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Mon 3rd Oct 2022 03:27

Midnight's Journal: After They Know Me

by Midnight Erebus

"Secon- ow, hurts to talk. Ahem. Won second place in the tournament today. It was far more interesting than that however."
 
"I'd been practicing my shadow manipulation for this day for my morning exercises and it ultimately paid off. I was able to pull off some of the old tricks I used to back home. Not quite all of them but enough of them to be effective. I ended up being a seeded match so I didn't get to fight in the first round. Disappointing, but you know what? It afforded me an opportunity for a rematch against Aspara."
 
"My match with Aspara went surprisingly quickly. She told me upfront she wasn't going to hold anything back and naturally out of respect I intended to do the same. None of my opponents were going to get off lightly in this tournament. This was a meeting of warriors! A clashing of fists! The kind of experience I had back home! I would not dishonor it by treating it with kid gloves. The match ended almost immediately when I turned Aspara's charge against her, smashed her into a wall and then slammed my fist covered in shadow magic against her chest. Hopefully didn't break her collarbone too badly."
 
"My next came against Pollux and Castor. I've not seen them much so don't know them too well and as such wanted to end the fight quickly. I tried to let them know my actions were out of respect for them as a fellow crew member and tried to pull them in with my shadow whip while activating my tattoo. They managed to defend so the battle ended up being a bit more prolonged, but ultimately I came out the victor, grasping them with my shadows and forcing a surrender. I'm getting ahead of myself there however. The crew was accused of cheating during this match. I'm not sure WHY they would accuse us of such. It irritated me but as we were given the opportunity to restart the match I tolerated it... for the moment."
 
"However then another match came up. This guy that was our liason for the match? Adders? He just goes nuts, bulks up like a berserker and demands a fight with members of the crew. Royce took up the challenge and I decided I'd see how things played out. Would have liked to be the one to fight, but eh, they were quicker to the draw. Already in the arena. Unfortunately Royce lost. Corsica stormed in followed by Pollux and Caster. Both of them were beaten. With this Adders guy threatening the crew and ruining the matches however I wasn't going to let it go and unleashed my shadow beast upon him, knocking him clean out. I admit, he was probably softened up for me, but I'll take it."
 
"We managed to get the fights going again and after Royce finished up his match it was me against him. Wolf on Dwarf, just like back home! And an officer who could use a nice punch to the face after the whole mountain incident. I was look forward to it. Honestly, I couldn't land a blow in the end. It was like fighting a supercharged Notroc. The man as some incredible punches. He ripped through my shadows and then knocked me out. After that it was a bit of a blur. Heard some talking... felt a towel hit my face... I think Akhana? Heh... honestly I was more expecting Lio would be the one to check on me first, the little worrier. But I'm not complaining."
 
"Either way, Royce was a worthy opponent. I don't feel bad about losing to him, but I will have to get a rematch one of these days, once I grow a bit stronger."

Continue reading...

  1. First Day on the Wanderpus
  2. The Results of Midnight's Final Exam
  3. After Action Report: Destruction of the HTTP Wanderpus
  4. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 3
  5. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 2
  6. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 1
  7. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 4
  8. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 5
  9. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 6
  10. Midnight's Old Journal, 12/23/3540
    23rd Day of the 12th Month, 3540 AM
  11. Midnight's Old Journal, 01/01/3541
    1st Day of the 1st Month, 3541 AM
  12. To Liminal's Moon
  13. Midnight's Old Journal, 05/11/3541
    11th Day of the 5th Month, 3541 AM
  14. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 1 - The Basics & Growing Up
  15. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 2 - Past Influences, Beliefs and Opinions
  16. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 3 - Relationships with Others, Likes and Dislikes
  17. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 4 - Self Images and Etc.
  18. The Storm
  19. After Mission Report: The Floating Island
  20. Midnight's Private Journal: After Legends Rise
  21. Midnight's Private Journal: After The Pot & Kettle
  22. Midnight's Personal Journal: After Call My Name
  23. Expanded Questions About Midnight - The HTML Wanderpus
  24. Midnight's Private Journal: After The Ascension
  25. Midnight's Private Journal: After Ante Up
  26. Midnight's Private Journal: After Teeth
  27. Midnight's Notes: The World Fair
  28. Midnight's Journal: After Hello Tomorrow
  29. Midnight's Journal: After Pretty Little Things
  30. Midnight's Journal: An Interesting New Sword
  31. Midnight's Journal: After R.Y.L.A.H.
  32. Midnight's Journal: After Diners, Dungeons & Dives
  33. Midnight's Journal: After Palm Reader
  34. Midnight's Journal: After Bookwyrm
  35. Midnight's Journal: After Veldt
  36. Midnight's Journal: After Where You'll Find Me Now
  37. Midnight's Journal: After A Bard's Tale
  38. Midnight's Journal: After Valhalla's Calling
  39. Midnight's Journal: After Broken
  40. Midnight's Journal: After They Know Me
  41. Midnight's Journal: After Welcome to the World
  42. Midnight's Journal: After Villainous Thing
  43. Midnight's Journal: After Curses
  44. Midnight's Journal: "The Librarian's Defeat"
  45. Midnight's Journal: "The World Changes"
  46. Midnight's Journal: After Sleep is for the Weak
  47. Midnight's Journal: After creature
  48. Midnight's Journal: After Dear Fellow Traveler
  49. Midnight's Report: After Love From The Other Side
  50. Midnight's Report: Handclap
  51. Midnight's Journal: A Story to a Giant
  52. Midnight's Journal: Constellations
  53. Midnight's Report: Wolf
  54. Midnight's Report: Of Bees and Bones
  55. Midnight's Report: Building Steam (Flower and Geoff)
  56. Midnight's Report: Nothing Breaks Like a Heart Ep. 1

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