let’s get ready to rumble (team 6 bronze round)
A strange sensation begins to overwhelm her. Surely, just moments ago she was enjoying the Rusalkan sunshine and the warm sand beneath her feet. Or had she been at the inn, sipping a hot cocoa in her nightgown and preparing to fall into a plush, comfortable bed. The roar of the crowd reverberates in her ears, so loudly it’s almost painful.
How did she get here?
A glance around her shows that she isn’t alone. She even recognises a couple of these faces - it’s hard not to remember Ophelia’s presence after all. Andrei too, looks frighteningly like his son Scipio. Hesitantly, she shuffles closer to the rest of them, taking in the sight of the vast arena. There’s something odd about the crowd, how the people’s eyes lack any light, any spark of life. Her fists curl around the... syringe she found in her hands upon awakening here. It’s vastly oversized and filled with a strange liquid.
“What should we do? I don’t know how I’m even here,” Julia laments, but she doubts she’s the only one with such questions. A bird caws at them from across the battlefield - huge and seemingly made of fire. Her mouth falls open in awe at the creatures majesty and the crowd cheers once more. Chants of “fight! fight!” fill the colosseum, making her head spin. It’s clear there will only be one way out. Julia steels herself, she will be brave and strong today, just like Seliph. “I-I’ll go first, please? I think I might be able to weaken it for the rest of you.”
Syringe held like a lance, Julia charges forward tentatively. Far too hesitant in the presence of such a fierce foe. The crowd and it’s deafening cheers disorient her. The moment she breaks out into a run, she trips, tumbling gracelessly to the ground in a heap. Her right ankle twists awkwardly but it isn’t pain that brings tears to her eyes. It’s shame. The mighty beast roars in rage and in an instant bears down upon her with it’s sharp, piercing beak, tearing into her shoulder as she lays face down in the dirt.
Julia uses Shatter Slash against Sun Form. Roll d20+2: 1 (+2) = 3! Miss. Sun Form takes 0 damage. Sun Form counterattacks with Sharp Beak. Roll d20: 15! Hit. Julia takes 1.5 damage. Sun Form has 10/10 HP remaining Julia has 8.5/10 HP remaining.
It hurts. Yet it compares nothing to the pain of letting the others down. Failing her allies so early in their trial. Her arms quiver and shake beneath her as she tries to support her weight and get back up again.
She cannot fall here.
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