The Royal Summons Results

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Main Event
Sir Alexis Beardalot vs Thadeous

Elizza vs Princess Bunny

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The crowd gathered around the city of Alexandria is beyond belief as it seems people have gathered from all over Gaia to see the first Royal Summons tournament under Queen Garnet’s rule. The atmosphere is incredible as you can literally feel the excitement and anticipation from the awaiting audience. Some people have made their own banners and boards to show their support for the warriors who today will make history by competing, their names going down with other legendary people who have taken part. Towards the front of the mass of people is a big billboard with several black mages holding their hands up, producing a spell that shows a moving picture of what is happening through the eyes of another black mage who is witnessing all the events up close an personal. The first thing displayed on the screen is a blonde haired man, dressed in a brown robe who is standing, smiling at the black mage.

Alexander Steinbach: Hello everyone who has come today to witness the Royal Summons. My name is Alexander Steinbach and today, I will introduce the action to you. Queen Garnet has asked warriors from around Gaia today to take part in what surely will be a memorable occasion. It has been explained to me that there will be two main events for you to enjoy shortly. For now the brave competitors are in the room to my left preparing themselves for what is to come. Allow me now to hand things over to Black Mage 146 who is with the Queen on the balcony.

The billboard where Alexander Steinbach previously stood blackens for a moment, only to pick up at the balcony of the castle, where Queen Garnet will be viewing the events of the evening. As we see it, the royal throne is empty, and at the moment it is flanked by two official looking guards on either side. From behind we hear footsteps, and then the Queen appears to us wearing an immaculate white dress, a beautiful tiara on her head, and her hair is styled perfectly. She smiles to the Black Mage, waving one hand to the audience behind its eyes.

Queen Garnet: Welcome, everyone, to Alexandria. I am very pleased that you have all come to witness this occasion. This night is very important to me as it is the first Royal Summons event under my reign, and I am glad that you are all here to share this night with me. We have scanned the globe for the talented souls that have ventured from all over Gaia to perform for you. Please, don’t let me take up anymore of your time, for I understand what it was that you all came here for.

The screen once again turned to black, holding the colour for a moment before Alexander’s face once more covered the billboard.

Alexander Steinbach: It has been explained to me that Princess Bunny and Elizza are just about ready for their battle. The white mages are standing by with resurrection spells and healing spells, as well as having many phoenix downs and potions, so no one worry too much. After everything is over, they will all be fit to fight again another day. For all your information, I did have words with both competitors earlier this evening. Princess Bunny didn’t really have much to say to me, more than the word “Kupo,” so I cannot say how she is feeling prior to the battle. Elizza was accompanied by a man named Zane who insisted that he would do the talking for her. Zane suggested that Elizza was “more than ready for the battle today,” adding that everyone would “leave tonight knowing just how incredible Elizza is.” Fighting words by her representative, and I am more than sure she will live up to his hype. You’ve heard enough from me. Let us take the action to the Royal Alexandria arena that was built just for this event. Black Mage 87, take it away.

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The screen once again turned to black, and for a few seconds that is all that could be seen until the picture formed to show an impressive arena made of stone and wood, with a section of grass prepared for the competitors. Seated all around the arena are the lucky people who were able to secure seats. Standing apart from each other on the grass, we see Princess Bunny on one side and Elizza on the other. Both seem to have a determined look on their faces, although Elizza also appears to be slightly apprehensive, as if she may be lacking the confidence in her abilities that Zane seemed to have. Princess Bunny is holding a staff commonly known as a Stardust Rod, and wearing nothing but her fur. Elizza is wearing a white mage cloak with blue zigzag patterns across the arms, and white flat boots. In her hand, she holds a small dagger, though she also has a staff strapped across her back. Both seem a bit startled as a loud horn sounds from the stands. Immediately after the horn, Princess Bunny is off like a rocket, bouncing around, trying to make it hard for her to be struck, while advancing slowly on Elizza. Elizza is still for a moment, concentrating on the position of her opponent. Princess Bunny’s Stardust rod begins to glow and water begins spiralling out towards Elizza who quickly rolls out of the way, though the water chases her, which she clearly did not expect. It throws Elizza to the ground, flowing constantly from the moogle’s staff. Princess Bunny begins to close in on her fallen opponent. From out of nowhere, steam begins floating up into the air from where Elizza is lying, and it appears she wasn’t as helpless as it seemed. Elizza is using her fire spell to evaporate the water being thrown at her from Princess Bunny’s rod. Princess Bunny looks baffled, and immediately stops her water spell, and floats around trying to avoid Elizza’s offensive, where small fireballs are blasted off into the air. After several attempts, one fireball hit’s the moogle, and she turns around looking irritated. The Stardust rod once again glows, as it appears the moogle Summoner is intent on ending the young girl quickly, with the assistance of Choco Mog.

As She begins to spin her rod around to summon the Eidolon, Elizza seems to have beaten her to the punch as Bahamut had already appeared and swooped down to Elizza’s side, before it lowered its head. Elizza for a second appears to be confused at what it was doing, until realisation hit her and we see her climb on to the dragon’s back. Then, Bahamut opens its mouth and a great light begins to appear, while Elizza’s staff begins to burn bright. In the most incredible display of light and fire, Bahamut’s Mega Blast has mixed in with Elizza strongest Fire spell, and Princess Bunny’s efforts of summoning have been in vain. The Ride the Dragon attack has been effective, and Elizza has defeated Princess Bunny with no real trouble. Bahamut lets Elizza down and she looks at it fearfully before he disappears into the sky.

The screen turns back to black, before Alexander’s face reappears once more.

Alexander Steinbach: That was sensational. I knew that these two would have been picked for a reason, and we definitely just saw what that reason was with Elizza. I have never seen anything like that before. She just rode on the back of Bahamut and mixed her spell with his to perform the strongest Mega Blast attack imaginable! I am lost for words at that display of inner power and strength that she showed us today. Zane was right to be confident in her abilities. I am certain that we have not seen the last of Elizza. Brilliant. I’m positive you all know that this battle between Elizza and Princess Bunny, though a short affair, that big finish will be hard to follow. However, if anyone we know can respectfully follow it, Alexandria’s own Sir Alexis Beardalot would certainly be up for the challenge. Facing him is Thadeous, a Burmecian wanderer who resides in Lindblum. I have been informed of the great potential and experience both of these men have in battle, so this next affair is surely fit to be a great main event. Now, wait, yes, I have been told that something is happening in the room to the side of me. Black Mage 47 take us there.

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The screen once more turns to black, before Thadeous appears with a group of men surrounding him.

Man: You better make good on your word, or else you know what’ll happen.

Thadeous: Yeah, fine. He’ll be out in a second.

Man: You also know it won’t be wise to cross our boss.

Thadeous: You realise there is a Black Mage standing behind you with what it sees displayed for everyone in Alexandria to see, don’t you?

Man: What the?

Just then, Beardalot appears from the side and one of the men with Thadeous goes to jump him, but Thadeous hits him with the handle of his axe.

Thadeous: Watch out, Beardalot.

Beardalot is immediately aware and he looks at the four men left standing with Thadeous. The first man, the talkative one of the group points at Beardalot and the other three men try to jump him as Thadeous runs at the leader.

Man: You idiot. You don’t know what you’re getting yourself into.

Thadeous: Save the tough guy talk.

Thadeous swipes at the chest of the man, ripping his chest plate to pieces with his axe, causing him to exit the area in something of a panic. The three men on Beardalot think they have the upper hand on him. One of them goes for a heavy shot, thinking that Beardalot would not be in one fit piece after it landed, but was shocked to find a sword penetrating his own shoulder, causing him to fall down in a heap. Thadeous jumps in, pulling another man off of Beardalot, as the other falls to join his comrade at Beardalot‘s hand. Thadeous punches the last standing man hard, knocking him out too. Thadeous then turns and is met by Beardalot standing directly in front of him, towering over him, seeming very intimidating. Thadeous returns his stare, not feeling overly threatened by the larger and more experienced fighter.

Sir Beardalot: Why were you with these men?

Thadeous: I don’t have to explain. Just take comfort in the fact that I helped you.

Sir Beardalot: If you knew of their being here you could have warned me prior to their attack.

Thadeous: They had someone with me all day. There was no way I had of getting word to you.

Sir Beardalot is notably irritated by Thadeous, and gives him one long look, staring into the smaller man’s eyes, before heading out towards the arena. Thadeous watches him leave, allowing a good enough distance to open up between them, before following him towards the arena. The screen once again turns to black. Alexander looks confused as he reappears once again.

Alexander Steinbach: We have asked around while you were watching that, and it appears we don’t have any information for you at this time as to who those men with Thadeous were. It seems some sort of sabotage attack to weaken Sir Alexis Beardalot before his battle with Thadeous, only Thadeous didn’t allow them to go through with it. That hasn’t seemed to make Beardalot any less annoyed by the situation, as he obviously wasn’t liking any hand that Thadeous had to play in the assault. Either way, looking at Thadeous’ history, we are more than sure that he didn’t intend to allow Beardalot to get hurt and things will be continuing shortly, as planned. I have… Yes, I have had word that both men are now in the arena and are awaiting for their battle to begin, just as you all are. So, if we rejoin Black Mage 87 in the arena…

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The screen once more turns to black.

As the familiar site of the Arena appears on the billboard, we see Sir Alexis Beardalot wearing heavy armour and holding his Defender model of Broadsword. His previously irritated face has taken a more withdrawn expression, as he is in the mindset of his usual stoic self. Thadeous is sporting his usual brown attire, with bronze chest plate and black boots, and holds his two handed battle axe over his shoulder, staring down his opponent. Both men seem ready, and the crowd too are buzzing, ready to explode with excitement as these two future legends clash horns. The horn sounds in the background, and both men remain still, waiting for the other to do something. Thadeous is first to move after only a few seconds, as he walks slowly towards Sir Beardalot, with both hands holding his axe firmly. Beardalot just stands still, watching with his calculating eyes, waiting for Thadeous to attack. Thadeous pulls the axe back as he closes in, but then seems to have a change of mind, as he holds the axe in front of himself in a more defensive stance. It seems both men are looking for something from the other, but Beardalot is commonly renowned for his counter attacks, so Thadeous could be waiting a while.

As both men begin to circle, finally Thadeous seems to give in to his anxiety and he charges Sir Beardalot, swinging his axe with ferocity. Beardalot steps calmly to the side, and kicks at Thadeous, sending him slamming to the floor. Beardalot smiles, turning to face Thadeous, waiting for his attack once again. Thadeous stands once more and charges again, this time jumping at the last minute to perform a front flip over Beardalot’s head. As he lands, Sir Beardalot attempts to elbow Thadeous to knock him off but is himself caught off by a leg sweep by Thadeous. As Beardalot meets the ground for the first time, Thadeous wastes no opportunity and is quickly on top of him. Sir Beardalot was not caught off guard this time, and uses Thadeous’ own momentum to toss him straight back off. Both men are quick to their feet and face each other once more. Thadeous tries to goad Beardalot to attack first, offering him to come on with one hand as he momentarily rests the axe over his right shoulder. Beardalot shakes his head, smiling as Thadeous seems to become slightly frustrated. Thadeous runs at Beardalot again, this time stopping to swing his axe, which is easily blocked by Beardalot. Both men exchange chops, meeting each other’s weapons several time, creating clashing noises that are even heard over the loud crowd, who cheer with excitement. Sir Beardalot then manoeuvres the exchange of attacks so that Thadeous’ axe is pinned to the ground, before Alexis throws a hard elbow, knocking Thadeous down and causing him to lose hold of his axe. Beardalot smiles, holding his sword in a more aggressive stance before he casually plants it into his side holdall. Both men then approach one another unarmed, ready to fight once more. Thadeous swiftly punches Alexis hard in the face, which doesn’t seem to have much effect. He tries again, to the same result. As he attempts another blow, Beardalot ducks under it and presses Thadeous above his head, before slamming him back to the ground. Thadeous rolls out of harms way and as Beardalot tries to grab him back, Thadeous swings his legs around Beardalot’s neck, and twists to send Beardalot crashing to the ground. Thadeous then rolls back towards his axe and picks it up, turning around to face Beardalot who too was back on his feet, with sword drawn.

Thadeous holds his axe in front of him, and fire begins to burn on his axe blade. Then, he follows it up by slashing at the air, sending three fireballs towards his opponent which Beardalot hastily rolls out of the way of. Both men still remain in top shape as they now run at each other, both having their own ideas of attack. As Beardalot conducts lightning into his Broadsword from out of nowhere, Thadeous’ axe once again blazes and heavy flame. They both swing their weapons into one another and both are sent flying backwards, away from each other. Thadeous is now first to his feet, and takes the opportunity to jump back on his grounded adversary. Thadeous drops his axe, and slams his fist into Sir Beardalot’s face, again and again. After six or seven blows, Beardalot head butts Thadeous, causing him to roll off, holding his nose, before grabbing his axe instinctively. Both men slowly rise, and Beardalot is noticeably groggy, stumbling a little as he rises. Thadeous wipes the blood from his nostril, and once again casts a fireball at Beardalot, this time hitting home and knocking him off of his feet. Thadeous then almost appears possessed as he leaps into the air, performing a triple front flip as Sir Beardalot rises to his feet. Sir Beardalot notices quickly where Thadeous is, and quickly throws his sword at Thadeous, blocking his trance attempt, sending him crashing into the floor.

Beardalot is then on top of Thadeous, head butting him again before pulling him back up to his feet and lifting him off the ground by his collar. Then, unbelievably, Alexis lets go with one arm, holding him still with his right hand, and slams a hard fist into Thadeous’ stomach, causing him to fall to the ground in agony, and taking the wind right out of him. Sir Beardalot then walks casually over to his sword and picks it up from the ground, and walks back over to Thadeous who blindly kicks out at Beardalot, who didn’t expect any sort of attack at that point and stumbles back. Beardalot then turns back, and slowly walks towards Thadeous, warily holding his sword out defensively. When he stands over him, Thadeous’ blade burns again, causing Beardalot to take a step back. Thadeous then springs to his feet and slams his axe into Beardalot’s arm, causing him to drop his weapon. Thadeous then springs into the air once more as Beardalot rolls towards the sword. In the air, Thadeous performs three front flips while Beardalot holds him blade up which glows white, and his whole frame seems to strengthen with the Holy magic that he imbues, as Thadeous comes hurtling towards him. As the two come into contact, Thadeous’ axe blade sprays fire and he swipes at Sir Beardalot eight times while Beardalot hits him just once. The next second both men fly backwards after the result of a double trance, and smoke from the impact flies up from the ground and cloaks them both in darkness. The crowd is alive in response to what they just saw, and scream excitedly as the smoke clears. Both men seem to be unconscious, until Beardalot twitches for an instant. Then his arm pushes off of the ground and he uses the last of his strength to slowly rise to his feet. Thadeous looks momentarily like he was about to try, before he just rolls back around onto his back. Beardalot is the winner.

The screen turns to black and Alexander’s astonished face once again returns to the screen.

Alexander Steinbach: I cannot believe what just happened! Both men achieved their trance at the same time and struck in a mammoth collision, causing smoke to fly up into the sky. Unfortunately for Thadeous, Sir Beardalot’s Heavenly Blade attack won out, taking everything out of his opponent. I didn’t know what to expect before the fight, but I have to say that double trance ending took my breath away. Both men performed admirably, but only one could win out and this time, it was Beardalot. Surely Thadeous will look forward to a time in the future where he can try his luck against the mighty Sir Beardalot once again, but that will have to be some other day. The Royal Summons of Alexandria has met all expectations of being an astounding occasion, and you have your two champions. Elizza defeated Princess Bunny and Sir Beardalot defeated Thadeous. Thank you all for coming. I hope you all have a safe voyage home.

The screen then goes black as the black mages desist their spell and the excited crowd begin leaving, though the incredible event they just saw was over, they were all still raving, all talking excitedly as they separated.