Tank vs The Destruction

[Zeno]

Just to briefly go over the rules to make sure we're on the same page:

This is a rp battle. There are a couple of people that will be looking at these battles to make sure that the outcome is fair and justified. (This means I don't have complete control over who wins or loses.)

Threats will get you penalized.

Attempted murder or actual murder will get your team disqualified.

If it's unethical, do it at your own risk.

Only do what your character is reasonably able to do. If we feel like certain things are being pulled out of thin air, we will remember it when we score the battle.

Godmodding will result in an automatic loss. The only gods here are Genesis Dragonoid and Wavern.

You are NOT allowed to attack another brawler UNLESS both competitors consent to it at the start of the battle. This means that if it's not done at the start, you can't suddenly decide to do it later on. Failure to follow this rule will result in immediate disqualification.

Destruction, you have been penalized. Your essential stats - such as attack, defense, speed, stamina, etc. - will be reduced by a quarter for five minutes (25% if you don't math bro). Three posts from you will equal one minute; you will need to post 15 times before your penalty is lifted.

Most importantly, have fun!

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If Tank defeats the Destruction - who is a team leader - that's it for the Reality Shifters. We're ready to start whenever you're ready. Good luck.

(Boss Theme)

[The Destruction]

"I suggest you go first, Tank." I said. "You'll need the advantage. But before you attack, what's your opinion on attacking brawlers? I'm personally all for it, but I can't do anything unless you agree to it too." Probability Helios growled. "And please, don't keep me waiting with this. I'm not the most patient being, you know?" More darkness coagulated in my hand, creating a sphere of darkness that was ready to be used at a moment's notice. "If you're ready, come at me with everything you've got!" I began thinking. 'So, my own power is limited to 15%. Grimm's buff increased me by 150%, and then Wavern's penalty decreased me by 25%, leaving me at 140% power. I could just walk up and destroy Gladion by just touching him, knowing my current power, but based on his writer's ruling, that would probably be considered unethical or godmodding. This level of power could also allow me to just destroy this Reality, rendering me the default winner, but then Atom would just recreate the Reality where it was before I destroyed it.' I looked at my hand, and took note of all the abilities. 'I have my plan set. They won't know what hit them, especially after the Bolero of Fire kicks in.' I smiled, ready for what was coming. 'You have no idea who you've just challenged, boy.'

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A/N "" defines speaking while '' defines thinking.

[Tank Stryker]

Tank and Gladion just stood there and gazed around the arena while the Destruction and his pet Helios were talking. He began whistling the theme to the original series' theme song, which earned some applause from Genesis Dragonoid and Wavern. Both of them took a bow in their direction before finally addressing their enemies.

"Oh, you said something?" Tank finally realized. "Right, so...how about no to both questions?" Tank was talking a lot of trash earlier, but he's not stupid. The ideal way for him to combat the Destruction by himself would be using the DNA Catalyst on himself, but there's really no reason to go that far. Plus, getting him pissed off is way more entertaining than actually fighting him, which says a lot about what Tank thinks so far.

"I'm not doing anything right now, so if you want to finish me off, I'm right here," Gladion signaled. "But let's not kid ourselves. You CAN'T do that, can you? You probably should've listened to what Noland said before he was about to whoop your ass in front of your whole team."

Gladion still stood ready in a battle stance, since he wanted to minimize being caught off guard as much as possible. In the back of his mind, he was still wondering why any of them should bother. The Destruction was one of the ones that put him and Drago to sleep after all. This one had a lot to prove.

[The Destruction]

"Very well. Suit yourself. And you're right, I can't defeat you outright. Me doing that would me considered cheating to most, and very unethical to those judging. With my current power, just by touching you I can make both of you cease to exist." I raised the ball of darkness, and threw it at Gladion. It smeared over his face, rendering him unable to see. "Specialized darkness. Unless you have access to the powers of light, you won't be able to purge it easily." Probability Helios charged Gladion, ramming into him and knocking him down. "Believe me when I say darkness itself is what you're up against! But now for the fun part." I generated a speck of darkness, and it floated towards Tank. "Prepare for something special." The speck seemed to head straight for Tank, but instead went into his BrawlX. Energy crackled across it as it shorted out. "Don't worry about permanent damage. All I've done is make your BrawlX short circuit, forcing it into a recurring cycle of reboot mode. Until I remove that speck of darkness, your BrawlX is out of the picture. So, here's my question: what are you going to do now?" I began laughing. "Prepare for the most difficult battle you have ever faced!" Keeping up the façade, I knew that using my simple strength wouldn't cut it forever. He'd eventually find a way around it. I generated a second black card in my hand, ready for any eventuality.

[Tank Stryker]

"Ouch. That really hurt. I think my leg's broken. Someone call Skystar," Gladion faked. He got right back up and looked in Helios' direction as if he could still see him. His senses were finely tuned. Although not on the level of Drago's, it was still potent enough to where blindness isn't an immediate issue.

Plus, performing a regular non-ability attack against Gladion was practically useless at this point. Assuming the tackle did any damage, it was likely negligible given what Skystar did to him. Any damage he would've taken from that was practically patched up already. No big deal.

"Oh no! My weakness! I can't play any abilities! How will I ever recover!?" Tank erroneously teased. He unequipped his BrawlX and started playing catch on his own. He tossed it up and down as he used his free hand to wag his index finger in his foe's direction. "I believe I made it clear that I didn't want you attacking me. Granted, you did absolutely nothing to me, but you still made me a target when I didn't give you permission. I'd say it's a bad move, but why bother? You still don't know how fucked you are. You probably won't until you lose."

"What else do you got?" Gladion requested, still standing there waiting.

[The Destruction]

I smiled, knowing he took the bait. I raised an ability. "Let's see what you do against this. Ability Activate!" The card flashed, and the symbol on Probability Helios's chest stopped changing, landing on a very specific symbol. "Destructive Chance!" Several orbs of energy appeared, and encircled the arena. Energy travelled along them, creating a conduit. Then, they began to draw closer to Gladion. "This ability would normally destroy any opponent it touches, but I toned it down so as to not lose because of that. Now, it'll just be really, really painful." I knew Gladion had ways of dodging it, but I had to force Tank's hand. At the current rate, I would be forced into using a special ability I needed to keep in reserve much sooner than I expected. 'I must admit, my estimates were slightly off, being based on Emperor Gladion rather than Champion Gladion. I should've factored that in. Oh well, guess I'll just need to up my strategy.'

[Tank Stryker]

"Toned it down by 10,000%, right?" Tank clowned. He truly didn't give a single fuck about what the Destruction THINKS he can do to him or Gladion. "Ability activate! Apple of Discord!"

Gladion generated a golden apple in his right palm. This was known as the Golden Apple of Discord, an object that had the mysterious power of causing three goddesses to fight after it was thrown. Those three goddesses happened to be three of the twelve 'Olympians', and the object in question was not made by either of the 'Olympians'. This speaks well of the apple's power.

Unfortunately for the Destruction's Helios, the way that this object works is that the apple will get thrown, and disaster will be coming his way. Plain and simple. What a nice way to start the "most difficult battle" Tank has ever faced.

"Catch, bitch," Gladion signaled. To add to the disrespect factor, Gladion threw the apple behind his back in Helios' direction in an arc. It left behind a trail of golden light. Gladion intentionally threw a short pass so it would land at Helios' feet. The reason why would become obvious shortly. "Tsk. No hands."

The incoming attack that was meant for Gladion was altered to converge on the apple to exclude the warrior from being harmed. The darkness that was covering Gladion's eyes came off cleanly and went in the direction of the apple, which was where Helios happened to be at the moment. This marks two of the three attacks that the apple can draw aggro on, which coincides with the myth.

Interestingly, if those attacks go away, then the counter for the attack amount gets reset back to zero, so it will be able to draw in three attacks since two of them disappeared - hypothetically, of course. This was important, because the durability of the apple itself was top-notch thanks to it being blessed by the gods, and the buff Skystar gave Gladion made it even more durable than before.

"And I thought Markus was bad at the beginning. You're straight ass! You make Atom look good," Tank insulted. "Can the five minutes end already? This is becoming a bore."

[The Destruction]

"Oh, did you not listen to the description?" I asked. The orbs changed positions, creating a net of alternating triangles around the shrinking area. "Sure, you may have redirected the end target, but you did nothing to stop the ability itself." The orbs continued to close it. "This attack is a target all one. Unless that apple can turn an attack designed as a 'target all' into a 'target one', all you've done is waste an ability in your attempt." Probability Helios walked out of the net, completely unharmed. "Also, Probability Helios is always unaffected by his own attacks." I smiled, knowing the flaws in Tank's plan. "Finally, trying to stupefy me with Mythological objects will not work. The Golden Apple of Discord, stated in Greek Mythology, was an apple that the goddess Eris added to a feast of the Gods to celebrate the marriage of Peleus and Thetis. It caused vanity to bud in the Goddesses Athena, Hera and Aphrodite, which caused them to all fight over it. So, because your little apple draws attacks to it, I can reasonably assume that it draws a total of three attacks towards it. And once those three attacks are fully drawn and used by it, it'll vanish." I laughed a bit. "Believe me when I say you cannot defeat me with Mythos alone. I've been alive ten Billion years, and have observed all life evolve as I waited to destroy it all!" I stared directly at Tank again. "So, what do you plan to use next? A goto, like Eyes of Prometheus to see my next move? Or perhaps the Scythe of Chronos to undo anything you don't like? Maybe you'll use something I haven't see you use yet? Whatever it is, you'd better act quickly." The orbs continued to close in on Gladion, leaving him only a few yards and a few seconds before touching. "Tick tock." I wouldn't let him know, but his insult took me a bit by surprise. 'So, he thinks I make Atom's pish poor performance look good? Bah, he doesn't know what's about to hit him.' I looked at the cards in my hand while waiting, planning ahead.

[Zeno]

Brawl paused.

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