Description: Ryu versus a pair of Orochi fighters, with some impressive defenses all around. (Winner: Ryu)
The peaceful forests surrounding Southtown aren't quite as tranquil as they would normally be this fine Saturday evening. By virtue, of course, of the arrival of all the camera and lighting crews, announcers and spectators that are a required facet of any good Saturday! Night! Fight! The setting itself is the aforementioned woodland, a bordering clearing that provides ample room for maneuvering around the trees with a pleasantly piney backdrop. The tingling buzz of anticipation runs high as everyone takes their positions... and the actual fighters involved in tonight's bout are likely to be doing the same.
One such warrior is a fairly easily recognized warrior in a simple white gi. Ryu strides the last few steps to his 'side' of the woodland arena, crimson-gloved hands lifting to tighten the knot in his brighter red headband, the long tails of which trail behind him, fluttering lightly on the breeze as he folds his arms over his chest, dark eyes scanning out across the clearing to take in the arrival of tonight's opponents, calmly considering.
Having already arrived rather early, Mature on the opposite side carefully hides a sneer at the world warrior with a sweet puckering of the lips. Then there is her partner, oddly enough he is held with mutual contempt. The question is, which would she rather see fall more. Ryu.. Or Yashiro.. Or both?!
"How many times are we going to be meeting like this, Ryu-kun. . ." Mature taunts the world warrior while the annoucer, whom given the surroudings has to make due with portable equipment, rambles on about the fighters and previous fights, all the while peppering the crowd. Her taunts are probably gone completely unnoticed by others in the noise. They really should give the participants mikes.
"Oy," Mature says to Yashiro, practically spat off to the side, "Keep your distance from me."
Yashiro strides into the clearing in his usual outfit, grinning and waving to the spectators as he walks toward the area sectioned off for the fight. A guitar case is slung over his shoulder, but it doesn't appear that he has any intention of making use of it in the fight itself, leaving it on the ground a presumably safe distance away. He pokes one of the staff members in the chest, then jerks his thumb in the direction of the case. "You. Don't let anything happen to that, got it?"
The Orochi fighter gives Ryu a brief look over, but doesn't seem to find anything too interesting about him. He's heard that Ryu is pretty tough, but he hasn't actually seen him fight. He also glances at Mature, examining his partner. After a moment his eyes narrow. He wasn't paying attention before, but not that he's actively concentrating on her he can definitely feel something familiar there... Just how many of these people are there? Still, Yashiro's not one for introspection, and he's here to fight. He rolls his eyes at her, then turns himself back towards Ryu, cracking his knuckles as he prepares for the fight. "Yeah, whatever. Try not to get yourself hurt."
Mature's taunts have become more or less a mainstay of his meetings with the blonde... Which is to say, Ryu's gotten used to them, and the words do little more to raise his ire than they have in previous encounters. At least she's /brief/ about it this time. The World Warrior's gaze drifts between the two Orochi fighters, blissfully unaware of the dangerous bloodright that connects them... All he sees are two capable opponents, a pair which he's apparently about to be tested against. The announcer's diatribe is paid little attention compared to the other fighters, both the one Ryu recognizes, and the apparent musician who's an unknown quantity to the World Warrior. There isn't a lot of time before the words begin to ebb and the traditional count-down to combat takes over, but the Ansatsuken master uses what time he does have to carefully consider the forms and demeanors of those he'll fight... And center his own spirit on the battle to come.
Thick arms unfold before him as the announcer winds down, or up as the case may be, Ryu's hands clenching to tight fists which hover defensively before him, the rest of his body loose, bobbing lightly... Ready to move. As the call to 'FIGHT!' comes out, the nomad doesn't immediately rush his adversaries, instead holding to the same analytical patience that he preceeded the battle with, weaving forward only a few short strides, concentrating on the opening exchanges and taking in what he can of the fight's initial rhythm.
COMBATSYS: Ryu has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu focuses on his next action.
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COMBATSYS: Yashiro has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Yashiro 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ryu
COMBATSYS: Mature has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Mature 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/-------|
"You mean we were supposed to wait?" Mature intones, clearly deciding that reguardless of if they were or weren't supposed to wait SHE certainly didn't care for waiting one bit. Her arms were already held out at either side, her legs creating a path toward the world warrior, trailing blue from each finger nails.. When both arms are raised, she makes an X in the air with Ryu in the center of it, at least he's there when she's starting the attack, if he can move out of the way is his own deal.
"Here! Lets re-live all of the wonderful memories we've had together.. You can bleed for me.. And you can bleed for VICE!"
Yashiro lets Mature take the lead for the moment, watching with a raised eyebrow as she charges toward Ryu. With a shrug of his massive shoulders Yashiro begins coming in after her, edging around to the side as he does so. No point in slamming into his teammate or letting them both get hit with one attack, afterall.
Once he gets a good angle Yashiro then begins charging toward Ryu, leaping into the air once he closes half the distance. He flies toward the warrior, one arm raised up in the air, intending to slam his fist down onto the man as he lands, then use his momentum to keep going past him, whether or not he actually manages to knock Ryu down. He needs a few moments to watch Mature and how she moves, to make sure she's not going to get caught up when he really starts throwing out some heavy hits.
COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks Yashiro's Sledgehammer Punch.
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Yashiro 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Mature's Death Row.
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Mature 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/-------|
The double-charge. It's something that Ryu's found himself readily overwhelmed by when facing off against Vice and Mature, but this, well... It's a different pairing, and a new day. Ryu's reflexes see him well prepared for the dual assault, a quickly shifting gaze taking in Yashiro's movement to his flank even as Mature takes the head-on approach. The World Warrior holds to his defensive stance for a moment, halted motionless in the instants it takes his opponents to close, before a quick motion borne of speed easily matching what the blonde uses to close brings the Ansatsuken master back and to the side, moving away from Mature's strikes, and giving him a hair's breadth more room to answer Yashiro... Which the warrior does with a shifting left arm, bringing it up horizontally above his head and catching the slamming fist squarely on a hardened forearm, the bruising impact ignored as a quick shift uses the forceful momentum to carry Ryu another half-step back as he pushes off the attack, dark eyes trailing Yashiro's course.
A continued rush that's soon interrupted by a tremendous blast of chi, the nomad's arms sweeping forward, his lightly clenched fingers guiding a tremendous burst of multifaceted reddish chi forward, the conflaguration growing in leaps and bounds during the quick thrust forward, the heels of Ryu's hands coming together before him, the rush of superheated energy surging together and then outward, blasting across the clearing straight at Yashiro with a fiercely-intoned, "Hadoooouken!!!" echoing behind it.
Tsk tsk tsk, So predictable Ryu is. Mature would meanwhile like to think she's much less so. Though the world warrior is annoyingly good at avoiding her attacks. She's gog distance now and watches the projectile blast make it's way through the air and picks up a little rock, tosses it up in the air and catches it once. She doesn't want to be dishonorable about this. Probably Ryu will watch her, but either way she throws the rock FIRST then does her little samuria call of,
"Tsch Ryu, we've all seen that move before, you're getting old and predictable.. Why don't you do something new for once." Now she waited untill the rock met it's conclusion, or at least was just about to before calling... Afterall, she'd hate for the world warrior not to be fully and completely UN-aware to her attack. Then she watches Yashiro. What will he do.
COMBATSYS: Yashiro blocks Ryu's Shakunetsu Hadouken.
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Mature 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/----===|
The extremely solid feel of his fist impacting against Ryu's arm is enough to let Yashiro know that he really is dealing with somebody serious. Not that he's going to let that slow him down. "Heh, you're pretty tough, ma-" He starts to speak as he turns back toward Ryu, but the nomad is already in the process of launching his own attack.
Crossing his arms in front of him, Yashiro lets the red chi slam into him, feeling the waves of heat wash over his body. His sleeves are smoking slightly as he lowers his arms, watching Ryu warily. "Well, okay then..." If *that's* the way it's going to play out, he doesn't intend to give Ryu the room to throw around any more fireballs. He runs toward the other man, reaching out with one hand for his neck. If he manages to land the grab he lifts his opponent into the air in a seemingly effortless gesture, then spins around and slams him down hard into the ground.
COMBATSYS: Ryu parries Mature's Thrown Object!
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Mature 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/----===|
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Yashiro's Hatchet Throw.
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Mature 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/---====|
As established, Mature's got distance on the World Warrior... But apparently not the element of surprise she might have hoped for. Could have something to do with the far larger rock Vice hurled his way when they first met, but probably not. As powerfully as the rock sails in, Ryu's hand sweeps around, the backside of his right sparring glove intercepting it sidelong and smacking the earthen projectile aside with what seems like an almost effortless, reflexive gesture. A momentary look is shot sidelong to the blonde 'secretary', but no words are spoken. Still, the dark eyes convey their message clearly enough... It's going to take a lot more than that. Dancing backwards as Yashiro again closes the distance, Ryu seems perfectly comfortable in the close proximity, despite the potent chi attack launched moments ago... His feet carry him steadily back, balance stable as he leans away from the grabbing hand, answering it on the return sway, the previously swatting hand snapping back and in, straight for the Orochi warrior's chest... The young champion's own strong hand will seek purchase there, be it on jacket or simply digging directly into flesh, and should he find it... Ryu will drop his weight back, dragging Yashiro with him for a brief but forceful ride earthward, the Ansatsuken master's right leg snapping in for Yashiro's ribcage, intent on sending his opponent flying clear, quite forcefully, and angled for a painful reunion with the ground beyond.
Geeze, Ryu sure is being annoying today, she's not even comming after her when she is so blatantly failing at simple tasks. Even so the World warrior is starting to get on her nerves. Maybe she wants attention or something. She therefore charges up to Ryu and tries to grab him from behind to pull him toward her awaiting knee, there she will smash his head on it if he's caught.
"Kono.. !" Mature mutters in irritation, not bothering to make easy translations for the audience still waiting for blood to start flowing. With luck she'll be the first to draw it, unless Yashiro gets himself hit.. At least - Mature smiles inwardly - He's doing a great job of being a diversion.
"While you play with that pawn.. World warrior.." Mature starts, while darting away from what maybe a success, failure, or her own nose getting bloody.
COMBATSYS: Yashiro counters Tomoe Nage EX from Ryu with Upper Duel.
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Mature 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/--=====|
Yashiro keeps moving toward Ryu when his grab misses, jerking suddenly to the side in order to avoid Ryu's attempt to return the favor. And that leaves him with a perfect opening, as he slams his left fist up and into the world warrior's stomach, trying to lift him up as he jumps into an uppercut aimed at the man's jaw.
With luck the attack will be enough to actually knock Ryu off his feet, and leave him vulnerable to Mature's incoming attack. Or not. All Yashiro really cares about is landing the blows. If that makes him serve as a good distraction to keep Ryu away from Mature, so be it.
COMBATSYS: Mature successfully hits Ryu with Death Blow.
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Mature 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/--=====|
Well, that /does/ come as a surprise... It's not often that someone can completely nullify one of Ryu's attacks when he's actually operating /above/ his game, in terms of timing and opportunity... But he's left with two forceful impacts of fist on flesh to remind him that it's certainly possible, both of Yashiro's hits rocking him backwards. It doesn't seem enough to lay him out, or draw the volumes of blood Mature is hoping for, but it does leave the wanderer staggered long enough for the Orochi woman to grab him, his skull finding her knee for one more meaty thwack, before he's sent backwards once more by the force of the blows, shaking his head once vigorously in an attempt to clear it, dark eyes focusing between his opponents. Mature's hasty retreat leaves Yashiro still serving as 'distraction', indeed, and the World Warrior twists to face him, hands moving fluidly to his side as his wits return. Ryu focuses a tremendous rush of chi there, a bright flash illuminating between his splayed fingers, stealing light from the apparatus illuminating the fight for the cameras and leaving in the wake of the flashbulb effect a tremendous vortex of darkly swirling chi, "Shiiiiiinkuuuuuuuuu...." Ryu incants, arms flexing mightily as he forces more and more of his energy into the epic attack, the coruscating ball drawing inexorably inward, a fearsome inner rush of wind tugging at and threatening to consume the debris and grass on the forest floor, along with the young champion's now violently flailing headband, "Hadoooooooouken!!!!!!!" Ryu finalizes with an echoing shout, sweeping the densely packed, wrathful sphere of raw energy towards Yashiro, the ground between the men suddenly subjected to the hunger of the vortex, a trench immediately dug as dirt and grass are simply consumed... A hint of what might await the Heavenly King if he doesn't make with the footwork.
Mature watches from just behind as he chants the all too fimiliar attack name. Tsch, the Orochi woman shakes her head and tries to distract him this time, calling, "Oy, Ryu-kun, were you unaware that your moves are shown all across the world, on television screens for us to study and observe..? That your old attempts at the same tactics are not going to gain you any support.." Though she says it like a taunt, her lips pulled into a venomously sweet smile, Mature is looking particularly annoyed at this time. It was too soon for Ryu to break her little toy.
With a rush, Mature tries to dart past Ryu, giving a spin, the side of her dress flaring out to expose a gorgeous portion of thigh, sadly that thigh leads to a healed boot, which she tries to jam into Ryu's shin. After passing she positions herself on the same side of Ryu as Yashiro, though not too close to him.
COMBATSYS: Yashiro dodges Ryu's Shinkuu Hadouken.
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Yashiro 0/-------/--=====|
Although Yashiro has managed to deflect a fair number of energy attacks in the past, and he has a high level of confidence in his own abilities, the way the Shinku Hadouken is being ripped to shreds does make a powerful argument for getting out of the way. And so he does, hopping to the slide as the ball of energy blasts past him, the edge of its destructive power just barely missing him.
He begins moving as soon as he lands, not wanting to stand still and deal with anything like *that* again. In fact, he moves so quickly that his image becomes a blur, dart at angle to Ryu in order to avoid slamming into Mature, then darting back in, in an attempt to flank the world warrior. He comes right up next to the other fighter, then comes to a dead stop as he swings his arm back, then throws his fist forward with all his weight behind it, trying to slam a punch into Ryu's jaw.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Mature's Light Kick.
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Mature 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/--=====|
COMBATSYS: Ryu parries Yashiro's Jet Counter!
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Mature 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/-======|
Apparently, Mature's derogatory comments on the predictability of his moves are right-on, in this case. Still, there's only so much variation one can accomplish... When a particular technique rests at the pinnacle of one's ability to use chi, well... That's the technique that's there. Ryu's jaw clenches a bit tighter as the Shinkuu Hadouken blasts harmlessly past Yashiro, consuming a sizeable portion of tree-trunk behind him and leaving Ryu in the unenviable position of being subjected to another concerted attack... But never let it be said that the World Warrior shies away from a challenge, or fails to rise to the occasion, as a short hop carries him gracefully right over the blonde's shinkick, the abridged jump landing him just on the other side, in time to re-center his stance as Yashiro barrels forward, a sweeping palm intercepting and deflecting the straightforward punch with similar graceful efficiency, the World Warrior using the counter-momentum of the gesture to push off... and straight in at Mature.
It's a sudden shift of focus, as sudden as the young champion's rushing charge that sees him dropping low in the last spans of approach, legs flexing strongly as he propells his entire weight upwards, right fist snapping up above, leading the rocketing ascent as he aims to slam it squarely into the Orochi woman's face, the truck-stopping ascent accompanied by a fierce shout of, "Shoooryuuuuken!!!"
COMBATSYS: Mature blocks Ryu's Shoryuken EX.
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Mature 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Ryu
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This is a fearsome move, Mature knows well the devastation that Ryu can deliver with it, though she isn't looking at this with fear. She isn't a woman that shows her emotions unless they are boiling over. Instead she lets out a grunted 'Hmph,' and hangs back, bracing her shoulder against the brunt of the impact and protecting her head with her arms. That'll be numb for a while sure, but can you imagine getting taken by that under the jaw? Mature would rather not.
Someone should tell Ryu that the spin in the air is really unnessicary looking. Mature probably will . . Later. For now she darts back a pace and stares at him carefully, watching Ryu's movements and actions.. her blue eyes calculating.
COMBATSYS: Mature focuses on her next action.
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Mature 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Ryu
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Yashiro 0/-------/-======|
It seems that, for a moment at least, Ryu has let up the heat on Yashiro. The Orochi fighter is glad to take this opportunity, moving in on Ryu as soon as he lands from his attack on Mature. There's a feral grin on his face; he's enjoying this. Ryu's a tough opponent, and the possibilty of some real danger is getting his blood boiling. That Shinku Hadouken could have done some serious damage, after all.
With a worldess shout Yashiro begins laying into Ryu, or at least attempting to do so, throwing a quick three hit combination at the world warrior's torso, then following it up with a nasty looking uppercut punch to the jaw.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Yashiro's Missile Might Bash.
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Mature 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Ryu
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Damn. The resilience of a prepared guard wasn't the sensation of impact Ryu was going for launching the fearsome Rising Dragon punch.... But it's one more thing he has to make the best of, because it's the situation he's landed in nonetheless. The superfluous, graceful twist at the apex of the attack, in this case, gives the World Warrior a momentary glimpse of Yashiro's charging approach, and as the nomad touches back to earth, he's that much more prepared to deal with the Orochi threat, weaving away from the triple-strike by side-stepping and leaning away from each hit, a more pronounced lean removing him from the threat of the uppercut... The proximity still doesn't seem to worry him too much, but instead of immediately launching an attack back on Yashiro, the young champion sweeps his arms forward with a subtle twist to his stance, bringing his open palms forward as they surge with a rampant charge of flaming red chi, the heels of his hands coming together before him as the superheated rush cascades together and launches for Mature, "Hadooooouken!!!!" Ryu incants forcefully as the potent sphere of napalmy wrath is released, its heat rushing over himself and Yashiro, and... hopefully... the blonde as well. Give her a taste of his 'predictability' perhaps!
COMBATSYS: Mature dodges Ryu's Shakunetsu Hadouken.
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Yep.. Predictable.. Infact why not just up and say it. "Tsch, Predictable," Mature says as she moves out of the way, the heat from the fire licking her dress, but not in a way that singes it, rather gives it that dryer freshness and warm fuzziness of recently washed clothes. Mature should really be thanking Ryu.. Yep. . Thanking him with a taste of EBONY TEARS! Mauaahahah, No seriously, Ebony Tears.
Mature raises her arm and whips it around in a circle and slashes the air in front of her with her fingers, the chi wounding the very breath of breeze with it's slice and sending a cresent wave toward Ryu, whistling as it proceeds. Meanwhile Mature raises her hand to her lips to laugh about the attack that sails toward Ryu, partially covering her mouth... and not even paying attention if the move she judge dodged sails right into Yashiro or not.
For his part, Yashiro still doesn't seem to be paying Mature all that much notice, except in so far as to keep her from getting in his way. And the build-up time that it takes for Ryu to launch his attack at the Orochi woman is just too tempting an opportunity for Yashiro not to take it.
As soon as that dangerous energy clears Ryu's hands, Yashiro is reaching out to grab the nomad's arm, pulling back his fist. A brief flash of light seen out of the corner of his eye seems to imply an attack coming from Mature, so Yashiro angles himself to knock Ryu in that direction, as he tries slamming his fist into the other man's stomach, hoping to knock him off of his feet.
COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks Yashiro's Lever Blow.
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COMBATSYS: Mature successfully hits Ryu with Ebony Tears.
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The troubled situations don't want to let up! Try as he might, Ryu seems to be unable to land anything tonight... Maybe Vega was right, maybe he really is slipping, losing his focus, to... something. It's not a concern he can stick with just now, however, as his arm is grabbed and he's forcibly drug, barely managing to get the back of a glove-guarded hand over his stomach to defend himself from the follow-up slams, the impact sounding dully against the sparring gloves, the World Warrior's powerful arm tensing and absorbing the strike with a resilient strength... But it takes him just a little too long, and before he can twist away, the wave of chi hurled his way by Mature crashes into his side, carrying him to the side and momentarily to his knees, teeth gritting with the sum of the injuries he's sustained beginning to add up on his frame, strong though he may be, he has to do /something/ to turn the tide....
So he attempts to do just that, using the crouch to his advantage as best he can and launching himself up and in, straight in at Yashiro... It's a short hop, but the show hardly stops there. In the ascent, the World Warrior's entire frame twists, his right leg snapping out parallel to the ground, left balancing his grafity-defying flight as he hurtles forward, twirling through a roundhousing dance of potentially agonizing, skull-level strikes, "Tatsumaki Senpuuuuu Kyaku!!!!" Ryu calls out as he twists into the notable barrage, winds gusting violently beneath him as he tries to overwhelm the Orochi.
Mature really needed to figure something out about Ryu. Namely, why he fights the way he does. It just doesn't make any sense to her. But nevermind that now, on to the blood shed. Mature charges up to Ryu as he's focusing on Yashiro again. Part of the problem to her eyes was he always telegraphed what move he was going to do. So she decides to give it a try.
"I can't stop!" She cries, with excitement as she comes to pass Ryu, though not without slashing with her energy enhanced claws, making them sharp as knives. Three slashes in all, aimed for the soft of his side.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Yashiro with Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku.
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There's a loud *CRACK!* as the first kick slams into Yashiro's skull, repeated over and over as Ryu's spin drives his feet into the Orochi fighter again and again. As the flurry of kicks comes to a close Yashiro staggers backward a step, head snapped back so that he's staring up at the sky. He stands there for a moment, then lowers his head to look at Ryu, a grin still on his face despite trickles of blood from the corner of his mouth and his nose. "Not bad, man... Not bad..."
Using his sleeve to wipe away the blood from his face, Yashiro continues to grin in Ryu's direction as he hunches forward, his right arm tensing up. Yashiro might not use chi to attack, and his manifestation of it may not result in flames or electricity like some people's, but he does have it. And it reveals itself in the buckling of the earth beneath the Heavenly King's feet as he begins to growl, his voice growing in intensity as the ground beneath him cracks and splits. It's painfully well telegraphed that Yashiro is planning something, but that doesn't bother him. Because as soon as he's finished focusing everything he's got on the fist of his right hand he surges forward, moving with lightning speed as he throws a straight punch at the world warrior. One of the nearby trees would probably be blown in half, but it's well established that fighters are made of sturdier stuff.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Mature's Metal Massacre.
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COMBATSYS: Yashiro successfully hits Ryu with Final Impact.
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Landing out of the wildly twisting attack on lithely bent legs, Ryu pushes forward, turning slightly to keep an eye on, and out of the way of, Mature's rushing talon-laden assault. It's an effective evasion, the World Warrior removing himself from immediate harm, but... it turns out to be something of a rock and a hard place situation, the rock being, of course, the earth-inspired Orochi. Dancing away from the blonde puts Ryu more fully in-line with Yashiro's follow-up, and while the wanderer certainly /tries/ to sidestep, to roll, to throw himself /out of the fuggin' way/.... There's not quite enough time, and the side of his sturdy chest is caught quite soundly by the Heavenly King's fist, sending Ryu twirling away quite some distance, spinning through the air quite less voluntarily than last time, and crashing to the dirt in a rolling tumble.
It's a tumble that soon sees him back on his feet, however, and telegraphed or no... A move like that deserves an answer. A real answer. Whether it worked before or not, it's time to redeem himself. Focusing his energies, a second brilliant flash illuminates the battlefield, Ryu's hands cradling a void by his side that rapidly fills with a darkly swirling mass of cerulean and lighter blues, rushing together with a rampant inward draw of wind, tattered gi, tousled hair, and crimson headband dancing wildly as the now bruised and bloodied World Warrior focuses his energy, "Shiiiiiinkuuuuuuuu...." The young champion intones, determined to fight to the very end however overwhelmed he becomes, and give Yashiro back a taste of his own medicine, in dramatic fashion... Another deep gash is torn in the earth, rocks flying free as the ground between the two warriors is churned by the hurtling projectile, which is followed by an echoing cry.... "Hadooooooouken!!!!!!"
Old old old OLD OLD! Ryu is definatly got a plan and Mature is well aware of what that plan is... But what to do about it. She seems to have a lot off consideratoing going on in her head just now before she finally decides on something and charges up at the World Warrior again. How many times can her little toy get lucky on that blow.. Well she isn't intending to find out. At the very least he'll of served his purpose soon enough, but Mature could certainly afford to nail Ryu with something.
Whipping her arm back, she winds up and gives a loud, Tsch, sound, throwing an over extended punch at Ryu's ribs. Not just trynig to bruise him but to hold him back to even go as far as to stun him a bit. Maybe then she can consider how to finish him off once and for all.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Yashiro with Shinkuu Hadouken.
- Power hit! -
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The Final Impact comes out fast, but the recovery time after throwing out that powerful an attack is less than desirable. By the time Yashiro has regained his balance the Shinkuu Hadouken is already rocketing toward him, leaving now time to get out of the way. He tries to bring up his arms to at least lessen the blow a bit, but his limbs are blown aside as the blast slams into his chest. There's a split second where Yashiro tries to hold his ground, but the blast quickly prevails, blowing the man off his feet and carrying him for some distance. Even when the energy fades Yashiro continues to sail onwards, eventually crashing into the ground and digging a short furrow with the impact.
With a loud cough as he sucks in a painful breath, Yashiro suddenly sits up, dirt falling from his shoulders. Most of his jacket his been burned clean off, leaving even more of his torso exposed than usual. Getting one foot firmly on the ground, he places a hand on his knee and forces himself back to his feet, slowly straightening up, still with a grin on his face, doing his best not to wince in pain. "Heh... You're... Pretty good..."
He takes an unsteady step toward the world warrior, then another, until he's walking steadily forward, then moving faster and faster until he's headed toward Ryu in a flat out dash. As soon as he comes up to the world warrior he launches into a lightning fast series of punches. Again and again he attacks, throwing a good 20 punches at Ryu, all of them with the full force of his strength behind them. Then he throws an upward arcing punch to Ryu's stomach, trying to knock him up off his feet. This is to set him up for Yashiro's immediately following move, as he jumps upward into a fierce uppercut to the wandering fighter's jaw.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Mature's Strong Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Yashiro's Million Bash Stream.
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Ryu's stomach is not in need of more forceful fists, plzkthx. Ryu, despite his pain, recovers quickly from throwing the ultimate Hadouken, his dark eyes locked down the clearing at the charging approach of first Mature, and then the rather quickly-recovering Yashiro.... The last blast of chi bought the World Warrior time, however brief, and he cashes it in, dancing to the side, away from the blonde's reaching strike... Which for a moment, seems it's going to leave him right in the path of Yashiro's barrage once more. But that outcome proves different this time, as with one fluid motion, Ryu follows through his initial evasion and all but throws himself to the side, less graceful than his previous efforts... But effective nonetheless. He doesn't dare try to stay ahead of that level of ferocity in his current state, instead rolling back to his feet a short span away from the Orochi duo, a respectful nod his only answer to the compliment he's paid... His way of returning it, even if Yashiro's probably not going to notice at the moment. Either way, the Ansatsuken master wastes no time, rushing right back in at the Earth King's flank and snapping his right fist out and in, a potent, triphammer straight aimed to connect squarely with the side of Yashiro's face, and hopefully... drop him to the ground.
There just isn't much for Mature to do for Yashiro. She'd love to save him for longer, but she'd spend all her time pulling him out of the fray and not enough time hurting Ryu. Ultimately it was either way going to end up with the toy being broken, so instead of chasing the world warrior to save Yashiro, she decides to just pick up and hurl a punch at the back of his head.
"Oy, Over here." She says, trying to get his attention, probably too late for poor Yoshiro, but she has a plan, time to make things turn in HER favor, afterall, she wants to win this bloody match and she wants to do it looking good. The onlookers won't want to see a gorgeous blond like her get beated, or get sweaty. Hopefully he'll turn just in time to get a bloody nose.. The bastard that he is. Her face is rather sneering too.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Yashiro with Medium Punch.
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Yashiro can't quite turn fast enough to keep up with Ryu, but he is spinning his body around as the warrior throws the punch at him. This allows him to see what's happening, but is considerably less useful when it becomes apparent that it gives him no chance to get out of the way or bring up some sort of defense. That's okay by him however, as he's swinging his own fist towards Ryu's face at the same time.
The blow catches him squarely, but isn't quite enough to knock him back, allowing him to continue on with his own swing. That's about all he gets a chance to do however, as it's pure momentum carrying him through. After that last blow to the head the lights have gone out for Yashiro, and he topples over to the ground once his swing pulls him far enough forward to throw him off balance. And for Yashiro that, as they say, is that.
COMBATSYS: Yashiro can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks Mature's Quick Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Yashiro's Quick Punch.
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The pressed attack goes off as intended, though it also lands Ryu in the anticipated hot-spot of winding up the target of a pair of quick attacks, a situation compounded by his position between his opponents. Again the World Warrior adapts, however, showing a tremendous knack for improvisation on the defense even if his attacks are proving less reliable than he's used to... It's a dance he's willing to see through, twisting away from his strike on Yashiro, immediately reversing his momentum and sidestepping away from the falling man, allowing the Earth King's flailing fist to sail through air alone on his path to the ground... And necessitating that Ryu turn to face Mature, which he does quickly, almost to his displeasure... It's half instinct, and half experience that sees his right fist held at the ready as he turns, but either way it pays off, hand flashing in front of his face in an instant, just in time to catch the blonde's strike on the back of his sparring glove, a momentary sting that's readily discarded...
And whatever Mature's plans, they'll have to wait for a moment, as point-blank Ryu's arms sweep forward, straight towards the dangerous woman, this time traces with a slightly less voluminous, but still formidable surging of blue-white chi, the flaring waves crashing together at the end of his sweep, threatening to wash over Mature as the tumult of energy rolls together and blasts forth, accommpanied by that familiar cry of, "Hadooouken!!"
COMBATSYS: Mature just-defends Ryu's Hadouken!
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Point blank range Hadouken's SUCK. Ryu must know that, the glow from his chi illuminates Mature's face, making her pale complection shine in the light. It's beautiful to say the least, though very dangerous.. Deadly. No one needed to tell Mature that. It was now or never, she had something in mind and she had to pull it off just right. Her timing was crucial as she whiped her arms up and seemingly absorbed part of the attack, a flash encompasing her for a moment and when the light dies away, all that is left is Mature smiling at Ryu with something resembling glee. Sadistic.
"Now World warrior.. I.. I.." Her glee seems to grow as she tries to speak, but it's broken by quickened breath, heated cheeks, she's blushing, but something is off. She's not about to kiss him or be tendered.. No she's about to engaged in violence. A very sick woman.
"I Can't stop Ryu-kun! Here.. here I am! Take all that I give you.. We'll.. have fun together!" And while she shouts the ramblings, Mature throws slash after slash at Ryu, her nails sending streaks of chi behind them with a lethal edge and if he's stayed with her that long, she ends with a shot from her ebony tears at point blank.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Mature's Nocturnal Lights.
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Mature's glee is not mirrored by Ryu... He's just as focused, deadly intent on the battle itself, the 'pleasure' to be gleaned from the pain something that just doesn't quite compute in his mind. At least not nearly as readily as it seems to in the blonde. Colour him skeptical of the dangerous Orochi's girlish demeanor, however... The World Warrior doesn't waste any time standing there making eyes at Mature. He outright denies her request, too, leaping backwards as the slashes rain in, tumbling in a lithe, singular reverse flip that carries him out of the range of the blonde blender, landing him a short span away... It's not a distance that's maintained, however. Perhaps Mature would be expecting him to follow up with another fireball... Some form of long-range barrage. Instead, his legs bend and propell him upwards, arcing him right back in at the dangerous blonde, his right fist cocking back to announce his descent as he drops groundward, slamming down at Mature's skull with no lack of force, "Haaaaaaah!!!" he shouts, focusing what's left of his energy into making the most of this fight.
COMBATSYS: Mature blocks Ryu's Fierce Punch.
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"You are being NO FUN," Mature hisses while raisnig her arms in a cross to take the blow. He's right in her face and the glee has melted away to rage. "It's time you learned a lesson in DYING.. The first thing you need to know is how to BLEEEEED."
Not one to waste any time or distance either. He's in her face fairly close, though she got pushed back by the punch, still all she has to do is wave her hand, slice through the air with her finges and send a cresent at Ryu.. Which is exactly what she does, exclaiming,
"Next lesson, how to cry.. BLACK tears!"
COMBATSYS: Ryu fails to slow Ebony Tears from Mature with Shakunetsu Hadouken.
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As Mature sweeps the chi-charged crescent through the air, Ryu's arms similarly begin to come forward... But there's not enough time, not enough space, and before the flame-tinged projectile can fully form, the World Warrior finds himself blasted back by the chi-blast. He's not crying, however, though the smack does take a fair bit more of the fight out of him, sending him stumbling slightly unshakily for a new stance, though he does find his balance.... staring evenly at Mature and holding a ready guard, "Let's finish this, then." He invites, deep voice calm. It's certainly not surrender.
Mature is right behind her blast, with a sadistic grin on her face, she makes a cross slash with her arms in the air toward Ryu with a flash of movement most people would consider fast.. But seeing how things have gone so far Ryu may or may not.
"Gladly, you've broken my toy, so you'll just have to take his place.. I wonder how .. hard... I can play with you before you break too!"
The cross slashed motion, trailed by energy seems to be aimed at nailig Ryu imidiately after the chi from the previous attack disapates.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Mature's Death Row.
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The brutal cross of chi-energy doesn't catch Ryu in its wake this time either, the World Warrior sensing as much as seeing it coming as the blast dissipates, his stabilized defense giving him the instants he needs to backpedal away from the attack, answering it back with a quick reversal of motion, hoping to catch Mature as she's still recovering from the forward force of the strike with a darting hand that seeks to find an ironclad hold on the front of her dress. Should he find that vicelock, Ryu drops his weight back in a flash, the quick descent dragging a suddenly accelerated Mature with him, the Ansatsuken master's right leg snapping out to add to the leverage, with the intent of flinging the blonde far and clear, at an angle designed for optimal - which is to say painful - impact with the ground beyond.
COMBATSYS: Mature dodges Ryu's Tomoe Nage.
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Ryu isn't the only one who can move that fast, Mature gets out of the way too, leaping back delicately on her feet like she were going from small rock ro small rock aacross a stream. "Ryu-kun, play with me more won't you? Finishing the game, that'sno fun.. I like a man to.. play," Mature curls a warm and seductive smile - that is seductive if you could ignore the glint of malicous and sadistic intent in her eyes.
However, she doesn't attack, she just watches for now, allowing the world warrior to make the next move, her hand on her hip and her body jutting out a little in one direction.
COMBATSYS: Mature focuses on her next action.
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'Play'.... Right, "I'm not big on your games." The World Warrior answers steadily. Extending the battle certainly doesn't do him any good just now, however... He's beaten pretty damn badly now, nearly exhausted, and the best he can hope for is to make as big an impact as he can, in as short a time as possible. As such, when Mature keeps her distance, Ryu wastes no time or energy closing this time, instead sweeping his arms forward, a rush of swirling reds broiling forth from his outstretched palms as his hands come together before him... It hasn't been all that successful so far, but as established, Ryu's options are running low. And so the searing burst of superheated chi is loosed at the sadistic blonde with a fierce call of, "Hadooooouken!!!!" the luminescent burst flaring its fiery light through the darkened clearing, and across the near-hushed crowd.
COMBATSYS: Mature slows Shakunetsu Hadouken from Ryu with Ebony Tears.
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Now it's Mature's turn to try and nail one of Ryu's projectile. It seems to change drastically when she slices a cresent through the air at the attack, but that isn't good enough, her face is once again lit up, but this time it's with an expression of shock and alarm because she observes Ryu's attack barrel through her's, leaving nothing in it's wake before slamming full on into her and pushing her back with a scream. For a moment she remains on the ground, looking stunned.
Ryu's dark eyes follow the projectile, and for a moment, it looks as if he means to charge right through after it... But then Mature doesn't initially move, and well, Ryu's not one to kick a downed opponent... Even one as nefarious as the blonde has proven herself to be. Instead, he holds his position, even backing off a couple steps, drawing a few deep breaths and centering his chi within him instead of lashing out, taking a moment to calm his mind and let the chill night air invigorate his battered form.
COMBATSYS: Ryu takes a breather.
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Well Mature on the other hand isn't nearly as nice as Ryu and when he goes down she grits her teeth, huffing and standing to her feet. She charges the man with rage echoing off her face. What could possibly be irking her at this time..? I'll tell you.
"What are you doing? this fight isn't over! It's just begining! Don't you DARE pretend you're done yet!"
And opun reaching her mark, Mature winds up and tosses a widely extended punch, aimed right at Ryu's face.
COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks Mature's Strong Punch.
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So there's fight left in the blonde after all. It's not something that surprises Ryu, even if he did back off for the moment... He steps away from the wild punch, snapping his left hand up and around to intercept it with a vertically aligned backhand, the stinging hit absorbed into the young champion's resilient guard, one more chip at his ability to continue in this fight... But not the one that's going to send him down. Pushing off from the block, Ryu comes in hard, his right leg snapping nearly straight up in a brutal axehandle aimed to connect /quite/ solidly with Mature's jaw, and/or crack her in the face with the heel in the descent. The fight's obviously not over in Ryu's estimation, either.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Mature with Strong Kick.
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THAT pissed her off, when she moves herself to get out of the way and finds herrself in the way anyway. His foot connecting with her hard and sending her rolling back like a rag doll. She only just barely catches herself from rolling into the spectators, not that she cares about them, but it might of hurt more. Her fingers close on soil and she grips it before getting to a standing position. She breaks into a run.
Growling instead of laughing, Mature dashes like it's the last dash she'll have in her body. He's gotten out of the way of so much.. SO MUCH.. This time he needs to. .
"DIIIIEEEEE!!"
As she passes her arm is outstretched to grab Ryu and hopefully drag him across the ground where the nearest hard object . . a make shift bleacher waits for him with an explosion of Orochi energy also waiting.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Mature's Heaven's Gates.
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The sheer murder in Mature's eyes, coupled with the ferocity of her rush, make it all too clear to Ryu that it's time to /move/... Whatever protests his injured body may make. As such, as the violent cry is leaving the blonde's mouth, the nomad lurches to the side, quickly removing himself from the path of her charge, and subsequently... The painful follow-through that would have inevitably dropped him. As it is, though, he's anything but out, twisting to follow Mature's course and sweeping his arms towards her, a rampant trail of blue-white chi rolling from his hands and fingers as he slams the heels of his hands together before him, the swirling coalescense immediately surging forth in a coherent, flaring sphere, carried straight for Mature at a breakneck pace, accompanied by a shouted, if slightly fatigued, cry of, "Hadooouken!!" Despite his exhaustion, the forceful chi-ball lacks no force, swirling its gusting path through the night air with grim efficiency.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Mature with Hadouken.
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Mature isn't dodgy anymore, at least not dodgy enough, she takes it, not beacuse she wants to, but because it hits her.. Sending her back into the ground. Her eyes are blurry and her head dazed, but there is a rock next to her. Her fingers close on it.. "If I had had Vice.." she murmurs and throws the rock at Ryu's head. She doesn't get to see him inevitably move out of the way.. But if it does go thuunk and he does go down.. The news programs will have quite a story.
COMBATSYS: Mature can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks Mature's Thrown Object.
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Ryu's attention is firmly fixed on Mature as the Hadouken takes her down, and the pitched rock is certainly a nice touch... But not one the nomad misses, bringing an angled arm up in front of his face to intercept the stone, and send it skittering aside, deflected with one more minor sting. Perhaps he could have darted aside, but in his current condition, well... It's not a risk he was looking to take. Drawing in several long, rather labored breaths, Ryu does the only thing he can do in this situation... He half-staggers a few strides to the side of the clearing, and drops to his rump, leaning back against a tree and closing his eyes. That... took a lot out of him, even if he did manage to redeem his own inner questions. Normally, he'd check on Yashiro, make his way off... something. Right now, all he has the energy to do... is to sit. Quite still.
COMBATSYS: Ryu has ended the fight here.
Log created by Yashiro, and last modified on 15:18:46 04/29/2005.