Me and Ber stood across from each other and the entire crowd boos at us. They really don't care who wins since one of us is going out either way. I see some hidden knives that Ber is holding hiding them with his feathers. At any other angle, it would seem like he is unarmed. [Status]
(Name: Ber)
(Race: Owl Man)
(Level: 51)
(Strength: 326)
(Agility: 591)
(Defence: 97)
(Vitality: 127)
(Magic Aptitude: 15)
(Intelligence: 99)
(Wisdom: 733)
(Health: 150/150)
(Magic Points: 121/121)
(Skill Points: 250/250)
(Skills and Magic: Dagger Arts, Throwing Arts, Concealment, Illusion Magic, Fly, Weapon Concealment, Clean Cut)
(Unique Race Skill: Eyes of an Owl)
(Titles: Hidden Arsenal, Spy)
(Equipment: Leather vest, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger)
Holy Crap how many weapons can this guy hold. It's like he's a walking backpack. I am curious about his unique race skill. [Inspect]
(Unique Race Skill: Eyes of an Owl)
(Eyes of an Owl lets the user see anything happening in a mile of him, the user has no blind spots, Sneak Attacks will not work on the user, Traps will be seen through, all details are made known to the user.)
*Well their goes that idea*. how do I fight an opponent with no blind spots, that's the best trait I have is exploiting blind spots. *I can only go for it*. The announcer's voice booms over the noises of the crowd. 'BEGIN" I rush straight towards Ber, He leaps into the air and let's loose three daggers that cut the air heading straight towards me. -CHUNK CHUNK TINK- I dodge the first two and block the third with the staff I continue my rush. -KRSK- I clash my staff with a dagger he has hidden in his feathers I get blown back a few feet. Recovering I notice that there are now twelve Bers. [Wait which is real]? I look around desperately for a sign of the real Ber but I can't seem to find him. -KRCHK- A deep cut appears on my right arm as a thrown dagger cuts deep into my arm.
[ARGH] The pain seeps into my arm as the bleeding only gets worse. *How did a dagger manage to penetrate my scales*? I don't have time to think, a rain of knives approach where I'm standing. *cant dodge*. As I try my best to dodge and block some of the knives go straight through me but some don't. [ARGH] I grit my teeth as I feel sharp pain travel through my right shoulder and left side as two daggers seep into my scales deep red blood flows from my wounds.
{Crimson are you okay need me to tag in}? [NO DONT you're our trump card and I'm not about to use you in the first round]. {We won't be able to use our trump card if you lose in the first round}. [Trust me]. {Thats a big thing to ask considering what's at stake here}. I ignore whatever Max has to say after that and rush in changing my staff into a longsword. Well, I say that but it was actually a shortsword. *Curse my stubby hight*.
[ARHHH] I let out a battle cry to ignore the pain slashing at one of the Bers but it just ends up going through him dispersing the illusion. I think about how I can win if I keep this up ill feint from bloodloss before I can win. That seems to be his strategy as all the illusions have started avoiding me at all costs. [Fine want to make this an endurance run than you have already lost]. A hail of knives rains down as I charge straight through. [RAGH]
-CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG- The hail of knives subside Ber gives a shocked expression. My sword was now a shield as large as me. It had a metallic luster as knives buried into it. I continue my charge ramming through one of the illusions as I continued my charge. My health was dropping I suffered from a bleed effect but that's not going to stop me. He keeps throwing knives but I still charged though never slowing down.
I could see he was getting nervous since he took to the sky. That just left him open. I change my shield into a crossbow pulling back and firing. An arrow of fire launches from the barrel heading straight towards Ber. Seeing the bolt flying straight at him he flings a dagger to intercept the magic bolt. Right before they connect the bolt flings into a random direction as the kife he threw buries into my leg. This all happened in only a second the crowed barely knew what happened -KCHNK-
My leg hurt as my movement was now restricted. Ber had a look that he already won but the bolt I shot curves and goes through his wing burning a large hole inside it. -RAGH- he lets out a pained cry as he falls to the ground. [IM NOT DONE YET].
(Skill Activated: Nullify Pain)
Nullify Pain was a support spell that cancels the target's movement of nerves, it's a dangerous spell. Pain is a warning to the body that notifies you when you're in danger with that cut off one can fight with all they have but it may end up destroying the body if you use it too much. But for me, it was enough to get me moving quickly again. I run over to the falling Owl man as I jump up to where he is. -BAM- I kick him in the back of the head sending him off the stage. The crowd was left speechless from the act of skill and strategy from both sides. The announcer's voice came over the stadium once again "The winner of this match is Crimson the kobold". I pick up Ber who fell unconscious and carry him off the stage the only thing around was silence. *Doesn't sound like a festival now does it*. I arrive at the corner where I usually sit and lay down the unconscious Ber.
(Skill Activated: Chain Cast)
(Skill Activated: Greater Heal)
(Skill Activated: Greater Heal)
I simultaneously cast two heals one on me and the other on Ber. After a few minutes, Ber starts coughing. "Ugh, my head" As he wakes up he holds the back of his head in the place where I kicked him. [Hey glad your back]. I extend my hand offering to help him up and with gratitude on his face he accepts. "Guess I lost". [Yeah but it was a close match]. "Yeah, I'm just glad I lost to the freak of Nature and not some humanoid". [Alright, first of all, don't call me that, Second why did you join the tournament]? "Well originally I wasn't going to participate since its dangerous for us monsters to do so, but when I saw you I was curious on why you were that strong since monsters cant actually level up". [I see so you joined to test my strength]. "Exactly and your even the first kobold to beat one of my race in a sparring match". [Because we're weak]? "No, a Kobold's main fighting style is trickery and using traps but that's not effective against Owl Men, I'm also curious why didn't you use traps"? [Well you have those eyes that see-through traps right so I didn't even want to try that. "Really you wouldn't be able to know that unless you were to have the status skill especially considering your lack of how do I put it... intellect".
I realize I just made a complete mistake. His wisdom is his greatest stat, of course, he would see through that. "So what's the story how come a Kobold has a hero unique skill, as well as that weapon of yours I've never seen a transforming weapon"? I sigh knowing I cant avoid this and can only come clean. I tell him the story of how I met the god of monsters and what's going on between the gods. How we became outlaws at a village and found a hidden dungeon and I told him about Max to. {DAMMIT CRIMSON YOU SHOULDNT HAVE TOLD HIM EVERYTHING}! [IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN LIE TO THIS GUY HIS WISDOM IS OFF THE CHARTS]! Even though I wasn't speaking out loud but Ber seems to know I was speaking to somebody. "I see you and your partner argue a lot". [HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH]! "I can't tell from your expression that you're arguing with sombody". [Yeah figured].
"I have one last question for you". [What is it]? 'What is your level cap". That's a strange question. [Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine]. [You know that's odd, humanoids can only reach up to nine hundred and ninety-nine, even heroes can only reach level one thousand which gives them a special skill for it". Now that he mentions it Maxs level cap is nine hundred and ninety-nine which was odd to me. I always thought it was just a level cap for families and all. "Well it's not like your going to reach it, Dwarves live a long time but there have only been three cases of dwarves reaching that level, They usually die from old age soon after though". I figured I wouldn't live long enough for that to happen but I can't quell my curiosity on what happens at max level for me.
(Title Acquired: Tiny Tank)