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Sorry! This round has lasted way to long, school has been keeping me way to busy, and I've just been exhausted.. The Mistborn had been victorious. A normal warrior stood no chance against her. Next was a battle of scholars as much as it was a battle of strength. Sazed, Terrisman from Scadrial, versus Axies, a cataloger of Spren from Roshar.

Yeah, normal people don't stand a chance against Mistborn. Vin stomps.

Poor kid, Breeze thought. He was just to emotional. A few well placed words, and Spook had lowered his guard, allowing Breeze to strike. He wondered how cold the bite of his dagger felt on his sensitive skin. No hard feelings, my boy, he thought sadly. Up next was Vin, the Ascendant Warrior, savior of Scadrial, the champion of the last tournament. Her opponent was a cowardly man from the planet Roshar, Gaz, who now served as a bodyguard to Shallan Davar.

You're right and I'm freaking out about it! How did I not realize it until now? It's a phenomenal show, easily one of my favorites of all time. I highly recommend it!

Finished Season One of Mr. Robot, and it was fantastic. Looking forward to starting season two. My brother and a few others have finally convinced me to jump on the Stranger Things hype train, so whenever I have time I'll probably start that too.

I actually read somewhere that reading the short stories was important to understand some of what happens in the subsequent books. Is there somewhere I can buy The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny together?

I would say HoA Spook. We get to see more of what he can do, as well as get to know him better as a character.

Vasher had beaten his own creation. Next up was Spook, a Tineye from the planet Scadrial, and one of his fellow crewmates, a Soother named Breeze. The two had worked together to overthrow a powerful being known as The Lord Ruler. Apotheosis found it amusing that two friends would now be forced to fight to the death. Sorry I couldn't update this yesterday, I've had a busy past few days.Hopefully instances like this are rare. Anyways, enjoy the next match!

Marsh had won easily. It hadn't even been close. A shame, the girl seemed to be full of energy. Marsh, on the other hand, was cold and stoic throughout the fight. He probably wasn't happy about having to slay a little girl. Up next was a very interesting match. Vasher, also known as Warbreaker the Peaceful, would be going up against one of his own creations, the wicked blade known as Nightblood. The sentient blade yearned to kill evildoers, but had little concept of what evil was. Yes, an interesting match indeed.

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Just finished Prince of Thorns. Very good, looking forward to picking up the next two. Now I'm debating on either rereading Way of Kings or starting Blood of Elves.

I'll have to go with Marsh as well. He's so much stronger than Lift is, he's pretty much the Lord Ruler Lite. She just doesn't stand a chance against him. She likely wouldn't know how to actually kill him, and even if she manages to catch him off guard, there isn't much she could do to hurt him. Marsh is faster, stronger, and perhaps most importantly, far more experienced with his powers. I also like Marsh so much more as a character. He pretty much saved the world, he was forced to do terrible things and now he's trying to atone for it. Lift may warm up to me when she gets her novella in a few months, but right now I'm not really sure whether I like her or not.

The contestants had been gathered. It was time. It had been a full year since Apotheosis's first game had ended, and he yearned for entertainment. So he had his most trusted advisers hand pick the most dangerous individuals from realms far beyond his own. Warriors, Assassins, people with tremendous power were brought to his domain to fight in single combat, until only one remained. Once Apotheosis had his fill of entertainment, the chosen fighters would be returned to their own dimension with no memory of what had happened. The gathered champions stood in a small crowd beneath the throne of Apotheosis. They were in a glass ball of sorts, Apotheosis' throne lay on a column in the center. Outside this chamber lay eternity itself, and offered a wondrous view of the heavens and the stars. He stood to address those gathered below him. "Welcome, all of you, to my home." He spoke slowly, gauging their reactions, studying the ones his advisers had selected. He saw a grotesque being with spikes nailed into his entire body, even his eyes. He saw a man who bore the most magnificent armor Apotheosis had ever seen. He saw the one who had won his tournament last year, the short Mistborn girl. "You may all be wondering why you are here. I'll be quite blunt. You are here solely for my amusement. To some of you, this may be familiar, but I see new faces in the crowd. You will all be competing in a cosmic tournament, against those who surround you. Once my game has been concluded, you may all return home." His words were met with a sea of murmuring. Some looked irritated, some look curious, a few looked thrilled. "Oi mate," a voice rang out. "We get anythin' for winning?" The one who spoke was wearing one of his counselors purple hats. How had he gotten that? "You'll have to win and see," Apotheosis replied. "I believe the first match can start now. You there, with the spikes, step forward!" The man, Marsh was his name, reluctantly stepped forward. Apotheosis caught the look of disdain Marsh threw his way. He didn't want to be here. He pointed to a young girl standing in the middle of the crowd. He thought her name was Lift. "And you." Lift's first thoughts upon being transported here: This is gonna be awesome! And then she saw her opponent. He had like, a bunch of spikes inside him! More than ten, an unlucky number, whatever it was. Storms. He reminds me of Darkness. What are you worried about? You had a feast from some rich idiot right before you got here! She snatched a bagel from the pocket of a funny looking man wearing a purple hat, scarfed it down for good measure, and looked at spikeman in his... well, spikes. Crumbs covered her shirt as she faced her opponent, trying to look intimidating. She felt cold just looking at him. "Get ready for some awesomeness," Lift bravely proclaimed, bagel still half-chewed in her mouth. "Let the games begin!" Apotheosis declared. Welcome everyone, to the Second Annual Great Sanderson Tournament! So many of you probably know how this works, but for those who don't, I'll give a brief overview. 32 characters have been nominated to compete in this tournament, and each day, we'll have a "fight" to see who moves on to the next round. This first fight is Marsh vs. Lift. You'll have around 24 hours, maybe a little more depending on whether or not I'm available to end the match, to vote for which character you want to move on to the next round. Many people chose to vote for who they think would win in a fight, but it's perfectly fine to just vote for which character you like more! Also, feel free to write up your own thoughts on how you think the battle will go! I hope you all have fun, and let the games begin! If you have any questions, let me know! Here is a link to the bracket: http://challonge.com/rs1yozt6

Girl's pet grim reaper picks up a miniature grim reaper in a sky of crosses, which the girl finds adorable. Someone who hasn't seen Assassination Classroom, explain this:

Whoops, haha. I have two friends named Meagan and they spell their name with an "ea." Guess that's what I'm used to! It's fixed now. Also, I'm about to start writing the introduction for the tournament. If we're still trying to weave in a story, I'll start by having whatever God brought them here narrate what's going on. It won't be to long. Hoping to have the first match start tomorrow morning/early afternoon!

No problem! I'm really glad you all enjoy this! Also, I assumed we were using the Susebron with a tongue. And are we using Mistborn Spook or Tineye Spook?

And here it is! http://challonge.com/rs1yozt6 (Please let me know if the link doesn't work). Alvron and any others who don't yet want to see it, I'll probably start the tournament sometime later today, and you guys can take a look then!

Voting is now closed! So I have a bracket using the top 32 characters made, and I have to say we have some very interesting matches (the second one in particular). I've elected not to include Stick, I just think it'd be unfair if he took the spot of an actual character. But if you all want him in, I can adjust it. I can make a team bracket if y'all want, but I just thought I saw more people wanting 32 over teams. Edit: Would y'all like to see it now, or wait until the day the tournament starts and have it be a surprise?

Done! Might as well through in a few votes of my own: TenSoon x2 Marsh x2 (Just want to see him get to 40) Vin x1

I agree with this. It would suck if Marsh and Szeth went against each other in the first round. It'd be unlikely, but possible.

Done! Thanks a bunch for catching all that, as I said I've been out of it recently. I'm also leaning towards just having 32 contestants, I could do teams of two, but it might get all jumbled up. Regardless of teams or singles, should we do a seeded tournament or randomize the fights?

Terribly sorry! I am now all caught up! Voting ends at Midnight EST. Get your last minute nominations in! With that, there is something I'd like to address. As you probably noticed, I was away and unable to update anything for the past few days. I had an exam I really needed to study for, so my focus was on that. I will normally try and have the tournament run on a schedule, but there may be times where my attention will have to be elsewhere. And have we decided yet on whether this would be teams or singles? I've been completely out of it lately, so I'm not sure if we ever decided. I'm fairly certain we have enough characters for teams. Just let me know. We COULD do singles with 64 characters, but that would take a VERY long time so I'm not sure we want to go that route.Whatever we end up choosing, I'll have the brackets out on Friday or Saturday, and the tournament can start Saturday or Sunday. Should we start a new thread once the actual tournament starts, or just keep it here?

Sorry for lack of updates. I've got a big test I need to study for, so I won't be able to do much until later today. Because I won't be able to do anything, feel free to nominate today. I'll try and release brackets tomorrow or Friday.

All caught up! We might not even make it to 64 characters, but it seems like we have so many. Still thinking that tomorrow will be the last day for nominations unless you all want another day or two. Any day is fine with me!

I'm surprised nobody has nominated Dalinar yet! He was second last year.