[Nostalgia]

The Blue Vessel hummed excitedly to themself as they hopped into the arena, reaching up and lightly patting their life seed on the head before setting them down at the edge of the arena, petting it for a few moments before turning to walk to the center, an excited smile on their face. This would probably be the first time they knew their opponent well before fighting them since arriving, what a fun day!

The Vessel pulled out their sign, humming a silent song in their head as they wrote and waited for the closest thing they had to a brother that wasn't a mindless husk. After looking their sign over a bit they nodded to themself and set up their sign, a delighted light in their eyes as they shifted in anticipation.

I'm really excited to duel with you Jr! I hope we can both have lots of fun and get some practice in for the tournament. I'm sorry in advance, I'll be giving it my all!

Blue Vessel :150/150 :50/50 : 0/12 Buffs: Cooldowns:

[heirtothemonado]

Jr walked into the arena, looking to the open stadium with a single-fanged smile. He knew exactly who he was facing off against today. A small bug that he'd made friends with quite easily. Though Jr wasn't to let his guard down too easily. Vessel had told him they had faced off against Papa before, so that meant they had to be strong. Either way, Jr was excited to show Vessel what he was capable of.

"Hi Vessel!" Jr greeted as he waved to the little bug. "I'm looking forward to dueling with you too! Don't worry about me, it'll take a lot more then you think to permanently hurt me too badly. But I warn you that I'm gonna go all out too, so don't be holding back on me!"

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Bowser Jr.

Health: 150/150

Shield: 50/50

Status: Normal

[Nostalgia]

The Blue Vessel only became more excited as they heard Jr's footsteps approaching, raising a hand to wave eagerly, the light in their eyes probably enough to glow in the dark as they ran over to greet their best friend. With an eager hop they hugged onto Jr, looking up at him and nodding a few times in understanding as he spoke. After holding the hug for a few moments they broke it with a final light squeeze.

Walking back and picking up their sign they were still giddy, more excitement radiating from them than anyone had likely seen in them so far in the life sphere. Turning back to Jr the Vessel bowed deeply, almost horizontally, holding it briefly before suddenly raising their head and sprinting directly towards him!

---

And so the fight began, the nimble little bug suddenly planting a foot in the dirt and shoving themself sideways, turning almost on a dime once they were close to Jr, small blue eyes locked onto their dueling partner as they lept and sprinted in circles around them.
1I3ZPDamp_1d20+5(Bind:5% damage and inflicts slowed for 3 turns, targets Wisdom)
A very sharp eye may notice that behind the vessel as they sprinted was a thin metalic thread, weaving and coiling in the air until a sudden yank from the Vessel made it all pull together and collapse on the point where Jr was standing, attempting to tie him up.

The Vessel built up some distance again, hopping away from Jr before reeling back to throw their needle, flinging it in a quick flurry of stabs, the Vessel yanking on the thread and pulling the needle back every time and the final throw having much more force behind it.
p_1d20+5(Nail Spear 1:9% damage, target dex)
p_1d20+5(Nail Spear 2:9% damage, target dex)
p_1d20+5(Nail Spear 2:9% damage, target dex)
p_1d20+5(Nail Spear Medium version:14% damage, 30% chance of mortal wound, targets dex)

As the needle returned to their hand the final time their body suddenly flickered and disappeared, reappearing directly behind Jr in silence as they slashed with their nail at his back, their smile steadily fading as they focused on the fight.
Haste: -5
p_1d20-2(18% damage, targets Wisdom)

Blue Vessel :150/150 :50/50 : 0/12 Buffs: Cooldowns:

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[heirtothemonado]

Jr saw the hug coming, and patted the little bug on the back of his helmet as he hugged him. Usually he wasn't too fond of hugs, but Vessel...He was a special case. Jr felt a sort of kinship with the little guy. "Hehehe, glad to see you too, buddy." Once Vessel had let go of him and went to the other side of the arena, and bowed back to him, before getting into a ready stance. He was ready for anything Vessel could through at him.

NspdcMzop_1d20+3 (Jr's Bind Dodge: Success!)

As Vessel hopped around him, Jr felt the string of their nail brush against his skin, and clued in to what exactly Vessel was doing. Before the string could tighten too much around him, Jr slashed away at the thread, snapping it easily, before trying to make some space between the two of them. "Heh. Nice try, Vessel, but it'll take more then that to fool me!"

p_1d20+1 (Jr's Nail Spear Dodge 1: Failure)

p_1d20+1 (Jr's Nail Spear Dodge 2: Success!)

p_1d20+1 (Jr's Nail Spear Dodge 3: Failure)

p_1d20+1 (Jr's Nail Spear Dodge 4: Failure)

As Vessel rushed Jr with his nail drawn, Jr tried to get out of the way, but the little bug was too quick. Jr received a few jabs to the stomach for his trouble, the last of which really hurt, actually. But Jr wasn't going to back down so easily. He promised to go all out, and so he would!

p_1d20+1 (Jr's Nail Spear dodge 5: Failure)

That thought flickered in his mind a little bit as he felt his shell cracking a little bit. His smile similarly faded a little as he got more focused. Vessel was gonna be harder to take down then he thought. "You're pretty quick, Vessel! I'm gonna have to slow you down if I'm ever gonna keep up with you!" With that, Jr leaped into the air, coming down over Vessel and aiming to land on them!

p_1d20+1 (Jr's Ground Pound! 10% DMG, inflicted Disable on a stat of Jr's choice (DEX) for 2 turns. Jr suffers -1 to dodges next turn)

As he landed, Jr took a small breath, and shot a few fireballs at Vessel, aiming to roast his helmet a little bit!

p_1d20+3 (Jr's Fire Breath! 5% DMG, 10 chance of Burn!)

p_1d20+3 (Again)

p_1d20+3 (And again.)

While he kept Vessel distracted by dodging around the flames,, Jr busied himself by pulling out his Magic Paintbrush and doodling a small image on the ground. This wasn't just to pass the time, but the paint had magical properties! As the paint hit the arena dirt, it started to bubble, and something flew out of the puddle!

p_1d20 (Jr summons: Phantamanta!)

A giant, paper thin manta ray floated over the ground of the stadium like a shadow, taking over almost the entire place and covering it in goop! Vessel would need to be careful if they wanted to avoid it all!

p_1d20+3 (Phantamanta's attack! Deals 20% DMG and inflicts Paralysis if successful!)

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Bowser Jr

Health: 96/150

Shield: Normal

Status: -1 dodge next turn

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[Nostalgia]

The Vessel's little blue eyes followed Jr closely, even as Jr skillfully lept up into the air and tried to divebomb them the nimble little bug moved with almost unnatural speed, leaping backwards away from him and landing lightly onto their feet,
LQXQnfsip_1d20+5(Critical Dodge!)

As Jr shot bouts of flame at the Vessel their eyes widened slightly, getting a surprisngly big reaction from the little bug as they threw them self out of the way forcefully, tumbling a bit through the dirt. 
p_1d20+5(Dodge!)

That tumble left them open to the second bout of flame, the fireball running into them as they rolled over the ground to put out the flames and lept up to their feet once more.
p_1d20+5(Hit!)
p_1d100(No burn)

As the third fireball approached the Vessel swung their nail to deflect it away into the distance, their eyes still intently staring at Jr. For the first time their gaze broke as they looked up into the sky and watched the giant manta ray float over the arena, raising their needle once again as an impressive slash clears the goop from where it would have fallen on top of them.
(The Vessel Shields! 50%-10-5-20=15%)

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With Jr's attack finished the Vessel's eyes lowered again, an empty gaze of concentration as they kneeled and lightly touched a hand to the dirt. The blue of their eyes disappeared as their sockets glowed white, the earth rumbling and the black of their void body spreading to cover their helmet. There was a brief moment to see where the earth was rumbling, but hardly a moment later, rupturing from the cracks in the dirt floor came spewing forth massive black tendrils, sweeping and slashing at random!
p_1d20+5(Critical Call of the Void: 30% damage, +2 to hit, takes 2 actions, targets Wisdom)
p_1d20+5(Potential for 30% more damage)

The tendrils suddenly dissipated away after their their sudden frenzy was over, Vessel's eyes returning to blue and their white returning to their helmet as they  lifted their hand once more, starting to quickly skirt around again as they threw their needle in another flurry, this time the more forceful throw in the middle of the flurry.
p_1d20+5(Nail Spear 1: 9%)
p_1d20+5^
Haste: -5
p_1d20(Critical Nail Spear medium: 14% damage, 30% mortal wound)
p_1d20(14% more damage, guaranteed mortal wound)
Haste: -10
p_1d20-5(Final nail spear: 9%)

Blue Vessel :145/150 :15/50 : 4/12 Buffs: Cooldowns:

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[heirtothemonado]

Vessel was....certainly quicker then Jr had first thought. He was gonna need some more firepower if he was gonna stand any kind of chance against this kind of speed. He saw why Papa had such trouble against him. Before he could complete that thought, though, tendrils of darkness started sprouting around him, and before he could move, the had surrounded him! Jr ducked into his shell quickly, hoping that would be enough to keep damage to a minimal

20ObJHI9p_1d20+2 (Jr's Call of the Void Crit Confirm resistance:Success)

Once the tendrils had gone away, Jr peeked out of his shell, and seeing that all was well, got to his feet again. No sooner had he done that, then Vessel started slashing away at him with their nail again. He managed to duck out of the way of the first swipe, though Vessel managed to get another jab in at his stomach. Ducking into his shell again briefly, Vessel's nail bounced harmlessly off of it before Jr got the heck out of range.

p_1d20 (Nail Spear Dodge 1: Success

p_1d20 (Nail Spear dodge 2: Failure)

(Shield the last two. Shield =  50 - 14 - 14 - 9 - 10 = 3)

"Whew....I'm starting to see why Papa had such a hard time fighting you. You hit a lot harder then you look like you would!" Jr panted. He was starting to get kinda tired, and he had hardly landed a hit yet! He definitely needed a bit more firepower, and he knew the quickest way to get it. Putting a claw in his mouth, he blew a shrill whistle. A few moments later, his trusty Clown Car flew into the stadium, and the Koopa Prince hopped into the cockpit.

(Jr's Clown Car Spawn! Transform into Clown Car Jr!)

Now hovering in his own personal vehicle, Jr hit the gas, not intending to stay still for too long. Instead, he stood on the accelerator, gunning toward Vessel and trying to slam into them!

p_1d20+2 (Jr's Ram! DMG 20%)

Regardless of whether or not Jr hit them, The car spun around, sprouting a pair of bright red boxing gloves on the end of metal sticks. Pushing forward, Jr charged Vessel again, this time aiming to strike them with a vigorous punch! Despite all the pain Vessel had put him through, Jr still had a smile on his face. He looked like he was having a good time

p_1d20+2 (Jr's Boxing Gloves! DMG 5%)

p_1d20+2 (^)

p_1d20+2 (^)

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Bowser Jr

57/150

Shield: 3/50

Cooldowns: Ground Pound: Next turn

Magic Graffiti (1 turn)

Ram (2 turns)

Status: Still having fun

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[Nostalgia]

The Vessel definitely seemed different during a fight than in conversation. The little bug's face mostly vacant and enigmatic with those light blue eyes focused intently. They held their nail firmly and performed attacks in a straightforward manner without flourish, though there was determination behind them.

The Vessel's cloak waved in the light breeze of the Arena as Jr complimented them and brought up bowser, their blankness finally breaking for the first time in the fight as a little smile came to their face, doing a bit of a courtesy to him and bowing their head.

Their grip relaxed a bit. it was that kind of attitude that made them feel bad about the last battle... why not try something more fun?

Now with a more relaxed smile on their face the Vessel took a short breath, looking up and watching as the clown car rode in. The Vessel got into a fighting stance once more, grinning to themself as the clown car charged them.
HJ5eAxIfp_1d20+5(dodge)
With a rather fanciful twirl the Vessel spun out of the way, their cloak raising a bit from the spin. Unfortunately that left them open as the first two punches from the clown car tossed the little bug around a bit. 
p_1d20+5(5% taken)
p_1d20+5(10% total taken)

Regardless as they were hit they seemed to enjoy it a bit, hopping up off the ground as the last punch came aiming for them, turning and kicking off of it as they used the force of the punch to help launch them self into the air!
p_1d20+5(dodge)

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As the Blue Vessel soared through the air their wings suddenly sprouted out, extending and flexing as a light blue spread over them, glistening in the light of the arena as they smiled down to Jr.(BLW activated! +2 to dex and wis for 3 turns)

The Vessel brought both hands to their chest and closed their eyes, concentrating for a few moments as white streaks of light zipped through their body, coalescing at their chest.
p_1d20+5(Shade Soul: 20% damage if hit)
The Vessel suddenly opened up their arms as a ball of what looked to be white flames shot from them, soaring through the air at the Clown Car at incredible speeds!

Following after the bright ball of fire was a flurry of tosses of the Vessel's needle, a bit more spaced out between them, coming from different angles as they swooped and spun in the air.
p_1d20+7(Nail Spear:11% damage, target dex)
p_1d20+7^
p_1d20+7^

Blue Vessel :135/150 :20/50 : 2/12 Buffs: Life Blood Wings: 2 more turns Cooldowns:

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[heirtothemonado]

ZFhPpqXLp_1d20 (Jr's Shade Soul Dodge: Failure DMG = 20)

As the ball of white flames shot toward the Clown Car, Jr couldn't steer out of the way fast enough. The flame's heat seared against Jr's body, and though he was normally pretty resistant toward flames, this felt...different. Like they were burning his very soul. As the flames died down, Vessel had already launched themself at Jr again, needle at the ready.

p_1d20 (Jr's Needle Spear Dodge: Success!)

p_1d20 (Jr's Needle Spear Dodge: Failure)

p_1d20 (Jr's Needle Spear Dodge: Failure Total damage: 22%)

Jr ducked under the first needle stab, but the second two scratched across his gut again. There were quite a few scratches there now, and Jr was starting to feel out of breath. He was starting to feel like he just couldn't catch up to his little bug friend. He'd barely even hit him! Still, Jr caught the little smile Vessel gave him as he lunged for him on his wings, and he still felt alright. Vessel was having a good time, and so was he. So he was going to see this through to the very end!

Hitting the button under the rim of the car, Jr popped open the mouth of the Clown Car, and out waddled a small, mechanical Koopa looking thing, that was about as tall as Vessel himself. It slowly hopped toward the little bug, hardly even posing much of a threat

p_1d20 (Jr's Mechakoopa! Vessel, each time you attack next turn, roll DEX. If you fail, that attack hits the Mechakoopa instead, and it deals a flat 10% DMG. If it remains unexploded after three turns, it explodes on it's own)

But Jr wasn't done yet. After the Mechakoopa, the cannon that Vessel loved to test so much ejected out for the car, and Jr fired a cannonball toward Vessel!

p_1d20 (Jr's Koopa Cannonball! DMG 25%)

He followed that up by popping a couple drills out of the sides of the car and rushed toward Vessel, aiming drill into Vessel's formless body

p_1d20 (Jr's Drill Shove! 15% and 10%, separate dodges. If Vessel misses the first dodge by two or more, the second hit lands automatically)

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Health: 15/150

Shield: 3/50
Status: Almost down, but definitely not out!

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[Nostalgia]

The Blue Vessel made up some distance after they finished attacking, seeing Jr so close to going down made them feel kind of bad, but the fight still needed to come to an end. 

They tilted their head a little as the mechakoopa wandered out of the clown car, a bit confused by the strange clockwork... thing wandering around the arena now.

Their attention was quickly taken away from it though as a cannon popped out of the Clown Car, making them take on a ready stance, eyeing it with a bit of excitement. As the cannonball fired out towards them they lept to the side in a dash, letting the hunk of artillery slam into the arena wall.
AfyIpuuEp_1d20+7(Dodge)

Jr suddenly charged at them with drills, the Vessel's tiny body wobbling and contorting a bit as they leaned out of the way of the dangerous jabs.
p_1d20+7(Dodge)
p_1d20+7(Dodge)

---

It was time to finish things up, the Blue Vessel avoiding the last jab of the drill as their body began glowing white once more, already so close to Jr and the clown car they stored up power, dropping their nail and giving Jr a little smile before they opened their arms almost like they were going to hug before a gigantic blast of soul energy shot out at point blank range.
p_1d20+7(Mechakoopa avoided)
p_1d20+3(Shade Soul critical: 20% damage)
p_1d20+3(Crit confirm, 20% more damage if confirmed)

Blue Vessel :135/150 :25/50 : 0/12 Buffs:LBW 1 more turn Cooldowns:

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[heirtothemonado]

obAY8|U|p_1d20 (Crit Confirm avoided, not that it matters)

As the soul energy washed over the Koopa Prince, Jr was launched out of the Clown Car, blasted away by the powerful attack, and landed a few feet away. He was motionless for a few seconds, before he slowly sat up, coughing a little. "Ugh....Alright, alright, Vessel, I get your point." he grunted, before slowly getting to his feet, shaking his head a little bit to clear his mind. "I give up, alright? You're just too quick. There's no way I'd be able to catch up with you." He starts to walk over to Vessel, but a smile still spread over his face as he got closer. "....But. This fight was still a learning experience for me. Small, fast targets like you are hard for me to hit, so I should find out a way to work around that. Still, I had a good time." Reaching Vessel now, Jr pulled him into a small hug, though he winced a bit as Vessel pressed against the many cuts on his chest and stomach "I'm glad we got to do this. Maybe next time we should be on the same side of the battlefield, how about that?" Releasing Vessel, Jr slowly climbed into the clown car again, beckoning the Vessel to climb aboard with him. "Now come on. I feel like grabbing something to eat. I'm sure I can find something. How about you come with?"

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Bowser Jr.

DEFEATED

END PRESENCE

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[Nostalgia]

The Blue Vessel panted softly as the white energy dissipated, blinking a few times and shaking their head to get some dust out of the way. Eventually they did catch sight of Jr laying in the dirt, quickly starting to walk over to them to check on them and make sure they were still okay. They relaxed and let out a little relieved sigh as he got up, smiling widely at the bigger boy. They accepted the hug happily, being careful to not press too tight as a bit of guilt came over their face for a few seconds, but it faded as Jr spoke. They gave a happy little nod at the idea of fighting together next time, hopping up onto the edge of the clown car and leaning against Jr happily, holding on as the two rode off.

End of Presence

Blue Vessel :135/150 :25/50 : 0/12 Buffs: Cooldowns: