LAURIM VS. EGAWO
“Our first Fiend is probably wondering what the heck she’s doing here, having signed-up on a whim and tried to back out, only to be told it was too late. A timid girl, but with a full menagerie of maniacal monsters at her beck and call. Try not to scare her off before she makes it to the stage. The Zonked Zoo, Laurim!”
“We have our second contestant to thank for the crisp sound system that’s broadcasting around this coliseum and the clear audio you all get to hear at home. She had a tough start, held in captivity for years before she was saved by the Fiends For Hire at the Power Station. Now she wants to save others who need it, and soothe the world with music. Make some noise for The Deafening DJ, Egawo!”
“Laurim has voted for obstacles while Egawo has voted against, so we go to the coin toss! …And Laurim wins it! Now then, this fight will be a little unique. Given the nature of Egawo’s power, the barrier will also be dampening all sound in the arena. We won’t be able to hear a thing. Because of this, our commentators will be doing play-by-play commentary of the full fight, and any future fights with Egawao. Laurim’s actions will be dictated by Kada, and Egawo will be dictated by Itsy.”
“Now then, ladies. Is there anything you’d like to say while you still can?”
Rallie headed over to Egawo first and stuck the mic in her face. “Laurim is a good girl, so I don’t wish to do her any harm. But this is the arena, and she shouldn’t have come if she wasn’t ready. Run and hide all you like, little one, but sound can find you anywhere.”
“Chilling stuff,” the host commented before heading over to the girl who was quite literally quaking in her boots.
“Umm, umm, uhh, uhh,” Laurim stammered repeatedly, desperate to come up with anything to say. “Uhhh, please be gentle with me!”
Rallie left the stage, and obstacles rose into the arena. “Fight!”
《Kada: As expected, Laurim immediately went and hid behind some lockers.》
《Itsy: Uhh, looks like Egawo’s applauding her for this. Nah, she’s using her Curse by clapping. Ah, she’s clapping at all them obstacles now. Hoo wee, they shattering to bitty bitty bits!》
《Kada: Damn, everything destroyed so far. Now Laurim is exposed out in the open, trembling. You can do it Laurim!》
《Itsy: That ain’t good. Kinda looks like Egawo’s bullying her now, blasting her buncha sound or something.》
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《Kada: Erk, oh zjik, it looks like Laurim’s bleeding from her ears. Yup that’s some of her chartreuse blood. She’s trying to plug her ears, but it doesn’t seem to be helping.》
《Kada: Oh she stood up, and now she raised her hand in the air. That’s her transformation pose. She’s transforming! But what monster did she say? I’m no expert at lip reading, but I could have sworn she said ‘naked’. Just what are you doing, Laurim?》
《Itsy: Hope it ain’t naked. These folks ain’t got no business lookin at a little girl like that. Wait, how old is Laurim again?》
《Kada: Old enough, but she’s too innocent for something like that. And… ohhh, I guess all of the monsters she turns into are actually naked, so we should be fine.》
《Itsy: Ohp, looks like Egawo’s trying to blast away the egg, but it ain’t budgin. If anything, just making it hatch faster.》
《Kada: Uhhhhhhhhh…….》
《Itsy: Uhhhh, what the heck is that thing? Looks like a pile of, uhhh, fleshy soup. Oh, it’s got some teeth and a tail at least》
《Kada: Umm, I’m guessing the base is a naked mole rat, which would explain why she mouthed naked. Maybe the other part’s a salamander? That would make sense because both animals have little-to-no-hearing capability. I guess that would make her like a Naked Molemander or a Naked Salamolerat. Something like that.》
《Kada: Really not your best though, Laurim. I’m going to need you to turn into 800 cute monsters after this to wipe this image from my brain. Definitely doesn’t help that the skin only has a small tinge of her usual mauve additive. It’s mostly just fleshy and pink.》
《Itsy: Egawo trying to blast the monster now. But uhhh, doesn’t seem to be bothered much. Actually, it’s just making the loose skin all flappy and ripply. Kind of mesmerizing, actually, nah, it’s just kinda making my stomach feel queasy.》
《Kada: Oh, Laurim’s hissing at Egawo now. That’s a lot of spittle and big creepy buck teeth. And now she’s charging at her. Wow, look at the ball of flesh move.》
《Itsy: Huh? Egawo turned around and’s scampering towards the edge. Whatcha doing girl? The fights the other way! Oh, she hopped off the stage.》
“Nope, nope, nope!” Egawo declared immediately once Rallie got a mic in her face. “That creature is a nightmarish horror from the stories my grandma used to tell me as a kid. I’ll get cursed for life if I get near that thing. Not worth the risk. I surrender!”
“The winner is Laurim!” Rallie announced. The victor seemed as surprised as anyone after she turned back to normal, sitting on her butt in the arena, glancing around at the cheering crowd.
~Unfulfilled Wish~
Egawo: The utter annihilation of the Red Eyes Gang and any other trafficking groups.