Dr. Death (Emissary666) vs Jackson Smith (Aftercresant)

[emissary666]

Hello and welcome, once again, to the Penultimate Showdown of Moderate Destiny. Today we have a fierce match between Dr. Death and Jackson Smith! Who will survive? Who will win? Let's find out!

The arena zooms into view. It is a large circular white room, with what appears to be circuitry running throughout.All around the room, stationed in alcoves, are robots standing at attention.

A ghostly shape floats into the arena. A man wearing a black overcoat and bowler, with circular shades. His long fingers end in scalpel blades. He extends a hand and drains the blood of an unfortunate spectator.

Destined Winner: Jackson Smith
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It appears my winning streak has come to an end.

[AfterCrescent]

An elderly gentleman walks slowly into the arena, as a hush falls over most of the spectators. He pauses, about fifteen paces into the arena and glaces about momentarily. As his eyes meet and lock onto the ghostly visage across the arena, he tilts his head and comments, "Interesting." The deep voice carries across the hushed crowd.

Didn't even know you had a winning streak. Ah well, this promises to be fun with scalpels and regeneration.

[emissary666]

The barrier expands with near audible silence.

Dr. Death grins as he zooms toward Jackson, slashing at him with his scalpels.

[AfterCrescent]

Jackson watches calmly as the incorpreal being slashes through the air at him, coming to rest after cutting large gash wounds through Jackson.

"That was my favorite suit," he replies as his wounds heal at an alarmingly fast rate. "Now let me try."

In a flash, Jackson Smith takes flight, and proceeds to begin hovering about fifty paces above the floating doctor. As he hovers, he extends his hands as bluish lightning jets around him and down in an arc towards Dr. Death. With a flash of light, the lightning explodes in a cataclysm of raw power.

[emissary666]

The doctor is understandably angry. He jumps up, slashes at Jackson, and uses biokinesis to keep the wound open.

[AfterCrescent]

As the wounds pull open, Jackson's eyes open in interest.

"That's a nice ability. I think I can make better use of it, though." With that, Jackson reaches his hand out and leeches the biokinesis right off of the doctor.

"Here, this will make things more interesting..." Jackson focuses his energy for a split second, as he tears the skin off of a spectator some untold distance away. With the precision of a sniper, he uses his newfound ability to graft the skin into/onto Dr. Death.

"Now let's see how you like having your skin shredded."

[emissary666]

Dr Death smiles as he tears at his new flesh. The blood slowly drains onto the ground. The large puddle begins to ripple. Suddenly huge hands of blood shoot out and grab Smith.

[AfterCrescent]

As the blood hands swarm around Mr. Smith, he calmly addresses his foe, "You are not staining my suit as well."

Jackson Smith exhales a bluish flame as the blood hands are instantly frozen. He then waves a dismiss at the hands and they shatter into hundreds of small ice daggers, flying rapidly at Dr. Death.

[emissary666]

Dr. Death grins. The daggers pass right through him. Deciding to test Jackson's regenerative powers, he rushes up and cuts off Jackson's head while ripping out his heart, eager to watch him regenerate.

[AfterCrescent]

Jackson raises an eyebrow at his bladed foe as his body rapidly regrows from his neck. He glances down at the old, discarded body and suit. "What a waste." He blinks for as a new, pressed suit materializes on his newly regrown body.

Wondering if the incorpreal creature can regrow its hands, Jackson grasps Dr. Death's blades and pulls them out of his incorpreal arms, discarding them on the floor beneath the duo.

[emissary666]

Dr. Death continues to grin, he slowly starts disappearing from the wrists, at the same time growing from his hands. He is clearly enjoying this. From his sleeves, intestines shoot out at Jackson.

[AfterCrescent]

"You must be getting desperate," Jackson comments as the intestines stop just inches from his face. "This ability of yours is truly fascinating."  He flicks his wrist and sends the intestines flying back at Dr. Death.

[emissary666]

Dr. Death continues to grin, clearly excited about Jackson's approval. He throws himself towards Jackson, bits of blood and guts spewing everywhere

[AfterCrescent]

Jackson smiles as he throws the doctor's power back at him, reflecting all the blood and guts while splitting them off in different directions, effectively tearing pieces of his foe apart.

[emissary666]

Dr Death is clearly impressed. He continues to grin as he makes one final attempt to kill Jackson. From the ground arises a large fleshy orb, which floats over to Jackson and explodes into bodily fluids.

[AfterCrescent]

Everything explodes in a mass of blood and gore. For a moment, the arena is empty save pools of blood and pieces of flesh. In one corner of the arena, a piece of Jackson Smith begins to pulse and grow. Within seconds, he regenerates himself completely. "That was interesting."

[emissary666]

Impressed by Jackson's survival, Dr Death grins before bowing and fading away. On the ground is a message written in blood, "Congratulations. You win."