Description: A picturesque beach under the noonday sun. Three young fighters vs. the World Warrior. 'nuff said. (Winner: Ryu)
The surf crashes dramatically against the beach, as the water sweeps up and over the sand. It's very windy, causing sheets of sand to whisk across the beach in faint lines as well, like the gust before a storm. Meanwhile, Shinobu's concentrating on... keeping her head on, looking up at it as she holds a hand on her head, pouting. As for her teammates... well, she's been largely oblivious to them so far, as most of her pre-fight time was spent chasing her hat. Her hair and dress whips as she hops a bit from foot to foot, as if warming up for the fight. It's not too often that she gets involved in an 'official' fight, but her name got called as a fill-in. And against her future rival!... to hear her tell it, anyway.
Malin's spent most of the pre-fight playing with one of those annoying red yo-yo's and peering at Ryu with narrow-eyed suspicion. Every once in a while she blows a gum bubble and furrows her brows in a sincere look of concentration. Mercifully most of her hair stays out of her eyes due to that bandanna of hers, but those floppy leg-warmers look like they might catch flight at a moments notice if they weren't securely tied to her legs.
The invigorating wind coming off the ocean is welcome, in Ryu's book. He stands off to one side of the stretch of beach cordoned off for spectators and camera crews, neither of which are nearly as appealing as that warm seabreeze. The long tails fo the World Warrior's red headband flutter wildly behind him, trailing off to the side as he turns to face his opponents' tonight. Perhaps none of these fights is the nomad's equal in one on one combat, but two of them are wildcards which he knows nothing about... and the odds in the numbers are certainly not in his favor. He doesn't look like he's planning to back down, however, instead scanning over one fighter after another with a calm, alert gleam in his brown eyes, considering each in turn as the veteran warrior mulls over his gameplan. Bare feet shift subtly in the sand, getting a feel for the give of the ground, the Ansatsuken master tightening the clasp of first one sparring glove, and then the other, the crimson handguards firmly in place over his experienced fists. That done, a quiet and respectful nod is offered to each of his adversaries, the pensive air unbroken around the rather stoic champion.
Dong Hwan is hyped for the fight, no doubt about it. He's been spending the past however long stretching and bouncing around, keeping his energy and excitement up for the coming bout. At present he's gotten around to leg exercises, one of his legs stretched straight up in front of him, moving is around slowly to make sure is control is good and proper today, the foot on the ground keeping his balance without too much problem. The leg eventually stretches up and behind his head, his leaning back into it resulting in a quiet 'pop' sound from one of his joints. "Ahah, there we go!" He says triumphantly, before he switches off to his other leg, doing much the same process as the first. This doesn't hinder him at all, mind, from eyeing his soon to be opponent, looking him over with a bright grin. He's still working on his father's trademark blinging teeth, but he'll get it some day, with practice.
Shinobu looks over to Ryu, and then swings her leg up in an axe kick before slamming down into a horse stance. Thrusting a fist towards him - her other hand holding her hat on - she gives him a stern look. Then, she pauses, as if recognizing him, and waves, saying, "Oh, it's you! Hiiiiii...", before making a wide, toothy grin. "Don't go so easy this time, okay?" She then suddenly shifts her expression. "Or... I'll kill you!", she adds, in a mock-deep voice before giggling a bit.
Malin's attention flickers towards Shinobu as she addresses Ryu, with a loft of one of her brows and another pop of her bubblegum, the yo-yo unfurling before her in a lazy 'walk-the-dog' before snapping it up to her hand. Rather than exchange too many words the teen waits until the announcer takes up his position and picks her way across the sand with careful attention paid not to fill her sneakers with /too/ much sand before the first blow is even struck.
The sideline observer raises his hand to call the quartet together into the marked out area, and the former-thief scuffs herself into position with another bubble-gum pop in time to hear the guy bellow out in his best professional voice," FIIIIGGHT!"
COMBATSYS: Malin has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Malin 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ryu
COMBATSYS: DongHwan has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Once the cry goes out to fight, the little blond moves into action, that hoppy little yo-yo of hers getting a double bounce towards the ground before she gives a complete turn and whisks it out towards the World Warrior with the nasty little snick of its quartet of blades sliding free. Call it Malin's way of testing the water without risking getting her pretty little nose broken.. yet.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Malin's Long Onigumo.
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DongHwan 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ryu
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COMBATSYS: Shinobu has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Malin
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DongHwan 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Ryu
As the announcer winds down his spiel, Ryu slips into a ready stance, fists hovering before him, tightly clenched on loose arms. He's ready to move, ready to adapt at a moment's notice, and that's just what he does. Dark eyes track the incoming flight of that dangerous, bladed yo-yo... unorthodox, yes, but improvising mid-battle is one of the nomad's most pronounced strengths, and he analyzes the attack on instinct in a split second, darting around it as a spray of sand is thrown up, the yo-yo's retreat followed by the World Warrior, as he springs up from a crouch into an arcing high-jump that carries him from his 'corner', straight in on the armed blonde, his body twisting in the descent as he thrusts a potent, efficient kick out directly for Malin's face, the instant he passes into range, Ryu focusing the strike with a fervent, "Kyaaaah!!". Maybe her skull wasn't quite as safe as she thought.
COMBATSYS: Malin has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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At first looking slightly confused by Shinobu's antics, her giggle following the killing comment makes Dong Hwan snicker as well... apparently he though she was serious for a moment there. As he steps up closer to where the fight seems to be going down, he decides that his sandals aren't really helping him move in the sand as much as he would hope, so one is kicked off, sent flying off somewhere far enough away that they won't be tripped over, the motion done without too much effort. With one sandal left, he looks pretty goofy as he walks up closer, but nevertheless, Dong Hwan is quite ready to go, bouncing back and forth from bare foot to sandaled foot eagerly. "Hey, you're pretty bold to think you can take the three of us together! I bet you and me alone would be a good enough fight as is!" He taunts, before doing much the same as Malin--that is, testing out Ryu's reflexes--his foot flying out towards Ryu in such a manor that his sandal flies right off, heading straight towards him. The foot is left extended, straight forward, flexing it up and down in Ryu's direction, smirking as though he's already won, even before the shoe arrives near Ryu. Let's just hope he doesn't hit Malin with the footwear on accident.
Shinobu blinks. "There are other people? That's not fair...", she mumbles, stunned for a moment as the other two spring on Ryu. One hand still on her hat, she then shrugs, and leaps through the air towards the World Warrior shortly after the flying footwear. She reaches out to try and grab ahold of an arm, so she can use it like a gymnastics horse as she tries to whip around and smash Ryu with an airborne spin kick. The odd angle and move might be suprising, but she seems to move with surprising grace... unless she misses, of course. That'll be a swift trip right to the sand.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Malin with Medium Kick.
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Damn. Missed. Malin reels in her little toy without too much disappointment, right up until she realizes that it's being rapidly followed by a flying Ryu fast in it's wake, and there's the sandal whipping by her head and the girl in the sunhat flashing by to grab his arm. Wisely she attempts to get the hell out of the way of the sudden convergence of multiple attacks, and ends up catching the kick right in the middle of her scrawny little chest. Crunch. Ow. Very ow.
" Get off, you geezer!" the irate little blond shrieks, with a quick finger-dance swapping out the yo-yo for a pair of slender electric prods which she shoves at Ryu with her full strength.
COMBATSYS: Ryu parries DongHwan's Thrown Object!
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COMBATSYS: Ryu parries Malin's Electric Prod!
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Sakura has reconnected.
Sakura has dropped a connection.
COMBATSYS: Ryu fails to interrupt Spin Crasher from Shinobu with Shoryuken EX.
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As quickly as the kick was launched, Ryu's foot snaps back underneath him, the World Warrior landing with a slight shockwave of sand, his momentum quickly reversing as Malin draws out those electrified prods. The nomad dances away from the strike, unphased by the taunt, either on Malin's behalf... or Dong Hwan's. As he backpedals, the nomad's eyes dart to the other two, a quick arc of his hand bringing it in line with the flying sandal, which he simply swats away, using the counterclockwise momentum to bring his right fist around, beginning to drop low... but before he can follow up on the plan, Shinobu's grip on his arm is utilized, and instead, he takes a swinging kick soundly to the skull, stumbling backwards a moment before he rights his guard, continuing to backstep patiently, with far more control than the initial reeling, keeping his attention focused between the other three fighters.
"Hah, it's good to see you're alive!" Dong Hwan calls as his shoe is knocked away, charging for Ryu in the wake of Shinobu's attack. Hey, he doesn't mind help, that's for sure. The hope is to get close enough to the man that he can plant a foot down on the ground, used to send him flying up into the air towards Ryu. "Try to stop this one!" He says, confident that he'll connect with his second attack for the day. He spins in air, the leg not being used to jump and kick remaining straight down like an axis, his body tipping far sideways so that he can swing the other in a full circle behind and over him, yellow electricity forming around his foot during the motion, the shocking arc following it adding extra punishment to the leaping axe kick coming down for Ryu's shoulder.
Shinobu springs away from Ryu with the impact, flipping through the air. As she flies back, she opens a palm, which suddenly washes over with blue, fluid chi that flickers into a blue, wobbly sphere. She flings it at Ryu before she hits the ground, tossing it down... and trying to angle the explosion up and forward, so that both the actual shot and the splash effect need to be avoided. And through it all, she still has one hand on her hat. Of course, combining water and electricity may not be the best call, but she's just not one to think it through!
Electricity and water and flying people everywhere, Malin elects to stay right where the heck she is, her gum making an appearance again as she blows and bursts another bubble as she examines the impending collision of two elements and two fighters, focusing on how she might better approach the situation and this obviously dangerous man who's managed to fend off the three teens with little more than ruffled hair to show for it. In the process she keeps her hidden arsenal out of sight for the moment.
COMBATSYS: Malin focuses on her next action.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu parries Shinobu's Petite Pop!
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COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges DongHwan's Raimei Zan.
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Ryu's gaze fixes on Dong Hwan as the Tae Kwon Do disciple joins the fray full-on, the World Warrior's weight lightly bobbing on his feet for the instants it takes the younger Kim to swing through the air, but as that lightning-infused axe kick descends, there's nothing to catch but air, Ryu hopping a short span backwards in the blink of an eye, the arcing energy surrounding the foot tickling his senses, and causing some of his tousled hair to stand on end a moment, "You're Kim Kaphwan's son." He observes, matter-of-factly... the fighting style gave him away, along with the memory of stories related by the elder Kim. As that water-based projectile hurtles down towards him, Ryu actually leaps /into/ it, slamming his left palm into the blast before it can fully culminate and detonate, his own centered chi flashing a brilliant blue as he focuses it into that hand, the bubbly projectile dissipating outwards, seemingly completely nullified. Ryu, however, doesn't stop there... his motion carries through into a quick, midair spin, twisting a full three-hundred sixty degrees in the blink of an eye, his momentum hurtling forward in blatant defiance of gravity as his right leg snaps out before him, parallel with the ground, roundhouse after roundhouse levelled in on Dong Hwan's skull, the formidable technique throwing up a wind beneath Ryu, a spray of sand blasting outwards as he intones, "Tatsumaki Senpuuuuu Kyaku!!!", aiming to blast Dong Hwan back with repeated kicks to the head, Ryu's entire frame twirling again, and again, and again.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits DongHwan with Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku EX.
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Shinobu 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Ryu
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"Yeah, so what! Don't confuse me for him! I'm better than he'll ever be!" Dong Hwan takes a pause to glance around shiftily, here, making sure that said person he's better than isn't in the audience. If there even is one. But anyway, back to the Fight his attention goes, the missed attack resulting in him standing up slowly from the crouched position he fell in... which likewise leaves him good and open to be kicked in the face a bunch of times. He grunts a few times during the onslaught, knocked over and sliding backwards in the sand a bit. A hand lifts to rub his head for a moment, as he lets out a bit of a cough... followed by an exaggerated, obviously faked yawn. "That all you got?" Said as if it hardly hurt him at all. Not that it isn't obvious it did serious damage to him. He remains in his spot in the sand, stretching out a bit as an arm moves behind him, propping up his head as he peers over at Ryu, apparently not planning on getting up just yet, waiting for Ryu to advance on him... or pick another target.
COMBATSYS: DongHwan focuses on his next action.
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Shinobu lands in the surf, the water washing up to her ankles as she splashes down. Then, she hunches, pumping a fist, and gives Ryu a fierce look. "Haaaaa!", she cries out, and the water around her bursts as if her aura were pressing out on it... before quickly resuming its normal tides. Her fighting spirit builds... though she's also clearly holding back as she tries to reorient her assault.
COMBATSYS: Shinobu gathers her will.
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That must make it Malin's turn to try and put a little more of a crimp in Ryu's style. The little blond sprints across the sand speedily as Ryu's performing his round-house dance manuver on Dong with a very simple plan. She'll wait until he stops whirling and lunge in with those nasty prods of hers to try and give him a rather nasty little jolt.. and hopefully not get herself crushed in the process.
COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks Malin's Electric Prod.
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"Show some respect for your father." Ryu shoots back at Dong Hwan, a bit of a frown coming as he lands. He's not going to press the attack if the TKD disciple is just going to lie there... though from what he knows of the fighter, lazing about is pretty much this particular Kim's greatest talent. He doesn't have time to further denounce Dong Hwan for his dismissal of a man Ryu rather respects, however, his instincts serving him well as he follows through on his intial momentum, brushing Malin's prods aside with a horizontally-aligned forearm, the sharp jolt largely negated by the nomad's centered chi. He shoves off the block and plants his left foot, stepping in on the right to bring the accompanying fist in with his shift of body weight, a sharp punch sailing for Malin. The strike is thrown much like a straight, but angled downward, aligned to give the blonde a second, sharp jolt to her solar plexus, accompanied by a forceful, "Haaaaah!!!"
The comment is met with a small grunt, his tone generally amused, regardless. "I respect him! I just don't like him most of the time!" He assures without moving from his prone position. But, when Ryu decides to go after Malin, Dong Hwan scrambles to his feet; lazy as he may be, he sure can move in a fight, when he needs to. He chases after Ryu in hopes of slowing Ryu's attacks on Malin, not wanting to let the girl get too badly pounded on. He runs close enough so that he might deliver a quick, powerful stomp... to the ground underneath Ryu, the leg hitting against the older fighter's shins, but only dealing fairly light damage. "I'll show you why I'm better than him!" The real attack is the resulting spark, sending sand scattering from the force, the surge large and powerful enough to give Ryu a good jolt at least should it hit, even if it won't send the man flying into the air like it might with a lesser combatant.
Shinobu dashes towards Ryu, kicking up a wide wake of sand. "Get ready!", she calls out, as she attacks from the other side. Still keeping her hat on her head, she then lashes out with one arm in a storm of random, super-fast punches. "Yayayayayayayayaya!", she calls out, trying to give Ryu a squeeze play. Not the most honorable assault, but Shinobu's timing her attacks along with Dong seems to be more incidental than intentional.
COMBATSYS: Malin endures Ryu's Sakotsu Wari!
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Ryu obviously has no problems hitting little girls, well, not that Malin hasn't earnt it, or that it would be appropriate in a televised match anyways. Malin could probably choose to try and get a little more distance or at least try and duck the heck out of the way of that nastily powerful attack, but for reasons known only to the crimson-clad teenager she actually chooses to throw up her hands and try and endure the attack. Ouch. Big mistake that. The slight teen staggers back under the force and clutters a hand at her chest with a hunched-over wince of pain, taking a moment, or three, to catch her breath while the other two make their attacks. Probably best not to strike and stay close, though, as seemingly out of thin air Malin produces a disproportionately massive mallet and with a cry somewhere along the lines of 'Keee-YAH!' bounces into the air to bring it down in Ryu's vicinity. The plan is simple, to flatten him with the damn thing and spring back with a gymnasts grace, but plans don't always go the way they're supposed to, especially in this fight, and she's not exactly at her peak at the moment.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges DongHwan's Shiden Kyaku.
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COMBATSYS: Shinobu successfully hits Ryu with Rumble Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Malin successfully hits Ryu with Tsuzuchi.
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Darting back out of reach of the electrified shinkick, Ryu is nonetheless subject to a rather painful pin courtesy of Shinobu... he doesn't turn in time to react to the flurry of punches, and while none of them are particularly bothersome on their own, it's enough to keep him off balance, particularly with his attention focused on Malin. Of course, Shinobu slamming into his flank is enough to keep him staggered while Malin brings that overpowering... hammer?!? down on his head (where did /that/ come from?!?). It's a brutal hit, and the nomad is dropped to his knees, gritting his teeth as he shakes his head firmly once, to clear it, as he suddenly lurches back to his feet in synch with a sweeping motion of his arms, propelling a sudden mass of fiery red chi forward as he twists to face Shinobu. The heels of his hands meet before him, and the conflaguration sears forth with fearsome intensity, rampantly flaring fires of raw energy swirling out in a sphere, orbitted by ravenous licks of flame as Ryu attempts to slam the superheated blast nearly point-blank into Shinobu, with a fiercely intoned, "Hadoooouken!!!!"
Dong Hwan is likewise a little surprised to see a hammer pulled out on Ryu, grinning big as he looks at Malin for just a moment... maybe trying to figure out where in the world she hid that thing. Failing to figure it out, he decides his attention is better left on continuing his so far futile assault on Ryu. Jumping high into the air in his direction, Ryu has no problem being aware of Ryu's attack, due to the fact that Dong Hwan calls at him on the way over. "Stop picking on little girls!" This is said just in time for him to cut downward sharply, legs kicking back and forth in a downward 'bicycle kick' of sorts. The motion really is closer to walking down Ryu like stairs, kicks delivered back and forth to his head, chest, gut, and thigh before Dong Hwan finally lands nearby.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Shinobu with Shakunetsu Hadouken.
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Shinobu is blown back as the projectile detonates against her, sending her flying - FAR. She splashes down in the nearby surf, disappearing under a wave. Thankfully, that puts out the flames, but... it obviously dazed her. Then, after a dramatic pause where it seems she might be swept away, she rises, drenched in seawater, her hair and clothes soaked, and then... she reaches up. "My hat...", she mumbles, noticing it's gone. She quietly frowns, shooting the older fighter a glare.
COMBATSYS: Shinobu focuses on her next action.
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" Cha.." Malin sighs with an impressed sort of air," That guy must have a head like a /rock/." she leaves the mallet resting over one shoulder, her other hand rubbing her chest where he hit her that last time, taking the opportunity to catch her breath and rest up a bit as she contemplates what to try next.
COMBATSYS: Malin takes a breather.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu interrupts Hishou Kyaku from DongHwan with Shoryuken.
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Ryu is quite oblivious to the glare he receives... his attention remains not on Shinobu after she's blasted away, but on Dong Hwan, the young fighter's call, and leaping entrance, drawing his gaze as he steadies himself. Dark eyes track the younger Kim's trajectory for a moment, before Ryu commits to his course, dropping low as Dong Hwan hurtles downwards with that impressive bicycle kick, but the World Warrior isn't trying to /avoid/ his opponent. Just the opposite, it seems, as the World Warrior launches himself skyward, fist first. Powerful legs add momentum to the vault, and while several of Dong Hwan's kicks pepper Ryu's arm and chest, his upwards velocity supercedes, and that rising uppercut /slams/ with a profoundly audible impact into the descending Kim's chest, and up into the man's jaw, Ryu offering a painful reversal of the airborne charge with an echoing shout of, "Shooooryuken!!!" Looks like he's taking Dong Hwan's advice, after all.
Ouch. Flying away from Ryu as he's smacked right out of the sky, the attack is /just/ shy of sending him far enough off screen to become a tiny, shimmering star in the background. Landing a few minutes, err, seconds after the impact, sand flying up around him, Dong Hwan pauses for a moment, possibly out of the fight. A hand lifts to rub at his jaw briefly, making sure it's not shattered at least, but he winces and pulls the hand away quickly, deciding that hurts a bit. Thankfully he didn't bite his tongue. "You're really lucky! But it has to run out sometime... like now!" Dong Hwan grins brightly, despite his teeth stained with a bit of red from the numerous attacks to his head, sprinting for Ryu who's probably had time to move on to other things by now, if the taunting hasn't kept the man's attention at least. He moves, hopefully, to get within range to begin an assault of various kicks of all sizes and shapes. Ten or so kicks later, he performs a final kick charged with his shockingly aligned energy, sending both combatants airborne with the power of the kick and the lightning surrounding his leg combined. Hit or miss, he'd proceed to do a flip after following through with the kick far enough that he's hanging upside down in air, righting himself before falling back down to the ground.
Shinobu looks to her hand, and... closing her hand into a fist, it suddenly flexes as the water around her flows into her hand, forming a perfect bubble. Then, she runs at Ryu, accelerating to a very high speed in just moments. Leaving a spray of sand behind her, she follows after Dong's flurry of attacks, trying to catch Ryu on the rebound - one way or the other. In a blur, she punches out at Ryu, traveling past as she crosses over... and then pauses, waiting to see if the attack connected...
Malin gives the handle of her hammer a little spin, swinging it loose of her shoulder and making it evaporate back into wherever it came from before she sprints back into the fray. With her and Shinobu coming at the World Warrior from opposite sides, the little vigilante holds back long enough to let the other girl try and land her attack before springing into the sky to leap over her retreat and attack the beset older fighter from above. She's aiming to latch onto him like a 5'3" monkey, fists in gi and legs curled up tight to her, the simple intention being to use the hands as a guide balance as she kicks out both legs in her semi-famous Malin Rocket move, intending to hand-spring back afterwards, hopefully to safety.
COMBATSYS: DongHwan successfully hits Ryu with Ore-sama Hou-Ou Kyaku.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks Shinobu's Final Finish.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Malin's Malin Rocket.
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Shinobu 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Ryu
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It's impossible for Ryu to stay a step ahead of Dong Hwan throughout that ferocious barrage of kicks, try as he might... strike after strike lands home, pummelling him back and quickly applying quite a hurting to the Ansatsuken master, though he's not about to give up just yet. Gritting his teeth as the final slam comes home, Ryu twists in the crouch he's been forced into to align crossed forearms with the incoming charge of chi-infused pain that comes with Shinobu's fist, a brilliant flare of blue emenating from Ryu as he deflects the attack outwards, taking only a stinging blast to his hardened guard, though he does slide back in the sand a bit from the force behind it. Dark eyes dart to Malin as she leaps in at him, and in the blink of an eye, the World Warrior tumbles backwards in a singular half-somersault, planting a hand to the sand and vaulting out of it as he inverts, backflipping back to his feet a short distance from the other fighters, landing in a horse stance, with his hands at his sides, fingers splayed, and turned in opposing directions.... a brilliant flash seems to steal light from the afternoon beach, and center it in the space between Ryu's palms, "Shiiiiinkuuuuuuu...."
The legendary nomad's incantation summons forth a swirling vortex of incredibly powerful bluish chi, its depths touched by cerulean as deep as the ocean at night, the sand below him consumed by the fierce inward breeze summoned by that tremendous attack, Ryu's muscles tensing as it builds in intensity over a period of mere instants, eyes darting between the three opponents before him. Eenie, meenie, minee....
With a fierce shove, the coruscating, dense sphere of rampantly flaring energy hurtles forth from the Ansatsuken master's palms, digging a tremendous trench in the sand as it devours everything in its path, threatening to do much the same to Shinobu as it swirls in at her with a finalizing, "Hadooooouken!!!!"
His barrage hitting home, Dong Hwan takes a quick rest as he pauses, huffing a bit before rising back up to his feet. That attack was exhausting, apparently, as Dong Hwan's pace seems to have slowed... or it could be the kicks and fist to his head giving him a concussion. Either way, he's still alert enough to fight. Running towards Ryu, he waits just long enough for the energy ball to leave the man's hands, before trying to snag an arm before he can pull it back from the attack, or that's the idea at least. And should he manage this, a simple, over the shoulder throw will be delivered, the same throw that most every fighter has, hopefully enough to ground Ryu long enough for everyone to get their bearings back, and hopefully finish the fight off... through swarming tactics!
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Shinobu with Shinkuu Hadouken.
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And Shinobu, predictably, got blasted away. The firey projectile already put her on the ropes, and so she goes launching like a projectile, slamming into a nearby dune and vanishing... before bursting out the other side, rolling down as a section of the dune starts to pour away.
But then, a small bubble can be seen rolling away from where Shinobu was. With a *pop*, it suddenly bursts, leaving a explosion of sand and watery chi in its wake, as it detonates near the One of the Headband.
COMBATSYS: Shinobu can no longer fight.
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Squeak. Malin gets a moment of wide-eyed ohmygodI'mgonnadie nerves when she see's those hands come together, and backpedals rapidly off to the side of Ryu's apparent path of attack lest she find herself the target of one of those nasty fireball things. And after getting a glimpse of what it does to Shinobu, the reformed thief makes it a mental priority not to wind up on the business end of one of them herself. While Dong's charging in on the other side, she produces one of her yo-yo's again, and after a couple of bounces to build up speed she launches it at Ryu's far side, deciding that in this case, a little distance may be a /good/ thing.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Shinobu's Petite Pop.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Malin's Short Onigumo.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu interrupts Tai-Otoshi from DongHwan with Joudan Sokutou Geri.
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With the explosive blast of watery chi heading his way, along with Malin's attempt to broadside him, Ryu's options are suddenly limited, to say the least. The tenacity of this trio has certainly been effective at wearing him down, but the Ansatsuken master is not without a tremendous dose of tenacity of his own, and rather than succumb to the three-pronged assault, he darts to the side, in towards Dong Hwan, his arm grabbed successfully... Ryu even jumps into it, helping the momentum of the throw, and using it to carry him fluidly away from the paired projectiles. Mid-arc, the nomad's hand grasps the younger Kim's forearm, and rather than going flying, he suddenly lands, harshly, at Dong Hwan's side, left leg bending slightly to hold his weight as he suddenly leans away from Dong Hwan, and twists, bringing his right knee up towards his chest as he aligns that same side with the Tae Kwon Do disciple, suddenly slamming out a forceful side-thrust into the side of his opponent's ribcage, intent on slamming Kim Dong Hwan away, and into the sand, with a forceful, "Hyaaaaah!!"
Dong Hwan is impacted hard by Ryu's attack, letting out what's best described as a yelp from the pain, dropping to the ground and sliding a short distance away. He makes a valiant effort to stay close, however, wanting to give one last shot at the man before falling out of the fight and leaving Malin alone. From his position on the ground under Ryu, he rather suddenly delievers a sharp kick to Ryu's knee, trying to knock him right off of his feet. And if he can do that, he'll continue the onslaught, starting to spin around repeatedly, the kicks lifting both him and his opponent off of the ground, into the air. He spins at an angle, kicking Ryu with one foot's heel, the other coming around to deliever another kick with the ball of his foot, before repeating this process twice more, for a total of 6 kicks plus the first sweep. Normally a final kick would be delivered to knock Ryu away, but instead, he loses the energy, falling away from Ryu before fully finishing the move, hitting the ground below hard, no attempts to brace against the impact made... probably because he's unconscious. Or sleeping, from the loud snoring coming from him. Either way, he's out of the fight.
COMBATSYS: DongHwan can no longer fight.
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Oh man. Last one left. No worse position to be in, especially against Ryu. Malin isn't about to simply throw up her hands in surrender, however, she waits for Dong to perform his manuver, and when the older teen hits the ground at the end of it the lone blond whips out those annoying prods of hers again and strikes at the warriors back.
COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges DongHwan's Super Dong Hwan Kyaku.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu dodges Malin's Electric Prod.
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Before Dong Hwan can capitalize on his proximity after the impact of Ryu's last kick, the Ansatsuken master is darting back, leaving nothing but air for the set-up strike, or the following spin-kicks to strike, the nomad out of the path of the younger Kim's last-ditch effort to lay him out. Instinct saves him again, as he twists with the second step back, in time to catch Malin's charge in his peripheral vision. Throwing his body back, away from the sudden thrust of prods, Ryu hops a short distance to the side, leaving the quick strike passing harmlessly just in front of his gut, rather than shocking his vulnerable back. He lands with a brief slide in the sand, immediately thrusting his hands back out towards the blonde, a tumult of blue-white chi bursting forth in a nigh-instantaneously forged surge, the heels of his hands meeting as the energy swirls together, the densely packed sphere of searing, flaring blue projected forth, spraying sand to each side as it careens across the short distance seperating the two remaining fighters, echoed by the trademarked shout, "Hadooouken!!!"
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Malin with Hadouken.
- Power hit! -
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That was exactly the thing the little blond was afraid of, winding up on the business end of that monstrosity. Malin has just enough time to curse the failure of her electric prods, and experience a stray thought that perhaps they need to have their batteries replaced, only to come face to face with that evil blue-flamey Hadouken. Style be damned, the little blond squeals like the little girl she is and decides to try and run out of it's path, to no avail. At least she achieves take-off velocity and gets to fly rather ungracefully before she hits the sand again, groaning more than quietly. A smart girl would stay down, or conceed, or do /anything/ but what the former thief does next, staggering to her feet and wiping the sand out of her eyes with her best 'Is that all you got?' look.. which, you know, might be more impressive if she didn't look like she was about to fall face-first into the sand. She's not got much left to her, that may be true, but the teen gamely leaps forward with both hands extended before her, her training gloves sprouting a cluster of claws in the process.
COMBATSYS: Malin successfully hits Ryu with Ground Suzume Bachi.
Glancing Blow
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Ryu's eyes remain fixed on Malin, now, as the blonde is the only remaining threat on the beach just this moment, even if she might not want to be the sole focus of the World Warrior's determination to fight on. Her charge is observed, guaged, but the claws... those were unexpected. Does this girl ever run out of tricks? The sharp blades graze the World Warrior's arm as he sidesteps her rush, drawing a fine line of crimson along hardened muscle. It stings, but it's not going to slow him down, and the Ansatsuken master is keenly aware that the tricksy blonde doesn't have a whole lot left in her. As such, his answer is simple... as she passes, he drops to a crouch, swinging around low to snap out his foot at the back of her calf, aiming to simply help her tumble towards the sand with a quick, precision strike.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits Malin with Light Kick.
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Eek. At least Malin has the brief satisfaction of having drawn blood, but then she has to start pinwheeling her arms at the sudden strike from 'the old guy' as she passes. Ka-whump, little puffs of sand dance into the air when she kisses the ground face first. It might seem for a few long moments like she's going to stay down, it certainly takes her some long moments to actually drag herself back up onto her feet," You know.." she says a little breathlessly," for some old fart.." not that she's blind, but hey, when you've got nothing left, might as well rub in the age difference some before you pass out," you're not bad." She takes a moment to set her hands on her knee's and huff a few breaths, fairly confident from what she's seen that Ryu's at least going to be polite enough to let her catch her breath before he buries her in the sand. Okay. One last try, she promises herself, flashing the older man her best, but not so brightest, sparkly smile before she uses their relative proximity to her best advantage, forcing herself into a final weak-kneed leap. It's not until she's halfway up there that the evil hammer makes it's reappearance.. because hey, if the girl's gotta go out, she at least wants him to have a few lumps to remember her by.
COMBATSYS: Malin can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks Malin's Tsuzuchi.
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Ryu does indeed keep his distance as Malin stubbornly rights herself, his guard readied before him as he lightly shifts from foot to foot, attention remaining firmly on the blonde. The commentary actually brings a brief chuckle from Ryu, the stoic mask faltering briefly for a ghost of a smile. He's not the least bit bothered by it... old indeed. Old is a very different thing, to the man who was raised by an aged, and an even more aged martial arts master, "I've got plenty of good years left." Is his matter of fact response, eyes tracking Malin as she recovers, and charges. The leap is observed, and this time, the hammer isn't quite so much of a surprise, even if the Ansatsuken master can't quite follow the sleight of hand, he can certainly see the descending mallet, crossing his arms and raising them to intercept the descending slam firmly, his resilient guard serving to make the slam much like taking a rubber hammer to an anvil... there's impact, and it stings, but he's not going down, and his own strength is enough to counteract the force Malin puts into it, shoving off and again resuming a defensive posture, though he doesn't advance... he's not expecting the girl to be able to keep this up, and he's not interested in unecessary roughness.
Damn.. should have done something on the ground. The impact is jarring, and not terribly surprising. Malin loses her grip on that annoying hammer of hers in the process of her blow being blocked, and all she can give is one last, exhausted 'hey, I tried' sort of smile before the little blond plonks down into the sand, legs buckling under her and then falling back, panting like she just ran a marathon. This time, she's not getting up, as evinced by the tiny little hand-wave as if to say 'I surrender.. please don't hurt me anymore'.
COMBATSYS: Ryu has ended the fight here.
The motion, along with the tumble, causes Ryu to lower his guard, drawing a deep breath of the warm ocean air, and lifting a hand to brush some sweat from his brow, fingers trailing back through the tousled mop of hair atop his head. A second lingering breath follows, and then he glances around the beach. Howard's medics are moving in to take care of the fallen fighters, and as Shinobu and Dong Hwan have both been down a few moments, a bit further away from the current fray, they're the first ones reached. In the interim, the nomad walks forward to the one still-conscious fighter, offering Malin a hand in rising, and a nod, "Your team put up a fierce fight." He congratulates simply, making sure Malin's righted herself before he begins down the beach, uninterested in the lights or cameras now that the fight has ended... much less the announcers post-fight wrap-up.
Malin's not quite ready to be upright, in her estimation, though she accepts the hand to at least sit up, instantly regretting it," Hah." she huffs after a couple of attempts," Next time. Rock-head." she doesn't mean it as an insult, this time, from the way she says it, or the exhausted smile on her face, wavering in and out of consciousness as the medics come to help the three.
Log created by Ryu, and last modified on 14:10:47 06/27/2005.