“And the next opponent for the blazing haired maiden will be none other than Halon Hammerfist!” The crowd roared in excitement as the poorly lit basement shook with anticipation. At the room’s center Nymara stood. Bloody, bruised, and absolutely smashed. Evident by the stupid smile across her purple lip. The muddy floor sloshed as an enormous being climbed over the short fence separating the crowd from the arena and confidently strode towards the center. “Aye, you lookin to get some of- hic what they had..??” Nymara spouted somewhat groggily as she tilted her head to get a better fixture on her foe. Clearly a native to Joya, judging by his obvious animal-like features. Though Nymara may have been trying to guess what animal he was for too long, as she didn’t even hear the starting bell before feeling a fist full of power straight to her jaw. Her entire mind felt like it shifted into another dimension as the drunken dragon slayer was absolutely thrown to the ground by the power of that punch! Taking a moment to reorientate herself the redhead hazily looked at the bloodthirsty watchers as they shouted and cheered for the fight to continue. Many of which had bets placed on her, so they were particularly loud when demanding she get up out of the mud and return the favor. Her adversary Halon simply scoffed and made no move to stop the girl as she tried and failed to get back onto her feet a few times, though eventually she regained her balance with the help of the railing. Still smiling, Nymara breathed rapidly as she stared the native down, her stupored mind still trying to plot her next move before she felt the sudden push of the crowd directly behind her! Impatient, they shoved the girl straight towards her foe! He responded by swinging his arm straight towards her face, hoping to land a straight hit as she was sent towards him! Her enhanced reflexes kicked in however, Nym barely able to hastily duck just as the man’s fist swung overhead! Now behind the Joyan, Nymara responded instantly with a few quick jabs to the ribs, ducking again as Halon swiftly spun around with his other arm! Thankfully the slim physique of the girl allowed her to weave her way through the much heavier strikes of her foe. Following up every dodge with a counter attack before moving out of the way again, she was consistently wearing him down. The much larger man was certainly capable of tanking a lot of hits from Nymara’s fists, though with his continued efforts to throw all of his power at her behind every strike he was obviously feeling the strain. Finally after what felt like an eternity Nymara’s last strikes caused the man to fall to one knee, holding his bruised ribs for a moment and giving her the perfect opportunity! Throwing all her remaining strength the girl launched her power into a punch to the jaw! Halon was thrown onto his back instantly, though the momentum of the strike also caused the hammered redhead to lose her balance and also fall over soon after.
The crowd fell silent for a moment as both contenders lay quiet on the ground before them and the winner was unclear. Though after a few moments Nymara groggily raised a bandaged thumbs up as her face lay in the mud. The basement erupted with cheers of triumph as Nym slowly pushed herself up off the ground, her face covered in dirt. Though that did not deter the celebration from herself as she realized she had just won! “AHHA! *hic-* Drinks on me!” She yelled to the watchers as they only celebrated harder. What a fun bunch, and their alcohol wasn’t half bad. Nymara could confidently say she had never been to Joya before, though as different as their people and culture may have been from her native Fiore they shared some amazing similarities. For one was the fighting tournaments! Initially when Nymara got the message from Akemi that the two of them were going to be assisting in some peace agreement several countries over she wasn’t exactly sure what to think, though as Lucky was quick to point out to her it would be a great opportunity to see some of the outside world. Personally Nymara wasn’t really sure what he meant by that, as Nym felt her home of Fiore was pretty varied, though the girl had no hostilities towards this plan either. Of course the trip wasn’t exactly the greatest, the dragonslayer dealing with her intense motion sickness nearly the entire way over. Thankfully that was in the past and she could work on forgetting about it completely with the help of the local poison! Of course when she found out the tavern also hosted tournaments of fighting prowess in its basement she couldn’t resist! Bare Knuckle boxing had always been an immense hobby of Nym, and to think they did it here as well made her way more excited! Of course it didn’t come at a price, as Nym had to make sure to vanish when Lucky wasn’t paying attention. She figured the prissy kitten would say something if he caught her blowing off steam. Not to even mention Akemi. Luckily the day had been very quiet and rather boring so far, so the redhead thought it appropriate to investigate the local taverns.
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The crowd fell silent for a moment as both contenders lay quiet on the ground before them and the winner was unclear. Though after a few moments Nymara groggily raised a bandaged thumbs up as her face lay in the mud. The basement erupted with cheers of triumph as Nym slowly pushed herself up off the ground, her face covered in dirt. Though that did not deter the celebration from herself as she realized she had just won! “AHHA! *hic-* Drinks on me!” She yelled to the watchers as they only celebrated harder. What a fun bunch, and their alcohol wasn’t half bad. Nymara could confidently say she had never been to Joya before, though as different as their people and culture may have been from her native Fiore they shared some amazing similarities. For one was the fighting tournaments! Initially when Nymara got the message from Akemi that the two of them were going to be assisting in some peace agreement several countries over she wasn’t exactly sure what to think, though as Lucky was quick to point out to her it would be a great opportunity to see some of the outside world. Personally Nymara wasn’t really sure what he meant by that, as Nym felt her home of Fiore was pretty varied, though the girl had no hostilities towards this plan either. Of course the trip wasn’t exactly the greatest, the dragonslayer dealing with her intense motion sickness nearly the entire way over. Thankfully that was in the past and she could work on forgetting about it completely with the help of the local poison! Of course when she found out the tavern also hosted tournaments of fighting prowess in its basement she couldn’t resist! Bare Knuckle boxing had always been an immense hobby of Nym, and to think they did it here as well made her way more excited! Of course it didn’t come at a price, as Nym had to make sure to vanish when Lucky wasn’t paying attention. She figured the prissy kitten would say something if he caught her blowing off steam. Not to even mention Akemi. Luckily the day had been very quiet and rather boring so far, so the redhead thought it appropriate to investigate the local taverns.
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