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Post by Will O. Wisp on Aug 5, 2020 11:44:33 GMT -8
Violence, it's something people enjoy seeing in action. Whether it be video games or seeing people beat each other up in contests from the safety of their seats. The crowd cheered as they witnessed the brutal knockout as a tooth came flying out of the stadium. One of the lucky watchers managing to catching seed knocked out tooth as a keepsake. As several other people in the audience tried to get the tooth from them.
Now you are probably wondering why an honorable martial artist come to a place like this? Well it turns out this place has a huge cash prize to the winner and Will could really use the money if he ever wants to make those refurbishing and additions to his new home. However, there was a problem. Apparently it is team night and he couldn't be able to find a partner to be with him. He tried to ask several people if they would be willing to work with him, but because of his benign and petite appearance people keep assuming he is not serious about participating or underestimate his skills. It's not easy being this small and cute sometimes.
He sat at a bench as he waited for someone to come and take him in as their partner so he would be able to enter. Not that he couldn't do it alone a lot of these guys seem to below his level. It's more so the mandated rules that are preventing him from taking action. He just sat there with a grumpy look on his face his head hold up by his right hand. As everyone either ignored him or just stopped to take pictures and text about him online.
Now this is getting insulting, if only this wasn't such a common occurrence for him.
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Post by Clove on Aug 5, 2020 13:53:54 GMT -8
Clove made her entrance to the underground fighting arena, while the last match was quite exciting, everyone recognized that iconic pink helmet, aqua blue green cape, and deep blue metal battle bikini anywhere. The guests at this venue were also in attendance at West City’s Women’s World Martial Arts Tournament two weeks ago and the crowd was roaring now, to the point that when the event attendant that informed Will that a champion was his partner in their next match, it fell on deafened refined feline ears. Clove raised her pink gloved hand at the crowd, she knew this relic of the past would be perfect for this event, even if it was at a location that was below the common regulations of an official tournament.
A mic was given to Clove to calm the crowd, “Scream and shout. Let it all out. Don’t blink or you might miss the champion’s team fight! Oh we oh, we oh, we oh. We’re saying:”
The mic was returned and she held her pink glove outside her bladed helmet, doing a motion to gesture hearing the crowd repeat the last line of her statement: Oh we oh, we oh, we oh.
Crimson red eyes looked at the only significant power level in the entire arena, looking down at Will O’ Wisp with a smile, this was their first time meeting but it was not the first time she heard of him. In fact, when she saw the turtle school’s master’s name on the sign up sheet, the tea princess specifically requested to be his partner.
The Tea Clan’s connections with the World Government had allowed her access to video of the Shark incident with an embedded shard in South City, the residents of the southern islands were in disbelief of the phenomenon, thinking the whole thing was a hoax, more specifically it was a promo for the new Kakarot movie. However, Duchess Melody was part of the team that defeated that shark, who was one of her swordsmanship martial arts instructors, and confirmed the incident revealing the significance of the magic behind the dragon ball shard being the ultimate cause of the problem to the Grand Dukes. It was with this information that engagement gifts were arranged as dragon ball shards to unite the clan descendants of Yajirobe and Oolong; of her younger sister Juniper Tea and Koma of the White Cat Clan.
If Will O’ Wisp found the scantily clad Pirate Captain Jewel to be salacious, with only her chest partially exposed while still fully clothed, it would appear Clove was an entirely different league as she was wearing Chichi’s battler armor. Anyone who read the Capsule Corp comics which often depicted the official World Martial Arts Tournament would know that this exact outfit was worn by Chi Chi the Ox-King’s daughter, who ruthlessly defeated her opponents at every round. It was this uncanny inspiration that allowed Clove’s personal wardrobe designers to uncover the bikini battle armor; which granted her powers that matched a protector’s will.
With a head bow, she greeted the feline, and parted her lips to speak, “Greetings. I am your teammate this evening. I am Princess Clove of the Tea Clan in the Pig Demon Duchies. Current champion at West City’s Women's World Martial Arts Tournament, although I share my title with pink haired Majin named Zam. I heard rumors about you, through one of my sword master trainers, Duchess Melody. It is an honor to work with you and I hope that together we can give these people the greatest show in history.” [595] [895/10,000]
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Post by Will O. Wisp on Aug 5, 2020 18:50:45 GMT -8
Will was caught off guard from this even more outrageously dressed woman, but he as more weirded out though of the way she hyped up the crowd and everyone listened. Will hasn't been keeping up with recent events so he wouldn't know about West City's Women's WMAT. He would do his absolute best to be looking at her eyes. Though the fact that he squints to the point that it looks like his eyes are always closed, it's why some people often mistake for him to be asleep when he's just sitting silently. He listened to what he had to say and was surprised to know that she was trained by Melody, an old acquaintance of his. "Well glad to know that Melody is doing fine, never took her for a master type but I no doubt expect you to be a worthy partner. And yes let's give them a good show, just try not to be too rough, most of these people seem like they wouldn't last the preliminary rounds of the World Martial Arts tournament. Oh, and please tell Melody I said hi," Will said. He then stepped out to join the ring with her, as an announcer/referee came out. Wearing a black and white stripe shirt, a red hat, and an impressive stache. "Alright and now here is how it's gonna go down, no killing, no hitting below the belt, and no weapons. Only hand to hand combat, if you don't abide by any of these rules then you get a disqualified. Alright, now here we go!" the referee said. It was then that their opponents came out to fight them out in the arena. One was is an elephant beastman that towers over Will while the other seemed to be a mysterious cloaked individual with red glowing eyes. These two seemed odd but it looked like them seem to be more adept fighters than most people on here, whether they are just suppressing their power or not is unclear but they don't seem to be Ki users. The elephant then walked to Will and looked down on him. "Ha, you are supposed to be my opponent? If this is a joke I am not laughing. This fight will not even last five minutes, no you won't even last a second. You may as well turn tail right now little kitten," the elephant said. And this man made the worst mistake of his life. As the bell sounded Will went in to punch the elephant in the gut, and though an impact was made, Will found it barely made any damage on his thick skin as he then started to feel energy emanating from this giant. It was then Will was knocked back a few feet by a gigantic fist. The elephant man smirked at what he has done but then Will reels his head back up showing he received almost no damage as he brushed himself off. The elephant's smirk turned into an angry scowl as he was very annoyed. Word Count: 505 Total Word Count: 805 Mission Word Count: [1,400/10,000]
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Post by Clove on Aug 6, 2020 2:05:54 GMT -8
“ I trained under Melody shortly after she became Duchess last year. I learned about the shark incident because of her involvement in Pig Demon Duchies she helped us solve some of world’s mysteries, including the capture of someone who threatened my family.” It was quite opposite to what Will O’ Wisp recalled in Melody’s attempt at treason, she eventually captured one of Romanus’ gang members Zukkah, and the Tea clan remained misinformed in what took place at The Rooster. “I will pass along your greetings, the next time I see her, although you could always visit the western lands someday and deliver it yourself by going to Truffle Village; she has a family now and has changed significantly.”
By this point, an elephant beast man, and a shadowy cloaked figure emerged as their opponents. The larger of the two chose Will as their opponent and so it was a split decision to take them on separately. The turtle school master also expressed holding back for safety reasons due to the rules but they were of little importance to the demoness. “Perhaps, earthlings are capable of suppressing their power level, so I would never underestimate an opponent based on what is detectable. If they fall after one punch, I am sure they can still survive, and if I accidentally kill anyone tonight. My sister Juniper Tea can revive them, she is trained in the mystic healing arts and is capable of performing such miracles.”There was truth in her words, the heir to the tea clan had mastered her ability to heal, including saving someone from near death at Zen Tea house which was updated to conform to Juniper's talents. Killing someone on accident was no longer of consequence to a member of the Tea clan as long as it was not their own blood. The social norms of the Pig Demon Duchies were vastly different from the rest of the world. Zeni ruled the land and with it were capable ki enhanced members of their respective clans who allied together to form an entire faction. The black cloak of the second competitor was suddenly shredded by a pair of sheer metal claws, revealing a woman with tan skin, platinum blonde hair, a neko style hood, and her face was entirely obscure with only red glowing eyes peering through the shade. A crescent moon shape revealed sharpened teeth, a cat beast woman more than likely, maybe one with demonic blood, it was difficult to tell from sight alone. The claws retracted back into the large paw form, attached to a cream colored sleeve of her designer trench coat, and she took a battle stance. The referee signaled for the fight to begin, Clove raised her pink gloves to strike the mysterious blonde feline, who used the utmost dexterity to dodge out of the way and followed with a bicycle kick. The tea princess took a hit to the shoulder, smiling as the impact caused little damage, and the aura that surrounded her from battle armor echoed vibrations. The neko leaped back far enough away that she stood at the very edge of the arena to formulate a plan. A sign that they were unevenly matched if a full delivered kick did little to damage the tea princess. “Here kitty, kitty, I won’t bite—Hard.” Clove teased the woman. [552] [1,952/10,000]
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Post by Will O. Wisp on Aug 6, 2020 18:03:20 GMT -8
"Glad to hear she has been doing well and she helped you with your problem, also that incident with the shark is supposed to be a secret so let's not talk about at such a public place," Will responded to Clove.
While the elephant man didn't have a cloak, he did have orange monk robes from some school Will is not familiar with. They resemble the gi of the Orin Temple but not quite. However, the elephant man then tore off the top half of his outfit off to show various accessories befitting a warrior, along with a broken tusk that may have been from a previous battle they have had. And slowly walked towards Will O. Wisp each stomp shaking the entire arena. Will looked up at him as he is dwarfed in comparison to this quite elephantine man.
"Before I fight you, you might as well learn the name of the one who will be beating you, I am Ganesa, a proud warrior. And I'll be the one who will be winning this fight club." the elephant called Ganesa said. "Well if introductions are in order then you might as well know mine, the name's Will O. Wisp," Will said. The elephant man laughed, making trumpet-like noises with his trunk while he is doing so. "What kind of name is that?! You might as well have saved the embarrassment of not telling me, cause they'll be putting that on your epitaph," Ganesa said. He then started to inhale a lot of air in his trunk, Will was confused off what the purpose of this was, and then from his trunk he started to blow a small powerful whirlwind which Will was caught in. Will was then caught spinning it at high speed. And then the elephant man jumped in the air and went for a stomping kick with one of his massive feet. As he stomped on the ground dust spread across the area as the audience covered their eyes. As it cleared there was a massive crater where Ganesa stomped on. He lifted his foot up and then finds Will O. Wisp not there. It was then Will, like a spinning top then hits Ganesa at the side of his face causing his eyes to bulge out and send him stumbling a bit before regaining his composure. Will then slowly floated to the ground as he slowly stopped spinning. He stumbled around a bit, very dizzy from having to do that. Ganesa was not done with him, with his trunk he picked Will up while he was disoriented and caught him in a vice grip. Like a boa constrictor squeezing its prey the elephant squeezed his trunk tighter and tighter on the cat. Luckily cats are good at squeezing out of tight spots as soon as he got his arms free he began to use his claws to scratch at Ganesa's trunk. Ganesa then let go as he began to hold his drunk from the sharp pain of the scratches. He then begins to rub it as he then gets even more angry at Will. Blowing steam out of his trunk he then charged forward like a freight train, aiming to use his good tusk to pierce Will with it. Even it meant killing the cat or was against the rules he was going to make a cat kebab. Will caught on to what he was doing but stood his ground. And when it seemed like Ganesa made his tusk go through him with a skewer attack, he found that the cat was not stuck to his tusk, or was anywhere really. Will then appeared and with a chop broke part of his remaining tusk off making both of them equally torn off. "There, now your face is symmetrical, that was kind of bothering me honestly. Nya ha ha ha!" Will gloated.
Word Count: 645
Total Word Count: 1,250
Mission Word Count: [2,597/10,000]
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Post by Clove on Aug 8, 2020 0:16:43 GMT -8
“Top secret? A lot of the local residents filmed it on their c-phones, everyone insists it is a hoax. I guess you don’t browse DynoTube.” Clove remarked in response to Will O’ Wisp calling the shark incident a secret.
The cat woman hissed in response to Clove and finally spoke, “Nana is not afraid! Champion or not. Nana can handle her own.”
Introductions were made between the turtle school master and the elephant who called himself Genesa who did not feel threatened by a cat that was the size of its foot. The whirlwind caused by its trunk affected the whole arena, Nana was prepared as she unsheathed her claws that latched to gaps between the tiled flooring, and Clove lowered her stance to resist the powerful winds while holding the ends of her hair. If she did not hold on to her long strands of hair, she would ultimately suffer from split ends with that level of treatment, and her crimson eyes watched as her teammate spun out into a puff of fur.
Nana released the arena tiles seconds before Genesa began pounding a crater, their coordinated teamwork was perfect, and it showed in their expectations of taking down both Will and Clove. After an exchange of blows, Will was nearly squeezed by the elephant’s trunk, and managed to escape; retaliating with a punch strong enough to break off the elephant beastman’s remaining tusk. If that was not enough, the cat even made fun of the elephant for having a missing tusk, and was now missing both.
The tea princess began to laugh along with the nyahahas from Will, an Elephant beastman’s tusk was no different from having finger nails or claws, there were still nerve endings inside of them, and it was brutal for a turtle school master to have done something like that. It was amusing to someone like Clove, because people being tortured in the western lands was a common occurrence, and there was no such thing as savagery, only weakness. The rules were simple, no weapons, no hitting below the belt, and no killing. Only the physical willpower of their anatomy was permitted and the turtle school master led by example that it was perfectly fine to get dirty in an illegal arena.
“Great idea Master Will! Let’s hit them where it hurts.” Clove rushed in, grabbing Nana’s fabric paw, then reached into one of the slits to remove one of Nana’s finger nail claws from her hidden hand, blood gushed through her paw while she screamed drenching the entire sleeve in a red pool, as well as the hem of Clove’s cape, and the audience became silent while others screamed in horror at the spectacle. Clove tossed the torn claw out of the arena as her opponent cried in pain while rushing off the ring to seek immediate medical attention and abandoned the fight.
“You know something? You would make an excellent Samurai for the Pig Demon Duchies, Will-san. You have a lot of guts!” Clove complimented, taking up a stance towards Genesa now that he was the only opponent remaining. “So what’s the plan? We can take him out and fight the next team!”
Every action has a level of consequence that leads by example. [542] [3,142/10,000]
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Post by Will O. Wisp on Aug 8, 2020 17:56:55 GMT -8
"I mean yeah some footage got out but no one knows that it really happened so best not to talk about it in public so that people will start to catch on that it was real, besides, I don't want people to think I am an actor who is gonna be in the next Karrot movie or whatever," Will whispered back. It happened so quickly, Ganesa took a bit to register what happened. When he did he tried to hold the scream of agony, but he contained himself from screaming. He has been trained to have a high pain level tolerance and he experienced similar pain to this before so he is used to this. Still doesn't mean it does not hurt. Will then noticed the elephant was hurt and started to feel bad. He didn't mean to do that it just sort of happened. "Sorry man you were about to skew me with that tusk and my animal instincts kicked in and broke it, that joke was to lighten things up," Will said. "Do you not understand how much this hurts?" Ganesa said. "I mean you seem to be handling it just fine, plus with modern medicine, you can probably get that trunk reattached right?" Will asked. "I can't afford that kind of treatment!" Ganesa retorted. "Wow really, we still don't have universal healthcare? Guess I was hoping for too much after waking up from thirteen years. Well at the very least I can pay for it myself." Will replied. "I don't need your pity money, especially after I crush you!" Ganesa stated. After that statement, he then saw Clove brutally tear out a claw from her opponent who then rushes to the infirmary. Now he regrets what he just did. It was weird for some reason he was blacked out as if something took over and fought for him. He felt a similar feeling after his doppelganger used his version of Shinryu as a sacrificial shield. Something malicious was growing from within him. "I wasn't in the usual state of mind when I did that so can you not ever do anything like that again, please. Like minor broken fractures are okay at the very least especially since that helps make bones grow stronger after being healed, I know from experience trust me. But that, that was just messed up. I mean I didn't rip his tusk out or anything so I don't see why you had to do it like that..." Will explained. As he was going on about what Clove did being not right Ganesa eyes were bloodshot as he was getting ignored, he didn't care his partner had to step out, all he cared about was taking this cat down. He roared in anger as he let a war horn-like sound from his trunk as his power rose. And then he leaped in the air and aimed to stomp on Will. Will dodged, of course before another crater is left behind, giving the people who made this arena a headache for having to fix it up. Ganesa then keeps attempting to squash Will, jumping around the arena at a speed you wouldn't imagine an elephant to be going. A fist, a stomp, his own body, he tried many times to crush the cat under his massive girth to restore his lost pride. After Ganesa landed once more, he tried a different tactic. He grabbed the arena floor and lifted out a large chunk of rock and earth, and threw it at Will. Will then turned around and realized the audience would be hit too if he dodged. So he had no other option, he then flew to the boulder and began to press his paws toward hit and grip it tight. It then stopped in midair leaving Ganesa confused. Effortlessly Will holds the boulder above his petite body leaving the audience and Ganesa stunned. Will then went highed and threw it back at Ganesa. Ganesa then managed to punch the boulder into dust, however, Will was planning for that. He quickly threw through the dust and got to Ganesa's face, and started to repeatedly punch him in the forehead. And then with one uppercut, manages to knock the elephant down on his rear. Ganesa manages to slowly get himself back up. His breath is starting to get more labored, but he wouldn't waiver. Not as long as this cat still lives. He didn't care about the money anymore. "I...am not...finished yet. I got beaten by people stronger than you...and lived...and got stronger because of it. You are nothing compared to me!" Ganesa said as he pointed towards Will with his declaration that he would defeat him. "You are a great warrior, but your temper is controlling you. You nearly endangered the audience and broke the rules just to regain your pride. Please, you already worked yourself up enough. If you exert yourself too much you could risk your own life. I am warning you for your own sake to stop now for your own health." Will pleaded. Unfortunately, Will's words didn't reach Ganesa, as Ganesa then picked his tusk off of the ground and threw it like a javelin towards Will. It was then Will just put a finger up in front of him. The audience is confused about why he is not trying to get out of the way. As they yell and warn him about the incoming attack. When the tusk hit Will's finger, instead of piercing his body, a single finger was enough to stop it as it just lands on the floor with a thud. If lifting a boulder wasn't enough to surprise people that was an even bigger feat. Ganesa was mouth agaped at this, as that was the only thing he could think of that would be able to hit the cat. Ganesa then kneels on the ground with his head lowered as he admits defeat. The crowd cheers as Will has managed to win the fight not through a knockout, but through showing his skills. The people in charge of the stadium then cleared the fighters out so they could fix the damages before the next round. Will then waited in the locker room with the other fighters. He then walked up to where Ganesa was sitting, taping his tusk back on with sports tape, and the cat offered him some Zeni. "You're still wanting to give me that pity cash? I was trying to kill you you know?!" Ganesa retorted. "I mean it was pretty obvious that that was your intention but like I said I wasn't in the right state of mind when I broke your tusk. Even then I still feel guilty about what I did so I figured this would be enough Zeni to cover your tusk repair. I don't expect you to forgive me, but I do hope that you learn not to let your rage get the better of you. It can lead your mind into dark places, trust me, I was in such a place at a point. Anyway, goodbye." Will said. As Will walked up Ganesa looked at the money and chuckled. "He knew I was trying to kill him and yet he still felt guilty for what he did so he paid me for damages, that cat is one odd dude," Ganesa thought. Will then walked over to where Clove is to talk to her before the next match starts.
"Do you think we'll be expecting any more fighters like them in the next round?" Will asked.
Word Count: 1,262 Total Word Count: 2,512 Mission Word Count: (4,404/10,000) Tag: Clove
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Post by Clove on Aug 12, 2020 1:53:00 GMT -8
“An elephant's tusk does not grow back but a cat claw does so it is a minor break as you instructed Master Will. I ripped it cleanly so she should be fine.” Clove said simply, “I thought you wanted to end the fight quickly. Maybe you’re being biased because the feline was of your species?”Will explained he was not in the right state of mind, which made her curious if he was a true turtle school master, and perhaps he was at some point but his memories were fuzzy enough to have a split personality. The Tea Princess was not the type to judge anyone, she was a descendant of Oolong after all, and the only Turtle School school Masters she knew of was of Roshi and Krillin. The martial arts school instructors were vastly different, one of them being in line with Oolong’s personal interests in women, but both did not lose tac in a fight. “Why did you choose Turtle school? You could always start your own rather than limit yourself to this exemplar state of mind.”Genesa interrupted their conversation, in a blind rage resorted to throwing a chunk of the arena, and later its tusk but he grew tired from the berserker fueled rage. The opponent took a knee and the match was over. The staff ushered the fighters back into the locker room, as promised Will paid the elephant beast man the zeni to repair the tusk, and then he walked over to her. Clove was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. The chichi battle armor was in mint condition apart from the cape being stained with Nana’s blood. “Well, I am hoping the next round of fighters are calculative rather than primal. I am part pig beastman but it never interferes with my state of mind. It does seem like there is a pattern of similar behavior when it comes to our race being fueled by emotions. However, if we are pressured into fighting back to back then it would finally be fun for the both of us.”The crowd was roaring at the arena, the sound traveled into the locker room, and the people repairing the arena were also the next opponents. All three of them were Tuffles according to the inner whispering of the fighters who fought them in matches before Will and Clove. It was still a team match and an audience favorite despite it being beyond regulation of a tournament to allow one team to outnumber the other. The speakers inside the locker room amplified the announcer’s voice for the audience and for the fighters who were going to watch the finale, “Ladies and germs! We present to you tonight’s undefeated team Citrus for the finale. The blue haired tough guy Tangelo. The greenette Narin. Last but not least the pinkette Nova. Team Citrus will be facing the winners of the previous round. Place your bets at the bookies and buy your snacks at the nearest concessions stand as the next match is set to begin in thirty minutes!”Clove yawned demurely, whoever these people were, she felt unchallenged, and staring at Will O’ Wisp only revealed that she was more than double his power level. “I suppose we did not come up with a team name when we signed up. I doubt I will ever participate in an event like this again. Even the World Martial Arts Tournament two years from now seems uneventful to me.”
The tea princess held so much power, trained in martial arts, and yet held little interest in the fight ahead. Crimson eyes looked down at the black and white cat with slant eyes, watching his ears twitch at the sound of the announcement, and she blinked as he remained quiet. “Do you want to get a snack?” [647] [5,051/10,000]
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Post by Will O. Wisp on Aug 15, 2020 22:28:51 GMT -8
"It's not a matter of bias, it's a matter of not disturbing the audience. I am pretty sure everyone in the audience with fingernails winced seeing that," Will said. It was then Clove asked why he chosen the Turtle School instead of making his own. "Well, long ago my father used to tell me stories about some members of the Turtle School he knew, even told me he trained some. As well as other stories about what happens out in the world. We lived in an uh pretty tall place and for most of my life I had all I needed up there, while my father trained me in Martial Arts himself, but even then it was not enough for me I wanted to explore the world. Eventually, I found myself in the Turtle School and they taught me how to use my strength to protect those who can't protect themselves. Move well, learn well, play well, rest well, eat well! That is the Turtle School way!" Will explained. It is then Will heard the announcement, it seems weird that Will and Clove only managed to beat one team and now suddenly they're in the final round. Perhaps no one wanted to fight them, or perhaps this other team managed to eliminate the competition quicker than them. Will stroke his chin, especially cause of the whispers of Tuffles he picks up with his feline ears. what exactly is a Tuffle he wondered? No point in worrying about that now. "Funny you mention that I plan on entering the World Martial Arts Tournament soon to test myself and also to prove how far I come, I am going to do my all to train harder than I ever had in my life. Of course with a break now and then, don't want to keel over before the tournament even starts nya ha ha ha! Yeah thought it's alright we didn't make a team name we just met after all so we couldn't really think of a good name that will fit the both of us. You said you were half pig and I am a cat, so Team Butaneko?" Will said. Clove then asked if they wanted to get a snack before the fight started. He nodded his head, and they walked over to the concessions stand. Along the way, Will got a glimpse of their next opponents. "Aww they look so nice, it makes me feel bad that I have to fight them. How do you reckon they managed to get this far? They don't appear to be powerful unless they're hiding it. Still, though we shouldn't underestimate them if they're so popular," Will said. As he then got his way to the concessions stand, as he looks through the menu to find something that is not deep-fried. Hot dogs, no he still doesn't know what they're made of and he is pretty sure he does not want to. Frogurt is out of the question cause he's lactose intolerant. So he just grabs himself some lightly salted box of popcorn and a bottle of water as he sits on a bench as Team Citrus continues to rebuild the arena. Maybe the fact that they are able to do that might have to do with what they have in store for their fight. "So if you're not interested in World Martial Arts Tournament what do you plan on doing then? Going to be a part of the audience or just pass on it?" Will asked Clove. Word Count: 582 Total Word Count: 3,094 Mission Word Count: 5,633 Tag: Clove
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Post by Clove on Aug 16, 2020 1:31:28 GMT -8
“By that logic, everyone with teeth, also winced in pain.” Clove chuckled, there was no convincing the slant eyed cat in a debate, and she gave up on the subject.
“Protect huh? Hmm.” Crimson eyes stared at a blank wall for a moment and then back at Will, “Team Butaneko? Hahaha, my grandfather is going to enjoy that, and he probably will not even believe me, that old pig.”
The pair left the locker room to the concession stand, the turtle school master ordered something simple, she ordered a pretzel with a cherry lime sparkling water, and while the bacon wrapped hot dog was appetizing she did not enjoy having a full meal before fighting. Sitting in the sideline tables overlooking the arena being re-constructed, Team Citrus was operating mech units capable of rebuilding, and they were nearly done in the first ten minutes of the thirty minute break which was quite impressive.
“Hmm, I should hire them to finish building my island drink stall.” Clove commented as she watched them for a minute before taking a bite of her snack, “I heard from my family that Tuffles are comparable to Saiyans in strength. Historically, there is no record of Tuffles, it’s almost as if they’re non-existant except for a secret tournament like this one. I never met one before in my entire life until tonight. Apart from their colored hair and their fruit based names they look human to me. Saiyans have a monkey tail which sets them apart from humans but they otherwise blend in if they keep it hidden. Have you come across any Tuffles before?”
Clove took a sip of her sparkling water and carefully tore a piece off her pretzel to eat and noticed the pause between them. “Well, I used martial arts as a crutch ever since my mother died giving birth to my pig brother. I hated him for taking her away like that, I was forced to change by training at a monastery of sword masters at a temple in the mountains of the western lands, and just when I mastered the arts my brother was killed by a saiyan thug in Little Vegeta. I understand that Melody found him and my sister’s fiance fought him but he escaped, he never answered to the crime of killing an Oolong Descendant. Shortly afterwards the yakuza gang activity increased in the city, The Tea Clan’s power was being put to the test, and the economy in which my family rules over is constantly being disrupted by a multitude of crimes.”
After a beat she continued, “The guardians of Korrin’s tower, known as the white cat clan, who forbid anyone from climbing it without permission of Grand Duke Yajirobe are hoping that the civil unrest in the city will be dissolved once my sister, Juniper heir of the Tea Clan, marries their heir Koma, a samurai from the bear clan, whose status was restored from that of a samurai to a legitimate Prince. None of which would have happened had my brother not died but such life. In the end, no matter how strong I have become, there are some things that cannot be changed with just strength alone. There will always be things that are inevitable and out of your control.”
The pretzel was entirely consumed by the time she finished her back story. “I lost interest in the WMAT after becoming champion in West City. I thought a tournament like this one might rekindle my interest, but it has not. I recently took in a couple of teens who remind me so much of myself when I was younger. They are both so powerful and fueled by emotions, I hope I can aid them in controlling their strong desire to defeat their opponent, just in time for the tournament so they do not end up killing someone by accident. Since you’re entering it yourself, you will most likely have to fight them, and you will recognize Zam because I plan on giving her my armor. Baccer is a bit difficult to describe, he looks like an insect, but he is an android. To both of them fighting is fun but they get so focused on it that they do not think about repercussions of leaving themselves open and any time I exploit their lack of defenses,” Clove snapped her fingers, “All logic is out the window. I never thought I would end up becoming a teacher but after training with them I feel that the next best step for them is to find a teacher even stronger than myself. A martial artist should train with other masters at all times, the experience will shape them into a formidable fighter, and maybe earth will be a safe place for everyone.”
There were ten minutes left until the next match, they were close enough to fly to the completed arena if necessary, and the time they took to rest recovered some of their ki energy. [830] [6,463/10,000]
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Post by Will O. Wisp on Aug 16, 2020 4:51:10 GMT -8
"I don't think I come across any Tuffles before, though there was this one weird haired lewdly dressed pink haired pirate woman who had a lot of advanced tech for a pirate. And I've heard of Saiyans and encountered a few before. And one, in particular, is probably the strongest person I've ever known. I feel he has already gotten stronger than that. It's honestly scary how strong he was, even when we were not far off from each other through skill alone he beat me up pretty good in a sparring session," Will explained. Will didn't want to interrupt her as she explained her story, though the fact she talks about meeting her brother's killer reminded him of something. Of how Melody seemed to have made a deal with the man who did so and let him getaway. And also the angry boy who was also friends with the one the man killed. It didn't take much for Will to figure out but he didn't want to let Clove know especially cause he didn't even know the full story. It seems like she has already been through enough as it is. Will put up a stoic face as he listened intently, not showing any nonverbal cues that he knows anything. It also seems that the boy called Koma, who seems to be tasked with guarding his father no less, is marrying her sister. Koma, wasn't that the name of the samurai boy from back then? Will can't remember to be sure, though for some reason he is reminded of that boy again. For now probably best not to tell Clove he is Korin's son. It's not like she would believe him anyway like those White Cat Clan members who chased him away when he wanted to visit his father during vacation. She then talked about her past students and some wisdom of how martial artists should train with others, though this Baccer, Will knows and remembers them from the temple incident. Though this Zam he is hearing about for the first time. Although he doesn't like the idea that they are a teen that is going to be wearing what Clove is currently wearing. I mean it's not like it will have much protection from the looks of it. Maybe it's the thoughts that counts. "I believe I met Baccer, good for them for finding a teacher. Though if you're not busy training anyone now then, perhaps you wouldn't mind helping me. I used to be a master, but one coma later and I woke up a shell of my former self. Even if there was some magical method I would rather work my way back up to the top so that I may become even stronger then the past me. It's not about reclaiming my lost glory, it's more surpassing that former glory," Will explained. It was than it appeared to be almost time, Will went to throw away the empty popcorn box and threw the water bottle into the recycling can as he then jumped right onto the stadium. The mustachioed referee comes back to hype up everyone for the next match. Though from the screaming and cheering it seems like they are already pretty hyped. One person in the stands even managed to get the claw Clove tore off and threw away and is trying to sell it to make a quick buck. That doesn't stop from the referee from trying though "We're back ladies and gentlemen! The lovely champion Clove Tea and her sidekick may have the last match, even if it was in a rather brutal fashion, but Team Citrus, on the other hand, has been knocking out their competition team by team while Clove and...Will have been drawing out their fight. Effectively making them the only team left to be able to win the cash prize. It could be anyone's game, even outnumbered by one these two have shown exceptional skills and abilities. Though will they be ready for what Team Citrus can give, let's find out!" the announcer said. As the ref then goes back to the safety of his stand. Tangelo goes and starts the battle by freezing the entire arena. Causing Will to slip for a bit before extending the claws on his feet to be using as makeshift skates. The only spot not having ice in the arena is under their teammate Nova's feet. While Narin began to be surrounded flames that erupted from their body. It seemed these two had elemental abilities, well Clove wanted this to be an interesting battle, it seems she will be getting her wish. Will got into a fighting pose as he got waited for them to start attacking. They still didn't know what the pink haired girl did, so he had to keep an eye on her as well.
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Total Word Count: 3,320
Mission Word Count: 7,271
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Post by Clove on Aug 23, 2020 9:41:24 GMT -8
“Well, the best way to master your talents as a martial artist, will always be to train and spar against strong opponents. Perhaps this illegal fighting pit will help you a bit with that. Otherwise, it shouldn’t be too difficult to find a sparring partner, and you can get back on track towards being a master trainer yourself.”
Their ten minutes were up, after cleaning the table, the pair flew over to the arena to meet their opponents, Team Citrus who won their previous matches. Suddenly they were in the finale, it was no surprise to Clove that they placed her neart the last tier of the tournament, she was well known with the audience, her battle against Savina, Jody, Zam, and Jade was still fresh in their minds. It would influence the bookies a certain way at the odds of the winner, she was curious over the amount of zeni that was raked up between both teams, whatever it was couldn’t afford them an arena made of spiritual ore to resist ki blasts and physical damage.
The announcer introduced the teams and team citrus engaged their abilities to fight. Their choice of ki enhanced abilities were interesting, which forced Clove to power up, her pink boots were positioned in a martial arts stance over the ice coated arena, entirely unfazed by the changes. Will still managed to retain his composure somehow, he was a bundle of juvenile happenstance, and whatever caused him to forget his memories as a turtle school master reverted him back to the days of his teenage years who believed they knew better than the adults.
It was beginning to make sense to the Tea Princess, the way he spoke of his wisdom, and the way he fought in the arena did not make him seem like a wise cat afterall; he was careless, clumsy, and he still managed to find a bit of fun with his experiences. Or perhaps he was just senile old cat now, she could not tell anymore, and yet he patiently waited for the tuffles to begin attacking.
Nova attacked first, she screamed at a decibel that was only audible to beast folk, which Will and Clove were, it was a piercing ultrasonic sound that brought Clove to her knees. Tears fell from the corners of her crimson eyes, as she regained her sense of hearing Narin had already closed in to deliver a fiery kick between her shoulder blades of her blue green cape.
Tangelo swept up the ice from under Will O’ Wisps feet catapulting him in the air, the ice of the arena shattered to square sized chunks, firing the sharp cornered projectiles towards the feline. The remaining ice cubes moved like the ocean waves surrounding the blue haired tuffle as he kept an optimistic smile. Nova then rejoined her blue haired teammate by sitting on his broad shoulders, she was eating a popsicle, to soothe her vocal cords just in time to screech at the turtle school master again.
Clove vaulted forward into the ice waves from the powerful kick, she was buried entirely in waves of ice cubes, her silhouette was frosted over from view, and the crowd went wild at the impressive teamwork the tuffles displayed for their entertainment.
Narin stood by, agile on his feet on the bare stone arena, waiting for Will O’ Wisp to descend down so he could have Tangelo imprison him in the ice next the moment Nova created the opportunity for them with her super sonic sound.
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Post by Will O. Wisp on Aug 23, 2020 21:11:06 GMT -8
As Will's ears were impacted by the sonic screech, he held his ears as the terrible sound penetrated his ears. As he kneeled on the ground he looked at the ice covering the arena and had an epiphany. As his claws came out of his paw hands to scratch across the surface of the frozen floor before being sent hurtling to the air by Tangelo's clever maneuver controlling the ice under Will's feet. As the ice cubes came toward Will in the air he reoriented himself. Then managed to punch all of the ice cube projectiles into tiny shards of ice that begin to fall sparkling from the spotlights glare like snow, certainly proves to be a beautiful sight for the audience as they clap at the sight of this display. Will then notices Nova on Tangelo's shoulders, thinking quickly before the soundwaves hit his ears he rips two pieces of cloth from his cape and stuff them to his ears. As Nova screams Will yawns as he is unaffected by the supersonic soundwaves as cloth are great insulators when it comes to sound. "Clever kitty!" Tangelo exclaimed as he then grits his teeth as he tries to encage Will into a giant ice cube. As soon as he closed it the cat doesn't appear to be inside. He then looks down to see the cat in front of him, startling him causing him to step back a bit. "Oh, I'm sorry young man, what was that you just said? I couldn't quite catch that, I'm not as young as I used to be so I'm a little hard of hearing nowadays, nya ha ha ha!" Will said showing off his ears being plugged with the cloth of his cape. Tangelo then tries to punch him but he manages to jump out of the way before pushing Nova off of Tangelo's shoulders with a mere finger poke. As she waves her arms in the air struggling to regain balance Tangelo manages to catch her as she falls. He then looks at Will who is licking his right paw and rubbing his face with it. He's just toying with them, not even taking them seriously. Tangelo then causes the giant ice cube he made earlier to fall on Will. Will looks down to see the silhouette and looks up to see the giant ice cube. Will yawns again before quickly rolling away before the ice breaks into smaller ice cubes which begin to chase after Will. As Will is running from the ice shards he rips off two more pieces of his ape, rolls them up, and throws them to Clove so she can use them as earplugs as well. As Will is being chased by the ice he goes in by Narin's side while he is busy fighting with Clove and does a peace sign. As the ice cubes behind Will make contact they go through what seemed to be Will but was an After Image as the ice melted as it made contact with his fire covered body dousing the flames as Tangelo made a shocked expression. Will then appeared in the middle of the arena yawning again. "You know you should be more careful like that when you have an ally of the opposite element, you never know when will someone would use that against you," Will said. "Good advice, unfortunately for you I haven't begun to fight seriously either," Tangelo declared. And as he started to create more it instead began to surround him as he made what appeared to be a large suit of armor made out of ice looking like a mech suit you would see in a typical anime. This layer of protection will make things a bit difficult, he could trick to get his hot-headed friend to melt the ice armor for him but they probably won't fall for a similar trick again. The ice armor thankfully was slow so as Will was dodging he kept hitting it at certain spots in the "joints" of the armor after each dodge. As Will stood on the ground Tangelo was about to punch him with a gigantic ice fist as his ice armor begins to fall apart. Will's quick strikes to each joint cracked it enough that it would fall apart on its own, but Will knew he could probably reconstruct it. Will then rushed in to give a "small gentle punch" as Tangelo as knocked out of the armor and on the ground. As Will then quickly used his claws to cut the ice to tiny shards of ice as another whirlwind of snow formed around him. Causing the audience to cheer once more at the spectacle. Tangelo got up from the ground as he then made gauntlets made out of ice as he then did a punching motion at Will from faraway. The ice gauntlet then elongated, it's fist extending towards Will as he kept sidestepping out of the way from Tangelo's extended punches. Will then did a big growl like shout, a Kiai in fact, which shattered Tangelo's ice gauntlets and cause him to be a bit caught off guard. After the Kiai Will then delivered a held back punch to Tangelo's gut. The punch causing him to hold his stomach for a bit as he kneeled on the floor. Will then begin to yawn again, hard to tell if he's actually doing this on purpose just to mock him or if he's just becoming tired. Nova desperately tried to think of something now that her attacks are rendered useless. As Tangelo made various ice walls, Nova then realized what he had planned. Nova then screamed at one ice wall causing them to be reflected, bounced, and magnified across each one as Will is swept up in a large soundwave which sends him hurtling into the wall. He then plops down on the ground. They at first think he's knocked out and then they see a nose bubble coming out of him as he begins to purr. It seems for some reason he fell asleep. "I guess he was an old geezer after all," Nova said. "Let the old man nap and let's focus on the champion," Tangelo said. As they turned around Tangelo and Nova walked away. Tangelo turned to say something to Nova as he then caught a glimpse of Will appearing behind Nova. Will then dealt a quick karate chop to knock her out as caught her then gently placed her down on the ground. Will's smile turned into a stern expression as his sapphire blue eyes opened slightly to look towards Tangelo. "You should know better than to let your guard down, even while asleep a true warrior is alert to not be caught by surprised," Will said. Tangelo looked at Will shocked and terrified and is starting to think that he may have been underestimating this small cat man. Word Count: 1,152 Total Word Count: 4,472 Mission Word Count: [9,011/10,000] Tag: Clove
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Post by Clove on Aug 27, 2020 1:25:01 GMT -8
At no point did Will O’ Wisp check on his team mate who was in a frozen prison, he should have been suspicious when Clove did not free herself from the ice earlier, the exchange of blows between Team Citrus was all a ruse to distract the audience who were on equal grounds in power and ability against their opponents. Tangelo kept showboating his attacks the most, he even shared a bit of the fun talking down to the turtle school master, while Nova and Narin planned their escape route by observing the cat’s every move.
Two simple flames ignited the cloth earplugs, incinerating them to a crisp, Nova screeched like a banshee again at the opportunity this time the amplified ice walls project to the audience stunning them as well. Several spikes of ice shattered all the ceiling lights all at once causing the arena to be entirely engulfed in darkness with only Narin’s eerie green fiery glow lighting the way for Team Citrus for the heist of the century.
With their combined efforts, they blasted the bookies heavily enforced safe, storing all the zeni that was kept there for the bets that were made for the finale into a DynoCapsule in one fell swoop. The hosts of the event were robbed blindly by the team after working for nearly a year for their employer in this underground arena. This was the first time the event generated the most zeni due to the competition tonight, it was an opportunity they had been waiting for, and they made it back into the world like bandits to rejoin their Tuffle leader Captain Jewel of the Southern Seas.
Deep in the icy tomb, Clove regained consciousness, she felt the sudden cold snap send shivers down her spine in her Chi Chi battle armor. Demonic crimson red eyes focused on her immediate surroundings, naturally capable of using a resemblance of night vision, and punched a hole in the ice to get out. The tea princess tried to recollect what exactly happened, she remembered being entombed in ice, but what everyone failed to see was Narin extinguishing a flame seconds before the ice sealed her in, causing her to choke on carbon monoxide poisoning; an ordinary human would have died from it but she survived it due to her demon blood.
“Will-san? What happened?” Clove coughed still feeling the effects of breathing in residual flames, “Why are the lights off? Where is team citrus?”
The audience started conversing in the confusion of what exactly transpired, most of the chatter involved who won the fight, and if this was part of the show. Without the lights, it was difficult to discern who remained standing in the arena, a staff worker used a hover bike with a bright head light to fly towards the ceiling, using a DynoCapsule to place new lights in the ceiling which were red in color but it made it easier to see five feet ahead. The announcer stepped into the ice covered arena carefully and began to speak on microphone.
“Ladies and Gentlemen. I regret to inform you that Team Citrus has robbed the bookies. The final match is ruled as no contest. You are free to inform the local police for the stolen zeni but be warned not to mention this location which is an unsanctioned operation. The staff will be able to provide everyone who placed a bid an alibi as we kept records on all the bets. We ask that everyone who did not place bit to calmly leave the venue and for the people who placed bids to report to bookie windows to collect your receipts as proof for your zeni loss. Thank you for your cooperation.”
An underground fighting pit such as this one laundered money through several ‘legitimate’ businesses scattered around the world, which is how they planned to fake the receipts for every person who lost their bet, and the audience was still stunned by the series of events a few of them began to clap for Will O’ Wisp and Clove who fought valiantly but were unable to used the same level of team work to suppress their opponents.
Clove rubbed the back of neck, sighing from what she gathered from the referee, she was rather disappointed in herself for not being an excellent team player. Will O’ Wisp was partly to blame but would probably deny it based on some of the things he had been saying that made her think he was getting senile.
“Ara ara. Well, it has been a pleasure fighting by your side Will-san, I am sure we both learned something from this. It’s not quite the ending I was expecting but I never should have underestimated them in the first place.” Clove looked down at the feline, “They had excellent coordination, I did not even notice Narin using his flames to render me unconscious seconds after Nova stunned me, and then Tangelo sealed in the extinguished flame smoke to fill my lungs. I am thankful that my parents are demons or they would have sealed my fate in that initial trap.”
The tea princess felt like she was congested when she spoke, she breathed in small gulps, and used her fist to pound on her sternum to relieve some of the smoke inhalation she was still suffering from. A medic eventually walked over with a stool for her to sit on and examined her condition. Since she had trouble breathing he placed an oxygen mask over her face, to help her equalize the oxygen in her blood stream and lungs. The audience watched immediately gossiping what could have happened to the West City Women’s Tournament Champion as they did not see the exact details of what transpired.
The medic ordered for Clove to rest for a while until she was ready to move around as a precaution and she was quite stunned at the revelation. At the point did she ever suspect that Tuffles were so underhanded and she was curious how many people were willing to write police reports of their stolen zeni to eventually have the World Government place a bounty on their heads.
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