Team 2 Emperor's Justice (Drake & Inarius) move into Semi-Finals. (Waiting on other battles to conclude, you may assume that both Astartes can watch the other fights and thus make comments about them and/or talk about the fate of Temvero) Team 3 (Mortal Enemies) vs. Team 5 (Warriors of the World) Krauz @Uriel1339 (Lord Inquisitor) [Unarmed 1H, 3 hits] & Urtus Velodonus @Uriel1339 (Emperor's Children Slaanesh Sorcerer) [2H Force Staff] vs. Drach @Colapse (Dark Eldar Incubus) [2H Klaive & Bloodstone] & Loren Vel @lord-watchman (Tempestus Scion) [1H Power Katana, 1H Hot-Shot Las Pistol] The Inquisitor charged forward, believing that the Dark Eldar was perhaps dazed, this time he was trying to jump over the blade, but instead he only made it worse as he did not exactly evade the blade, but rather brought himself on the perfect height to lose both his legs to the immense Klaive that simply cut him short below his thighs into two pieces. Krauz growled as he laid there on his back, staring into what most likely was his executioner. Surely a certain Eldar he knew would make an unfit joke to this situation! His 'ally' in the meanwhile suffered a whole different problem. The Sorcerer drew and threw his knife into the chest of the Scion as she was just out of range of his staff. While inflicting pain to her, it was not throwing her aim off, the hotshot-pistol emitting it's beam at the Sorcerer.... (OOC: Fatality post for @lord-watchman then finish up the fight!) "You may kill me! But my apprentice as well as my serpentine guard are still out there! My legacy shall not be denied! I AM URTUS VELODONUS OF THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN! YOU ALL WILL DIE! ALL YOUR SOULS WILL BE DEVOURED! THERE IS NO ESCAPE!" He yelled as he faced his death, laughing as he did. @Colapse Drach Attack-Focused => Krauz => 1 hit => 2 dmg (-2 block = 0 dmg) => 8 HP left Drach Defense => 1 success (block 2 dmg) @lord-watchman Loren Vel All out attack => Urtus Velodonus => 5 hits => -4 HP left Urtus Velodonus All-Out-Attack => Loren Vel => 1 hit => 2 HP left Krauz Attack-Focused => Drach => 2 crit. fails => Counters => 1 crit counter, 1 counter hit (6 dmg) => 2 HP left Krauz Defense => crit. success (block 2 dmg) Krauz = 2 HP Drach = 7 HP | Loren Vel = 2 HP Team 6 (Muscle Max) vs. Team 7 (Bandits of Commorragh) Zontaran-Kyalis @Uriel1339 (Blazing Sun of Yme-Loc Aspect Warrior) [2H Sunray Cannon] & Skud @GobMaw_HellSmasha (Ogryn) [2H Ripper Gun] vs. Theta-Xi 4 @Maleth (Skitarii Ranger) [1H Power Rapier (fixed)] Yasmilina @Avenging-Angel (Dark Eldar Wych) [2 x 1H Razorflails] The duel between the Ogryn and the Skitarii became far more interesting now that both sides were even again. The Ogryn attempted to protect himself, but the Power Rapier was too fast and too strong, sheathing off some of his flesh and drawing blood, well a few drops of blood. When the Ogryn moved in to retaliate, the Ranger simply sidestepped and evaded the brute blow. The crowd cheered their favorite independently. One half going "SKU-UD! SKU-UD! SKU-UD!" While the other half energetically cheered "ONE-ARMED BANDIT! ONE-ARMED BANDIT! ONE-ARMED BANDIT!" Finally a proper fight that was exciting, and not just a slaughterhouse! @Maleth Theta-Xi All Out Assault => Skud => 1 hit => 7 HP left @GobMaw_HellSmasha Skud Defense Focused => 0 hits Skud Defense => Fail! Theta-Xi 4 = 6 HP left Skud = 7 HP left Team 8 (Heavenly Blades) vs. Team 4 (Phantom Ravens) Suuri Vinnia @BadDo9 (Heavenly Blade Aspect Warrior) [2H Celestial Spear] & Invictus Kel @lord-watchman (Blood Watchmen Swordsman) [1H Power Sword, 1H Power Maul] vs. Porthos @Avenging-Angel (Raven Guard Assault Marine) [2 x 1H Bolt Pistols] Orevara @Maleth (Phantom Tiger Aspect Warrior) [1H Power Sword, 1H Las-SMG] The Heavenly Blade focused on her defense, but failed in it as well as an attack as the Raven Guard proved too fast for her. The attack was evaded by a roll at the right time, the Celestial Spear was way too slow and obvious in the ways of aiming. And of course the Raven Guard shot right when she was taking her aim, one lucky round made it between plates of Wraithbone Armor and detonated a chunk of her flesh out. However, Orevara was far less lucky. The Watchman went into full offense when Orevara charged him, delivering multiple blows with her Las-Submachine-Gun and even parrying a single hit of the Watchman. But he wielded two melee weapons and when one was blocked, he brought the other around and knocked the Eldar good off her balance. Unable to defense herself from a critical blow, relentlessly the Watchman went on to finish the Eldar... (OOC: @lord-watchman fatality time against @Maleth , you may go for last words before/during/after your execution, let's see if the Astartes here also team up, to betray their alien mate or not.... ) @BadDo9 Suuri Defense-Focused Attack => Porthos => miss Suuri Defense => Fail @lord-watchman Invictus Kel All Out Attack => Orevara => 2 hits, 2 crit. hits (8-2 = 6 damage) => -1 HP @Avenging-Angel Porthos All-Out Attack => Suuri Vinnia => 2 hits, 1 crit. hit (5 dmg) => 3 HP left @Maleth Orevara Focused Attack => Invictus Kel => 2 hits, 1 crit. hit (5 dmg) => 2 HP left Orevara Defense => 2 successes Suuri = 3 HP | Invictus = 2 HP Porthos = 4 HP ~~ Spectator Suite ~~ @Jorimel The Male Wych approached to 'retrieve' his boomerang. Perhaps he could get her signature on it? Marching proudly through the Mon'keigh guards, or waiting purposefully if they stopped him he grinned at the Hekatrix. "Hey there, Wych-Queen. My name is Axelarazomyrdemis, but you can call me Axl. I figured you and I are both bored into oblivion by this sorry excuse of a 'tournament' (he did the air quotes). Sooooo I figured I use the time wiser than the rest of the sheepdar-spectators and actually talk to dominator of the arena. And it appears you have my boomerang." ~~ ... Elsewhere ... ~~ @GobMaw_HellSmasha After the first battle had come to an end, the Ork-corpse has been removed upon order of the Archon. He was put not with the other corpses, instead was moved into a secret in-between facility where the Haemonculi of the tournament resided. While brain activity was still to some extend there... It would be difficult. Nonetheless, the Haemonculi went to work as if their lives depended on it, which may be true, given how angry the Archon was. This was the champion of his new bride, and he better be ready to fight again, soon! And so the surgeries began...
Perhaps an Eldar he knew would crack a joke in a situation like this, but alas Drach was not that Eldar. This Incubus was more likely pretty much devoid of any sense of humor since his pale face revealed absolutely no emotion other than perhaps contempt. Circling around the fallen Inquisitor, Drach attempted to come at him from behind since he still, despite the injuries, apparently wasn't underestimating the mon'keigh. His intention was to make it hard for the human to defend himself as he bled on the ground and strike at his head, possibly splitting his skull in half in the process. OOC Focused attack on Krauz.
-Skud- Skud was now hurt. As the tiny man's blade nicked a bit of his flesh and drew blood, Skud felt pain. Skud didn't like that pain. Skud now knew what he had too do. Tiny man was a mean man. A mean man that hurt Skud. Like the mean lady before had hurt Skud. His dimwitted expression faded away to one of pure anger. His eyes, that were previously void of ill intent were now filled with the fires of fury. He hated mean man. Mean man hurt Skud. Skud will kill mean man, so mean man can no longer hurt Skud. He charged toward the mean man, Ripper gun to bear. With full intent to kill. "You hurt Skud! Skud hate you! Skud smash you! Skud make you DEAD!" (Attack focused strike on Theta (@Maleth ) 2H weapon)
Loren vel As she listend to the sorceror she brought her blade up and beheaded him in a single swing and spoke "i live to serve the emperor" as she spoke she then aimed her pistol at her xenos ally and shot at him "id rather help the inquisitor than a xenos" (Ooc allout attack on my ally xenos) Invictus Invictus stood over the broken form of the eldar and spoke "any last words" (ooc so you can speak) and after waiting pressed his boot down on its head before running at his xenos ally both weapons ready to strike down the xenos "i dont like xenos" (Ooc all out attack against suri)
Team 4 - Porthos Seeing Invictus attack the remaining eldar Porthos paced himself, moving to circle behind Suuri, and fired single shots at the alien's back, trying to take care and not hit the other Space Marine in the arena. [OOC: Focused Defense against Suuri Vinnia]
<Orevara's last words> "If there's anything I have to say, it's that the foolishness of Mon'keigh that put themselves above those who are their betters and allies will be their downfall in this arena" Orevara took one last laboured breath before she said"At least my soul will never stay trapped within these walls...." When she had finished speaking, she faced her fate, her dying wish being that the Eldar on the other team managed to survive or the Blazing Sun if he still lived and that they'd get her Soulstone out of this place of darkness.. <Theta-Xi> With the Abhuman now charging him, Theta-Xi 4 revaluated his attack pattern and switched to a more defensive variant, using a few careful prods with his sword to attack while swinging the weapon to hopefully prevent a few blows from reaching him. Now was not the time for daring strikes, but calculated moves that did not put him in undue risk. OOC: Defence Focused Attack on Skud.
[Surri Vinna - Team 8 vs 4] < @Uriel1339 @lord-watchman @Avenging-Angel {@Maleth} > Surri roared in pain as her body was ripped into by the Mon'Keigh's shells. Looking at the whole situation, she cursed as a fellow warrior was felled. There was little to no chance that she could survive, but she would be damned if she didn't go down without a fight. Changing her path she swerved towards her 'ally', planning to destroy the more wounded of the two, as well as a traitor and murderer of her kin. [Attack-Focused (1 block 2 attack [Melee]) towards @lord-watchman]
Team 2 Emperor's Justice (Drake & Inarius) move into Semi-Finals. (Waiting on other battles to conclude, you may assume that both Astartes can watch the other fights and thus make comments about them and/or talk about the fate of Temvero) Team 3 (Mortal Enemies) vs. Team 5 (Warriors of the World) Krauz @Uriel1339 (Lord Inquisitor) [Unarmed 1H, 3 hits] & Urtus Velodonus @Uriel1339 (Emperor's Children Slaanesh Sorcerer) [2H Force Staff] vs. Drach @Colapse (Dark Eldar Incubus) [2H Klaive & Bloodstone] & Loren Vel @lord-watchman (Tempestus Scion) [1H Power Katana, 1H Hot-Shot Las Pistol] Drach had little issue with the foolish Mon'keigh who turned onto him. But on the prospect of recurring treason the crowd went wild once more, cheering like crazy, and it was definitely a home-game as everyone was roaring "INCU-BUS! INCU-BUS! INCU-BUS!" Indeed it was a pleasant sight that the last Eldar was a talented fighter, perhaps one good enough to keep the tournaments victory in the home arena! The Scion charged the Dark Eldar and while having landed a critical hit in the chest area via Hot-Shot Pistol, it was the fact of superior Comorrite Armor and his massive Klaive that the female met her death, not even able to swing her blade as she already was taken out by the Incubus Drach.... (OOC: Final Words from @lord-watchman + Fatality by @Colapse ) The bisected Inquisitor could only watch as the blood continued to flow out of his legs, at this point struggling with staying even conscious... @Colapse Drach Attack-Focused => Loren Vel => 2 hits (4 dmg) => -2 HP left Drach Defense => Fail @lord-watchman Loren Vel All out attack => Drach => 1 hit, 1 crit. hit (4 dmg), 1 crit. fail (-1 damage) = 3 damage => 4 HP left Krauz Stunned (can & will defend himself in melee) Krauz = 2 HP Drach = 4 HP Team 6 (Muscle Max) vs. Team 7 (Bandits of Commorragh) Zontaran-Kyalis @Uriel1339 (Blazing Sun of Yme-Loc Aspect Warrior) [2H Sunray Cannon] & Skud @GobMaw_HellSmasha (Ogryn) [2H Ripper Gun] vs. Theta-Xi 4 @Maleth (Skitarii Ranger) [1H Power Rapier (fixed)] Yasmilina @Avenging-Angel (Dark Eldar Wych) [2 x 1H Razorflails] The Ogryn roared and swung his heavy weapon, making only minor damage to the machine-man who deflected the blow to save himself, and thanks to the much swifter weapon was capable of puncturing the Ogryn, but again only causing a flesh wound, causing more blood to ooze out of the giant Abhuman. None had the edge over the other! Bringing the spectators to even greater excitement in the ecstasy of watching this fight, and throwing the same-named drug in here and there. @Maleth Theta-Xi Defense-Focused Attack => Skud => 2 hits => 5 HP left Defense = 1 success, 1 crit. fail (=-1 HP [5 HP left]; Block 1 damage) @GobMaw_HellSmasha Skud Attack Focused => 1 hit (2 dmg - 1 dmg = 1 dmg) = 4 HP left Skud Defense => Fail! Theta-Xi 4 = 4 HP left Skud = 5 HP left Team 8 (Heavenly Blades) vs. Team 4 (Phantom Ravens) Suuri Vinnia @BadDo9 (Heavenly Blade Aspect Warrior) [2H Celestial Spear] & Invictus Kel @lord-watchman (Blood Watchmen Swordsman) [1H Power Sword, 1H Power Maul] vs. Porthos @Avenging-Angel (Raven Guard Assault Marine) [2 x 1H Bolt Pistols] Orevara @Maleth (Phantom Tiger Aspect Warrior) [1H Power Sword, 1H Las-SMG] And the final fight came to a rest as the traitor-Mon'keigh turned on his Eldar-ally. He was booed out because it was an Eldar after all, but they cheered when Suuri managed with her massive weapon to destroy the stupid primitive! But everything changed when out of nowhere the Raven Guard charged and finished off the Heavenly Blade who barely survived her own foe.... (OOC: Last words @BadDo9 & @lord-watchman ; Fatality post from @BadDo9 & @Avenging-Angel welcome!) @BadDo9 Suuri Attack Focused => Invictus Kel => 1 hit (2 dmg) => 0 HP left Suuri Defense => Fail @lord-watchman Invictus Kel All Out Attack => Suuri => 1 hit => 2 HP left @Avenging-Angel Porthos Focused Defense => Suuri Vinnia => 1 hit, 1 crit. hit (4 dmg) => -2 HP left Porthos Defense => 2 success (1 crit. success) => Block 5 damage Porthos = 4 HP Team 4 (Phantom Ravens), Porthos, moves into Semi-Finals. (Waiting on other battles to conclude, you may assume that Porthos gets fixed up and meets current survivors in the after-battle area (So far only Inarius & Drake confirmed) OOC: With that @BadDo9 & @lord-watchman are out of the tournament, it seems Khaela Mensha Khaine, Khorne, the God-Emperor and especially Cegorach don't seem very appreciative of 'traitors' ^^ That leaves us with 3 Astartes in the Semi-Finals so far!
Suuri Vinnia - Lament of the Fallen < @lord-watchman @Avenging-Angel > Suuri was already blacking out by this point, blood seeping from her last wound. She watched as her ally charged her, simply using the greater range of her weapon to impale him, and then behead him. With that, as her soul was already seeping into her soulstone, she turned to face her fate, the War-mask losing it's powers as tears streamed down her face. "I'm sorry... Sairan..."
loren vell "as i said id rather die than let an inquisitor die before me" as she spoke she touched her bleeding wounds and gently slapped the xeos leaving her hand print in blood on his face invictus kell as the first blow hit him he smiled and whisperd to the eldar as the beheasding strike came "i die on my own terms not the whims of your dark cousins"
