In The Name of Love

Zac now shoots a barrage at the dragon.

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Mortal always thought the circling thing was dumb, so she just continues to keep herself facing The Dragon, while staying in the same spot.

~Limberry~

*All while it continues its judging gaze. Lilith sighs & dashes forwards, grabbing her weapon & slashing down on one of the Living Bones. Every bone she hits on her way down the monster's left side breaks, with the rib cage & half of the pelvis shattering, & part of the skull simply being sliced right off. The Living Bone stabs at her, so she catches it. Meanwhile, the other fires an Aqua Soul at her.*
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~Lesalia~

*While she's adjusting to look behind him, he quickly turn on his feet, trying to move to her other side & close the distance as fast as he can to deliver a heel kick to her back.*

Mortal ducks and sweeps at his foot, throwing him onto the floor again.

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Zac shoots another barrage at the dragon.

~Limberrry~

*While he's doing this, the Minotaur is getting within attacking range. Lilith swings sideways, finishing off the Living Bone, & receives an Aqua Soul from the other one for her troubles.*

~3~
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~Lesalia~

*He immediately tries to jump back up.*

Mortal jump kick him out of the air, like a boss.

--

Zac shoots the minotaur with a leg shot.

~Lesalia~

*The Dragon smacks his head on the ground & is knocked unconscious. The blue knight steps into the ring.*
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~Lake Poescas~

*Lilith stabs the other Living Bone through the head & slashes down, destroying it.*

Zac shoots another barrage at the dragon.

--

Noct, Sab and Mortal all excitedly throw their hands into the air. Mortal goes to the side of the ring to snatch a kiss from Euryale.

~Lake Poescas~

*By now, the dragon is critically wounded. Lilith makes her way over to the Minotaur, because it is much closer.*
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~Lesalia~

*Euryale had begun jumping up & down when Mortal threw the winning kick, causing people to stare. When Mortal comes over for a kiss, she obliges, while the knight taps his foot impatiently. When she disengages, he snatches her arm & holds it up in the air.*

<The winner...Mortal!>

Zac tries to follow everyone's advice and not 'waste' bullets and opts to shoot a regular shot at the dragon. He still felt like he was going to get screwed over and the dragon would still be alive.

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Noctab cheer excitedly, Noct especially happy she placed that bet. Mortal puts her hands in the air happily then gets out of the ring, assuming that was the end of that.

~Lake Poescas~

*Well, it's a dragon, so it has a higher amount of HP when in critical compared to a normal monster, but I don't want to hear anyone bitch, so it's dead. Lilith slashes the Minotaur, putting a big scar down its flank.*

~3, 1, 0~
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~Lesalia~

*Everyone else is grumbling irately. A couple of people mutter about "how did she cheat," but everyone quiets down when the Knight raises his hand in a "shut up, bitches, I'm talking" gesture.*

Knight<Next in the ring is a regular, Tyler, up against-->

*He double-takes off of the piece of paper that he's reading.*

Knight<...Girly Flower-Lover?>

*Everyone in the crowd begins laughing uproariously.*

<Is this some kind of joke fight?>

Zac shoots the minotaur with a barrage.

--

Mortal starts to cheer again, and Noctab can only assume that Girly Flower-Lover is Euryale, and join in, after a good chuckle.

~Lake Poescas~

*Lilith also stabs it & it collapses dead under all of the attacks. Unfortunately, as it goes down, the first Living Bone stands back up at half strength. It immediately Aqua Souls Lilith & runs away. Lilith frowns.*

~3, 2, 0~
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~Lesalia~

*The naysayer from earlier steps into the ring, removing his shirt.*

<The glasses stay. It's been a while since I've felt a good punch. Tell you what, I'll let you take a free shot.>

*He turns his cheek to her & points to it.*

<Come on, right here.>

Zac chases after it, and shoots it with Seal Evil.

--

Mortal, Sab both feel a bit bad for the guy, but Noct is silently giving herself a little fist pump, happy that she is getting free money off of this bet.

~Lesalia~

*Euryale walks up to Tyler & makes a limp-wristed knuckle slap thing, complete with a groaning noise, as though she is overexerting herself.*

Tyler<That's as hard as you can do? You need to try something more like this.>

*He swings at her shoulder. She just moves slightly to take the punch when it's halfway through. Surprised, Tyler aims a left hook at her face, which she bats away with little movement. When he kicks at her side, she tenses her stomach, taking it without any visible movement. Deciding he's put up enough fight that no one can accuse her of beating him because he was "surprised," she punches downward into his stomach & he falls to his knees, grabbing his diaphragm & gasping for air.*
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~Lake Poescas~

*Unfortunately, the other Living Bone hops up at half health at that exact second.*

OOC: I think I'm more likely to give impartial results than an actual random number generator.

Mortal and Sab both let out sighs of relief, and Noct looks a bit upset.

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Zac shoots that fucker with Seal Evil too, because fuck Living Bones.

~Lake Poescas~

"Looks like the fight's finally over."
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~Lesalia~

*In spite of all of his struggles, Tyler is unable to get up & resume the fight. At the end of a ten-count, the knight grabs Euryale's arm & lifts it into the air.*

<And the winner is...>

*He & Euryale lock eyes.*

"Say it."

<*Sigh.* Girly Flower-Lover!>

/cheers

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Zac let out a small sigh, "Looks like it. Glad you're alright."

~Lake Poescas~

"Yes, well, those Living Bones were starting to do some damage. But the Masamune is incredible. It would have taken me 2 or 3 swings to destroy one of those, if I were still using the Muramasa or the Kiku-Ichimoji."
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~Lesalia~

*Euryale rejoins the girls. By now, several people are mad, & have stopped cheering for the next fight.*

"The blade is incredible, I agree," Zac said, "How is the spirit?"

--

Noct cashes in her two 5k bets. Mortal hugs Euryale, "You did good! Better than me."

Sab nodded, "I thought you did really well too."

~Lesalia~

"Well...it's nothing special, really. I'm trained in brawling. You can prohibit swords, & that will make knights & wizards more-or-less equal, but to a monk, you might as well have not made any rules at all."

Knight<And our last fight of the night, Ramiel and The Skullsplitter!>

*Noctis had broke even from her previous gambles, & with these two bets, she won 6000 Gil, in addition to winning back the 10,000 she had bet.*
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~Lake Poescas~

"Docile, yet...fierce. Very protective. It doesn't like to cut, which is strange. I guess it just wants to end the battle more quickly."

*He continues trying to get over to the archer.*

Noct shot Sab a look, still a bit annoyed that all she managed to do was break even after Sab made her lose at cards.

"What is with the dirty look?" Sab asked.

"I could have made a killing, but you messed me up," Noct answered. Sab stuck her tongue out at Noct for implying it was her fault. Noct flicked it with her finger, causing Sab to pull it back.

"Ow, hey, that hurt..."

Mortal looked back at the ring, "Hey, that was that kid from before. Lets see how he does in his fight."

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"Strange, for a weapon, but I wouldn't say it is a bad thing," Zac said, "No one should crave battle."

~Lesalia~

*A large bald man is laughing at him.*

Skullsplitter<That's a cute little hairdo...did you copy it from you sister?>

Ramiel<As a matter of fact, I did.>

*He begins laughing harder.*

Ramiel<You should try to relax. Hysterical laughter makes it difficult to breathe, which hinders performance.>

"That's just like what I did. But he couldn't be a Monk too. He's too small & thin, how would he hide the muscles?"
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~Lake Poescas~

"It's the exact opposite of the Muramasa. You can feel that spirit's anger, impatient to escape, & add more blood to its collection. I swear, the wraiths only avoids attacking us out of a begrudging courtesy. When you cut into a foe, you can practically hear it cheer."
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~Balias Swale~

*He still can't get up the sheer bank. By now, the second squire is approaching said bank. The archer keeps her bow trained on Clyde.*

Archer<Don't cause us any more trouble. You've already lost.>

"Not all people with muscles are ginormous," Noct said, "Just look at runners, and swimmers."

"And dancers?" Sab continued.

"Hey, dancers don't get any respect, do you know how exhausting it is to dance? Especially for how long some of our fights go on for, non stop?" Noct folded her arms, "I have a well built body..."

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"That is... a bit disturbing in all honesty," Zac admitted.

~Lesalia~

"Yes, & I can tell."

*She pokes Noctis in the abs.*

"I would like to claim that my muscles are more-or-less hidden by my body fat. But he just looks like some scrawny kid that walked in off of the street."

*Without warning, "Skullsplitter" darts forward & grabs Ramiel's hair. He retorts by turning slightly & palm-thrusting up into his jaw. When he steps back, slightly dizzy, Ramiel moves behind him & jabs him in the back of the neck. Afterwards, he slumps forward. Ramiel grabs the unconscious man on the shoulder before he falls on his face, & sets him down gently.*
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~Limberry~

"Try working with it."