Tournament Version 1

[Asylum Renegade]

Introduction

I present to you all a tournament of sorts. A tournament that will pitch generals and officers from the timeframe of 184-280 AD during the Three Kingdoms period of Ancient China in a fight of elimination. I present a bracket tournament to decide the ultimate victor of choice and chance. Only Generals, officers and warlords will be partaking, no advisors nor ministers, etc. Listed below is the brackets and those who will take part. First is the actual bracket itself of the current matchup and of those who will take part. I will update the brackets as the tournament goes forth. Different rounds will be posted in different colors to help set them apart. Below the brackets is the list of the 64 warriors who will take place in the tournament (listed in alphabetical order). As the tournament goes forth the names will dissapear from the list and appear in the bracket, hence you will not know who will face who until it happens. The matchups will be randomly selected for the first round.

Voting

Voting is simple. At the top the current to warriors in the matchup will be able to be voted upon. You will place a vote on who you want to win; as opposed to who you think would win. The voting will stay up for possibly about every two weeks and be replaced by a new vote. Obviously whoever has the most votes wins and advances in the tournament. If the ending comes out in a tie the winner will be chosen randomly between the two; ties also include no votes.

Story

I will be typing up a fight between the two warriors in a story type of post. Essentially the posts will consist of two parts. The first part will be the fight initiation part and the second part will be the actual fight and subsequent victory. I will be posting these posts in Document style posts so for ease of people reading the story as opposed to just the brackets and list please DO NOT POST IN DOCUMENT STYLE. The stories will be updated when the voting is finished/commences.

Bracket

Bracket One
[Gao Lan] [Chen Dao] - [Chen Dao][Zhang He]
[Zhang He] [Cao Cao]

[Zhang Liao] [Dong Xi] - [Dong Xi][Guan Yu]
[Guan Yu] [Sun Jian]

[Pan Zhang] [Guan Ping] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

Bracket Two
[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

Bracket Three
[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

Bracket Four
[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

[?] [?] - [?][?]
[?] [?]

List

Cao Hong
Cao Pi
Cao Ren
Cheng Pu
Deng Ai
Dian Wei
Dong Zhuo
Gan Ning
Gao Shun
Gongsun Zan
Han Dang
He Jin
Huang Gai
Huang Zhong
Huang Zu
Jiang Qin
Jiang Wei
Li Dian
Liao Hua
Liu Bei
Liu Feng
Liu Xun
Ling Tong
Lu Bu
Lu Meng
Lu Xun
Ma Chao
Ma Dai
Ma Teng
Meng Da
Meng Huo
Pang De
Sun Ce
Sun Quan
Taishi Ci
Wei Yan
Wen Chou
Xiahou Dun
Xiahou Yuan
Xu Chu
Xu Huang
Xu Sheng
Yan Liang
Yan Yan
Yu Jin
Yuan Shao
Yuan Shu
Yue Jin
Zhang Fei
Zhang Ren
Zhao Yun
Zhou Tai
Zhou Yu
Zhu Zhi




Notice: All images used are from Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII  

[Asylum Renegade]

Matchup 1:
Gao Lan:

VS. Chen Dao



Part 1:
Zuo Ci and Guan Lu stood in a giant collosium before a crowd of a massive amount. Guan Lu spoke first and as he spoke his voice boomed across populace and into the sky. "Welcome one and all to a tournament for the ages to know. A tournament that will settle once and for all, who is truly the best warrior beyond even merit." Zuo Ci then followed suit, "This is a simple fight between two people and the winner will live to fight another day. No tricks involved except for those made by the warriors."

"I feel that we shall not stall anymore. So without further ado we shall introduce to everyone in the crowd the first 2 of 64 warriors that will beocme only one warrior before you know it," Zuo Ci stated.

Guan Lu continued where Zuo Ci left off "The first warrior hailing from the forces of Yuan Shao and defected to the forces of Cao Cao. He is a man of certain skill. He is the one Gao Lan." A gate on one side opened up and Gao Lan stepped out. He was clad in white and bore a spear that stood as tall as he with a head that gleamed in the sunlight. He stood poised ready for action.

"And his opponent to open the first fight of this thing comes from the Kingdom of Shu. He is reputed to be a warrior of great notoriety. He is the only Chen Dao," Zuo Ci said introducing the latter warrior. Chen Dao stepped out of the other gate bearing a sword that looked ready for killing and nothing else. "Let the fight begin" No sooner had Zuo Ci finished speaking that him and Guan Lu both disappeared.

Chen Dao and Gao Lan stood each other down from across the arena. Only one thing was on their mind and that was to kill the other at all costs. They both charged toward each other with a ferocity and tenacity that gripped the audience watching from above.  

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Matchup 1:
Gao Lan:

VS. Chen Dao



Part 2:
After coming within mere feet from each other, Gao Lan lowered his spear in hopes of an easy victory via skewing Chen Dao. That was not meant to be as Dao parried the strike with his sword and sliced upward towards Lan's face. The blow made the slightest of cuts on Lan's left cheek as Lan himself dodged to the right. Pulling his spear back and letting his hands slide toward the upper shaft of the spear, Lan used the butt of it to trip Dao. Dao went flying face first into the ground losing grip of his sword in the process.

Quickly readjusting his position, Lan turned toward Dao and went to shish kabob Dao while he was on the ground. Dao was quicker than Lan however and as the spear came at him, Dao grabbed the shaft of the spear. With all the might he could muster, he thrusted the spear back at Lan. The effect was instantaneous as the butt of the spear slammed right in the center of the gut of Lan. The wind escaped Lan as did his strength with it. Chen Dao saw this and without hesitation yanked the spear out of Gao Lan's grip.

Without taking the time to turn the weapon about Chen Dao used the butt of the spear once again upon Gao Lan. It had connected into the face of Lan as the snap of cartilage from the nose emitted and the give of teeth from the gums ensued with the pouring of blood from the mouth. As Dao went to yet again smash the spear into the face of Lan in hopes of finishing it off, Lan ducked at the last second to avoid the blow, having regained what little wind and strength he could.

As the spear went above Lan's head and Dao started to follow the momentum of the spear, Lan went to give a swift shoulder into the gut of Dao. Dao, still having more composure than the weakened Lan, simply brought his knee up into the already bloodied face of Lan. The hit was enough to bring Lan down face first into the ground. Dao took the head of the spear and drove directly into the back of Gao Lan's head as he laid upon the gorund, piercing helmet, skull and finally brain.

The crowd cheered at the spectacle that just took place. Chen Dao looked around the arena and dropped the spear on the ground. Dao walked over to his sword and picked it up. One of the arena doors opened and Guan Lu accompanied by Zuo Ci ventured out.

"We seem to have a winner of this bout and a warrior who shall advance to the next round, " Zuo Ci said to all. Chen Dao bowed in respect to the two sages and exited the arena as the victor. Workers came out with a wagon and carted off the body of Gao Lan. Guan Lu began to speak, "There is still so much more fighting to take place so let us continue on with the show"  

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Matchup 2:
Zhang He:

VS. Cao Cao



Part 1:
"Our first warrior in this bout is known throughout the land as a pretty boy. His skill are however nothing to be joked about. His accuracy is as deadly as his agility. Here is the only Zhange He" As Guan Lu finished his words Zhang He entered through the arena doors. The screams of girls could be heard deafening everywhere.

After the screams died down Zuo Ci spoke out. "The opponent for Zhang He is none other than his long served lord, the man whom is known everywhere as the Hero of Chaos. Cao Cao!" The arena doors on the other end opened and Cao Cao entered dressed in his royal armor. His sword glistened in the sunlight reflecting its sharp edge.

Guan Lu and Zuo Ci exited the arena again to give room for the next two fighters and the bloodbath that was to ensue. As Zhang He and Cao Cao stared each other down, the gong rang through clear and without fault behind its deadly meaning.