Clash of the Titans., Presenting Telina vs Taillus Options

[jack cloudy]

Hmm, I'm not too sure if it's balanced enough the way it is. And the final sentence has an odd Luperish sound to it.



Clash of the Titans: Telina vs Taillus.

Mehrunes Dagon tapped his foot.
,,No, no, no. I don’t care how many skulls that Orc decorated his home with, I’m not interested in another warrior against warrior match.” He complained. Molag Bal shrugged.
,,Warrior against thief? I know a nice one….” He tried to no avail.
,,No, we had that already. How about, warrior against mage? Yes, brains against brawn. Perfect!”

There was a pool in the throne-room, as large as the pit of an arena and as black as oil. Now this pool became transparent and gave its masters an image of their candidates.
,,Oh, the Imperial Battlemage. He might be good.” Molag Bal commented, pointing at a bearded Altmer who inhabited one corner of the pool.
,,Bah, I had it with those. First one of those idiots banishes me at the Battlespire and then that fool of a Jagar Tharn gets himself killed in a most humiliating way. No, no Battlemages! At least not Imperial ones.” Dagon objected.

One by one, the images faded and the freed up space was taken by the remaining ones. Finally, Mehrunes Dagon had found the one he wanted.
,,There, that Dunmer. Apart from not liking the Empire she might also prove to be a match for your Taillus.” He said, letting all other images fade with a gesture of his hand.
,,Right, summon her right away. I’m getting restless.” Molag Bal replied.

A crackle, a flash and there she was. Dressed in a emerald green robe, she blinked with her crimson eyes and brushed a loose lock of silvery hair out of her face.
,,Just during dinner.” She mumbled in an annoyed tone.

,,THE RULES ARE SIMPLE, MAGUS! DEFEAT THIS MAN AND LIVE, OR DIE!” Mehrunes Dagon’s voice resounded from his throne room, echoing all over the tower. After the last few fights, he’d decided that following the battle with his pool would be easier than actually trying to physically follow the combatants as they moved around.
,,Bugger.” Telina Delvanni spoke in reply. She looked at her opponent in silence. Taillus looked back with the same silence, though a mocking grin edged around his lips. It was David against Goliath, only David did not use a sling. David preferred Magicka.

From outward appearances, it seemed that Taillus was little more than a brute with a steroid overdosis. But judging someone solely by his outward appearance was a bad idea, something Telina had learned early in her life. No, it was more effective to reach into his soul and draw conclusions from what could be found there. A simple trick for a telepath. She’d already reached into his mind before she’d even decided to do so. Habits were hard to ignore.

If she’d expected tranquil silence, she’d expected wrong. In the man’s mind she found a storm of a thousand voices, all screaming in unison. After a second or two, she realized that she’d started screaming with them. She staggered and withdrew from his mind but still caught the last voice, one that rose up over all the others.
,,This is no place for little girls. You could get hurt. You will get hurt.”

While Telina clung to her staff for support and tried to shake off the effects of the mental barrage, Taillus calmly picked up his axe and then dashed forwards, his boots kicking up clouds of sand in his wake. He opened the battle with a simple downward chop. Simple, but powerful. If it hit, the fight would be over already. It didn’t, for Telina came back to her senses and dodged at the last moment. Taillus’ axe scraped against the staff and ripped it free from her hands.

,,I said you’d get hurt.” The man howled and raised his axe for another swing. Out of nowhere, a fireball hit him in the side. The Daedric armour took the brunt of the attack, but he still felt the pain. He wheeled around towards the mage who’d apparently snuck up behind him. The only sight that greeted him was the staff which promptly rose up from the ground and returned to its owner’s hands.
,,That’s an interesting toy.” He sneered and turned back to Telina. Instantly, he had to duck under a whip of fire that originated from the ‘toy’.
,,Seeing you dead is more interesting for me!” The woman shouted at him. She’d fully recovered from her failed attempt at telepathy.

Taillus created some distance between them and re-evaluated his plan. Any attack he performed now would be harder to land. But one hit was all he needed. His opponent had no armour or anything, only that staff. He had no idea what kind of spells she had in store though. From what he’d seen already, he should not underestimate her. That telepathy alone could have been fatal if it wasn’t for his unique mental condition. In the end he decided to stay at a distance and provoke her into using all of her Magicka in long distance attacks he could dodge. Once she’d ran out of spells, he could finish the job.
,,Oh yeah? You’ll have to hit me first then! Give it your best shot, ashskin!” He taunted.

This post has been edited by jack cloudy: Apr 12 2007, 06:46 PM

[Taillus]

:Drool: Ah yeah, that gave me goosebumps for sure. What a wonderful start to what will surely be an amazing battle. At this point, I don't care who wins. This battle will shake the foundations of this forum and will be remembered for some time...at the very least remembered by those involved. I could not have even drempt the beginning to this match being as wonderful as you portrayed it to be and I know that whatever the outcome, it will truly be epic! Congratulations on an amazing work. This is pure, solid gold!

[Lord Revan]

Speaking of Tellie, where is she? She last said her computer was busted and she'd have it fixed on sunday....... that would be last sunday.

[The Metal Mallet]

Ooooo goody goody, we gots ourselves a God-like battle on our hands. And if I had to pick someone to win... I'd have to go with Taillus (no offense Telina, don't destory me!). Both characters have a cocky edge to them, but I think Taillus' recklessness will payoff in the end. Especially if his idea to waste all of Telina's magicka works. While her fighting skills are excellent, Taillus' brute strength trumps it in my opinion. He's no slouch on skill either.

[Taillus]

Oh lord I am having a play-by-play in my head every time I close my eyes! The mayhem, the destruction, the coolness factor. I think I will even dream of this battle. I just have to give another massive congrats to jack for this amazing prologue!

[jack cloudy]

Looks like Taillus is leading at the moment, though one vote is all that's needed for a tie.

Revan is right. Has anyone seen Tellie lately?

[minque]

O-o....nope..I can´t vote...just yet, this needs a thorough investigation. I mean knowing Telina....hmmmm no no it´s impossible, I have to wait....at least I need to sleep on it...

[Taillus]

Yikes! I knew that this would be a close battle but I am on the edge of my seat.
It is such a close call that I don't even know who I would vote for if I was capable. Keep voting folks, make it count cause I don't think we can have ties this time around can we?

[Tellie]

:Drool: Ah yeah, that gave me goosebumps for sure. What a wonderful start to what will surely be an amazing battle. At this point, I don't care who wins. This battle will shake the foundations of this forum and will be remembered for some time...at the very least remembered by those involved. I could not have even drempt the beginning to this match being as wonderful as you portrayed it to be and I know that whatever the outcome, it will truly be epic! Congratulations on an amazing work. This is pure, solid gold!

That just about said it. I'm completely stunned, it's an amasing write that is really getting me worried, the outcome of this is just about as random as the weather. I have to compliment you Cloudy it's just amazing, and I like the way you have portrayed Telina, but Telina against this madman called Taillus...well I just dont know, I dont actually think she can beat him in an all out physical combat, after all dodging and magicka can only get you so far...but again Telina always do manage to have a trick of three up her sleeve or boot

Speaking of Tellie, where is she? She last said her computer was busted and she'd have it fixed on sunday....... that would be last sunday.

Speaking of me, yes, I was suposed to get my computer at sunday, unfortunately I broke my hand in a work accident on friday, and so I can only use my left hand now (which is a bit awkward) but I'll post it no matter what.

I'l see if I can manage to update either Telina or James while I'm at it.

PS: Oh Tai, good luck, and may the best character win (although I do believe you will win).
PPS: Dont worry Mallet I wont kill you...(but I cant guarantie that Telina wont pop into your room a dark night with a wicked blade dressed in some black clothes someday soon)

This post has been edited by Tellie: Apr 18 2007, 12:34 PM

[Lord Revan]

Dang, that's rough. I broke my arm a few months ago, but fortunately it was my left arm not my right.

Well, great to heve you back Tellie.

[Taillus]

Woah! Two votes out of nowhere! I think I am officially in trouble. Oh well it is all in good fun right? Congrats for Tellie are in order unless more votes can appear out of nowhere...

[jack cloudy]

Nice to see you're back. Too bad about the hand though.

In other news, Telina has shot ahead, now leading by three votes! Place your bets now, ladies and gentleman!

And yeah, I had been thinking about her boots, or rather, the non-organic contents of the boot. Three dead Redorans, anyone?

[The Metal Mallet]

PPS: Dont worry Mallet I wont kill you...(but I cant guarantie that Telina wont pop into your room a dark night with a wicked blade dressed in some black clothes someday soon)

Well, looks like I'll have to setup the booby traps in my room once again. *sigh*

The things I have to do to save my life. But at the moment it doesn't look like Telina needs my help.

[Lord Revan]

Well, I had the wisedom to vote in favor of the ex-homicidal assassin. Note the "ex"; I like my life. And I really on't want to go to ground......

[Lord Revan]

Been over a week, no tie as far as I can see...... Can we see the outcome now, please?

[Taillus]

no wait! There is still time to... ah who am I kidding. Taillus lost by a landslide. Oh well, I knew who was going to win from the beginning.

I think I speak for everyone when I say that the conclusion should be written up soon before we all go mad with anticipation but on the other hand, im sure that a battle like this doesn't just write itself. I think time is being taken so that the ending is how we will all expect it to be.... amazing!

As for keeping things on track, perhaps we should be thinking of the next match and who is writing it. Maybe this is better left for the actual planning thread but I dunno...

[Lord Revan]

I hope the Luper vs. Marthyn match will see that light of day soon...... Tellie's been having so many problems of late. *sigh*

[jack cloudy]

Eh, I wasn't working on it. *dodges rotten tomatoes from the crowd and whatever firearms some might be holding.*

What can I say as an excuse? Latin test. Veni, vidi but not vici.
Anyway, I'll work on it tonight but I can't promise to have it finished before tomorrow.


And yeah, I hope to see the Luper vs Marthyn fight myself.

[jack cloudy]

Okay, it's not as long as you might've hoped. Anyway, in the end the whole fight came down to one thing. Who was bluffing who?



Telina cocked an eyebrow. Ashskin? She hadn’t heard that one in a while. But being thoroughly unoriginal, it got the job done.
,,You’ll wish you’d never said that!”

She lashed out with her whip, which came just short of reaching Taillus. The man laughed to provoke her even further and ducked the fireball that was thrown at him. More spells were thrown his way. Fire, ice, lightning and the odd combination. He ducked, jumped and sidestepped around as many as he could, and took the ones he couldn’t avoid. He noticed that the spells increased in strength over time rather than weakening as he’d expected.
,,Is she truly growing in power as time passes, or are her reserves simply so enormous that she’s moving towards the full extent of her powers?” He asked himself with growing worries.

Telina gritted her teeth and sent a hail of ice across the arena. To her ever growing frustration, the annoying man ducked behind an Ebony pillar for cover. The ice smashed into the dark rock, glazing it over with the white of fresh snow. The Dunmer raised her hand for another spell. No spell came out.

Taillus waited, taking deep breaths in a rhythmic pattern. He counted the silent seconds between one spell and the next. Two, three, four, five. Five seconds had passed without another surge of Magicka being released. He smirked and feinted a lunge out from behind the pillar. No deadly projectile flew forth to destroy him. He turned his feint into an actual lunge and came to a halt on the open sands.
,,What’s this? The mage ran out of magicka?” He chuckled. Telina sent an extremely annoyed look at him and then at her own fingers, where miserable sparks sizzled in the warm air.

Taillus took a slow step forward. His eyes wandered to that odd staff, half expecting to see that whip again, or a fireball. Yet nothing came which confirmed his theory. The staff was an interesting toy, bound to its owner. As such, the two shared the same reserves of magicka. Once Telina had run out of Magicka to cast, the staff had run out as well.
,,They say that mages are smart. You should have known what I was doing. It is the oldest trick in the book.” He spoke with a dark voice as he took another step forward. Telina didn’t move. Perhaps out of pride, perhaps out of fear. Who knew?
,,Just what are you without your Magicka? What else can you do now? Are you going to challenge me as a warrior? No, I think you’re just going to die.” He continued and raised his axe high above his head.

To his horror, he felt his muscles freeze. With his best efforts, he couldn’t move a hair. His eyes blazed angrily, shouting the question his mouth couldn’t form. How?
,,You’re right. It is the oldest trick in the book. That’s why I kept a paralyzation spell in reserve.” Telina whispered and released her hold on the staff. The shaft split in two, then began to twist unto itself, changing shape into the form of two wicked shortswords. The mage caught the hilts and thrust them up into his armpits where they stuck. Even if the paralysis wore off, the only way for Taillus to swing that axe down was to sacrifice his arms.

Telina bent down and reached for something near her ankle that had been obscured by her robe all this time. Taillus’ eyes followed the hand. When she brought the hand back up, he saw it was a small dagger, like the ones used in a sacrifice.
,, And what am I without a large supply of magicka? An assassin.” The woman whispered to him and drew the silver blade across his throat.






And that finishes up this match. Tellie, your turn!

This post has been edited by jack cloudy: Apr 26 2007, 06:16 PM

[Lord Revan]

Awesome conclusion by my estimate, Jack. Now if only Tellie would show up again.... Yeah suffering become my companion, I just can't stand waiting. *miserable*