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[Otenzel - The East Empire] The Grand Coliseum

Varius could feel his momentum was shot, panting softly as he kept his eyes on the two fighters he put himself against. Varius on the back foot while the blade runner he did damage to before had seemed to recover from his previous strikes. Varius didn’t know which one to attack, knowing one had speed and the other had force. Varius watched contemplating for a second one what he should do, he didn’t have all his strength he once had since a year ago, he didn’t have that energy yet. He needed help and he put himself in a bad situation. Varius raised his Gladius back to his front guard, taking a step back to collect himself as he tried to find his footing again but keeping his guard up incase one of them tried attacking him. He… may have an idea, but right now he needed to establish his guard against two fighters.

Action 1: Taking a moment to retreat to calculate his plan.

Action 2: Preparing his guard

[Otenzel - The East Empire] The Grand Coliseum

Varius held his footing, listening out for Don as he smiled softly under his helmet, having placed himself in a two versus one situation he knew he had to get ready, as he pressured the Dock Bruiser with three consecutive strikes.

Action 1 - Lion's claw(Fighting Style F) (1) , Strength D (3) , Fast F (1), Gladius (E) (2) ) = Base Effectiveness 7

Varius then targeted the Bruiser's net as he went for a basic strike upon it to limit their options

Action 2 - Basic attack (Accurate (F) 1 , Gladius (E) 2, Strength (D) 3) = base effectiveness 6

Varius then holds stance staring down the Bruiser "Take a man with his back turned, you dishonor what ever hole you crawled from. If it were me I'd execute you here right now for your disgraceful display. Yet I don't want to keep sullying my sword with your sludge you call blood, nor do I want to dissatisfy the audience." Varius's steel gaze held obvious history, and his stance was strong, confident like he's been through this before both in an arena and outside of it.

Action 3 - Intimidation (F) 1, Strength (D) 3 = Base effectiveness 4

[Otenzel - The East Empire] The Grand Coliseum

Varius unsheathed his Gladius, fully aware that this was a two verses three. He stared at their opponents, as he glanced at Don in his peripherals, then to the crowd and the two head surveyors, it was palpable the sands at their feet and the growing roar of the crowd. Varius returned his gaze to the three adversaries laid before them. "Hey, bruiser. What's your name? I am Varius. Lets give them a show, of strategy and control. We strike the shield one together, judging by the other two, I can handle the twitchy one with the daggers, while you out strength the big guy with the hook. Their strategy will more than likely be to try and use the shielded one to make their fights easier... lets show them why that's not a good idea." Varius cracked his neck, as he spun his gladius in his ready as he stared at the Knife wielder, his gaze showing his shifted feelings from before to that of resilience, knowing he can't be weak in this arena, as he ran right for the Dual Blades combatant's right side further off from their comrades (Action 1, running towards the Knife wielder's right side), Once Varius was in position, he delivered a jumping strike towards the knife wielder, driving his gladius down like an eagle (Action 2, Eagle's fury Fighting Style F, Strength F, Jumping F), after his attack he'd rear back with the pommel of his sword as the main focus, striking the Knife wielder with a follow up bash with his pommel (Action three, Pommel strike, Fighting Style E, Strength D Knockback F, Drain SPD F)

Actions 1 Movement towards the Dual Blade’s right side
Action 2 Eagle fury F
Action 3 Pommel strike E

[Otenzel - The East Empire] The Grand Coliseum

Varius followed behind cleaning his Gladius, as he sheathed it into his waist scabbard, keeping his head down as he followed. To him these murmurs were familiar, that day fresh on his mind the rooms feeling familiar more and more as he looked at every corridor, every stone slab echoing to him of past victories but of his great mistake, his rage flooding back as not anger but depression his steps losing iron as he slowed down, stopping to look at a door… his eyes grew narrow with familiarity unable to hide it any longer as his hand touched the door “Why did I come back?” Varius said to himself yet loud enough for the other two to hear, his voice soft filled with sorrow, and sadness
“Why did I come back after what happened a year ago? What drove me to come back, to such a dishonorable thing in my life?”

Varius looked at them, as he stepped forward. “I don’t know if I can do this…” Varius said uncertainly but his voice held this conviction like a hidden fire waiting to burst, he just needs encouragement to let his fire burn once more.

[Otenzel - The East Empire] The Grand Coliseum

Varius had followed in after the other two, as he studied Don's form, watching from the side lines. Arms folded listening to the faint sounds of cheering he was used to hearing long ago. It was about a year since he walked out, now he was back. He stepped forward after Don's attempt going to a fresh Dummy looking over it's human homage as well as it's reed fashioned core, he unsheathed his Gladius as he reared back into a forward stepping heavy thrust into the core.
(Strength D(3) Fighting Style E(2) Weapon E (2) =7