[Jinx]

✧ ARMOR WARS: ARENA 2 ✧

Epilogue

The timer ticked down to zero, a flurry of confetti briefly replacing every single projectile within the gales before the winds died down.

"Aaaaand that's a wrap! My congratulations to everyone that reached the top! Well done and may the future be bright for all of you!"

The inventory of each contestant appeared and a new button blinked into existence atop it. Pointedly called 'EXIT' pressing the button would cause them to be teleported out of the arena and into a white room not unlike the one they were in at the very start of the competition. Medical personnel was at the ready to assist anyone that appeared and after a check-up the participants would be permitted to leave. There at the exit they would in turn be greeted by a great deal of congratulations from manufacturers, recruiters and support alike, perhaps savvy students could even manage to talk their way into an internship, the attainment of personalized gear or more.

Back within the arena Windfall spoke up once more.

"To everyone that hasn't gotten to the peak yet: don't give up! The competition may be over but the climb never is. Keep going, you can do this! Don't be discouraged because others were faster, keep pushing and you'll be surprised how much you can accomplish. Push beyond your limits. Accomplish what may seem impossible. Never give up, never surrender. Plus! Ultra!"

While public broadcasts had ended the cameras kept running. Every single student's journey to the top would be documented, not even one forgotten or left behind. 

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-Back Star Shield: Usage successful.

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tag: Samaritan  Kurokami Gen  Kaida Ikarashi  Jack Orion

[Kurokami Gen]

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Miseria Cantare

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written for Samaritan, Jack Orion, Kaida Ikarashi, Jinx:windfall

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The moment he felt Michael’s grip slipping from the mountainside, Gen knew he did it. The wind rushing on his face only helped to accentuate the feeling of victory, or rather, the joy at someone else’s defeat. Schadenfreude. Michael’s loss was not quite his gain, but it sure did make his day. He’d found a way to make him lose, this was it, it was his “win”, if you could call it that. Any second now, he’d hear the…[break][break]

Wait… where’s the pop?[break][break]

There was supposed to be a balloon-breaking pop.[break][break]

By the time they came to a stop, the peak seemed out of sight, lightning roared above them, and the music seemed to crescendo to its peak, but none of that was as disheartening as hearing Michael’s voice again. “What?!?” After bouncing off of his body and putting as much weight as possible onto him, the Inflatable Man was somehow first to his feet. The surprise was evident on his face. “How?” Oh, right, the shield. Fuck. As annoying as that revelation was, it was the last thing Gen should’ve focused on right now.[break][break]

“What do you mean you’re so-”[break][break]

And that, along with a sharp pain from his chin, was the last thing Gen remembered about the show.[break][break]

A few minutes later, Windfall’s speech was enough to rouse him from his state of unconsciousness. The condescending words brought almost as much pain to his ears as whatever it was that had rocked his chin. Of course, the first thing he saw was that Fucking Balloon. He wanted to lash out, but it seemed like his body wasn’t really listening to him. God Dammit! After all of that, he was going to end the exercise being carried by this second-rate Hack. This Dumb Fucking Mark. He would've been forced to accept his moral defeat, if not for the bold, capital letter prompt that had appeared on his wrist’s device.[break][break]

“You lose… Michael.”[break][break]

With the last ounce of energy he had left in his system, Gen would push the big red EXIT button. In the blink of an eye, light enveloped his body, and next thing anyone knew, he was back in that endless white void. "Heh, heh..." With his face bruised from the attack and the scent of blood running through his mouth, he managed to let out one last laugh, before slumping against the nothingness that surrounded him, collapsing to the floor in the exhaustion. This was a failure, but at the very least, he could take solace in one single fact.[break][break]

Balloon Boy didn’t win.[break][break]

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[Samaritan]

Michael Faraday

Light in the Storm

Despite the unfortunate use of force, Michael was relieved that Gen was finally calmed... unconscious but he'd have to take that. Michael looked back towards the mountain side. It was far too late to be able to make any kind of progress back up the side. It was almost disheartening to think that he had failed the objective. He felt a churn of disappointment in his stomach as this wasn't the first mission or class he had "failed" due to focusing on the safety of others. It hadn't discouraged him from trying to protect or help others, it made him just push himself all the harder to become stronger and better so that he could someday accomplish both the task required and maintaining the safety of others... He wasn't there yet and Gen's antics had showed just how glaringly obvious that was...

However, despite the distance, Michael noticed something that managed to lift his spirits. There was many competitors that had managed to reach the summit of the mountain. Even with the attacks from Gen's airship and the chaotic environment, it seemed a decent number of people had made it to the top. Michael smiled to himself, taking solace in the fact that he may have paved enough of a way and withheld enough dangers for so many to have succeeded. While he had failed to reach the peak, he took this as a small victory.

Michael felt a swell of misguided appreciation for what Gen had done. Without his zeppelin blasting up the mountain side, there might have been a more desperate struggle for everyone to try to reach the top first. If the blimp was just ONE of the gadgets in this event, imagine the destructive power if everyone was attempting to harm each other with such items. But with Gen setting a singular but universal antagonistic force, it allowed people to stand up against that danger and even work together or accept help from their fellow competitors just to get through it. Maybe that was what Gen was attempting all along, to play the villain to keep the heroes on path. A dangerous gambit, but they were seeking a dangerous career as heroes, so a necessary one.

The timer reached zero and the roar of the storm pelting the mountain was replaced with celebratory noise and confetti. The event was over. A new function on their inventory control appeared to allow them to exit. It was unclear if he had just awoken or if he had just been playing possum but Gen suddenly spoke up from Michael's grip.

"You lose... Michael." Gen said as he managed to press the button and vanished away. Michael looked back towards the mountain top as Windfall's speech was announced for the competitors and viewers. Michael smiled warmly to himself and rose up his inventory device.

Before pressing down on his EXIT button to be teleported from the arena, he spoke softly and confidently to himself: "Plus Ultra."

Notes & Tags: Jack Orion | Kaida Ikarashi | Kurokami Gen
In possession of the Back Star Shield (Active) and Well Well Well Stickers (1/3 Pads remaining)| Only 1ft and 5ft holes remaining on the pads.

TLDR: Michael lost, but more were able to win because of it.

[Jinx]

☆ MISSION SUCCESS ☆

The climb continues forevermore...
Great thread everyone!

+ 100 Tokens!!

Michael: 0 // 100
Gen: 0 // 100
Kaida: 150 // 250
Jack: 0 // 100

tag: Samaritan Kurokami Gen Kaida Ikarashi Jack Orion