Viktor tensed up. Shit, a mirror match. Darren knew what he was doing, using the same masterful techniques that Viktor himself had just put through. This would be no easy win. A battle for survival, two stone armies clashing on the unstable battlefield they were footed in. Taking in a deep breath, he raised a hand, fist clenched as he thought carefully for his next move. Tactics on the field were important for any good leader to have, and this battle was no exception. Finally, he decided on something: To meet Darren's own advancing forces head on. He moved a piece forward, one that stood directly in front of the one that his opponent had just mobilized.<br/><br/>"I don't like it. Don't fuckin' like it," Viktor grumbled. God damn, that music. It wasn't just polka; it was polka played by a chorus of a thousand demons. The devil come down to Moscow, seeking souls to drag back into hell, the harbingers of a second apocalypse playing a grisly tune on accordions of skin and flesh, flutes of bone, and drums of mortal skulls. The icy chill became palpable, and Viktor swore he could see his own breath. Of course, everything surrounding the table was currently like the inside of a Blender, going absolutely mad and wriggling around like nobody's business. The sight disoriented him so much that he closed his eyes, at least until his glass was refilled.<br/><br/>Nodding thankfully, he picked the cup up and proceeded to gulp the whole fucking thing down. No more cold, no more fear. That music would be drowned out, one way or another, by the mushroom. Yes, the Fungal Lord smiled upon them, its holy water their salvation from the hellish songs that froze them to their very souls. He finished the whole thing in a few seconds, slammed the cup down, and lurched forward violently, making an awful noise. "Hoooly fuck," He said with a disgusted tone. "Don't...Don't drink too fast, it's all..." He just shook his head, and looked at the emptied cup, his stomach growling in discontent at the sight of some brownish sediment on the sides and bottom.