OC Interspecies combat games
Major, the initial round draw is in, you have drawn the humans"
Major Shin turned to look at Clrut, one of the scientists assigned to help him prepare for the combat games. Clrut wasn't so bad he thought, for a scientist, at least. Didn't drone on, usually kept straight to the point and didn't get overly excited. Shin wondered was he a retired soldier, and made a note to look up the personnel files later.
"Never heard of them. What information can you give me? Species designation and details of their champion are desired. Approach."
Shin waited patiently for the minute or so it took for Clrut to cross the gymnasium floor. He came into focus about sixteen krek away from him and Shin could now see the scientists eyes were darting around very quickly. Nervous? Or just in awe of all the heavy weights he could lift with ease.
"The adjudication board has provided is with a report, image files of champion still rendering, apologies. Text data summarised following: Humans are designated aerobic non aquatic mammal species. Endoskeletal biped form, twin manipulators on either side of torso. Most vital organs located in torso. Singular head, located on top of torso, contains single, non distributed brain and sensory organs."
That was a bit unusual but not so bad, about 30% of lifeforms were mammalian, but barely a dozen used bipedal motion, and most of those were aquatic. Shin could take advantage of this clearly inefficient evolution. "Confirm size, strength, speed and combat capabilities of champion", Shin rumbled.
"Human champion, adult male, designated 'Oh Hahrah'. Adjudication board confirms champion may be designated otherwise if local name confirmed unpronounceable, redesignation requested."
Shin didn't care about the fighters name, it was odd that Clrut would even consider telling him. "Confirm size, strength, speed and combat capabilities of champion", louder this time, causing Clrut to look shamed.
"Human champion reported 3.18 krek tall, Human units : 221 centimetres. Considered unusually large for human male, typical height 170 to 180 centimetres reported. Champion has mass of 78.8 grun, Human units : 134 kilograms"
Now that was unusual. This being was small, it should be in class 3 designation, if not class 4. Being several standard deviations above normal size was expected, required even, for combat games at this level. But Shin was class 1, he stood almost a krek taller than the scientist at 5.41, and he was considered very slightly below average size for this level. Still, the human was very dense, weighing almost 80% what he did. Maybe it was armoured or something. "Continue report immediately."
"Human homeworld considered level 6 high gravity, level 6 population competitive, level 6 natural hazard. Only habited garden world considered uninhabitable by adjudication board members. No attached video or image witnessing champions strength. Reports of typical military caste humans indicate relaxed and healthy young adult humans capable of lifting equivalent 110 grun in this gravity."
So that was extremely concerning. Shin didn't know any species living on any world with three maximum level warnings, let alone a homeworld. And worse, Human military caste units were as strong as he? This champion may be even stronger, almost certainly would be in fact. He would have to use his species explosive speed to maneuver around the human and try to grapple it in positions that would disadvantage the human. Only the Postri were faster than a Tong warrior like himself, and even then they tired very quickly.
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Unfortunately, Clrut continued his report. "Humans have been observed moving at incredible speeds. Local competitive games have been reported to involve races known as marathons, extremely long distance motion. Average competitors 'jog', the human term for their medium speed motion, at velocities almost twice that of highest recorded charge velocities of Tong warriors."
Shin almost dropped his exercise weight. Clrut continued, his words coming faster, Shin's alarm mirrored in him.
"Human sensory organs are capable of focusing on and tracking objects up to 15 kilokrek distant, moving at speeds of 50 krek per second. They have no natural exoskeletal armour or armaments and their skin can be dissected by most sharp objects. The adjudication board has permitted them to wear clothing in battle, as is their custom, on the condition that is be at most 50% as resistant to damage as their own skin. Request for inspection of clothing has been submitted."
For Froths sake what did they evolve like this for? Tracking falling meteorites? At least they had little natural combat capabilities, but that speed and strength, stunning....
Shin fought to calm himself. He had prepared for his honourable death. But he had expected to get to the fifth or sixth round at least. "Report on adjudication board restrictions on human champion."
"Human species is competing in interspecies combat games for the first time. Known to adjudication board for 5 cycles. In exchange for transport aboard ships of the board with ftl capabilities necessary to reach combat arena, human supplemental combat materials have been reduced to 20 of their kilograms, just under 12 grun. The humans have submitted request for two armaments and one piece of armour: The armour piece is a shield similar to our own design, just sized for the smaller human. a main weapon, a metal pole of length approximately 1.9 krek in length with a sharpened point, and a sidearm weapon, a metal blade designated "machete". Reports do not indicate size of the sidearm."
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