Superb! (Maniacal laughter) [ITA]

[meat_mooks]

The first day had cut the participants by half, though to the meatship's undoubtedly great relief, most of that half had not been culled from their own ranks. Technology and magic together had been combined to heal the wounds of those who had suffered in their first rounds, and those who wished to make the attempt could play with their new powers or toys, to see how much they could adapt to their uses before the next day.

The cameras never stopped following them, never stopped rolling. (Except for the bathroom, but otherwise, don't strut around your bedroom naked.)

The next day dawned bright and clear, bright and clear being the prevailing, enforced weather pattern of the castle's particular biome chunk.

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[Open to all, threadjack if you so desire]

[meat_mooks]

At Cole's request, his opponent, Grand Alchemist Masushiro, had come by the meatship's lounge to speak with him further. Not long after breakfast, a man in a voluminous hooded coat, a mask over his face and gloves on his hands, stepped through the door cautiously.

Day 2 Matches

[meat_mooks]

Maxim vs. King Bradley

[meat_mooks]

The Extremely Dangerous Arena featured all sorts of excessive mayhem. Flamethrowers! Electrified wires! Sawblades! Hammers and axes that descended at random! It's like being in a robot fighting arena, except... not with robots.

Lash vs. Four-Glass-Walls

[meat_mooks]

The Parking Garage was five stories high and looked like a bomb had hit it. Holes riddled the floors, power lines lay sparking and sprinkler systems poured water. The elevators were out, but the stairs remained -- or just vaulting up the rubble to the next floor up.

Kyladriss vs. Recca Hanabishi

[meat_mooks]

The Circus Tent Arena was exactly what it sounded like -- a massive three-ring circus. No living creatures, but all the props and settings, as if a show would happen this very night.

Ian vs Bight/Crucible

[meat_mooks]

In the Moonlight Arena, the two competitors faced off on a transparent glass platform elevated high above the ground, under a full moon and a clear sky. Only glimpses of refracted light showed the outlines of their arena, and while the tournament had no "ring out" rules, the impact from a fall from this height would undoubtedly spell a loss for the poor soul who endured it.

Naoto vs. Jack Rakan

[meat_mooks]

The Gratuitous Cliffside Arena was exactly what it sounded like, with the added benefit of a rushing river that poured off the edge of it to create a massive waterfall.

Simon vs. Mark

[meat_mooks]

The Storm Plains were almost enough to make a person worship the sky as a god. Over the flat plains stretched black clouds, horizon to horizon, their depths swirling with lightning as thunder rumbled down around the combatants.

Cole vs Rhoubhe Manslayer

[meat_mooks]

The arena was the Graveyard at Midnight. They would not fight entirely blind -- torches provided sparse light to the ominous rows of crumbled and overgrown tombstones. But the clouds overhead let no light from moon or stars in, and the stench of decay surrounded them.

Takamichi Takahata vs. Erhart

[meat_mooks]

These two competitors will fight in the Grand Forest, an ancient(-seeming) woods with mighty trees, little undergrowth, and maybe even some dangerous wild animals to add spice.

Ruffnut vs. Billy

[meat_mooks]

Their battlefield is the Extremely Rich Guy's Mansion. Four floors and seven wings of valuable objects that will almost undoubtedly get destroyed for the audience's groaning sympathy!

Saicho vs. Beastboy

[meat_mooks]

The Desert of Death was pretty much exactly what it sounded like: one massive stretch of sandy, rippling dunes, beneath a sun that beat down like a hammer on an anvil.

Hana vs. Lina

[meat_mooks]

These two would fight Atop a Moving Train, with twenty cars of maneuverability in total. Should one of them fall off and be unable to catch up with the train to continue the fight, it would be their loss.

Re: Ruffnut vs. Billy

[ruffntumblenut]

smash!

Ruffnut hadn't actually waited for the match to start to enjoy smashing some priceless nicknacks. Her first victim being a shiny vase on a pedestal. Her crooked smile betrayed a wicked satisfaction at the sharp sound of destruction.

Re: Saicho vs. Beastboy

[changelingdude]

And Beastboy, with his love of references and callbacks had transformed into a Road Runner before taking off sprinting along the sand building up speed. He had read they could travel at speeds of up to twenty miles an hour and he wanted to see if he could pull that off before the fight began.

Kai vs. Dr. McNinja

[meat_mooks]

Swamp Country was just as it sounded: a waterlogged bog full of plants and the decaying remains of plants, through which the two combatants had to slog to battle. Pleasant, huh?

[meat_mooks]

Beastboy had, fortunately, a much more normal-looking opponent this time. The sword on his back looked almost too heavy for Saicho.

Watching the road runner with amusement, Saicho folded a piece of paper in an origami crane, in no hurry to begin.

[changelingdude]

Beastboy did a couple of laps before he was satisfied and shifted back and grinned cheerfully at Saicho. "Duuuude! That's an awesome sword! Where'd you get it?"

[meat_mooks]

Saicho shrugged mildly. "It was my prize from my last fight. The warrior I fought had four of them, believe it or not."

[changelingdude]

"Dude! He musta been huge!" Beastboy boggled and then grinned, "Does it do anything cool or is it just a huge sword?"

[meat_mooks]

"No, he was actually not all that large... The swords are magical." Saicho drew the sword from his back lightly; as it came out, the sword hummed with constrained energy. "The power is lightning."

[changelingdude]

"Sweet!" He seemed just as enthusiastic about the thing that was going to be used against him as he may have been about his own powers.

"I've got one too check it out!" He shifted forms into a gorilla and punched the ground a few times drawing them up now covered in stone. The stone was spreading over him like armor and he grinned a goofy gorilla grin as if to say pretty cool huh?

[meat_mooks]

"You can both change your shape and summon stone?" Saicho said, curiously. "Which one did you start with and which did you take?"

[changelingdude]

Beastboy didn't want to shift back but he couldn't talk in Gorilla form. When he did however the extra rocks still clung to him weighing him down. He hadn't been expecting the extra weight so he fell over.

"Shapeshifting was my first power, this Rock thing is still new." He explained with a sheepish grin.

[meat_mooks]

"So I see now," Saicho said with a smile. "Well, you have told me both your powers, so to be fair, I should tell you my other one..."

The origami crane in Saicho's hand lifted up, then floated over to Beastboy. "Paper manipulation."