Description: What starts as Vanessa and HeavyD! vs. Whip and Freeman turns into a Free For All the moment Whip takes her ire out on the serial killer. Vanessa kicks ass and takes names. Like, for serious. (Winner: Vanessa)
A large crowd gathers in anticipation for one of tonight's varied SNF matches. Those who have gathered to witness the two vs. two match up between four fighters are varied as are the fighters themself. On one side of the room there are several Ikari soldiers gathered. Dressed in their fatigues, they are apparently there to cheer on one of their own. Rumors have flown about recently that one of the Ikari had fallen victim to the attack of a vicious serial killer, and had barely gotten away with her life. The tables and chairs have been cleared from the center of the lobby, and instead are now used by the various members of the crowd as seating from which to watch the spectacle. Television cameras from numerous stations have also gathered, and are all prepared to video tape tonight's match.
The crowd chatters loudly before the lights of the lobby dim all so slightly. The Announcer then takes their chance to begin announcing the various fighters. "Alright Ladies and Gentlemen, we are almost ready to get this rumble underway. I would like to remind everyone gathered to not throw their empty beer cans or food into the ring during or after the fight, otherwise you will be dealt with in a strict manner by SNF security. That aside, let's welcome tonight a relatively new face to the SNF tournaments. The young female soldier, and rumored dominatrix, of the Ikari mercenary group: Whip!"
Once the announcer is finished a young woman is seen walking into the ring. A small portion of the fans clap in excitement, while others just wait for their respective favorites to climb into the ring. Of special note, Whip just gives the Announcer an odd look when he calls her a dominatrix, but she doesn't take it any further than that. She simply walks into the area sectioned off for the battle this evening, and waits patiently for the names of the other fighters to be called. From appearances she looks healthy, though someone looking closely can see the lines of healing wounds on her neck... however, this hardly makes her any less threatening looking.
COMBATSYS: Whip has started a fight here.
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It didn't exactly take Vanessa much to get here. Or get ready.
That's made obvious by the obnoxious *DING* of the elevator as the announcer finishes up, the redhead scrambling out the moment the doors swing open. Working to finish sorting out the state of her tie, she offers a sheepish grin towards the staffmembers as she makes her way towards the so-called 'arena,' the PA heralding her presence with a quipped, "And we're dead certain you know this lady by reputation alone; holding the longest string of censored obscenities to come from these telecasts to date: Vanessa!"
And these, ladies and gents, are the things you become known for.
Clearing her throat a little as she comes in opposite of Whip, she gives the young woman a faint nod, a broad smirk appearing over her features. "Nice to see you're in better shape than last time I saw you," she comments to the girl, loosening up her shoulders by rolling them ever so often. "Be interesting to see how this goes-- and who's involved." She's still as in the dark as anyone else-- which isn't necessarily a good thing, considering what's in store for the lot of them.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Whip 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Vanessa
HeavyD isn't really a new face to SNF, so he doesn't really warrant such a rather...rude introduction as Whip gets. Instead, he looks over to the side, noticing just who he just got partnered up with, apparently. "...hey," he says, giving a nod to Vanessa as he pushes himself up from the wall next to the elevators in wait. "Haven't seen you around for a while," he asides, before he looks over to Whip. "...a dominatrix, huh?" he notes at the poor Ikari's introduction.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Whip 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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And then, Freeman enters. Many people wonder where the distinctive form is; He's been something of a celebrity given his renown and public exhibitions, after all. But somehow, nobody much noticed the figure dressed in a flowing green robe, head hunched forward and white mask covering his lean features, until completely within view beside Whip. Slowly his arms cross before his chest, looming forward while tauting his fingers. There's a flash of crimson, the sound of ripping fabric, and the shreds of the costume as well as the mask -- split in half -- pools around his feet. Now there stands Freeman, grinning towards the ground with the tide of his hair obscuring the larger amount. His spandex half shirt stretches to his hands, sliced in a gothic manner upon his arms. And still, no necklace. He appears to be somewhat stable, but in a more wary and unstable manner then even his norm.
"Hello..." is whispered amiably towards Whip, Freeman finally lifting his head with something of a giggle. "We are working together, it seems...! Fate is so delicious, at times." He actually appears more amused then anything, although Vanessa isn't given a lick of attention. One hand raises to his neck, massaging where the thin lines are upon the Ikari Warrior's neck. He is introduced as well by the announcer during this, although in a more flat tone. "I am sorry I hurt your precious toy." is finally mused, and Freeman does look to be slightly put aback. "But... they /made/ me do it...!" His eyes flash dangerous, with one fist clenching by his head.
Finally he returns his attention to the two people opposite, although he makes certain to flow a careful distance away from Whip, one lazy eye upon her from the onset. "She is a wonderful dominatrix." is commented at HeavyD, before he slowly licks a nail. Hard enough that blood flows from his tongue upon it. Still no attention given towards Vanessa -- how mean. "You." His finger raises to HeavyD. "You will be first." What an endearing thing to say.
COMBATSYS: Freeman has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Whip 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Vanessa
Whip doesn't look too excited in fighting Vanessa. In fact, she just sorta... rocks on her heels with her back turned towards the other woman while Vanessa talks to her. Her hands held behind her back as she looks down at her feet before looking up and turning towards the female boxer and nodding, "Nice to see that you're still doing well too." She then turns and watches at HeavyD! starts to make his entrance. She comments, mostly to herself, "Two boxers? I wonder if they have another whip fighter on my side then." Towards D!'s comment about her introduction, Whip just shakes her head from side to side... but that's right before she reaches behind her back and pulls something from her holster.
What is loosed from its holster is, surpisingly, Voodoo. Whole again after being cut to pieces! She lets it slide out along the ground and sighs gently. From the look in her eyes she seems to be enjoying the weight of Voodoo within her hands again. However, this is before the next contestant on her side enters. At first she just gives the odd figure a look. She has never seen him before, or at least she thinks she hasn't. She doesn't know anyone who wears green robes and a white mask to fight, after all. However, as the costume is shredded and the mask split in half, revealing the figure beneathe, Whip's face grows severe... and cold.
"Freeman..." Whip almost hisses that name. She looks towards the man with a definite hint of malice in her eyes. She then protectively gathers Voodoo in her arms as Freeman speaks to her, and rubs his neck while admiring the still-healing wounds on her neck. She grits her teeth, before stating coldly, "Fate does have a way of playing cruel tricks on me, yes." However, she doesn't bother responding to his comments about how he was made to hurt Voodoo. She doesn't want to hear it. Instead... she just calmly stands there, watching her opponents as much as she is watching Freeman. Apparently she is looking for an opening with which to make her first strike... though whom she will strike seems to be anyone's guess.
COMBATSYS: Whip focuses on her next action.
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Whip 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Vanessa
Ibuki has arrived.
Talk about a way to make Vanessa visibly bristle.
The man's mere presence is more than enough to set her teeth on edge; the purred words towards Whip, on the other hand, are another matter entirely. There goes that maternal streak again; an obvious flare-up igniting in the redhead's temper well before she's able to give a nod of hello to Heavy-D. Needless to say, she's pleased to be on his team... but that's well besides the point. The mere fact that Freeman is here -at all- comes off as a nasty joke from Geese, but the added bonuses?
She doesn't say anything at the immediate moment-- she doesn't need to. Instead of giving a nod towards her teammate or any gesture of recognition, she keeps her eyes level on Freeman alone-- and springs into action.
There's no real finesse about it. There's just the immediate motion well before the announcer signals the okay to enter the fray, though it's, by all technicalities, 'legal.' In this case? All she wants is to pound the man's face in the same way she did the night Ralf helped hold him down a full week ago. If able, she seizes hold of his neck-- from there on out, it's the same story, with as much embittered hate as the woman can muster-- one punch after another after another raining down against the man's head, threatening to send him back against the wall behind him but for the hold she (hopefully) has on him. Seems a bit -brutal- for a telecast fight, but... since when did anyone expect anything less of her, really? o/'
HeavyD frowns at Freeman, the strange man's actions and apparent singling out of the boxer taking his attention away from Whip. "...looks like the ladies don't like you very much, do they," he notes, frowning as he pulls his fists up and spreads his feet a bit, falling into the typical boxer's stance he uses. "So why do you want to take me first, huh?" He asks, hanging back much like Whip does it seems, taking gauge of the situation from behind while Vanessa takes care of first strike. He's not sure just who Freeman is...but he's already getting the idea that saying he's a creep is a stark understatement.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD focuses on his next action.
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Whip 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Vanessa
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Freeman with Puncher Weaving.
- Power hit! -
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Whip 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Vanessa
And it seems a thorough pounding is exactly what Freeman gets. He's fairly taken aback by the sheer ferocity of Vanessa's assault, and given the fact she was more or less given a blind eye it allows her to thoroughly get the drop upon him. He's grasped rather viciously by the neck, stumbling and almost falling in a very belated attempt to evade. Slamemd against the wall, he's rather thoroughly beaten to a healthy degree before managing to snap himself away. But he's still making sure he's not vulnerable to Whip, smearing away the blood pouring from his shattered nose. A truly venomous glare is thrown at Vanessa while he skips away, looking prepared to assault the girl.
Yet then he leaps high in the air, and backwards. Where's he going? Ah. He descends in a vicious blur from directly above HeavyD, and unleashes a devestating pair of slashes towards his head punctuated by a downwards kick, attempting to drive him face-first into the ground and then land atop his back in a crouch. Likely very painful. "I /said/ you were first!" is hissed, despite his already apparent injuries. He doesn't want to deal with Vanessa anymore, not on a good day. But he'll happily tear into the fighter below.
While the other fighters are busy getting into the rumble properly, Whip just watches and waits. She is still holding her whip protectively in her arms while glaring at Freeman, however she also makes side-ways glances towards D! and Vanessa as well. As Freeman is hit, rather viciously, by Vanessa she doesn't move a muscle. She's patient, and she knows the right time to attack will come. However, the camera cannot help but catch how her eyes flit between her opponents, and her 'ally'. Some in the audience wonder if she's going to break the rules and attack Freeman, specifically those who had seen the young woman's wound up close after arriving from Southtown to Ikari base.
Soon, however, it seems Whip makes a decision. As she watches Freeman's motions she pulls out her pistol from its holster. She noticed D! focusing earlier, and as many of her fans realized she often uses her pistol as a way to disrupt the focus of other fighters. However, in this instance something strange happens. She aims and fires a spread of bullets towards D! right before... and after Freeman finishes his attack attempt. Some of these bullets do fly towards D!, however some of them seem equally intent on finding a cozy home within Freeman's flesh.
That doesn't stop Vanessa from taking up her 'arguements' with one man alone. She's not going to attack Whip right-off -- opponent or no, this comes back to being a principle. Nonetheless, for the time being, she decides to watch... and wait. With Freeman failing to pay any attention to her whatsoever, the female boxer eases up in order to get a better bearing on what she's going to do-- the success of the last hit won't remain true throughout the entirity of the fight. Thusly, she wants insurance that that'll last.
Frowning, her expression knit into one that betrays her concentration, she stays perfectly still-- until the sound of gunshots rings through the air, her frame visibly tensing as she turns to -look- at Whip with a startled expression, though it doesn't last. Great-- if she ends up coming out of this having to nurse another gunshot wound, she -won't- be happy.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa focuses on her next action.
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Whip 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Vanessa
COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Whip's Desert Eagle.
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Whip 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Vanessa
COMBATSYS: HeavyD interrupts Crow from Freeman with Rock Crush.
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Whip 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Vanessa
Whistling at Vanessa's ridiculously effective assault on the creepier of their opponents, D! smirks, glad to have the fellow boxer on his team. But before he can think about shouting out a compliment to the bloused fistfighter, he sees Freeman take to the air. That's not a good sign. What's even worse is that he hears their other opponent pull out a pistol. It takes him some time to decide on which is the bigger threat, before he goes low, body bending forward to shorten his profile as the shots come out. Arms cross as he takes a bullet high on his shoulder, avoiding most of the threat. Of course, that gives Freeman time to slash at his exposed back. Hissing, the boxer turns around just as Freeman tries to drop the kick on his head, right arm swinging around in an overhand arc. As the kick nears, the fist snaps out, D! playing Freeman's own game as he tries to drop a punch right into Freeman's flying form to force the killer into the ground instead. "Mistake, freakout!"
COMBATSYS: Freeman endures Whip's Desert Eagle.
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Whip 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Vanessa
The pistol hits Freeman in the side rather neatly, but the injury only seems to fuel his rage. The vicious punch strikes him heavily, but he rolls to a crouch at the other fighter's side before then wrenching both hands backwards. There's a brief pause, the serial killer in an almost comical pose. And, of course, he's facing Whip still -- he's not about to allow himself to be backstabbed. This fight is already fubar -- and who can he blame for that? ... Probably Geese. Grr.
And then both arms flash down, an overhead arc of chi that is enough to kill even a stout fighter outright, aimed right for HeavyD's chest with every ounce of malicious force that Freeman can summon from the depths of his twisted being. He really does want to take him out, even if Vanessa beats him up in the process. Thirsting for blood, anyone?
As her bullets hit home on Freeman's side, she can't help but show a small smirk on her face. Though one can always argue that Whip, considering the weapon she uses, is a bit of a sadist... one looking at that grin on her face wouldn't need the whip as a clue. She holsters the pistol again and watches as Freeman busies himself with trying to take out D!, leaving her and Vanessa to their own devices. However, Whip soon dashes out towards the middle of the battle field, her whip held up with one hand as she tries to position herself in between Freeman and D!, as well as Vanessa.
After quickly positioning herself, and realizing she only has a small time frame through which to work her plan, she quickly crouches down and turns towards Vanessa. Noticing that the other woman is busy focusing herself for a strike she takes this as an opportunity to snap her whip out towards the woman! She yells, "Sorry about this!" right before-hand. The blue blur of the serpentine whip tries to latch onto a body part, any body part, of Vanessa's... and then use that to sling the boxer behind her!
COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Whip's Boomerang Shot.
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Whip 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Vanessa
Raising her arms immediately to deflect the attack that's levelled on her, Vanessa cringes at the feel of the whip cracking down against the bare skin of her arms-- but it's not so bad that it's -hideously- painful. It's just that -sting-, as well as the constriction along her arm as she's jerked bodily in the direction of the other two combatents. This... Well. There's only a split second to figure this out, but the varitable spin-cycle she's been put in gets her into a prime position to do exactly what she needs to.
Whipping around with the momentum established by Whip's action, she swings her uninjured arm around to *SLAM* it up against the back of Freeman's head the moment she's within range, a bright flash of amber brushing up through the air as her motion continues to bring her other, now-unimpended limb around in a right-straight to the dead center of the serial killer's shoulders. Hit or miss, it's still a pretty flashy execution, considering the spontaneous nature of using the blocked attack as a means to spring into another one. Thusly, Whip gets a surprisingly bright smile as a result, a sing-song "No harm, no foul," coming immediately thereafter.
[OOC] Freeman says, "WTF is with my defense chances."
COMBATSYS: Freeman successfully hits HeavyD with Phobia.
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Whip 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Vanessa
Considering how powerful said attack seems to be, it's almost a stupid choice on D!'s part to try and block the shot. But block he does...and fail he does too, the strike breaking through his guard and searing a nice gouge into the boxer's chest. "GAAHH!!" Stumbling back, he hisses, left hand grasping at his chest as the energy of the attack sears into his skin. "Dammnit..." Not daunted, however, he follows after Freeman, advancing on him almost the same time that Vanessa does. While her attack comes from the back, the Metro Boxer attacks from the front, trying to slam his right fist into Freeman's gut in a lunging straight, chi spiralling around his whole arm as he slides toward the murderous fighter.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Freeman with Forbidden Eagle.
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Whip 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 1/----===/=======|====---\-------\0 Vanessa
COMBATSYS: HeavyD successfully hits Freeman with Rolling Soul Diver.
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Whip 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0 Vanessa
Well, Freeman's getting more or less utterly beaten up. That's something he's rather used to in the grand scheme of things lately, first being thoroughly pummeled by Vanessa before then doubling over under HeavyD's forward-rushed onslaught. He merely grasps his gut, wheezing in a less then spectacular manner. Then he crashes to his knees, kind of remaining there in a vulnerable little heap. How intimidating. He's not really doing or saying anything; At least another stout hit will finish him off.
COMBATSYS: Freeman focuses on his next action.
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Whip 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 HeavyD
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Freeman 1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0 Vanessa
Although the attack didn't go exactly as planned, perhaps, Whip does have a smile on her face when she brushes her hair out of her eyes. By now, most in the audience get the sense something is up. Although Whip has hit her opponents with a couple of her attacks, both times the attacks seemed to have the ulterior motive of hitting Freeman as well. Whether directly, in the case of the bullet in Freeman's side, or indirectly, as in the case of slinging Vanessa right into him. However, the announcer and the judges stay their decision for now. So far, technically, none of Whip's attacks have been judged to have been directed at Freeman. However this seems to be about to change.
After noticing how Freeman is wheezing in pain, and focusing for his attack, Whip's eyes show a dangerous, sharp glint to them. She then snaps her whip directly above her, pulling herself up and onto the ceiling with a yell! Soon she is seen descending again, this time directly on top of Freeman. Her boot is aimed directly towards Freeman's head, and she can be heard yelling, "This is for Voodoo, you son of a bitch!" Few in the audience gasp at this turn of events, though there is a definite murmur after Whip's attack attempt. Almost immediately afterwards the announcer can be heard over the speaker, "Ladies and Gentlemen, due to an issue with the fighters following two vs. two team arrangement, the fight has officially been changed to a Free-For-All!"
Free For All?
The moment the announcement is made, regardless of how thrilled Vanessa is at actually landing that attack, she... well. She didn't particularly want to take Whip on initially to begin with, but it's all in good fun at this point. With Freeman slated to be out of the picture, the female boxer offers an apologetic smirk at HeavyD, saying, "You heard the man," her fingers weaving together as she cracks her knuckles. She's gonna let Whip do the honors in Freeman-- for now, she's got a fight to win. "Kinda wish it'd stayed as teams, but you know how it goes..."
Moving in against the other boxer with a quick dash that covers the distance between them, she snaps her body up in a swift uppercut to his jaw, throwing a decidedly large amount of power into the manuever in the interim. She's not going to interrupt the girl's 'fun,' as it were... no sense in that whatsoever. She remembers how good it felt to lay the man to waste on her own time-- far be it from her to rob another of that dubious honor.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits HeavyD with Dash Puncher.
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Whip 0/-------/----===|=======\==-----\1 HeavyD
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Freeman 1/--=====/=======|======-\-------\0 Vanessa
Free For All, huh? Well, this will make things interesting. Still, with all things considered, D! continues to focus on Freeman, watching the assassin carefully. HOwever, he hears Vanessa almost apologize to him...before she dashes and smashes her fist right across his jaw, taking the boxer completely by surprise. Twisting, he finally drops down, groaning as his chin screams betrayal at the pain. Gritting his geet, he sighs. If it's going to be this way... "Looks like I can't exactly ignore that, can I?" he mutters...before he tries to rush forward and drive a right hand into Vanessa's gut, going for that risky lift that rarely seems to work for him...but hey, maybe this time will be different.
COMBATSYS: Freeman endures Whip's Assassin Strike EX.
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Whip 0/-------/---====|=======\==-----\1 HeavyD
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Freeman 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|======-\-------\0 Vanessa
And indeed, Freeman is deftly struck by Whip. His face impacts the ground in a horrific crunch, but it seems to snap him out of some reverie. He bursts to his feet, likely with enough violent force to knock poor Whip directly off him. He stands upright with a snarl, a vicious flash of crimson energy tearing through his form. The entire interior goes darker, multiple lights shatter, and it seems like he's got one last move left in him. And a hell of a move it is, by visible accounts. He rears around. Vanessa. He rears again. Whip.
...But then he notices HeavyD. Who is rather injured, to say the least. There's a twisted, unconscious grin plastered over his face before he darts across the room in a blur. And both hands lance out, attempting to grasp the other man by the face with bone-cracking force...
"...DIE..." is hissed out.
COMBATSYS: Freeman can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Freeman's Creeping Death.
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And then HeavyD is simply lifted in the air like a ragdoll, as if he weighed nothing more then a few ounces. But his likely rather frantic attempts to evade the assault cause him to simply clench his fingers heavily in his face, before twisting and hurling HeavyD across the room with hellish force. A couple stumbles are done, face blanking out a final time before he crumples on his face. Thud. Once more, Freeman's got little endurance.
The young Ikari laughs something fierce after she feels Freeman's face crunch against the ground. A sadistic, dominatrix laugh one often calls it. From all accounts, she enjoyed that. She really, really enjoyed that. However, her laugh is cut short as Freeman suddenly rises upwards! She falls from the Serial Killer's frame and catches herself, just barely, from falling onto her arm in a rather harsh manner. Planting her hand down against the ground she sends herself into a roll, and finally comes to a stop a few feet from Freeman. She then looks up at him and has an unconcious chill run through her as she feels the very tangible essence of Freeman's chi rushing through the room. She knows this, this darkness from when he used it against her. She begins to scramble out of the way when she notices Freeman, apparently, coming towards her... but stops when he finally chooses a target - D!
Quickly scrambling to her feet she watches as Freeman slings the boxer across the room like a ragdoll. However, D! Isn't her concern right now. She walks towards the serial killer's downed body... and glares towards him. Her boots thump loudly on the surface of the ground beneath her feet as she approaches, watching him carefully. She knows, after all, that he is perfectly capable of surprising feats... especially when cornered like he is. She then stops over him, her boots coming together with a soft click of the heel as she glares down towards him. "Game Over, Freeman. Even you couldn't fight, not after that." She then reaches back to her holster, reaching for her pistol and aiming down towards the killer. She speaks, in a cold... calculated tone, "And now, it's time for me to show you your death, as you showed me mine." There is a silent click as she disengages her safety - for all intents and purposes, she looks like she's ready to finish him off for good.
COMBATSYS: Whip takes no action.
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Whip 0/-------/---====|=======\====---\1 HeavyD
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COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks HeavyD's Reverse Stomach Buster.
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Raising either of her arms in order to deflect the blow that's meant for her, Vanessa can't help but offer a light smirk before the other boxer is... rather bodily hefted -away- from her. Given that it goes in tandem with the flickering of the lights, the redhead is certain as to what's going on-- but it all happens so fast that Freeman is felled well before she can get her hands on him. Then? ...The click of a safety is all that she needs to hear.
"Oh for christ's... -no-!" is shouted, the woman taking great pains to do something that should come as a relative surprise to the young Ikari assassin-- she darts in and takes hold of the girl, throwing her immediately to the ground and attempting, in this case, to pin her. If successful...
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Whip with Medium Throw.
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Alright, so-- maybe that was a bit more force than need-be, but so far as the redhead's concerned, it's necessary. "-Don't-!" she warns the younger woman, adamat. "That's -exactly what he wants-! The longer you leave him alive the suffer, the -better-! He -wants- to die, don't you get it?!" Nevermind all this is shouted, more commanding than need be, but... like it's been said. Necessity. "Let him -rot- -- hunt him for the rest of his miserable life, make it a living hell-- but -don't kill him-." The moment she's done saying all of this, her knee still planted in the dead center of the girl's chest, she raises herself immediately, giving Whip some breathing room. Literally. Though-- she at least makes it a point to look apologetic for having to do that in the first place.
HeavyD Might have had something to say about this all too...but he's not really in a good position to talk about it at all. After all, he just got tossed HELLA far. So, it's not as bad as it could have been, as the boxer managed to take the toss very well, tucking in and rolling with the momentum after impact. However, the squeeze on his head, the initial impact with the floor, and the final meeting with the wall stopping him cold is still enough to hurt the boxer, as injured as he already is. As it is, he simply hangs back, trying to recover best he can and recuperate...as well as maybe get some fuel for the rest of the fight.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD focuses on his next action.
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[OOC] Vanessa says, "Er. TO suffer. ARgh. e.e;"
Indeed, the Ikari is surprised when suddenly she notices Vanessa coming at her out of the corner of her eye! She tries to keep away from Vanessa, and to keep her from grabbing her arm, but instead she just ends up suddenly planted on the floor! Her Desert Eagle sent spinning away from her hand and across the floor... the audience noticiably watching the spinning pistol and ducking whenever its barrel passes them. She gasps loudly as she feels Vanessa's knee press against her chest, knocking the wind out of her. When Vanessa is admonishing her for trying to kill Freeman she doesn't look happy. However, she doesn't look angry, but instead hurt. Also this position gives Vanessa a good vantage point of those healing wounds on Whip's neck.
When Vanessa finally pulls herself away from Whip's body, allowing the young fighter to breathe, Whip takes this time to breathe deeply... trying to get some of the air she had lost. She then rolls over to one side, and slowly lifts herself up while stating, "I wasn't... going to... kill him." She grips Voodoo tightly within one fist, "I just wanted to hurt him. Bad... as bad as he hurt me." She then looks over one should and towards Vanessa, "Besides, it's easy for you to say. I'm not as strong as you are." She then turns towards the female boxer and states, "Not even you. I won't let you get in the way of my revenge." while coiling Voodoo up into one hand...
COMBATSYS: Whip focuses on her next action.
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Mmf.
"Look," Vanessa says, giving D the adavantage of not being paid much attention, "I told you before-- I understand. I was -exactly- where you are when I first ran into him. Twice over that miserable -fuck- left me to die and taunted me with the -one thing- that mattered the most to me. I've got just as much right to want him hurting as you do; and fucked if I'm gonna stand in the way if you brutalizing the son of a bitch." Which... she just -did-, but. "If I didn't think you were gonna kill him, I wouldn't've done what I did."
This... however... could get ugly. There are now two opponents that could very well focus their efforts on her alone, or go after one another... so far, she's been lucky to get away from most of the attacks, but now? Now, it's time to regain her footing. Speed and strength are good assets, but for now... paying attention is what's necessary. TAking a couple steps back, she resumes a defensive posture, but makes no move to attack. Not yet.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa focuses on her next action.
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Whip 0/-------/-======|=======\=====--\1 HeavyD
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HeavyD isn't really sure how to react to the little tete-a-tete between the two women, hanging back against the wall as they talk over the subject of Freeman. HOwever, Vanessa seems to finally get the idea that they're still in a fight and sets up a defensive stature. Seeing as no one's about to attack again, he feels like it's up to him to jumpstart the match again. "Well, maybe I need to be updated on just what this guy's done...but if the talk is over, shall we continue?" He doesn't wait to answer, however, instead charging his way at Whip, swinging his arm around once he's in range and uppercutting an explosive wave of chi toward the Ikari in one swift motion.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD successfully hits Whip with Blast Upper.
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Whip uncoils her whip as if to prepare to strike Vanessa, or to get her out of her way at the very least, however... there is suddenly something else that draws her attention! An explosive flow of chi coming directly towards her. She quickly tries to move out of the way, but instead ends up taking the blast directly towards her stomach with a loud grunt, before it finally just knocked her on her butt. She winces as she holds her stomach, and then looks up at D! "Dammit, why did you have to get in the way..." she then suddenly snaps her whip upwards! Not at D! though, instead she was aiming towards one of the light fixtures over head. Once grabbing ahold of it and pulling the whip tightly, she then leaps into the air and goes into a swinging kick aimed directly at D!. Apparently intent on finishing the job that Freeman started.
Which leaves Vanessa open to manuever in any way she sees fit. Of course... sensibilities being what they are, this is causing a little bit of a moral and social dilemma. Last thing she wants is Whip's contempt; but that can be staved off after the fight's come to completion. In the meantime...
"Sorry, honey," comes out of her as the girl lands, whether or not she hits or misses the other boxer. "Gotta even the odds a little."
That said, she moves in to deliver a swift punch to Whip's side, though it's not nearly as fast as it could be. In this case, it's a matter of wearing her two opponents down to some degree, though she's certain she'll be in a world of hurt eventually. This fight is destiend to get ugly, after all.
COMBATSYS: Whip successfully hits HeavyD with Hook Shot.
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YOu know....perhaps targeting Whip wasn't a good idea after all. The swinging kick manages to drive right into D!'s chest, exacerbating the injuries caused by the Phobia attack earlier. Smacked up against a wall, the worn boxer grunts and hisses, trying to find some strength left within him. His left remains on guard, while the right hangs at his side, clenched at the ready. He knows this is going to be a one shot deal...and if it misses, he's well and truely screwed. Gathering all his spirit and strength left in his right hand, he waits for his moment. Then, as he sees Vanessa attack Whip, so does he. Stepping forward with one forceful stomp, his right arm lances out and punches in Whip's direction. Suddenly, the energy charged in his fist explodes out, flying out at the IKari with the force of a cannon.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Whip with Medium Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Whip dodges HeavyD's D. Magnum.
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All told, the Hook shot isn't that fierce an attack. However, it is definitely flashy, so it gets a good response from the crowd. Impacting her opponent with her boot earns D! a small smirk before she quickly disengages her whip from the fixture she used to swing by. However, as soon as she lands she finds herself being rushed from both sides. She tries to move out of the way of Vanessa's fist, but only ends up crying out in pain as the fist sinks into her side! However, she doesn't have much time to recover before D! comes in with his huge energy charged fist flying directly towards her. She does, however, have just enough time to slide under the fist, allowing the resulting energy to just safely fly by her head - her hair rustled slightly by the resulting rush of air.
Whip then stands between the two, her eyes taking a malicious cast as they slide from one, to the other. She then suddenly grins as she holds her whip above her head, taking another grip half-way down the length of the Voodoo. She then holds that posture, hip cocked out to one side while she asks, "Shall we dance?" And then, without waiting for a reply, she begins her dance. Watching Whip's attack one realizes easily why it's named a 'Sonic Slaughter'. Whip lash after whip lash after whip lash from left, to right, to left again going faster and faster.
She attempts to drag both of the boxers into her assault, and to punish them hellishly for ganging up on her like they did. Twenty four counts of the whip later she suddenly crouches down and sends her whip into a wide circle! The idea is to send both crashing away from her in opposite directions while she has the time to brush her hair out of her eyes. That is, if she was successful at all.
COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Whip's MAX Sonic Slaughter.
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COMBATSYS: Whip successfully hits HeavyD with MAX Sonic Slaughter.
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The first few lashes catch Vanessa's arms easily, creating angry red welts in their wake with each pass that's allowed-- however, the woman is quick enough to get her bearings straight. With the marks that'll undoubtedy be puffing up on her arms, she's had more than enough of the whip she'd help bring back only a week before; and in this, she has no particular problem with taking the girl down a few notches. It's only in waiting for the outcome that she moves back in-- and seeing D! go down under the massive assault is enough prompting to know who her target is.
The rush, in this case, is immediate. The sole intent of this is to lay into the young woman with everything she's got, and bring this fight to an end-- or close to it, anyway...
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Whip with Champion Puncher.
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With as much out-and-out speed and precision as Whip laid into both her and D!, Vanessa returns the favor with an out-and-out volley of punches against the young woman, ranging from her upper torso to her face and back again. The blows get significantly more intense as the attack goes on, and finalizes with a sharp right cross across the girl's jaw, the intent made to send her to her back against the floor. Huffing out a breath as she comes back to her senses, she takes another couple steps back as per her usual mode of operation, either of her hands raised to work on deflecting any other attacks destined to come her way.
Ok...that's not good. D's fairly screwed now, after pouring that much into that attack. And as injured as he is, he's got really little chance to get out of the way of that attack. The severe lashing crashes into his body, leaving mark after mark across hi, tearing at his jacket and skin. Finally, the finaly swing smashes him away, sending him into the wall once more. Crashing against it, the boxer falls...somehow, on his feet. Pretty much dead in the water here, though, he stumbles forward, shaky on his legs as he tries to move forward....finally, he starts to topple. But not before his right hand swings out in a wide, looping shot, trying to put all his remaining strength into one powerful shot toward Vanessa's head.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD can no longer fight.
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When Whip is finished with her attack, she calmly watches as D! flies away from her final whip strike. However, her eyes then slide towards Vanessa, who is coming straight towards her! She spent way too much energy in that attack though... and it is clear there's no way she is going to get out of the way in time. So instead she tries, perhaps foolishly, just to stand there and take her beating! At first she narrows her eyes and focuses as each strike hits her, grunting softly in pain with the first few punches. However, soon the punches increase in intensity... and there's another problem. Though she has almost completely recovered from Freeman's assault earlier, some of the lacerations are still weak in comparison to the rest of her skin.
Thus, soon enough some of the healing wounds begin to cut open. However, it isn't nearly as bad as when Freeman first opened them. When that final uppercut hits her straight in the jaw, and Whip is sent spiraling away and crashing into the ground, this stretches and breaks the weakened skin around her neck wounds. She coughs, and groans in agony as she lays on the ground, slowly pulling herself back up into a position on her knees. Then reaching up she feels around her neck, pulling her gloved hand away wet with a small amount of blood. She smirks at this, and then slowly... slowly pulls herself up in a standing position.
Holding her side as she stands in front of Vanessa, Whip states, "I'm impressed. Even Ralf and Clark had a hard time absorbing my Sonic Slaughter like you just did. I guess, maybe, I've been taking things too seriously." She then gives Vanessa a simple smile, then watching D! as he performs his final resistance. She smirks, and stands up slowly... the final assault of the male boxer giving her much needed time to get in position. Once his assault is finished she then snaps out her whip, attempting to grasp around Vanessa's middle and then, putting what strength she has left into her arms, sling her up and over her head before bringing the female boxer crashing back into the ground!
COMBATSYS: Vanessa endures HeavyD's Fierce Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Vanessa blocks Whip's Strong Throw.
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Vanessa sees D's hit coming-- with more than enough time to go on the defense, but for the time being... she doesn't seem to so much as bother moving. With her head snapped to the side by the fierce assault, the woman pauses momentarily, spitting out a gob of blood against the ground from her lip impacting with her tooth, a wry smile showing up on her face. "Nice o--"
No time to finish -that- statement. The moment Vanessa is ready to give the other boxer a compliment, she's rather swiftly seized by the young woman's whip, the intensity of the lash around her midsection causing an outright, almost comical yelp of surprise as she's hefted bodily into the air. The moment she comes back -down-, though, she manages to tuck into a roll that saves her from a good majority of the heavy damage that was meant to inflict. "Thanks," she manages, her breathing somewhat uneven from having to take both D's punch and the dizzying throw-- but there's still another response she owes the girl.
One that comes in with just as much ferocity as the last attacks. This one isn't nearly as swift as some of the others she's brought against Whip, but it's certainly nothing to scoff at. Like the last attack, it's a varitable rain of punches aimed straight at the girl's head, knocking her back and forth between the both of them as the boxer maintains her forward momentum in the process. Easing back whether it hits or misses, the redhead offers a light smile, saying, "You're no slouch, yourself."
COMBATSYS: Vanessa successfully hits Whip with Machine Gun Puncher.
- Power hit! -
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Once her throw is finished, Whip quickly disengages Voodoo from Vanessa's midsection and pulls it back into her hand. Expertly she coils the whip around her hand... but soon hunches over in pain. That took quite a bit out of her, after all. Sure, pulling someone towards you with your whip is easy... but up and up lifting them into the air was a feat of strength! However, she doesn't quite have the time to admire this, or the fact that Vanessa still managed to duck and roll, avoiding a great deal of damage she was hoping to cause. This is because here comes Vanessa, straight towards with a vicious barrage of punches!
However, Whip is in no condition to dodge. Furthermore, she's in no real condition to try and block. Sure, she could try... but that would probably end poorly for the Ikari anyway. So she quickly kneels down into a dodging position to try and move out of the way, but this just causes her the kneel down into one of Vanessa's incoming fists! Needless to say, the momentum of Vanessa's punch and her quickly trying to evade combined creates sends the young Ikari's vision into darkness, and the only light visible to her is the bright flashes that come with each incoming punch from the boxer.
As each punch impacts Whip's face, she stumbles backwards. Each punch sends her another stumbling step backwards as her face is sent to the left, and then to the right by the hard impacts of the fists. The last punch sends her falling backwards and against the ground, hard. Only then does her vision come back to her, and she gets to look at Vanessa standing over at complementing her. Whip gives that same smile she gave earlier... and soon enough passes out into unconciousness. After all, she had taken quite a few blows to the head during this last part of the fight.
COMBATSYS: Whip takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Whip can no longer fight.
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|=====--\-------\0 Vanessa
So that's that.
With the last hit landed, the announcer goes on the usual tear to relate to the audience, both here and watching from their homes, who the winner is-- as if it's not obvious enough, given that Vanessa is, in fact, the last one standing. Breathing out as she gets her bearings straight, the redhead leans over to put her hands on her thighs, mildly surprised that she came out of this in one piece. Nodding to D with a pleased "Good fight," she glances back towards Whip and... actually goes a little pale. Blink. Ohhhh, that's not good.
Moving over towards the girl's side, she tries not to be -too- mortified-- just... well. Alright. So it's a contest, but she -still- feels more than just a little guilty for laying into her like that. "Fuck," is muttered, the redhead checking out the damage she's helped inflict. "...Christ, hon, I'm sorry," she says, then, moving to gather the girl up for the time being, careful to keep the whip alongside the young Ikari in the meantime. "Looks like she could use some extra bandaging," she notes to D, then, offering a sheepish smirk. "M'gonna take her to the medics and see what they can do."
If it's anything serious, Ralf'll skin her alive. And rightly so. "C'mon, sweetheart," she says, her spirits lifted a little as she makes her way out the front door of the apartment building. "Once you've come to I'll make it up to you."
Log created by Vanessa, and last modified on 18:59:04 05/07/2005.