3126/WMAT A2 Ariel vs Natasha

WMAT A2 Ariel vs Natasha
Date of Scene:	30 September 2015
Location:	WMAT Arena - Gizard Wasteland
Synopsis:	World Champion ARIEL faces off against NATASHA in the WMAT quarter-finals!
Cast of Characters:	219, 395, 425
Tinyplot:	WMAT 2015

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Ariel (219) has posed:
Another match, and this time maybe Ariel won't be humiliated and such! The little unicorn prances into the arena area of the Wastelands, shaking herself off before shifting to humanoid form. She's wearing just a cloak and carrying two stilletos at her side, one red and one blue. "Hi!" That's mostly to everyone gathered. More directly, she just comes right out and asks, "Um, if you're going to give up, could you please tell me before the fight starts? Just, so I know?"

Natasha (425) has posed:
Natasha smiles as sees the humanoid unicorn girl arrives, "Nope, I didn't come all this way to lose. I'm going to give it my best! Even if you did win the tournament last year." She knows this isn't going to be easy but she's managed to get this far. Her hands burst into flames as she gets into a ready stance.

Amalthea (395) has posed:
    Of course a WMAT fight has spectators. It is to be expected in a hugely organized spectacle. But one of the floating platforms over the field has a very special guest upon it. A space in the stands seems utterly empty, where all the other watchers choose to not go near the rainbow haired figure.
    Or maybe it's the hazard tape spread around Amalthea that reads 'caution: volatile parent'. She is casually sipping beer and eyeing the other spectators menacingly.

Ariel (219) has posed:
Ariel just smiles brightly. "Oh, great! Then I guess we can get started!" She claps her hands together, stepping back into a more ready stance while beaming in a friendly manner. "Okay Natasha! Good luck! Um... wait. That's a little weird for me to say. Well, good luck anyway!"

She doesn't give any further warning, just breathing in and... crackling with electricity. Her horn glows brightly as she seems to suck in the mana immediately surrounding her, letting it course through her body.

Natasha (425) has posed:
"You too!" Natasha's a good sport if nothing else, and she's fighting someone in the Union. Hopefully, she wouldn't have to go too hard on her. She watches Ariel absorb the mana, if she can do that all kinds of magic she could be in trouble. She figures she should stop her before she can attempt to take in more, she rushes in punching softly at the unicorn girl. It's more an attempt to distract her than anything else.

Ariel (219) has posed:
Ariel had expected Natasha to rush her and throw fireballs. Punching her just didn't enter into the unicorn's head. She tries to sidestep at the last moment, but is way too slow, the punch slamming into her side and knocking her back with surprising ease! Arms windmill as she lets out a whinnying bleat of surprise! "Kyah! Hey!"

This doesn't mean she doesn't counter though. Dropping into a defensive stance, she aims a quick jab for Natasha's side. She's still trying to draw in power, but she also wants to see if she can tap into Natasha's flames in any way with this.

Natasha (425) has posed:
Natasha's a mage, but she's certainly not squishy. Still she's not intangible either like one might suspect. She does have a ton of mana and losing a bit of it's not going to hurt her much. Still, she's concerned about Ariel, it might just take a bit for the girl to warm up. She sweeps Ariel's legs trying to knock her off balance and leave her open for a more powerful attack.

Ariel (219) has posed:
The leg connects with Ariel's own, and again she's a hair too slow, the leg snagging hers and sending her tumbling back. She rolls with it, catching herself on one hand and tucking, but it ends up smacking her shoulder HARD on the ground. She's not really built for a stand-up brawl, apparently. "Yipe! Ow..."

Apparently, despite having a carapace, Ariel CAN bruise, and she's wincing as she finishes the roll in an attempt to get around back. A quick lash with her foot jabs a hoof toward Natasha's leg, trying to knock her off balance long enough that Ariel can recover... and that odd leeching feeling is still going on.

Natasha (425) has posed:
Natasha feels more of her mana be absorbed by Ariel, "If do that enough, will I turn into a unicorn like in Equesteria?" She's a bit curious about that now. This wasn't really the time to test it though. She's got a fight to win. Ariel's counter is enough that she can't really follow up on the sweep. Instead she smacks Ariel in the face as she's still trying to break her focus.

Ariel (219) has posed:
Well, smacking her in the face works, but Ariel is ready for it this time. Her arm comes up, mostly blocking it so that it instead glances off her shoulder, hitting the surprisingly hard chitin that guards it. She grunts in pain again, the earlier injuries showing a darkening green from where they've damaged her plating. "Um... I don't think it works that way," is all she can say to the question.

Abruptly she aims a sharp, punishing open-palmed strike at Natasha's midriff, energy crackling and focusing upon it as she attempts to unleash the gathered mana in a burst of mystical lightning, like a super-taser.

Natasha (425) has posed:
"Oh, I see...Ah!" Natasha tries to block the strike but the sheer amount of mana in it makes it impossible. She bursts into flames with the sheer amount of electricity and mana surging into her body. Given how much she's already storing it makes it pretty difficult to store anymore. Of course this could be a problem for Ariel as well, since it sends fire flying in every direction.

Ariel (219) has posed:
And then Natasha exploded! Ow. Ariel throws her arms up to block, but the flames wash over her with scorching power, making her stagger back and bleat in pain! That's a pretty bad attack, yeah. Still, she responds with something a little less obvious, electricity crackling around her as she finishes off the spell she's been trying to cast. It's not as perfect as it could be, with her distraction from being punched and now ON FIRE enough to cause her to hit the ground and roll, but hopefully the sudden CRUSHING GRAVITY will keep Natasha occupied for a while.

Natasha (425) has posed:
Of course, the problem with using gravity attacks on Natasha is her body has odd physics. She doesn't weigh much to begin with, so trying to crush her with it can prove to be a bit difficult. She's in a fair amount of pain though and is feeling a bit drained at the moment, so she tries to use her magic to start a small fire and spread it by igniting Ariel.

Ariel (219) has posed:
Hey! Ariel was just putting that out! Setitng her on MORE fire seems to work just fine though, and with a whinny of pain Ariel tumbles back further, before righting herself and ending up on all fours. That's not really going to be very nice for her in the long run.

Back in unicorn form, Ariel does the first thing that comes to mind when panicking and ON FIRE for a little foal. She KICKS Natasha!

Natasha (425) has posed:
Natasha cringes a bit at that, getting kicked by hooves certainly hurt and the excess gravity is making a bit difficult her to move around if nothing else. Of course now that Ariel's running around she's a bit harder to hit, so instead of a direct attack she lobs a fireball at her instead.

Ariel (219) has posed:
And in comes the fireball! Ariel turns to face it, lowering her horn, but it blasts right over her to scorch and char her plating, making her stumble a little in pain. The whole point was to line up though... with a bleating whinny, the foal charges forward, galloping in for a quick headbutt! She doesn't actually try to use her horn here, she's just going for impact.

Natasha (425) has posed:
Natasha's still in the gravity well when she notices Ariel charging straight at her. She tries to outrun the unicorn but it feels like her body's moving in slow motion as she does. She's sent flying into one of the spires of rock. The force is enough to send some small rocks flying along wuth embers of flames as she takes a moment to recover.

Ariel (219) has posed:
Peppered with flying debris, Ariel stumbles back, gashes opening in her plating that are sizzling and smoking from the flames. She's now pretty beat up, her energy crackling more weakly around her, but the unicorn is shocked to her senses from the massive barrage that slams into her. She finally throws herself down to put out the fire, rolling to all fours... with several small rocks flinging themselves up into the air, sorcery hurling them in a small barrage at Natasha.

Natasha (425) has posed:
Just as Natasha comes to her senses she finds herself getting hit by several rocks, leaving several red marks. The fire element is pretty bruises herself right now, she still has blood after all. She's doing her best to hang on long enough to win the fight at least. She charges at Ariel at an attempt to knock her down, sure she doesn't have much weight behind her but the fact she's on fire should be enough.

Ariel (219) has posed:
A burning tackle is a good thing to try, except that Ariel is... on all fours. She's still a unicorn, and even as a foal that means she's pretty heavy. She skids back, braced against the tackle, but the flames still roar over her and scorch her further.

That's when she releases the rest of her stored power as a sudden sphere of electricity, lightning crackling and blasting all around her in a last-ditch attempt to blast Natasha away.

Natasha (425) has posed:
The blast makes Natasha stumble a bit, but it's not enough to knock her all the way back. She reaches out and tries to grab Ariel with her blazing hands to try and keep her from releasing any more energy. If she tries to absorb it, Natasha figures she'll likely get even burnt even more with as close as she's standing. She doesn't want to hurt Ariel more than necessary but knows she needs to take her out of the fight at least.

Ariel (219) has posed:
Hands grapple Ariel, and she bleats in surprise that she'd end up getting her bolt powered through like that! She's just a little too worn down to keep fighting though... as Natasha struggles, Ariel drops to one knee and huffs, "Okay, I give up."

It's actually going to take a lot of work for her to ease onto all fours again, after all that.

Natasha (425) has posed:
Natasha's pretty worn out herself and lets go of Ariel's horn, the flames from her hands vanishing quickly. "That was close! I can see why you won the tournament last year! Are you going to be alright?" While she's happy to win, she's a bit concerned as well. She certainly wasn't holding back and knows her flames can burn pretty hot.

Ariel (219) has posed:
Ariel cracks open an eye. "Eh? I'll be all right. My entire family is made up of healers you know. Well um... my parents and me I guess." She's suddenly unsure about Lila and Al. "Congratulations, Natasha!"

Amalthea (395) has posed:
    An intense chill radiates from the stands. Emanating inexplicably from Amalthea's roped off section of the hover platform bleachers.

Natasha (425) has posed:
"Thanks! Well, I'm glad to hear that. I wish I could heal people sometimes myself. All I can do is set them on fire." Natasha sounds a bit regretful about that. "I mean, I can protect others of course, but I can't really do anything to help if they're hurt." She feels a bit cold all of a sudden, was there a draft out here.