Tournament: Giganpor vs Merek

Giganpor vs Merek!

Vertina
Village of Eas

"Are you people ready for a rumble?!"

Vertina may not be competing in the tournament itself this time, but that is hardly keeping her from participating. Here she is, enchanted item that allows her voice to project like a stadium soundsystem would in one hand, to help with the emcee activities.

Of course the Dragon's Larder also has a beer garden amongst the festival food stalls, but that's not important right now.

"And boy do we have a rumble for you to see, as two guildmates are pitted against each other!" The Salamander stands so she can point to one side of the arena. "Iiiiiiin this corner, we have Grandeur's master tradesman and mad alchemist... MEREK!" She politely doesn't use 'matyr' even though it crossed her mind.
Instead she turns, tossing the magic mic from one hand to the other so she can point. "Aaaaaand in this corner, we have Grandeur's lionhearted master of the forge, GIGANPOR!" There might be a few boos from some Scale members in the crowd that still hold a grudge, but for the most part the cheering of the audience in general, who only care about seeing a good fight and probably don't even remember previous events, greatly outweighs any grumps.
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek walks along and onto the tournament area while he takes the time to lift a hand and wave to the crowd. "I'm not great at fighting people!" He is not all that wonderful with crowds, the man wears that dark attire he often does with the beltcape about the waist along with the strap which is adjusted about his frame. The hood to his attire is pulled back while he nods a bit to Giganpor, then he lifts up a hand to consider his options, while he draws a sword from the inventory. "Giganpor! It looks like we are matched together! I would like to see that armor that you made in action!"
Giganpor
Village of Eas



Giganpor, apparently deciding to forego the usual has arrived in his Were Fang form and walks out once announced to the field. His well used dragon scale armor and the glowing cloak of his make for the most impressive sight of the entrance. The cloak's bright blue glow shows his calmness, confidence, and very much that nobility that some would say he has about him at times.

Looking over at Merek, Giganpor laughs, "So it seems, Merek. So it seems. And I believe you shall in this!" The spider chitin buckler is already strapped to his arm, and he pulls from his inventory the large poleaxe he's been known to use as of late. Spinning the weapon overhead, he holds it ready with a grin, "Well, then, Merek, let's see about taking out some of that past aggression between us, eh?"
Vertina
Village of Eas

An ear figuratively perks at the mention of 'past agression', and Vertina jumps right on it like a good announcer should. "Well now, it sounds like these two have some past beef to sort out, and have decided to do so in the ring for your amusement! Who will come out on top of this showdown? There's only one way to find out."

She may of watched a little too much pro wrestling while she was recovering from her accident, but it's certainly paying off now. "Count it down with me people," she's working hard to get the crowd invested in this, holding up a hand and folding away fingers one by one. "... 3... 2... 1... FIGHT!"
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Giganpor apparently decides to make the opening move in a way, but only after looking... enraged for a moment? Did his eyes glow? Giving a roar, he swings the hammer end of his weapon down at Merek in a rather hard swing.

"Alright, Merek, let's see what you can do!"

The Were Fang declares with intent as he swings relentlessly at the man. It's not exactly a big opening move, but it's certainly going to be catching some attention there!
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek looks then to Giganpor while he thinks about it, "There was aggression between us? Ah well, then this is the best way to manage it," he will note. The man places the sword of his along into a sheath while he begins to lift up both hands, then he draws a shield of light to take a bit of the swing away. He then lifts a hand while he points that to the man, "Thorn Bind Hostage!" The thorns begin to wrap about the transformed were fang, while he takes the time to begin preparing another magic to use upon the man. It's not clear what he's about to do, while he begins to let both hands glow with energy.
Vertina
Village of Eas

"And look at that as Giganpor comes out literally swinging! Hammer is probably a good weapon choice, I hear Merek's head can be as thick as an ingot sometimes!" Got to get some good natured ribbing in there like a proper MC. "But Merek isn't taking it like a chump. No surprise an alchemist would put herbalism to work for himself, and now Giganpor is looking a bit tied up! But can Merek really take advantage of the tangled mess?!" Vertina may like fighting but she does seem to be enjoying watching and commentating like this too. It's a different kind of excitement, but it's still excitement.
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Giganpor, knowing what that does, brings out something that... well, he's not shown before. Even to others. "Mystery of Steel." He says as his weapon glows before moving with the vines to a more advantageous guard position. Now he can at least try to block with his shield whatever is coming, hopefully. Once the vines settle, however, the glow on the hammer changes coloring as he swings it.

And anyone who's been around in Duties long enough at least knows what that one is, "Riddle of Steel!" Is the call as the glowing green hammer comes down at Merek. That's going to smart a bit if it hits, maybe!
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek looks to the sweep of the steel magic while he throws an electric ball of frost into the man, and will take the time he can to prepare, then he sweeps up along to deflect twice, managing to keep the full power of the swings from taking him in. When he's finished with that, he will begin to draw a bow from that inventory with him, then he points that along to Giganpor, "Empyreal Arrow!" A beam of that light will come from the bow to strike into the man if he doesn't try to deflect it away, red lines glowing upon Merek's frame where he took the strikes.
Vertina
Village of Eas

"And despite that effort it looks like Merek just got nailed!... Or used like a nail, maybe that's more accurate." Vertina doesn't dwell on it for too long, just shrugs at her own confusion and moves on. "Giganpor is certainly putting that Were Fang size and strength to good use with that hammer... It looks like Merek took getting clobbered as a cue to back off, as he switchs to ranged attacks and fires an arrow of light at his foe!"
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Giganpor, moving back after the hammer swing as well, sees the incoming bow and the charge of it.

And seriously, it's a small shield against an overgrown magical arrow attack. At least that's what it seems like at first, the attack declaration is met by one that might seriously bother some, "Hear the Heaven's Roar!" And the resulting burst of a roar causes a wave that slows the beam of light seemingly, distorting it enough that Giganpor can bring his buckler up and deflect the rest of it upwards away from the center and taking it across the shoulder to leave a red line showing where Merek struck.

"You did say you wanted to see Byakko's Mane in action, Merek!" The Were Fang taunts as he shifts a bit afterwards to get back to get a more solid stance as he watches. The roar itself echoes out. Those that faced it before in the Waves might recognize the Emperor Dragon's roar itself, which has to add a slight bit of an insanity level.
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek watches as that arrow manages to at least strike him a bit, though the power of that Byakko armor seems to take away most of that. The man then will take the time to put the bow up, while he lifts up a hand towards Giganpor, "Illuminate the path!" That will blind the man enough that he can follow up with the firebolt, which he places both hands along in front of him, "FIREBOLT!" Then he's blasting two of them into the man while he weaves.
Vertina
Village of Eas

Vertina pauses for a moment to open her flask and take a quick swig from it. The last thing she wants to do is give herself a sore throat by talking and yelling so much. "It would seem the switch in tactics has put Giganpor on the defensive.. wait.. wait... was that roar from him or from the armor? I can't tell from up here! Whatever it was, it took some of the sting out of Merek trying to reach out and crush someone... But the alchemist isn't slowing down. He's throwing more tricks into the match to try and push his foe back farther!.. It didn't take long for this fight to come down to fire, and there's not even any Scales fighting in this one!"

She turns to glance aside at the guards standing around the stands. "I hope you boys got enough time to recharge your mana. Doooon't think it will get as crazy as earlier, but the crowd might still need a protective charm or two."
Giganpor
Village of Eas

The blinding light is just enough to cause Giganpor to lower his guard enough for a second that the firebolt skims off of his shield and hits him in the face, leaving a bit of burnt mane.

Giganpor growls at that, and then brings a hand back. Instead of a spell, however, a large battle axe appears that he lobs at Merek. "TOMAHAWK BOOOMERANG!" The flying battle axe spins manically, aimed to nail Merek either going towards, or coming back towards Giganpor himself. Seriously, if people were fanboys of the 80's, they probably are staring a bit now. Especially the mecha nerds.
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek looks to the tomahawk boomerang and will take a strike from it while he lifts up a shield from the inventory to attempt to block it. It keeps a bit of the damage away, then he takes the bow again, while he begins to circle and lift it up, shooting two arrows along to try aiming for the were fang. He seems to be enjoying the fight with Giganpor, "You know, I told you all when this began. I'm not all that at fighting!"
Vertina
Village of Eas

"Holy hell he just threw an axe at Merek! Not a throwing axe. A FULL SIZED BATTLE AXE." Vertina is too busy marveling at this feat and lags a bit behind on the rest of the fight. "Giganpor is trying to cut this fight short it seems! Keeping his distance might not be the ultimate solution after seeing that trick, but Merek is sticking to his guns-err-his bow. Yes, bow... ANYWAYS. Merek is shooting stuff at Giganpor after nearly being sliced like a ripe fruit."
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Finding himself a target for that bow again, Giganpor's shield glows a bright blue before that spreads across his body. The two arrows plink into the frosty exterior, only a small red point showing on his shoulders from where they hit. And then there's a sudden blast of ice outwards from the Were Fang as he starts to walk towards Merek.

And that's where others might see something that Giganpor was known for back in the day. The very earth itself rumbles beneath his feet, and the ground cracks with each step as he starts towards Merek to close the distance.
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek looks to the tremble step when it comes his way, then he will begin to lift up both hands while he will take the bow to place it away. A shield of light begins to come around him, and it heals the man, then he uses a psychic ability while he aims to Giganpor, his mind shocked into keeping him from doing any thinking that would require utility. It looks like he's going to make the man rely on pure need for combat for a moment, while he take the time to draw along two twin weapons from the hips.
Vertina
Village of Eas

"Now Giganpor is putting his foot down -- hard!" Vertina keeps coming quick with the quips, even if it only vagely covers what's going down on the field. The audience can see, they don't need a literal play by play. "Merek looks a bit uneasy... Oh no, wait, he's just trying to heal himself rather than directly strike back."
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Giganpor keeps advancing despite the mind shock, and once close enough brings the poleaxe up... and slams the butt of it into the ground! The resulting pillar is sudden, and coming for Merek to knock him into the air where Giganpor can follow it up with a spinning backswing of the hammer end of his poleaxe, too!

"Just because you're not good at fighting people doesn't mean you aren't good at it, Merek!" Giganpor calls out.

Finishing the swing, the Were Fang looks ready for more as he shakes his head a bit. "Mind Shock, huh? Always hated those air elements."
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek will nod a bit to Giganpor, "I'm built to be a jack of all trades, which is useful for monsters. Not so much for were fang," he will admit. The man then takes the time to consider when Giganpor comes at him with two sweep, and he brings up a shield of air to make the swings slower. Then, he takes a potion from the belt of his, while he begins to throw that into the man. It explodes, catching the man with fire while he watches, "What can I say. I will at least not make it easy for you!"
Vertina
Village of Eas

"You're at least making him work for it!" Vertina chimes in, wanting to help encourage a good fight. "It doesn't matter if you win or lose, just remember you're putting on a show," she waves an arm back vagely at the audience stands, "for everyone else to enjoy!"

Then back to fight. "Oh now we've got Earth, Wind -and- Fire! All you need is Water. Just don't turn this fight into a washout with it, it's getting too good."
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Giganpor happens to be caught on fire, and really... what do you do when caught on fire? At least the system's keeping a lot of that pain away, but... now Giganpor looks mad as the now enflamed lion brings his poleaxe back and swings it again, "RIDDLE OF STEEL!"

Regardless if it actually hits Merek or not, there's going to be a crater. A big one. Seriously, he set him on fire. So enraged lion it is!
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek takes the swing of the riddle of steel from Giganpor, and it takes a good amount of his health, though he uses a magical shield to take away a lot of the swing, then he takes a alchemist potion from the belt, and will throw that into Giganpor, the flames renewed by poison that seems to draw along his frame. Then he's stepping back while he watches the man, then he shifts to take a stance, "Alright. It looks like you win. Let's finish this, Giganpor. Are you all ready to rock this party!" he calls to the crowd. Well, he is a bit of a showman. The man nods along to Giganpor.
Vertina
Village of Eas

"Note to self. Giganpor does not like being set on fire." Though it's hard to tell if Vertina is muses this as a warning, or as a tactical move. "Merek nearly got crushed that time! Another blow like that and his shield might not hold up at all. His response... is what you would expect from an alchemsit, really. More potions! Guess Merek decided it was time to have a mixer." She accents the terrible alchemy/drink joke by taking another swish from her own flask.
Giganpor
Village of Eas

"You should've been breaking these out before, you goof!" Giganpor calls out, only to be splashed with the potion and trying to intercept it by literally fanning the flames into a wall of his own between them. At the same time, there's two separate glows as Giganpor brings his poleaxe up and strikes the ground. Vines suddenly shoot up to try to get hold of Merek, forming snake-like as they attempt to poison him with thorn-fangs.

Giganpor's own buckler shield gives off a glow as he brings it up into a defensive position. "But we should probably finish this, like you said!"
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek will shift the twin blades which he wields, then he nods while he sees the snakebite coming to him. He will lift up a shield of air again, while he sweeps along, though the poison manages to actually come by the shield into him. Then he's lifting up a hand while he sheaths both of his weapons. "FIREBALL!" The blast explodes along and to where Giganpor is at.
Vertina
Village of Eas

"... And yet he's still using fire on him. Go figure." Vertina hmms after the last exchange. "I don't think Giganpor is going to like that, even if Merek is proving that he can make use of being full of hot air at times." She raises a scaley brow a bit, maybe her divine sight seeing something that isn't clearly visible. ".. Yeah, no, I don't think he liked that at all.."
Giganpor
Village of Eas



The incoming fireball is met by Giganpor stepping back and bringing his poleaxe to point and then charge into it. "Mystery of Steel!" The water based magic and the strudy chitinous buckler providing Giganpor with enough defense to go through the fireball, even as a green glow also envelops him with each running step as he tries to hammer Merek down again.

"Stop setting me on fire, you crazy alchemist!" Giganpor says out loud.
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek looks to that inventory and will think about it a moment, he instead relies upon magic. The man stands up while he takes a stance, then he shifts to bring a field along his frame, the healing coming about him while he takes the time to use a shield of light to defend him. "Giganpor, I thought I said to finish this!"
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Giganpor calls out, "Then stop healing yourself! RIPPLE OVERDRIVE!"

Giganpor literally tries to stab Merek with the spear point on his poleaxe. That's glowing an ominious blue associated with watery magics.

"And just for good measure... FLAME PILLAR!"

There's a burst of flames from his shield, trying to set Merek on fire just like he did him before. "There! How do you like being on fire?"
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek will take the strike from Ripple Overdrive which begins to put seals on his healing, then he notices that flame pillar which begins to wrap about him. The man lifts up two hands while he takes two discs of water to swing along the pillar, then they aim for Giganpor while they come through, along with a nice blast of dark arcane energy.
Vertina
Village of Eas

"That's one of the most annoying enemy types to deal with," Vertina mock assides to the crowd at Giganpor's frustration, "The ones that can heal themselves."
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Giganpor steps back, bringing his poleaxe with him and his shield up to block the incoming dark energy, and disperses one of the discs with a swing of his weapon. The other manages to score a red line across his chest as he stumbles back.

"Not bad, Merek!"
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek will take a look to Giganpor, and nods a little bit. "Alright, well it looks like you are made with that defense in mind." He then takes the potion with him, exploding that into the man, catching him on that fire again, while he takes the light magic and will blind Giganpor, then he seals the magic with dark wave, to take away the man's ability to fight a little.
Giganpor
Village of Eas


"You kinda get used to the whole blinding thing after a bit. Weird." Giganpor says as he is blinded again for a moment, but he knows where Merek was... and swings the massive poleaxe hammer-end first at Merek again. In a massive, glowing green explosion of possible duel-ending as he does so. At the same time his shield glows a bright white. "Riddle of Steel!" He calls out.
Vertina
Village of Eas

Vertina leans to one side, resting an elbow on the nearby stand. "It's good you two are being such sports about this... but you need to keep the fight interes--" She pauses as Merek unloads a combination of Dark, Fire, and electrical magic all at once. Followed by Giganpor getting back to business with his hammer-axe and shield. "--Nevermind, carry on!"
Merek
Village of Eas

    Merek looks then to Giganpor, while he prepares the magic, and when the two of them finally meet upon the field, it looks like that alchemist's general HP reaches to red. He then nods a bit, and will kneel in surrender. "Alright, that was quite a fight," the man offers, while he takes the time to relax. The man lifts a hand along to Giganpor, and once the fight is all finished, he will heal the man a little bit with the sanctuary he used while in the fight. Then he just kind of lays on his back and watches the sky.
Vertina
Village of Eas

Even up in the stands Vertina cringes to one side as the final blow lands. "Oh, even with the duel system Merek is going to be feeling that one in the morning. But dropping the hammer did it, and Giganpor is the victor moving on to the next round!" Cue the crowd going crazy with cheering and applause for both competators.
Giganpor
Village of Eas


Breathing a bit heavily, Giganpor shakes his head a bit after seeing Merek do some healing, "You know I could've done that myself. Light bird elemental, remember?" He shifts down to his human form.
Merek
Village of Eas

    "Ya, I know. Anyway, I'm glad you won. I really don't like dealing with tournament scheduling. You go win it for the New World Alliance," Merek will note, while he offers a hand along to Giganpor if he will assist him up, "Anyway."