Re: The Grand Battle [Round Five: Battleopolis!]
01-14-2010, 01:22 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
Neither Eximo nor Lutherion seemed to care about the isolation field. Eximo was driven to destroy Lutherion, and as far as it was concerned, the assistance of others was non-essential. Lutherion likewise only sought the destruction of Eximo at the moment; he could kill the others later.
"You've caused me enough trouble, vacuum cleaner! I'm going to finish you this time!" He pulled out a bone splinter, and threw it to the ground. It became a gigantic serpent made out of bone, and slithered towards Eximo.
"Correction. You caused the trouble yourself. You attacked this unit, thereby triggering its defense mechanisms. All subsequent encounters were a consequence of that action." Eximo tried to grab the serpent as it neared, but it slipped through the myriad arms easily. It prepared to bite the vacuum cleaner, but a knife severed its head, and another hand threw the skull back at Lutherion.
"You started it when you destroyed my bone spiders! Nobody destroys my minions and gets away with it!" Lutherion used another bone splinter to create a gigantic skeletal scorpion. It advanced. At the same time, the serpent's decapitated body continued to slither, tangling several of Eximo's arms together.
"This unit was simply obeying its programming and completing the cleansing," Eximo replied, as it sliced up the serpent with knives, and hurtled the segments at the advancing scorpion. "This unit had to dispose of the vermin."
"Is it just me, or are you taking a little bit more pleasure using that last word than a machine should be able to?" Lutherion said, scowling. He extended the wightmaw arm towards Eximo, as the scorpion continued its advance.
"Perhaps," Eximo replied calmly, as it used four arms to lift itself off the ground, avoiding Lutherion's arm, and then planted another four arms on the scorpion's back, moving its body there. The scorpion struck with its stinger, but Eximo swiftly moved out of the way, causing the monster to strike its own shell. The stinger was stuck, and as the scorpion struggled to get it out, Eximo turned its attention to Lutherion. It began wildly striking with its daggers, and even its empty hands. Lutherion could barely keep up.
"This is ridiculous!" he shouted. "You were tough before, but you were never this aggressive! What happened?"
"Insufficent data to answer that question. However, this unit has a hypothesis."
The scorpion finally managed to extricate its stinger, and aimed it at Eximo this time. The vacuum quickly dodged, but it had to pause it its assault on Lutherion.
"Oh yeah? So what's this idea of yours, you stupid vacuum?"
"This unit's vocabulary is insufficient to explain it accurately," Eximo replied, as it moved behind the scorpion and grabbed the tail. It pulled with all of its arms, and the tail came off. "The closest explanation this unit can provide is... this unit is 'alive' now."
Eximo wielded the tail as a club, smashing the rest of the scorpion's body, then moved towards Lutherion again, continuing.
"This unit is constructed from mechanical parts and reanimated biological components. Both sets have their own consciousness, to a degree." It swung the tail at Lutherion, trying to sting him, but the gigantic mass of bone was too slow a weapon. Instead, the stinger was caught in the pavement; Eximo simply let go, and ran towards Lutherion. "Originally, both types of components were integrated, in a way that facilitated the cleansing. But now... Now, this unit has more capabilities than its components and programming alone can explain."
"In other words," Lutherion sneered, "you're saying that you're more than the sum of your parts now. You must be so proud of yourself." A grin crossed his face. "Well, whatever the reason, I think it's clear that I can't afford to mess around with you any more. Remember this trick?"
"FESTERING BEHEMOTH!"
Lutherion transformed into the same beast he had become at the end of the third round. He had little room to move, as the gigantic form took up more than half of the isolation field. But the strength and resilience of this form could easily compensate for it. Eximo alone posed little threat to him now.
Neither Eximo nor Lutherion seemed to care about the isolation field. Eximo was driven to destroy Lutherion, and as far as it was concerned, the assistance of others was non-essential. Lutherion likewise only sought the destruction of Eximo at the moment; he could kill the others later.
"You've caused me enough trouble, vacuum cleaner! I'm going to finish you this time!" He pulled out a bone splinter, and threw it to the ground. It became a gigantic serpent made out of bone, and slithered towards Eximo.
"Correction. You caused the trouble yourself. You attacked this unit, thereby triggering its defense mechanisms. All subsequent encounters were a consequence of that action." Eximo tried to grab the serpent as it neared, but it slipped through the myriad arms easily. It prepared to bite the vacuum cleaner, but a knife severed its head, and another hand threw the skull back at Lutherion.
"You started it when you destroyed my bone spiders! Nobody destroys my minions and gets away with it!" Lutherion used another bone splinter to create a gigantic skeletal scorpion. It advanced. At the same time, the serpent's decapitated body continued to slither, tangling several of Eximo's arms together.
"This unit was simply obeying its programming and completing the cleansing," Eximo replied, as it sliced up the serpent with knives, and hurtled the segments at the advancing scorpion. "This unit had to dispose of the vermin."
"Is it just me, or are you taking a little bit more pleasure using that last word than a machine should be able to?" Lutherion said, scowling. He extended the wightmaw arm towards Eximo, as the scorpion continued its advance.
"Perhaps," Eximo replied calmly, as it used four arms to lift itself off the ground, avoiding Lutherion's arm, and then planted another four arms on the scorpion's back, moving its body there. The scorpion struck with its stinger, but Eximo swiftly moved out of the way, causing the monster to strike its own shell. The stinger was stuck, and as the scorpion struggled to get it out, Eximo turned its attention to Lutherion. It began wildly striking with its daggers, and even its empty hands. Lutherion could barely keep up.
"This is ridiculous!" he shouted. "You were tough before, but you were never this aggressive! What happened?"
"Insufficent data to answer that question. However, this unit has a hypothesis."
The scorpion finally managed to extricate its stinger, and aimed it at Eximo this time. The vacuum quickly dodged, but it had to pause it its assault on Lutherion.
"Oh yeah? So what's this idea of yours, you stupid vacuum?"
"This unit's vocabulary is insufficient to explain it accurately," Eximo replied, as it moved behind the scorpion and grabbed the tail. It pulled with all of its arms, and the tail came off. "The closest explanation this unit can provide is... this unit is 'alive' now."
Eximo wielded the tail as a club, smashing the rest of the scorpion's body, then moved towards Lutherion again, continuing.
"This unit is constructed from mechanical parts and reanimated biological components. Both sets have their own consciousness, to a degree." It swung the tail at Lutherion, trying to sting him, but the gigantic mass of bone was too slow a weapon. Instead, the stinger was caught in the pavement; Eximo simply let go, and ran towards Lutherion. "Originally, both types of components were integrated, in a way that facilitated the cleansing. But now... Now, this unit has more capabilities than its components and programming alone can explain."
"In other words," Lutherion sneered, "you're saying that you're more than the sum of your parts now. You must be so proud of yourself." A grin crossed his face. "Well, whatever the reason, I think it's clear that I can't afford to mess around with you any more. Remember this trick?"
"FESTERING BEHEMOTH!"
Lutherion transformed into the same beast he had become at the end of the third round. He had little room to move, as the gigantic form took up more than half of the isolation field. But the strength and resilience of this form could easily compensate for it. Eximo alone posed little threat to him now.
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There's no reason for this | Or this | Death is inevitable | You can't challenge fate | The smallest change | I'm overwhelmed
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse