| Kalese: |
::slips in, dark eyes curious:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
((Rainy and wet field... darkness...)) |
| Sivitri K: |
::steps in quietly, wanting to see the outcome of this strange game:: |
| The Daema: |
::stares hard at Kain from behind his black mask, his coarse hair whipping about his face:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He enters, his back rigidly straight as he sits atop a pale horse, his eyes focused on |
| Ldy Glori: |
::strolls up to the fighting ground, tail twitching lazily:: |
| BldRdRoseV: |
::slides up beside Drayven, slipping an arm through his:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
Daema, splinters of Onyx hair flailing across his facial features...:: |
| ArieleJule: |
::slips from the darkness, eyes alight with curiosity:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Clicking his tongue in his mouth softly, he reins the horse in a full circle, staring in open defiance at Daema:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
-------Logging |
| DmlleCoz: |
::watches the man on the steed:: |
| The Daema: |
::his mask turns in whichever direction Kain is from him, as motionless as a statue:: |
| SafyreStar: |
::Enters, walks quietly to the side, Nadus watching her Master:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
(w) Terms. 1d6 init, 2d20 attack, rez rights to the winner. |
| Melinara: |
::soft steps carry her with a soft sound of ankle bells, as she follows her Mistress Glori:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
No self hits, no instant death. |
| Kalese: |
::nods to Rose and Drayven:: |
| Ldy Glori: |
::turns to Meli and offers her a smile:: |
| The Daema: |
::nods:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
terms agreed to? ::He reins the pale horse about once more, circling with a lazy gate:: |
| BldRdRoseV: |
::a polite nod to Kalese, her eyes distant and dark:: |
| Jez Belle: |
::watches, silent, her face unreadable, though feeling quite outnumbered:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
(w) I agree to the terms. |
| Melinara: |
::sinking to nadu beside her, and watching the proceedings with care:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
Proctor! Who will proctor!? |
| Kalese: |
::her eyes sliding over the crowd:: |
| The Daema: |
::nods:: ~As do I.~ |
| Kalese: |
I will proctor. |
| LrdDrayven: |
::offers a small grin to Kalese, now watching intently:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::he nods once to Kalese:: I accept that one as prctor... |
| Angalese: |
::moves to stand near a tree, leaning against it, her eyes darting around... looking for an |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He clicks his tongue softly in his mouth, urging his mount over the rocky terrain and |
| Angalese: |
escape from both men:: |
| Kalese: |
::glances at Daema:: Do you agree? |
| XBlackdrgn: |
towards Daema:: (w) You win ... Angelica is yours. |
| The Daema: |
::nods, his mask locked on Kain:: ~Agreed.~ |
| Sivitri K: |
::slowly lowers herself to the ground and watches the 'game':: |
| Kalese: |
To 20? |
| Kalese: |
::steps up to get a good view of the fighters:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::His pale lips twist in a smile, lucid eyes sparkling with threads of true insanity:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
(w) Aye.. to twenty... |
| The Daema: |
::nods:: ~To twenty~ |
| Kalese: |
Are you ready? |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He nods once more, reaching back to close his fist around the hilt of his blade and |
| XBlackdrgn: |
rip it free in a furious metallic note:: |
| Kalese: |
::glances at the two men:: |
| The Daema: |
::nods, holding his sword vertically before him, crackling with black energy:: |
| The Daema: |
~Ready~ |
| Kalese: |
Roll init if you please gentlemen. |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 1 6-sided die: 2 |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 1 6-sided die: 4 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He inclines his head towards his blade:: (w) You lose and I'll see you in Hell... |
| The Daema: |
::lunges suddenly, crouching low and swinging the dark blade in an arc at Kain's stomach:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 5 15 |
| The Daema: |
~I am already in Hell.~ |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::he snarls, jerking his reins back until his mount rears, slashing out with steel-shod |
| XBlackdrgn: |
hooves:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 1 15 |
| Kalese: |
round 1: 1-1 all |
| The Daema: |
::his head snaps to the side at the strike, but he does not stumble:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He snears, his horse returning to the soft, wet earth with a snort:: |
| The Daema: |
::jams the sword's blade into the ground, black energy erupting beneath Kain's feet:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 9 19 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::A soft, animalistic scream rips through the air as he is spilled from his mount, rolling |
| The Daema: |
::pulls the sword from the earth:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
away and to his feet as the beast dies, his blade readied at an angle, he dashes |
| XBlackdrgn: |
across the earth, slamming it sidelong into Daema's torso:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 15 12 |
| Kalese: |
round 2: 2-2 all |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::An inhuman cry rips from his lips as he rolls past..:: |
| The Daema: |
::the blade runs through the dark figure, and he stumbles:: |
| The Daema: |
::slashes in an upward arc as the slaver rolls past him:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 20 10 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Snarling softly, he stumbles away, his gloved hand clutching the lengthy crimson line |
| XBlackdrgn: |
which spills onto the earth, a tendril of shadow slithering down his blade bolts into |
| The Daema: |
::darkness oozing from his recent wound, standing motionless still:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
the Daema's figure, fire engulfing him moments after:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 1 16 |
| Kalese: |
round 3: 4-3 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::the fire rips through the motionless body, but moments later dies out, engulfed by |
| The Daema: |
the darkness, which soon launches itself in black fireballs at Kain:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 16 1 |
| The Daema: |
::he stands, his mask and skin charred by the flames:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He takes several light steps away, his course dizzied with pain...:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Coming full circle, he slams his blade into the ground, uttering soft incantations, a |
| XBlackdrgn: |
pillar of fire erupting in silent chaos to engulf the other:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 5 12 |
| Kalese: |
round 4: 5-4 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::darkness engulfs him once more to teleport him safely away, only to reappear before Kain, |
| The Daema: |
his black claws clamping about his throat:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 8 16 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::His face turns emotionless, long metallic blades ripping from each fore arm and extending |
| XBlackdrgn: |
past his fluttering fingertips, his right blade rammed up into his adversary's gut:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 20 1 |
| Kalese: |
round 5: 6-5 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::nearly doubles over at the ferocity of the attack, his claws unclamp from Kain's throat:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He slides away gracefully, taking several deep breaths:: |
| The Daema: |
::clutching at his terrible wound, oozing blackness, turns his body and brutally |
| The Daema: |
backhands the slaver:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 10 14 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He catches the offending limb, twisting until the cruel sound of shattering bone fills the ears of all present:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 18 12 |
| Kalese: |
round 7: 6-6 all |
| The Daema: |
::remains still as the bone in his arm shatters, the fragments stilling themselves in the |
| The Daema: |
air, only to launch like tiny needles at Kain's face:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 10 19 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Snarling, he staggers away, clutching his face in a small fit of hurt...:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Straightening once more, eh growls softly, slamming an uppercut into the Daema's mask:: |
| The Daema: |
::his arms hangs limply at his side, switching the sword into the grasp of his other claw:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 6 12 |
| Kalese: |
round 8: 7-6 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::ducks his mask from the path of the punch, slamming his mask into Kain's face like a head- |
| The Daema: |
butt:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 12 20 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::he staggers away, his nose broken beneath the skin...:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::His eyes do not water, remaining unblinking on his opponent ... a smile creeps into his |
| The Daema: |
::stands straight, regaining his statuesque stance:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
blood splattered lips, onyx wings ripping from his spine...:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::An inhuman roar grips the still air and light drizzle, shadows spiralling about to hide |
| The Daema: |
::watches the metamorphosis...:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
his change, a muscular dragon roughly eighteen feet long launching a bale |
| XBlackdrgn: |
of acid at his opponent:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 13 17 |
| Kalese: |
round 9: 9-7 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::the acid rips through his limp arm, severing it, and it falls to the ground:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::His maw splits open, baring ivory teeth as he roars once more, deep throated and furious:: |
| The Daema: |
::at the roar, his body emits pure white light, a contrast to his darkness, as a pair of |
| The Daema: |
wings of his own spring violently from his back, his claws lengthening about the sword's |
| The Daema: |
hilt, the stump of his arm sprouting dark, swirling tendrils:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Whips his barbed tail from side to side methodically, lucid golden eyes |
| XBlackdrgn: |
blinking from side to side as he watches...:: |
| The Daema: |
::turns and rises into the air with giant flaps of his wings, slashing upward in another |
| The Daema: |
arc at the dragon's maw:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 6 16 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::A soft snarl is his only response, the attack met with a brutal onslaught, his |
| XBlackdrgn: |
razorsharp talons blurring in a flurry of slashes:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 20 18 |
| Kalese: |
round 10: 10-10 all |
| The Daema: |
::his body slams and twitches as the brutal attacks cut and slice him:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Once more he bellows his rage, meeting the other pound for pound in fury:: |
| The Daema: |
::the tendrils of his severed arm creeping down the dragon's throat, emitting pure pain and |
| The Daema: |
suffering into his opponent's very soul:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 8 18 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Another animalistic roar is ripped free of his very soul, his tail swung in full force to |
| XBlackdrgn: |
collide with the other's temple:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 13 8 |
| Kalese: |
round 11: 11-10 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::flaps his wings in time to avoid the tail, rips the tendrils from the dragon's maw, taking |
| The Daema: |
some of his throat with them:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 9 18 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::A ghastly gurgling sound rewards the attack ... he coils about his own muscular body to |
| XBlackdrgn: |
emit a mind spike into the Daema's thought process:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 13 3 |
| Kalese: |
round 12: 12-10 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::the mindspike is repelled by the very power and fury of the Daema's being:: |
| The Daema: |
::turns and dives suddenly, slamming his dark blade down hard into the dragon's back:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 3 9 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He moves with sickening grace despite his wounds, coiling about the Daema and slamming |
| XBlackdrgn: |
the full force of his fury into him, pinning him beneath a rage of slashing talons:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 1 7 |
| Kalese: |
round 13: 12-10 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::darkness engulfs him to carry him to safety, spinning in a whirlwind motion, cutting with |
| The Daema: |
unrelenting rage:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 2 20 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He accepts the full force of the hit, his nerves dulled with pain as he shimmers to his |
| XBlackdrgn: |
human form, clothed in the full tattered robes of a soul thief... the air trembles with |
| XBlackdrgn: |
a rage, shattering into splinters which rain down upon the Daema...:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 14 4 |
| Kalese: |
14-10 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::the rain of rage is also repelled by The Daema's darkness, landing before his opponent:: |
| The Daema: |
::simply lunges, running him through with the dark blade:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 6 16 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He takes a single, light step in reverse, his form turning to scattering shadows which |
| XBlackdrgn: |
loom about like a low fog, smothering his opponent:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 6 5 |
| Kalese: |
round 15: 15-10 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::steps through the fog, turning about to jam his claws into the fog, piercing as if it were |
| The Daema: |
solid as flesh:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 1 8 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He retakes a robed human form, raising a shrouded, upturned palm to raise a fury |
| XBlackdrgn: |
of shadow tendrils which slither over his adversary's body, holding him in place:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 18 20 |
| Kalese: |
round 16: 15-13 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::the tendrils hold him fast, his limbs straining:: |
| The Daema: |
::his body emits pure darkness through the tendrils, running fast and horribly into Kain's |
| The Daema: |
body:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::His head inclines, his face unseen in a bath of shadows...:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 14 18 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::Soft laughter jagged upon daggers of pain emits from his body, the robes falling away to |
| The Daema: |
::steps away from the trapping shadows:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
leave him in his normal attire, appearing mostly healed in the physical sense, a war hammer |
| XBlackdrgn: |
and assassin's killing long blade in his grasp...:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He circles, slamming the war hammer high into the Daema's temple, the dagger wretched up |
| XBlackdrgn: |
into his abdomen:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 15 13 |
| Kalese: |
round 17: 16-14 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::although horribly stricken, his head merely snaps to the side, his body |
| The Daema: |
remains still as a statue...:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He dances away... a slow, rhythmic pace, his face patient...:: |
| The Daema: |
::the tendrils of his severed arm once again climb down Kain's throat and enter his ears, |
| The Daema: |
channelling the pain and suffering of The Daema's life:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 4 18 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::The dagger-wielding arm drops low across his body, the other brought high |
| XBlackdrgn: |
as he absorbs the hurt, a twisted smile curling his lips:: <vqw> You fool... |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He charges, unblinking as he launches his weight into the attack, grinding his |
| XBlackdrgn: |
blade into the Daema's mask:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 13 17 |
| Kalese: |
round 18: 17-15 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::the mask chips at the strike, revealing for the first time a piece of the Daema's face:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::he gestures 'Come hither' with his fingertips, dancing in a slow circle:: |
| The Daema: |
::to look upon the gray eye behind the mask is to look upon the face of Pain and Vengeance:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 10 14 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He screams an undefinable war cry, his words half-slurred with death at his shoulder. |
| XBlackdrgn: |
the war hammer brought down with a cruel stroke to the Daema's mask once more... he turns a |
| XBlackdrgn: |
tight circle, slamming his blade clean through the other's gut:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBblackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 14 19 |
| Kalese: |
round 19: 17-16 Daema |
| The Daema: |
::the mask cracks again, and his body remain still as he is run through, darkness |
| The Daema: |
oozing from the wound and onto Kain's arm, burning like acid:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 7 10 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::he snarls, allowing the acid to rip away his flesh if necessary, so enthralled in his |
| XBlackdrgn: |
own rage and the scent of the kill he dances behind his adversary, ramming his blade up into |
| XBlackdrgn: |
the groups of muscles and cruelly twisting:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 17 20 |
| The Daema: |
::his body arches as he is stricken horribly:: |
| Kalese: |
round 20: 17-19 XBlack |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::he drops both blades, turning to scoop up his ancient sword, wielding it with weary arms |
| The Daema: |
::swings his body around, batting him with his black wings as he turns, slashing the dark |
| XBlackdrgn: |
as lightly as a twig or feather:: |
| The Daema: |
blade across Kain's throat in a furious, raging manner:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 18 12 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He draws a gurgled scream, muffled by his pains and loss of blood, his lips spilling forth |
| XBlackdrgn: |
droplets of blood... thunderous silence holding him as a tempest rages behind dim golden |
| XBlackdrgn: |
eyes...:: |
| The Daema: |
::stares hard at his opponent, defiant:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He dashes forward, leaning his entire floundering life strength into his attack, driving |
| XBlackdrgn: |
his blade into the Daema's chest, clean through his heart to impale him through the other |
| XBlackdrgn: |
side, twisting with a final, confused gasp:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 7 11 |
| Kalese: |
round 21: 18-19 XBlack |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::he remains, toe to toe with the other, his eyes glazed as he stares:: |
| The Daema: |
::sidesteps the life-propelled attack and twists his body, jamming his dark blade into the |
| The Daema: |
slaver's back with all his might, meeting hilt-to-flesh:: |
| OnlineHost: |
The Daema rolled 2 20-sided dice: 4 10 |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He rolls away, launching himself to his feet with a desperate, strangled cry, the blade |
| XBlackdrgn: |
swung with full force of rage and agony through the Daema's neck:: |
| OnlineHost: |
XBlackdrgn rolled 2 20-sided dice: 16 13 |
| Kalese: |
round 22: 18-20 XBlack |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::His breath ragged and coming in bursts of steam against the cold air, he slams |
| Kalese: |
FInal 18-20 XBlackdrgn |
| The Daema: |
::the blade cuts through The Daema's neck, blackness spilling forth onto his body:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
his blade once more into the ground, glaring at his adversary:: <vqw> It is done. |
| Kalese: |
Rezz right to you sir ::looking to XBlack:: |
| The Daema: |
::drops to his knees slowly, his wings sagging slowly:: ~ I ... I have ... failed. |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He pauses... perhaps deep in thought... perhaps merely catching his breath:: <vqw> Denied. |
| Kalese: |
Let it be known that Rezz rights are denied. ::announces to all:: |
| The Daema: |
~Kain Locke...~ ::the eye behind the black mask filled with dark tears:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::His head swivels as he studies the crowd, his eyes curious and glinting in the dull light |
| The Daema: |
~I hope you rot.~ |
| XBlackdrgn: |
upon Rose... before returning to the Daema:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
<qw> Oh... I do. |
| The Daema: |
::The Daema is suddenly gone:: |
| Kalese: |
::watches the two for a long moment beore Daema disappears:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He spits in the direction of the corpse, his saliva laced with blood as he staggers |
| XBlackdrgn: |
towards his blade:: |
| Sivitri K: |
::raises a brow at the strange outcome of the game:: |
| DmlleCoz: |
::her mouth gapes open... as she shakes her head... slowly amazed:: |
| MychelleD: |
::bows head for a moment:: |
| BldRdRoseV: |
::lifting her chin in a regal tilt, not the slightest trace of emotion in her cool ivory |
| Ldy Glori: |
::places a cool hand to her forehead, blinking at the dizziness she feels ... rests her other |
| XBlackdrgn: |
::He snears at the pain coursing rampantly through his veins, jerking his blade free |
| BldRdRoseV: |
features as she releases Drayven's arm and spins out:: |
| Ldy Glori: |
hand on Meli's shoulder for support:: |
| XBlackdrgn: |
to guide it into his hilt with a fierce strength:: |
| Kalese: |
::glances at the crowd, observing reactions:: |