The Marshal of the Games opens this round with fanfare. Brilliant bursts of light explode throughout the arena as the two combatants make their way to their starting circles.
Leafsnail walks in from the North. A bright blue cape flutters behind him, and he holds a glowing golden sword in one hand. As he reaches the center of his circle her sweeps the sword up before him. Bright blue runes cascade around him, and the arena shudders as a chunk of the floor rises up below him. He brings his sword into a guard position and looks down the arena at his opponent.
Ottofar stands in traditional wizardly robes, his impressive beard nearly touching the floor before him. Maroon runes flare on his robes and the air around him sparkles as great spears of ice appear above his head. With a nod of his head at the Marshal he takes a fighting stance, wand pointed at the blue mage.
With a blaring of trumpets the Marshal signals the start of the duel!
Ottofar moves first, the glowing spears slashing towards Leafsnail with a hiss. The Blue mage steps backwards and slides down the back of the pillar of rock. Shards of ice rain down on the arena floor as the spears crash into pillar.
With a flick of his sword he sends a boulder hurtling across the arena floor. Ottofar barely manages to duck out of the way as it bounces over him and into the arena wall behind.
The maroon wizard stabs upwards with his wand, and great chunks of ice pummel the arena around Leafsnail. The blue wizard quickly jerks a shield of Earth over his head. As the hail of ice slows he swings his sword and sends shards of the shield flying about the arena. Ottofar simply holds out a hand, however, and a wave of water catches the rock and washes the pieces off to the side.
With his other hand he flicks his wand, and a wave of swirling water rises up around Leafsnail. The blue mage backpedals and starts raising a stair of stone above the water. Ottofar smiles and the water turns to ice. His smile turns to a scowl, however, as leafsnail simply breaks free of the thin layer that had formed around his boots. A flash of the golden blade and the arena floor cracks, a fissure growing beneath the Maroon wizard’s feet. Startled, Ottofar quickly leaps to one side.
He stabs with the wand, and the ice around his opponent shatters. Razor sharp shards fly in all directions. Leafsnail’s protective wards flicker around him, but he suffers a few small cuts despite his protections. He jumps off of the steps and stabs his sword deep into the ground. A great spike of rock erupts from beneath Ottofar’s feet and he is sent sailing through the air to crash heavily on cracked stone.
Rolling to his feet faster than anyone could have expected the maroon wizard gives a pained wave of his hand. Ice turns to water and rushes at Leafsnail, only to swirl around nothing as he vanishes into the rock beneath him.
You gasp in wonder as he appears behind Ottofar. The golden blade flashes, and the maroon wizards collapses on the ground.
The Marshal signals the end of the Duel, and Leafsnail raises his sword high as he strides from the Arena. Ottofar, however, is levitated gently away by the Healers.
Hearing some commotion behind you you turn to see Vector gasping for breath and turning quite red. The Healers are summoned and she is quickly taken away. You hear one of the servers mention something about a peanut allergy.
No matter. One less person for you to face in the Arena, and that puts those of you who remain one step closer to the seat of High Mage.
Looking up at the Floating Announcement Board you see the following:
Ottofar, Time Mage of Air has lost a duel and is removed from the Tournament!
Vector, Archmage of Air has suffered an allergy attack and is removed from the Tournament!
Voting for the Third Duel is now in progress. It will go until ~5pm Pacific Thursday