Battle Arena

[Useless]

*Geritain casts aside his cloak. He's a little skinny, but 6 ft 0 and RIPPED!*

*takes a defensive/preparative posture*

Let's get it on!

[Xylenix]

*Xylenix, in the stands* Popcorn, get yer popcorn!


*Warbeck, who had been sitting crosslegged in the center ring, finally stands*

I'm not the offensive type so, Bring it on! :)

[Mephista]

I thought those were fightin' words in the other thread. Let's make this battle cinematic. I think I spelled it right. You know, like the battle BelDragos and Kintoun had in the beginning of the thread.

[Razor487]

*nome continues to make a strange choking noise*

WTF is that little dweeb doing! Get up and kick some butt little man!

*nome stares back at Fanyen with a blank expression on his face and continues making the noise*

[Kornflakee]

Ha, defensive, eh everybody? I'll take take the honors I guess.

*Golden orb in Kornflakee's hand becomes a large, bladed boomerang*

This is a little bit of grudge, Geritain.

*Kornflakee flings boomerang at Geritain*

[Useless]

*Geritaint runs straight toward the boomarang at lightning speed......and limbos under it! continuing to run! He lands punch square in Kornflakee's chest, spins, and then slides int the dust all the way back the edge of the arena to Kornflakee's left (while standing upright) *

:cool:

Useless: GO GERITAIN! *whistles!* *turns to xylenix*
Did you see last? I didn't.......

Geritain: Next?

[Mephista]

*Summons a small demon who flies up to the boomerang. It grabbs at it and shrieks in agony as the blades cut into it's hands (Roadwarrior anyone?). Mephista shakes her head at the minor demons stupidity.*

That's the last time I borrow one from Ubik.

*Keeps an eye on the other contestants*

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee gasps, and is winded, but manages to gather himself*

Grrr.....I'm an idiot, why did I pick an easily stealable weapon?

*Kornflakee begins to concentrate, and the arena begins to feel weighed down. He makes a run for the boomerang, and picks it up*

Here we go!

*Everything goes back to normal, and the boomerang converts from a boomerang to an orb, finally becoming a buckler*

Whew.....that was tooooo much. I'm tired, but no more screwing up!

*crouches slightly*

[Kornflakee]

GRRRRR.....Don't tell me you're all going defensive....

*Gets tense*

[Mephista]

*Walks up to Kornflakee and calmly stands in front of him. She looks him in the eye and meets his gaze without flinching.*

That is an interesting weapon. Where did you get it and how does it function? I am interested because I can sence an evil aura eminating from it.

*Mephista raises one hand as if she is feeling the eminations*

I am interested in it's history.

*The wounded minor demon hovers nearby after retreiving it's fingers from the arena floor.*

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee looks into Mephista's eyes*

Uh....This ain't a trap, right?

*Takes a slightly angry expression as a no*

Um, well, this?

*looks at buckler embarassed*

Well, I just have to think, and it froms itself accordingly. It's not perfect, it only has a certain amount of materials to base itself off of. But, it's nice and versatile....

as for origins....well....this thing was an object I recieved from a man who seemed to know all about me. I was having a bad time in my life and he promised an object born of my imagination with which to have revenge on the world that wronged me. I wasn't quite in that dissident a condition, but I did have some darkness in my mind as I took it. Born of darkness...

*laughs*

...wouldn't be at all surprised.

Well....

*looks around*

Looks like we have a fight to address, however.

*Gets back in a defensive position*

I'm not one for cheap shots, so you afford me the same at this distance, ok?

[Lim-Dûl]

*
The small zombie gopher, unnoticed while korny was talking to mephista, pounces on the back of korny's leg. The claws dig into the muscle as does the teath.

in a quick reaction korny knocks the gopher off his leg, however rips off one of the claws, which continuely digs into his muscle.
*

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee flies into a rage, and the buckler melts over his hands to become a pair of golden gauntlets. He then removes the claw from his leg with a wince, and with great speed punches Zombie Gopher in is face, displacing a tooth*

Grrr....If you were human, that would have been a good hit.....

*Kornflakee goes into a fighting stance*

[Mephista]

I know what to do.

*Mephista streaches out her hand towaerd the tooth lying on the ground and a cold black radience flickers into view. The tooth starts to change and gain mass. The mass forms another zombie gopher.*

There, that should keep it at bay for a few moments.

[Kornflakee]

Hehe, you get my gratitude, that was niiice.

*Gloves form in the hands on Kornflakee, turning into a long staff*

Wanna test give it a test? You seemed quite interested.

*Kornflakee widens his stance, and readies his weapon*

[Mephista]

I have a Weapon but I only use it if someone has the audacity to attack me with one first. I prefer to use these. I have always been a hands on type of girl.

*Mephista holds up her hands showing the wicked razor sharp envenomed nails.*

A warrior can always be rendered weaponless but I cannot. The toxins will sap your strength and make it easier for me to devour your lifeforce.

[Kornflakee]

Hmmm.....well, how do I attack such a wily fighter. From long range would be best, but you seem to have great reflexes....but, you can't block this.

*Kornflakee uses all his mana to pull this off, slowing time around him as much as he can, and speeding himself up also*

Try this out.....

*Kornflakee begins to wildly spin the staff in Mephista's direction, summoning up an amazing gust of wind*

[Mephista]

*Sensing the draw of mana and the slightly tighter grip on the staff, Mephista drops to the ground and executes a whirling foot sweep. Kornflakee swings his staff at the spot where Mephista was standing moments before. He wonders where she went as her legsweep comes into contact with the back of his right knee. Kornflakee drops like a sack of flour wondering what happened. The staff goes flying and returns to his hands in a moment. He looks up into Mephista's eyes as she is pulling her hand away from his chest. Mephista steps away from Kornflakee.*

You are fast, but back home that is average. You also need to cover the mana draw from beings who are naturally high mana endowed. They can sense it. You should also occompany a defense with an attack. Luckily I was able to stop myself before I broke skin.

*Kornflakee looks down and sees five tiny slits in his clothing right over his heart.*

[Xylenix]

*Warbeck, still standing in the middle of the arena looks around....* Strange... *sees Nome choking, runs up behind him to do the heimlich, thinking he's in trouble, and accidentally uses hot embrace on him*

[Kornflakee]

Grrrrr......well, it's too late to chicken out of this now.....

*Kornflakee rises from his knee*

Can't believe it....I put all my mana into that one....you're not just anyone.....

I'm not sure I stand a chance, but hey, I'm spiteful, hehe.

*looks longingly at ring*

Protect me.....

*staff turns into the bladed boomerang yet again. Kornflakee throws it at a lazy arc, which on it's comeback heads towards Mephista's head. At the same time, Kornflakee makes a dash in Mephista. Mephista dodges the boomerang effortlessly, but as it goes by, it begins to become a one-handed sword, which Kornflakee quickly grabs and slashes in an upward path toward Mephista*

[Mephista]

*The demon which was hovering nearby lets out a SQUACK which alerts Mephista to the comming attack. She leaps to the side and the sword hits her arm, cutting a small nick due to the toughness of her skin. Mephista does a sideways flip, spins, and lands lightly on her toes.*

I was wondering how long it would be before I would have to use this.

*She draws her sword. The blade, nothing but an erie blackness, emits a chilling aura and light seems to be drawn within the blade and devoured. Kornflakee hears the faint scream of tortured souls.*

Are you ready to meet the fate you made for yourself?

*Mephista swipes a few practice swings with the blade. She raises the blade in salute before crouching into a fighter's stance. Mephista holds the sword reversed in her right hand with the blade running along her forearm. She stands with her left side facing her foe and beckens towards him.*

If you are I am ready to deliver it. May Kintoun be kinder than I.

*Kornfladee raises his sword and notices a thin bead of black blood eating its way into the tip of the blade where it nicked Mephista's arm. There is a thin wisp of smoke rising from the metal.*

[Kornflakee]

Amazing.......

*widens his stance for the coming battle*

*whispers under his breath:*

I'm not gonna die....it's gonna protect me.......she's gonna protect me......

*Slashes, and is instantly parried by Mephista*

Grrrr.....

*comes back, and every slash he throws is easily parried*

*Backs off*

*Dashes at Mephista, and puts all his force into his sword. Mephista aggressively pushes it back, forcing Kornflakee to the ground*

[Mephista]

The underworld is a mighty dangerous place. You have to learn how to survive at any cost. You have to pardon my inexperience in swordsmanship. Magic is my forte but the blade is a gift from my father. He wanted me safe so it is bound to me.

*Mephista halts her swing with the tip of the blade at his throat.*

I am not ready to end this. If you swear fealty to me I will spare your life. You will become my Apprentice and learn under my tutlidge.

*Mephista backs off a few steps.*

[Kornflakee]

Grrr......I guess.....the choice ain't mine......

*The sword becomes goes back to it's original form*

I swear, er,.....

*voice trails off*

.....fealty.......

No need to ask for pardon, your swordsmanship took me down....

Now to the matter of the arena fight......I must forfeit, I guess.

*looks up at bel questioningly*

[Mephista]

Welcome to my fold. Now you can take out the others. Bring them to me still alive.

*Mephista streaches out her hand and touches Kornflakee on the shoulder. He feels a sharp pain and his skin becomes tougher. He looks at the spot where Mephista touched him and sees an ornate tattoo.*

You have beem marked as mine. If you show it to them, no demon will harm you for fear of my retrubution unless they have been ordered to do so.

[Kornflakee]

Ok.......If that's how it's gonna be......

*Feeling strangely refreshed after this, Kornflakee transforms his weapon into a pair of gauntlets yet again, and rushes at Geritain*

Let's see what ya do this time!

[Razor487]

*nomes skin begins to singe but he seems not to notice. Suddenly the choking noise ceases, nome spins around at lightning speed and.......hocks a gross loogey right in warbecks face*

*Fanyen begins to hide his face*
...ugh, how embarrasing, i bring a nasty little jerk to a battle like this!

*while warbeck is temporarilly blinded nome tunnels down into the earth and begins to pat out his smoldering hide*

[Kornflakee]

*Seeing Geritain doing what appears to be meditating, Kornflakee skids to a stop, and runs toward the more active battle between Warbeck and Nome*

Heh, he'll come later.

*Kornflakee quickly runs to the area and pulls Nome out of his hole. In response, Nome hits him dead in the eyes with a loogie. During his moment of vunrability, Nome jumps toward Kornflakee's bare neck, going for the kill. Meanwhile, Kornflakee swings his fists wildly, knowing he's unprotected. One uppercut connects with Nome's jaw, sending him back. The combatants are all stunned, with Kornflakee and Warbeck cleaning their faces as Nome nurses his jaw.*

Sorry, y'all, in I'm the hammer now, not the blacksmith.

*On equal ground, the combatants stand ready for what will happen next*

[Dravlon]

the ground shakes and the holes fill up.

no going undergorund. we can't see anything.

[Xylenix]

*warbeck- wiping her face off*

Well. That was different... ... Oh well, time for some acrobatics!

*using her flame trail, Warbeck more or less surrounds Kornflakee*

Lets dance, shall we? ;) :p

[Kornflakee]

Grrr....how the hell am I supposed to get out of this one!?

*Lightbulb appears*

Hehe, a love my weapon....

*Kornflakee turns his gauntlets into their original form, and then uses all the weapon's materials to create an amazingly long and thin staff, which he uses to vault over the flames*

Woo-Ha!

*Kornflakee turns the staff back into a pair of gauntlets*

C'mon now, I'm equal parts clumsy and inventive. Inventive came through that time. Better hope for clumsy soon, hehe.

*Cuts to the chase, and throws a punch at Warbeck*

[Lim-Dûl]

* The zombie gopher's eye sockets begin to glow a dark bright red, and it begins to verbaly speak to the second gopher showing the amazing necromatic powers of Lim-Dûl.

After a breif conversation between the two gophers, they jet off towards the nome, one on each arm.

Munch, Munch.*

[Mephista]

Dammit! With all these zombie gophers running around I forgot Lim-Dûl was actually in this.

*Concentrates on trying to retake control of the zombie. It ignores her.*

I shall not underestimate his mastery of corporial necromancy. I have to take the rest of my enemies alive or leave nothing to animate. Let's see if I can help to heat up things a bit. This might suprise everyone.

*Mephista crouches and channels some of her mana secretly to open a conduit to her home plane in the fires on the field. The flames take on a deeper red hue and become hotter as they transform into Hellfire. Mephista pretends to be concentrating on her stolden zombie.*

[Lee]

Lee reaches for more popcorn.

Hehehe, this is entertaining! More action than HBO

[Useless]

*Geritain, now finishing his meditation, draws the energy from the hell fire into his aura. His eyes glow bright red and a dedly force which was not previously present in the arena shows itself, with everyone staring agape at Geritains scorn released.*

For honour!

*He springs to his feet and dashes about the four corners of the arena. On his second time around, he punches all contestants hard once, alturnating between solerplex and heart areas, making sure to leave a nice fist print in Mephistas's chest plate. He resumes his position where previously meditating, visually spent, but still ready to fight and standing.*

Meditation is the key to inner light....or dark. Prime can not be countered. It is a counter in and of itself.....

*stands at the ready, a bit chared and sweaty, but ready*

...ow...

[Mephista]

*Looks down and then casts a spell healing the contusion*

What chest plate? I don't wear armor unless you count these strategicly placed straps of leather... I hope that hurt me more than it hurt you. That might have bruised me if I din't fix it. Thanks for drawing in the power I added.

*Using the stolen power as a path, Mephista sends the awareness of several demons into Geritain's mind.*

There, several to alternate keeping you busy and one to control your flesh. RheDertha, go and kick some butt over there.

[Useless]

*Gertain fights the good fight within his mind. If he did not have a sense of time magic and a clear, fast thought power, he'd be done for sure. He manages to keep the mental demons at bay, but his fighting abilities were greatly deminished by the attack*

Damnit........

*Geritain mantains a fighting posture and looks around defensively*

Got to keep my head...

*closes the primal connection between himself and Mephista.... Establishes a prime net to shred any incoming information*

I hope this holds.....

= - I

[Mephista]

*Mephista takes onWraith Form and summons a barrage of deamons to keep him distracted. She backs off a safe distance and starts casting a spell.*

"Dracvd Sethrruv Galvaendr Drammelldt Qzarrndt"

*A black rain begins drenching everything corporial. Where it falls on the skin, it begins to soak in almost like it had it's own purpose. The rain falls on Warbeck turning into a deadly venomous fog surrounding everybody in the vacinity.*

This will most likely be very interesting.

*Mephista's ghostly form hovers above a puddle of black venom.*

Can't forget about my helper.

*The mark on Kornflakee's shoulder grows very warm and the poison begins to burn it's way out of his system. Vapor rises from his skin like steam. He begins to feel stronger while everyone else feels tired.*

[BelDragos]

*Strengthens the Barrier to keep the audience safe.*


*Walks over to where Lee is sitting and takes a seat*

Well, how do you like the battle?

[Razor487]

*Nome turns his face towards the sky and begins to guzzle down as much of the dark fluid as he can*

Kika!

*Fanyen begins to chuckle*

I think he likes your little gift mephista!

*Nome then looks around the arena, trying to find the big mean man that hit him...then realizes he has two annoying gophers attached to his arms*

Grrrrr......

*With two quick snaps of his powerful jaw Nome dislodges the two zombie gophers....and also dislodges half of their faces*

*Fanyen begins to taunt Lim-Dul*

Oh C'mon! You really thought a weak attack like that was gonna hurt him? Maybe if the gopher's teeth werent falling out....

*Nome continues to search the arena for his previous assailant, his eyes growing a faint blue color*

[Useless]

*Geritain retrieves his cloak and places it over his entire body. Using prime magic, he tightens the weave of the robe until it is harder than steel or stone, the pattern spead so that the cloak maintains its size. Charged with prime it is a sutable cover from the toxic rain, or anything else for that matter.... He takes a fully metatative position and continues the fight within his mind, beating off deamons of all nature, but in the mind scape, it is his domain and he has the home-field advantage... within his mind he has almost unlimited power.... He starts to trace his way toward the source of the demons.... the mind of Mephista......*




I will survive.......................................................

[Useless]

*Using earth and prime, he seals the robe to the earth. The prime sheild allows only pure oxygen to pass through....*

[Kornflakee]

Hm, done meditating Geritain!

*Kornflakee's hand stops Halfway towards Warbeck*

Grudge time.

*Kornflakee sees the ready Geritain across the arena, and rushes at him with great speed. Geritain tenses in anticipation. Kornflakee suddenly stops short, quickly changing his gauntlets into a chain whip, and lashing it at Geritain. Geritain grabs the whip easily, and doesn't let go, knowing that would cause him to let his guard down. He and Kornflakee begin a tug of war over the whip*

Grrrrr.....

*In his weakened state Geritain begins to falter...And Mephista's assault compounds his turmoil......*

[Useless]

*Geritain, be a strong advocate of mental training, immediately senses Kornflakee's presents with his mind, even though Kornflakee aparently has no idea where he is*

Hey!? What the helkl are YOU doing here? *Kicks a smaller demon in the face while gutting another his... what the hell is that* GTFO!!

*Kornflakee disappears from Geritain's mind and reappears in the arena. A Message appears like an IM in the center of the ring for all to see"

YOU HAVE BEEN TOSSED! See Terms of Service agreement in the readme.txt file.

Useless: Hehe...... nice touch, eh?:cool:

[Razor487]

*Nome spots Kornflakee across the arena and walks up behind him. Nome then taps him on the shoulder*

KOOKA! Dinga kook dum dum! Dokila tilakya doopee!

*Nome continues the shouting as Fanyen tries to translate*

He says he is very displeased with you. Hitting a guy in the face like that without any provocation is very rude and if you continue to be such a mannerless brute he will have to send you to meet your ancestors!

[Mephista]

*Kornflakee feels the mark grow warm. A lightning bolt strikes the metal whip and everyone connected to it or touching someone who is gets a huge jolt and is thrown to the ground stunned. The electricity grounds out in the wet ground affecting those near the strike stunning them also but they don't go flying like the ones who sustained a direct strike. Kornflakee remains standing amongst the others unaffected*

Did I mention the storm was a thunderstorm?

*While everyone is lying in puddles of poison stunned Mephista opens a channel directly to Hell and directs the malavance into the mind of the stunned psi. Several more demons hop along for the fun of easy prey. Geritain's mindscape undergoes a radical reformation as the minions pour in and those there begin to gate in others.*

The numbers will prevail.

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee scratches his head, and turns his whip into an orb....*

Wow......you're making this too easy!

*Kornflakee turns to Nome*

Uh, sorry little dude, I felt threatened.....Here ya go.

*Kornflakee lowers his face down, and Nome gives him one. Kornflakee nurses his jaw.*

Ouch...quite a punch....now, back to business!

*Kornflakee Gets ready to take all comers*

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee communicates to Mephista telepathically*

Making ourselves the villain, eh? Kinda glad I'm with the slightly omnipotent one.

[Mephista]

*To Kornflakee*

I'm not omnipiyent, I am just good at planning and setting up situations.

[Lim-Dûl]

*Two disguised zombies enter the stands and escort Fanyen outside for a few moments.

Looks like he was called to other business...

*The two zombies return the bruised Fanyen back to his seat and leave.

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee notices he's holding a popcorn bucket to defend himself*

uh, oops.

*Popcorn bucket become a gigantic sword, honing all of the weapon's power. It must weigh at least a hundred pounds, and has great width and length. He has an obviously hard time wielding it*

*grunts* You all better come get it while it's hot!

*squats under the weight of the huge sword*

(Crap, maybe this is a bad idea....)

[Useless]

Geritain: Fuck it. Going into Ug mode... this is pointless.

*Geritain emerges from his shelter and flies toward the unsuspecting Kornflakee, Morning Star in hand, and bashes the tattoo right off of his arm while he deperately tries to raise his sword. He immediately begins to choke and shrivel in pain. Geritain leaves the morning star in the air, having no time to fool with such things, his mental resources quickly depleating. He dashes at lightning speed toward the already too busy Mephista. He tossed his shuriken at Mephista, and amazingly, it exceeds his own speed. The distracted Mephista still dodges the shuriken easily, but Geritain leaps upon her, forcing her into the hell pit, using prime and earth magic, the last of his Mana store, to seal the crack behind her before finally calapsing in a heap.*

That... should....atleast...*pant pant* keep her busy...*pant pant* for a while.

*Geritain passes out and turns to stone, a reflex action of his body when it has reached its maximum. In his mind, he continues the good fight...now facing a greatly weaker group of deamons..... can he hold out?*

Useless: Oh my.................. = \

[Mephista]

out of character
Um, in wraith form I have no physical body. I am a ghost. I went this way so the rain would pass through me and the electricity would ignore me. You might want to edit that last post

[Kornflakee]

ughh.......Mephistaaaaa.......

*Kornflakee looks at the large piece of missing flesh where the tattoo once stood, and feels all powers he gained fade away*

Crap......If it was that easy to get out of that, why didn't I do it?

*Kornflakee is badly hurt due to the wound, however, and his mind, along with the shape of his weapon, begin to falter*

Grrrr......

*Kornflakee, though unpracticed at it, uses all the concentration he can muster to try to go into the mind of Geritain, and, in his desperation, manages it*

Geritain!

*Kornflakee, unprotected by the tattoo, is attacked by a few demons. He struggles, and alters time slightly so that he, despite his bad condition, is able to muster the power to ward them off*

Geritain...please...finish what you started.

*Kornflakee, with great pain and effort, wields the weapon upright*

Don't deny me this.....

*Kornflakee is bleeding from the wound, and is shaking due to the horrible stress, yet he still stands*

[Mephista]

*When Gertain threw the shuriken Mephista ignored it trusting in her wraithform spell to allow it to pass through her immaterial body. Gertain shortly followed the star in it's path.*

Fool, you cannot strike me down anymore than you can slay the 4 winds for we are made of the same stuff. Also the tattoo was not of ink. It runs much deeper than that.

*Mephista concentrates for a moment and the damage on Kornflakee's arm heals. He regains his strength and some more. He tosses the hige sword like it was weightless with his newly founded demonic strength.*

[Kornflakee]

Grrrr....dammit, the tattoo again! Under her control once more....*groans*. I was hoping to be human again....oh well.....Mephista, leave this to me. Call off the demons....this is me and him.

*Mephista seems quite peeved with her servant's request, and gives no response. Geritain is busy with the demons....*

[Mephista]

*After healing Kornflakee she causes the enhancements to fade. The mark fades into transparency until it is no longer there.*

Go ahead.

*The demons remain but hold off their attack.*

Let's see what you can do.

*Mephista hovers above the puddles in the venomous rain while the clouds rumble above. Kornflakee begins to feel the effects of the poison. The huge sword nearly falls.*

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee is healed of the wound, but the poison and general fatigue from the battles are apparent*

Let's go Geritain.....

*Kornflakee does his usual time trick to make himself faster than normal, and all others slower. He raises his sword, and brings it down on Geritain. Though able to block the blows being brought down, they take their toll, making his arm shudder back. Suddenly, as Kornflakee brings the sword down, Geritain moves quickly past, despite the time trick, and makes a flurry of slashes across Kornflakee's open back. Kornflakee screams in pain as his mind is assaulted. He blindly swings the sword backwards, but cuts only air. He makes two more swings, one slightly cutting Geritains stomach. Kornflakee then tries to compose himself, but is obviously shaken. Geritain sustained only a small wound, and laughs at Kornflakee's misfortune. Will Kornflakee Geritain slay Kornflakee in mind, or will Kornflakee get lucky once again?*

[Mephista]

*Mephista sends her sword home and dons a wicked set of wrist blades. She watches and waits with a heal if Kornflakee needs it*

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[Useless]

Useless: Damnit.... it sux when my guys hulucinate form fatigue.... look...all he is a freaking statue now......

*Geritain lies five feet from where the crack in the earth once was, his body completely stone.*

Geritain: The evil shall not help you.

*Geritain latches onto Kornflakee like a monkee on his back. Activating prime magic, drawn from the node in his mind, he lets loose an unbelievable force, removing the bond from Kornflakee's sould and mind. The physical mark has already been removed. Both people scream wildly in pain, their eyes glowing a bright white. The demons stand in aw.*

Geritain: The shall be saved. Join me in the battle against a god!

*Geritain grins and laughs evil as the jour tainted energy flows through the two into the abyss. The mark disappears and they both fall.*

[Useless]

well, okay..... a Dark Mistres... but my way sounds cooler.

[UBIK]

If this Arena did not have a seal on it, i would show you the wrath of a god.

[Kornflakee]

*The pair arises, and Kornflakee stands mezmerized.....though his power is gone, Mephista's influence dissapears*

*He turns to Geritain*

I may have had a grudge.....but thanks for this.

Sorry Mephista, but I wasn't exactly enthused about the whole "fealty" business. You're quite cool for a Dark Mistress......but I'm with Geritain on this issue. You're a little too evil for my liking. Let's see how two-on-one does against a "dark mistress". And no demons this time, I know you're more powerful than that.

*Kornflakee and Geritain get ready for battle, Kornflakee weilding his sword with greater confidence, and Geritain shows his usual arrogant smile while bearing his shuriken. Kornflakee speeds himself and Geritain, while slowing all other space in the area*

I overuse that, eh?

*Mephista laughs and takes up the slightly blood-stained wrist blades. She has a murderous glee about her. Her demons appear malicious and ready to defend their master. All wonder what course of action she will take*

I'm not sure who's gonna win, but I know one thing....

*Kornflakee heaves the sword up over his shoulder*

(OOC: Uhm, you're not a wraith thingy anymore, right Mephista?)

....I ain't dyin' now!

*Kornflakee and Geritain rush toward Mephista*

[Useless]

Geritain: Dude... we gotta leave my head first.....

Kornflakee: Oh...

*Kornflakee re-enters the corporial world. Geritain's stone body begins to gains some color and eventually rises fromt he dust like a mud warior.*

Geritain: Okay.... NOW bring on the pain......

*Geritain picks up the morning star he had dropped and charges it with primal energy. His eyes glow bright white. Time is still slowwed about them. The two charge together into their destiny... waves of correspondence surrounding them(thanks, Geritian)*

Geritain: HASSSSAAAAAAAANNNNNN CHOP!!!!

Useless: WOW!!! What a show! Enemies now turned friends...*glug glugs the ale*.. *ah*... and about to take on a serious foe! *Chomp chomp goes the popcorn....* I'm sooo proud...*tear*... =_ )

*Useless buys cotton candy from Xylenix....*

OOC: Where is everybody???

[Kornflakee]

OOC: Dang, it is pretty desolate eh? C'mon everybody else, we're doing all the fighting! Get it your own battles!

[Mephista]

*Mephista chuckles*

Quite ironic, two fully armed and armored warriors ganging up on one necromancer who has been denied half her power by your condition of no demons. Thanks for the complement about me being a god. I am far from it although I am planning on acheiving that position someday. Let's see, so far I healed, boosted strength, removed poison, created a zombie for Kornflakee's defence, conjured a vemonous storm, and marked Korn so I could keep him safe after sparing his life. It seems I have been a NICE demoness. The only thing I did that might be considered Evil was use my demons to attack someone who attacked me first. Clearly a defensive reaction. I hear there is honor amongst thieves. It must be true because it is not amongst warriors.

*Shouts to Beldragos*

May I change my limitations to combat these two honorless muggers?

[Kornflakee]

*Geritain and Kornflakee stop short*

Grrrr.....C'mon now.....it's the arena, a free for all!

*Kornflakee braces himself*

And giving a boy a choice between fealty and death ain't a very savory course of action. I know, I broke that pledge.....but next time ya wanna take me in as a student, no life-and-death choices.

Geritain: Are you backing down Kornflakee!?

*Kornflakee falters, then gets back into a fighting stance*

This is the Battle Arena. We're here to give the audience a show. I prefer to be on good terms with all, but......grudges are fair territory! Now, Daughter of Mephisto, show us what that title means! I don't really care if you summon an army, we're gonna go!

*Kornflakee laughs*

Sorry to be dishonorable, forgive me okay?

*Kornflakee smiles, and the rushes toward Mephista, Geritain following suit*

[BelDragos]

*BelDragos stops Time for a few seconds, although nobody notices but a few Gods and the such. He Thinks a bit and then restarts Time again.*

I have come to a decision. Since the other two opponants have declaired a "free for all" my ruling is Mephista can either summon demons or she can go demon herself.

One or the other.

The choice is hers.

*BelDragos turns back to his conversation with Lee*


[note edited in later]

OK, I went back and checked her character submission.

Avatar name: "Who needs a stinkin' avitar"
Race : Immortal Hellspawn
Class: Demonoligist Necromancer
Mana Rating: Extreme
Melee: Unholy Sword
Ablities:
Otherworldly Skin - skin extremely tough due to existance in the Underworld
Immortality - A gift of birth from my mother
Demonic Summoning - Summon Demons
Demonic Command - Command Demons
Magic - Necromatic spells only
Drain Lifeforce - devours the lifeforce of a victim
Vemonous Nails - very poisonous and gory. Favored form of attack
Summon Demonic Gopher Zombie - self explanitory
Items: Unholy Blade Of Mephistopheles - ignores all protections of the victim plus some other powers
Misc: High resistance to mortal magic (dropped for contest unless needed)

She already sent her sword back home and denying her demonic abilities would get rid of three more effects, not to mention she is a demonoligist necromancer. She also dropped her magic resistance before the fight.

[Mephista]

out of character

Tough choice. What do you two think?

[Useless]

OOC: Be a demon! That'll be cool... just don't destroy us right away, or it won't be any fun.... I think we should play until submission.... likely we will, but we can always agree to an end ;-)

[Kornflakee]

OOC: Definetly turn into a demon, that would be fun! :D Sorry to try to deny you some powers, I just thought it would be more dramatic, but this sounds cool! DEMON DEMON DEMON!

[Mephista]

(OOC)

OK, you asked for it. I PMed my new stats to BelDragos so what I do will be a complete suprise to everyone and yesterday I sent Lee a new picture. When it gets posted I will use it.

(IC)

*As the two warriors are charging towards Mephista they are stopped by a wall of fire as the spot where she was standing explodes. A cloud of black smoke rises into the air and everyone nearby is thrown to the ground. The sound from the blast leaves everyone stunned for a moment. The protections Kornflakee and Geritain erected prevent any damage to them but collapse under the strain. They both lay there for a moment until their ears stop ringing. Sitting up they see a scorched hole where Mephista was. The assembled demons are flocking around the pit so it is diffacult to see what is there.*

(OOC)

How is that for an intro? When I hear from BelDragos and Lee I will make the entrance and post the picture.

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee grimaces at the amazing forces coming from the place where Mephista once was. Despite the view being blocked by the myriad of demons, a horrible dark power can be felt emanating throughout the entire arena. Beldragos strengthens the barrier as the force attempts to break out of the arena. The barrier and the aura of the pit seem to be clashing for supremacy*

Wow........

*All the other participants walk to the pit, dropping what they were doing to see the spectacle. *

[Useless]

HOLY CRAP, DUDE!

Someone set us up the bomb! Launch all zig!

[Mephista]

*Another explosion erupts fron the crater. The closest demons are incinerated from the blast. Everyone steps back from the wave of flame and a form climbs out of the hole onto the cracked and torn floor of the Arena.*

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Now you will see what the Daughter of Mephisto and Lilith can do!

*The remaining demons scramble out of her way in fear.*

[UBIK]

This could get interesting...

[Razor487]

*nome begins to run around slurping up the remaining pools of poison*

*Fanyen sighs*

Awww man, when is that little f*** gonna do something?


*Nome stops his slurping and begins to concentrate very hard. A deep rumbling can be heard coming from nomes stomach. Suddenly he turns his head skyward and releases a humongous loogey comprised of his slurped up poison. The poisons effects seem to be greatly reduced, but the slimey substance coats everything within the arena in a filthy layer of ooze. All the combatants seem to be slightly weighed down by the substance, and find it hard to keep good footing, while Nome begins to skate across the surface*

*Fanyen, finding this completely disgusting begins to vomit. When finished he turns to Lim-Dul and says...*

Thats so disgusting! Now what is he doing? Figure skating?! I hope he shows his true battle skills soon!

[Useless]

Geritain: UGGG!!! GOD DANG IT!!! THIS IS GROTTY!!!!

*Skates by Nome a checks him hard into the boards....*

Geirtain: High sticking! Icing! 10 lifetime penalty!

*Nome coughs and ground and grubbles in his language.... something about a "kaztcan" being a " flabadig" ???

[Mephista]

Ahhhh, This reminds me of home. Thank you Nome.

[Razor487]

*nome skates up to mephista and begins to tug on her leg, first pointing to Kornflakee, then pointing to his own shoulder.*

*Fanyen mumbles to himself*
Hmmm....maybe he isnt as dumb as i thought, i just hope he knows what he is doing.

[Mephista]

*Mephista touches Nome's shoulder and he feels a deep burning pain to the center of his core. It fades and there is a Mark on his shoulder. He feels great strength and power flowing into him.*

Go, now you are my represenative. Bring them to me alive. That is the only condition on their state of health.

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee says quietly to Geritain:*

Be prepared, this spells trouble to me. She's got a power we know almost nothing about....And that Nome......he's seems crafty, and I don't think he likes me. Them together.....*shudders*.....scares the crap outta me. Let's step lightly here, be on guard.

*Kornflakee tenses up, and takes a wide, sturdy stance*

[Xylenix]

OOC *Kicks computer for breaking* Oh well, I'm basically back now...

[Mephista]

Well, since nobody wants to act I guess I better do something.

*Mephista rips off the arms off a demon's corpse and attaches them to Nome. She then casts a spell of attunement on Nome.*

There, you can control them and do extra attacks. If you concentrate you can cause them to throw Demonfire at your enemies. Have fun.

*Mephista backs up and watches to see what Nome will do with his gift.*

[Dravlon]

Where did everyone go?

[Mephista]

Does this mean I get extra attacks?

[BelDragos]

*BelDragos ponders why everyone is standing still in the Battle Arena*

[Kornflakee]

Well.....I was waiting for the little guy to attack me, but.....

*Kornflakee skates over to Nome and Mephista, and takes a huge swing at Mephista. Mephista, with a wave of her hand, brings Nome over, and he quickly jumps up and blocks the blow with one of hiw Demonic Arms. He uses the newfound strength of the arms to throw Kornflakee about 50 feet. Kornflakee slides wildly into the wall of the arena, bouncing off wih great force. Kornflakee rises, dazed, but otherwise okay*

Man....that little guy is strong.

*Nome screams something that is indecipherable, but sounds like mocking, and Fanyen giggles up in the stands*

Grrrr.....

*Nome starts to charge up two balls of hellfire to launch at Kornflakee.....but finds them irresistable. He eats both of them, and spits the resulting saliva at Kornflakee's feet. It's reminiscent of Magma, and very sticky. Kornflakee is stuck as the fire-spit eats away at his boots*

Oh crap......

[Lim-Dûl]

Durring all of the commotion, the two gophers made their way to the corpses of the demons; and appear to do a little dance (make a little love, get down tonight ;) ). One gopher claws his way into the corpse of a fallen demon, shortly after the second does the same.

The bodys of the many fallen demons begin to inch their way into a large mass of flesh and blood which appears as behemoth humanoid shape.The undead abomination rises.

Mephista can feel her demonic skin try to rip off her body as the monstorous abomination walks by on its way to geritan.

[Mephista]

*Mephista shudders as she considers the fates of the demonic canonfodder, and then she writes them off. *

They served their purpose. Hey Nome, show everyone what you can do.

*Mephista contemplates what next spell ahe will use to muck up the battle.*

It's so much more fun to stir up the ants before you step on them.

*She casts a spell that casts the deepest shadows of gloom and dispair upon the arena. The battlefield is left in total darkness with the exception of the flickering flames of Xylenix's avitar and the smouldering bodies of demons.*

[BelDragos]

*BelDragos adjusts the Barrier so the effects of the spell do not affect the audience, much the same way a one way mirror works. Everyone can see what is happening from outside the Barrier.*

This will be interesting to watch.

[UBIK]

*ubik weakens the barrier a little and lets some of the dispair reach where he is sitting... Then puts everything back how it was while beldragos gave him an evil glare

heh heh heh... oops ;)

[Xylenix]

Well, this is nothing if not a little creepy.... *attempts to look around...*


Xylenix: Oooohhhh..... I wonder what will become of this... Popcorn, get yer popcorn! (Or one of many other sorted items....) :p

[Kornflakee]

Grrrr....great....I'm stuck as my feet are about to be eaten, there's a giant, undead monster wandering around, we got the whole Mephista and Nome situation, PLUS I can't see. This is fan-tastic. Fan-frickin-tastic. Grrrr....I'm getting outta this crap in the meantime.

*All is heard is two scrapes of metal.....and suddenly Kornflakee begins to scream wild profanities.*

MY FOOT!!!!

*Kornflakee isn't the most coordinated boy, costing him his little toe, but he is free*

[Mephista]

OOC
That's why I am not attacking, just messing with everyone unless someone else tries first. Then I get to attack.

[Razor487]

*Nome decides to really put his newfound power to the test. He faces Kornflakee and points his nose at him. He holds one nostril close and blows as hard as he can through the other. A giant rocket of snot zooms towards Kornflakee striking him squarely in the chest and throwing him against the arena wall.*

*Fanyen begins to hand out barf bags*

All I have to say is now, with Mephista backing him, when he decides to stop fooling around and begins to fight, those other people are in gonna be in BIG trouble.

[Useless]

*Geritain, finally recovering from the horror of the event, lashes out at Nome with his morning star.*

HAVE AT THEE!

*Nome, of coarse, takes that blow and is meerly angered by the attack. He serves Geritain up with a second helping of the Magma-like flem. Gertain, anticipating the attack, performs a stunning spin move and stikes the flem ball full force with the morning star, deflecting it with the blow toward Nome. The ball strikes Nome right in the face and know begins to run about the arena, flailing his arms wildly and screming in his own language, probably saying "AHHH! I'M ON FIRE!!!" He strikes Kornflake as he is flailing and knocks him senseless.

HMM... Senseless carnage and mayhem.....

[Mephista]

*Mephista takes a seat atop a pile of rubble and watches the cool looking fireworks. The screams, music to her ears.*

[Razor487]

*Nome sticks out his tongue and begins to lick his face clean. He then turns towards Kornflakee and begins to growl*

Grrrrrrrrrrr....

*Nome puts up his fists and begins to dance around Kornflakee, taunting him to come fight. Fanyen begins to laugh.*

Thats a good Ali impression Nome! Hey Kornflakee, I think he wants to box!

*As Kornflakee steps forward Nome throws a quick jab with his left which catches Kornflakee in the chin. Kornflakee quickly sidesteps the next punch thrown, and steps right into a left hook. Gnome begins to snicker and takes a step back*

Joo jang, POOOTO!

*Fanyen translates*

HAHAHA! He said, "Bring it, PUUUNK!"

[BelDragos]

One question?

Which left did he hit him with? It seems one would hurt more than the other.

[Kornflakee]

Grrrr.....2 arms on 4 ain't fair! Oh well......

*Kornflakee melts the sword over his arms, turning them into.......boxing gloves!? The entire arena looks a little surprised*

Oh.....I guess this isn't a very proper fight so......

*The gloves form around his fingers, and turn into his old gauntlets*

ok, let's go!

*Kornflakee rushes at Nome, both arms cocked and ready to go. Nome catches both of the with with his natural arms, and wails away at Kornflakee's stomach with the other two.*

*snap...crackle...pop!*

*A few of Kornflakee's ribs break in the onslaught......*

oh......crap......

*Kornflakee uses his time trick to narrowly escape the grasp of Nome*

Grrr.....you got the advantage

*Kornflakee gets in a boxer's stance*

but y'know what they say, fight smarter, not harder....or is it work?......ah, whatever. Let's get it on!!!!

*The fighters begin to circle each other......*

[Mephista]

*Upon hearing the "Grrrr.....2 arms on 4 ain't fair! Oh well......" comment from Kornflakee she sets aside her bowl of eyeballs and chuckles.*

It seems that was the fate you two had settled on dishing out to me a little while ago. How fast things have changed. Gertie has an Abomination after him and you are forced to deal with a Rocky immitating Nome.

*Mephista picks up her bowl and pops one of the eyes in her mouth and chews on it. She waits to see what her barbs will do to the other fighters. She also keeps an eye on the motionless Warbeck.*

[Dravlon]

she is right. you basicly begged her to be a demon and then you run away. I thought this was a battle to the death. not the Olympics. run forest run

the crowd starts boo-ing the lame ones.

[Kornflakee]

OOC: Aw, I'm a natural whiner, but that's no need to talk S*** now. Did I run? Nope, read my post better, I'm going through Nome to get to Mephista. Y'know, it builds tension. Am I fighting hand to hand with Nome? sure. Do I try to be comical sometimes? Sure do. Now shaddup, and quit being so frickin' confrontational outta nowhere, this is for fun. I'm tryin' to contain myself right now, so let's get back to the show...I assumed when I went two-on-one with Mephista that she knew that she could basically take on the powers of two people for fun's sake. She can talk S***, cuz she's in here with me. I would appreciate it if you ceased to do so.

*Kornflakee waits for Nome to make a move*

[Kornflakee]

OOC: Oh and another thing, I'm not gonna go all angry and such if you were just "in character" or something, because then you can jump to conclusions and act like that, just you'll be my enemy. That's cool. But if ya were judging my actions in this posty thingy as, like, some sort of transgression or something. well, hey, I can't help that. I try to be friends with everyone, so I hope we're cool after this. If not....that sucks, but hey. No offenses meant in the post unless your post meant some toward me. Ok, no more of this, time to get back to the arena thingy.....

[Dravlon]

ooc
i was talking about how no one is posting while trying to be in character from the stands. i agree that you have been very good in the arena but i thought i would try to get people to post if the crowd was jeering them like in the gladiator movie.

[Dravlon]

let the lions loose or something. we paid for action!

[Mephista]

OOC
Actually I figured I get an action each day nobody posts as a chance to cast another spell. If someone posts I will obviously react to it.

*Mephista sits there and drinks in the anger from the stands.*

This is quite invigorating.

[BelDragos]

Hey!

I am trying to hear what they are saying on the arena floor. Stop your yammering.

[Razor487]

*Nome folds his arms behind his back, all 4 of them, and sticks his chin out towards Kornflakee. Kornflakee, not being one to miss a good oppurtunity takes a swing at Nome, who quickly catches hold of Kornflakee's gauntlets with his powerful jaw. Kornflakee begins to shake his arm violently and finally manages to dislodge Nome, sending him flying across the arena.*

Ouch.

*Fanyen laughs*

I dont think i need to translate what he said there! hahahaha!

*Nome stands up and begins to grin. He then sticks out his chin in the same manner as before, and the encounter ends in the same way as before.*

What the.....?! Does he like getting thrown on his head?

*Fanyen then realizes, after watching this go on for quite a while, what Nomes plan is. Kornflakee begins to have trouble raising his arms into a defensive position. Nome moves in and, although a little dizzy from repeated head trauma, manages to land one of 4 punches thrown and knocks Kornflakee down. Nome then proceeds to fall flat on his back with all 4 arms and both legs sticking straight up in the air.*

Geez, i hope he is only ~playing~ dead!

[Razor487]

(OOC: Sorry for infrequent posts, been busy lately. Feel free to attack Nome as much as you want, he seems to be able to defends himself rather well. Just dont kill him without asking first please! thanks ;) lol)

[Kornflakee]

whaaa....that little guy hits frickin' HARD!

*Kornflakee sees Nome on the ground with his legs up, rigor mortis-like. Kornflakee rises up cautiously, knowing the he COULDN'T have killed that deceptively powerful little guy so easily*

Hmph, you can get up ya little guy, I've still got fight left in me, despite your wicked left. Time to decide this fight.

*Nome doesn't even move.....on closer inspection he isn't even breathing!*

What the!? No, our fight can't be over! Nome, wake up little buddy! Crap, NOME!

*Kornflakee remembers the choking noise at the beginning of the fight, and begins to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on Nome!*

C'mon, get that out of ya!

*Nome suddenly spits out an entire plate of corn tamales, testament to his love of hot food. Fanyen hides his face in shame. Then, he takes them back out, as Nome spins around and gives one....two...three....FOUR punches to Kornflakee, the first few box him around and bruise him up, and the last launches him across the arena, which he once again bounces off of with great force.*

Crap......Nome is an easily surprised little ball of violence.....Oh crap, I can't even move.....

*Kornflakee is pretty messed up after the flurry of punches, and Nome, his job done, begins to approach Kornflakee to carry him over to Mephista. Kornflakee is weak enough where he could easily do so, so weak that he loses to power to control his weapon. The gauntlets melt over Kornflakee's hands into a puddle on the ground, exposing his ring, which seems to be glowing oddly.....*

[Mephista]

Aaahh! My first meal soon aproaches.

[Razor487]

*Nome drops Kornflakee at Mephista's feet. He then begins to nibble on a finger but is quickly scolded by Mephista, but Nome continues to try to pull of Kornflakee's ring finger. Mephista casts a small fireball at Nome, just enough to make him step back from Kornflakee, but Nome still seems to be very concerned about the glowing ring.*

[Kornflakee]

*As Kornflakee is set a Mephista's feet, the golden puddle on the other side of the arena begins to regain it's form. Kornflakee, however, appears to be totally unconcious from his bumpy dragging over to his current position. The golden orb rises off the floor, and seems to begin searching....and Mephista seems to begin to look at the orb with familiarity*

Mephista: Ah, as I suspected. The Oracle of Rage, one of Hell's many temptations. It feeds upon the pure, irrational fury of it's host, and drives them toward insane bloodlust over time. It comes to it's master during dark times. It seems to be seeking a new owner however, this one being in....quite the situation, ha!

*The orb goes to the middle of the arena, and begins to unleash dark energy, and each and every person in the arena, and even outside, begins to feel drawn to it's power. This prompts to stregthen the arena further, but strangely, to no avail*

BelDragos: Everyone will just have to show some self control.....

*Most outside the arena show constraint, but some anonymous bystanders actually fling themselves into the barrier, and are rejected with great force.*

Mephista: Ah, the greed! I love it......

*Mephista then turns to Kornflakee with hungry eyes....And his ring seems to glow even more.....*

Get back.

*Strangely, an unfamiliar voice...*

You can't.

*....seems to go into....*

I won't let you.

*...the minds of everyone in the area*

[Mephista]

*Mephista gets up and walks to the Orb and stops before it.*

You were always such a show off. Even when you were little. So meladramatic. Take your other form and come visit with me.

*The orb melts and runs like golden quicksilver into a comely feminine form. The newcomer walks with Mephista over to her makeshift throne and sits next to her.*

So, why have you graced us with your presence? I bet you pulled the "I'm a goddess and will protect you if you wear or keep this token gift close to your heart" charade again. Too bad the poor sod usually looses their soul in the deal.

*Mephista thinks for a moment.*

I see, it's either the ring or his weapon. You used it as an anchor. Otherwise you could not get within the barrior unless you had an access point, which the trinket provided. Cleaver plan.

*The Oracle nods in agreement*

Yes cousin, you are right. Now let me collect my property and I will be leaving.

I am afraid I cannot allow that. Check it yourself. He is bonded to me also. The mark is on his shoulder. He believes it is gone but I made it transparent. You also have the problem of the barrier about us. It was designed to keep Gods from meddling. We are not powerful enough to break through without an anchor to aid us.

[Lee]

(HeHe, I get to get in this too)

*The Oracle ponders her predicument for a moment and then without a word levitates to the spot within the barrior closest to BelDragos. She opens a private telepathic link and communicates with him. This continues for several minutes while everyone watches in wonder and confusion. Lee interupts the two in their mental discussion and points out to the Oracle and BelDragos an important fact.*

You cannot remove anyone until the battle has been declaired closed. Everyone who entered, did so voluntarily.


Who is this one who dares invading my thoughts? I shall have his spirit to dine upon slowly for centuries.

*BelDragos chuckles and then answers her.*

This is Lee. He is one of the Creators. I doubt there is any being with the power to affect him present in our multiverse. He does bring up a good point.

*The Oracle pales and becomes speechless.*

You can assist him from within the Barrier but you cannot remove him until the battle has been declaired closed. You will also be subject to attacks from whomever wishes to direct them at you. You also entered the Arena voluntarily.

*The Oracle appears to get enraged and then calms down.*

Your will is my desire.

*The Oracle floats down to where Mephista is sitting and mutters to herself*

At least I can make this interesting.

[Razor487]

*Fanyen stares at the newcomer in the arena. He seems to recognize her....not her physical form, but her aura.*

Ahh!

*Although he is not adept at magic he concentrates as hard as he can to send a private message to Nome.*

Stay away from that one little guy, she is more dangerous in her own way than any gods here. Stick close to Mephista and she may protect you...

*Fanyen then mutters to himself*

Either that or she will feast on your flesh, either outcome would be preferable to what that other *Fanyen searches for an appropriate word* thing *he finally decides upon* woud do to you.

*Unbeknownst to him, the old dagger Fanyen found lying in BelDragos' library begins to glow in its sheath at his waste.*

Ill be back little guy! I must hasten to the library for some more information on this new participant.

[Kornflakee]

Mephista and The Oracle get back to their business:

Mephista: I believe we should unite until all opposition is out of here....Since we have this boy as a link between us.

Agreed

Mephista: One question....The ring was your anchor, right?

Actually...no, not at all. He had a sword he treasured along with the ring, not as much, but enough to keep it forever. His ring would not have served me well, it is just, as you said, a trinket.

Mephista: What about the odd glowing.

The ring was not cheap, those ARE diamonds. It is just high quality, most likely, reflects light easily....

*The Oracle makes a move to finally get the meddlesome ring out of the way. She touches it, and suddenly finds herself having the shape being burned into her golden form...She withdraws her hand. She is unaffected physically, but very angered by this*

Damn this accursed thing! I thought......

Mephista: We have thought wrong, apparently. Don't speak to him about it. He knows nothing of this....He is simple minded in these matters, he doesn't know what an anchor is, or how it can be affected.

*Mephista revives Kornflakee with the tattoo again prevalent on his shoulder*

What the....dammit, this thing again!

Mephista: As I said, it is not just skindeep, but much, much deeper. Meet your other master....

*Kornflakee turns to the golden form dumbfounded*

What the hell is this!?

I was the weapon you so fancied. I have decided to let you know who was really the "weapon". Oh yes, and your precious ring made this all possible, it was that which allowed me in the arena.

No, NO!!!

*Kornflakee takes this ring off and casts it aside with great anger*

I'll kill you both!

*Both The Oracle and Mephista begin to torture Kornflakee's body and mind, showing him that he cna't do diddly.*

Gah....I'm just the town slave, eh?

*Mephista and The Oracle laugh*

Crap....this is hopeless....

[Xylenix]

OOC

I also apologize for the infrequent posts..... Power outages, busy, whine whine snivel snivel.......


IC

*Warbeck, snapping out of her trance, falls suddenly towards, the ground, using her scythe to prevent herself from hitting it*

I see now......

[BelDragos]

(ooc thanks for the RPing Lee.)

BelDragos strengthens the Barrier to keep out the influx of power in the Arena from affecting the spectators.

[Mephista]

*Mehista holds out her hand in the direction of the of the ring and concentrates for a moment.*

You were wrong in your assessment of Kornflakee's accessories. The ring is quite magical and, as you can tell by looking at your hand, possibly dangerous. Keep away until more is known about it.

[Lim-Dûl]

*Geritan awakes from his concentration just in time to feel the impact between his back and the arena wall. geritan, trying to comprehend what just happend, looks up in time to see one of the abominations limbs swing at him, knocking him back to the ground. The slow, but strong, attacks give him barely enough time to realize what happend before it happens again.

Lim: I hope your man can do more than psi against my abomination.

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee sees Geritain getting beaten by the Behemoth.*

Grrr...Let me at the guy, I'll take Geritain after!

Mephista: Do as you wish, as long as you bring them to us....as living as they can be.

*Kornflakee runs at the Behemoth, and, weaponless, thrusts an arm into his decaying leg. Be it decaying, he still makes little impact it being so huge. The monster takes notice, and swings it's leg wildly, flinging Kornflakee into Mephista's throne. Mephista sighs, and gives Kornflakee increased power to fight with. Kornflakee runs back, an uses all his might to punch out a large piece of the Behemoth's lower leg. This causes it to to fall a bit over, as happens when with a half cut tree trunk. It stays up, however, and turns back toward Kornflakee with what appears to be an angry look. Everyone stays in anticipation of what will happen next.....*

Erp, any help?

[UBIK]

ouch, this is gonna hurt....

[Razor487]

*Nome stands undecided in the middle of the arena, not sure what to do about the newcomer. She is obviously a large threat, but she also seems to be allied with Mephista. He decides that he will help with the immediate threat of the large monster attacking the other 2 humans. He begins to run towards the monster bending over as he does, hoping nobody saw him switch the glowing ring with a replacement of cheap fools gold.*

[Lim-Dûl]

*The abomination grabs the pesky kornflakey and with great force, throws him against the wall...

Kursplat....


....splud.

*As the nome gets closer to the abomination, the demonic arms begin change from the defiled aura eminating off of the abomination. The nome stops to ponder what is happening, then realizes something is wrong as his two extra demonic arms are trying to choke him.

*The abomination looks at geritan again...

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee rises off the ground, and though bruised from the great force, is relatively good. More than this, he is enraged at the danger Geritain faces, having become quite the comrade to Kornflakee. Kornflakee needs help, but finds himself in pretty dire straits in that department. Geritain needs to recover, and Nome needs to find a way to approach the Abomination without getting his arms going against him. Mephista and The Oracle seem set on watching so far, and Warbeck....has been biding her time, getting ready for something....He can't take the Abomination alone as is obvious. Zombie Gopher became more than a contender throughout this thing...but.....*

Damn it, I'm gonna find a way!!!!

*BelDragos thinks something has been missing, and suddenly a lightbulb appears. Suddenly, a pit comes in the side of the Arena, and a symphony materializes inside. They begin to play a tense little number.....Their instruments and voices seem to move with the feelings of the battle.*

GHAAA!!!

*Kornflakee rushes at the Abomination, and his eyes gleam with rage. Nome suddenly scrambles and seems to hide something , but and intense red glow seems to come from his hands in unison with Kornflakee's scream. Kornflakee suddenly runs and stands, arms spread between the Abomination and Geritain's battered body.*

Y...Y....You're not gonna hurt him anymore! Dammit, I'm tired of your bullying S***! To get to him.......You hafta go through ME!

[Mephista]

*Mephista smiles. It is something many people will never forget.*

This looks like it is going to get messy.

[Razor487]

*Nome begins to get weak as his 2 arms continue to choke him. As he falls to his knees he does the one thing that comes naturally to his species....he takes a big bite out of the arms. After completing his meal, and discarding a fingernail that had gotten stuck in his teeth, Nome jumps on the large monsters back and plucks out an eyeball and pops it into his mouth.*

*Fanyen excuses himself to the bathroom again.*

[Mephista]

*Mephista causes the arms to painlessly wither and fall off.*

[Razor487]

*Without a pair of demon arms beating on him Nome is able to concentrate on defeating the giant zombie gopher thingy the best way he knows how, by eating it piece by piece.*

....this could take a while.

*Nome ties a napkin around his neck then takes out his fighting utensils, a knife and fork! He then searches through his bag with a disappointed look on his face. He seems to have left his barbecue sauce at home!*

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee smiles as the Abomination begins to wildly move to get Nome off of it's back, neglecting Kornflakee and Geritain. Kornflakee gets to contemplating how to beat this thing. It has to have a weakness.....*

Can't just be an amalgamation of all the dead things in the area......it must have a core of power......

*Kornflakee's mind goes to Lim-Dul.....but no, he can't have power in this sealed arena. But his representative, Zombie Gopher...*

Nome, Nome! Find the Gopher! He's the one.....

*The Abomination hears this immediately, and gives Kornflakee a slap, this time trying to silence him for good. Kornflakee flies like a baseball into the distance, he would have been a home run had the barrier not been there. Instead, he flies into it, bringing him forcefully flying back toward the earth. He hits the ground with so much force, the arena shakes, and the small crater is around him. He is again unconcious.*

[Mephista]

*Addressing the Oracle.*

Well, you sure caused a ruckus. Too bad you can't get away. You trapped yourself this time. Let's see you pit yourself against one of the Creators.

*Mephista begins casting a spell.*

This will help things.

*The incantation seems rather involved and complicated.*

Dravvo Fraggn Drener Ghinna Kravvel Crogh VerMantle Assinula Des Gerte Ossipula Evelynn Pervers Sanctuum Parve Magicuus Telem Fulmae Ursus Crusus

*A barrier forms around Mephista and the Oracle as she continues.*

Zentrumn Fulgen Drammel Et Parve Dravel Cannus Helgen. I call to you in the old fashon using your True Name. You must obey my every command. I have complete power over you and your very essence.

*Mephista turns to face the Abomination and the Oracle seems to snicker. She is completely taken by suprise as Mephista faces her and speaks her True Name in their tongue.*

Heren-Delorr-HerBeregn-Seregnnn-AlaDelphoghen-Pherend-Ulsendst-Gherenagh, You are under my total control. I command you to be powerless.

*The Oracle seems to wither within herself and falls to the ground. she mutters a question that only Mephista can hear.*

Why? Because you crashed my gig. This is mine and I will not share. You interfered where you do not belong so you will pay dearly for it. There is only room here for one demoness.

*Mephista walks over to where she lay on the ground. The Oracle screams as Mephista plunges her claws into her chest. There is a visable transfer of light and power as Mephista devours the Oracle's essence. The body of the fallen demon withers and turns into ash as the crowd watches. The dying scream, which disrupts the battle so everyone stops to see what the commotion is about, fades into silence.*

Besides, I never liked you anyways.


(OOC: Thanks for the npc to use that power on. I didn't want to get any of the characters with it yet, but I still wanted to use it.)

[Razor487]

*Fanyn runs into the arena at breakneck speed while talking to himself.*

Hmm...how am i going to get Mephista to turn on that oracle thing.....oh! what the?! Well, i guess that solves that problem.

*In the arena Nome begins to tunnel into the giant creature, looking for the little zombie gopher that is causing all this ruckus. As he gets to the center he grabs a hold of a head and leaps out of the body. Nome and the gopher fall to the ground, while the abomination's body false lifelessly to the floor. Nome jumps away from the gopher and looks around, wondering if any other contestants will actually prove usefull with this battle.*

[Kornflakee]

Mephista: Despite being such a pushover, the power she gave was great....all those precious souls, the anger of THOUSANDS all under my already immense power.....

*Mephista telekenetically lifts Kornflakee and the "ring" across the arena high into the air*

Mephista: Hm, this boy and his ring.....

*Mephista closes the hand pointed toward the "ring" with force, crushing it into dust*

Mephista: He could not even beat Zombie Gopher on his own. I see now the more worthy of my servants. What should be his fate, Nome?

*Mephista begins to close the hand pointed toward Kornflakee, his clothing begins to tighten, and all his body tenses, as if being crushed......*

[Lim-Dûl]

*The gopher's dead stare with beedy red eyes paralyzes the nome long enough for the gopher to cough on him. A normal mummy rot would take hours to complete its cycle, however with the backing of Lim-Dûl it takes meer seconds to work on the nome.

The nomes skin drys to a pasty white; His life force leaves his body into his mind, unable to excape while a darker... colder... tortured spirit enters his body. The nome can feel but has no control over his body.

The nome faces geritan and goes to finish the abomination's job...

The gopher re-enters the abomination, and begins the 'patch work'. The abomination appears to be shifting its mass around untill the wounds disapear.

[Razor487]

((shouldnt mephista's little tatoo thingy protect from something like this? especially since lim-dul cant really use any of his own powers with the force field and all? of course nome would still kick the crap out of geritain ;) ))

[Lim-Dûl]

(( more power was invested into the gopher than you realize... ;) )

[Razor487]

((alright, time to tear of Geritain then!))

*Nome pounces at Geritain and with his extremely powerful teeth, augmented by both Mephista's and Lim Dul's powers, begins to chomp on his head. Geritain manages to break free, but only for a moment before Nome attacks his ankles and once more begins nibbling. This time Nome manages to disable one of Geritains feet, bringing him down to the ground, before he his kicked by the good foot across the arena.*

[Dravlon]

The floor ripples as Dravlon fixes the damage again

[Mephista]

#@*$, there goes my throne.

*Mephista begins to levitate.*

[Kornflakee]

*Mephista revives Kornflakee and brings him down to the arena floor. Kornflakee slowly takes in what he sees.....Warbeck still meditating for something......Mephista floating in the air.....The Abomination appears to be wounded, but coming back together.....And Nome and Geritain seem to be fighting!*

Mephista: Ah, I need you for something. I would do it myself, but I am trying to figure out these powers I achieved by absorbing your "Oracle". , On to business, though, Nome now has two masters, me and Zombie Gopher. Zombie Gopher took his soul as you were out. As you know, I'm not the sharing type, no one intrudes on my servants. Give the Gopher to me. Hehe......Avenge you friends soul......

What.....

*Kornflakee looks at Nome....And sees an odd paleness to him, and a new, great power that he exudes. He begins to think.....And finally realizes what happened....*

He killed Nome.

*The body is Nomes.....but it isn't Nome at all, just another one, just like the Zombie Gopher....Kornflakee walks to nearby, where Nome dropped his ring, and sees a strange force floating around the ring.....*

Nome.....?

*Nome's soul enters the ring, which has been glowing blue ever since Kornflakee awakened. Kornflakee puts the ring back on, forgetting all the was said about it being a anchor.....In Mephista's mind, the only thought that enters at the time is: S@#%*

I'll fix ya Nome.

*Kornflakee turns to The Abomination, and his eyes begin to glare angrily, his brow furrows, and his ring begins to glow an intense red.*

Gah......I didn't get into this battle to kill anyone.....but you're going back wherever the hell you came from.....

*As the ring's glow gains intensity, the same red color begins to come from Kornflakee. His body begins to float into the air, and Mephista smirks at the spectacle. She holds a bit of insecurity in her heart however*

*She never gave Kornflakee the power to fly*

[UBIK]

booo! leave the evil guys alone!

[Razor487]

*As Nome begins to walk towards Geritain he the strange tatoo on his arm begins to flare up slightly and he hesitates. He looks to see Kornflakee attacking the giant zombie alone and sees a brightly glowing ring on his finger. Nomes face becomes twisted with rage as he seems to lunge towards Kornflakee., his tatoo now flaring so greatly it seems as though his arm is on fire. But instead of striking Kornflakee he releases a loud howl and attacks the abomination. Both Nome and Kornflakee hit it at the same time and the glowing from each of them grows to cover all three combatants, there seems to be a small explosion which momentarily blinds the spectators. When the light fades the crowd sees Nome and Kornflakee standing about the massive corpse that had been shattered into many pieces.*

*Fanyen shouts out to Nome from the stands*

WOOHOO! Go little guy!

*Nome spits on the zombie gopher, effectively gluing him to the arena floor.*

[Lim-Dûl]

I like your tactics, you cant seem to kill the undead, so you glue 'em out of your way.

*Nome and Kornflakee begin to feel weak; and gasp for air

Fools!

*A posionous gas begins to eminate from the abomination, giving shape to the demon's who it composed of...

Lets just hope my gopher zombie can put him back together to contain those spirits before they realize they cant leave the arena....

* Lim-Dûl looks at BelDragos, he knows what he wants.

[UBIK]

oh! i know what you want... if beldragos isnt going to comply then i can help you...

[Razor487]

*Although Nome can hardly breathe himself he looks towards Kornflakee with a worried expression. He then turns to Mephista and talks to her in a language only those two can understand.*

If these demons take his soul it will be one less person you control, and one less soul for you to bring home with you.

*Mephista sits motionless, her face showing no emotion.*

Fine, then I will absorb their power myself you foolish beast!

*Nome leaps towards the nearest demon and begins to devour it, not with his mouth, but with the still glowing tatoo on his arm. When finished he looks slightly larger. Nome leaps again, and again, and again, until only the largest demon remains, floating high above the center of the arena. Nome changes his stance to one of the fighting styles taught to him by Fanyen and he taunts the last demon.*

Come get some!

*Cool music begins to play from some unknown source as Kornflakee rises and stands beside Nome.*

[Xylenix]

*Warbeck, finally coming to some form of conclusion begins slowly to pace towards Kornflakee and Nome... Stopping suddenly in her tracks to observe the abomination...

(OOC: 500 posts! Woo hoo!)

[Razor487]

*Nome notices Warbeck start to walk towards him, he also notices the zombie gopher break out of the glue like substance and begin to piece back the giant abomination. He then turns back towards the remaining demon. Surrounded on three sides by strong enemies he knows fear for the first time in his life. And he feels all the more stronger and braver for it. He shifts his stance slightly and awaits an attack.*

[BelDragos]

*BelDragos reinforces the Barrier just in case something happens.*

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee looks around at all who are around he and Nome.......His rage is gone, now that the occurances have miraculously returned Nome's soul, but all these foes and others remain....*

Gah.....You two monsters are going to pay the things you've done.....

*Kornflakee now knows that the ring might be able to serve him as a weapon. He places his palms out and widens his stance as the Abomination begins to rise and block out the sunlight.*

[Razor487]

*Nome, tired of standing there waiting for an attack, sits down and crosses his arms across his chest. Although he is facing the other direction, he is well aware of the giant zombie that is rising behind him.*

[Mephista]

(OOC) Sorry I haven't been around for a few days. Stupid father took the money for the internet connection to the casino.

[Razor487]

((tell dad that your addiction is much more important than his! you have demons to control and souls to devour! Unless he won millions...then tell him about this really cool guy you met online and you wanna share some of it with him.....just let me know your e-mail and ill send you the address to send the money to. Thanks!))

[Lillith]

*walks into the arena and finds a spot in the front.*

Go Mephista and Warbeck. Kick thier butts.

[Kornflakee]

GAH, I'm tired of waiting!

*Kornflakee and Nome get ready, and suddenly Kornflakee takes takes the Abomination while Nome occupies the Demon, not killing it, for it would just empower the Abomination even more. Kornflakee has only a fraction of his previous power, so for now, all he can really do is annoy the monster.*

Abomination: GRAHHHHAAAAA......

Lim-Dul: Awwww.....he's laughing at you.

*The Abomination lets out another moan, and whips it's arm into Kornflakee. Kornflakee flies across the arena, and comes to a screeching halt.*

Gah......Crap, Nome.....Look out!

*The Abomination's "foot" comes down, and Nome avoids it just in time for it to only engulf the demon, empowering the Abomination even further with the dead.*

Nome....We gotta find a way to take out this thing in some other way......

[Mephista]

*Mephista gegins to cast a spell. At the end of the enchantment she slices her arm and some bloods wells to the surface. As the power of the spell erupts from her the blood evaproates. Nome feels the Mark flare and his blood feels like it is alive.*

There, my champian, you now have Acidic Vite. Whomever draws your blood will get sprayed with acid. Let's see how this will change the face of the battle. Hopefully it will scar my enemies...

[Razor487]

*Nome decides to test out his new blood. He bites the inside of his lip and begins to spit at the giant "thing". Wherever the spit lands the beasts mass seems to just evaporate. Nome runs around dodging the monsters attacks while continuing to spit and watch as it shrinks down to a more managable size.*

[Mephista]

Careful my darling, you are weakening yourself through blood loss.

[Defunc13]

#sets up a little soap-box#

with all these major gods of stone and gods of fire aren't we missing out the little people (gods),

I think I speak for everyone (not really) when I say where is the God of penguins (he really is a very smart dresser) or the god of vegetables (go in peas) and of course....
the god of the aetheists (don't tell the aetheist, they just wont believe you)

thank you, thank you

#takes a bow#

[Lillith]

*Throws rotten tomatoes at Defunc13.*

SHHHH! You are messing with the show

[Defunc13]

*grabs some tomatos to place at the "god of fruit that might be vegetable's" altar.*

woo hoo free offerings

I'll be quite if I get more offerings...

penguin god likes fish :D got any?

[Lee]

Your pengiun god is sleeping at the south pole. Please sit down

[Defunc13]

*tries to discretely sit down but crunches a packet of crisps in his back pocket*

erm sorry... don't hurt me
:confused:

[Mephista]

*While everyone is distracted by the loud commotion in the stands Mephista quickly casts a spell. She strengthens the link to her champian as a thick choking mist begins to fill the arena. The link prevents the fog from affecting Nome.*

I hope this helps speed things up. It seems I have a matter I need to look into.

*Mephista casts an eye towards the person who has the audasity to use her mother's name.*

[Kornflakee]

(OOC: Dangit, no more spamming. Yes, I am talking to Defunc13 mostly. And some others. Even the Battle Arena shouldn't have to deal with this crap.)

*Kornflakee chokes as the fog goes to his area......*

Mephista....

Mephista: I'll decide what to do with you LATER. For now, Nome is all I need.

*The Abomination appears unfazed, as does Nome, and they both look ready to decide this all in a battle......*

[Mephista]

*The fog creeps as if it was alive towards the battle area. Kornflakee stumbles away gasping for air. He steps out of the mist at the edge of the arena and falls to his knees breathing the clean air.*

[Lee]

*Creates more popcorn and ale while leaving payment in Xylenix's pocket.*

This is getting interesting now.

[Kornflakee]

*Kornflakee looks into the fog with a gleam in his eyes...*

C'mon Nome....You're gonna beat that beast!

[BelDragos]

*BelDragos polarizes the Barrier so everyone in the seats can see through the mist.*

[Xylenix]

*Warbeck steps towards the abomination, to one side of nome, stopping before drawing level*

Xylenix: Oooh! More money! POPCORN! GET YOUR POPCORN (or other assorted goods, peptol bismol, rotten tomatoes, drinks, etc...)

[Mephista]

*As the mist creeps inward, it begins to revolve around those standing near the combat. It quickly evolves into a tornado composed of choking mist. Lighter objects are picked up and flung into those within with great velocity.*

Let's see who stays in there.

[Useless]

*Geritain uses his prime magic to create an energy field over the openings in his body, mainly eyes, nose, and mouth. Geritain look like a hell spwan now, with glowing eyes and a repirator*

What a ride. I was wondering if my body would stay intact through all of that. It sux to be out of power.

*Geritian takes the handle end of his Morning Star and places it firmly in the Abomination's butt. The stick begins to glow and spin wildly, effectively draining the energy from the beasts core.*

Now that he's got alot to worry about.....

*Geritain begins a very involved dispell ritual to clear the Demon power from this beast and relieve it of its captured souls. Tortured souls are easier to deal with than a beast of unstoppable death.... =P *

((OOC: BTW.. I'm BBBBAAAaaaaaacck.......))

[Lim-Dûl]

*Mephista's Tornada rips the morning star out of the abomination, and sends it against the arena wall, jamming it into it. The tornada also rips out a few of the abomination's bones, affectivly making a high possibility of death-by-spear to whoever enters the tornado area.

The Abomination, a little uncomfertable by "The Enema" that had just taken place, goes into a firey rage. The abomination picks up the nome, and hurls him at the arena wall. Then two carcases fall off the abomination and run towards geritan to disrupt the spell cast, while the abomination makes plans for the weakening kornflakee....

[BelDragos]

Hey, could I have some more popcorn over here?

[Xylenix]

You got it! Butter or no butter?

[Mephista]

*Mephista begins to smile. It is a terrable thing to behold. She begins to chant.*

Terribilis Flamme Infernalis Terra

*The ground within the whorlwind cracks open and Hellfire bursts out. It is swept up by the winds turning the mass of twisting air into an infernal.*

That will heat things up a little

*Objects caught within the tornado of flame begin to combust into purple and green flames. Even the stone ignites. This illuminates the darkness from before earily.*

[Kornflakee]

Goddamnit.....Nome, Geritain....ya'll best get out of this alright, or I don't know.....

*Kornflakee begins to contemplate......*

So far it seems impossible to scar that Gopher, even out of his Abomination...so how......

Someone in the audience! Please, go to the library and try to find out something about this monster!

[UBIK]

I would worry more about that fire than the abomination... but then are you dont have to trust a god of darkness like you are trusting the demon? hah!

*ubik chuckles to him self*

hey limmy, you had better do something with your zombie's before they burst into flames. I would love to see what all that gas buildup does when the fire reaches it....

[Mephista]

*Hearing Ubik's words, Mephista throws up a barrier and sits back waiting for the fireworks.*

[Useless]

*Geritain, seeing the way things are going, uses his incredible abilties and strong mental aptitude to do the only intellignet thing there is to do. Geritain immediately disbelieves the existance of the fire.*

What fire? It's getting kinda cold in here.... I WISH there was a fire...... besides... blazing magical tornados do not exist!

*Amazingly, the tornado begins to shrink!!!*

Crowd: HUHH?????

*Mind over matter...and forces......
definition of magik: One changes the universe through changing the self.*

((OCC: It's beginning to lose heart! =p BTW... Do we have a God of nothingness or Oblivion yet?))

[Mephista]

*Due to weariness and battle fatigue, Geritain becomes delusional and wanders the arena seeing things that only exist in his own mind. The delusion is further reinforced when he wanders into the tornado drawing Hellfire upwards from the gateway/crevice. The flames burn him spiritually instead or physically so he thinks they are not real. Bone fragments whip by his face narrowly missing his eyes.*

[Lillith]

Booo! Hisssss!

Where is the blood??????

[Xylenix]

*Warbeck continues standing around...*

Fire huh? I like fire.... :rolleyes:


*Xyl from stands* Hellfire... Nice choice... :cool:

[BelDragos]

Welcome back to the fight Warbeck. Things have been heating up as you can see.

[Xylenix]

Ah heating up... The perfect state of affairs for a flame elemental...

[Mephista]

It would be if it wasn't for the fact the flames are Hellfire.

[BelDragos]

More popcorn please.

*tosses a gold coin*

[Xylenix]

*forks over the popcorn*

[Mephista]

*looks around at everyone mezmerised by the unearthly flames*

Heh, it looks like I am winning. Everyone is giving up. It's almost time for me to claim my prize.

[Kornflakee]

Kornflakee takes this time out to say:

Hay you guys whats going on in this thread.

(Hey dudes I'm back, somewhat.)

[Xylenix]

It's been very quiet of late... Really seems that almost everyone has lost interest in battling until the win....

[Mephista]

Their disintrest and silence is none of my concern and only furthers their demise.

*Mephista begins gathering Power. The magical darkness thickens as the energy Mephista manifests begins to feed the spell. The very ground becomes tainted with the Evil eminations exuding from Mephista. The invisable mark on Kornflakee glows, and the taint of attempting to draw Kornflakee's into himself flares a mark upon Geritain with a smell of burning flesh. He screams in pain and falls to his knees. Mephista draws all the souls from the slain demons to her. As they get close, the power they carried explodes out of them and joins Mephista aura. Their depleted souls return back to their home like the one before.*

*"You shall not take me like you did Kornflakee" screams Geritain through clenched teeth as he struggles to his feet.*

How entertaining. It tries to fight back against the consquence of it's own actions. Too bad you found out the hard way you cannot draw in evil without taking on the taint of it yourself.

*Mephista lets an infintessimal trickle of power flow through her link with the mark and it flares with both Hellfire and magical flame, burning into his flesh and skull. Geritain screams and falls to his knees again.*

Lets end this or at least get it going again. I am getting bored.

*Mephista continues to draw in Power.*


OOC

Sorry about powerplaying but I had to do something to get it going.

[Dravlon]

That's funny, I feel like doing bad things. I wonder why?

*Causes everyones feet to become encased in stone*

This is fun

[Xylenix]

*The cement around Warbeck's feet crumbles with a touch*

Entertaining, really. Was there a point to that? I didn't think so...

*Warbeck begins to draw power from the surroundings, then seems to burst into flames as wings unfurl from her back*

Let's make this fun...

[BelDragos]

Hmmm...

Things are finally getting hot. I better adjust the Barrier just in case.

*BelDragos adjusts the strength of the Barrier from "1" to "2".*

[Mephista]

Cool, I affected a God without trying. I'll check that out later when I have more time.

*Mephista causes the stone surrounding her feet to wither.*

There, I have a little leg room now.

[Dravlon]

No fair!!

[Mephista]

What's unfair? The fact you admitted I can affect you or the fact two of us got out of your little leg traps without trying?

*Gives Dravlon a smug look*

[Useless]

Wow...Cool. I nevetr though fire could be so much fun. Better see what I can do with it....

*Geritan, now not really caring what happens (and not having any part in caring about his quote "demonic master", busts into flames (forces effect) and, ecasing his body and searing the flesh, floats 3 feet in the air, stone leggings still attached, but melting quickly*

WEEEEE!!!

*Grabs onto Mephista's horns and puts his legs on her shoulders.*

GITY UP!!!!!

[Mephista]

That's "Demonic Mistress" to you.

*Reaches up and grabs Gertain's hand. He feels her touch burning him worse than the flames he absorbed. She throws Gertain across the arena into the Abomination. The flames sear the flesh of the composit being.*

Go bother someone else.

[Useless]

No! Your too much fun!

*With an evil grin, Geritan exploded with flame, frying the lovely abomination to a delightful crisp. Insinerated flesh has a hard time regenerating.. =). He flies back to Mephista.*

RIDE THE LIGHTNING!

*Black body, flames, bright red eyes, you gotta love a (sort of)demonic akashik...=)*

[Mephista]

*Whith a blur, Mephista lashes out at Gertain striking him in his midsection with her claws. He goes flying and blood splatters everywhere. The flames of his body quickly cauterizes the wound.*

You are blocking my view.

*Mephista casts a spell on the gore lying upon the ground before her. The blood and pieces of Gertain start moving together. They reassemble and replicate until an exact clone of Gertain stands before her. Gertain feels his essence being taken over by the false Gertain. They develop a hatred for each other that supercedes anything else.*

Niatreg: Who is this imposter?
Gertain: You are the imposter!
Niatreg: You and your filthy tongue lie! I shall rip it from your throat once I remove your head from your body, imposter!
Gertain: Let's team up and destroy Mephista first.
Niatreg: What a coward!! Only an imposter would need help. Die!!!

*Niatreg burst into flames as he jumps at Gertain...*


Mephista: Hmmmm, which to watch? They both seem entertaining...

[Useless]

*Geritiain promptly redirects the imposter towars its master*

You lost this Mephista.

[Mephista]

*Niatireg flies straight up and performs a loop hitting Geritain from the rear tackling him*

You forgot I can do everything better than you because I am the origional, you are the copy.

*Niatirig begins pounding on Geritain with his flaming fists. Geritain fights back dealing an equal amount of damage. The two continue to beat each other down.*

[Useless]

*Geritain steers the fight towards Mephista... after all... he is not opposing the other naitreg, he is just trying to include Mephista.... =P*

[BelDragos]

This is out of character.

I was wondering who was still in the battle.

Anyone who doesn't respond could be considered fair game for elimination.

Please respond to this post.

[Useless]

((OOC:) I'M HERE!!!! (and actively fighting, I might add....) =))

I like parenthesis..... =P

[Mephista]

(((OOC As you can see I am here too!!)))
(((I can do parenthesis too)))


(In Character)

*Mephista begins chanting*

I commandements de tous les Elemental Powers tonne allegience owe that tour cuire inflicted upon myself tonne violence the who acres those foolish à tonne try

*An imperceptable change occurres to Mephista's Aura. She continues watching what Geritain is attempting while Niatireg is pummeling upon him.*

Ouch, that looks like it hurts.

[Useless]

*CRACK! Geritan lays one good sucker punch upon Niatreg. Niatreg, temporarily stunned, suddenly finds himself being insert into someone else....one Kornflakee/ gopher666*

TAKE THAT *wow, my ass...*

[Lim-Dûl]

*One of the many mouths of the abomination lets out an earth shaking roar*

[BelDragos]

OOC

How about Warbeck, Nome, and Kornflakee?

Are you still in?

[Xylenix]

(OOC I'm still alive, I just haven't been able to get on the comp much lately...)

[Mephista]

That leaves Nome and Kornflakee. Since I am enhancing them I could control them in the case they don't show up. What you think? If not, then we could work them into the fight descriptions for a while and if they don't show up after a while then they could be eliminated.

*Mephista looks hungery*

[BelDragos]

here is another suggestion.

I could control them as NPCs myself.

It would be like the DM running someone's character when they couldn't make it to gaming.

Opinions?
:cool:

[Mephista]

I think these died from old age.

*tosses the corpses aside*

Give me some more victimes to eat. Is there anyone who wished to fight me?