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8/25/2023 7:07:56 PM
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Saitonia's Retribution Arc 2: Episode 18: Commencement of the SFT vs. VCO, Part 2
(It is the day of the highly anticipated SFT vs. VCO combat event. [b]Saitranovians[/b] and [b]Vaisallians[/b] are equally zealous in believing this event will make history within not only for the 2 mainlands, but [b]Terranoviatia[/b] as a whole, and even on a multi-planetary level. Saitonia has arrived to [b]Sanistadio[/b] Fairgrounds to meet up with his allies, who exude more eagerness for this event than he does. Upon seeing them, he spots a woman who happens to be spying on them, only Cat, Kav, Kyo, and Alexa know that this is [b]Kizani[/b], who is also ex-military, on a pursuit to kill Sai, regardless of what version. Sai calls Aino to inform her and the group on [b]Kizani[/b]'s presence.)
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[b][u]*Cliche--blam!- opening theme plays[/u][/b]
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[b]Ainotias:[/b] *quick peek at [b]Kizani[/b] before looking back down at her cator* I don't know her. Cat did tell me about someone who's trying to kill you.
*Upon hearing her nickname, Cat looks towards Aino and asks: "Uhh, Aino?"*
[b]Ainotias:[/b] Oh, that's Cat. *lowering her cator* You know that woman who's watching us?
*Aino points to the direction of [b]Kizani[/b]. Turning around, Cat also notices her and waves, then signals her to come to her and the group. Cat hurriedly grabs on Aino's cator and whispers to Sai: "Sai, stay hidden, the woman approaching us is the one out to kill you.", turning off the cator a split second later.*
[b]Saitonia:[/b] Well then why not I- *sighs* Guess I'll just wait.
*[b]Kizani[/b] has approached the group, with their attention all on her. She carefully observes Aino, unknown of her true intentions.*
[b]Kavita:[/b] Military Girl. *raspy breather*
[b]Cathera:[/b] Heyy [b]Kizani[/b], didn't expect to see you here.
[b]Kizani:[/b] *paused for a few seconds before finally saying something to Aino* You're...Saitonia's [b]obliterator[/b] twin sister.
[b]Ainotias:[/b] *as she senses that [b]Kizani[/b] is quite suspicious* Saitonia? Yeah. I just recently met these people.
[b]Kizani:[/b] Unfortunately, your brother is trying to kill you and take over as a ruler.
[b]Kaburo:[/b] *exaggerated* Wow, and my sister here already thought of me as dead.
[b]Ainotias:[/b] *replying to [b]Kizani[/b]* I'm kinda doubting that. Where'd you get that nonsense from?
[b]Kizani:[/b] Some SIU agents. From what I heard, 2026 is prohibited from traveling to because of your tyrant brother.
*Aino nearly becomes confrontational, defensive on Sai's behalf, but she luckily restrains herself in time. While Sai is literally peeking from behind a building, contemplating on sneak attacking [b]Kizani[/b].*
[b]Ainotias:[/b] That's terrible.
[b]Kizani:[/b] I'm very curious: Who were you talking to on that communicator?
[b]Cathera:[/b] *butting in* An ally from that year coincidentally. She's also on this mission related to Saitonia.
[b]Kizani:[/b] I guess we have something mutual.
[b]Cathera:[/b] You're going to today's major event?
[b]Kizani:[/b] At first I wasn't thinking of it, but then I reconsidered. Already have my ticket.
[b]Kavita:[/b] What section will you be in? Heard this "coliseum" can hold about 100,000.
[b]Kizani:[/b] *pulling out her silver, gold, and azure-blue ([b]Vaisallian[/b] colors) ticket* I'm in the 300 section.
[b]Cathera:[/b] I got 200s for all of us.
[b]Vandren:[/b] *mixture of surprise and confusion* Got the tickets already, Kitty Cathy?
[b]Cathera:[/b] *breathy giggle* Yep.
*Sai continues to observe [b]Kizani[/b], that is, until he can feel a presence to his left. He comments in an uninterested tone: "Oh, [b]Xyinz[/b]." Indeed it is him, leaning to Sai's left.*
[b]Xyinz:[/b] Spying on someone?
[b]Saitonia:[/b] Like how you're spying on me, yep. That woman in the green jacket apparently has the same goal as you. Unsure if she's pursuing quicker or not.
[b]Xyinz:[/b] *low chuckle* I'll see how quick she is.
[b]Saitonia:[/b] Feels flattering, I'm being fought over.
*Sai turns back to see that [b]Xyinz[/b] has dashed off in a black mist trail. He then looks back at the group to see them waving to [b]Kizani[/b] as she walks off, exiting the fairgrounds. As she fully exits, Sai finally gets out of hiding and carefully joins up to the group, continuously looking at the exit to ensure [b]Kizani[/b] doesn't backtrack in pursuing him.*
[b]Ainotias:[/b] *notices Sai* Brother, you've finally come.
[b]Cathera:[/b] Apologies for her ([b]Kizani[/b]).
[b]Vandren:[/b] I'll keep an eye on her. *to himself* C'mon, walk faster, Military Woman.
[b]Virol:[/b] *underestimates [b]Kizani[/b]* For someone who is, or was in the military, you'd think she'd have better situational awareness. Totally had her guard down, we coulda ganged her.
[b]Anna:[/b] Ehhhh, what if she saw right through us? What if she knew we were bullsh[b]i[/b]tting?
[b]Cathera:[/b] Dunno, Anna. If we end up getting exposed, I really hope we can convince her enough to leave our Sai be, and if future Sai comes, we team up to take him down.
[b]Saffyre:[/b] If persuasion fails, then it's soon to be honoring a fallen ex-military.
*Sage chuckles at Saff's remark.*
[b]Cathera:[/b] Oh, Sai you want a shot at this punching machine?
[b]Saitonia:[/b] No it's fine. Everyone else seems to be leaving and I'd prefer not to be held up entering that coliseum. Onwards.
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(Location: [b]Vaisallon[/b] Regions in the district of [b]Vaisilithius[/b], where the dominion resides, even outside the dominion lies a city with a combination of futuristic and ancient Greek and Spartan theme. Introducing the [b]Vaisallian[/b] Queen; [b]Thesinia Aphilidax[/b], sitting in 1 of the ultramodern thrones with little tints of ancient themes and ornaments, the other throne seat for Gladiatorial King Roman, obviously. Light olive skin with a light blue undertone. Silver eyes with golden flecks. Long and silky black hair with dark blue streaks and a sci-fi like headwear. A cross between ancient and fantasy sci-fi, silver, black, and azure-blue overcoat with golden glowing lights. Her cropped, armored chestpiece is black and gold, revealing the typical shredded, [b]Vaisallian[/b] physique. Leathery, black pants with dark brown and silver detailing, and a thick, silver cloth over her hips. Long, black boots with gold and azure-blue glow and accents.)
*The Queen gazes up at the big screen, displaying a Channel Starseek live broadcast of the coliseum and vast number of people wating, and a timer showing that there's 3 hours left until the event starts. She stands up, revealing that she's quite tall, at 6'4. Nearby soldiers accompanied by armored dogs are alerted by the Queen standing up, and comes to an unwanted aid.*
[b]Vaisallian Soldier:[/b] *in Greek* Is there a problem, Queen [b]Thesinia[/b]?
[b]Thesinia:[/b] *casually replies back in Greek* No. Settle down, soldiers. Just intrigued. I know we'll win, that's for sure.
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(An hour later, Sai, Aino, and the group have arrived to the coliseum where the SFT vs VCO event will commence within a few hours.)
[b]Cathera:[/b] *dissatisfied look* Ugh, I'm kinda annoyed now.
[b]Kavita:[/b] *waits for Alexa to get off her motorcycle before transforming it into a metallic plate and attaches it to her jacket* What is it?
[b]Cathera:[/b] I got an extra ticket for [b]Maviko[/b], but now I'm sure she's not coming, and with [b]Kizani[/b] here too, Sai's gonna have to distance himself from us.
*Van is astounded by Cat's selflessness to consider getting a ticket for someone she met not that long ago, even more surprising is that if [b]Maviko[/b] can be fully trusted.*
[b]Vandren:[/b] Wow, Kitty Cathy, that's quite kind of you.
[b]Saitonia:[/b] *to Aino* Well sis, only a few hours left until they open the doors.
[b]Ainotias:[/b] Mhm. Also gotta keep out of that "[b]Kizani[/b]'s" sight while we're at it.
[b][i]*Continuing Below*[/i][/b]
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[b][i]*Continued Below*[/i][/b] (3:30 P.M. The gates are slowly opening, letting the people in quite early. Their advanced security, armed with various weaponry and tech such at scale scanners and high-voltage tasers are checking attendees into the coliseum.) *Cat opens her jacket pocket and hands tickets to the rest of the group. Van however, is quite hesitant, mainly due to her refusing to give him a ticket back at the June 30th, 2016 SFT event, and wonders if she'll do the same 2 years later.* *Cat's head dropped diagonally in attempts to hide her sneaky, wide-mouthed grin. She regains her composure, but says in a bit of a cunning manner: "Tommyyy..."* [b]Vandren:[/b] *hesitantly* Yeah? [b]Cathera:[/b] *slowly hands Van a ticket* Consider this forgiveness. You've managed to not attract the 1100 and, regained Kav's and my respect. [b]Vandren:[/b] Or more so increased it. Ain't this some character development? [b]Saitonia:[/b] *approaching Cat* Damn. Cat, don't forget, I can't be seen with the rest of you, or that military woman will know. I'll just get a ticket myself from one of those kiosks. *A stranger, completely covered up in a black and light purple outfit, secretly taps Sai and hands him a ticket. The stranger whispers: "Don't mention it." as he quickly walks off. Sai glares at the stranger before looking down at the ticket he was given, showing a 300 section seat.* [b]Saitonia:[/b] Ummmm, nevermind. [b]Cathera:[/b] *witnessing the same stranger* Weird, but they saved you from paying any [b]zepiks[/b]. [b]Saitonia:[/b] *hurriedly* Yeah, we gotta separate now! *Sai jumps away from the group as they all watch him.* _____________________ ([b]Casaphne[/b]'s critically injured friend; [b]Eicha[/b], is lying in her hospital room, still bound to a machine keeping her breathing. A female nurse, a Hispanic/Latino-[b]Terranovian[/b] with light almond skin, dark brown, flowing long hair with white streaks, with a blue visor over her eyes. She's dressed in a unique, dark aqua green and cerulean blue medical jacket, over scrubs of the same colors, and silver sneakers. Entering the room, she changes the TV channel to a live footage of the upcoming SFT vs. VCO event.) [b]Eicha:[/b] *choppy* Thaaannnksss.... [b]Nurse:[/b] *delighted tone* No problem. I'm sure you would be interested. _____________________ (S.S. HQ. In an operation room inhabited by the Delta Trio. [b]Ashe[/b] is surfing the interweb, with [b]Yaoni[/b] next to her, looking down at her [b]V-Tek[/b] cellphone, and Tony is a couple of meters away, sitting by a desk, looking up at the TV screen, showing random commercials to make up time for the combat event.) [b]Ashe:[/b] *facepalms* Ugh, daaamnn. I'm just realizing we had some faulty info on [b]Sagavelia[/b] and the CMO. The CMO was composed of [b]Terranovians[/b] of Spain, Cuban, Colombian, and Puerto Rican descent, not the entirety of [b]Sagavelia[/b]. *sighs in annoyance* [b]Yaoni:[/b] Yeah, maybe a mistranslation, but did that stop us from driving them out of [b]Saitranovia[/b]? Nope. *[b]Yaoni[/b] expresses a celebratory feeling despite a minor inconvenience from a short feud from last year as [b]Ashe[/b] smirks at her. Tony calls to the 2: "Ay! It's close to starting!" Referring to the big event, [b]Ashe[/b] and [b]Yaoni[/b] turn their chairs around and move closer to Tony, the 3 watching the screen as it shows the crowd live at the coliseum.* [b]Ashe:[/b] I'm putting so much hope in our SFT roster. *look of unease* [b]Yaoni:[/b] I wonder if Saitonia and his friends are in the crowd. Tens of thousands of attendees, wow. __________________________________________ (Noblemen hunters are starting to guard the coliseum borders, while across the base the [b]Vaisallians[/b] are held, lies another base, where [b]Liomage[/b] and his High Council reside, practically their own spectator section. While random members are just hanging out in the bright lobby, surrounded by silver lights, [b]Divenos[/b], the vice-ruler, quizzically approaches [b]Liomage[/b], who is looking across, where the [b]Vaisallian[/b] side is.) [b]Divenos:[/b] Li- *looks towards where [b]Liomage[/b] is looking* Oh, Gladiatorial King Roman. [b]Liomage:[/b] Indeed. Coming onto our land, challenging us? For revenge? Sorry, King. Only one side will triumph, and it won't be you. __________________________________________ (4:00 P.M. The event is about to begin. Sai is sitting in a 300 section seat, feeling alone, nothing but random attendees surrounding him, but someone catches his eye several seats down; he spots Present [b]Maviko[/b] sitting in a seat.) [b]Saitonia:[/b] (Well that's a surprise. Your future self didn't show up.) *He looks across from him in the 200 section and spots the rest of his allies. Sai then gets a feeling of uneasiness, like someone is eyeing him. He turns to his right, much further up, he spots [b]Kizani[/b], angrily gazing at him. Sai turns away to ignore but knows that she has a murderous intent on Sai.* [b]Saitonia:[/b] *referring to [b]Kizani[/b]* (And that's the military woman trying to kill me.) *Gladiatorial King Roman descends onto the stage, a microphone of [b]Vaisallian[/b] colors in his right hand, everyone's eyes are on him.* [b]Roman:[/b] Saitranovia....bow. Bow before your Gladiatorial King. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy this collaboration of our fiercest combatants going head-to-head, ensuring victory for either side, but only one side leaves victorious. Now for our first fight, take it away, announcer. *[b]Auro[/b], sort of shaken up from Roman's presence, watches him levitate back to the [b]Vaisallian[/b] base before she finally walks up to a small, circular stage meters above the arena's stage.* [b]Auro:[/b] *energetically* [b]Saitranovians[/b] and [b]Vaisallians[/b] alike, welcome to the 60th [b]Saitranovia Fighting Tournament[/b]! *crowd cheers but she lowers her voice* Should be 61st but due to that Infernal, putting us in a worldwide warzone. For those who are unaware of how SFT works; we do minor events in smaller arenas, where winners progress to a major event, like this one! [b]Esadius:[/b] I used to be somewhat invested in combat industry. SFT, [b]Spektrovatia Prime Battle[/b]. I wonder if [b]Veitroso[/b] still fights. [b]Virol:[/b] He retired back in 2015. One of his torso resistor bones is kinda weak. Yeah, it's a shame. [b]Auro:[/b] Let's kick it off with a duos match! I'm sure you're all familiar with this pair of kin, [b]Ryujo[/b] and [b]Ryoma[/b]; The [b]Yakaru[/b] Twins! *The twins slowly make their way onto the arena through a tunnel on the [b]Saitranovia[/b] side. [b]Ryoma[/b]; the twin with a black striped mark diagonally across his nose, and longer, spiky, dark gray hair, has his right hand on sword, placed on his right hip, ready to un-sheathe it. [b]Ryujo:[/b] *twin with shorter hair and has a black, striped mark horizontally across his nose* I notice we were the opening fighters 2 major SFTs in a row. Ugh, don't make this a trend, Superintendent. [b]Auro:[/b] And their opponents--ummmmmm...*looking up at someone inside the [b]Vaisallian[/b] for reassurance* okay. *to the crowd* Well, we have some special opponents for the [b]Yakaru[/b] twins; another set; [b]Aeriyos[/b], [b]Idonios[/b]; the [b]Remidios[/b] Twins. *The [b]Remidios[/b] twins emerge from the [b]Vaisallian[/b] tunnel, walking confidently towards their competitors.* *[b]Auro[/b] looks down at the competitors, then to the zealous crowd around her, unable to wait any longer for the event to officially begin.* [b]Auro:[/b] Let. This. Match. BEGIIIIIIINNNNN! __________________________________________ [b][u]END:[/u][/b] I'll be posting this story on the website Royal Road soon, I made an account a while back. However, I'll have to do some major revamping all the way from Story of Saitonia.
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