[Skylia]

”Good afternoon and welcome back to the forty-first bi-annual Vytal Festival tournament!” a refined and silvery female voice would say through the arena’s sound system, secretly hoping the round 2 scripts wouldn’t be as bland. ”Today we have an assuredly exhilarating matchup for you! It’s hard to believe, but we’ve already reached the final match of the 1st year 4v4 bracket! Now, my partner and I are going to run through the teams even though you all probably know and love them already!” As impossible as it was, the roar of the crowd became even louder than it had been for any previous match. Plenty of Beacon flags could be seen in the audience,  which was quite stupid considering both teams were from Beacon. As Prim continued, large holographic images of the members on Team CASA would circle the arena, with one notable blank image that looked like a placeholder. ”Alright then, I’ll start by introducing Team C(A)SA. First off we have Jocelyn Antiqua, who heals her teammates by shooting them! Keep a close eye on that ability, video game designers! Next up we have Coconut Cream, the pretty boy we all know and love! Let’s hope he paints us a beauteous picture with that semblance of his! And finally we have their leader…a Faunus, as you know. Prism Skylark uses the wind to their advantage by creating distance between her and her enemies.” The last introduction sounded notably dull, as if it were read directly from the script. ”Anyways! That’s definitely all of Team C(A)SA for you! Take it away with Team BSSM, Hunter!”

”Alright everyone, we’re gonna kick it off real fast here so we can right into the action!” The hype was palpable in Hunter’s voice. ”Starting it off with the most notable member of team BSSM, we have the finest sharpshooter that has the most accurate shot, Billy Boner! As for the literal sitting duck with his stupid gun, we got the immovable object Smokey Emberstone! Severin Avery, the man with a slightly bad sense of fashion is sure to trip up his opponents. Lastly, we have one Mikado Drak, the edgiest ninja of them all, he’s sure to gain the younger audiences love and support!” Motioning the spinner to start it off, Hunter furiously shuffles papers around in hopes that he can come up with SOME material during the fight.

A large holographic image of a lottery machine appears on all sides of the arena, with two spinners. The spinners spun so quickly, making it nearly impossible to make out the passing words. It ticked through the options slower and slower until it finally stopped on Wind Dust Field and Lightning Dust Field.

The floor of the arena lowered and, in its place, arose two new floors. On BSSM’s side, the area would be filled with rather smooth and rounded terrain as crystals of Wind Dust emerge from the ground. As for C(A)SA, the terrain would be more rough and rocky as crystals of Lightning dust emerge from the ground. In the center, most of the crystals of both types remain concentrated, making it really easy to set the other off and mix together.

(A coin flip has decided that CASA will get the first posts. The arena size is identical to that of the team arena in the show, however, it features scaled down biomes to fit the size. Good luck, and may the best team win.)

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[Moth]

Prism lets Amane occupy team BSSM with her opening blitzkrieg, not needing to say any words before launching into the next phase of their opening plan, quite literally. Turning to nod once at Jocelyn, a harsh updraft sweeps through the opening gate and out into the arena as Prism spreads her wings, using it to launch up into the air. Pulling Hawk's Eye from her waist, the there's barely a second as she transforms the gun into it's primary form as she pushes nearly 15 meters into the air, coming to hover above the rest of her team.

With the better vantage point, Prism's first aren't any members of team BSSM - instead it's the wind dust crystals at the the feet of the team right as they emerge onto the arena, aiming to start a small chain-reaction of concussive explosions that'll send at least three team members flying, and force them to scatter. If any bullets happen to graze her opponents - well, that's just a bonus.

Attack Log:
Attempting to kickstart a concussive blast of wind (5% damage on contact with the explosion, chance of knockback up to 5 meters)

Prism's Combat Stats:
Aura 100%
Hawk's Eye: 2/5

[MonsterManic]

Following her cue according to their plan, Jocelyn crouched at the same time Prism's gales kicked in and Steam Flower's wings extended, gently tugging her body away from the floor. "The winds blow our way," she whispered, before the nozzles of her jumppack erupted with kinetic force and she soared into the sky.

Now equally high as Prism but forced to stay mobile without the former's hovering capabilities, Jocelyn begins a very slow spiral down clockwise, pulling out Hyacinth and taking aim, though not directly at the enemy team--even though the gigantic cannon is a very enticing target--instead firing at more of the Wind Dust crystals, though further away from the original cluster that Prism first took aim at, with the intent of creating a back-up in case Prism's first trigger fails to detonate multiple crystals.

From her vantage point, she then reloads and sends another quick shot, albeit sloppily aimed due to wind turbulence, at the first person she laid eyes on, which so happened to be Serin.

Combat Log:
  ● 1 sniper round at Serin (6%)

Jocelyn's Stats:
  ● Aura: [██████████] 100%
  ● Hyacinth: 5/7 rounds
  ● Steam Flower: Depleted

[Walter]

Unlike the rest of his team, Coco didn't really have much of an opening move. He simply ran onto the field and took OTN off of his back, ready in case their opponents decided to engage in melee right away. Otherwise, he stuck near Amane - she was the only other member of their team still on the ground, after all.

The boy was certainly fired up, as evident by the excited expression on his face. Let them all come and face him if they must - CASA's swordsman would hold his ground!

Coco's Battle Stats:
  Stamina: [██████████] 100%
  Aura: [██████████] 100%

[ReaperJoe]

Before the match began, there was a certain sense of unease in BSSM's corner.  Or at least, there was unease from one member of the team. 

"I can't believe we're doing this," Smokey said dejectedly, before turning back to the team and continuing, "Look, if we're doing this, I ain't stopping for beans, got it?  It's gonna be hot, so make sure you're ready."  And with that Smokey turned towards the arena and awaited the beginning of the match.

As soon as the match started, Smokey did three things.  First, he grabbed Serin and Mikado by the wrist.  Second, he activated his semblance.  Third, he started running as fast as he could.  The plan was very simple.  Charge.

Unfortunately, this guts-and-glory maneuver gives neither Smokey nor the two he's holding on to much room to avoid the initial onslaught of attacks, nor the blast of the wind dust explosion.  It does however, completely negate the intended knockback effect, thanks to Smokey's semblance.  Once Serin and Mikado manage to get their feet back under them from the initial blast, Smokey looks towards Serin and gives a nod, before shouting, "GO!" and chucking Serin as hard as he can towards the two enemies still on the ground. 

With phase one under way, Smokey draws Matchstick and continues running, still keeping a tight grip on Mikado's wrist. 

Smokey's Combat Log:
Aura: 89%
Semblance: ACTIVATED! 25 SECONDS REMAINING AT START OF NEXT TURN!
Matchstick: 7/7
Dust:  14/14 Fire, 14/14 Ice

The Good News: On Standby

[DEXES]

Crowds of people cheered loudly for both BSSM's and CASA's side. Many would see the cheer as a reserve of strength, a push to fight over his limit, but for Mikado, the loud screams were just annoying.

Kiro, an aura-creation which represented a small black dragon, was still sitting comfortably on his owner's head as he entered the arena with his team.

As soon as the fight began, he felt Smokey grabbing his wrist and started to run. He wasn't convinced of the plan, but went along with it anyway.
When Serin was thrown forward, Mikado stayed with Smokey and continued to ran with him, all while taking Pock out.
As they ran, Mikado focus on the two opponents infront, while Kiro's eyes locked on the two remaining opponents in the air.


Aura: 69% (-20% in exchange for 30% health given to Kiro)
Kiro's Healt: 30%
Kiro's Dustbreath (Ice) : 100% (Note: The Dust type can be changed every 5 posts, but can be refilled anytime)
Shotgun: 14/14

[mylies43]

Serin uncharacteristically nodded along to Smokeys uncertainty with the plan knowing that the general vibe was that it was ridiculous, but none the less he was really hoping it would work but it really depended on the terrain that was generated more then anything. The time to voice complaints was short lived as the doors open and the announcer, well, annouced. Serin anxiety was quickly replaced with adrenaline as the sound of the roaring crowd flooded into the small room that BSSM was confined in.

Sparing no time Smokey grabbed Serin and Mikado before the three of them made a beeline toward the middle of the arena, Serin using this time to grab a distraction bolt from his quiver and load it into the now opened Occams Razor which was going to target whatever person just hit him with several frustrating shots to his head. Just as he locked onto what appeared to some sort of gun carrying girl that he assumed the shots came from a massive gust of wind that had Serin thankful the ever immovable Smokey was holding onto him came from one of the wind dust crystals swept Serin off his feet delaying his shot.

Once Serin managed to back on his feet he realized that their little train had nearly arrived at the middle and he barely had any time left to make his very important shot before the big throw, the situation now forcing him to  aim at the girls feet instead of her so there the bolt wouldn't hurt, ideally it will just blind. With not a moment to spare the bolt left Serins arm while Smokey began his motion to throw him giving the young team leader an unnatural boost of speed that if the girl didn't dodge would end up with her receiving a nasty slash to the face.

Combat Log:
-Distraction bolt at Amane feet
-Slash at Amane [10% if not dodged]

Stats:
Aura: 88%
Semblance: 100%
Distraction bolts: 6/7
Normal bolts: 7/7
Left Arm: Blade Mode
Right Arm: Blade Mode

[L-Money]

Billy was about to correct the rude announcer when she noticed the girl giving Billy a nod. Billy felt like she knew this girl, and that she was nice. The gates opened and she was struck by a bullet and remembered they had to fight even if she was nice or not. In loo of the 'Hype train', Billy opted to take a sneakier route into the field. As she ran from dust crystal formation to dust crystal formation, she felt herself get knocked around by the winds. She held on to one of the larger crystals until the winds died down a bit. She peeked over the side of the crystals then shot one round at Prism and one round at Jocelyn. Billy knew she knew Prism form the night Billy was practicing her semblance. She thought it would be fun to poke fun at her while they fought.
"Hey, Prism! Why do hummingbirds hum?" Billy asked keeping herself hidden behind the crystals.
"Because they don't know the words to the song!"


Combat:
1 bullets at Prism for 8% damage each
1 bullets at Jocelyn for 8% damage each

Stats:
Aura: 92%
Energy 100%
Longarm: 6/10

Dust:
fire 10/10
ice 10/10
kinetic 10/10
electric 10/10

[Moth]

"C'mon, you've gotta admit that was a little bare-bones!" Prism calls back without missing a beat. Unfortunately for her, that means Billy's first shot clips her, before she pulls in her wings and drops a couple of feet to avoid the second one. Her rifle swings in her direction in response, firing off a single shot towards, before turning towards the steam train of Smokey and Mikado headed for the rest of her team.

Smokey's gun hurts, even when the firing isn't pointed your way. Landing a blow with that will be devastating, and it's not like explosions have stopped them before. Flicking her rifle to it's glaive mode - firing another shot through the butt of the glaive to give her some forwards momentum-  she pulls a peculiar cartridge from a pouch on her ammunition belt and pops it into the back of the belt before twisting the base of the blade. A familiar frostlike sheen covers the blade, and she swipes it twice through the air in the direction of Mikado and Smokey, sending two icey waves flying towards them.

Attack Log:
Bodyshots - Billy (7%)
Ice-Dust Crescent (3%, chance of being frozen to the ground x 2)

Prism's Combat Stats:
Aura: 92%
Hawk's Eye: 3/5
Ice Dust: 3/5

[Walter]

While the team hadn't been expecting their opponents to literally throw one of their own teammates at them, they had been expecting some sort of charge. Coco was close to Amane, but a bit in front of her - which was bad news for poor Serin flying her way.

Coco had fought enough fast-moving grimm to know how to time a swing. He grasped O.T.N. with both hands and swung wide, the blade aimed towards Serin's flight path. With the speed at which the boy was travelling combined with the force already behind Coco's attack, he was likely to get CLANGed pretty hard.

(CLANG: 20% damage for 7% stamina)

Coco's Battle Stats:
  Stamina: [█████████-] 93%
  Aura: [██████████] 100%

[MonsterManic]

Cursing her over-reliance on her slow gliding and predictable flight pattern, Jocelyn folded her wings in and dived after being smacked by the first bullet. Those really hurt, and even managed to wind her, so she dropped on one of the sloped rock pillars, making sure to avoid any firing angles that the other team's sniper could exploit, and reloaded Steam Flower's Dust chamber with a motion that clearly was borne of many, many repeated experiences. Even under pressure, she could rely on her medical training to keep her hands steady, reducing the chance of error during a critical moment, which also applied to combat scenarios.

With the reload complete, Jocelyn peered through her thermal scope, giving herself spatial awareness of both her team, the enemy team, and her team's Aura levels. Knowing the exact positions of the enemy team removed the risk of being headshot while she scouted. Now armed with that knowledge, Jocelyn popped her head and rifle over the top over her cover, took one shot at Mikado and went back into cover.

Combat Log:
  ● 1 sniper round at Mikado (6%)

Jocelyn's Stats:
  ● Aura: [█████████-] 92% [8% from sniper bullet]
  ● Hyacinth: 4/7 rounds
  ● Steam Flower: Recharged

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[L-Money]

One of Prism's rounds went straight into Billy's shoulder knocking her back between the crystal she was hiding against and the one behind her. She sucked in her stomach and the second bullet grazed her body down from her chest to her stomach. "Ow. That was too close." Billy said to herself before yelling out, "Come on Prism, name puns? If we are doing that I should just call you Skittles!" While Billy had some time, she switched cartridges of rounds from her normal rounds to electric dust. Suddenly the crystal was shot and Billy was thrown back, this time in between two other crystals. In the explosion, her hat was blasted off and flew off in some direction that Billy didn't see where. "Alright. WHO IN TARNATION TOOK MY HAT!?" Needless to say, she was enraged. She stomped into the battlefield and took a stand in the middle, where she cocked Longarm. Then quick shot an electric dust bullet at each member of team CASA she can see.

Combat:

1 electric dust rounds at Amane for 10% damage
1 electric dust rounds at Coco for 10% damage

Stats:
Aura: 78%
Energy: 100%

Long arm: electric rounds 8/10
normal rounds 6/10

Dust:
fire 10/10
ice 10/10
kinetic 10/10

[mylies43]

Serin thought for sure that he was going to hit the mystery girl when suddenly a sword appears out of seemingly nowhere giving zero time to evade and barely any time to brace against the weapon, the end result was no doubt going to be that his attack was ruined. Since he did manage to brace a little bit he didn't take the full brunt of the attack but that wasn't saying much seeing as he still took 17% aura damage and he feel onto the ground to the right of Coco.

"Where did you come from?" Serin asked as he began to close his eyes and grab a distraction bolt off his quiver before slamming it into the ground, the flash of light would still blind him but it wouldn't be as long-lived since he prepared for it. Not wasting any more time he activated his semblance positioning two of his puppets 120 degrees and all the same distance away from Coco effectively creating a barricade around the cream hair boy with Serin being to his back left, one being to the back right, and one being in front. Before his opponent got his bearings back Serin took the opportunity to rotate around so that he was now on Cocos back left and a puppet now stood where the real Serin stood only seconds before.

"Two can play at the appear from nowhere game" Serin said lunging towards Coco(and by extent having the other two puppets mimic the lunge) and slashing at his back with his left arm with stabbing at a spot 5 inches above that with his right arm, making sure that the puppet to Serins right(Cocos back right) hit the same spots to make it harder to distinguish between the real and fake attacker.

Combat Log:
-Distraction bolt on ground
-Slash at Coco 5%
-Stab at Coco 5%

Stats:
Aura: 71%
Semblance: ACTIVE 90%
   Puppet1: 8 Minutes Left
   Puppet2: 8 Minutes Left
Distraction bolts: 5/7
Normal bolts: 7/7
Left Arm: Blade Mode
Right Arm: Blade Mode