NoW: Tannis Green vs. Bushido Isamu

[Skallagrim]

FIRST POST: Tannis Green

SECOND POST: Bushido Isamu
1/10 total point deduction/ power infraction/use of powers not in CS.
1/10 total point deduction/ altered post after opponent posted. No prior discussion of doing so.

STARTING DATE: 2/11/13
ENDING DATE: 3/4/13

The Towering Spire

Bracketed Rounds
1: Rounds are scheduled in 21 day intervals. You have 21 days to complete the fight.
2: You have 48 hours before a connection post.
3: You have 48 hours after a match to file for dispute resolution.
4: There MUST be a winner/judgment at each match. A judge will be assigned to the match.
5: Winners will advance and face the winner of the other match in their bracket.

Combat is to be conducted following

This is a T1 fight-If you are unaware of what it is here are the most basic of rules.

Type 1 [T1] combat is a type of textual combat designed with logic, precision and detail in mind. It’s a turn-based style, allowing every player involved equal time and space to post their character’s move. There are four types of ‘turn’ that a player can make in a T1 fight: Prep, Attack, Defense and Connection. The fight is split in to 'tiers' which often consist of some/all of the aforementioned turns. A turn begins when a prep or attack is posted and ends when either a successful defense or connect is posted.

Prepping
A 'prep' is a turn in which the character prepares to launch their attack. Some special abilities require a certain amount of prep's before an attack can be successfully launched. As a player, it is your responsibility to be aware of which abilities require preps and then to adhere to these rules. Missing a single required prep will probably result in Eden's combat judges voiding the applicable tier of the fight.

A prepping move should state clearly what ability is being prepared for use and provide some imaginative description of this process, whether it be an elaborate ritual or a intense concentration etc.

Special abilities that do not require maintained focus/concentration can be combined with another turn. For instance, whilst a mage is launching a non-magical attack with his sword, he might be muttering an incantation in preparation for using a special ability later. Specifics must still be provided.

TheTowering Spire:

A spire located in the middle of nowhere that climbs up miles into the sky. The spire consists of two rings, the outer ring which makes up the outerlying structure and the inner ring which makes up the towers support structure. In between the two rings is an open space filled with floating platforms, stair cases and magical lifts. The inner ring is filled with rooms, passageways and windowed areas to view the outer ring. Bridges connect to different floating platforms and wires are attached to the outer wall to prevent the spire from toppling over. The entire spire itself if made of rock with crystals embedded in the wall, emitting a blue glow.

General Size: The height of the tower is immeasurable, the circumference of the inner ring is about the size of the roman coloseum, seats and all, the size of the outer ring is more than 3 times that size, the floating platforms vary in size from 45 to 120 feet in diameter.

Participant Limit: 2 to 6 fighters

Magical Properties: The spire seems to drain the magical energy from anyone who is within it (when magic is not in use it slowly drains from the character's body overtime, when in use the effects of magic fatigue are greater on the user, the drain effects both magic and non-magic users (because even non-magic users have mana))

Restrictions: N/A

Suggested Character Level: 5 and higher

[Sikako J]

*SCANNING.... REPORTS SHOWING SIGNS OF FADING AURAS IN AREA...
STARTING SECONDARY SCAN... NO ELEMENT ZERO DRIVES RUNNING...
Assessment: AREA CLEAR OF DANGER OR TARGET.......
RESUMING SENTINAL SCANS..CURRENT TEMPERATURE REMAINING AT 21.7 C*

From inside the massive tower a lift jarred to life sending an armored hunter upward. Tanis moved a gloved hand to quickly tap a button on the side of his SWEEP visor turning the translucent light blue text to a mere clear strand of transparisteel. His almond shaped eyes search out the surrounding area as he quickly ascended upward.

“My my, this reminds me of the Presidium tower..” he remarked aloud as it came to a stop.

His black and red multi-plated Mantis combat armor primary plates gleaming with a sheen from the fading sunlight reflecting off the clear coat of the ablative ceramic chest pieces. However there was ambient lighting that seemed to kick on. ‘So much for cover of darkness..’ he mused and stepped forward hissing, “Magic..”

Patting the back of his neck, he goes through the basic check list he had been taught since he was fourteen. All biotics in his childhood went to Jump Zero a basic training for "gifted" students of biotic capabilities. 'Keep you amp slot clean, free of debris..' one of his personal instructor's voice rang out in his mind. His unique model allowed him to perform some truly devastating feats, however his amp was prone to overheat quicker than other biotic amps. If contaminants clogged the make shift venting he would experience server headaches, applying his abilities with little to no venting could leave him in a coma.

Patting his clear cover he looks down to his arsenal belt, one Pinnacle T-23 Heavy Pistol, his Night Blade, his element zero shield and five compact grenades. Enough to keep a drop team at bay for one of his considerable skill, much less using his biotic abilities. The belt held them all in place using dual magnetic bands with simple holsters for each. He tested the ground once more before taking a leap down onto the unsteady rooftop.

"Geez why is it these guys always come to such deserted plains?" he speaks up, thinking out loud.

A female robotic voice chirps in," Chances are subjects deem an obscure location increases their chance of successfully avoiding hunters. However statistics show a fifty-seven percent increase for survival hiding out in highly populated areas."

Tanis huffs out quickly putting his fingers to his temple, "Not now ARIA, I was simply thinking out loud" ARIA (Advanced Recall and Interactive Assistant) had been installed into his combat systems by his employers to "heighten" his return rate on missions, despite his eighty-seven percent success rate (apparently dead subjects didn’t count). A set of second eyes and a logic based system was supposed to aid him in his "hunts", that was -if- Tanis left her vocal registry on at all.

"As you were then, hunter Tanis. Relaying dossier on target..." ARIA said in her typical robotic tone.

Tanis didn't enjoy is title as a "hunter" but it was better than cleaning out stalls at any academy, and truly safer than simply living on Omega. He wasn't an assassin, but a trained combatant sent to collect life forms that his employer wished to have. He was no simple bounty hunter; no he was far greater than that with all the enhancements that his employers had put into him. His SWEEP visor lit up light blue once more relaying all the information that had been gathered

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Name: Bushido Isamu
Race: Human
AGE: UNKNOWN
Occupation: Vigilante
Appearance: UNDETERMINED
Wavelength Operations: 74.1 FPK
Reasons for Capture: CLASSIFIED ABILITIES
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Tanis nearly chuckled, "Hell, no wonder they have you installed. You all don't have shit on him. A WO and name huh? A human, that is rare indeed wonder what they want from him. Perhaps this vigilante has meddled in their business too much eh?” His statement wasn't completely untrue, a wavelength operations lock would allow him to pin point his targets location within roughly a 150 meters, but still.

"The lack of information is what made you a prime selection for this target, hunter Tanis." ARIA speaks up once more.

Shaking his head, he turns his SWEEP visor back on looking to trace tracks, temperature spikes. As luck would have it he managed a slight ping not 100 meters to his north west, slightly past a fallen section of wall.

"Let's hope this is the guy we are looking for ARIA or I might have to hit a bar instead and use your programming to record the after hours.”

[Bushidoxisamu]

Standing high up on one of the platforms clear as day to see as he leans his sword to his shoulders" What's wrong? Does your tech have a virus?" He said taunting him as he was wearing his black kimono with different marking written in Japanese of showing 'bravery' and the other 'courage'. He smirks to think that man who relies on machines were weak, he shouts out with a daring voice." I'm right here stranger! Lets see if your new school can beat the classics..." He said as he holds out his sword pointing at his enemy as he was ready to fight.

[Sikako J]

“What the…” Tanis spoke out slightly startled. He glanced upward to see his so called target, a man that seemed tall and lanky. Wearing what looked like to be a ceremonial dress that Salarians wore during their mating rituals.

‘How the hell did this guy sneak up on you’ he spoke mentally placing the blame fully on the VI.

’The subject appears to be operating on a different wave point manner, perhaps he possess an Aura of magic means.. Assessing Target….information displayed on SWEEP visor.

He half listened to what the man shouted out with a sly grin, “Oh goodie a target with an attitude, haven’t experienced that before.” The smile on his face widened as he looked over the information. A weapon that appeared to be a slight variation of the old fashion katana blade. Words written in Japanese along his sleeves, little in the way of modern armor from what ARIA could pick up.

“You work with a blade eh?” Tanis spoke aloud to the newcomer whilst setting up mental orders to ARIA, ’ARIA begin charging the biotic amp to full, ready iridium shield’ “I have also trained in close quarters combat..” he quickly pulled his Pinnacle T-23 Heavy Pistol from its magnetic holster, “..but let’s see if it comes to that!”

He squeezed the trigger three times causing the pistol’s firing system to shave a portion of the tungsten block of metal off into a projectile that should be enough to pierce minor armor and flesh. It was then pushed forward into the mass effect field that sped the bits of metal at the target, strafing to the left, and just above the target. Best not to unleash a hail of fire and overheat his weapon in case he had a shielding mechanism.

’Let’s see how he reacts to this. Record response to attack, calculate reaction time. Check for shielding abilities.’

Has the shot fired off he could feel the heat of his biotic amp warming his body, he would be ready to unleash a devastating attack here in just a minute.

[Bushidoxisamu]

He sees the bullets coming as he smirks" Too easy.." He thought in his head as he disappears avoiding the bullets with ease. And ends up on a different platform, he holds his sword out to his side as it starts to glows. He shouts out "Electrify!" His sword is charged up as lightening circles around he blade and up his left arm. With that he jumps down from each platform until jumping off to land on the ground, a few hundred meters away from his enemy

[Sikako J]

Tanis looked on from beyond his visor as target moved with an incredible sense of speed that nearly left an after image of his person as the projectiles passed through what was him. However instead of using any type of shielding technology or hurling himself to the right away to avoid the bullets above or to his left. He instead managed to disappear completely!

’ARIA, any cloaking tech on this guy?’ he hastily asked before he would firing again.

The machinelike voice replied back, ‘No light bending spectrum technology is being used, nor an element zero block of heat signatures. However the target appears to be nearly two-hundred meters away on a different platform. Due east 60 degrees.’

He turned to see the man in the dress like attire with his blade out yelling out a single word, “Electrify! . Even without ARIA’s assistance that would have given the man away. He clearly either had no means of sneakery or no need of it. If only he were a little closer, but no matter the amp was still charging up.

The man then simply sought to jump from platform to platform, as if Tanis would just let him touch the ground that easily. With that he began to rush forward about ten meters in a matter of moments and whipped the pistol in his left hand up to fire again. ’ARIA, how quickly did that movement occur? Can I hit him if he does it again?’

The reply was simple, ’Negative Hunter Tanis, at this distance it appears his reflexes or ability would clearly dodge the fire. You would need to be much closer, estimated witin 15 to 10 meters to avoid an easy dodge.’

’Wonderful …’he grunted aloud. His right hand reached down to his belt retrieving a small disc shape. As he places his thumb on the center of the disc, scanning his DNA signature he fired off three more shots however these were placed just below the target in what should have been an natural falling path from the platform to the floor. He then hurled the disc about 13 meters before a massive explosion erupted feeling the area with smoke, dust from the floor and fire in a magnificent manner.

[Bushidoxisamu]

Seeing it before hand as he just smirks. Obviously predictable from the man's attack. He stabs the ground and the electric sword discharged and formed a plasmatic barrier around his impact. He got some damage from the impact but not to much to throw him off, he stayed there until the smoke clears to show he wasn't afraid of him as he gives him a glare through his barrier."....Is that the best you got?" He said taunting him as the barrier stays as it wavering as the blade of the sword is stuck on the ground.

[Sikako J]

As the smoke and fire bellowed out Tanis simply flicked on his SWEEP visor’s scans. Thermal was bright hot a flaring nearly stinging his eyes. Alternating to a soft x-ray and hard x-ray he was able to cut through the smoke to see his target had landed on the ground. No broken bones it seemed, pity. It quickly moved to an Aura based technology scanner that had been incorporated to deal with magical auras. It seemed this target indeed had a way of shielding himself.


He heard the voice over the fire and echo of the explosion only with the aid of the audio receptors that ARIA could increase for him that his employers had installed. “Best I have?” he shook his head, “Where do they find these targets ARIA?”


’Eh might as well take advantage of the situation, eh ARIA? How goes the charge on the AMP?’


ARIA replied with an almost chipper tone, ’Currently charged to 130 percent, that can be altered to 158 percent should you drain all kinetic barriers..’


“No no,” he replied aloud to both at once, “..we are just getting started!” His biotic powers were now able to be unleashed at will, but if his wasn’t on the defensive right now why not let the power build. At fifty percent his strikes were much stronger than most humans, eighty gave him the strength of a Krogan Warlord. He was just about to double that power, not to mention the warp field that could be unleashed.


But instead of throwing out a shockwave or the like, he readied his iridium shield. It clicked lightly as the four orbs moved into place. Once locked a wave of semi blue transparent liquid arced outward from the center of his arm to meet the four points. Four feet long and three feet wide it would be more than enough to cover his body should he need it to. He simply moved the shield between he and the bellowing smoke and crackling flames.

[Bushidoxisamu]

He smirks as he takes his sword out of the ground and just before he dispel the barrier he said just loud enough for him to hear." Illusion turn!" He said as he pokes the barrier as it made an explosion. From it it clears the smoke and following after that was a sonic boom created from him as he suddenly was behind his enemy, same distance as he goes into his stance. He right foot out with his left behind him to support him, his sword tilting slightly down as he holds it with both of his hands as his arms bent a bit as he gives another smirk

"As I've traveled through different places, seeing new people and the way they get things done. I've met people with a tin can suit just like yours but better, the had a fast processor so they manage to see me a bit. I guess you got yours from a pawn shop..." He then holds his sword up above his head" Electrify!" And his sword turn back into the electric blade it was before. He holds it out in front of him as the electricity from his arm goes into he sword, making it brighter." Show me what you really got."

[Sikako J]

ARIA was blaring a warning that a shockwave was approaching. As so the fire and smoke was blown outward as the visor switched back to a normal tracking display as the target moved past him and then another two-hundred meters past him. Tanis blinked twice and this dress wearing fool was across the tower.

‘WHAT THE HELL ARIA!?’ Tanis screamed in his mind. ’Just how fast is he moving?’

ARIA toned back, ’The target appears to be moving roughly 1213.9 feet per second, slightly slower than your pistol using tungsten rounds. Suggest avoiding direct blows at high speeds.’

He moved around placing the shield in-between the two combatants. “Yea thanks for that tip ARIA..” he offered out looking to his target. “Well I won’t lie your pretty quick, faster than a hungry varren on a nice juicy bone.” He grinned, “Do you really use that blade of yours or are you planning on just dodging about?”

He holstered his heavy pistol and grabbed one of the spheres on his belt. He then quickly queued his bluewire tool expanded to its three foot length. “I might be in a tin suit as you say, but I at least I am not wearing a dress.” He slowly withdrew the sphere and threw it above his head, “Can you strike me before it falls?”

’ARIA initiate the ‘Raging Vorcha’ maneuverer.’ he mentally commanded.

ARIA’s reply was quick, ‘Oh my..