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Round 1
Mar 4, 2008 11:53:36 GMT -5
Post by Blobfish on Mar 4, 2008 11:53:36 GMT -5
(Note: this universe contains both magic and technology (advanced levels of). Anything is possible ^_^)
"Congratulations! You have been picked to join in the battles of The Arena, where honor, glory and great wealth are at stake! Please follow the map included with this invite and proceed to the location specified. Furthur instructions will be issued upon arrival." Nadine stared for a while at the text, then pulled out the other sheet of paper. It was a map to one of the largest stadiums in the city. After checking the time it said to arrive by, she nodded and went to get ready. Half an hour later she was walking quickly down the pavement of one of the grubiest and roughest parts of the city. Slowly she got through the nicer parts of the city, up towards where the giant new stadium was. Hover cars went above her head but she paid them no heed. Instead she wcthed for anyone else making their way to the centre of town. A few dozen people were wactching at the wall that surrounded The Arena but hardly any seemed to enter. She waved the invite, complete with hologram, at the outside gates, which swung open. The inner gates were already open, and within was a waiting room large enough to house a few hundered people. Walking in towards the room, Nadine haad to pause at a scanner. She felt a small graze on her neck, and turned around, panicked. A small pad flashed up on the scanner with the words "IMMUNISATION COMPLETE." on it. Watching the others carefully, Nadine took a seat near the corner. There were men with axes, clubs, swords or guns, and women with daggers. There were only a couple of other angels, and only about twenty others so far, though it was reaching the time when the gates would be sealed. Peering back at the entrace Nadine noticed that everyone else jumped tat the scanner, touching their necks and looking worried. All around, cameras caught every move that the fighters made.
(It's not too late to join! Just make a character and bring them into the waiting room.)
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Round 1
Mar 4, 2008 17:32:31 GMT -5
Post by theasianguy on Mar 4, 2008 17:32:31 GMT -5
Issac looked up at the huge arena. He sighed and looked at the notice he got again. "The Arena," he thought. "This should be the place..." He sighed again and walked in, showing his invitation as he went in. He paused at the scanner and felt that thing on his neck. He quickly whipped around to see the words "IMMUNISATION COMPLETE," on the pad. Shrugging, he entered and looked around, choosing a seat near a corner where an angel sat.
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Post by kitini on Mar 5, 2008 3:40:48 GMT -5
Adela confidently walked through the crowds, and waved her invitation at the entrance, so that she wouldn't even have to pause. It hadn't been her idea to join this tournement, but if she had to do it, she had better not be stopped by any gates. "Ng-ya!?" she exclaimed, feeling a strange pinch on her neck, spinning round, and nearly falling back. She scowled at the panel, informing her that her immunisation was complete. "Some warning would've been nice, you little freak," she growled at it, before finding a seat. She looked around the room, and was relieved to see no faces she knew. ((I'd post more but my boss keeps walking by...how dare he! I'll try post more but I just got the new NiGHTS games, so...no promises )) ((Edit - just tweaked the post to refer to Adela instead of Lyra - same person, new name. Oh, and NiGHTS? Just finished Helens story. Mostly C-ranks too. Fear me. I AM THE SUPREME DREAMER XD))
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Post by Jiin6 on Mar 6, 2008 6:21:34 GMT -5
Train, after being pinched by the panel sat down to the nearest seat, rubing the back of his neck "what was that all about?" he mumbled to himself as he yawned and closed his eyes and started to nod off.
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Round 1
Mar 8, 2008 16:12:03 GMT -5
Post by emiko11 on Mar 8, 2008 16:12:03 GMT -5
"Well this place is big, I wounder how many people r fighting"Nina said softly to herself." oh well I better go and find out"she signed. she went in and got a pinched, she jump, close her eyes for a second and slowly open them."IMMUNISATION COMPLETE"she entered and chose a seat away from everybody.
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Round 1
Mar 11, 2008 12:44:33 GMT -5
Post by Blobfish on Mar 11, 2008 12:44:33 GMT -5
After a dull half-hour, the doors slid shut, leaving hardly a seam in the walls. The lights all around the ceiling changed from white to a light blue, filling the room with a cold glow. At the far end of the room another door section of the wall slid up, revealing harsh daylight. From the glow stepped a man wearing a bright costume of reds and blues. As he looked around the room he waved, jumped and tried to shout for quiet. When eventually the room hushed, the man bowed. His voice was projected around the room with loudspeakers as he said "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen! I see most of you are here, and hopefully we are not far off full force of 500 contestants! You have been gathered from every corner of the world that we could reach! Now, we trust that you all remembered your weapons, but just in case, we remind you to take advantage of the scenary in whatever way you can. And remember that the cameras are always on you, so smile and make it a good fight!" There was a brief round of applause from around the room, but this quickly died as the man called for hush again. "Now, alas, I must come to the less jovial matters." His voice still sounded just as happy. "Unlike what many of you may have been led to belive, this is a fight to the death. Now that you are here, you can either leave as the winner or not leave at all. Before some of you start running for the exits, I should tell you that a small device was implanted into each of you during the immunisation. This is to ensure that you stay with the contest untill the end. If you lose a round or try to run from the contest areas, this device shall release many nano-bots that will essentially rip your flesh to shreds. Take heart in that the death is, from what we have been told, mostly painless. The winner will be excused from this fate. However, be warned that only one of you can gain the great glory of being the winner! Now, go to the first round!" With that the man swept out, vanishing. The door closed behind him, another one in another wall opening instead. A sign above the door said "THIS WAY PLEASE." A silence greeted his words. nadine felt her neck, trying to feel for the wound where the device had been implanted. Shrugging, her face gaunt, she walked over to the door and went slowly through, being sure to follow a few others in case of traps. There were none, but the short corridor lead to another large room, where rows and rows of tables held small screens attached to a wrist-strap. Nadine, shrugging again, took one and attached it to her wrist. Another jab suggested a needle on the underside taking a blood sample. Quickly the tiny screen, no larger than a couple of inches across, flashed up the words "Good day, Nadine. Welcome to The Arena. Please proceed through the door marked with a green rim, and wait for the games to start." Looking around, nadine followed the slow stream of fighters through the large double-doors edged in green neon lights. Through the door was the outside world. Ahead of Nadine lay a huge stadium, with tiers of seating surrounding a central fighting area. The area was a grassy field large large enough to make details of the other end hard to see. trees, rocks and the odd pond litterd the field. At least two rivers ran through the arena. The fighting area itself was seperated from the stands and the sky by a faint pearly-glow that suggested a sheild of magic and technology. All around were cheers. As nadine walked into the sunlight, a small camera-bot floated over towards her, trying to get the best view. Each fighter had a similar robot following them. With a grin, Nadine drew her sword and flapped lazilly up into the air, her wings bright blue in the sunlight, laughing as she thought of how big a spectacle she could make before the fight started. All around on the stands, people used controls to pick which fighter to watch, switching almost non-stop. The headset each wore gave a view specific to the camera they chose to view. As Nadine hovered above the ground-bound fighters, joined by a few others - angels and demons mostly - the wrist-screen gave off a loud beep. She looked down, and the screen showed. "Round one - survive the robot attack. Hint - try to wipe out as many other fighters as possible. They will pose a threat in later rounds."
Soon dozens upon dozens - hundreds, maybe even a thousand - robots flooded out from other gates in the Arena. A cheer rose from the stands. Each robot had some kind of weapon - be it a flamthrower, sword, laser gun, bombs - and was at least as tall as the average man, moving with an odd mechanic grace.
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Round 1
Mar 11, 2008 16:18:22 GMT -5
Post by kitini on Mar 11, 2008 16:18:22 GMT -5
((So there's like 490-odd "NPC" contestants too?!)) Adela had nearly broken down into tears during the announcement, and had been permitted to remain behind for a moment, meaning she was amongst the last into the arena. She flinched again as she rather roughly forced the device onto her wrist, cursing under her breath at the falsly sweet message. She followed the others out the doors, before crouching down while the others waved. This could be the place she died. Needless to say, she rather suddenly felt sick. As the robots entered, though, her attitude shifted. "If I'm going down, I'm taking as many of these freaks down with me as I can!" she growled, pulling her sword roughly from her belt. "But...I don't want to hurt another competitor if I can avoid it," she said softly, almost inaudible. ((Letting other people post the first fighting posts - I don't do so well "leading" the action if you haven't noticed ))
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Round 1
Mar 11, 2008 16:43:46 GMT -5
Post by theasianguy on Mar 11, 2008 16:43:46 GMT -5
(Definitions for Wise One, Psynergy and Colosso is in Golden Sun ) "O, Wise One, why must this happen?" thought Issac as soon as he heard the announcement. "This is nothing like the Colosso.... Nothing like it at all..." Issac looked up at the robots and then shrugged. As soon as he saw the robots, he called forth his Psynergy and casted Mother Gaia, which made a force come out of the ground along with large stones. It launched many robots in the air, where many were destroyed. (Wise One: God-like flying rock with an eye. Psynergy: A type of ability only Adepts can use. Colosso: A contest in Golden Sun 1)
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Round 1
Mar 12, 2008 1:50:34 GMT -5
Post by emiko11 on Mar 12, 2008 1:50:34 GMT -5
"just great I'm gonna die oh well I be the last one to die here!" ."oh wait I'm gonna be fighting angles and devils" she sighed .she took out her ribbon and wrap it around the robot arm ."LIGHTING!!!".a shock of light went through the ribbon and killed it . (hope thats ok)
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Round 1
Mar 12, 2008 13:13:24 GMT -5
Post by ghostonline92 on Mar 12, 2008 13:13:24 GMT -5
i. craigworthy pegasus.looked at the robots,and felt the need to draw m kodachis"so......the loser dies,and the victor lives,survival of the fittest"i said, quickly drawing one of my kodachis and moved quite fast and silently,my speed shifting to diffrent levels, then id stop near the robots to slash at them,and continue at this rate,and i may as well take the hint and eliminate the others
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Round 1
Mar 12, 2008 16:34:57 GMT -5
Post by theasianguy on Mar 12, 2008 16:34:57 GMT -5
Issac watched a fast-moving Samurai for a second, then shook his head and casted Briar, which made thorns come out of the ground, followed by a Ragnarok, which made a big sword fall into the ground at a slight angle.
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Round 1
Mar 13, 2008 12:14:52 GMT -5
Post by Blobfish on Mar 13, 2008 12:14:52 GMT -5
Nadine laughed slightly as the robots appeared, already gaining a bit of height. Others were already tearing the robots to shreds. Making sure there were no other contestants behind her, Nadine held out her free hand and focuses lightning into it, forming an orb. Clenhing her fist, she forced the orb into a dozen small tendrils of lightning. Each one flew towards a robot, most hitting dead-on. The robots shuddered and buzzed, their components failing instantly. Another of the sparks hit a contestant who was too quick killing a robot, sending him into bouts of seizures. Nadine, stifling a grin, launched another bolt of lightning at him, enough to make him faint. Readiying another attack, Nadine had too little warning to fully avoid a laser blast from one of the robots. The laser skimmed the edge of her wing as she twisted to try and get out of the way. With a curse, she fell several feet before righting herself and shooting out with a lightning spark at the robot, which exploded with the force. Most of the contestants seemed to be doing badly, and already over fifty must have been killed by errant sword-strokes or gun-fire. Here and there though was a contestant who seemed to be doing well against the robots, commanding a clear patch of grass.
(Nah, there's only be a few of the NPCs left after this carnage, I think.)
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Round 1
Mar 13, 2008 14:25:15 GMT -5
Post by kitini on Mar 13, 2008 14:25:15 GMT -5
((So we can kill the NPCs? Okie dokey )) Adela darted forward, cutting away at the first robot too slow or aggressive to not move. She knew she was going to die, and wanted to make it as hard as possible. In a moment of poorly guided control (or perhaps not) she cut down another competitor, but couldn't stop to show remorse - another robot knocked her to the ground, but she rolled away and charged again. ((Hope this is okay, I'm in a bit of a rush right now so I can't proof-read it.))
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Round 1
Mar 13, 2008 16:35:37 GMT -5
Post by theasianguy on Mar 13, 2008 16:35:37 GMT -5
Issac started to notice that a few others were attacking the other competitors as well. Issac wished he could summon Judgment to end this quickly, but he thought that it would be needed elsewhere. He sighed, then narrowly dodged a laser beam. He started to cut off the robot heads, stopping only to cast Cure Well on a hurt axe-wielding man. (As you can see, it's Golden Sun stuff for him )
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Round 1
Mar 13, 2008 19:06:17 GMT -5
Post by ghostonline92 on Mar 13, 2008 19:06:17 GMT -5
I looked around to see many dead people lying on the ground , then returned my attention on sword weilding robots ,i sheathed my kodachi then took a stance "come see what martial arts can do" as one rushed at me to slash at me verticaly i stepped to the side to dodge it,then i preformed a spinning kick at its head which knocked it right off, then two others rushed at me,each at the side,ready to skewer me, but i merely ducked and had them stab each other, as another was about to attack,someone else had destroyed it,such a pity.
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