☠Thirteenth Reel: Charity Event! [OPEN]

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Who: Everyone and Anyone!
When: IC: 3/08/OOC: 9/16 & 9/17
Where: Various places, please look inside for event details!
What: A charity event to raise money to rebuild Cerealia!
Rating/Warning: Silliness, Embarrassment, Violence…if anything needs a higher rating, then please label your comments as such!



Today is the big day to put your mouth where your money is! Or something like that. Welcome to the first ever (??) Charity Event! Remember that it isn’t about winning, it’s about making the world you’re in now a better place until you leave!

Signups are still a thing, so hop on in! Spectators are welcomed! Voting for events will be hosted in this post, where comments will be screened.

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[swordboning]

The only thing insulting you is your lack of skill.

[He only continues making the distance between the two greater, dispelling his swords and creating his bow. And with a flick of his wrist, he shoots out three arrows, continuing with his aria.]

Steel is my body and fire is my blood.

[dishonorstudent]

Don't knock what you can't comprehend--

[ She has dealt with Archer long enough that she can tune out his attempts to get under her skin, much like Nui's taunts about killing her dad. It's just noise to her now, because she knows her own strength, and being nearly killed by Archer has made her stronger thanks to the Life Fibers within her.

And so, she significantly boosts her speed, wildly circling all over the arena as she creates afterimages of herself. After the shots were fired, she begins to close the distance between them again. ]

[swordboning]

[He starts to focus a bit more, pushing magic into his legs and jumping straight up, twisting slightly in the air. Mostly to bring his bow into play straight down, dozens of arrows flying out and twisting mid-air, their path more serpentine completely intent on hitting every image of Ryuko that's visible.]

I have created over a thousand blades.

[dishonorstudent]

[ As the arrows come down on their targets, one of them seems to pierce Ryuko through the throat, causing her to immediately stop moving while all the other images are no longer visible. It appears as if the real Ryuko had been hit, until she also vanishes like a mirage and appears mid-air behind Archer. Something else she learned while fighting Nui Harime.

Once she's in range, she aims to slash him in the back. ]

[swordboning]

Tch...

[He's forced to twist and block with his bow. Which was a dangerous prospect. Unlike his other weapons, his bow wasn't a Noble Phantasm, it was simply built to handle firing them. He only had one saving grace. Which was to push his bow off her incoming sword and let all four of his previous swords that he had thrown come straight back at the spot he just left as they swirled back to their owner.]

Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life.

[At least things were a lot more interesting now. Planning in advance was becoming worth it.]

[dishonorstudent]

Haaa--!!!

[ His forced reaction wasn't unexpected, and as her sword is deflected by his bow, Ryuko throws a piece of Archer's red cloak towards his face. It appears she, too, had been formulating a plan while she was circling the arena at full speed.

Following that, whether the shroud creates a blind spot or not, she curls up her fist and moves in to punch him, full-force! Archer's swords may be back, but that's no reason to quit pressing with the offensive for now. ]

[swordboning]

[Honestly, he had been expecting a sword thrust through the cloak. Which meant his timing was quite a bit off. Rather than being able to block again, he had to simply absorb it and find himself slamming into the ground. He wasn't going to let a followup happen, even if his swords were out of his control at this moment. Instead, he rolled along the ground and hopped again, trying to give himself a little bit of distance, pelting his own landing point with more arrows.]

Have withstood pain to create many weapons.

[dishonorstudent]

[ Since she's not currently in flight mode, she allows gravity to bring her down on the ground, landing firmly on her feet as her heels click, not unlike the Kiryuin's. He's been chanting this stupid thing for a while now... ]

Withstood my punch, huh? Not bad.

[ A normal human would have lost their head by now, but she knows her opponent is more than that. ]

[swordboning]

[If she won't make a move, he doesn't see a need either. Instead, he just dispels his bow and holds out his hand.]

For someone like me, who can turn a 1% chance of victory into a 99% chance, surviving is fairly simple.

[Shrugging.]

Yet, those hands will never hold anything.

[dishonorstudent]

Hate to tell ya, but numbers don't mean crap when it comes to Senketsu and I! Now you gonna come fight me like a man or just make me chase ya all over this damn game!?

[swordboning]

Who knows if you'll regret those words. But take heart in the fact that I'm going to show you my true ability.

So, as I pray. Unlimited Blade Works!

[Which, as a spell, Ryuko probably wasn't familiar with. But with a ring of fire surrounding them, they were translated elsewhere. Namely, Archer's inner world, a desolate hill in a wasteland that he stood upon, the area filled with swords. An uncountable number of them. The air was filled with the refuse of a forge, the gears in the sky and horizon spinning to fuel it.]

This is my world.

[dishonorstudent]

Bleak and full of nothing - kinda suits ya.

So what's the deal with the change of scenery? Homeground advantage?

[swordboning]

Something like that. You see, I don't create weapons from scratch unless its my first time seeing them. Instead, I pull them from here. Everything I'll ever need is within arm's reach and fully under my control.

[Just to emphasize his point, the lone scissor-blade that he had taken a lot of effort to create last time flies out of its spot in the ground and into his hand, which he points at Ryuko.]

Speed won't work to your advantage here.

[What with swords literally everywhere, in the way.]

[dishonorstudent]

Ya think speed's my only trick? --And quit makin' my dad's blade! When you hold it, it makes me feel sick...

[swordboning]

Don't put sentimental value on weapons. Especially when you plan on using one to draw blood in the first place.

[dishonorstudent]

Hmph, says the guy who makes 'em as lame gifts. [ She had seen the sword in Simon's room, not to mention the paperweight that Archer made for her. ] It doesn't matter... you ready to go or what?

[swordboning]

[He gestured with his finger upwards and thirty swords raised themselves from the ground, along with the one in his hand. Their direction oriented at Ryuko, of course.]

Only if you are.

[Rather than wait for an answer he flicked the same finger forward and every single one of them glowed brightly before shooting where they were targeted.]

[dishonorstudent]

[ Ryuko is running to the side as she's dodging the wave of blades one by one. They did get a little faster, but she has no idea what Archer has in mind with his opening move. ]

So that's his big trick?!

(( Senketsu: I'd be careful, Ryuko. You don't know what else he can do here. ))

Quit worrying already!

[swordboning]

[It's a cheap trick but the swords in the ground are already keeping themselves in the way of her feet. It wasn't as if they were moving spots as much as they were...already there. She'd have to watch where she was stepping or else get her foot caught on a blade's guard or someplace worse.

Still, he was readying himself for her approach while she dodged, plucking two random swords beside himself from the ground.]

[dishonorstudent]

[ Unfortunately she doesn't quite watch herself, being inside this new unfamiliar dimension and all, so she ends up tripping just as one would expect. Why are these so many damn swords here?! ]

[swordboning]

[Archer didn't hesitate to take advantage of that, five more swords flying in where she had stumbled. Of course, all the more infuriating, but he hadn't moved an inch nor did he care to actually charge at her. He just kept his stance, swords in hand and waiting.]

[dishonorstudent]

[ A lot of his initial swords end up hitting her, but she manages to fight through the pain and deflect the five new ones with her scissor blade, breathing heavily as she anticipates more to come. ]

He can't fight us from up-close, if I can only get there...

[swordboning]

[She was at least right to anticipate more. Because more was always coming.

And Archer gave up close combat, this time creating his bow and pulling a black sword from the ground and drawing it back. It exploded with red energy as Archer took his time charging it up.]

[dishonorstudent]

Grr--!!

[ The swords alone are keeping Ryuko busy, constantly having to deflect them as she slowly inches closer, but still so far away from Archer. Her opponent definitely has ample time to charge it up for now. ]

There's too many of 'em!

[swordboning]

[He was sure she had plenty of more power in reserve. Which was why he wasn't holding back. But she might just have to unleash it right now.

Because he shot the sword from his bow. It turned into a red bullet, streaking towards Ryuko. The real danger behind it was the fact that it was moving at a flat Mach 10. In sheer speed, it was the fastest weapon in his arsenal and physics were definitely in play.]