Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-27736349-20170603204216/@comment-29564364-20170614131614

Cracks cover the ball as it impacts the shield, but carvings representing the Earth emit a white glow, repairing it before he gives a yank to the free side of his staff, making the projectile bounce back to him. It reconnects to the handle and he resumes his overhead spinning, but this time counterclockwise and even faster than before.

Hero: "Impressive spell. If it was not for Atalon being enchanted, it would have shattered. You see, Atalon was first forged in iron. However, it was not sturdy enough to withstand my magic, therefore it was remade in the strongest metals known to man. But it worn down quickly and almost broke after eight uses. So after having it repaired I brought it to the great wizard of [insert Order state here] to have it enchanted."

Alpha-3748: ""Atalon?" A literal name is the fittest name you can get for a weapon. ...Or for pretty much anything."

Hero: "Isn't that so? Would you like to have a closer look?" He repeats the sequence of movements he used against his previous target.

Alpha-3748: "No thank you." Putting a chain in the Roman Tortoise Formation, I form a wall heavily tilted to my right, deflecting the metal ball that he quickly recalls like a yo-yo.

Alpha-3748: "See?" I address my two teammates, "His spinning slowed down after I deflected his weight, but it accelerated when it was blocked frontally. His whole fighting style is based on momentum. Attempting to block his attack will simply bounce it back at him, adding to his weapon's velocity and increasing its momentum while his spinning is only used to conserve it between attacks. Couple that with a double-ended heavy weapon and that makes for devastating blows." But something's still off...

Hero: "You seem to have found me out, but you are still missing out on one thing... I have this strong stereotype going for me. People think that I lack intelligence simply because I rely on brute strength, leading them to underestimate me, but you are not the only perspicacious person here. You made it blatantly obvious that you are only buying time. That monster was in too bad of a state for you to lay her down somewhere around here until our battle is over and it's not on your back either. Furthermore, I will not be fooled twice by your illusion magic!"

Alpha-3748: *facepalms* ""Illusion magic"?! Dude, I just deflected your attack!? And again, I can't. Use. Magic! *clears throat* Welp, you seem to have found us out too. But two things have been bothering me... One, even with the momentum, there's no way an object of that volume could exert that amount of force unless it was dense to the point where you couldn't lift it. And two, you keep talking about your magic, yet you still haven't used any since we encountered." Unless...

Hero: "You fool! I've been using it since the beginning! Weight of the Earth' is a subtype of Earth magic that I developed myself. It allows me to increase the weight of what I come in contact with including my own body, without me feeling it."

Alpha-3748: "So basically, "It's magic." Well that explains everything! Weight magic, a heavy weapon and a momentum-based fighting style. You really have it all!" '''So he's been using mana since we started? Perfect, that might play in our favour. And I still have 8:39 minutes left before I can generate nanites again...'''

Hero: "Indeed. But let us not waste anymore time. Now, which of you shall be dealt with first?"

Alpha-3748: "Can I be last? I still have eight minutes and thirty-four seconds left."

Meanwhile...

As I (Alpha-493) exit the forest, the lights of the town come within my sight.