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[color=FFE4E1][u][b]Level 15[/b][/u][/color]
[color=ed1c24]Health:[/color] 2900/2900
[color=00aeef]Mana:[/color] 3300/3300

[color=f26522]Strength:[/color] 30 + 5 [Power Treads]
[color=fff79a]Agility:[/color] 85 + 5 [Skirmisher's Buckler] + 5 [Cutthroat Gloves] - 4 [5% Armor Reduction]
[color=a187be]Intelligence:[/color] 0
[color=39b54a]Stamina:[/color] 10

[b]Action Slots:[/b] 7 + 4
[b]Defense:[/b] 13U 24P 12B 6C 4M

[/hider][hider=Skills]
[color=f26522]Polearm Wielding[/color] 70
[color=a187be]Acting[/color] 20
[color=a187be]Beautifying[/color] 20
[color=fff79a]Light Step[/color] 20
[color=a187be]Sewing[/color] 44
[/hider][hider=Equipment]
[i]Steel Spear (Mythic)[/i] [sub]Electricity Affinity, +7% Damage[/sub]
[i]Cutthroat Gloves (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]+5 AGI[/sub]
[i]Light’s Bane Cloak (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]+5 Hide[/sub]
[i]Leather Armor (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]6U/8P/10B/4C/3M, 5% AGI penalty[/sub]
[i]Fancy Clothes (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]3P[/sub]
[i]Skirmisher’s Buckler (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]2U/4P, +5 AGI[/sub]
[i]Power Treads (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]+5 STR[/sub]
[i]Ring of Protection (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]+1% to all items' resistances[/sub]
[i]Teleport Ring (Common)[/i] [sub]Teleport small distance, once per day.[/sub]
[i]Jewelry x2[/i] (Common)

[i]Lagley’s Spear (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]Large, 5% Crit Chance[/sub]
[i]Boots of Travel (Uncommon)[/i] [sub]2x Walking Speed[/sub]
[i]Raincoat (Common)[/i] [sub]Soaked Debuff reduced[/sub]
[/hider][hider=Passives]
[color=#000000]Lycanbane[/color] - Increased Damage against Lycan-based Enemies
[color=#000000]Feral Experience (X/Title)[/color] - If User is to gain experience in Wild Areas, User receives increased bonus experience.

[b]Light’s Bane Cloak[/b] [sub]+5 Hide[/sub]
[b]Ring of Protection[/b] [sub]+1% to all items' resistances.[/sub]
[b]Teleport Ring[/b] [sub]Teleport small distance, once per day.[/sub]

[color=fff79a]Light-speed Escape (8)[/color] User's body automatically moves a medium distance away at the speed of light when they fall below 10% of maximum HP. Passive.

[color=A9A9A9]Bounty (1/Universal)[/color] User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Passive.
[color=A9A9A9]Greater Bounty (5/Universal)[/color] User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty. Passive.
[color=A9A9A9]Grand Bounty (10/Universal)[/color] User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty and Greater Bounty. Passive.
[color=A9A9A9]Ultimate Bounty (15/Universal)[/color] User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty and Greater Bounty. Passive

[color=A9A9A9]Trip (15/Universal)[/color] Upon successfully avoiding an enemy's melee attack, the user automatically uses their weapon to trip the opponent knocking them prone.
[color=A9A9A9]Blood Thirst (15/Universal)[/color] User gains 10% of their damage as HP. Does not work with Actions and Spells.

[color=7bcdc8]Flexible (1/Lancer)[/color] [sub]Whenever user successfully Evades a melee attack against the user, user may immediately move backwards or counterattack to deal low [b]piercing[/b] damage.[/sub]
[color=7bcdc8]Practiced Steps (5/Lancer)[/color] [sub]User gains +15% Evasion chance if an opponent has a short-range melee weapon.[/sub]
[color=7bcdc8]Polearm Mastery (10/Lancer)[/color] [sub]User's normal attacks deal 5% additional damage.[/sub]
[/hider][hider=Summary]
Yeeting Gaius into outer space.
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Woah, this was certainly different from the coliseum-esque setup back in Genesis. Lighting through magical gems was certainly sublime, and Cecilia was already thinking about asking the receptionist where such jewels could be obtained; they’d be a marvelous addition to her next outfit. Her feet shifted against the sand gently, feeling how easily the terrain gave away, while her lungs drew in that slightly salty, slightly humid air. A kaleidoscope of color reflected off her polished spear, and she drew a grin at the design of Gaius’s gun.

[color=FFE4E1]“Cerberus? Nice taste, my Gai.”[/color]

An easy compliment, as she swapped out her equipment to be more combat-friendly. There was no reply from Kira. Had the great demon retired to her bed so soon? The frown that emerged at that thought quickly disappeared, and Cecilia raised her voice again. [color=FFE4E1]“Alright, I’ll be counting down now! 5...4...3...2…”[/color]

Her legs coiled, power that could rival the strike of lightning gathering in.

[color=FFE4E1]“1!”[/color]

And with that, Cecilia shot forwards, a small explosion of sand behind her. In her hands, the Steel Spear spun, a blur as she flourished it.

[color=00FCD8]“Cerberus? No.”[/color] Gaius chuckled, back pedalling as she advanced. [color=00FCD8]“Meet Witty Retort and Break a Leg, my own inventions!”[/color] He drew a second gun, another triple barrel pistol and grinned. The girl seemed confident and he couldn’t wait to knock her down a peg. 

Spear still spinning, Cecilia bounded onwards, chasing her quarry down. With a sudden burst of speed, she closed what distance remained, the sand exploding behind her as she dove in shield-first.

With that, she was in, her spear driving into Gaius, lodged into his body. Drawing in a sharp breath, the Lancer used her entire body as a spring, the wooden shaft of her spear flexing as it snapped upwards, lifting, and then tossing him straight up into the air.

The second Cecelia made contact, everything went fuzzy. Gauis struggled to blink the fog from his head but a sudden flare of pain and his stomach dropping out from under him did it instead. His vision cleared just in time to find himself hurtled up in the air and a volley of swear words ripped from his lips as he brought up Break A Leg and fired after a few seconds. 

[color=FFE4E1]“Shouldn’t swear in front of a lady,”[/color] Cecilia replied with a wink and a smile. Her buckler was too small to completely absorb the gunfire that rained down below, but the pain was negligible, the deflected bullet piercing into her shoulder but not hitting the bone. As Gaius fell, the lilac-haired warrior decided to help him. The Steel Spear shot outwards like quicksilver once more, catching onto the falling man’s ribs before pulling him downwards.

[color=00FCD8]"Already proved I'm faster than lightning though."[/color] Gauis smirked through the pain of being slammed into the ground. She was a monster on the field but he had a few tricks up his sleeve of his own. He didn't invent these guns for nothing. He brought Witty Retort to bear against her, triggering it's special ability as he fired. 

But close range was Cecilia’s domain, and this close, it was much easier for her to get out of the way of the barrel. The three-barreled pistol roared out, its bullets slicing through her hair as Cecilia pulled off to the side, her body twisting out of the way. There was definitely some ridiculous power packed in those shells, huh? The lancer let out a low whistle. None of her counterattack passives triggered, but that was fine.

[color=FFE4E1]“And looks like I’m faster still.”[/color] She reciprocated his good-natured smirk. [i]This[/i] Cecilia enjoyed someone who could exchange verbal jabs too.

[color=00FCD8]"As much as I hate to admit it, you don't get cred-"[/color] He let out a help as he was thrown skyward [i]again[/i]. Maybe he shouldn't have been quite so cocky but he gritted his teeth, throwing his weight to control his spinning and let out another shot with Break A Leg, the bullet clocking Cecilia right between the eyes for a critical hit.[color=00FCD8]"You know how to build a man up, don't you?"[/color]

Cecilia’s head snapped back at the critical hit, stars bursting in her vision. If this was real life, that’d have been a killing blow right there. But it wasn’t. And she wasn’t nearly so fragile that she’d call it quits right here! Swinging her head back, her smile turned feral as she crouched down and...charged. Not horizontally, but vertically, shedding the chains of gravity as she shot up to meet the airborne Gaius.

Guias grunted as the spear pierced him, hit health practically vanishing before slamming to a halt at 1 HP. He slammed into the ground, panting as he stared up at the girl grinning ferally. He groaned, covering his eyes at the system announced Cecilia the winner of this duel, and struggled to his feet as Health, Mana, and Cool Downs were reset by the Arena system. He sheathed his weapons and stuck out his hand.

[color=00FCD8]“Good match. Though I’ll admit, I got my butt handed to me.”[/color] He grinned impishly, a twinkle in his eye. [color=00FCD8]“When I level up some, I expect a rematch!”[/color]

Cecilia laughed, clasping his hand for a firm shake. [color=FFE4E1]"I'll look forward to it,"[/color] she replied, boisterous and confident, [color=FFE4E1]"Just keep in mind I'll be leveling up as well, friend, and adjust your expectations accordingly."[/color]

With that, she stepped away from the impromptu ring, her golden eyes sweeping over to the rest of the combatants. Though it wasn't a serious enough occasion to warrant the obssessive analysis that some of her classmates would be down for, Cecilia wasn't satisfied with a single victory. The prize money may be attractive, yes, but what she wanted more than that was recognition and fame. Let the audience bear witness to her valor and technique, and let that word spread. What better way to gather more reputation than to be seen as strong [i]and[/i] approachable.

In the spur of the moment, she blew a kiss towards the onlookers, before her gaze settled once more on the other ongoing matches, looking for other outstanding individuals.