etraya | un: CliveRosfield | Video - Backdated to 7/5, late morning

[The video turns on to show Clive outdoors. He seems to be walking rather quickly as he speaks so the video is a little shaky.]

Forgive me if the quality of this video is not great. It’s my first time doing this, but I have a message for the community.

At midday, there will be a battle in the Ochreward area. This is a planned event and there is nothing to be alarmed of. You will likely see and hear two giant creatures fighting. One will be a dragon and the other a dark knight upon his steed. Please say well clear of the area. While this is just a spar for them, it can very quickly become deadly for anyone who is too close or tries to intervene.

If the dragon sees you and can, he’ll likely do what he can to avoid hitting you. The knight will not. Don’t take the risk.

I repeat: do not approach the area. It will be unsafe for you. This isn’t a fun event to come gawk at. This is two highly skilled warriors testing their mettle against one another.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let me know, and I will do my best to help you. I will be near the area where the spar is happening in an effort to prevent anyone from interrupting if the request needs to be made in person, but it would be safer if you asked here instead.

[ooc: You can find the log here.]

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And here I thought our greatest concern in Etraya was a nineteen year old girl with a shiny rock. So, are these two just stretching their wings or something? Or is this normal where these two are from?

That sounds like a story. Although, where I come from, shiny rocks can be pretty dangerous.

Sort of both. They meet on the battlefield frequently back home. From my understanding, Dion, the dragon, doesn't want to get rusty and Barnabas, the knight, is pretty much always spoiling for a satisfying battle.

And we CAN'T WATCH THIS?!

It sounds so cool and fun and interesting and you're telling us we can't really go WATCH MONSTERS FIGHT?

Do you want to get crushed or incinerated?

Go find a tall building, go to the roof, and watch from a safe distance. You won't be able to miss them. Trust me.

I don't think I can be incinerated actually! And no one here, but my brother, has the power that can stop me so.....

How big are we talking? Cuz I wanna be able to see the good stuff!

{ Have you taken precautions in the event of unforeseen emergencies? }

Edited 2025-07-07 00:54 (UTC)

Think of how big an ant is compared to the size of a full-grown adult man. The ant would be you. You are minuscule to them.

Pretty sure getting crushed would still hurt pretty bad.

Ochreward, you said? Thank you for the information, I'm certain we'll all be duly cautious.

[Was that a door. Probably not.]

Haven't had time. I was just told and am trying to get there before they start fighting. Any help would be appreciated.

That is SO COOL.

GIANT monsters fighting sounds so cool!!!!!!!!!

Is anyone going to make a video of the fight?

And eh, I'm sure it would but if you step on an open flame it'd burn more than hurt me.

You can be duly cautious by staying the hell away from here.

[He heard that door.]

Go. Home.

I'm doing my best to do just that, sir.

[In an extremely roundabout way.]

I don't care if you watch, but please do it from a safe distance. As in very far away. Rooftop. Please.

I have literally set both of these men on fire. In the forms they are in, I don't think they would notice. Not unless you were a roaring inferno 300 feet tall.

Oh really? Then where are you right now?

Do you happen to have said dangerous shiny rocks in Etraya? Yeah, Barnabas and I have exchanged punches before. He seems bored to tears in any other setting. It sounds like we can expect spectacles like this frequently in our futures?

but if I'm too far I won't be able to see details, right?

That's pretty cool though, you can set people on fire too!

[Casually ignoring everything else oops.]

Not home, sir, I have to rely on the trolleys today to return to the apartments I'm afraid. I'm sure these deadly combatants would never fight so close to vital infrastructure..?

{ I'm at your disposal if I can help. Do you know the high-low for this, in case of the best and worst eventualities?

I'm sending the hospital a message now, to request it has bots standing by in the event of any unfortunate accidents from participants or those who may take your warning as an invitation. }

Come now, you’ve just told everyone where the best show in the entire bubble is going to be. No one even lives there. It would have taken them ages to get there once they noticed the dragon.

Not that I am aware of. Thankfully. If any show up and I hear about it, I'll take care of it. If you suddenly see any giant pillars of crystal that glow and can make magic, tell me right away.

That is an accurate assessment of the guy. Pretty sure the only way he will ever be even a little satisfied is when there is someone around who can finally beat him.

It's likely. There are 5 of us who can transform and I know that people are going to want to keep their skills sharp. Technically 6, but one of them is the horse.

Is this a usual occurrence here? I had noted the chaotic disarray that this facility is otherwise kept in, but this is certainly a different extreme altogether. Truly, battles between creations? To test their might? How utterly barbaric and needlessly destructive.

That won't be a problem. Like I said, really fucking big. And they both can take to the air so I doubt you'll have much problem seeing them.

I sure can. Can do other things, too. Fire just happens to be where my greatest strength lies.

If they do show up, expect some theatrics about if you're responsible enough to handle your own items. Has anyone ever beaten him in a fight? Are you saying that there are 6 of you that can become gargantuan creatures that could cause considerable damage on a whimsey? Maybe... vaporize a person or two along the way?

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

Best case scenario, they get through their spar to the most satisfaction that either of them are going to acheive or when they wear themselves out. No one gets in the way, no one gets hurt other than whatever damage they take from each other. This isn't the first time they have met on the battlefield. It will be the first time the dragon, Dion, will not have to hold back out of fear of hurting his own soldiers, though.

Worst case scenario, and I mean absolute worst case that is very unlikely but never zero, one of them either gets too into it or loses control and does damage outside of the region they are in. Which would cause a lot of problems both for the safety of people here and structural damage. That being said, I don't think that either of them are in a place where that would happen. Dion has a very level head and has over a decade of battlefield experience and Barnabas has some of the most astounding control I have ever seen in my life.

Based on what I have seen so far, the most likely case is people aren't going to listen to me and get too close and get hurt or killed by getting in the way.

I'm not dumb enough to get close to that kind of fight for fun - but I guess I'd better go make sure everyone who is doesn't get hurt.

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