Enter The Arena As Your Avatar V6: This Time, It's Personal

Back.

Remembering once again about the man on the roof, Anolis peers over to see if he's still there. Perhaps he could help him and this other human out?

Corvo is still there, and his sword can be seen as he stands ready to intervene.

Seeing Corvo getting ready to attack, Anolis' confidence bolsters a little. Exhaling sharply, he turns his attention back to Toby, taking his axe in both hands and watching for the boy to attack.

"Aww, how cute, the lady wants to die too!"

Suddenly, Tony leaps forwards and comes in from the side with his scythe, attempting to sweep the woman's legs with the inner, jagged edge of his weapon. A maniacal grin spreads across his face.

depending on how the teams line up, mind if I bring in Renee?

edited 12th May '17 11:42:42 AM by Cabe_Bedlam

Corvo leaps from the rooftop and blinks down onto the ground near everyone, then points his sword at Tony.

Aww, looks like this student wants to    die!   

-She doesn't even flinch when the scythe goes in her legs. Instead, she use this proximity to fire a round at point-blank range, in the head.-

   Boom.   

*Bang*

"Gah, what the fuck! Are you a Mana or something?"

Tony backs off, holding one hand to the wound in his shoulder. It was a lucky graze, combined with some fast movement from his equipment. He knew adding some speed-boosting ingredients would come in handy. Retreating back, he turns away from the group and calls out to the rooftops.

"Renee! Get your ass over here stat!"

After moments of silence, a blonde lady with a crystalline sword pops out of a door, sighs, and throws a potion to Tony. As she runs over, Tony takes a swig from the potion and sighs as the bleeding stops and the pain fades.

"I won't make that same mistake twice, got it?"

Anolis leaps back (comically high, I may add) in surprise; he had expected the girl to react, but not like that! Touching down, he doubles back and examines the newcomer and her weapon, somewhat thankful the white-haired girl is still on his side. He doesn't want to strike just yet, lest he get scratched out of the fight with a single fatal blow, but he can't just stay back and not do anything, can he?

   No.   

*Bang, Bang.*

edited 12th May '17 3:12:53 PM by Phazya

This time, Tony is prepared for the shot. He spins his scythe quickly, catching the brunt of the blow with its blade. He is pushed back slightly, but continues to spin the blade. Eventually, a red glow forms in the center of the circle, and it expands until it envelops his entire weapon. Moments later, he braces against the ground as a blast of fire and magical energy is launched forth towards the kobold and lady.

Meanwhile, Renee has reached the site of combat, and looks towards the masked swordsman.

"What do you say to a duel? Just me, you, and our swords. Let the pipsqueaks deal with each other."

edited 12th May '17 3:16:07 PM by Cabe_Bedlam

You're on a bad day kid. If you've seen me a week before you migut've stand a chance. But you attack a child... With me... At full fuel!

-From a gesture of the hand, she begins to become more and more blurry, as if she was vibrating at intense speed.-

-The small kobold is suddenly moved by something outside of the attack's range!-

-Suddenly Tony may find himself in front of his own attack, after feeling grabbed by the collar.-

edited 12th May '17 3:22:11 PM by Phazya

"Sure, but don't expect to win. I'll deal with your friend afterwards."

Corvo turns towards her, sword at the ready.

"Oh, and so will I. You didn't really think I'd fight fair, did you?"

Renee snaps her fingers, and a monstrous creature appears beside her. It could best be described as a seahorse given a sword and shield and too much testosterone.

"Azure flame Mana! Make sure Tony doesn't kill himself!"

It roars approvingly, and floats over to Tony's side, shield raised high. Meanwhile, Tony picks himself up, having been singed from encountering his own attack, and begins to lean on his scythe, breathing heavily. Moments later, the head of his scythe disappears under the ground, and Tony flashes a smile as massive scythes appear from under the ground and begin hurtling towards his two opponents.

Anolis goes to jump out of the way of the incoming blast, but suddenly, he finds himself a good deal away from the blast. Looking back at the human girl, he gets the feeling she was behind this. The swordswoman looks to be busy with the guy from off the roof, so right now, he and her have to contend with the first guy who showed up.

Gripping his axe, he strafes around the two of them, hoping she can distract Tony for enough time so he can swoop in and deal a decisive blow. Seeing the scythe coming at him, he jumps out of the way, his tail curling towards his back before it can get caught in the path of the blade.

edited 12th May '17 3:41:02 PM by BlackMageAnolis

"Oh, did you think I was going to fight fair?"

Corvo raises his left hand and uses Bend Time. In a instant, he is right in front of Renee slashing and stabbing lightning fast.

We're right next to you, not on the roof, by the way.

edited 12th May '17 3:39:16 PM by Skiller2

Oh, perfect. More scythes. You need to get off the Internet, mate.

-She dodges some, but still gets cut by others.-

Now,    let us play the game of how much there's left.   

-With blinding speed, she rushes to Tony, grabs him and shoot the closest possible to his ear-

-What he must probably hear is something like: BANGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...*-

-After judging that the acouphenes must've been dissappeared a bit, she asks:-

So, how much did I shot? Enough to have no more? Or enough to still have you get one between the eyes?

-She got the finger on his head-

A swimsuit girl with a Munna appears.

She uses her Munna on Corvo to give him amnesia and the girl pulls out a chainsaw out of nowhere, sawing him in half.

"3... 2... 1"

Suddenly, Tony is wreathed in darkness as a humanoid figure appears by his side, holding a gleaming silver scythe in her hands. It seems to be watching Tony and mimicking his movements perfectly

"And not a moment too soon. I knew that this Mana was the right choice."

Ignoring the risk of further gunfire, Tony slips to the side and begins a flurry of strikes, swinging his scythe with deadly intent and preternatural speed. His Mana mirrors his movements, creating a scissor effect between their twin weapons. The Azure flame Mana, on the other hand, raises its blade and calls a series of meteors down from the skies, targeting Anolis with the brunt of the barrage.

To be clear, the Azure flame Mana is Renee's and acts like a combatant. Tony's Mana is just for flavor, but acts to make his attacks stronger and more accurate.

Meanwhile, Renee barely swings her sword up in time to catch the blow, stopping the blade moments before it catches into her artery. Retreating further back, she pulls a bomb out of her bag, and throws it towards Corvo after lighting the fuse. It seems oddly... orange.

edited 12th May '17 3:53:36 PM by Cabe_Bedlam

Oh, I can use magic too.

-She summons a psionic barrier to protect her from the flurry of cuts.-

-Then, she snaps her fingers.-

-And times stands almost still.-

You are in my world here! You are not welcome in my world!

-She shoots once more, aiming at multiple parts of the body.-

Bangarang! *Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*

And time resumes.

-Time flows back as all the shots are aimed at Tony's various body parts.-

"Eep!"

Realizing he is very, very outclassed at the moment, the most he can do right now is run. He turns back for a moment and tries to bat away one of the meteors with his axe, but it smacks him in the chest, knocking the breath out of him for the moment and allowing another one to clobber him on the head and send him to the ground.

A massive, menacing black cloud of grimdarkness begins to descend over the arena.

Corvo pulls a pistol out of his coat and fires at the orange bomb while its in the air, before taking a big step back and putting the pistol away. Then he takes out a blue canister, and after popping off the cap and lifting his mask, chugs the blue liquid. He tosses it aside then waits to see what Renee does as he pulls his mask down.

edited 12th May '17 4:15:22 PM by Skiller2

While Tony freezes in place as expected, it appears that the Azure flame Mana does not play by the same rules, and interjects itself between the gunfire and its target. Once time resumes and Tony notices the Mana taking the hits for him, he launches himself forwards and strikes into the ground once more, creating a wave of scythes that travel towards the woman just as his Mana creates a second wave from behind.

"Looks like I got what I came here for, but you've still got to pay!"

The Azure flame Mana sinks to the ground, and disappears as suddenly as it came, while Renee looks on in disgust.

"Now look what you did! It'll take him a while to recover, Tony, so don't go dying just yet!"

As Corvo shoots the bomb, a strange gas begins to seep out and flow across the ground. It didn't disperse as much as if it had exploded properly, but the sleeping gas still poses a threat to those not careful enough. Instead, Renee lifts her sword into a blocking stance and begins charging it with her own energy.

"You've got one shot before I tear you to pieces. Think you've got what it takes?"

edited 12th May '17 4:16:11 PM by Cabe_Bedlam

The grimdarkness descends lower, the clouds seeming to condense into long, thorny tendrils. Grimdark rain begins to fall over the arena.

Groaning, Anolis sits back up, head throbbing. He thinks he's falling unconscious when his vision grows darker, but a sudden jump in lucidity makes him realize that the Arena itself is getting darker. Slowly getting up, he starts to regain his senses, blinking as he feels the rain fall upon him and he examines the others fighting.

edited 12th May '17 4:22:26 PM by BlackMageAnolis