User:Smash The Echidna/Dragon Hero Tournament: Frost VS Smash (Archived)

Overview
This is the match between Frost the Wolf and Smash the Echidna. This was a part of the Dragon Hero Tournament, before the recent reboot. I wanted to keep it around for archiving.

Involved Characters

 * Frost the Wolf
 * Smash the Echidna
 * Announcer
 * Audience

Parts
The arena doors were opened as fans rushed in to get seats. There was music playing, the kind of music that makes you feel pumped up. The lights were all on and the ring was still getting it's finishing touches. The ring was very large. It was 100 yards by 50 yards. The ring was in different forms split into four equal squares. In one square, it was a sandy area. Another corner was rocky with a very large "mountain" about 20 feet tall. In another corner, it was simple concrete. The final corner was grassy with a tree and a small pond.

"This is new." The blue echidna muttered to himself as he entered the peculiar arena from the grassy end. Might make for an interesting match. He thought as he quickly studied the area.

The gray wolf entered from the opposite side of the arena. He took a quick look around and studied the area. He may be able to make use of some of the features against his first opponent. Frost was wearing his trademark scarf, black combat boots, a dark brown jacket with a black shirt underneath, and brown pants. He also takes a brief glance at his opponent. Immediately, the wolf could tell that his opponent was a seasoned fighter. This might actually be a fight after all.

The announcer came in and a microphone was lowered from the large television screen for the viewers. He grabbed it and spoke. "Laadiiieees and gentlemen! We have our next fight of the day!" He announced loudly. The crowd had cheers and applause. "For the next match we have Frost against Smash!" He said. The two fighers were on opposite sides of the ring. They stood roughly 50 yards away from each other. The announcer then looked at the two, confirming if they we ready or not. After this, he smiled. "3! 2! 1! Fight!" He yelled, the crowd erupting in an excited roar of cheers.

With a confident smile, Smash silently beckoned his opponent to make the first move, gesturing the wolf to 'bring it on' before entering his regular battle stance.

Frost nodded, understanding that his opponent wanted him to make the first move. Frost takes a few steps forward before breaking into a run. About 25 yards from his opponent, Frost thrusts his right hand forward and up at an angle. Immediately, a jagged trail of ice starts rushing towards the blue echidna. This would be a relatively easy attack to avoid if Smash was quick. Should Smash be hit, however, it would definitely hurt.

He didn't need much more than a simple motion to let the ice harmlessly fly past him. Seeing his opponent rapidly approaching, Smash slid his left foot back a bit, poised and ready for him. Let's see what you've got. He said in his mind.

Now about ten yards away from Smash, Frost caused an icy pillar to rise under himself and launch him forward, combining his current momentum. He flipped over Smash's head and landed a few feet behind him. Without a moment's hesitation, the wolf quickly uses a blast of icy energy aimed at Smash's legs to freeze the echidna's feet to the floor. He then dashed forward and, creating a blunted icy blade along his right arm, attempted to smack Smash with a horizontal swipe. The swipe was done at such a height that ducking would likely cause Smash to get hit in the head instead of the torso. In case of a block, Frost would continue his momentum to shoulder slam into Smash, knocking him out of the icy trap and back a short distance.

Smash whirled around as the wolf landed behind him, putting a damper on his planned counter. He quickly sprung upward to dodge the ice beam aimed at his feet, only to see that the floor froze beneath him. As soon as he landed, he slipped and fell backwards, barely catching himself from landing flat on his back with his hand behind him. The icy blade cut right over his face, so close that it actually brushed through his hair before it settled from the fall. Alarmed by his vulnerably awkward position, he exploited the slipperiness of the ice to twirl around and deal a sweep kick to the wolf's legs in a break-dancing motion. One more spin and he would shove himself back to his feet.

As the icy blade passed over Smash's face, Frost knew he'd have to act fast or risk leaving himself open. He quickly sprung back, avoiding the sweep kick just in time. Hoping to catch the echidna before he fully recovered, Frost flicked his wrist in an upward motion, causing the ice underneath Smash to rise up and encase him. If successful, this would immobilize Smash and leave him vulnerable. He'd then cause a column of ice to rise under the icy tomb, launching it a moderate distance into the air. Assuming Smash couldn't get free before the icy prison hit the ground, the blue echidna would be hurt upon impact with the ground, not to mention possibly suffering mild trauma from the force of the impact and a short lived feeling of hypothermia. Should Smash get himself free from the attack (or somehow avoid it altogether), Frost would take a different course of action depending on what his opponent would do.

Smash gasped briefly when the ice ensnared him on his way up, leaving only his head free. Crap! Was the only thing going through his mind when he was flung through the air. The block of ice restricted his movements quite a bit; he'd have to think fast to get out of this one. He was headed toward the mountain area, and it looked like he would hit the rocky wall before touching the ground. As he drew closer to the mountain, a light gradually began to shine within the ice. Cracks quickly formed as he put all his strength into breaking free. Only a few feet away from the mountain-side, the ice shattered in a blast of energy; Smash was free. His fur briefly flickered a much lighter shade of blue during this moment.

Smash was free, but still flying toward the mountain. He lowered himself face-down and feet facing the wall to land against the side. Before gravity kicked back in, Smash sprung back down toward Frost like a bullet from a slingshot.

Frost rolled to the side, out of Smash's path. Upon completing the evasive roll, Frost threw a grenade at where Smash would land. Once it detonated, the grenade would release a dense cloud of smoke that might irritate Smash's eyes and lungs. It would be while Smash was disoriented that Frost would strike.

Of course, Smash expected him to get out of the way; all he needed was to close the distance between them. But a grenade? Not good. Smash curled himself up and performed a somersault, just to position himself upright so that he could stomp his feet downward to stop himself early. He landed sooner than he would have, but still skidded forward a bit more than he'd like. He leaped in the opposite direction that Frost went just before the smoke bomb went off. Rolling across the ground a bit, he sprung back to his feet just a little ways past the smoke cloud. Just to be safe, he backed away from it a bit more. He returned to his defensive position, having a good idea on just what Frost had planned to do.

Witnessing that Smash got out of the smoke bomb's radius just before detonation, Frost had to adjust his plan a bit. Rather than charging in and attacking the echidna while he was vulnerable, Frost instead stayed where he was, facing the echidna's direction. The good news is that the smoke bomb was between him and Smash, so Smash wouldn't be able to see what he was about to do. Frost put one foot back and began to charge his power, pulling his hands in and to his side. After several seconds, Frost steps forward and swings his hands forward and at an upward angle. Immediately afterwards, a jagged wave of ice began to approach Smash. However, unlike last time, this was not just a narrow strip of protruding icicle stalagmites. Instead, it was a large wave of enormous icicle stalagmites (approximately 8 feet tall each) that covered a great horizontal distance. Evading to the side was not possible, and the icy stalagmites, which would form bunched up together so that moving in between them would be a slow and time-consuming process, would stick around for a short while after the attack, covering Smash's side of the arena. If, for some reason, Smash failed to avoid it, he'd be launched up a great distance, flying in the opposite direction from Frost. It would be then that Frost pulls out a rifle and takes aim at the airborne echidna. Luckily for Smash, the ammunition that Frost would use wouldn't be lethal. However, it would still hurt quite a bit if hit.

Smash could hear the ice coming. It was loud and it sounded like it was coming from everywhere. Alarmed, he backed up slowly, until the icicles emerged from the smoke cloud. "Holy CRAP." His mind raced, trying to figure out how to get out of this one. In the couple seconds he thought about it, he realized that in this situation, there was pretty much only one logical thing to do. He turned tail and hit full reverse. He ran as far as he could from the ice wave, heading toward the grassy area. Noticing the tree up ahead, an idea lit up in his mind. Smash forced himself to run even faster, nearly stumbling over himself in the process. He made a great leap toward the highest branches of the tree, boosting himself forward with an Energy Burst to apply more force as he grabbed hold. The tree bent to his will, leaning over quite a bit as it struggled to stop his momentum. Suddenly, the tree swung back into place, slinging Smash forward like a catapult. He breezed just over the spiky columns of ice, flying through and dissapating the remains of the fading smoke cloud. He found himself landing about 12 feet behind Frost, and was free to continue his pursuit. He wasted no time trying to close the distance on the two once more, ready to take the fight back to him.

Frost turned around, ready to counter whatever Smash would throw at him.

As Smash drew near, he realized this was a good opportunity to test out a new move he had recently begun practicing. He began to focus his energy into his hands, and soon lunged at Frost. He performed a somersault, clasping both hands now glowing together above his head, and slammed them down...in front of his foe, not on him. His fists crashed into the ground, releasing the charge in the form of a stunning shockwave, which would temporarily paralyze him. Meanwhile, Smash's slam catapulted him just over Frost's head with a flip and twirl, setting him up to face Frost's back. He would then follow up with a chain of rapid punches and kicks, regardless of whether or not his first stunt worked.

Frost quickly dashed forward as soon as Smash was in the air, closing the distance a bit faster than the echidna would have anticipated. Just before Smash could slam his hands downward and cause the shockwave, Frost leaned to the side somewhat to prevent the glowing hands from striking him while attemting to grab his opponent by his shirt (or around the torso, depending on whether or not Smash was wearing a shirt) and slam him into the ground prematurely, without Smash being able to use the shockwave to spring himself. Frost would then quickly try to stomp on Smash's ankle before the echidna reacted in an attempt to painfully cripple the echinda's movement ability, if the prior attack was successful.

(I hope this is alright. I had to think very carefully how to word this so it didn't sound like an autododge or anything. ~Frost)

(I don't know. I'm having some trouble picturing this. I can see him dodging the attack, yeah, but the way Smash is positioned makes me feel that it wouldn't be very easy to reach his gut. His body is in an arc, as he is preparing for another flip. Normally someone would curl up for that, but Smash is doing the opposite since his hands are extended to pound the ground. His body from the waist down is arching upward and is about to flip forward. That and his arms might get in the way, as they're probably shielding his chest. He'd have to be completely at his side for that, I guess. But even if he did get his stomach, I'm not sure if it would be strong enough to cancel out his attack.

I don't know really, my logic feels entirely flawed here somehow. Especially since now I'm having more trouble picturing Smash's position. I was expecting you to simply jump to avoid the shockwave.~Smash The Echidna~  01:08, February 26, 2015 (UTC))

(The way I picture it in my mind, arcing upward like that would cause Smash to flip more straight forward into his opponent rather than flipping over his opponent. At least, it would if he arced prior to his fists hitting the ground. I'm no physics major, but I've failed at enough handsprings to know that arcing too early will not give the right lift, and too late will end in a fail. However, it'll probably be easier to just adjust what my character does rather than force you to add more detail to your character's actions. Give me some time to adjust my combatant's action to fit the situation. ~Frost)