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- Sunday Morning, October 31st, Ponyville
- >It was a busy morning in Ponyville: everyone was preparing for the return of Luna for tonight's Nightmare Night celebration.
- >Nightmare Night: a special day for the 22 humans in Ponyville.
- >The night the human known as Anon arrived in this world.
- >The night of the first Fantasia.
- >The beginning of a great adventure.
- >And as such, each Arcana was preparing to enjoy this holiday to their full extent.
- >Or they would be, if not for...
- Sunday Morning, October 31st, Carousel Boutique
- "Whaddya mean, you haven't gotten our orders completed, Star?"
- >A group of masked individuals are surrounding a more tired star-masked man, his posture drooping and his voice dripping with annoyance.
- "You all ordered the same costumes! You can't go running around looking only like Gilgamesh and Cyrano. No one would be able to tell us apart!"
- >A cacophony of voices expressed their displeasure.
- ">doesn't want to look the same"
- "I wanted the Penis Mech!"
- "Weren't we gonna do the 101 thing?"
- "I wanna be a horse!"
- "Look, I've only got so many Gilgamesh and Cyrano costumes in stock. If you want to have them, you're going to have to compromise."
- >One Arcana stands on one of Star's tables, much to his chagrin.
- "You know what we need? A battle royale: winner gets to pick their costume first!"
- >This idea spreads like wildfire with the other Arcanas, the Boutique echoing with the sounds of war.
- >Star looks on in exasperation.
- "Why can't we ever talk about shit normally?"
- Sunday Morning, October 31st, Twilight's Castle
- >"I'm sorry, you want to what?"
- >Twilight and Fluttershy look at the excited men clamoring for her favor, Twilight in particular looking rather surprised.
- >"You do remember that Fantasia won't allow more than five Persona out at once, right? Do you want Reapers to swarm you again?"
- "22-Reaper fight!"
- "Hey, that was fun!"
- "My leg hurts."
- >With a sigh, she continues.
- >"If you're going to do this, we're going to need a structure for it. Two-on-Two fights, with Fluttershy as both referee and your lifeline back."
- >"Will you do that?"
- >The Arcanas voice their approval as Fluttershy prepares.
- >"Okay, let's go then."
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- Fantasia - Colosseum
- >The tall, looming pillars of the arena cast shadows across the floor.
- >The Arcanas begin stretching and finding their partner for the tournament.
- >"Persona!"
- >A giant with butterfly wings appears, opening its eye for the non-combatants for Round 1.
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- >"Round one will be Hierophant and Lovers versus Hermit and Temperance."
- >The two teams shake hands and wish each other good luck, then prepare their weapons and Persona for a grand fight.
- >The sounds of their fellow Arcanas sound through Argus's speakers, egging the teams and sparking the flame of competition.
- >"When I say go, the battle will begin."
- >"Ready..."
- >Muscles tense.
- .
- >"Set..."
- >Weapons are gripped tight, determination in all their eyes.
- >"Go!"
- BATTLE START!
- >Lovers grins confidently.
- "I'm faster, so Diarmuid!"
- >The handsome man tosses his weapons across the field, creating a square around the opposing team.
- >Diarmuid proceeds to charge at them at impossible speeds, using each weapon to carve up the competition, though missing a blow or two, dealing heavy damage!
- "It's my turn now. Iscariote!"
- >The chained sinner screams as a large spike of ice tears through him at Temperance, striking the Arcana in a similar spot and knocking him down!
- "One More!"
- >Another spike appears, attempting to finish the job, but barely misses the downed man, striking close enough to touch!
- "Shit, Temperance! Let me give you a hand!"
- >Dantalion opens his book and murmurs in 100 voices, cloaking the frigid man in a green veil!
- >Temperance gets up, fire in his eyes!
- "My turn. Sophrosyne!"
- >The large lizard girl flares her frills startingly blue and fires a beam of death with connects with the immobile Iscariote, dealing heavy damage!
- >"Oh, I almost forgot that each team has one Potion, Candy and Feather for use. Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 8:
- Hierophant: 51% HP, 50% SP
- Lovers: 70% HP, 100% SP
- TEAM 11:
- Hermit: 57% HP, 75% SP
- Temperance: 9% HP, 65% SP
- "Magical protection, huh? Too bad I don't need to use magic to get you, Temperance! Diarmuid!"
- >The lance charges at the weakened Temperance, running him through and knocking him out cold!
- "Looks like this battle is decided. Iscariote!"
- >The screams of agony as another ice shard tears out of Iscariot are deafening, distracting Hermit long enough to get run through as well.
- >It seems over, but Hermit crawls up, nearly dead, but not defeated!
- "Dantalion!"
- >A green wall of damnd souls charges at the surprised team, knocking Lovers to the floor and hurting Hierophant badly!
- "Get lost in the maelstrom!"
- >The wall of souls creates a tornado of epic proportions dragging Team 8 in and throwing them around!
- >Eventually, the green vortex spits them out, both too ragged to continue.
- FINISH!
- >"Team 11 is the winner of Round One. Congratulations!"
- >Hermit helps Fluttershy patch everyone up and the two teams shake hands.
- "Damn, we almost had you!"
- "Good game."
- >The participants return to the eye as the new combatants enter the field.
- >"Round two is Emperor and High Priestess vesus Empress and Fortune!"
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!"
- BATTLE START!
- "This seems a little unfair, guys."
- >Fortune uses his Persona to defend himself, halving all damage.
- >Empress follows suit, deciding not to comment.
- "All's fair in war, Fortune! Napoleon!"
- >The short general lights a cannon and fires, the cannon ball careening in the air towards the defending Fortune...
- >...Only for it to barely miss.
- "Really! Two whole years, and I still miss?"
- "Let me help you with that. Athena!"
- >A tall woman in shining armor sends an owl that perched on Napoleon's shoulder, increasing all his stats for a time!
- >"Oh my, this seems to be a bad combination! I hope this doesn't go south for Team 3... Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 4:
- Emperor: 100% HP, 80% SP
- Priestess: 100% HP, 75% SP
- TEAM 3:
- Gaea: 100% HP, 100% SP
- Fortune: 100% HP, 100% SP
- "Damn it! Guess I've got to bet everything on the offense! Hickok!"
- >The lone gunman takes aim with his pistol and fires, only to miss by a long shot.
- "My Persona can't fight, but that doesn't mean I can't!"
- >Empress charges at Priestess, swinging at the Arcana, only to miss and fall over.
- "Hah! See how you like missing all the time! Napoleon!"
- >With more confidence, the general takes aim at the defenseless Fortune and fires!
- >...Only for it to careen so far off course as to disappear into the void.
- "..."
- "..."
- "..."
- "..."
- >"..."
- >The silence pervades the room as Emperor silently sobs.
- "Well, buffs can only go so far. Athena!"
- >Another owl perches itself on Athena, granting it more power!
- >"Keep going you guys! Hopefully there isn't as many misses this time. Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 4:
- Emperor: 100% HP, 60% SP
- Priestess: 100% HP, 40% SP
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: 100% HP, 100% SP
- Fortune: 80% HP, 100% SP
- >Sounds of discontent rage from Argus.
- "Boo!"
- "REKT."
- "Get on with it!"
- "Damn it, come on!"
- >Fortune shakes his head and aims one more time, and the shot connects, dealing moderate damage against Emperor.
- >Empress tries once more to strike Athena, only to strike at air.
- "What's going on?"
- "I'm feeling it this time. Napoleon!"
- >A firing squad of aceless soldier line up behind Napoleon and ready their rifles at Team 3.
- >He pulls out his sword and points it at them, unleashing a barrage of bullets which tear through the undefended team!
- "Time to bring the real thunder, Athena!"
- >Storm clouds gather as a large lightning bolt crashes down, blowing up a chunk of the field, but not harming Empress!
- >"O-oh my, it seems the crowd is restless. I wonder where all this bad luck's coming from? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 4:
- Emperor: 48% HP, 60% SP
- Priestess: 100% HP, 20% SP
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: 66% HP, 100% SP
- Fortune: 37% HP, 100% SP
- "THIS IS WHY WE NEVER LET YOU GUYS TAKE ON THE BOSSES."
- >A tomato flies out of the eye of Argus and critically splatters all over Emperor's face.
- "Let's try this, then. Persona!"
- >Hickok's revolver spins in increasing speed, taking aim at Emperor while he's wiping tomato off his face.
- >The bullet flies, charged in electriciy and connects with Emperor, nearly taking him out!
- "I'll heal up our wounds! Gaea!"
- >A beautiful woman with black hair offers a golden fruit to both Team 3 members, eating them and restoring their wounds!
- "Whoever threw that's gonna get an asskicking!"
- "That would require you to actually hit me, faggot!"
- >Emperor silently swears and swings at Empress, connecting in his rage and dealing some damage.
- "I've got you now, Fortune! Persona!"
- >Athena charges at Fortune and swings her spear, only for the lucky man to jump out of the way!
- >"It looks like Team 3's disadvantage is letting up! Will they win against the odds? Here's everyone's stats:"
- TEAM 4:
- Emperor: 15% HP, 60% SP
- Priestess: 80% HP, 20% SP
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: 78% HP, 80% SP
- Fortune: 100% HP, 80% SP
- >"It looks like Team 3's Defenses went back to normal, and Emperor is no longer strengthened."
- "I'm feeling lucky, Emperor! Persona!"
- >Hickok pulls out his gun and fires a bullet right between Emperor's eyes, Emperor muttering something like "damn it" before falling!
- "You're all alone now, Priestess! Take this!"
- >Empress jumps at the lone member, taking a good swing at him and bloodying his nose.
- "I'm not going down without a fight! Athena!"
- >The warrioress throws her spear, running through Empress and dealing heavy damage!
- >"This battle looks to be decided! How will Luck smile down now? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 4:
- Emperor: KO
- Priestess: 35% HP, 20% SP
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: 40% HP, 80% SP
- Fortune: 80% HP, 80% SP
- >"Priestess's buffs are down, he's no longer powered!"
- "Let's do this, Empress!"
- "Yeah!"
- >Hickok aims his revolver as Empress charges the lone warrior...
- >And both miss!
- >"Oh my! This is unexpected!"
- "Let's be honest Flutterbutt, this is normal by now."
- >With a gutural scream, Priestess smashes his card, sending a near-fatal lightning bolt through Empress!
- >"Priestess is like a cornered animal now, but things can go the other way very quickly! Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 4:
- Priestess: 35% HP, 0% SP
- TEAM 4:
- Empress: 2% HP, 80% SP
- Fortune: 60% HP, 80% SP
- "Cornered animal or no, this ends now! Persona!"
- >Preistess charges at Fortune with reckless abandon as Hickok readies his final shot.
- >When Priestess leaps at him, the Persona's gun fires, sending him flying and ending the match!
- FINISH!
- "Fucking finally!"
- "I hope their bad luck doesn't rub off..."
- "Hope you guys are ready for endless slams!"
- >The injured are healed and the next contestants step into the ring!
- >"Round 3 is Star and Chariot versus Devil and Moon!"
- "All this shit because you guys can't act like adults."
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!"
- BATTLE START!
- "I'll go first, then! Scheherazade!"
- >A lithe elven maiden dances around, summoning multiple miniature tornados that strike the opponents for moderate damage.
- "Time to charge up! Persona!"
- >Huitzilopochti cries out to the heavens, rapidly growing in size and preparing Chariot for a physical attack!
- "Star's pretty dangerous with that magic, so let's take some away. Cain!"
- >The demonic farmer opens his jaw like a snake and draws blue wisps of energy from Star, taking some of his energy away!
- "Let's give you some protection, Devil. Skinwalker!"
- >A savage, bestial man throws a wolfskin over Devil, guarding him from the first physical attack that hits him!
- >"An interesting start! Let's see what they'll do now! Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 100% HP, 65% SP
- Chariot: 100% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 9:
- Devil: 61% HP, 100% SP
- Moon: 61% HP, 85% SP
- "One more time, Scheherazade!"
- >The dance continues, striking Devil, but missing Moon completely.
- "Take this! Persona!"
- >The bird warrior dives at the unprotected Moon, only to miss and crash into a pillar!
- "Guess Emperor's luck rubbed off. Persona!"
- >Cain impales himself on his pitchfork, corrupting it with his blood and tossing it right into Star, dealing heavy damage!
- "Persona!"
- >Moon strikes his card, Skinwalker throwing two blackened hatchets at Team 7.
- >Star gets struck once more, but Chariot dives to the side, earning a tsk from Moon.
- >"Things look like they're heating up! One person on each side is bad wounded, but the game's still in the air! Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 26% HP, 45% SP
- Chariot: 80% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 9:
- Devil: 22% HP, 80% SP
- Moon: 61% HP, 65% SP
- "Let's go all out! Persona!"
- >Scheherazade calls forth an enormous sandstorm, catching Devil inside and carrying him around the field before tossing him to the floor, unconscious!
- "This time I'll connect! Huitzilopochtli!"
- >The blue man dives at Moon once more, kicking him in the gut and dealing heavy damage!
- "Be consumed by the darkness! Persona!"
- >Black hatchets begin to fly at Team 7, aimed for their scalps!
- >Star avoids them with no problem, but Chariot gets struck twice, falling to the floor!
- "Guess it's just you and me now."
- >"This looks to be sudden death! Who'll survive and sieze victory? Here's the stats:"
- Team 7:
- Star: 26% HP, 15% SP
- Chariot: KO
- Team 9:
- Devil: KO
- Moon: 29% HP, 65% SP
- "Wind versus Ice, let's do this!"
- "Agreed!"
- "Persona!"
- "Persona!"
- >Two storms of wind and cold charge at each other, clashing and spraying ice shards everywhere!
- >For a moment, the two end in a standstill...
- >Only for the tornado to burst right through and shred into Moon, taking him out!
- FINISH!
- "That was close."
- "At least you didn't waste an item."
- >The injured are healed, and the new fighters enter the ring.
- >"Round 4 is Fool and Hanged Man versus Lust and Death."
- "Fucking Mary."
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!"
- BATTLE START!
- "Hehe, here I go! Baron Samedi!"
- >The witch doctor grabbed two blue-colored vials and tossed them at Team 10, only for them to shatter harmlessly away.
- "Why the fuck do I have to work with Mary? Whatever, Persona!"
- >Icarus kneels down and prostates towards the sky, summoning a strong burning light that burns the opposition badly!
- "Time to make sure you can't dodge shit, Mary. Coyote!"
- >A laughing dog emerges from Fool's Shadow spewing out a green fog that seems to make Team 2's bodies more sluggish.
- "It's charging time, Prometheus!"
- >A tall man cloaked in red utters a prayer, infusing Hanged Man with more power for the next spell!
- >"It looks like Team 10 is preparing for a devestating attack! What will Team 2 do now? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 10:
- Fool: 66% HP, 80% SP
- Hanged Man: 61% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 2:
- Lust: 100% HP, 90% SP
- Death: 100% HP, 90% SP
- "Jokes on you, Fool, you only negated the buff! Time to shut Hanged up, Baron!"
- >A red vial flies towards a surprised Hanged Man, breaking on him and stealing his voice!
- "It's only fair if I reciprocate your gift, Fool. Icarus!"
- >The young man pulls out a jar of glue and tosses it into Team 10's direction slowing them down immensely!
- "Why you little-"
- >Coyote chases after Lust and Death, only to be just a bit behind them, Death's laughing ringing especially harsh in his ears.
- >Hanged Man silently tries to punch Lust, only to miss and fall onto the ground!
- >"Oh no! Hanged Man can't use spells! It looks like it'll probably last a turn or two. Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 10:
- Fool: 46% HP, 80% SP
- Hanged Man: 61% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 2:
- Lust: 100% HP, 70% SP
- Death: 100% HP, 80% SP
- "Let's see if I can get a two-for-one! Persona!"
- >The Baron pulls out another blue vial and tosses it at Fool, who manages to avoid it!
- "Hope you put on some sunscreen! Persona!"
- >Once more, Icarus prostrates to the sun, sending fatal beams of light to burn Team 10 badly!
- "I'll bring you down to our level, Mary! Persona!"
- >The Coyote cackles louder than Death, demoralizing him and weakening all his traits.
- >Despite this, however, Hanged Man just can't get a hit to connect the snaky bastard.
- "Come on, guys, is that the best you've got? I might not even have to bring the slams for this!"
- >"Even if Death grates on the nerves, there's no arguing the agility of Baron Samedi. Is this the end for Team 10? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 10:
- Fool: 9% HP, 60% SP
- Hanged Man: 22% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 2:
- Lust: 100% HP, 50% SP
- Death: 100% HP, 70% SP
- "IT'S TIME! SLAM THEM ALL! DIE FOR ME!"
- "Icarus will join too!"
- "Persona!"
- "Persona!"
- >Baron Samedi and Icarus stand across from Fool and Hanged Man, charging beams of dark and light.
- >The beams reach full power and strike both sides of Team 10, creating a double-whammy KO!
- FINISH!
- "Hahaha! You can't slam with the jammest!"
- "Can't help but feel like I lost something..."
- "FUCKING MARY!"
- >The cacophany of angry voices emanating from Argus proclaimed, shaking the foundation.
- >The injured return as the new champions set foot and prepare for battle.
- >"Round five is Magician and Judgement versus Sun and Strength."
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!"
- BATTLE START!
- "Tonatiuh, bring the sun down on our opponents!"
- >Sun shatters his card, summoning a man floating on a bronze sun.
- >Tonatiuh collects light, shining brightly until it fires straight at Team 1!
- >The beam of concentrated light strikes Magician, burning him badly, but Judgement jumps out of the way!
- "Guess I'll have to get him. Persona!"
- >Papinijuwari swings his massive club at Judgement, only to catch it against on of the colosseum pillars, negating his attack and breaking private property.
- "Razgriz! Answer my call!"
- >A giant, beautful valkyrie of steel descends from the heavens and unleashes countless missiles onto the field, striking Team 6 with a terrible force!
- "Tear Sun apart ,Fafnir!"
- >A furious crimson dragon charges at Sun chomping down on him hard and nearly taking him out!
- >"Amazing! Morning Star is extremely dangerous, will Team 6 recover? Here's the stats:"
- Magician: 41% HP, 100% SP
- Judgement: 100% HP, 60% SP
- Strength: 44% HP, 100% SP
- Sun: 6% HP, 80% SP
- "Damn it, that's a disaster!"
- "Talk shit get hit, I guess."
- "Tonatiuh, please hit Judgement!"
- >Once more, the sun god charges, only to miss the opposing team entirely!
- "Let me patch you up, Sun!"
- >Strength pulls out the team Potion and shoves it down Sun's throat, restoring his health.
- "Finish this off, Razgriz."
- >The lady of war fires another silo's worth, taking Strength out and gravely injuring Sun!
- "Get 'im, Fafnir!"
- >The rampaging dragon bites once more into Sun, leading him back to this predicament!
- >"Oh no! This looks bad for Team 6! What are they going to do? Here's the stats:
- TEAM 1:
- Magician: 21% HP, 100% SP
- Judgement: 100% HP, 20% SP
- TEAM 6:
- Strength: KO
- Sun: 8% HP, 80% SP
- "Fucking diceroller. Fine, then, come at me! Tonatiuh!"
- >The beam of light once again fails to connect, harmlessly flying by.
- >Razgriz lowers her gun to the defeated Sun and fires...
- >...Only to miss completely!
- "What the fuck?
- "Fafnir, finish this!"
- >However, even the dragon mage can't seem to land a hit on the final Team 6 member!
- >What's this? The fight isn't over yet! This could be the perfect chance for a roundabout! Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 1:
- Magician: 1% HP, 100% SP
- Judgement: 80% HP, 20% SP
- TEAM 6:
- Sun: 8% HP, 80% SP
- "Then I've got no time to waste! Fuck winning the whole tournament, I just want to beat you!"
- >Sun procures the team Feather and uses it to resurrect Strength to full health!
- "Don't worry, I've got this. Persona!"
- >Papinijuwari jumps high into the sky, going high and high, as not to even be there.
- >Then, he begins his descent, building up momentum and ablaze with gravity and determination.
- >But mostly gravity.
- >The landing crushes Magician and gravely injures Judgement.
- "Why you, take this!"
- >Judgement breaks his card, and Razgriz shoots Sun down, grinning through the pain.
- >"To think Team 6 would sacrifice their items early to get a win is amazing! Will Strength be able to finish this? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 1:
- Magician: KO
- Judgement: 9% HP, 20% SP
- TEAM 2:
- Strength: 60% HP, 100% SP
- Sun: KO
- "Items don't matter if we don't progress. Papinijuwari, do it!"
- >The cyclops roars ferociously and swings hard, connecting with Judgement and draining his last energy, sending him against the wall.
- "Fuck yeah! Rules of Nature, motherfucker!"
- >Everyone gets healed up as the final team out gets a go at one of the winners.
- >"Round six is Tower and Justice versus Lust and Death."
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!
- "Wait, you're weak to Dark, Tower? Hahaha, what are you even doing here? Persona!"
- >A familiar black beam charges and fires into Team 5.
- >Tower manages to barely dodge, but Justice is caught in the crossfire, dealing heavy damage!
- "We don't need you to start dodging all over the place. Icarus!"
- >The Persona throws aothe glue jar at Team 5, lower their agility.
- "Don't underestimate me, just because I'm weak to you. Lancelot!"
- >A shining white Knight pull out his runed sword and utters a spell, sending ice shards crashing into Icarus, freezing Lust onto the ground!
- "I'm not done yet!"
- >Lancelot charges at the immobile Lust and slices decisively, injuring Lust badly!
- >"You used this tactic last time. I wonder if it'll help you? Perseus!"
- >The Greek hero preps his shield and tosses it like a frisbee, knocking into the downed Lust and resurrecting him.
- >To everyone's surprise it also hits Death, knocking him to the floor!
- "One More!"
- >The shield appears to magically return, disorienting Death but missing the newly resurrected Lust.
- >"Oh my, Death's Physical weakness has seemed to catch up to him! Will this streak of good luck continue? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: 80% HP, 80% SP
- Justice: 35% HP, 100% SP
- TEAM 2:
- Lust: 100% HP, 90% SP (Ressurected Once)
- Death: 19% HP, 90% SP
- "Shit, Mary's down, guess I gotta carry for now. Icarus!"
- >Rays of light tear through the arena as Justice and Tower take damage!
- "Bufudyne!"
- >More ice shards strike Icarus, freezing Lust once more.
- "Once more!"
- >The frost buries Lust, making him unable to fight for a while!
- "Time to refresh."
- >Justice downs the team potion while Death slowly gets up and rebalances himself.
- >"Looks like Death's back on his feet again. This seems close, but things tend to turnabout easily. Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: 45% HP, 80% SP
- Justice: 100% HP, 100% SP
- TEAM 2:
- Lust: 10% HP, 90% SP (Dizzy)
- Death: 19% HP, 90% SP
- "Die For Me! Die For Me!"
- >Samedi fires another black beam at Team 5, striking both of them...
- >But Tower is still alive: nearly dead, but Lancelot protected him from the more dangerous effects!
- "Time to end this! Perseus!"
- >When Captain America throws his mighty shield...
- >...it completely misses Mary, but shatters the ice surrounding Lust, taking him out one more time!
- >"Lust is down once more, and the agility effects have worn off! What will happen now? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: 9% HP, 80% SP
- Justice: 80% HP, 100% SP
- TEAM 2:
- Lust: KO
- Death: 19% HP, 60% SP
- "Arise once more, Lust!"
- >The Baron walks up to Lust's frozen body and bonks him on the head, bringing him back!
- "Ow, you asshole. Persona!"
- >Icarus prays to the sun, burning Tower, but barely missing Justice!
- "Deep Freeze!"
- >Lancelot's eyes glow blue as a powerful blizzard flows through the arena, missing Death but catching Icarus once more!
- "One more time, Lancelot!"
- >The frigid air continues, freezing Lust and knocking Death out.
- "Game Over! Persona!"
- >Perseus pulls out his sword and leaps at the frozen Lust, shattering him for a final time and ending the round!
- FINISH!
- "Oh, darn it. I got so close too. Don't you agree, Lust?"
- "Don't make me stuff you in the Rape Chamber again."
- >The Participants heal up and rest as the final round decisions are solidified.
- >"Round 7 is Empress and Fortune versus Star and Chariot."
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!"
- "Looks like the tables have turned! Persona!"
- >Hickok pulls out his revolver and fires at Star, connecting and dealing heavy damage!
- >Empress charges at Star as well, but misses, falling down.
- "Time to take away that wind resistance, Empress. Scheherazade!"
- >The elven mistress blows a kiss in Empress's direction, reducing his defense towards wind magic!
- "Huh? Wait, what's going on?"
- >Conversation erupts in Argus.
- "I lost to Mary? And he lost as well? Damn it, I was looking at this new porn game."
- "No way!"
- "Source?"
- >"U-um, it seems that the crowd is a bit preoccupied right now, but this looks to be anypony's game! Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: 100% HP, 100% SP
- Fortune: 80% HP, 100% SP
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 67% HP, 90% SP
- Chariot: 100% HP, 85% SP
- "Draw!"
- >Hickok aims at Star once more and hits a weak point, sending him to the floor!
- "One more!"
- >Another shot is fired, but it harmlessly flies by.
- >Empress blocks, protecting himself from the worst of attacks.
- "Unleash the storm, Scheherazade!"
- >A large sandstorm strikes at Empress, scratching into his skin, but not taking him down!
- "Full Power! Persona!"
- >Huitzilopochtli dives at Empress kicking him hard, but not as hard as it could have been, thanks to the block.
- >"Looks like Team 3 has one more turn of their defenses raised. What will they do now? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: 52% HP, 100% SP
- Fortune: 60% HP, 100% SP
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 15% HP, 70% SP
- Chariot: 80% HP, 85% SP
- "Probably a bad idea to shoot up the costume designer... Eh, fuck it. Persona!"
- >The gunman's revolver begins to rotate at increasing speeds, until firing an electrified bullet at Star, who avoids it!
- "Time to patch up, Gaea!"
- >The goddess wraps Team 3 in comforting vines, restoring their health to full!
- "Bottom's up!"
- >Star downs the team potion, restoring him wounds and returning him to full health.
- "Haa!"
- >Chariot crushes his card, and Huitzilopochtli cries out once more, increasing his size and preparing for another grand attack!
- >"Oh my, it looks like there's going to be another clash! Who will make it this time? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: 100% HP, 80% SP
- Fortune: 100% HP, 80% SP
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 100% HP, 70% SP
- Chariot: 80% HP, 70% SP
- "Gang up on the Dress Man!"
- >Fortune suddenly runs up and sucker punches Star, knocking him to the ground!
- >As he lies there, Fortune kicks him in the plexus, knocking him out cold!
- "That's pretty ruthless, Fortune."
- >Empress strikes at Chariot, his Persona absorbing much of the blow.
- "You're wide open! Persona!"
- >The giant sun warrior charges at Empress nearl flattening him and knocking him out!
- "You're next, Lucky Boy!"
- >Another cry increaes his size and strength for his next attack!
- >"Oh my, it seems Chariot took advantage of being ignored and took out Empress! How will Fortune handle with no healer? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: KO
- Fortune: 100% HP, 80% SP
- TEAM 7:
- Star: KO
- Chariot: 64% HP, 70% SP
- "Fuck! Wait, I can do this! Persona!"
- >Hickok's barrel rapidly spins once more firing an electrified bullet into Chariot, digging in deep.
- "Raagh!"
- >Huitzilopochtli charges once more, nearly wiping Fortune out by trampling him!
- >"This looks close! One attack could decide the whole round! Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 3:
- Empress: 0% HP, 80% SP
- Fortune: 28% HP, 60% SP
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 0% HP, 70% SP
- Chariot: 21% HP, 70% SP
- >Hickok and Huizilopochtli stand against each other, their eyes burning with bloody murder.
- >Then, the blue god charges at the gunman, determined to settle this!
- >Hickok readies his gun!
- >Huitzilopochtli readies his fist!
- >And the titans collide, causing a storm of dust to fill the room and blur the results.
- >When it clears, Fortune is on the ground with a bloody nose, and Chariot is watching, smugly satisfied.
- FINISH!
- >The injured return to Argus while the next round begins!
- >"Round 8 is Sun and Strength versus Tower and Justice."
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!"
- BATTLE START!
- "Perseus, bring down the thunder!"
- >The Greek hero pulls out two bolts of lightning and throws them straight at Team 6, missing by a long shot!
- "Let me try. Persona!"
- >Lancelot charges at Sun, striking him with his sword for moderate damage.
- "You guy are pretty hard hitters, so let's defang you. Tonatiuh!"
- >The sun god glows red, draining Team 6 of their strength under the withering sun!
- >Strength had been blocking this turn, much to his chagrin.
- "Damn it, probably could have gotten away with an attack..."
- >"A solid start for Round 8! How will Team 5 deal with their weakened attacks? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 6:
- Sun: 62% HP, 90% SP
- Strength: 100% HP, 100% SP
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: 80% HP, 100% SP
- Justice: 100% HP, 80% SP
- "Last one was a fluke! Persona!"
- >Perseus tosses two more lightning javelins at his opponents, striking both of them in the chest and sending him to the ground!
- "Once more!"
- >The barrage continues, missing Sun but paralyzing Strength to the floor!
- "It'll take more than a strength debuff to stop me!"
- >Tower runs at Sun, punching him in the face and knocking him to the floor!
- "Once more! Lancelot!"
- >The fallen knight attempts to strike at the prone Sun, but is deflected by his Persona, missing entirely!
- "Burn, baby, burn!"
- >Gouts of flame spew forth from Tonatiuh's mouth setting Lancelot ablaze and Tower to the floor, rolling.
- "To a crisp!"
- >The flames don't let up, sending Tower to the brink and knocking him out!
- >Strength is half awake at this point.
- "Someone gimme tha numbah of tha drivah..."
- >"Oh no! Tower is down, but Team 6 isn't looking too well! Will Justice attack once more or try to help his teammate? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 6:
- Sun: 12% HP, 70% SP
- Strength: 39% HP, 100% SP (Dizzy)
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: KO
- Justice: 100% HP, 40% SP
- "It's the end, Sun! In the end, I WAS FASTER!"
- >Perseus readies his shield and tosses it with all his might, striking Sun down and hittng the dizzy Strength hard.
- >But Strength isn't down!
- >He weakly climbs up and crushes his card, summoning Papinijuwari who takes a swing at him!
- >It connects, draining Justice and restoring some of Strength's vitality!
- "Thanks for the energy, mate."
- >"Amazing! Papinijuwari's Health Drain is so powerful, it's nearly leveled the playing field! This could be anypony's game! Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 6:
- Sun: KO
- Strength: 34% HP, 80% SP
- TEAM 5:
- Justice: 57% HP, 40% SP
- "Dicemaid, please help me! Persona!"
- >Perseus tosses a single, large lightning javelin at Strength knocking him down once more!
- "Finish him, Perseus!"
- >However, the second javelin misses, harmlessly floating away!
- "This is it, huh? WITNESS ME!"
- >The cyclops roars once more and swings...
- >...Only for it to completely miss Justice.
- >"Oh no! Justice might be out of SP, but his lowered attack is gone and Strength has really low health! What will happen? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 6:
- Strength:4% HP, 60% SP
- TEAM 5:
- Justice: 57% HP, 0% SP
- "Brave Blade!"
- >Justice shield bashes his card, summoning the Greek hero who takes advantage of the lumbering giant's confusion and begins to climb him!
- >Papinijuwari attempts to shake off the tiny man, but to no avail as he makes his way to the head of the beast.
- "Are we playing the right game here? I think we're missing something..."
- >When he reaches the top, Perseus braces himself and stabs down, piercing Papinijuwari's eye!
- >The cyclops roars in pain, stumbling, then falling down in a large dust cloud!
- FINISH!
- "Sorry, dicemaid, I won't ask again."
- "Man, I survived all that shit just to be taken out like that?"
- >The injured return as the next round is decided!
- >"Round 9 is Hermit and Temperance versus Star and Chariot."
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!"
- BATTLE START!
- >Chariot and Temperance shield themselves with their Personas, preparing for the storm!
- "Scheherazade, blast Temperance!"
- >The elf spins her sword around, creating a miniature vortex that she sends crashing into Temperance!
- >However, thanks to his blocking, Temperance is still standing.
- "Let's give you some protection, Temperance. Dantalion!"
- >The multi-head demon mutters an incantation, covering his ally with a green veil protecting him from one spell!
- >"An interesting start, to be sure. What will happen next? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 100% HP, 80% SP
- Chariot: 100% HP, 100% SP
- TEAM 11:
- Hermit: 100% HP, 95% SP
- Temperance: 72% HP, 100% SP
- "Time to get rid of your immunity, Hermit! Persona!"
- >Scheherazade blows a kiss at Hermit, leaving a kiss mark on his face that breaks his wind resistance!
- "Lemme at 'em!"
- >Chariot charges at Hermit for the swing, only to miss and almost fall over.
- "Come, Dantalion!"
- >His eyes glow green as a wave of screeching souls crash into Chariot, knocking him over!
- "Once more!"
- >The wave returns, rushing through Chariot's prone form and leaving him disoriented!
- "Fire away, Sophrosyne!"
- >The gargantuan lizard lady charges up her frills, firing a massive blue beam at Star, extremely damaging him!
- >"Oh my, Team 7's attacks were so devestating! What is Team 11 going to do? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 47% HP, 70% SP
- Chariot: 21% HP, 100% SP (Dizzy)
- TEAM 11:
- Hermit: 100% HP, 65% SP
- Temperance: 72% HP, 65% SP
- "You think you're clever, protecting Temperance like that, but I can use this to my advantage! Persona!"
- >A giant sandstorm flows towards Temperance, reflecting off his veil and absorbed back into Star's body, recovering most of his health!
- >Chariot is unable to move, breathless from the last attack.
- "Shit, forgot about that! Dantalion!"
- >Another gale of the damned flies towards the incapacitated Chariot, knocking him out cold!
- "Second volley, Sophrosyne!"
- >Another charged beam of destruction flies at Star, only to miss entirely!
- >"Oh my, what a scene: Star's nearly recovered and Temperance's proection is gone! Will be able to carry this one through? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 97% HP, 40% SP
- Chariot: KO
- TEAM 11:
- Hermit: 100% HP, 55% SP
- Temperance: 72% HP, 30% SP
- "It's my turn to shine! Persona!"
- >Scheherazade dances feverishly, summoning mini-tornados that fly into Team 11, striking Temperance but missing Hermit!
- >The onslaught continues, leaving Hermit unscathed but knocking Temperance out!
- "Take this!"
- >Hermit strikes at Star, but only strikes thin air as he jumps back!
- >"It looks like the Teams are evenly matched! Who will make it to the finals? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 97% HP,0% SP
- TEAM 11:
- Hermit: 100% HP, 65% SP
- Temperance: KO
- "Return to me, Chariot!"
- >The team feather falls onto Chariot, reviving him once more!
- "You're cruisin' for a bruisin' Hermit!"
- >Chariot swings once more at Hermit, connecting and bloodying his nose.
- >Suddenly, Hermit grips Chariot in a bearhug, immobilizing him!
- "Not any more than you are, Chariot! Persona!"
- >A tiny tornado appears underneath Hermit, slowly growing in size and power until it becomes as a maelstrom!
- >It continues unabated, tearing at Chariot until he can no longer take the damage, and falls once more!
- >The kiss mark on Hermit rubs off, returning his Wind resistance!
- >"Amazing! Chariot's Wind Weakness did not prepare him for Hermit landing two spells in a row! Star now only has a Candy left! What will he do now? Her's the stats:"
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 97% HP,0% SP
- Chariot: KO
- TEAM 11:
- Hermit: 73% HP, 35% SP
- "Shit. No allies, no SP, only one Candy..."
- >Star smiles at Hermit.
- "You know what this means, don't you?"
- >Hermit returns a knowing grin.
- "Yeah."
- "Fist fight!"
- "Fist fight!"
- >The two rush at each other, apparently forgetting about their Personas, and clash!
- >Star misses the first punch, while Hermit lands a clean hit on Star!
- >"Oh my, it seems the combatants have thrown away all concepts of using their Personas! Will this continue? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 7:
- Star: 70% HP,0% SP
- TEAM 11:
- Hermit: 73% HP, 45% SP
- >The two combatants jump back, then charge at each other again, fists raised!
- "ORAORAORAORAORA!"
- "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
- >Both blows connect, sending Star and Hermit to the ground!
- "You hit too hard, motherfucker!"
- "Could say the same to you, shithead."
- >Regardless of the animosity in their voices, there's a grin on each of their faces.
- >This was a whole lot more fun then they had thought.
- "HERMIIIIIIT!"
- "STAAAAAAR!"
- >The fighters, nearly defeated, charge one more time, intent on finishing this.
- >Friend to friend.
- >Persona to Persona.
- >Brother to brother.
- >This fight ended here!
- "ORA!"
- "HYA!"
- >Fist met against fist: Persona against Persona.
- >For a while, Star faltered, only for Dantalion to start shattering, leading Hermit to cry out in pain and fall!
- FINISH!
- "Good fight, man."
- "Yeah, you too."
- >The injured return as the finals begin!
- >"The final round is Tower and Justice versus Star and Chariot!"
- "I'm gonna laugh if the one person who wanted to talk wins."
- >"Ready..."
- >"Set..."
- >"Go!"
- BATTLE START!
- "Come, Scheherazade!"
- >The elven dancer manages to outspeed Perseus, sending a gale of wind that strikes at Tower with force, but misses Justice!
- "Power up!"
- >Huitzilopochtli let's out a cry, psyching Chariot for a physical attack!
- "Let's go for the double-whammy, Tower!"
- "Right!"
- >Team 5 corners Star and sock him good, dealing heavy damage!
- "Why the fuck is everyone ganging up on me?"
- "-So now I've figured out it was Lyra in Trixie's performance that took Anon's place!"
- "Oh my god."
- "Really?"
- "This explains everything..."
- >"Um... The crowd seems distracted with personal revelation right now, but what a devestating attack by Team 5. With only one candy, Team 7's going to have to get creative. Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 6:
- Star: 45% HP, 80% SP
- Chariot: 100% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: 67% HP, 100% SP
- Justice: 100% HP, 100% SP
- "I'm not down yet! Persona!"
- >A giant sandstorm consumes Tower, sending him flying all over the map!
- >Eventually, it spits him back to the field, bloodied but not yet broken!
- "I'm coming for you, Justice!"
- >The gargantuan warrior charges at Justice, but the smaller Arcana avoids it!
- "Just a little more, Perseus! Grant me your power!"
- >The hero leaps at Star, getting a solid hit that almost takes him down!
- "Never give up, never surrender! Persona!"
- >His white armor seeming shining without any form of light nearby, Lancelot charges at Star and runs him through, knocking him out.
- >"I just wanted to talk about this..." comes out of his lips.
- >"Oh no! Star has been defeated! Chariot has no moves that can hurt Tower! Should he surrender? Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 6:
- Star: KO
- Chariot: 80% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: 11% HP, 100% SP
- Justice: 80% HP, 100% SP
- "Damn it, this battle's unfair as shit! Can I swing Star around?"
- >"Oh my! You can't do that! Somepony might get hurt!"
- "JUST!"
- "I wouldn't piss off Rarara if I were you."
- "It'll be really cool!"
- "Could someone please hear me out?"
- >Chariot lifts up Star above his head, and tosses him at Tower!
- >Tower attempts to defend himself, but the surprise catches him off-guard and buries him under the poor Star!
- "Shit, he can do that? Get back up, Tower!"
- >Justice uses the team Feather to help Tower regain enough strength to lift Star off him.
- >"Oh dear, Chariot is using Star as a weapon to affect Tower's immunity! I hope this doesn't go too far... Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 6:
- Star: Tossed
- Chariot: 100% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: 100% HP, 100% SP
- Justice: 80% HP, 100% SP
- "Hey, maybe we could toss it back at Char-"
- "Not if I get it first! Huitzilopochtli!"
- >The Aztec warrior swiftly grabs the defeated Star and readies him like a club, swinging once more at Tower!
- >It connects, eliciting grunts of pain and a "Chariot's so fucking dead" from the audience.
- "Even with your... Improvised weapon, we'll still win!"
- >Tower runs at Chariot with a raised fist, only to miss and barely keep is footing!
- "Think fast, Chariot!"
- >Justice jumps at Chariot and pins him, taking minor damage thanks to his Persona but now vulnerable to attack!
- "It's time!"
- "Yeah!"
- "Persona!"
- "Persona!"
- >Perseus and Lancelot waste no time and launch Chariot into the air!
- >Lancelot keeps the juggle on the ground while Perseus slices away at Huitzilopochtli protecting Chariot!
- >Suddenly, the slashes increase speed as the flourishes become more and more complex!
- >As a final move, Team 5's Personas jump above Chariot and knock him down to earth!
- COMBO ATTACK: Swordplay!
- >"Amazing, our first Combo attack in the tournament! Anything could happen now! Here's the stats:"
- TEAM 6:
- Star: Club
- Chariot: 34% HP, 85% SP
- TEAM 5:
- Tower: 82% HP, 100% SP
- Justice: 80% HP, 100% SP
- "I wanna get off Chariot's Wild Ride..."
- "You know, Chariot, for trusting Star enough, you sure don't listen to him."
- "Que."
- "I mean,"
- >Justice lowers his fighting stance.
- "This is all getting a bit too silly."
- "This is supposed to be a night where we celebrate the holiday that brought us all together."
- "But instead, we've been spending who knows how long just beating each other's lights out!"
- >Chariot stands there, looking at the poor, beaten body of Star, conflicting emotions in him.
- >Tower joins in, seeing the crack in his facade!
- "Yeah, Star had a point. We don't need to prove which Arcana is the best, as we work perfectly as a team!"
- "So just put Star back down, and we'll work this through, together."
- >Everything goes silent as Chariot mulls over his options.
- >His eyes light up with understanding, and...
- >...swings at Tower, missing him and slipping on a frozen puddle he had made previously.
- >Justice shrugs.
- "Oh well, it was worth a shot. Guess you like doing things the hard way, huh? Persona!"
- >Perseus readies one final lightning javelin, tossing it into Chariot!
- >It connects, delivering enough jolts into Chariot to knock him out cold!
- FINISH!
- >The battle was over.
- >Team 5, Tower and Justice, had made it through all their opponents and were victorious!
- >"Congratulations, you two!"
- "THIS WAS RIGGED!"
- "Fucking finally, we can actally get to ponies."
- >Everyone gets healed up, and prepares to exit the beaten battlefield.
- "You know what's bothering me?"
- "We had like two ponies tops in this whole thing?"
- "Not really. What I don't get is how we even ha-"
- >Everyone wakes up.
- Sunday Afternoon, October 31st, Twilight's Castle
- >Twilight and Fluttershy greet the eyes of the awakening Arcanas.
- >But that's not all: the entire room was filled with their loved ones and acquaintances with varying degrees of expressions.
- >Not to mention the large amounts of popcorn buckets and soda.
- "Wait, why is everyone here?"
- >Twilight grins slightly.
- >"Well, it's not often that we have the chance to see which of our boyfriends can beat up each other."
- >She looks at Chariot in particular.
- >"You might want to take that head start."
- >Visible confusion mars his face when he notices a particularly furious Rarity giving him the death glare.
- >Chariot bolt out of there, with Rarity chasing after him!
- >"You come back here, you RUFFIAN!"
- >Nervous chuckling passes through the Arcanas as Twilight returns her attention towards them.
- >"It's fine if you guys want to burn some frustrations, but next time try to be a bit more careful, for our sakes."
- >Begrudging agreement echoes around as Star gets up and dusts his suit off.
- "Well, seeing as how Tower and Justice won, what do you guys want for your costumes?"
- >Justice greedily rubs his hands and laughs maniacally.
- "Huehuehue. Dibs on Cyrano!"
- "I'll just go with a Lancelot costume. M.A.R.A. might be too much this holiday season."
- >Justice stops dancing around for a bit and speak up.
- "Also, since we won, everyone's gotta help Star with the costumes and shit. Probably won't make up for him being tossed around like a flail, but it's a start."
- >Everyone could see a tear of joy fall from Star's mask as he bear hugged the man.
- "No homo."
- "All the homo."
- "Anyone else getting that feeling that this was just a masturbatory session for Tower and Justice? Seems weird the idea was brought up by Justice of all people..."
- "Eh, who cares? Not like this shit's canon."
- >And so, all the Arcanas (including Chariot with a few needles in him), spent the rest of the afternoon helping Star finish up the dresses for Nightmare Night.
- >And the festivities of such a special night continued until the wee hours of the morning, signalling a new day.
- >Tower and Justice were egged with great prejudice the next morning.
- FIN
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