Investigate! Voulge and Ignis!

((Gah...I didn't mean to cover the Guard Chip with the shield .__. Is there a rule saying that you can't have two defenses at the same time?))

Voulge immediately saw that his clone summoned yet another shield, so he did the same. If felt like they were in an even playing field, but Voulge already exhausted all of his strongest chip and his Jousting Lance transformation needed some time before it could be used once more. "Marius, we need to come up with a plan to take the enemy down, ASAP. Soon or later, our chips is going to run out...". Marius had to think this one over. Its ability and combat capability was nearly the same as his navi, but its stamina and resilience was much stronger. Looking at his chip folder, the operator made a quick calculation and let out a small breath of relief. "It looks like we can take the navi down, but just barely. Make sure all your attacks hit dead on..."

The navi spun spear around and stomped the pole end to the ground, attempting to intimidate the Mirror Navi. He had his greave set firmly into the rocky lavas and prepared to jump into the battle once more.

"WAIT YOU IDIOT!!"

It was Ignis, who was hiding far away from the battlefield. He was communicating with Voulge through his telepathy, making sure that nobody else would hear what he had to say. "That guy is waiting for you to act first! Look!". Heading his SP's warning, Voulge examined closely at the Mirror Navi and Ignis was right. Voulge loosened his grip on the spear and stabbed the blade through the ground. "Much Appreciated, Ignis" he nodded his head and faced towards the direction where Ignis was, "I'm just pointing out the obvious, you dunt!".

Keeping Ignis' warning in mind, Voulge's first thought was to stay long ranged and keep away from the Mirror Navi. He knew how dangerous it would be to face himself in close combat and he intended to use everything he had to keep the navi away. The navi had little to no idea what the Mirror Navi was preparing for, so he had to play the waiting game. He changed his weapon into a GunLance, while it was still lodged in the ground, and loaded it with two chips. The reason why Voulge wasn't carrying his weapon was to lighten his whole body to help him dodge. Plus, he had the chain always connected from his Lancea to his arm so he had access to his weapon anytime.

Voulge waited and waited till something happened, but he quick thought up what he would do. After avoiding the unknown attack from the navi, he would grab his GunLance with his chain and begin his assault. First chip loaded was the Shotgun, the second, the Zapring. Using the Shotgun, he would destroy the shield, and with a very very small chance, hit the Mirror navi with a stray bullet. With its defense down, Voulge would unload the Zapring as soon as the shotgun makes contact. The chip would temporarily paralyze the navi with its electrifying power and it would open up the chance for his next attack. The navi will unleash the Yo-yo chip to slash its crystal body into worthless shards. Hopefully, the paralysis would keep the Mirror Navi in bay and it would buy Voulge enough time to finish his attack with the Yo-yo and dodge any retaliation. Even though his future action is a bit too ambitious, Voulge needed to go all out to take his enemy down.

Actions:
* Phalanx Aspis [1-hit Shield]
Ignis: Hide/Dodge
1. Prepare to evade upcoming attack.
2. Shotgun [50/Spread] @ Mirror Navi / Shield
3. Zapring [40/Stun] @ Mirror Navi
4. Yo-Yo1 [40 x 2-3 / Object (HP: 40) / Lowers Dodge / Read Chip Description] @ Mirror Navi
5. Dodge
Voulge fired his stockpiled rounds so quickly that he failed to notice the Mirror Navi avoid Shotgun blast with a simple dodge. Failing to bring down the shield, the following Zapring sparked against volcanic rocks instead of hitting his opponent. He was two chips down and had not done any damage. Desperate, he flung his yo-yo at the navi just as he counterattacked with a barrage of flaming knives that Voulge recognized to be his Phoenixshot.

In a stroke of pure luck, the blades bounced off the large yo-yo, flying off in random directions including Ignis's position. The support program barely avoided being impaled. The yo-yo proceeded to saw through the replica brigandine armour and across the belt that held his pauldron in place. The large shoulder protector fell to the ground as the Navi recoiled from the attack and brought up another rocky shield to protect himself from further harm.

Mirror Navi: 385 HP [1-hit shield]

Terrain: 60% Lava, 20% Normal, 20% Cracked

Voulge: 140 HP [1-hit shield]
Ignis: 35 HP
As soon as Voulge saw that the Mirror Navi's armor was broken by his yo-yo, he didn't hesitate to begin his assault. He couldn't give the clone a second to breath and consistently put him in defense. Voulge lifted his spear up to his chest and started to dash straight towards the navi.

"Prepare your self!", he yelled as he was nearing towards the Mirror Navi. He summoned his earthly shield in the last second and positioned the spear head towards the enemy's shield. He didn't plan anything fancy, but he knew that the power of his default spear form would be enough to break through the defense. He gave it a quick, but fierce jab towards the shield and continued his assault.

Marius, in the real world, felt a little uneasy about Voulge's actions. Even though his navi has the upper hand, he knew that a cornered animal would always fight back. He quickly dug into his chip folder and jammed the Guard chip into the PET. Placing the chip into standby, Marius only needed to press a button to activate it and protect Voulge from any sudden, desperate move by the Mirror Navi.

Voulge was clashing spear against spear with his opponent, all happening in a blink of an eye. All the attack from both was either parried or dodged, not a single hit. He intended to make quick work and retreat, but he underestimated the strength of the replica. "Amazing. How was it able to copy me in just a short time...I need to finish this quickly." He stopped his attack and took two steps back quickly. He placed both arms out to the side, making the Avaria-Lancea into his lethala war scythe, and his left arm glow with heat.

One step forward, he took the war scythe by the neck and tried to use it like a short sword. With the Mirror Navi within close range, Voulge attempted to strike the opponent's wide open shoulder and drain some blood into his own. One step forward, he clenched his left fist and sent a powerful, fiery LEFT hook straight at the Mirror Navi's rib cage, so powerful that it could shatter any ordinary navi into submission. One step forward, Voulge disappeared and reappeared far away from his enemy, keeping him safe away from its deadly close combat.

Actions:
Ignis: Hide/Dodge
1. Ruby Assault [12 Damage / Fire / Melee / Buster] @ Mirror Navi
2. Guard1 [Reflect 60] As soon as Voulge's shield is down
3. Bona ex Diabolus [60 Damage (Life Drain) / Melee / Slashing / 3TCD] @ Mirror Navi
4. FireHit1 [60+15/Melee] @ Mirror Navi
5. AreaGrab [Teleport] to escape
Voulge shattered the Mirror Navi's volcanic shield into a pile of rubble with just a few quick jabs from his spear. The navi pushed Voulge away but this time it was Voulge's shield that softened the blow and consequently fell apart. For a moment, both combatants were defenceless until another Guard snapped into place on Voulge's free arm. He confidently reformed his weapon into a war scythe and stabbed down at the exposed shoulder of his target. His copy still had his arms outstretched in a pushing motion but his blade had already penetrated past that point. He would not be blocking this attack with his hands.

The attack connected but there was an uneasy feeling. It was the same feeling he had experienced earlier with his Grandis Attero. It was impossible but Voulge checked the point of impact and once again, his attack had been stopped by the copy as if its skin was made of some kind of impervious material. His scythe had not even left so much as a scratch let alone draw any blood at all. He was close enough to see the cold, empty expression in his opponent's eyes. There were no signs of fear or hate or joy. Voulge gave his opponent a powerful punch to the ribs in frustration before teleporting to a safe distance.

The Mirror Navi opened its hand and materialized a Boomerang of its own but Voulge was well out of range. Regardless, it was still thrown and Voulge watched as it spun towards him and began to veer off before it even reached him. However, he was too late in realizing that Ignis was still in harm's way. There was no time to warn his support program as the spinning blade sliced its way through the crystalized flame and returned to the Mirror Navi's hand. He dismissed the weapon and brought a large cannon that looked like his modified Magnum. The copy charged the gun with an audible humming sound as the rubble of his destroyed shield reconstructed itself.

Mirror Navi: 310 HP [1-hit shield]

Terrain: 60% Lava, 20% Normal, 20% Cracked

Voulge: 140 HP [Guard1]
Ignis: 5 HP
((Doing this on a different computer. I'll finish this when I get back home))

As Ignis was nearly cut in half by the boomerang, he hurried away from his hiding place and dashed to a further, safer location. At this rate, he was going to be deleted at any given moment and Ignis could only cower and hide from the Mirror Navi. Realizing the danger his SP is along with the charging Magnum at his enemy's hand, Voulge detached himself from the guard chip and sent it to Ignis via P.E.T. Connection. Humble, but too egotistical to admit it, Ignis only replied with, "Che! Do you think I need something like this to protect me?...But since you already did give it to me...". And so, Ignis found cover behind the guard chip and silently waited till he needed to move to the next shelter.

Now, Voulge could focus towards his enemy. From the look of it, the Mirror Navi was charging the magnum so he could strike both Voulge and Ignis in one shot. Voulge knew he could be able to withstand a direct shot, barely, but Ignis couldn't. He started to move step by step near Ignis and slowly formed the earthly shield to protect him. Voulge knew, from his experience from handling the chip, that the attack was going to come in the next second or two. He dug his feet into the ground and faced the shield towards the barrel of the Magnum. He also kept his eye on Ignis just in case something unexpected happens. If something does happen, he could easily reallocate his shield to block unexpected attacks.

As soon as the enemy's move was finished, Voulge could only hope for few things to happen. First, the Guard that protected Ignis would've deflected the enemy's attack and destroy his shield. Secondly, the navi would have made the similar decision as Voulge would and move closer with his Magnum. If then, the enemy would be in his attack range and Voulge could easily lay down two hits on it. He took out a short sword out from his brigandine and transformed the Lancea into a oriental naginata. Voulge took a quick glace at where the Mirror Navi was and pounced towards him. With the naginata on his right arm, he gave out a wide, powerful swipe across his enemy and followed it with his short sword. Instantly, Voulge retreated away from his enemy as soon as he was finished with his own attack. He knew how capable he himself was in close combat, and he would need to avoid it at any cost. But, that didn't mean Voulge was done. Putting the short sword back, he gripped his weapon with both hands and it transformed into a Fishy completely covered in silver armor similar to Voulge's. It took off in supersonic and headed straight for the Mirror Navi enemy once more.

Actions:
Ignis: Dodge / Relocate to a safer location
1. Transfer [Guard1] to Ignis
* Phalanx Aspis [1-hit Shield]
2. Move near Ignis / Protect him if needed
3. Retaliate w/ Sword [80/Slash] @ Mirror Navi
4. Continuous Slash w/ Sword [80/Slash] @ Mirror Navi
* Swordplay [Dodge]
5. DashAttack [90/Impact/Hit in line {Up to 5}] @ Mirror Navi
((BUMP))
Voulge transferred his Guard to Ignis while bracing himself and his support program for the inevitable impact of the enemy Magnum. The Mirror Navi unleashed the two round blast at Voulge and Ignis, decimating both shields as well as his own from the Guard's reflectedness.

Voulge rushed in and slashed at his opponent with two consecutive strikes before moving back and avoiding a lame Firehit. The copy was starting to down on its last breaths and was starting to show signs of fatigue. Voulge mercilessly smashed his way through his copy with a DashAttack, knocking him down hard. The Mirror Navi crawled back up with the aid of a rocky outcrop and created another shield but his speed was dropping and the bits of rock gathered up very slowly.

Mirror Navi: 60 HP [1-hit shield]

Terrain: 50% Lava, 20% Normal, 30% Cracked

Voulge: 140 HP
Ignis: 5 HP
Voulge was nearly out of breath. The battle was prolonged much longer than the navi expected, but it was all coming near to the end. He saw as his once powerful enemy pathetically summon another shield and scoffed, but he was in the near same situation as his enemy was when his own shield lost its once strong structure. Ignis quickly relocated to a different hide out once his shield was completely destroyed. "If I only had my old body back!!"

Slowly, Voulge walked towards the Mirror Navi and his eyes locked on to the Mirror Navi with intensity. "In the end, you were nothing but a weak imitation. But you fought well!!". Both of his arms transformed into a deadly sharp claws and it nearly left dents on Voulge's Avaria-Lancea. "Be gone!". Voulge took his weapon and threw it at the Mirror Navi's shield like a Javelin. The chain connecting the lance and the navi was just about to run short before Voulge ran to catch up to the thrown weapon. The lance should've struck the shield and dismantled the Mirror Navi's defense. It was then Voulge started to furiously punch/swipe his enemy with his claw.

The speed Voulge was going at wasn't too quick, but his power could literally crack the Mirror Navi's crystal body into tiny pieces. By the end, the claws worn out from the constant attack, but he didn't stop. The right gauntlet glowed orange and the weakened metals literally melted and dropped down to the lavas on the ground. His fist caught on fire spontaneously, but Voulge didn't strike immediately. He pulled his fist back to his hip and vigilantly focused towards the Mirror Navi's body. Voulge was waiting till something happened, but it wasn't happening anytime soon. Suddenly! the fist flew in a blink of an eye, only leaving behind the trail of fire that was slow to catch up.

Actions:
Ignis: Hide/Evade
*Phalanx Aspis [1-Hit Shield]
1. Ruby Assault [12 Damage / Fire / Melee / Buster] @ Mirror Navi's Shield
2. RageClaw [40/Slashing/Grapple] @ Mirror Navi
3. RageClaw [40/Slashing/Grapple] @ Mirror Navi
4. Focus/Aim
5. FireHit1 [60+15/Melee] @ Mirror Navi
* Swordplay [Dodge]
The Mirror navi was battered to deletion under the flurry of blows, unable to escape. Voulge stood victorious over his foe but his vision started to blur. He collapsed and awoke to find Ignis and Marius shouting his name. The crystal waterfall was still intact and none of his wounds he sustained from the battle were there. Ignis seemed to be in decent health.

Had he imagined the entire fight? Under a small crystal pool that seemed to have been smashed open laid a cache of zenny and bug frags and a tablet inscription that read, "KNOW THYSELF".

Weird.

Mirror Navi: ???

Terrain: 100% Normal

Voulge: 180 HP
Ignis: 35 HP

[Battle 5 - Victory!]

Get: 2000z + 50 bugfrags
Voulge's head felt fuzzy and massaged his forehead to relieve it. "Voulge! What happened!". Marius' tone of voice had small amount of concern, but it the expression on his face didn't tell so. "I don't know. How long was I out.". Ignis floated right next to Voulge and headbutted the navi with all his (petty) might. "Che! 'How long was I out?' You sound so lame!"

The navi got up to his feet with the help of Ignis and the Lancea. His wounds was completely gone, but some of the pains still lingered through out his body. "Marius, just what happened?". Marius was now calmer in his tone, "You just blanked out when you saw that crystal waterfall. Then you just fell and laid there on the ground like you were dead." Voulge nodded and walked towards the "loot" of his battle. He saw the Tablet along with the rewards, but he disregarded what it said and walked away from the waterfall.

"Marius, we should hurry. We're going to be late for the tournament."

Marius nodded and clicked few buttons on his PET to grant his Navi a safe passage back to his Homepage. "KNOW THYSELF..."

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