The roar of the crowd is overwhelming as the next two challengers enter the arena.
Kashyyk, from the North, strides forward with purpose. Lime Green runes explode in the air around him, and the air begins to stir. Soon his cloak and robes whip around him as a vortex appears in the air above him.
Frelock enters from the south, his pure white robes glowing with runes. As he reaches his starting circle he raises a hand in the air and a spear of white fire appears in his hand.
A hush falls over the arena as the spectators catch their breath waiting for the duel to start.
The spray of color form the Marshal lights up the Arena, and with it the wizards begin to move.
Kashyyk's vortex hurtles forward, kicking up sand and dust as it skims across the ground. But Frelock deftly dodges to the side and sends the spear of fire slamming into his opponent's shields. White and green sparks explode around Kashyyk, but he pushes the fires back with a gesture of his staff. Another spear of fire lances in, only to explode in another shower of sparks. The green wizard's vortex swings back and attempts to engulf the white mage, but he stops it with a wall of white energy.
Back and forth the wizards duel. White flame and green-tinged air swirl and clash as the air crackles with energy. Neither wizard seems able to get the upper hand, and both begin to show signs of fatigue.
Kashyyk makes the first mistake, misjudging the timing on his defense the white spear of fire slams into him. His runes crackle and hiss around him, but he manages to put the flames out in short order. Frelock does not escape unscathed, either, as his elation at scoring a hit on the green wizard almost distracts him long enough for the vortex to swallow him up. Only a quick diving roll saves him.
Visibly furious, the green made slashes with his staff and sends glowing orbs of air exploding around his opponent. Frelock shields himself with a dome of white flames, but doing so blinds him to the vortex bearing down on him. As it hits the dome the vortex becomes a column of flame, roaring upwards towards the ceiling of the arena. Frelock is flung out of the maelstrom, burned and broken. But not defeated. As he skids to a stop his hands come forward and a gout of flame bursts from him...only to stop a few feet short of its target as the green wizard sends a gale rushing forward, bending the stream of flame back on itself.
As the whirlwind disperses above, Kashyyk pulls from it, sending smoking balls of air hurtling downward to explode around the white mage. Blast after blast pummels the battered wizard as his shields struggle to absorb the blasts, but the onslaught is too much and Frelock is slammed backwards into the wall. His hand reaches up and clenches into a fist, which he then slams down into the ground at his feet.
A rain of white fire sears the arena. The green wizard spins his staff above him, deflecting much of the fire, but there is too much and his robes begin to smolder and smoke. With a pained roar he snaps the staff toward Frelock and sends a flame-licked blast of air spinning across the arena to slam the white mage against the wall once more.
Exhausted and battered, the white mage slumps down to the floor.
Kashyyk bows to the crowd and then leaves the arena, while Frelock is helped up by the Healers. Oddly, there is a member of the security force with them.
Looking up at the Floating Announcement Board you see:
Frelock, Cabal Healer of Darkness has lost a duel and is removed from the Tournament!
Sorry about the delay in getting that out. Nasty case of writer's block yesterday.
Duel 8 vote phase begins now.
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