"It is part of my duty. I need to be able to confront danger and fight to my fullest extent. If my capabilities aren't enough, I'll probably be disregarded as a failure.", Mani says.
"I can't tell you who they are. Only that they created me."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."No more words." He responds curtly, ignoring Rie's question.
Vergil summons more spectral daggers, launching them towards the enemy team's images before dashing forward, relentlessly slashing
in the direction of the illusions.
Edited by Laicuss333 on Jan 2nd 2021 at 2:36:17 PM
Hero Colosseum - Fateful Finale With Beerus
"To make things fairer for you, I'll place my figures first and allow you to respond to my placement."
— - God of Destruction Beerus - —
Vegeta - Goku - —
Beerus - — - —
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— - Seto Kaiba - —
This is the Placement Round. Kaiba can put up to three of his figures anywhere on his side of the board. If he places them in specific locations, their Posing Skills will activate for bonus effects.
He has 100 seconds to make up his mind and analyze his opponent's figures (yes you can literally just look at their stats and skills during the Placement Round). The faster he arranges his figures, though, the more energy his Master will be able to build up for... something - he hasn't had the chance to find out what, but the percentage increases by more the less time placement takes.
Eastmarch Hold
Giygas floats through Skyrim. There is a glazed-over look to his eyes, and he seems unresponsive to stimuli.
Edited by KiriK on Jan 2nd 2021 at 2:42:06 PM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""I'd ask what humans are, but I've met a few of them here before, so I can say yeah, their morality's not the same as those of humans.", Mani says.
"Besides, I was created solely for this duty. It's the only reason I exist."
"I may have just said too much.", she mutters, looking uncertain now. She then stands back up.
(Kaiba's Figures: Blue-Eyes White Dragon (1), Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2), Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, Lord of D.)
Kaiba puts on his Duel Disk (Version 3), for reasons that might become apparent later on. He then looks the board placement over carefully for a moment. Of course, being Seto Kaiba, he only needs a moment, taking about 10 seconds in total, after which he places his figures down.
— - God of Destruction Beerus - —
Vegeta - Goku - —
Beerus - — - —
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BEWD (2) - BEUD - —
Lord - — - —
— - Seto Kaiba - —
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Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2) flashes with intense red energy.
Engine of Destruction
+500 to own ATK. Repeatable.
ATK Up R
+100 ATK to all figures in the row. This turn only.
ADM Up R
+2% to damage dealt by all figures in the row. This turn only.
Then the Ultimate Dragon does the same.
Final Fusion
+30% to damage dealt and -30% to damage taken. This turn only.
Then finally, Lord of D.
Draconic Defender
Negates Posing Skills of opposing figures affecting Blue-Eyes allied figures.
ADM Down F
-4% to damage dealt by opposing figures in the front row. This turn only.
ADM Down B
-4% to damage dealt by opposing figures in the back row. This turn only.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Jan 2nd 2021 at 10:02:51 AM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Royal Road
"Oh boy, it's starting." Dagrún's image says as Vergil begins his assault. The two siblings appear to draw their shields to defend against the daggers, somewhat weirdly creating a lot of smoke in the process from the impacts. Vergil then slashes repeatedly at them before ending up on the other side...
And once he turns back, it appears to have done absolutely nothing.
"In your own words:" Dagrún's still intact image holds up a recorder as they turn around to face him again, and plays back one of Vergil's insults back at him.
"Disappointing."
"Power, was it? Fine, I'll show you some." At a leisurely pace, Dagrún's image makes a few hand seals. "天碍震星 (Shattered Heaven)."
And now, the sky appears to darken significantly more, but not from nightfall. From high above, a rock starts to descend,
◊ threatening to squash everything in the arena.
This is, of course, also an illusion. If she was really able to do this, they wouldn't be stalling this hard. To help sell it, a roaring but distant woosh also plays from the meteor image.
Now being filled to the brim with buffs, the siblings switch to preparing attacks in advance. Rie makes several X's out of light with her twin energy blades, holding still in the air. Reuben opts instead for tearing open a single portal. He rummages through it for a little too long, before pulling out a green pudding about the same size as him, as well as three replicas of the stabby chin heads Rie made earlier.
Wanda, after a brief moment of silence, stands up as well and lays a hand on Mani's shoulder.
"Before you start panicking, I won't tell anybody else what you just said. Okay? I won't," she assures. "Now I know your fathers or creators have a different sense of morality than humans do, but I really don't think you exist solely to carry out whatever tasks they give you. You're not their living tool, Mani."
Mani looks at Wanda, smiling.
"My duty isn't to be a living tool, but I appreciate your words. And your secrecy.", she says. "Regardless, I think I should continue traveling soon. ... oh, uh, unless you have any other questions. Maybe I'll be able to answer those."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.The Beerus figure flashes...
Destructive Blow
Attack ignores opponent's DEF.
Then the Goku...
Extreme Battle
+500 to your ATK and +350 to your DEF. Repeatable.
Then Vegeta.
Friendly Advice
+1000 to your ATK and +300 ATK to allies on the field. This turn only.
Speed Round
God of Destruction Beerus: 7730
Seto Kaiba: 7500
Though Beerus' team's speed overall is higher than that of Kaiba's, that doesn't necessarily mean Beerus' team goes first.
Their Masters do a little animation of a Standard Power-Up Pose, and percentages start to slide by on a screen on the table. They are random, but range from 100% to 300% in differences of 5 (so for instance, you wouldn't see a '194%'). By pressing a button at the right time, the players will 'select' the multiplier for their team's Speed, and that will decide who goes first.
Beerus gets a sweatdrop when he doesn't see any big multipliers for a bit, causing him to slip up and select a 270% boost right before a 300% boost would've scrolled by. Still, that 20871 is gonna be tough for Kaiba to beat...
Edited by KiriK on Jan 2nd 2021 at 3:17:52 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""Indeed. It is quite "dissapointing". I believed you to be at least somewhat honorable, yet you resort to such cowardly measures." Vergil says as the absolutely massive meteor begins "hurtling" towards the ground. He looks up and sends a single spectral dagger into the air to meet it on a hunch, a small smirk appearing on his face as the projectile glides through the illusion.
"Surely you did not expect to fool a Son of Sparda with the same trick twice?" He asks rhetorically as he looks around for any sign of the true location of his opponents.
"Stay here? I'm grateful for the offer, but I'm not supposed to stay in one place for too long."
A momentary pause.
"... the offer of those magic books is tempting..."
She then shakes her head.
"I-I mean... sorry, I really can't. At most, I could stick around for a quick spar, to train myself a little. But after that I should really go."
Kaiba looks as the numbers go by. He too seems to be unlucky for a while, and glances up at Beerus as he selects his 270%. Kaiba looks back at the numbers, not seeing any above 270% at the moment, and knowing from his first match that he doesn't have many left to go.
"Tch.", he says, clicking his tongue, before selecting a 270% as well. It's the highest number currently on there. If only he'd taken the 290% that was right at the start of his numbers. He had only passed up on it because picking that number early would've made it easy for Beerus to just wait for a 300%.
As such, he ends up with 20250, and thus has to go second.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."I did say for a bit, Mani. But if you really have to go, then don't let me stop you."
Wanda smiles at Mani.
"It really was nice to meet you, though. I hope we run into each other again soon."
Vague Eastmarch
Loki
◊ stands on the bridge leading into Windhelm, twirling a dagger in one hand as he looks out towards the distant Sea of Ghosts.
Royal Road
"I don't know, you've been using the same thing this entire time. It's getting a little old, don't you think?"
Despite the meteor proven to be an illusion, it still continues to 'fall', seemingly just for dramatic effect. It is at this point that Reuben teleports a single big pillar piece back in inside the image. Not quite the cataclysmic levels of destruction the thing it's hiding behind would achieve, but it would still really hurt to get bonked on the head with it.
Oh, and it's homing.
And then a second one teleports in as the meteor fades, this one plainly visible as it rockets towards Vergil. Except this one is an illusion, and is really a 'container' for some of the flash grenades to go off when they get close.
At which point Reuben and Rie's echoes will reveal themselves, but they look like the real versions, and fly towards Vergil. They perform a relentless assault of repeated strikes at him, and they're much more durable thanks to the combination of Dagrún's attention shifting from the giant-ass illusion to give them kinetic barriers and Reuben's own barrier being beamed from a distance prior to their attack. Every time Vergil blocks and hits anything on the echoes' persons, he would feel a tiny vibration in his sword from the recoil as they pass it on to the weapon. The real Rie has... something building up between her hands, while the heads fly out in a wide area around Vergil.
"You're the cowardly one, hiding behind such petty insults. What, did your mother not love you enough?"
The figures spring to life, and pass through a gateway into...
Supreme Kai's World
In this simulated realm of the Kaioshin, they do battle. Vegeta charges the Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2) with a barrage of attacks, finishing with a Galick Gun.
6940
Ouch.
Next, Goku attacks the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, doing a flurry of kicks finishing with a Kamehameha!
2079
DEF Down DMG
-90 DEF to all opponents on the field. Repeatable.
SPD Down DMG
-130 SPD to all opponents on the field. Repeatable.
Finally, Beerus goes at Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2) with a bunch of kicks and claw swipes, before flipping back and unleashing his God of Destruction's Wrath!
6672
Welp, bye Blue-Eyes.
Kaiba's Turn
Eastmarch
Loki might catch a glimpse of Giygas hovering about in the distance.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""A spar would be a bit.", she says, smirking, then smiling right after.
"Anyhow, I hope we meet again as well. It'll depend on how much longer my travels lasts, as well as fate I suppose."
She turns around, ready to leave. The wind blows a little, her hair slightly parting and revealing her small horns as she starts to walk away.
"Now I'm in the mood for sparring. I suppose I can practice against some trees in a while.", she mutters to herself.
Kaiba winces in frustration as Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2) falls. He'd underestimated the power of Beerus' pieces yet again.
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Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon attacks Goku by bashing at him, following it up with a powerful triple blast from its mouth.
8908
Just as ouch.
Lord of D. slashes at the air, sending a weak, draconic wave of energy towards Beerus.
160
Not very ouch.
Eastmarch Hold
Areui
◊ happens to be flying around the area as well. He notices Giygas, and initially isn't interested in approaching him. However, a second glance shows him that Giygas is moving in a weird way, and Areui now flies until he's closely above him, seeing his glazed-over eyes and realizing something is wrong with him.
"Uh... hey, dude. You alright?", he asks, just in case he's wrong.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.After the attacks are over, some more skills activate.
Extreme Battle
-15% to opponent Master's Ultimate Attack Gauge.
UTG Down ET
-2% to opponent Master's Ultimate Attack Gauge.
ATK Up FHP50
+500 to own ATK.
Thus ends the first turn. Beerus' figures are grayed out, and thus he cannot move them. He grumbles a little.
Vegeta - Goku - —
Beerus - — - —
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— - BEUD - —
Lord - — - —
Goku HP: 3302
Beerus HP: 10130
Edited by KiriK on Jan 2nd 2021 at 5:22:40 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."After bidding farewell to Mani, Wanda turns on her heel and begins walking towards Witchmist Grove's shack, though not before catching a glimpse of the girl's horns.
"I know this is going to sound absurd, but... could I have just met and talked with a younger version of Mara? She has horns, the reason for her creation sounds almost exactly like the reason Mara created her own children, she wants to learn about something that Mara happens to be the Divine Guardian of..."
She heads into the shack, planning to reflect on the encounter during her meditation.
Loki, upon catching sight of the wandering Giygas, raises an eyebrow and puts his dagger away.
"That's strange... He's not glaring contemptuously at everything in sight. Either that's an improvement or something has gone horribly awry."
He walks down the bridge, stops at Windhelm Stables, and leans against the wall to see what was going on.
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jan 2nd 2021 at 2:29:33 AM
Vergil's smirk fades quickly at the mention of family.
"You will come to regret that, wretch."
Then, the onslaught of attacks begin. He notices the illusory pillar first, releasing a Judgement Cut to atomize it. A number of slashes cleave some of the grenades in two, destroying them without setting them off. The other slashes, however, are unable to cut so cleanly and activate the remaining grenades. The flash of light blinds Vergil, causing him to stumble just in time for the very real pillar to strike him across his side, the momentum sending him tumbling to the ground.
He rises, Yamato drawn, as "Rie" and "Reuben" reveal themselves and advance. He rushes to meet them head on, clashing with the echoes briefly as they begin their own series of attacks. Vergil is forced on the defensive, flash-stepping around and deflecting the two's blows. The pressure forces him to retreat slowly and he begins to feel the strange vibrations entering his weapon. He frowns and vanishes, reappearing on the other side of the battlefield to put some space between him and his opponents.
He quickly taps the blade of the Yamato, feeling the decidedly different vibration run up and down the blade's length.
"More tricks..." He mutters, sheathing the blade to rid it of the buildup of vibrations. This doesn't rid it of the power already built up in the sword though. He then reaches over his shoulder, as if grasping for a weapon that isn't there. He pulls up, and suddenly there's a new sword
in his hand. Its appearance is similar to that of the daggers Vergil has been summoning throughout the fight, just significantly larger. It's made of the same infernal energy as well.
Then, he's back in the fray, reappearing next to the echoes and unleashing a blinding whirlwind
of stabs with enough momentum to launch either one back. Due to the blade being made of demonic energy, no vibrations run up along the blade as he strikes.
Edited by Laicuss333 on Jan 2nd 2021 at 4:34:38 AM
As Mani walks, drawing her sword to begin her battle practice, she smiles, thinking to herself.
"Wanda was her name, right? She was nice. Maybe, after I've completed my journey, we'll end up being friends."
She faces some random trees, taking on a stance, and begins her training.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon HP: 9921
"His figures are unable to move, but I'm not sure that was worth Blue-Eyes' sacrifice. I'll have to turn this situation around right away.", Kaiba thinks to himself. "But even with an unmoving board, I'll need to take some risks to achieve this."
He removes Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2)'s figure from the board, then tries to quickly think of another set-up.
Vegeta - Goku - —
Beerus - — - —
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BEUD - — - —
BESD - Lord - —
"I absolutely must go first this turn for this set-up to work. If I go second... I'm as good as defeated.", he inwardly growls.
"... okay, yeah, something's up. I should stick near this guy and help out if something happens.", he mutters, now flying above him. "I don't know if something bad will happen to him if I try to wake him up from this."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."Oh, that's not foreboding or ominous in the slightest. Well, I suppose I ought to make sure this doesn't lead to yet another problem for Thor and I to contend with."
Loki begins quietly sneaking after Giygas.

She's silent for a bit.
"They weren't the ones who sent me. My fathers did.", she eventually responds.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.