Keith
*As the elf pushed against Arthur to the ground, he himself pushed back in defiance, but also growing weary as time went on. He didn't know what the hell Nox was doing, but still, he had faith that his teammate would help him out when the time came. He kept his composure, and tried to call out to his blades; however, they had already vanished after he had blocked the initial attacks. Struggling to come up with an option, Arthur decided he had only one thing left to do if Nox didn't stop fooling around with whatever he was doing. His left arm, which was supposedly limp this entire time, suddenly caught aflame, leading Arthur to cast Enveloping Hell. He hoped it would catch the elf by surprise, and that the 5 foot radius would be large enough to set his opponent on fire.*

``` Enveloping Hell cast. Remaining mana: 22.5 ```
Amy
Nox's left hand will begin to glow with red and cackles with red energy while 2 Spheres of red lightning form at the size of a baseball and grow to the size of a bowling ball. He then unleashed the spheres at Vinran aiming for the area between the center of mass (chest) and the head. He would also attempt to close back the distance between them.
```Lightning spheres cast, 35 Mana
5 mana regen
95/150```
Charles
As Arthur had opted cast burn up instead of defending against Vinran's strikes, he would feel electricity course though his hip, causing severe burns as it singed his nerves. He would feel his left leg go limp, unable to support his weight, causing him to fall over. As his legs weren't able to support him anymore, Vinran's superior strength would allow his staff to make contact with Arthur's head, delivering not only a heavy blow but coursing electricity through it as well. The smell of burnt fur would fill the air as Arthur's hand that was holding Remus would go limp as well. That being said, the 5ft radius of enveloping hell would consume Vinran and his clothes and flesh would catch aflame as he grunts in pain. 
However, Vinran seems to be a somewhat hardy individual, so instead of panicking from the pain, he move away from the area as Arthur was essentially immobilized. He then sees Nox shoot 2 bolts of lighting at him, and he respond by dropping an orb to the ground which erects a wall. It tanks the 2 blows from the electric balls before shattering. Vinran also rips off his clothing at this point and you see healing energy flow through his body, not exactly a surprise considering he was a dark elf, and his most sever burns on his head and body heal. His arms and legs are still singed, but he seems ready to face Nox who was quickly closing the distance.

Vinran would be breathing heavily while looking at Nox "Finally decided to take things seriously huh?... Shame nothing I offered was able to hire you, think you would've been a good body guard..." He would then look at Arthur "Don't hold this against me, I gave you the option to run. You reap what you sow"
Keith
*Arthur lay on the ground, motionless. He couldn't feel his right arm, nor his left leg, and could only watch as Vinran's shadow was cast over him as he walked by. He was... Defeated. He couldn't move, he couldn't even sit up correctly, and his mana reserves were almost run completely dry. Even better, his Enveloping Hell didn't even seem to cause his opponent any trouble at all, besides a couple of limbs being burnt. Vinran, unlike Arthur, retained all of his motor functions, and could move quite easily besides essentially being burned by extremely hot flames head on. He was still on fire, his senses heightened to draw his mind away from the pain, but everything still hurt like... Hell. He could move twice as fast, but what could he do? He was completely immobilized, albeit for his left hand retaining feeling and movement. He watched as Vinran walked slowly towards Nox; something was different.*

*Arthur heard intense, heavy breathing coming from Vinran. Perhaps his attack had caused the elf some trouble after all? Maybe, just maybe, there was still a chance that he could bring this bastard down. If Nox could lock Vin in a position where he wouldn't be able to move, then perhaps Arthur could finish the job with a surprise ranged attack of some sort. However, this all depended on what Nox did, and Arthur began to harbor a bit of resentment at the Dark Elf's lack of action while he did combat against their, no, his, opponent.*

``` No magic cast. 5 mana regained. Remaining mana: 27.5 ```
Amy
Nox would continue forward, and when he reached Vinran, he fell into a flurry of blows. Nox would attack with random but powerful blows aimed at overwhelming the Elf instead of trying to kill him.
```5 regen
100/150 mana```
Charles
Vinran would see Nox charging at him, but Vinran had the faster foot work. He would get hit once by Nox's attack as he retreated back, piercing his side, causing him to cough up blood, but he would keep on moving back. 
He would then turn to Arthur "You know, I was a professional, that is, before I became the one being hunted. That paralysis won't last forever after all..."
 Arthur's Burn up would end by this turn, and he would once more realize how much faster Vinran was as he continued to increase the distance between Nox and him as he navigated behind you just outside the 5 ft radius. He would drop another barrier infront of him to intercept some of Nox's attacks as he aims for the center of Arthur's back. His body would cackle with red electricity once more as 2 red orbs appear, one of them launching at the point he aimed at and the other raising 180 ft in the air. Vinran would then quickly stepback away from Arthur, still keeping the barrier he summoned between him and Nox, and prepare himself for Nox's next attack. 

"You may be skilled fellow elven brother, and it seems we are equally quick. As you can see, I'm clearly more worn out, but I'm faster than you. You can't get me within melee range, and any ranged spells you do I will block with my barriers. Best case scenario, this is a stalemate for you. I say you cut your loses and retreat now..."
Keith
*As Arthur watched the fight unfold from his own perspective, he lost count of how many times Nox and Vinran had traded eachother blows. They seemed to be matched almost equally, but Nox had gotten a single hit in to Vinran's side, causing the opposing dark elf to cough up a substantial amount of blood. He felt his own Burn Up die out, flames sputtering into nonexistence. The two were so fast, so deadly in their dance, that Arthur couldn't help but keep his eyes locked onto the fight. However, it all changed when Vinran placed another red orb on his back, a familiar red orb, which Arthur had dreaded to see. It was on the back of his abdominal armor, but then again, Arthur had an easy way out of this, just like before with the prison situation. He was regaining some feeling with his paralyzed leg, and discovered he could actually somewhat move it. Regaining composure, Arthur transformed into his fox form, abandoning his armor and weapon where he was moments before. That lingering feeling of paralysis was constant even in this form though, causing his right arm and left leg to still be unable to perform any action. He knew that there wouldn't be any time to dodge, so he tried to dig meekly into the ground, a feeble but desperate attempt to divert the whole of the damage that was rapdily looming over him. Perhaps, he thought, this was the end.*

``` Lesser Form cast. Remaining mana: 17.5 ```
Martin
"I must say, yo are quite the observant man"
Amy
Nox would continue forward. He knew that at some point, the Mage would run out of mana and ha calculated that in about a few spells, Vinran would be out. All he had to do? Make sure he outlasted Vinran in mana. Easy. Without a care in the world, he took out another dagger and fling the dagger at Vinran's feet, trying to stop him in his tracks. 
```15 mana used
5 regen
90/150 mana```
Charles
As Arthur desperately dug into the earth, it would seem the god's have no mercy for him today. But why would they? Had he not done terrible things that led him to this point out of pure greed and desire? Did he not leave his friends behind to satisfy his own satisfaction for freedom than face his responsibilities and turn himself in? And what did he do the moment he left them, knowing very likely given their personalities they would be doing everything they can to help him? He took yet another dirty job. It would only seem appropriate that he would receive his punishment as lightning strikes the ground around him, sending electricity through his tiny fox body, undoing the transformation. 

Nox would throw another dagger at the barrier and it would thin out a bit but remain standing, preventing the tendrils from going through. Vinran would simply look at Arthur and sigh 
"This is what has become of your friend. He didn't need to go through that. Stop this needless fighting, and retreat. I'm certain whatever they are paying you wasn't worth facing someone like me. I can grantee your friend at least thinks that much. What are you going to do against me honestly? It's a stalemate, leave, we don't need to continue this..."
He would then prep a barrier in his hand, waiting for Nox's response.
Keith
*It thrashed. It roared. It screamed in agony. Arthur's mind could not comprehend the pain he felt at that moment, the pain he felt as the lightning struck him down with no mercy. Was this judgement? Was this his punishment for evading the law of the land for so long? Was this a sort of message from the gods above, a message that was to keep his ego and mind in check? Electricity flared throughout his entire body, sending intense and excruciating jolts of electricity coursing through his veins, pushing the amount of agony he felt to unfathomable levels. The thunder, the lightning, everything was coming crashing down around his ears; Nox didn't do anything to help him in the end, and he couldn't even fight off a single elf on his own. He blinked, each time fading in and out of reality. He saw his black blade shining in the sunlight, its edges seemingly untainted. A flawless, perfect blade, contrasting the state of its master. A cruel joke, indeed. Arthur, on the other hand, was broken. He was singed, he was burned like never before; the he was awake for the entire time the lightning struck his body, and felt every single wave of pain come to pass as it pulsed through his bloodstream. He shook uncontrollably, he began to foam at the mouth, his eyes rolling to the back of his head. Was he dead? He didn't know. He wanted to be free of this pain, free of this torture, but he found no such solace within himself. 


Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, he stopped shaking. His mouth stopped foaming. His eyes were closed. He was breathing, but each breath was troubled, shaky, weak. He couldn't move his body. He couldn't even think, he could only feel. Feel the burning ground beneath him, feel the shame he felt as he drifted off to unconsicousness, Vinran's shadows haunting his visage the entire way. Feel the heat, for the first time in his life, leave his body, departing for somewhere... Better.*
Martin
"You are a smart man, you know it is impossible for me to cut my losses. No gold can by a pristine reputation and a perfect rack record. One way or another, you need to disappear. No trace of you will remain."
Amy
*Nox continued to move forward, Swinging Iapetus wildly to bread the barrier as well as any barriers Vinran would cast. Nox would do this to exhaust the mage's Mana reserves, and prevent him from casting any high power spells like he did to Arthur.*
Charles
*As Nox continued to charge forward, keeping true to his word, Vinran continued to out pace Nox, staying out of his reach the entire time, especially as Nox would be delayed slightly from breaking the barrier, increasing the distance between them. Vinran let's out yet another sigh*

"I'm not smart, but seems like neither are you. Look at you friend, look at how I fight. Do you think I was just a 'politician' this whole time? I had a 'perfect' record before this. The kind of work you are doing right now, I've been doing it longer. Then I decided to do even more, taking a position of small political power, one that wouldn't attract as much attention from the senate, but still allow me to perform some small political favors for the boss. All I wanted was find the way to best serve him, but I looked too deep.."
*His face would go grim, but he quickly shakes his head to clear his thoughts* "The past is the past though. Right now, I am just trying to survive. So please, just leave. Your record surely isn't worth more than your life, right?"
Amy
*Nox was growing increasingly frustrated at this point ad decided that he would try one last thing before going back to his horse to chase Vinran down. His left hand will begin to glow with red and cackles with red energy while 2 Spheres of red lightning form at the size of a baseball and grow to the size of a bowling ball. He looked at the spheres as if admiring them, staring into the intense light as the orbs cackled and sparked. Shame he was going to have to waste them. He readied his spear, then unleashed the two orbs, each with a second of delay between them at Vinran, then threw Iapetus after the spheres of lightning at Vinran.*

```Lightning spheres cast, 35 Mana
5 mana regen
50/150```
Charles
*Vinran would intercept the first bolt with the shield he already had on hand, however this would shatter the shield. That being said, given the 1 second delay he would have enough time to create another small barrier around his hand intercept 2nd one. With no barriers left he would see Nox throw his spear at him, but Vinran is just as quick as Nox, so if Nox was able to cast a spell and make a weapon attack, Vinran was also able to cast a spell and parry a weapon attack. He would raise his staff and deflect Nox's throw away from him. Vinran was heavily breathing and sweating, but was still standing his ground.* 
"Seems like you're disarmed now... Do you not think that it's time to accept your defeat? Your slothful behavior in the beginning of this battle allowed your comrade to be defeated, your pride in your abilities led you to underestimate me, and your greed prevents you from retreating. I ask that you don't let rage consume you now. The sins will only lead you further into destruction."
Amy
*Nox would continue to run at Vinran, charging up another 2 spheres while he ran. To his estimation, Vinran would have to retreat and cast a defensive spell, leaving him a window of time to retrieve his weapon. This time, he would launch the Orbs in a circular manner, to make it harder to block. Once he did so, he would run and once within range, he would lunge at his weapon.*
```
Weapon Summon 35 mana
5 mana regen
20/150```
Charles
*Vinran would see Nox charging up another bolt of lightning and as he expected he would leap backwards and summon a barrier. However, this time, it is summoned a dome around him. He would also summon another shield barrier in his hands as the 2 lightning balls collide and shatter the dome barrier. This would've given Nox enough time to grab the spear and run over to Vinran and lunge at him. However, with his remaining shield barrier, he would block Nox's thurst as the last second, grunting as he struggles to hold his ground. The shockwave released from the barrier breaking would attempt to push Nox backwards, but he would prove strong enough to resist it. For now both Nox and Vinran are in melee distance of one another.* 

"*Huff*....*Huff*...Well, I guess you are headstrong and stubborn. Good traits to have in your line of work I suppose. In all honesty, I've never had to fight so hard in my life before, but exhausting as it is, it's been kind of fun..." Vinran would then stand ready, giving off an aura of determination, indicating this next clash will likely be the last for one of them.