Windholm- I could say the same to you Ajani
(Windholm and Ajani glare at each other in a standoff, sizing each other up and waiting for the other to make a move)
(Ends on that)
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(Ajani and Windholm are still in their standoff until they get interrupted by a)
?- *running with a happy smile* AAAAAAAAJIIIIIIIIIIII, AAAAAAAAAAIIIIISHIIIIII!!!!
(Everyone looks back to see Zoraida racing towards Ajani and Windholm’s direction)
Ajani- *also running with a happy smile*ZOOOOOORAAAAAAA!
Aisha- *smiling* Zora!
(Both Ajani and Zora run up and jump into the air at each other and embrace each other in a big hug)
Ajani- Oh I’ve missed you Zora!
Zoraida- I missed you too Aji!
(They both do a secret handshake and laugh)
Zoraida- How has it been amigo {friend}, I haven’t seen you in forever, *looks over to Aisha as she begins to walk over* you too amiga {friend}?
Ajani- Oh you know royal this, decree that all boring really but that’s just our job
Aisha- *a little upbeat* It’s been well just training from time to time and lots of parties
Zoraida- *admitting* I hear that
Ajani- Speaking of which, how have your night raves been?
Zoraida- Oh you know
Ajani/Zoraida- Moving our feet and keeping up with the beat *both laugh*
(As this is going on everyone else is bewildered by the look of the King of Tamasha and the sudden change in Zoraida’s attitude)
Windholm- *sigh/in head* I forgot they were allies
William- That’s the king of Tamasha?
Ray- He’s so young
Milenya- And childish
(Then all the previous conversations about the “King of Tamasha” before clicks and William starts to laugh)
William- *snickering* So your telling me you *snort* you lost to a fucking child
Windholm- *agitated* I didn’t lose, it was a draw
William- Like that makes it any better AHAHAHAHA- OW OW OW *Windholm starts pinching his ear in order to shut him up*
(Milenya looks over to the Tamasha/Reino del Cráneo trio and ponders focusing on a smiling and laughing Ajani)
Milenya- So that is the “King” who bested master Windholm to a draw?
(She assesses the boy for a little longer before coming to a conclusion)
Milenya- *serious/thinking pose* But he’s just a kid and not even a wielder at that, there’s no way he would have been able to gain the necessary power in his short time and if he does have such power I wonder what his crux is but regardless *brushes herself off* he’s still a child so he should respect his elders
(After a while of the trio talking, laughing and be buddy-buddy with each other, the attendants of Zoraida come over to reign in their Queen)
?- My Queen please come back to us your going a bit overboard
?- Manolo is right My Queen, you're acting a little too childlike in front of the other kingdoms
(Zoraida turns around looking serious but then softens into a gleeful smile as she shrouds her arms over their shoulders)
Zoraida- *still smiling* Cálmate {calm down} you 2 *gestures to Ajani and Aisha* I was just talking to my good friends, no need to get your calzoncillos {underpants} in a twist and Manolo since when are you such a worry wart?
(The one in question was a 5’ 10, olive skinned, gray/green eyed, curly/black haired man, with a faint beard coming in and a fish looking birthmark on his face. His outfit consists of a black and gray Traje Corto with a red rose embroidered on the front pocket and a red sash {similar to Ajani} on his waist along with a black and red cordobes hat with an embroidered rose on it, black shoes with golden buckles on them and a gold “Xelor” watch on his right arm.)
Monolo- I’m not, I’m just worried for your public image
Zoraida- We are literally known as a city of many fiestas as there are stars in the sky so lay off it man and Joaquin…
(She gestured over to a 6’3 man with a similar skin color and outfit to Manolo but his hair was straighter, longer and had a shinier appearance to it. He also had green eyes. a fuller beard and a stronger build to him than)
Zoraida- *shakes her head and points her finger* Actually this goes for both of you you have, both been so boring since we got here where is yalls spirit
Joaquin- We just wanted to show off a mature and dignified vibe for the other Kingdoms for posterity
Zoraida- Oh please other than the William boy and that Kali girl everyone else here just seems so boring
Ajani- *leans forward* Well then again what would you expect from Windholm of all people that dude has always been a stickler for “poise” and “structure” so getting any fun out of him is like extracting the poison from a Popo Nge {Scorpion Bat} while it’s in mid flight
Announcer- ARE ALL THE KINGDOMS READY FOR THE FIRST EVENT! SHOUT AYE IF SO! I WILL READ FROM THIS LIST FOR SO I REQUIRE YOUR EARS; SHāNGUó?
Shānguó’s Team- AYE!
Announcer- WINDHOLM?
Windholm’s Team- AYE!
Announcer- REINO DEL CRáNEO
Reino del Cráneo’s Team- AYE!
Announcer- TAMASHA?
Tamasha’s Team- AYE!
Aisha- *shyly* aye
Announcer- LEVIATHAN?
Leviathan’s Team- AYE!
Announcer- ALL RIGHT THEN SINCE ALL TEAMS ARE READY WE SHALL START THE FIRST EVENT: GUARDIAN’S MELEE
Milenya- *intrigued* Guardian’s melee?
Windholm- The guardians or “protectors” of the wielders will spar with each other
Milenya- Oh
Announcer- THE RULES:
- A FIGHTER FROM 2 KINGDOMS WILL STEP INTO THE RING
- THE FIGHT WILL GO ON UNTIL ONE OF THE FIGHTERS EITHER CONCEDES OR IS UNABLE TO FIGHT
- IF A FIGHTER WINS THEY MAY CONTINUE TO FIGHT UNTIL THEY LOSE OR CONCEDE
Announcer- AND LASTLY
- NO KILLING
Announcer- ALL RIGHT SO FIRST UP *pulls out a note from a raffle box* TAMASHA VS LEVIATHAN
Kali- *sitting with knees together and hands on chin* Looks like they’re up first
Xwen- Let’s see how this goes
Announcer- REPRESENTING LEVIATHAN: IVAN LEHMANN
(Soon a 6’ 10, bald, muscular man with a long beard, a suit with black straps, a beast insignia on the back and a monocle comes up to the arena; This was Ivan Lehmann)
Ray- *a little intimidated* He’s a monster
Xwen- I guess that’s him
Kali- So let’s see who Tamasha’s is-
Announcer- REPRESENTING TAMASHA: KING AJANI AYAD
Ajani- *fist bumps the air* Alright let’s do this *starts to walk into the arena*
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(Everyone is surprised by the sudden realization that Ajani is the guardian of Tamasha’s wielder and take it in stride)
Kali- Not what I was expecting
Xwen- Me neither
Ray- So their King is going to be fighting against that monster but then again if he could match Windholm in strength this might not be so bad for him
(Both Ajani and Ivan stand in front of each other as the announcer mediates)
Announcer- ARE BOTH FIGHTERS READY?
Ivan- Mal'chik {Boy} I won’t go easy on you *starts to manifest his crux gauntlets* even if your a child
Ajani- *agitated/smiling* I’m going to make you regret saying that
Announcer- ALL RIGHT THEN…FIGHT!
(Ivan immediately punches Ajani right in the face resulting in a massive gust of wind blowing into everyone in the stands)
Ray- Damn he didn’t try to hold back
(As soon as the dust subsides it’s revealed that Ajani just has his face full of Ivan’s fist but unaffected only his braid is on his back now)
Ajani- *very vocal* For someone claiming to “not go easy on me” that sure was a weak ass punch
Manolo- His durability is remarkable if I were hit with that punch I would have had a broken face at least
Kali- Woah not even a scratch on him
(Ivan backs away from a yawning Ajani as his mind cycles through many questions)
Ivan- *In head* Why didn’t my punch do anything/Why does my hand hurt so bad *looks down at his hand and sees that his knuckles and wrist are broken* Shit is his body just that tough!
(Ajani snaps him out of his thoughts)
Ajani- Hey, that all ya got?
Ivan- No, I’ve got something else I would like to try on you
(Charging up his gauntlets he then aims his hands, with some pain, at Ajani and starts shooting out energy blasts)
Milenya- *in head* So he’s an enhancer
Ivan- *in head* My blasts maintains their power and toughness until they hit a target so I won't’ have to worry about range so I can maintain distance as I continue my cannonade
(As Ivan is shooting out these energy blasts Ajani is just casually dodging and even swatting away the blasts)
Ajani- Interesting I was thinking what you wanted to show me would have been cool but it’s just Hemar {ass} but I have an idea
(As one of the blasts goes over to Ajani he starts to focus on it}
Ajani- 1…2…3
(Then he jumps on one of the beams and starts to surf on it)
Ajani- *stabilizing himself/smiling* Woah ho ho; didn’t think that would actually work
(Ajani starts flying around the arena on the blast and steering it all over the place)
Kali- OK NOW THATS COOL!
Xwen- I agree
William- Yo let’s go little man
Ray- Woah pretty sick
(Ray thinks about what he is seeing and gets reminded of a past event)
Ray- Yo William
William- Hm?
Ray- that reminds me of when I hung onto one of your sword beams
William- Now that you mention it, it kind of does *gets lost in thought*
(As Ajani is flying around on the blast, Gena is getting very annoyed)
Gena- Ivan stop embarrassing yourself and knock that boy out of the sky
Ivan- *regaining his composure* Y-Yes ma’am
(Ivan starts to blast some more shots to Ajani then stop and starts to charge up)
Ivan- *Hmph/angry* I’ve gonna to use my special move for this I don’t want to but I’ve got no choice and if I’m gonna lose then I’ll go out with full power
(Ivan holds up one hand and His energy starts to pool into it, creating a ball of crux energy increasing in size every second)
Ivan- *to Ajani* HEY, KING OF TAMASHA!
(Ajani looks over from doing tricks on the energy beam to Ivan as he’s charging his attack)
Ivan- I HAVE HEARD OF YOUR MIGHT IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MY QUEEN SO I WANTED TO SEE FOR MYSELF SO LET’S SEE IF YOU CAN TAKE THIS; NEPTUNE’S FORCE!
Ajani- Hmm *starts to fly upwards on the energy beam*
Milenya- That’s a massive amount of crux energy. What could King Ajani be planning to do about it?
(Ivan then launches the giant orb of energy towards Ajani as Ajani flies up high out of the arena)
Ray- Why is he going up?
Joaquin- Is releasing that much energy necessary
Zoraida- Yes
(Joaquin turns to his Queen)
Zoraida- Ajani is the strongest person I know this Ivan fellow would need 50 times this amount of energy to make Ajani use his power
Joaquin- I see
(Ajani then turns around and starts to missile down towards the giant orb)
Xwen- Seems like he’s coming back down
Kali- I wonder what he’s gonna do *gasp* Oh jeez I should be recording this *pulls out her phone and starts recording*
Xwen- *shaking head in hand* Goodness Kali
Ivan- *serious* WELL KING OF TAMASHA WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY FINAL ATTACK!?
(As Ajani is zooming down towards the ball of crux energy he jumps off his confiscated energy blast and destroys the entire ball of energy by nose diving right into it leaving everyone shocked as the ball dissipated into nothing along with Ajani landing right behind Ivan)
Ajani- *not facing Ivan* For a guy that talks big *turns head a bit to face him* you sure have some weak attacks
(Ivan tries to blast Ajani again but Ajani says one more thing)
Ajani- *turning back around* And your so easy to fool
(Then the blast that Ajani was on comes down and smashes right into Ivan KO-ing him on the spot)
Ajani- If you had survived that I thought we could have had a little more fun in this, oh well next match I guess
(Everyone is shocked at the strength of the kid they just witnessed in front of them with Gena making an annoyed comment as Guards come and take the KO’ed Ivan away)
Gena- *miffed* Of course the “Barbaric King” won but that defeat was just pathetic
Windholm- *in head* It seems he’s gotten clever
Milenya- That was so one-sided
William- *making a finger gun* I concur
Announcer- THE WINNER IS KING AJANI! *to Ajani* DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE FIGHTING OR DO YOU CONCEDE
Ajani- I’LL CONTINUE
Announcer- ALRIGHT THEN, NEXT UP IS *reaches into raffle box and pulls out another note* SHāNGUó!
(As that is announced everyone looks over to the Shānguó as Xwen gets up and starts to walk to the arena)
Kali- Good luck Xwen don’t die
Xwen- *chuckles* I plan not too
(Ajani walks over to to the middle of the Arena as Xwen does the same)
Xwen- I hope we can have a respectable match *lightly bows*
Ajani- Sure I guess
Announcer- FIGHTERS READY!? FIGHT!!
(Xwen then tears off his bead necklaces and then throws them on the floor)
Ray- I wonder what his crux ability does
Windholm- I wonder this too but since he’s using a weapon he seems to be an infuser
(Everyone looks on at the fight in interest then Xwen starts hitting the beads in different directions even breakdancing all the bouncing orbs around the battlefield soon they bounce away leaving Ajani a little confused)
Ajani- Um why did you do that?
Xwen- Oh no reason let’s just fight *takes out two black handled, silver bladed kukris* ready, go
(Xwen just zooms up to Ajani and goes for a strike on his arm)
Ray- *surprised* He seems faster than me
(When Xwen’s blade lands it hits Ajani on the arm ripping some of his top with the left sleeve and right pec side has cuts in it but not cutting Ajani’s skin seeing this Xwen backs up and reassess his plan)
Xwen- Hmm you’re as strong as I thought but I believed at least these Arbaedium blades would cut you, their sharpness is no joke you know
Ray- !?
[Flashback:
Milenya- *smiling/hmph* Now Ray let’s get started
Ray- *still rubbing his head* With what? *looks over at the newly placed sand bag that Milenya brought out* Oh! we're gonna be training with sandbags, ok, let’s go *punches the sand bag and hurts his hand bad* Oh fuck ah shit what is that thing made of
Milenya- *casually* Arbaedium sand
Ray- *caressing his hand* Damn, isn’t that the strongest metal in the world
Milenya- *walking in Ray’s direction casually eventually walking past him* Yeah anyway
Flashback]
William- *whistles* I sure wouldn’t want to get hit with those, especially at that speed
Ray- Took the words right out of my mouth *in head* but if Milenya goes up against him *glances at Milenya* she won’t be hurt by those blades either so she’ll alright
Ajani- I can tell look at my clothes this was my favorite battle attire *sigh* well at least I have spares
Xwen- I am sorry for your clothes but let’s continue *gets into fighting stance*
Ajani- Ok then-
(Ajani feels something hit his back and looks behind him and sees many of the orbs that Xwen had thrown bouncing around all over the place and notices that they seem to be getting faster)
Ajani- So is this your ability
Xwen- *smiling* Pretty neat huh?
Ajani- Yeah won’t do much for you though
Xwen- *sigh* I’m realizing that
Kali- *recording the fight* Do your best Xwen, you’ll always be number one in my book besides me!
Xwen- Thanks for your words Kali!
(Ajani goes over to Xwen for a kick but Xwen dodges and Ajani start’s to get hit with more beads that are bouncing all over the place)
Manolo- The beads seem to be getting faster as the fight goes on, they’re becoming a blur but I wonder, how is he not getting hit by his own beads?
(Xwen goes for a leg sweep then Ajani just jumps and kicks him in the face)
Ajani- Looks like I’ve adapted to your speed so I’m gonna end this now
(Ajani then sends a barrage of punches and kicks that Xwen can’t keep up with as he’s trying to dodge or counter them but Ajani is getting faster and Xwen’s beads seem to not have much effect on him either it all ends with Ajani knocking Xwen down on his ass in pain and disabling the beads flying around as they also fall to the ground)
Ajani- *hand pointed in Xwen’s face* Do you give up?
Xwen- *beat up and bruised but smiles* Yeah I concede
(Ajani then turns him palm upside down and pulls up Xwen off the ground)
Xwen- Thank you for the fight King Ajani
Ajani- Don't mention it Sadiq {friend}
Announcer- THE WINNER IS KING AJANI! *to Ajani* DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE FIGHTING OR DO YOU CONCEDE
Ajani- I will continue to fight!
Announcer- ALL RIGHT THEN, NEXT UP IS *rummages through the raffle box* REINO DEL CRáNEO!
Xwen- *leaving the arena* I’d say good luck but I don’t think you’ll need it hehe
Kali- That was great Xwen, Subarashī! {Wonderful}
Xwen- Thanks Kali *goes over to a guard* Excuse me where is the emergency room, ow
Announcer- SINCE REINO DEL CRáNEO HAS 2 GUARDIANS ONLY ONE WILL BE FIGHTING KING AJANI! SO I ASK WHICH ONE WILL IT BE?
Zoraida- Alright guys, rock paper scissors for who goes out there
Manolo/Joaquin- Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
(Manolo gets rock and Joaquin is scissors)
Manolo- Mierda {shit}
Zoraida- We will be having Manolo Garcia to duel King Ajani
Announcer- ALL RIGHT! REPRESENTING REINO DEL CRáNEO: MANOLO GARCIA
(Manolo starts to walk into the arena regretting all the decisions in his life that has led him up to this point)
Manolo- *comical teary eyed* Help me Joaquin
Joaquin- Sorry lil bro sound like a you problem to me
(Manolo feels betrayed by that statement)
(Both Manolo and Ajani face each other at the middle)
Announcer- BOTH FIGHTERS READY?
Manolo- Please go easy on me
Ajani- *close eyed smile* No promises
(Manolo’s face pales)
Announcer- Begin!
Ends on that