The Duel Must Go On!

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Who: Tournament Fighters and those who wish to watch them.
Where: Aries Arena & Televised
Summary: 10/10. A day of shooting and Persona battles.
Warnings: D-D-DUELS!

Cloudy days didn't deteriorate citizens of Hinoto-Ri to flock to the Arena that night. After all, there was a special treat promised to them, tickets at ten dollars off the usual price for a sight yet unseen!

The entire place was filled with cheering spectators and for those who missed out, the usual pay-per-view channels were going to post the entire thing live. Or you could go to your local pub. They had all come to see one thing: and it was to see how these newcomers from otherworlds fared in their favorite sport. In a way it was showing the natural pride to them, and watching how they did at it.

Gambling wasn't allowed publicly. So naturally it flourished underground. Odds today were 1:1, those looking to make a lot of money were simply out of luck. Today was a day for watching. And learning.

For those who had answered the call, prizes had been lined up. At best, it was a demonstration. As long as there was entertainment, the public really didn't care who lost or who won.

From the side ring "Jay Queen" and "Bob Sternhammer", the two ringside announcer, excitedly begin the pre-game talk.

"What a crowd today Jay! You can feel and hear the energy coming right off of 'em!"

"A stadium of Ten Thousand filled to the brim! And this ain't even the Grand Prix!"

"Can't blame 'em. Hell, if I wasn't announcing this, I'd be ringside looking at the newcomers. For those at home watching on Pay-Per-View, we're gonna remind you of the few ground rules."

"Tonight's matches are demonstration only. No returning champions, in fact, if you look to the left there, you'll see Seaside Dragoon waving at the ground. He's last year's reigning champ."

"Man they just love the guy."

"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 insure 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."

"As usual, Instant Death Spells are forbidden of usage. You may not kill your opponent. If your opponent is knocked unconscious, they have five seconds to get up. You are only allowed to attack your opponents Persona."

"Oh! Looks like the national anthem's gonna start."

There was some singing, as everyone stood up. After, the shouts became louder and louder, as a single man dressed in a tuxedo walked in, grabbing a futuristic microphone and speaking in it.

"LET'S GET IT ON!"

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

"This is Bob live from the Outerworld Demo Tournament! Only on Pay-Per-View!"

[OOC- Minako vs Eikichi & Oersted vs Link will be posted as soon as both parties have submitted their titles and theme music.]

Comments

[poweryetunknown]

Ugh. Okay, fine. He's got to change tactics. He just grins at the guy's talk of elemental weaknesses - they're good to keep in mind, but some things you just have to barrel through. Like this one.

"I think you've got more to worry about than monster collection game stats!"

While the attack hurts - it's definitely got bite to it - he's had much, much worse. He can feel his mind straining a bit, but he just sets his face in determination again. Now that they're closer to each other, he can pull out a different kind of move. Narasimha reaches out to smack Enki in the face - if he's lucky the Muzzle Shot will silence his opponent, leaving him way more vulnerable.

[otakuro]

"Hey, stats are important." Atsuro shrugs slightly, slightly more comfortable now that they're back within sparring range. Even with a higher level magic and an Amp, he trusted his physical abilities much more. "You've got to play to your strengths - and mine is Strength!"

The Muzzle Shot strikes dead on, but the accompanying status effect fails to stick with its low accuracy. At this juncture in the battle, they were stuck with identical strategies. Enki counters immediately with a Skull Cracker, once again hoping to land Confusion with its Confusion Boost. The moment either of the statuses landed, the match was in the bag... Of course, given that the accuracies were terrible even with the boost, this was unlikely at best.

Still, Atsuro is fairly confident that he can win if he can continue to strike at close quarters. His opponent's Persona couldn't possibly be strong in both strength and magic - likely, it was mediocre to above average at best, while his own strengths were heavily skewed in one direction.

Atsuro, alas, will have a rude awakening when Narasimha brings out the Diarama.

[poweryetunknown]

Yeah, unfortunately for Atsuro all that muscle on the Persona wasn't for show. Sure, his strength wasn't as good as its magic - but it was close. Narasimha catches the Skull Cracker and staggers back a moment, but then recovers, jumping back for a moment.

And then there was a soft glow, and Neku smirked, waiting for Atsuro to respond. Narasimha looks good as new, and his wielder just crosses his arms.

[otakuro]

((I am really sorry for losing track of this! I completely forgot about it with the event; sorry about that! You can leave it if you'd prefer or anything you'd like, but really, Atsuro can't win here.))

".................What?! Since when are healing spells an option?!"

Atsuro looks suitably flabbergasted as his Persona awkwardly shifts in place.

"I... Don't count me out yet! You won't be healing anything when you're confused!"

The new plan is to bash Narasimha on the head over and over again.