Post by ArtyJayWolf on Dec 11, 2015 21:06:52 GMT -5
Well, here's yet another one. I still need to work on my Secret Santa and on my other art, but hey, I still have writing to do. XD
Because I'm an idiot again, Dragunov belongs to Nuke ...
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"Nicoletta vs. Ophelia: The French Sweetheart VS The New York Empress"
It's been about two weeks since the last Radiant-Templar and Heartbreaker battle. Nike is still recovering from his confrontation with Rob, still bedridden with a broken spine and multiple sword wounds. Fortunately, the spinal cord remained intact. He's lucky he's still alive... Thanks to the combined efforts of Malinda and Emma, the tendons in Rob's arm that were torn by Nike were repaired and he'll make a full recovery. The Heartbreakers gained a vital location in the fight against the Heroes, and the Radiant-Templars are a bit less powerful than they were. The number of major Heartbreakers and Radiant-Templars willing to fight is also dwindling. Eventually, it will come down to Hyperion and Diana, the two Leaders of the opposing forces, fighting in an epic final battle to determine the fate of the farm. But, such a time is not a worry of the Heroes. As long as there are Heartbreakers willing to fight, Diana will not step onto the battlefield against the resilient and powerful Hyperion. But now, fate has shifted.
Nicoletta Bellemusique Dearly is the Dalmatian pup who speaks with a semi-French accent. Her abilities as a musician and as an archer granted her the Dual Class: Minstrel-Hunter, and if she becomes Ultimate, Balladmaster-BowMarshal. Nicoletta's ears are confused. They don't know whether to stay up and flop over like most Dalmatians, or to just hang all the way down like Cadpig's do. So, her ears are slightly limp, in-between hanging down and staying up. Nicoletta is also Arcane's girlfriend, taking care of him after his fight with Stealth, and also tending to Atlas' wounds after his fight with Malinda. Nicoletta uses the spirit-raising Song magic used by Minstrels with instruments, and the deadly accuracy of Hunters with their bows.
Ophelia is an Irish Setter, one of the Heartbreakers. She's their Cutthroat, and one of their strategists. She's a Dual Ultimate Class: Incendiary-Assassin. Fabrication-type Classes are especially dangerous, Classes that can form objects made from their specialized element. These classes are Elysian, Eidolon, Video-Scion, Aquatic-Mage, Inferno-Mage and their Ultimates. Combined with the deadly shadow-like abilities of a Burglar, Ophelia controls both Darkness and Fire. Ophelia is fueled by vengeance, and is a sort-of Rogue. She's not exactly "best friends" with Diana... That's a story for another time.
Nicoletta and the Heartbreaker-Betrayer: Tammy were sitting on a fence by the Trough, gazing into the shimmering sunrise on a fine Friday morning.
"I could nevah get a view like dis in New York..." Tammy said. "Mus' be nice, huh? Wakin' up an' seein' dat first thing."
"Oh, yeah, it's nice..." Nicoletta whispered. She looked down, and slowly became lost in thought.
"Whatchu's got on ya mind?" The New York Dalmatian asked.
"Oh, nothing..." The French pup replied. "I just hope my healing skills are enough..."
"Hey! Don't sweat it, goil!" exclaimed Tammy. "Dem Heartbreakers are trouble, though... They're vicious, an' I wanna see 'em on da floor. They wanna hurt us, ya know. Did I tell ya theys was gonna pick us Heroes off one by one if it weren't for youse Radiant-Templars?"
Nicoletta raised an eyebrow at her New Yorker companion. "Really? Do elaborate..."
"Yeah! Theys was gonna take us all down, individually! Ambush us when we was alone, an' do some stuff to us... I'd rather not talk 'bout it now..." Tammy explained. "There's dose two felines Shakila and Shayla... That monstah wolf, Fang... That sniper, Dragunov... We're in for some storm, agreed?" Tammy sent a smirk in Nicoletta's direction. The Heroes have gained a valuable asset in the conflict against the Heartbreakers, Tammy. She can reveal some information about the Heartbreakers that the Heroes didn't know before.
"Yeah..." Nicoletta nodded. "You're right. As long as the Radiant-Templars are in play, the Heartbreakers can't touch the other Heroes." She smiled back at her friend, and the sun shined softly on the two Dalmatians...
That is, until fire began to rain down upon the two girls in arrow-like shapes, and disappearing when they missed their targets. Nicoletta and Tammy quickly jumped out of the fire arrows' paths, and looked around for their assailant.
"Who was dat?" Tammy asked. She showed obvious signs of anger and ferocity. "Show ya face, coward!"
Out of the shadows, she appeared. A brown Irish Setter with a short sword, a red staff topped with a fiery crescent-shaped gem, an indigo shirt and black jeans, with the Heartbreaker symbol on the right shoulder. Ophelia.
"Did you honestly expect anyone else, dear Tammy?" Ophelia jested. "Ya filthy double-crosser..."
"I thought youse was dead!" Tammy snapped back. Ophelia's staff became shrouded in fire as she took a few steps closer to Tammy and Nicoletta, a dark scowl on her face... Three well-placed arrows sunk into the ground in front of Ophelia with a twang! They were fired by Nicoletta, with a bow in hand and a miniature harp at her side. Nicoletta was wearing her Radiant-Templar outfit: the Templar tunic and a short black skirt with a dagger sheathed on her leg. The Irish Setter stopped dead in her tracks as she shot a furious look at the French Dalmatian.
"D-Don't come any closer!" warned Nicoletta nervously. "Or...O-Or I'll shoot again! And this time through your black heart!"
Ophelia's eyes narrowed as she smirked deviously. She placed one hand on her hip and twirled her staff around in the other. "Well well, look who's tryin' to act tough!" She exclaimed. "Remember, half my Dual Class is a Fabrication-type! I don't even have to use weapons..." She then waved her staff down on an angle, sending a shockwave of fire speeding at Nicoletta. With a small blast of a direct hit, Nicoletta was sent flying back a few feet, and collapsed on the ground.
"Youse gonna regret-" Tammy began to growl as she knelt down to the injured Nicoletta.
"Crossin' us?" Ophelia tilted her head and widened her eyes, suddenly full of intense frustration. "I've heard dat one before!" Tammy snarled and drew her sword, just about ready to go and rip the vocal chords out of Ophelia's throat. That is, until Nicoletta grabbed Tammy's ankle.
"Don't..." Nicoletta coughed. "Go warn the others... I'll fight her."
"Nicoletta, don't you dare. I got dis..." Tammy said with a stern voice. She looked on in astonishment as Nicoletta stood right up and walked out in front of her.
"I will fight her, and beat her..." She said. "I'm a Radiant-Templar." Nicoletta opened her hand, and a small cloud of shimmering dust and light emitted from the palm of Nicoletta's hand. She charged right up to Ophelia and jumped at her, throwing the ball of shimmering light and dust at the ground... It was like a grenade of Light magic, exploding in front of Ophelia, who took a few steps back, covering her eyes and cursing Nicoletta's name.
Tammy smirked as she saw this. She began to turn away and run towards the barn. Looking back, she whispered, "You go, goil."
"I'll make you bleed, Templar!" Ophelia threatened. She slashed her shortsword a few times at Nicoletta, who quickly evaded, jumped back out of the way. The Irish Setter furiously slashed and swung her weapons at Nicoletta in all directions. The sword and staff that Ophelia wielded began to glow a dim red after a while. All Nicoletta could do was evade and jump out of the way! Ophelia gave her no quarter to strike! The sword and staff glowed brighter, changing colors as their temperature rose. Red, Orange, Yellow, White... Lightning sparked up and down the weapons. Nicoletta's dagger would melt on contact...
Shoot... Nicoletta thought. I gotta cool her off somehow... She glared at the food trough, and it hit her. She turned and sprinted towards it!
"Tryin' to run, are ya?" Ophelia asked. "Not so fast, sweetheart!" With a wave of her staff, multiple white-hot fireballs flew towards the French Dalmatian. After performing a few cartwheels to evade being scorched, Nicoletta stood by a certain lever next to the trough, one that would allow her to land a few strikes on the Heartbreaker. Ophelia charged at Nicoletta, and right before Ophelia was about to strike her with flaming weapons, Nicoletta activated the lever and cartwheeled out of the way of gallons of cold water pouring onto the Irish Setter, extinguishing the flames!
"I did it!" Nicoletta cheered. "Not so hot, are you now?"
"I'm still hotta' than you, Templar!" Ophelia snapped. "In more ways than one..." Ophelia placed one hand on her hip and smirked deviously at her opponent.
Nicoletta charged at Ophelia, and slashed her dagger repeatedly at the Irish Setter. Ophelia blocked with her staff, and retaliated with an axial spin followed by a backhand sword strike. Nicoletta jumped back, and slashed at Ophelia once again, this time, catching her left shoulder. Ophelia growled and showed her teeth as she sent a torrent of small fire bullets whistling through the air towards the French Dalmatian from the gem encrusted in her staff. The Templar cartwheeled to the side, and whipped out her harp.
"Thank you, Raiden and Sonya..." Nicoletta muttered. "I'm so glad you guys love rock and roll!" Moving her fingers along the strings of the harp, Nicoletta began to play short ballads and etudes, scales and arpeggios. Ophelia herself was bombarded with bursts of Light magic! This is the power of a Minstrel! For every tune Nicoletta plays, her strength grows, allowing her to cast more powerful Music magic spells!
The Heartbreaker has had enough by this point... Ophelia snarled and began to twirled staff around at an incredible rate, setting the staff ablaze once more, and launching a spiraling row of fire towards Nicoletta! The Templar opened her mouth and released a powerful, resonant scream, whose sound waves alone dispersed the spiraling inferno into small, multi-colored cinders and embers that floated outwards in all directions. The remnants of Ophelia's attack soon disappeared into nothing.
"Oh, so now you're steppin' up ya game, goil?" taunted Ophelia. "You're a joke... Ain't nothin' you can do to beat me, sweetheart!" Nicoletta raised her hand to the sky and let loose a powerful cry. A singing voice that is, for the French pup has an astounding voice, and her vocal chords are absolutely perfect... Or at least, so says Arcane. Two translucent purple swords began to orbit around Ophelia, and every few seconds, they would strike. Nicoletta had placed an Echo on Ophelia! An Echo is a Minstrel's form of damage-over-time. The Irish Setter fired a beam of concentrated heat energy at her opponent, and the Minstrel retaliated with a special arrow fired from her bow. Nicoletta remained on the move, shooting her opponent's foot, temporarily rooting her... Nicoletta ran around Ophelia, constantly laying down a suppressing volley of arrows that cut and wounded the Heartbreaker. The Echo and the root eventually wore off, and Nicoletta was in trouble. Ophelia grinned devilishly, and her entire body became engulfed in flames that quickly consumed her, and the Irish Setter disappeared, vanishing into the air leaving only her staff and sword behind to fall to the ground.
The French Dalmatian stared at the patch of scorched grass, aiming her bow at the spot, standing ready in case the Heartbreaker appeared again. "Where are you...?" Nicoletta asked herself, with a worried expression and sweat dripping down the side of her face... Suddenly, behind her, out of a column of fire, Ophelia appeared again! She wielded dual swords fabricated of concentrated heat, and she slashed them down Nicoletta's back!
"I'm right 'ere, sweetheart!" Ophelia smirked as Nicoletta shrieked in agony! Nicoletta turned around and went to reach for her harp, but Ophelia quickly sliced Nicoletta's belt, and the harp fell to the ground. The Heartbreaker kicked the harp away as she cut across the chest of Nicoletta with a stroke of her sword. Ophelia disappeared again, then quickly reappeared to strike Nicoletta once again, fulfilling her promise to make her bleed... Ophelia stripped Nicoletta of her bow, her harp, and her dagger. She was naught but defenseless! The Irish Setter repeatedly disappeared and reappeared in a different place around Nicoletta to land a few strikes on her, hard. After a while, Nicoletta collapsed to the ground; exhausted, burned, and bleeding... Ophelia smiled as Nicoletta hit the ground. She began to walk away, until Nicoletta muttered something.
"Not... D-Done..." muttered the French pup. She slowly inched for her gear. She stood up, equipped her dagger and harp once again, and held her bow in hand.
"Youse gotta death wish?" Ophelia asked.
"I'm not... done... YET!!!" Nicoletta hollered as she shot a blue and white beamed arrow at Ophelia, which exploded on contact, and it left a few magic burning barbs in Ophelia. An immense amount of Music magic energy radiated off of Nicoletta, and one thing was certain... She was no longer a Minstrel-Hunter. Nicoletta is now a Balladmaster-BowMarshal! Ophelia, in a panic, fired a shockwave of fire at Nicoletta.
"You think I care if you're some dumb Ultimate now?" The Heartbreaker yelled. "You ain't nevah gonna be better than me!" Nicoletta walked straight through Ophelia's attack and halted directly in front of the Irish Setter, who stared at the stern-looking Nicoletta with a terrified expression. As Nicoletta whipped out her harp and began to play a mighty solo, tears of fear and sorrow began to flood from Ophelia's eyes. A beam of white light skyrocketed from the ground up, engulfing the two combatants. When the light subsided, Nicoletta and Ophelia lay tired and spent on the ground with their weapons... Eyes closed, and breathing heavily... The two opened their eyes, but only one stood up.
Nicoletta.
She stood over Ophelia, about to drive her dagger into her opponent's chest, thus finishing the fight. However, three separate bangs! were heard as Nicoletta was shot with three small black spheres that emitted white lightning and sparks. A black Labrador Retriever ran over and aimed his sniper rifle at the Dalmatian. He was guarding Ophelia, who leaned up and stared at her savior.
"Dragunov?" Ophelia asked. "What are ya doin' here?"
"Saving you, that's what!" Dragunov snapped. He turned to Nicoletta on the ground and snarled, "You're dead, Templar!" Carefully aiming his sights at the helpless pup, he pulled the trigger. Right before the bullet hit Nicoletta, an arrow pierced the bullet on a perpendicular angle, and sunk into the dirt nearby. Dragunov, Nicoletta and Ophelia turned their heads to Nicoletta's savior... Hyperion's sister: Thalia.
"Dragunov..." She said.
Dragunov growled at the pup as she stood between him and Nicoletta. "Face me, Thalia! I'll put a bullet between your eyes, and don't test me, you understand?! I will end you!!"
"My fight is with the Heartbreakers, got it?" Thalia responded. "You're just a Mercenary. You'll work for anyone who gives you decent coin."
"You will die, Templar!" The black Labrador snarled, gripping more firmly his sniper rifle, aimed directly at Thalia.
"Take your girlfriend, get out of here." Thalia smirked. Dragunov and Ophelia blushed at that statement.
"It ain't nothin' like that!" Ophelia snapped. "Will youse stop doin' that to me?!"
Dragunov lowered his rifle, strapped it on his back, and aided Ophelia in walking back to the Heartbreaker hideout. "Come on, let's go..." He muttered.
Nicoletta was helped back onto her feet by Thalia, and Tammy arrived shortly after Dragunov and Ophelia left.
"I saw everything!" Tammy exclaimed. "Youse... Youse Templars are somethin' else, I'm tellin' ya!"
"Tammy? Are Dragunov and Ophelia really dating?" asked Nicoletta.
"Nah, we just make fun of Ophelia since she tried to hit on Rob..." Tammy answered. The three females began to walk back to the barn so they can celebrate Nicoletta's new-found power and Balladmaster-BowMarshal status. Also, so she can heal her wounds...
The Food Trough remains in the hands of the Heroes. Though Nicoletta became a Dual Ultimate Class, it was not enough to win against Ophelia, and she had to spend all her power to finally defeat her. Today's events proved that Nicoletta and Ophelia are equally matched, and the fight was a tie. Dragunov would have done much worse to Nicoletta had it not been for Tammy alerting Thalia to the situation, and rushing to save the French Sweetheart from the New York Empress and the Sniper that defended her. However, a new conflict has been forged between the Templar Bowmaster: Thalia, and the Heartbreaker Mercenary Sniper: Dragunov. Fate is all too clear... The next struggle will be one with eagle eyes, arrows, and bullets.
Because I'm an idiot again, Dragunov belongs to Nuke ...
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"Nicoletta vs. Ophelia: The French Sweetheart VS The New York Empress"
It's been about two weeks since the last Radiant-Templar and Heartbreaker battle. Nike is still recovering from his confrontation with Rob, still bedridden with a broken spine and multiple sword wounds. Fortunately, the spinal cord remained intact. He's lucky he's still alive... Thanks to the combined efforts of Malinda and Emma, the tendons in Rob's arm that were torn by Nike were repaired and he'll make a full recovery. The Heartbreakers gained a vital location in the fight against the Heroes, and the Radiant-Templars are a bit less powerful than they were. The number of major Heartbreakers and Radiant-Templars willing to fight is also dwindling. Eventually, it will come down to Hyperion and Diana, the two Leaders of the opposing forces, fighting in an epic final battle to determine the fate of the farm. But, such a time is not a worry of the Heroes. As long as there are Heartbreakers willing to fight, Diana will not step onto the battlefield against the resilient and powerful Hyperion. But now, fate has shifted.
Nicoletta Bellemusique Dearly is the Dalmatian pup who speaks with a semi-French accent. Her abilities as a musician and as an archer granted her the Dual Class: Minstrel-Hunter, and if she becomes Ultimate, Balladmaster-BowMarshal. Nicoletta's ears are confused. They don't know whether to stay up and flop over like most Dalmatians, or to just hang all the way down like Cadpig's do. So, her ears are slightly limp, in-between hanging down and staying up. Nicoletta is also Arcane's girlfriend, taking care of him after his fight with Stealth, and also tending to Atlas' wounds after his fight with Malinda. Nicoletta uses the spirit-raising Song magic used by Minstrels with instruments, and the deadly accuracy of Hunters with their bows.
Ophelia is an Irish Setter, one of the Heartbreakers. She's their Cutthroat, and one of their strategists. She's a Dual Ultimate Class: Incendiary-Assassin. Fabrication-type Classes are especially dangerous, Classes that can form objects made from their specialized element. These classes are Elysian, Eidolon, Video-Scion, Aquatic-Mage, Inferno-Mage and their Ultimates. Combined with the deadly shadow-like abilities of a Burglar, Ophelia controls both Darkness and Fire. Ophelia is fueled by vengeance, and is a sort-of Rogue. She's not exactly "best friends" with Diana... That's a story for another time.
Nicoletta and the Heartbreaker-Betrayer: Tammy were sitting on a fence by the Trough, gazing into the shimmering sunrise on a fine Friday morning.
"I could nevah get a view like dis in New York..." Tammy said. "Mus' be nice, huh? Wakin' up an' seein' dat first thing."
"Oh, yeah, it's nice..." Nicoletta whispered. She looked down, and slowly became lost in thought.
"Whatchu's got on ya mind?" The New York Dalmatian asked.
"Oh, nothing..." The French pup replied. "I just hope my healing skills are enough..."
"Hey! Don't sweat it, goil!" exclaimed Tammy. "Dem Heartbreakers are trouble, though... They're vicious, an' I wanna see 'em on da floor. They wanna hurt us, ya know. Did I tell ya theys was gonna pick us Heroes off one by one if it weren't for youse Radiant-Templars?"
Nicoletta raised an eyebrow at her New Yorker companion. "Really? Do elaborate..."
"Yeah! Theys was gonna take us all down, individually! Ambush us when we was alone, an' do some stuff to us... I'd rather not talk 'bout it now..." Tammy explained. "There's dose two felines Shakila and Shayla... That monstah wolf, Fang... That sniper, Dragunov... We're in for some storm, agreed?" Tammy sent a smirk in Nicoletta's direction. The Heroes have gained a valuable asset in the conflict against the Heartbreakers, Tammy. She can reveal some information about the Heartbreakers that the Heroes didn't know before.
"Yeah..." Nicoletta nodded. "You're right. As long as the Radiant-Templars are in play, the Heartbreakers can't touch the other Heroes." She smiled back at her friend, and the sun shined softly on the two Dalmatians...
That is, until fire began to rain down upon the two girls in arrow-like shapes, and disappearing when they missed their targets. Nicoletta and Tammy quickly jumped out of the fire arrows' paths, and looked around for their assailant.
"Who was dat?" Tammy asked. She showed obvious signs of anger and ferocity. "Show ya face, coward!"
Out of the shadows, she appeared. A brown Irish Setter with a short sword, a red staff topped with a fiery crescent-shaped gem, an indigo shirt and black jeans, with the Heartbreaker symbol on the right shoulder. Ophelia.
"Did you honestly expect anyone else, dear Tammy?" Ophelia jested. "Ya filthy double-crosser..."
"I thought youse was dead!" Tammy snapped back. Ophelia's staff became shrouded in fire as she took a few steps closer to Tammy and Nicoletta, a dark scowl on her face... Three well-placed arrows sunk into the ground in front of Ophelia with a twang! They were fired by Nicoletta, with a bow in hand and a miniature harp at her side. Nicoletta was wearing her Radiant-Templar outfit: the Templar tunic and a short black skirt with a dagger sheathed on her leg. The Irish Setter stopped dead in her tracks as she shot a furious look at the French Dalmatian.
"D-Don't come any closer!" warned Nicoletta nervously. "Or...O-Or I'll shoot again! And this time through your black heart!"
Ophelia's eyes narrowed as she smirked deviously. She placed one hand on her hip and twirled her staff around in the other. "Well well, look who's tryin' to act tough!" She exclaimed. "Remember, half my Dual Class is a Fabrication-type! I don't even have to use weapons..." She then waved her staff down on an angle, sending a shockwave of fire speeding at Nicoletta. With a small blast of a direct hit, Nicoletta was sent flying back a few feet, and collapsed on the ground.
"Youse gonna regret-" Tammy began to growl as she knelt down to the injured Nicoletta.
"Crossin' us?" Ophelia tilted her head and widened her eyes, suddenly full of intense frustration. "I've heard dat one before!" Tammy snarled and drew her sword, just about ready to go and rip the vocal chords out of Ophelia's throat. That is, until Nicoletta grabbed Tammy's ankle.
"Don't..." Nicoletta coughed. "Go warn the others... I'll fight her."
"Nicoletta, don't you dare. I got dis..." Tammy said with a stern voice. She looked on in astonishment as Nicoletta stood right up and walked out in front of her.
"I will fight her, and beat her..." She said. "I'm a Radiant-Templar." Nicoletta opened her hand, and a small cloud of shimmering dust and light emitted from the palm of Nicoletta's hand. She charged right up to Ophelia and jumped at her, throwing the ball of shimmering light and dust at the ground... It was like a grenade of Light magic, exploding in front of Ophelia, who took a few steps back, covering her eyes and cursing Nicoletta's name.
Tammy smirked as she saw this. She began to turn away and run towards the barn. Looking back, she whispered, "You go, goil."
"I'll make you bleed, Templar!" Ophelia threatened. She slashed her shortsword a few times at Nicoletta, who quickly evaded, jumped back out of the way. The Irish Setter furiously slashed and swung her weapons at Nicoletta in all directions. The sword and staff that Ophelia wielded began to glow a dim red after a while. All Nicoletta could do was evade and jump out of the way! Ophelia gave her no quarter to strike! The sword and staff glowed brighter, changing colors as their temperature rose. Red, Orange, Yellow, White... Lightning sparked up and down the weapons. Nicoletta's dagger would melt on contact...
Shoot... Nicoletta thought. I gotta cool her off somehow... She glared at the food trough, and it hit her. She turned and sprinted towards it!
"Tryin' to run, are ya?" Ophelia asked. "Not so fast, sweetheart!" With a wave of her staff, multiple white-hot fireballs flew towards the French Dalmatian. After performing a few cartwheels to evade being scorched, Nicoletta stood by a certain lever next to the trough, one that would allow her to land a few strikes on the Heartbreaker. Ophelia charged at Nicoletta, and right before Ophelia was about to strike her with flaming weapons, Nicoletta activated the lever and cartwheeled out of the way of gallons of cold water pouring onto the Irish Setter, extinguishing the flames!
"I did it!" Nicoletta cheered. "Not so hot, are you now?"
"I'm still hotta' than you, Templar!" Ophelia snapped. "In more ways than one..." Ophelia placed one hand on her hip and smirked deviously at her opponent.
Nicoletta charged at Ophelia, and slashed her dagger repeatedly at the Irish Setter. Ophelia blocked with her staff, and retaliated with an axial spin followed by a backhand sword strike. Nicoletta jumped back, and slashed at Ophelia once again, this time, catching her left shoulder. Ophelia growled and showed her teeth as she sent a torrent of small fire bullets whistling through the air towards the French Dalmatian from the gem encrusted in her staff. The Templar cartwheeled to the side, and whipped out her harp.
"Thank you, Raiden and Sonya..." Nicoletta muttered. "I'm so glad you guys love rock and roll!" Moving her fingers along the strings of the harp, Nicoletta began to play short ballads and etudes, scales and arpeggios. Ophelia herself was bombarded with bursts of Light magic! This is the power of a Minstrel! For every tune Nicoletta plays, her strength grows, allowing her to cast more powerful Music magic spells!
The Heartbreaker has had enough by this point... Ophelia snarled and began to twirled staff around at an incredible rate, setting the staff ablaze once more, and launching a spiraling row of fire towards Nicoletta! The Templar opened her mouth and released a powerful, resonant scream, whose sound waves alone dispersed the spiraling inferno into small, multi-colored cinders and embers that floated outwards in all directions. The remnants of Ophelia's attack soon disappeared into nothing.
"Oh, so now you're steppin' up ya game, goil?" taunted Ophelia. "You're a joke... Ain't nothin' you can do to beat me, sweetheart!" Nicoletta raised her hand to the sky and let loose a powerful cry. A singing voice that is, for the French pup has an astounding voice, and her vocal chords are absolutely perfect... Or at least, so says Arcane. Two translucent purple swords began to orbit around Ophelia, and every few seconds, they would strike. Nicoletta had placed an Echo on Ophelia! An Echo is a Minstrel's form of damage-over-time. The Irish Setter fired a beam of concentrated heat energy at her opponent, and the Minstrel retaliated with a special arrow fired from her bow. Nicoletta remained on the move, shooting her opponent's foot, temporarily rooting her... Nicoletta ran around Ophelia, constantly laying down a suppressing volley of arrows that cut and wounded the Heartbreaker. The Echo and the root eventually wore off, and Nicoletta was in trouble. Ophelia grinned devilishly, and her entire body became engulfed in flames that quickly consumed her, and the Irish Setter disappeared, vanishing into the air leaving only her staff and sword behind to fall to the ground.
The French Dalmatian stared at the patch of scorched grass, aiming her bow at the spot, standing ready in case the Heartbreaker appeared again. "Where are you...?" Nicoletta asked herself, with a worried expression and sweat dripping down the side of her face... Suddenly, behind her, out of a column of fire, Ophelia appeared again! She wielded dual swords fabricated of concentrated heat, and she slashed them down Nicoletta's back!
"I'm right 'ere, sweetheart!" Ophelia smirked as Nicoletta shrieked in agony! Nicoletta turned around and went to reach for her harp, but Ophelia quickly sliced Nicoletta's belt, and the harp fell to the ground. The Heartbreaker kicked the harp away as she cut across the chest of Nicoletta with a stroke of her sword. Ophelia disappeared again, then quickly reappeared to strike Nicoletta once again, fulfilling her promise to make her bleed... Ophelia stripped Nicoletta of her bow, her harp, and her dagger. She was naught but defenseless! The Irish Setter repeatedly disappeared and reappeared in a different place around Nicoletta to land a few strikes on her, hard. After a while, Nicoletta collapsed to the ground; exhausted, burned, and bleeding... Ophelia smiled as Nicoletta hit the ground. She began to walk away, until Nicoletta muttered something.
"Not... D-Done..." muttered the French pup. She slowly inched for her gear. She stood up, equipped her dagger and harp once again, and held her bow in hand.
"Youse gotta death wish?" Ophelia asked.
"I'm not... done... YET!!!" Nicoletta hollered as she shot a blue and white beamed arrow at Ophelia, which exploded on contact, and it left a few magic burning barbs in Ophelia. An immense amount of Music magic energy radiated off of Nicoletta, and one thing was certain... She was no longer a Minstrel-Hunter. Nicoletta is now a Balladmaster-BowMarshal! Ophelia, in a panic, fired a shockwave of fire at Nicoletta.
"You think I care if you're some dumb Ultimate now?" The Heartbreaker yelled. "You ain't nevah gonna be better than me!" Nicoletta walked straight through Ophelia's attack and halted directly in front of the Irish Setter, who stared at the stern-looking Nicoletta with a terrified expression. As Nicoletta whipped out her harp and began to play a mighty solo, tears of fear and sorrow began to flood from Ophelia's eyes. A beam of white light skyrocketed from the ground up, engulfing the two combatants. When the light subsided, Nicoletta and Ophelia lay tired and spent on the ground with their weapons... Eyes closed, and breathing heavily... The two opened their eyes, but only one stood up.
Nicoletta.
She stood over Ophelia, about to drive her dagger into her opponent's chest, thus finishing the fight. However, three separate bangs! were heard as Nicoletta was shot with three small black spheres that emitted white lightning and sparks. A black Labrador Retriever ran over and aimed his sniper rifle at the Dalmatian. He was guarding Ophelia, who leaned up and stared at her savior.
"Dragunov?" Ophelia asked. "What are ya doin' here?"
"Saving you, that's what!" Dragunov snapped. He turned to Nicoletta on the ground and snarled, "You're dead, Templar!" Carefully aiming his sights at the helpless pup, he pulled the trigger. Right before the bullet hit Nicoletta, an arrow pierced the bullet on a perpendicular angle, and sunk into the dirt nearby. Dragunov, Nicoletta and Ophelia turned their heads to Nicoletta's savior... Hyperion's sister: Thalia.
"Dragunov..." She said.
Dragunov growled at the pup as she stood between him and Nicoletta. "Face me, Thalia! I'll put a bullet between your eyes, and don't test me, you understand?! I will end you!!"
"My fight is with the Heartbreakers, got it?" Thalia responded. "You're just a Mercenary. You'll work for anyone who gives you decent coin."
"You will die, Templar!" The black Labrador snarled, gripping more firmly his sniper rifle, aimed directly at Thalia.
"Take your girlfriend, get out of here." Thalia smirked. Dragunov and Ophelia blushed at that statement.
"It ain't nothin' like that!" Ophelia snapped. "Will youse stop doin' that to me?!"
Dragunov lowered his rifle, strapped it on his back, and aided Ophelia in walking back to the Heartbreaker hideout. "Come on, let's go..." He muttered.
Nicoletta was helped back onto her feet by Thalia, and Tammy arrived shortly after Dragunov and Ophelia left.
"I saw everything!" Tammy exclaimed. "Youse... Youse Templars are somethin' else, I'm tellin' ya!"
"Tammy? Are Dragunov and Ophelia really dating?" asked Nicoletta.
"Nah, we just make fun of Ophelia since she tried to hit on Rob..." Tammy answered. The three females began to walk back to the barn so they can celebrate Nicoletta's new-found power and Balladmaster-BowMarshal status. Also, so she can heal her wounds...
The Food Trough remains in the hands of the Heroes. Though Nicoletta became a Dual Ultimate Class, it was not enough to win against Ophelia, and she had to spend all her power to finally defeat her. Today's events proved that Nicoletta and Ophelia are equally matched, and the fight was a tie. Dragunov would have done much worse to Nicoletta had it not been for Tammy alerting Thalia to the situation, and rushing to save the French Sweetheart from the New York Empress and the Sniper that defended her. However, a new conflict has been forged between the Templar Bowmaster: Thalia, and the Heartbreaker Mercenary Sniper: Dragunov. Fate is all too clear... The next struggle will be one with eagle eyes, arrows, and bullets.