Log:Onderon Tournie Round 1

A team braves the danger of an arena for one target

OOC Date: August 20, 2020
Location: Onderon
Participants: Mujiji, Grom, Sajin, Lorcan, Saanvi, Eriu Jynx, Hadrix Kora, Aja, Dhr'rall, Sumi Kora, Clan Kora

The arena was large, seats filled, the crowd wild. Advertisements stream in holo form across the large open space as hype music rocks the stadium, its bass rattling the sands. Our heroes find themselves in the ready room near a heavy barred door. A dampening field outside helps prevent death, but it's been known to fail. An arena match with anything less than three deaths is considered a dull affair. A red light comes on inside, indicating the group fighting tonight is to prepare themselves.

Leading this group is Sumi Kora, a short female of tanned skin and dark hair. She wears a thick leather armor and skirt, aligned with darkened tips of durasteel plating, shoulder spikes, protective gauntlets, and dons a T-visored helmet with no actual visor. "Prepare yourselves for battle. We must make it through round one to be considered for the next heat. I know not what we face, so be ready."

Sumi deploys a Sonn-Blas Z6 Riot Control baton, twisting it to prime the electrical hum that growled at its mace-like tip. Arcs of idle energy spark off the serrated edges, and she holds it to her side while stepping forward. Tall shin guards protect Sumi's legs, but she wears strapped sandals over her small feet; she even painted her toes for this wonderful occasion.

Amidst the varied group of figures is Lorcan in his red durasteel attire beneath the black jumpsuit screaming of his Guild allegiance. The mesomorphic figure of flesh and armor with features concealed beneath the bulky uniform emerges eagerly, though at the rear; given the CQC style of equipment preferred by the rest of the combatants. A heavy Glie-44 in hand, the hunter scans warily behind the tinted visor; first round effort it is.

How did Eriu Jynx get here? She tagged along with her fellow Hapan by the name of Sajin, better known as the King of Drik. Perhaps not the smartest of choices, the petite woman is sporting a leather jacket, bodysuit and a belt with a bryar strapped to her side. She glances up at Sumi, staring for a moment before she gives a toss of her auburn hair - even here its perfectly smoothed back into place.

"We got this," she remarks and rolls her shoulders back. Throwing knives are drawn as a smile curls her lips upwards. She sticks close to Sajin, "So...you said there was money, right?" They are totally getting paid for this. Right?

Why is Mujiji here? She distinctly avoids gladiator style matches because she typically /loses/ - and she's been lucky until now. The little logomorph can take a single, solid hit on a good day - and this doesn't seem like a good day. So, why is she here? The answer to that question is simple: the Kora ship is here, and the kushiban has been squatting abord the Kora ship.

So, the rabbit is here and she's brought.... Grenades. Literally nothing but explosives in, what is bound to be, close-quartered combat.

She doesn't seem too worried.

"Primary drive system initiating." Like riding a speeder bike.. "Cooling systems engaged." Didn't have to use stump cigarra in this one either, rolling the expensive smoke to the middle of his lips to take a long draw as the systems reported to him in a faint female voice with the Corellian brogue. "Life support systems engaged." a hissing thrum from the power pack and Hadrix's arm lifted, the mechanical hand controlled by the one further inside the arm of his suit turning to take the smoke and tap ash, "Threat detection online. Targeting systems online..."

A brief burst from his boot, back and arm mounted thrusters as he continues to move forward to take up flank position just at Sumi's elbow. The monotone voice continuing, "All systems online."

The 'gar is back in his mouth and rolled to a corner as he takes one more long drag. "Hells... about time..." an armor dome rolling down before his face and then a wedge shaped armored sensor plate before that. Ax in hand, buzzing to life. It's a good day.

The helmeted and armored form of Sajin in his Void gear with he lgiht jetpack on the back peeks out from behind Sumi. <<"So... we just kill them all? I mean shouldn't be too hard.">> The King of drik reaches behind him and pulls a Vibrosword from it's sheath. Pressing the button, it starts to resonate at a high frequency, unheard by most human sentients, possibly only by other type of species native to the galaxy. He had left the power armor at home for what ever reason, perhaps he was dumb, actually yes he was dmb and miscalculated everything about this moment. Like a complete fool, he was ready to enter the melee with complete ferver.

His droid Buckets was in the stands with some of his crew, wathing on. He was activly making and taking bets, a little dealer hat on top of his dome.

Featuring a durasteel helm with holes specially cut for her ears to stick up, Aja is likewise sporting an older style of armor, the heavy leather bustier and short leather skirt lending to freedom of movement punctuated by durasteel plates. Pauldrons, bracers, shinguards, all boasting durasteel spikes. Her tail lashing as she draws her vibrosword, flicking it to life and letting its line of line spark to life as she grins. Thick leather soles strap to her feet, leaving clawed toes and fingers exposed, with a dagger tucked at her hip.

Grom is here. You can tell, because he had stated in a booming, too-loud voice, "GROM IS HERE." Then, the hulking Houk had spent several minutes talking to his weapons. From the one sided conversation, it seems the weapons are arguing, and Large Booming Gun is jealous of Little Hissing Gun. Therefore, it is Axe's turn. Blithely gumming to himself, the Houk chances to notice the grenade toting Kushiban. "TINY FLYING FOE. Into battle once more, yes? MAY YOU FEAST ON THE JELLY OF MANY MAMMAL EYES."

Saanvi scans the arena and holds her rifle loosely in parade rest. Her helmet conceals her expression but her bodylanguage suggest that whatever she was expecting today this was NOT in the list of possible scenarios. Grom is given a wiiiiiiiiiiide berth as she shifts to stand on the /other/ side of Lorcan who her visor swivels to face and linger on-almost as if she was giving him a stare down behind that mirrored visor.

A low growl at the sound of the arena and its crowd. His ears flick forewards and back, plucking out individial voices randomly as a result. One last time the Togorian checks his specially modified blaster rifle. It's been changed enough to handle his massive clawed paws, and looks closer to a rather large pistol or carbine than a full blaster rifle in his grip. A look towards Sumi, his armored visor likely looking odd against his jade pupils. A brief nod towards Sumi, then Lorcan, an arched brow at Saanvi. The Kushiban gets a longer strange look before he moves on, a respectful nod at the shorter but bulkier... and louder Houk. A roll of eyes Aja, which he turns into a brief wink to EJ. Hadrix and Sajin are last with more respectful nods as he turns his attention back to the job at hand and the arena.

"Gods... this makes me giddy." Sumi says aside to Hadrix with a crooked grin on her face. Sumi glances back briefly and up nods at Moo. "You might chance a ride with Grom. You'll have a better vantage. Or with me, if you desire.."

The light in the waiting area turns green and the iron gate begins to rise with a TINKTINKTINKTINK sound of chains and tension.

<"LLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADIES AND GENTLE BEINGS! WELLLLLLLLLLCOME TO THE NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVENTH GAME! PLEASE STAND FOR HIS MAJESTY, THE KING OF ONDERON!"> Cheers. A lot of cheers.

<"THAT SIGNAL IS FOR THE START OF THE MATCH. OUR FIRST TEAM FACES THE HEATSEEKERS, A BEAST MASTER GROUP ALL THE WAY FROM RISHI! AKK DOGS, AN ACKLAY, AND WARRIORS TO FIGHT TOO! ON OUR OTHERSIDE.. A RECENT ENTRY.. THE ROTWORMS!">

"That's us," Sumi says with a grin. She begins to move out into the open through the chute, stepping beneath the light and into an atmosphere of loud CHEERS! Across the way, the Heatseekers release their Akk Dogs, and Gladiators follow them, and idly looming about? You guessed it: A rekking Acklay of DOOM! Its carapace made of RED and BLACK, with yellow eyes and a terrifying SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!

"That's it?!" Sumi yells with disappointment.

And finally, an answer to Sajin's question: "REKK EM ALL!"

<"CHEER FOR YOUR TEAMS AND MAY THE BEST SIDE WIIIIIIIIIIN!">

Fireworks erupt around the edges of the stadium as music starts to play. Akkdogs and gladiators are in range: Akk Dogs (15), Gladaitors (15), and (1) Acklay!

Lorcan scans - a herd of hounds, a group of opposing combatants. And a giant. The barrel of the front-heavy sidearm aims directly over the shorter (and in Grom and Dhr'rall's case taller) heads to poise the highly-powered beam of ice-blue lasers firing off with a whizz and a PEW-PEW-PEW. One icicle zaps past and by design fizzles out before it has a chance to be a stray blast and an spectator's cause of death. Two instead slam into the reptillian's resistant hide. The Iridonian culprit circles around the mass of frontline combatants rushing ahead with primarily vibroweapons, nodding towards Saanvi and flashing a quick salute to the imposing Togorian with his black-gloved offhand.

As they are all ushered down the tube mostly because Sumi leads them, she watches the woman and has to let her eyes adjust after that moment. Blinded by the change, the Hapan shields her eyes, knives glinting in her hand as she bites into her lip and turns about, giving a look at the arena itself. "What the never Kriffing..is that?!" Her voice pitches high at the sight of the Acklay but then there are smaller things. Things that could bite her leg and she turns about, her light of foot movements bringing her around as she releases a dagger and then two more into the same dog, smiling as it yelps and goes down.

"OOF, good.." she says, reaching back along her belt to pull and tug more loose.

As Sajin's sword hums to life, Mujiji flinches, her nose wrinkling as she side-eyes the weapon. Does not like. But there isn't much to be done but tune it out - it's harder to tune out the Togorian. "Whatchu lookin' at?" She demands, pushing herself up onto her hind legs to just a claw (way, way, way) up at the imposing sentient. "I'd like t'make it through one shoot'em up without a constant stream of jibes about me getting eaten. I'll tell ya what /you/ cin eat-" and that's about the time she hears 'SCREEEEEE' and those tiny legs scramble for the hulking houk.

"Mujiji is here!" She announces from Grom's shoulder, unclipping one of the adhesive grenades from her comically small belt. At least she can slow some cronies down...

<"That's an Acklay, Miss Jynx... I think I'm going for my next pair of stabbing claws today..."> the massive man made moreso by armor reaches to give Sumi's rump a light smack (carefully... these strength boost servos are potent) before he lurches forward into a full sprint assisted by brief puffs from his leg thrusters and even some on the mid-back to push him along to full speed.

Even without the assistance the man is unimaginably fast. Too fast for the size and bulk.

There are no words from him, but within suit comms a normally calm and similarly Coruscanti accented woman's voice clicks on his internals.

<<"Hadrix...">> "What?" <<"No, Hadrix.">> "Yes." <<"Hadrix? HADRIX!?!">> and then the droid is screaming as he leaps with his ax raised, buzzing like thunder as he brings it around in what some might call an 'All right, all right' sort of maneuver - slamming into an armored leg and biting deep, spraying blood and drawing a high pitched, warbling, shriek from the best.

<<"I HATE YOU!">> "Hush, Gripper!" <<"NO! I HATE YOU! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!">> "I don't know what that is... and there's usually money, sometimes there's money... maybe there's money." Sajin says before rushing into battle against one of the Gladiators,

Setting off across the sand, Aja sticks closer towards the other sword-user in the group. Following right after him, she sees the hit and blazes past, sword brought up in a reverse grip with the dull edge resting along the outside of forearm as she almost casually bodychecks the man with the blade without ever breaking pace. Shifting the grip on the pommel to swing it back around with a flick of her hand, bringing the weapon into a defensive position for the almost inevitable return attack.

When the light signals they should walk out, Grom is distracted by a climbing Kushiban, and thus doesn't immediately notice that Sumi and the others have walked out. "YES, it shall be a MIGHTY BATTLE, Ma- Majudo? Mijij- TINY BOOMING ONCE-FOE." When he finally does notice, trunk-like legs lurch into sudden motion, trundling into a mighty sprint that builds in a bellowing Doppler effect as he charges past his (wiser) allies, axe drawn back overhead to charge the largest enemy: ".....wwworrrrthyyy fffooooOOOOOOee...!!!" The axe- pitted and battlered as if dragged through a dozen gravel pits- cleaves through a chunk of carapace. A light hit, by Houk standards.

Saanvi lifts watches Lorcan's choice targets though her rifle lifts and she tracks the faster moving targets with the barrel for a few moments until it's clear other have the more mobile threat. Shifting her aim does her trooper training about as proud as one might expect and pulls the trigger, firing twice in rapid succession though making sure not to hit her former commander. "This was not what I was kitted for, Mr. Lorcan." She lowers the rifle just a fraction and then deadpans "You might see the clear example of why I am so fixated on prudence." A gloved hand indicates Hadrix loping across the arena to launch an attack against the creature. With an axe.

"Interesting name." Dhr'rall speaks in heavily growl accented basic. Then a blinking. "Acklay. Hrmmm. Very bitey. Legs also stabby." The Togorian mimes a little stomp stomp action. There is slow blinking at the ice-blue laser fire Lorcan lets off, Dhr'rall just stares. Not at the good shots, that he volunteered to piss ot off. The fact that EJ starts whirling about with knives of throwing gets a brief head tilt of confusion, but she's super-effective! Mujiji gets a second glance as she swarms up the Houk... and announces her snack status to the Arena. Yet the grenade flies true. "Best toss Dhr'rall seen in years."

Hadrix is arguing with his Droid and deciding to go melee with the Acklay, leaving him to murmur. "One way to go..." Sajin selects the smart targets aside from the Akk dogs, a challenge, but not suicidal. Aja follows suit and gets another nod.... Grom. Grom is considered again, especially after charging off like a maniac. This annoys the Togorian for he wishes to be Hunter-Smart about all this... but the Predators blood calls for Predator Blood, for he is not prey. The blaster rifle makes a quick adjustment, barrel snapping from the approaching gladiators, towards the large Acklay, he chooses a shot above the melee-madmen below. Mad-Species?

Sumi goes after the Akk Dogs. "COME TO MOMMA YOU LITTLE DREKS!" One is hit so hard by the riot baton, the arcing energy combusts against its hide and concussive-ly sends it flying into a wall, cratering the duraplast (for effect). A second is struck, sending it upwards to land dead on the ground, and a third is left cratered into the sand, creating a wave of billowing dust in all directions. Sumi finds herself alone and takes a slight jog to see where she might enter the fray again. That changes of course as a Gladiator charges her position. Sumi ducks under the swing of a sword and circles back around to face her new foe.

Meanwhile, THE ARENA is utter chaos. CHEERING is all around, fireworks are popping and the NOISE, NOISE, NOISE is disorienting and invigorating! Those gooped by the MURDER RABBIT are starting to slog out of the goop, the Acklay is looking ROUGH, and the Akk Dogs are chasing EVERYTHING trying to kill it and EAT IT!

"What? You need all you bro-..." Lorcan is in the middle of challenging Saanvi's complaint at the environment before a whizz of a vibrosword sweeps in right before his crimson-burning yellow torso; shifting back in the golden sand instinctively, just barely missing a cleave into his chest. The Zabrak pulls the armed palm from the direction of the reptillian being battered from all sides and slashing at the Togorian's chest. The tinted visor stares at the dumbfounded assailant before two successive fire off and blow through his centre of mass with seperate, orange-glowing and gaping holes.

"Kriffing interrupting me." As the initial gladiator collapses in the sand before him, Lorcan turns his attention into the few other sentients in the field, blasting off another projectile that luckily skips by the allied forces and slips through both ever-changing lines, slamming into the grounds and letting off a faint hint of pale-grey smoke.

Eriu watches as the dogs all break up, scattering to their targets and narrows her gaze as one nearly clips her ass with its teeth before she somersaults forwards. Coming up beside the dog she took down she rips the blades out of the body. It gives her enough time to note the hooped figures, her gaze narrows and a slow smile spreads as she centers on the one nearest here and releases two blades and then a third, slamming them home and right into the chest. Blood. There is a lot of it and if the guy does not die he might catch something from the blood from the Akk dog on the blades in his chest. She notes an explosive being armed and gives a considering thought as she starts to head back and away, her gear light enough to give her the mobility she needs in this moment.

A mock salute answers Dhr'rall. "I do what I do." Mujiji shrugs before quickly jerking to get a hold of the suddenly rushing Houk. Clutching tight to Grom as her new steed charges forward, the kushiban's grin finds her. As they pass beneath the Acklay, his ax digging in, she turns and flings a more serious grenade behind them, hoping to take advantage of the gooped gladiators before they free themselves. At least this time, she does so while giving a courtesy shout of "BOMB!" in the brief moment of silence before a massive 'CHFUPHM' shakes through the space where two men once stood. One of their legs is still, technically, standing.

"Damn, they was noble." She huffs, frustrated. It's about this time that she catches sight of someone familiar... And not in a great way. She's noticed Eriu. "YOU!" The kushiban suddenly shouts, pointing across the battle field. She can't remember why, but the sight of that one pisses her off - something with credits.

It doesn't fight him it goes for... OH! More cat people, but this one getting stabbed. The man has a soft spot for felines. Blame Sprite, adorable furball that she is. Jets firing to keep him in pace with the Acklay, one outsized mechanical hand finds purchase on one of the horned ridges of the creature and he lurches into the air.

He's gigantic in the armor, truly. That the creature is not already grounded by the Houk's punishing blows, his weight, and the continued bite of his ax into the base of the Acklay's neck is a testament.

<<"I'M GOING TO FIRE YOU OUT THE AIRLOCK">> "Calm down, Gripper!" the front of his armor streaked in gore while he goes about his bloody business, trying to keep his place atop the beast.

"Okay guys, listen!" Sajin says right as he's juking out of the way of a slash from one of the Galdiators. "The Akk-dogs are like... cute... okay. So Just, let them sniff your finger and it'll be okay!" Sajin is of course forgetting his previous encounters with the animals, being bitten twice after approaching them in a more friendly fashion.

He turns into the Gladiator who had just attacked him, his sword swinging violently against their left leg. It severs the limb to the point where only a few tendons and skin allow it to stay attached. Blood spirts from open arteries and veins. The King of Drik's opponant screams in agony. Yet, they are cut short by the Hapan ramming the sword deep through their torso, far enough so that it sticks out the other side. Life leaves him only second later as Sajin has to put a foot on him in order to pull his vibrosword from their body.

Buckets werbles and toots, several scantily clad females paying attention to him with his shiney colors and dealers cap. Perhaps it was just the money he clenched in his pincer repair arm... either way he was having just as much fun as Sajin was.

Coming to a brief halt in the chaos of the battleground, her ears swivel towards the oncoming sounds of growls and barks. Golden eyes turn towards the Akk Dogs, her lip curling back from her fangs as she mutters, "...//dogs//.." Letting a growl build up in her chest and rumble up her throat, she turns to face the oncoming quartet. Setting her feet and digging her claws in, she takes off towards the animals, low and fast.

They attack in formation, her eyes narrowing as the lead dog lunges, bringing her about in a quick sidestep that digs claws intot he ground as she braces and leaps to avoid the teeth of the second. Coming down lightly, she spins around the third and darts right past the fourth, blade lashing out to hamstring the creature as she gets grip with her free hand between the plates on its back.

Vaulting the creature, the blade stabs downward to drive betwen the plates, severing the spinal cord and leaving her to flick the blade clear again.

"Fekking dogs..."

Grom pauses his mad charge as the Acklay skitters away to strike at some furry feline with a large gun. "...How DARE largest foe treat another as more worthy than GROM? GROM IS GROM, STUPID WORTHY FOE. AAAAAAAAH," he bellows, charging BACK across the field to strike a gruesome blow against the Acklay. Mujiji will need to hang on, again. "STRIKE AT GROM, STUPID STABBY BEAST." But another blast from Dhr elegantly slays the monster, leaving the Houk to sulk, a bit. "Or just DIE FIRST. That's fine, too. It's not as if Grom should have expected such a STUPID STAB BEAST to be live long enough to strike at Grom." Oh Grom, two dogs JUST tried to bite you, but you were too busy to notice.

Saanvi is busy enough firing on Acklay that she has lost track of the faster moving Akk Dogs which she had previously been tracking previously. One grabs hold of her armored leg and she's yanked off her feet onto her rump being dragged as the dog furiously shakes it's massive head, it's teeth making cringe-worthy squeaks as it grinds against the plastoid of the armor. Saanvi fires on the one that attacked her twice rapidly and scoots on her ass backwards behind Lorcan before scrambling back to her feet.

Jade pupils squint... the Acklay REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE is attention grabbing. Dhr'rall pities it's next target, and focuses on his sighting on the things head. All those jagged teeth seem to be getting bigger and it seems to be getting lou- Oh. Kriff. It took his brain a moment to process what both his eyes had been seeing, for he never sights with one eye closed. The Acklay REEEEE's a third time and there is nowhere for Dhr'rall to go. Dhr'rall sidesteps one leg with a nimble spin! Suddenly the pain is exquisite, the front leg slashing straight down as he had apparently lost track of that one. Togorian bellowing and cursing as he feels armor and flesh part alike down along from his left chest to just above right help.

The Togorian's jade pupils now focus on the head of the Acklay. Hadrix is flying, landing and striking buys him time. Grom manages to catch up and delivers a devastating blow to it. There. The scream. Bellowing his own primal challenge right back at the Acklay. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-BLAST! Dhr'rall puts the blaster bolt through the open screaming mouth and out the back of the head likely narrowly missing the Hadrix on its back. No time for an apology, they all got bigger issues coming likely.

The crowd has picked up a chant. "ROTWORMS ROTWORMS ROTWORMS ROTWORMS!" Over and over, growing louder and louder as this team destroys not just the Acklay, but several gladiators and Akk Dogs simultaneously. The skirmishes are spread out all over the sand, and warriors flock to fight the Rotworms and try to reclaim their glory. A death count is displayed in holo over the arena, the officiator, royalty, and fans laughing at the instant replay moments of the fallen as blood stains the sand.

Sumi is in a fight with a gladiator, striking against his side only to be parried. He spins in place, trying to use the momentum of his body to slash with his sword, but Sumi is smaller and faster, dragging her huge electro-serrated mace-like baton down in a C--rushing blow that sees their helm, and head, caved in. She pivots, swinging her baton like a bat to strike an leaping Akk Dog right out of the air, showering the spot she stood post-connection with a mist of purple blood. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH--oof!" Sumi stumbles when an Akk Dog nearly takes her out!

"I was sa-..." Lorcan notes two charging sentients with their vibroweapons; and the hound dragging Saanvi from her feet. The Zabrak takes the widest, tallest and most obstructive stance capable of his fair stature and brings his blaster to fire off into the swarm of remaining gladiators; a blade slashing at his NO-TOUCH zone namely rear, whereas another clashes with his off-hand. Thankful for the durasteel cladding his buttocks and not having another hole in between, Lorcan is less grateful for the purchase one of the opponents find in his left forearm, a splatter of crimson falling atop the golden sand. The tower remains there as a shield for the woman behind him struggling with hounds and what-nots; two of his blasts taking down the arm-slasher, whilst another remains nearby and by Saanvi -- having tried to draw blood from behind. He took their attention... but at what price?!

Explosion! Eriu is turning her head away from spraying visceral pieces here and there and running back towards Sajin from her attempt at downing a gladiator. Her hands still have the unused knives her her hand the moment she feels the bite come at her back, slamming claws into her back and right into her flesh. The one swipe makes her stumble to her knee and that is when the second sees her go down.

Before she can twist and retaliate she feels the bite of the teeth as they sink into her leg. This is the one she kicks away and turns about to slam three blades into, watching it slump as she catches her breath and struggles up to her feet, blood trickling down her leg, hitting the ground. "I really really hope there is money!" She rumbles out below her breath, searching for her cohort Sajin when she sees him ready for some face to face time, her hands going for the blades in the downed Akk dog and prepping to take on the dog that attacked her from behind, auburn hair given a toss to clear her vision.

Riding the fall of the Acklay, leaning back and stepping forward when it slams into the sands to use the momentum to get himself moving still, externals clicking on as the metal'd visage of the Massive Mandalorian turns briefly to the Togorian,

<"Ruined the trophy..."> irritation clear in the vox washed voice before Hadrix looks to spot Eriu being accosted by multiple battle puppies. One hand raised, but his speech is cut off when sparks fly and his armor screeches under the assault by the gladiator. The facsimile head turning to the brave soul before it shakes and another growl is emitted.

<"Later..."> a promise but a chilling one no less as he is cast to the skies on pillars of flame, arcing to Eriu's position to slam down to earth in a plume of melted sand and dust that thickens with gore and ichor when Hadrix's ax bisects one of the beasts.

<"Lady Jynx, I am here to provide you aid in cover. Stick to me."> comes the rumbling voice, like a blood soaked knight in battered armor. From a long time ago. Just in time to save the time... But not likely to take her back to his castle far away.

There are people who learn from their mistakes. Sajin was not one of those people. The hapan had been born with the looks to kill, and learned the skills to actually kill, but he had not recieved an over abundance of education or book smarts. Common Sense was... slightly lacking. So when an Akk dog charged him, he bent over with his arms wide open. <<"HEWOOO DOGGY, IMMA TAKE YOU_OOHHHHHHWEWWWWAFFF.">> The Akk Dog slashed him across the torso, sending him reeling, distracting him enough for one of the Gladiators to stick him with his weapon. Deep and blood through the same area. Sajin shouted in pain, rage now over taking him. He DROPS his Vibrosword onto the ground, it shaking around like some childs toy left on, vibrating until lthe power source finally depleated. He let out a shout of pure bloody rage! <<"GHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!">> And charged the attacker. His fist flew, powerful haymakers slamming into their face, smashing it into nothing more than a pulp. The King of drik's opponant had only caught a glimps of the sun shining of the metal rings that lined his armor's gloves knuckles. Buckets was worried a moment before his Master's reprisal... not because the King ws gravely injured... but because he put maybe too much money on the away team. He didn't want to loose all those honeys

The ineffective clatter of a gladiator's weapon on his armor pulls Grom out of his sulk, "YOU ARE NOT A WORTHY FOE," he informs the poor fellow, swatting at him with an axe in the way one might shoo away an unwanted waiter at dinner. ...but with an axe. Which kills him.

One of the quartet that had plagued her before decided to continue plaguing her again, making her roll sidelong to avoid its teeth and claws, slapping it on the backside with the flat of her blade as she yells, "GET OFF! SHOO!" Letting out a small 'tch' for the creature, she turns just in time for one of the gladiators to slice along her exposed thigh, opening a stinging slash that starts to bleed.

Looking up from the cut, Aja lets out a growl and mutters, "You have attacked the wrong felinoid..." She lifts he sword high and riases her voice to pitch across the field.

"OYAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

The blade flashes in the light, quick and deadly, whicking twice through the air. First across the gladiator's arm to make him drop the blade, then again across his throat to open an arterial spray.

Saanvi scrambles to her feet, bracing her rifle against her shoulder and beginning to try to pick off those troublesome mongrels, slightly favoring one leg as she steps forward to no long hide behind the slightly chewed Lorcan "Lorcan! Status?" She barks, perhaps seeing if the Zabrak hunter requires medical attention this instant or not.

He watches the Acklay slump down slowly to it's death, it's almost slow motion. Dhr'rall is panting, and only now realizing he's been letting out a solid untuned vibrosaw growling since it slashed him. He barely stops himself from looking down at the fresh wound. Recognition and full pain later. Now he's too busy trying to avoid snapping snarling Akk dogs to the ankles, and he is sure one just barely missed biting at his groin. They are mindless animals, and will be picked off soon enough. Time to turn to real threats.

They're in an arena. They also need to put on a great show! Slapping his left paw scross the wound quickly, he spins on the gladiators. His arms fling out wide, and his left clawed paw intentionally whips blood at the gladiators as he bellows his challenge in a primal angry cry. Pain makes for a good motivator for ones sense, ignoring pain can make a great motivator for others. His arms come back in and he takes a snapshot at the Gladiators, and gives a confused growl when he misses. The price for showmanship and pride.

The battle is beginning to taper. Heatseekers are not looking good. Not looking good at all. Akk Dogs still swarm, outliving most of their masters now, and the gladiators that still fight, brave the odds despite missing their noble targets.

Sumi is not far from the main core of the group locked in her own battle. She locks her baton up against a sword, hooking the serrated edge to the blade and parrying it to one side to knock her opponent off balance. She spins, coming about in a girly twirl dragging the baton to strike heavily, and in a horizontal manner, against the side of his armored ribcage. The impact sends him flying into a comrade and they hit the ground together. Sumi moves toward them.

When the gladiator pushed himself up, all he had was the view of Sumi's pretty toes! A look up from his prone position rewards him with a solid downward blow of the baton, putting him back on in the sand face first. Sumi was going to cheer, but another bloody Akk Dog distracts her and she chases after it hopelessly! "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Sumi runs past Aja.

"Kriffing do--" SNAP

"I'm fine, keep shooting!" Lorcan returns and stubbornly ignores the flying beast of red and beady blue eyes that barely missed his Glie-brandishing arm, firing off three blasts of his light blue wrath at the remaining two sentients instead. One sizzles into their centre of mass, whereas two go absolutely wide. Perhaps having a blood-soaked side underneath that dark jumpsuit and hounds trying to gnaw at his juicy bones wasn't good for accuracy. He remains still in his post, giving his final efforts into the last stretch of the round.

Staying low as she ready to tango with the Akk Dog across from her, Eriu turns the throwing knife in her one hand to clasp it in a slashing position. She lowers and readies, gritting her teeth as dust suddenly flies up around her from a very large figure that lands down in front of her. The Hapan slowly eases up a bit to note who it is inside the power armor. "Mister Hadrix, very well. I am not one to turn down assistance when it is offered. I would like to not have to replace any more clothing," she quips to him. "Looking particularily broad shouldered today, I would just like to say. The armor works for you." Girl can flirt while she's fighting in a gladiator pit full of rabid dogs, gladiators, dead wierd creaturs and mixed company.

As she comes about she watches him take the hit of a dog that is intent on finding out exactly how she tastes now that her blood scents the air. The big man gets a worried look but it does not damage to him she can see and it makes her smile.

Then that gladiator. The one out of left field she never prepares for. That one is stopped by Sajin inserting himself and the fellow Hapan gets another rattled if grateful look before she takes the time to note another rough looking dog headed her way. The slender thief lets out a soft grunt as she presses off the ground and flips over its rushing form. One knife flies through the air right before she hits the ground followed by two more as they slam into the beast, making it slide across the ground in its death throws.

Arm out to fend off a blow from one of the remaining gladiators in another shower of sparks, Hadrix shoves hard to get space to move as an Akk Dog leaping for the hapan woman is caught by the meat at the hunch of its forelimb shoulders and slammed to the ground with his ax decapitating it in a single fluid arc.

<"I've been told that it makes my hips swing attractively."> firing right back at Eriu with a wink in his voice even as he stands and boots the corpse to send it spinning across the sand while he hangs the head from his combat webbing.

<"I might suggest something with more plates and less leg."> a beat, <"Not that we don't find all the leg encouraging right now."> and then he's pointing at the gladiator that is soon to be just... horribly killed.

The pain seems to subside, either from loss of clood, shock, both, or Sajin was just too damn mad and done with this drek to care about the large laceration in his torso. Taking a breath, his hud staticing a bit and popping up warnings that the seal had been broken, the Hapan is able to make out Ej being assulted by a gladiator. <<"HEY!">> The gladiator turns towards him, Sajin charges. The Gladiator takes a swing, Sajin turning into the momenturm to counter the attack with a Haymaker. His neck breaks, killing him, dead before he even hit the ground. He singles out another, another Haymaker to the face. It's going to leave a nasty mark. It likely sends him reeling right into Groms Axe. <<"GROMMMMM!">>

Head whipping around as Sumi runs past, Aja wears a bemused look for the Alor of Kora chasing down an Akk Dog. It gives one of the other AkkDogs a chance to try to lunge for her with a snarl. Turning back to see an open maw of fangs and drool heading her way, the Farghul lets out a low growl and takes up a defensive position.

Taking careful aim, Aja brings the vibrosword up just so to slice straight down the open gullet of the creature, leaving it squirming and shrieking on her blade until she makes a disgusted sound and drives the blade a few inches deeper to silence the pitiable sounds before yanking ehr blade free and flicking it to clear it of the saliva and blood and bits of innards.

Grom adds his eloquence to the ongoing grandeur of the Onderonian tournament with tremendous puissance and voluminous enthusiasm. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH," quoth Grom! And lo, were the last gladiator rendered limb from limb. So spake the royal dignity: "GROM WINS."

Saanvi acknowledges the order from Lorcan "Affirmative!" And continues to fire at Akk dogs, her rifle weaving following one target until she gets a shot and then firing off two shots and her barrel weaves to find it's next target, ready to hop back if any get too close.

Jade pupils just blink in confusion, first a Sumi girly twirl... and then a Sumi 'Get back here!' scream. Blink. At the Guild Badass. Blink Blink. Dhr'rall looks down. "No. Still good Dhr'rall did not wear loincloth picked armor. Wrong kind of show." Dhr'rall nods to himself. He's got other things back on his mind now, thought the arse-wounded Lorcan gets a double take. Dhr'rall makes a face. "Dhr'rall glay just scratched by Acklay. Ha. Lorcan slowed down by pain in ass." Snorfle. Dhr'rall chuffs in amusement, and shakes it off. EJ's knifing again, Hadrix is Hadrix-ing. Sajin ally-oops to Grom! Grom Delivers downtown! Aja decimates an Akk dog out of existence with a nice slash, and Saanvi drills another to its doom. Dhr'rall hasn't forgotten the things nipping at his ankles, not one bit. His mane fluffs just slightly, and the Rifle comes up, tracks one running after Sumi and puts a blaster bolt through it's skull.

Sumi now chases two Akk Dogs, and they regroup to attack HER. She smacks both out of the air with a heavy swing, growling over their growls as both are sent into the nearby exterior wall, cratering against the dura-plast in a misty explosion of purple blood. The Mandalorian turns back to look over her comrades, then raises her hands, the electrified baton high above her head, arcing dangerous volts in a cinematic way! "OYAAAAAAAAA!" Speckled with blood, she walks across the body strewn sand to join her companions as the

Crowd

Goes

WILD!

<"THERE YOU HAVE IT! THE ROTWORMS WIN! THEIR ENEMIES OBLITERATED! THE SAND COVERED IN BLOOD! WHO WILL THE ROTWORMS FACE NEXT?!">

<"ROTWORMS.. TAKE YOUR EXIT AND ENJOY YOUR BREAK. YOU LIVE.. TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY!">