- This arena is essentially a tightly compacted jungle/forest, with tall cliffs along the edges of the arena
- At various points in the forest/jungle there are some small waterfalls and ponds
- The arena is open to the sky and elements, however due to the tightly compacted nature of the jungle/forest, there are areas where the sky cannot be seen, along with lots of shadows and places to hide
- At the centre of the arena (jungle/forest), there is a medium sized temple, it is the darkest at this point and there are pyres, full of fire and wood, at the entrance to the temple. The fire that burns within the pyres can not be extinguished, but if the fire is removed from the pyres, it can then be put out.
- Inside the temple are various Greek statues, roughly 6 feet tall
- There are numerous and various species of wildlife hidden amongst the forest/jungle, but none larger than a grizzly bear
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As with the previous challenge, she had only a simple chest plate on, a quiver of arrows slung behind her back and her bow in hand, ready for use at a moment's notice. A total of three daggers are with her, one hidden inside her combat boot, the other in her sleeve and the other merely strapped to her waist. Unlike before however, she entered the arena much earlier than the agreed time, giving her enough chance to familiarize herself with a few places in the arena. She silently waits for her half-brother near a cluster of trees, an ideal position to ensure that she doesn't get attacked from behind like before.
ooc: I'm informing you ahead of time that I might only be able to post on this during Fridays/weekends, mainly because of school and partly because I'm bound to forget about this during the first few days of the week (Monday - Wednesday) - Demi
Fight[]
Adam: *After a few minutes of searching, he found his half sister, but tried to hide his presence from her. Also seeing the cluster of rather dry trees. He devises a plan while seeing a large branch on a tree next to him, he pulls out a magnifying glass from his pocket. He positions the glass in front of the branch and fires a small beam of light through the glass, quickly causing the branch to ignite. He tears the branch off the tree and hurls it towards the trees around Kylie, they quickly catch ablaze around her*
Kylie: The moment Adam caused the branch to catch on fire, she spotted him, the sudden burst of flames giving away his position. The sound of the branch getting snapped enabled her to know what her half-brother would do next, giving her enough time to move away from the spot she was in and avoid the flames completely. As she moved, she attempted to make Adam feel as though he were experiencing conditions similar to chronic coughing, hoping it would be enough to buy her some time. Afterwards, she runs towards the center of the jungle, not wanting to stay close to the the fire which Adam caused.
Adam: Bitch... *He stated before he began to cough madly, but he realizes this is a distraction. So he dashes after her, drawing two arrows from his quiver and allowing them to catch on fire by the flaming tree. He then starts running again, getting some distance from the blaze as he commands his guitar pick to turn into his bow. He notches the two flaming arrows and fires them towards Kylie's left leg, all while coughing.*
Kylie: Hearing Adam give chase, she wove in between the tall trees, making it so that Adam would have a hard time getting a clear shot at her. As she ran, she readied her bow and two arrows, both of which had metal arrowheads instead of celestial bronze. She aimed her weapons but not at Adam. Rather, she aimed at a small beehive some distance away. As soon as she let go of her arrows, she sped up while creating a light source at the same time, to notify Adam of her current position. She smirked as the beehive swung dangerously as she passed under it. Her plan was to use the bees as a distraction while she went deeper into the forest.
Adam: As he ran towards the flash, Adam's ears were pounded with a loud buzzing. He looked up to see the angry looking bees flying towards him with ill intent. But some of the smoke from the ongoing fire moved towards Adam and the bees since smoke is used to put bees to sleep. While Adam was coughing, the bees fell on the ground sleeping. But before the flames could harm him, he ran off deeper into the forest where he's convinced Kylie ran off. Since he's not close enough to her for a close range attack, he draws an arrow and notches it. Aiming towards her left back knee as he releases the arrow, he hopes to make it harder for her to run.
Kylie: As with before, she continues her tactic of running between the trees, causing the arrow which Adam shot to hit a thick tree root rather than her. As she ran, however, she could feel her breaths coming in short, quick gasps, and she knew that she couldn't keep running for long. Switching plans, she swiftly and quietly ran to her left before running back in the same direction which she and Adam came from. She kept to the shadows of the large trees while avoiding most of the dry leaves scattered on the ground. Her aim was to get behind Adam without him noticing it. She prepares two celestial bronze tipped arrows in the case that he does notice her and attack.
Adam: His breathing grows heavy as well, and he curses as he sees his arrow fire into the tree. He follows the sounds of Kylie's footsteps, intent on not losing his opponent. He creates a source of light in the area, allowing Adam to see his opponent. He commands his bow to turn into a sword as he charges toward her. He then dashes to her right, hoping to throw her off her aim as he grips the hilt of his sword before swinging towards her bow. He hopes to cut through the shaft and render it useless.
Kylie: She notices him approaching her and does a quick turn, shooting both of her arrows towards Adam in the hopes that they would at least throw him a little bit off balance. Without waiting to see if they hit their mark, she runs to the left, all while searching around her quiver for a special arrow. After finding it shortly afterwards, she stops running and fires one of her very few sonic arrows, hoping its effects would apply to Adam despite his being a child of the god of music. She then continues to run, not wanting Adam to catch up to her.
Adam: The arrow hit him in the chest, he groans in pain as the arrows leaves bruise marks. He looks up to see the sonic arrow flying towards him, it's sounds alerting him as he jumps out of the way. He's uses a free hand to cover his ear facing the arrow's direction as he dashes towards Kylie again. Once he's about 10 feet away, he removes his hand from his ear. Firing a light beam towards Kylie's bow, he hopes to set it on fire as he swings towards her right knee. Wanting to make it harder for her to continue this game of cat and mouse.
Kylie: She yelps a bit as the tip of her bow catches on fire. Using her right hand, she swings the bow downwards, aiming to extinguish the small fire at its tip. In doing so, she manages to take out the flame while narrowly blocking Adam's sword at the same time. The small impact caused her to stumble a bit, seeing as she didn't expect it. Realizing that her half-brother was so close to her, she uses her bow as a make-shift sword, swinging it upward in an attempt to get Adam to move away. Knowing that a simple swing wouldn't be enough, she sings a rather high note, hoping Adam's close proximity will yield a better result. As she sings the note, she moves away from Adam but with every passing second, she feels her energy draining significantly.
Adam: He manages to use his sword's edge to block the bow, hoping this would cause some damage to the fragile bow as his ears are pounded by the sonic note. He grips his sword and dashes away from Kylie, deeply wanting the pain in his ears to cease. He runs until he reaches the temple, somewhat breathing heavily as he walks in. He enters the temple, quickly hiding behind a large 25 foot statue of Ares. He silently prays to the god of war to grant him favor. Adam heavily doubts that Kylie will pursue him, but hopes this change to strategy will throw Kylie off and give him some time to rest.
Kylie: Seeing Adam rush away, she immediately cut off the note which she had previously been singing, feeling rather fatigued afterwards. She leans against a nearby tree so as not to fall over. With her free hand, she reaches into the front pocket of her jeans, pulling out a palm-sized pouch from which she procured a small piece of ambrosia. Without any hesitation, she popped it into her mouth, almost immediately feeling a rush of energy surge through her. Keeping the small bag, she turns to the temple not too far from where she was, the pyres illuminating the entrance. She walks slowly towards it, taking two arrows and nocking them in her slightly dented bow. She moves silently, but stops two meters before the cluster of trees opens up into the small clearing before the temple, knowing that if Adam wanted to attack her head on, he'd have to come out eventually. Not to mention that the trees would prove to be her shield should he use arrows.
Adam: Upon regaining some of his arrows; Adam exits the temple, ready for a fight. He's somewhat wary of Kylie's presence, figuring she'd be hiding somewhere in the dense area of trees. Adam loves the idea of hunting her down and trying to overwhelm her with his swordsmanship, but it's obvious she'll just run away again. As he carefully looks around him, he sees a fraction of Kylie through the trees. He commands his sword to turn into his bow, before pulling out an arrow. As he notches it, he aims towards the pyre. All before firing the arrow, which flies through the flames and towards Kylie's location; the arrow is covered in flames, Adam swiftly repeats this process twice. Hoping to cause his sister harm as the blazing arrows hurl towards her.
Kylie: Seeing as she could clearly view the entrance from her position, she easily sees Adam's movements and manages to move behind a wide tree even before he let go of his arrows. She hears one arrow hit the tree which she hid behind and watched as the other two flew by and lodge into another tree a few meters in front of her. The flames were slowly burning out, what with the tree trunk being slightly damp, a condition which did not favor the small flames. With two of her arrows still readied on her bow, she pauses for a heartbeat before moving to her left. The second she was no longer under the protection of the large tree trunk, she shot the two arrows, aiming them towards Adam's right leg. Not long later, she followed up her arrows with a quick explosion of light, praying that it would at least render her half-brother unable to see for a handful of seconds, before swiftly running to the left side of the temple. She tries to steady her breathing which had, by then, become ragged with exhaustion and attempts to prevent any more unnecessary noise. As she reaches the side of the temple and stepped into its large shadow, she readies another arrow in the case that her earlier stunt had not succeeded.
Judging[]
Demi has not posted on this fight for seven days and as a result, the position will go to Adam.
"No wind is of service to him that is bound for nowhere." -Wind