Description: Guy attempts to rescue some police officers holed up in one of Metro City's largest arcades. Duo Lon happens to be in the area, and naturally, can't allow this to happen. What follows is the beginning of one of the greatest Ninja Fight Sagas ever.
It's another day here in Metro. Certainly not what could be called a typical day, considering how Rolento's hostile takeover has messed with things, but it doesn't seem too out of place for the setting. Except wait, what's that? Scattered bursts of gunfire originating from the arcade? It's certainly a bit more interesting than the general silence that's been prevailant.
Inside, it's a bit chaotic. Broken machines are scattered everywhere, being used as cover for two very different groups of people. First, the Metro City Police Department, or at least a small group of them holed up inside here on the top floor, having been unable to previously get to the relative safety that is the area Guy managed to help eke out for the greater part of them. Second, the Shank Squad, or at least a small group of them, certainly larger than the police group, attempting to finish off the cornered policemen. As it stands, it's at a bit of a stalemate. The police are unable to fight their way out, but have erected a solid enough defense to keep the Shank Squadders from just moving in and killing their asses. Still, it's really just a matter of time until they're overwhelmed.
Enter Guy, crashing through a window, coming to the rescue. Wait, this is, like, the fourth floor. What the hell? Jeez. Whatever. The Bushin ninja immediately grabs a random Shank Squadder, punches him a couple of times for good measure, and then throws him at another one, before swiftly retreating toward the stairwell. This is a rescue mission, after all.
COMBATSYS: Duolon has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Guy has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Duolon 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Guy
Duo had been working for the money Rolento was paying him, doing odds and ends here and there, acting as an agent of fear, coming out of the shadows to kill those who had been getting particularly noisy. Not exactly his favorite thing to do, but he wouldn't deny that he was very, very good at it. It'd been working pretty well.
However, it was fairly understood that one of the Haggarfriends was a little... awkward to deal with, and as such, Duo Lon was the first choice in this mission. The Bushin Ninja, Guy, had resurfaced in one of the city's arcades, assisting a group of police officers in their escape. That couldn't happen, clearly, and within a moment or two, a jet-black van stops outside of the front of the arcade, the Hizoku assassin leaving it the moment it stopped, and walking calmly into the arcade. It'd look bad if he sprinted. Duo Lon's not the type. As the young man enters the arcade, a police car slams into the Shank Squad van, thusly ruining both sets of reinforcements.
The ninja takes the stairwell to the fourth floor. He figures that's where the fighting is, after all... there's a broken window, and gunfire exploding out of those not broken. A quick sprint up the stairs(Nobody's looking), and Duo reaches the fourth floor door, giving it a solid kick to make it swing explosively outward...
Katana has arrived.
COMBATSYS: Duolon successfully hits Guy with Thrown Object.
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Duolon 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Guy
Having had enough time to take charge and lay out a plan (Guy goes ahead, kicks ass, police follow, they all gtfo) for the police upon his arrival, Guy's ready to move out. At the moment, he's just finishing up kicking Shank Squaddie while the police lay down some covering fire, keeping many of the other Shankers pinned down. Moving to make sure the way is clear, Guy's hand is right at the doorknob when BAM! Door'd!
The force of the impact sends him back a few steps, while at the same time drawing the attention of just about everyone in the room. For a scant few moments, everyone in the room just stares in silence at the new arrival. Guy being the exception, of course. Say what you will about Duo Lon, he's very recognizable, and he's quite solidly on Guy's list of people who are okay to beat the crap out of without a second thought. Naturally, Guy immediately lashes out with a kick aimed at Duo's face. Words...words can come later. Asskicking is now.
COMBATSYS: Guy successfully hits Duolon with Light Kick.
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Duolon 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Guy
Well, it's not like Duo was so freaking cool that he /knew/ Guy was just behind the door. He didn't even know Guy was /here/, though the kicked-in window had him suspecting it. But, behind the door? The Hizoku suppresses a snicker after seeing Guy stumble backwards, and steps fully into the arcade, eyes on the Shankers and cops. Bigger firefight than he thought it'd be.
Of course, by the time Duo looks back to Guy, there's a bright red sneaker sole shot towards his face. Thusly surprised and attacked, the ninja flails backwards, taloned-fingers clutching at the side of an arcade game to stop his tumble and fall. He's not bleeding or anything, but there's going to be a bruise. Duo looks as though he's about to say something, but... words come later. Shadowkicks, now. The ninja flicks his foot outwards, a plume of purple energy surrounding it as the kick nears it's apex, nowhere /near/ Guy. However, the ninja probably won't notice the way the fountain of explosive energy leaves the ground from behind him, arcing upwards towards the Bushin's knees. It'd hurt, and send him staggering forward, if it hit.
COMBATSYS: Guy blocks Duolon's Genmu Kyaku Uchikiba.
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Duolon 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Guy
And of course, the firefight is in full swing once more after Guy kicks Duo Lon in the face. Things just got a bit more complicated for Guy, really. He turns away from his Hizoku foe and calls out to the police, "Hold positions until I've taken care of this g-" He's somewhat cut off there, becuase out of the corner of his eye he spots some nasty stuff coming his way. Quickly turning further, Guy puts his shoulder into it, taking it solidly. Like a real man. Not like some jumpy fairy girly man.
However, it's still a bit unsettling. Now really isn't the time to be doing anything rash. No, now more than ever Guy needs to take things cautiously. The people he came to save are depending on him. So what to do? Move forward a step and throw a quick jab at the Hizoku's midsection, in what's really a test more than anything.
COMBATSYS: Guy successfully hits Duolon with Jab Punch.
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Duolon 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Guy
Likewise, in the only ever example of Ninja Honor(when two ninjas fight), Duo turns after his kick projectile is delivered, eyes on the Shank Squad. "If any of you attack, I'll send what's left of your body to your families." It's then that Guy's fist catches the side of his head, and the assassin is sent staggering backwards, growling. Unlike your standard, afraid-of-the-consequences urban ninja, Duo Lon's too good for blocking. It'll probably be the reason he loses, eventually.
But he's /not/ too good for chi attacks. The ninja lurches forward, fingers curled into claws, and the young man clad in black and purple simply... fades into the shadows, surrounded by an aura of shadows. He pauses, perhaps a foot away from Guy, and that aura explodes, souls, skeletal figures, moaning spirits filling the air for a good two feet around the assassin. The aura drains energy, and delivers in such a way that blocking it would seriously wither the opponent's stamina. It lasts for perhaps 2 seconds, but really, that's enough.
COMBATSYS: Duolon successfully hits Guy with Shiryou Hatsu Seikin.
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Duolon 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Guy
There's something to said for unusual attacks. In this case, Guy is looking at Duo Lon's limbs, preparing to get out of the way of whatever the other ninja throws at him. Except what's this? Oh, shit. It's not an attack that comes from arms or legs at all! The result? Guy gets nailed by it, feeling as though his very life is just being sucked out. Happily, if that's the case, then it doesn't last long enough to get anywhere close to all of his precious, precious life. It still makes him stumble back, temporarily disoriented. That's not something one deals with on a regular basis, that's for sure.
Still, like may very well deserve like, as Guy takes the scant distance gained from stumbling and uses it. Lunging forward with an open palm, it looks like he may very well strike...until the palm ends up, like, a foot away from Duo Lon's chest. Then chi happens, a ball of it bursting forth, covering the short distance between Guy and Duo Lon.
COMBATSYS: Duolon blocks Guy's Hibashira.
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Duolon 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Guy
So Guy /does/ know Chi. Apparently, there is balance in everything. Despite the fact that the ninja's attack was a wild success, and that faint purple aura around the man has intensified if anything, he's still caught pretty entirely by surprise. It's just not something you could really expect from somebody like Guy. That's not to say, however, that Duo doesn't manage to get a hand down in time, negating most of the energy that attack brings with it. It's not to say that Duo doesn't take it like a man, it's pretty obvious he does. It's the /only/ way to take it.
But now it was on. Chi had been brought into the game, and it was /on/. The ninja pulls out all the stops, now, spinning counter-clockwise while he rotates around Guy in a similar fashion, hand moving to the Bushin Ninja's own outstretched palm, attempting to bring it up and around. If he's successfuly, Duo'll bring his own slender elbow down on Guy's shoulder, knocking the ninja to the floor, and stomping on his back. But... s'gotta hit, first.
COMBATSYS: Guy interrupts Suishu Shoukou from Duolon with Houzantou.
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Duolon 1/-======/=======|=======\-------\1 Guy
Funny, all the rotating going on here. Clearly, it has to be a ninja thing, as Guy smoothly moves from his lunging position into a crouch. But this is no ordinary crouch, no. It's a spinning crouch, which essentially makes Guy not where you'd expect him to be. The elbow meant for his shoulder still contacts, but even as it does Guy's palm transforms into a fist, which comes backhanding in with all the momentum of Guy's spinning body behind it, impacting solidly into Duo Lon's gut.
Hopefully, that's get the other ninja off Guy's back for a moment - it's time for some brief talkies, now. "Once again, we clash. Know this: I was at a disadvantage before. I will not allow you to interfere here."
It's not enough to send him sailing through the air, no. However... Duo Lon impacts the side of a broken arcade game quite roughly, eyes closing at the impact, blood from a cut near his hairline trickling down his face. That purple energy is throbbing now, the chill emanating from the young assassin enough to be felt by the various members of police and Shank Squad alike. With a good deal of dramatic pause, he stands, brushing his clothes, wiping blood out of one of his eyes. A level gaze at Guy, and a nod.
"Likewise."
The room explodes. Immediately, the less-hardy gang members and police officers fall to the ground, flesh drying out quickly, eyes melting in their sockets. One by one, the stronger underlings fall as well, until the only people left in the room are effectively Guy and Duo Lon. And the hundreds of wailing souls the assassin/necromancer(?) summons forth. While it's certainly not a perfect attack, it would appear to be at first glance. The room is /blanketed/ in purple, Duo Lon's eyes practically glowing with purple death. There are pockets of sanity here and there, but... the chill, the suffocating death... the circling souls... the entire /floor/ is glowing purple. People as far away as City Hall would be able to see it. And Guy was right in the middle of it.
COMBATSYS: Duolon successfully hits Guy with Hiden Genmu Onryouheki.
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Duolon 0/-------/-----==|=======\=====--\1 Guy
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that there's bad shit going on here. It might very well take an occult specialist of some kind, but that's not the point. As Guy stands there, unable to properly defend himself from this onslaught of withering energy, it's left to his own strength of soul to keep him from going the path of pretty much everyone else on this floor. It's still not pretty, as Guy's eyes get small crow's feet around them, his skin withering slightly under the onslaught. When it all clears, however, Guy is up and Guy is angry. He's feeling drained, sure, but now would be a good time to let his anger work for him.
However, that doesn't mean he immediately launches himself at Duo after the attack terminates. That would be foolhardy. Now what's required is patience - the patience to know when it's the proper time to flip out. For now, he stands there, wobbling slightly, and waits.
COMBATSYS: Guy focuses on his next action.
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Duolon 0/-------/-----==|=======\=====--\1 Guy
Duo Lon: Not a cool guy, deep down inside, but he's pretty cool otherwise. Cool enough to abide by the most sacred of ninja rules, and that is... Allow Your Kin to Flip Out. Help Them, When The Time Comes. If this were a television show, there'd be that split-screen thing going on right now. Two sets of eyes, narrowing. One with eyeshadow, but nobody's looking anymore. The audience would be on the edge of their seats, the music building up in the background. You could cut through the tension with a /knife/.
Duo Lon does nothing, either. Instead, the two stand there, staring the other down, bloodied, withered, entirely unfocused on anything but the other. Somewhere, probably behind an arcade game or two, a withered corpse falls to the ground. There are helicopters around the building now, a group of worried civillians beneath. Chants of "Guy!" can be heard from the assembled masses... it's obvious who the hero is, today.
"You have one chance."
COMBATSYS: Duolon focuses on his next action.
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Duolon 0/-------/-----==|=======\=====--\1 Guy
This is certainly an interesting situation. If Guy were in Duo Lon's position right now, y'know what he would've done? Pressed the advantage. In the middle of a battle, there's no time for screwing around. Not that Guy's not grateful, understand. It's just that in his eyes? It's a mistake. A mistake he's about to punish.
Abruptly, there's a massive influx of chi all throughout Guy - it's like it's suffusing his very being. If one could see it, it would almost certainly have a blinding intensity. At that moment, he's in motion, dashing forward toward Duo Lon, reaching out with one hand for his opponent's face. If he grabs on? We'll see.
COMBATSYS: Guy successfully hits Duolon with Bushin Musou Renge.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Duolon 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Guy
And then Guy does what ninja do best. He flips out. Driving a fist into Duo Lon's stomach, there's a bright flash of light as an inordinate amount of chi discharges, and then it's as if his other fist teleport into Duo Lon's jaw, with another blinding flash of light. Rinse and repeat as neccesary, add kicks to flavor. It's like a light show in the arcade, ending with Guy backflipping off of his foe and turning his back in suitably badass fashion, crossing one arm over his chest and bringing one hand up in front of his face, index and middle fingers pointed upward.
Whatever happened, Duo Lon is left bleeding, body wedged quite nicely into a bunch of arcade games. His entire face is covered with blood at this point, eyes flickering a slight bit beneath the red covering. He was clearly on his last legs, unable to properly pull himself from the game he's become a part of. However... the ninja's body is radiating purple again, and as he moves, his very /spirit/ seems to... pull itself away from him. Two assassins stagger towards Guy, though one is a good deal heartier than the other, despite being transparent. Bloody froth drips from the slender man's lips, and the rage in his eyes is apparent. "Underestimated you." His fingers curl, his lips are pulled back in a sneer. The two Duo Lon's snarl, hair now practically covering their faces(Feral Ninja Time, yo), and rush the other man. It's not focused, it's not even a tactful thing, just desperation. "I'll take you with me!"
COMBATSYS: Duolon can no longer fight.
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Geese has arrived.
COMBATSYS: Guy dodges Duolon's Ouji Tajiuu Genmu Ankei.
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However, desperation is notoriously ineffective against those of a ninja persuasion. Skillfully dodging Duo Lon's final attack, Guy comes away from it unharmed. "No, you will not." That's all he has to say on the matter, really, because even though many of the policemen he came here to save are now very dead, there's a good chance of further survivors. Though hurt, it seems a Metro City ninja's work is never done. At least a good portion of his opposition got taken out, too. Still. With any luck, his mission will be at least a partial success.
Slump. The ninja falls to the floor, one long-nailed, black-painted hand outstretched towards the departing Guy. If one were to look close, perhaps they would see the way they clutched at the air, the other ninja as he leaves. Duo's apparition steps back into his form, and with it, speech returns. "You! I will end you!" Clearly, this has gone beyond business. The two were too closely matched for Duo Lon to appreciate it, and he wanted to see the "good" ninja dead. "Even if it costs me my objective! I'll run you into the ground!" With that, however, the young man collapses.
Log created by Duolon, and last modified on 02:43:07 08/20/2005.