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Moderation 4

October 1st, 13:00

Potions

Rolls

@Pax Zhang@Avery Chen@David Howard@Colin McCoire

1. You have 7 days from now to write your entrance posts (200 words min).
2. Before that deadline, send me your team's actions via owl (Make sure to communicate with your team). Don't hint at actions in your post.
3. If you don't post in the allotted time frame, your action is void.
4. Potion Mechanics Dueling Spells
5. Your stats, abilities, and spells have been recorded and locked for this duel.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to OWL or DM me. Best of luck, and have fun!

They/She

With the potion in hand, Pax had never felt more powerful. They could now sympathise more with Avery's uncontrollable flame columns-from holding the bottle alone they felt incredibly strong.

Flicking off the lid, they downed the potion in one.

And boy, was it hot! Pax had not been ready for that sort of heat to scorch the back of their throat as they wiped the quickly accumulating sweat from their face, certain it was shifting to an uncomfortable hue of purple-red. They clasped both hands over their mouth, dropping the vial in the process (Sorry Hunter!) as they tried to restrain the fire. A cough was rapidly building up in the back of their throat, and, unable to control it, they quickly removed their hands and let the fire erupt in the direction of David in a swift coughing motion, missing wildly through the badly aimed blast.

But, of course, there was no coughing sound. In fact, the whole hall was silent (Pax internally cheered at Colin's and their own's ability to read each other's minds). They turned to said boy, only to see fires erupting from him as Avery's own flames died down. They wanted to yell out, but the flames would then sear towards him, and he did not need any more burns right now.

Hand back and clasped over their mouth to prevent any unwarranted flames, they turned back to their opponents, flames now almost literally in their eyes.

Reducio

Word Count: 243

Mention: @Colin McCoire, @Avery Chen, @David Howard, @Hunter Argentum

Date: October 1st 2022

Colin smirked as he watched Dave deal with Pax's dragon fire! It wasn't a snakey kind of smirk, but more of an I actually did that smirk. Colin was rather proud of the fact that he'd cast a perfect flipendo on Dave and knocked him back right off his feet! He was also proud of Pax and himself --- they were both fighting well, and so far neither of them was dead!

He turned to watch his demisister as she coughed out a gout of flame onto Dave. He winced visibly as Dave evaded the worst of it. He wanted to yell That sucks, Paxo! Get em next time! But he knew nothing but an airy hiss would escape his throat for a while yet. Even so, it was cool to see David's hand on fire!

Colin turned to make his own move and that's when he happened to get a good look at Avery. His housemate's mouth was open wide, just like a dragon's, and deep inside, he could see the brilliant white heat of hellfire stirring, the flames roaring and the magical fires consuming themselves! Avery was the very maw of a great blast furnace, hot enough to melt steel and break diamonds, powerful enough to liquefy the stones of the castle and make them flow like water!

And with one last roar, Avery sent that fire straight over towards Colin! Colin knew in that instant what was coming his way, and he tossed the vial of muffling potion towards his and Pax's opponents. In that moment he didn't care if he hit them or not, though judging by the sudden silencing of Avery's final taunt and Dave's silence, they'd both breathed in the purple vapour.

There was no way to dodge Avery's fire.

He left his arms outstretched.

Colin felt like he'd fallen into the Sun, and he embraced her scorching fires! Every inch of his body erupted in an unimaginably fierce pain. It knocked the breath out of him it was so strong! But Colin had felt this pain before. Several times! He straightened up and stretched his arms out to their widest; he closed his eyes and arched his back, feeling the magical fires lick at his skin. He felt like the Balrog, a being of living flame, consumed by fire and consuming.

It was difficult, but even this pain was tolerable! He'd been hit with incendio before --- he even cast a backfired charm onto himself once! Colin knew fire and knew what it felt like. There was but one way to overcome this kind of pain!

From his arched back stance, he threw his stance forward, towards Avery! His hands were opened wide and his arms stretched wide towards his friend. His eyes were narrowed and his deep breath was let out in a long, deep from the belly roar!! If only Colin's voice weren't muffled! It was a good wolfy roaring growl, and Colin wished that he, like Prometheus, could share some of his fire with Avery!

He shook his entire body he roared and the flames danced around him. Colin knew he was hurting badly, but the boy was pumped! His adrenaline was flooding his entire body. Regardless of the damage Avery's dragon fire was doing to him, at least Colin would feel wonderful about it!

Action: Colin embraces his inner Balrog.
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 6 | Strength: 4 | Wisdom: 7 | Arcane Power: 6 | Accuracy: 6

@Pax Zhang | @Avery Chen | @David Howard | @Hunter Argentum

Moderation 5

October 1st, 13:00

Potions

Rolls

Hunter took out his pocketwatch, taking note of the small fraction of seconds passing by. Based upon his knowledge of muffling draught, the potion should be wearing off soon. How soon he wasn't completely sure, which is why he was keeping track of the time. Each second mattered and he had to make sure they were recorded for future improvements. Of course, though, his gaze would revert and focus on the field. First there was Avery, using hand signals and odd mouthing to communicate with his teammate. Hunter could feel an almost slight headache be alleviated from his mind, and found the quiet nature of Avery no longer speaking being rather pleasant. It was rather odd though, to witness the boy stand there and try desperately to make a word come out of his mouth. There was little to no hope, the potion was like a poison and would have to run its course before another spell was capable of being cast.

Then there was David, it seems he got some sort of message across to Avery and the two understood each other well. Retrieving their last potion, it was the only support-focused item Hunter had provided. Murtlap Essence, a slight blue to lavender color depending on the lighting of the room made mostly from the tentacles of murtlaps. Hunter recalled often of having to eat such items when studying with his grandmother, and how purple fur eventually developed in his ears. A rather unpleasant experience, but he got used to it to where people could (rarely) find him casually snacking on them like gummy worms. He was used to the smell, but he was unsure of how the others would react. Splashing and lathering the concoction on his body, Hunter could tell from David's pain-filled expression becoming less rigid that the potion was working rather quickly. It didn't heal open wounds instantaneously, but it would help the process over time and act more as a soothing agent or painkiller. Being able to soothe one's own suffering is just as effective as any healing ability as it provided the energy to keep pushing forward. However the potion had drawbacks. The main one was the fact that the murtlap tentacles were pickled and the potion most likely was fermenting for weeks or even months. The smell could be described as sour and disgusting to many, and possibly even distracting. It seems the smell had made David gag a bit and incapable of focusing on dodging the oncoming fire attack from Pax Zhang.

Again, the quiet belch of flames from Pax was highly unusual to witness and rather scary too. To add to the surprise, it seems Pax was beginning to gain quick control over the flames, unlike Avery, having prevented almost hitting their own teammate out of panic for Colin and landing a shot on their second try. The flames seemed more abrupt and powerful, and Hunter could only assume the strength of the potion depended on the drinker rather than just the brewer. Pax's flames were probably the largest out of everyone's with the highest of heat that even Hunter was beginning to sweat a little among the crowd. Pax was the only offensive unit at the current moment, and they were certainly proving how much of an error it was to have ignored them for so long. The issue though, was how much longer could their teammate Colin go on for?

Colin had the same idea as David, to take the time he had to heal himself with his own team's Murtlap essence. He pulled through the flames burning at his skin and grabbed the bottle. Hunter was unsure if Colin hoped the potion would extinguish the flames, but he himself was also unsure. As Colin began to douse himself and rub the smelly potion along his body, the flames continued to roar. It seemed like the potion wasn't enough to erase the ongoing fire eating away at Colin. At best it most likely soothed the pain very slightly, and any epidermal cells regenerating were beginning to become charred.

Hunter stretched, a bit annoyed by the fact the duel is a 2v2 but mostly just been targeting two people. He didn't mind it, as it was strategic and such, but it was clear that David and Colin (both on fire) were possibly not going to survive much longer. All of Hunter's potions had been used, he of course had some more back in the Ravenclaw common room but he wasn't planning on lending anything more. This was a test, a test of the strength of his potions and a display of who he was. Soon though, this duel was going to be just ordinary in nature. As such, he began to write in his journal a bit more thoughts and ideas on how to heal burns dealt with by magical flames. To perhaps even speed things up a bit, he yelled a bit of advice to all of them with the muffling draught: "I suggest very deep breaths. Exhale before inhale!" Although, he was unsure of how many could focus on him due to two being on fire and another breathing it.

@Pax Zhang@Avery Chen@David Howard@Colin McCoire

1. You have 7 days from now to write your entrance posts (200 words min).
2. Before that deadline, send me your team's actions via owl (Make sure to communicate with your team). Don't hint at actions in your post.
3. If you don't post in the allotted time frame, your action is void.
4. Potion Mechanics Dueling Spells
5. Your stats, abilities, and spells have been recorded and locked for this duel.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to OWL or DM me. Best of luck, and have fun!

Dave - cd0a2f

Colin had poured the murtlap all over himself, slathering the healing potion all over himself --- well, all over everywhere he could reach without throwing off his thankfully fireproof kilt and duelling naked like an ancient Celt! His eyebrows raised in pleasant surprise and his eyes lit up. He sniffed at the bottle. He sniffed at his shoulders and arm pits and his hands. Colin made a funny little grin with the tip of his tongue sticking out between his teeth.

Colin felt an almost irresistible urge to roll around on his back like a dog who's found a strong smelling patch of weeds by the trackside. He whuffed and sniffed at himself and he wondered what Dave was thinking about the curious aroma of the murtlap potion. Colin found that he now smelled like the punkiest and strongest pickle sandwich with sauerkraut and kimchi that the Hogwarts Elves could concoct! And he didn't mind at all!

Colin didn't especially like the smell, and decided that he'd not regularly bathe in murtlap, but he had to admit that Argentum's concoction actually smelled rather interesting. It was a curious and complex scent and Colin wondered at the taste. There were a couple drops left in the bottle and he wet his lips and tongue with the dregs.

"Mmm!? Whoa! Tangy!" Colin almost dropped the bottle in surprise. The stuff tasted very strongly of pickling. Not delicious, but --- interesting! And he got his voice back!

"WOOOO!!!" Colin shook his fiery mane eagerly and got out his wand. His adrenaline still coursed through his and he gave Pax a grin and a wink! He struck his best duelling posture and aimed his wand.

Action: Colin's inner canine enjoys some extra strong murtlap.
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 6 | Strength: 4 | Wisdom: 7 | Arcane Power: 6 | Accuracy: 6

@Pax Zhang | @Avery Chen | @David Howard | @Hunter Argentum

They/She

The flames were building rapidly fast by now, and it didn't take long for Pax to have to breathe out in a fiery column, directed straight towards David. The fire engulfed him quickly and Pax cheered with triumphant smile. Besides, it seemed he'd just taken the last potion, a healing potion of sorts, so he'd be fine.

However, the heat in their throat was growing stronger by the second, making them feel less fine if anything. Pax had to force down the coughs from the hints of ash and smoke because the second the attempted to force anything out, a bulge of flames would also follow. And they didn't want to waste any of the powerful flames.

The odd silence that had enveloped the room slowly began to ebb, as Pax could almost hear the echoes of furious flames and dragon-like roars from within them. They inched a little closer to Colin, careful not to face him properly to avoid searing him in the process, plus the poor boy was still burning despite the potion he'd used in an attempt to soothe the burns presumably.

They focused their attention back to Avery and David, the latter looking definitely weakened but the former looking almost as fine as when they began. The fight was going to be harsh, no matter what.

Reducio

Word Count: 220

Mention: @Colin McCoire, @Avery Chen, @David Howard, @Hunter Argentum

Date: October 1st 2022