Hades Cup Review: Lightning vs. Namine

So blow by blow, this match would be incredibly hard to discern a winner – both went all out. I will say that both Namine and Lighnting took their fair-share of blows and truthfully if this battle would have drawn out, I feel like Namine would have been at a gross disadvantage. I can whole-heartedly say that I believe Lightning won this one by a land-slide if for no other reason than she consistently laid down the smack down and didn’t hesistate to pursue Namine despite all of her magick.

So for me, this one was a no-brainer because I can honestly say that reading this battle was much like mine and Silv’s. Namine was the underdog, she doesn’t possess nearly half as many powerful strikes as Lightning. However, she met each one of Lightning’s strikes with a creative block and counter of her own. I honestly don’t think I’d have fared half as well as she did. Plus, it was fun to watch how Namine shifted from persona to persona – each one drastically different from one another and she captured their essence with ease. So it is with great pleasure, I announce that Namine won this section.

First and foremost, I want to say that this thread was incredible to read. Namine and Lightning legit stood upon equal plains despite the vastly different prowess displayed IG. I will say that both Namine and Lightning painted vivid pictures of how their battlefield shifted throughout their battle. I also think that having the Dice Roll in place on Namines behalf made it quite fair – each attack legit a 50% hit or miss. However, I will say that Lightning definitely went that extra mile when it came to the descriptive writing and she was an incrediable sport especially when half of her higher-ranked spells didn’t hit because of the system they’d used. So while I wish I could nominate you, I would say that Lightning definitely won this one.

So, both combatants took their share of beatings, there's no doubt about it. However, not only did I feel that Namine took more damage than Lightning, but Lightning was able to heal herself, negating a lot of Namine's hard work. Lightning also did a lot more defending and dodging attacks, which helped to dampen a lot of the damage she could have recieved. All in all, Lightning was the powerhouse in this fight.

Both combatants definitely worked to take full advantage of their fighting styles. Lightning was the hardened soldier, making good use of her equipments and abilities to their fullest. However, I believe it was Namine that truly stood out to me as the victor. She definitely used the most of her abilities to both defend and attack in very creative ways. Thus, she was able to take control of the fight from Lightning at various points. Namine even turned into a DRAGON to try and get the upper hand! Very unexpected from everyone's favorite artistic witch.

As far as this category hard, it's pretty hard to say which one was better. Both played a very fair game and the fight was not only easy to follow but a very awesome read. One could almost say it was a draw. However, I do have to give this to Namine by a slim margin. What sealed it for me was the fact that even when the dice she used to determine attack effectiveness told her that Lightning's Army of One attack missed, she still played it fair by allowing some of the attacks to hit, as she felt that Namine's lack of combat experience wouldn't let her be that good. Another thing was... well, Namine's writing was very good but her last post was the best possible end to this fight I could think of. Very well done.