Goldglo wrote:It is with great pleasure that I bestow the Overlord's Grant upon Lirssa Sarengrave. I wish her the best should she choose to make use of it.
--Matthew Algiers Simon
Goldglo wrote:For this cycle, I am offering the Overlord's Grant to Aric Delevingne.
--Matthew Algiers Simon
Vasilka Acerbi wrote:
let it be known that Nuy received the grant upon petitioning the Overlord directly for it.
Vasilka Acerbi
Head of Public Relations
House of Summer, Inc.
Now that is some tasty bull****.
Alright Nuy, you're ballsier then I gave you credit for. Enjoy your challenge grant.
-Sabine Gabrielle
Baroness of Battlefield Park
“We spoke eternal things that cannot die.” -Charles Baudelaire, from The Balcony; Fleurs du Mal (tr. by Roy Campbell), 1857
I don't know who you are, but in reading your challenge note, I see you are familiar with the old rules. However, the Barons' Council was disbanded several years ago. Maybe you were around back then and are trying to hide your identity from others. Two time Overlord, Dalamar Ar'Daumon, did it.
I find it interesting that Lady Ravenlock, the current Overlord, acted like Lirssa's best friend forever when she encouraged her to challenge for Old Market which I held at the time. Here we are a year down the road and tables have turned. When a friend or ally steps up to cover your back in a fight, you do not say Who asked you to help me, you say thank you and remember they took that risk for you. To do otherwise is to be ungrateful and unworthy of someone's loyalty and friendship. That action negates any obligation, perceived or otherwise, from the one that stepped up.
Dear esteemed participants and supporters of the Arena,
I am grateful to all who have pointed out the times over the past year in which I've managed to translate my skill outside of the rings to skill inside the rings. Please be assured, I took no offense from Nuy, who clearly had little of the history, or Anubis. I decide what words have power over me, and theirs do not. I know my value.
The challenge is welcome, and I look forward to it.
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 1!
DUEL Joker: I KNEW HE WAS FRENCH! IMMEDIATEDLY ON THE DEFENSE NUY DEMONSTRATES HIS DUELING PROWESS! HOWEVER THE BARON STRIKES FIRST AND DRAWS BLOOD! ( LC / SS ) 1 LIRSSA
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 2!
DUEL Joker: THE BARON TRIES HER HAND AT SOME DEFENDING! NUY IS ADEPT AND FINDS A HOLE! ( FLP / DU ) 1-0.5 LIRSSA
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 3!
DUEL Joker: BLOOD! NUY STRIKES LOW WITH HIS RAPIER! LIRSSA TAKES THE MORE CUTTHROAT APPROACH AND LUNGES TO OVERPOWER HIS STRIKE! ( TH / LC ) 2-0.5 LIRSSA
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 4!
DUEL Joker: NUY DIPS LOW! UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM HIS ACUMEN MAY HAVE TAKEN A HIT FROM THE BARON'S THRUST AS NOW SHE CATCHES HIM LOW! ( LC / DU ) 3-0.5 LIRSSA
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 5!
DUEL Joker: NUY CONTINUES THEIR ASSAULT WITH A SLING OF THAT BLADE HIGH! LIRSSA IS PREPARED WITH A WELL-TIMED STALWART HOLD! SHES THREATENING TO RUN AWAY WITH THE WHOLE THING! ( FLP / HC ) 4-0.5 MATCH POINT LIRSSA
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 6!
DUEL Joker: WHERE IS THE BLOOD?! LIRSSA DOES A DANCE OF BLADES BUT NUY HOLDS HIS OWN WITH A SWIFT DIP! ( SS / DU ) 4-0.5 MATCH POINT LIRSSA
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 7!
DUEL Joker: WHERE IS ALL THE BLOOD?! NUY BRACES WITH A PROPER HOLD AND OUR BARON DOES THE SAME! ( CP / SH ) 4-0.5 MATCH POINT LIRSSA
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 8!
DUEL Joker: THE GAME HAS CHANGED! LIRSSA CUTS... HIGH! OFF WITH HIS HEAD! NUY RAISES THE RAPIER AND KEEPS HIS HEAD IN-TACT! ( HC / LP ) 4-1 MATCH POINT LIRSSA
DUEL Joker: OLD MARKET 9!
DUEL Joker: LIRSSA GOES IN FOR THE FINISH! NUY HAS HIS EYES SET LOW! LOW... BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH! ( TH / LC )
DUEL Joker: FINAL: ( Lirssa Sarengrave .def. A Squid-Masked Man 5-1 in 9. Old Market Challenge )
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In a manner that is poorly veiled by faux courtesy and politically pragmatic words, you belittle the failed Challenger for his lack of experience and knowledge of the histories of the duels.
I cannot help but notice that you are not able to do the same with me.
