Amarth

Oh... THAT'S what it was. I knew there was something not quite right about that team. They didn't seem the helpless type, but they sure did act it a lot. Oh well. Not the first beautiful woman who's tried to kill me. I wonder if the two above me....

At that point, Matt's thoughts faded away as he passed out with his face in the dirt.

Amarth

[OOC: Okay, all my characters are asleep now. I'm ready to wake up just in time for the tournament tomorrow! (Matt may be a little late :-P)]

losthellhound

Thomas walks silently through the masses of sleeping fighters. He steps carefully, and thoughtfully, not waking any of them. He pulls on a long pipe he won playing dice years ago, and looks around. So many powerfull fighters, so many differing strategies and goals. Perhaps there would be a few to hire when the day was done.. Stepping over two obviously drunk fighters snoring heavily he chuckles. Not them unfortunatly. Looking across the field to two tourney guards he thinks.. Why have guards guarding so many well abled people.. Pulling on his pipe again he watches the players sleep....

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bloodyambflint

Freya and Annika try to be quiet as they struggle to get off the sleeping Matt below them.
"let sleeping drunks lie!" freya whispers, and they both collapse into a fit of giggles, passing out next to him on the ground.

[OOC: okay we're all asleep too. hope the light's not too bright tomorrow aaggg!]

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-Jeriyu's Party-

Dawn broke over the forest and it became only a little more lit. The dense canopy provided a goodly amount of shade. Lila awoke smelling something cooking. She looked at the fire pit to find it blazing again and to see Jeriyu rotissere cooking a piece of meat. "Hey you really are resourceful. Is it...almost done?" Lila asked, her stomach asking with her. "Heh heh, you are an interesting fighter. It will be done cooking in a few minutes. Wake up Nienna, I don't want to, she might bite my head off." Jeriyu joked with Lila.

"Hey Nienna *poke poke* wake up, Jeriyu is making some food!" Nienna sounding like a child poking her parents on Christmas morning.

Nienna rolled over groggily as her eyes focused on her first sight of Lila smiling and giggling as usual. "Did he now, what is it?" Nienna asking a bit incoherently.

"Uhm...Hey, Jeriyu, what kind of meat are you cooking?"

"It's a wild boar, I went hunting this morning." Jeriyu turned back to the cooking meat.

Nienna sat up "You killed a full grown boar with that little knife?" She seemed nearly shocked.

Jeriyu made no comment, just took the finished meat of the stake and started slicing it. He put slices onto flat rocks that had clearly been washed using his personal water supply.

Nienna looked at the food pushed in front of her, "How do I know you didn't do anything to it?" Nienna 's suspicious side showing again.

"I'm eating it too, and Lila seems to be enjoying hers."
Lila looked up from her piece and gave a thumbs up to Nienna.

Nienna seemed relaxed and started eating. "Hmm, very nicely done, Jeriyu. You are a good cook, if your fighting is even half as good as your cooking then you should be a fun battle."

Jeriyu laughed again "Hmm and you two as well." He let out a cry, to both awaken Tarrae and see how near he was.

-Tarrae's Party-

*Howl is heard* *Poke poke* "Whauh?" Tarrae managed to get out opening his eyes and seeing Ageha poking him in the chest. "What's up Ageha?"

"I think I heard another cry from Jeriyu. It seemed pretty close. I bet there no more than a mile right now." Ageha seemed confident in her estimates.

"Is Serendice awake yet?" Tarrae wondered outloud

"No she sleeps pretty deep once she does go down."
Ageha laughed a bit at her companions sleeping habits. "That's good, because I want you to tell me more about yourself."

"Hmm. That's a bit of a tricky request. But I'll tell you the least sensitive stuff. I met Jeriyu when I was still very young. I had no parents and his family graciously took me in. We were raised almost as brothers. We got along great, we had very similar interests in fighting, but very different logics on it. We trained together for a long time but diverging in the way we trained. He honed in on his instincts and agility, I more on my strength and defense. When we were both very young, 12 or 11 we got drafted to fight in a war. We were both good, really good. We arose to be generals until we usurped power from our ruler. We didn't take power though, just took him away from it. We left our home forever and trained for 5 years, and here we are today." Tarrae somehow smiled after sharing his grim history with Ageha. "What about you?"

"Uhm, I don't really wanna share. I find it too depressing. Not to belittle your past, I'm just more sensitive about mine." Ageha seemed a bit embarassed and blushed. "Let's wake Serendice and move out to find your partner. Maybe he found the Nienna and Lila!" Ageha changed back to her stony face and just focused ahead. Going back to fondling the knife.

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[OOC: You shouldn't control other people's characters so much Terresque. It's not such a big deal right now, but when the fights start you can't do that (and right now it's still rude since people may not want their characters to react the way you're making them).]

Eldaire awoke to find Heero already awake meditating next to him.

Eldaire - "Still thinking about today's fight? Team Gryffindor looks like a bunch of pushovers. I wouldn't worry."

Heero - ...

Eldaire smelt some good food and his stomach began to grumble. He saw Amarth sitting in front of all of their weapons and behind some freshly cooking meat. Eldaire didn't care what it was, he was starving. His mouth began to drool a little. He was at once distracted though when he noticed they were one mand down.

Eldaire - "Have you seen Matt?"

Amarth - "Last I saw of him he was trying to get his neck bitten off. He didn't realize there was anything special about the girl, but I could smell her tainted blood a mile away. I don't know how that turned out, but let's just say I hope the girl had a good meal." *Smirk.*

Eldaire - *Sigh* "So Amarth, are you going to share some of that meat?"

Amarth - "Get your own damn food you stupid child!"

With that Amarth took what he was eating and walked away, but he (intentionally?) left behind almost half of what he had killed. Eldaire took the hint and carved a small share for himself.

-=Meanwhile =-

Matt awoke to find his mouth was full of dirt. He spit it out and attempted to sit up but found that he couldn't.

Where am...

He passed out once again.

Dixie

Nienna and Lila finished their meals and stood up, stretching. As they did so, a call was heard piercing through the woods.
Jeriyu had gathered his things and was ready to move off in the direction of the call. Lila and Nienna followed suit and soon the three were moving through the woods.

Nienna had decided in the night to use Jeriyu to find Serendice and Ageha, but, as soon as they were found, the team would split.

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Ageha turned over what Tarrae had said in her mind. There were so many questions left to ask, but how could she pry into the life of an opponent? Still, he seemed willing to share and Ageha decided to find a more suitable time later in the day to converse with him. She knew it would only be fair to share her own horrifying past, but maybe she could keep the details to a minimum. No doubt he had heard of her, only by another name, and it would only be necessary for that name to pass her lips and he would understand.

Ageha shook Serendice gently and she awoke with a start.
"C'mon, love, we're moving out," Ageha beamed down at her "big sister."
Serendice snapped up abruptly and began to gather her things. Out of the corner of her eye, Serendice saw that Ageha looked pensive and she could only guess the reason.

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bloodyambflint

Freya and Annika both stir at the same time. Freya opens her eyes first and looks around.
"Oh NO! Annika!" She shakes Annika.
"I'm up! I'm up!" annika sits up quickly. "oh NO!"
They look at eachother and laugh.
"So much for being ladies of charm and elegance..." Annika says, brushing leaves out of her hair and off of her dress.
Freya laughs. "At least i didnt get mud on my clothes."
They look over at the still-passed-out Matt.
"Uh oh. thats not good. We better get him up."
Freya stands and walks over to him, turning him over.
"Um...excuse me honey. Hello? Wake up...."
He sleeps on.
"Hey...sir?! hello?! wake up!"
he snores a little.
"Oh for the love of..." drawing her hand back, she slaps him hard across the face and yells. "WAKE UP, YOU!"
That finally got him up.
"The tournament is today. You better go find your team...don't want to be late!"
And with that, they run back to their camp, leaving him there watching after them, a bright red handprint on his face.

Amarth

Matt - "AIIEEEEEE! Thanks ladies goodbye!"

Matt took off through the woods with all of his speed. Leavs and dust flying up to either side of him as he ran.

Matt - Awe man, I did it again. Amarth's never gonna let me hear the end of this.

Matt began to feel a creeping nausea rising inside of him. He stopped a moment, puked, and continued his running.

Matt - I feel like crap. Man.

-=Meanwhile=-

Amarth - "Why are we here so early again?"

Eldaire - "Heero wanted to do some training on the ring."

Amarth - "The stands are still empty!"

Eldaire - "I know you would be training anyway, you just want to complain."

Amarth grumbled a little but didn't speak any more.

Heero - "Are you ready?"

Eldaire - "Yeah, we're both ready."

Heero and Amarth instantly went at it. This worked perfectly for Eldarie. He drew his bow and fired several arrows into the brawl. Eventually he realized they were just too fast, so he drew his sword and joined the melee as well. They were all carful not to cut each other too deeply (though Amarth was perhaps less cautious than he should have been). After an hour or so, they finally stopped. Eldaire was exhausted, but Amarth and Heero seemed as though they had barely broken a sweat. They had definately fought hard, but Amarth was too prideful to show anything that could be interpereted as weakness and Heero never showed emotion. He always said it was too big a risk. They looked around to see if anyone else had been watching them.

Amarth

[OOC: Just to let you guys know, I'm putting this one in when the tournament starts timewise, but that doesn't mean everyone else can't stay back wherever they are in time and work their way up to tournament time. I'm just bored cause nobody's posted in a while.]

When Matt finally arrived at the tournament, his teams match was just about to start. He folded over, his hands on his knees, breathing hard from his drunken run. He would have been here much sooner, but in his drunken state, he had initially started running in the opposite direction of the tournament. Now that he was here, his team seemed very disappointed, but not suprised at all. He wished strongly that he had not consumed so much alcohol the night before that he would still be drunk today. He threw up again. Eldaire came over and comforted him and made sure he was okay. Matt wen't over to the water supply and drank a large quantity. His stomache didn't completely agree, but he knew he needed it for the fight. He didn't want to be dehydrated. He looked around for something to eat as well. Eldaire pulled a loaf of bread out of his pack and Matt devoured it without even thanking him. When he was done, he expressed his gratitude. When the cat lady called for Team Light's first competitor, Matt volunteered... to go last.

TerresqueÜ

-Tarrae's Party and Jeriyu's party converge-


(OOC: To avoid extraneous quotes I will do speech in this part as Tarrae - etc.)
After a little over 10 minutes of walking the two parties met and exchanged names and greetings.

Tarrae - So, Jeriyu. How's it been with those two?

Jeriyu - They allowed me to learn much about them as opponents and as people. They are not to underestimated in any respect.

Tarrae - Neither are Serendice or Ageha. They seem to have a strong sisterly bond. Serendice is quite protective of Ageha. It's kind of sweet but a bit distressing at the same time.

The four girls were over to the other side of Tarrae and Jeriyu talking quietly about what they learned and observed. Tarrae and Jeriyu didn't care too much what they said for the most part. Tarrae wanted to catch a few bits from Ageha but failed.

Tarrae to the girls - Hey shouldn't we get moving to find our gear?

Ageha seemed to be in contemplation wanting to say something but not sure how to express it. Tarrae stood there for a moment.

Tarrae - Well?...

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Nienna stepped forward, levelled her eyes at Tarrae and spoke coldly.
"We can manage on our own from here."
As she said this she turned to reveal the bow and quiver slung over her shoulder. The other girls revealed their weapons in turn, much to the amazement of Tarrae and Jeriyu.
"You'll find your things somewhere in that direction," Nienna stretched one gorgeous slender finger toward a cropping of trees to their right.
Nienna nodded to her team solemnly and began to move off toward where her elfish senses told her the tournament was located.
Ageha looked mortified at the events that had just taken place and risked one glance back at Tarrae as Serendice pulled her away.

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TerresqueÜ

Jeriyu looked stunned. Tarrae looked like a hurt kitten. He felt like it too, he didn't let it rise to his exterioir though. The ladies walked off into the distance towards the tournament. As they disapeared Jeriyu began to speak "Let's go get our stuff and anyone elses that is lying there, Tarrae" As he finished that sentance Tarrae dropped to his knees. *gulp, heavy breathing* "She's gone...Serendice...Nienna...they'll never let me get close to her. Serendice said she didn't trust me as an honorable man...I must show her...That I am...I can't lose Ageha..." A solemn tear dropped from Tarrae's eye.

"Look at what they are. They are warriors. The only way you are going to prove yourself is on the battlefield. Let us gather our gear and head back to the tournament. If there is something more sinister behind this we will find out after we are through there."

Tarrae picked himself up and composed himself. "Allright, let's do it. Not just to prove ourselves as warriors, but as honorable men. I'm not going to lose the first woman in my life since my mother..." Tarrae trailed off at that mention.

"It's okay, I understand about your family. But I am here for you, Brother." They walked a few dozen paces to grab thier gear and few other sordid weapons, they tossed on and sheathed their armor and weapons and grabbed everything else and started walking to the tournament grounds. The noon sun was rising, it would be time to start the fights soon.

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(OOC: C'mon guys! This is the toughest part of a developed RP, the middle, people start to lose interest and it dies....Don't let it happen!)

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[OOC: Yeah! SSJWrestler will be back by sunday so don't wait on him. Get all the characters to the tournament so we can start fighting again!]

SSJwrestler

The arena was starting to fill up again with the varying spectrum of spectators tat had crammed themselves into the stands for yesterdays bouts.

Team Ohtar stood at the entrance of the exit door on the ground floor, looking on at the filling arena. The team had come early to get a feel for the fighting conditions, since they were the first bout . However, upon coming into the arena and seeing Team Light training, they put their training aside to watch the team.

" Whoa!" Elrohir said as he had watched Amarth move quick as lightning. Aranel, simply stared with a hint of lusti n here eyes after the teams members. Amras stood looking on at the two amused at their reactions to the fighters skills and physiques."Some team huh?" he finaly added. "Let's say we go introduce ourselves."

With this, Team Ohtar's three members beganto walk o the ring, where Team Light stood.

TerresqueÜ

Tarrae and Jeriyu reached the end of the forest and were nearing the arena. They had secured their weapons and Tarrae had slipped on his layers of armor. They had little other gear from other teams. Maybe they had managed to keep most of thier equiptment or maybe it was in another spot. IN either case they had done thier best.

"We'll be there soon." Jeriyu seemed straightforward.

Tarrae seemed very focused. Thinking, how could he earn the right to be called 'Honorable' by Serendice. By a knights code honor was brought from brave and selfless defense of the ones you love. "But when would Ageha need defending? She's so capable and self-sufficient." Tarrae mused to himself.

They arrived at the arena in a few more minutes, and found out what the day would flow like.

(OOC: I'm not so sure what team I'm fighting when, if anyone cares to clue me in I'd be appreciative.)

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[OOC: You have team Disgrace next.]

Amarth

Team Light (Less one Matt) saw team Ohtar watching them. Heero considered this an unexpected benifit. They had been fighting in the style of Team Griffindor to train better for their upcoming cometition. Now that team Ohtar had seen them, they had seen a different style and this could eventually work to their advantage.

Eldaire - "Hey guys! Hows it goin? Ready for the fights?"

Eldaire walked over to greet the other team. Heero followed, but Amarth would have nothing to do with them, letting out a "Hmph!" and walking the other way. To him, competition was competition.

losthellhound

Im here, just not sure when Dragoons are up

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bloodyambflint

the girls of team disgrace arrive, and go over to their corner of the ring. they await their turn.

[ooc:could i please like...not go first? im not prepared.-_-]

Amarth

[OOC: Long time no hear! I'm sure SSJ will let you go not first. :-P]

SSJwrestler

[OOC: For reference, Team Ohtar and Team Dragoon are fighting first, unless anyone else wants to be first. Losthellhound, I'm ready when you are.]


"That was some impressive fighting Team Light." Amras said as he stopped a few feet away from the group. " But oddly...your style seems quite different from yesterdays bout against Team Gryfindor. It may just be my eyes playing tricks on me, but it's not like it really matters. I am Amras of Team Ohtar." with this, he held out a hand to Heero.

Next Aranel stepped forward. "Hmm...I'm Aranel. It's a pleasure to meet you. Whose that dark looking character who stayed behind....he's cute."

" You guys are awesome!" Elrohir said, not holding back any of his feeling. "O yeah...I', Elrohir."

Amarth

Eldiare greeted team Ohtar warmly, while Heero gave the obligitory hellos.

Eldaire - "Yeah, we were just preparing for our meat against Team Griffindor..."

[[OOC: I fight Griffindor today, not yesterday.]]

Heero gave Eldaire a quick punch.

Eldaire - "Aww. What does it matter? We're all very adept at..."

Another punch.

Eldaire - "OUCH! That one hurt. You don't have to be so violent. Anyway. Sorry Aranel. That guy is Amarth. He's not the type to speak with the competition. Y'know, 'they are the enemy' and all that. I understand his logic, but I prefer to think of this as an honorable competition more than an all out deathmatch. Sorry Matt's not here to meet you. He ran off last night and we haven't seen him since."

SSJwrestler

"Fighters from Team Dragoon and Team Ohtar, please enter the ring now. You're quarterfinal match is about to begin." the fox lady was heard yelling.

"Well" Amras said looking towards the ring. "It seems as if its our turn that it does. It has been a pleasure meeting you Team Light. Good luck in the tournament, I'm sure your skills will take you far. Aranel. Elrohir. Let's go."

"Seeya guys!" Elrohir said before he bounded off to the ring.

"Bye Amarth..." Aranel said with a slgiht hint of lust in her voice.

Team Ohtar now stood at the base of the raised ring waiting for Team Dragoon to show up.

"This could be a tough one that it could." thought Armas as he stood in his regular poised state, looking around blindly at the crowd.

SSJwrestler

[OOC: Not sure what really happened. Tourney just kinda died. If noone has an interest anymore that's cool. I just thought that the creator should at least have the last post.]