Post by Wolfe on Feb 3, 2019 17:17:27 GMT -5
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[attr="class","boldtext"]The initial field of sixty-four contestants was narrowed down to thirty-two. This was the second round of combat in the tournament, and each participant who made it this far has one match that was broadcast all across the Kingdom. This was the first round where preparation for a specific opponent was possible for anyone, even if one was against a wild card who had not participated in the tournament in previous years. This was the round where strategies could be studied, and strategy made to counter the skills that their opponent displayed in their first-round victory. Those that went in blind starting from here on out only had themselves to blame. The rules for this tournament itself were simple, the fight went on until one of the two entrants was either knocked off of the arena, their aura was fully depleted, or conceded the match. If both participants are knocked off of the arena at the same time, then the first one to get their entire body back on the arena itself is declared the winner. If two people’s aura drops at the same time, the match is considered a draw and a rematch is scheduled at the next available open timeslot to declare a definitive winner. There have never been two draws in a row, so it is up in the air what would happen if that were to occur. Each participant started the match approximately fifteen meters away from each other on opposite ends of the arena, and the match started when the announcer gave the command. The fighting area itself is white concrete measuring approximately forty meters by forty meters raised about five feet in the air. The concrete itself is scuffed and shows signs of use, because it was on this area that all previous tournaments were fought on. The damage dealt in previous years was repaired, sure, but signs of that repair still remained. The area around the fighting area is typical of a sports stadium, with rows and levels of seating arranged in a circle around the main event. Up in the air, there were also cameras rigged to rails in order to track and broadcast the action on a four-sided television screen above the fighting area to spectators even in the worst seats. The Mistral Regional Tournament was very much an event that attracted a large crowd and was one time of the year where people from many different villages and cities outside of the capital came together to watch the next generation of huntsmen in action. This match would be the third match of the second round of The Blitz – the first two rounds that came back to back on the first day of the festival. This particular matchup had two students who were part of last year’s tournament, so there was a good bit of footage on both of them. Colton Deraine was obviously the winner of the 14th Annual Mistral Regional Tournament, but his opponent in Scarlett Blake was another well-known contender who made it to the semifinals in last year’s tournament. They were on opposite sides of the bracket, but the matchup occurring this early on in this year’s tournament meant that this match was promoted and advertised as one of the matches to watch in this round much more so than the others due to all analysts saying that this matchup was bound to be… explosive. Both of the contestants had manipulator type semblances, and a matchup like this was very interesting because it was a potential counter for the defending champion. Colton had his Polarity which allowed him to create and control magnetism… and Scarlett had Blaze which allowed her to create and control fire. Metal, once it reaches a certain temperature, loses its magnetic properties. This means that if any object like Colton’s shield is heated up enough… it could be game over for him due to his reliance on the same to win the majority of his prior matches. This was a match that could have been and perhaps should have been headlining one of the later rounds like the quarterfinals or the semifinals, but it was random acts of chance like this that got people to tune in and watch the matches on the first day. Sometimes two powerhouses met up early on in the tournament, and that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing – especially for grabbing a bunch of attention! Both of these students would doubtless get offers by multiple Huntsman Academies regardless of their placement in this year’s event due to the showing that they had last year and the huge potential that each of their semblances had. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise that these two met up so early, so that some new faces would get the opportunity to take the spotlight for the first time. Don’t say that to either competitor’s face, though, because each of them are here this year for one reason: to win the Grand Finals for both themselves and their respective Academy! The two names had flashed up on the display to replace the talking heads that had been going over the match predictions alongside the official images for both Scarlett and Colton, and both participants were almost ready to step out into the ring and make their grand entrance into the second round of the 15th Mistral Regional Tournament. Aura meters were also on full display next to the images of both of their faces, with each one starting at 100 and going down in real time as each individual started to suffer damage. They were also both provided with an aura meter on their person as well, and it was their choice whether to use it and where to put it on their person if they did intend to use it for the fight! They were allowed to bring their weapons and one use of Dust in order to keep things strategic and to prevent anyone from winning just by spamming the stuff. | Word Count: 1000 Tag: Colton Deraine Combat Abilities: E rank Semblance F ranked weapon F ranked durability F ranked martial arts F ranked fire dust |
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