Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-3549833-20160213150925

''"A hot desert wind blew throughout the clear blue skies.

And with that...

This albino young-looking man's magical aura shrouded his entirety as he launched his clenched hand forward with the speed of a bullet.

"...Dragon's ...Fist."

Even those words announcing the name of the attack couldn't be clearly heard, the sound of the fist slamming into a fleshy body resounded out loud; it resonated loud and clear, enough for anyone to hear. A low-ditch sound came from the clenched hand smashing into the scales of a dragon, slicing through the seemingly indestructible defense like a hot knife through some good quality butter. That blow created a sound of collision which echoed throughout the field.

The sheer effect of this attack could be felt for kilometers- as the sizzling of white-hot energies overwhelmed the landscape, bathing what was once an azure in a colourless void.

Even with that "Dragon's Power", against the might of aether, the Dragon Slayer against this mysterious man could only collapse in a crumpled heap before their opponent; the enemy Dragon Slayer coughed up blood and stared up at this enigmatic man, whose gaze was as cold as lasagna that was reheated in a shitty microwave.

The whole vicinity shook by the impact of having the foolhardy dragon warrior body's fall.

"Reprobate." The victor's haughty-yet-dignified voice reached his enemy's barely-functioning ears. "As expected of a Dragon Slayer of the present. All this competition is...is a sham." As the mysterious Dragon Slayer began to walk off, leaving his enemy to simply swim around in their own blood like a fish, only bigger and a human, the man muttered, "From now on, as the Dragon Slayer King of the current era...a new Dragon King Festival will be held."

A new era was about to begin for Dragon Slayer-kin, not to be confused for those imbeciles who thought they were dragons. It was this man, Vincent Albion's duty to ensure that foolhardy magicians like that small fry would never be able to claim that title."''

Okay, sorry for the wall of text, y'all. I just wanted to set the mood- also I haven't written Fairy Tail in a while, so if it seems a bit off, you know why.

Anyway, if ya hadn't guessed by the title, this Dragon Slayer Royale will be far more plot-oriented compared to the last ones. Basically, Vincent beat the crap out of the winner of the last Royale (which I asked Aru and Damon about before) and took the title. Vinny's concerned about Dragon Slayers these days with them not being aware that they shouldn't abuse their power. When you think about it, it's actually a valid concern fanon-wise really- of course a lot of Dragon Slayers would have their power go to their heads and want to lord their powers over regular magicians, look at Dragon Soul for example.

The criteria for this Dragon Slayer Royale is that Vincent is looking for Dragon Slayers who stand up for those weaker than them and don't abuse their power. While you COULD become a Dragon Slayer King by beating everyone up like the past Dragon Slayer Royales, that's how Acnologia came about, but since people would be wary as shit of DS like those, while the goal of the current Dragon Slayer Royale is, of course, still combat, Vincent will only give the title to those who show many traits regarding the Seven Heavenly Virtues- they'd be an apt inheritor of the title and also ensure that the title is in good hands.

Now, onto how the new Royale will be dealt with. I've already chosen two judges, Ashy and Fire, two highly experienced roleplayers who are known for analyzing things greatly and mostly lack bias. I myself will be a bit more off-handed with the judging since I'll be writing the story for the new Royale- also I'll be practicing my roleplaying combat skills for the final match; I haven't done an undetermined combat roleplay in a very long time, and I really don't want to disappoint.

The deadlines will be a bit strict for some people- each 'fight' will take over two weeks initially, and the amount of time to post increases by a week with each victory more or less. In my own opinion, the reason why the royale generally doesn't end well is not only because of complaints about other users but because people are busy and don't have much time to edit- it's definitely not going to be a penalty, I mean it's life, after all, but if something takes weeks-months people get bored of it. If you have scheduling problems and still want to participate, discuss it with your opponent, please contact me and I'll see what I can do.

Additionally, eight Dragon Slayers will be able to participate, not including Vincent. The criteria needed to be met will be similar to that of other Dragon Slayer Royale rules, though in this case, alongside your Dragon Slayer Magic and numerous power-ups, your character cannot use all but one of their other magics- it's not called the "Dragon Slayer Royale" for a reason. Basic spells like Magic Ray and Defenser do not count for this, though; same goes for simple magical manipulation.

What are your thoughts? Do you have any questions/suggestions? Leave your thoughts below. 