SkyGinge
Sad Shroom
~The Quarter Finals: Match QA~
The lobby has been getting chillingly quiet, and chillingly empty. You returned from last round's horrific challenge, perhaps caught a bite to eat, and healing the day's wounds with a relaxing trip to the hot-springs. No relaxation, no matter how comforting, can hide the emptiness.
Perhaps this emptiness is taking its toll on you. Perhaps you have sunk into this regular regime, have accepted your fate and what you must do. Perhaps you still bid to defy these malicious deities, the origin of which you are yet to decipher. Irregardless, you know you have no choice but to go to the arena every day, and hope that the task that awaits you is kinder than its predecessors.
There's a surprisingly homely breeze as you traverse the tunnel, without a trace of ominousness or dread. A gentle, infrequent gust which gently tickles you, plays sluggish games with your garb. And that scent, so sweet, so familiar... Is it finally time to return home?
No, in a word.
Though at least the landscape you've emerged into doesn't look like it's just leaped straight from a horror film. Instead, you find yourself on a rural hill. The grass is an emerald green, the sky a pure, blue sapphire. And yet not a single sound is carried on the breeze. You inspect your surroundings closer, and find that at the edges, the hill suddenly turns to a sheer drop, down into a blank, white abyss below. The only other foliage in this bare scene are a pair of large trees, one behind you, and one behind your opponent.
"Greetings, challengers," the announcer booms, "and congratulations. You have made it to the Quarter-Finals, the final eight. There are not many challenges left un-challenged, and soon a winner will be crowned."
"The objective of this round is simple. Behind both players, there is a tree. That tree is now your Soul. The aim of the game is to destroy your opponent's tree whilst also protecting your own. When a tree has been completely destroyed, its owner will perish. However, minor damage done to the trees will not harm their owners. Are you ready to Capture the Soul? Let the challenger commence!"
As before, there is the loud crash of a gong, and somewhere, an unseen crowd woops and cheers. It's time for you to undertake a different kind of fight!
Capture the Soul! In this combat challenge, normal fighting tradition has been turned on its head. Instead of aiming to injure your opponent, you are aiming to damage and fell your foe's SoulTree whilst simultaneously protecting your own. Can you fell your opponent's tree without leaving yours in danger, and can you survive to the next round? |
Quarter Final Rules!
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