Duel Semi-Final

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Arcana walked in the dark corridor with her Glaive. Every step would lead her closer to the arena. Though it wasn't a big coliseum, she could hear the roaring audience. They couldn't perturb this 14-year-old girl anymore. After winning dozen of matches here while being encircled by this bloodshed loving public, Arcana could not care less about them. 'Two more victories to win the tournament...'
Arcana thought as she made her way out to the arena. Every time beaming light blotches would stun her after coming from unlit routes. However not this time. Moonlight fell on the arena at midnight. The crowd cheered in a wild manner when the first duelist was spotted. People were still talking about the previous fight too; the first match of semi-final, it was overwhelming. Arcana unsheathed her weapon, she could not disappoint them in the second match of Semi-Final, could she? Her eyes rolled to find her opponent's corridor. She strolled on the sandy ground, waiting for her foe.

Spoiler

Level 32
32 × 5 = 160
Human Bonus: 6+6+6+9 in Str, Spd, Vit, M.A.
Strength: 45 + 6 = 51
Speed: (45 + 6) x 2 = 102
-Reaction: 51
-Movement: 51
Vitality: (40 + 6) x 2 = 92
-Stamina: 51
-Durability: 38
Martial Arts: (30 + 9) × 2 = 78
-Glaive: 51
-Brawling: 27

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Hall of the Greatest
Fólkvangr Island

The island is just a huge arena itself where warriors of all over the world meet to decide who's the greatest in a fierce competition. The battles are said to be overseen by Freya.


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Narration
Speech
Thought
Action

Spoiler: Stats

Name: Number X aka "Gunslinger X" or "G-X"
Pirate of the fearsome Backyard Crew
Race: Human
Height: 6'1
Lvl:45

Strength: 21

Speed: 62
Reaction: 67
Movement: 57+10=67

Vitality: 62
Durability: 57+10=67
Stamina 67:

Mind: 31
Science: 62(-23 B- power suit)


Haki: 24
Observation Awareness: 48

Martial Arts: 61
Gunslinging: 61(incendiary bullets =6; 5 magazines of 10 bullets; 1 cryo shot; 1 sonic shot)
Sniping: 61(incendiary bullets = 12; 2 smoke canister;1 net shot, 4 magazines of 10 bullet)

A metallic sound echoed in the corridor. A burning smell of cannon powder was carried away with the small breaze going through the corridor. The cheering outside was loud.
The end of the corridor was here. The man came to light, and he was in an arena decent wide. He was wearing a western hat, an ocean blue shirt with residue of black powder on it, a dark blue pant and shoes. He had a two belts. One was around his hips , and it had a great amount of bullets and a couple of pouches attached to it, with one of the pouches containing a gun. The other one went from his right shoulder to his left arm pit. This one too had bullets on it together with another gun, but something else was attached to it on the back. It was another gun, and it was longer than the other two.
When the man walking in the arena face became clearer, people in the crowd recognize him.

"It's Number X, a famous pirate of the Backyard Pirate crew!!" Screamed someone in the crowd

" You mean the one with almost 40 million on his head?!" Exclaimed another one.

"Now that's what you call a twist in the event." Muttered someone with a smile.


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Arcana could tell her opponent is powerful. None of her opponents till now were recognized by the audience. She could notice people excitedly telling each other about his Identity.
Arcana was looking around now. She didn't want to glare at her formidable enemy no more. Arcana clenched her right fist, she moved her Glaive the sky from the other hand. `Confidence is they key,` she remembered.
Now, The commentators were announcing something she couldn't hear very clearly. The moment she learned her opponent is a pirate a frisson of excitement went down to her spine.

The horns were blown, instructing the contestants to get to their starting positions.

Arcana stood on the mark, beside the red flag. Her opponent wasn't standing far away with the blue flag. The girl took an aggressive stance, ready to sprint towards her enemy. Though she checks again and again if the second horn was blown in this deafening and irrepressible crowd. In brown leather robe, the girl prayed for her victory. In public there were hired drummers who would hint that battle is about to start. "I will win, I am the strongest," Arcanan mumbled.

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The crowd was hysterically cheering after recognizing the famous man in the arena, but it was nothing compared to after the commentators' little exchange.

"The man standing in the arena, I guess we all recognize him! It's Number X!!! The Last Real Man aka Gunslinger X!!" screamed the first commentator.

"Now with such a famous pirate here, it would not be impossible for the Marines ships to come here and ruin this event." added the second one.

The crowd went quiet for a moment. Everyone became worried at the moment.

"Fool!! Look over there!!" screamed the first commentator at his colleague.

In the crowd were sitting all the members of the Backyard Pirates who came with X to assist him after he suddenly decided to participate in this event that he heard talking about a week ago.

"Do you think the Marine would be able to come here without any preparation when those guys are here?" added the commentator.

The focus turned on the imposing men in the crowd.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, our famous contender appear to not have come here alone. The Backyard Pirates are here with us today!! No Marine ship would dare to show up here and ruin this event!!!" screamed the same commentator.

"Uoooooh!!!" The cheering was loud enough to make the walls shake.

"Look like we are celebrities now, Gungungun...." Muttered X

The flags were being raised, and the fight was about to start. X put his hand on his gun ready to begin.

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The match started!
Arcana dashed forward with full speed carrying her huge glaive. She wanted to shorten the distance as quickly as possible.

 

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The fight was about to start and X remembered Weapon's words before agreeing to stop here.
"Make it quick, we don't have time to waste."
X second hand grabbed his second gun. As the match started, he saw his opponent dashing towards him at full speed. He was planning to use meteor shower and empty his guns on her, but he changed his mind. He waited for her to get near to end it in mere seconds.
Arcana was close enough, X could sense that she was about to unleash an attack. He used his speed and jumped backward and fired a smoke canister at Arcana using the long-range gun that he had attached on his back. The smoke blinded Arcana and gave X enough time to load his guns to be ready in case he's really forced to use meteor shower, which his just him firing 30 bullets all at once on his opponent.

Bullet DPR B

Smoke filled the arena. X activated his haki to locate Arcana carefully and silently he walked behind her. When the smoke cleared out, he was standing behind her, pointing his gun on her head.
"You should value your life and give up." said X to his opponent who agreed. That was the end of the semi-final.

But the event was not done yet. With this underwhelming victory, the crowd was not happy. They wanted to see more action. When the final opponent appeared everyone was shocked about his identity. X couldn't predict the outcome of this duel that was about to start. No, it's more accurate to say he was not sure if he would be alive at the end of the duel. His new opponent didn't have to show off his strength, his reputation spoke for him. X was sweating too much, the urge to give up filled his mind, but he stubbornly resisted to it.

"I will not back down!" he screamed to reassure himself.

The commentators snapped out of it and expressed their shock while revealing the man's identity, but it was inaudible for Arcana who was now boarding a ship to leave the island.

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