Season 20, Week 3
False Althena
(Lunar 2: Eternal Blue)
 
Ruler of Pentagulia, impostor goddess, and magess extraordinaire: False Althena is certainly used to getting what she wants, and she won't back down easily now that she's set her sights on a Godlike championship. She’s already triumphed over one evil lacky in her quest; surely she'll be able to defeat another. With the sheer power and almost nonexistent casting time of Ray, False Althena will be able to not only outdamage Melfice but also keep up with the speedy Horn of Valmar. And while False Althena's low defense may mean that Melfice can squeak in a little extra damage, her impressive HP and overkill damage will ensure that she'll triumph regardless.

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Another day, another dead body at the feet of the Horn of Valmar. Such brutal victories are old hat for Melfice, as proven by his twelve wins in the toughest division of the Duelling League. Taking out powerful mages is also something he has considerable practice at, as proven by his crushing wins over leading wizards Rashidi and Genevieve. False Althena's not all that great a challenge, as her poor defense combined with inferior speed gives Melfice the opening he needs to rip her apart with Wailing Soul Slash. Ray may put a hurting on Melfice, but it won't save Zophar's false prophet from being sliced up by Maken Valborg in the hands of its greatest user.


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It had been a bit of a harrowing week for Melfice. Not only had his longtime DL rival Genevieve keep trying to kill him, this.. False Althena..

"Mmph. Looks like she didn't take too well to me calling her fat." That comment resulted in a few brawls backstage, where the two generally were evenly matched before they were broken up. Rumor had it Zophar had to physically restrain her from attacking him yet again. Melfice twirled Maken Valenborg, hunting for an idea.

He was interupted by the sound of Ryudo and Roan busting into his room. "Brother! I need your assistance! I can't reach the training rooms, as Zophar is apparently is attacking anyone on the way!" Ryudo was surprised when Melfice smiled out of the blue. "..Sure, Brother. Stay here for now, though. Roan, come with me."
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The carnage on the way to the training halls was very obvious. The bodies of various fighters who had dared to challenge the area Zophar had claimed layed, shattered by his immense power. Much to his surprise, however, there was no sounds of battle in the area.

A young woman showing a lot of cleavage came up and smiled at Melfice. "Don't worry, handsome, the way's safe for now. A Silent Lake field is in effect." A Water Rune glowed in the woman's hand. As Melfice walked by her, he felt his spells cut off instantly. Breaking into a gentle smile, Melfice put his hand on Elaine. "My dear, I've got this. Go relax, while I get the DL security to handle this. Elaine shrugged and quickly left the area. "Dog face.." Nodding, he walked up to the now unrestrained Zophar, and stood directly in front of him. "I have a deal for you.."

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Zophar was ENRAGED. How dare this puny mortal block his spells like this? He was Zophar, lord of all he saw! ..Or he was before. Now, he couldn't even swat Jogurt.

To his surprise, instead of fleeing, a very familiar looking man walked up to him, with a glint of amusement in his eyes. "It seems we have a few overlapping problems... it would be for our mutual benefit to address them." Zophar leaned in, and listened to the spiel.
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"You have Genevieve to deal with this week as a match, and you've been affronted by that woman who is blocking your spells. Well, here's the solution.."
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"MMM." Zophar rather liked this plan. Evil, sneaky, and required no real work on his part. "YOU WISH TO HAVE ME FALSE ALTHENA BRAG ABOUT BEING YOUR TRUE RIVAL, WHILE SAYING SHE WILL DEFEAT YOU? IN RETURN, YOU PROMISE THAT I WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO FIGHT GENEVIEVE, AND I HAVE TO PERFORM ONE SMALL TASK.. THAT WILL END UP WITH THAT FOOLISH WOMAN DEAD, AND MY FALSE PROPHET TAUGHT A PAINFUL LESSON? I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A DEAL."
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Melfice nodded once again. "Glad you saw reason. Have FA give a message to Roan to be delievered to Genevieve. I'll have Roan run it to her right before your fight... I'll be seeing you next week, Zophar."

-Arena-

Melfice saw Ryudo quickly enter his corner, signaling for him. "She took the bait. Genevieve will be here any second. I'll see you at my match." Melfice walked to the left side of the ring, and waited. He didn't have to, for long.

"You bastard. How dare you find another rival!" Without any delay, Genevieve fired Contaimate Energy off at Melfice. Barely dodging the attack, Melfice was still knocked several feet away from the recoil of the blast. He knew that he had the match won at this point.. but decided to have a little fun with the women who were trying to torment him. "Oh False Althena, looks like our match was.. cut short.. by this woman's interference. And to think, we could have settled things..."

The response from Althena was a shriek of rage, as she threw herself.. at Genevieve! "He's my kill! Stay away!" Firing off a Ray, False Althena charged at Genevieve.

The response from Genevieve was wordless and brutal, as Indiscrimnate was leveled at FA with it's normal brutal power. The blows quickly blurred into a bloody magical duel, with both screaming about wanting Melfice dead.

"Looks like it's time to move.." Melfice ran as fast as he could out of the arena, just as security came to break up the fight. Judging by the amount of time it'd take to get past security, he would be able to reach Ryudo's fight right before it started...

False Althena: 16
Melfice: 34