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#Post#: 658--------------------------------------------------
Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v. Sadowi
DIR By: Sadowi
Date: October 12, 2015, 10:44 pm
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Challenging: Princess Mi Amore de Cadenza
Setting: The late morning sun, low in the sky due to the
latitude, shines her ardent gaze upon an expanse of tall grasses
and perennials in a field just outside of the Crystal Empire,
visible in all its glimmering beauty by the horizon and crowned
with the magical aurora. Also off in the distance, but not yet
where the sky touches the earth, mountains, some capped with
snow, dot the landscape, their angular slopes of terracing
marking them as homesteads. The temperature is cool right this
moment, but is sure to rise as the day ascends.
Challenger: Sadowi, an undead marine of the damned frigate
Codrington.
Powers and abilities: A marine, this pony has great proficiency
with many weapons, most notably poles such as the boarding hook,
javelins the likes of a harpoon, and staves, though he is best
with the sword. Without the need for food, water, or oxygen he
never tires. Without true gelatinous eyes connected to the brain
with nerve cells and instead bestowed teardrops of light able to
assume any orientation for eyes along with a career on a small
ship that loved the waves but rolled miserably, he is more or
less an organic gyroscope, jumping, leaping, hopping, rolling,
dodging, sidestepping, cartwheeling, flipping, and/or
pirouetting his way across the ring. His gallop is fast, but his
reflex is equal to 2.7x108 meters per second and he sees in
bullet time.
As an Earth pony, he cannot fly and wouldn't dream of it, but he
can jump and is coordinated enough to "climb" through the air,
using falling objects or projectiles as platforms.
Sadowi is ambidextrous and can stand, walk, and fight on his
hind legs.
Flaws: Proficient, but he has less true experience with weapons
not mentioned above. He is not as fast as he once was due to his
undead state as a zombie and not a skeleton, still toting around
bunches of spare flesh. Flesh, though damp, also makes him more
flammable. Raised as a servant to a noble family, he has a
strong sense of honour. Facing a head of state, he will give her
first move, allow her to choose which fighting discipline
(dueling form) she would like to encounter, and will combat with
the honour system. For example, should a foreleg of his be
struck he will remove and not use it for the rest of the fight.
Armour: Sadowi wears no armour, for it slows him down when he's
running awa-er, around and would have been a nightmare to
maintain on a far-sailing commerce raider.
Dueling forms:
Ataru: emphasises erratic, almost unbalanced acrobatics to
outmaneuver and confuse the opponent and their momentum to deal
powerful blows or to flow into the next steps. Most commonly
used.
Aegis: utilises precise blocks, short-step dodges, and parries
to dizzy or tire the opponent before striking. Very useful in
confined areas and against opponents of all sizes, but with his
slight frailty he tends to avoid this form.
Parting the Silk: an elegant form most commonly used to practice
balance. He always begins with this to transition to others.
Sadowi can do his forms unarmed, though his reach and lethal
damage will be impaired.
Equipment: Goldnail: a dao, or Middle Kingdom broadsword.
Sinkhook: name originating from its distinctive, barbed
appearance and its guard made from fishing wire, this blade
bears little resemblance to the talwar it was cut down from.
Attached to another length of fishline coiled around his right
foreleg, the weapon can be used as an offhoof sword, a fishing
hook, a grappling hook, or a kunai. Will not be used and will
stay sheathed on his back, without any fishlines around
forelegs, should Princess Cadance choose to face Sadowi in his
Parting the Silk or Aegis form.
Fight to: death, surrender, or incapacitate
An earth pony, pelt blued from a drowning, stood at parade rest,
his hindhooves hidden by the long grasses and his forelegs
crossed over his breast, and eyed, or leered, at his opponent.
"Wellnow, what a lovely Princess."
#Post#: 666--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Princess Cadance
Date: October 13, 2015, 9:35 pm
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Challenge accepted.
Powers and abilities:
Energy Beam: Shoots a straight beam of energy at the target, can
move around while firing.
Energy Blast: Fires a strong but concentrated blast at target.
Shield: Covered her in a shield that lasts until she is
weak/fatigued or it is destroyed.
Levitate: Can move and throw objects around her.
The Support of Love: Can convince nearby animals/ponies to fight
for her out of their love (messed up i know).
Love Conquers All: If she is at max potential and energy, she
can release a huge wave of energy in all directions either
burning or sending them flying back. This takes a long time to
charge up and can be interrupted.
Charm: She has a chance to temporarily stun a target.
Cadance is strong minded and will fight to the very end, rarely
ever giving in even if she is on the verge of death.
Armor: None
The lack of armor helps her move faster but her defense and she
can't take consistent hits from opponents as she will quickly be
overwhelmed. Cadance typically likes to stay at least at a hover
from the ground to help her react fast to attacks. Sometimes she
will use her wings to defend her.
Fight!
Cadance lands in front of Sadowi.
"I've told you many times. I don't want to see you anywhere near
my kingdom!" She took a step towards the undead stallion.
Although his appearance was frightening a little, she tried her
best to hide it. "Don't talk to me like that."
#Post#: 667--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Sadowi
Date: October 13, 2015, 11:35 pm
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Sadowi popped off his head and held it in his right hoof. Bowing
deeply, he brought his hoof to his chest where his heart was,
using his head in place of a hat. "Of course, Princess," he
drawled. "'Ndeed you have, so many times I'm starting to think
'Prince' Shining Armour might be jealous. But if I remember,
trespassing is a crime punishable by death...trial by combat."
He began to unravel the fishing line coiled around his right
foreleg and rewrapping it loosely around his sinkhook,
deliberately staring at the blade and strands as he worked. When
he completed the small chore, he tossed his secondary weapon
aside and unsheathed his dao and spun it once over his left
forehoof before taking his standard dueling opening stance, the
legs he stood on slightly apart and his torso facing away to
have his right arm and shoulder forward towards Cadance.
"Come at me, little dove. I'll give you an honourable bout, with
your initiative, but will you me? Is your knight in shining
armour coming to save you?"
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Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Princess Cadance
Date: October 14, 2015, 9:40 pm
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"You leave Shining Armor out of this! A changeling hive and evil
king have tried to kill me and failed. I doubt an undead pony
could come close." Cadance gains more ai and begins by shooting
a beam of magic directly at Sadowi.
#Post#: 675--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Sadowi
Date: October 14, 2015, 10:04 pm
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With a calm flick of his wrist, Sadowi angled his blade and took
a swing to deflect the beam away from both combatants, laughing
merrily. "Hah hah hah! No no no, dearie, the two of you were
too weak to stop miss Chrysalis on your onesy. Y'all had to go
'that's the power of love,' because 'it's strong and it's
sudden, and it's cruel sometimes. But it might just save your
life.'
"And as for Sombra, that's just a pass intercepted and Princess
Cadance for the touchdown."
He remained on the ground and watched her, for she was currently
too high up for him to reach.
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Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Princess Cadance
Date: October 14, 2015, 11:26 pm
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"Yeah an interception I was able to make." Cadance shot more
beam at Sadowi hopefully to throw him off his footing. "You are
going to feel just how much power love gives me."
#Post#: 678--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Sadowi
Date: October 15, 2015, 3:08 am
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Sadowi took a step back for every beam that the princess shot at
him and ended up walking backwards and in ellipses. Chancing a
quick glance behind him without losing his footing by taking
bigger steps than normal, he caught sight of the sinkhook lying
on the grass off to the side, close enough to reach in a
reasonable amount of time. "What are you doing up there?" he
jested and nodded to the unused sword nearby. [color=teal]"Don't
make me pick that blade over yonder up and throw at you and yank
you back down to Earth.
"Or you throw something at me. Go on, I dare ya."
#Post#: 679--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Princess Cadance
Date: October 15, 2015, 5:31 pm
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Cadance gritted her teeth. He was trying to get in her head.
Firing from a distance is wasting her energy right now as it's
have little affect on him.
She lowered herself to a low hover as her horn levitated picking
up a pike that had been stuck in the ground and charged at
Sadowi.
#Post#: 680--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Sadowi
Date: October 15, 2015, 7:18 pm
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Running forward as well, Sadowi met the charge, and as soon as
he came close, he shot his free forehoof forward to grasp the
pike and leapt a little ways off the grounf, throwing out his
hindlegs like pistons in a kick aimed for the princess' snout.
"He-ey," he sang.[color=teal] "He-ey. What's the matter with
your head?"
#Post#: 692--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fields Outside the Crystal Empire - Princess Cadance v.
Sadowi
DIR By: Princess Cadance
Date: October 17, 2015, 12:48 pm
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Cadance took a direct hit on her snout causing it to bleed as
she stumbled backwards. Gritting her teeth and growling she
charged at the stallio again this time with her horn charging
energy, releasing a beam a few feet in front of him.
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