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originally posted in:The New Dojo
11/23/2016 7:52:35 PM
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As Nathaniel was holding his head, metallic footsteps could be heard approaching him from behind.
[i]Clang, clang...[/i]
They stopped. Then, a computerized voice.
"Your swing was a bit off. It's a bit more effective if you aim slightly higher."
It was JJ, fully armored. Towering above most dummies in the room, and Nathaniel.
"And are you still beating yourself up about that? Dude, I've taken beatings worse than that, and I've been [i]actually killed[/i]."
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[spoiler]How tall is he?"[/spoiler] [b]Nathaniel quickly got to his feet, standing at his full 6'9 height [/b] "What if I had killed you? And you couldn't come back?"
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Edited by jj1042: 11/23/2016 8:49:50 PM[spoiler]Uh... 6'9 in the armor... So much for that towering thing.[/spoiler] JJ simply stared down Nathaniel for a moment, before eventually laughing inside of his suit. "Ah... Nathaniel, I've died about... what, somewhere in the twenties of times? A dagger isn't enough. Hell, I've been killed protecting this place a few times. Doesn't mean I like dying, but it's no issue. Plus, I've read up on you. Don't you come from a world of people who come back after dying?"
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[spoiler]Lol[/spoiler] "You've read up on me? From where?"
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"You told me you were the son of someone called Ornstein the Dragonslayer. So, I got curious. I looked through the Dojo archives, and dug around. I found some things, cross referenced with my resources, and found a little more."
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"You looked me up? That's not weird."
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"Well, let's be honest, you beat the shit out of me. If someone did that, wouldn't you want to try and know more about what they were capable of?"
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[b]Nathaniel chuckles[/b] "You think so? Yet you still won. Hehe. Congratulations by the way."
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"Thank you. And yes, you got me pretty good. I've only been beaten worse than that and still won by one other person. And I think that fight stopped because neither of us could move, and I did just a [i]little[/i] bit more damage."
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"Huh. Just a tiny bit?"
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"I'm surprised we weren't dead. Literally all either of us could do is whisper."
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"So how the hell did you survive?"
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"You know that red armor and black sword that formed whenever you stabbed me? Okay, that thing gives me protection, access to a little magic, and slightly heals me. I finished our fight with it at base power. Now take that power, multiply it about 300-fold, and you have somewhere in the ballpark of what I finished that fight with. I think that was all that saved me, along with the copious medical attention."
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"...." [b]Nathaniel doesn't say anything [/b]
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JJ tilts his head, and talks to him in a inquisitive manner. "What?"
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"I didn't understand any of that power talk."
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"You know who the Cobalt Phoenix was?"
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"I've heard the stories, yeah."
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Edited by jj1042: 11/25/2016 1:53:18 AM"That was the guy I fought. Both of us went all out. Hardest fights I've ever had."
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"Well shit that must've been quite the fight then. Wish I coulda seen it"
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Edited by jj1042: 11/25/2016 8:07:23 PM"If you did that, you may have gotten caught in it." JJ then shakes his head, as if trying to shake a memory or realign his train of thought. "That's enough of my boasting, though. The point is, you've got nothing to worry about. I've been hurt a lot worse than what that dagger did, so you're fine." He pauses for a moment, then speaks again. "Although, getting my toe shot off did piss me off a bit. I managed to fix what was left and replace what wasn't in the medbay, though."
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"Yeah, definitely sorry about that."
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"Don't sweat it, it's fine now."
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"Thank you JJ. Truly. I am grateful to you for your forgiveness"
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"No problem. Apologies if I sat there and talked your ear off, but that's my nature sometimes. Anyway, I'm off for my next battle. See you around." And with that, JJ turned and began to walk away.
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"Farewell, Vernon."
