Avatar Arena SPECIAL: Newb (Otto) vs. That Meddling Judge

[Bailey]

Once again there was a very vehement argument in the near distance. It was clear that Rhiya had awoken and was discussing something heatedly with Raiden - while also perched on his shoulder.

Snatches of the conversation floated down to be heard.

"...say I should make Newb lose!"

"...shouldn't. You allowed him to have three forms..."

".... has Arena Advantage. He's not having much of an advantage now..."

"....doing the best he can..."

Then this was punctuated by a loud cry, "I don't CARE what you think, damnit! I'm doing it anyway!"

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BOOM!!

Unprepared and unwary a shockwave juddered through the arena, deafening both competitors for the rest of the fight and consequently snuffing out the fire as effectively as heavy rain. Both fighters clutched at their ears. from whence a bit of blood trickled out due to burst eardrums.

MagmaClaw staggered, and fell to its various knees, keening in pain at the sudden shock of a third attacker, as well as the sudden loss of all the elemental fire it had lovingly created.

The Arena still looked like it had a holy symbol carved into it, albeit slightly wonky and the grass a bit uprooted/flattened.

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Raiden opened and closed his mouth several times. Then, glowering at Rhiya, he crossed his arms.

".... You'd better have a good explanation for how you managed to get the God of Wind on your side."

"Yo."

"Hehehehe," Rhiya grinned a nasty grin.

Her laughter was cut short, however, as Otto plummeted towards the ground just before her. Although he was in meme form, he quickly materialized as he fell. He went into a crouching position, his right hand below his feet, his left above his head, and struck the ground hard, his hands switching places to add extra force. As he did so, a massive sonic boom, not unlike that which had rocked the holy field was released, although these individuals, being much hardier than the schizo mage or the summoner, were not deafened, merely left with severe tinnitus.

"I was told there would be no interruptions. I have left Aykro in the passenger seat with Kly, so he will not be lost with death, and I have brought along Ennig. It seems he doesn't approve of interruptions either. Anything to say for yourself before we kick your scaly behind?"

[Rhiya Ravenwing]

Rhiya smirked, managing to shrug off the first brunt of the attack with relative ease. Though her ears rang, at least the ground stopped shaking.

"Only that there will be plenty more disadvantages for you now that you've threatened me," she replied with a manically insane grin of doom. One could see the RFS thermometer that was currently still whizzing around her head rise slowly to 80.

In a single, fluid motion, Rhiya's right wing spiked forward like a spear, heading straight for Otto's torso like lightning striking. At the last moment, the tip of the spear-like wing writhed and formed a comical, clenched fist.

She didn't want to kill him too much... yet.

[Bailey]

Otto stood his ground until the wing was only a foot from contact at which point his hands darted up, grabbed the wing, he stepped sideways, and then twisted, trying to send his massive opponent flying. He knew he had the strength for it, but the question was: would Rhiya dig her claws into the ground? If so, he had no chance to throw her.

[Rhiya Ravenwing]

Fortunately, subtlety was not Rhiya's forte.

Unfortunately, Otto missed one vital concept: Rhiya wasn't stupid either. When Otto grabbed the fisted wing, part of it went on in the same trajectory, while the other part followed Otto. The result was that when Otto wrenched, the part that continued onwards swung around and struck Otto in the small of the back. The part he grabbed 'melted' over his hands and hardened into something harder than diamond, while spikes shot and spread into the earth along the length between Rhiya and Otto.

The earth shuddered as Otto tried to break free, but it was too firmly secured. A few spikes were wrenched out of the ground in the effort, but the force was mostly nulled.

Rhiya grinned now, her eyes glinting as she allowed the wing encasing Otto's fist begin to engulf his arm. There was a barely audible *snkt* as Rhiya's claws came out.

[PyrosNine]

In the stands of the stands, Pyros in kitty form held up flags. "NyuUUUu!"

He then took a bite out of a chili cheese dog, and with a mouthful cheered. "Gof Rwiya!"

[Bailey]

With his free hand, Otto thumbed both the net and the throwing eagles, causing the net to be deployed with sharp edges, biting into whatever they could grab hold of. A strange energy was at work here, and as Rhiya's wing advanced, so did the net advance and tighten, becoming stronger.

"A trap. Been a while since somebody knew enough to try one."