Academy for Rejected Souls (Multiverse, OC)

Location: The Arena


Who I'm With: James


What I'm Doing: Taking over


Victor felt Connor's mind grow a bit more dull and took the opportunity. Connor had been putting up a good fight, but this allowed Victor's consciousness to take over. An entirely new mind unaffected by the spell the other boy had used. Victor smirked as he focused his abilities on enhancing his sense of smell with his psionic power. He could smell the other boy across from him. While it wasn't an exact location, he would know if the boy moved closer or further from him. "Nice move, James. I can't see you. It's gonna make it harder for me to find you."





Though he had chastised Connor for it, Victor removed the saber from his belt and ignited the blade. He took a few steps to the side now, making sure to keep the boy's scent constant so he'd know if he moved closer or further away. So, as he circled, he simply waited for James to make his move.
 
@HK 50 09 ), (@Pinkalyn )


What I'm doing: Setting up the stage


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As he sniffed the air around him, Victor would notice some sort of pollen mixed into the cloud bank. If inhaled, his vision would begin to blur as colors became brighter and darker before swirling together like water colors, his limbs becoming heavy and uncoordinated. James's voice called out of the fog, magically altered to sound like it was coming from all directions


James slowly stepped close enough that Victor would be able to just make out his form. James was waving his staff through the air, sending clouds of pollen everywhere. A dome shaped shield barrier surrounded him as he showed Connor/Victor the staff, covered in vines of various plants.


"Plants of certain flowers are very dangerous to inhale you know. They can cause hallucinations, suggestibility, all kinds of negative effects."


Some of the stray pollen floated up into the stands, where if would begin to affect the crowd.
 
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Location: Outside / The Arena


Who I'm with: Valian (@folclor ) /Violet (@StartingOver ) & Ivela (@Lunaria Silver )


What I'm doing: Talking / Being there


Delrick


The monk stood still and calm listening, he raised an eyebrow at the final statement. "Mr. Hallowsworn it would seem you are mistaken about many things." He smiled a little. "First is that you are taking my attention from something. You are my student, you have my attention." He moved to stand beside they young man. "Second is that you think you are leaving your friend to be better off." Now stepping in front of him. "And third is thinking Mr. Shell will forget you. I know his type, he's from a clan. A Holt more precisely and when he makes a connection with someone it's permanent." His voice remained calm and even friendly. "So why are you trying to hurt your brother?" He knew this part would surprise Valian, he knew most of the students didn't think he paid attention to their personal lives outside of class, but he did. To all of them.


Grim


The otter grinned and winked at Violet, whispering. "Oh aye." His paw moved to her waist, and his tail slid around behind her, also patting the spot next to Violet for Ivela to join them. He would welcome Violet's friend, while he held his disappointment at not seeing Valian fight or at all, deep inside. "Aye join us lass!"
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver ) and Grim (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna )


What I'm Doing: Sitting


Ivela smiled and sat down next to Violet, feeling very welcomed. The brief disappointment seemed to have faded from Grim's face, and she secretly hoped that it would fade from his countenance altogether. Emotions usually got in the way of fighting, and it was obvious that it would hurt Violet to see him hurt. She hadn't known the girl for very long, but she already worried for her. Especially considering her sudden aversion to fighting.


"This fight is already becoming interesting." She commented. "Any ideas on who will win?"
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm With: James


What I'm Doing: Stretching my legs


Victor smiled as he saw the form of the other boy come into view. Upon hearing his words, he did start to feel a little strange. He let out a chuckle when James said the words too. "Thank you for telling me. Shame others are going to be affected by this." Victor cast a spell upon himself that would block out hallucinations and allow him to focus. With quick precision Victor shot forward and brought the blade down toward James, trying to slice through the barrier he had put up around him.


(I will start linking the abilities Victor is using. If there are any problems, let me know so we can hash them out! Steadfast Perception :: d20srd.org )
 
Location: Outside/The Arena (Valian/Nishira/Why'nn)


Who I'm with: Sensei Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna)/Frank (@Pinkalyn) and others/Sieghart (@TommyGun15) (Valian/Nishira/Why'nn)


What I'm doing: Trying to hold back surprise/Observing/Being confused (Valian/Nishira/Why'nn)


Valian flinched and shook his head. "I... I didn't... I mean, he's..." He took a deep breath and his shoulders drooped. "I don't want him to have to choose between me and Violet. She loves him. He loves her. She hates me for some reason, so it's better if I leave. That way he doesn't have to make a choice and he can build his own... real clan, not one stitched together out of shattered pieces. The only time I can be around him is during classes and... if, by chance, she chooses not to sit with him at mealtimes. And... what sort of brotherhood is that, anyway? On weekends they're together. I bet during the breaks they'll go back to one of their universes as they can go back. I'm just... in the way. So it'll hurt for a little while, but he's strong. Maybe he'll think I died or... the seeming betrayal will make him stronger." The boy's face held a phantom of a smile. "I can do that for him. Make him stronger, let him be with the person who truly makes him happy. I can do that for him."


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Nishira quirked an eyebrow and leaned forward. What would this lead to?


The pollen descended upon the Arena. As all the students inhaled it the room would begin to spin, warp. The colors would mix and bleed. Everything would be a bit... stranger.


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Why'nn peeked out from under the stand to see some of the other students feel the affects of the pollen. She, though she inhaled it, saw no change. It caused her to frown slightly and she wanted to walk out and ask James what it was supposed to do, but did not interfere in the fight.
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver ) and Grim (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna )


What I'm Doing: Hallucinating


Ivela sat calmly in the stands, not the least bit concerned about the pollen. She was immune to poisons, so it wouldn't have any affect on her...right?


What Ivela came to realize as the colors began changing was that this...was not a poison. She had been exposed to hallucinatory drugs before in her life, so she had built up a tolerance...just not nearly as much as she had for poisons or electricity.


The colors were bleeding, and were warped, however unlike her fellow students everything merely seemed...blurred together. She was still capable of making out her surroundings. It was giving her a bit of a headache, which was annoying, but not particularly bothersome.
 
@HK 50 09 ), (@Pinkalyn ) (@shadowstrikr25 ) (@HanaJuni )


What I'm doing: Setting up the stage


(I'm fine with it. As long as you realize that the spell you mentioned will only stop the hallucination. It won't do anything for the suggestibility or the impaired coordination, which is what I'm REALLY counting on in this fight.)


The second the focusing spell was cast, James vanished, leaving Victor to slash at empty air as he saw through the illusory clone. The pollen was very real though, and continued to swirl around the arena. James voice, still echoing and impossible to track, began to chant.


"Pale Luna smiles wide. Pale Luna smiles wide. Pale Luna smiles wide!"





There came the sound of galloping hooves, the rustle of wings, and the whinny of a horse.


While Victor couldn't see it because of the fog, a shaft of sliver light shone down from nowhere, and from the fog James burst forth on the back of a winged steed. The creature was covered in necrotic flesh, many grey feathers missing from it's wings. A single conical horn almost two feet long sprouted from the center of it's equine head. It's fur was also grey, though there were only a few small patches amidst the rotting exposed muscle. It's eyes glowed with a soft blue light.


James waved to the crowd as he soared past them astride his flying steed, his staff still clutched in his hand. Artemis flew behind him, keeping pace with his undead mount.


Below amidst the fog, James's sword dove towards Victor, shrouded in the blue light of one of James's shields to prevent it from being sliced in half by Victor's lightsaber. The sword was trying it's hardest to impale Victor through the sternum.


(Yes. James is riding a winged zombie unicorn. Deal with it. (B'))
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm With: James


What I'm Doing: Becoming Annoyed


Victor saw the blue blade at the last second and managed to mostly roll out of the way, but the sword did manage to graze his side. Groaning, Victor threw aside the lightsaber and called out. "Enough of your petty tricks, whelp! Prove yourself a true warrior and face me directly, coward!" Victor threw his hands out to the side and his fingers grew slightly and the nails became longer and razor sharp. At the same time, Victor channeled out a barrier from himself, attempting to shield the area around him so as to not be affected by the fog. He wouldn't let some petty child stop him from winning.


( Claws of the Beast :: d20srd.org and Inertial Armor :: d20srd.org and for those curious: Power List :: d20srd.org Will elaborate in OOC )
 
Location- arena


Who I'm with- Ivela- (@Lunaria Silver) Grim (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna


What I'm doing- tripping.


Violet felt the world going crazy in front of her eyes. She smiled though not very alarmed. It was quite cool actually, kinda like a color wheel was spinning really fast and was staring to bleed. She rested her head on Ivela's shoulder. "This is pretty weird, I wish it would stop." She could still feel Grim's hand wrapped around her. It gave her comfort that she would be okay.
 
Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver ) and Grim (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna )


What I'm Doing: Having an Idea


Ivela was quite alarmed at the pollen, but it was the fog that interested her. That was something that she could transmute. She was no nen master, but she was certainly not weak enough that using the nen type of Hatsu that is nearest to her type would squander too much of her potential. In fact, it was a good idea to try it. She needed to breathe in deeply, see if she could breathe in some of the fog. If she was lucky, she would be able to transmute a small amount of fog around her before it was her turn to fight.


So Ivela began to take deep breaths, despite knowing that it would cause her to breathe in more pollen. While she wouldn't be able to a get a full dose of the fog, she should be able to get enough of it's scent to understand it's make-up. She closed her eyes in an effort to block out the disturbing hallucinations.


The pollen would be a good choice too...but it would take much longer to build up a tolerance for.
 
@HK 50 09 ), (@Pinkalyn ) (@shadowstrikr25 ) (@HanaJuni )


What I'm doing: Showtime!


James looked down into the fog, where he could still see the faerie fire glowing around Victor, although it was distorted a bit, which meant he likely had some sort of telekinetic shield up. Well, he had a little trick he'd wanted to try for a while. Above him, he created a sphere of energy, which four orange runes began to hover around. The runes began to shoot cones of fire into the energy sphere, trapping it until he had a swirling ball of compressed heat. Not a bad little homebrew fireball spell, though it wasn't practical if your opponent could see what you were doing. Luckily, in this situation James's opponent couldn't see.


"What's the matter? Don't you like my little magic show?"


James looked to the crowd, flying around in a circle. He especially looked up at the teacher's box, where he saw Imalia watching him. He smiled at his mistress and waved. Then he called out to the audience.


"Ladies and gentlemen!" He added a bit more fire to the energy sphere, causing it to expand in size until it was a good ten feet in diameter. "For my next trick, I will be making my opponent disappear!"


James pointed at the glowing aura that was Connor/Victor, and the massive fireball began to hurtled towards him, which upon impact would explode with a mighty BOOM. James surrounded himself, Artemis, and Pale Luna with another shield in preparation for the blast.
 
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Location: Outside / The Arena


Who I'm with: Valian (@folclor ) /Violet (@StartingOver ) & Ivela (@Lunaria Silver )


What I'm doing: Talking / Starting to feel like that one time I ate those mushrooms...


Delrick


The monk nodded as the young man explained, not interrupting, just listening.


When he finished speaking Delrick shook his head. "So you assume Mr. Shell will only be able to be around one of you. You assume he MUST choose one over there other." Looking Valian in the eye as he spoke. "So you are running away because you are afraid? You are running away because you don't want to fight for your brother." While the teachers body language remained calm and his voice even, Valian would be able to pick up hints of disappointment. "You have spent three years with him as his constant companion, through all of your misdeeds. But you'll leave him now? How will letting him think you died make him stronger? How will your betrayal of him make him stronger?" They monk's gaze would not falter and Valian would feel he couldn't look away. "He is stronger because of you. You brought him out of the darkest point in his life. You are what makes him strong and flexible. Without you he is like ice. Strong and hard, but fragile. With you he is like water, strong and supple, able to adapt." Raising an eyebrow he continued to stare into the young man. "How do you know Ms. Carver truly hates you?" The girl seemed to be the root of his decision to leave, so they would find out why.


Grim


The otter was blinking as the colors started to get brighter, be licked his lips as they began fading and swirling together. He looked over to the girls, to see if it was just him. Could the blade have been poisoned? But when he heard Violet speak he let out a sigh, blinking some more. "Oh good. Is nae just me." His paw gripped her waist a little tighter, as the colors swirled some more. His tail, he thought was gently rubbing Violet's back, was actually rubbing Ivela's instead. He popped a few more candied nuts into his mouth and munched them slowly.


Though when he saw the zombie unicorn appear his jaw hung open in disbelief. He briefly looked down at the candied nuts before munching on a few more.
 
Shard


Location: Teacher Balcony


With: Nishira (@folclor)


Action: Pestering and Pampering


Shard had taken the resulting time of mental-battle angst and drama to somehow work a transparent top into his hat and was now engrossed in currently playing one of those "get the metal ball in the hole through the maze" games with his hat. Shortly after the match began, he smirked and whispered a loud "Yes!" As he did indeed get the ball in the hole. "Still got it." Shard placed his hat atop his head once more and, noting the pollen flowing through the air, reached into a portal before removing a small bottle and bottling some of that, murmuring to himself "Save that for the ladies..." As he marked it with a sticker that read "cologne". After stowing it in a portal, Shard noted Keeper Nishira lean forward slightly with actual interest and he chuckled. Removing his hat before opening a portal in the bottom and as it filled with warm, buttery.... innards, setting it in gently in her lap.


"Well now, it seems I was mistaken. My undead Keeper seems to be FUNdead, going by your... intent interest." As Shard spoke, he had reached into another portal and removed a large flask of Estus and placed it in Nishira's hand. "But do enjoy yourself dear Kepper, take the time to unwind and less.... cold and unfeeling." Shard cackled a bit to himself before bowing and teleporting away without another word.
 
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Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver ) and Grim (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna )


What I'm Doing: Being Shocked


When Ivela felt what she assumed to be Grim's tail on her back, her eyes shot open. In any other situation she would have instantly cut off the otter's tail. However, she barely restrained herself. Grim was Violet's love, not to mention they were all hallucinating. To be sure, Ivela looked behind her, seeing his tail.


She frowned, reaching back and grabbing his tail before moving it back to Violet's back.


"Try again." She whispered with an amused smirk. It was getting a bit harder to make out shapes due to the rate she was breathing in the pollen, however she had managed to get a wiff of the fog. She kept breathing in, trying to focus on what the exact chemical makeup of it was.


One of the butlers at her old estate had a lot of fun teaching her about chemicals, so she knew enough to figure out enough of the makeup.
 
Location: Outside


Who I'm with: Sensei Delrick (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna)


What I'm doing: Talking


"I... hadn't thought of it that way." Valian shook his head. "I dunno. The glares she gives me, the fact that before today she didn't bother to remember my name, she yells at me, she gets very cold when I'm around. When I went to congratulate her and Grim after the first round she was... not very happy. When I walked away after she was brought over to Grim by the nurses she didn't really seem to notice when I walked away, saying she was happy to be surrounded by her friends." Another fake smile.


"If this won't be best for him I'll go back. I just want what's best for him. And, no, I'm not planning to fight for him. Who am I to destroy the happiness he has with her? I saw what happened in the past. I've had others who were friends, then found mates and then... I'm done. They don't need me anymore. If he's like that, too, then I have no reason to be here. And I can't take that again." He wanted to cry, but he didn't.
 
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Location: The Arena


Who I'm With: James


What I'm Doing: Moving


Victor saw another ball of light coming at him. With little time to react, Victor focused on the wall at the opposite side of the arena and disappeared and reappeared standing next to it. As the fireball impacted the space he was in, Victor was forced into the wall and dropped to a knee from the blow back. "Yes, because everyone likes a show off! I think you are nothing more than a mere child afraid to face someone directly. Afraid to take a few hits. You know, I can do this all day, so by all means, continue running away from like the tiny, insignificant coward you are."





Victor, having recovered from his spell, channeled yet another ability. This ability would cause him to grow in size. As he grew, his head came up out of the fog and he saw James flying around the arena on some stupid flying thing. "There you are, coward." Victor took three large steps forward, reached out with his clawed hands and swiped at James and his mount.


( Expansion :: d20srd.org )
 
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@HK 50 09 ), (@Pinkalyn ) (@shadowstrikr25 ) (@HanaJuni )


What I'm doing: Showtime!


As Victor swiped his hand at him, James leapt off of Pale Luna's back as his undead mount dived to avoid the attack. While in the air, James launched a bolt of acid at Victor's face. Then James sailed over Victor's head, and caught onto Artemis's outstretched talons. The snowy owl had to flap her wings hard not to plummet, but after a few seconds Pale Luna returned, and James landed on her back and the three dived back down into the fog bank, James casting a spell to quiet the sound of Pale Luna's hooves as she ran around in circles to avoid Victor's inevitable attack.


Meanwhile, James's sword levitated off of the ground and shot through the thick fog at Victor's feet, ready to slice through the Achilles tendon of Victor's left leg and bring him to his knees.
 
Location: The Arena


Who I am with: Sieghart (@TommyGun15)


What I am doing: Being transfixed


Though the pollen did not bother her, Why'nn had become more and more interested in this fight. She climbed up onto Sieghart's shoulders, staring into the fog.


"I have not seen either of them fight like this," she whispered, nibbling on a gummy. "Sir Sieghart... What is your assessment? I have not seen this sort of fighting since I was in Thay... like a wizard or sorcerer fighting a battle mage. I wonder if either would consent to arcane tattoos..."
 
Location- Arena


Who I'm with- Grim(@Grim Wraithe Stjerna) Ivela(@Lunaria Silver )


What I'm doing- relaxing


Violet relaxed. "Oh how I love my big otter!" She sang happily." And my new friend Ivela!" Violet was happy girl now. She opens her eyes and watched the fight.


"Woah.... That's so cool, I need one of those!" She pointed at the unicorn. "Grim I'll go half with you, let's buy one!"
 
Location: The Arena


Who I'm With: James


What I'm Doing: Becoming Annoyed and Bored


Victor had just managed to recast his protective shield on him once again so both the acid and the sword bounced harmlessly off of it. "You know, you're making this fight quite boring. I have half a mind to simply withdraw from it because you're just hiding. It's a pretty pathetic tactic." Victor stomped his way through the fog to where he last saw James and swung both his claws outward in sweeping motions through the fog. He knew there was no way he could have gotten far in the time it took him to move, and if the boy avoided again, he'd have to resort to yet another ability he wasn't ready to reveal that he had access to. That or he would simply quit the match. It becomes quite boring when the opponent fights like a coward.
 
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Location: The Arena


Who I'm speaking to: Why'nn (@HK 50 09 ), (@Pinkalyn ) (@shadowstrikr25 ) (@HanaJuni )


What I'm doing: Showtime!


James grinned at Connor's words as he ducked a clumsy swipe. He was really thinking about quitting? That gave him an in.


James's voice rang out of the fog bank, still echoing too much to pinpoint. There was a tone of power to it, of persuasion.


"You're right you know. Maybe you should just quit the match? The rest of the fights are probably going to be as boring as this one anyway. Besides, I think you've more than proven how strong you are. Why don't you just save yourself all the hassle, and just quit the fight now."





(Base 10 + (1*4) for exposure to the pollen + 2 for already considering the suggestion = DC 16 to resist. @KalenNighteyes, roll 1d20 to resist quitting the fight.)

 

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Location: Arena


Who I'm With: Violet (@StartingOver ) and Grim (@Grim Wraithe Stjerna )


What I'm Doing: Trying to focus


Ivela snickered at Violet in the best way, quite pleased that she seemed to be withstanding the pollen better than her new friend. However, it was becoming harder for her to focus, what with so many distractions. She thought that she had the chemical makeup of the fog, but there was only one way to be sure.


Ivela opened her eyes and stared down at her hands, which were quite blurry. She redirected her aura into her hands, mentally imagining her aura taking on a thick fog like quality in her hands. She thought that she saw a small flicker of the fog, but she quickly realized that she didn't have the chemical make up right. The fog wasn't...thick enough.


She shook her head, dispelling her nen and leaning back. This wouldn't work. She didn't have the time or the information to make this fog.
 
Location: The Arena / Hallway


Who I'm With: James / No one


What I'm Doing: Withdrawing / Going To Enjoy Myself


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Victor sighed and shook his head. "You don't need to cast a spell on me to get me to quit as I was already planning to do so. Shame. This fight could have been much better, but instead it has become a waste of both our time. I withdraw on the grounds that my opponent is a coward and is unwilling to stand and fight me directly. I don't care whether or not this is acceptable. I am through with this fight." With that, Victor shrunk back down to a normal size and teleported out of the arena and into the hallway outside of it. The day James would stand and fight like a man was the day he would return to fight him. Until then, no fight would be had or continued. Instead, Victor would enjoy his freedom while it lasted. He didn't want to waste the whole day fighting a pointless battle.
 
@HK 50 09 ), (@Pinkalyn ) (@shadowstrikr25 ) (@HanaJuni )/ Why'nn, Sieghart


What I'm doing: Disappointed/ Getting a snack


The fog bank slowly dissipated to reveal James sitting astride his horse, looking more than a little miffed. He looked to the crowd and shrugged.


"Well... That was a little anti-climactic. Umm... Thank you all, you've been a great audience. I look forward to my next match."


After riding Pale Luna out of the main arena and leading her into the stands, he walked over to the concessions looking irritated, and slightly disappointed.


"Ugh. One apple, one mouse, alive or dead, and... I don't know, something sweet."


James noticed Why'nn sitting behind the concessions eating a bag of... something.


"Hey Why'nn. Anything good back here?"





Location: The Arena


Who I'm speaking to: Why'nn (@folclor), James


What I'm doing: Getting food


Sieghart reached into the concessions stand and drew forth the requested items, including a white mouse in a cage. He set them on the table and waited for James to order something else.


"That'll be about 3 of whatever currency you prefer."
 
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