Rising Star 2021 - Ristar 2021 R1 - Aaron vs Tsinghua
[Toggle Names]Description: In the Kanzuki Exellence center's lobby, a neck-to-neck exhange of two boys (with sticks!) takes place.
[TSINGHUA]
The first rounds of the Rising Star Tournament are on the way- And Tao Tsinghua had recieved an invitation. The boy having made a recent debut fighting Neo-League matches, was a perfect candidate. Having been flown over to Japan, and into the Kanzuki Excellence center. He had arrived into the lobby earlier, which was now set up for matches such as this one- complete with camera's and reporters at the ready. dressed in garb a little different from his common attire, a snow white hanfu dress. Pristine- yet unremarkable.
The boy would have stood silently, waiting for his opponent to arrive before approaching them, bowing deeply. "Good morning, mr. Fang. I am Tao Tsinghua, and with courtesy of the honorable Góng Shuren, I wish you a good match." And as quickly as he approached mr. Fang, he would have walked back his starting position. His face in a unchanging, but polite smile. There is a distinct lack of nervousness or apprehension that his few fans had gotten used to.
Tsinghua grabs his cane, and holds it at the ready next to his head- silver head pointing towards his Opponent. "I am ready to begin."
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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[AARON]
The Boy Scout Aaron Fang arrived in time for the fight. He was a little more delayed than his liking, but he accounted time for distractions like that old lady crossing the street. He entered his first fight of the tournament in full tan uniform, badge filled sash included. He walked in quickly, pack over his shoulders, ironwood hiking stick in his hand.
Seeing the other fighter dressed in white, the Scout walked up to him. He had his hand outstretched for a handshake but was stopped by the bow. The gears in his head quickly turned to produce in him a bow in turn. "Good morning to you Mr. Tsi- Mr. Tao." He corrected himself. "It is good to greet you too. I am so thankful for your good wishes, I hope you have a fine match in turn." Aaron then turned in turn to a nearby chair out of the ring.
After the bow Aaron would need to string his bow, then get out his quiver. He put down his backpack and took off his sash. Stowing it neatly he took out the arrows from the bag and zipped it up. From a pants pocket he retrieved his bowstring and began the somewhat difficult process of stringing his hiking stick into his bow.
Finished, Aaron holds his bow up, carved eagle head pointing back in mirror. "I'm prepared."
COMBATSYS: Aaron has joined the fight here.
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Aaron 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
As his opponent announces his ready-ness, Tsinghua shifts his stance- Raising his right leg up as he balances on his left. "Then let us start."
[AARON]
"Then we are off." In one beat Aaron slides his bow down into it's proper grip. By the second he has pulled back the string. In the third he is aiming at Tsinghua, with a faint light gathering about his fingertips. In none of the beats did he draw an arrow from his quiver.
He lets loose an arrow made of blinding light, shining across the field towards Tsinghau.
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua blocks Aaron's Arrow of Light.
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Aaron 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
Tsinghua channels chi through his stick while holding it with both hands in preparation of the projectile- until the two surfaces clash, a bright light emerging for a moment before the arrow falls to the ground, it's imbued energy dissipated. Tsinghua however, remains unmoving. Cold, brown eyes observing the other boy's technique and style while biding his time.
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua calculates his next move.
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Aaron 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Tsinghua
[AARON]
Following the trail of the arrow, Aaron leapt and bound across the lobby. Opponent not striking back yet, he would try to keep the pressure on. His fast pace would come to an end by trying to impact the side of his stave against Tsinghua while his own body was to the side. A brisk hit to match a brisk run.
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua dodges Aaron's Quick Strike.
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Aaron 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
But just like that, the boy starts moving. Cartwheeling to the side of Aaron's bow-bash while building up Chi into his palm- A whirling mass of wooden splinters waiting to be released. When Tsinghua lands, he spins around once before thrusting his palm towards the scout to release a wide flurry of those shards, flying towards and all around his opponent!
COMBATSYS: Aaron blocks Tsinghua's Mubo Shi Bei Jian.
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Aaron 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Tsinghua
[AARON]
Aaron's speed is not stopped by the side strike, and he keeps moving forwards. When he glances back to his opponent, he sees the building blast of barbs. The scout stopped and hunched over for cover against the storm of shards, only taking some to his less vulnerable back. Splinters were nothing new to him.
He realized that his opponent was taking a patient path. Against such controlled flowing form, the Scout decided to try and match it. To try and feel the mind and soul of the other, to understand him. Doing so, he felt ever so slightly a sense of leaning against a tall and ancient tree.
COMBATSYS: Aaron focuses on his next action.
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Aaron 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
After his own patience, he follows up on his inital attack. Chasing the boy with a dashing palm to the gut, imbued with his own chi releasing a concentrated shockwave on impact.
COMBATSYS: Aaron endures Tsinghua's Shou Tui.
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Aaron 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Tsinghua
[AARON]
The scout was understanding him. He let the chi filled palm strike him, so he would feel its beat and flow. Aaron could feel branches along a hiking trail and kindling for the fire. As his understanding was closer, so was Tsinghua. The scout was sending back another palm, one of spirit beating with axes chopping, boats rowing, fires cooking, and rocky trails. The spirit was overflowing and outflowing, shimmering red and white. All of it being sent right back to Tsinghua's chest.
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua fails to reflect Eagle Palm from Aaron with Guding Gen (Xiru).
- Power fail! -
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Aaron 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\0 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
For a moment, it seems like Tsinghua is about to pull something- putting his hands together and closing his eyes- But, unfortunately, the energy reaches the young chinese before he was able to do what he wanted to do. The pulsing energy surging through his body as he's blown backwards with little reaction.
He smacks into the ground- rolling over before coming to a stop. He stands up, looking back at Aaron wordlessly as he straightens his garb.
[AARON]
The palm lands and the path is cleared. With hesitation, Aaron tried to touch the spirit surrounding him. To get a sensation of the earth under his feet beyond the brick and mortar. To feel all the youths and fighters that were filling this place. He brought that sensation of smell about him into his memories, to join the camping, hiking, and boating. Fine outlines of red surrounded him, with flares of white beyond. Focusing back to his opponent he asked.
"Are you alright Mr. Tao?"
COMBATSYS: Aaron gathers the Spirit of Scouting.
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Aaron 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\0 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
"Perfectly so."
Tsinghua responds. Placing himself just within his own reach, he pokes towards Aaron's head with the very tip of his cane- before moving backwards again, keeping a safe distance from his opponent.
COMBATSYS: Aaron auto-guards Tsinghua's Evasive Strike.
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Aaron 1/----===/=======|=======\=------\1 Tsinghua
[AARON]
The sensation around Aaron quickly turned sharp. He felt a piercing pain in him as the spirit flowed. When the cane strike comes, he clangs it away with his own walking stick. Batting away one stick with the other, he brought his right fist to follow him forward. Landing or not, the sending of a left kick would give time to reassign both hands to the bow. Both ends being gripped he would give a flowing flurry of strikes, alternating from left side to right side and back. All while howling.
As the sharp spirit receded, only numbness was being left behind.
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua blocks Aaron's Be Prepared.
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Aaron 0/-------/-----==|=======\=------\1 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
Wood clatters against wood as the two weapons meet, Tsinghua being on the recieving end of a long barrage he only barely manages to deflect- moving his stick from left to right to parry the alternating strikes. Once Aaron settled down- wheels backwards while tracing a upwards crescent with his stick, a strike aimed to collide with Aaron's chin.
COMBATSYS: Aaron dodges Tsinghua's Random Strike.
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Aaron 0/-------/-----==|=======\==-----\1 Tsinghua
[AARON]
The clanging of wood in such an open and echoing space was likely not the most enjoyable sound. The sight of two youths dashingly striking and parrying blows however would captivating.
Tsinghua brought up a counterattack to Aaron's chin and the scout side stepped away. While at his flank, he would bring another strike from his staff against his opponent's left side.
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua dodges Aaron's Medium Strike.
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Aaron 0/-------/-----==|=======\==-----\1 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
The mesmerising exhange continues- as Tsinghua suddenly drops, his agile body crouching down just in time so that Aaron's staff just whizzes over his head. Tsinghua's side of the exchange continued with a pair of blows; one performed as he's rising up from the ground, and the second coming down diagonally- both strikes performed with unerring form, almost frighteningly so.
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua successfully hits Aaron with Medium Strike.
- Power hit! -
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Aaron 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Tsinghua
[AARON]
The side strike wiffs and before he can account for the new angles, Aaron is struck upwards and downwards, ending the stylish exchange. The scout staggers back a step, feeling a slight wetness of blood or sweat. He feels his shoulder as he looks back. In form that seemed like disciplined, he extended out his stave in one hand and swung it in a wide arc at Tsinghua. With the other hand he would trust a scattering trio of arrows in the opening.
COMBATSYS: Aaron successfully hits Tsinghua with Scout Salute.
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Aaron 0/-------/-======|=======\=====--\1 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
"Fffth-" The boy exhales air through his nostrils, as he is stabbed with a threefold of arrows across his upper chest and shoulder. Normally, at this point it would be more then expected for him to show fear and uncertainty- but yet, he seems almost unbothered as his clothing starts to darken with his blood. Looking up to Aaron with the same, utterly neutral expression as energy starts to build up around him- and into his palm. The arm being pushed into his own waist as his eyes are locked with the other boy's. A second later, he steps forwards. Lunging and performing a powerful strike with his palm towards Aaron's chest.
COMBATSYS: Aaron endures Tsinghua's Closing Letter of Fate, Destiny Conclusion.
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Aaron 1/----===/=======|=------\-------\0 Tsinghua
When the palm connects, a sprouting tree would quickly form- growing rapidly and forking outwards as it pushes and tears past Aaron- The force would've been enough to push him away yet somehow, he comes out in a better position to attack then he was before.
[AARON]
Aaron knew well the trees. He had seen tall redwoods of California, matching rainforests on two sides of the Pacific Ocean, the old growth that names the blue ridge mountains, and even a small Black Ironwood tree in southern Florida. The tree that was growing into him, sending him upwards, was a comfortably familiar birch.
Rather than launching him as the branches sprouted and sliced him, he held on firm. By the time the tree's growth had ended, Aaron was perched high above in the foliage. Concealed by the greenery, Aaron let slip a cloud of fine dust below him to reduce sight even further. A faint rustling of the tree would be the last hint for Tsinghua before the Scout dropped down behind him and fired a long metal arrow shining the same shade of white as the dust around it.
COMBATSYS: Aaron successfully hits Tsinghua with Leave No Trace EX.
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Aaron 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Tsinghua
[TSINGHUA]
Between all the foliage, Tsinghua was too late to spot what was off, as Aaron jumps behind him to deliver that final, finishing shot. The chi-infused arrow pierced into his back- The boy freezes up- his torso being jolted forwards as that energy courses through his ribs- A concerning amount of blood leaking out between the arrow's shaft and into his clothing. Almost instantly unconcious, Tsinghua falls forwards. The metal arrow still sticking out from between his ribs as he mumbles.
"I failed. I'm sorry, Master."
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua takes no action.
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Aaron 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Tsinghua can no longer fight.
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Aaron 0/-------/------=|
[AARON]
As the arrow lands and the dust clears, only one still stood beneath the tree. As Tsinghua began to fall forward, Aaron jumped to grab him. Stopping him from landing on the arrows already sticking to his front.
"Don't worry, I got you, I got you. Shhhh"
Those with skills more specialized would take care of such wounds, but the scout would not stand idle and let him be injured more. He held him up as professionals approached. "Don't worry, you haven't failed. You gave it your all, and I took your all. We just need to worry about making sure you're all right now."
COMBATSYS: Aaron has ended the fight here.
Log created on 11:47:04 03/23/2021 by Tsinghua, and last modified on 18:50:20 03/23/2021.