Arena Tactics Testing Match 1.1 - Blackened

[Keia Vewyx]

-Theme-


High above a strange world in the distant sky, surrounded by clouds and light, warriors will clash, held by a strange power and strong will. These strange souls carry a will to survive, and the knowledge that only one side will survive. The clouds are shifting. The sky is trembling. Let the storm begin!


Light Blue Spaces are normal spaces, although transparent. A ring of light around the whole invisible disk indicates the separation between floating-invisible ground and empty air, so Pieces don't pathetically walk off the edge.

Sky Blue Spaces are empty gaps, though with a powerful current down. All characters, both grounded and flying, are sucked down to the world, taking 1 HP damage and teleporting to a the closest normal space.

Testing Match - Changes can be made mid-match
Piece vs. Piece
Instant Defeat if K.O.ed (No reason to last 10 turns if no one will help you)
No Items or Gear
Core Rules
"Watched" Randomization System

The Terms of Battle; The Warrior’s Profile
SVEN LAW

APPEARANCE: Sven’s appearance is rather simple, as he doesn’t really give much care about it. Sven was 5'7" and of a slightly below average build. His long black hair was a mess. With how both of his eyes are bandaged up, it would appear that he is blind. On his cheek was a sigma shaped scar.
He wore a white long coat over a gray tank top, and black pants. Around his wrist was a thin copper chain bracelet, a silver shell dangling from it. On his waist was a rather plain looking katana.

TYPE: Speed
HP: 15
AP: 20
GP: 7
MOVE: Fast

CHARACTER FUNCTION(S):
Blind Samurai: Sven is as blind as a bat, but he also has a great deal of experience as a samurai and heightened perception. As such, he naturally has +1 evasion.

STANDARD ATTACK(S):
Quick Draw: Sven unsheathes his sword to slash, quickly sheathing it again. All in one movement and at blinding speeds. Deals 1 damage at melee range.

CHARACTER SPECIAL(S):
None

SPECIALS:
Shinseina Geijutsu- Mugen Yuki: Sven draws his blade, flashing light directly in the target’s eyes to blind them for a second. When their vision clears, they see five katanas flying at them. Sven is suddenly behind them, and he sends the katanas into the air with a slash, before ice explodes out of them in the semblance of a blizzard. This attack deals 2 damage per hit, but strikes 4 times. Costs 9 AP. Melee range.

Shinseina Geijutsu- Haroingugeiru: Sven draws his blade and slashes, with both hands. Suddenly, he removes a hand from the blade and a second katana seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. He then slashes with both blades with a blur, knocking back the opponent by surprising them. Deals 3 damage. Melee range. Costs 4 AP. ½ chance Flinch.

Hakkuhyo: Sven’s katana is engulfed in blackness as he draws it. He then slashes, black ‘ice’ appearing in order to crash into the opponent and try to freeze them (1 in 3 chance). Deals 2 damage. Melee range.Costs 4 AP.

Aishikuruejji: Sven draws his blade, which engulfs itself in ice, before the ice splits off onto a copy pulled off of his katana. He then throws the blade at the foe, slashes to send a blast of ice to hit the frozen katana mid-flight to shatter it and reforming it into an arrow made of ice. Can target any opponent within 5 spaces of Sven. Deals 3 damage on hit. Costs 4 AP.

SUPER:

Shinseina Geijutsu- Shirusakuru: Sven dashes past the opponent, slashing once. Then, he stabs a copy of his katana into the ground before dashing past the opponent and repeating this. He repeats this until the opponent is surrounded by 11 copies and himself. Suddenly, rough visages of himself appears at the copies. Then him and his copies dash at the opponent, slashing them once, then sending them into the air and leaping after them to stab them. At that point, the copies disappear, and Sven lands on the ground, sheathing his sword. Deals 12 damage at melee range.

AWAKENING:

He isn’t blind after all?!: Sven removes his bandages, revealing a pair of completely golden eyes. His eyes grant him the power to see his opponent’s flaws, increasing his chances of critical hits by 1, and increasing his accuracy by 1. However, this power is a double-edged sword. He gradually loses 1 HP every turn. Lasts 5 turns.

ULTIMATE:

Himitsu no Gijutsu- Kuro Tandora: Sven yells out in pain as his body is engulfed in blackness, black ice covering his shoulders and torso. Blood starts to dribble from his eyes as he draws his sword, which almost like a claymore made of black ice. He dashes past the opponent, stabbing them in the leg to hold them in place as he puts both his palms on the ground. Black ice shoots out of the ground in the area around him before stabbing themselves into the main target. Then he pulls out the sword in their leg and swings a multitude of times. The ice shatters and gather within his sword, making it absolutely massive as he swings it, making the ice explode outwards to turn the affected area into a black version of the north pole until the blackness fades from him. Targets a 3x3 area, centered around his main target, who is at melee range. The main target takes 18 damage, other targets take 13 damage, and Sven himself only has 1 HP left after this attack.

The Terms of Battle; The Warrior’s Profile
DAWN ADELAIDE

APPEARANCE: --

TYPE: Power
HP: 20
AP: 15
GP: 10
MOVE: Average

CHARACTER FUNCTION(S):

Iron Maiden - Dawn has a natural +3 Armor buff against Magical or Energy attacks. She also has a natural +1 HP regeneration, making her an amazing tank. Sadly, she is also lighter (getting thrown 1 space more) and takes more damage (+1 overall damage) against physical attacks.

Hero - She is a natural leader and as such all Fragments under her do +1 overall damage, but that also means she isn’t a fan of being a Fragment and does -1 overall damage if she is one.

STANDARD ATTACK(S):

Iron Maiden - Melee range, 2 HP damage, ⅓ Flinch Debuff if 1 AP is used. Dawn swings the massive Iron Maiden.

CHARACTER SPECIAL(S):
None

SPECIALS:

Inglorious Justice - 1-2 Range, 5 HP damage, ⅓ Stun debuff. Dawn swings her sword four times in rapid succession. 25% Critical.
[5 AP]
Vara-Heaven Exile - All in 2 Range, 5 HP damage (6 HP at melee), 1/2 Flinch debuff. Dawn thrusts her sword deep into the ground, and a mass of crystalline spikes will explode all around her.
[8 AP]
Vara Edge Rise - Melee range (plus two adjacent squares), 5 HP damage, launches 1 space. Dawn uppercuts with her massive sword, and spikes rise from the ground, launching the opponent up into the air. If it hits, Dawn then strikes them just before they hit the ground, launching them back. She can also hit aerial enemies with this, though to do so she would lose the extra adjacent squares.
[6 AP]
Cruel Mercy - 3 Range, 8 HP damage, instant Guard Break, ½ Daze debuff. An extremely powerful attack, Dawn charges at an opponent, but she suddenly stops and uses her momentum as a pendulum for her sword, which will swing with much more strength than normal. However, she’ll be Dazed in her next turn due to the sudden stop and spin. This attack also never kills an opponent, at most only reducing them to 1 HP. If they have less than 8 HP left and it is used, they will instead be launched 2 spaces away and flinched.
[10 AP]

SUPER:

Vara Edge, World Cleaver - 1-5 range, 15 HP damage, launches two spaces, pierces armor. Dawn uppercuts... and a massive wave of gigantic crystal spikes to explode from the ground, causing all caught to be launched high and far.

AWAKENING:

Vo Ida, Vara Edge Pre-Unleashed - Dawn gains an immense +2 speed, +3 overall damage, +2 evasion, and +1 Hit chance. In addition, she instant breaks any Guards. However, it only lasts 2 turns, and after it ends is left with 1 HP and is Stunned.

ULTIMATE:

Void Edge, World Cleaver - Hits all in one direction, 15 HP damage, launches 2 spaces, pierces armor. Instead of a direct damage boost, Dawn utilizes an infinite range boost. Useless on short maps, but very potent one larger maps or against those weak Casters hiding behind those strong tanks.

INFO: Dawn is all about power, launching, and breaking guards. Many of her specials also hit more than one opponent, so she’s good crowd control. Against a magic user, she’s an awesome tank. She has an amazing raw-damage attribute, possibly doing the most raw damage out of any Piece. However, she loses on the account of being a Glass Cannon, taking more damage out of her already poor amount of HP. If you can survive her attacks as well, she’ll be out of AP rapidly and constantly. If you manage to damage her AP directly and then keep up the physical attacks, one can easily destroy Dawn.

PREAMBLE:
"Two warriors are chosen by someone, somewhere. Both carry a deep power that threatens to devour them. They would give their lives to their allies, and have given their lives to fight a great enemy. The power within them trembles as they stand high above the world. There are no answers for their questions here, but they both instinctively know one thing: Out of both of them who enter, only one will leave. The air is charged! The sky is bright! The world is beautiful!"

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Lord Dragoon
Keia Vewyx
Timestamp: 2012-08-20 06:43:43 UTC

SPAWN:

PLAYER 1: G7
PLAYER 2: N14

--Dawn-- [Status: OK!]
Stance: Normal
HP: 20
AP: 15
GP: 10

Location: N14

--Sven-- [Status: OK!]
Stance: Normal
HP: 15
AP: 20
GP: 7

Location: G7

"Let the battle... Begin!


...Later Today!"

[Lord Dragoon]

Emptiness... So this is how it feels to be so empty. To have your soul ripped out and thrown into the abyss. Does Sven regret the choice that sent him here?
No, he does not. As long as he is dead, he cannot enter the mortal plane. For he was the only possible host, and now that link to the mortal plane has been severed. For now both Sven and him are trapped in the abyss... As it should be. Suddenly he felt... Warm? How is that possible? He's dead, trapped in the abyss, a place without warmth of any kind. It almost felt like he had a pulse. But how can he have a pulse?
He felt something hard across his back. Was he lying on something. Opening his eyes (he had eyes again?) he could see the familiar pitch blackness of a blindfold.
"I'm... Alive again?" He mumbled, standing up. He listened, hearing the whistling of wind, the movement of clouds, and the fluttering of his clothes that were somehow good as new. "How is this possible?"
He sat down, putting his legs under his body as he meditated. Perhaps this is a second chance at life? If so... This would also be his second chance. Right now, he will simply stay here. And keep the lord of the abyss trapped here.

[Keia Vewyx]

"Oi, you ready? He's hiding somewhere, sure, but it's spreading. We gotta find him."
A woman's voice, impatient and childish. There was an underlying tone in it, a scar that her body will never escape. How she was able to bounce back so quickly was beyond the person she was talking to, but she managed to do it.
"Of course. He won't escape again." A strong, noble voice, though it had a slightly pained and angry tone. Her chest suddenly felt very warm, and she motioned for the other woman to leave. Shrugging, she left.

"Dawn." A male's voice, coming from the air. Dawn smiled slightly and she opened her mouth to respond when suddenly, everything was devoured in black. The warmth disappeared, and Dawn was falling. Her eyes flashed as her body tried to set itself so that she would land on her feet, but she had no idea how far she was falling, or how fast. She did the best she could to stay upright, but gave up and switched to landing on all four. Feral, yes, but with the the monster that she was it was the safest bet.

Surprisingly, she landed softly. The black surroundings grew color, and suddenly a bright sky was laid out head of her. Dawn looked down, and was surprised to see no ground, just empty sky high, high above a strange world. What could she be standing on? Carefully, she stood. She knew that she wasn't alone, she sensed him the moment she landed.

Dawn looked around for a moment before finding the source of the presence, a man sitting a fair distance away. He did not speak, so neither did she. A glance around again indicated a ring of light around them. An edge? To what, and why?

Dawn exhaled, and then looked towards the man.
"Pardon me," she exclaimed, "but where are we?"

[Lord Dragoon]

"... I thought I was the only one here. Forgive me, but I do not know myself," Sven answered calmly. "I apologize for being unable to assist you."
He did not turn his head at all. Why would he? It's not like he could look her in the eye with his eyes blindfolded. And if she requested him to look her in the eye, he'd have to politely refuse. As such, he just sat there. Completely motionless. What bothered him is a thought that felt like it was slowly bubbling up to the surface, as if it was buried deep within the recesses of his mind. What was the thought? 'Fight'? Why would he fight? To fight at this moment would risk having to use his eyes, which would mean risking the release of the abyss. 'Fight, or remain trapped here'? Actually, being trapped here would be preferable to Sven.
What he didn't realize was that the same thought was trying to enter the woman's mind as well.

[Keia Vewyx]

Dawn frowned slightly at his answer, but did not question him further. He seemed to be sitting for a reason, perhaps meditating. Dawn sighed, but then she finally realized the small fact that had been nagging at her. He had a weapon. In addition, Dawn's dirty clothes and armor were clean, almost glossed as if they were new. And her weapon, the Iron Maiden, was whole once again. How?

As if to answer, a voice that was not her lover nor her enemy entered her mind. A voice that called forth a battle. Between whom? Between her and the man, no doubt. No. There was no reason to fight. Dawn would not needlessly-

'Fight, or never return.'

That was the thought. That was the final words, the certain end of this thought. Dawn's body was motionless, until slowly she reached up and grasped the handle of the giant blade resting on her back.

"If we are to return," she started, loud enough for him to hear her, "then we must perform for them..."

Dawn clenched her teeth in a bitter anger, but she knew that this voice was not hollow. Whatever this voice came form, it transported her here, repaired her clothes and weapon, and created this battlefield in the sky. That is what Dawn's instincts told her. The thought rang again.

"If I am to return and kill him..." she said, though more quietly, speaking to herself, "then I must first defeat you."

Dawn spun around, her eyes pained but resolute, the gigantic blade called the Iron Maiden in hand, and she ran forth.

"Forgive me!"

-Dawn Sprinted to I-14-

--Dawn-- [Status: OK!]
Stance: Normal
HP: 20
AP: 15
GP: 10

Location: I14

[Lord Dragoon]

Sven didn't move. If she was expecting him to flinch or anything, she was probably surprised. She was probably also surprised to see, now that she was a bit closer, that he was blindfolded, as if he was blind.
"I have no intention of leaving... But I also have no intention of dying like a dog," he said aloud. "If you truly wish to fight, I have no choice but to fight. However, I wish to know the name of my opponent, so as to have one last bit of courtesy before we continue." He then went first. "I am Sven Law, a samurai who, in the end, surrendered his soul to the abyss in order to seal it."
He continued to sit where he was, it appeared that he was waiting for her to get in close, instead of going to her.

--Sven-- [Status: OK!]
Stance: Normal
HP: 15
AP: 20
GP: 7
Location: G7

[Keia Vewyx]

Dawn skid to a stop, slightly surprised by his courtesy despite her ferocity.
Dawn chuckled a bit in disbelief, before recomposing herself and responding to his quesiton.

"I apologize; where are my manners? My name is Dawn, of the house of the Hero Adelaide," she said proudly. Suddenly, a thought struck her mind. It was not implanted like before, but it entertained her enough to procure a smirk.
"But that is just a moniker," she revealed, "due to my eye color. I will give you my true name, if you defeat me."

Though, she doubted it. He was a swordsman, and he was blindfolded. Dawn had seen many strange things, many of them many times stranger than this, but it was still strange enough to warrant attention. Though, Dawn knew better by experience than to judge based on appearance.

-Dawn moves to G14-

"As for what I am..." she started, walking a bit further. Her eyes watched him, waiting for any movement.
"I am a hunter," she said. She thought about the monster she fought in her world, and the man that said he gave his soul to the abyss.

Dawn smiled. A smile that wanted to battle.


"And I hunt the Abyss!"

--Dawn-- [Status: OK!]
Stance: Normal
HP: 20
AP: 15
GP: 10

Location: G14

[Lord Dragoon]

Hunting the abyss? Interesting. But also rather foolish. He calmly stood up, turning towards her. Now, he was curious to see if she could back her words.
Most likely to her surprise, he was directly in front of her at blinding speeds, his hand on the handle of his sword. "Shinseina Geijutsu," he said, unsheathing his sword. Dawn blinded by a light reflecting off the sword. When her vision cleared, five swords were flyiong right at her. What probably also surprised her was that he was suddenly behind her, and he sent the blades upwards after they past her, before a mock blizzard exploded out of the blades "Mugen Yuki."

-Sven sprinted to G13-
-Sven used Shinseina Geijutsu- Mugen Yuki-

--Sven-- [Status: OK!]
Stance: Normal
HP: 15
AP: 11
GP: 7
Location: G13

[Keia Vewyx]

Dawn was surprised at his speed, but she knew a friend who was as fast as this.
Suddenly, a flash of light. Dawn tried to see through it, but it burned. Luckily, she saw through it just in time.
Dawn managed to evade his strike... two strikes... three strikes?! A fourth one came and ripped through her waist, cutting her deeply. She did not expect him to be able to swing as fast as he could move, and she was luck to dodge three of them.

-Dawn takes 2 damage-

But, it didn't matter now. It was his turn.

-Dawn attacks normally-

-It doesn't connect-

"Tsk. I guess, with your speed, you can see that. How about... this!"

-Dawn uses Inglorious Justice-
- -5 AP -
- 5 HP damage dealt -

--Dawn-- [Status: Normal!]
Stance: Normal
HP: 17
AP: 10
GP: 10

Location: N14

[Lord Dragoon]

She isn't very fast, but her swings have quite a bit of power to them. It would very likely be best to be careful.
Sven takes on a defensive stance, one that makes it easier to avoid attacks. At the same time, he unsheathed his sword, slashing at a blurring speed, before resheathing his sword.

-Sven switched to Evasive Stance-
-Sven used Quick Draw-

The second the click of the blade was heard, blood started to dribble from Dawn's shoulder. Looks like he hit. "Do you wish to yield?" He asked calmly, without even a hint of cockiness.

--Sven-- [Status: Normal!]
Stance: Evasive
HP: 10
AP: 11
GP: 7
Location: G13