The Games of Saberhaven
Beast vs. Mack
The crowd cheers as entering first is Mack, he stands tall and proud in burnished mail which was a gift from his lord. A massive maul rests in his hands and he awaits his enemy with confidence. The audiences hushes momentarily as Beast steps forward. It then explodes in cheers, as it is clear this will be one hell of a fight. Beast stands as tall as Mack, he has maroon skin and wears black leather pants and boots, a cloak flows out behind him. He grins revealing teeth filed like knives. A massive maul rests in one of his hands, the other hand clutches a small sphere. He bellows out a war cry and raises his maul into the air, the crowd cheers at the sight.
The fight begins with Beast clutching the ball and his hand, arm muscles tensed to throw. Mack shimmers once and abruptly vanishes. The crowds cheer as he appears behind Beast. Beast whirls around and hurls the ball directly at Mack. The ball streaks toward Mack's chest, he snaps up his maul in defense and hits the ball in mid air. It explodes out, showering both contestants with shrapnel. The darts released strike both half-giants, almost all of them bouncing of the two giants' protections.
The Mack and Beast then launch themselves at each other, swinging mauls like mad men. Beast moves faster, pounding his maul into Mack's gut with incredible force. Mack retaliates, striking Beast on top of the head with a wet "crack". Beast strikes out, furious at the blow, striking Mack again in the stomach, causing the wound there to bleed faster, ring flashes with green black energy on his hand, and his wounds starts to heal up quickly. Mack pounds away at his enemy, his maul moving almost to fast to be believed. He hits Beast in each hip, but misses the final swing as Beast leaps back out of range. Beast stumbles slightly after the last hit, there is so much blood coming out of the half-giants it looks like a river. They face off, mauls at the ready, slowly moving in a circle.
Mack and Beast glare at each other as they circle. Clenched jaws reveal the tension each giant feels as they move slowly in a circle. Beast brings his hand up to his neck as suddenly Mack lunges. His maul smashes into Beast's chest with incredible force, more blood starts flowing from Beast. Suddenly, the necklace under Beast's hands starts to glow and his skin shimmers for a second, then returns to normal. The effect is seen immediately as Mack pounds away with his maul three times, each hit is as if he struck a mountain. Beast grins again revealing those sharpened teeth as Mack breathes a curse. The maroon skinned giant then lowers his hand and grips his maul more securely, he glares at his enemy and prepares to attack. His leg muscles flex and he grinds his teeth, froth coming from his mouth. Mack takes a step back and puts his maul in a defensive position, preparing for the worst
Beast steps forward and sends his maul screaming through the air at Mack. The maul strikes Mack in the chest, but the strength of the armor prevents it from cutting in. Beast roars and launches a sidelong sweep going for Mack's hip. Mack moves swiftly and blocks it with his own maul. He then counters, trying to hook his maul with his opponent, but Beast takes a few steps back out of range. Mack steps forward again and strikes out with his maul, it catches Beast's maul under the head. The half giant rips up, yanking the maul out of Beast's hands. The Lord of Combat's champion grins as he slides his maul through a loop at his belt with one hand and plucks his enemy's maul out of the air with his free hand. The crowd cheers at this turn of events. Beast growls and steps back a second, unsure of what to do.
The maroon giant tenses his huge leg muscles as if he is to spring. Mack raises his maul slightly in preparation for an aerial attack. Beast suddenly drops his leading shoulder and runs directly into Mack. Beast grips his opponent around the back of the knees and runs forward with his off balance enemy, dashing him into the side of the Arena. Mack growls with rage, then to the disbelief of the crowd, grasps his enemy around the waist, and hoists him over his head upside down. He then throws Beast with incredible force head and shoulders first into the Arena ground. Moving with obviously magical speed, Mack then snaps forward a strange bracer and half a dozen large crossbow quarrels launch from his bracer. They ping into his enemy and snap; one of the shots streaked toward Beast's neck and would have severed the vein there if it had not bounced off. The crowd is cheering like mad for Mack. However then they notice Beast as he flips up to his feet with great dexterity, and they cheer for him, as clutched in his hands are now Mack's maul, ripped off his enemies belt during the charge.
Beast rushes at Mack, maul held high and screaming a battle cry. The Lord of Combat's champion takes a mighty swing and lashes out at Beast's gut. It actually lifts the maroon giant a little off the ground with the force of the blow, blood pumps out of the large wound. Beast retaliates brings his Maul in a roundhouse, smashing in his opponents collarbone with lethal force and accuracy. The crowd notices black green energy coursing throughout Beast, the origin of it being a ring on his right hand. He heals rapidly, some of the smaller wounds scabbing over immediate. Mack growls in anger at this, and bashes away at his enemy. He strikes a powerful hit on his enemy's chin, bashing away some teeth. Beast strikes back predictably, however his enemy is to swift and blocks the blow; Mack then proceeds to smash two hits into Beast.
Beast topples to the ground, his body unable to take the massive punishment. His thoracic cavity has been pounded to mush, the heart beat is too faint to hear. His lungs have been crushed along with every major bone in his body. Mack raises his maul high in the air and roars out "KADIS, I GIVE THIS VICTORY TO YOU!" He turns to leave and then he hears the murmurs behind him, he spins on his heels and stares slack jawed as Beast rises. A necklace surrounding his thick neck is glowing like a miniature sun, his wounds close up rapidly, and his heart muscles start to work. He rises full and proud, looking completely unscathed after all the hits. Mack takes a couple steps back and growls a bit, fear coming into his eyes that his opponent will not die. They face off, Mack bearing the many hits still while his enemy moves light and swift, prepared for anything. Beast abruptly twists a ring on his left hand and he suddenly begins to breathe faster, his hands twitch with nervous energy as he stands there grasping his maul. Mack shrugs at this turn of events and pounds his maul four times at Beast. Three of the four shots pound deep into Beast's chest, forcing him to cough up blood as some of his ribs are shattered. Beast stumbles back and looks pretty bad after just those three shots.
The two giants are now moving at a whirlwind pace, and blows fly as they charge each other. Beast presses the attack, but Mack works his maul skillfully, deflecting three hits. Mack pounds home with a maul shot to Beast's chest, shattering more ribs. Beast growls and finally hits Mack in his right leg. Mack finally succumbs to the pain and collapses on the floor of the arena. Beast stands tall and proud before everyone, grinning. With a tremendous heave, he hurls the maul in his hands to the other end of the Arena. He then bends over and scoops up his own maul next to Mack's body. He lets out a bestial scream of triumph and marches off the floor. The crowd screams long and loud after the fight.
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