The RPG Duelling League


Season 38, Week 1
Ephraim (Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones)			Solo (Dragon Warrior IV)
King Ephraim returns to the Duelling League, accompanied by all the pomp and fanfare befitting a warrior of his noble position. Indeed, the people of Renais will be elated to see their lord and savior crush someone in their country's name. And crush this fool is exactly what Ephraim will do. The slow, armor-clad Solo is the perfect prey for Ephraim's personal armor-shredding spear, Reginleif. If Solo opts to wear something lighter, it will fail to protect him from the devastatingly powerful Sacred Twin Seigmund. Either way, by choosing the right weapon and doubling up on the slow Solo with it, Ephraim will score an easy win.	V	S	Solo piles up honors with no effort, but the one he really wants - Heavy Champion - has eluded him constantly. Stymied by Dario and unable to defeat Lenny, he's driven to make his third chance count. Discarding his usual Zenthian mail, he's opting for the Swordedge Armor to reflect some damage back at his foe. Such a defensive tactic is unusual but Ephraim's double attacks are something even Solo fears. Giving some of that pain back at no cost to himself is just one of his options here. Healall repairs any damage caused by Ephraim's attacks, leaving Solo to poke with Sleepmore and Lightning as needed to overtake his princely foe.

Taishyr Ephraim watched as Solo came into the arena, fully decked in armor and with all his usual equipment arrayed on him. Ephraim, grinning, shook his head and raised Reginleif high, preparing to strike... ...before Solo took the helmet off, exposing ruby-red lips and shoulder-length blue hair. Reginleif dropped to the floor of the arena. "...uh, Sofia? Shouldn't you be..." The remainder of his words were cut off as Sofia leaned into him and shut him up with a kiss. The judges later found Solo, bound, in his house. Sofia apparently left him ungagged, knowing full well it wouldn't matter anyway. They also found an Ephraim shrine in Sofia's apartment, but that was somewhat predictable. Still, since Solo never showed up, Ephraim won the match; apparently this was also desirable to Sofia. Then again, she declined to speak of the incident, so who knows? Ephraim: 35 Solo: 24 SageAcrin Sometimes, one person holds all the cards. A advantage in weapon reach, an advantage in mobility, an advantage in weapon typage, in speed and in raw power... many advantages. All held by Ephraim. What could a young boy do against someone who held many cards? --- "You know, I forgot he had that spell." Rolf noted. "Everyone did." Celes replied, grinning slightly, as the horrific apparition of Brahne leered at Ephraim. Ephraim, stout and strong, having faced many horrific monsters before, nearly managed to handle the image of Brahne leering and making kissy faces at him. His horse wasn't nearly so stalwart, though, fleeing the arena nearly instantly and taking Ephraim with him. Unfortunately for Solo, Transforming into a NPC was considered illegal use of someone else's powers-in this case, horrific ugliness, so Ephraim moved on to the next round. However, the apparition of Brahne attempting to hug him will haunt Ephraim for the rest of his life. Demon lords just don't come close.

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