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Week 2 - Eliminations




Ash Lambert (VH) Ash Lambert vs Albert Simon Albert Simon (SH1)

Sei
Do you know what happens when a piece of Bacon is struck by a lightsaber?

The same thing that happens to everything else.

Ash Lambert: 39
Albert Simon: 14


Rika (PS4) Rika vs Ryu Ryu (BoF4)

SageAcrin
Poor Rika.

Her first reaction to hearing she was facing Ryu had been determination. This was a battle to prove she was, in fact, a good Godlike, capable of holding her own.

When Ryu transformed into a dragon form, it intimidated her a little, but not enough to hold back, and she already had cast Saner and Shift, boosting her high speed even more, and buffering her defenses so that even the mightiest of blows couldn't fell her. She was still confident.

...Then Ryu was caught in a massive runed circle. Stunned, Rika, who had never seen this particular Ryu fight before, watched as Ryu disappeared.

And an incredibly cute little grub-like lizard appeared in his place.

Rika reacted characteristically.

By walking up to, and petting, Ryu. Which wasn't really the best of moves, as she found out a moment later as she was caught in a point-blank Stardrop and blasted out of the arena.

Ah, well, there's worse ways to lose than loving cute things too much.

Rika: 28
Ryu: 31


Luca Blight (S2) Luca Blight vs Indalecio Indalecio (SO2)

Sei
Luca has power.

Luca has speed.

Luca has FURY!

Luca has a lot of things that make him fearsome in a duel.

Unfortunately, Luca also has a rather one-tracked mind.

"Look! Behind you!" Indalecio said as the match began while pointing at the audience. "A three-headed piggy!"

And with that, Luca turned around, saw what the Wise man was pointing at, raised a bloody scream of rage, and charged at a surprised Barbarossa, getting himself eliminated in the process.

Luca Blight: 32
Indalecio: 41


Seed (S2) Seed vs Fou-Lu Fou-Lu (BoF4)

chipstick85
Luca Blight and Seed both know they are outmatched in this weeks contests. Deciding not to be fools they devise a plan to take each of their opponents 2 on 1.

Seed stares down Fou-Lu in the arena as the match is starting. Right when the bell rings Luca Blight dives out of the crowd at Fou-Lu.

Fou-Lu dodges Luca, but now knows that he is in for the fight of his life. Both enemies focus on Fou-Lu with their own fire attacks, but the dragon god refuses to go down.

After many minutes of fighting the nearly dead Fou-Lu steps out of the arena, both of his opponents laying on its floor.

Minutes later Indalecio steps into the arena for his match. The bell rings and he is declared the victor by default because his opponent is unable to fight.

Seed: 12
Fou-Lu: 58

Dunefar
Seed has one reason he beats Fou-Lu.

Fire magic. Even the mighty Endless Emperor has a weak spot, or two. He's not fast, and he cries if flames are thrown at him. Combine the two, and it's easy to see Seed winning.





Surt (VP1) Surt vs Vyse Vyse (SoA)

SageAcrin
The battle was a simple one, sadly for Vyse.

At least, on the surface.

Vyse had already used up his power in a Cutlass Fury, yet Surt was still standing confidently. With only one more attack, it would be over. And, indeed, one more Flare Strike drove Vyse to his knees. Defeated, he conceeded.

At least, that's what most people saw.

"Okay. I can make this shot. I can! I won't screw it up like last time." Irvine Kinneas said, aiming at Surt from the arena's ground-level entry hallway. "There's too much riding on this, like getting enough money to buy Selphie that train she wants. With that, I'll be able to..." Irvine shook his head. "No thinking about that now." He said, taking aim at Surt. With one shot, it would be all over.

Just as Irvine pulled the trigger, a blast of light smashed into Irvine from farther down the hallway. Knocked off balance as he shot, the bullet ended up on a harmless trajectory into the air.

"Wha-AUGH." Irvine said, as a second blast of energy caught him full in the face, knocking him unconcious.

"Hmph. That will show you." Luc said, looking down at Irvine's unconcious form. "Rigging that match....the way I don't want it to go." Luc said, preparing to blast Vyse with magic from the Fire Rune he'd been given for this, at a moment where it wouldn't be noticed. "Anyone who wants a part of Ragnarok has my blessing." He said, smiling.

And then was smashed on the back of the head. Before Luc had knew what hit him, his frail form fell ontop of Irvine, also out cold.

"Pukyuu?" A large, hopping onion said.

"Heh, doesn't that beat all, you got to him before I did." Rei said, smiling down at Peco. "Well, I'll just plant the stuff on them linking them to the idiots that talked them into this, and we'll be on our way. I'm not sure why he paid us so much for this, though..."

---

"Heh, you really got them." Rei said, reading a newspaper.

Indeed, it had been an incredible scandal.

Irvine Kinneas, hired by Krin, who had a massive bet riding on Vyse's win, to injure Surt. And Luc, who had evidently been talked into assaulting Vyse with a Fire Rune, provided by one Sten Legacy(Evidently in the hopes of making him appear better in the eyes of Nina.), both found unconcious in the act of their attempts. Irvine had the contract with Krin on him, while Luc had a hand-penned note from Sten that promised him more aid in the future.

All four strenuously denied the evidence against them. When Luc and Irvine were asked, though, all they could say was that someone had called them up and talked to them. They had never met face to face.

"It's amazing anyone bought the proof, none of the people involved are at all smart enough to think of anything like this..." Rei said, laughing. "But why bother?"

"Well, sometimes, it's just too much fun to ruin an idiot's day." Setzer Gabbiani said, smiling. "Besides, where the hell is the fun in a bet rigged either way? Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time to go get my bet on Surt settled..."

Surt: 30
Vyse: 29


Sgt. Joe (S3) Sgt. Joe vs Kyra Tierny Kyra Tierny (PS4)

Jo'ou Ranbu
Sergeant Joe spent the entire week practicing for his duel against Kyra. He perfected the swings of his axe like few ever could. His castings of Silent Lake were as graceful and well-timed as ever. And he had a title to uphold. A little Esper from the coldlands couldn't stop Joe. He stood tall in the arena, waiting to prove his worth in the Heavy fields...

... Until Kyra walked into the arena carrying a bucket of fried duck legs, making poor Sergeant Joe flee in terror. Even something as awesome as a soldier duck can't withstand the power of fast food, it seems.

Sgt. Joe: 32
Kyra Tierny: 34

Hate Hate Hate
Tsk Tsk Tsk.

Anyone should know by now that pitting a mage against someone who knows Silent Lake is only recommended if you are sure that the janitor won't mind cleaning mage guts off the Arena floor.




Borgan (Lunar2) Borgan vs Jecht Jecht (FFX)

Jo'ou Ranbu
Borgan knew he wouldn't be able to win his match merely by using his magic. The big tub of lard was openly mocked in the DL halls for being a weak, frail boss who just looked horrible - and stupid. So, he tried for a different approach against Jecht.

When the day of the match came, he entered the arena... wearing a long, detailedly cleaved, provocative dress. Such a dress would set a man's mind on fire... if worn by an attractive woman. Worn by Borgan, it could cause a mass epilleptic seizure capable of shutting down countries. Borgan winked at Jecht. Jecht felt a little sick.

"Hey there, handsome. Do you want to share a bathtub with me?"

Jecht coughed, trying not to stare at Borgan too much. He needed to do something fast... and he had an idea.

"Sorry, man. Not my area. But tell ya what? If you share a bathtub with my son, Tidus, I'll forfeit the match!"

Borgan's face suddenly went pale. A sound of breaking glass was heard inside his mind. Borgan started imagining the idea. He did a few faces. He shook his head. And then, he just ran away crying like a little girl.

Shortly afterwards, Borgan was gutted open by the RPGDL Decency Enforcing Squad, composed by such greats as Lenneth Valkyrie and Lamington. Jecht just advanced to the next round.

Borgan: 16
Jecht: 58


Lenny Curtis (SH2) Lenny Curtis vs Solo Solo (DW4)

AAA
Lenny transforms into a big, ugly monster.

Solo, having faced down Necrosaro and his predecessor, is used to big, ugly monsters. With this knowledge in hand, Solo confidently prepared to deal with Lenny, with the usual routine of Fendspell to shut down magic followed by a Zenthian Sword Beatdown.

Imagine his surprise as Lenny quickly used his big, loooong arm to smack Solo like Justin at a Rune Fanboy convention.

Apparently Solo forgot that he was used to big, ugly Monsters that suck.

Lenny Curtis: 23
Solo: 17




Charizard (PKMN) Charizard vs Cid Highwind Cid Highwind (FF7)

Jo'ou Ranbu
You know, this match could have been normal. It could have been just two Middle contenders busting out their best skills.

But Cid not only was very loud in the day, he was also very drunk. When he went to fight against Charizard, he just returned from a bohemian rhapsody with Kain Highwind, who kept blabbering about mastering dragons and flying with the wind (you don't want to see Dragoons drunk. Really). Cid, being somewhat of a Dragoon imitator, didn't really have the sensibility to realize his actions wouldn't end up very well. But, when you're drunk, riding on a fire-breathing winged lizard in the middle of an arena while screaming obscenities looks as good an idea as anything else. And so he did. Charizard didn't take it lightly.

Unsurprisingly, it took a couple of tranquilizer darts from the Duelling League Emergency Sniper Squad to stop the madness. And since Charizard was the only one awake in the arena afterwards, he was declared the winner by default.

Charizard: 39
Cid Highwind: 38


Rico Banderas (XG) Rico Banderas vs Crowley Crowley (S1)

SageAcrin
*A day before the match.*

A mysterious cloaked figure shoved Crowley aside, as he was walking the hallways of the DL Arena, from his room to the library.

As he turned to berate the person, a whisper was heard from under the hood. "I'll be in your room. Act as though everything is normal and go about your buisiness." Before Crowley, mystified, could say a word, the cloaked figure walked on and disappeared around a corner. He shrugged and went on to the library, in no particular hurry to talk to whoever this was anyhow...

*Four hours later.*

"Harumph." Said the cloaked figure to Crowley as he walked in. "You certainly took your time."

"...Let me guess. This is about the match tomorrow, and you wanting a favor or something in exchange for a tip or some scheme. Perhaps you could tell me why this is at all neccisary. I have the power of 100 Runes at my fingertips-"

"Yes, and you know they'll only let you use the one. Come on, you may not be in serious trouble, but I'd love to see this won....ah, throughly. And with the same pain for him he put me through, returned double to him." The man said viciously, pulling off his hood.

"...hmmm. I knew I recognized that voice. You still didn't have enough last time, hmmm. Well, why not. Let's hear it. I can always just blow you out a window if I don't like it."

*20 hours later.*

As Ricardo Banderas entered the arena, he knew something was wrong. He couldn't see his opponent anywhere, and he could hear a strange squeaking sound....

"CHU!" A massive, bellowing voice was heard to say.

Chu-Chu peered into the Arena, reached in, and grabbed the totally stunned Rico. "Chu have been hiding from me, chu! But a nice man told me where to find chu! Now we'll have chu spend all week together!" She said, totally unable to hear Rico's swearing and death-threats against pink fuzzy things from the distance she was holding him at.

And, as the crowd watched, Chu-Chu bounded away from the Arena, Rico still in hand.

"...Well, that worked." Brey said, smiling at the crowd's totally stunned faces. Turning on his heel, he walked out of the arena with Crowley.

"Yes, and it was absolutely nothing like the idea you had." Crowley said, smacking Brey upside the head.

"What was wrong with my plan?" Brey said, offended.

"Besides that it involved me in a Chu-Chu outfit? Or how about the second plan, when you couldn't talk me into that travesty, where I was supposed to ask Meg and Juppo to make a Chu-Chu robot? Or how about the idea where I was supposed to talk another female Chu-Chu into coming here, hmmm? Never mind that you didn't, and still don't, know where to find one. Or how about..."

Despite Crowley's harsh words as he walked into the hallways with Brey, he was wearing a broad smile on his face, the first that he could recall in recent memory. Perhaps the two of them worked well together...as long as he kept Brey in line.

Rico Banderas: 18
Crowley: 53


Oswin (FE7) Oswin vs Odessa Silverberg Odessa Silverberg (S1)

Dunefar
Suiko scrub>>>FE scrub.

It's a good rule of thumb, and enough for me to say Odessa puts Oswin back in his place.

Oswin: 21
Odessa Silverberg: 52


Joachim Valentine (SH2) Joachim Valentine vs Alma Beoulve Alma Beoulve (FFT)

AAA
You'd think an upstanding Superhero/Pro wrestler such as Joachim would be somewhat restrained in defeating a young girl, especially one as demure and innocent as Alma.

However, Joachim is rather fond of FFT's plot.

Apparently Superhero's make exceptions for young girls that are the reincarnation of a false prophet that nearly brought about the apocolypse and can transform into, well, Satan.

As Alma fell under a barrage of attacks by our masked hero, we truly realize indeed what a real hero can do.

Joachim Valentine: 30
Alma Beoulve: 28




Elly van Houten (XG) Elly van Houten vs Aisha Aisha (OB)

superaielman
Good news for Aisha is that she can heal, while her foe can't.

The bad news is that Elly kicks her ass at everything else.

Elly van Houten: 49
Aisha: 6


Rufus Shinra (FF7) Rufus Shinra vs Priscilla Priscilla (FE7)

Ryu Hayabusa
The crowd was restless and angry, consisting mostly of underpaid townsfolk who could only afford to see a Light match on their meager salaries. Yet they watched with some interest as Priscilla rode into the arena to face Rufus.

"You know, we don't have to fight." Rufus smiled. "I could offer you a secretarial position at Shinra instead. You could experience all sorts of modern amenities, instead of living in some barbaric medieval world."

"I'm sorry.." Priscilla said. "I'm fighting to bring honor to someone who is very dear to me. I can't just give up..."

"Very well." Rufus said. "It's too bad, we could have been friends."

"Quickly, before I lose my resolve!" Priscilla cried, charging forward. Rufus snapped up his shotgun - aiming not for Priscilla, but for her horse. The shotgun blast blew open the poor beast's ribcage, and it flew forward
shrieking in pain, just as Priscilla jumped off in time, rolling across the floor to blast Rufus with Elfire. Rufus screamed as he was consumed in the flames... and then a small grey form was streaking across the arena. Priscilla turned around just in time to see Rufus' cybernetic hound clamp its teeth around her throat. Rufus had bribed the judges into letting him use it for this match. As Priscilla struggled with the monster, Rufus dusted himself off and shot her in the head.

Rufus Shinra: 44
Priscilla: 41

Dunefar
Priscilla is pretty decent. Evasive, magical and tough, she's the sort to do well for herself in a duel.

However, Rufus has a freakin' shotgun. Can Pris do much when she has a stomachful of buckshot? Hell no. Rufus WINS.

Hate Hate Hate
Ouch.

Morbid as it is,I really don't think the kind of magic Priscilla wields will do her much good against a good old shotgun blast to the face.

hooah
Priscilla dodges the shotgun and then smacks Rufus with her staff.

Rufus, realizing he's a weakling, reaches his hand to the helicoptor and laughs as he hovers away.

Then Priscilla shoots down the helicopter with Aura and Rufus dies a painful death after the helicopter crashes. Huzzah!




Alanis (S3) Alanis vs Cinna Cinna (FF9)

Meeplelard
Cinna had an amazing plan this fight. It was too simple. No way he could lose with it...

Except that he made fatal error. His plan was centered entirely around Alanis, being a small child, being so scared of Cinna's face that she'd run out of the match. Well, she was scared, but instead of running out of the match, she just burn Cinna's face off making it a much more bearable sight.

Alanis: 54
Cinna: 14


Chisato Madison (SO2) Chisato Madison vs Hellion Hellion (S1)

DomaDragoon
Chisato rushed forward, prepared to destroy her opponent in one move. Throwing a haymaker, she connected directly with Hellion's face.

Nothing happened.

Spooked, Chisato pressed her attack, all to no effect. Every kick, every punch landed with full force, pushing Hellion back, but she showed no signs of being hurt.

"What's the matter, dearie? Having trouble?" cackled Hellion, as she threw Chisato to the ground with an Earthquake.

"You... you..." gasped Chisato.

"I must admit, you're a formidable opponent. Defeating you will be quite the feather in my cap."

Hellion cast another Earthquake, blasting Chisato again. This time, however, Chisato got up quickly.

"No. Not this time. I've had enough!" screamed Chisato, as she ran at the earth witch.

Hellion just stood there confidently. "Haven't you figured it out yet? You can't... erk!"

Chisato threw her hands around Hellion's throat and pressed her against the arena floor. "Now, I don't know how you've been able to survive my attacks, but I'd put good money on it being because of your magic. I suppose we'll have to wait and see, won't we?"

Hellion struggled under Chisato's choking grip, but couldn't break free. She tried to cast a spell, with no effect. Panicking, she thrashed around in hopes of getting air to her lungs, but too late. Blacking out, her last sight was Chisato's furious face leering down at her.

And then the boos began.

Chisato Madison: 44
Hellion: 28

Rivals United

~superaielman


superaielman
Yawning, Chaz limped out from the nurse's office. He had taken a hell of a beating at the hands of the Profound Darkness. ".Huh. Where's Rune?" The esper was supposed to meet him there, and drag him back home.

The sounds of combat caught Chaz's ears. "What the..? That's Rune!" There was no mistaking that voice, or those spells that were being flung about. "..Coming from the arena, by the sounds of it."

---

Chaz entered the arena, and saw a shocking site. Rune and Justin, hated rivals, were standing together and attacking... two creatures of some sort. It was hard to tell what they were, considering the giant slashes and magical burns covering their bodies.

"Blackmail me, will you?!" Rune cursed and fired off another Nafoi at the twitching bodies, while Justin just yelled and smacked the enemies with the spirit sword, over and over. Chaz went to try and stop Rune, but tripped over something on the way.

"mmm. MPFH!"

Chaz looked down and saw a gagged Feena at his feet. Sighing, he reached down and cut her from her ropes. "Why are those two still fighting!" Feena stood up, annoyed. In her hands were some photos of Rune.

.."Are those photos from the party after my wedding night? Wow.. no wonder Rune's angry."

Feena just smiled at Chaz. "Don't worry about those." Feena stood up straight and walked out, leaving Chaz to deal with the annoyed duo who had so brutally smote Melbu and Baal.


Justin and Rune: 49
Baal and Melbu: 20

Hunter Sopko
Justin's main problem was that he never had anyone with real wit and intellect aiding him. With Rune directing his moves, rivalry or no rivalry, do you REALLY think the villains have a shot between our two heros? I thought not.

Xeroma
Hate can be an interesting tool.

Sure, Rune "teamed up" with Justin, he still burned with a passion to annhilate him.

But how to do it without killing the poor fool?

Well, "supporting" Justin with "magic sword" techniques can help harm all his foes. Hey, it worked for ever-hiding-his-intents Vivi on Steiner, it can work for the arrogant Esper.

So, when all's said and done, Justin is mostly toasty, whilst Melbu and Baal are very dead. So, Rune gets the girl, and goes on his merry little way.

Unfortunately for him, he forgot all about his pictures that were still there, and Justin was mostly conscious from that still.....

To be continued?