Torgal opens the door to his private booth and boldly
strides into the room. Melanos is already seated in
his chair to the left of Torgal's. Melanos turns his
head and starts to stand. "Don't get up Melanos.
Have you had a chance to try some of the ale Amon
sent up?" Torgal flops down into his cushioned
chair and immediately pours himself a glass of the
exotic ale.
"Nay, can't say that I have. Do you realize
that Tabuto has been down in the arena for several
minutes entertaining the crowd with his display of
martial arts?" Melanos accepts a glass of the
ale from Torgal and takes a long draw on it. "My
goodness! This stuff is wonderful, where did Amon
get this stuff?" Melanos turns expectantly towards
his master.
"He makes it himself. And to answer your other
question yes I do realize that he has been down there.
How has the crowd reacted to him?" Torgal stands
and heads toward the balcony, getting ready to introduce
the fight.
"They love him." Melanos sits back and
finishes his glass of ale before refilling it.
Torgal stands at the railing and watches Tabuto's
display for several minutes. The crowd is indeed enthralled
by the warrior as they cheer and chant for him. Torgal
allows it to continue for several more minutes before
finally calling out. Tabuto quickly and efficiently
puts his nunchakus away. "Ladies and gentlemen.
Tonight's fight is between the honorable and exotic
warrior Tabuto, whom you have already seen, and Amon
Du'ul, a magic user of the darker forces." The
crowd boos at the sound of Amon's name, already indicating
whom they are cheering for. "Without further
ado, let the fighting begin." The crowd erupts
into cheers as Torgal returns to his seat and pours
himself another glass of ale.
Tabuto, already in the ring bows to the crowd and
then turns and bows to Torgal. The finely cut warrior
then turns and stands motionless, waiting for his
opponent to enter the ring. The western gate begins
to open as the crowd boos and chants Tabuto's name.
A figure wrapped in a dark cloak slowly enters the
arena, walking slowly and methodically towards his
starting spot. The crowd cringes back a little from
this mysterious warrior. With a sudden movement, Amon
casts off his cloak and stands with his arms raised
to his sides. The torchlight seems to be absorbed
into his black chain mail and clothes. A long sword
hangs at his waist with a dagger strapped to his other
hip. Amon just stands, watching Tabuto.
Tabuto bows to Amon. This motion seems to initiate
the fight as both combatants begin to move. Tabuto
draws forth two disks from his hip and prepares to
throw them. Amon begins to mumble some arcane words.
A blue glow begins to appear in his eyes as the tempo
of his voice rises. Tabuto launches both chakram into
the air while Amon still speaks his words. The chakram
cut through the air with breath-taking speed and mere
feet from his opponent's face Amon stops speaking.
The glow in his eyes disappears as a blue aura flares
up around his hands. With incomprehensible speed,
Amon ducks the two blades and begins to advance upon
Tabuto. Tabuto flashes off two more chakram as he
enters into a jog to close the gap. One of the two
chakram dig into Amon's frail body, splashing blood
onto the arena floor moments before Tabuto launches
himself into the air and leads his body towards Amon
with his foot straight out.
Amon leans to the side as the warrior sails overhead
and spins around, Tabuto landing gracefully on his
feet behind Amon. The exotic warrior prepares to attack
when the half-elf's hand connects with his shoulder.
Tabuto twists and avoids most of the blow but is once
again surprised by the display of agility that the
wizard seems to have as Amon drops to a knee and lands
a solid punch on Tabuto's own knee. The Kneecap pops
out of place as a tinge of blue leaves Amon's hand
and melds into Tabuto's body. Tabuto stumbles backward
and falls to the ground. Amon calmly stands back up
and once again advances toward the downed warrior.
Tabuto rolls backward and slowly rises up on his legs,
limping heavily on his busted kneecap. Before he can
react Amon's hand sails in and connects with a loud
smash against Tabuto's head, once again leaving traces
of the blue aura.
Amon backs off and draws his long sword. The crowd
is strangely quiet as they watch the mysterious figure.
Unsure as to what he can do next. Tabuto finally has
a chance to gather his wits as he begins to spin his
nunchakus, preparing for whatever Amon will do next.
The half-breed doesn't wait a moment longer and drives
in with his blade leading the way. Tabuto swings his
at the long sword hoping to take it off course but
the blade keeps coming. The blood soaked blade enters
Tabuto's abdomen neatly sliding through flesh and
muscle. The tip of the blade pokes through Tabuto's
back, blood streaming from the wound. Tabuto slides
into the dirt, his eyes closed. Amon squats down next
to the body and draws forth his dagger. With a quick
flick he neatly cuts a lock of hair from Tabuto's
head. "And with this I own a little piece of
your soul." Amon quietly whispers into Tabuto's
ear.
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