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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2011 23:14:34 GMT -5
Suki watched as the video screens turned on, each round was begining, and he couldnt have been happier. Bored out of his mind he was ready for the bloodshed.
Who would impress suki with their thirst of power, and who would fall short, letting down their planet, and proving unworthy of having even entered the arena.
Suki sat back putting his feet up on the back of the chair in-front of him and let the battles take place, taking in each moment.
Perhaps he would not only see excellent combat, but also find someone to talk to in the Colosseum of a space craft.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2011 12:02:08 GMT -5
The first round to draw Suki's attention was Gerrek vs Satin. The round had so far been the most heated, and clearly these two creatures knew their attacks well.
Suki decided to wager in his mind that the Alien creature would ultimately come out on top, however did not take his eyes off of the girl. She had already blinded the creature for some time, and even had a few good physical attacks in. But suki knew better, This creature was not done fighting, he would not be taken down without stronger firepower, something that unfortunately Satin did not have, or so suki had come to believe.
Regardless he continued to watch, fixating on that fight.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2011 22:20:51 GMT -5
With his match over and his return to the hallway Ryota marched off to see if he could find somewhere that would show him the current matches, considering that the hallways were now barren he had to assume that not many of the others had completed there matches, the idea that he may have been the first to win caused a bit of a smirk to spread across Ryota's face. And I didn't even need to move He thought to himself with a chuckle as he reached the end of the hall and passed through a doorway.
Upon entering the new room Ryota found that he had entered into some sort of viewing room which was all but empty save for a single... creature.. Ryota couldn't really tell exactly what the things was and wasn't even about to hazard a guess at it's gender considering just how odd certain race's gender diversity(assuming they even had any) could be. He took a look to see where the creature was watching and saw that it was a match-up between two fighters that he didn't recognize.
Taking a moment to scan over the other fights Ryota spotted Carmine and then not too long afterwards Zach. Carmine's fight didn't seem to have progressed very far but Zach and his opponents definitely seemed to have been fighting for quite some time already. You'd better win Zach, we still need to have a proper fight Ryota thought to himself before returning his attention to the fights. "How've the fights been going?" Ryota asked as he walked over to where the other creature was seated and took a seat nearby.
The thing didn't look at all like he'd been exerting himself particularly hard anytime soon so either he'd have had to won his match very quickly or perhaps he was simply a spectator of some sort or had gotten a bye for the first round of the tournament. Regardless the thing felt strong from even a passing attempt to sense it's energy, it was easily stronger than Ryota's base strength and even close to his Makaioken's level of strength. Though unless it had another form of some sort Ryota was pretty sure he could win in a fight if he ended up paired up against it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2011 1:49:19 GMT -5
Suki continued to stare at the nearby screen intently, he was not about to look up to please the person who had walked in. To be completely honest he would have even responded if it had been a different circumstance, but rather would have ignored the creature, and moved on with his viewing, however feeling the need to reply Suki spoke in what sounded like a very displeased tone.
"Highly Droll, In this match the fighter didn't show, in that match the Icer fellow appears to be causing the fight delay, and then let us not forget the humans using each other for punching bags, all of it is garbage....well..that is with the exception of your fight Ryota"
Having not actually looked at the person he was speaking to, or exchanging names, he was still more than capable of knowing exactly who he was speaking to. Without a doubt this was the only person Suki had actually enjoyed watching thus-far, and certainly that wouldn't change over time.
"But by all means, is there a particular fight you are enjoying"
He already knew the answer to this as Ryota seemed slightly fixated on the fight with Carmine. Suki didnt need to look at Ryota to know exactly what he was concerned about.
"So is that perhaps a love interest...no that isnt it, a pupil or an underling?"
Suki was now smiling, he had waited some time for someone else to join him in the viewing room, and now that someone had it just so happened to be the person he wanted most to speak with.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2011 2:45:10 GMT -5
Ryota sighed as the creature mentioned none of the fights with the exception of his own being interesting. Evidently Carmine's match had been going like this for it's entire length which was a bit of a disappointment though with any luck that would change now as that match along with Zach's were the only ones he was truly interested in. Sure he would watch the others to know what he might be up against but they lacked people that he knew in them to draw his attention fully.
Ryota let out a laugh at the creatures initial belief of him having any sort of romantic interest in Carmine though he was quite glad the creature seemed to quickly realize that that was not the case. Wonder if he said that just to try and get a rise out of me Ryota thought to himself as he mentally decided to think of the creature as male at least until he was given information to the contrary due to the creatures tone.
"He's a member of my ship's crew, a relatively new recruit and as well friend of mine. I'm hoping to see him advance if for no other reason than to get another good fight out of him. The only other match I'm personally interested in is that one" Ryota said gesturing towards the fight between Zach and Nam. "I know the blond haired one from a chance meeting a few days before the tournament itself. We've made plans to fight one another again as the last time we fought he was too exhausted to put up much of a fight. I've seen his full power and while he's not the strongest warrior I've ever met he's got an inventive mind and a surprising amount of skill, enough so that I'd like to see how he'd fare in a fight against me. To see if he could draw me into using more than just my base power." Ryota said with a grin before taking another look at the fights.
"I'm honestly surprised you enjoyed my fight, my match against Dao was... boring for me to say the least. I'd faced him once before on the same day I met Zach and in the time since then he's grown no stronger. I hate intentionally overpowering an opponent but I simply wished to get the fight over with so that I could advance and see how the competition was doing." Ryota said before taking a moment to look at the creature and then at the other one facing Carmine. The creature referred to it as a 'Icer' and if Ryota had to guess this man was one as well due to the physical similarity.
"If you don't mind me asking who might you be, you seem know my name already though I assume it's because it was announced for the fight but I unfortunately did not get a chance to find yours out assuming you too are a competitor." Ryota asked as well hoping to learn from the possible Icer if he too was a competitor as if that was the case then he could move on to confirm if the man has simply won his match that quickly or if he'd gotten a bye.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2011 14:54:19 GMT -5
Suki turned around in his chair, his tail was now clearly visible as wrapped it around his waist to speak to Ryota. It was not often he had the opportunity to speak with someone with such power, and was excited to take apart his mind. Not only because he was such a talented fighter, but also because he was so willing to indulge in common conversation.
"Touketsuki Yakedo"
He said this with a sly smile on his face and extended a hand to the man before him. Ryota was more friendly than he had expected, after watching his match Suki had assumed he would not be able to talk to the man until after the tournament. But what luck this was that he could now delve deeper into the mind of this clearly talented individual.
"I have not indulged myself with combat these past several days, no i am here to watch, and observe."
Suki then stood, allowing his tail to unravel, it was clear by the difference in size that this was no ordinary alien creature, Suki stood barely above 3 feet in height with the majority of that being his head and horns. He wore no armor and although by standard ritual he was nude, had no relative form of genitalia to give away his gender. This however would not be a problem for Ryota as Suki began to speak once more
"Allow me to answer all of your questions"
He said, looking deep into Ryota's eyes for only a moment before speaking once more.
"I am a male, however females of my race look act and talk exactly the same, its less of a gender difference and more of the egg holder. I am indeed an icer like the one you see on the screen there, however we have never met before. I enjoyed your fight because you didn't waste time on the vermin they placed you against, and finally, yes it was to get a rise out of you, i am aware that your race gets uncomfortable around homoerotic humor, and so i used my ignorance as a foreign being to make you feel uncomfortable"
He said all this knowing what was on Ryota's mind, and what was within his thoughts. He kept the smile plastered on his face, as he genuinely was amusing himself.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2011 21:06:38 GMT -5
Ryota nodded as Toketsuki spoke glad that he now had confirmation that he was not actually apart of the tournament and was rather just a competitor it meant he could be a lot more relaxed with how he spoke to the other man as he wouldn't need to try and fish out some insight into the Icer's fighting capability's sure it would be interesting to know as with the body structure that the man had Ryota had to guess that the man was not particularly skilled in physical combat though he could be entirely wrong as he was simply making an initial assumption.
As Suki spoke Ryota took a moment to quickly look the tiny alien over, he'd noticed that the man had been small beforehand but he hadn't quite realized just how short he was until the Icer was standing at his full height. It lent a bit more to Ryota's belief that Suki likely was a more ranged combatant than anything else not that taht was really a BAD thing, Ryota himself generally preferred a ranged battle unless his opponent had a weapon as it meant using his sword was a bit more 'fair'.
Ryota raised an eyebrow as Suki quite literally answered all of his questions, even the few that he'd been holding back so as to not offend him. Almost as if he knew what he'd been thinking. Thankfully it seemed that he hadn't done so, Ryota took note that Suki spoke of Dao as 'vermin' the way it was seemed to imply that Dao was weak and while Dao was not the strongest person Ryota know of his power during the match had been enough to pose a challenge to Suki as things stood now. Perhaps then he has more power than he's revealing now. It would have to be a pretty decent amount if his relaxed power is this high.. Ryota thought to himself.
Ryota couldent help but chuckle as Suki admitted to trying to get a rise out of him and his explanation of why he chose to do so. "My race? Touketsuki I believe you may be a bit mistaken in what you believe I am. Those of my race don't generally care for prejudice based on sexual preference, everything to my race is a matter of raw power, you'll of course find a few who do hold such a hatred but I believe it's a minority as most simply don't care. If I'm correct I think you believe me to be a human based on my appearance and that's a fair assumption however it is incorrect. I am a Makaioshin more commonly known as a Demon."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2011 22:55:46 GMT -5
Needless to say suki was amused by the demons response to his joke. Although he was even more entertained by the creatures understanding of Suki's ignorance. He decided that standing was not necessary any longer, the creature seemed less tense, and of course suki knew why. Knowing that he was not competition must have taken a load off of the demon.
" You are so inquisitive, well let me tell you now, you are correct to assume that there is more than me than meets the eye, but let us leave it at that"
Again suki had taken a moment to reach into Ryota's mind, and capture what thought he had laid. Still grinning he decided to re-direct the conversation back to Ryota's race as that topic in-particular was very interesting to Suki.
"Makaioshin like yourself fail to see their most mortal flaw, that you adapt to the body you host"
Suki clearly was aware of what a demon was, this was not his first encounter with one, and certainly would not be the last. Ryota's body was clearly Humanoid, and although suki didnt know how long he had been in this human host body, he did know that demons tend to grow through the bodies they are provided, and although he was not human, these emotions and thoughts were not beyond his race
"Although i may have misjudged you, in your fight you showed compassion something that demons are not often capable of. My apologies"
He turned back to face the screen, not that he was done speaking but simply to check on the fights, now the creature calling herself satin had surrendered to Gerrek the surprising alien. Suki had expected this outcome and was glad to see it. After checking the screens he turned back to Ryota, his mood elevated further.
"Oh look at me, all giddy over such a trivial fight, i do hope you and this gerrek fellow meet in the finals, what a fight that would be!"
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2011 3:47:43 GMT -5
Ryota gave Suki a confused look as the man spoke of how inquisitive he was and then responded to what he had been thinking. Ryota's eyes widened ever so slightly as he finally managed to put two and two together. The Icer was reading his mind... more than likely even now he knew that Ryota knew that he had managed to figure it out. Ryota didn't much like the idea of having someone know his thoughts and did the only thing he could think of to try and block out the other man. He focused his energy into his mind in an attempt to block the invasion.
As Ryota finished focusing his energy Suki had started talking again and his comments caused Ryota to raise an eyebrow. Evidently Suki knew of some Demon lore but as far as Ryota was aware it was mostly incorrect. Sure there were likely some Makaioshin with the ability to use other creatures body's as there own but Ryota knew himself to be no such type of demon. "I believe you focus a bit to much on the myths that surround my race Touketsuki, not all of us take over the bodies of mortal creatures. In fact I'd have to go out on the limb and assume that to be the minority and at the very least I am not of a species of demon that does such. This is how I have always been and to my knowledge how I always will be." Ryota said with a shrug as he watched the end of Satin fighting Gerrek and Suki's reaction to Gerrek's victory.
"Though I'm not as brutally ruthless and violent as most of my brethren my match wasn't so much me being compassionate, it was more me not having any real interest in facing my opponent. In my first fight with him I was certain I could defeat him with some effort and as I'd only grown in power while he remained stagnant it was not a fight I was interested in. It's why I chose not to move for it's entire duration. It simply was not worth the effort." Eyota said with a shrug.
"He does look strong and I can only imagine he'll be significantly stronger if we were to meet in the finals but I'm personally hoping to face off against Carmine in the finals, we've both been working to becomes stronger since are last fight and I can't think of a better opponent than him for something like this. But I wouldn't complain about fighting Gerrek. It appears however that there are only three matches left in this round. Who do you think will come out on top for those matches?" Ryota asked as he turned his attention onto the remaining matches.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2011 14:13:32 GMT -5
Suki was less than surprised when the Demon's thoughts became muddled, it was as though he were trying to read the thoughts of a highly inebriated being. And seeing as his speech was still formal and correct, it was obvious that suki had been found out. The first step in Suki's test had been passed, now all that was left here was to socialize.
"You versus the one called Carmine?"
Suki looked over at that battle, where the Icer had finally committed to a move, and although the Icer was at a power level advantage, it was clear who had the greater skill.
"Yes well at the very least that Carmine will make it into the next round, I don't believe his opponent is as knowledgeable, it even seems as though regardless of the Icer's power, this Carmine is stronger in mental stability and physical strength. So i would give that match to Carmine"
Suki then peered over at the other screen, this one had a large fight between a feline alien creature, and what was obvious to Suki to be a saiyan. He watched as the two fought it out, the saiyan giving all he had from the start, and the Alien creature building up in fighting style, and suki knew the outcome, or at least he would assume so.
"If i had to call this one i would say the strange cat like creature will win, he had put in a good performance thusfar, but the deciding factor is that he still has energy to continue fighting, whereas the saiyan has used up most if not all of his Ki on larger attacks, the saiyan lacks stamina"
Suki then turned his attention to the next fight, one that Ryota had already brought up, the Zack VS. Nam. He had already been curious about this fight from the beginning, the fighters had not stopped from the very beginning bell, and with little time for words had been systematically killing each other over the period that the fights were taking place. Suki let out a bit of a sigh and for the first time in their conversation his smile faded as he spoke. Even his voice seemed lower as the Icer revealed the outcome.
"I am afraid that although my knowledge of these fights have been great, i fear that the best pairing in the entire tournament was made here and now, this fight here cannot be determined, both the Saiyan and your Zach have incredible perseverance, and have a similar fighting style. Clearly they were both meant to be a crowd pleaser, because unlike every other round here, this fight is not one sided. I wouldn't be surprised if it ended in, well dare i say...a draw"
Suki wasn't sure how Ryota would respond, he had already successfully blocked Suki from his thoughts for now, so Suki would rely on Ryota to express his thoughts to the battles he had decided. Perhaps their opinions would be not far off.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 19:57:42 GMT -5
Ryota nodded as he listened to Touketsuki's predictions for the matches, knowing how strong the Icer that Carmine was fighting was Ryota had been certain since he'd sat down and watched that his friend would win that fight. Even in that battlefield Carmine was simply too good to be beaten by the Icer, he'd even managed to practically end there fight in a draw with Ryota only managing to remain conscious a few moments longer than Carmine.
"I wish I'd beaten Dao faster so that I could have gotten a chancee to see more of this fight I'd hoped to learn a bti more about Zach's general fighting style. I cant vouch for the other guy but Zach's defiently got perseverance in spades the day I met him he fought Dao Midnight and for a while managed to hold him off and cause some damage all the while with Dao at full power, after that fight and a quick.. I wouldn't even call it a fight between myself and Midnight Zach was then willing to spar with me, he was exhausted and in an incredible amount of pain from his bout with Dao but only stopped fighting when I requested that we stop. As fort eh amtch ending in a draw... I"m not even entirely sure what would happen then, with any luck they would both advance and perhaps a few more good matches could come out of it." Ryota said with a shrug as he watched as the fight between Antary and Ikezu seemed to be in it's final moments.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 20:50:09 GMT -5
Both of their eyes had wandered to the screen where the saiyan had released a mighty finisher. Suki's smile returned at the massive Ki attack that had been launched, but what was truly amazing was that even after that blow, the match was indeed over, and the winner would undoubtedly be the one whom suki had predicted.
Suki laughed at the television, a light chuckle though it was, still brought out Suki's darker side. These fights were quickly coming to a close, and now it did appear that Suki had been right all along when it came to the pairings and whom would be victorious.
"Well, i wish the best for you and your other earth bound friends, it has been most educational speaking with you" Suki realized that his last statement was a closer, and re-directed his speech as he did not want their conversation to end.
"Tell me about your planet, i am curious about the other worlds out there, my planet is so dark and cold, it would be nice to visit another some time"
Suki seemed entertained with his Pun, and turned his attention back to the captain, the fights were no longer producing anything interesting. The only cliff hanger was Zach vs Nam, however now it appeared more and more like Zach would be the victor.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2011 22:42:13 GMT -5
Ryota watched as Carmine's fight was officially ended due to the Icer's delays and the match between the cat-man and the saiyan finally came to a close as Antary's last attack managed to give him the victory. Even if he wanted to fight Carmine next Ryota knew that regardless of who he DID get the match would be good, all of the warriors advancing now were definitely talented.
Ryota raised an eyebrow as Touketsuki spoke as if he was planning to leave or something however despite this after a moment Touketsuki spoke up again asking about Ryota's 'home world' a question that made him laugh as he thought of the demon realm.
"My home is a bit... complicated. I'm not from a specific 'planet' per-se, Makaioshin are from the Demon Realm, another plane of existence similar to that of Otherworld, the home of the Kaioshin. There are 'planets there' but there are also simply vast areas of land. I don't know if the part I was born on had a real name or not as once I was old enough I left it behind." Ryota said with a shrug.
"The demon realm itself would likely be considered very odd for a non-Makaioshin. It has a vast variety of landscapes though most of them are trainted in some way by the general evil of the world itself. My place of birth for example was a heavily forested area but much of the plant life was either dead, poisonous, or capable of attacking. The best places to visit in the demon realm are those that have some form of civilization to them, some Makaioshin take it upon themselves to create citys, few are particularly 'nice' in any sense of the word but it's better than the anarchy of the wild's. I however spend little time actually On any part of the Demon Realm, I spend practically all of my time aboard my ship the Demon Galleon along with the rest of my crew. The only times we would have actually visited the wilds or the cities themselves would be when we're raiding somewhere or restocking supplies... and of course when visiting the bars." Ryota said giving Touketsuki a wide grin.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 2:25:18 GMT -5
Steady, heavy bootfalls sounded off the walls as Carmine stepped in from his match. His opponent had been considered a forfeit just before he was about to enact his major gambit, which likely would have been the major deciding moment in the match. He knew now that hesitation was not tolerated in this tournament.
He'd overheard the last bits of Ryota's conversation, and decided just to jump in.
"Your home sounds like a real gem, Captain. Earth's a real nightmare world by comparison."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 17:41:48 GMT -5
Suki had been aware of Carmines presence long before he spoke, it was exciting to suki being able to hear from both creatures. However not as entertaining as Ryota's explanation of his home world, it was clear that the demon had mistaken his question, and was now rambling off topic.
"I am sorry Makaioshin, but i meant the world from which you entered the arena, the planet, less the after life"
He said with a witty smile, he seemed fairly amused with the misinterpretation, Suki had an opportunity to learn about demon culture, and yet this was not what he meant.
Carmine's presence didn't change much for Suki, it just meant a third member to the riveting conversation, perhaps he could learn even more than he had first anticipated.
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