r/whowouldwin • u/CalicoLime • Apr 16 '19
Battle Character Scramble 11 Round 3: To Hell and Back
The Character Scramble is a bloodmatch tournament where people compete to analyze unique matchups and scenarios and write the best story they can. At the beginning, everyone submits characters that meet the guidelines, then those characters are randomized and distributed evenly. From then on, each week there's a new writing prompt for everyone to follow. At the end of the week, everyone votes for who they think should advance, until we have our winner at the end. The winner at the end of the tournament gets to choose the theme, tier, and rules of the next scramble, along with a sweet custom flair as their reward. The current theme is based on the anime Shaman King, and the current tier is anywhere from 2/10 to 8/10 Alex Louis Armstrong for Shaman tier and Senator Armstrong for Spirit tier.
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After escaping Team Niles trap with your new companions, the next round of the Shaman Fight went smoothly; you beat up some goons, got your cheers from the crowd and moved on. It’d been two days since then and both you and your partner were getting ancy staring at the Oracle Bell. When it finally vibrated, you snatched it up like a flash, scanning the screen. It wasn’t a message from Goldva. It was from someone named S’ati.
Meet me on the riverbank tonight. Bring your companion and your spirit.
After a quick conference with your team, you decide to head to the rendezvous, it was better than sitting around after all.
The stretch of road running alongside the riverbank was spotted with storefronts and houses, most sporting a lit lantern attached to their door that turned the ground a light orange. A brown haired girl stood in the center of the street, flanked by several others in black robes. Safe money was on this being her.
“I am the one who called you here.” She began, “my name is Sati.”
Cha-ching.
“You seek the commune with the Great Spirit and become to the Shaman King, but at your current level you are far too weak.”
Makes you walk all the way out here when you should be sleeping and then insults you? Not off to a good start.
“We wish to fully prepare you for the upcoming rounds. Please, grant us this simple request. Fight me. The only way you will be ready is if you are shown true hell.” Sati said.
By the time you’d readied yourself, you’d already been hit. A quick shot to the stomach from a staff you hadn’t even seen her draw. There wasn’t much force behind the swing, so you weren’t terribly worried about the damage; until you heard her chanting.
“Mujyojinjinmi-myoho! Hakusen-mangonan-sougu-gakonken-monto-kujyuji-gangenyo-raishin-jitsugi-shujo-muhenseigando-bonnojinsei-gantan-hommonnmuryo-seigangaku-butsudojyo-seiganjyo…”
In the time it took you to blink, the street was replaced with a massive gate. The smell of rot and decay filled the air as the gate creaked open. A red oni, tall enough it had to duck to step through the gate, signaled for you to follow him inside. He spoke with a deep voice, giving you a rundown of what was to come as he led you down the hallway
“Every Shaman that wants to be the Shaman King has to come through here. It’s not a very nice place. If your spirit wavers for a second, you’re done.”
You had to ask the obvious question. Where, exactly, “here” is.
“Hell.” The Oni replied, matter-of-factly as you reached the end of the hallway.
Another large door stood sentinel as he placed his hand on it. “Don’t panic though, there’s a way out.” With a grunt he pushed the gate open. A free-standing set of stairs led upwards to a floating plane. Jagged peaks surrounded the battlefield, waiting for any unfortunate soul to slip. “Tokatsu Jigoku, the battlefield Hell. Head up those stairs and take on your opponents, should be one for each of you. Fight until one of your dies, then the way back to the world of the living will be made clear.” The oni pulled the door closed and left you with the silence of Hell.
Wasting no time, you took your first step up the stairs.
Normal Rules:
The Great Spirit Has Summoned You : But who are you? Give a brief summary of your characters.
YOU Will be the Shaman King: Tell us a tale of your conquest of the Shaman Fight. Even if your odds are 1 in 100, tell us how the 1 goes down!
The Spirits are Restless: Characters are assumed to be at the same power level they started the tournament. Namely, no looting your opponents after you beat them.
There is Plenty of Time to Tell the Tale : In this season of new things, we're going to try something else; Post Limits. From the Prelim Round on there will be a limit of 80,000 characters/8 full Reddit posts growing as the Scramble progresses. Please keep in mind analysis/intros DO NOT count toward this limit.
But the Great Spirit is Restless : You have 14 days to complete your Round post and continue to the Shaman Fight. Writeups will be due in the AM (lol yeah right) hours of 4/29
Round Specific Rules
0% Chance: Hell doesn't play around. The fight is to the death.
Flavor Rules
The Number One Contender: The opponents up the stairs are gonna be the enemy team, just in case there's any confusion.
That Ladybug Looks Familiar: Your character been to Hell before? How do they feel about being back?
A Way Out: Once you beat these guys, the Oni said "the way out will be clear". What that means is up to you.
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u/7thSonOfSons Apr 26 '19 edited Apr 28 '19
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Thanos, The Mad Titan
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Nami, The Cat Burglar
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Conor McGregor, The Notorious
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Dante, Traveller of the Burning Abyss
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