WMAT A1 Raven DeVanos vs. Elza Lengar

WMAT A1 Raven DeVanos vs. Elza Lengar
Date of Scene:	25 June 2014
Location:	WMAT Arena - Diablo Desert
Synopsis:	WMAT Elza vs Raven
Thanks to:	To Karian and Raven DeVanos
Cast of Characters:	41, 62, Karian Icefang

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Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza isn't entirely sure about this whole, 'tournament'. What with everything happening at home, she'd rather be there. But what better way of improving than throwing yourself face-first at the best the Multiverse has to offer?

The woman strides out into the desert arena, wearing her Augment suit with a regular flak-jacket over the top. On her back is a long rifle that glints in the sunlight, a large hammer with demonic motifs, and a pistol in the right thigh holster. On the left holster sits a pistol-like white device, and the round drab-olive of a grenade can be seen on her rigging. She's loaded for bear it seems.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
Deep breath in, slow breath out. Deep breath in, slow breath out. Raven DeVanos steps simply into the arena, with an odd sort of loose gate that somehow is both swift, yet doesn't even seem to disrupt the sand underfoot- And silent, too. Silent as the way of the Muad'dib, the little desert mice, and equally as brisk, though she is not -running-, at the moment. She carries herself to the middle of the arena, apparently armed with naut but her twin Katana, which, for the moment, are astrapped to her back. She stops a few feet before Elza, and then bows politely. "Miss Lengar," She greets softly, "It is a pleasure to meet you. May the best combatant win." She says, simply.

Karian Icefang has posed:
Karian sits off from the action, watching it closely, with his full wolfguard and thunderwolf....with the ale flowing freely. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN!!! Wolf Lord KArian here bringing you the match between Elza Lengar and Raven DeVanos, or as I call it the battle of the Mercanries! Entering first is Elza, equipped to fight a small army with a rifle, pistol, grenade and.....Well, I think a chaos marine is missing his hammer. *small chuckle* Raven enters next, equipped with her twin Katana. She bows before Elza, a true sign of an honorable combatant. I can only expect that this will be a match to remember."

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza bows in return. "It's nice to meet someone who knows the rules of a proper duel." She smiles then, and straightens. "Let me reply in my native tongue. M�ge der beste Krieger setzen. May the best warrior prevail."
From close range like this, she goes for the hammer, drawing it off her back and grasping it in both hands. As the bell sounds, she doesn't swing for Raven, but instead, overhead slams the big weapon into the ground, making a sharp localized quake, and splitting a firespewing fissure in the direction she's facing. Right at Raven.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
Raven quirks a faint smile at the words of Elza; but before she has much chance to say further, the ground at her feet is disrupted with the great force of a warhammer slamming into the ground, opening a fissure of fire in it's wake. Raven hisses at the flame-- the impact shaking her standing and throwing her back. She's light, after all, and that was a heavy blow. She lands though, in a crouch, favoring a leg slightly- she's had some problems since Sburb with her left leg.
She draws her katana, speaking to the two swords softly, before she leaps upward to her feet and takes a charge for Elza, yet arcs aside at the last moment to set a spin into the sand, slinging both swords at the same time in diagonal slashes for Elza's arm and side.

Karian Icefang has posed:
And there's the bell! Elza draws that hammer from her back after a returning bow. What an impact! That single hammer blow unleashed a hellish fissure! *cheers and a few mug clinks in the background*' Karian takes a swig of ale. "Raven strikes back with her sword, cutting through uptossed sand with amasing skill. I'd expect nothing less from her, knowing her background. A toast to the first round of the match! *clinks and swigs echo out* Ahh.....oh yes, the winner will get a keg of Fenrisan ale, specially brewed for their taste!"

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza seems impressed by the hammer blow. "First time I've used th--" she's cut off as Raven brings the counter. Now a warhammer is a heavy weapon, and even though she's bringing it up to block, she doesn't get there in time to fully catch the sword strikes, those blades biting deep into her arm, and tearing a jagged gash down her flak jacket. Luckily the haft of that hellish hammer stops the blades going right through her. "Impressive... I think some of my colleagues could learn a thing or two from you." she offers, shoving those blades back before pivoting on the spot, sweeping that hammer around in a 360 degree roundhouse smash!
She doesn't stop there, as the hammer swings, she releases with her right hand, and pulls her pistol, firing from the hip to add another layer of danger!

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
Raven smiles; but is otherwise quiet- But she does emit a noise of surprise at the hammer being swung for her- it grazes because she ducks, turning away; but the bullet she did NOT see coming strikes sharply in her shoulder, upper side, from behind and the sudden impact causes her to slide on the sand where her usually nimble feet would catch herself, and she briefly hits the ground on her chest, wind knocked free of her lungs. She does not, however, hestitate -
Gaping briefly like a fish out of water as she gasps for a great or two, she shoves to her feet and turns, pointing with sword-carrying hands to Elza, as suddenly a riple of her hairbangles shows off; a flash of light, as a sudden gout of flames erupts in a chain, aimed for Elza's frame; followed shortly by a similar wave of ice.

Karian Icefang has posed:
Karian watches on, hearing that and grinning softly. "If I didn't know better, I would thing Elza was trained by a Sister of Battle! She combines the hammer and pistol into a beautiful 360 degree sweep and pistol combo!" He bellows out. His wolfguard cheer, though they seem split on who they think will win. Ygdril the wolf whuffs loudly, clearly cheering both fighters on in his own way. "Raven fires back with a.....By the Allfather! She unleashes fire and ice magic! This just got interesting!!!"

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza has no defenses against magic, and the sudden onrush of flame, followed by ice catches her right in the chest, searing the armour, then blasting her away to skip across the sandy ground.
Luckily the outer wounds from those sword strikes seem to have clotted and begun to close up, so there's no sand getting in there. As she comes to rest, a quick flick from her legs sends her rolling into a kneeling position, slotting that hammer away before sweeping her rifle out in a fluid, practiced motion.

She sights down the scope, and within the next heartbeat, the resonant sound of a .50cal slug being fired resonates across the desert... followed by the softer clack-klunk of a bolt being racked.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
A slight smile, faint- Raven is glad that Elza doesn't appear to be too hindered by the earlier sword-strikes, even if Raven is feeling that bullet in her shoulder and hating the sting. Too slow, too slow, she's gotten rusty. But her mind can't dwell on the downside; she has to remind herself to dwell on the moment going on -now-, worry about mistakes -later-.

When the sniper rifle is swept out, Raven's eyes flicker briefly visible behind the mask of her 70's hippy-dippy-spectacles, and she starts to move- a moment too slow, but she'd turned just enough to allow the shot to hit her opposite arm, in the side; it's a painful thing that makes a mess of her limb, but determination, stubborn, and adrenaline push her forward to resume battle- this time charging again on fleet, yet surprisingly silent steps without any vibrational after-shocks; aiming for Elza, she sweeps a sword up with a flash of the mythril blade, aiming a slash for the Belgian woman's frame- at the shoulder, a strike that is aimed sharp and with precision, meant to disable but not decimate.

Karian Icefang has posed:
A few rowdy laughs echo into the commentary area while the old wolf speaks. "Elza's sent flying from the magic, but wait.....there's the familiar sound of a high power slug being chambered. Sure enough, She's breaking out the rifle! She takes aim.....and hit's Raven dead on! It's no bolter slug, but that HAS to hurt!" He says, a few marines suddenly grumbling about owing the others.

Karian Icefang has posed:
A few rowdy laughs echo into the commentary area while the old wolf speaks. "Elza's sent flying from the magic, but wait.....there's the familiar sound of a high power slug being chambered. Sure enough, She's breaking out the rifle! She takes aim.....and hit's Raven dead on! It's no bolter slug, but that HAS to hurt!" He says, a few marines suddenly grumbling about owing the others. "Raven returns the favor with a slash aimed at Elza's arm. Returning the favor perhaps?"

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza has relatively poor reflexes, she's meant to hand back, while others distract and expose, so as she sees Raven approaching, far faster than is comfortable, she brings her rifle into the path of the blade, turning it aside just enough to slice deep into the muscle, but do no further.

Blood trails down the arm, pattering down from her elbow into the sand below. "You got too close again." she says, then whips out the white device, bringing it right up into Raven's personal space, before depressing the activator. It spits out a highly energetic cloud of electricity, meant to incapacitate, though on an Elite like Raven, it might just stagger for a moment.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
Or it might not hit at all-- Because as soon as Elza speaks, Raven is already leaping away to the side-- doing so quietly with speed that betrays both her Fremen training, and her SOLDIER strengths -- she is not the materia-weilding monstroscity of some Sephiroths, nor is she the heavy-lifting power-house of Cloud. Instead she is speed, fast, quiet, perfect for a killer, yet is oddly known only for incapacitation in most battles unless there is no other option.

The discharged taser hits the ground at her feet and she whirls about, this time raising a singular sword to aim as a devining rod for Elza's frame. Again, silence-- but another of the bangle-gems flashes, and suddenly a chain of lightening surrounds Elza, aimed to strike and do much the same as the high-output taser might have done to her.

Karian Icefang has posed:
"Elza brings up some kind of electrical cloud, trying to stun Raven. It doesn't appear to work. Raven was already on the move, demonstrating truely impressive speed and agility. Once more she throws out her magic, in the form of lightning this time. It's difficult to say who has the upper hand at the moment....and that's just fine with me! Nothing better then seeing to fighters slug it out!!"

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
A scream of pain erupts from the Belgian woman as electricity surges through her. She shudders, falling to the ground to writhe in agony... then sweeps her legs around to try and bring her opponent down with her, aiming for those nimble, speedy legs. She uses the sweep, once her motor control comes back, to get back up, swinging her legs up to leap back to her feet. That hammer comes out again, and she swings it heavily to bring it back down at Raven, though she seems not to be specifically aiming for her opponent.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
Again the ground thunders and quakes, and again Raven is blastewd off her feet, aided in such a fumble by the sweep of Elza's feet in the strike that takes Raven's footing out from under her. The Asian woman crashes to the ground in the sand, hissing a bit upon impact in pain, before struggling to her feet. Now, she judges, is the time to start hitting heavier than before-- Which is why, taking in a sharp breath, she moves fast to her feet.

Then, with a slight hitch to her gate slowing her down, she charges for Elza again, this time dragging one sword along the ground; sending up sparks and flashes of fire behind her. This, however, serves as a distraction- instead of sweeiping upward for Elza with the dragging sword, she instead whirls at the last moment, and lunges; her spin a 360 deal that brings the other sword - the right hand, having lead with her left for most of the fight - swinging for Elza's frame in a heavy, sharp slash aimed for the upper chest, deeper than most of the prior hits, but no less controlled.

Karian Icefang has posed:
"Elza strikes again, dropping down the hammer onto Raven. Her response is a beautiful upper-slash. Truely we are seeing a great display of skill!"

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza brings her weapon into position again, the clank of metal against metal, and the harsh scream of two weapons struggling. Again, she's too slow to stop the entire strike, blood oozing out of the large slash running across her upper torso.

"You're good... my organization could use someone with your talents." she says, conversationally, struggling a little bit before she lifts one of those big metal-clad boots, seeking to straight-kick the ligher, more agile woman in the midriff with it.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
"Sorry," Raven replies, "I don't work well with others." She smiles JUSt slightly-- and then is sent backwards by the hard kick of the Belgian Sniper, stumbling backwards from the sound boot to the chest. She hnfs sharply at this.. then closes her eyes, backing up. Raven works on suddenly breathing - in the middle of the fight? Slowing it down? - But no. In. Out. In. Out.
A bangle flashes, and suddenly the SOLDIER appears to be gone. The arena darkens, and then suddenly the ground between Elza and Raven seems to bubble over with a mass of fire, and magma. Suddenly the ground splits, and a beast-man erupts from the depths; with a massive spread of horns raking back. Ifrit, the fire beast of Legend. He roars, and then flames spark in his mouth, before he suddenly blasts a gout of firey breath for Elza's frame, and then just as suddenly as he burst forth, he dives back down into the sundered earth, which fades from view.

And leaves Raven behind, breathing a bit heavier.

Karian Icefang has posed:
"Elize strikes with a fierce kick towards Raven's midsection. When all else fails, start the melee! By the Emperor! Raven just summoned forth some kind of demon! Get my......nevermind. Apparently Raven is a summoner."

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza has, by now, figured out the correlation between those flashes and magical effects... and so as that flash happens, the sniper is running, beating feet across the sand to get behind something... anything. She finds a small rock, just as that flame breath sears forth, turning sand to glass. He catches one of those boots, earning a yelp as the metal heats up quickly.

She doesn't come out from behind the cover, instead, there's a soft metallic clink, then a sharp bleeping sound, as something is thrown over towards Raven's position.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
Still trying to catch her breath - Mana use takes just as much out of her as physical damage sometimes - Raven isn't able to exactly -dodge- the grenade; but she's able to haul back and KICK it away; allowing her to dive down and take only minor damage from the explosion, shrapnel hitting her and causing her to hiss a bit in repky as she slowly stands up, looking toward the woman hiding behind cover. Though her breath is coming hard, in slight gulps, Raven is intent to finish this.

She lifts her swords, selecting the right hand of Pollux, and then suddenly charges, again on those whisper-soft steps that betray her location not. The training of Fremen for the travel against the Worm also helps when one wishes to be a silent assasin. She charges for the location Elza hides behind and then swings low, dipping, aiming to swipe the sword with astonishing strength and speed in a sharp blow- meant to slice the rock in half, and at the same toime, to strike Elise hard in the back.

Karian Icefang has posed:
"Elza keeps fighting hard, chucking a grenade at Raven. She's able to knock it away, but still took a hit from it. Raven counters with a hellish slash, chopping through a rock and aiming for Elza's head. ELZA, DUCK!!!"

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza doesn't hear that attack coming, and Karian's announcement comes too late as the rock is cloven in twain, and a deep slice is rendered unto her back, knocking the woman sprawling in a slowly spreading pool of blood.

She's motionless for a few moments, then the wound on her back seems to begin closing on its own, knitting together while the internal damage stitches up slower. "Not done yet... This is getting good." she says, pushing herself up, her hands on the haft of her hammer. She pushes herself up, slowly, teeth gritting as she clasps the haft, then with all her remaining strength, swings it up in a mighty, boneshattering sweep, pushing every last ounce of determination into it with a wordless battlecry to make the Space Wolves proud.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
A deep breath comes, sharp-- preparation. Because suddenly the hammer connects with Raven's chest and she's sent flinging backwards, crashing to the ground on her back. She doesn't seem to move for several moments; only because she's winded, and her chest hurts -- she thinks she may have a couple of rebroken ribs, but, hell, she's always breaking her bloody ribs and her damn legs it seems like -- But she's assessing things slowly. And then, she rolls over with a grunt of pain, and shoves back to her feet slowly, and though weaving slightly, she offers a strange sort of small smile to Elza. "You're good with that thing," She says, quietly, before she chuckles softly... And then carefully takes in a good breath. With swords then drawn, and held at her sides, she dips her head.

A final word, unheard, mumbled maybe, lips moving, but no sound. Then, eyes lift, and the SOLDIER once again charges- no longer as fast or as silently as she had before, because everything aches, but, still, with determination. She thrusts her blades both at the last moment, aiming for Elza's shoulders, in an attempt to stab both swords at once, through flesh and bone, in a final attack meant to disarm - not literally, of course, but at least disable, yet again, perhaps keep her from lifting that hammer one final time.

Karian Icefang has posed:
Karian had jumped up, ready to run in to apply medical attention to Elza, but she got back up. "ELZA! GOOD SHOW!" He howls. Clearly he was amased by that alone. "Ladies and Gentlemen, if you watch or listen to any match, THIS IS THE ONE!" He roars. All the Space Wolves, and even Ygdril the wolf himself howls out. "Elza grabs her hammer and aims to introduce Raven to the business end. " He grabs the nearest mug, downs the ale, and smashes it in joyous revelry. It's also probably good the camera wasn't on, cause the sons of russ were....brawling and otherwise raising some hell. " Raven gets back up and goes for a charge once more! Her aim was apparently to disarm, but she looks like she'll be off the mark. No matter who advances, their opponent is in for a tough fight!"

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza hasn't used the hammer before today, so being complimented on its use makes her grin. "THanks." she catches those blades with the haft, the blades scraping along the tops her her shoulders as she stares up into Raven's eyes. "Good match. I'll take you for a drink after we've gotten patched up." she offers, then pushes further forward, bodychecking into Raven's midsection and aiming to slam her back into the previously bifurcated rock.

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
With a groan of pain, the match is over-- And Raven is sent sprawling to the ground; while not unconcious, she is not going to be fighting anyone else today in the least it looks like.

Karian Icefang has posed:
Karian was, at this point, standing up. "Elza bodycheck Raven and.....SHE'S DOWN!!!ELZA LANGER MOVES ON TO THE NEXT ROUND!!!!! Good effort Raven! Kegs of Ale for ALL!!!" He roars, a childish glee and genuine happiness in his voice.

Elise Leroy (62) has posed:
Elza lifts the warhammer above her head, as the crowd and the Space Wolves likely cheer. She's /almost/ tempted to utter something, but refrains, slinging the hammer then moving to help Raven back to her feet. "I meant it, earlier. We could use somneone with your skills..." she offers a card, placing it into Raven's hand. "Consider it, at least, before simply saying no."

Raven DeVanos (41) has posed:
A smirk, faint- Raven is helped to her feet, and lets out a slow breath, that's a sort of wheeze, as she accepts the card. "I'll think on it, eh?" She smiles a bit, with a nod to Elza, before she takes some steps back, and bows to Elza politely, even if she's walking rough. Always be polite even if you lose. "Congratulations, Miss Lengar." The SOLDIER smiles-- before suddenly dropping a Pokeball. With a low rumbling roar a large ... Panda bear?! With fists as big as the head of Elza's warhammer, appears, looks Raven up and down, rolls his eyes behind his ray-banz, and then picks the smaller girl up and starts to carry her away for Medical.