AN: Apologies for the delay. Some issues came up in life that include a broken car and a family surgery. Everything is done, so the next chapters will hopefully be out on time.
CHAOTIC- TIRASIS DROME
JON
Jon stood outside the Tirasis Drome, taking the time to examine its exterior. He had learned from watching matches that each drome was identical on the inside, but differentiated by their outward appearance.
For the Tirasis Drome, it was mainly orange, while the Crellen Drome was Blue. It was surrounded by two golden support structures, giving the appearance that it was a head wearing a high collar. Above the entrance was a pair of wings, and between that, a blue line separating the orange halves.
Jon had not challenged anyone to any matches before this, instead focusing on watching others face off from the Port Court. He had been to several locations in Chaotic, but he had mainly spent more time just experiencing the various locations than actively looking for things to scan.
And now, here he was, about to have his second battle in a Drome.
He checked his Scanner. According to it, there was only a few minutes until noon. Taking a breath, he walked into the Drome.
He looked up to see the physical representation of Chaotic floating, just as it had in the Crellen Drome.
Jon heard the sound of the door opening and turned to see his opponent walk in.
He had tried to look up this GOLDMIND, but apparently images were restricted, so this was his first time seeing what he looked like.
At first, Jon thought it was a young child, as the figure was draped in shadow, but was about as tall as Bran. However, his walk showed that his body was not that of a childs.
'A Dwarf?' Jon thought in his mind. He knew about them, in fact, the Queen's brother was said to be a Dwarf, but this was his first time meeting one.
"I take it you are WHITEWOLF?" His opponent asked. He was now close enough that Jon could make out that he had gold hair, and his eyes were green and purple. "I was quite surprised to learn I had a match scheduled against a newcomer. Regardless, I am curious just how skilled you are."
"Aye. I am." Jon said simply. For a moment, GOLDMIND starred at him, almost as if he had recognized his face, but Jon dismissed it as a possible mind game.
Jon put his Scanner on the docking station. As he did, GOLDMIND did the same, with his docking station and screen being lower than Jon's.
Putting his opponent's appearance out of his head, he began to strategize. He knew from reading his record that GOLDMIND was a skilled player, with more wins than losses. Both Father and Ser Roderick had drilled him and Robb on how to face a more experienced enemy commander.
'For my front line, I should probably put Rothar up, since I have experience with him.' Jon thought as he selected the Underworld Bull man, and placed him in one of the two spots in the front.
'As for my other front line fighter, Marquis Darini may be a good way to test out Mipedian Invisibility.'
Jon brought the Mipedian Royal to the other open slot.
'As for my last creature, Sobtjek. His ability can help me snag a victory if Rothar or Darini are about to lose.'
Placing the Muge he had met his first day in the rear, Jon moved on to Battlegear.
'A Vlaric Shard for Rothar. It will increase his Earth attacks.'
Jon placed the weaponized crystal onto Rothar.
'A Mugician's Lyre on Sobtjek. That way he can cast a Mugic before I use his ability, assuming he has to fight.' Jon thought.
'Finally… A Skeletal Steed will let Darini jump his front line and attack his back line first.' Jon decided as he placed the Skeleton under the Royal.
'Mugic, I don't really have a team built for it, so I should make each one an important one.'
Jon ran through his Mugic and chose three that could turn the tide of a bad fight.
'Fortissimo, I saw what that could do in a Drone match the other day. Song of Geo Nova could damage a tough opponent. And Melody of Mirage can save me in a pinch.' Jon selected the mugic before moving onto locations.
"I should probably use the locations I have visited over the last few days. That should give me an edge.'
He filled his locations with Mipedim Oasis, Glacial Plains, Riverlands, as well as the others he had visited. Coming up one short, Jon used his Lava Pond card to fill it up. 'Better to learn about it in the game than in Perim.'
All done with his preparations, Jon waited for GOLDMIND to do the same. It took only a few seconds for his opponent to finish up.
"PLAYERS, LOCK YOUR DECKS." The voice of Chaotic ordered.
Both players did so, and once done, they viewed their opponents side of the board.
- - - - - - - - -Marquis Darini (Skeletal Steed)- - - - - - - - Nauthilax
Jon - - Sobtjek (Mugician's Lyre) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - H'earring - - GOLDMIND
- - - - - - - - -Rothar (Vlaric Shard) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tarterek
'Underworlders and an Overworlder. Not a combination likely in Perim.' Jon thought upon seeing his opponents side. He could see GOLDMIND thinking about his own line up as well.
"Interesting choices…" GOLDMIND said after a few seconds.
"BECAUSE HE IS THE LESS EXPERIENCED PLAYER, WHITEWOLF WILL HAVE THE FIRST ATTACK. SPIN THE LOCATION RANDOMIZER." The Drome voice commanded.
Jon nodded and spun it, watching it go through all of his locations before landing on Glacial Plains.
He had only gone there for a few minutes, long enough to get a scan and check out the scenery.
'Well, I gave Darinin a Skeletal steed for a reason. Underworld Mugic will cost an extra Mugician to play. And H'earring will be an easier target than Nauthilax.'
Jon revealed Darini's Skeletal Steed.
"Marquis Darini attacks H'earring." Jon declared as he pressed his palm against his creature.
Like before, the light enveloped his body, until he stood taller than before. His skin was replaced with greenish-yellow scales, a fin replaced his hair, and whiskers grew out of his cheeks. His clothes disappeared until he was shirtless, with only a loincloth and a cape.
"Hmm. Another Interesting choice. But if it was a good one remains to be seen." GOLDMIND said as he pressed his hand against H'earring. Just like Jon, he was enveloped in light until he was also replaced with his creature.
H'earring was shorter than GOLDMIND by about nine inches. The creature had green skin and a small patch of red hair. He wore a fur shirt, but his biggest characteristic was his ears, which drooped down almost hitting the floor.
"Fair warning. H'earring may be small, but he can pack a big punch." GOLDMIND said before light enveloped the Drome.
""Let's Get Chaotic!"" Both creatures yelled simultaneously.
TIRASIS DROME- GLACIAL PLAINS
Marquis Darini crouched down as he gathered his bearings in the location. He was not sure if it was simply a Creature thing, a Fire element thing, or some other reason, but the cold was not as bad as it was when he came here as Jon.
"In a field out in the open, better get out of here before he spots me." Darini muttered to himself before whistling.
Blue light shone forth, and a Skeleton that resembled a horse-like creature with horns appeared in front of him.
Darini jumped onto the Skeletal Steed, and sped away, hoping that he would come across H'earring first.
'Alright now, time to test out this invisibility thing.' Jon thought from inside Darini.
Stopping the Steed once they took cover behind a hill of snow, Darini closed his eyes and breathed. After a few seconds, he felt his scales seem to jump. Opening his eyes, he looked and saw that both himself and the Skeletal Steed were gone from sight.
'I suppose a steed without a rider would make Invisibility useless.' Jon thought to himself.
Darini spurred the Skeletal Steed onward, beginning to search for the small Underworlder who was his opponent. Several minutes passed, but Darini did not see any sight of the Green Creature.
"Where could that little pest be?" Darini muttered as he stopped his Steed to get his bearings.
And that was when the blast hit him from behind, throwing him off the Skeletal Steed.
M-40 (88%)
Darini quickly recovered and turned in the direction of the hit. There he saw his foe.
H'earring was standing on a mound of snow. Next to him was a small hole, large enough for the Underworlder to fit in.
'So he was hiding in the mound.' Jon realized.
"Another word of advice. Mipedian invisibility doesn't really matter if you're too loud to hide yourself." H'earring said as he pointed at his ears.
Darini realized what was being said. "Just great. I chose the one opponent who can counter invisibility to test it out."
But now he knew where his opponent was. Getting on his feet, Darini charged forward, readying an attack of his own as he got closer.
Flame sprouted from his hands until it practically covered his entire body. WIth one motion, he shot forth the flame right at the green Underworlder. "Torrent of Flame!"
H'earring was unable to dodge, and took the full force of the attack.
H-35 (77%)
The underworlder got back up, some small burns visible on his body, and ran over the mound and out of sight.
Darini stopped his pursuit.
'If I turn invisible, he can still hear me. If I just chase him, he will have set a trap for me by the time I get there. Unless…' Jon thought
Darini whistled, and his Skeletal Steed ran up to him.
Darini ordered the battlegear to rush right up the mound. Meanwhile, he turned invisible and went around.
'This way, he will think that the louder sound is me, covering my more quiet approach.' Jon thought.
But before he could see H'earring, the Skeletal Steed reached the top of the mound, only to suddenly be blown into pieces.
Darini felt the ground shake and the ice crack, and he watched as H'earring's battlegear was revealed to be a Vile Driver.
'Oh fuck.' Jon thought as Darini stood still.
H'earring's ears perked up and turned, trying to find the Mipedian royal.
"Airsault!" Darini yelled as he sent a miniature tornado right at H'earring. The underworlder hung onto the Vile Drivers controls, but was unable to avoid the hit. The Vile Driver itself was almost knocked over before H'earring stabilized the legs, further cracking the ice.
"That's it!" Darini exclaimed. He readied another attack, but in his moment of distraction, H'earring hit him with a blast from the Vile Driver.
M-35 (77%)
"Delerium!" a beam of light from H'earring's head struck Darini.
M-30 (66%)
Darini shook off the mental assault, and aimed a strike right at the feet of the Vile Driver.
"Ember Swarm!"
The ice beneath the battlegear was hit, cracking it enough for the Vile Driver's very weight to finish breaking it.
H-25 (55%)
H'earring and his gear both fell into the frigid water, where he tried to swim back to the solid ice.
But Darini was waiting for him.
"Power Pulse!" Green fists erupted from Darini's hands, pushing H'earing back into the water.
H-5 (11%)
"Ectospasm!" Darini launched a final attack at the underworlder. A ball of blue energy with a red core. It hit H'earring and coded him.
TIRASIS DROME
Darini stared down GOLDMIND until he turned back into Jon. He had won the first match, and eliminated one of his Mugicians.
"Very clever strategy there. Some Battlegear are less effective depending on the location. Had we been in Forest of Life or Fear Valley, your trick would have failed. But now it is my turn" GOLDMIND complimented Jon.
Jon nodded, prepared for whatever his opponent tried. He did not move Sobtjek up, as that would give GOLDMIND a new target to go after.
GOLDMIND then spun his location randomizer.
It landed on The Forest of Life.
GOLDMIND took a moment to consider, and then declared his attack.
"Tartarek attacks Rothar."
He pushed his hand against the Overworld creature, being enveloped in light until Tartarek stood in his place.
A moment later, Jon did the same with Rothar. He felt the familiar change of the first creature he had turned into. Soon, he was once again Rothar, one of the Underworld's strongest warriors.
"Let's Get Chaotic!" Both yelled at the same time as light enveloped the Drome.
TIRASIS - FOREST OF LIFE
Rothar ran along a beaten path made by many creatures who came through before.
Inside Rothar, Jon was briefly reminded of the forests surrounding Winterfell, but in truth there was no comparison. This forest was warmer and brighter than he ever thought he would feel outside.
He also sensed an increase in his own health as well. Rothar had high power and knocked his opponent's own down by ten. He was practically always guaranteed to win the Forest of Life's extra energy.
Rothar slowed down as he came across a stream.
Just as he was about to decide whether to travel up or downstream, he heard an old man's voice yell from behind him.
"Hydro Balls!"
Rothar turned around, but was too late to get out of the way of the spheres of water that shot forward and pushed him into the stream.
R-70 (87%)
Rothar got up quickly, and summoned his Vlaric Shard as he found Tartarek emerging from the bushes.
He tried to jump out of the water, only for the stream itself to grab onto him as waves rose higher than they had any right to.
"Riptide!" He heard Tarterek say as the waves crashed into him, submerging him again.
R- 60 (75%)
Rothar let himself float down the stream a bit before getting out, putting distance between them.
"I thought Tarterek couldn't use elemental attacks. That Riptide was too strong." Rothar complained.
"Guess you've never seen a Hydro Ball before." Tartarek yelled as he approached. "It gives wise enough creatures the ability to use water attacks. And since I used Riptide while having the water element, you lost twenty five courage. Which means… Skeletal Strike!"
Suddenly, Tartarek's own bones came out of his chest, forming a skeleton version of the Overworlder. It jumped at Rothar, but the Underworlder managed to avoid it before grabbing its head and tossing it into the stream. The bone creature faded as they returned to Tartarek.
"Yeah, well two can play at that. Force Strike!"
A bolt of golden Lightning struck forth from Rothar's hands right at Tarterek. He raised his hand, revealing his battlegear to be the Ring of Na'arin, which had boosted his energy. The ring created a shield, although some of the lightning penetrated it, pushing the turtle-like creature backwards.
T-45 (81%)
R-55 (68%)
Rothar charged forward, hoping to get in close and deal a lot of damage at once.
Tarterek took a step back and brought both his hands to his head.
"Mind Strike!"
The blue wisdom symbol appeared from Tarterek's head and hit Rothar before he could dodge. He was thrown by the force into a tree.
R-35 (43%)
As Tarterek approached for another attack, Rothar raised his arm.
"Vine Snare!"
Rothar felt his Vlaric Shard boost the attack as Tarterek was raised into the air and thrown into the stream. He managed to crawl out, but he was still restrained.
T-30 (54%)
R-30 (37%)
'Vine Snare makes you lose speed. He must be close to zero.' Jon thought as he observed his opponent.
Both creatures managed to get back on their feet, only this time they kept their distance, neither wanting to fall into the other's trap.
Tartarek made the first move. He threw his hand forward and shouted. "Flashwarp!"
Rothar was blinded briefly by the light, but he realized a moment later that he was actually not injured.
'Wait a minute… Flashwarp only deals damage to creatures with less power than you. Why would he use it when I have basically three times his power.' Jon thought a moment too late.
The answer was that Flashwarp was a distraction, blinding Rothar to hide the attack from behind.
Rothar turned and briefly caught a glimpse of the Shadow Strike as it slammed him and pushed him into the stream.
R-20 (25%)
Rothar swam to shore as quickly as his arms could carry him, but while doing so, he heard the unmistakable notes of a mugic.
"Song of Resurgence! Heal me!" Tarterek's voice commanded as light descended from the sky and evidence of the battle disappeared from the Overworlder's body.
T-50 (90%)
"Gotta end it now. And fast." Rothar muttered as he quickly hit the ground.
"Earth Pulse!"
The ground shook as a wave of power rippled out, destroying the ground that Tarterek was standing on.
T-30 (54%)
R-15 (18%)
'I'm not gonna last much longer. Gotta take him out in two attacks before he can launch one of his own.' Jon thought as Rothar ran forward, throwing caution to the wind.
"Power Pulse!"
Green fists shot out of Rothar and hit Tarterek, forcing the old creature back but still on his feet.
T-10 (18%)
R-10 (12%)
"Now to finish this!" Rothar yelled as he readied a final Vine Snare to squeeze the life out of his enemy.
But the attack did not come.
Rothar found himself blinded and his breathing and arms restricted. Whatever it was, it kept him from attacking, but allowed him to still hear Tarterek's final words.
"Reckless Defeat."
With that, Rothar burst into code as the match ended.
TIRASIS DROME
Jon watched as Tarterek returned to the appearance of GOLDMIND.
"An admirable attempt. Normally, when using a creature with Recklessness, ending a match quickly is the best, but overdoing it can result in you not being able to attack without defeating yourself." The dwarf said.
"I can see that." Jon said as he observed the field.
Sobtjek was in range of Tarterek. But Darini was capable of attacking either him or Nauthilax.
Jon spun the location randomizer. It went through all of his locations before finally landing on the most dangerous one Jon had.
The Lava Pond.
'I have to take out Tarterek. If I do not, then Sobtjek is essentially done for. Besides, Darini's fire attacks will be stronger, though his air will be weakened.'
"Marquis Darini attacks Tarterek." Jon yelled as he once again hit the image of Darini and began the transformation. The same happened with GOLDMIND and Tarterek.
"Let's Get Chaotic!" They yelled in unison once again.
TIRASIS DROME- LAVA POND
Even as he appeared in the infamous location, Darini was calm. He closed his eyes, and turned invisible.
The Lava Pond was too dangerous a location to move around recklessly. If he stayed invisible until Tarterek appeared, he may be able to get the jump on him this time.
Unfortunately, Darini could not hear any creature-made sounds over the Lava's constant crackling of fire. So he was forced to move around slowly, if only to get a better view of the location.
It took a few minutes, but Darini spotted Tarterek when he was forced to call upon the Ring of N'aarin to protect himself from lava that almost fell on him. He was still a distance away, but he was approaching Darini.
He knew from the last battle that Tarterek had more Energy than Darini, but without Recklessness, it was close enough that he had a chance.
As Tarterek got closer, Darini moved into a crevice. When he was close enough, Darini got behind him and let out a fire attack before he could turn.
"Inferno Gust!'
The wind caught on fire, and barreled towards Tarterek, who was unable to defend himself. The attack dealt additional damage based on Speed, and while Darini's was not that significant, it was enough to deal the extra damage.
T-35 (63%)
Darini kept the attack up, not giving Tarterek any time to recover.
"Lavalanche!"
Lava erupted from Darini's hands and rushed forward at Tarterek. He attempted to block it with his ring, but that just caused the Lava to pool at his feet, burning them severely.
T-15 (27%)
At this point, Tarterek recovered enough to begin his own attacks.
"Unsanity!"
Darini clutched his head as the mental attack forced him to cease his attack.
M-35 (77%)
Tarterek ran towards Darini, ready to continue his onslaught, but the terrain between them chose that moment to erupt.
Darini flinched in pain as some of the lava landed on his leg, forcing him to his knees.
M-30 (66%)
Tarterek, who had blocked the lava with his ring successfully this time, took the opportunity that presented itself.
"Rustoxic!" Tarterek breathed out a brown dust that covered Darini's body. Every second, it got harder to move.
M-20 (44%)
Darini realized that he had moments before he was completely incompacitated. With only instinct, he pointed his heavy arm right at Tarterek and yelled.
"Airsault!"
A blast of air shot forward from Darini's hand, Hitting Tarterek right in the chest and sending him flying.
T-5 (9%)
The attack had been weakened because of the location, but the location would end up deciding the match.
Tarterek ceased to fly, and instead started falling. He desperately tried to grab on to the edge of a cliff before he hit the actual pond, and succeeded. However, seeing it, even as he was frozen, Darini summoned his Skeletal Steed and had it ram right into Tarterek as he pulled himself up, throwing them both towards the lava. He was coded before the pain could register.
TIRASIS DROME
Darini felt his body restore itself and return his mobility, only for his body to quickly return to being that of Jon Snow.
"Clever use of battlegear." GOLDMIND complimented Jon. "Some players I faced, especially the new ones, consider the card game's rules to be the same as here. Not many think to use gears or tricks in unique ways. You would not believe how many do not even try to dodge…"
"My thanks." Jon said. He was grateful for the compliment.
But the match was not over. One creature remained: Nauthilax.
Marquis Darini was between him and Sobtjek, so it was obvious what the next match would have to be. It was up to Jon to make sure it was the final match. No doubt Sobtjek would lose to the Underworld's water element expert.
GOLDMIND spun the location randomizer, going through several locations before landing on some buildings with giant faces carved into them.
Gigantemtopolis.
A location known for traps and hidden passages.
"Nauthilax attacks Marquis Darini." GOLDMIND initiated the battle, touching Nauthilax's image and turning into the green creature, while for the third time, Jon became the Mipedian royal Marquis Darini.
"Let's Get Chaotic!" They yelled in unison before light brought them into the location.
TIRASIS DROME- GIGANTEMTOPOLIS
Darini was in a room that looked like a mess hall. He also was less than a tenth the ancient broken chair's height.
Wasting no time, Darini whistled, calling forth his Skeletal Steed for the third time.
Jumping on the dead cavalry, he rode out the mess hall and into the main halls.
He had to find Nauthilax, and the Underworlder's own Recklessness gave him the same advantage that lost him the match last time.
Hearing a sound, and fearing that he had tripped a trap, Darini slowed down for a moment.
'Is that, running water?' Jon thought inside of Darini, reminded of some rivers near Winterfell that moved too fast to freeze over.
A moment after that thought, he saw behind him that the entire hall was being flooded with water.
Commanding his battlegear to go as fast as it could, Darini ducked into a crack in a closed door.
The room was dark, but a small flame in his hand fixed that problem.
The room appeared to be a storage area of some kind.
The water from the hall shot forward out of the same crack Darini had used, but that meant that it was filling the room slower.
Though it appeared that Darini was stuck in this room for now.
'That was a powerful Water attack. Or he triggered a trap that flooded the hall. If the people here were giants, then this may be no bigger issue than wet boots for them.' Jon thought as he tried to come up with a strategy.
Nauthilax was a strong creature. It's weakest discipline was Wisdom, so Darini figured he could outsmart the Underworlder. However, in the other three disciplines, Nauthilax's were all greater than his own. Twice his courage and power, and he was faster, but not by as much. And as a master of the Water element, he could move more easily in the drowned halls. Perhaps he could…
Darini's thoughts were interrupted when he noticed something. The water coming through the crack was slowing down.
'Something is physically blocking it.' Jon thought.
Darini turned invisible, until he saw that doing so left a hole in the water showing where he was. Once again, invisibility would be useless here.
Instead, Darini took a fighting stance, ready to call upon an attack.
Suddenly, Nauthilax's arm shot forward, along with his voice.
"Ice Disks!"
A circle of ice and rock- though mostly ice, Darini noted- appeared in the Underworlder's hand, only to immediately shoot out blindly, missing Darini before embedding itself into the wall.
N- 55 (91%)
'That's what took him so long. He has been checking each room after as he goes.' Jon realized.
"Well, you found me." Darini muttered before readying an attack of his own.
"Fireram!"
Darini threw his arms forward as the flames took the appearance of a ram's horn and shot straight into the crack in the door. He heard the pained scream of Nauthilax, who then emerged, rushing forward. Upon his arm, Darini recognized the Torrent Krinth.
"Finally found you." The Underworld creature gloated.
Both creatures raised their hands, and spoke in unison.
""Torrent of Flame!""
Fire shot out of both their hands and hit each other, although the Torrent Krinth made Nauthilax's slightly stronger.
M-30 (66%)
N-40 (66%)
As Darini tried to recover from the hit, Nauthilax was preparing his next attack.
"Riptide!"
Like with Rothar, the water jumped up into waves, and sent Darini into its depths.
M-15 (33%)
N- 35 (58%)
Darini realized that this could very well be the end. He could see Nauthilax approach him underwater. There was one plan that may work.
"Obscuring Winds!"
Lightning and wind shot forward and struck Nauthilax, but unlike other attacks, this one did no damage.
Nauthilax actually emerged from the water to examine himself.
"Was that all you got? This was easy. Tidal Swirl!"
All the water in the room floated into the air, forming a whirlpool that Nauthilax threw at Darini.
N-30 (50%)
Darini ran.
He ran right up to Nauthilax, dodging the Tidal Swirl and delivered his own attack.
"Clashjet!"
His body covered in flames and wind, he tackled right into the Underworlder.
N-20 (33%)
"W-what!" Nauthilax said as he recovered from the hit. "That's impossible, you shouldn't be that fast!"
It was true. Darini was now moving too fast for Nauthilax to hit. He faced the Underworlder once again, and decided to buy himself some time. Darini pointed his fist into the floor.
Flying Advantage!"
Darini jumped up as the felt his power and energy both increase as he got further out of Nauthilax's range.
M-20 (44%)
Now all Darini had to do was sacrifice-
"Geo Flourish!" Nauthilax yelled as the music played and restored his energy as well.
N-35 (58%)
"Shit." Darini muttered.
"Fluidmight!"
Nauthilax yelled as the water formed a fist and struck a distracted Darini.
M-5 (11%)
N-30 (50%)
"W-what? You're still alive!?" Nauthilax exclaimed in shock. Understandably, as Fluidmight should have been enough to finish Darini off.
'Now or never.' Jon thought as he recovered from the hit. Now Nauthilax couldn't protect himself with mugic.
"Sobtjek!" Darini yelled.
Suddenly, the ghost of the orange skinned Mipedian muge appeared in front of a Nauthila, who was preparing to finish Darini with a final attack. Distracted by the third creature, Nauthilax stood still enough for Sobtjek to jump onto him and burst into light, knocking the Underworlder to the wall.
N-5 (8%)
Darini stood up.
"Well now, it looks like you can't attack without coding yourself." He said with a laugh.
Not wanting to take any chances, Darini put his hand forward.
"Airsault!"
The miniature tornados shot forward and struck the Underworlder as he tried to move his injured body out of the way. The aquatic spy burst into code as his back hit the wall again.
TIRASIS DROME
As Darini turned into Jon, he noticed a curious look on GOLDMIND's face.
"What happened in that last battle? I realize now that I turned back why you survived my last attack. I had tried to finish with Tidal Swirl, which as Nauthilax, I had forgotten removed my ability to use Water attacks, but the Torrent Krinth made up for it, so I did not notice. That is how you survived with only five energy. But how did you increase your speed so much?" His defeated opponent asked. There was no anger like with DESERTPRINCESS. Only genuine curiosity.
"Obscuring Winds." Jon explained. "You can choose to have the attack deal no damage, and in exchange, you gain a hundred speed. I realized I needed such a boost to have a chance of dodging in the water."
GOLDMIND laughed as he removed his Scanner from the Dock.
"Impressive. Truthfully I hardly ever use low wisdom creatures, but I had just scanned Nauthilax and figured a new player like yourself would be a good test. Congratulations on the unique strategies."
Jon picked his Scanner up as well and the duo walked out of the Drome.
"My thanks. GOLDMIND. You did quite well yourself."
"I would not give praise if it was undeserved… Jon Snow."
Jon stopped as they exited the Drome. He stared at the opponent who he had never met before today.
"How-" He tried to ask only for GOLDMIND to interrupt him.
"I know your Father. It has been years since we met, but you are the spitting image of him. And I had heard that your brother Robb does not take after him. Add in your player name, and it was obvious to me. Do not worry though, I doubt there are many others who would recognize Lord Eddard as easily."
GOLDMIND stopped walking as well, looking over the open area of Chaotic. "You know you are lucky. You are capable of hiding the most hated part of yourself from everyone here. I on the other hand, am known as a Dwarf both here and in Westeros."
Jon took in what he was just told.
"You are Tyrion Lannister." He said bluntly.
"Aye. I am. Though few of the players not from Westeros know me as more than a Dwarf. Works in my favor, as it means they underestimate me." The queen's brother explained as they resumed walking back to the Port Court.
"Any reason you decided to tell me all of this?" Jon asked.
The now identified lord smirked. "Partially curiosity, partially so you have an easier time adapting than I, and partially as a reward for beating me. In any case, I can see that you are very much like your father, and yet you have a weight on your heart that you carry everywhere. But, that should not be here. This place, it is a miracle, that is the best way to describe it. Leave your worries in Winterfell, and just enjoy what Chaotic has to offer."
With that, Tyrion took another path, leaving Jon alone once again.
AN:And that is another chapter done!
I did not think it would be this long. I tried to rush through the last two matches to have this out as soon as I could, while still showing the full battle.
In light of this chapter, I think it is clear that any 6v6 matches have two parts. Luckily, the next two chapters are more Perim focused, so they should be easier to write.
I did not initially plan for Jon to win with Darini each match, but the Marquis was the first creature I ever got from a booster pack, and has remained my favorite. Do not worry, this will be the last time he has such a winning streak by himself.
Hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and the introduction to Tyrion. Have a good day.
Jaehaerys . Joestar.