Evanatha did not reply. Instead, she fired a burst from her medium
lasers, the lances of fire aimed for Drakai's chest. Drakai twisted his
torso around, allowing the lasers to go beyond him. As Drakai returned to
the front, he aimed his remaining large pulse laser, and fired repeatedly
at Evanatha's legs, doing his best to disable her. Evanatha, panicking,
fired her remaining PPC, hitting Drakai's right torso, but failing to
damage the pulse laser. Drakai smiled as he finally disable the left leg
joint.
The Nova collapsed onto its left side. Drakai stepped forward, determined to end the fight once and for all. "Star Captain Evanatha, as much as it pains me to admit it, you are a worthy foe. I offer you hegira. Withdraw, and your life will be spared."
"Never. I will never withdraw. You shall have to kill me first," Evanatha returned. She fired her remaining weapons, disabling the remaining large pulse laser. Drakai ran forward, and pressed his AC 20 against the cockpit of the Nova. He fired, reducing the cockpit to shreds of debris. However, before he fired, Evanatha got off one last burst. The PPC struck Drakai's left leg, and fused the hip joint together. The two medium lasers in the chest melted off the remaining cockpit armor, but stopped before they could touch Drakai.
Sweating heavily, Drakai moved away from the corpse of the Nova. He had won his first fight in this Bloodmatch.
Drakai stood alone in his personal 'Mech bay. The death of Evanatha had been a waste. He looked up at the Phoenix, and frowned. The 80-ton OmniMech was ruined. It was repairable, but Drakai knew that there would not be time to repair it correctly before his next match. He would have to use one of his other 'Mechs he had designed. Drakai walked over to one of his lighter 'Mechs, and looked it over carefully. If he could not use the Phoenix, he would have to rely on a similar 'Mech.
The OmniMech he chose, named the Grand Fox was based after the light OmniMech known as the Kit Fox. It was a medium weight with more weaponry and armor than the Kit Fox was. The Grand Fox featured a pair of Gauss rifles, along with two Extended Range heavy lasers. Rounding out the design were two medium pulse lasers. Drakai nodded in satisfaction, and stepped out of the 'Mech bay, to prepare for his next fight. The fight would be against a Star Commander named Amasa, who piloted a Rifleman IIC. The medium weight Rifleman IIC was known for its abilities to eliminate targets quickly, by overwhelming its opponents with its incredible firepower. Amasa was from a secondary Galaxy, and so piloted a second-line 'Mech, instead of an OmniMech. The fight would be evenly matched overall.
Drakai stepped the Grand Fox onto the location of the fight. The fight was being held on the moon of all places. The location choose had gone to Amasa, and he had chosen the moon. A good strategic choose, if an annoying one. It gave Amasa better maneuvering abilities and speed.
Drakai kept a close eye on his radar, but saw nothing. As he moved carefully across the surface, he performed system checks rapidly. Finally, he saw a blip of red on his radar. Drakai turned his 'Mech in that direction, and moved quickly. As he closed in on Amasa, a wave of laser fire and autocannon shells hit the ground around him, throwing up moon dust. Drakai sighted carefully, and fired his ER heavy lasers, but missed his target. He had not compensated for the effect of the lower gravity. Drakai looked for a sight of the Rifleman, but could not see the 'Mech anywhere. He cursed, and began moving his Omni back and forth, creating a difficult target.
The Nova collapsed onto its left side. Drakai stepped forward, determined to end the fight once and for all. "Star Captain Evanatha, as much as it pains me to admit it, you are a worthy foe. I offer you hegira. Withdraw, and your life will be spared."
"Never. I will never withdraw. You shall have to kill me first," Evanatha returned. She fired her remaining weapons, disabling the remaining large pulse laser. Drakai ran forward, and pressed his AC 20 against the cockpit of the Nova. He fired, reducing the cockpit to shreds of debris. However, before he fired, Evanatha got off one last burst. The PPC struck Drakai's left leg, and fused the hip joint together. The two medium lasers in the chest melted off the remaining cockpit armor, but stopped before they could touch Drakai.
Sweating heavily, Drakai moved away from the corpse of the Nova. He had won his first fight in this Bloodmatch.
Drakai stood alone in his personal 'Mech bay. The death of Evanatha had been a waste. He looked up at the Phoenix, and frowned. The 80-ton OmniMech was ruined. It was repairable, but Drakai knew that there would not be time to repair it correctly before his next match. He would have to use one of his other 'Mechs he had designed. Drakai walked over to one of his lighter 'Mechs, and looked it over carefully. If he could not use the Phoenix, he would have to rely on a similar 'Mech.
The OmniMech he chose, named the Grand Fox was based after the light OmniMech known as the Kit Fox. It was a medium weight with more weaponry and armor than the Kit Fox was. The Grand Fox featured a pair of Gauss rifles, along with two Extended Range heavy lasers. Rounding out the design were two medium pulse lasers. Drakai nodded in satisfaction, and stepped out of the 'Mech bay, to prepare for his next fight. The fight would be against a Star Commander named Amasa, who piloted a Rifleman IIC. The medium weight Rifleman IIC was known for its abilities to eliminate targets quickly, by overwhelming its opponents with its incredible firepower. Amasa was from a secondary Galaxy, and so piloted a second-line 'Mech, instead of an OmniMech. The fight would be evenly matched overall.
Drakai stepped the Grand Fox onto the location of the fight. The fight was being held on the moon of all places. The location choose had gone to Amasa, and he had chosen the moon. A good strategic choose, if an annoying one. It gave Amasa better maneuvering abilities and speed.
Drakai kept a close eye on his radar, but saw nothing. As he moved carefully across the surface, he performed system checks rapidly. Finally, he saw a blip of red on his radar. Drakai turned his 'Mech in that direction, and moved quickly. As he closed in on Amasa, a wave of laser fire and autocannon shells hit the ground around him, throwing up moon dust. Drakai sighted carefully, and fired his ER heavy lasers, but missed his target. He had not compensated for the effect of the lower gravity. Drakai looked for a sight of the Rifleman, but could not see the 'Mech anywhere. He cursed, and began moving his Omni back and forth, creating a difficult target.