(Emet-Selch will be participating in Close combat (non-magic), long-range shooting, all magic melee, and alchemy/kinetic. The last one is a team-up with Walter Dornez of Hellsing canon. Please feel free to send me a DM or private plurk to ch1ps0h0y if you wish to hash out who wins/loses, or simply toss up a starter stating which event you're tagging him for. I can also write a custom one upon request.)

(Note: He is a SWORD user for the non-magic melee and CROSSBOW for long-range.)

"You mean to say it's permanent?"

This irate question from an imperious-looking young man, his forearm bared to the elbow. One could be forgiven for thinking him any other citizen of Avalon in his modern outfit, but the gwiber sniffing at his ankles says otherwise.

"You never said it would be permanent!" he continues, seething. If one were to approach and glance at his arm, one would see an image of a graceful firebird moving on his skin. A small work of art that no-one would be displeased with in other circumstances.

The light and dark magic competition holds his interest more than the others. More than his own. He's almost captivated by the display, reminded of that which sent him here in the first place.

Seeing one of the bouts end in a victorious burst of light however, he flinches away and backs into someone passing by behind him. Clutching his head, he doubles over breathing shallowly. He doesn't offer an apology.

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