The thread for Skinner and Ringmaster vs X and Matthew Blake! The arena is clear for the entrance of the four Horrors scheduled to do combat. Because this is NOT a standard 1 on 1 match-up, special rules apply. Horrors will be split up into two teams. Team 1 is Skinner and Ringmaster, Team 2 is X and Matthew Blake. The match is to the death, but a team need only score ONE KILL to win the entire match. The second either team scores a kill, that team is victorious!
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Blade252
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:02 pm
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The light would remain dim as Severine placed herself on the center stage. Severine would lower herself into a full bow and remove her hat with a light twist of her wrist to greet the audience in unusually polite manner. Her hat would be tipped in the direction of the red light of a recording camera though she never fully looked into it before raising up slowly. Her gaze fixing on the abyss that was the dimly lit arena slowly springing to life. "Once every century The Dark Carnival rises from the shadows... As dusk settles over the carnival, the once-festive show, now begins to exude an eerie sense of menace. Pale light emanates from somewhere in the distance, where the murmur of voices echo amidst haunting music and other, more unsettling sounds. Dark rumors of missing children and drifters have followed the carnival from town to town, and though you are well aware of the dangers of trespassing here, you cannot resist the temptation to explore the circus grounds after dark." Severine placed her hat on top of her head as she placed much more sinister delight behind her voice. It was a distorted mixture of insane delight and sadistic pleasure present as her voice boomed. Severine raised her arms up and turned slightly as if addressing a live audience to her left and right. " Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to direct your attention to center stage where you will bear witness to terrifying sights that will haunt you till the day you die. It is my pleasure as the Ringmaster to allow you to behold the Dark Carnival , now let the nightmare begin..!" The woman would lower her arms slowly as she took in her surroundings once more. Her eyes scanning the arena with her mothers demonic heritage coming through in a faint glimmer of light as she did so. "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: Let the show begin."
There would be a warping in the air above Severine as time and space seemed to falter in the atmosphere above. From the darkness and twists of reality would burst forth Skinner as he erupted from the point of teleportation. He would soar above Severine as he plucked her hat off her head whilst somersaulting forward onto the ground, as light as a feather as he landed on his feet and bent his body forward. With a quick twist of his heels, he would spin around from the lowered position and take off his own hat before making a full three sixty degree turn with his hands up in the air holding both hats like a giant Y shape as he spoke in an enthusiastic tone to no one and everyone in particular.
WELCOME! Ladies and gentlemen to the most wonderous of all shows. My esteemed colleagues and I will give you a most entertaining performance, so sit back and enjoy the Theater of Horror!
Skinner would give a deep bow forward as he straightened up and twirled over to Severine and returned her hat to her head and would then lower his gloved hand to pat her cheek a couple of times while staring at her as he let out a small chuckle before speaking in a voice only audible to her.
I did say we were going to be seeing each other real soon did I not Ringmaster?
He would pull his hand away as he spun off to the left of Severine and rested his cane on his shoulder as if he were hefting an axe, waiting for their opponents to arrive. He would make a gesture with his hand as if he were wiping away a tear near his eye as he let out a giggle. He was livid with anticipation. Because hats f***in rule.
Unlike Oliver Skinner or the Ringmaster, both of whom had very grande entrances Matthew Blake was simply warped into the arena with his hands in his pockets, looking rather dour at the moment"I can't believe I'm actually stuck here...that ******** director..."the Incubus was muttering under his breath. The absolute last thing Matthew wanted to do was fight, much less kill someone else and yet here he was, about the fight to the death for some lard a** nut job. He barely glanced up from the ground to look at his opponents and his entire demeanor changed. From very annoyed and dour his frown became a charming smile and before anyone could blink the Incubus was in front of the Ringmaster with her hand in his as he placed a kiss on the top of her hand"I never expected to be fighting such beauty is such a place, I do hope that no matter the outcome of this match, that your beauty will remain as untarnished as that of a rose surrounded by plain lilies..." Matthew then released her hand and grabbed onto Skinner's and repeated the process, placing a kiss on top of his hand"The mask you wear gives you an air of mystique, as if you're hiding a rare gem with coal dust to deter those who'd snatch it away in a heartbeat...I'd hope that someone as dashing is yourself will be entertaining to me...."he then released Skinner's hand, leaned back, and with a single foot, pushed himself away from the duo and back to where he was originally standing. What he did was not some sort of tactic or anything of the sort, it was just in his nature to be flirtatious to those he found attractive. If these were his opponents then he couldn't wait to see his own team mate.
▌ SPECIES × 〉 Angel Switcher- its an angel that can switch to a devil and back.But for now people believe she is just pure devil. ▌ FEAR × 〉In this world she believes if she shows fear, she plan and her goal would have been for nothing...so she fears nothing that people know of yet. ▌ GOAL × 〉To Pretend to be a monster or devil at the place, learn all of its secrets and helps those who wish to escape to get to a safe haven for them or just let them free in general. ▌ SIGNATURE WEAPONS × 〉 n/a ▌ FIGHTING STYLE × 〉 D(Devil): Her devil side has the power of creation, she can create anything in the world and make it come to life, but she can not create weapons at all though. / A(Angel): She has only two which our the power of Flight simple enough and the other is also creation but she can create weapons only and not anything else. ▌ EXECUTIONS × 〉D: Vortex Holes: these appear all around the arena and it can be created with her creations but if u where too throw something in the vortex hole, at a very fast rate will go thru each vortex hole, and can end up hurting herself or the target. / A: Last Hope: She can summon more than 100 weapons to attack the target at once, but she has to stand still and fall asleep to this for it to work. ▌ STRENGTHS × 〉Predicting a target's movements , Keeping a secret, and escaping. ▌ WEAKNESSES × 〉Her own powers hurting herself, Following orders , keeping her own secrets from being told. ▌ INSPIRATIONS × 〉 "To live in a peaceful world where humans dont fear monsters, and everyone lives in harmony is my inspiration." ▌ ALLIES × 〉 Her Father and all those in the M.C.A ▌ ENEMIES × 〉 Director of the Theater, and all those who respect and follow his orders. ▌ EXTRA / NOTES × 〉She has a familiar name Lin, who is this fairy that is only visble to her and can look into others past for 1-3 minutes. What lin looks like :
Just Call Me " X"
She may be running a little late, but she took her time to get there. She heard it was going to be a team match. What her luck she was hoping for a one on one match to easily exchange information easily without being caught but this was going to do. She entered the arena, seeing the woman she saw briefly, a man with a smile mask what a classic, and then what seemed to be her partner, a flirtaios man with blonde hair. She walked up to the group and said briefly. Hello to all of you, I hope we have the most intresting first team match.She then looked towards the man with the masked and said, A man with a mask, smiling one of that, and a one who could hold many secrets that doesn't wish to share I bet.She then looked toward the other female.The Woman I met briefly but did not speak to. You look like you might hold side of sadness that you wish to not to share with the world, but I could be wrong and..She then looks to the last male in the room,..You everything about you seems so boring but if you do have powers or show interesting fighting moves, then you will be the most striking character i will ever seen..and a judgement to myself, a girl who holds many secrets but does not lie, even though she has not told her name yet.After speaking she took a couple steps to the side, and was ready for the match to start.
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Blades252
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:59 pm
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Severine watched as the others arrive. It seemed her partner Skinner was prepared to put on a show as grand as her own. If only he would stop stealing her hat. The female cast a sidelong glance at her temporary team-mate as they returned her hat to its proper place. As a cambion she didn't mind sharing certain things but there were things she didn't share. Well, she would share them but only with those who caught her attention. It was then that the touching began. Skinner was busy patting her cheek and shortly after that the incubus was kissing her hand and complimenting her. The ringmaster could only roll her eyes at the entire situation."Well then are we going to get this show started or can I go a head and pour a glass of afternoon tea for my partner and I?" The female smiled and removed her hat from her head. She gently clutched it in her hands as if waiting for the first move to be made.
Skinner would stare at the male incubus approaching him and Severine. He would eye the figure as he approached in a non threatening matter, though he was half tempted to swing his cane like a bat and knock his head off from his shoulders. Skinner resisted the urge as he watched the incubus try to sweet talk his way towards Severine and himself. Skinner was half tempted to backhand slap the incubus as he went to kiss his hand but again stopped himself. He did however pull his hand away before Blake was able to plant his lips on his gloved hand and pushed him away by pressing his cane into the Incubus' chest as if he were trying to gently nudge a rabid dog away from him. As he pushed Blake away, Skinner would speak with a slight mischievous tone.
That will be close enough to me, my dear fellow. No need to get any closer than that whilst we exchange pleasantries.
Skinner would take note of the next of his opponent. A small female who was making speculations based off of their appearance. He would let out a small laugh as he tucked his cane underneath his arm pit and walked over to X where he would bend his knees and crouch down to her height level given how tiny she was compared to him and raised a hand to pinch her cheek.
Why aren't you just a precious little doll.
He would release his fingers pinching her cheek as he stood back to his full towering height and back over to Severine's side as he turned his head to her and chuckled a bit at her latest comment as he spoke. One hand was holding onto his cane tucked beneath his arm while the other was securing his hat firmly to his head.
Ready to get this show on the road? My dear, dear ringmaster.
▌ SPECIES × 〉 Angel Switcher- its an angel that can switch to a devil and back.But for now people believe she is just pure devil. ▌ FEAR × 〉In this world she believes if she shows fear, she plan and her goal would have been for nothing...so she fears nothing that people know of yet. ▌ GOAL × 〉To Pretend to be a monster or devil at the place, learn all of its secrets and helps those who wish to escape to get to a safe haven for them or just let them free in general. ▌ SIGNATURE WEAPONS × 〉 n/a ▌ FIGHTING STYLE × 〉 D(Devil): Her devil side has the power of creation, she can create anything in the world and make it come to life, but she can not create weapons at all though. / A(Angel): She has only two which our the power of Flight simple enough and the other is also creation but she can create weapons only and not anything else. ▌ EXECUTIONS × 〉D: Vortex Holes: these appear all around the arena and it can be created with her creations but if u where too throw something in the vortex hole, at a very fast rate will go thru each vortex hole, and can end up hurting herself or the target. / A: Last Hope: She can summon more than 100 weapons to attack the target at once, but she has to stand still and fall asleep to this for it to work. ▌ STRENGTHS × 〉Predicting a target's movements , Keeping a secret, and escaping. ▌ WEAKNESSES × 〉Her own powers hurting herself, Following orders , keeping her own secrets from being told. ▌ INSPIRATIONS × 〉 "To live in a peaceful world where humans dont fear monsters, and everyone lives in harmony is my inspiration." ▌ ALLIES × 〉 Her Father and all those in the M.C.A ▌ ENEMIES × 〉 Director of the Theater, and all those who respect and follow his orders. ▌ EXTRA / NOTES × 〉She has a familiar name Lin, who is this fairy that is only visble to her and can look into others past for 1-3 minutes. What lin looks like :
Just Call Me " X"
She heard the woman comment, but turn to face the tall man who bended down to her level and pinched her cheeks." aww calling me a precious little doll, you wont call me that after this match." After that and the tall man went back to the ringmaster side she spoke up once more," Yes, Let's get started and I hope you two as well as my teammate that I put up a more intresting set up then just this arena." She hold up her hands and her eyes went serious," Creation..Jungle set up." In a few seconds the whole arena would be covered in jungle trees as well many other things found in jungles. She hopped to where her teammate is and said a bit loud so everyone could here," I find jungles a more interesting arena then a plain old boring one hope you dont mind~" They might first thing it was all a illusion but it wasn't.
(ooc: just so u guys can know , after she creates one thing she has to wait a few minutes intill its recharge again. so creating a huge jungle scnece lets just say after each one of u post its all recharge again .3. )
Thoughts: 'What the??' Mood: Surprised Health: Fine
The blonde Incubus took one look at his partner and the look on his face just fell. His head hung low as he heaved a great sigh"Our opponents are two very attractive people and what is my team mate? A little girl...that's just my luck..."however his depression over his own team mate quickly vanished as a jungle appeared out of nowhere"What the hell!?"he cried a bit as his team mate came over to him. He slowly nodded his head, not quite sure what the correct response was"Umm..yeah...jungles are cool..."Matthew still wasn't in his true form yet, simply because he still wasn't ready to fight, which was not exactly the smartest move at the current moment.
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EkkoRewind
Losseth
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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:17 pm
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Severine couldn't help but giggle a little bit as the forest appeared. Her hat would be removed from her head with a fluid grace as she reached in and pulled out a teapot from the object. There was a small stream of smoke unfurling from its spot. The object didn't smell like a fine earl grey tea but gave off a scent of burnt tea leaves. " It is incredibly rude to grow a forest inside someone's house. Someone should really teach that little girl a lesson in stealing the spotlight." Sev's demeanor changed completely as she placed her hat on her head once more. Her eyes narrowed and a flirty smile graced her lips. " Well, lets put on a great show. What do you say? Start it with a bang?"Instead of waiting for a response the ringmaster sauntered forward just enough so Skinner wouldn't be hit by what was about to happen.
She would sling the teapot forward across the arena and allow it to clatter among the trees of the forest. Oddly, it didn't break. Instead it began to steam loudly and release a pungent odor. The few seconds that lasted were short as it then made a sudden: CLICK. The steam began once more as the teapot unleashed a very high pitched squeal and exploded. It wasn't a tiny explosion either. The force of the blast itself pushed the trees directly around it over and sent wood chips flying. From there the debris loose on the ground from the sudden arrival of a forest became projectiles launched in many different directions.
Severine would pull her hat down over herself to shield herself from the blast's debris. If anything it made a more open area to fight. Her excitement at the scene couldn't be hidden. Her blood was rushing in a good way and she wanted to just slaughter something already. "Stop hiding ~! I want to put on a great show... not a scavenger hunt. I promise I will play rough, dont be afraid! " Her voice was a purr as she appeared from beneath her hat ready to see what came next.
Skinner would watch his opponents as he stepped back a bit. A few moments he would be surrounded by jungle foliage and clicked his tongue as he took a look at his new surroundings to see how it may impact their fight. He would shake his head as he twirled his cane around in his hand before grabbing the hilt of it and giving it a tug. The hilt would seperate from the cane as it revealed a shining blade, though it was more like sharkskin on a rapier than a typical blade, meaning what would turn out to be small lacerations would actually be ripping flesh off the body. He would swat away at the foliage with his blade as he cut through it a bit, getting a feel for his surroundings as he spoke and chuckled.
My my my...This simply won't do...However shall the great masses who watch us enjoy the show with all this foliage in the way..
Skinner would turn his head towards his partner as she began to rant about something incoherent to Skinner at the moment. She just seemed to be rambling as he watched her pull out a teapot. He would be curious as to why she thought a teapot would be of any use.
My dear Ringmaster...Now is not the time for tea...
He would watch her toss the teapot out into the arena and watched as it landed a distance away. He would watch as the teapot strangely didn't shatter upon landing and watched it hissing out steam and squealing. He was expecting something to happen, but he was not quite prepared for the bloody thing to explode. He would raise his free hand instinctively as he increased the gravity in the immediate area around him to max, causing any sort of shrapnel or debris that might have come his way to be sent directly into the ground instead. He would blink as he turned to Severine and spoke.
I stand corrected. Maybe it is a good time for tea.
▌ SPECIES × 〉 Angel Switcher- its an angel that can switch to a devil and back.But for now people believe she is just pure devil. ▌ FEAR × 〉In this world she believes if she shows fear, she plan and her goal would have been for nothing...so she fears nothing that people know of yet. ▌ GOAL × 〉To Pretend to be a monster or devil at the place, learn all of its secrets and helps those who wish to escape to get to a safe haven for them or just let them free in general. ▌ SIGNATURE WEAPONS × 〉 n/a ▌ FIGHTING STYLE × 〉 D(Devil): Her devil side has the power of creation, she can create anything in the world and make it come to life, but she can not create weapons at all though. / A(Angel): She has only two which our the power of Flight simple enough and the other is also creation but she can create weapons only and not anything else. ▌ EXECUTIONS × 〉D: Vortex Holes: these appear all around the arena and it can be created with her creations but if u where too throw something in the vortex hole, at a very fast rate will go thru each vortex hole, and can end up hurting herself or the target. / A: Last Hope: She can summon more than 100 weapons to attack the target at once, but she has to stand still and fall asleep to this for it to work. ▌ STRENGTHS × 〉Predicting a target's movements , Keeping a secret, and escaping. ▌ WEAKNESSES × 〉Her own powers hurting herself, Following orders , keeping her own secrets from being told. ▌ INSPIRATIONS × 〉 "To live in a peaceful world where humans dont fear monsters, and everyone lives in harmony is my inspiration." ▌ ALLIES × 〉 Her Father and all those in the M.C.A ▌ ENEMIES × 〉 Director of the Theater, and all those who respect and follow his orders. ▌ EXTRA / NOTES × 〉She has a familiar name Lin, who is this fairy that is only visble to her and can look into others past for 1-3 minutes. What lin looks like :
Just Call Me " X"
Seeing to her teammate react to this, she thought it was quite cute, but her jungle wouldn't last for too long, intill a certain ringmaster showed a power up her sleeves. Once she would feel the blast from debris, she rather not move since she wanted to feel her power. She did not know what where to happen to her teammate, but after backflipping to get up she smiled and said,"Well I do go to say you have a quite amazing power there, and aww you destroyed most of my jungle..I thought you would love a fun game of hide and seek in there since you are a ringmaster if I am not correct? and the man with the smile, sorry if i do not know your proper name, but what a nice lovely cane." X did love to rhyme a bit it was her thing time to time, but now she would have to get serious, "Partner of Mine, I wish the man with smile to go after, and u can give it your all the ringmaster of there. Creation Many Me's"She would then create more than 20 of copies of her, but since its not as big creating a jungle, it won't were her out as much. Then her and all of her copies said at once, "Which one is the real me, you will have to find out and see. But with my power of create things and make them come true, I hope you end up having the blue's."
(ooc: Sorry for late post...Man I shouldn't have join so many roleplay guids...sigh, For Creating 20 X's recharge will still once each of u have posted. )
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Blades252
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:06 pm
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Severine smiled at the amount of damage her teapot had scarred the arena and forest with. " Oh, it is always time for tea my dear friend." Her velvety voice purred as she removed her hat once more and tipped the object. Marionette rolled out and popped up onto a single foot. " Oho~! What do you need Ringmaster?" The chipper voice giggled as Severine pointed to the orbs she would juggle. "I would like all of your show-stopping props my dear girl. " The woman took a bow and gathered the objects from Marionette that was kind enough to drop them within yet another tea pot that Marionette possessed. Severine looked at Skinner for a moment and pointed to the area around them.
"I suggest you keep them off of me for a moment good sir. I will be sure to have our show end with the biggest bang yet. Hope you have a pocket dimension or force field strong enough to protect you ~! " Her laughter filled the arena as she worked her magic. The woman fashioned what would become her largest bomb to date. The object consisted of her remaining two teapots, bound to marionettes 3, as well as the flashbangs and color-bombs. Skinner would be able to tell that all hell was fixing to break loose as the object began producing a sickly fog that unfurled from the spouts of the teapots.
Severine carefully raised from her criss-cross sitting position while lifting the teapot-bomb-bonanza. She held the object out to the male a slender finger pressing down on a 'venting' button to arm the bomb. " This lovely doodad will level the field if you get it to the right height! Oh it may even kill us all" It was a sadistically cheery grin she wore. Then again, she really loved blowing s**t up. It was up there with putting on a good show and the two just happened to go hand in hand here.
Skinner would dust his jacket lightly as he turned to his battle partner who seemed to be bathing herself in joy and ecstasy. It almost brought a tear of joy to his eyes, but then again, Skinner hasn't cried for as long as he could feasibly remember. Skinner would give out a light chuckle as he twirled his blade around in his hand before sheathing it back into the shaft of his cane and leaning on it lightly as he watched his partner. Now that they were talking about tea, it did sound good at the moment. Especially Earl Grey or even Chamomille. Oh the options and variety of choices that he yearned to drink.
My dear dear ringmaster, there is hardly a tool in your arsenal of endless wonders that could possibly hurt me within an arms reach of me... Worry about yourself and that lovely little hat of yours.
Skinner would watch in fascination as the ringmaster with the sexiest god damn hat you ever did lay your unworthy eyes on went to work fashioning a large bomb that he was getting giddy and clapping his hands together quickly and excitedly. He hopped from one foot to the other as she presented the large explosive bomb and grabbed it like a five year old grabbing a large stash of jelly beans as he looked it over in his hands. He would then turn to Severine as she explained very vaguely what this potential f*** all device could do in the most unreasonably explained way possible. But then again, they were all batshit crazy as labeled by society. He would let out a little giggle as he raised a gloved finger to the crescent shaped smile that was his mouth and stuck his thumb in it briefly as he held the bomb with his other hand. He would bite down on the glove and remove it before letting the glove fall lightly, moving way too slow towards the ground due in part by the artificial gravity he had created, almost not moving downwards at all. He would then slip his thumb against the edge of the crescent, slicing his finger and letting a trickle of blood run from the wound as he drew a large bloody smiley face on it before speaking.
Perfect... Time for the fat lady to SING!
He would toss the teapot into the air like a ball and would deftly grab his cane with both hands in one swift motion. As the bomb came down he would twist his body as he had the stance of a professional baseball player taking a mighty swing. The cane would connect with the bomb, and despite the amount of force placed on impact the explosive would be sent flying upwards without detonating. Skinner would raise a hand to his head as he shielded his eyes from the arena's lights as he watched the bomb sail off into the air; much higher than it should have been due to Skinner's blood drawn on the pot's face altering the gravity around it so that the regular downward value of gravity was not affecting it at all. However as it began to reach an extremely high height it would slow to a grinding halt as it hovered way above the arena for a good few seconds. Skinner would giggle as he made a downward swiping motion with his finger. The gravity of the explosive would increase a hundredfold as it rocketed towards the ground at blindingly fast speeds, comparable if not faster than a bullet. The intertia and the height at which it was dropped at would be more than enough to detonate it as Skinner casually walked over to his partner and reached around her shoulder with a hand and pulled her close to his side as he glanced at her. He would press his bloodied thumb against her forehead and smear a line of blood down to the tip of her nose for good measure, as his blood was able to alter gravity to his liking.
This next part may get a bit frisky, so stay close to me my dear dear ringmaster... I'm afraid no number of copies of that sweet little girl will save her from the ensuing inferno.
Skinner would turn back towards his opponents just in time to see the explosive land in the midst of their opponents. Skinner would create an artificial gravity well around them in a sizable sphere that was directed upward, with one hundred times the typical gravity aimed upward. Meaning that anything that tried to enter the sphere of artificial gravity Skinner had created would instead be directed upwards and away from them. The explosive would collide with the ground and detonate. The ensuing inferno would engulf the entirety of X's clones and her, superheating the environment into a spontaneous combustion and ignite all. The colorful smoke bombs would go off instantaneously in a collosal cloud of multicolor before being turned to ash gray by the heat. The shockwaves of the explosion would cause the internal organs of X to explode as the organs were being slammed against the insides of her body at unfathomable speeds, liquifying their insides before they burst abruptly into a spray of blood and charred flesh. As this went off, Skinner would be rooted firmly with his hand around Severine like an adolescent teen on a date with his arm around his friend as he watched this spectacle of color, blood and flame blossom like a beautiful flower. The dust and rubble followed by giblets of organs were thrown at them like a 3D movie only to be shot upwards when they reached the sphere of gravity to make a stupendous fountain of bloody rubble. As the dust calmed down and it stopped raining bloody bits and such. Skinner would withdraw a hankerchief as he offered it to Severine whilst pinching her cheek like a little child and letting out a hearty laughter.
