Description: Rolento, Nassir, Duo Lon, and one of the Shank Squad's elite fighters take on May Lee, Dong Hwan, Megumi, and Karin Kanzuki as the good guys try to break into Metro City, and hopefully get Haggar out of Town Hall. Or something like that. Good Vs. Bad, you know. Standard Rules.
he assault was not entirely unexpected; However, Rolento only knew it was coming. Not where. As such, even when fully prepared the reaction time is far from supreme. The barricades on the streets are meant to keep people inside; Being assaulted from outside in ambush is a steep price to pay. The turrents and machineguns on the tanks have to whirl around, and those settled against the makeshift cars and steel scamper around it at the onset. But against these three, they only last about ten minutes. The hail of gunfire is only dangerous if you stand still in the open -- even then it's more uncomfortable then deadly. The pair of tanks fire shells that manage to divet the street, and it's only their heavy-calibur machineguns that pose a threat.
When the carnage is over, tanks smoldering and Shank Squad members littered unconscious or dead throughout the street as if an explosion just took place, there appears to be a clear line to City Hall. However, two things are happening. The nearby blockades that were not directly assaulted can be heard attempting to come and reinforce; And the true danger, the sound of approaching helicopters, rings forebodingly in the air.
A moment after, four sleek black attack helicopters whirl over the street. Massive spotlights flash down, attempting to illuminate the remaining fighters. The sides open up, revealing Rolento, Duolon, and Nassir as the present foes to challenge. Geese will get the rest -- Rolento is at least happy for that occurance.
"What is this!!" Rolento calls down from a bullhorn as ziplines go towards the street. "You attack me brazenly, knowing I will kill Cody? Knowing I can destroy this entire city? Fools! I'll make examples of every one of you!"
Megumi had never actually taken on military forces before. The concept of fighting gun emplacements, tanks, and soldiers was completely a matter of theory to her up until today. She'd been throwing herself all over the place, going from one street to the next, taking cover where possible, popping out to fling energy-blasts, and so on.
Imagine her surprise when the three of them had done pretty well in their own ways of fighting this enemy. Megumi's taken a few hits, but nothing all that significant. She's looking over at May and Dong Hwan now, concerned to see how they're holding up so far. "I guess...from here we just need to go on in and make enough noise to get Mayor Haggar to come o--...." She's cut off by the noise of copters arriving, and Rolento yelling at them. "..." Despite their victory so far, Megumi is very tense, and his arrival isn't helping that at all. She stares up at Rolento, hands clenching into fists. There is no witty retort, she's not all that good at them lately. The hostility is obvious, though.
May Lee was flush with her victory, however small it was on the grand scale of things. Atop one of the ruins of the tanks, May Lee draws a forearm over her forehead, the Korean girl quivering with nervous excitement. The ordinance that was brought to bear upon them just... didn't quite hack it, and May Lee was still reasonably fresh. "Megumi! Dong Hwan!" May Lee calls out, turning her head to survey the battlefield off to one side.
"Sure! Are you..." the Justice fighter begins, before the sound of the helicopters reaches her ears. For a beat, she pauses, mouth hanging open... and remains that way until one of the spotlights illuminate her. For most people, this would be a bad sign, causing panic or at least distress. Among some circles, however, a popular theory went something along the lines that the Justice Koreans were insane. Hopefully, May Lee wouldn't disappoint.
Scrabbling up to the very tip top of the ruined tank, Lee Jin Ju stands up straight and tell, her left hand curling into a tight fist and set heroically upon her hip. The Korean was wearing her full Justice gear, too, in spite of the disguise she had used to sneak past the checkpoint. Long red scarf, goggles pulled up to rest upon her forehead, and old-style rider gloves on each hand. But in any event, May Lee raises her other hand to point directly up at the helicopter.
"WORKERS OF INJUSTICE!" May Lee bellows in a deepened voice, and fairly well, too. She had quite the set of lungs on her! "YOUR DOMINION OVER THIS CITY IS AT A END! IIIII AM LEE JIN JU! OTHERWISE KNOWN AS /MAY LEEE/, THE FIST OF JUSTIIIIIICE!" she cries, flattening her pointing hand, and throwing a bit of twist into her hips as she widens her stance a little, chopping her still-outstretched hand through the air, to hold it at a fourty five degree angle to one side. "THE ALLLLLLY OF JUSTICE, AND THE ENEMY OF EVIIIIIL!!" With that, May Lee brings her feet together, and brings both her hands back to her sides, both hands curled up into fists as she stares up at the helicopters. And with a bit more gusto in her voice, she cries out. "~HENSHIN!!~" With those words, wind laced with streamed of rainbow energy begins to swirl around her, ruffling her clothes, and tossing her scarf dramatically behind herself.
Megumi is hardly the only one taken aback by the scene laid out on the Metro City streets. With Shank Squad soldiers laid out all willy-nilly, Tanks virtually torn apart and perimeters breached, Nassir couldn't shake the surreal quality of the scenario. They were all good men for the most part, solid and combat capable. Many had decades of combat experience, and forgot more tricks of the trade than the average American soldier would ever learn.
And they were beaten out by a few scattered fighters.
Catching the end of the brutal firefight, it resembled something out of a Sci Fi series thanks to all of the energy blasts and beams of unnatural...notquitechi. At least the elites were here now, and ready to lay down some terminal recipr--
<...it's her.>
The words come tumbling past his lips, barely audible and in his native language. The Koreans are almost an afterthought for the young soldier--noticed, acknowledged, and accounted for, but without much of a reaction beyond that. It's the sight of Megumi that catches him, draining enthusiasm for the oncoming battle out of his heart and replacing it with a solemn dread. He had hopes for her, hopes for eventually bringing her to the frame of mind that would make the revolutionary group seem like a good, solid, noble thing to do.
And now they'd have to kill her. Given the order, he wouldn't hesistate in doing so...but it would be done with a heavy heart.
While emotions ran wild, limning the first words between Conquerors and Saviors(You decide who is who!), Duo Lon watches the group of Koreans with an impassive eye. Simply looking them over, uninterested, uncaring. Business is business, and his job was something he kept himself distanced from. Such being the case... May Lee recieves the faintest curl of a painted lip, the slightest shake of his head. Enthusaism was one thing, but this mindless pride? Totally another.
While Rolento screams out his threats, and May Lee brings the morale and aims of the invading squad to bear, the ninja focuses upwards. Eyes on the helicopter blades. They'd talk for a while, the two groups, and then the combat would begin , yes? That was all he was here for. Nothing else.
A hand slips into his pocket, the young man finally stepping forward, so that the wind from the beating helicopter blades buffets his hair and face, a whirlwind of black, brown, and weighted hair ornaments. He was getting ready to do /something/, but he really gave no hints as to /what/. That's how ninjas /work/.
Yeah, Dong Hwan is here too. Somewhere. Probably smacking some R1.0 gumbies around from the sounds of it. /FC/ gumbies. Because OC gumbies would probably kick his ass, twink bastards. Nevermind that they're actually NPC gumbies.
"That's right, punks! Don't mess with the battle god!" Dong Hwan taunts after tossing some random jobber into a dumpster, brushing his hands off as he moves to regroup with the rest of his squadron of assorted heroes. Grinning at both Megumi and May Lee for just a moment, his attention is called by the chopper's arrival, hand lifting to press against his forehead, covering his eyes so he can get a better view. "Which one of you jokers is Rolento, huh?! I have to beat the last boss if I want to get the girl. You and me, one on one!" Of course, he doesn't' watch the news, and only knows Rolento's name since Sakura told it to him. He's just here to kick ass, like, all day long, so he doesn't really know who to focus on.
Adapting a notable stance which looks like he's about to bust out some dance moves and totally serve Rolento rather than fight him, he bounces back and forth on his feet with his fists at his sides, elbows bent at a wide angle. "Get down here and fight before I have to jump up there!" And if his game representation of his mad hops is any indication, it's entirely possible he /could/. Okay, not really, but it makes a good threat anyway?
"This is a waste of time." Rolento hisses out, slipping down his line and landing upon the ground in a firm crouch. There's a mild grunt from the impact, but his baton is unsheathed in simple enough fashion. "Nassir. At my side." is called upwards in a somber tone. "Duo Lon. Attack the one with pink hair. She is a healer; Do not let her interfere." This has the weight of an order, but Duo Lon can probably stomach that given -- well -- he's getting paid millions of dollars. If Rolento can't do that once and awhile, does he get his money's worth?!
The Shank Squad commando merely shifts his eyes over the immobile people. First and second lieutenants, with one Major and two Captains. They are picked out by the distinctive yellow. "Useless." is hissed under his breath, and that appears to be the extent of his immense care for the defeated and the deceased. His eyes fall upon Dong Hwan and May Lee, before they are approached in a slow and measured manner. The helicopters above continue to flit around, bathing the area in those massive spotlights, ground whirled up in the wind and perpetual cacophony of beating rotors almost at a deafening roar. Assumably, Nassir is following him closely behind.
Coming to a stop a decent distance away from the pair, sharp Arabic is spoken. << Distract the girl. I will execute the other fool, then assist you. Failure is NOT an option. Understood? >> And then he turns his head back, no fear or wariness in his countenance whatsoever. The baton is held poised upwards, stance spreading and expression firming. "Ready?" is the only thing he snorts out...
Before leaping into action. As quick as an eyeblink, he crouched down and slapped his baton into the ground. It launches him forward with startling speed, rearing back his weapon and then... Attempting to drop it with bone-cracking force upon Dong Hwan's face. He wanted to fight Rolento, didn't he? Well, damnit, he's going to get more then he bargained for!
COMBATSYS: Rolento has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Megumi has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Nassir has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: DongHwan has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Duolon has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Megumi sees the others with Rolento up in the copter. Duo Lon in his fancy visage isn't recognized, but Nassir is. "You!?" She's staring right at him. "Alma told me what you're up to. And then you tried to get me to like you and want to help you even though I should've known better!" Tension is mixed with anger now, as she's got someone she wants to deal with now. Nassir.
Megumi's hands cup in front of her, a roughly head-sized sparkling red ball forming and hovering. Her hands pull back, then push into the ball to send it flying up at Nassir.
Money is money, as they say. Rolento's orders weren't just stomached by the Hizoku, they were quite immediately acted upon. It was /boring/, up there in the attack helicopter. As a matter of fact, the young man's eyes focus immediately on Megumi, narrowing a touch at the sight of whatever the hell it was she'd thrown at Nassir. Psi? It didn't feel like CHI, that's for sure. Whatever the case, the young Hizoku didn't hesitate his attack. Mission understood, Rolento. Toast the weird one.
So he jumps out of the helicopter, right? A beautiful thing, body straight in the air, twirling, spinning, ninja-like to a T. If it were the Olympics, he'd get some kind of major points for this one... it's perfectly executed. Falling closer, closer to the weird girl, his ponytail beginning to pick up speed in the arcs he's using, that heavy hairband at it's end starting to make a rather horrifying "WEEORRN" sound... you know. The type of howly, annoying sound that just /bothers/ people. Right as the thing whirls around it's final arc, moments from possibly connecting with her head(It'd hurt)...
He simply falls apart.
Bones, blood, flesh and tissue fall to the ground, dissipating quickly enough. Duo Lon's entire body decomposes before anybody's eyes within seconds, and there's simply no more of the assassin. He has left the face of the Earth. Merely to float above. In the helicopter he had first left, his left foot kicks out, quickly, a flare of purple-black chi surrounding it , knee-down. Beneath Megumi's feet, a geyser of that same energy erupts, a stealth, powerful projectile. It'd take a /lot/ of awareness to catch /that/ one coming.
May Lee was proud of herself, and proud of her skills. The excitement and nervousness didn't quite help that pride either. On her lips the Korean grins a self-confident, smug little smile. Presumably still standing in the spotlight cast by the helicopter, May Lee sets her left foot back behind herself on the top of the tank turret, standing up straighter and taller as she lets her left hand hang at her side. Her right hand, on the other hand... curls into a tighter fist, little sparks of electricity playing across it. The problem was, who should she target? Dong Hwan was battling Rolento, as he wanted, and it felt wrong to interefere with that.
So for now, May Lee watches and waits, running her tongue over her lips as she begins to lightly sidestep upon the top of the tank turret, waiting for a opprotunity to present itself in this soon-to-be chaos.
COMBATSYS: MayLee focuses on her next action.
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COMBATSYS: Nassir dodges Megumi's Crimson Comet.
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Dimitri has dropped a connection.
"Yes, Sir!"
Just because the response is the same response that Rolento gets to every order doesn't make it any less crisp, the noise of the working engines doing little to make the utterance any less sharp. The soldier closed his eyes for a half-second, mind working to clear away the distracting thoughts and focus on the execution at hand. Rolento didn't need to emphasize the latter portion...he didn't need to be told that failure simply could not be. He just needed to ensure that his end of things went smoothly.
And then he noticed the ball of pink flying up for the helicopter. Not quite what he was expecting insofar as ground-to-air went, but he knew well enough from experience that those things HURT LIKE FREAKING ANGRY VOLCANO GODS. Armed with this knowledge, Nassir does what seemed amazingly sensible...he took a half-step backwards. Between that and the fact that they're in a moving Helicopter, the projectile ends up slamming into the bottom of the aircraft, likely leaving a large dent in its wake.
From there, Nassir is out--diving through the air in a display that's not quite up to ninja standards, but more than functional. Hurtling through the air on a path to crash into the Korean girl, Nassir's hands busy themselves with one of the small orbs on his bandolier, pulling it free and putting every ounce of strength into the ensuing throwing motion so that he doesn't end up landing before the mini-grenade explodes...because being caught in your own explosion tends to blow.
COMBATSYS: DongHwan blocks Rolento's Mekong Delta.
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Aw man, Rolento actually called him on his challenge. Now Dong Hwan's in for it. Whelp, time to get it on. "What, you think I'm a chump? Get serious!" Dong Hwan asks as an arm snaps up to absorb the impact of the hit, rolling his eyes with an expression so unimpressed that you can feel it. It's feelable.
With Rolento in close quarters with him, Dong Hwan doesn't waste any time doing things other than retaliating to the attack, aside from a brief taunt. "Tell you what, had the city over and maybe I'll go easy on you." And with that he gives his first attack, a leg lifting up to stomp down right on Rolento's boots. Yeah, so they've got rubber soles, so what? That's not stopping Dong Hwan's current, the smudging of his timberlands accompanied with a large yellow spark of electricity, the jolt enough to stagger even the tougher of fighters--like Rolento for instance.
COMBATSYS: Rolento dodges DongHwan's Shiden Kyaku.
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Elite has arrived.
COMBATSYS: Elite has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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There doesn't seem to be any real response to the less then normal response from Dong Hwan. But it's difficult for such simple arrogance to blind Rolento; He can tell that his blow likely hurt like hell. This will be a spectacularly easy match, most definitely. The shift away from the stomping boots is laughably simple. The edge of the electricity flashes up, missing the commando by an inch and ruffling the front of his jacket. He actually takes the time to adjust it, shrugging his shoulders backwards and letting out a sigh. "So you are the best the world has to offer in stopping my plans. Ridiculous."
And then Rolento twirls his baton a single time, before unleashing a devestating assault right at Dong -- intending to poleaxe him forward with a grand amount of force. Two more strikes will follow thereafter, whirling the baton like a helicopter rotor with enough force to shatter concrete. Or Dong's face. Let us see if he churns air or flesh!
A glance is thrown at Nassir. Even under attack, he is following orders. A slight nod of satisfaction is all he gets, before Rolento returns to the mild threat that is Dong Hwan.
COMBATSYS: Duolon successfully hits Megumi with Genmu Kyaku Uchikiba.
- Power hit! -
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Megumi is ready. She's pretty focused on Nassir, but not so much that she doesn't see other attacks. Like this fellow diving at her. Good. She's ready to catch him, reaches out to do so...got him! Time to smash Duo Lon to the... ....Huh? Disintegrated. Fine. Megumi turns and is about to chase after Nassir, when the real attack shows up, and she's utterly unaware of it. With a cry, she's knocked forward in her run and trips over, looking up to the source. So it's him, back up in the helicopter? Fine. Megumi's going to try and ignore him for a moment, rushing off after Nassir once more. With a leap, she inverts and tries to go over his head, thrusting her hands down at his collarbone area. If she gets it, she'll use her momentum to try and drive him into the ground.
Right. Kill the pink-haired girl. Duo's lips curl upwards at the way she trips, falls... and then he double-takes when she gets up and, again, focuses on Nassir. While it's not enough to make him lose his nerve, it /is/ enough to bring his entire countenance down the several steps between "curious" and "furious". There is NO REASON, in Duo Lon's eyes, for him to be ignored! It was a sweet jump! It was a golden, beautiful shot! PAY ATTENTION TO DUO LON DAMMIT.
The ninja doesn't try to be cool about it this time. Zip line gripped in his hands, a step taken off of the helicopter, and Pretty Boy is sailing through the air, eyes boring holes straight into the back of Megumi's head. Never mind that she was headed /straight for/ Nassir. Purple energy begins to emanate from the man, ghastly sparks and surges dancing along the outline of his finely-dressed form. In the darkness/blaring light, he's a vision of neon and shadow. However, as he nears the woman...
He explodes. Ghouls, spirits, skeletal, moaning figures... all filled the air as he neared Megumi. The very /touch/ of the foul, purple aura is enough to drain a man's vitality, continued exposure would have all of the effects of being thrown through your middle-age and elderly years within a moment's time. Overall, Lich Touch, baby. Stay away from that aura!
COMBATSYS: MayLee dodges Nassir's Scorch the Earth.
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The grenade touches the ground, and there is only but a moment that passes before May Lee leaps backwards, the fringe of the explosion barely lapping at May's shoes. "Oh HO!" she cries with that leap as she lands on the very edge of the tank turret thing, her eyes noting her assailant, and the fact that Megumi very much wanted to bring harm to that very person. Well, who was left? Casting a wide, cocky grin at Duo Lon, May brings up her right fist and holds her right elbow in her left palm, bending her knees to lower her point of gravity. "ALRIGHT!" she cries, little sparks of electricity beginning to dance across her right fist.
"PREPARE YOURSELF, YOU... THING!" she cries in Duo Lon's direction, flinging herself forward into motion from her perch. "ATTTTAAAAA!" Duo Lon wanted attention, correct? He would get in it the form of May Lee, flying directly at him as if she was shot out of a cannon, her sparking right fist extended in front of herself. With any luck on her part, that fist would end up striking the center of Duo's chest.
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Nassir with Flood Reversal.
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The inevitable explosion doing little more than kicking up a lot of debris, Nassir's sights remained on the exuberant Korean, trying his best to scout out her style, figure out how best to go about dispatching her quickly and efficiently before continuing with his directives, tryi--
Megumi totally and completely derails that train of thought and action with what can only be called a spectacular feat of acrobatics, sending the youth crashing painfully into a large chunk of road. There's hardly any time for celebration though, as he springs back up to his feet, a benefit of being young and full of vigor. He had a plan, now...perhaps spurred on by the body-to-ground collision. Scurrying forward and around the visible aura of doom(omgwtfhax?!) Nassir sought to flank the girl and quietly deliver a telling knife-stab, hopefully between a pair of ribs.
COMBATSYS: Megumi blocks Duolon's Shiryou Hatsu Seikin.
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COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits DongHwan with Patriot Circle.
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Well, technically that's not true. The best the world has to offer are just flakes and either not around or idling at the moment but who's counting!
Anyway. Dong Hwan tries to jump clean over the incoming assault by Rolento. And it doesn't work. "Oaugh what the crap!" Dong Hwan whines as he's smashed into tiny atoms by Rolento's blitz. Or just sent back a few feet and ending up flat on his back. "Ugh." He grunts as he pulls himself back up to his feet, eyeing Rolento with newfound interest. He might actually have to put effort in to it, by which I mean get six straight Critical hits.
Here comes the first one in the form of a jumping, high angle axe kick to Rolento's face, complete with electric current surrounding his leg as is with a good portion of the Older Kim Brother's attacks.
Just watch. It'll happen.
COMBATSYS: Karin has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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It's a *war zone* out there. And when Our Heroes were gathering to kick off this little shindig, where was their mysterious benefactrix who funded this entire insane endeavor in the first place? Well... she was celebrating her grandfather's 75th birthday. Mmm, cake. Alright, in actuality she was in the Kanzuki Security CIC van parked outside the city, monitoring the goings on and directing her company's (very small) forces as best she can.
But when it becomes clear that those facing Rolento are going to need some backup, that's exactly what Miss Karin Kanzuki provides... and since the watchword of the business world is 'personal service', she and a cadre of well-trained bodyguards start making their way toward the fight. The blonde herself is on it as well, taking down the least skilled mooks and continuing her push onward.
There are plenty of Rolento's men in the city, and this battleground isn't going to be the easiest to reinforce. Paramilitary personnel set up in the adjacent buildings act, laying down suppressing fire at Karin and her entourage. Automatic weapons crack a sharp stacatto through the city streets, as the Shank Squad soldiers rush from the alleyways, a handfull of them working at a simple task - Pin down the Kanzuki squad, and keep them from reinforcing their taxed comrades in the fight with the fearless leader. To that end, several pull up short, and rip grenades from their bandoliers, rolling them in the path of Karin and her compatriots.
One soldier in particular is notable - a massive, towering apparently Arabian man in camo fatigues, who heads up the squad looking to bar Kanzuki's path. In addition to the bandolier of explosives and bladed implements, this nut's fists are wrapped in thick, heavy chains. Scary.
COMBATSYS: Elite takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Rolento fails to interrupt Raimei Zan from DongHwan with Grenadier.
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Nassir
The attack is a mere moment faster then Rolento's draw. He pulls out a grenade, safety and pin flying away and rears back. The blow hits him dead in the face, and he releases his charge. It bounces away, before detonating with enough force to shake the very ground. Staggered and singed, Rolento manages to catch his feet and wipe a trail of blood from his mouth. Maybe he underestimated the slacker. ...No, he didn't, but he should attempt to do more then brush him aside. Nassir has his hands full with that pink harlot, after all. "Fine." is stated, shoulders rolling backwards and baton raising once more. "If you want to oppose me... Then I will build my new empire -- ON YOUR FACE!!" Yes, this was an actual quote in Street Fighter.
Knife. Megumi is given reason to pause at seeing that weapon brandished by Nassir, even if it's being used on someone else entirely. She backs off, in time to feel something...just plain wrong about Duo Lon. She steels herself against what he's bringing to bear, and after a few moments of realizing that just being near what he's brought for isn't very good. She backflips away, still a bit harmed from it but better off than she could've been. "What....what was that? You..." She's looking at where Duo Lon is post-explosion, visibly sickened. With a yell, she thrusts a palm out at the air between the two of them, creating a tiny red ball about the size of her hand. It flies towards him, off to the side some...for a very specific reason. Once it's close, Megumi's hand clenches into a fist and makes it detonate in mid-air, spraying itself in a small radius. She didn't want to accidentally catch May in the blast, thus the need to aim it off somewhat.
COMBATSYS: Duolon dodges MayLee's May Lee- Lightning Blow!.
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Nassir
COMBATSYS: Duolon dodges Megumi's Burst Orb.
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Karin 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Duolon
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Nassir
There /was/ something incorrect about Duo Lon. Namely, he was able to teleport, control Shadowy Voodoo Death Ninja Powers, fight with his /fingernails/, and throughout all of that, manages to look amazing. Just ask Ash(really, don't). In any case, the afore-mentioned teleportation is NOT brought to bear. And you all thought it would've been. Instead, the ninja leaps upwards, fingers gripping the barrel of a tank's turret.
The young man pulls himself upwards just as the attacks reach their climax... an explosion and a whiff. Were either(or worse, BOTH) of those to hit, the ninja'd certainly be less impressive looking than he was now, legs locked together, stomach tightening as he tucks his body inwards, and acrobats himself up and into a perfectly vertical vault.
It would be important to note that through this leap upwards, his ever-present ponytail is fanning out behind him, that awfully heavy-looking circular weight on the end of his braid headed directly for May Lee's chin.
Regardless of whether or not he hits her, the young Hizoku arcs backwards, coming to a graceful landing on the tank's turret, and generally feeling, looking, /exuding/ cockiness. He deserved to, though. Well, he /thought/ he did, anyway.
COMBATSYS: MayLee dodges Nassir's Random Weapon.
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COMBATSYS: MayLee counters Medium Punch from Duolon with Self Rebellion.
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Nassir
Unfortunately for Duo Lon, that whole 'land and look cool thing' wasn't quite going to work out. Casting a glance over her shoulder towards Nassir, May Lee casts a cocky grin at the man before leaping out of the way, his little attempt to grab and knife her foiled. But where did May Lee leap to? The tank turret. Yes, the very one Duo Lon was landing so gracefully upon.
"YA!" May Lee cries, supporting herself on her left foot as she pulls her torso back, doing vertical splits to deliver a powerful kick to the underside of Duo Lon's chin, sending the ninja far-less-gracefully back into the air. Bringing that leg down, May Lee only grins wider as she snaps a kick back up towards the falling Duo, knocking him back up into the air, and when he comes back down, she switches feet, hopping around in mid-air to deliver a hard kick to the Hizoku's back, sending him away from herself, in theory. "WuTAA!" On her feet the Korean lands, although she then tips to one side with a squeak, flailing her arms madly. Tank turrets weren't the surest of footing, after all!
With his knife digging into nothing but displaced air, Nassir's face pulls into a deeper frown. People like him are supposed to be able to hit backstabs like nobody's business, getting all kinds of insane multipliers and modifiers for being as sheisty about it as possible. The miss no doubt means his 'Rogue' levels would be revoked, leaving him as a level 0 peasant. Mrgh. He'd have to redeem himself in appropriate fashion.
Breaking into a sprint towards the tank, Nassir dash-hops forward, planting a foot on the front of the disabled vehicle for little more than an instant before triangle jumping up onto the primary turret. Balance isn't something the Shank Soldier seems to fret about, doing remarkably well given the fact that he's wearing combat boots. No, the focus of his fretting is May Lee, the focus of his knife her chest. Dong would no doubt feel this one more than May Lee--potentially depriving him of a source of positive motivation should the thrown knife not only find the mark, but cleave the entire focal point clean. At least this one May Lee ought see coming--especially with the bluish afterimages the knife leaves in its wake.
Well, it's no crit, but it still set Rolento straight! "Dude, that line was weak." Dong Hwan totally calls him on it, giving a disapproving shake of his head, arms even crossing in front of his chest to look all the more condescending. "Why don't you make your civilization underground where no one cares what you do? Here, I'll help you get there!"
Okay, so, Dong Hwan doesn't really have the power to throw Rolento to the middle of the earth. What do you think this is, Dragon Ball Z? But he nevertheless jumps in close in the hopes he can snare rolento by his uniform, a leg extending out so that Dong Hwan can heft Rolento down on the other side of it, the leg conveniently placed to trip his opponent. And he can't even manage to crack the ground. Guess Rolento better start digging.
Oho. Standing between Karin and her rescuees is a massive meat miracle and his mauling marines (COOL! Alliteration Bonus 5000 points). Grinning at Mr. Elite, the blonde heiress cracks her knuckles, giving a nod to one of her bodyguards, who set to engaging the other mindless drones. Fight on, proletarians! Nobody cares about you.
Karin, meanwhile, faces off against the solider who looks most in need of a good head-whacking. "Oh, please," she mutters. "At least the last one was a proper user of an art like kung fu." With a hmph, she flips golden curls over her shoulder and points at the elite. "You should be proud, Gomer Pyle! For you are about to taste the fists of the great Karin Kanzuki!" Charging him, she plans to grab his left arm and his shirt, then use the leverage of another step forward to slam him into the ground with her elbow. Takedown!
COMBATSYS: Karin successfully hits Elite with Yashiro Kuzushi.
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Nassir
The big soldier's smug grin lasts exactly as long as it takes Karin to close the distance, and actually slam him to the pavement. He didn't expect the wise-ass blonde to be able to -move- him, much less move him that effectively, "All who oppose us must fall! You will not live to know your mistake, blonde trash!" With that, the bigass Arab lurches to his feet, both meaty hands reaching out for Karin. His intentions are simple, brutal, and fueled by the anger at that first toss... chain-reinforced palms aim to clench around Kanzuki's throat, as the paramilitary commando seeks to life Karin forcibly off the ground, and quite simply, choke the living bejeezus out of her, crushing her throat with those metal chains. Of course, things don't go the sub-boss' way often...
COMBATSYS: Rolento blocks DongHwan's Tai-Otoshi.
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Nassir
It seems that Dong Hwan is not only unable to crack the ground, but he's not able to do a whole lot to Rolento either. His stance shifts as the foot raises into the air, leaning to the side so the downwards blow only strikes his shoulder. He lowers a handful of inches, for just a moment grimaces, but it turns into a smirk almost immediately. Clenching his hand upon the baton, he rears it backwards in an obvious forecast of his next assault. "Weakling!" is called out, before he swings it with every ounce of force he has while lunging forward. The aim is to smack Dong Hwan sprawling away, preferably upon the head. He then turns towards the rest of the ensuing fight, looking to be vaguely irritated. "Take out the pink-haired girl! She is capable of healing! This fight will be a waste of time unless she is dealt with!" Well, at least someone thinks Megumi is a threat. That's always good for making one feel happy and fuzzy, right? Now he's actually paying very little attention to Dong Hwan despite his close proximity. His eyes are on May Lee for now, apparently attempting to assess her. It passes the border of rude and insultive by a fair margin.
Megumi blinks a few times as Duo Lon just vanishes again. Okay, that's getting just weird now. But there's still someone using knives. Nassir. He's throwing them at May, and Megumi decides to move in on him, sprinting in. She can hear Rolento calling for people to strike her down, and it only makes her look upset. Angry, too. Once she's close to Nassir, that's when she tries to grab one of his arms with one hand, and begin twisting it up and backwards with one hand while her other arm tries to wrap around his neck, to drive it down as well. A simple takedown effort.
While he may be vain, he is not prideful. Duo Lon sails into the air /twice/, propelled by an angry Korean JUSTICE!! fighter's foot both times. You would think, knowing the young man, that this would incense him past orders... but he's on his game today, and only an /absolute/ fool gets that worried about his makeup getting smudged by, say, blood. Lots of blood, from his bit tongue. He'll be fine, really.
The Hizoku finally lands, on his stomach, on the turret he'd originally intended upon, hearing Rolento shrieking about that pink haired girl being able to heal people. Or something like it. If that was the case... well... Duo slides forward, for all appearances, entirely unconscious. What a wuss.
Maybe it'd get May Lee off of him. In any case, his hand catches the turret just as his body releases itself, foot again igniting in purplish-black chi and arcing /downward/, another, angry geyser of similar energy bursting forth from beneath Megumi. Would it work as well as it did last time?
COMBATSYS: Nassir successfully hits MayLee with Horrors of War.
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Nassir
Well, May was still falling! Flailing her arms still as she lilts to the side, May bites her lower lip, just narrowly regaining her balance atop the turret. "Hey!" she calls out towards Duo Lon as the creepy... erm... thing slides away. "I'm not done with you y-"
THUNK. "-yOWWW!"
Falling backwards, away from the turret, May Lee grits her teeth together as she turns her face forward towards the source of the thrown object, Nassir. As she falls her right hand reaches up to the handle of the knife embedded in her chest. Dong Hwan be darned, she could care less about that; that or her appearance right now. The back of her head smacks against the turret before rolling from it to the ground below, landing reasonably well in spite of all that. Biting her lower lip as she gets to her feet, she pulls the knife out and flings it to the side, glancing back up towards Nassir. Whether or not Megumi wanted to fight him alone, was irrelevant. He had interfered with her fight! And so with a mighty leap, May Lee rises up towards Nassir's postion, lashing out one foot in a straight kick aimed directly towards his face.
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Nassir with Medium Throw.
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Megumi 1/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Nassir
COMBATSYS: Nassir counters Surprise Air from MayLee with Indoctrination.
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Megumi 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nassir
Dimitri has reconnected.
Dimitri has dropped a connection.
Dimitri has reconnected.
Dimitri has dropped a connection.
Yes, he was guilty of that much: He not only tried to backstab May, but he interfered with her end of things(successfuly, this time). While the fight itself was only a few seconds old, it felt like an eternity when trying to successfully grab someone's attention. Finally, though, he had it, and finally he could work on his end of the directives. Failure wasn't an option, and this time-wasting exercise only made things worse, only introduced more elements that could amount to failure.
As May Lee's high-flying kick cruises in for Nassir's head, he /could've/ just ducked low, or hopped off of the tank turret entirely...but no. Rather than go low, Nassir went high, legs pushing his slender body upwards and into a somersault. Perhaps not entirely satisfied with just pulling off more highwire acrobatics, Shadowy blue afterimages of the young soldier follow afterwards, charting his path. Should one be inclined to actually watch each frame of movement, one could actually see when he started going for another pair of blades, snapping the instruments free of their holsters and priming them in his hands. One could see the downward strike of the knives when he passed over May Lee's head, gouging deep about the head-and-shoulders region, Shadowimages adding a bit of extra sting to the assault...and finally, his successful land on the turret.
Unfortunate, then, that those shadow-images also chart Nassir's resulting tumble and fall as Megumi has her way with him, hammerlocking his arm and driving him into the gravel of the street. One on one, he felt he could handle his assignment...but with the added diversion he knew his time conscious and useful to the squad could be measured in seconds. At least there was a mild positive to this...possibly.
<Strike her now! Take her back cleanly with a telling blow!>
Now to just hope Duo Lon understood arabian. He's a ninja, ninjas learn like a hojillion languages...most of which don't even exist yet.
COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits DongHwan with Medium Strike.
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Megumi 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nassir
Dong Hwan gets in the face and goes bouncing away. His dodge magic is not loving him today. But it's all good, he's quick to be rushing back in to continue fighting, the hit certainly fasing him, but he's pretty sure his bones are just bruised, not cracked the whole way through. It's hard to tell with the adrenaline and all, but the snapping sound wasn't that encouraging. Anyway.
Uh, Dong Hwan Shiden Keeku Rolento again. Shock Stomp x2!
COMBATSYS: Karin blocks Elite's Choke Hold.
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Megumi 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nassir
Ah, but the Kanzuki heiress isn't going to be taken down so easily. She brings her arm up perpendicular to the choke hold, bracing it between herself and the Elite. Sure, it stings a little, but not as bad as getting smacked into the pavement would have. "I'm sure this has been most amusing for you, but honestly, I really don't have time to play around. Please do me the favor of staying down, this time." And then she lashes out with two quick palm strikes and the shotei punch Hou Shou finisher: her trademark Guren Ken combination! Die, faceless minion! Or we'll never get to work on time tomorrow!
COMBATSYS: DongHwan successfully hits Rolento with Shiden Kyaku.
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Megumi 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nassir
This time Rolento doesn't manage to get out of the way of the kick, and it blows him into the air. He doesn't manage to land quite right, impacting the ground on his shoulders and kipping back to his feet. That one got his blood moving for sure. Wincing a bit, he still shifts back into an offensive stance and smirks at Dong Hwan. No comment; In a burst of speed he snaps out a blade, twirling it once before hurling it right at the slacker's chest, attempting to impact him dead on. A moment later he bursts into a run, intent on beating him until the scene is over and everyone can go to bed.
COMBATSYS: Elite blocks Karin's Guren Ken.
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Megumi 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nassir
Faceless minion or not, the burly terrorist isn't going out that easy. Karin's surprisingly stinging palm-strikes are deflected off the far larger man's arms, his form shifting into the hits one after another, which actually does him more harm than good, as he's still underestimating Kanzuki's strength. That's going to leave some bruising, and the large Arab staggers backwards under the force of that finisher. It's not a recoil that lasts for long, however, as the terrorist snarls an angry, wordless growl, and slams one brick of a fist out for Karin's face, charging with wild abandon, "I WILL BREAK YOU, GIRL!!!" And when he's done with that? Well, he's going to raze the damned shopping mall. That'll show her.
COMBATSYS: Duolon successfully hits Megumi with Genmu Kyaku Uchikiba.
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Megumi 1/----===/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nassir
It's successful. Megumi is hellbent on taking Nassir down, and completely ignoring other attacks until they're just about upon her; it works to Duo Lon's advantage, knocking her over once again. "Agh...damnit!" She slams a fist down on the ground, picking herself up. Something has to change now, or this is over. She brings her hands together once more, forming another large red sphere...and her hands draw back to shove it forward, after Nassir as he strikes May. She's starting to really feel these hits, though, given her poor posture at the moment.
For a moment, Duo stands in the midst of this mess, eyeing the carnage around him. For all the damage he's inflicted.. he's gotten absolutely nothing for consequences. It was nice, but at the same time, he felt like there were larger things at play. Not like it mattered. A glance is given to May Lee, who seems to have some kind of issue with him, but also presses to attack Nassir again. Confusion, plain and simple, creases his painted features, and causes his eyes to narrow. What the hell was going on here? It doesn't exactly worry him enough, however, to prevent him from withdrawing two small, balanced blades from a pocket along his sleeve, and holding them between his fingers. A flick of the wrist, and the two silvery missiles are sent straight towards Megumi. The healer. His mark.
Driven earthwards by the twin knives, May Lee strikes the ground in a kneel, her features becoming pained. Ah, well. Rising to her feet, the two knives are pulled out from her shoulders, staining her rider gloves with her own blood. But she wasn't through yet! Chasing Nassir to his current position, May Lee shows no trace of slowness yet as she scales the wreckage of the tank soon after Megumi's attack, the Tae Kwan Do student lashing out a foot at Nassir's gut, before bringing up that same foot to strike him under the chin. Or try to. "YAA!"
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Nassir with Crimson Comet.
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COMBATSYS: Nassir dodges MayLee's Lightning Needle.
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Megumi 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\1 Nassir
Alright, the challenge is on. Pose shorter than the last one. CAN YOU DO IT, NASSIR?!? Probably. Let's test it out.
With Megumi off of him thanks to the assist from Captain homo-Ninja, Nassir does his best to keep up the ninja standard that team Rolento brings to the table. Unfortunately, Nassir's time spent on the pine shows here, and ends up eating a pretty egregious notahadouken, blast thankfully knocking him clear of...whatever that was. He's still up, but oh good golly is he not happy. He needs more practice time, more seasoning. By Sophomore year, he might be one terror of a point guard.
Anywho, attack. Knives seemed to be doing a pretty fair deal against Team Hero, and that means that it's time to bust out with...well, more of them. You know the drill--knife, afterimages, plzgethit.
COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits DongHwan with Stinger.
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Megumi 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\1 Nassir
Dodging has proved to be a waste of energy this fight. Maybe enduring would've been smarter. Well, Dong Hwan is not long for this world, soon to be wherever the generic enemies from Final Fight went after they blinked out of existence. So it's time to wager it all on one last attack.
The dagger, having lodged itself in his shoulder, is grabbed and tossed aside, a small shot of blood coming from the hole off the bat, continuing to bleed as the Korean then bum rushes Rolento so hard. A barrage of 10 kicks lay in to Rolento, kicking him all around his torso and head for a moment. A final kick, performed with a comparatively massive energy current surrounding his leg, sends both combatants straight up in to the air. Hopefully Rolento does so against his will. And then goes running away when he realizes how powerful Dong Hwan is, or something.
COMBATSYS: Karin endures Elite's Chain Punch.
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Megumi 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\1 Nassir
Incoming chain-covered meaty fist! And like a seeming fool, Karin runs right into it. Does it hurt? Yes, though not as much as it could have. "Ah, the straightforward method of power attacks," Karin says lazily. "I do so hate to make a repeat performance, but in this case it's totally justified... because one technique alone..." And then she's lashing out again with the Guren Ken, but instead of the palm strike finisher she zigs left with an elbow strike, and then right with another elbow strike from the opposite side! Tricky sudden change, but that's the hallmark of the Kanzuki style. "...is enough for you!"
COMBATSYS: Elite endures Karin's Guren Ken.
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Megumi 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\1 Nassir
WHAM! Each strike connects solidly against the soldier's chest, dealing crushing pain through him quite soundly. Ah, the perils of life in the trenches. Why, Rolento, why? At least he has full dental. With the elbow-strike, the large Arab skids to his knees, sliding back along the road, the pavement tearing away at his knees and camo pants. He breathes more heavily now, and that one -really- stung, but he's also in the perfect position....
To scream loudly, and whip his fists upwards, a short length of chain unrolled from each. He seeks to snap those miniature chain whips right up into Karin's face, then back down, and finally in a broadside smack across her face, as he tries to rise, and press the attack once more, "NNnnnnNNnnYRRRRRrrrrrggggggh!!!!!!"
COMBATSYS: DongHwan successfully hits Rolento with Ore-sama Hou-Ou Kyaku.
- Power hit! -
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DongHwan 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Elite
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MayLee 1/------=/=======|=======\==-----\1 Rolento
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Karin 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Duolon
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Megumi 1/--=====/=======|=======\-------\1 Nassir
Nassir has connected.
Well, this all works well. Many people who have knives don't usually go and kick people, especially that hard. His momentary lack of guard is all it takes for Dong Hwan's inner potential to very temporarily offset his natural laziness. Each lands true, the final explosion upwards sending Rolento flying. Blood droplets begin to rain, but his wide eyes are far from defeated. "Nnnngh!!" As he descends, he turns it into an attack. The baton is reared backwards, before he unleashes a devestating downwards blow hard enough to cause the concrete to splinter and explode around him. Best to finish it now before the annoying worm gets another lucky hit.
COMBATSYS: Duolon successfully hits Megumi with Thrown Object.
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DongHwan 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Elite
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MayLee 1/------=/=======|=======\==-----\1 Rolento
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Karin 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Duolon
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Megumi 1/=======/=======|=======\-------\1 Nassir
Knives. Well, sharp objects. Megumi twirls to face them, and starts to dive aside...too late, just by a fraction of a second. They dig into her stomach, and Megumi cries out; being stabbed is one of those things that always feels absolutely awful. She gets out of her dive in a hurt roll though, and...spreads her arms wide apart, then high and low, to spawn a tall but paper-thin red energy 'wall.' It flies out a few feet, then begins heading back towards Megumi...
COMBATSYS: MayLee blocks Nassir's Horrors of War.
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DongHwan 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Elite
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MayLee 1/-----==/=======|=======\==-----\1 Rolento
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Karin 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Duolon
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Nassir
Whatever the girl had done after his knives hit, Duo Lon was paying total, apt attention to it. The fighting around him, the battle itself... everything was drained out inasmuch as it did not matter to him. Nobody was attacking, nobody was projecting damage... it was cakewalk. Megumi. Must. Die. Mission, after all. Duo Lon whips his hands outward, the ninja's body beginning to glow a taciturn, lusterless shade of purple, more akin to black than any vibrant color. Unconscious soldiers, those near death or too weak to resist, are instantly killed, the dark whisps of their spirits suffusing the Hizoku's outstretched, purple-taloned hands.
And, glowing shades of grey in the infinite, Duo Lon's arms begin moving, weaving, streaks of that grey, soulish-stuff folllowing the patterns. Whatever Megumi was hitting herself with, it bothered him, and he didn't want to see it complete. "HIDEN GENMU JUU.." The Hadouken stance came from the assassin, and abruptly, a pallid, streaking mass of almost-solid, moaning, tortured souls leaves his hands. "ONSHII KON!!!!!!" It was all he'd said throughout the entire fight. And as he finished speaking, that grotesque cloud took up speed, flashing towards the psychic in a heartbeat.
As Nassir's knife flies towards her, May Lee grins cockily towards him, snaps her hand up and grabs the knife out of the air. A wonderful, and very cool thing to do... if there wasn't the fact that she grabbed a bit too early, her fingers wrapping around the knife-blade, and the presence of those wonderful afterimages, those adding their bite to the blade. Stay grinning, May! And she does, although there was a pained look to her.
"Alright!" she calls out towards Nassir, flipping the knife to her other hand, the hand she caught the blade with beginning to bleed... and rather well, too. "You dropped your knife!" she calls out, injecting a lighter tone into her voice, before she hurls the knife back towards its owner.
COMBATSYS: Nassir fails to slow Thrown Object from MayLee with Phantom Patrol.
- Power hit! -
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DongHwan 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Elite
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|=======\==-----\1 Rolento
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Karin 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|
COMBATSYS: Nassir can no longer fight.
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DongHwan 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Elite
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|=======\==-----\1 Rolento
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Karin 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
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COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits DongHwan with Mekong Delta.
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DongHwan 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Elite
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|=======\===----\1 Rolento
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Karin 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|
Dimitri has reconnected.
Dimitri has dropped a connection.
Woo! That's where it is. Dong Hwan isn't doing so awful after all. Of course, he has to deal with another Mekong Delta. And he does. By getting hit in the brain. He was trying to jump up at the time of the impact, or at least, was preparing to, having crouched down for the instant before the highjump. You have to press down first, after all. "Hrk!" He grunts out as the hit kills a few more of this genius' brain cells. He needs them to make his brain think smart, too. The impact travels all the way to his feet, hairline cracks forming on the cement underneath him... because he stands his ground, not falling over despite the painful hit.
Having been hit, and about to collapse, puts him in quite possibly the worst position to deliver another attack. But that's not going to stop him from performing a flip as he does a slightly more extravagant axe kick than the last one, trying to come down with the hit on Rolento. It doesn't look like there's any Chi with this one at first, but whether or not his leg hits Rolento or the ground, a bolt of lightning will flash down from the sky, surging through Rolento, or not, before dispersing along the ground, the shock enough to make the man numb. And now Dong Hwan's going to sleep thanks.
COMBATSYS: DongHwan can no longer fight.
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|=------\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/---====|=======\===----\1 Rolento
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
COMBATSYS: Karin blocks Elite's Chain Slam.
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|=------\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|=======\===----\1 Rolento
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
Nassir sucked down a deep breath, perhaps only then noticing that he'd been more or less s--tbeat the entire time. There were no huge wounds, no blood to show his failures...only the start of raised flesh where full on welts and bruises will develop, perhaps ruining his mobility until Rolento has his way with him for failing in his directive. He certainly gave the old college try...but then, these were the thoughts of losers, these thoughts were to be pushed free from his mind and replaced with clarity of action.
Rather than make a snappy comeback to May's barb, rather than get out of the way of his own knife, Nassir droppped down to one knee, air wavering as his chi energy began to manefest around him in an effect that could only be replicated by Dragon Ball Z episodes. It was chargeup time, it was time to drop bombs, it was time to do or die, it was time to make up a lot of other cliched phrases to fill space. Ahem.
Thankfully, Nassir's charge isn't of the same length as his Saiyan...peers, for lack of a better term. No, this is more like the flare that a gas stove gives before settling into a comfortable flame, energy bubbling and swaying as it may before Nassir's will gave it shape and form: His own shape and form, specifically. Nassir doubles began to peel away from his body, identical save for their overall shadowy blue appearance. Four 'stunt doubles' are formed before going into action like a well trained squadron of fighters, three moving to flank while one ran directly for the path of the flying blade. From the looks of things, our front-running was meant to be a suicide bomber of sorts, eating the knife chuck for the real Nassir and exploding into nothingness....and most assuredly, he does catch it, and he does explode. Unfortunate, then, that the knife had to keep going, that mind would not win over matter today.
The knife slashing past his arm, Nassir's eyes go wide, other arm moving to clutch the wound. The other Nassir-simulacri explode in unison, harmlessly in the sense that the only evidence of their passing were new potholes in the street.
"I have failed," Nassir said, using his Japanese with English subtitling beneath him. "But know that this city will see a bright new day regardless of your efforts. When it is complete, you will realize the error of your ways and come to acknowledge the greatness of Metro City's renaissance."
Minimonologue complete, Nassir falls over and blinks out of existance, leaving behind a pizza. Unfortunately, only first-string Haggarfriends know the secret healing properties to Metro City Street Pizza.
Well, then... apparently the Elite knows how to trade hits too. But no matter how much of an advantage his close range and speed give him, Karin's not going to take that lying down. The first chain she literally slaps to the side with her arm... bruising, and the ow, but better than a chain to the face. The *other* chain she snags under her other arm, holding it fast... also smarting from the impact, but not as bad as it could have been. "I can appreciate your fighting spirit, but not all of us are shortsighted terrorist crazy people!" she shouts, yanking on the chain to drag the Elite closer, then smack him right in the face with her elbow.
COMBATSYS: Karin successfully hits Elite with Strong Punch.
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|====---\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|=======\===----\1 Rolento
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
CRUNCH! Apparently, the most preparation this particular soldier took was to bring his own, painful soundtrack to the fight. It's audible as Karin's elbow crushes into his face, sending him splaying to his back on the asphalt, a wracking cough yielding more than a little bit of blood from his mouth, "Nyarrhghhll..." he half-gurgles, "KILL YOU!! ALL OF YOU!!!" He objects strongly. Apparently, he's not a quick learner, because he doesn't take this lying down, oh no... He charges right in at Karin, seeking to clamp a hand painfully in her hair, and crush her nose in return... right against his oversized forhead.
COMBATSYS: DongHwan successfully hits Rolento with Raimei Dan.
- Power hit! -
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|====---\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|=======\======-\1 Rolento
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
The blow impacts Rolento very well. Dong Hwan is definitely an able fighter; This much has been fully witnessed. He smacks the ground hard enough -- hard enough -- TO CRACK IT. Dong Hwan has succeeded after all those efforts to make an imprint of Rolento's face. But he manages to push himself up, breathing heavily and grinning in a morbid manner. "Oh... Interesting..." is wheezed out, breath short and ragged. But he snaps to his feet, shifting his attention to the first person he can see. Which in this particular case happens to be Megumi; He yanks out a handful of knives, and then twirls them around a few moment. "Heh...! Excellent job, Nassir--" He then looks at the pizza, and his eyes widen. "OH GOD! NASSIR... NO!" He collapses to his knees and bursts into tears, knives clattering on the ground.
...
Okay, in reality, he narrows his eyes upon Megumi. Lifting his baton, they are placed upon the end like a morbid bouquet. All are balanced perfectly, and his body tenses. A moment to sight the pink haired girl. "Useless assassin... Cannot even remove a child..." Murmured low enough not to be heard, of course. "Ready?" is called out. Before he snaps upwards, and sends all the knives in the air. What a useless attack.
OMFGBBQTHEYJUSTFELLONMEGUMISHEAD!!!!!11111oneone2
COMBATSYS: Megumi successfully hits Megumi with Restoration Aura.
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|====---\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
COMBATSYS: Megumi blocks Duolon's Hiden Genmu Juu Onshii Kon.
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|====---\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Duolon
Again, May was finding herself without someone targeting her. Sweeping her eyes about the area, the Korean notes Rolento's gruesome bouquet of doom. "Megumi!" May Lee cries, dashing in that direction, leaping into the air, and pushing the other girl with a harsh shove. This was nice way to get Megumi out of the danger area. May Lee, on the other hand, was flat on her belly, the rain of knives streaking down towards her.
Knives. Megumi's focus is pretty well shattered by the mere sight of so many blades, her wall breaking up significantly; only perhaps a third of it still remains by the time it washes over her body and dislodging the sharp weapons Duo Lon had tossed into her. Megumi all but freezes up, bringing her arms and bracing for the worst. Duo Lon's....extremely morbid attack strikes her, driving her back a step, but her eyes are glued on those knives. She's just about ready to freak out.
...Seems someone noticed her condition. Megumi finds herself shoved away, and regains concentration as her world goes into slow-motion. May's about to get stabbed a lot, quite likely. Nothing she can do for that, but she can...
...Try to take down the man responsible for all those knives. Megumi's palm thrusts out, a tiny red ball forming and flying towards him. Once it's close, her hand clenches into a fist to make it explode.
COMBATSYS: Duolon blocks Megumi's Burst Orb.
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|====---\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/-----==/=======|===----\-------\0 Duolon
Megumi and May Lee disgusted him, in that moment. What place did /compassion/ have in a fight? Yeah, it was nice off of the battlefield, but in the middle of a fight, bad shit happens. Like, in this case, May Lee knocking her friend out of the way to take the damage. How do you pay that back? He couldn't live with the debt, personally. On the OTHER hand...
The ninja sees another red ball streaking towards a bloodied, almost-down Rolento. A momentary frown crosses his features, and in a steak of black(almost shadowy, really. /Sweetly/ shadowy), the assassin crosses the distance between he and his boss. God Bless Ridiculous Training. The ball explodes to the side of the Hizoku, knocking him to the right a bit, but overall, not doing much damage.
Unlike May Lee and Megumi, Rolento was paying him for that to the tune of millions. It's nice to have a tidy sum. Anyway, the ninja falls backwards, steadying himself after a moment, and inhaling deeply, arms crossed across his chest, fingers curled, palms upward. Concentrating, focusing... the aura around him intensifying quite a bit.
COMBATSYS: Duolon gathers his will.
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MayLee 1/----===/=======|====---\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Duolon
COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits MayLee with Steel Rain.
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MayLee 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|====---\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Duolon
And May only had enough time to roll over, and widen her eyes at the onslaught of knives. With a squeaky sort of cry, May Lee lifts her arms over her face to defend herself... and succeeds in stopping the knives from going to any sensitive places. Like her eyes. And brain. Instead, she gets riddled with the darn things, the little knives digging shallowly into her arms, gut, legs (although they didn't quite sink as far into the legs as the rest of her), chest, just all of her.
Laying there for a few moments, May Lee slowly rises to her feet, the majority of the knives slipping out of their respective wounds, and clattering unto the ground below. Gritting her teeth against the pain, May Lee turns her eyes towards Duo Lon, a wide, forced grin on her lips as she then lifts a hand to point towards him, then turning that hand around to beckon towards Duo in a 'bring it' gesture, her other hand going down to her torso to clutch over her belly.
COMBATSYS: MayLee focuses on her next action.
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MayLee 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|====---\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Duolon
COMBATSYS: Elite successfully hits Karin with Headbutt.
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MayLee 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=====--\-------\0 Elite
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Karin 1/------=/=======|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Duolon
Ow. That *hurt*. Karin's feeling it for sure, since she's spent a lot of this fight simply taking it on the arm instead of the chin; this one connects solidly, sending Karin back a step or two, bloodying her nose a bit (kind of literally, too). However... rather than putting her down, it only seems to... well, piss her off. "Heh. Brute force... what a stupid tactic." Falling into the relaxed Kanzuki kakutoujutsu stance, she points a finger at the elite. "I've had just about enough of your stupid rebellion... never mind that you *just hit my face*." And with that she simply... leaps at the Elite, right hand and right foot making perfect, scything circles as she seeks to take him down with one final, climactic hit. "Kanzuki-ryuu... Kou'ou KEN!"
COMBATSYS: Karin successfully hits Elite with Kanzuki-ryu Kou'ou Ken.
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MayLee 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\==-----\1 Elite
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Karin 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Duolon
WHACK! is the reward Karin gets this time, as her hit thwacks home quite soundly, once more sending the massive Arab to the street, on his knees. This time, though, it doesn't look like he's going to be getting back up, his eyes bloodshot with the tension of rage, and the pain of repeated battery, as he blinks dumbly up at Kanzuki. The blackness is rushing in about him, and he begins to sway, but it's then that he lashes out in one last, defiant slam, a chain-reinforced fist seeking to lodge itself simply, and soundly, right upon Karin's kidney, as a fleeting shout is cut off by the topple to the side, culminating in a thwump to pavement. ~BARF~.
COMBATSYS: Elite can no longer fight.
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MayLee 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Karin 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Duolon
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Megumi 1/-----==/=======|
Rolento is breathing heavily, and he observes the incoming assault from Megumi with wide eyes. No way in hell can he get away from this one. And then Duo Lon appears out of nowhere, taking the impact and causing Rolento to wince in pain while stumbling back and raising his forearm. "Hrrm...!" Rolento muses, limping to the side and breathing deeply. "Ha! I think you earned yourself a bonus. I spoke far too hasty." No useless ninja would take a Megumi-thwack, even if only for greed. Rolento respects that. A man who only cares about himself. He merely gestures towards May Lee now, twirling his fingers at the helicopters. Four spotlights flicker to her -- Before an onslaught of minigun fire tears across the street, blowing it to shreds and attempting to cause no small amount of damage to the poor already wounded girl. "FIRE!!"
Megumi has a moment to recover. That's good. Rolento's focusing on May...not so good. Megumi considers intervening, but...no. They need to win this, not delay losses. Duo Lon's getting ready for something. Megumi...jumps. Jumps towards him, right foot extended as she lets out a very aggressive scream.
A scream punctuated with her foot being surrounded in red energy as she descends towards Duo Lon, aiming to slam her energy-wrapped foot into his chest.
COMBATSYS: Duolon endures Megumi's Crimson Blast.
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MayLee 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|======-\-------\0 Rolento
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Karin 0/-------/-------|=======\==-----\1 Duolon
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Megumi 1/---====/=======|
Oh, but that's what Duo Lon was /hoping/ for. Somebody! Anybody! Hit him! Megumi's downward streak, her FEET OF FURY... well, Duo Lon was in a position that made it difficult to get the hell away. So he opened his arms wide, stared upwards at the incoming girl, and glared. /Right into her eyes/. May Lee was asking for a one-on-one, but he did have an assignment.
As the kick connects, Duo Lon is devastated, chest splitting open where her foot connects, blood seeping vigorously from the wound, the man's head lilting forward, a strangled gasp leaving his lips, hair falling in front of his eyes.
He crumples to the ground, and vanishes.
It's fast, but perhaps she'll catch it. The ninja's teleported to about ten feet above Megumi, 5 feet back, and is descending at a steep angle, legs whirling about in a variance of the ever-popular Hurricane Kick. He says nothing... but his feet are eloquent enough.
COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits MayLee with Large Thrown Object.
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Karin 0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1 Duolon
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There really isn't any words for what happens next. The miniguns open fire, tearing into the poor Korean girl... but fighters are a tough breed. Justice Koreans moreso!! Driven down to one knee, May Lee lowers her head as the rest of the barrage strikes into her, causing her body to quiver. But when the barrage ends, Megumi is bleeding, the little bullets falling from where they tore their tiny, shallow holes in her flesh, to 'tink' quietly against the ground below, likely not heard by anyone other than May Lee.
And with her face still facing the ground, she grins, and begins to rise to her feet. And with a cry of "JUSTICE!!", she brings her face up to look towards Duo Lon, her grin growing wider after that bellow. And then, May takes a long step forward, before launching herself into the air, flipping forward once in the air, before lashing out both of her feet in a double kick towards Duo Lon. It wasn't just your average kick, either.
Should May Lee's feet touch Duo's body, invading chi would be felt seeping into his aura from that point of impact, the girl flying past him to land in a heap on the opposite side of him, one hand outstretched... and when she closes that hand into a tight fist, everywhere the exploding chi was felt... would explode in a huge fireball, before May Lee slumps further to the ground. That was if everything went well. She could miss, she may not have the strength to detonate the chi, he could have some crazy way of getting rid of the crazy chi, something.
COMBATSYS: MayLee can no longer fight.
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Karin 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/---====/=======|=======\=------\1 Duolon
COMBATSYS: Elite successfully hits Karin with Gut Punch.
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Karin 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Rolento
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Megumi 1/---====/=======|=======\=------\1 Duolon
Ouch. Annoying bastard got in his final hit... but it's in no way enough to keep Karin down, or even slow her down. "The mayor!" she bellows at her bodyguards, pointing at City Hall. "Leave the rest to me and the others!" With a salute, the cadre of Kanzuki bodyguards trundles off to hopefully do some rescuing! While the average corporate mercenary isn't up to Shank standards, these 8 probably are... they are her personal bodyguards, after all.
As for Rolento and Duo, they are hopefully occupied with Megumi and May Lee, which gives Karin time to close in and make with the rescuing! Homing in on Rolento, she quite simply charges the bastich, not wasting breath on any extraneous words as she launches a viciously fast pair of upward-sweeping kicks at him, hoping to put the already injured dog down. "It's OVER!"
COMBATSYS: Rolento endures Karin's Mujin Kyaku.
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Megumi 1/---====/=======|=======\=------\1 Duolon
Both hits impact true; Rolento is very aware when he is down and out. However, his initial assessment was not forgotten. He stumbles away from Karin, twisting towards Megumi with a morbid grin. "Tch... You will not escape me this time..." Rolento states, slowly stumbling forward. And then he collapses on his face, but not before snapping his fingers.
Eight helicopters shift towards Megumi.
Eight helicopters snap their spotlights upon her.
Eight helicopters launch 16 anti-vehicle rockets, screaming through the air with tremendous force in a quite notable attempt to obliterate her once and for all. It looks like they are far from a weak threat; That would vaporize metal to say the least!
COMBATSYS: Rolento can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Rolento successfully hits Megumi with Steel Rain.
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Karin 0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1 Duolon
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COMBATSYS: Megumi endures Duolon's Genmu Hishou Keikou.
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Karin 0/-------/----===|=======\===----\1 Duolon
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Megumi won't escape. Megumi is looking up at Duo Lon, trying to figure out where he went. Oh, there he is. ...Oh, there's half a regiment or whatever the proper unit size is. Megumi does, to her credit, avoid direct hits by jumping around a lot. Direct hits probably would've been fatal in her condition. As it is, she's caught in the radius of several explosions and tossed into the air, steeling herself for Duo Lon's descending kicks. They all hit, and she falls to the ground in what can best be described as agony, and lots of it. "Agh..." Megumi makes a very weak gasp, and....forces herself up. "No...if I lose it here...if I black out, I'm going back to them..." Whatever she's talking about, the prospect seems to utterly terrorize Megumi and make her desperate.
With one more scream, Megumi forces her body to move, to flip into the air. As her flip ends, her feet are held out ahead of her, a red energy beam shooting off them, and stopping inches short of Duo Lon. The ray then expands into a huge cone, the tip pointing at him as the open end waits for Megumi...and she falls into it feet first. Once she's in, it resumes moving, aiming to smash through Duo Lon. Hit or miss however, Megumi has essentially over-exerted, and faints the moment her technique ends.
COMBATSYS: Megumi can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: MayLee successfully hits Duolon with May Lee- The End!.
- Power hit! -
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Karin 0/-------/----===|=======\=======\1 Duolon
COMBATSYS: Duolon dodges Megumi's Exceed Charge.
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Being laced with explosive chi was an odd feeling, and... well, being exploded was even odder. Duo Lon looks behind himself as May Lee lands, and with the clenching of a fist, is surrounded by concussive, fiery death. Needless to say, it's not a pleasant feeling. Duo Lon falls to a knee in the aftermath, thoroughly charred, torn up, pale, tattooed flesh revealed beneath the ornate clothing. His hand slams into the ground, a single nail broken. "Ggh..." He clambers to his feet, brushing bloody strands of hair from his eyes, tucking them behind an ear, and stumbling towards May Lee. "Gghhh....." He falls, heavily, on his knees, and places a hand on the girl's back. While he doesn't kill her outright... the transfer that takes place could be called... /interesting/, at best.
May Lee's remaining vitality is taken(Not permanently), her drive, her focus. All the exceeding amounts of energy she gave in the end were child's play for any necromancer, even a novice like Duo Lon. Coupled with his Hizoku training... well, it's nothing Ron-like, but it's close. The ninja stands again, a bit taller, with his back to Karin.
"You're the last one left. My boss, your friends..." He pauses, taking a shaky breath in, eyes flickering towards where she would be, should he turn around. "Are they even your friends? Or did you just stop here to throw your weight around?" Purple energy has, by now, begun to emanate from his body in waves. Not big, boss-waves, but... little emanations of chi that normal fighters could detect. "That's not very smart, girl. You'll have to deal with the worst of it."
He sinks into the ground.
And at that moment, the air all around Karin erupts in ghastly energy, spirits, ghouls, tortured souls whirling around the girl in a maelstrom of undeath, a cacophony of unholy existance and being. The life-draining aspects of this attack, the soul-sapping qualities... it's like that last ghouly-explosion attack times 20. It's really going to hurt if it hits her, and likely crinkle her features a bit. If not kill her outright. Duo Lon, though it's not obvious, is standing ten feet behind her, just outside of the blast radius. Just incase, you know. She interrupts or something.
COMBATSYS: Karin blocks Duolon's Hiden Genmu Onryouheki.
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"Stupid or not..." Karin says, bracing herself for the attack, "it's the right thing to do!" And then comes the chi... lots of it. However... Karin knew Duo Lon was on his last efforts, and that he was going to bust out something big. Thus, in the first place, she's already waiting and preparing a defense. Secondly, however... she's a fast learner, and between the meditating exercises, sparring with Sakura, and Ryu's hints and tips, she's learning to understand chi far, far better than she did even a few weeks ago. She's not actively controlling it, but hidden just behind her crossed arms and iron defensive stance is her own energy, rsistsing with all her might. Thus, an attack that would in a normal situation have indeed reduced Karin to dust, as it were, is deflected. But not without cost... she's clearly in bad shape.
However, she comes into her fighting stance and regards Duo Lon coolly. "You're too collected to be part of this psychotic squad... you must be a mercenary. I can tell by your demeanor." There's a pause while she inclines her head at the building behind him. "My team is already in there, and probably freeing Haggar and company as we speak. This place is *lost*. There's no reason for either of us to keep this up, especially not for a paycheck."
Of course, she can't let up on the attack, and she rushes in to make her point with Duo Lon in a very personal way; by grabbing the front of his shirt, and then driving her knee home a few times. Nothing that'll put him down, for sure, but enough so that she can strengthen her position at the bargaining table. "Simply say the word and walk away! Save this fight for some other time!"
COMBATSYS: Duolon dodges Karin's Homura-geri.
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"You are a fool." Rolento calls out, breathing heavily from his spot upon the ground. He looks to be trembling, scarcely conscious, but he really was only given a lovetap by Karin. It sent him toppling over, but not toppling into unconsciousness. "I will not only give you money, Duo Lon... But freedom." A wicked, warped grin creases the mercenary's scarred countenance. "Freedom to do anything in this city you desire..." And such an offer will likely be more then realized by the morbid assassin. Diplomatic immunity. What more can be asked for?
Well, all's well and good. But Duo Lon is a tired ninja, and tired ninjas(All ninjas), aren't fan of battlefield drama. Given that, it should come as no surprise the the young man simply disappears(Yes, just a fade, he's on his last legs), and reappears. Near Rolento, holding a hand down to the Shank Squad's commanding officer. He's weak, but another hand is placed on a tank's side, and he's got enough brace to pull the man up.
And his foot flashes, covered in purple. This is, by now, his most easily recognizable move. But does Karin know enough about it to step backwards?
And the pizza box...sat on, looking signifigantly less delicious as time went by. No doubt by now the time had elapsed totally on its healing properties, leaving behind nothing more than a rumpled and wifebeaten Shank-Squadder. Consciousness was at a premium, however, meaning the most Nassir could do was blearily watch as things boiled down to the ninja(who now has a name he might remember! Duo Lon! Wooord!) and the very embodiment of what was wrong with the world insofar as Nassir was concerned. Trying to buy allegiances when Rolento already paid good dirty money for the rights? Now, that's low.
COMBATSYS: Duolon successfully hits Karin with Genmu Kyaku Uchikiba.
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Answer: No, she doesn't. Projectiles have never been her strong suit, and the underswept chi fang hits her in the stomach, hard... she's apparently had enough. But was it enough bought time for the Kanzuki bodguards to get in and do the job? And, one might add, hopefully get the hell out and save our young heroes? Well, we're about to find out, aren't we?
"Heh..." Karin laughs, coughing up a little blood. How is she still up? "Sakura asks me for the stupidest favors, and I grant them like a fool. But..." And then she homes in on Duo Lon. He might be up, but it's that tank that's doing it... not his own feet. Summoning the last of her reserves, Karin again trusts to one of the family's secret techniques... the spinning scythe of feet and hands that cuts through enemies like butter. "But I'm not going to leave this fight alone! Kanzuki-ryuu... Kou'ou KEN!"
COMBATSYS: Karin can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Duolon dodges Karin's Kanzuki-ryu Kou'ou Ken.
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The hand is indeed taken, and Rolento manages to push himself to his feet. A few wary steps are taken away from the onslaught of Karin, eyes widening a moment before realizing the battle is over. He lets out a soft exhale, doubling over and breathing deep. This was almost catastrophic. Where were Cody? Guy? Carlos? Haggar? Had they chose now to interfere, then this would of been over. ...But they didn't. They had to hear the conflict. They are not cowards. "Something is amiss..." Rolento hisses, turning back towards the City Hall and then clenching his fist. "Enough of this stalemate. Next week, we are destroying City Hall. I can always build a new one!" Standing up straight, he exhales deepy. Then wobbles. Glancing up at the helicopters, he raises his fingers and snaps them. "Kill them all!" Spotlights begin to flicker over the street, the eight combat helicopters flitting into assault formation. This is probably going to be a narrow escape.
Karin's last attack is dodged, more a lucky wobble, really... but something remains to be said for natural instinct. While the Shank Squad Commander calls an all-out aerial strike on the invaders, Duo Lon simply glares at the man from the corner of his eyes, the blood-rimmed lashes fluttering with the rare, slow, irritated blink.
"Rolento. I don't think that you're in any position to offer me the freedom to do what I wish in your city. Furthermore, I don't want it. However, I wish to change the grounds of our agreement. If you don't pay me the agreed upon money, as well as aid me in my search for Ron..." A pause, and he eyes the retreating(probably) fighters. "I can just as easily join them against you. Whoever owns Metro City... doesn't matter to me."
Kill them all? Like hell. Duo and Rolento may still be up, but it's an 'up' that's barely there, and while the others are certainly down for the count, Karin -- while badly beaten and clearly out of the fight -- is already bringing herself to her knees, or at least making the attempt.
And then there's the issue of the bodyguards, not all of whom were storming the Bastille, as it were. Four cover Rolento and Duo Lon with steady-handed pistols; the others grab up the fighters and, under the cover of what appears to be RPG fire from one of them -- where the hell did that even COME from? -- the heroes make their escape into the nearby sewers. Rolento is welcome to send troops after them... but they're probably as highly-paid as Duo Lon and considerably more loyal. Might not be the best of ideas, especially since he and his personal guard aren't in the best shape. Ah well... the five that I get for the room that I let, is five more than I had the day before, and all that.
"Heh..." Rolento stares at Duo Lon for a few moments, face neutral. The attack helicopters whirl overhead, firing their machineguns at the escaping heroes. It was a narrow escape with their lives; And it doesn't even seem Haggar and company were /here./ That very fact might actually work to Rolento's benefit as well. But enough of that. "You are a man who cares only about his own ambitions..." However, there's a tone of respect. He extends his right hand, intending on a hearty shake. "Deal."
Log created by Duolon, and last modified on 00:38:51 08/22/2005.