dev 5 - the test of humility

It's reckless to be here, and even more reckless to fight someone who's out of their mind, but... Thalia gave it a go either way. The ice doesn't do well for her, and her fire spills over in such a way to allow her the ability to melt it away, and the winds would carry her along, but... She didn't particularly manage to make it through nor past the fiery walls.

Crashed back against the cavern, she would give a choke outwards, feeling the jagged rock that would soon pierce through the skin on one of her arms, catching and holding her up painfully like half of a marionette. Fingers twitched at the muscle being torn into and her feet could barely touch the ground as she panted into the mask, listening to the ringing in her ears and the idle spatter of her blood.

As hard as she could burn, she couldn't burn through all the obstacles within the cavern, and now? She was definitely paying for it.

This was... definitely not a good sight.
(Thalia Elisheva)

Kiyoko squints at Valerius, frowning just a tad. "Nah."
(Kiyoko Hawke)

Now that Aaron was laid somewhere safe, he could try and catch up to where Adrian was.

And he does exactly this. But unlike others that would approach with violent intent, he would try and actually speak to him first - maybe seeing a familiar, friendly face would go a long way in calming him down, maybe not. In either case, he didn't mean to harm him, only to restrain him.

"Adrian, please..."

"You're not yourself. Please calm down. You don't have to fight them - nobody wants to hurt you on purpose."

"This doesn't have to end this way. Please, just... let's go home?"

Keitaro just couldn't bring himself to intentionally harm Adrian. Even if he wasn't himself, he was still his friend - and he couldn't injure him just like that.
(Keitaro)

Ilui Elisheva is now observing Percival Kang

Adrian Rowan has emerged victorious!

Keitaro words fall on deaf ears, as the feral slits of this Rowan move frantically to look over every spell thrown in his direction.

He was enjoying himself but in a horrific way. The toxins that go to his head, causing that pent up aggression to be unleashed. On every one that had stepped forward, unable to battle him in such a horrific space.

Percival... Did better than Aaron, but not as good as Thalia.

Snatching the girls? hair, fire whirlwinds around his foot as he kicks her directly in the stomach. Sending their fragile body up off the roof, as it comes down to meet his side again. Ice extends along his arm, only to bat the girls? fragile body into the wall near Thalia and Aaron.

Smacking harshly against rocks, the ice shatters in a beautiful fashion while Percival's body finally hits the ground.

''HAHA! NEXT, NEXT!''

The adrenaline and excitement he felt were refreshing, while he finally flicks onto the other person that had tried to talk him down. Keitaro.

''You can't trick me Keitaro! None of you can trick me! I don't believe you! YOU CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME! I AM FREE!''

Keitaro's turn.
(Adrian Rowan)

{RP BATTLE} (COUNTDOWN: Go!)

".. I think I remember telling you not to lose."

Going over to the cave wall, the Dryad reached up. Grabbing for Thalia, hands wrapping around her waist before quite literally ripping her off the wall.

Pierced arm and all.

It's probably going to hurt, but oh well - The Dryad was growing tired of this.

"You better win, Keitaro. Or I will probably end up sticking him in the ground, especially after he's attacked so many students. I'm sure I won't get in trouble for it, hm?"

Chuckling, Thalia was placed on the floor beside him. If she could stand on her own, then she could. If not, she was going to sit there and wait for this all to be over.
(Ilui Elisheva)

The nagual watched as one by one each student fell to the likes of the rogue drakanite who had stopped her in the caves earlier today. Maybe she was wrong not to be scared of him when he did so, but there were frew things that could actually frighten the nagual anyway. Still, it gave her reason to pause and stay behind to watch all these duels. She couldn't help but choke back a squeaky giggle as the third opponent was beat down before her.

"Ilui you really should just go deal with him. Or else it looks like he won't be going home with you guys!! Cause they're all losin'." She nudged her new friend's arm with a scrawny elbow. "So what's it gonna be? No knee caps for him now that he's hurt so many of your friends?"
(Nym Ann)

"What're you going to do about it?"

It's hissed from between her teeth in such a way that one can hear the pain intermingled inside of it. Shortly after, she would find the manner by which her arm would practically be ripped from where it had been pierced upon the wall there. It's a gnarled cry that leaves her lips as she is placed to the ground, rocking a bit on her feet in exhaustion.

...Did she really have the right to be poking fun...?

No, not really.

Either way, she was going to be fine. Hhhh.
(Thalia Elisheva)


Ahmir Valerius says, "Keh, Ilui. I'd prefer if ya' didn' hurt him."

Ilui Elisheva asks, ".. Why?"

Ahmir Valerius says, "I like Niklaus, an' I like him by extension."

Ilui Elisheva says, "He's annoying."
Desc: "Iceburn on his right wrist."

Desc: "Iceburn on his right wrist."

Percival had tied his hardest in battle against the Drakanite, but it was just like it was out on the fields; even with Adrian's injuries, the youngest Kang failed to make any difference against the might of the ice Drakanite.

Her hair was grabbed restricting her. A kick directly to the stomach, and then to her side. It was a world of pain that she was forced to live in her attempts to bring Adrian back.

As she lands on the ground, she weakly pulls herself off to the side. All she'd wanted to do was protect, and she failed at every point.

"I just wanted.. To help," She'd mumble weakly, pulling herself out of the way.
(Percival Kang)


Ahmir Valerius says, "I'll front ya' some coin."

Ilui Elisheva says, "......."
Ilui sighs.
(Ilui Elisheva)


Ilui Elisheva says, "Fine."

Nym Ann says, "Awwwwww maaaaaaannnn......."

Ahmir Valerius says, "Good stuff..."

Ahmir Valerius says, "Don't lose though, cause that'd be pretty embarrassin'. "

Ilui Elisheva says, "Would be."

Nym Ann says, "Yeah if you lose you can't be my friend."
Another one... Down on the ground.

At the start, it seemed Thalia, Percival, and Aaron all had slow him down. Sweat formed from fighting and the fever he was suffering from.

Lightning stacks on top of his already beat up body, causing him to fly back across the ground harshly. Keitaro probably hesitated, because the other boy didn't want to actually do any harm.

Adrian simply rises, twisting his staff around in his hand. Fire channels at the tip of his staff, while he slides forward on ice formed on the ground. Closing the gap, the Shenlong was sent sliding across the ground after taking the direct hit of sear.

But to top it off, ice forms over his body, spiking pushing up to cause blunt force against him. Hitting his body hard enough to make him puke, sending him sliding back near the other beat down kids of Levengard.

Ice burns against Keitaro's wrist, as those frantic slits finally turn to one last person that had a really good chance at beating him.

''N- Next...''

Tired, he was running on fumes. So many fights, even Magi would start to struggle at this point. But he wrinkles his nose, turning his attention to Ilui fully.

''The Psychopaths turn...'' At this point, Adrian had no room to talk. But at least it was poison making him crazy, not his own thoughts. ''Let's see if you snap my leg as you've always wanted.''

Holding his staff, it was a boss round.

Ilui.
(Adrian Rowan)

No matter what, Keitaro always hesitated to strike a friend like this, so long as he knew that they're afflicted by something; perhaps, it was precisely his own flaw to bear, but... was it really that wrong to be unwilling to cause any harm to your friend?

No matter what others saw in him, he still saw someone meaningful.

For that, he paid a dear price. No matter how much he tried to call upon his own ancestry to empower his lightning and strike, it just wasn't enough. Getting over this sort of restriction and perhaps realizing that sometimes force can be necessary would be a meaningful lesson for him to realize - in other time, of course, once they're out of here. For now...

He's struck, pushed against the wall where others were.

In truth, he tried to get up again and walk up to Adrian. Even if he was injured, even if this was threatening for him to get even more severe injury than before, he still tried, but found no strength to do so; besides, he knew that he was no longer capable of fighting at the moment. A sigh.

"...Ilui."

"He's... not himself. Please don't hurt him."

Even if Ilui ignored it- as Keitaro expected him to- he hoped that he would hold back to at least certain degree. And the hope dies last.
(Keitaro)