SNF 2005.04 - D! v. Mai

Description: D! and Mai tussle along the boardwalk, and Mai shows just how Ninja she can be. (Winner: Mai)



Along the boardwalk, people start to gather, and barricades start to go up. Why? Well, it's Saturday, and that means SNF is underway! Already, people are surrounding the area being cordoned off, signs, noise makers, and various other things in tow. As for the fighters? Well, a certain wedge-hawked boxer seems set along one side of the blocked off boardwalk, shades set high on his forehead as he looks toward his opponent. She's famous enough...or infamous, depending. Either way, he's not too intimidated. He just gives her a quick gesture signalling that he's ready before his shades are tossed to the crowd. Wrapped fists rise and a foot slides back as he puts himself into stance, ready for the action to start

Without much fanfare, Mai leaps into the arena, rubbing her shoulder as if it ached a little bit. For whatever reason. Of course, the moment she's there, the more vocal parts of the crowd erupt in cheers, signwaving, and various other activities that say, essentially, '...omgmai.'
Grinning broadly, the kunoichi produces a trademark fan, waving it at HeavyD!. "Hi! You're one of those boxer type people, huh? Well, don't go easy on me!"
Then she adopts a fighting stance, bouncing lightly on the balls of her feet, eyes narrowed in concentration.

COMBATSYS: HeavyD has started a fight here.

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HeavyD           0/-------/-------|


COMBATSYS: Mai has joined the fight here.

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HeavyD           0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0              Mai


COMBATSYS: Mai focuses on her next action.

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HeavyD           0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0              Mai


Kensou has arrived.

HeavyD snorts at Mai's comment. He always tries to give his all. "Same to you," he says rather quickly, eying Mai as she seems to hold back and watch him in stance. Looks like it's yet again up to him to start things off. The signal for the beginning having long been sounded, the boxer shuffles forward toward Mai with fists kept high in his guard. He waits until he's in arm's range, before he snaps to the side. Now in full boxer mode, he swings out swiftly with his right arm...before he shifts to his side again, hoping the feint takes some heat off the real attack as his left fist quickly swings toward Mai's ribs.

COMBATSYS: Mai blocks HeavyD's Light Punch.

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HeavyD           0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0              Mai


Mai waits for D! to shuffle his way over, watching him warily. When he finally thows the punch, she's been waiting for it, feint or no. Smoothly, she raises her forearm to absorb the real attack. And then, in a display of athleticism, the kunoichi leaps backwards from the boxer, spinning in midair! Her outfit's tails flare out with the movement, and where they travel, a fiery explosion follows!
"Ryuu Enbuuuu!"

COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Mai's Ryuu Enbu.

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HeavyD           0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0              Mai


Now that's an interesting attack. Quick to pull his arm back after his punch is blocked, he sees the sudden flicker of flame come at him, ducking and bringing his arms up once the explosion of fire reaches him. It burns, but not as much as it would if he took it straigh to the face. Waiting until the fire dies down, he keeps himsef low, upper body bent as he inches his way to Mai. Finally, once he's near enough, his body rises and straightens, right arm flaring out in a swift uppercut that snaps out a spreading wave of energy toward the kunoichi. Lets see if she can ninja her way out of the path of the blast.

COMBATSYS: Mai dodges HeavyD's Blast Upper.

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HeavyD           0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0              Mai


Mai lands from the attack, and out of the corner of her eye, she sees D! moving closer. That usually means something bad, since he's a boxer and she barely weighs a hundred pounds, so the kunoichi does the first thing that comes to mind: jump out of the way! She just skips back again, avoiding the chi.
But she's not done jumping yet! Leaping /forward/ this time, Mai tries to grab at the boxer's shoulders!

COMBATSYS: Mai successfully hits HeavyD with Shiranui Gourin.

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HeavyD           0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0              Mai


Successfully latching on, Mai flips /over/ D!, lands behind him, and then uses her momentum and a surprising bit of strength make the boxer do a repeat performance. That is, she throws him bodily over her head, to land far away on hard, hard ground.

Well, that was unexpected. D! expected Mai to hang back a bit more after her jump away from him. Instead, however, she leaps forward as soon as she can and tosses him up over her head. He lands unceremoniously at the edges of the fighting area, scrapes and scratches all over his arms, head, and chest. Grunting as he rises, he winces a bit as he realizes that a good portion of his face got scraped up on that toss. "Nn..." Looking across the way at Mai, he frowns. This is not turning out very good for him. Realizing he's got to move quicker if he wants to get Mai somehow, he breaks into a sudden sprint. As soon as he's in range, he lets loose with a powerful, angled right straight, aiming upward in case she decides to try and jump this attack as well. The move itself is not qute as fast as the Upper was, but perhaps the speed in rushing up to her will make up for that.

COMBATSYS: Mai dodges HeavyD's Fierce Punch.

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HeavyD           0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0              Mai


Watching D! keenly, Mai shifts her weight from foot to foot while she sizes up the attack. When he finally barrels over, the kunoichi has the presence of mind to lean to the side, letting the straight rocket past her face.
"Wow, you must be pretty strong!"
Which is why she decides to keep herself in melee range. Yeah. Showing another round of amazing acrobatics, Mai backflips away from D!, her feet tracing an exploding arc of fire that might just catch him in the chin!

COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Mai's Hishou Ryuu'en Jin.

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HeavyD           0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0              Mai


Pulling his arm back after the failed straight punch, D! keeps his elbows low, letting them catch the brunt of the flipping kick. Stepping back as the fire flares out from Mai's attack, he waits for a few seconds before he rushes through again. This time, he wastes no time. Right arm reared back, he brings the fist down in an overhead haymaker, hoping that this attack is finally fast enough to keep Mai still

COMBATSYS: HeavyD successfully hits Mai with Rock Crush.

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HeavyD           0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0              Mai


[OOC] Mai guhs! Figures the best chance to block is the one that fails.

Mai brings her arms up, trying to brace against the coming blow. Unfortunately for her, the combination of trying to recover from the landing and, frankly, a mistake in the placement of her arms, the blow rockets through and hits her squarely in the head. The kunoichi drops like she was shot, but, without a groan or noise of protest, rolls backwards and gets on her feet.
Rubbing her jaw, Mai looks for an opening, the fight suddenly made serious. Well, if she didn't want to get close again (omg seriously that hurt), she'd just play keepaway! Grinning at her decision, Mai cocks back her arm, and throws her fan! The only thing is, it splits into three on the way, as ninja fans are wont to do.

COMBATSYS: HeavyD overcomes Kachou Sen from Mai with Blast Upper.

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HeavyD           0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0              Mai


The thrown fan is an idea. However, as quick as it comes, D! finds a way to stop it. Knowing that he can't rush in with that flying at him at such a speed, he decides that perhaps it's best that he simply try and stop the attack cold turkey. Taking a brief step back, his left arm rolls at the shoulder. His foot comes forward again, as does his left fist, the hand rising into an uppercut. A familiar blast of energy explodes outward, sending the fan off course and thankfully away from D!. Now Mai has to worry about that burst of chi spreading its way toward her...

COMBATSYS: HeavyD successfully hits Mai with Blast Upper.

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HeavyD           0/-------/=======|=======\-------\0              Mai


Mai splutters. "That's not fair!" So what does she do? She runs through it! Well, tries. The chi does a number on her, battering her around, but that doesn't mean she can't get within range of D!. With a twist of her body, one of her outfit's tails jerks forward, enough that she can kick the wooden ball at the end, shooting it at D!
It catches fire along the way, too.

COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Mai's Ryuu Enbu.

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HeavyD           1/-------/=======|=======\-------\1              Mai


Again Mai flares out her tails at him, and again D! comes up with the block. He absorbs the strike from the wooden ball on his arms, not waiting around for the second flare up. Leaning low and shuffling to his side, he waits until Mai spins around again. Once her body swings back his way, his right arm snaps out. Either Mai better dodge...or she's going to have an uncomfortable ride up on the end of D!'s fist as it jams toward her stomach.

COMBATSYS: Mai blocks HeavyD's Reverse Stomach Buster.

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HeavyD           1/-------/=======|=======\=------\1              Mai


[OOC] HeavyD says, "BRB..."

Mai quickly crosses her arms, positioning them to take the edge off of D!'s attack. It really doesn't work out all that great for her, considering that she's thrown backwards a good bit, but that's okay. She's safer than she would have been!
The kunoichi rises unsteadily, a biting her lip and staring down her opponent. She had to do something to swing the fight back to her.
So, she jumps about ten feet into the air.
What?
Spinning like a top, Mai whips out two fans, which somehow stir the air into fire, creating a wheel of flame. And then she comes crashing towards the boxer! The real danger isn't from the razor-sharp fans, but rather, from the startling amount of fire!

COMBATSYS: HeavyD endures Mai's Hou'ou no Mai!

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HeavyD           1/----===/=======|=------\-------\0              Mai


Frowning as his attempt to haul Mai up onto his fist and dump her behind him is foiled by well crossed arms, D! holds back, wondering what Mai's going to try next. His answer is soon given as Mai rises at least a story into the air, and flips back down at him in a crazy phoenix like dance of flame. Knowing that his legs would never be able to take him out of its path, and his arms wouldn't take the stress of guarding from the attack, D! instead plows right into it. Waiting for Mai to reach a respectable level, he darts right into the path of her attack, hoping that he can exchange blows with her. The fire burns him, but he does get the good chance to try and hook his arm at her flipping form. And should he hit, he'll slide forward in a phasing dash, taking a straight shot toward Mai wherever the aftermath of his first attack will take her.

COMBATSYS: Mai dodges HeavyD's Ducking Combination.

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HeavyD           1/----===/=======|=------\-------\0              Mai


[OOC] HeavyD says, "Nah. My ultimate attack is yet to c...dammit."

In D!'s defense, he probably didn't know that Mai was going to go sailing right past him when he aimed his fists in her general direction. That's exactly what she does, the fires disappearing as she whirls past. The kunoichi lands on her feet nimbly, knowing that they're reaching the home stretch. She had unleashed quite a demanding attack, and from her experience, D! was probably going to do the same very soon. This was a close fight!
The the interest of keeping alive, Mai tries to keep D! on his toes, pouncing towards his unguarded back, trying to duplicate her earlier mighty throw.

COMBATSYS: Mai successfully hits HeavyD with Shiranui Gourin.

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HeavyD           1/---====/=======|==-----\-------\0              Mai


It's no surprise what she does next. Flipping over D!, Mai uses her impressive momentum to get the heavy boxer over her shoulders, at which point she pushes him away and lets gravity do the rest.

Again, Mai manages to toss D! for a loop, the poor boxer skidding away after being tossed. Grunting, he picks himself up again with his legs straining to keep him aloft. This is not turning out well. Frowning, the boxer again goes for the straightforward. Advancing to just within arm's range, he weaves about and rocks his body forward, his left arm snapping out with a tight hook straight toward the kunoichi's ribs.

COMBATSYS: Mai dodges HeavyD's Hook Punch.

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HeavyD           1/--=====/=======|==-----\-------\0              Mai


There's a reason why Mai is the queen of all ninjas. Well, maybe she's not the queen, but she's pretty iconic! With amazing grace, the Shiranui heir crouches low underneath the hook, springing like a coiled snake right past D!. She's a sneaky one.
Dancing away, Mai tries to buy some time to think up a workable plan to keep her away from more nasty blows like that overhead that knocked her senseless. The answer is: throwing things. Removing an ornamental hair pin (not the one her grandmother gave her, she wouldn't throw that) from her hair, the kunoichi lines up a shot, and throws it like a dart. A very, very painful dart.

COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Mai's Thrown Object.

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HeavyD           1/--=====/=======|==-----\-------\0              Mai


Painful...but D! doesn't seem to be phased too much as the pin sticks itself in the meatier part of his forearm. Better there than his hand, or his face. Pulling out the pin, he sees Mai all the way away from him. Not good for someone who's for the most part an upclose fighter. Looks like he'll have to use THAT move. Stepping around and exposing his profile, he cocks his right arm at his side and lets all his power and chi focus into his fist. It's going to be a bit telegraphed...but he knows the move has the power to even the score. He keeps a careful eye on Mai as he charges up. Finally...once he's satisfied that he's powered up enough, he steps forward and unleashes his right hand. In a powerful explosion of energy, a blast of orange ki extends from his fist like a cannon, barreling toward Mai at breakneck speed. Ms. Kunoichi...meet the Magnum.

COMBATSYS: Mai blocks HeavyD's D. Magnum.

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HeavyD           0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0              Mai


Oh hell.
Mai's eyes widen in mute... not really surprise, not shock. If it had a verbal counterpart, it'd be 'not good not good not good'. She closes her eyes, sucks in her breath, and raises her arms.
It's luck that she successfully predicted the attack. But even did, the kunoichi is driven back several feet from the sheer force of the strike and the chi, and then she promptly falls over and tumbles an extra few feet. Panting, Mai rolls to the side and rises to a crouching position.
Looks like it's time to put an end to things. Rushing forward, the Shiranui ninja leaps at D!, and lashes out with her legs at his head.

COMBATSYS: HeavyD dodges Mai's Quick Throw.

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HeavyD           0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0              Mai


Thankfully, despite his drained state after such a massive attack, D! has the sense of mind to duck when those legs swing his way. Not wanting to waste an opportunity this late in the game, he immediately snaps his left fist toward Mai's hopefully unguarded body, a punch lancing out toward her gut.

COMBATSYS: Mai dodges HeavyD's Medium Punch.

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HeavyD           0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0              Mai


With a startling amount of flexibility, Mai lands, and then contorts her body in such a way that she is just barely spared the fist. A beat later, she starts to wobble from the awkward position, and stumbles forward with a 'woah!'
But she recovers! Fighters tend to do that. Dancing around D!'s position with considerable agility, Mai tries to look for an open spot to fill with a fist or maybe some chi. Muttering at the apparently rock solid defense, she decides to err on the side of safety and throw some more stuff at him. Sure, D! is apparently immune to projectiles, but her trusty fan-throwing gimmick hasn't failed her yet!
And there goes three!

COMBATSYS: HeavyD fails to slow Kachou Sen from Mai with Blast Upper.

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HeavyD           0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0              Mai


Well, D! seeems immune no more. He tries the exact same trick he did the last time Mai sent her fans his way. However, this time, he ends up taking a fan right to the gut just as his arm is on the way up, stopping him cold in his tracks and sending him stumbling backwards with a wince. This is not turning out to be D!'s day.

Mai is /really/ glad she decided to throw hard. It might have cost her some accuracy, but then again, she probably also lost accuracy from that fancy dodge she just completed. Sensing that victory is nearing, or at very least the end of the fight, the kunoichi zooms in for the kill.
This kill is accomplished by twirling like a ballerina. Rearing up on her toes, and then gracefully spinning, Mai twirls towards D!. She doesn't get all the way, because as she's doing so, her 'tails' erupt into flame, and then promptly cause another localized explosion that Kyo Kusanagi would be proud of.

COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Mai's Ryuu Enbu.

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HeavyD           0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0              Mai


Arms come up yet again to stop the flaring tails of flame as they swing towa D!. However, he can feel his pain start to catch up to him, arms almost refusing to move at this rate. Desperate, he starts to lunge foward. Measuring his punches to keep himself prepared on defense has lead him nowhere. It's time to go all out now, since he knows he won't be able to shore up for much longer. Driving forward with his right arm cocked, he snaps out and tries to bury his fist into Mai's face with an almost diving right cross, nearly all his remaining power put into the punch.

COMBATSYS: Mai dodges HeavyD's Fierce Punch.

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HeavyD           0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0              Mai


Mai ducks and weaves backwards. While she's also hurting like all hell, the kunoichi is an expert at staying perky until the very end. It's more of a curse than a blessing, really. No, really! ...yeah.
Panting slightly from the exertion, Mai sizes up the arena. She continues to back away from D!, glancing left and right. Aha! Suddenly breaking into a run, the Shiranui ninja leaps high into the air, feet finding temporary purchase on a nearby wall. Before gravity can catch up to her (she takes her sweet time, as gravity has a particularly hard time catching Ms. Shiranui), she springs off the wall, hurtling towards D! from an unsuspected angle, fans outstretched for the impact!

COMBATSYS: Mai successfully hits HeavyD with Musasabi no Mai.

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HeavyD           0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0              Mai


HeavyD is unable to stop the attack, the angle too awkward for him to totally guard against. However, even as he reels back from the strike, he makes it all too apparent that he's not given up. After rocking back on his heels, he drives forward, crouching down and smashing his left fist into the ground beneath him (and likely Mai too). What results is an eruption of chi...a blossom if you will...that spreads out in front of him and above the spot where his fist strikes. It may not be a Power Geyser...but D!'s certainly banking on it getting the job done well enough.

COMBATSYS: Mai dodges HeavyD's Soul Flower.

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HeavyD           0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0              Mai


Mai rebounds off D!, and goes to press the attack, but, oh man, Soul Flower. Having experience with Terry, she knows that this is bad mojo, and quickly turns her momentum around, backpeddling away. Looking for a place where the chi is already disappating, the kunoichi dashes in, lashing out with her foot, trying to trip D! up and maybe make him fall over for good.

COMBATSYS: Mai successfully hits HeavyD with Light Kick.

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HeavyD           0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0              Mai


Knowing that any hit, blocked or not, would be enough to finally bring him to his knees, D! tries to pedal away from the kick. However, as low as he was after the Soul Flower, he's in too awkward a position to get out of the way and is summarily tripped up. Feeling his strength give way, he lashes out with one final, desperate punch, hoping to tag Mai with a rising upward cut of his fist before he finally crashes to the ground, heaving and prone.

COMBATSYS: HeavyD can no longer fight.

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COMBATSYS: Mai dodges HeavyD's Uppercut Punch.

There's only one thing to do: go over D!. Leaping powerfully, Mai jumps over the boxer right as he begins his attack. She really didn't know what he was going to do, but she figured that being behind him was better than being in front of him!
Landing in a crouch, the kunoichi watches for a moment to make sure that D! is down for the count, and then glances at the referee. He's watching D! as well, but soon raises his hands. "The winner! Mai Shiranui!"
Getting to her feet, Mai claps her hands together, then flashes a peace sign, "That was pretty good, you actually hit me!"

COMBATSYS: Mai has ended the fight here.

Log created by HeavyD, and last modified on 11:10:06 04/24/2005.