Battle in an Orphanage

Names flowed, the boxes showing two different ones.

Jigsaw Tyranny:

Honorary

Legend Creators:

Myths Unproven

Many fans cheered upon seeing the names. Excited for the upcoming match.

The holographic man nodded and snapped his fingers, "Now what will the Arena be?"

Once the wheel spun until it landed on a single name.

Arena:

Orphanage Not Needed

The man grinned and raised a hand, "Let the match… Begin!"

John began his commentary as usual, "The third round starts! With this map I can confidently say that neither side has a beginning advantage!"

Henry began to explain, "Honorary is A Variant of the Warrior class, none other than Champion. With large damage as his specialty there is a chance that the damage to the Orphanage made harm him instead."

John continued, "Myths Unproven is a Pugilist wielding a pole, which may prove more difficult to use without sufficient space. It seems our final battle for today may be a high intense battle."

"Well I'm sure everyone is craving one. Since the others have been shorter than ordinary."

"Let's see if they can put on a show then!"

~~~

Honorary inspected his spawn. It was in what seemed like an office. Old wooden furniture laid abandoned, dust covering them.

He cursed his bad luck, he wielded a Claymore for a weapon. Battles indoors were not his specialty. His weapon would clip against walls, interfering with his attacks.

He immediately began strategizing. If he couldn't fight directly then he would instead use his surroundings properly.

Searching through the falling apart room he found documents on the verge of rotting. Carefully opening them he realized one was a rough map of the building.

Jackpot.

He quickly memorized as much of it as possible. More plans forming in his head.

He then rolled up the map and placed it within his armor, hoping to keep it safe for future reference.

Exiting the office he examined his surroundings before walking down the hallway. According to the map the food hall should be towards the east side of the building. His plans began there.

~~~

Myths Unproven kicked open a door and ran through the hall.

While the Arena was unfavorable he planned to find his enemy and initiate combat immediately. Such a large building could be used for different schemes. Schemes he didn't want a part in.

Using his hands to lean the pole against his back he sprinted through the halls. As he ran he made a mental map of the places he had been already. Slowly beginning to grasp how the place worked.

Still he murmured under his breath, "Just how many kids were orphans to build a place this big! It's a good thing it no longer needs to be used though."

He slid past a corner, suddenly he grabbed the wall to stop and walked back slightly. He saw a pair of double doors at the end of the hall.

Though he had a slight bad feeling he walked towards it and opened the doors carefully. There he saw his opponent standing in the center.

He wondered what such a large empty place was used for. It looked like a gymnasium or something similar. These thoughts weren't important and were quickly discarded.

He readied his pole, the room was spacious enough to use it properly. However it seemed too fitting. As if intended for some reason.

However with his opponent directly in front of him, he wouldn't wait around!

Honorary lifted the Claymore off his back and held it in his hands, "You've arrived! Come! Let us fight!"

Myths Unproven twirled his pole as he charged forward, "Fight we shall!"

~~~

There was a huge debate on one particular aspect of the game.

More specifically the difference between Champion and Subduer.

Champion was a heavy hitting medium-armored sword class that specialized in powerful skills dealing tons of damage.

Subduer was a heavy hitting medium-armored large weapon class that specialized in powerful skills dealing tons of damage.

They were incredibly similar, almost exactly alike.

Thus a debate sparked, what truly was the difference? Each Variant provided a new class with very little similarity to its predecessors. Providing a fresh new experience along with new skills.

So when two Variants are the exact same… what was the point?

But there was a very key difference on how they are supposed to be played.

Subduer specialized in doing tons of damage as fast as possible. Ending battles quickly and expending a lot of MP to do so. Similarly to adding fuel to a fire for it to burn brighter and larger.

While Champion was designed around more dragged out fights. Preserving fuel to remain standing. Just to keep the flame alive.

Honorary was one of the few people that realized this, and knew how to use it to his advantage.

Myths Unproven dashed directly towards him. Honorary then swung his Claymore horizontally whilst stepping forward. A stream of light trailing behind his sword.

[Slash]!

He had more range than Myths Unproven, albeit only a little.

Though Myths Unproven did have the speed and agility advantage. He quickly vaulted with his pole, jumping over Honorary's attack.

Twirling his pole he swung downwards as he fell to the ground. Honorary quickly recovered and lifted his Claymore. Placing a hand against the flat part of the blade he placed it just a little above his head. The pole slammed into the Claymore and a metallic ring filled the room.

Due to his superior strength the pole simply bounced off the Claymore, doing no damage.

Myths Unproven wasn't to be outdone. He quickly recovered and landed on his feet. Readjusting his grip on the pole he swung it towards Honorary's exposed side. A bright glow surrounding the pole.

[Stunning Strike]!

Honorary calmly moved his Claymore, placing in the way at the right moment. Slight before the pole made contact with the Claymore, the blade flashed white.

[Parry]!

When timed correctly [Parry] would stun the opponent momentarily!

He quickly continued. Gripping the handle of the Claymore with both hands he swung it upwards. A light following behind the Claymore in a trail.

[Upward Slash]!

A cut carved into Myths Unproven's chest as he was lifted off the ground. Honorary quickly swung downwards to combo the skill. A trail of light following behind the Claymore.

[Downward Slash]!

The stun from [Parry] was removed the moment Myths Unproven got hit. There was a split moment in the air he could move before he was struck by the Claymore again. A moment he used!

The Claymore slammed into the pole instead. Myths Unproven being sent back from the force.

He landed and slid to a stop, taking small amount of damage due to the strength difference.

Myths Unproven quickly dashed forward. Having missed his move Honorary's Claymore was stuck inside the wooden plank floor. By the time he freed it he couldn't move fast enough to defend himself.

The pole struck his side. Myths Unproven quickly moved to strike his other side. Honorary placed his Claymore to block, but the strike was a feint!

The butt-end of the pole slammed into the side of his knee. Making his leg twist and bend. Before he could completely kneel Myths Unproven slammed the pole right into his jaw, lifting his head. With a quick twirl Myths Unproven struck the side of Honorary's head. Making a dull sound on his helmet. Regardless the blow still did damage and made Honorary stumble.

With another twirl Myths Unproven thrust the butt-end towards Honorary's chest. An illusion of a Battering Ram appearing for only a moment.

[Open Gate]!

The Skill made Honorary fall back. He did a backwards summersault to recover. However as he lifted his head he saw another attack coming right for him!

Myths Unproven used his pole as a balance and jumped forward. He then proceeded to do a dropkick. His feet slamming into Honorary's face.

He lifted himself using his pole and flipped backwards, landing smoothly. He quickly slide forward and swung his pole upwards, a trail of clouds following behind it.

[Rising Steam]!

Honorary was sent into the air and back crashing down towards the ground. Myths Unproven climbed his pole and vaulted off the ground. Twirling the pole around him several times making blue lightning began to crackle around the pole.

He then angled it underneath him as he fell, aiming to slam the butt-end into Honorary's abdomen.

[Descending Thunder]!

Honorary lifted his Claymore, the pole slammed into it and lightning struck across the room. His arms bent slightly from the force.

~~~

"""Ooooh!"""

The crowd was ecstatic, this was a fight they were looking for! The others were quick and inspired them. But flashy battles really caught their hearts!

Henry wasn't slacking on his commentary, "With a quick reaction from Honorary he had blocked Myth Unproven's attack!"

John of course continued, "Having disrupted Myth Unproven's combo can he regain the flow of battle?!"

Henry's eyes narrowed, "It seems like Honorary has to make other plans! For the room is… collapsing!"