Loki will post his battle in this thread later on, but for now, here is my battle:
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Scrios was a kind and normally gentle man. He cared for other people, which contrasted with his current position. He had powers beyond that of all the people that he passed. With so much as a thought, he could obliterate any trace of them off the face of the Earth. He could demolish an entire city with his abilities, yet he had little money. He had little money because he did not use his powers often outside of self defense. He tried to be as kind as he could, and he didn't like to hurt people who didn't deserve to be hurt. However, if someone was using force to fulfill their own selfish needs, he usually stepped up and fought. However, he had no one to accompany him as he walked through life. He had long since left his family, and they cared little for him, since they were people of business, and had little time for family. He sighed. He tried not to think of the life that had come prior to the city that he currently took up residence in. It was a bad habit, since it gave him quite a fair bit of stress, and did him no good whatsoever.
He needed to move on, and make a better life for himself and become a high-ranking member of the rock hard gladiators, which was all he was doing nowadays. He had been provided with enough money to simply rent an apartment, and the resources to live a basic life. He had been told that the better that he did against his foes, the more resources he would be allocated. He had not been assigned anyone yet, so he assumed that someone had been assigned to him. He took a look around. No one around him looked suspicious, but he could never be quite sure. He was on edge, wondering where his adversary was, and what kind of enemy they were. He hoped that they wouldn't be too difficult, since this would be his first challenge, and he needed a win badly in order to gain respect. He considered buying his groceries, but something told him that he was being watched. He looked around, but no one was staring at him. He decided not to buy the groceries, and instead headed back home, however, when he went into an alleyway for a shortcut, he heard a 'thump' behind him. He turned around, and saw a man standing there, dressed in a nice black suit. He pointed a gun at Scrios.
"Don't make this harder than it needs to be" the man said.
So this was the first person he was fighting in the RHG. Scrios was quite impressed that the man had managed to sneak up on him. Most of the time he can sense his foes coming from a ways away due to his ability to sense vibrations in the ground, but this man must have been on the rooftops when he had followed Scrios. Scrios tried to judge just what he had to look out for. His hands did not look normal. There was no way that they were completely human, maybe they were modified in some way. It was also apparent that the man was sneaky, and could climb well, due to the fact that he had stalked Scrios from the top of the buildings. That was about all that Scrios could tell, other than the fact that the man obviously used guns in combat. The man looked impatient, so Scrios knew that he had to act fast. He started to move his arms, and, before the man had a chance to react, Scrios had put up a giant shield of rock between himself and his opponent.
"Interesting. I did not know that you contained such a power. No matter, I'll just have to improvise." The man stated.
Up until now, Scrios had no idea which gladiator the man might be. However, considering what Scrios had been told of his fellow gladiators, he had to only assume that this was the one known as Daggerhands. He did not know much about the other gladiators. All he could do was match a face to a name. Before Scrios knew what was happening, He heard a loud cracking sound, and his shield was completely destroyed. Panicked, Scrios made a small explosion, just enough to stun Daggerhands for a few seconds, and then dissapeared into the ground, burrowing his way towards his house, leaving Daggerhands alone to recover and reflect.
"Damn it, he got away. I didn't know that he could do that. I'll have to prepare myself for a different approach to this one. Luckily I know where his house is, otherwise it would be a lot more difficult to find him." Daggerhands told himself.
As Daggerhands set off towards Scrios' house, Scrios was inside, breathing heavily. He had been unprepared, and he had been quite nervous. He panicked, and he did not finish off Daggerhands, the man that he was supposed to be fighting right then. He didn't know if he could win after how poorly he had just done only a few seconds ago. Scrios calmed himself. He needed to pause, and just think. He needed to set the battleground, that much was obvious. He also couldn't fight in the middle of the city, that's for sure. He needed his powers to remain a secret from everyone outside of the RHG. Scrios then thought of the perfect place. He wrote down a note, and left it on the front door. He then burrowed towards the location that he had indicated to on his note. Not long after Scrios had left, Daggerhands dropped onto the roof of Scrios' house. He burst through a window, and inspected the entire house before realizing that he wasn't there. Frustrated, Daggerhands left out the front door, but noticed the note on the back of the door.
"Daggerhands,
I do not wish to fight you within city limits, for I do not wish for innocent blood to be spilled on accident. Therefore, I will meet you in the plains outside of the city's boundaries. I will fight you there. Come alone.
-Scrios
Daggerhands ripped the note off the front door. He was furious. Not only had he lost the key element of surprise, but he had also lost the ability to choose where the fight would take place. If he hadn't just stood there when he had first fought Scrios, he would already have been done. Daggerhands sighed. He really didn't have much of a choice in the matter, so he set off for the plains, knowing that there would be no surprising his opponent now. When he finally got there, he found Scrios standing by himself, facing Daggerhands. Scrios spoke.
"I assume that you are a member of the RHG as well, and that we will not be able to settle this any way other than fighting. I hope you understand." Scrios said to Daggerhands.
Daggerhands simply nodded, and got ready for the fight. Scrios knew that this was but the first real battle in his career, and that many more would soon come after this one was finished. He braced himself for a hard-fought battle. Before he could react, Daggerhands started sprinting forwards and shot once at Scrios. Scrios responded by letting loose a small explosion from his hands, just enough to deflect the bullet. However, by that time, Daggerhands was quite close to him. When Daggerhands leaped towards Scrios, Scrios rolled out of the way, and lifted a spike of earth right where he thought Daggerhands would land. Unfortunately, Daggerhands used the spike to swing around, and then crashed into Scrios. Daggerhands tried to grab his knife, but Scrios let loose a very large explosion around his body, sending Daggerhands flying through the air, only to land on his arms, which Scrios could now see clearly through the tattered clothes that Daggerhands was now wearing. He appeared to have metallic arms, perhaps even some kind of robotic arms. There was more to this man than Scrios had originally thought. It appeared as if, by landing on his hands, Daggerhands had prevented injuring himself too badly. He still appeared hurt from the initial explosion, but not as badly as Scrios had thought he would be. Daggerhands stayed a fair distance away this time, taking shots at Scrios. Scrios hid behind a screen of stone and rock, and planned what he was going to do next. If he tried to do anything with the ground, Daggerhands could simply move, and he couldn't cause too big of an explosion from so far away, unless he threw it, which Daggerhands could quite easily dodge. However, Scrios came up with an idea that allowed him to flush Daggerhands out in a way that he would not expect.
He made a small compressed explosion, and surrounded it with rock. He then threw it towards where he sensed Daggerhands was, and Daggerhands dived out of the way, as expected. However, due to the rock surrounding the explosive, there were shards of stone flying everywhere, similar to a fragmentation grenade. While Daggerhands was recovering from the explosion, Scrios created a small explosion right next to Daggerhands, which did little more than temporarily blind him, which would only last for a second, which was all Scrios needed. Scrios quickly used his powers to change the terrain around him, causing there to be valleys, cliffs, and hills all in the surrounding area. He then encased himself withing a thick layer of rock, and started to sense out where Daggerhands was. By the time that the blindness had worn off, Daggerhands was afraid that he had been transported. However, he could see that the city was at the same angle that it was at before, so he began to wonder what was going on. Suddenly, he heard movement behind him, so he turned around just in time to jump out of the way of who he could only assume was his opponent, for they were encased in some kind of rock, which would be difficult to get through. Daggerhands took a shot at it, but didn't manage to do much damage, so he assumed that he would have to punch through it with his fists. He charged Scrios, only to get knocked back by another explosion. Scrios was then on top of Daggerhands and, with the increased weight and added strength from being in his element, Scrios began to pin him further to the ground. Once Daggerhands was completely pinned to the ground, Scrios caused the ground underneath the man's head to come up with such a force that it dazed Daggerhands, and Scrios then knocked him out with a punch to the head.
Scrios sighed. The battle had been short, but hard, and he had won. He let his rock armor fall to the ground, and reset the terrain to what it had been before they had battled, but he left one short little hill as a reminder for what had happened. He then picked up the man, gathered all his equipment, and started carrying him towards the city.
Later that day, Daggerhands awoke in the hospital, feeling quite bad, and saw Scrios talking to a nurse.
"He'll be fine. He's got a few minor head injuries, but nothing that could injure his mental state." The nurse said.
Scrios nodded and the nurse left. Scrios then looked down at Daggerhands, and smiled.
"That was a good fight, my friend." Scrios said.
"Why did you bring me here? Why didn't you leave me?" Daggerhands asked.
Scrios shook his head.
"Turn the question around: why would I leave you there? If I left you, you could have possibly died, been robbed, or something else along those lines. I wanted to help you, since I put you in this situation in the first place. I'm glad you're awake. I'll go tell the RHG that you'll be fine." Scrios said.
Daggerhands nodded, and Scrios started to walk away. As Daggerhands started to drift back into unconsciousness, he could see a giant bruise around the area that he had hit with his gun when they were fighting. He then drifted off into unconsciousness hoping that perhaps, some day, he would face Scrios again, and win.
He needed to move on, and make a better life for himself and become a high-ranking member of the rock hard gladiators, which was all he was doing nowadays. He had been provided with enough money to simply rent an apartment, and the resources to live a basic life. He had been told that the better that he did against his foes, the more resources he would be allocated. He had not been assigned anyone yet, so he assumed that someone had been assigned to him. He took a look around. No one around him looked suspicious, but he could never be quite sure. He was on edge, wondering where his adversary was, and what kind of enemy they were. He hoped that they wouldn't be too difficult, since this would be his first challenge, and he needed a win badly in order to gain respect. He considered buying his groceries, but something told him that he was being watched. He looked around, but no one was staring at him. He decided not to buy the groceries, and instead headed back home, however, when he went into an alleyway for a shortcut, he heard a 'thump' behind him. He turned around, and saw a man standing there, dressed in a nice black suit. He pointed a gun at Scrios.
"Don't make this harder than it needs to be" the man said.
So this was the first person he was fighting in the RHG. Scrios was quite impressed that the man had managed to sneak up on him. Most of the time he can sense his foes coming from a ways away due to his ability to sense vibrations in the ground, but this man must have been on the rooftops when he had followed Scrios. Scrios tried to judge just what he had to look out for. His hands did not look normal. There was no way that they were completely human, maybe they were modified in some way. It was also apparent that the man was sneaky, and could climb well, due to the fact that he had stalked Scrios from the top of the buildings. That was about all that Scrios could tell, other than the fact that the man obviously used guns in combat. The man looked impatient, so Scrios knew that he had to act fast. He started to move his arms, and, before the man had a chance to react, Scrios had put up a giant shield of rock between himself and his opponent.
"Interesting. I did not know that you contained such a power. No matter, I'll just have to improvise." The man stated.
Up until now, Scrios had no idea which gladiator the man might be. However, considering what Scrios had been told of his fellow gladiators, he had to only assume that this was the one known as Daggerhands. He did not know much about the other gladiators. All he could do was match a face to a name. Before Scrios knew what was happening, He heard a loud cracking sound, and his shield was completely destroyed. Panicked, Scrios made a small explosion, just enough to stun Daggerhands for a few seconds, and then dissapeared into the ground, burrowing his way towards his house, leaving Daggerhands alone to recover and reflect.
"Damn it, he got away. I didn't know that he could do that. I'll have to prepare myself for a different approach to this one. Luckily I know where his house is, otherwise it would be a lot more difficult to find him." Daggerhands told himself.
As Daggerhands set off towards Scrios' house, Scrios was inside, breathing heavily. He had been unprepared, and he had been quite nervous. He panicked, and he did not finish off Daggerhands, the man that he was supposed to be fighting right then. He didn't know if he could win after how poorly he had just done only a few seconds ago. Scrios calmed himself. He needed to pause, and just think. He needed to set the battleground, that much was obvious. He also couldn't fight in the middle of the city, that's for sure. He needed his powers to remain a secret from everyone outside of the RHG. Scrios then thought of the perfect place. He wrote down a note, and left it on the front door. He then burrowed towards the location that he had indicated to on his note. Not long after Scrios had left, Daggerhands dropped onto the roof of Scrios' house. He burst through a window, and inspected the entire house before realizing that he wasn't there. Frustrated, Daggerhands left out the front door, but noticed the note on the back of the door.
"Daggerhands,
I do not wish to fight you within city limits, for I do not wish for innocent blood to be spilled on accident. Therefore, I will meet you in the plains outside of the city's boundaries. I will fight you there. Come alone.
-Scrios
Daggerhands ripped the note off the front door. He was furious. Not only had he lost the key element of surprise, but he had also lost the ability to choose where the fight would take place. If he hadn't just stood there when he had first fought Scrios, he would already have been done. Daggerhands sighed. He really didn't have much of a choice in the matter, so he set off for the plains, knowing that there would be no surprising his opponent now. When he finally got there, he found Scrios standing by himself, facing Daggerhands. Scrios spoke.
"I assume that you are a member of the RHG as well, and that we will not be able to settle this any way other than fighting. I hope you understand." Scrios said to Daggerhands.
Daggerhands simply nodded, and got ready for the fight. Scrios knew that this was but the first real battle in his career, and that many more would soon come after this one was finished. He braced himself for a hard-fought battle. Before he could react, Daggerhands started sprinting forwards and shot once at Scrios. Scrios responded by letting loose a small explosion from his hands, just enough to deflect the bullet. However, by that time, Daggerhands was quite close to him. When Daggerhands leaped towards Scrios, Scrios rolled out of the way, and lifted a spike of earth right where he thought Daggerhands would land. Unfortunately, Daggerhands used the spike to swing around, and then crashed into Scrios. Daggerhands tried to grab his knife, but Scrios let loose a very large explosion around his body, sending Daggerhands flying through the air, only to land on his arms, which Scrios could now see clearly through the tattered clothes that Daggerhands was now wearing. He appeared to have metallic arms, perhaps even some kind of robotic arms. There was more to this man than Scrios had originally thought. It appeared as if, by landing on his hands, Daggerhands had prevented injuring himself too badly. He still appeared hurt from the initial explosion, but not as badly as Scrios had thought he would be. Daggerhands stayed a fair distance away this time, taking shots at Scrios. Scrios hid behind a screen of stone and rock, and planned what he was going to do next. If he tried to do anything with the ground, Daggerhands could simply move, and he couldn't cause too big of an explosion from so far away, unless he threw it, which Daggerhands could quite easily dodge. However, Scrios came up with an idea that allowed him to flush Daggerhands out in a way that he would not expect.
He made a small compressed explosion, and surrounded it with rock. He then threw it towards where he sensed Daggerhands was, and Daggerhands dived out of the way, as expected. However, due to the rock surrounding the explosive, there were shards of stone flying everywhere, similar to a fragmentation grenade. While Daggerhands was recovering from the explosion, Scrios created a small explosion right next to Daggerhands, which did little more than temporarily blind him, which would only last for a second, which was all Scrios needed. Scrios quickly used his powers to change the terrain around him, causing there to be valleys, cliffs, and hills all in the surrounding area. He then encased himself withing a thick layer of rock, and started to sense out where Daggerhands was. By the time that the blindness had worn off, Daggerhands was afraid that he had been transported. However, he could see that the city was at the same angle that it was at before, so he began to wonder what was going on. Suddenly, he heard movement behind him, so he turned around just in time to jump out of the way of who he could only assume was his opponent, for they were encased in some kind of rock, which would be difficult to get through. Daggerhands took a shot at it, but didn't manage to do much damage, so he assumed that he would have to punch through it with his fists. He charged Scrios, only to get knocked back by another explosion. Scrios was then on top of Daggerhands and, with the increased weight and added strength from being in his element, Scrios began to pin him further to the ground. Once Daggerhands was completely pinned to the ground, Scrios caused the ground underneath the man's head to come up with such a force that it dazed Daggerhands, and Scrios then knocked him out with a punch to the head.
Scrios sighed. The battle had been short, but hard, and he had won. He let his rock armor fall to the ground, and reset the terrain to what it had been before they had battled, but he left one short little hill as a reminder for what had happened. He then picked up the man, gathered all his equipment, and started carrying him towards the city.
Later that day, Daggerhands awoke in the hospital, feeling quite bad, and saw Scrios talking to a nurse.
"He'll be fine. He's got a few minor head injuries, but nothing that could injure his mental state." The nurse said.
Scrios nodded and the nurse left. Scrios then looked down at Daggerhands, and smiled.
"That was a good fight, my friend." Scrios said.
"Why did you bring me here? Why didn't you leave me?" Daggerhands asked.
Scrios shook his head.
"Turn the question around: why would I leave you there? If I left you, you could have possibly died, been robbed, or something else along those lines. I wanted to help you, since I put you in this situation in the first place. I'm glad you're awake. I'll go tell the RHG that you'll be fine." Scrios said.
Daggerhands nodded, and Scrios started to walk away. As Daggerhands started to drift back into unconsciousness, he could see a giant bruise around the area that he had hit with his gun when they were fighting. He then drifted off into unconsciousness hoping that perhaps, some day, he would face Scrios again, and win.
Thank you for reading. If I did anything incorrectly, please tell me, and I'll do my best to fix it.