began to scream.

"Ladies and Gentlemen. Last year's Grand Prix was a dark moment in our history. Instead of the national anthem this year, we have decided on a moment of silence for the victims, including last year's champion please..."

The feed went silent for a minute, panning to various crowd members. Everyone stood up. Some had closed eyes, others were crying.

Once the minute was done, the announcer blew a kiss towards the sky. The crowd followed his movement.

"AND NOW! THE MAIN EVENT!"

The sudden shouts shook the stadium, becoming louder and louder.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THE HINOTO-RI ARENA TOURNAMENT IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE OTHERWORLDERS! A SERIES OF BATTLES WITH STRICT SET OF RULES TO SHOWCASE THE AMAZING ABILITIES OF HINOTO-RI'S HEROES!"

Dramatically, the announcer leaned in closer, raising his hand as the crowd's enthusiasm broke into an even louder frenzy.

The crowed cheered, as a series of fireworks and music tore off into the sky.

"This is the start of a new era, Jay I can feel it!"

"I've never felt this much excitement before. Here's hoping that tonight's fighters are gonna give it their all! This is Bob and Jay live from the Otherworld Tournament!"

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Oh. Well that's a problem. He doesn't flinch, but he does back up. Yatagarasu takes the hit, and he slices the air with his free hand as he summons up Itzpalt of Element.

"Hell Frost."

The Persona raises his staff, a rain of ice issuing forth from it.

As Kotoha picks herself up from the drop kick, her eyes widen as she sees the Ice attack coming for her. In a lightning-quick move, her hand drops to her belt and grabs a small pink sphere, triggering it immediately before the freezing mass knocks her down.

As Arthur materializes, already in stance, pink light gathers in his paws before being blasted over to Kotoha, healing the wounds caused by the Ice attack.

That's going to be a problem. Otoha considers his options for a brief moment, before making a decision.

"Mind Charge."

Next time, the attacks won't be so easy to recover from. The Pokemon thing is going to be a problem if he doesn't nip it in the bud, though...

Edited 2014-03-24 14:22 (UTC)

Kotoha and Arthur share a brief glance as she finishes recovering from the Ice assault - as she throws herself into a backwards handstand that quickly becomes a flip to bring her on feet facing towards Otoha, the Lucario assists her with a set of paws on her waist, coming away with a second pink ball from her belt. As Kotoha preps her Persona for a spell, Arthur triggers the pokeball and tosses it in the air, releasing a six-foot flying scorpion that is releasing hissing laughter.

"Shield All!"

The burst of energy released from Mitra forms briefly into spheres around the three combatants, protecting them from whatever Otoha does next.

Great. He's getting a little tired of this. He's not the most tactical, but he knows even this much. He switches back to Yatagarasu. It's more comfortable for him to use the great crow, anyway.

"Eiha." If he has to waste an attack, he might as well use a weaker one.

Edited 2014-03-25 03:27 (UTC)

As the Eiha shatters the barrier over Kotoha, dissipating into nothing, she plucks a glowing blue card out of the air and throws it into her forehead as she switches over to her Velvet Persona.

"Chehooit!"

As she summons it, the Persona resolves into a woman wearing a crown reclining on a throne made from seven large men supporting a globe of the planet. Signaling to her Pokemon, the three of them prepare a new attack - as Arthur does a front flip into the air, Scorpina glides in and catches his ankles in her pincers even as Kotoha does a handstand, gripping her staff tightly as the pair swoop by. Arthur, in turn, picks up Kotoha by the ankles as Scorpina flies just a bit higher, doing a loop-the-loop.

As the loop finishes, Kotoha uses the centrifugal force of the spin to smash Otoha's Persona in its birdy skull with the pole of her staff as Arthur lets go of her ankles, causing her to fall towards the ground only to be caught by her Persona. Up above, Scorpina swings the Lucario forward as he curls into a ball and catches just enough hangtime to land on her back, the pair of them tracing a wide circle around the arena towards Kotoha once more.

Yatagarasu reels back, but Otoha doesn't seem phased by the attack. He knows that he's taking damage but it's not significant enough to start slowing him down. That said, he's got to start picking them off. Multiple targets are easy enough to deal with when he can attack them, but the rules say he's only allowed to hit her Persona, which is a problem. He switches again, Itzpalt appearing once more as he drops into an attack stance.

"Volt Carnage." The Persona, boosted by the Mind Charge, unleashes a blistering series of electrical strikes at Cheehooit. Otoha, on the other hand, disappears in a puff of smoke. The seconds tick past.

One... two... three... four.

He appears again behind the group, leaping into the air to deliver a strong strike to the other's Persona.

Kotoha staggers a little as Chehooit takes the blow, Arthur doing a series of acrobatic backflips to reach the far wall as Scorpina starts gliding in circles above. As she steadies herself, bringing her staff around, she flashes a grin at Otoha.

"C'mon, lighten up!"

With that, she dashes in, launching a one-two-three strike at Itzpalt as she continues to talk, her tone of voice friendly.

"Stop looking so dour, huh? Have some fun with this!"

Itzpalt takes the strikes, but Otoha really doesn't seem to care much, even as he staggers. He looks more annoyed than anything else. Well that's something he should have taken into account.

"If I didn't enjoy doing this I wouldn't have signed up." He just gets competitive about it, shh.

"If you're doing something you enjoy, isn't it better to be smiling?"

Since he bothered to answer her, Kotoha will just hold off on attacking and instead circle him warily, holding her staff defensively.

"Because I still take it seriously." Back to Yatagarasu, then. He considers for a moment and then makes a rush for Cheehooit, a slight smirk tugging at his face. He can't deny that the addition of the crowd makes this even better.

"Scald!"

As Kotoha invokes the technique, streamers of water start running over her body and weapon like thick blue cables. Ignoring defense, she strikes directly at Yatagarasu, sprays of water gushing out from the impact like poorly-censored jets of blood.

The great bird screeches, looming up and around Otoha like a cloak. It doesn't seem to be ready to surrender at all, or even entertain the thought. He twirls his sword around his hand, before grabbing it firmly and pointing at Kotoha's persona.

"Eiha."

Yatagarasu rears back and fires a ball of light out of its mouth. Otoha watches it fly towards Chehooit, before jumping to add an attack, himself.

As the ball of light impacts against Chehooit, the streams of water surrounding Kotoha collapse in a single massive spray. Undaunted, she preps a new spell.

"Sandstorm!"

As Kotoha calls for the spell, the reclining figure of Chehooit rises from her worldthrone, a mass of swirling sand growing between her hands before she fires it out in a great beam as Kotoha swings her staff like a baseball bat.

Edited 2014-03-29 10:12 (UTC)

Yatagarasu shrieks, curling around Otoha protectively. The man staggers, dropping to a knee for a moment while his mind tries to catch up to what just happened. Right. Weaknesses. Maybe he should switch - but then she'd just hit the other Persona and do the same thing.

He pulls himself up, holding his sword defensively. He needs to start hitting harder. Fine. He switches to Itzpalt again, Yatagarasu dissipating into the air around him. It'll take him a moment to attack again.

Kotoha carefully notes the weakness for that laser-eyed bird Persona and starts spinning her staff as she prepares to rush in. Overhead, Scorpina has stopped gliding in circles and landed next to Arthur, the two Pokemon sitting together next to the arena wall, the pair of them splitting a chocolate bar as they spectate the fight.

Kotoha leaps in, her form a strange mixture of kung-fu and ballet as she strikes at Itzpalt with her staff and pirouettes away.

Otoha snarls, struggling to keep his balance. This isn't looking good. He refuses to lose, though. He has the distinct assistance of a thick skull, and so he only wavers a bit, waiting for an opportunity to strike again.

The seven giants supporting the globe sink into the ground as Chehooit and her throne shatter into shards of glowing blue glass as Kotoha switches back to her Soul Persona.

"Incinerate!"

Otoha grins through the fire. He doesn't mind this, now that it's back on better footing for him. Attacking Mitra won't do anything - he knows that now - but he needs to strike while he can. And if she's using fire, then maybe -

"Hell Frost." The mage Persona lifts his staff, firing off a wave of ice at Mitra. Otoha plants his feet carefully, bracing for whatever she's going to throw at him next.

Kotoha gets knocked to the ground by the attack, Mitra fading out behind her as she re-summons Chehooit.

Perfect. Just the opportunity he was waiting for. Otoha springs forward, aiming to slam down a solid attack against Chehooit. He grins, trenchcoat flapping behind him like a cape.

And he disappears. One... two... three... four. He appears again, high in the air to try to allow gravity to aid him as he comes crashing down against the other's Persona.

As Kotoha flips to her feet, recovering from the attack, she casts Diarahan before lashing out at Itzpalt with her weapon.

He stumbles backwards, cursing this Persona in his head. Why did he have to pick up one that was weak to Physical? That was a stupid move. And - crap. She has a healing spell. He probably should have gotten one, too. He can feel his muscles tightening in the way that suggests that his Persona has started taking way too much damage - but he refuses to back down. He'll keep going until he can't anymore.

Streamers of water gather above Kotoha's head as she casts a spell, resolving themselves into a spinning disc that she flings directly at Itzpalt.

"Whirlpool!"

Otoha huffs slightly as he takes the attack. Wearing her down won't be easy... so he'll have to hit as hard as he can.

"Mind Charge." The Persona draws in power, glowing slightly. Next time won't be easy to deal with. He can feel the strain, though. He can't keep going forever, at least not with how many spells he's been casting. He jumps forward again to try to hit her Persona.

Edited 2014-03-30 20:23 (UTC)

Persona switch: Itzpalt of Element | Attack: Hell Frost (severe Ice)

Pokemon Summon: Lucario | Pokemon Skill: Heal Pulse

Persona skill: Mind Charge

Pokemon Summon: Gliscor | Persona Skill: Shield All

Persona Skill: Eiha

Persona Switch: Chehooit | Combo Skill: Triple Brain Buster

Persona Skill: Volt Carnage | Personal Skill: Veil of Mist | Weapon: Physical

Weapon: Physical

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Weapon: Physical

PERSONA SKILL: Scald | Weapon: Physical + Large Water

Persona Skill: Eiha | Weapon: Physical

Persona Skill: Sandstorm | Weapon: Physical

[WEAKNESS HIT!] | Persona Switch: Itzpalt of Element

Weapon: Physical

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Persona Switch: Mitra | Persona Skill: Incinerate + Fire Pierce

Persona Skill: Hell Frost

Hit Weakness | Persona Switch

Personal Skill: Veil of Mist | Weapon: Physical

Persona Skill: Diarahan | Weapon: Physical

Weakness Hit

Persona Skill: Whirlpool + Water Amp

Persona Skill: Mind Charge | Weapon: Physical