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Baka
Wind Seer
Posts: 121
(6/8/02 3:46:52 am)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round Four Gaiden - Fallen Only
(I don't think you're allowed to give someone else your votes)
*runs away too*

Baka // Wind Seer // Salva Nos
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Alexander Krizak
The Ultimate Lifeform
Posts: 127
(6/8/02 4:17:29 am)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round Four Gaiden - Fallen Only
And now, to sort out mass confusion...
allenhill2002: First off, I apologize for counting your XP wrong, but you do make it very difficult by splitting all your Absorbs in that strange fashion. Correct usage of Absorb is "Absorb on Vivi, healing Agrias". As for the experience totals required for Fallen to get to higher levels, I believe that a quick look at the rules will show you that the values for Fallen are 25 and 50. NOt that it matters, since you now have 54 XP. (You were Paralyzed, and thus only has two A-Votes.)
Dry31 and Thirdtwin: The only votes you may cast are your own. THirdtwin must cast his own votes in order for them to be effective.
Everyone: The restrictions only say that you can't choose the same number as the other members of your TEAM. Characters on different teams can choose the same number, so both Falco and Citan can choose 7.
 ~ I am you, and you are me ~ This defies reality ~ Whether this is false or true ~ You are me, and I am you
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AsylumXKP
RTT::Conker
Posts: 60
(6/8/02 4:22:56 am)
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Keg of squirrel whoop-ass.
This is for my inactivity from the last round. Time to bring out some action packed excitement.
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"Second chance! Second chance!" Conker high fived all of his team mates.
"We have a chance to win now! We just have to get through... FUNGAH HELL!" Bowser turned around, watching several contestants charge at the dirty quarter dozen.
Yamazaki unsheathed his sword "Well, if they want a fight, they got one. Come on!" Yamazaki raised his sword, ready to strike.
Bowser growled as he stood his ground, slashing the air with his claws towards his opponents.
"Maestro, some fitting music please?" asked Conker.
*Prodigy - Smack my bitch up*
Conker started off by pulling out his twin SMGs. He rolled to the right, firing as he spun in mid air. Cinder was getting too close to Conker. The squirrel spun around 180 degrees and smacked Cinder with his right gun. He saw himself surrounded. Conker aimed the guns off into two other directions, attacking two other opponents. Golbez threw a fireball into Conker, knocking him to the side.
"You! Here is something I should've done since round two!" Conker pulled out a handful of assorted knives. Cleavers, daggers, swiss army knives, machettes, steak knives, and even butter knives flew towards Golbez. He dodged most of the daggers, except for the steak knife that pinned his hand into the wall.
"The game is over... Mate..." A samurai sword appeared in Conker's hands. Conker spun the blade madly in the air. He started to kneel slightly backwards, pulling himself back like he was a sling shot. His body shook, a determined look appeared on his face. Conker smirked.
"SMACK MY BITCH UP!"
The red squirrel catapaulted into Golbez, his blade moving with insane speed. Blood flowed through the air, making the room a mess. The squirrel then stopped his hellish attack, swinging his blade behind his back. Conker winked, then sliced the blade into Golbez's neck. Golbez was protected by his bracelet, and therefore was not decapitated. The man dropped onto the ground.
Conker turned around and noticed Bowser in trouble. Pulling out a modified revolver with a scope and laser, he took aim. The crosshair slowly made it's way towards Ward's skull. The bullet did not penetrate the silent man's dome, but sent him reeling back in pain.
Bowser turned to thank the squirrel. "Here! Take this!" He threw a star towards Conker, making him flash. Different music filled the room, which was kinda upbeat.
"Nice music!" Conker danced to the beat, showing off his "Techno" moves.
"No! No! It's makes you invincible for a limited t-- ...ime." Bowser finished his sentence just as the star's power ran out.
"Look sharp! There's more!" Yamazaki ran to his allies sides, the three holding their grounds against their fallen enemies.
I choose the number 3.
Damage report:
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SLASH(Shoot)-ALL (18SP), 1 damage to:
Cinder
Ryoga
Agrias
Strago
VITAL BLOW (11SP), 2 damage to Golbez
A-vote to Ward
A-vote to Golbez
===Fallen Adept, lvl 2. 1 Attack Votes, 2 Reversal Votes, 1 Special Point===
EDIT: Just some typos
EDIT2: Darkken, Anoat, get some ph47 XP this round! SPECIALS = GOOD!
"Oh yeah, I'm gonna get tanked tonight!" Edited by: AsylumXKP at: 6/8/02 4:47:19 am
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Bugenhagen
RTT: Billy Lee Black
Posts: 883
(6/8/02 6:10:57 am)
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In my memory, you will live on
Billy took a small penknife from his pocket. He walked a ways away from the rest of the group, then kneeled down facing a wall. With the sharp edge of the knife, he began to scratch something in it.
First he drew two lines, a horizontal one and a vertical one, making a cross.
Underneath, he wrote Emilia Crescens
Remembering what Golbez said, he acompanied it with this verse:
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even then, your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
Nobody in her world would mourn her. Billy had to make sure that she was remembered.
Not everybody got second chances.
Footsteps sounded behind him. Billy stood up and turned. A tall man in armor came up to him. There was a fire in his eyes, but he otherwise didn't look agressive. "You don't seem as hostile as the others..."
Billy looked at him. "...I'm really not that interested in rejoining the tournament."
The man shook his head in amusement. "Well, I am. If you're not that interested, I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't attack me. And if you could find it in your heart to provide some healing, should I be in need, I would greatly appreciate it. Please consider it."
Billy blinked
The man bowed in respect, then began to walk away. Not eveybody gets a second chance... I have. I should continue on. For Emilia.
"Wait," said Billy. The man turned to look at him. Billy walked forward, digging in his pocket. Finding what he wanted, Billy took it and put it in Garai's hand. It was a small bottle labled 'Aquasol.'
"Despite what I said earlier, I'm in this," said Billy. "I may not want to fight, but I'm going to, anyway. Because a second chance is precious, and should never be thrown away."
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1 R-vote to Garai
Oh... and... uh... two.
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Sponsoring Billy Lee Black
Did you notice that the two great angels only have one wing each...?
According to a legend handed down in Nisan...
God could have created humans perfectly...
But then, humans would not have helped each other...
So that is what these great single-winged angels symbolizes...
In order to fly, they are dependent on one another.
~Margie, Xenogears Edited by: Bugenhagen at: 6/8/02 11:33:00 am
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Terra Lockheart
Customer
Posts: 33
(6/8/02 9:39:49 am)
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Re: In my memory, you will live on
I think I'll go with the number 10 (lucky number... )

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Thirdtwin a
RTT: Citan Uzuki
Posts: 15
(6/8/02 10:33:22 am)
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Everyone has a darker side....
((OOC: Hmmph. *is rankled* Well, the rules can't exempt anybody.... I'll just pray I don't miss any other rounds, and hope my mother doesn't ground my ass. This is probably gonna be crap because I have to rush, but it is what it is.))
I've EDITed this post a lot, haven't I? Well, I kinda got sidetracked, and started writing my reply post to Dry in this post, so I moved that to a post after--we don't need to twist the timing of posts more than necessary. By the way, although one cannot take the responsibility of another's votes, can one write the fight scenes, etc. for another if his/her votes are already cast? I aired all my votes right here 'cause I have to go to work and won't be back till long after the end of the round, but that doesn't mean Dry can't write the fight scene wherein Citan carries out the effects of my votes...does it?
TT, "a dichotomy of order and chaos....."
"MISSILEDOKEN!" -Black Mage, the 8-Bit Theater "...It's nice to know I'll be paying lots of nice, shiny money to go to hell..." Dry31, Luna admin, on college
TT's plugs!!! (with ninjas!) Rurouni Taikai Tactics--Experience true power.... The Continent of Luna--the PLACE Sage's Ronin Page BBS--the PLACE for enlightenment and great justice! The SAGE Page--the PLACE for all your grassroots otaku news! Ronin Reserve: New Vanguard-- The highest human concept of the corporeal something something. The 8-Bit Theater--Black Mage likes pie! He can't be all bad... Today's lesson: "CT is Charge Time. It's charged by Speed value in one clock." Edited by: Thirdtwin a at: 6/8/02 11:11:04 am
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Dry31
RTT: Garai
Posts: 61
(6/8/02 10:44:50 am)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round Four Gaiden - Fallen Only
*Garai thinks for a moment, his mind weighing the advantages and disadvantages of Citan's plan. After a few seconds, he comes to a conclusion...*
Garai: Sounds good to me. But how much of a plan do we need? They're likely to be disorganized...five seperate sides, the members of each side spread out among each other, hopelessly hacking, stabbing, shooting, and doing who knows what else to each other. They're likely to be so busy smashing each other that they may not notice us coming until it's too late. Still...if you have a plan worked out, by all means, enlighten us.
*Garai waits for Citan's reply...*
~dry31~
(Pay no attention to any of the above.)
Luna: The PLACE
http://pub88.ezboard.com/bluna83999
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Thirdtwin a
RTT: Citan Uzuki
Posts: 16
(6/8/02 11:04:32 am)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round Four Gaiden - Fallen Only
Garai's concern was valid; it would be pure melee down there. "Well, I guess it's just habit, me having to think things through to the fullest... I guess we don't need a 'plan' so much as a general strategy, leaving some room for improvisation..."
And so, after barely a minute, the plan was set. So what else was there to do, then?
Nothing, except--as Bart might say--kick some major ass. Was he getting giddy? Probably. But why? Probably just the prospect of a new beginning, of a new chance to win. Guess our draconian friend wasn't far off. There is a certain thrill to it all... "Sir Garai," he spoke up while digging through his rather oversized pockets.
"Hmm?" responded the larger swordsman.
"I have something--where is it?-- that will help heal your wounds--where is that Aquasol? That's the keys to the sand crab.... no, that's that strange doll... ah!" He tossed a flask full of a clear liquid to Garai, who caught it easily--the man could move surprisingly fast for his size. "I had planned to save this for later, in case there was someone who was very severely wounded--I am a doctor after all, and must look out for that sort of thing."
Garai smiled back, a little grimly. "Doctor... heh."
So he could tell. "Still, there is a time to heal and a time to harm. Here, you take one too, Rouge," he said as he dug up a second, tossing it to the sorceror. Now give me a few seconds..." He began chanting in the ancient tongue, drawing on his power... "Renki!" The halo of light coated all of them. "Ahh... I still have some of my power. Alright....Senkei!" An aura of red light surrounded them, the familiar kanji pounding energy into their systems. "A speed-boosting spell. Just to... give us an edge. Are we ready?" The other two nodded. "Let us, therefore, go."
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(The votes previously here were flawed and have been deleted. Note that giving Rouge and Garai two Aquasols is not flawed, since Garai's is actually tied to the Defend that Citan does later)
(Note that Senkei is merely for plot effect and has no bearing on anyone's power in any way)
TT, "a dichotomy of order and chaos....."
"MISSILEDOKEN!" -Black Mage, the 8-Bit Theater "...It's nice to know I'll be paying lots of nice, shiny money to go to hell..." Dry31, Luna admin, on college
TT's plugs!!! (with ninjas!) Rurouni Taikai Tactics--Experience true power.... The Continent of Luna--the PLACE Sage's Ronin Page BBS--the PLACE for enlightenment and great justice! The SAGE Page--the PLACE for all your grassroots otaku news! Ronin Reserve: New Vanguard-- The highest human concept of the corporeal something something. The 8-Bit Theater--Black Mage likes pie! He can't be all bad... Today's lesson: "CT is Charge Time. It's charged by Speed value in one clock." Edited by: Thirdtwin a at: 6/8/02 9:04:41 pm
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Darkken
RTT - Yamazaki Shinnosuke
Posts: 27
(6/8/02 11:07:26 am)
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The Betrayal
Well, this is the last round I'm going to be able to take part in, because early tomorrow, I'm leaving on a week-long trip. Sorry, Anoat, AsylumXKP. I didn't expect it to happen things to this way, but as it turned out, I lost two rounds more than I had expected. As it is, I'm not even going to the trouble of playing this round like normally - the little time I have left I will use to give some closure to Yamazaki.
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In the switch of the worlds, Yamazaki had discovered a change in his clothing. His soldier uniform had been replaced by traditional Japanese clothes - a black kimono, blue hakama and blue kamishimo. His two swords were in his obi, and instead of boots, he had wooden sandals. The most distinctive item, though, was the snake-ornamented hairband that now held his long silver hair.
Yamazaki drew his katana, looking at its perfect blade. How fitting it was for killing, how eager it was to drink blood. How much joy it would bring to them both as it would cut down more people. The bloodthirst of yesterday had already left Yamazaki's mind. In its place was a cold determination to find someone worthy of facing him in combat.
And here I am, locked up in some cold, bleak dungeon with two stupid animals.
Yamazaki could not have cared less for the opportunity to get back to the tournament. He had no interest in winning, and even if he had, a quick look at his teammates would have instantly dispelled all delusions of victory he might have had.
Yamazaki looked at his teammates. They only disgusted him with their meaningless chatter, their incessant rambling. They were worthless creatures, just like all the people he had killed yesterday. But Yamazaki had grown bored of killing the weak and the miserable.
If it's the last thing I do, I want to meet and fight someone worthy of life.
With this thought ringing in his mind, Yamazaki simply stood up and began to walk out.
"What the fuck? Where're ya goin'?" the squirrel exlaimed. Yamazaki didn't answer, only continued walking. The squirrel began to scream, and finally ran after him, intending to tackle his troublesome teammate.
Yamazaki turned with the speed of lightning and slashed the squirrel with his sword, completely ignoring the warnings about damaging teammates. The squirrel flew in the air and hit a wall, coming down in a sickening thud. A wide cut was in the middle of his body - Yamazaki had intentionally slashed too soon, so as to not kill him.
Bowser began to move as well, letting out a shout, but Yamazaki only gave him a quick look over his shoulder, his eyes burning with madness and hate. "Don't follow me." His voice was as cold as ice. Those were the last words his teammates ever heard from him as he walked into the darkness of the dungeon.
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1 R-Vote to Bowser
I know it doesn't make any sense, but hey, it's pretty much the last I can do for them, eh? Oh, and if it makes any difference, I'll choose the number 1.
EDIT - Doh. Good point, Golbez.
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Darkken - Yamazaki Shinnosuke - Rurouni Taikai Tactics

"Hear me... If you hate that which is evil, the greater that hatred may be... the more your own evil inside you will awaken!" Edited by: Darkken at: 6/8/02 12:31:54 pm
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Izlude
RTT: Strago Magus
Posts: 51
(6/8/02 11:43:22 am)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round Four Gaiden - Fallen Only
i'll choose number 9
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"nooooooooooo! my beautful pecks of steel are gone!"
Goblez:"Pick yourself up man"
"you dont know whats its like to be an old coot"
Goblez: "your stronger then you let yourself think"
"Perhaps...hmm.. tell me Goblez, what is the strongest spell you know?"
Goblez: "that would be meteo.."
"meteo huh, i have yet to add it to my collection..hit me with it"
Goblez:"are you insane? it would kill you in an instant"
"I can take more magicially oriented punishment then anyone you'll meet...so HIT ME!"
*a hoard of creatures could be heard from around the corner*
"no time! hit me!!"
Goblez:"crazy bastard....well, if thats what you want"
Goblez stood back and closed his eyes, he began chanting in some ancient toungue
Goblez:"....m...METEO!!"
A rain of fireballs came down upon strago, be he stood strong, holding his staff upward
Agrias: "jesus..."
the attack faded..
*Strago's knowledge of ultima mixed with his newly attianed knowledge of meteo to create the ultima buster: multicolored fireballs of non elemental death*
Strago, in an altered state turned to the corridor where the noises had been coming from, his boney hand lifted his staff into the air as creatures could be seen pouring into the hall way
"BIG GUARD!"
A forcefield appeared around the three
"PEARL WIND!"
they felt a refreshing breeze pass by them
"ULTIMA BUSTER!!"
Strago dropped the staff and extended both hands outright, he screamed and the entire room lit up, muti colored balls of light erupted from his hands, the brightness was so intense that the others had to close their eyes.
the brightness suceeded, the creatures vaporized, and strago fell to the ground
Agrias: "good grief"
Goblez:"you are hardly powerless my friend"
"heh"*cough*"but @#$^@ that HURT!"
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R-otes to:
Goblez
Agrias
OOC: hmm.. saturday.. at long last
Thirdtwin, you can't cast multiple a-votes on the same person.
Edited by: Izlude at: 6/8/02 12:01:34 pm
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Dry31
RTT: Garai
Posts: 62
(6/8/02 11:54:04 am)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round Four Gaiden - Fallen Only
(OOC: Great...but you can only give one A-Vote to any given Sponsor in a round. At least, that's what I thought...)
~dry31~
(Pay no attention to any of the above.)
Luna: The PLACE
http://pub88.ezboard.com/bluna83999
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allenhill2002
RTT: Golbez
Posts: 361
(6/8/02 11:59:48 am)
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Re: The Betrayal
And Darken only has 1 R-Vote because he is a fallen.
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Terra Lockheart
Customer
Posts: 36
(6/8/02 12:38:22 pm)
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Re: The Betrayal
Quote: Only Fallen are allowed to participate in this round, and they may use their votes and abilities on other Fallen as if they were Sponsors. At the end of the round, the team with the least damage will be readmitted into the tournament as Sponsors.
Does this mean that we can just vote against each other, or that we have all the abilities we would as a sponsor...?

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Bugenhagen
RTT: Billy Lee Black
Posts: 884
(6/8/02 12:38:37 pm)
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And now, something for you action fans
I don't want to fight... but if I want to continue on, I have to. It's for Emilia. I have to take this second chance... for her.
Billy looked at the large group of Fallen, desperately fighting among themselves for the coveted position. I can't go in there... I'd be creamed. He thought to himself. If they can't find me, they can't attack me... and I won't have to attack them. His thoughts flashed back to his teammates.
I can't control that... if they get attacked, there's nothing I can do. I will not help Kuja, even if he is my teammate... and where is Black Mage? I haven't seen him since the beginning of the second round...
Billy edged away from the rest of the group. They hardly noticed him, as they were too busy fighting. Once out of sight, Billy started down one of the passages at a run.
Who are my friends? Who will not attack me? I didn't really do anything to make anyone really hate me... except for Scarlett and her gang... but they're not here. Garai won't attack me, and I doubt his team will, whoever they are. Also, Golbez seemed rather nice. I've never met his two teammates, though.
Billy's thoughts were cut short as he ran headfirst into a big gray wall. He fell back and stared up. That wasn't there before... He rubbed his head, then froze. He hadn't run into a wall, but an enormous creature. It was about eleven feet tall, human-shaped, with a tiny head. Its ears wiggled as it looked down at Billy. It seemed to be trying to understand what it was. Billy was breathing rather heavily.
It's eyes narrowed, and it reached for its large club. It smashed down where Billy would have been if he had not suddenly rolled to the side as the club came down. Billy got to his feet and ran through the corridors, the large beast in pursuit.
Billy ran as fast as he could, but the beast had longer legs and was gaining quickly. He turned a corner, and the gigantic creature followed. At the end of the tunnel, Billy saw a large man in dark armor. His back was turned towards Billy, but it was obvious who he was.
"Golbez!" shouted Billy. "Help me!"
The man turned, but Billy saw his mistake. Although in dark armor, the man had eyes which glowed a dull red, and blood dripped from his mouth. The Dark Knight raised his sword, then charged at Billy.
Caught between two enemies charging, Billy had no option. He reached down to his side while running and grabbed his pistol. As the charging Dark Knight neared him, Billy jumped, planted his feet against the wall, then pushed off again. He sailed over the Knight in his double-jump, then landed behind it.
The troll-like creature rammed into the Knight, and both looked slightly hurt. However, due to the Troll's large mass and the Knight's strong armor, they were far from incapacitated. Billy gripped his pistol. Bright light streamed from his palm, and a sudden power entered into the gun.
BANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANG
A stream of light-coated bullets ripped through the armor of the Knight and the skin of the troll. The troll sagged, then fell on the Dark Knight, crushing it. Billy walked over to examine them. Both were dead.
A terrible feeling washed over Billy. Sorrow... the pain of killing something... it intoxicated him. He fell to his knees, weeping, at what he had just done. I've killed beasts before... why am I feeling like this now? he asked to himself. Deep inside, he knew. Death, destruction, and violence... he couldn't do that anymore. The pain was too great. Every time he saw something lying dead, no matter what it looked like, it always reminded it of Her.
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Krizak, look at your own rules.
Quote: Sponsors
Level 1 - Initial Level
Level 2 - 25 XP
Level 3 - 50 XP
Level 4 - 75 XP
Sidekicks and Fallen
Level 1 - Initial Level
Level 2 - 20 XP
Level 3 - 40 XP
Level 4 - Unobtainable
By the way, the inscription on Emilia's grave site is Psalms 139: 9,10. I thought that it was appropriate to put it on.
NOTE: The third round is incredibly important for my character, and it will directly affect his actions from here in. If you just skimmed it, or don't remember it, then I suggest that you go back and read it. That way, there won't be any confusion. It's only six stories. It shouldn't take that long.
I've enacted Herbology, just so you guys know
3 A's, 2 R's, 9 SP
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Sponsoring Billy Lee Black
Did you notice that the two great angels only have one wing each...?
According to a legend handed down in Nisan...
God could have created humans perfectly...
But then, humans would not have helped each other...
So that is what these great single-winged angels symbolizes...
In order to fly, they are dependent on one another.
~Margie, Xenogears |
Slipstream
RTT: Gilder
Posts: 62
(6/8/02 1:01:01 pm)
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Re: And now, something for you action fans
Terra: You have all the abilities you had as a Sponsor, but only half the total votes. So Agrias has 5 A-Votes, 1 R-Vote and only 20 Special Points.
Billy: I think Krizak might have changed the rules when he went back to balance the abilities. If you re-read the drafting thread, both Sponsors and Fallen now require the same amount of EXP to reach certain levels (25 for L2, 50 for L3, 75 for L4 although Fallen can't reach L4)

~~~~~ dance ~~~~~ for ~~~~~ me ~~~~~
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Bugenhagen
RTT: Billy Lee Black
Posts: 885
(6/8/02 1:04:58 pm)
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My mistake
*looks at the drafting thread again*
...Crap.
Hey, I printed off the rules when Krizak went back to balance the abilities. He must have done that later.
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Sponsoring Billy Lee Black
Did you notice that the two great angels only have one wing each...?
According to a legend handed down in Nisan...
God could have created humans perfectly...
But then, humans would not have helped each other...
So that is what these great single-winged angels symbolizes...
In order to fly, they are dependent on one another.
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Switchblade
RTT- Ryogo Kusama
Posts: 54
(6/8/02 1:50:52 pm)
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Re: My mistake
Thirdtwin a- You can only use one A-Vote on a sponsor per round. Also note that a Deathblow consumes one of your A-Votes.
And for a number... Number 4, I choose you! *Hurls a Pokeball at the number four. It misses and smacks an old woman in the back of the head. She falls to the ground unconscious. * I've really got to stop doing that.
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Switchblade
RTT- Ryogo Kusama
Posts: 55
(6/8/02 2:49:07 pm)
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Ain't too proud to double-post
In a tournament, there are those that distinguish themselves, those that put forward the extra effort and manage to place themselves above the rest. And there are those like you, those who try only to become stepping stones for others who seek to succeed. However, I believe in second chances, and so you should consider this yours. The shield effect of your bracers has been removed for this venue, and the team who proves themselves the stongest shall be allowed to rejoin the tournament.
Ryogo couldn't believe it. No sooner than his team had fallen out of the tournament they'd been a given a chance to reenter it. The problem was Ryogo wasn't sure if he even wanted to rejoin the main battle. Sure it would be nice to win something as great as… well, whatever the prize was. He didn't remember one being specifically mentioned, but after all they'd gone through it was probably damn good. Maybe several million dollars or a yacht full of beautiful girls in Jell-O ™-filled bikinis. Of course on the other hand after the beating he'd taken the last round he wasn't sure if rejoining the tournament was a good idea or not. So far everyone had been particularly mean and the hottest girl he'd seen had shot him in the wang.
"You had it coming," Pham noted, "After what you'd been thinking about her. I'm surprised she just shot you."
"You're probably just jealous that she thought of it first," Ryogo retorted.
Pham shrugged and walked behind him, looking over his shoulder to read the host's proclamation. "Huh," she said, "For an omnipotent being he's not a very good speller. He left the 'r' out of 'strongest.'"
"I don't really care," Ryogo replied, "What pisses me off is he took away my machine guns. All I have left is this," he said pointing to his handgun. Ryogo set the parchment back on the ground and started walking down the dungeon's large main hallway, Pham following close behind. After a few minutes, however, he froze violently in his tracks and spun to face the redhead. "Pham, what the hell are you doing here?"
The young woman gave a strangely disturbing laugh, danced in front of Ryogo and threw her arms around him. Then, much to Ryogo's surprise, she forcefully pressed her lips against his. "I'm not here," she whispered after she pulled out of the kiss, "You're just going insane." With a fresh burst of laughter she jumped away from him and ran over to the nearest wall where she promptly sat down atop an ancient rotting skeleton.
"Nice try," he growled, "But I'm not nuts. Obviously you were brought here too but we just haven't run into each other yet."
"Nope," the girl replied with an infuriatingly sweet smile. "In the last three days you've seen so many new and different things that your tiny mind just popped like a balloon doggy."
Ryogo paused, uncertainty playing through his mind. He had seen a lot recently: talking dinosaurs and turtles, monstrous space aliens, men shooting fire and lightning from their hands, psychic dolphins. He'd watched as an entire city was demolished by a single man, a man with blue hair and dragon's wings, a man who couldn't spell very well. Pham said nothing as he thought, she simply sat on the skeleton, idly tapping her foot on something held in its hand. This action drew Ryogo's attention, and he quickly saw that the object was a crossbow.
"Go ahead," Pham said as she saw Ryogo look at the weapon, "Take it. He doesn't need it anymore, and there are plenty of quarrels scattered around here too. It's better than that little toy in your holster."
"Okay," Ryogo finally spoke as he walked over to the corpse, "Suppose I believe you." As he touched the skeleton's hand it immediately crumbled into dust, dropping the crossbow to the floor with a loud clatter that rang throughout the dungeon. "Suppose I am insane. Why are you here?"
"You don't know?" she replied, "Wow, you're even stupider than I thought."
"That's enough, Pham!" Ryogo barked, standing up with the crossbow and several quarrels in his hands, "Why are you here?"
"Like I said," the red-haired girl answered, standing up as well and walking over to him, "Your cracked little mind is desperately reaching for anything to remind you of home. And since there's nothing here it decided to make something up: me." Pham pressed herself up against Ryogo and rubbed her body against his. "Nice job, don't you think?"
For a moment Ryogo simply luxuriated in the feeling of a female body against his own, but a second later he realized what was happening and pushed her away. "Forget it," he yelled, "You're not real! I don't know who or what you are, or why you're trying to convince me that I'm mad, but you're leaving now!" To punctuate this declaration Ryogo pulled his gun out of its holster and fired off the entire clip into Pham's face. The bullets all passed straight through her and smashed into the wall, leaving not a single mark on her.
"No," she said, "I'm not real. But you are mad, and I'm not leaving." Ryogo let the gun fall to the floor then turned and silently walked deeper into the dungeon. Pham walked up next to him and slipped an arm around his, resting her head against his shoulder. "Come on," she whispered, "Let's go get you back into the tournament."
Ryogo is now armed with an old rusty crossbow and accompanied by a figment of his imagination. If any of you encounter him in your posts keep in mind that only he can see or hear Pham. Also please note that he's not a raving lunatic, he's still perfectly lucid apart from Pham. He will still talk to her like she's a real person, though.
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Darkken
RTT - Yamazaki Shinnosuke
Posts: 29
(6/8/02 3:00:59 pm)
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Re: Rurouni Taikai Tactics - Round Four Gaiden - Fallen Only
Bugenhagen - I hope I'm not making any trouble by writing you into my story, especially in a manner like this. If you want Billy to react in any other manner, just say so, and I'll change it (if I'm still around, that is).
EDIT - More aggressive than you'd want? All right, I'll give it a quick edit. The least I can do for all the trouble I caused. ^_^
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"Emilia... Crescens." Yamazaki said slowly.
It was a grave.
Yamazaki knew very well that contestants could not be killed, and even so, he didn't remember anyone by that name. It was carved quickly, and Yamazaki could hardly make it out. Underneath the name, there was a poem-like text. With quick thinking, Yamazaki realized it was from the Christian Bible.
Just like the Devil... just like... ME.
Yamazaki said the words aloud, pondering what the person who wrote them had thought while he was writing. Yamazaki remembered the men he had killed yesterday as a mass. He could not recall a single face, not even the face of the young child he had slain. They simply didn't matter.
And yet, here, someone had made a grave for such a pitiful creature, one whom no one would ever remember.
Yamazaki turned away in anger. It was wrong, he knew it. So wrong to remember someone as despicable, someone as low. He could not stand it.
Death was very one-sided to Yamazaki. All people died, so much was clear. Whether there was a heaven or a hell, Yamazaki did not care.
Yamazaki drew his sword, striking the wall with his blade. The quickly carved shape of a cross was now brutally halved by mark of his blade. If he died, would someone carve such a cross for him? Yamazaki hoped not. Death was quick and simple, and he needed no such pitiful signs of memory. It only sickened him.
Yamazaki could feel the bracer being more restricting than ever before. He wanted to get rid of it now, more than ever before. He knew why the dragonboy had had each of them wear one - as a way of controlling them. It was perfectly planned - no one would want to remove them, because no one would want to die. It was so simple - but...
...I'm not afraid to die.
Yamazaki grabbed the bracer, with the intent of ripping it off. His fingers took hold of it, and he pulled- and-
Pain. Terrible pain. The pain increased, until it was beyond anything he had previously felt. Jolts of agony ran through his body, he clenched his teeth together as the pain grew ever larger and larger. Yamazaki screamed, concentrating every bit of his energy into the bracer. The pain increased, and he screamed, until he ran out of breath, until he just gaped with his mouth wide open, incapable of breathing, incapable of thinking. There was only the pain, and the bracer. Yamazaki could feel the world starting to blacken, and even then, he still felt the pain. He pulled, pulled the bracer, screaming inaudiably-
And then, suddenly, the bracer broke. It broke into tiny pieces, the pieces flying into the air. Yamazaki fell to the ground, gasping for air. He did not know how long he lay here, underneath the cross - it could not have taken longer than a few moments, but he had lost the track of time in his pain. The voice rang clear and loud:
"Who are you?"
The pleasant, humble voice of the boy priest. Yes, of course. He had made the grave - no one else would have...
Yamazaki raised to his full height, slowly, but without stumbling. On his lips was a weak, but sick smile.
Billy looked at him, looked at the swords in his belt, and then the desacrated grave behind him. And suddenly, Billy knew who the man was. Realized who was behind the murder and destruction in the last world they had visited.
"You...! It was you-" Billy said slowly, trying to control the terror and anger within himself, trying to discern what this man would do. As he saw him take a step closer, he raised his gun so steadfastly and warningly.
"Yes, I killed them." Yamazaki's voice was clear, emotionless. It was clear that he did not care.
"You.. you're just like Kuja!" Billy shouted, unable to contain all the emotion within himself.
"Hmph... I'm like no one you have known, boy. Death is inevitable. All those people were unimportant. It did not matter when and how they died. I might have spared them the pain of a much more terrible death, not that I care. I just killed them... like you tried to save that girl... only you failed. You could not save her, and she died in your hands. You might as well have killed her, it would not have made a difference."
"Shut up. Shut up!" Billy whispered, clenching the revolver harder, aiming it Yamazaki's heart. To his surprise, Yamazaki still didn't move, just stood there, completely exposed.
"Well... can you shoot? Can you shoot me?" Yamazaki's voice was fast, excited, loud and terrible. He showed his right hand, making it clear that he no longer had the bracer. "Can you... kill me?" He savoured the taste of the word 'kill'. He looked in manical glee as he saw the boy priest battle with himself, on whether to shoot or not.
"Don't forget-" Yamazaki's voice was quiet, slow, almost inaudiable, but still passionate - "if you hate that which is evil... the evil within you yourself... will only grow!!"
Billy's hand clenched the gun, his face twisting, his mouth curling, incapable of decide what to do as he stared at the diabolical man in front of him. Both of his swords were by his side, and he held his hands by his sides. Even if he was a master swordsman, he was completely exposing him. He could not dodge or block the bullet... if he shot, he would kill an unarmed, helpless man.
"Can you do it? Can you... you know you should. You know you want to... you know that if you don't kill me, someday, someday, I'll kill more..." Yamazaki's words were full of ecstatic lust as he spoke - "And you will be every bit as much a sinner as I am... for not having killed me when you could!!"
Billy's pupils shrunk. His eyes sharpened, then widened, as his hand began to tremble more and more, until his very aim was starting to falter. And then, a tear, a tear fell out of his eye, even as his mouth twisted in anger...
Yamazaki looked, and began to chuckle. The chuckling turned into bursts of laughter, and suddenly, Yamazaki was laughing again, laughing hard, laughing loud, a mocking, cruel laughter, ceaseless and blasphemous, full of incredible hate and mockery-
BANG-
Yamazaki flying backwards, his blood splattering into air from the bullet that had struck right in the middle of his heart, landing on the ground alongside with him-
Yamazaki's face twisting, all the hate, terror and sin within him ruining his face, as new wrinkles appeared on it as though time had suddenly speeded up onwards on him-
Yamazaki laughing, still laughing, even as his heart's blood was running to the black ground, his diabolical laughter continuing even as his lungs started to fall apart-
-and then, he disappeared into the darkness, as if he had become a part of it himself. Disappeared, his spirit flying somewhere far, far away, but the echoes of his laugher still remaining in the dungeon.
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Yeah, I know, I know, we're not supposed to take off the bracers, nor are Fallen supposed to go to the sponsor area. But I owe a duel to Tenshi Kain, and I put to a higher priority than the rules, especially since I'm going to be out of everyone's hair very soon anyway. TK, if you happen to read this, get on ICQ ASAP, would you?
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Darkken - Yamazaki Shinnosuke - Rurouni Taikai Tactics

"Hear me... If you hate that which is evil, the greater that hatred may be... the more your own evil inside you will awaken!" Edited by: Darkken at: 6/8/02 5:19:40 pm
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Bugenhagen
RTT: Billy Lee Black
Posts: 891
(6/8/02 5:03:56 pm)
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The sorrow which cannot be felt by mere mortals
Billy stared at the smoking gun in his hands. He stared at the man on the ground. He was bleeding badly, and wasn't moving anymore.
What did I do...?
Billy trembled. What did I...? How could I...?
He stepped forward, tentatively, cautiously. He kneeled down next to the man's head. He put his hand over the man's mouth.
No breath came out. His eyes were glazed over. Billy's eyes wandered down to the man's chest, where he saw the great, gaping wound. It was in the same place where Emilia had her wound.
I can see his heart...
NO!
Billy slumped back against the wall. The pieces of the broken rock poked his back. He cried now, great tears rolling down his cheeks. This was worse than what he had ever done, he had killed somebody, killed them outright. He shot a defenseless man, had meant to kill him, and at the moment that he pulled the trigger, it had felt good.
What is this monster that I have become?
He fell to his side, laying on the ground. He shook, sobbing. Why did I do that? The rage just took over me... I've become Kuja.
Billy cried and cried. Weeping for Emilia, weeping for what he had become, but most of all, weeping for the man whom he had killed, weeping for the one whom he did not know. He did not deserve to die, thought Billy. I should have no power over life and death. It is not for mere humans to judge, but for God alone...
Hours passed. People walked by, ignoring him. Billy never moved from that spot. He simply laid on the ground next to the dead man and the broken grave. Tears rolled from his eyes.
Until he got up again. This time, he turned to the wall once again. He took out his penknife and carved on the wall, being more careful, concentrating more, to make his work perfect. Tears running down his eyes, he drew a cross for Emilia.
And a cross for the man.
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Thanks for that incredible post, Darkken. You've shown Billy's character in an incredible way (although a bit more aggressive than I would have hoped). I hope that you come to the next RTT. I look forward to it.
...darn. Now I'll have to make undescribed A-votes for the rest of the round.
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Sponsoring Billy Lee Black
Did you notice that the two great angels only have one wing each...?
According to a legend handed down in Nisan...
God could have created humans perfectly...
But then, humans would not have helped each other...
So that is what these great single-winged angels symbolizes...
In order to fly, they are dependent on one another.
~Margie, Xenogears Edited by: Bugenhagen at: 6/8/02 5:06:42 pm
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