[Diablo]

I love the topic. There’s so many ways I could have potentially taken this one, img initial instincts would be around finding who this female is and why she would be placed in the spotlight (seemingly against her will). Who could that be? Is she someone first entering the picture, or is she someone making a tearful exit? It could be either, or even both, but whichever storyline I opted for - it would first depend on me establishing who this character was and fleshing out her backstory. There is plenty to play with in terms of the lighting and her otherwise dark environment. I think I would have gone to town on this one. The more metaphorical approach of Brokenhal0 could lend itself well to this one, but Master Rock has shown his own storytelling sagas can prove a match for anyone also with an idea like this presenting itself. Let’s see how you guys fared...

Brokenhal0: You always seem to post first in your battles, kudos to you on that sir. I see you. The shorter lined flow and rhymes scheme made this very easily digestible and a breeze to whizz through for me, making a something 40+ lines feel half it’s actual length. It’s no easy task. The mechanics driving it forward helped in that regard, and added a show of your technical proficiency which I enjoy. The ominous ending felt left open to an upcoming second chapter you had in mind, a sort of polarising ending yet with a resolution that this character wasn’t yet done - he was indeed just getting started. I liked that a whole lot. Congrats bro.


Master Rock: I think opting for a storytelling verse against Hal0 is a good tactical move, creating a clear distinction between the both of you and showing you’re capable of something we haven’t seen from him before (yet). It also plays to your strengths well, in my opinion, with a full bodied variety of both storytelling prowess coupled with shorter lined flow and implied rhythmic cadence. I like it a lot. I think you’ve both had chances to shine in recent weeks and took that to your advantage, each of you, the verse also had a personal quality to it with a lot of you invested in this on a personal level (or at least that’s what I divulged from it) and I definitely felt that. This one is actually one of the closer battles for me (personally) this week, the two of you opting for very different approaches to the topic and making this a style contrast - but styles are what make fights. This one certainly wasn’t a blow-out by any means and it took me a few reads to finally make a decision on it, but in the end I felt myself handing this to Master Rock in a close one - largely due to the storytelling elements and emotion expressed inside the narrative framework. Nice battle, fellas!