Season 45, Week 2
Ayla
(Chrono Trigger)
 
After thirty seasons sitting on the sidelines, Chrono Trigger's prehistoric pugilist is back and ready to bust some heads! After all that time spent idle, she's got a lot of pent-up frustration to work off, and her first punching bag is none other than the pirate captain Kika. With blistering speed and the devastating Triple Kick, it surely won't take long for Ayla to beat her foe into submission. If all else fails, there's healing to keep her HP just high enough for one hit to knock her into low HP, at which point a critical Dino Tail will flatten her opponent. No matter what happens, though, this'll be a fight to remember. Seriously, folks: lady neanderthals vs. lady pirates. Where but the Duelling League can you find that kind of action?

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Kika fancies simplicity as a form of elegance, and, while her Falcon Rune strikes may not be too fancy, they have a notable sense of style. This is far more than one can say about the cavewoman Ayla, Kika's newest opponent. And this difference - simple elegance against crass bruteness - will be the catalyst for the pirate chief's victory. Both play a similar game, but, while Ayla has a speed edge, she will have to bypass Kika's strong evasion and more reliable - and deadly - damage. As soon as the cavewoman is dry of resources, Kika will finish her off with a single strike and claim victory, proving even a pirate can offer a fairly notable sense of artistic aptitude. More than what a pre-historic baboon can say, at least.


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A proud, handsome pirate woman.

Strong, confident, self-assured.

A proud, handsome tribal leader.

Strong, confident, self-assured.

Only one could succeed in this battle.

The one with more drive...

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"...Ayla!?" Marle gasped, as she looked at her friend.

"Ayla make good pirate!" Ayla nodded, as she looked at herself in the mirror.

"Aren't you supposed...to..." Marle sputtered.

"To hear her tell it, Kika blew her off, Ayla got mad, and Kika basically compromised. Something about having something more important to do, and her planning finally being ready, and this being a bad time or something." Lucca chuckled. "She's right, she does make a good pirate."

"Ayla strong, strong pirate! Raid seas for booty!" Ayla grinned slyly.

"I know exactly which way she means that, too." Marle noted.

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Kika smiled.

It'd taken a while, but she finally had gotten the resources to finish the job.

"All Rune Cannons, open fire!" Kika called out, laughing.

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"Why's Gilgamesh a pile of ashes, Chief?" Morte asked curiously.

"Nate said something about Kika needing to kill him twice to restore honor or something. Does it really matter?" Chisato shrugged.

"Well, no. It is Gilgamesh." Morte nodded.

"Besides, she has a point. If I got beat by Gilgamesh, I'd have to kill him every day." Chisato noted, as she prepared for Behind the Scenes. "We'll just sweep him up and get some healer in here before the show. No hurry."

"Man, I really need to find some way to get her upgraded a few times, just for that." Morte muttered.

Ayla: 31
Kika: 27