The door closed behind Neek and Chupacabra. The point at which they had entered was strangely empty, the only thing moving being the rats that rooted among the never-ending field of bones.

They cautiously moved forward, carefuly to avoid bones. A howl echoed through the air; Neek shivered. He could do this...

Neek's brain registered a pain in his foot. Looking down, he saw a rat nibbling on it. Neek kicked it away. It wasn't long before he felt two rats nibbling. he kicked them both off, only to feel more nibbled. Chuppie was blundering on, not being attacked. Neek picked up his pace, but the rats kept leaeping onto him.

Then Neek remembered. There was a famous failed experiment.... the QuickBreed Rats. they bred astonishingly fact, and could leap long distances....

Neek swore vehemently as he saw rats give birth unto more rats, and the floor was soon a furry tide of brown.

Chuppie was outside of the rats' influennce, looking around for some prey. Neek struggled on, the rats pulling him down. Chuppie slipped out of sight, and despair came upon Neek. He couldn't die...

A yowl from Chuppie only made Neek's fears expand. Panic entered his eyes, and he abandoned all caution. He charged forward, heedless of the rats swarming all around him. His foot hit a skull, and Neek fell face forward. The brown tide soon covered him, and he shrieked in pain as his flesh was ripped from his bones.

The Chupacabra munched on her first meal of the day; Neek had starved her (or was it a him? Neek had never bothered figuring it out...) so that she would be more ferocious. The Rat Ogre she had hypnotized had fallen under her claws easily; it tasted good. And that small rat with the rope and blade had disappeared; good. Chuppie didn't need any small one's guidance. She looked up, and saw four shapes detach themselves from the shadows. Two of them were the size of the small rat, butt had fluids leaking out of them and anger in their green, glowing eyes.

The other two were the size of the Rat Ogre Chuppie was feasting on. She growled and looked the most ferocious looking of the ogres in the eye. It froze, transfixed. the others gave him an odd look, and held back. This one was obviously the leader.

In an instant, Chuppie had that Ogre's throat turn out. One of the small beasts yelped as Chuppies mass landed on him, frail bones snapping. The other small one turned and fled, but the other Ogre slashed at Chupacabra viciously. Chuppie defelcted it easily and tried to transifx this latst beast, but to no avail. It lifted her up as easily as she could have lifted up the other weak beasts near her, and she squealed in fright as it's massive maw opened.

A metallic crack echoed through the area, and the beast's eyes widened, and he fell over, dropping Chuppie. She turned around to see the small rat holding a smoking stick in his hands. Neek dropped the stick and drew his rope, and said some soothing words. Chuppie allowed herself to be led out...

OOC: Neek has succeeded! A skalm might be wanted for Neek, though.... those rats had sharpened teeth.... :P

Pillz

The door clanged shut behind Scumthorpe and His double-Warp-Lightning Cannoned Troll Glitch. His skin glowed a sickly green from the blood inside of him.

The first foe came quickly, dashing across the bones; a mean, feral wolf-sized warhound. A beam of Lightning ended its squealing forever. the light of the cannon revealed several other dog-like creatures in the shadows, who fled from the sight.

At least half an hour passed, with Scumthorpe waiting by the door and making sure Glitch didn't run off. Scumthorpe's mental clock said not long until he could leave.... he had been lucky.

Out of the shadows a large shape lunged, taking Glitch by surprise. Scumthorpe dove to the ground as Glitch, panicking, fired off his Warp-Lightning cannons. One beam went right through where Scumthorpe's head had been second ago.

The Moulder spat out blood and robbed his cut arms. Damn sharp bones...

An explosion echoed throughout the chamber, and Scumthorpe winced. He slowly looked up. the attacker was lying on the ground, seemingly dead. Glitch was nowhere to be seen.

Scumthorpe swore loudly and stood instantly. The door behind him opened, and the judgerat said "It is over. Where-where is your beast?" Scumthorpe pointed away, hoping to buy time. the judgerat walked out and peeked around a corner. "Ah!" Scumthorpe followed, and saw Glitch lying on the ground with one Cannon gone. Horrible bruises and burns covered his body.... he was going to need some Skalm. At least he was alive... his chest still rose and fell.

Scumthorpe signalled the cleanup crew to come in.

OOC: Glitch needs Skalm, and one of his cannons was blown off. Darn Misfires. :P

Pillz

Vilepaw and Squilid both flinched as the door shut behind him. It was a loud door...

Vilepaw urged Squilid onward. The beast was excited today, bouncing of the walls (quite literally). Vilepaw shivered in the chill of the chamber. Maybe it wasn't just the cold...

Forty minutes passed. Nothing came. Thrask yawned. The first round was always easy... it was only rarely that you were attacked... most verterans actually avoided this tourney. All the easier to win...

Ten minutes left. Vilepaw gave up trying to find something and drove the bouncing Squilid back to the door. A low rumble emanated from the shadows near the entrance...

three trolls emerged from the darkness, all bearing bone clubs. Vilepaw swore and tried to direct squilid, only to find that Squilid had already bounced away. He stifled a surprised laught as he watched Squilid rip one of the trolls to shreds and devour its head. One of the other trolls fled, but the other gave Squilid a good hard whallop. The beast yelped and left his meal. Snarling, the Squigicentaur punced on this troll. The two were locked in a fierce struggle for almost ten minutes, and the door opened. The judgerat peered inside, swallowed, and closed the door. Vilepaw grinned. He heard a thump as the troll finally fell below thew injured Squilid's claws. Squilid mewed ptifiully, and Thrask allowed his beast to feast before leaving the area.

OOC: Skalm es necesario, o Squilid estando a morir.

Pillz

Freddy the Furball performed similarly. Ratticq could often see things moving in the shadows nearby, but Freddy scared them too much. It wasn't until ratticq come-back call came that he ran into trouble in the form of a Chimaerat.

It blocked the open doorwat, and the judgerat lay slain at its feet. Ratticq' urged Freddy forward and leaped on his back, hoping to avoid the beast (and crushing Freddy under his wieght in the process).

Freddy charged forward, and the chimaerat spewed warpflame. Freddy dodged it, and ratticq stood up on the Furball's back, twirling his whip, now ablaze. It wound around the Chimaerat neck, and it shrieked in agony as Warpflame consumed that head. It wasn't long before the rest of the beast was on fire, and ratticq went through the door.

OOC: Freddy is uninjured, but you might want a new whip...

Pillz

Scrokk and Gonzo did not fare as well.

They were both assaulted almost as soon as the door closed by three beasts. One was a rat Ogre, one was a strange Squig-type thing, and the other, a Squigicentaur. Scrokk tried to fight, but the Rat Ogre knocked the Moulder unconscious. When Scrokk woke again, he was back in the room outside the pit.

The judgerat said that Gonzo had killed the rat Ogre and severaly injured the other two... but Gonzo himself was disqualified, as he was 'on the verge of death.'

OOC: Gonzo, in effect, died. Three powerful creatures assaulted him... though they didn't seem to be failed experiments... hmmm.... :ph43r: Gonzo MIGHT be able to be saved, but it will take more than one Skalm.

Pillz

Drachau decided he would just stay by the door. After all, he only had to SURVIVE - there was no kill-count.

The only trouble Drachau and Skig encountered while waiting was a pair of hungry rat Ogres. Skig throttled the first one with his chains quickly enough, and smashed the second one into the ground (with Drachau's help).

The door opened when its time was up.

OOC: The first round is easy to win.... but the second round....

CURRENT PLAYERS STILL IN:
Ratticq
Neek
Vilepaw
Drachau
daemonic badger

THE NEXT ROUND: Is almost the same as the first.... but this time, you go into the REAL pits of the Rejected.... and you must kill at least three things before exiting....

Good Luck. And apologies to RandommaN, who my dice seem to despise.

Pillz

Ratticq had no trouble with the next round. In fact, he almost literally had no trouble. He quickly tracked down and slew two weak creations of the pit (they let the contestants in a realtively quiet part of the pit). The third beast he had to slay took a slightly more effort; it was a braindead, three-limbed Rat Ogre. But it was still easy. After the killings, Ratticq quickly rushed back to the door and waited for it to open. He left as soon as the time was up.

Pillz

Neek had a fair bit more of trouble. The Rat Ogre that Chuppie slew first was easy; a mere hypnotic glance did the work. The second beast Chuppie hunted down was not so easy.

Chuppie led Neek to her next victim. As they rounded a pile of corpses, the duo caught sight of five beasts. Two of them, both appearing to be Chaos Spawn, were tearing eachother up in a frenzy. Neek tried to pull Chuppie out of sight, but it was too later. three of the other beasts saw Chuppie and leapt over their comrades to attack.

Chuppie's hypnotic glare seemed to have no affect on any of the beasts, and the chupacabra had to resort to bare fighting instincts. She ripped a chunk out of one beast's shoulder and sent it fleeing. Neek found himself facing a very angry spawn like rat Ogre. Neek found himself flung about 5 meters before he could even draw a weapon. Chuppie held up better; she managed to beat down her opponent and slay him at the last second, right before the other beast would have overpowered her.

She turned to Neek, no bleding heavily, and limped over to the beast attacking the Moulder. The beast looked back at Chuppie, looked at Neek, and swallowed the Moulder in one big gulp. Chuppie howledd in rage and began scratching ferociously on the beast. It took th beast by surprise, and it's stomach was ripped open before it knew wht was happening. Digestive juices fell out all over the place, and an angry Master Moulder as well. the beast collapsed over backwards.

Neek rolled out of the digestive juices, and hurriedly stood up. he led Chuppie away from the fighting spawn; he had had enough for one day.

OOC: You made it. :P

Pillz

As soon as the door closed behing Vilepaw, Squilid immediately took to the roof. Vilepaw hid behind a pile of corpses as his eyes followed his beast's prgress on the ceiling. It was all going according to plan... He had made Squilid understand that it would get a treat if it killed three beasts. Vilepaw grinned. He had this round easy. Squilid dropped from above and hit something far away. Vilepaw leaned back, not in the least worried.

Squilid returned a few minutes later with three Skavenlike mutations. None of them appeared to be of any value. Vilepaw smiled and said "No we wait."

OOC: Nobody's being eliminated like they're supposed to! Gah! *mumbles*

Pillz

OOC: Damn Internet just erased the entire thing I just wrote.... Mork is pissed. :angry:

In essence, Drachau and Skig had no trouble killing three beasts, but on the way back, three Aberrations cornered the elf and his beast. Two of the things went after Skig, who throttled one with his chain before beeing set upon by the other. The third Aberrations attacked Drachau, and Drachau attaacked back. Drachau severaly wounded the creature, but a nearly dead aberration is just as dangerous as a healthy one. It continured to attack. Skig eventually disposed of his beast, and slew the one assaulting Drachau, albeit with heavy wounds. The two then returned to the gate.

Drachau, you will need some Skalm for Skig. *swears at IE some more*

Pillz

Glitch and Scumthorpe also had no troubles. The Waro-Lightning Cannon functioned perfectly this time, and everything that encountered Scumthorpe and Glitch as they wandered around ceased to live as a massive bolt of warp-lightning energy struck them.

They returned unscathed.

OOC Yeah.... a boring match. You killed several rat Ogre I though would take you down with one or two shots from that thingie... :wlc:

NEXT ROUND consists of all of the survivors being unleashed into the pit at once... last one standing wins. ;) :) :lol: :rogre:

Pillz

The doors closed. The round had started.

It wasn't long before many of the contestants had found eachother. And before some of the beasts had found the contestants...

The Pit was filled with a horrible cacaphony of howls as beasts were rent limb from limb and Moulders swallowed alive. Many of the smarter Moulders had ducked out of sight, but most prowled the carrion piles.

Drachau and Skig both held back from the initial slaughter; they were well hidden between a wall and a huge pile of dead beasts. Only one of the rare flying beasts would be able to spot the pair, as long as Drachau kept his beast under control.

On the other hand, Ratticq of Clan Gnawkin had a bit more trouble trying to hide. His large size and the largeness of his beast made concealement near impossible. But they were ready. The two ripped apart all competition; no beast, Pit or Moulder, could stand up to the pair of them.

The Moulder Thrask Vilepaw also had an easy time of it. He dug into and his in a pile of corpses while Squilid went ranging up on the ceiling. Squilid had been well made; the beast could survive to the end.

Neek and Chuppie also decided to let the weaker Moulders battle it out first. After seeing Ratticq and Freddy shred three Moulders and their beasts in a row, the two hurried away, seeking shelter.

Scumthorpe was a more daring type of Moulder. He and Glitch followed Ratticq's example. The two were not quite as unstoppable as Ratticq, but they still made a formidable pair.

As it was, Scumthorpe and Ratticq soon found themselves facing eachother. Glitch howled and fired of his cannon, but the bolt was a weak spark of Lightning. Roaring, Ratticq and Freddy charged the troll as Scumthorpe hastily backpedaled. The two tried to slay the annoying regenerating beast, but it wouldn't die. A second shot at Ratticq yielded a greater result. The Moulder staggered backwards, a large bolt of bluish-green lightning having torn through his chest. Ratticq toppled over backwards, and Freddy snarled and increased the ferocity of his attack. Glitch fought off the Giant Rat yet again, and fired his cannon, which fizzled out again. A sudden, vicious slash by Freddy and suddenly Glitch's throat was gone. The troll fell to its knees, weakly attempting to paw at its throat. A few seconds later it fell over, limp and lifeless.

Freddy looked around for a few seconds as Scumthorpe made a run for it, then wandered off on his own, leaving Ratticq in his current unconscious state. After only a few steps, Freddy fell over and struggled to get up, but to no avail.

Perfect. The shelter that Neek and the Chupacabra had chosen was withing sight of the giants, and the Moulder had of course seen Ratticq fall. He silently led Chuppie out of the hiding place, and rushed over to Freddy. Neek grinned evilly as he pulled something out of his robes. Chuppie attmepted to lock eyes with the fallen Freddy, but the rat was squealing with his eyes closed, limbs flailing.

By some strange twist of fate, the convulsions got Freddy on his feet again. The rat growled and charged Neek. Chuppie couldn't get eye contact...

Neek threw the object in his hand at the beast before leaping out of the way. Five seconds later, the Moulder was showered in guts. Looking back, he saw that the beast's head had exploded. Neek grinned. No more Freddy... Standing, he led Chuppie off to hunt for more Moulders.

Vilepaw wiggled into a more confortable position. He was going to be waiting a while. As he closed his eyes, he heard something move. the was instantly awake, his eyes darting around. A slithering sound...

The Moulder screamed as something bit him in the stomach. he couldn't see it, but he could feel it wriggling into him... Vilepaw screamed again, and began twitching. Another bite in his back... his leg... his arm... The Moulder screamed ever more violently as the parasites entered his system, their little jaws working frantically...

***

It was time. The Pit had grown very quiet, meaning that most of the Moulders had been eliminated. Cautiously, Drachau urged Skig out of the cranny he had been hiding in. There was nothing. The elf began to lead his beast around the different piles, searching for an opponent.

Chuppie feasted upon the remains of his latest opponent when the beast's master felt eyes watching him. Neek whirled around, trying to find the source of the feeling. It didn't take him long. A quick glance at the ceiling told him all he wanted to know. He jumped out of the way just as a tongue lashed outn and grapped his foot. Squilid landed, evil smiles on his faces. The Chupacabra whirled around and fized the Slave torso with its evil gaze. Squilid froze, transfixed. Its tongue let go of Neek and it slowly retreated.

Then contact was lost. A look of fear filled Squilid's eyes, and it scuttled quickly away. Neek only hoped it would die soon.... that tongue hurt.

Then there were three. Judges had allowed Scumthorpe to retrieve the remains of Glitch, and Ratticq soon gained consciousness and learned about what had happened. Squilid was found and penned until Vilepaw was found.

There were only three left: Neek, Drachau, and Larkikk.

The three eventually met in the center of the pit. A clearing in the piles of corpses provided an arena of sorts. Neek and Chuppie stood at one opening, Drachau and his chained Rat Ogre Skig at another, and Larkikk and his tentacled monstrosity in another.

The three charged simultaneously, as if one. As if by some unspoken signal, Neek and Drachau both sent their beasts against Larkikk. the tentacled beast had no eyes, so Chuppie and Skig were forced to rend it limb from limb from limb from limb....

The Dark Elf, while his beast took care of the beast, went straight for Larkikk himself. A slash to the throat was all it took to end the Moulder's pitiful life. The beast's life followed soon after.

Without pause, Skig's chains suddenly slammed into Chuppie. The beast howled and looked Skig in the eyes. The Ogre froze, and Chuppie put all of her fury into her assault. Desperate, Drachau threw his blade in front of Skig's eyes before rushing to retrieve it. His beast blinked, roared, and attacked.

Looking around desperately, Drachau spotted a cloth that could act as a blindfold lying nearby. He rushed to it. Before he was halfway there, a shot in the leg stopped him cold. The elf grimaced and fell onto the ground, blood blossoming from his wound.

Without Drachau's assistance, Skig began to fall apart. His attempt to throttle Chuppie ceased abruptly as her eyes locked onto his. neek's creation made short work of Skig, then stalked off.

The judges came by soon after to tell Neek and Drachau that the match was over. Neek had won.

OOC: Congrats Neek for winning! it was extraordinarily close, and again came down to the roll of two dice: Skig's last ld test for the eyes. It failed, but Drachau still put up a fight! This was most unexpected. And for your information, Vilepaw was not recovered from the pit. VP, see your lab for details. *grins evilly* that's why you don't hide in corpses, my likkle ratlings.

Pillz