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OOC: This thread is for Coreworlds and Theao to post their round one fight in. No fighting to the death, just until the other is unconcious and unable to answer a ten count. No one may post IC interference, but feel free to take on audience member roles, and Heckle them. No weapons though, Securities too good. the Audience also has a top level Anti-Magic and Anti-Psi barrier on it. the only ones not effected are the Judges.

OOC: K. Here we go!

IC:
"All right! I'm up!" Travis grinned as he stepped out into the arena, hearing the crowds murmur loudly and taking bets. He waited for his opponent.

When the first match was listed, it seemed quite fortuitous to be paired with Travis. It would save on the introductions. When he and Travis were called, he walked out into the arena.

Seeing Travis there, he waved and asked in a voice that carried around the arena and stands, for all that it wasn't extremely loud. "Are you feeling better from your embarressement illness that was caused when I asked about your infatuation with Kagome? I wouldn't want you ill as these people want to watch us, and if you're ill, they won't be as happy."

The Crowds chuckled at Mayth's statement.

When the first match was listed, it seemed quite fortuitous to be paired with Travis. It would save on the introductions. When he and Travis were called, he walked out into the arena.

Seeing Travis there, he waved and asked in a voice that carried around the arena and stands, for all that it wasn't extremely loud. "Are you feeling better from your embarressement illness that was caused when I asked about your infatuation with Kagome? I wouldn't want you ill as these people want to watch us, and if you're ill, they won't be as happy."
"I'm not ill! And for the last time, she's just a friend!" Travis said, flustered.

"Stop messing around and start fighting!" Kagome yelled, equally frustrated.

They're only 13 after all.

"Right. Let's do it!" Travis yelled and decided to start off with his (and Master's) trademark technique to gauge his enemy's strength. Putting his fingers together, he yelled. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

With a POOF, ten Shadow Clones of Travis appeared. "One though eight, attack! Nine and Ten, stay with me! GO!"

With a war cry, the eight clones attacked from all sides. The clones are as flesh and blood, so they will definitely hurt Mayth if they connect, but they poof away after a strong blow.

Naruto grinned and folded his arms. "That's my apprentice, all right!"

"Oh, interesting." Mayth commented excitedly as he saw that Travis copied himself. Deciding to do it to his own self, Mayth made a funny pose and called out, "Cage Bush No Juice."

As he didn't understand the principles behind Travis' move, his was only a laughable parody, but it still produced a number of copies, only these were of Travis rather than Mayth. A couple eached scratched thier butts, noses, head and pits, while the last two began trying to play full-contact-tackle tag with Travis' clones.

[IC - Audience]

The right corridor of the audience began to laugh, while others were furiously placing their bets.

--- "Five minutes left before we close the slots!!!"

-- "I'll place one on Mayth."

--- "Just one? You know he's slotted to win this race."

-- "Naw, I'm being cautious. Last time I did something like that..."

---- "Who's sayin' Mayth is slotted to win?"

--- "I did. You got a problem with that?"

---- "That ain't right!!!! It's them boys with the split personalities! They've got powers!"

--- "Yeah? So does Mayth. In fact, all of the people here have powers."

---- "I mean they've got better powers!"

--- "Tell me something else. It's Mayth - 16 - to the 'one' Travis - 3."

---- "Naw! It's boy 15 to man 1. You've got your charts skooed."

--- "Yeah, and you're no longer speaking properly... Five minutes until the slots close! Place your bets here!!!"

---- "Ignore 'im! He's got wrong charts! I've got the right ones!"

--- "You're looking for a good licking..."

And this continued as the fight went on; although no actual fights took place out of the arena, as the atmosphere was kept calm and quiet for all spectators.

"Hey! Stop mocking me!" Travis yelled as his clones ended up playing hard tag with his opponent's clones. As his clones distracted the opponent's, he himself went after Mayth, intending to land serious punches and kicks upon his foe.

Mayth blinked, he was playing to the audience and enjoying himself in general. "Aren't you having fun?" He asked, "I know this game is fun for me."

That was what the entire competition boiled down to, a game. Travis' charge and manuvers to avoid the various clones looked like dancing and decided to join in as he preformed a pirouette, his leg in attitude en avant which worked out almost like a roundhouse kick. Should however Travis twist, turn or dodge in general, he'd find a number of wide open targets to go after.

Marks were quietly inscribed on the paper. The judges showed absolutly no emotion, no reaction, nothing.

the audience however was laughing and enjoying Mayth's continous string of taunts. Few realised though, that with some adaptation, this was also a good training exercise.

Mayth blinked, he was playing to the audience and enjoying himself in general. "Aren't you having fun?" He asked, "I know this game is fun for me."

That was what the entire competition boiled down to, a game. Travis' charge and manuvers to avoid the various clones looked like dancing and decided to join in as he preformed a pirouette, his leg in attitude en avant which worked out almost like a roundhouse kick. Should however Travis twist, turn or dodge in general, he'd find a number of wide open targets to go after.
Geez, this guy's pretty weird, but if it's a game he wants... Travis began to smirk, his prankster side coming out. Now let's see...

Dodging the roundhouse kick, he noticed an opening and poked there, the poke carrying an electric charge much like a cattle prod. He had a plan, a plan that will involve him maneuvering behind his opponent and using that technique.

The electrical shock caused an equal and opposite reaction in the form of a clone getting kicked in the nethers as Mayth moved away from the shock. "Ouuuh. I'm very ticklish there." He commented as a section of hair turned white and mad-scientish with electricity arcing between strands of hair.

Turning to face Travis he held out his hand for the young ninja to take. Artfully concealed in his hand was a moderately strong joy-buzzer. If Travis took it, he'd find his hair taking on a similar nature as Mayth's thought it wouldn't last past the end of the match.

Travis scowled as he saw the hand held out then smirked. "All right. We'll shake."

As soon as he touched his opponents hand, electricity coursed through him and then he...poofed into smoke! OMG, where is he?

A slight presence could be felt as the real Travis crouched behind him and made the sign of the Tiger.

Naruto blinked. "He's not going to use that one, is he?"

With the distraction made by his clone in place, Travis rammed (or tried to ram) his forefingers into the ass of Mayth while yelling at the top of his lungs: "Konoha Supreme Technique! One Thousand Years of Pain!!"

If successful, it would send his opponent flying.

His friends, sensei and Gamakichi all dropped their jaws, then sweatdropped.

"Overblown asspoke?" Kagome scowled. "So immature!"

Naruto shook his head at the antics of his apprentice. Geez, that one sure brings back memories...

[IC Audience]

The audience was completely in uproar, laughing their heads off - some of them literally. In contrast to the other arenas, the fight between the two seemed to emulate an absolute farce. It was yet enjoyable and in fact intoxicating to watch as the two battled their clones and their special "techniques" - who would win this one was anyone's wild guess.

While the technique was wildly successful, it bore a rather odiferous backlash. As Mayth was sent flying forward and upward due to the 'attack', he farted. It was most certainly not a normal fart but one that was the result of massive intakes of meat and beer, all of which resulted in a gaseous order that was much the same as a skunk's anal blast.

While Mayth was sent flying with a loud yelp, Travis was hit with a stinking gas. Landing with a stumble, he began rubbing his posteriour.

Looking up at the obviously amused crowd and finding it all quite fun he decided to forfit, after a few more rounds of prankage of course.

The Judges made more marks on their papers. Then they put Gas masks on, and made a few more.

Lady Ri-an literally huffed and puffed and blew a fresh wind into the arena.

While the technique was wildly successful, it bore a rather odiferous backlash. As Mayth was sent flying forward and upward due to the 'attack', he farted. It was most certainly not a normal fart but one that was the result of massive intakes of meat and beer, all of which resulted in a gaseous order that was much the same as a skunk's anal blast.

While Mayth was sent flying with a loud yelp, Travis was hit with a stinking gas. Landing with a stumble, he began rubbing his posteriour.

Looking up at the obviously amused crowd and finding it all quite fun he decided to forfit, after a few more rounds of prankage of course.
OOC: ROTFLMAO!

IC:
"Peeyeewww!" The team coughed and held their noses.

Naruto had it bad, having a strong sense of smell and scrambled for a rebreather in his pocket. He barely made it in time.

But Travis was the worst off. One sniff and he was propelled backwards, gagging and coughing. "Damn it, what a stinker!"

Luckily, the fresh air blew away the stink, and Travis pulled out a can of odor eater and sprayed himself, then put it away. "That's better...ugh."

Next round of pranking commences!

"Shall we?" He asked Travis with a grin. Many of the other competitors seemed much too serious and taken with themselves. While undeniably skilled and powerful, they lacked two necessary traits. That of showmanship and being able to realize that even being defeated did not always mean losing.

Listening to the crowds, he smiled and gestured to Travis. He was about to take the offensive, so to speak, and began running toward Travis, moving just a bit slower than his opponent could. As he moved, his hand dipped into a pocket, coming out with what looked like a thin, black tube. It was a thick, black Sharpie marker.

ooc: As you utilized Kakashi's Bells for inspiration, I utilized Kiba vs Naruto.

"Shall we?" He asked Travis with a grin. Many of the other competitors seemed much too serious and taken with themselves. While undeniably skilled and powerful, they lacked two necessary traits. That of showmanship and being able to realize that even being defeated did not always mean losing.

Listening to the crowds, he smiled and gestured to Travis. He was about to take the offensive, so to speak, and began running toward Travis, moving just a bit slower than his opponent could. As he moved, his hand dipped into a pocket, coming out with what looked like a thin, black tube. It was a thick, black Sharpie marker.
"Yeah." Travis grinned. Then he saw the marker. "Uh oh."

Then he had another idea, one that happened to involve another marker that he dug around in his many pockets for. "You're not the only one planning something with that thing!"

This technique is not something he's particularly adept at, but with an uncle like Jacob, even Travis knows the basics...
ooc: As you utilized Kakashi's Bells for inspiration, I utilized Kiba vs Naruto.
OOC: Oh yeah, now I remember. Hehe. So funny! Oh yeah, and cookie if you can guess what Travis will plan next, hehe.

Dashing forward, he pulled the cap off with a shouted, "En Garde," Mayth lunged toward the ninja with the goal of doodling an funny mustache-goatee combo.

He could tell that his opponent planned something interesting and doubtlessly funny for him, but that's what made the game interesting. The question now came down to who was quicker on the draw.

ooc: For some reason I want to say something similar to your Chunnin exam's summoning, but know that it's wrong. Other than that, no clue.

OOC: You'll see.

IC:
Travis blocked the marker with his own. "Not on my face!"

Travis retaliated with a combo meant to draw a Hiter moustache with a monocle.

Mayth was quick enought to avoid the moustache, but not the monocle. Darting around the side of his opponent, he went for a 'finishing' blow of trying to pants Travis. It was, considering the talent of the competition, less than certain to work but should it connect be classic.

As he made the move to de-pants Travis, he replied, "Then how about your pants?"

Travis felt his belt loosen, but he was quick enough to hold it up before it fell. "Not bad. 'Tis but a scratch."

He tightened the belt and settled into a stance. He attacked with a flurry of strokes. This time, he wanted to make a bunch of circles and lines on his opponent's exposed skin.

Taking the opportunity presented by Travis when he tightened his belt to attempt to get his face with the twirly french mustache goatee combo again.

As Travis returned 'fire' he dropped down, giving his opponent many a clear shot as he retaliated with the technique of tying Travis' shoes together.

ooc: Think I've gotten an idea of your plans.
I'll likely be out of it for most of today as I'm getting four wisdom teeth yanked in a couple hours.

The appearently humorless judges quietly marked their papers.

The Audience was thoroughly entertained though.

Clouds parted and extra sunlight poured in as Lady Ri-an got a giggle out of the thought of Travis getting a pantsing.

OOC: The Environment is tied in with her emotions.

Taking the opportunity presented by Travis when he tightened his belt to attempt to get his face with the twirly french mustache goatee combo again.

As Travis returned 'fire' he dropped down, giving his opponent many a clear shot as he retaliated with the technique of tying Travis' shoes together.
"Oh no you didn't!" Travis was caught by half a moustache and grinned when Mayth tried the oldest trick in the book. He used the opportunity to touch one of the circles and lines and transmute Mayth's clothes into a shirt and pants that really, horribly clash and no, the goggles do not work.

"That was alchemy." Travis grinned at his handiwork. "I'm not so hot in that area, but I did pass the class with a B."

Then he tried stepping backwards and the shoelaces tripped him up, landing him on his ass. "Oww! I forgot!"

Naruto and company were simply laughing at the antics of the duo.

ooc: Think I've gotten an idea of your plans.
I'll likely be out of it for most of today as I'm getting four wisdom teeth yanked in a couple hours.
OOC: Cool. Let's hope we finish before you go.

Mayth giggled as Travis fell on his backside, before stricking a pose that was straight out of a 70s disco, the universal decade of bad fashion and worse dancing.

Since his opponent had been so kind as to give him a set of appropriate duds, he'd decided to use them. As he danced a little disco dance, his attention was off both Travis and the ground which meant that had his opponent any knowladge of gardening appliances and thier comedic value, he had perfect set up for a classic. A classic that held his victory within its clutches should he choose to use it.

Mayth giggled as Travis fell on his backside, before stricking a pose that was straight out of a 70s disco, the universal decade of bad fashion and worse dancing.

Since his opponent had been so kind as to give him a set of appropriate duds, he'd decided to use them. As he danced a little disco dance, his attention was off both Travis and the ground which meant that had his opponent any knowladge of gardening appliances and thier comedic value, he had perfect set up for a classic. A classic that held his victory within its clutches should he choose to use it.

From Deuce in the stands.

"Yeah buddy, dance that boogie beat."

Mayth giggled as Travis fell on his backside, before stricking a pose that was straight out of a 70s disco, the universal decade of bad fashion and worse dancing.

Since his opponent had been so kind as to give him a set of appropriate duds, he'd decided to use them. As he danced a little disco dance, his attention was off both Travis and the ground which meant that had his opponent any knowladge of gardening appliances and thier comedic value, he had perfect set up for a classic. A classic that held his victory within its clutches should he choose to use it.
Travis untied his shoes and watched his opponent dance the boogie at the same time. Naruto obliged with a Rasengan turned into a disco ball.

He's totally distracted. I wonder what should I do now... Travis thought as he finished tying his shoes. Then he grinned wickedly and made another array on the ground and slammed his hands down. Energy crackled and the particles of the ground transformed themselves into a long pole with prongs on the end.

Yes, Virginia, it's a rake!

That done, he placed his rake in the path of Mayth and waited for the punchline.

Mayth continued his disco dance, looking for all the world like he was in the seventies, stricking a variety of outrageous poses under Naruto's Rasengan disco ball. Going to strike the most classic of all disco poses, the John Travolta signature Saturday Night Fever pose. As his foot came down, the prongs of the rake caught it and the shaft went up.

With a moderately loud 'crack', Mayth went down like an poleaxed ox. Rising a few seconds later, he called out, "Due to superior technique and greater mastery of the comedic arts, I declare Travis. May his girl come and give him a hug and kiss."

With that, he pulled off a final showmanshipish stunt and took off into the air like a rocket. At a height of two hundred feet, he burst like a couple of fireworks with, "TRAVIS IS ROUND ONE GRAND WIENER."

One the sparks had settled, Mayth reappeared and bowed to Travis, the judges, the other competitors, the distinguished guests and the general audiance.

Travis laughed and bowed to the crowd. "Thank you, thank you, thank you very much!"

The Humorless Judges made more marks. Then they bowed. The Audience stood and gave them a standing ovation.

"You may rest for naught but a few spare minutes. If you need healing, Healers are off to the side ready to heal." Xos announced.

OOC:

Coming up in this thread, your round two fights against me. I just need to pic, and or finalize the opponet.

Grinning, Travis went to his friends to recuperate. Naruto gave him a bottle of energy drink to drink and Travis gulped it down.

"You did great, kid. I haven't had this many laughs since we painted the Hokage Monument!" Naruto laughed.

"Thanks, Sensei!" Travis replied with a thumbs up. "I don't know what the next one is, but there's nothing I won't be able to do, believe it!"

"Hey, don't steal my line!" Naruto gave Travis a noogie.

"Ow! Ow! Ow! Quit it! Ow!" Travis yelped.

Theao:

Xos stood in the center of the ring.

"Mayth, it is time for round 2. could you come out here please? We'll get things underway shortly." Xos called. As Mayth appeared, everyone could see Xos pull out a long wooden Table.

On it was a big Plastic Mixing bowl, large enough to hold five gallons of water, for this was what it held now. It was yellow. Xos pulled a bag of Ye Old Hags Instant Jello. Remember, when you need Jello in an instant, nothing sets as quickly as Old Hag. He poured it into the bowl, warmed the liquid up, and mixed it with a giant wooden spoon. Satisfied it was well and fully mixed, he conjured up a giant refridgeration unit and put the whole thing inside and shut the door. Then he leaned against it and looked at his watch. seconds later it dinged and disappeared. Xos took out the now completly set Jello. It was Strawberry flavored, and red.

Banishing the Refridgerator, the wooden table, and everything else except the bowl full of Jello, Xos set it on the ground, and took a look at Mayth.

"If it eats you first, well, you have my pity. There IS a reason why they say its alive." he said. Having said that, he threw some arsnic in there, a vial of very strong acid, and then finally threw two spells at it. One caused it to grow really, really big. The other brought it to life.

"This thing is poisonus and highly acidic. It's still strawberry flavored though. Good luck. You'll find you can't undo my spells." Xos said. then he disappeared. The Plastic Mixing bowl The Gelatinous Ooze was born in was gone, eaten by the Ooze. The Ooze slurped its way towards Mayth.

---

Before mayth's round, and after Zaytun's it was time for Travis Masaki's fight.

Travis Masaki was called to the Arena.

When he finally reached the Middle, Dark Storm clouds gathered. The Ground shook Rythmicly. Larger than any other Giant known to exist, a Mountain giant poked its massive head up over the Colleseum. Screams were heard from outside the Arena all over the City.

Travis Masaki Vs. Bigmouth.

Bigmouth the Mountain Giant Climbed over the walls. He was 40 Ft. tall. He was dressed only in Skins, and it took alot of them to cover him.

"Gahaha. Bigmouth Play Ball!" Bigmouth shouted. He was loud enough to be heard over most of the city. A big steel ball easily the size of Travis appeared in Bigmouth's hand. He threw it from hand ot hand bounced it off his knees, used his feet to bounce it back up.

Bigmouth was skilled with that ball. then he grabbed it.

"YOUR TURN!!!!" Bigmouth shouted excitedly. He hurled the Ball just as hard as he possibly could at Travis. Unfortunatly, because this was a Ball that was entirely Steel, and Bigmouth WAS a VERY strong Mountain Giant, it was like the Ball was shot out of a Cannon. You could hear the air splitting around it as it made its way towards Travis.

OOC: This works by Quoting. Of course you can comment ICly on the other person's round, but Quote this post, Delete the part not meant for you, and then respond to your part. i quote your post, respond, you quote that response so on and so forth until your done.

Before mayth's round, and after Zaytun's it was time for Travis Masaki's fight.

Travis Masaki was called to the Arena.
Travis drunk all of the Gatorade and wiped his mouth on his red sleeve. Then the gong sounded for his fight and he sped over to the arena.

When he finally reached the Middle, Dark Storm clouds gathered. The Ground shook Rythmicly. Larger than any other Giant known to exist, a Mountain giant poked its massive head up over the Colleseum. Screams were heard from outside the Arena all over the City.

Travis Masaki Vs. Bigmouth.

Bigmouth the Mountain Giant Climbed over the walls. He was 40 Ft. tall. He was dressed only in Skins, and it took alot of them to cover him.
"My! What a biiiiig fellow!" Travis quipped to hide his fear. Yeah, he's scared because this is a Fe Fi Fo Fum Fellow who could eat him in one gulp. And that's not all!

"Gahaha. Bigmouth Play Ball!" Bigmouth shouted. He was loud enough to be heard over most of the city. A big steel ball easily the size of Travis appeared in Bigmouth's hand. He threw it from hand ot hand bounced it off his knees, used his feet to bounce it back up.

Bigmouth was skilled with that ball. then he grabbed it.

"YOUR TURN!!!!" Bigmouth shouted excitedly. He hurled the Ball just as hard as he possibly could at Travis. Unfortunatly, because this was a Ball that was entirely Steel, and Bigmouth WAS a VERY strong Mountain Giant, it was like the Ball was shot out of a Cannon. You could hear the air splitting around it as it made its way towards Travis.
You could see the whites of Travis' eyes from space then, he just barely rolled away from the ball. The air passing him then smacked him onto the ground. "Dammit!"

Travis knew this was going to be trouble. His Master leaned forward, hoping Travis doesn't die in this round. Travis decided to start off with the elements. He made Fire element seals and took a deep breath. "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"

A large fireball erupted from his mouth to hit the Giant.

Travis drunk all of the Gatorade and wiped his mouth on his red sleeve. Then the gong sounded for his fight and he sped over to the arena.


"My! What a biiiiig fellow!" Travis quipped to hide his fear. Yeah, he's scared because this is a Fe Fi Fo Fum Fellow who could eat him in one gulp. And that's not all!


You could see the whites of Travis' eyes from space then, he just barely rolled away from the ball. The air passing him then smacked him onto the ground. "Dammit!"

Travis knew this was going to be trouble. His Master leaned forward, hoping Travis doesn't die in this round. Travis decided to start off with the elements. He made Fire element seals and took a deep breath. "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"

A large fireball erupted from his mouth to hit the Giant.

"hahaha. You funny mans. Make ball of fire." the Mountain Giant said. He then inhaled, and Blew on the fireball really, really hard. For a mountain giant that means he just simply blew out the fireball. It also meant travis was his with bad mountain Giant breath. Then bigmouth reached for for the sky. Lightning flickered towards his hands and he caught it. Bigmouth balled it up, wound up like a major league baseball pitcher and hurled it at Travis. Thunder trailed the ball.

"hahaha. You funny mans. Make ball of fire." the Mountain Giant said. He then inhaled, and Blew on the fireball really, really hard. For a mountain giant that means he just simply blew out the fireball. It also meant travis was his with bad mountain Giant breath. Then bigmouth reached for for the sky. Lightning flickered towards his hands and he caught it. Bigmouth balled it up, wound up like a major league baseball pitcher and hurled it at Travis. Thunder trailed the ball.
Travis was knocked off his feet by the bad breath and then waved his hand. "Peeyeww! You need to brush your teeth!"

Then the ball of lightning arced at him. This time, Travis drew back his hands and pushed forward, his telekinetic abilities stopping the lightning ball and throwing it back to the Giant. Travis smiled. Despite the danger... "Hey, this is kinda fun too!"

Travis was knocked off his feet by the bad breath and then waved his hand. "Peeyeww! You need to brush your teeth!"

Then the ball of lightning arced at him. This time, Travis drew back his hands and pushed forward, his telekinetic abilities stopping the lightning ball and throwing it back to the Giant. Travis smiled. Despite the danger... "Hey, this is kinda fun too!"

Bigmouth batted it back.

"You good. Bigmouth like."

Bigmouth batted it back.

"You good. Bigmouth like."
"Heh. Try this!" Travis stopped the electric ball in mid-air and then, with some effort, he lifted the steel ball into the air with TK. He threw both balls at the Giant.

"Heh. Try this!" Travis stopped the electric ball in mid-air and then, with some effort, he lifted the steel ball into the air with TK. He threw both balls at the Giant.

Bigmouth caught the lightning ball, but missed with his hand. He caught it with his forhead though. And he tettered forward. He tettered backward. Accidently stepped on the steel ball, slipped, and fell backwards.

"Duuuuhhhhhhhh." was all bigmough could manage. then he passed out cold.

"That's it?" Travis sweatdropped a big one. "Oh, well, it was fun while it lasted."

Xos stood in the center of the ring.

"Mayth, it is time for round 2. could you come out here please? We'll get things underway shortly." Xos called. As Mayth appeared, everyone could see Xos pull out a long wooden Table.

On it was a big Plastic Mixing bowl, large enough to hold five gallons of water, for this was what it held now. It was yellow. Xos pulled a bag of Ye Old Hags Instant Jello. Remember, when you need Jello in an instant, nothing sets as quickly as Old Hag. He poured it into the bowl, warmed the liquid up, and mixed it with a giant wooden spoon. Satisfied it was well and fully mixed, he conjured up a giant refridgeration unit and put the whole thing inside and shut the door. Then he leaned against it and looked at his watch. seconds later it dinged and disappeared. Xos took out the now completly set Jello. It was Strawberry flavored, and red.

Banishing the Refridgerator, the wooden table, and everything else except the bowl full of Jello, Xos set it on the ground, and took a look at Mayth.

"If it eats you first, well, you have my pity. There IS a reason why they say its alive." he said. Having said that, he threw some arsnic in there, a vial of very strong acid, and then finally threw two spells at it. One caused it to grow really, really big. The other brought it to life.

"This thing is poisonus and highly acidic. It's still strawberry flavored though. Good luck. You'll find you can't undo my spells." Xos said. then he disappeared. The Plastic Mixing bowl The Gelatinous Ooze was born in was gone, eaten by the Ooze. The Ooze slurped its way towards Mayth.


Hopping down from the stand when he was called, Mayth walked over to where Xos was standing. Watching the man make the jello, his stomach rumbled.

With Xos gone, it seemed like it was the signal to begin. Getting fairly close to the ooze, he took a sniff before backing up a bit. Looking over to where he'd last seen Xos in the stand he called up, "Couldn't you have made it cherry instead?"

Looking around, he decided to see how acidic this jello creature was and pulled out a large cleaver-esq butterknife and went to scrape a section off a piece of ooze.

ooc: Apologise in advance if any posts seem a bit off, jaw still in pain and occasionally need T3s for it.

"That's it?" Travis sweatdropped a big one. "Oh, well, it was fun while it lasted."

Bigmouth got up, and shook his head.

"Dear me. I apologise for my brutish raging and rampaging. I do hope I haven't hurt you little fellow. My nickname is bigmouth, given to me as a young giant because I had the loudest voice in the mountain range. Thank you ever so much for knocking my brains back in order." Bigmouth said.

Then he kneeled, and punched the ground. His fist went deep into the ground. He pulled back a ball of pure molten Lava.

"Now if you can survive the second part. You win." Big Mouth said.

He hurled it at Travis, and it split into 40 or fifty little balls of Lava.

Hopping down from the stand when he was called, Mayth walked over to where Xos was standing. Watching the man make the jello, his stomach rumbled.

With Xos gone, it seemed like it was the signal to begin. Getting fairly close to the ooze, he took a sniff before backing up a bit. Looking over to where he'd last seen Xos in the stand he called up, "Couldn't you have made it cherry instead?"

Looking around, he decided to see how acidic this jello creature was and pulled out a large cleaver-esq butterknife and went to scrape a section off a piece of ooze.

ooc: Apologise in advance if any posts seem a bit off, jaw still in pain and occasionally need T3s for it.

OOC: No prob. I went through the same thing.

IC: The Large Cleaver-esq butterknife went in, but all Mayth pulled back was a stump.

The Large ooze slurped its way towards Mayth some more. It split in the middle, forming a mouth, which reached over Mayth to eat him.

Bigmouth got up, and shook his head.

"Dear me. I apologise for my brutish raging and rampaging. I do hope I haven't hurt you little fellow. My nickname is bigmouth, given to me as a young giant because I had the loudest voice in the mountain range. Thank you ever so much for knocking my brains back in order." Bigmouth said.
Travis' jaw dropped as the Giant got back up and spoke in a cultured Core accent. "Things just get weirder and weirder."

Then he kneeled, and punched the ground. His fist went deep into the ground. He pulled back a ball of pure molten Lava.

"Now if you can survive the second part. You win." Big Mouth said.

He hurled it at Travis, and it split into 40 or fifty little balls of Lava.
The jaw clapped shut and Travis found himself having to dodge dozens of little balls of molten rock, using everything from flips to rolls and even his lightsaber to bat away some of the balls.

The Large ooze slurped its way towards Travis some more. It split in the middle, forming a mouth, which reached over Travis to eat him.
A bit of a shadow crossed Travis' path and he gasped when a large ooze attacked, intending to eat him. He jumped away and did a one-hand handstand that transferred into a crouch as the mouth closed on the air next to him. "Whoa, that was close! Two for one deals, how troublesome!"

Travis thought about how to deal with this new foe while keeping an eye on the Giant's attacks. His fingers suddenly crackled with energy and then he pointed his right finger at the ooze like a gun, firing off a blueish bolt of energy. "Reigun!"

Naruto was kept entertained as his student was able to dodge all the shots. "Impressive, kid. Most impressive."

'Hah. He's nothing special. Look how close the ooze got to him!" Kyuubi snorted.

"Ah, shut up, damned fox! Considering his opponents, he's rather good!" Naruto shot back.

"Yeah, yeah. Stick up for the brat. I lay dibs on him getting crushed by the big guy."

"You'll lose." Naruto warned.

"Hell, no!" Kyuubi crowed.

OOC: No prob. I went through the same thing.

IC: The Large Cleaver-esq butterknife went in, but all Mayth pulled back was a stump.

The Large ooze slurped its way towards Travis some more. It split in the middle, forming a mouth, which reached over Mayth to eat him.

As the ooze dissolved his metal butterknife, he thought about the problem for a second before grinning. If he remembered right glass was generally acid-proof, or at least highly resistant. Backing up as he didn't want to get eaten by what was going to become breakfast Mayth looked at the ground for a second as he considered how best to do it.

"Mr. Ooze, I thank you for being breakfast, but breakfast is not suppose to try to eat the person trying to eat it." He commented to the Gelatinous Ooze.

Spitting out a small ball of fire onto the sand of the arena floor, causing it to melt into a puddle of glass. Picking up the generally knife shaped shard of glass, he tossed it between hands rapidly while also blowing on it to cool it off.

Armed with his new glass 'knife', he went back to scrape off a layer of strawberry ooze.

Travis' jaw dropped as the Giant got back up and spoke in a cultured Core accent. "Things just get weirder and weirder."


The jaw clapped shut and Travis found himself having to dodge dozens of little balls of molten rock, using everything from flips to rolls and even his lightsaber to bat away some of the balls.


A bit of a shadow crossed Travis' path and he gasped when a large ooze attacked, intending to eat him. He jumped away and did a one-hand handstand that transferred into a crouch as the mouth closed on the air next to him. "Whoa, that was close! Two for one deals, how troublesome!"

Travis thought about how to deal with this new foe while keeping an eye on the Giant's attacks. His fingers suddenly crackled with energy and then he pointed his right finger at the ooze like a gun, firing off a blueish bolt of energy. "Reigun!"

Naruto was kept entertained as his student was able to dodge all the shots. "Impressive, kid. Most impressive."

'Hah. He's nothing special. Look how close the ooze got to him!" Kyuubi snorted.

"Ah, shut up, damned fox! Considering his opponents, he's rather good!" Naruto shot back.

"Yeah, yeah. Stick up for the brat. I lay dibs on him getting crushed by the big guy."

"You'll lose." Naruto warned.

"Hell, no!" Kyuubi crowed.

OOC: I didn't mean to put Theao's Ooze in your fight. I edited my post, but don't edit yours. I'm going to use it now.

IC: The Judges looked worried, this OOze had gotten in by accident. They were about to help Travis with the Ooze, but Bigmouth beat them to it.

The Ooze shuddered from the energy attack.

Bigmouth scooped up the Ooze.

"Leave him alone." Bigmouth roared at the Ooze. then, Bigmouth ate the Ooze.

"Try not to let your food play with you again." Bigmouth said to Travis.

Bigmouth walked over to the Arena wall, reached over, and uprooted a very large, very old tree. he weilded it like a Club.

"Enough Play. Lets see how Strong you really are." Bigmouth said.

Kajeenith's spirit took over Bigmouth.

"Fe-fi-Fo-fum I smell the Blood of a Coredian. Be he Friend, or be he Foe. I'll grind his bones to make my Bread." Bigmouth said. It was his voice, but there was something off about it.

Travis really didn't have time to consider what it might be though, as Bigmouth's Tree Club came crashing down on him. The Shockwave of hitting the ground would jar the entire Arena.

As the ooze dissolved his metal butterknife, he thought about the problem for a second before grinning. If he remembered right glass was generally acid-proof, or at least highly resistant. Backing up as he didn't want to get eaten by what was going to become breakfast Mayth looked at the ground for a second as he considered how best to do it.

"Mr. Ooze, I thank you for being breakfast, but breakfast is not suppose to try to eat the person trying to eat it." He commented to the Gelatinous Ooze.

Spitting out a small ball of fire onto the sand of the arena floor, causing it to melt into a puddle of glass. Picking up the generally knife shaped shard of glass, he tossed it between hands rapidly while also blowing on it to cool it off.

Armed with his new glass 'knife', he went back to scrape off a layer of strawberry ooze.

*One Audience member to another.*

"You know, its not everyday that, when someone plays with their Breakfast, that it Plays with you right back" they both laughed.

Meanwhile, The Ooze formed an arm and slapped at Mayth with it as the Glass knife was coming towards it. The knife got a little Gelatinous Ooze.

OOC: I didn't mean to put Theao's Ooze in your fight. I edited my post, but don't edit yours. I'm going to use it now.

IC: The Judges looked worried, this OOze had gotten in by accident. They were about to help Travis with the Ooze, but Bigmouth beat them to it.

The Ooze shuddered from the energy attack.

Bigmouth scooped up the Ooze.

"Leave him alone." Bigmouth roared at the Ooze. then, Bigmouth ate the Ooze.

"Try not to let your food play with you again." Bigmouth said to Travis.
"Uh, thanks." Travis replied, but got serious as...

Bigmouth walked over to the Arena wall, reached over, and uprooted a very large, very old tree. he weilded it like a Club.

"Enough Play. Lets see how Strong you really are." Bigmouth said.
"Right." Travis prepared himself.

Kajeenith's spirit took over Bigmouth.

"Fe-fi-Fo-fum I smell the Blood of a Coredian. Be he Friend, or be he Foe. I'll grind his bones to make my Bread." Bigmouth said. It was his voice, but there was something off about it.

Travis really didn't have time to consider what it might be though, as Bigmouth's Tree Club came crashing down on him. The Shockwave of hitting the ground would jar the entire Arena.
Huh? There's something off--WHOA! Travis thought as he jumped up high to dodge the tree club. He landed on the club. "Now it's serious!"

As he moved up to deliver an enhanced kick to Bigmouth's head, he Force-scanned Bigmouth and noted that a Dark Side spirit has possessed the giant. He scowled.

Looks like I'll need to use my signature technique, but let's see... With that, he delivered the kick and landed back on the ground, slowing his fall with the Force. "Hiyaaaa!"

If I remember the last time I had to exorcise a spirit (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10171353&postcount=216), I have to weaken the host first... Travis thought. Making handseals, he tried another elemental attack. This time, Thunderbolt, one of his father's trademarks. Lightning lept from Travis' fingers to strike Bigmouth.

"Uh, thanks." Travis replied, but got serious as...


"Right." Travis prepared himself.


Huh? There's something off--WHOA! Travis thought as he jumped up high to dodge the tree club. He landed on the club. "Now it's serious!"

As he moved up to deliver an enhanced kick to Bigmouth's head, he Force-scanned Bigmouth and noted that a Dark Side spirit has possessed the giant. He scowled.

Looks like I'll need to use my signature technique, but let's see... With that, he delivered the kick and landed back on the ground, slowing his fall with the Force. "Hiyaaaa!"

If I remember the last time I had to exorcise a spirit (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10171353&postcount=216), I have to weaken the host first... Travis thought. Making handseals, he tried another elemental attack. This time, Thunderbolt, one of his father's trademarks. Lightning lept from Travis' fingers to strike Bigmouth.

Bigmouth caught some of the lightning bold but got sizzled by the other part.

He swung the Tree at travis, and went to Kick him afterwards.

*One Audience member to another.*

"You know, its not everyday that, when someone plays with their Breakfast, that it Plays with you right back" they both laughed.

Meanwhile, The Ooze formed an arm and slapped at Mayth with it as the Glass knife was coming towards it. The knife got a little Gelatinous Ooze.

With the ooze on the knife, Mayth took a few steps back before pulling out a slice of what could only be called Texan toast. Spreading it onto the bread, he took a large bite.

Once he found out about the taste, he'd know whether to get a large doughnut to fill with strawberry ooze or not.

Bigmouth caught some of the lightning bolt but got sizzled by the other part.

He swung the Tree at travis, and went to Kick him afterwards.
Travis ducked under the tree, but got caught by the kick and was sent flying, smacking into the wall of the arena and sliding downwards. "Owww..."

Kagome gasped. "I can't watch!"

Naruto and Nick looked concerned for their friend.

Travis felt something sore in his chest as he breathed and groaned. "Great...gotta end this soon..."

With that, he collected power in his hands and launched a massive blast of multicolored psychokinetic energy at the giant. "Psybolt Beta!"

With the ooze on the knife, Mayth took a few steps back before pulling out a slice of what could only be called Texan toast. Spreading it onto the bread, he took a large bite.

Once he found out about the taste, he'd know whether to get a large doughnut to fill with strawberry ooze or not.

It was delicous, but Mayth was now posioned. He could feel his mouth throught, chest and stomach burning as the poison went to work, eating him fromt the inside out. The Ooze went to eat Mayth again.

Travis ducked under the tree, but got caught by the kick and was sent flying, smacking into the wall of the arena and sliding downwards. "Owww..."

Kagome gasped. "I can't watch!"

Naruto and Nick looked concerned for their friend.

Travis felt something sore in his chest as he breathed and groaned. "Great...gotta end this soon..."

With that, he collected power in his hands and launched a massive blast of multicolored psychokinetic energy at the giant. "Psybolt Beta!"

Bigmouth paused shook his head, and then resumed his fierce onslaught. He stomped on Travis.

"Hey, it worked!" Travis said, then yelped as he barely dodged a stinky foot. "Eww! Even worse than bad breath, it's Athlete's...or should I say Giant's Foot!"

Travis tried to collect more energy for a second Psybolt, but felt his reserves draining away. Oh man, I only have enough for one more! I hope this works...

"Psybolt..." Travis cupped his hands like one building up a Hadoken. "BETA!"

A second blast of PK energy lashed out at the Giant, and immediately after, Travis fell to one knee, panting hard. He's done a Kage Bunshin, two Psybolts, alchemy, TKed that giant steel ball and the fireball, a Goukakyuu, a Thunderbolt and a Reigun, so he's definitely used up a lot of chakra. Not to mention dodging a lot of enemy shots and getting smashed aside by a giant's kick.

"Hey, it worked!" Travis said, then yelped as he barely dodged a stinky foot. "Eww! Even worse than bad breath, it's Athlete's...or should I say Giant's Foot!"

Travis tried to collect more energy for a second Psybolt, but felt his reserves draining away. Oh man, I only have enough for one more! I hope this works...

"Psybolt..." Travis cupped his hands like one building up a Hadoken. "BETA!"

A second blast of PK energy lashed out at the Giant, and immediately after, Travis fell to one knee, panting hard. He's done a Kage Bunshin, two Psybolts, alchemy, TKed that giant steel ball and the fireball, a Goukakyuu, a Thunderbolt and a Reigun, so he's definitely used up a lot of chakra. Not to mention dodging a lot of enemy shots and getting smashed aside by a giant's kick.

Kajeenith's spirit left Bigmouth. Bigmouth fainted. xos teleported him away. Travis won.

"Whoo hoo! Twice in a row!" Travis grinned tiredly and whooped, then collapsed.

"Chakra depletion." Naruto nodded, then yelled. "Medic!"

"Whoo hoo!" Travis grinned and whooped, then collapsed.

"Chakra depletion." Naruto nodded, then yelled. "Medic!"

Right as Naruto yelled Medic, Khalan was already by Travis's side.

She pointed at him, and they both disappeared. Xos also disappeared with them.

The Audience started whispering rumors that he died.

A glare from Lady Ri-an silenced them all.

"We shall take an intermission." Various people got up and started walking around.

A grey robed nurse approached the coredian box.

"Their treating him right now." He said.
"They'll have him resting at the Main Hospital Tower in Central Elru. We can take you there, should you wish to see him."

Right as Naruto yelled Medic, Khalan was already by Travis's side.

She pointed at him, and they both disappeared. Xos also disappeared with them.

The Audience started whispering rumors that he died.

A glare from Lady Ri-an silenced them all.

"We shall take an intermission." Various people got up and started walking around.

A grey robed nurse approached the coredian box.

"Their treating him right now." He said.
"They'll have him resting at the Main Hospital Tower in Central Elru. We can take you there, should you wish to see him."
"Yeah, sure." Naruto ruffled through his pockets and pulled out a small pill. "Give him this. He used up his reserves fighting the giant, so this will restore him. He'll be hungry, though."

"Yeah, sure." Naruto ruffled through his pockets and pulled out a small pill. "Give him this. He used up his reserves fighting the giant, so this will restore him. He'll be hungry, though."

The nurse put the pill in his pocket.

Then they rode a flying platform all the way there.

There, they would find Travis fully restored. A nurse was bringing him a Menu.

"We have other methods of energy restoration. The Pill is a good idea though. We will keep it, and look into it." The nurse said.

Xos walked over.

"Over the years I learned how to restore energy by touch alone. I wonder why he did not draw on the ambient energy in the air to restore himself quickly while in battle. Has he not yet learned how to do that? In addition to the large amounts of Mana in Ri-an's atmosphere, The Zohar Reactor Produces much additional Energy. There is plenty for him to take."

Naruto raised an eyebrow at that. He thought only Force-users could do that. "Interesting. Gotta teach him that. And I think Granny Tsunade would want to know about it. She's our top doctor."

"Ah, now that's a technique that's almost as useful as our Kyuubi Healing." The Fox muttered to himself.

"Ahh, perhaps." Naruto replied.

"Hey guys." Travis pipped up. He saw the menu and gave it back. "If you have ramen, I'd be grateful."

"Heh. You did quite well." Naruto grinned.

"I know, I did this and that and the Giant went down like *pow*!" Travis pumped his fists in the air.

"Now, now, don't let it go to your head." Naruto smiled and ruffled the kid's hair.

"I know, I know." Travis said. "And quit messin' with my hair!"

"Haha. No." The rub turned into another noogie.

"Oh noooo!" Travis whined as his head was drilled.

Naruto raised an eyebrow at that. He thought only Force-users could do that. "Interesting. Gotta teach him that. And I think Granny Tsunade would want to know about it. She's our top doctor."

"Ah, now that's a technique that's almost as useful as our Kyuubi Healing." The Fox muttered to himself.

"Ahh, perhaps." Naruto replied.

"Hey guys." Travis pipped up. He saw the menu and gave it back. "If you have ramen, I'd be grateful."

"Heh. You did quite well." Naruto grinned.

"I know, I did this and that and the Giant went down like *pow*!" Travis pumped his fists in the air.

"Now, now, don't let it go to your head." Naruto smiled and ruffled the kid's hair.

"I know, I know." Travis said. "And quit messin' with my hair!"

"Haha. No." The rub turned into another noogie.

"Oh noooo!" Travis whined as his head was drilled.

"The Ability to Draw in the Energy from the air around you is simple, yet important if you use powers. I'm not saying you'll always have the moment to pause in battle and restore your energy, especially if your a Melee fighter. But, if you can keep doing just a little bit every now and then between blows, it reduces end of combat fatigue. As for teaching it, I'd be delighted.

He put one hand on Naruto, and through touch alone, Naruto felt how it was done, and thus learned how to do it. He could teach someone, anyone else that same way.

"Now, people who do not have any special energy using powers can't learn it. Their physicly unable to. Psion's don't seem to need it though."

A big steaming bowl of Ramen was brought in, Silverware on one side, and ornate Porcelain Chopsticks in front.

OOC: As soon as you respond to that OTHER thread, we can get on tith things like this.

It was delicous, but Mayth was now posioned. He could feel his mouth throught, chest and stomach burning as the poison went to work, eating him fromt the inside out. The Ooze went to eat Mayth again.

Thankfully, but also unfortunately for Mayth arsenic and acid produced a most interesting reaction, but quite unusual reaction in him. He began hiccupping uncontrollably. As he kept hiccupping, he kept transforming into different things, from an aardvark to a weevil, and just as the ooze was about to envelop him he turned into an Ooze himself.

Thankfully, but also unfortunately for Mayth arsenic and acid produced a most interesting reaction, but quite unusual reaction in him. He began hiccupping uncontrollably. As he kept hiccupping, he kept transforming into different things, from an aardvark to a weevil, and just as the ooze was about to envelop him he turned into an Ooze himself.

And the Ooze enveloped Mayth.

But...

Then they became one, and the Ooze lost itself in Mayth. Mayth won by assimilation.

And the Ooze enveloped Mayth.

But...

Then they became one, and the Ooze lost itself in Mayth. Mayth won by assimilation.

After about ten minutes of further hiccups and transformations, the reaction finally wore off. Coming out of it, Mayth stood and shook himself like a dog sheding itself of water. "I have go to remember not to do that again in future. I feel like I took a trip throught a black hole backward."

Seeing the ooze was gone, he headed up to the stands to check on the results.

After about ten minutes of further hiccups and transformations, the reaction finally wore off. Coming out of it, Mayth stood and shook himself like a dog sheding itself of water. "I have go to remember not to do that again in future. I feel like I took a trip throught a black hole backward."

Seeing the ooze was gone, he headed up to the stands to check on the results.

He had won. victory points would not be availible for viewing until after round three.

OOC: Return to main IC thread and wait for round three.

OOC: I have decided round five will be either Rahegalhoff, of his Evil Mirror, depending on what mood I'm in as I start each person's round. In theory this should be easy, since he has no magic, but his armor and blade is enchanted.
Remember, you can summon help, because so can I.

IC:

Time had been allotted for each contestant to rest. Then it was time for Round five.

Travis was called to the ring.

The Board read as follows.

"Round five. Travis Masaki VS. ???"

All color inverted to its negative.

The entire Arena floor Blew open in an explosion. Travis was unharmed, somehow.

All around him he could see the Damned and lost souls crying out for mercy and redemption. For someone, anyone to save them.

A ways away, a great pair of Demon wings rose from the liquid fire. They were attached to a mean looking creature distantly related to the common horse. Upon this hellish creature sat a Black knight. His visor was down so none could see his face. His shield held no crest, which was the worst crest for anyone who knew to see, for that meant he served Omega, The end of all things.

His horse, if it could be called that, was scaled beneath its hair. Its eyes glowed bright cherry red. It had fangs and claws instead of Teeth and hooves. It was half-horse, half demon spawn, and was known commonly as a Hrulga, and this one, was the only winged Hrulga ever to exist.

The hellfire disappeared as The Hrulga walked over to Travis, then it raised on its hind legs and raked the sky with its front claws, letting out a sound that was more Demon Scream than anything a horse could make. As it screamed at him, Twin Jets of Fire shot out its nose. It was built for war, and it was ready to fight.

It sat back down, and the dark ready made an execution motion, symbolising Travis's head being chopped off.

"My Hrulga, Hellfire, Hungers. You will be a good meal. You will die quickly, what could you possibly do, your just another form of Ninja." The Black rider said. His voice was evil, and chilling to hear. Lightning crashed all around them as ffohlagehaR let out an evil laugh.

Hellfire licked its lips as it looked at Travis, Then the fight started, as Hellfire lunged for Travis, Jaws wide open to bite him in half and Eat him.

"Hah. I don't think so." Most people would flee from the demon upon its entrance, but not a Shinobi, and certainly not Travis.

Travis waited until the last minute, then popped away, leaving a Travis-sized log in his wake, sure to give the demon some splinters as he bites down!

It's fire-based, so Katon techniques won't probably work. I'll have to go with water. Travis thought as he reappeared out of the demon's way. Travis focused on the air around him, drawing water vapor out of the air as he made a series of handseals. "Now...Suiton: Mizu no Tatsumaki!"

Water began to swirl around Travis and once it (sort of) solidified into a powerful waterspout, he sent it after the demon.

"Hah. I don't think so." Most people would flee from the demon upon its entrance, but not a Shinobi, and certainly not Travis.

Travis waited until the last minute, then popped away, leaving a Travis-sized log in his wake, sure to give the demon some splinters as he bites down!

It's fire-based, so Katon techniques won't probably work. I'll have to go with water. Travis thought as he reappeared out of the demon's way. Travis focused on the air around him, drawing water vapor out of the air as he made a series of handseals. "Now...Suiton: Mizu no Tatsumaki!"

Water began to swirl around Travis and once it (sort of) solidified into a powerful waterspout, he sent it after the demon.

"It'll take more than simple magic tricks to beat me boy." The Black knight said laughing as he flew over it.

Hellfire dived for Travis, Claws extended. ffohlagehaR extended his sword for a strike to the heart.

Theao:

As Mayth wandered out to the center of the Arena for his match, Rahegalhoff rode out beside him.

"Hey, good luck in this round. Try not to get hurt too badly." Rahegalhoff said.

As the reached the center, Starfire turned to Mayth. Rahegalhoff drew his sword.

The fight began as Starfire raised up on his hind legs, and down on mayth, trying to trample the man to death.

"It'll take more than simple magic tricks to beat me boy." The Black knight said laughing as he flew over it.

Hellfire dived for Travis, Claws extended. ffohlagehaR extended his sword for a strike to the heart.
"Two on one. No fair!" Travis pouted as he dodged the Hellfire demon and blocked the sword of the Black knight with his lightsaber. He hoped it would cut apart, but it's not a given with high levels of magic around. His left hand crackled with electricity and shot a bolt of lightning at Hellfire, while his right hand kept the Knight's blade at bay with the golden blade.

"Two on one. No fair!" Travis pouted as he dodged the Hellfire demon and blocked the sword of the Black knight with his lightsaber. He hoped it would cut apart, but it's not a given with high levels of magic around. His left hand crackled with electricity and shot a bolt of lightning at Hellfire, while his right hand kept the Knight's blade at bay with the golden blade.

The black Knight's Blade absorbed the energy of The Lightsabre, just as it absorbed life.

"I believe in round five, you ARE allowed to call a friend in to help." The Black Knight said helpfully.

Hellfire jerked its head back at the lightning, and just stood there shaking its head.

The Black knight dismounted, and Hellfire stumbled back wards and fainted.

Now, it was one on one.

The Black knight occupied Travis with a show of swordplay, fighting him Sword to Lightsabre. Meanwhile, his true intent was known to the Crowd, as he suddenly kicked Travis rather hard between the legs.

Travis' eyes went wide as pain blossomed from between his legs and he fell to the ground, moaning and clutching his family jewels. "Owwww!"

Naruto chuckled. That must hurt!

After the 'debauched' party, Mayth headed to the arena in time for the first match. Watching those that preceeded his, he popped his fingers, shoulders and hip. They'd gotten somewhat stiff.

"You as well. Will try to avoid too much physical injury." He replied as he waited for the bell to sound..

As it rang, he pulled out an apple and tossed it up for the rearing horse before leaping back to avoid getting flattened by horsehoof. If Starfire took the apple, good, if not, maybe a couple years down the line an apple tree would begin growing on the spot it fell.

Travis' eyes went wide as pain blossomed from between his legs and he fell to the ground, moaning and clutching his family jewels. "Owwww!"

Naruto chuckled. That must hurt!

"At least his parents won't have to worry about grandchildren!" The black night yelled out to the crowd and then laughed.

Meanwhile the Hrulga began to bite and try to eat Travis.

OOC: If you were going to call for help, now would be a very good time, otherwise, I wonder how you'll get out of this.

After the 'debauched' party, Mayth headed to the arena in time for the first match. Watching those that preceeded his, he popped his fingers, shoulders and hip. They'd gotten somewhat stiff.

"You as well. Will try to avoid too much physical injury." He replied as he waited for the bell to sound..

As it rang, he pulled out an apple and tossed it up for the rearing horse before leaping back to avoid getting flattened by horsehoof. If Starfire took the apple, good, if not, maybe a couple years down the line an apple tree would begin growing on the spot it fell.

Starfire's horn struck the apple, and a shower of apples fell from the sky, targeted directly at Mayth.

As the apples fell, Mayth pulled a comedic sized base-ball style bat from the air. Becoming the spitting image of Mickey Charles Mantle. With a series of very rapid swings, Rahegalhoff and Starfire found themselves being coated in a layer of instant applesause.

Beside making him all sticky and doubtlessly providing considerable entertainment to the crowd, the sauce had the additional property that any and all black and horse flies were drawn to him as if he was a flower.

As the apples fell, Mayth pulled a comedic sized base-ball style bat from the air. Becoming the spitting image of Mickey Charles Mantle. With a series of very rapid swings, Rahegalhoff and Starfire found themselves being coated in a layer of instant applesause.

Beside making him all sticky and doubtlessly providing considerable entertainment to the crowd, the sauce had the additional property that any and all black and horse flies were drawn to him as if he was a flower.

Starfire's horn glowed brightly, and the applesauce was gone. Rahegalhoff struck Mayth in the side with his sword.

"Not a fan of fruit?" Mayth asked just before Rahegalhoff began his connecting swing. The blade clove into Mayth's side but nowhere near as it should have had it been flesh.

Bursting from the wound came an iridescent green fluid that seemed to have the consistancy of both water and molasses. Each drop that touched the arena resulted in a blooming of a plant. Most were common plants native to Ri-an, but a few were those that were either phenomenally rare or even extinct. In addition, a couple were species of flora that had never been seen before.

A vine encircled the arena releasing a most beautiful aroma, one that would be heavenly even to those of a divine nature.

Meanwhile Mayth had a hand pressed to his side as he muttered, "Reminder to self, remember to remember that injury results in generation of life."

"Not a fan of fruit?" Mayth asked just before Rahegalhoff began his connecting swing. The blade clove into Mayth's side but nowhere near as it should have had it been flesh.

Bursting from the wound came an iridescent green fluid that seemed to have the consistancy of both water and molasses. Each drop that touched the arena resulted in a blooming of a plant. Most were common plants native to Ri-an, but a few were those that were either phenomenally rare or even extinct. In addition, a couple were species of flora that had never been seen before.

A vine encircled the arena releasing a most beautiful aroma, one that would be heavenly even to those of a divine nature.

Meanwhile Mayth had a hand pressed to his side as he muttered, "Reminder to self, remember to remember that injury results in generation of life."

"Impressive."

Rahegalhoff reached for his neck amulet, and twisted it slightly. Fire shot out of his sword. He began to swing it left and right hacking and burning the plants down. He made his way to Mayth and swung again, sure that a blade of fire would not result in a sudden jungle.

"At least his parents won't have to worry about grandchildren!" The black night yelled out to the crowd and then laughed.

Meanwhile the Hrulga began to bite and try to eat Travis.

OOC: If you were going to call for help, now would be a very good time, otherwise, I wonder how you'll get out of this.
OOC: I know. I got it now.

IC:
"Aah!" Travis yelped as the Hrulga's jaws snapped just inches from his face and he rolled away, turning the roll into a flip to gain some distance. He winced as his groin still hurt, but now he had other considerations to utilize as he bit his thumb, drawing blood.

"Boar. Dog. Bird. Monkey. Ram." Travis ran his hands through five familiar seals and then slammed them down on the ground. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

Just as the Hrulga came around for another pass, a giant cloud of smoke rose throughout the arena. A giant, silver-scaled hand lashed out, grasping the demon beast before it could eat Travis. A growling voice sounded revealing a large silver dragon as the cloud of smoke dissipated. "So, you're fighting a Hrulga, boy? Should have called for help in the first place."

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Travis grumbled. "Just help me out, will ya?"

"I don't have to." Ryujin grinned. Travis opened his mouth to shout, but... "I think I'll oblige, this time. And...well, well! You need to protect your privates better."

"Just get on with it!" Travis yelled, embarrassed that even the Dragon Prince knows about his little groin attack.

"As you wish, my little friend." Ryujin mock-bowed before turning his attention to the Hrulga...

OOC: I know. I got it now.

IC:
"Aah!" Travis yelped as the Hrulga's jaws snapped just inches from his face and he rolled away, turning the roll into a flip to gain some distance. He winced as his groin still hurt, but now he had other considerations to utilize as he bit his thumb, drawing blood.

"Boar. Dog. Bird. Monkey. Ram." Travis ran his hands through five familiar seals and then slammed them down on the ground. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

Just as the Hrulga came around for another pass, a giant cloud of smoke rose throughout the arena. A giant, silver-scaled hand lashed out, grasping the demon beast before it could eat Travis. A growling voice sounded revealing a large silver dragon as the cloud of smoke dissipated. "So, you're fighting a Hrulga, boy? Should have called for help in the first place."

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Travis grumbled. "Just help me out, will ya?"

"I don't have to." Ryujin grinned. Travis opened his mouth to shout, but... "I think I'll oblige, this time. And...well, well! You need to protect your privates better."

"Just get on with it!" Travis yelled, embarrassed that even the Dragon Prince knows about his little groin attack.

"As you wish, my little friend." Ryujin mock-bowed before turning his attention to the Hrulga...

Hellfire was more than just the beasts name. It burst into soul eating hellfire.

The dark Knight meanwhile threw a Void Dagger at Travis. It was a Normal Dagger, save for the fact that it would drain Everything about a person into the dagger, slowly uncreating them. If it hit him, then he would be in very serious trouble As it would be stuck fast and hard to pull out.

Hellfire was more than just the beasts name. It burst into soul eating hellfire.
The Dragon growled in pain and let go of the beast, floating away with his wings. He retaliates! "Crystal Freeze Breath!"

From his mouth appeared bluish energy that if connected would turn anything into brittle crystal. Slightly more durable than ice, but just as fatal if it shatters.

The dark Knight meanwhile threw a Void Dagger at Travis. It was a Normal Dagger, save for the fact that it would drain Everything about a person into the dagger, slowly uncreating them. If it hit him, then he would be in very serious trouble As it would be stuck fast and hard to pull out.
Travis sensed the dagger and dodged to the side before charging his own kunai up with a violent dose of lightning and throwing two at the dark knight, hoping to shock him into submission.

The Dragon growled in pain and let go of the beast, floating away with his wings. He retaliates! "Crystal Freeze Breath!"

From his mouth appeared bluish energy that if connected would turn anything into brittle crystal. Slightly more durable than ice, but just as fatal if it shatters.


Travis sensed the dagger and dodged to the side before charging his own kunai up with a violent dose of lightning and throwing two at the dark knight, hoping to shock him into submission.

Hellfire Teleported out of the fight.

The Dark Knight knelt in pain.

Then he rose, and threw an attack not at Travis, not at The dragon, but straight at Lady Ri-an, faster than she, or the shields, could react.

She screamed in pain, and fainted. The Elements went into Havoc and Chaos, Lightning Flickered, The Ground quaked and trembled, Fire shot out every which way, and the wind whipped at everything. Space seemed to warp twist and bend in neat fractal patterns no one had time to appreciate, as Time Flickered and hiccuped. The underground water lines ruptured and shot to the surface drowning everything.

Outside, one could hear the cries of the wild creatures, attacking anything and everything in a frenzy.

the world itself began to die.

The magi-masters calmed and soothed everything, and managed to heal and Revive Lady Ri-an.

Meanwhile, the dark knight had used the confusion that would've distracted just about everybody, to sneak up on Travis.

Suddenly there he was, going to impale him through the heart, on the end of his sword.

Meanwhile, the dark knight had used the confusion that would've distracted just about everybody, to sneak up on Travis.

Suddenly there he was, going to impale him through the heart, on the end of his sword.
Ryujin shouted. "No!"

Naruto was busy fighting and grimaced when he felt his apprentice's danger. Damn, if only I could get there...

Travis, however, was charging up an attack when the dark knight moved to attack. He grimaced when the sword point almost reached his heart. This is gonna be close!

A powerful blast of multicolored psychokinetic energy ("Psybolt Beta!") erupted, creating a powerful explosion and a crater that was the result...

Ryujin shouted. "No!"

Naruto was busy fighting and grimaced when he felt his apprentice's danger. Damn, if only I could get there...

Travis, however, was charging up an attack when the dark knight moved to attack. He grimaced when the sword point almost reached his heart. This is gonna be close!

A powerful blast of multicolored psychokinetic energy ("Psybolt Beta!") erupted, creating a powerful explosion and a crater that was the result...

The dark knight lay there, incapacitated.

He was dragged off.

Khalan meanwhile, jumped down and began to tend to Travis's wounds.

"They'll only get more difficult dearie." She said as she fixed his internal wounds first.

Mayth's eyes flared an incandesent white at the sight of Rahegalhoff's horrible attempt at gardening. The bat became a thin bluish tinged blade that instantly interposed itself between the paladin's blade and Mayth's body.

In a cold, flat voice, Mayth stated, "You shouldn't have done that."

Mayth's eyes flared an incandesent white at the sight of Rahegalhoff's horrible attempt at gardening. The bat became a thin bluish tinged blade that instantly interposed itself between the paladin's blade and Mayth's body.

In a cold, flat voice, Mayth stated, "You shouldn't have done that."

"The objective is to fight, not play. Grow up."

Rahegalhoff moved for another Strike.

"Fight, yes, destroy, no. However in your case I think I can make an exception." He almost snarled as he lashed out with his blade, it moving with the speed of a striking snake.

It wasn't the injury or Rahegalhoff's attitude that had ignited a cold fury within Mayth but his callous destruction of life. Plant life perhaps but then the type of life made little diffence to him.

"Fight, yes, destroy, no. However in your case I think I can make an exception." He almost snarled as he lashed out with his blade, it moving with the speed of a striking snake.

It wasn't the injury or Rahegalhoff's attitude that had ignited a cold fury within Mayth but his callous destruction of life. Plant life perhaps but then the type of life made little diffence to him.

Rahegalhoff countered with his shield.

"What is death, but another state of existing? That which I kill, I may also ressurect. In your case you were to busy to notice Lady Ri-an save the rarer plants. You have no one to blame but yourself, trying to use an entanglement attack. It should have been obvious I would use a fire attack."

Starfire shot a Magic Missle at Mayth, straight from his horn.

"What in the name of Oblivion are you talking about. That wasn't an attack but a reaction. It had no combative intent, point or goal." He replied with a frown. He was, if he had to guess, was entering the start of one of his cyclics and making him somewhat less and more than normal.

The missile impacted and prompted Mayth to reply with his own, thought rather than like a dart, it would hit Rahegalhoff like a full force lance.

"What in the name of Oblivion are you talking about. That wasn't an attack but a reaction. It had no combative intent, point or goal." He replied with a frown. He was, if he had to guess, was entering the start of one of his cyclics and making him somewhat less and more than normal.

The missile impacted and prompted Mayth to reply with his own, thought rather than like a dart, it would hit Rahegalhoff like a full force lance.

Rahegalhoff's armor regenerated the damage.

Starfire raised his wings high, and each wing tip glowed brightly.

Mayth was bombarded with many Magic missles.

With four rapid strokes, two horizontal, two vertical, each trailing a line of pale blue light, a shield appeared interposed between Mayth and the missiles.

Drawing a circle in the air which resulted in a large ball of fire, he threw it at Starfire.

With four rapid strokes, two horizontal, two vertical, each trailing a line of pale blue light, a shield appeared interposed between Mayth and the missiles.

Drawing a circle in the air which resulted in a large ball of fire, he threw it at Starfire.

OOC: In order to keep you up with everyone else...

IC:

Rahegalhoff and starfire got his full on. Right as it hit, they Used their combined ultimate power, Attack of The Host.

He disappeared. the Heavens cracked open, and a large number of beings thundered down from above, each one one carrying a great sharp sword.

Leading them was Rahegalhoff on Starfire.

The are Thundered and crackled as the Army charged Mayth as one, Rahegalhoff struck first, but Mayth had no time wo worry about that, as each subsequent attacker also attacked him, his armor, his defenses, and any defense he thought to throw up. They followed him no matter where he went.

Afterwards, Rahegalhoff was again standing before Mayth, burning with Holy Fire.

"DON'T EVER, confuse me for some common killer again. I serve the highest of the highest only, and hiswords are my actions. Do not seek to gainsay The one true source of all things. He can easily remove your powers." Rahegalhoff said.

The dark knight lay there, incapacitated.

He was dragged off.

Khalan meanwhile, jumped down and began to tend to Travis's wounds.

"They'll only get more difficult dearie." She said as she fixed his internal wounds first.
"Great." Travis grimaced through the pain. I'm starting to wonder if this tournament was a good idea after all...

"Hmph. If that's so, then maybe I should stick around to keep your ass alive." Ryujin grinned.

"Oh, shut it, you." Travis grumbled, too tired to curse. Ryujin just laughed.

"Great." Travis grimaced through the pain. I'm starting to wonder if this tournament was a good idea after all...

"Hmph. If that's so, then maybe I should stick around to keep your ass alive." Ryujin grinned.

"Oh, shut it, you." Travis grumbled, too tired to curse. Ryujin just laughed.

Khalan finished with his wounds and released him to go rest. The waiting room was enchanted to quickly restore tired fighters.

After Karathis and the Chaos with Shadowlord was finished, Travis was called out for Round 6.

When he was out on the floor, another Void Dragon dived out of the clouds, and went to slice him in threes with his claws.

The attack was battering and breaking thought ultimately bloodless. Mayth stood with a looked of disdainful pity for Rahegalhoff and his speech.

"I feel sorry for you. Such a hollow existance to follow that which is not." He said with a shake of his head and sorrowful note to his voice as he turned his back on the paladin.

He, such that he was a he at the moment, was born, such that he'd been of a force that was feminine if anything and the sole one that reigned over him and his kind.

"I yield this match."

The attack was battering and breaking thought ultimately bloodless. Mayth stood with a looked of disdainful pity for Rahegalhoff and his speech.

"I feel sorry for you. Such a hollow existance to follow that which is not." He said with a shake of his head and sorrowful note to his voice as he turned his back on the paladin.

He, such that he was a he at the moment, was born, such that he'd been of a force that was feminine if anything and the sole one that reigned over him and his kind.

"I yield this match."

After he was given some time to rest, and after Travis fought his match, he was called out to the arena to fight yet another Void Dragon.

this one snuck up from behind and bit him.

Khalan finished with his wounds and released him to go rest. The waiting room was enchanted to quickly restore tired fighters.

After Karathis and the Chaos with Shadowlord was finished, Travis was called out for Round 6.

When he was out on the floor, another Void Dragon dived out of the clouds, and went to slice him in threes with his claws.
"What the heck?!" Travis yelped as the Void Dragon dove upon him. In an instant, Travis was switched with a log, allowing the poor piece of wood to take the hit.

"Ryujin! Let's go!" Travis yelled. He grabbed the Silver Dragon's scales and in no time at all, the Dragon Prince took off.

"Right!" Once the boy was in the seat just behind the neck, Ryujin ascended the skies, daring the Void Dragon to follow...

He flew up in the air as he felt a set of teeth try to bit him on the posterior. Landing, he spun around to look at the creature that had the audacity to try to remove a portion of his buttock. Grinning as his body seemed to melt, Mayth reformed into a dragon. He appeared to have taken the body of a silver dragon and infused it with a rainbow. Also was slightly larger than the Void dragon.

In draconic he commented with a grin showing a set of teeth that were impressive even for a dragon. "Bite me and I bite back."

"What the heck?!" Travis yelped as the Void Dragon dove upon him. In an instant, Travis was switched with a log, allowing the poor piece of wood to take the hit.

"Ryujin! Let's go!" Travis yelled. He grabbed the Silver Dragon's scales and in no time at all, the Dragon Prince took off.

"Right!" Once the boy was in the seat just behind the neck, Ryujin ascended the skies, daring the Void Dragon to follow...

And the Void Dragon did, shooting its Void breath at ryujin, permanently removing and uncreating 10% of everything that made Ryujin, Ryujin. His life, his health, his strength, his powers, everything. If the black vapors reached Travis, then they effected him in the same manner.

Niether could bring these things back, unless they were trained in Void Combat.

He flew up in the air as he felt a set of teeth try to bit him on the posterior. Landing, he spun around to look at the creature that had the audacity to try to remove a portion of his buttock. Grinning as his body seemed to melt, Mayth reformed into a dragon. He appeared to have taken the body of a silver dragon and infused it with a rainbow. Also was slightly larger than the Void dragon.

In draconic he commented with a grin showing a set of teeth that were impressive even for a dragon. "Bite me and I bite back."

"But I do not exist, so what then, would you be biting?" The Void Dragon asked, as it lauched its Void Breath against Mayth.

"If you do not exist then you are a figment of my imagination. If that's the case then I imagined you into existance which means you do exist and thus open to biting. Or you just generally don't exist, which means I have to find whoever did bite me in the posterior, since that which does not exist can't effect that which does."

As he spoke, he sneezed which caused him to breath out his own breath weapon, a gas that induced chaotic results in that which it touched. Soon things in the vicinity were spontaneously walking, talking and sprouting bright pink and blue flowers.

"If you do not exist then you are a figment of my imagination. If that's the case then I imagined you into existance which means you do exist and thus open to biting. Or you just generally don't exist, which means I have to find whoever did bite me in the posterior, since that which does not exist can't effect that which does."

As he spoke, he sneezed which caused him to breath out his own breath weapon, a gas that induced chaotic results in that which it touched. Soon things in the vicinity were spontaneously walking, talking and sprouting bright pink and blue flowers.

"Ahh, such a childish chain of illogic. you seem to forget that paradoxes are everywhere, and I am one of them. I exist, yet I do not. You wish to bite me? If I do not exist, then you have nothing to fear, and you'll win by default. However, if I am a Paradox as I say, then your in for a world of hurt."

"Well then you're in luck as guess what, I am a child." Mayth commented with a somewhat evilish grin, which on dragon jaws was not the most pleasent of sights. With a serpent's speed, his next snapped forward to send a burst of flame into the dragon's face before biting it in the side.

"Well then you're in luck as guess what, I am a child." Mayth commented with a somewhat evilish grin, which on dragon jaws was not the most pleasent of sights. With a serpent's speed, his next snapped forward to send a burst of flame into the dragon's face before biting it in the side.

As Mayth's Jaws closed on The Void Dragon it whipped around with great speed, and but Mayth in the side, not letting go, he blasted his Void breath at great pressure through his Jaws and Nostrals dealing grave uncreation damage to Mayth.

Still not letting go, The Void Dragon Whipped its Tail into Mayth, while it prepared for another Blast of Void.

Where Mayth bit him, Void began to leak out into reality, Fracturing it.

And the Void Dragon did, shooting its Void breath at ryujin, permanently removing and uncreating 10% of everything that made Ryujin, Ryujin. His life, his health, his strength, his powers, everything. If the black vapors reached Travis, then they effected him in the same manner.

Niether could bring these things back, unless they were trained in Void Combat.
The Void Breath missed, but barely. It destroyed several clouds and a flock of birds, however. Travis and Ryujin winced as they sensed the fabric of reality unravel in the cone of damage.

"Whoa...what was that?!" Travis asked through telepathy as they were going too fast to shout.

Ryujin seemed to grimace. "Void breath. It can completely and utterly remove us from existence."

"So...very bad." Travis breathed.

"Yep."

"Dammit. This just gets better and better." Travis growled. He pointed at the Void Dragon and let loose a Reigun blast, while Ryujin channeled lightning from the skies and blasted it at the Void Dragon, all while flying agilely to avoid the dragon's attacks.

The Void Breath missed, but barely. It destroyed several clouds and a flock of birds, however. Travis and Ryujin winced as they sensed the fabric of reality unravel in the cone of damage.

"Whoa...what was that?!" Travis asked through telepathy as they were going too fast to shout.

Ryujin seemed to grimace. "Void breath. It can completely and utterly remove us from existence."

"So...very bad." Travis breathed.

"Yep."

"Dammit. This just gets better and better." Travis growled. He pointed at the Void Dragon and let loose a Reigun blast, while Ryujin channeled lightning from the skies and blasted it at the Void Dragon, all while flying agilely to avoid the dragon's attacks.

The Void Dragon chuckled as the Reigun and lightning hit it. Void Dragons had 50% immunity to everything, which meant all attacks only did half damage.

Magic flared into its wings, and it sped up in its flight. It bit Ryujin on the tail.

Space twisted around the three, and directed them back down to the Arena. Obviously, the Magi-masters had placed strong environmental shields in place to limit the area the combatants could fight in.

The Void Dragon chuckled as the Reigun and lightning hit it. Void Dragons had 50% immunity to everything, which meant all attacks only did half damage.

Magic flared into its wings, and it sped up in its flight. It bit Ryujin on the tail.

Space twisted around the three, and directed them back down to the Arena. Obviously, the Magi-masters had placed strong environmental shields in place to limit the area the combatants could fight in.
Ryujin howled in pain and tried to shake off the Void Dragon.

"Get off my friend, you freak!" Travis yelled. He powered up another attack, sending a Psybolt Beta into the eyes of the Void Dragon in hopes of blinding it enough to get it off.

Ryujin howled in pain and tried to shake off the Void Dragon.

"Get off my friend, you freak!" Travis yelled. He powered up another attack, sending a Psybolt Beta into the eyes of the Void Dragon in hopes of blinding it enough to get it off.

The Void Dragon let go, and shook its head.

The Void Dragon let go, and shook its head.
"Great, he's blinded! Blast him with everything we've got!" Travis yelled.

"I'll get him for my beautiful tail!" Ryujin growled, making Travis sweatdrop at the comment. His wings began to glow. "Magic Missile Massacre!"

Travis charged up his Psybolt again. This time around, it used up more chakra than Beta... "Psybolt...GAMMA!"

Together, the unstoppable swarm of magical missiles and the third form of Psybolt, a silvery streak coated with mulitcolored light, blasted at the Void Dragon. A massive explosion resulted from the twin attacks...

"Great, he's blinded! Blast him with everything we've got!" Travis yelled.

"I'll get him for my beautiful tail!" Ryujin growled, making Travis sweatdrop at the comment. His wings began to glow. "Magic Missile Massacre!"

Travis charged up his Psybolt again. This time around, it used up more chakra than Beta... "Psybolt...GAMMA!"

Together, the unstoppable swarm of magical missiles and the third form of Psybolt, a silvery streak coated with mulitcolored light, blasted at the Void Dragon. A massive explosion resulted from the twin attacks...

The Dragon exploded into a giant Black Cloud of Void. It expanded, and sucked Ryujin and Travis into it.

They found themselves on a floor made entirely from the bones of people, Dragons, and other sentient species.

Blood flowed like a River.

Before them was a throne made entirely of Gold bones.

Around them were Black Crosses, and on them were Crucified many people. They were still alive, and Bleeding severly. The Crosses hung so that the people were hanging upside down, as were the crosses.

An Alter burned behind them, and it was covered in guts and flesh.

There were other things here too. Things that, for as long as they lived, they would fervently wish they hadn't, things involving innocent children.

Kajeenith sat on his throne.

He looked at them, and just laughed.

He raised his hand, and the bones rose and surrounded them. The bones carried them away, and out of the Void.

They were dropped on to the Arena floor.

The Magi-masters clustered around them, making sure they were ok.

The Dragon exploded into a giant Black Cloud of Void. It expanded, and sucked Ryujin and Travis into it.
"Waaah!" They screamed as the void engulfed them.

They found themselves on a floor made entirely from the bones of people, Dragons, and other sentient species.

Blood flowed like a River.

Before them was a throne made entirely of Gold bones.

Around them were Black Crosses, and on them were Crucified many people. They were still alive, and Bleeding severly. The Crosses hung so that the people were hanging upside down, as were the crosses.
"Euugh. Where are we?" Travis asked, bravely fighting his stomach.

"Hell?" The Dragon grew small and perched on Travis' shoulder.

"Don't even joke about it."

"I wasn't."

An Alter burned behind them, and it was covered in guts and flesh.

There were other things here too. Things that, for as long as they lived, they would fervently wish they hadn't, things involving innocent children.
There, Travis saw sights he never wished to see and retched, throwing up his last meal. His mind was strong, but these visions of Hell brought him closer to the limit of madness than he'd like.

Kajeenith sat on his throne.

He looked at them, and just laughed.
Travis shivered. The laugh was more horrible than his evil aunt's.

He raised his hand, and the bones rose and surrounded them. The bones carried them away, and out of the Void.
They screamed, not knowing what would happen as the cold, ugly bones carried them off.

They were dropped on to the Arena floor.

The Magi-masters clustered around them, making sure they were ok.
"Y-yeah...I'm fine." Travis said, still shaking. "That was horrible..."

"You can say that again." Ryujin shuddered. To scare a Dragon like that...

"Waaah!" They screamed as the void engulfed them.


"Euugh. Where are we?" Travis asked, bravely fighting his stomach.

"Hell?" The Dragon grew small and perched on Travis' shoulder.

"Don't even joke about it."

"I wasn't."


There, Travis saw sights he never wished to see and retched, throwing up his last meal. His mind was strong, but these visions of Hell brought him closer to the limit of madness than he'd like.


Travis shivered. The laugh was more horrible than his evil aunt's.


They screamed, not knowing what would happen as the cold, ugly bones carried them off.


"Y-yeah...I'm fine." Travis said, still shaking. "That was horrible..."

"You can say that again." Ryujin shuddered. To scare a Dragon like that...

A man in Platnium Robes picked Ryujin up, and Transported away. The magi-masters knew this man, and knew Ryujin couldn't be in better hands.

Ryujin found himself between two people, The man, in Platnium clothing, and a woman, in Red, White, Blue, Green, and Vlack Clothes.

The seemed Human, but that had Dragon Scales the same Color as their Clothes embedded in their skin.

The man set Ryujin down.

Then he disappeared, only to be replaced by the the oldest of Dragon Dietes.

Bahamut, The Platnium Dragon, King and God of The Good Dragons.

Behamut's head lowered to Ryujin's.

"And what seems to be wrong? Has Kajeenith, robbed you of part of your essence?" Bahamut asked.

Ryujin gasped. A legend, even among Dragons...real? Bahamut the Platinium Dragon and God of all dragons. He drew himself up as a Prince should. "Yes, milord. I feel as if something has been torn away."

Over at the arena, Travis was shivering when he noticed that Ryujin was gone. "Hey, where's Ryujin?"

Naruto came up, frowning. "Are you all right? I saw what happened."

"I guess. It was horrible. Like Hell." Travis replied.

Naruto nodded. "I see." Rummaging through his pockets, he pulled out a chocolate bar. "Here."

Travis took the chocolate bar and ate a piece, then a calm warmth began spreading through him. He stopped shivering. "Thanks, sensei."

"Hey, if it worked for dementors..." The Fox carrier smiled.

"So...it appears he's passed through Hell. Or at least the Ri-anese version. I know little of that one, but to survive any form of Hell for even a few moments...That takes balls." Kyuubi mused.

Yeah. He won't be the same, though.

"Tch. Of course not. But he did survive the Tsukiyomi. Hell is no different."

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Kyuubi said nothing after that.

Ryujin gasped. A legend, even among Dragons...real? Bahamut the Platinium Dragon and God of all dragons. He drew himself up as a Prince should. "Yes, milord. I feel as if something has been torn away."

Over at the arena, Travis was shivering when he noticed that Ryujin was gone. "Hey, where's Ryujin?"

Naruto came up, frowning. "Are you all right? I saw what happened."

"I guess. It was horrible. Like Hell." Travis replied.

Naruto nodded. "I see." Rummaging through his pockets, he pulled out a chocolate bar. "Here."

Travis took the chocolate bar and ate a piece, then a calm warmth began spreading through him. He stopped shivering. "Thanks, sensei."

"Hey, if it worked for dementors..." The Fox carrier smiled.

"So...it appears he's passed through Hell. Or at least the Ri-anese version. I know little of that one, but to survive any form of Hell for even a few moments...That takes balls." Kyuubi mused.

Yeah. He won't be the same, though.

"Tch. Of course not. But he did survive the Tsukiyomi. Hell is no different."

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Kyuubi said nothing after that.

Ryujin.

The woman revealed herself to be Tiamet.

"gotta admire a real man like that Kajeenith." She said through her white head.

"sis, Dear, shut up." Bahamut said.

Then Bahamut turned back to Ryujin.

He drew himself up to full heighth, and spread his wings, he gathered them around Ryujin, and let loose a golden stream of pure raw Creation.

It flowed down and into Ryujin, and empowered him.

that which he had lost, returned, and even still, he was stronger.

He had the power to combat the Void.

"Your destiny is your own of course, and I usually try not to interfere. But, Assist Mr. Masaki when he needs it, for the rest of this Tournament. I have loaned you all my strengths and powers. I want them back after the tournament." Bahamut said.

Tiamet and Bahamut nodded, and walked away.

Back with Travis...

Lady Ri-an had listenend.

"Well, it sounds like you'll need a little help fighting." She said.

She thought.

"I know just who to get, too." She said.

Then she walked over, grabbed Travis by his shirt Color, and planted one right on the lips.

Golden Energy flowed from her to him.

Then she released him.

"You have been restored from the void." She said. She walked away.

The magi masters gave him a grin.

"So when ya gettin married?" Ray asked in jest.

"Yeah, its not everyone who gets a kiss, you lucky dog you." Agrinja said.

With the position of the Void's tail, and the fact that Mayth had curled his around the dragon's neck, they formed the symbol for Yin and Yang. The symbolism had the effect of containing the void as the tail tightened around the Void dragon's neck so that it would snap.

With the position of the Void's tail, and the fact that Mayth had curled his around the dragon's neck, they formed the symbol for Yin and Yang. The symbolism had the effect of containing the void as the tail tightened around the Void dragon's neck so that it would snap.

And snap the Void Dragon's neck did. It exploded into Pure Void, which consumed Mayth.

He found himself face to face with pure destruction made Flesh.

"Such a child like mind. I'll have fun with you most of all." Kajeenith said.

Everything went white, and he was in the Arena.

OOC Time for Round Seven! Go to the main thread!

"Later Kajee." Mayth commented with a grin as he graced the Mad God with the gesture of the Goddess of Fertility before disappearing back to the arena.

"Later Kajee." Mayth commented with a grin as he graced the Mad God with the gesture of the Goddess of Fertility before disappearing back to the arena.

OOC: Just go to the main IC thread and start fighting ERMAC!

Theao:
"Live from The Main arena at Ri-an, its Round Seven, Mayth, versus The DollMistress!" Xos announced.
Mayth was called out for Round eight. He was greated by the sight of three dolls sitting on a bench on the arena floor.

One had its own minature set of Metal Armor, a wee mini shield, and a dagger for a sword. His name was Edward

One looked like a certain famous Black mage from a game called Final Fantasy IX. His name was Painted Man

One, looked like a little male fairy, complete with his own little pair of fairy wings. His name was Midor.

The dolls looked straight at Mayth. They were crafted with such expertese, care and craftsmanship.

Then, he saw the young woman just dancing around the Arena seemingly in circles.

She had on a light Blue Kimono. Her hair was Black. She was all painted up like a Geisha dancer. Strapped to her back was a large Blue Marble Mace with Gold spikes. In her hair was a circlet, with a little stone glowing orange.

She danced over to Mayth, not at all concerned with the fact it was supposed to be a fight. she grabbed him by the hands and twirled him away with her, in her strange and mysterious little dance.

One could almost hear a certain hypnotic melody in the air, as though it stemmed from the spirit world.

"Dance with me" she said as she grabbed him.

The audience, even Lady Ri-an and the Magi-masters were swaying along with the dance, almost hypnotised.

She was Aiko, The DollMistress.
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Travis was called out for round Eight.

An Elderly Gentleman was helped out to the ring by two assistants. He wore a lose yet tight fitting jacket, closed, with white green, Orange, Yellow, Red and Blue designs in it.

"Live from The Blind Master's Training Rooms in The Blessed Fields Reality, its Round Eight, Travis Masaki Versus The Blind Master!" Xos announced. The audience cheered extra hard. Ryujin had been asked to not particpate in this round. The Blind Master wanted to see how good Travis Really was, under his own merits.

As Travis and The Blind Master stood there, the Space Time Continuum shifted around them, as they were teleported straight to the aforementioned rooms. One by itself was HUGE. Great Stone Columns ran Floor to ceiling. The Floor was wood. the walls, were paper.

It was easy to assume this was going to be easy. The man was blind, and had to be helped out to the Arena.

"Do not Hold back for my sake young one. I've taken on scarier people than you and come out in good health. I promise not to hold back. If I did, it wouldn't be fair to you. though, I apologise before hand, if I accidently kill you." the Blind Master said.

He was very old, and looked frail. He had age spots and a long snow white beard. His shoes slid easily on the floor. He appeared to be completly unarmed.

Everyone in the audience could see easily what was happening.

The Blind Master ran away from Travis, straight into a Column, coming out of another one near travis, and struck him hard in the back, even following his Teleport, should he decide to try to leave a straw dummy behind.

For an old man that looked frail, he sure could hit hard.

Mayth had enjoyed his relaxation and observations on indigenous Ri-an beach-life, once he'd moved away from his accidental growth of flora.

Looking about he examined each of the dolls, the tiny knight, the replica fey and a strange little blue robed and massively overlarge hat doll. The woman dancing was quite unusual as well.

Her grabbing him to join her dance intrigued him and he danced with her thought he did it in a manner that prevented either from leading or following and forcing himself and Aiko to almost get into perfect sync for the dance to continue without error. It was like the forbidden dances, akin to the lambada but with variations.

Mayth had enjoyed his relaxation and observations on indigenous Ri-an beach-life, once he'd moved away from his accidental growth of flora.

Looking about he examined each of the dolls, the tiny knight, the replica fey and a strange little blue robed and massively overlarge hat doll. The woman dancing was quite unusual as well.

Her grabbing him to join her dance intrigued him and he danced with her thought he did it in a manner that prevented either from leading or following and forcing himself and Aiko to almost get into perfect sync for the dance to continue without error. It was like the forbidden dances, akin to the lambada but with variations.

She was beautiful, and it was easy for someone to lose their willpower to those charming little eyes. The audience continued swaying to the hypnotic Melody. The more he danced, the louder it got, the harder it became to not get lost in those big beautiful brown eyes. So, very, hard.

As they danced, Aiko would hear another tempo imposing itself on her music. It was not a destructive but harmonizing melody thought it did alter her own melody. Her hypnotic eyes had caught Mayth's but she would find her falling into his eyes as he fell into hers. Those who looked too long and deeply into the eyes of Mayth would begin to observe the forbiddeness of the universe's secrets.

ooc: If you've watched Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda season 2 episode Pitiless as the Sun you'll know what I mean.

As the contestants fought, a man whose face was covered by a straw hat sat down and observed the spectators.
Wearing a black cloak that had a few large red patterns on it, he sat down and observed the proceedings.
He had no intention of interfering. He would just watch, as his red eyes analyzed the two battles.

As they danced, Aiko would hear another tempo imposing itself on her music. It was not a destructive but harmonizing melody thought it did alter her own melody. Her hypnotic eyes had caught Mayth's but she would find her falling into his eyes as he fell into hers. Those who looked too long and deeply into the eyes of Mayth would begin to observe the forbiddeness of the universe's secrets.

ooc: If you've watched Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda season 2 episode Pitiless as the Sun you'll know what I mean.

The Melody only added to the Melody of The Spirit World, making it stronger.

The audience was as a puppet, helplessly caught in the enchanting melody.

As her eyes entranced Mayth, he felt himself seemingly lifted ito the air by Aiko, though their feet never left the ground. She twirled him around and around, and then, every part of his body had turned hard, even his eyes became hard and glassy.

By getting lost in her eyes, in her dance, he had surrendured his willpower to her, and she had taken it. He was now and forever, just anothe Doll in the collection of The Dollmistress. His powers became her powers, and she chose not to let him save himself.

Mayth lost, because he let himself get caught in the most subtle attack ever invented.

He was st down next to edward, Painted Man, and Midor. The three turned their heads to look at newcomer Mayth.

they seemed to welcome him.

She stopped dancing and took a deep bow. The audience stood, and clapped and cheered. The melodies vanished.

"And the winner, Aiko The DOLLMISTRESS!" Xos announced.

She picked up the four dolls and went to leave.

"Ahem." Xos said clearing his throat.

"Oh, right." She said. She set Mayth back down on the bench. She turned him back, and returned his powers. Then she turned and left.

OOC: The dance was the attack. Ideally, you should have breaken away. this would've caused her to use her dolls to attack you, and of course you would've had to defend yourself. After all three dolls, you would've fought her. When she was knocked out, you would've fought her fourth Doll, which was also her seven year old dead daughter. Her pretty little Dancing Calbrena. It was Calbrena's dance Aiko was dancing, a dance from the spirit world, where Aiko was born and grew up.

That's why I chose Aiko. As the Magi-masters had seen, Mayth has a childlike personality, as does Aiko. He isn't a fighter, he's the sort to play. So she played. She danced, and she danced, taking Mayth's will away from him.

Travis used Kawarmi to escape the old man's attack, but the next thing he knew, he was eating dirt and his back was oddly sore. "What? Puh! What the hell?"

He's faster than I thought! This could be trouble... Travis thought with a groan as he continued spitting out dirt.

Then he started spraying lightning over the arena, hoping to catch the quick old man.

Travis used Kawarmi to escape the old man's attack, but the next thing he knew, he was eating dirt and his back was oddly sore. "What? Puh! What the hell?"

He's faster than I thought! This could be trouble... Travis thought with a groan as he continued spitting out dirt.

Then he started spraying lightning over the arena, hoping to catch the quick old man.

"How much do you really understand of the elements?" Rekshan asked.

He caught the bolts flickering his way. He shot a ball of air at Travis. It would not hit hard, it was mainly an attention getter.

"It is easy enough for anyone to learn to use them. Methodologies have been in place to teach their usage for far longer than I care to remember. thus, anyone can learn to toy with lighting, use a spark of fire, and master a few punches and claim to be shinobi, or claim to be ninja or even a sith or jedi. But to be a true master, you must observe the elements at work, become one with the Elements. By no means should you kill yourself in this endeavor, but you must not be afraid to take chances." Rekshan said.

Then he spun towards Travis, stopped in place and thrust his arms at travis, launching an indoor Tornado at Travis. It quickly disapated, but not before it reached the place where Travis was.

Naruto nodded sagely. "Definitely. Travis will learn something from this battle."

And you won't? Kyuubi replied.

Shut it, fox. Of course I will!

Travis was shoved backwards by the tornado, crossing his arms to protect his eyes. "Nice lesson. Try this!"

Focusing on the wind, Travis twirled on the balls of his feet and twisted the wind about him, shoving the wind back to the old man. He focused the wind into blades, sure to deliver nasty cuts to the old man.

Naruto nodded sagely. "Definitely. Travis will learn something from this battle."

And you won't? Kyuubi replied.

Shut it, fox. Of course I will!

Travis was shoved backwards by the tornado, crossing his arms to protect his eyes. "Nice lesson. Try this!"

Focusing on the wind, Travis twirled on the balls of his feet and twisted the wind about him, shoving the wind back to the old man. He focused the wind into blades, sure to deliver nasty cuts to the old man.

They did cut, but not as badly. Rekshan smiled.

"Ahh, the strength of youth. Treasure it while you have it. Your going to be old far longer than you will be young." Rekshan said.

Then, Vines shot out of the hardwood floor and snapped travis on the rear.

"hahahaha! All elements are present within this room." Rekshan said. Then he leaped and grabbed onto a pillar, hanging onto it like a gorilla. He leaped from Pillar to Pillar. Then he just, disappeared.

"In this room, I am still present. I am not gone to another dimension or plane, but have become invisible to the naked eye. I have not grown too large to comprehend, nor too small to see. I have bent and wrapped the light around me. I assume you can listen and hear. Try to figure out where I will be next." Rekshan said.

Then, Silence.

"Here I am." Rekshan whispered in Travis's ears.

moments later, a dim echo came from a pillar nearby.

for several seconds, there would be echoes here, and there. finally, Travis understood. He was Going in a spiral pattern. Floor, Collumn, ceiling, collumn, Floor, all the way back to a paper wall. He could almost see the spot to throw a ninja star at, right at the handle.

A significant portion of Mayth's will and power remained despite Aiko's attempt to remove it for the repressed power and all that went with it was almost completely seperated due to the accepted binding. It observed with a detached interest for in a sense Aiko had despite her power rather than because of it.

When he was released from her spell he shook his head as if just waking and looked about, wondering if he'd fallen asleep during the match. If he had he'd seriously have to consider withdrawing, but looking around realized he'd been beaten.

Bowing to Aiko, he went to watch the other matches.

A significant portion of Mayth's will and power remained despite Aiko's attempt to remove it for the repressed power and all that went with it was almost completely seperated due to the accepted binding. It observed with a detached interest for in a sense Aiko had despite her power rather than because of it.

When he was released from her spell he shook his head as if just waking and looked about, wondering if he'd fallen asleep during the match. If he had he'd seriously have to consider withdrawing, but looking around realized he'd been beaten.

Bowing to Aiko, he went to watch the other matches.

After all the Round eight matches, he was called out for round nine. As he was standing there in the center of the arena, The footsteps of his next to last opponet shoof the floor.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

His opponet shouldered his way through the doors and in the process knocked them off their hinges.

He was tall. He was close to nine foot in heighth. He was broad, with a great many muscles. He wore a thick black silk kimono. He carried a club with spikes in it made entirely from bones. He took off his Kimono and threw it into Lady Ri-an's box.

He, he was something else. His entire torso was made of many Mouths in a black cloud. they were always hungry.

"Round Nine. Mayth, Versus Hidetsugu of The Black Lotus Society, The All-Consuming Oni of Chaos!" Xos announced.

Hidetsugu grinned, and flexed. His Head and arms disappeared, just leaving Three eyes on stalks, and all those horrible Hungry mouths.

It was Mayth's first move.

"O.K." Was Mayth's reaction as he looked at the oni. Stretching, he decided to see how all consuming Hidetsugu really was and bending down to touch the ground, he converted the earth near the Mouth into a massive pool of pudding.

"O.K." Was Mayth's reaction as he looked at the oni. Stretching, he decided to see how all consuming Hidetsugu really was and bending down to touch the ground, he converted the earth near the Mouth into a massive pool of pudding.

Indeed, the pool was eaten, as was the ground, and parts of the wall.

The Cloud began boiling out towards Mayth eating and swallowing everything in its path.

Looking at the cloud, Mayth was struck by an idea. He'd seen a hamster in a ball a while back which had amused him and given him an idea. Drawing a circle, with his foot, large enought to encircle the cloud with about a meter extra on all sides.

When Hidetsugu got to the circle a bubble popped around him. The oni would find that regardless of what direction or how he stretched the bubble would always remain just out of reach. Since it couldn't be popped or eaten he'd be an effective battering ram but that was about the limit of threat.

Looking at the cloud, Mayth was struck by an idea. He'd seen a hamster in a ball a while back which had amused him and given him an idea. Drawing a circle, with his foot, large enought to encircle the cloud with about a meter extra on all sides.

When Hidetsugu got to the circle a bubble popped around him. The oni would find that regardless of what direction or how he stretched the bubble would always remain just out of reach. Since it couldn't be popped or eaten he'd be an effective battering ram but that was about the limit of threat.

Hidetsugu transformed back to the Ogre form.

He slit his own writs open and smeared the Blood on his scars, to reveal that they were not just scars, but symbols of Kanji magic. the symbol lit up, and Hidetsugu and Mayth switched places. As the slit wrists closed, Hidetsugu drew his club. He shouldered it like a batter. He wondered if Mayth planned far enough ahead to plan an escape out of his own clever trap.

Mayth frowned slightly. The strategy had been encumbent on the fact that the Mouth couldn't use magic for the bubble had been designed to hold in those who didn't have access to the arcane. Even a fairly inept spell caster who knew how to dispell spells could escape with ease.

Muttering at the annoyance of having to dispell his trap, he did so and dropped lightly to the ground and looked at the oni.

Mayth frowned slightly. The strategy had been encumbent on the fact that the Mouth couldn't use magic for the bubble had been designed to hold in those who didn't have access to the arcane. Even a fairly inept spell caster who knew how to dispell spells could escape with ease.

Muttering at the annoyance of having to dispell his trap, he did so and dropped lightly to the ground and looked at the oni.

Hidetsugu swung for the stands, intending to knock Mayth's head clean off his shoulders.

Mayth ducked and scuttled crab-like backward out of reach of the oni and his club, thinking as he went about another plan to deal with Hidetsugu.

Mayth ducked and scuttled crab-like backward out of reach of the oni and his club, thinking as he went about another plan to deal with Hidetsugu.

Hidetsugu started wretching, as though he was getting sick. He puked up a common demon. It unfurled its wings, took to the air, and dived at Mayth, Claws and Jaws spread wide for swiping and biting.

As the demon was about to attack him, Mayth grinned and cast a spell the demon would find very annoying as it was turned from a large snarling entity of the lower realms to a vastly smaller, cute entity of the lower realms. He'd utilized a polymorph, which while it'd work on a demon wouldn't on the oni as it had already demonstrated shapeshifting abilities.

Picking it up by the scruff avoiding its kitten-like claws and teeth, he looked around, "Anyone want a pet? Just be sure not to get it wet, feed it after midnight and never take it to church."

As the demon was about to attack him, Mayth grinned and cast a spell the demon would find very annoying as it was turned from a large snarling entity of the lower realms to a vastly smaller, cute entity of the lower realms. He'd utilized a polymorph, which while it'd work on a demon wouldn't on the oni as it had already demonstrated shapeshifting abilities.

Picking it up by the scruff avoiding its kitten-like claws and teeth, he looked around, "Anyone want a pet? Just be sure not to get it wet, feed it after midnight and never take it to church."

Hidetsugu used another Kanji symbol, polymorphing the the demon again, this time into an active Plastic Explosives device, which promtly blew up in Mayth's arms.

They did cut, but not as badly. Rekshan smiled.

"Ahh, the strength of youth. Treasure it while you have it. Your going to be old far longer than you will be young." Rekshan said.

Then, Vines shot out of the hardwood floor and snapped travis on the rear.

"hahahaha! All elements are present within this room." Rekshan said. Then he leaped and grabbed onto a pillar, hanging onto it like a gorilla. He leaped from Pillar to Pillar. Then he just, disappeared.

"In this room, I am still present. I am not gone to another dimension or plane, but have become invisible to the naked eye. I have not grown too large to comprehend, nor too small to see. I have bent and wrapped the light around me. I assume you can listen and hear. Try to figure out where I will be next." Rekshan said.

Then, Silence.

"Here I am." Rekshan whispered in Travis's ears.

moments later, a dim echo came from a pillar nearby.

for several seconds, there would be echoes here, and there. finally, Travis understood. He was Going in a spiral pattern. Floor, Collumn, ceiling, collumn, Floor, all the way back to a paper wall. He could almost see the spot to throw a ninja star at, right at the handle.
Floor, Column, ceiling...he's going in a pattern! Travis thought. Utilizing the Force to predict his opponent's next move, he shot a shuriken at the location where he hoped it would work.

Floor, Column, ceiling...he's going in a pattern! Travis thought. Utilizing the Force to predict his opponent's next move, he shot a shuriken at the location where he hoped it would work.

Thunk!

Rekshan materialised. The Shuriken embedded in the top portion of his arm.

He pulled it out, and opened the door, revealing a courtyard with a river running through it.

Suddenly it diverted and plastered Travis.

"Your all wet!"

Thunk!

Rekshan materialised. The Shuriken embedded in the top portion of his arm.

He pulled it out, and opened the door, revealing a courtyard with a river running through it.

Suddenly it diverted and plastered Travis.

"Your all wet!"
"Aaugh!" Travis was nearly drowned by the sudden torrent of water and barely managed to get onto the surface to walk on it. "Geez, old man! What're trying to do, drown me?"

With that, and with the training he gained from his older cousin Jacen, he moved into a series of seals that made the water bubble. Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu!

A large water dragon howled into existence and attacked the old man, attempting to snap him up.

"Aaugh!" Travis was nearly drowned by the sudden torrent of water and barely managed to get onto the surface to walk on it. "Geez, old man! What're trying to do, drown me?"

With that, and with the training he gained from his older cousin Jacen, he moved into a series of seals that made the water bubble. Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu!

A large water dragon howled into existence and attacked the old man, attempting to snap him up.

Rekshan poured a drop of Dragon's blood onto the water. it bubbled and spread and turned into a river of blood. It coalesced arounf the water dragon and turned to Tiamet. Tiamet carried the Dragon off. The water returned to normal.

"You are not wise in the ways of water. Even a species of Lizard can walk on water. That is no special feat. Observe the ways of the fish. It is one with the water. Come, let me dry you off." Rekshan said.

He threw a vial of Oil at Travis. It broke in the air and burst into fire, spreading all around the room.

Fire licked at Travis, but he has learned much from his Uncle and curled the fire around himself before blasting it out back at the old man.

Fire licked at Travis, but he has learned much from his Uncle and curled the fire around himself before blasting it out back at the old man.

Rekshan dodged his own fire attack.

He popped up next to Travis and lauched into a sudden flurry of attacks.

"You really shouldn't destroy what you create, it's just not right." Mayth replied from within the cloud that had resulted from the explosion. From three different angles within the cloud came a large stream of flame, a continous lightning bolt and a sheet of freezing icy whiteness. The oni would find that they followed him where he went.

"You really shouldn't destroy what you create, it's just not right." Mayth replied from within the cloud that had resulted from the explosion. From three different angles within the cloud came a large stream of flame, a continous lightning bolt and a sheet of freezing icy whiteness. The oni would find that they followed him where he went.

Three Mouths shot out of Hidetsugu and followed the three attacks back to their source, eating them as they went.

"That which I create is my domain to destroy. You should take responisibility for your own creations."

He disappeared. A great cloud of mouths desended upon Mayth, gobbling everything up, and intending to eat him.

The three mouths would find themselves essentially travelling in circles as no matter how fast or long they ate. Of course as they weren't actually eating anything of a non-transient nature it was ultimately futile.

As Hidetsugu pounced, he found himself chasing Mayth along a Möbius band.

The three mouths would find themselves essentially travelling in circles as no matter how fast or long they ate. Of course as they weren't actually eating anything of a non-transient nature it was ultimately futile.

As Hidetsugu pounced, he found himself chasing Mayth along a Möbius band.

It was mayth who found himself alone on the mobius band, the band of course, having been eaten by the mouths, thus, Mayth was running on nothing, still being attacked by the seemingly infinite mouths.

"Well, if you insist on eating everything, then I guess I have to do it. Sorry about this." Mayth commented as he thought about the manner in which to do what he needed while remaining within the limit. The All-Consuming Oni would find his mouths were locked in a parody of french-kiss. He could consume himself or cease activity, either way it looked as if the match would soon be over.

"Well, if you insist on eating everything, then I guess I have to do it. Sorry about this." Mayth commented as he thought about the manner in which to do what he needed while remaining within the limit. The All-Consuming Oni would find his mouths were locked in a parody of french-kiss. He could consume himself or cease activity, either way it looked as if the match would soon be over.

OOC: Not the way I thought you were going to do it, but, well, whatever.

IC: He ate himself all up. He returned in spirit form.

"Mark my words child. He whom you shall face in round ten, his a most fearsome reputation. You didn't actually think making me eat myself would kill me did you? Hell, if I brought the entire bulk of my being over here, it would swallow world. It is a flesh wound, nothing more." Hidetsugu said. He disappeared.

The audience applauded his win.

OOC: There is an entire IC day between nine and ten. I wait only for Hak, coreworlds, and Asfalt to get done with eight and nine.

"If I had thought there was a chance that you'd have been slain, I would have prevented you from completing your meal, so to speak." Bowing he added, "I thank you for the enjoyable match, and the warning. It sounds like it shall be quite fun."

ooc: How did you think I'd do it, feed him till he'd burst?

"If I had thought there was a chance that you'd have been slain, I would have prevented you from completing your meal, so to speak." Bowing he added, "I thank you for the enjoyable match, and the warning. It sounds like it shall be quite fun."

ooc: How did you think I'd do it, feed him till he'd burst?

ooc: well, yes. I thought you would've blessed his mouth's with a never ending supply of food.

Meanwhile, there is an entire days worth of things to do.

Mayth decided to take the time travelling within the market places and perhaps seeking out a temple to the Lady Ri-an.

ooc: Was thinking of something along those lines but decided to go a different manner.

Mayth decided to take the time travelling within the market places and perhaps seeking out a temple to the Lady Ri-an.

ooc: Was thinking of something along those lines but decided to go a different manner.

Her temples were beautiful and expansive gardens filled with a variety of plants and animals. Some people quietly walked the paths with in.

as for the markets, on the surface there were enough to satisfy nearly any visitors needs. But the Truely good stuff was in Lower Elru, and it was a Capital offense for non Ri-anese to enter Lower Elru, without a permit.

Finding a patch of lush vibrant grass he disappeared his shoes, shirt and his pants, leaving himself in shorts, and layed down on the vegetation so that he could, in a sense, commune with the primal portion of the planet. He did it in a non-intrusive manner so as not to offend the goddess.

Finding a patch of lush vibrant grass he disappeared his shoes, shirt and his pants, leaving himself in shorts, and layed down on the vegetation so that he could, in a sense, commune with the primal portion of the planet. He did it in a non-intrusive manner so as not to offend the goddess.

He felt the rich energies of the planet flowing through him. He felt her. Her spirit glided along, and temporarily became part of his, as he temporarily became part of her.

He felt, everything. It was like having heightend senses, 900 billion times sharper.

It was better than ectasy.

Then she parted, and left him alone in the grass.

Mayth smiled an enigmatic smile. It was a rare instance when he could truely commune with the existance of that which was around him.

Standing he headed to the market place, a bounce in his step and a whistled song on his lips.

Mayth smiled an enigmatic smile. It was a rare instance when he could truely commune with the existance of that which was around him.

Standing he headed to the market place, a bounce in his step and a whistled song on his lips.

As Mayth headed to the market place, he was assaulted by the advertising network.

A sign picked up on him as a contender and followed him around.

It broadcasted ads at him every few minutes.

Drink Jerk Cola, because only Jerks refuse to drink Jerk Cola.

Don't you want your very own pair of Flying shoes?

One-armed bandit industries welcomes you to the new Hotel Royale! Featuring Slot machines in every room with real payouts! Blackjack, Poker, Roulette, a full service bar featuring drinks from every region of Andromeda and Milky Way!

Then he reached the shops, which were in every way worse than the billboard. Everyone wanted him to spend his money there, because he was a contender.

Mayth found himself stopping in in many of the shops however since he did not have currency in the usual sense of the word and did not feel like ripping off the merchants with fairy gold and was unable to purchase items.

Mayth found himself stopping in in many of the shops however since he did not have currency in the usual sense of the word and did not feel like ripping off the merchants with fairy gold and was unable to purchase items.

Obviously then, he had forgotten his limited expense account given to him by the Department of finance. the credit card was in his pocket.

Tripping over his own feet, in a move as far removed from graceful as was possible, Mayth felt the hard edge of the card he'd been given when he signed up. Suddenly remembering both its existance and purpose, he back-tracked and had soon amassed an ever growing collection of knick-knacks, curios and foods.

Stopping by a store that was designed to cater to those of the fairer sex, he entered and looked about for a clerk.

Tripping over his own feet, in a move as far removed from graceful as was possible, Mayth felt the hard edge of the card he'd been given when he signed up. Suddenly remembering both its existance and purpose, he back-tracked and had soon amassed an ever growing collection of knick-knacks, curios and foods.

Stopping by a store that was designed to cater to those of the fairer sex, he entered and looked about for a clerk.

The young woman was stuck tending to the counter. She had wanted to go see the matches in person. At least they were broadcast. That Masaki fellow was too immature for her, but the one called Mayth. Now he was intresting.

She was perhaps 27, brown hair, fair skin, and Black eyes. She worked at one of the Ri-an branches of Victoria's Secret. She was pretty.

Suddenly her breath stopped short. He was here, in her store! She frowned inwardly. Was he one of those men that enjoyed wearing women's clothes?

"Can I help you sir?" She asked Mayth.

Jumping slightly at being addressed he turned to find that the person he'd been looking for had found him first. "Hopefully you can. What would you recommend for females who are not relatives, but might as well be sisters for the punishment they'll dish out if they don't get gifts.

Jumping slightly at being addressed he turned to find that the person he'd been looking for had found him first. "Hopefully you can. What would you recommend for females who are not relatives, but might as well be sisters for the punishment they'll dish out if they don't get gifts.

"Do you know her size? I don't suggust lingerie, that might give off the wrong impression. But we have a nice line of clothes, shoes, handbags, any one of them would make a nice gift. Why not get her a complete set?" The young woman asked.

OOC: I won't post a link, for obvious reasons, but I advise going to their website and looking around. Everything the site has, the store has.

Mayth thought for a moment, before reaching into a pocket and coming out with five pictures with an almost impossibly perfect woman on each. On the back were the measurements and some of the generally other relevant data for clothes shopping. "Do these help? And please recommend what you think is best. I don't see them often and my fashion sense for females is next to nil."

Mayth thought for a moment, before reaching into a pocket and coming out with five pictures with an almost impossibly perfect woman on each. On the back were the measurements and some of the generally other relevant data for clothes shopping. "Do these help? And please recommend what you think is best. I don't see them often and my fashion sense for females is next to nil."

The woman went about suggusting this, pointing out that, and racking up a modest list of items Mayth could choose from.

He gave a proverbial bow in the direction of fortunate occurances that he found such a helpful clerk as he took her offered items. As they walked, he asked, "What's it like living in Ri-an and working at this store?"

He gave a proverbial bow in the direction of fortunate occurances that he found such a helpful clerk as he took her offered items. As they walked, he asked, "What's it like living in Ri-an and working at this store?"

"Intresting." She said.

"Ah, so have you been watching the tournament? I think Masaki and the party of four are doing quite well, learning and growing as the saying goes." He commented

"Ah, so have you been watching the tournament? I think Masaki and the party of four are doing quite well, learning and growing as the saying goes." He commented

"That Masaki's so immature though, and the party of four, they act so superior, I wish their duel with the Magi-masters was broadcast live, but, due to technical difficulties, their recording it."

"He is fun thought." Mayth replied as he remembered his match with the young man. He then paused as if considering something followed by an internal argument. Smiling suddenly he asked, "Would there be any chance of a discount if say, I let you watch the match live?"

"He is fun thought." Mayth replied as he remembered his match with the young man. He then paused as if considering something followed by an internal argument. Smiling suddenly he asked, "Would there be any chance of a discount if say, I let you watch the match live?"

"Prices are set by the Corporate Office on Earth, sorry. I would, but I have no way of making a discount happen."

"Oh well." He replies, "When do you get off work?"

"Oh well." He replies, "When do you get off work?"

"In an hour." She said.

"Want to go watch the party of four's match live, so to speak?" He asked as it seemed she'd finished with her suggestions and they moved toward the counter to ring the purchases through.

"Want to go watch the party of four's match live, so to speak?" He asked as it seemed she'd finished with her suggestions and they moved toward the counter to ring the purchases through.

"They said it was in a place no one could enter without the authority of The Department of magic. I'd rather not cross them."

"I can still let you watch it 'live' without interfering with the Department of Magic whatsoever." He offered as it was well within his capabilities to do so, and it wouldn't raise any stink within the DoM or bother his own restrictor.

"I can still let you watch it 'live' without interfering with the Department of Magic whatsoever." He offered as it was well within his capabilities to do so, and it wouldn't raise any stink within the DoM or bother his own restrictor.

"Well, alright then."

"Do you happen to have a resturant or park that you might recommend to meet in an hour?" He asked

"Do you happen to have a resturant or park that you might recommend to meet in an hour?" He asked

"Lets see, your not Ri-anese, so, meet me at the park infront of ventral offices. Central offices is in the tall tower in the middle of town. I'll get you a guest pass to the world beneath where all the best suff is."

"Alright, and thanks." He said as he memorised the directions, "And I guess I'll be seeing you in an hour or so. Also, thanks for help with the clothing." He added with a smile as he headed out of the store.

"Alright, and thanks." He said as he memorised the directions, "And I guess I'll be seeing you in an hour or so. Also, thanks for help with the clothing." He added with a smile as he headed out of the store.

An hour later she motioned him into the central offices.

In the intervening time, Mayth had stored his knick-knacks, sent off the gifts and found both a snow-cone and cotten-candy stand which he sampled the delicious sugariness.

Arriving at the central offices at the indicated time, he spotted her and walked over. "Hello again."

In the intervening time, Mayth had stored his knick-knacks, sent off the gifts and found both a snow-cone and cotten-candy stand which he sampled the delicious sugariness.

Arriving at the central offices at the indicated time, he spotted her and walked over. "Hello again."

"Hey there." She said.

"I want to get him a guest pass into lower Elru." She told the Aquamarinian behind the counter.

"Ahh yes, We have all relevant data on him, what's your RID number?" The Aquamarinian asked pulling a card out of the drawer, taking Mayth's picture, putting Mayth's pic on the card and laminating the card.

"89jhk4rt0c1m34hq2p5ax" The woman said rattling off the RID number from memory.

"Ahh yes, Jessica Nancy Timmons. Resident location grid 4659 Green Avenue, Lower Elru, Ri-an, 965823." The Aquamarinian said. The Hive mind must have been impressive, because there were no computers nor did the aquamarinian move to look up the information.

He handed the card over to Mayth.

Jessica pulled him over to an Elevator. It was a big Elevator, surrounded by a Metal Shaft.

She pushed the down arrow.

It began to descend, rapidly.

aftter a mile of descent, the Metal walls disappeared, to reveal Lower Elru. Literally beneath Upper Elru, and covered by the ground, Lower Elru was deep within Ri-an. Everywhere one looked, there were skyscrapers. The Grand coral Palace was one of only 30 buildings that rose all the way up from the ground, through the ceiling and into the atmosphere above.

The tallest, if Mayth remembered from looking above, was the tower they were in now, the Great Central Tower, which was also the main pillar that stabilised and held the great ceiling in place. The central offices took up only three or four offices on one side of the pillar, and the elevator shaft.

The rest, was the Hospital.

Tubes ran about everywhere, with vehicles flying through them, pedistrians riding little flying squares, walking or running all on their business.

There were parks here and there, but the cavern walls themselves, they were made of a beautiful Crystal. They still had another Mile or two to descend.

Jessica looked over at Mayth.

"I always enjoy the ride down. OH! look over there!" She cried, pointing over at a great round structure outside of the city beneath where the arena was.
It was like a white disc. Mayth could see things milling around out front.

"That's the Base of Magi-master's tower. I hear it extends through several dimensions and planes." she said.

"Oh, and that tower over there is the greatest mall I've ever seen." She said, pointing to a gigantic warehouse.

When the Aquamarinian mentioned her name, Mayth realized that until that point he hadn't gotten her name. Taking the card, he let Jessica pull him to the elevator which would take them to Lower Elru.

The scene was interesting and busy looking, a scene he likened to a bee hive or ants nest, yet made with more interesting materials and without the natural design of the insect's domicile.

"Really, then shall we go shopping or would you like to watch the tourament match?"

When the Aquamarinian mentioned her name, Mayth realized that until that point he hadn't gotten her name. Taking the card, he let Jessica pull him to the elevator which would take them to Lower Elru.

The scene was interesting and busy looking, a scene he likened to a bee hive or ants nest, yet made with more interesting materials and without the natural design of the insect's domicile.

"Really, then shall we go shopping or would you like to watch the tourament match?"

"I don't mind either way." she said.

"Then shall we go shopping Jessica?" Mayth asked as he wondered what kind of stuff they might have in the mall.

"Then shall we go shopping Jessica?" Mayth asked as he wondered what kind of stuff they might have in the mall.

Finally, the trip down ended. She took him over to a tube.

"The Electronic mall please!" she said. They were sucked up into the tube. They landed moments later miles away at the mall.

Each shop had a computer interface.

The mall had lots and lots of stuff.

Once there Mayth asked, "Any thing you would especially recommend?"

Once there Mayth asked, "Any thing you would especially recommend?"

"Depends on what you want, really."

"What do you like shopping for when you come down here?" He asked

"What do you like shopping for when you come down here?" He asked

"I live down here, my apartment's not more than 10 miles away." She said.

With a raised eyebrow he asked, "Are you inviting me to your apartment?"

With a raised eyebrow he asked, "Are you inviting me to your apartment?"

"Would you accept if I did? IT is getting late, and you have all of tomorrow off."

"Yes, I do don't I. In that case, yes, I would accept if you did." He replied, "Thought candor drives me to mention it would be for purely hedonistical reasons."

"Yes, I do don't I. In that case, yes, I would accept if you did." He replied, "Thought candor drives me to mention it would be for purely hedonistical reasons."

"Those were the very reasons I had in mind." And with that, she took him to her apartment.

It was furnished nicely, a chair here, a couch there, a viewscreen there, link to the central Computer system in the closet. Her bed was in her room, she had a nice selection of clothes in her closet.

She was glad she had tomorrow off.

OOC: No need to go into detail.

ooc: Shall we simply progress to the next day(after the others catch up, or before?)

ooc: Shall we simply progress to the next day(after the others catch up, or before?)

OOC: Oh, lets give the others a chance to catch up.

OOC: Oh, lets give the others a chance to catch up.
ooc: Then please TG me if I don't reply to a new post directed to me within about 24 hours as while I'll be watching, I may miss if not specifically looking for a reply.

Rekshan dodged his own fire attack.

He popped up next to Travis and lauched into a sudden flurry of attacks.
Travis defended himself as best he could, backing up with every assault.

Travis defended himself as best he could, backing up with every assault.

All along the way, Rekshan provided hints and tips on improving his fighting.

Then Rekshan provided Travis an opening, Rekshan went for one final kick to the gut to bring Travis down, but if Travis could trip him first...

bump?

bump?

OOC: I think Core forgot.

The vigorously energetic, passionately exotic and throughly erotic night, day and next had passed in sweaty persuits that had ranged the environs of the appartment, interspaced only by a few rest breaks for food, drink and other necessities.

With the beeping of the comm signaling him back to the arena, he sat up. "Well, it seems that I must be getting back. Anything you might need before I go, Jessica?" He asked as he stretched. Some of the positions had required quite a bit of athleticism on his part.

The vigorously energetic, passionately exotic and throughly erotic night, day and next had passed in sweaty persuits that had ranged the environs of the appartment, interspaced only by a few rest breaks for food, drink and other necessities.

With the beeping of the comm signaling him back to the arena, he sat up. "Well, it seems that I must be getting back. Anything you might need before I go, Jessica?" He asked as he stretched. Some of the positions had required quite a bit of athleticism on his part.

"Nope." She said.

Back at the Arena...

Kajeenith stood on the very air itself.

"Round 10 was my round to pick opponets. Vector discovered how unfair i am, when I pitted him against The Lady of Fire. Now Mayth you will die, for I will pit you against that which stems from my very own Domiain." Kajeenith said.

His voice swelled to a Crescendo.

"Nekaru great entity of Destruction, my greatest student, come forth, and repay part of your debt to me. DESTROY MAYTH!" He said. There was no doubt whatsoever, that wherever Nekaru was, he had heard Kajeenith, and immediatly had a way to get to the fight. Yet, Kajeenith's voice had not risen beyond bearable levels.

OOC: Just to clearify, its Theao versus Demon 666.

"Kajeenth, if you're going to call me my student, perhaps you might teach some stuff first, perhaps."
The voice came from the stands, as a black-robed figure rose from where he had been watching.
Putting his fingers together, he vanished in a puff of smoke, only to reappear in the stadium.

He then removed the scythe from his back. It was a huge scythe, almost as big as he was, with three blades instead of just the normal one bladefor that kind of weapon.
Slamming it into the ground, Nekaru smiled.

"So you think you can actually do something? Come on, I'd like to see your best shot right now. It'll be quite fun."
The calm black eyes never changed as they looked at Mayth.

"Kajeenth, if you're going to call me my student, perhaps you might teach some stuff first, perhaps."
The voice came from the stands, as a black-robed figure rose from where he had been watching.
Putting his fingers together, he vanished in a puff of smoke, only to reappear in the stadium.

He then removed the scythe from his back. It was a huge scythe, almost as big as he was, with three blades instead of just the normal one bladefor that kind of weapon.
Slamming it into the ground, Nekaru smiled.

"So you think you can actually do something? Come on, I'd like to see your best shot right now. It'll be quite fun."
The calm black eyes never changed as they looked at Mayth.

"When you beat Mayth, I will teach you how to use The Void. My Void." Kajeenith said. He disappeared.

"Not a farmer, definately not the reaper. Maybe a reaper wannabe, but then they're a dime a dozen. So who are you?" Mayth asked as he took a seat on a folding deck chair while looking at Nekaru.

Just before Kajeenith disappeared, he added a comment directed at him, "So, still angsty that your girl dumped you at the homecoming Kajee? It's been what, millenia, eons, ages since that happened. Get over it, get some sun and update your wardrobe and maybe you'll find a better girl, or at least one who'll relieve you of some of that pressure."

He then turned back to Nekaru and waited for his answer.

"I'm just someone who works for the reaper, and lately Kajeenth is another of my clients. Besides, why does it matter who I am? Don't recall seeing you ask that gluttonous ogre in the last round.
So, you going to play, or you going to whine?"

"Because I knew who that 'gluttonous ogre' as you call him is, you, I don't." Mayth replied as he pulled out a coconut filled with beverage. "And anyways, it's always nice to let the other guy start."

"How annoying. I guess you're not going to play."
And the Nekaru clone vanished in a puff of smoke.
A sardonic clapping came from above Mayth, and as the crowd looked up, they would see the real Nekaru, literally standing on thin air.
For all purposes, he looked just the same as the clone- except for his eyes. They were red, with black spots in them that were shaped in a pinwheel, and they looked very odd the longer one looked at them.
"Ah well, let's see how you deal with this."
The next clap seemed different, in the sense that giant invisible hands of air decided to also clap- with Mayth in between the huge hands.

"Not when its not fun, and I have drink." He replied as he briefly glanced upward to where Nekaru was standing and clapping, before returning to his nearly full beverage.

The air hands crushed the drink as it fell to the ground nearly empty, but found Mayth nowhere nearby. "You made me spill the rest of my drink. That wasn't nice, now how will you make it up to me?"

"This little bastard- he has the nerve to joke with me?!"
However, he kept these thoughts to himself, and decided to continue chatting.
"I don't make things up to others unless I gain something in return. Of course, whether you like it or not, you are going to eventually help me."
After all, even though Mayth had no real way of telling out, Nekaru's eyes were analyzing Mayth, attempting to figure the person's strengths and weaknesses.

"No, I don't think I will. It would be too annoying to bother with." Mayth replied as he took a seat on a new deck chair as Nekaru had crunched his other. "Of course if you provided me with another drink I might consider it."

Nekaru wouldn't get much in the way of comparative strengths or weaknesses however he would find that Mayth was quite relaxed without a single note of agressiveness at the present in his bearing.

Should I just kill him now? My eyes aren't picking up much. Maybe we should just-
Nah. But if he continues to insult me more, he dies.
Nekaru sighed, and clapped his hands.
Instantly, two copies of the coconut drink that Mayth had made appeared. Nekaru tossed one down, and sipped a little before gagging on it.
"Blecch- I need more work."
Indeed, if Mayth chose to drank it, he would observe that it tasted considerably worse than the one he made.
Throwing his own drink down, Nekaru sat down on the air, and quietly said nothing, though his right little finger was silently moving a little bit.

"That you do." Mayth replied as he sniffed the drink before up-ending it. "I can recommend a good mixology course if you want, but otherwise I would have to say that you have absolutely no future as a brew-master."

"Here, try a proper drink." He added as he tossed a cup to Nekaru. It was filled with an ambrosial drink, a nigh-perfect beverage that would get an average person drunk quicker than an injection of pure alcohol into the bloodstream.

I've had enough. No one but Kajeenth has pissed me off this much with me letting them live.
Nekaru quietly looked at Mayth's eyes as he took the beverage. Noticably, he didn't even take a sip.

"You don't even want to try it? Then no drink for you." Mayth called up in the 'soup nazi's' voice. As he said it, the beverage disappeared from Nekaru's hand.

"So do I have a piece of spinich in my teeth or a bat in the cave?" He asked as he noticed Nekaru was watching his face quite closely. "You should've told me earlier so I could have dealt with it."

Nekaru smiled
“Neither. Though you’ve pissed me off enough, so I figure it’s time you die.”
There was a bright flash that lasted for an incredibly short amount of time, less than the amount of time it takes one to blink one’s eyes. When it ended, Mayth would be surprised.
The audience was gone- in fact, there was no one here at all except Nekaru and Mayth. And something was wrong- the skies were red, the clouds were black, and somehow, it all felt strangely like a giant dream.
Nekaru smiled for a second, and then he began dissolving. His solid body fell away as he seemingly melted into a black puddle. Once he had completely melted, the puddle somehow inexorably started heading towards Mayth, who would find that he couldn’t move his legs.
It all seemed like some great nightmare…..

"It would be interesting, but really don't think you're up to it." Mayth commented as while he it was possible, however unlikely, for Nekaru to kill him, it would take quite a bit more power than he was allowed to use at the moment to pose a threat to his existance.

"Nice little world, however either you are very bad at visuallizing, have horrible colour sense or you just plain suck out loud in creative design. For one thing, red and black? How cliche can you get?" He explained as he looked about, not paying any attention to Nekaru. "Mind if I redecorate? I'd just do it, but that'd be rude."

Nekaru gave no response as the puddle simply moved forward. It was now almost touching Mayth's feet.
However, Mayth would notice that he would be unabl to redecorate the world. Moreover, he would fidn thathe was incapable of doing almost any spell.
But if it looked like a nightmare and acted like a nightmare, perhaps.....

Nekaru had made a few minor, but absolutely critical, errors when he had brought Mayth into the world of Tsukuyomi.

The first was a failure to assertain the nature and abilities of his opponent. Mayth had never cast a spell in the entirety of his existance for a simple reason. It was more cumbersome, less efficiant and more time comsuming at least as far as he was concerned. Afterall why would one bother with the hassel of utilizing a crutch when they could walk just fine.

The second was a belief in absolutes. The absolute peak of one technique might be less than that of another more specialized technique or one that simply operated in a manner never before experianced.

And the third was a belief that Mayth had nightmares or fears comprehensible as such by those who sought to use them.

OOC: I never said Tsukiyomi, though I know what you're referring to. I prefer to make up my own illusions, and this is a normal one, meaning you can break it.
That said and all, you should realize then who Nekaru's very similar too.
And I meant illusion, in reality. It isn't that hard to cast illusions, and moreover everyone can get hit by these.
And what I mean by spell? I simply mean that Mayth can't redecorate this world. He can destroy (and it shouldn't be too hard) but he can't alter it.

ooc: Well if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck ...

However Mayth isn't paying any attention to Goo Nekaru.

So, he's just letting him approach? Not going to do anything?

So, he's just letting him approach? Not going to do anything?

ooc: Yes. He's more aghast at Nekaru's horrible sense of cliche and taste than the fact that he's turned into goo and is about to get on Mayth's shoes.

Hey, he IS a bad guy- that's a requirement for all of them :p
Anyway, back to the show:
The slime stopped right as it touched Mayth's feet, and then abruptly changed color. While it was originally a black gooish color of the same kind as certain breeds of industrial waste, now it changed into a very dark shade of green.
Having been complete, the slime then got on Mayth's shoes and then began to travel up his body......

"You really should redecorate." Mayth was commenting when goo Nekaru touched his shoes. "Eww, I stepped in something. Add cleaning to that list." He added as he looked about, "You have a major mold problem ... Wait, I just stepped in Nekaru, great."

Bending at the waist, he began scraping goo Nekaru off his shoes.

ooc: Bad guys(or proper ones at least) have style, class, a flair for the dramatics(that results in thier downfall) and a twirly mustache(alright, maybe not the 'stache but the others)

OOC: Which arm?
IC:
The only problem was that Mayth's arm went through his own leg. If he bothered to pull it out, he would observe that his arm was now covered.
The goo now proceeded to move up. It had now gotten most of Mayth's legs, as well as the arm.

"Odd. How did my arm go through my leg when I had just touched my leg. Not enough force for it to happen. Must be illusion and if that is illusion, then all is illusion.

"You made a mistake, Neki, and it'll cost you." Mayth commented as he looked down at the goo.

ooc: If it matters, left.

"You sure? You've already lost."
As the goo continued upward, Nekaru abruptly appeared from where he had been originally standing.
"I could finish you off right here, but I'm not interested in beating you. So, release."

Immeadiately, everything returned to normal. In fact, it looked like nothing had ever occured as both Nekaru and Mayth returned to the real world. The crowds were back- shouting at them to move, given from their eyes the two had been staring at each other for several minutes.

Nekaru raised his right hand, and a red glow emitted from it, before he slammed it into the ground.
"Seal of Final Destiny!"
The red circle that Nekaru normally used for teleportation appeared. This time, however, instead of stopping when it had covered Nekaru, it grew rapidly, enveloping the stadium floor, and hence Nekaru and Mayth. Once it was done covering the stadium floor, it stopped and a sound akin to that of a giant lock being set was heard.
Nekaru pulled out his scythe, threw it into the air once, and then caught it. He then charged Mayth.
"One more in the service of the reaper."

"Ah, the fallacies of age." Mayth commented with a bit of a chuckle at the no longer goo-ified Nekaru.

"Nice farming tool, but it's still no good weapon." He added as a croquet mallet appeared in his left hand while a croquet ball appeared in his right. Tossing it into the air, he negligently swung the mallet to smack the ball, sending it rocketing forward with a speed to rival that of the greatest tennis serves directly at Nekaru's midsection, just slightly above his groin.

The ball slammed into a seemingly invisible wall in front of Nekaru.
"I don't think I'll let you try that again."
And at that point, Mayth would notice that he couldn't move his left hand again. Nor, for that matter, could he move his legs for the moment.
Nekaru smiled. But right before he would attack, he moved his right hand, and a wave of air blades homed in on Mayth.

"Playing with the air, bad idea." Mayth commented as with a gesture the air out to a level of five meters high became chlorine gas. As the air became a sickly yellow-green, Nekaru would see a smile on Mayth's face before it disappeared and he heard the sound of gravel raining down onto the dirt.

OOC: Sorry, my intarweb died on Tuesday, and it's finally up.

IC:
Nekaru jumped, and the air lifted him up, forming another platform well above Mayth.
He wasn't worried about whatever attack this gravel would do, but he was beginning to get annoyed.
You can't move your legs, you can't teleport- you have no chance of surviving
So thought Nekaru as he snapped his fingers, emitting a small spark.

Nekaru would here the sounds of whistling coming from where he'd last seen Mayth that then began to move about the arena floor, pausing every so often as if Mayth was doing something whilst obscured by his thick fog of chlorine. If Nekaru had a very good spatial mapping skill, he'd realize that the spots where the whistling paused were forming a nine-point star.

"You think you can hide from me?!"
For the problem was, Nekaru knew exactly where Mayth was. The chlorine cloud wasn't going to provide any protection against his eyes.
But how is he moving, anyway?
Nekaru clapped his hands together, and flames emitted from his hands, forming into the shape of a dragon. It began to spin around, faster and faster, emitting smoke, obscuring the entire arena, and preventing Mayth from seeing Nekaru.
Abruptly behind Mayth, the flash of a lightsaber could be seen as it swung to cleave him in two.

Nekaru's assumption meant he cleaved a phantom rather than flesh. His assumption that Mayth was limited to the visual, or in fact any of the conventional senses, would prove a problem for him. In the space of a second, Nekaru would feel a wedgie, a noogie, a kick to the shin and groin.

Except for the fact that Nekaru wasn't holding the lightsaber. The air was.
Nekaru was still in the air
He began to propell himself a bit higher, and then clapped his hands.
The roar of a tsunami could be heard, as from one end of the circle, the air formed itself into a giant tidal wave. It proceeded down from one end of the circle to the other, picking everything on the ground and crushing it.
OOC: A bit of explanation. You know that "Seal of Final Destiny" I used earlier? You should realize the whole point of using that is that it will prevent all teleportation, as well as some other things. In short, trying to escape Nekaru's attacks by teleporting won't work.

Nekaru would still find himself subject to the embarressing attacks for they had targetted Nekaru through his name rather than his form. From the crest of the wave of air came the sounds of surfer music as Mayth appeared on a board, hanging ten.

ooc: There has been no teleporting done.

OOC: What do you mean by "name instead of form"?
IC:
Nekaru sighed and waved his hands.
The chlorine and smoke dissipated into nothingness, as well as the wave that Mayth was riding on. In short, Mayth was standing on thin air.
As Mayth obviously fell, Nekaru twitched his fingers, and a long, thick, sharp shaft of air came plummetting down from the ceiling. Since Mayth was in the middle of the air, dodging this would be quite a challenge.

As he didn't actually need the wave for his surfing, its disappearence had no bearing on his altitude. As he surfed, Nekaru decided to try and launch a pillar of air down on him. Swerving to avoid it, he pulled out a conductor's baton and began conducting Ode to Joy. With each beat a bolt of lightning, blade of wind, ball of fire or blast of earthen stone launched themselves at Nekaru with no pattern or rythem to the type of attack.

ooc: The attacks went to the spirit of Nekaru rather than in any direction or place that might appear to have someone in it(essentially a 'homing' type spell)

As he didn't actually need the wave for his surfing, its disappearence had no bearing on his altitude. As he surfed, Nekaru decided to try and launch a pillar of air down on him. Swerving to avoid it, he pulled out a conductor's baton and began conducting Ode to Joy. With each beat a bolt of lightning, blade of wind, ball of fire or blast of earthen stone launched themselves at Nekaru with no pattern or rythem to the type of attack.

ooc: The attacks went to the spirit of Nekaru rather than in any direction or place that might appear to have someone in it(essentially a 'homing' type spell)

OOC: OK.
IC: Having suffered from the annoyance of Mayth's attacks, Nekaru was forced to construct a dual-layered defense, with a wall of fire blocking the fire and lightning attacks and the solidified air inside blocking the earth attacks. The pitiful wind attacks were dispelled into nothing with a flick of Nekaru's fingers.
"Time to activate it."
And then, suddenly, Mayth began walking forward. His legs were going forward independent of his own will, and they were walking on the air towards Nekaru

In a manner akin to a Matryoshka doll, Mayth's body seperated and the legs walked over to Nekaru and began kicking at his groin, shins and bottom while the top faded away. Meanwhile he regained his prior size for he'd been shrunk slightly.

"Now then, how would you like to continue this?" Mayth called over to Nekaru as he landed lightly on the ground, a martini appearing in his hand.

The legs didn't do anything as they simply kicked Nekaru's barrier.

"It doesn't effectively whether I want to continue this. I have no choice, and you don't either.
But then again, I am getting tired of playing around with you. Perhaps I should take a rest."
Nekaru closed his eyes, and then just as quickly opened them. He then just stood there, looking at Mayth

"You could always yield for there are always options, thought not all lead to the desired results." Mayth commented as calypso music began filling the area and he began dancing.

Nekaru sighed.
"This isn't becoming fun anymore. I can't seem to get you, you can't seem to get me. And yet here we are, stuck in here. What a shame."
Twitching his finger, he activated a rain of air needles.