{"id":901,"date":"2017-03-22T14:22:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T19:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/?p=901"},"modified":"2017-10-01T13:00:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T18:00:53","slug":"901","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/?p=901","title":{"rendered":"Champions of Battle: The Very Best – Opportunity #039"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat do you mean, \u2018You don\u2019t know?\u2019\u201d Jaquan leaned forward in his chair.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s random,\u201d Justice mentioned casually, \u201cAll of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo one knows who will fight who, until the name tiles are drawn,\u201d Liana added. \u00a0After hearing the tournament\u2019s layout a few times now, it was nice to know that their fighter listening. \u00a0This was going to be a new challenge for everyone. \u00a0They had to adjust quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut\u2026 what?\u201d Jaquan\u2019s eyes went wide, \u201chow\u2026?\u201d \u00a0<\/span>How can I fight without knowing anything?<\/span><\/i> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Information about challengers had always been a given. \u00a0The World Circuit always freely gave this information to all its Champions. \u00a0Champions could pick three of the twenty four Talent Sets and use them very differently. \u00a0This, combined with different weapon and enchant usage, made each fighter grossly unique. \u00a0There had to be some information about the fighters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, files?\u201d Jaquan asked eventually.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFiles of what?\u201d Justice asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFighter information,\u201d Liana translated for Jaquan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I have those,\u201d Justice said reaching into his pocket pulling out his palm-sized communicator.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jaquan exhaled. \u00a0If these tournaments had similar Champion files like the World Circuit fights, he had some chance. \u00a0He\u2019d do some studying, but how much, \u201cHow many Champions have signed up for the tourney?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAbout two hundred so far,\u201d Justice replied; searching through the apps on his communicator without missing a beat.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wha!? \u00a0<\/span><\/i>Jaquan\u2019s eyes dilated for a brief moment, \u201cShouldn\u2019t be a problem,\u201d he said with practiced confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRiiight,\u201d Liana\u2019s mask distorted her voice but still spoke a volume. \u00a0She\u2019d known Jaquan long enough to recognize faux reactions. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFound \u2018em,\u201d Justice sang.<\/span><\/p>\n

It took less than a second for Liana to transfer the data from Justice\u2019s communicator, \u201cI\u2019ll look at the major players first. \u00a0Might help a bit,\u201d Liana\u2019s digitized voice sounded over her mask\u2019s speakers as she leaned back. \u00a0Her fingers danced in the air hitting buttons and switches that only she could see.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGood\u2026 good\u201d Jaquan continued his confident act as his mind raced. \u00a0There was no way to \u2018wing it\u2019 at this level of competition. \u00a0There had always been a well-formed detailed plan in his fights. \u00a0This will be such a new experience. \u00a0He had fought many in the past but each fight was specific. \u00a0Some of his old ideas may come back but <\/span><\/p>\n

In the silence, the train hit a slight bump. \u00a0Small enough to be unnoticed normally however, the train was fast and empty enough that it skipped ever so slightly and rocked for a few seconds in the silence. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWait a second,\u201d Liana\u2019s voice echoed in the silence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d Jaquan said coming out of his<\/span><\/p>\n

It took a long second for Liana to get her words correct, \u201cThese files don\u2019t have notes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo notes?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re only the fights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have to do without.\u201d \u00a0<\/span>Two hundred of these thing. \u00a0No notes. \u00a0This is going to be a busy trip.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Without notation, they would have to figure out the specifics of each Champion\u2019s moves, talents, enchants by repeated observation. \u00a0It would be ridiculous to try specific strategies for each individual. \u00a0Perhaps a general strategy for the lot can be worked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the rest of their travel entertainment was set, they sat in silence as Liana\u2019s suit interfaced with the train car to play the fights out one after another. \u00a0Two tiny life-like holograms appeared, one held two butterfly swords while the other held a sickle and chain weapon. \u00a0They stood frozen in place until Liana gave the command to start the recording.<\/span><\/p>\n

#1<\/a> – Opportunity #38<\/a>\u00a0– Opportunity #40<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat do you mean, \u2018You don\u2019t know?\u2019\u201d Jaquan leaned forward in his chair. \u201cIt\u2019s random,\u201d Justice mentioned casually, \u201cAll of it.\u201d \u201cNo one knows who will fight who, until the name tiles are drawn,\u201d Liana added. \u00a0After hearing the tournament\u2019s layout a few times now, it was nice to know that their fighter listening. \u00a0This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3,21,34,24,20,167,170],"class_list":["post-901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-champions-of-battle","tag-jaquan-zu","tag-justice-he","tag-liana-hu","tag-the-very-best","tag-tristian-wang","tag-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=901"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":925,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901\/revisions\/925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}