[IamBenT]

Another great showing from these two right here.

First Quotes

Objective

Nothing faced his nihilism except the love for old traditions.
Prime example of darkened coalitions is the merged ample marksmens stoicism.
It morphed into his body as a definition of everything that heroic isn't.

- a bit convoluted but im glad you took the time to give us somewhat of a picture of our anti-hero

he'd lose this fight, but a light from within gave him Pythia's sight..

- went ahead and googled, great allusion, thank you for using that!

where greed grew to resemble an ogrish ghoul with more strength than Vishnu's

- this is where I felt you finally started to connect to the topic, wish you would have done so a bit sooner

The biggest fights are often fought naked and armed with tissues of healing energy.

- this is probably one of the oddest lines I have read in quite some time... lol and that, in a league with
@CerealKiller lol jk my dude

Another thing i felt went unanswered, why were those specific lines bolded or italicized. didnt get it.

you also say "of course the cavern is made of ice" but that seemed arbitrary to me, like why should it automatically be ice? why not hellfire? or a dark forest?

He revized his position and figured there was something to gain;
As he gave tribute to the good in himself the beast was finally slain.

- this just felt like an undeserved happy ending. I would have liked to see more of the struggle
with concrete action ie he poked that niggas eye out or it ripped his leg off or SOMETHING.

MikeWrecka

the warning signs were there, but we remained defiant,
now our actions have awoken a sleeping giant/
that laid dormant for years, keeping completely silent,
till provoked by those opposed to seeking guidance/

- great intro here, solid flow thats very spittable, plus sets the tone and mood
for the rest of the tale, love that they are "opposed to seeking guidance", shit made me lol

but lets keep turning a blind eye like were missing an iris/

- love it, WORDPLAY!! lol

meaning were out of time, so if we don't become a victim of climate/
well still be trapped on a dying planet, like a prison confinement,

- i liked that you eased us into the setting, but sooner would have been
a bit nicer.

Throughout this you stick to the same rhyme for that whole beginning part, which is impressive and hard to do ala RG a few wweeks back
on his superman verse.

see when you consume the bloom all day, then still pray for nectar,
nature fights back, till your whole sector is full of doomsday preppers/
- i feel like Keenan Ivory Wayans in "Don't Be A Menace.." ... MESSAGE!! lol


Very interesting how you turned what could be a story seamlessly into a topical about what we are
struggling with at the moment.


Great battle from both. I feel that Mike's verse shined in places where Objective came off a bit clunky and semi-rushed. That being said, I feel Mike could have gone on longer and given us a more complete picture.

I feel like the Dos XX Guy right now..

"I don't always vote for Topicals... but when I do, I prefer ones that are well written, thoughtful, and engaging, and that use wordplay, metaphor, and flow in creative ways. "

Vote -MikeWrecka