- 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
| Nala Phan ~ Daughter of Hebe | ||||
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 "I fluently speak four languages: English, Vietnamese, Ancient Greek, and Sarcasm." |
Nala is hidden up in a tree, concealing herself among the foliage, in a crouch and her bow at the ready. She awaits Cassi's presence, and during that time quietly glances around, taking note of her surroundings and figuring out strategies silently. With her hunting knives tucked into her jacket, she seems to be wearing a leather jacket and leggings, with combat boots. But hidden udnerneath her clothing is Celestial bronze padding, a lightweight layer that grants her flexibility and protection. Her hair is wrapped into a tight bun, with her hood over her head. | |||
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| Owned by: Ariana xxx ~ Posted on: <3 | ||||
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Nala: She nods, acknowledging Cassi's presence, then rustles in deeper so she is lost from Cassi's field of vision. Taking only a second to plan out her attack, she spots a grizzly bear ambling among the trees just some distance from Cassi. Thinking fast, she finds a stone among the branches and flings it at the bear, and conceals herself well. The bear is bonked on the head and seeing the only person in sight is Cassi, turns towards her menacingly. As the bear turns towards Cassi, Nala sues her powers on Cassi to make her feel the effects of age, hoping this would prevent her from retaliating.
Cassi: She smirks a bit as she feels the effects of aging, but, also summons the effects of the other offensive Hebe power, where they change during battle, becoming faster and stronger, which seemed to balance out with Nala's powers. She notices the bear, and, gives it a small wave, as it doesn't seem to come attack her. She remembers the last place in which she saw Nala, and, steadily heads towards it, keeping her shield up, and, her sword pointing towards any sudden sounds. However, from Nala's power, she does continue to feel a peircing pain in both her back, and her knee, though she ignores it, as she heads towards Nala.
Nala: She cusses silently under her breath, but seeing the bear quietly advancing towards Cassi, she takes an arrow and removes the tip hurriedly, and shoots it at the bear. It bounces off its hide, but it looks utterly pissed as it lunges towards Cassi. Nala holds her breath, not daring to move, awaiting the outcome.
Cassi: She sighs as she hears the bear behind her. She stops a moment, looking at the beautiful scenery, and, as the bear finally manages to catch up to her, it's teeth bared. Cassi, refusing to look at such a lovely creature, swings her sword at it, aiming to behead it, a desperate attempt to not waste energy but, survive as well. She looks up at the place where she last spotted Nala, and, bows her head for a moment in remembrance of the bear before advancing on, a slightly morbid aura now around her as she advances onto her opponent, as she whispers into the wind. "Why must you force me to wound such beautiful creatures, my sister? I hope you now know that I am no longer so happy, nor will I give you my mercy."
- Please note, that, we had a discussion in chat about whether Animals were mortal or not, and, affected by CB or not, and, no clear answer was determined soooo... >-<
Nala: Revealing herself, she murmurs, "It pains me, sister, but one must go to desperate measures for something they desperately want." With that, she jumps off the tree, rolling into the temple into the darkest point.
Cassi: "So, your greed for power run deeper in your veins than your lust for life and the animals within the beautiful wilderness?" She begins to jog at a quick pace towards the temple, a soft glare in her eyes as she wields her sword. She reaches the temple and stands in the entrance of it, she breathing deeply to control her anger at her 'sister' for her inconsiderateness for a life. "So now, you risk a life of an innocent for your vain quest, and, now, you won't even fight like the big girl you claim to be? You are nothing but a little girl. A coward."
Nala: Nala ignores her taunt, keeping her lips in a tight line. Biting back a retort, she sneaks behind Cassi, exposing herself by the flickering firelight but her footsteps are silent. Her eyes adjusting to the weak light, she draws her twin knives and slashes at the straps of Cassi's breastplate with unerring accuracy, hoping to cut the thing off.
Cassi: Well, her chest plate obviously falls off due to Nala's unerring accuracy but, as she comes loose from it, she turns immediately, her glare turning to Nala. She steps a bit back, hopefully out of the reach of the small knives. Cassi stares down Nala for a moment, her face softly illuminated by the fire, and, she tightens her grip on her shield, preparing herself. She swings her sword at Nala, hoping to hit her head on, as she backs up again, towards the greek fire, plans and strategies swirling around her head.
Nala: She falls back, so the sword swings right over her head. She catches herself and, while on the ground, slides between Cassi's legs. In the half of a second, she flings a dagger at Cassi's hand, attempting to cut the strap on her shield. Then she brings her elbows to the ground and swings her legs around, trying to trip Cassi.
Cassi: She, having little to no time to react in the half a second it took Nala, her sheild comes off and transforms back into her harmless barrette. She catches Nala's dagger that had been flung at her, and, manages to jump over, and, slightly away from, Nala's legs. She stands besides the pyres, full of fire, and, stands silently for a half second, before tossing the dagger into the fire, finding it useless, though, not wanting Nala to be able to get it again. She looks back up, and, into Nala's eyes and, she begins to summon the power of forcing the effects of age upon her opponent, hoping to make Nala feel pain, and, move slower.
Nala: She hunches over, feeling the effects of the power. But her passive power for being stronger and more quick in battle helps balance it out, and she runs towards Cassi, trying to ignore the piercing pains, and her run is a bit more lagged. She nocks an arrow into her bow and fires it with her precise eagle eye, straight at Cassi's ankle.
Cassi: She goes to step out of the way of the arrow, and, succeeds so the arrow skims past the center of her ankle, but, nicks the side of it, cutting both her sock, and, some of her skin, as blood begins to flow out in a small, gentle, yet, steady stream, turning the white of her sock a pinkish colour. She growls a bit, as she is nicked, and, noticing how lagged Nala's run was, and, how the pain affected her, so, she took a chance, and, goes to run out of the door to the temple, grabbing her barrette before leaving, off to find a safe place for her to make some Ambrosia to heal herself
Nala: The effects begin to wear off as she eyes the statues and runs to them. Channeling her powers to make her stronger, she pushes one of them with all the force in her body. She also pushes another, and they wobble, before falling, the target Cassi. To slow her down, she picks up a rock and throws it at the back of Cassi's head with all her might, also sending out a wave of energy to make her feel lost and helpless like a child if the rock missed. In that split second, she prays Cassi will be slowed down and at least, get a leg trapped under a statue.
Cassi: She gasps as tears come to her eyes, both from the pain of her ankle, but, the force of the rock as it hits her back, instead of her head, and, the power that Nala had put on her, so, she falls to the ground, out of pain, and, begins to softly sob. However, as, she's already out of the Temple, where the statues are, they do not hit her. As she falls, her hair tie comes out, and, her soft, red hair forms a veil, as it clings to her face from the sweat pouring off of it, as she clutches the handle of her sword, ready to fight at will anything that attacks her. Slowly, she moves to a sitting position and, begins to form some ambrosia through her sobs, in an attempt to heal her cut on her ankle, some blood still gushing out.
Nala: She spots Cassi's breastplate, lying abandoned on the ground. She runs over to it, grabbing a limp strap and lagging it along. She runs towards Cassi, carrying the breastplate by the cut straps, and flings four little daggers at Cassi's face to catch her off guard, while jumping up, swinging the breastplate down at Cassi's head with all her might, hoping to at least knock her out.
Cassi: Cassi, being tired and scared not affecting her diligence, hears Nala coming, and, manages to roll out of the way of the breast plate attack and 2 of the daggers. However, the first two daggers scratched along both of her cheeks, inflicting a deep cut in one, a surface wound in the other. She, as most of her concentration is still on making the ambrosia, clutches her sword in her one hand, swinging absent-mindlessly in Nala's direction, aiming to just keep her at bay while making the ambrosia. Cassi, however, only has enough time, to make a single piece of ambrosia, which she quickly gobbles up and gets to her feet, pointing her sword shakily at Nala
Nala: She grits her teeth, holding up the breastplate to block the blows. She eyes Cassi's sword tip pointed at her, and shrugs and charges forward, her breastplate like a shield as she darts forward. She has no real intention for doing this, but seeing she has no other idea, well, screw it.
Cassi: She, having some energy, steps out of the way of Nala's oncoming attack, breathing deeply to get her breathing proper for a little while. As she steps out of the way, however, she puts her foot out, hoping to trip Nala onto her face. However, feeling the fight was gonna come to a close soon, she decides to use all of the energy she can muster, and, goes to strike Nala with a curse of old age, willing the effects onto her.
Nala: Well, she feels the effects, and drops to all fours before Cassi can trip her. Paralyzed, she waits until it wears off in a few tense moments of pain, but seeing as Cassi's just as exhausted as she is, it will only last for a short while. She tosses the breastplate away and shakily gets to her feet. "Good fight, sis." Her shoulders sag, dreading the outcome of this fight, but manages to retrieve her fallen knives with some dignity.
Cassi: She takes the few moments, and, catches her breath, slowly regaining energy, stamina and her breath. As she catches her breath, she lets out a little giggle, and a full on laugh, a smile present on her face. As Nala addresses her, she nods a bit, unable to speak, still catching her breath. She goes around and picks up all the pieces that she had dropped and, holds them. She manages to catch up with Nala, the bell still ringing faintly off in the distance "That was a great fight sis." She speeds away afterwards, off for a little meeting, perhaps with a friend, or a sibling, or a boyfriend. Who knows?
Judging[]
| Judge | Nala/Song | Cassi/Unu | Points Possible |
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| Wind |
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| Sub Total | 78 | 77 | 100 |
| Minx |
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| Sub Total | 64 | 62 | 100 |
| Total |
142 |
139 | 200 |
Nala wins, make changes if necessary