Game Room/Chief Tactician's Office

[Captain Jeff Addison]

This is the command center for the Chief Tactician.

[Lt cmdr Darius F. Larson]

Darius entered the game room wit hthe hiss of the retracting doors behind him fingers running smoothly over the consoles and panels examining every angle of the room taking in the war table a device he was familier with since his youth. fingers hastily pulling up the data file consisting of several maneuvers and styles methods of attack and techniques all of which were dedicated to memory of ocurse flipping thru the tactics and games of his youth smiling softly lettting the simulations run on several moniters jsut to see how fast and how far he can push the capacities of the ships subprocessor deddicated to this section walking from panel to panel his one good eye catching the action. fingers quickly flipping on the voice recorder and giving a short but to the point report. "lt commander Darius Larson assuming tactical stations and protocals currently running system tests and review of the ships known tactical database I suspect there will be a few changes before I see my first action in the mean time I await further orders regarding the current situation" Flipping the audio logger off and making his way to his small desk in the rear of the room reading over the files regarding the current military situation lost for several hours in his reports almost till his eye hurts with concentration.

[Lt cmdr Darius F. Larson]

*after a long weary exhausting day Darius enters the war room his head finding the desk wearily to grab a few moments nap. In his mind he can see can sense the arena the cold steel walls the dirt on the floor trapped so obviously tossed into combat against a captive cardassian.. this one taller more built than the last the crowds cheers still fresh in his mind.. the Emperors grins and calls as he fuels the situation with his opening address. the compatants standing on the line as was trained into thier blood neither moving a hair...Darius could feel his favorite weapon a leather cestus wrapped around his hands thier weight...thier heft and mass.. he could see the opposition clearly the rusty chunk of broken shiv in the cardassians hand.. His mind racing preparing steadying himself for the combat... "this bout will be against our best " the Emperor stated, indicating darius" and the finest from the house of Grar " His hand indicating the cardassian. Both fighters took a ready stance... "to the death" the Emperors voice stated..In some regions gladatorial combat was still used as paying gigs and to settle disputes and on this miserable backwaters emperial planet it was common.. what was uncommon was a death match what was uncommon was the emperor himself being present... what was uncommon was the strength the tactics and the energy with which this righter exploded upon Darius.. two steps right then left then right again fenting his way into the fight that shiv sailing thru the air as if an attachment of the cardassians arm.. back back and right as Darius swung dodged and used his whole arm likea pole to cut the air and strike for the cardassian.. left step left step the seasoned veterns rounded about in their game...the crowds cheers and shouts magnified and augmented rang thru the arena distracting the cardassian a shotto the jaw withthe weighted gloves and back to stance as the fighter collected... then round about the crowd reaction heightening to maddening skull splitting proportions.. darius gaining the upper hand with a sneaky tactic.. being shorter he simply slipped under the charging knife weilding opponent delivering walking shots with left right right and left dancing with energy alive for the battle... this is what these two men lived for after all ...ears ringing rushing wiht adreneline fueled by the crowds the lights the cardassian fell againstthe hard steel framework of thier prison walls shouting into the Cardassians ear darius slams the mans face itn the walls constantly shouting"beg me beg me to end it and I will take away your pain "Darius was obviously sadistic... perhaps psychotic and in the end perhas to bold... this gave his cardassian friend a moment to regain his composure and his diginty and slash whildly with the shiv first his elbow then his knee not vital strikes that made darius back off a few feet in his shock and momentary loss of composure striking for the face the cardassian slashed his cheeks his lips and wildly into the amr as aga in the seasoned boxer stealthly moved in deflecting the shiv.... momentarily before he cardassian reached into the grip a strike was made taht would folood Darius eyes wiht blood... without his eyes the fight would be a challange rendered instantly light headed and all but blind by the strike to the face Darius stumbled and blundered thru the blood soaked darkness.... gripping for control and stumbling for his feet ... shaking his head clear fists flying and groping blindly Darius works for discovery of hsi opposition he had been flash blind before this was diffrent... he had been beated and bloodied before this was diffrent this ....burned stung left his ears ringing ... left his mind racing ...wiping the blood free he could now see more clearly... his prespective was off with his next few stumbling swings and struggled attempts his depth preception lost.....Forever??? Onlt time woudl tell now closing his eyes he simple listens toe the aerial strikes of the enemy swinging before they connected loud groans and grunts heard as hee connected... with knuckles? with what part? striking inward and leaning for the opponent another loud series of groans ...opprotunity time to think remembering where the cardassians face was before the height of the man darius laid the gloved hand in the mans nose... breaking it the sound unmistakable the sensation of victory close at hand... he couldn;t lose.. never hadbefore and surely want going to lay down and die now... instantly another stroke and another he would have vengence for even his momentary loss of sight blindly pressing thumbs deep into the cardassians soft eye sockets instants later the pop crackle and smash of destroyed eyes.... thats the sound he racalls form a moment earlier.... no time to think about that now .... strikes withthe knife edge the weights breaking one two three four ribs wiht eacn successive concussive strike.... he might be blind mmaybe forever.... but for now .... for this moment he was more alive than he had ever been for this moment of voilence aggresion and sadistic murderous rampage he was moving faster than ever respongiding to the cardassians bladless flailing arms he brings the Oppsonent down elbow extended hearing the sickening crackle of the sternium.... breaths later when the cardassian was broken bloody cut up and dead the life gone from hsi battered frame.... darius hardly took notice and continued mechanically breaking shattering fracturing and destroying bones flesh body smashing the dead man into pieces and bits...... then the sickening moment of realization as a guard cought him to inform him of the death.... the damage to his eye... the sensation in his gut ran again and heading for the dirt he vomited as was his custom after a fight the fear the curelity the coldness in his blood reminding him that one day he would die the same way..... but for now ...oh for now he was free to live... another day... behind guided off to the hospital for some field surgery to the eye he was relieved.... relieved that he hadn;t eaten anything before hitting the arena... relieved that tonight it was a warm bed and a good meal .... not the crematoriam like how fellow man on hethe floor jsut a few feet behind him...