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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr Midnight" data-source="post: 1605949" data-attributes="member: 69">In the morning, the Republicans were wakened and fed semi-edible protein gruel. It tasted awful, but it seemed to strengthen them somewhat. Jaren, Mikau and Magnus were led to a small room. They were sealed inside and a panel in the wall opened, revealing two lightsabers and two blaster pistols. They once again had their weapons.A voice beyond the stone wall boomed. “Ladies and gentlemen,” it roared. “You’ve come tonight for excitement! You’ve come tonight for blood! Mostly, you’ve come for something special… and have we got it for you. Tonight, for one of the few times in Rattatak’s history, we have some of the most deadly of the galaxy’s warriors! I hope you’ve placed your bets, now let’s introduce Mikau Me and Magnus Turon, JEDI KNIGHTS!!!!” The sound of a crowd cheering sounded dimly to the heroes before the wall rose up and the sound crashed in on them. They were looking at a large empty chamber, maybe one hundred meters on a side. The whole chamber was roughly hewn out of the reddish rock of the planet’s surface, and the floor was stained with dark splotches. The walls rose up into darkness, high above. In the walls were notched hundreds of bright horizontal notches- these were viewing rooms, and many figures sat watching the heroes below. Magnus leaned over to Mikau. “Why’d you get top billing?” The kaminoan smiled. Jaren frowned. “I didn’t even get mentioned.”“And now,” the booming announcer went on, “Let’s meet their opponents! Hailing from right here on Rattatak, our next combatant is an arena favorite! Let’s give a hearty greeting to IGNEOTH!!!” A huge creature emerged from a door on the left side of the chamber. It had a fang-rimmed circular mouth, huge rippling red arms, and a staff maybe three meters long, humming with a dozen attached vibroknives. “Our next warrior is a wickedly fierce swordsman that I think will take issue with our Jedi friends! Welcome ‘dark Jedi’ NILS ARROYO!!!” A panel slid open and a black-cloaked pale man stepped out. He took out a black and chrome lightsaber and held it lightly in his right hand, grinning at Magnus and Mikau. “Having no home planet, this bounty hunter has lived his life in the reaches of space, earning his keep fighting and doing the dark work of crime lords. Meet, know and fear… BEVAL DAMARIS!!!” A heavily armored man stepped into the arena and greeted the crowd with a gout of flame from his bandolier. The crowd roared its approval in return.“Tatooine is a harsh planet, filled with deadly predators. None is deadlier than our next combatant! Hide your children from… HOAR!!!” A sand person wearing dusky rags and bearing a well-used gaffi stick appeared and raised his arms, roaring a  guttural war cry. “Feared on his home planet of Kelris as much as he is here, this fighter may be slow. He may be large. He has also been the death of many an overconfident opponent, let’s say hello to… GANNO THE HUTT!!!” A large, slug-like hutt slithered slowly out of his waiting chamber. He had a leather bandolier slung across his chest, and his tail was wrapped with spiked strips of rawhide. In each hand he held the end of a long chain. At the other end of each he spun a large, spiked steel sphere. “One is a field-tested warrior with a heart of iron, and one is a monster from the frozen wastes of Hoth! Let’s welcome the deadly combination of blaster and beast that we can only find in RAVAQ FAHEY and OCKA!!!” A bizarre thing lurched out, and it took the heroes a moment to realize it was a man with two blaster pistols riding a wampa. The creature had a makeshift saddle across its back and shoulders, and it  tore at the air furiously with its claws while the man on its back twirled the blasters on his forefingers.“Our final combatant is built for destruction… No, really! He’s a battle droid assembled for the Guild War, several decades past. He’s lived this long, can he keep his cervos intact for another night? Let’s dodge the laserfire of NG-11!!!” A crimson-painted battle droid, clearly an antique, carried a blaster rifle and surveyed his opponents grimly. He made no attempt to please the crowd, yet they cheered all the same. “Now that we’ve met all our fighters, I’d like to remind you that this battle is TO THE DEATH! Only one of these fighters will emerge victorious… but thanks to a deal with Yet Yash, if the Jedi and their friend survive as a team, they will be allowed to leave as a team. Let’s hope they’re ready for a battle unlike any other they’ve fought in, then, because THIS battle will be APOCALYPTIC!!! Combatants, ready yourselves…”The fighters tensed.“…FIGHT!!!”Magnus lit his lightsaber. The dark Jedi did the same. No one moved. For five seconds or so, everyone stood watching to see who would make themselves the first target. Then, all at once, several blasters fired, several fighters lurched out to attack others, and Yet Yash’s Rattatak fighting pit exploded with violence. The crowd roared with pleasure. More to come… </blockquote>

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