Description: Mimiru goes toe-to-toe with the supreme master of the fist -- twice, for good measure. (Winner: Mimiru)
So far today, it's been pretty quiet on this island. But on these grounds.. where the strongest compete, nothing can stay quiet for long. That's why he's come. This is where the strongest have gathered, this is where he'll make his stand.
Here he'll find the fights he'd been looking for.
He arrives not by walking in, but by a very prolonged jump. Whether he'd jumped from sea level or from some other part of the island, it's entirely vague, but his arrival comes with only the dreaded fanfare of a meteor impact--he strikes the arena floor in a rough cannonball, shaking soda in their cups for what is probably a good city block all around. He lands in a kneeling position, his fist to the ground. But it's brief--that master of the fist stands in his rough crater and stares dead forward, breathing outward.
For that moment, he doesn't say a single word.
To say that the strongest have made it here isn't quite the truth -- However, many of those who have reached incredible height of power and strenght through their discipline can even underestimate opponents that appear much weaker. Though in reality, those persons happen to be much more than what they appear. They're more than meets the eyes.
How did Mimiru get here? Hard to tell, though that's fairly irrevalent. She's here. And with Max. Her faithful dog. She just couldn't go anywhere without her golden boy. And right now, the little girl is knelt by the side of the fairly impressive and massive dog. She could almost hide herself behind him if she truly wanted to... And with a bit of flexibility.
The rough and harsh landing from Akuma that shatters the ground obviously startles Mimiru's peaceful petting and cuddling on Max. The dog straightens himself and actually barks a few times in Akuma's direction, seeming ready to actually defend its mistress against any threat, placing itself to actually keep its balance against the tremor. Mimiru, herself, has to cling to the dog in order not to lose it, but once it's mostly over, she forces herself to her full intimidating height, a good foot and a half higher than her dog and she stares at the crater a bit in awe.
No matter who did that, it's obviously no way to make an entrance... By destroying stuff like that. pffft, who does he think he is? Mimiru frowns and she lets out a scream in Akuma's direction, hoping to catch his attention, "Heh you! Yeah you, big guy! Just what do you think you're doing, huh? Look what you've done, I hope you're proud of yourself. That wasn't exactly bright, you know that? Geese, that's definately going to be really hard to repair."
Bare feet grip the ground tersely as Akuma takes a moment to size up his opponent. Her dog and its bark is outside his sphere of interest. As far as he's concerned, it's barkground noise--the sound of nature itself alarmed. Not worth his time. Right now, he stares openly at Mimiru, talking to him. It's obviously very clear he hears her.
In fact, it would not be untoward to say that right now, Mimiru has his undivided attention in every meaning of the phrase.
.. But it's not talking he's interested in. Slowly, his teeth grit--a mouth filled with teeth more sharklike than human forms a grimace. You can almost hear the enamel of his teeth squealing as he grinds his teeth, before growling out something in a tone that makes absolutely no broad strokes in this affair.
"Shut up," he starts, "and fight!!"
A great pressure fills the arena as Akuma moves, kicking out of the impact crater he made as he bolts dead for Mimiru. He's not interested in talking about repairs, he's not interested in trading witty banter. That will only dilute the spirit of the thing itself--the spirit of his fist. He'll attempt a no-nonsense straightforward strategy--get inside her range all at once and then throw himself off his feet into an uppercut with that fist straight across her body. If she's in the way, it'll hurt. If her dog is in the way, it'll hurt it more.
COMBATSYS: Akuma has started a fight here.
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Akuma 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Mimiru has joined the fight here.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Akuma
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Akuma's Gou Shouryuken.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Akuma
While Akuma is obviously staring back at her, Mimiru doesn't seem to feel like she's getting the kind of attention from him she wants. Or rather, that Akuma isn't reacting properly to how she scolds him out loud. In protest and frustration, Mimiru lets out a loud snort and she glares at Akuma, "Heh! Are you even listening to me you big jerk!?" She calls out. Unfortunately for Mimiru, the answer to that question comes much faster than she expected... And alas, it's also quite different than what she expected.
Mimiru's eyes widen as Akuma literally jumps out from the crater and she barely has the time to leap out of the way. Herself and her dog. They both leap out of Akuma's way, avoiding his rush toward her. The petite girl merely rolls on the ground swiftly, regaining her balance and posture expertly, getting back up in a half-crouched position. She pants softly and takes a step backward, glaring at him, "What's wrong with you people..."
Mimiru grimaces a bit as she focuses herself to a defensive stance, hands going up and awaiting to see if he'll still try to harm her, "Trying to hurt a little girl, huh? Bah, have you no shame at all?" She asks, lips curling into a slight smirk.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru focuses on her next action.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Akuma
He misses--it's a process, fighting someone. She was going to be one of the fast ones, he could tell. But she moved away. She's trying to bait him. Lure him in with her words. Relying on your words instead of your strength. He won't have any of it.
He growls faintly in irritation as she leaks and rolls away, his hands opening hehind him, energy beginning to crackle around them. He could /hear/ the words before she even spat them. If that's how it was going to be... well then he'd just have to shut her mouth /for/ her.
He thrusts his arms out, and no sooner than she speaks the word 'hurt' will she have to deal with a cold blast of chi, streaking out on a direct line towards her.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru fails to interrupt Gou Hadouken from Akuma with The Phoenix's Talons.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Akuma
Lack of actual fighting experience, as far as Mimiru could tell, being tall and fairly bulky meant that this man would have resolved to more physical mean than anything else. As of sort, she figured he would come for her, but when she realizes it isn't the case and that Akuma also has a bit more to offer as well, it's already a bit too late for her.
However, Mimiru still tries to react. The first thing that comes to her mind is to actually prevent the blast of chi from touching her by redirecting its starting source. She dashes toward Akuma as quickly as possible, just as she gets that 'feeling' it would come right at her but alas, she definately lacked the speed of reaction to prevent this surge of energy from hitting her.
In fact, it hits the incoming Mimiru right in the chest, causing her course to end rather abruptly and instead of approaching Akuma, she actually ends up being blasted backward a good couple of feet, and once her body has mostly absorbed the shock she merely just falls down on her back and seems to make a few rolls on the pavement.
It takes her just a second or two and she begins to bulge once more, coming back to life! She coughs a few times and winces as she forces herself back up to her knees and up to her feet. No smartass comment this time it would seem.
Not even an ounce of self-satisfaction crosses his face, even as Mimiru tries to sense through his attack--interesting, vaguely--and instead catches it and consequently has a meeting with the ground. He takes one step towards her, twsiting on the ball of his heel to face her more fully and plants his opposite foot strongly forward.
One breath, two breaths.
Dead silent, every muscle in his body remains in a state somewhere between totally taut and absolutely relaxed. As she gets to her knees, he breathes in. As she gets to her feet, he breathes out. A median where he can allow the rhythm of the fight to consume him wholly and totally. Even her lack of a smart comment doesn't seem to appease him muchly. He still stares her down with a pure heat of purpose, assuming his fighting stance more solidly. That is how things are meant to be--one fighter looking at another, attempting to penetrate the other's defenses with their spirit. It means that now there's a chance the truth of the fight could arise. Her silence is only an enabler. It doesn't mean Akuma has scored any 'victory' whatsoever.
There is only one victory Akuma concerns himself with.
COMBATSYS: Akuma focuses on his next action.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Akuma
At the very least, that last blast seems to have knocked up some sense into Mimiru. The taller they are, for her, the higher are the chances of them underestimating the little girl -- however, for him, this rule obviously did not apply. He certainly is something and Mimiru herself is the one who underestimated her opponent.
As of sort, when she resumes her fighting stance, she obviously takes her time to gauge her opponent. To prevent him from getting another foolish opening like that previous one. She slowly approaches him, frowning a bit. She remains silent, taking this with a much different approach than last time.
At least, Mimiru has one fan out there rooting for her. Her own dog. He barks and growls out for her, enough to be annoying, perhaps, but at least he makes his presence known, still showing that same level of animosity toward Akuma than before. Max earns a glance from Mimiru but she barely gives him more attention as she tries to find some sort of weakness into Akuma's stance... But alas, it's hardly Mimiru's speciality.
And when it comes to this, it leaves Mimiru with only one choice: Strike fast and don't let yourself open for counter attacks. And so, with a slight scream, Mimiru dashes toward Akuma, quickly making up the distance that seperated them. She lunges herself at him, her right fist opening up and she thrusts her palm at him, her hand cackling with chi energy as the strike reaches the apex of its blow, as the palm connets with his chest... If it does, that is.
COMBATSYS: Akuma fails to interrupt The Angel's Palm from Mimiru with Gou Hadouken.
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Mimiru 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Akuma
The rhythm wasn't right...
His resolve wasn't strong enough yet. When Mimiru comes out charging towards him. Her resolve to defeat him was an insult to him--she'd need to try a lot harder than that! He draws back as he prepares for a burst of chi to end her forward momentum right then and there--but his rhythm. It's off. And he's struck lightly in the chest with that move, knocking him somewhat offbalance and disrupting his channeling. The move causes him to skid back, but only by an inch or two.
His resolve isn't at its strongest yet. Bitterly, he growls as if his whole volcabulary were made of bile at the girl and her dog. A decent strength, but one he allowed to overwhelm him, in the end. This is not acceptable! As he redirects his chi through his body, she'll have an opening of maybe a spare moment or two before he continues the onslaught.
Sakura has connected.
Johnny has connected.
Her training has proven to be of some use! More than just simple techniques to beat up on a bunch of thugs! What else has she learned? Not to stop hitting until they actually come down to the ground. Kick, punch, weaken, throw, submission and finally, control the aggressor on the ground.
And so, as soon as her palm connects with Akuma, Mimiru hardly gives him much time to recover from the first blast. She had found her opening! At least, she thinks so, and so, she kneels, only to give herself more power in her legs and she quite literally hurls herself right off into Akuma, the proximity between herself and her opponent along with the added power of her legs merely contribute to make this... Head-butt tackle just all the more violent.
Not only for Akuma, but Mimiru as well, who does something as reckless as use her entire body as some sort of physical projectile against him. Still, she had to be close, because she's not really throwing herself too far away.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Akuma with The Unicorn's Horn.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Akuma
Head-butted firmly back and away from Mimiru, Akuma feels the relatively small body bounce solidly off his chest. He takes two steps back, coughing loudly and deeply. It's not from any real pain--true, that torpedo attack hurt, but Akuma trains too hard to acknowledge it anymore. The sound is made to recenter his spirit deep in him as he cants forward, beginning to glow already. This was it. He was beginning to feel ready. That truth is coming out now. Cutting his eyes rather severely as the chi begins to flow off of him openly, the master of the fist barks loudly enough to cause the pebbles around him to jump. With that same motion he thrusts his arms forward and throws his response, the recoil from the resultant chi blast--Hadouken--threatening to knock him off-kilter if it wasn't for his strong stance.
Even despite the telltale signs of chi flickering around his body, there is very little delay between the time Mimiru strikes him and the time he responds. This is the truth of a fight. No quarter will be given. At least, not by him.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Akuma's Shakunetsu Hadouken.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Akuma
Despite her opponent's incredible speed, be it through luck or perhaps some hidden talents, Mimiru seems to be able to move out of the way from the incoming blast. Did she predict Akuma's movement by merely seeing his muscles flex in the slightest? Not quite to that extend, but the little girl uses her size and speed to actually duck out of the way, and the fact that she remains within close proximity doesn't help either. She swiftly and graciously avoids the blast of chi energy and despite the obviously display of overwhelming power done by Akuma, Mimiru doesn't let his demanor impress her. She tries to remain calm and in control of the situation.
After all, lesson number 1 of self defense -- You lose sixty percent of your ability to react to a situation because of stress, and so, keeping her clam is the one thing to do. Now that the kick, punch and hurt part is mostly done, Mimiru goes for the throw part. Unbalance your foe and knock them down! Thankfully, Physics are a good friend of Mimiru on that part and she does plan to use them as a tool to help herself out.
Without any delay after the blast of chi, Mimiru's hands swarm Akuma. One attempts to grasp his outfit's collar, while the other goes straight for his elbow. If she suceeds, Mimiru takes a quick stride by Akuma's side and her right leg will give Akuma's own legs a quick blow in order to sweep him off his legs, to make him lose his balance. Mixed with the rotation of her hips and the pressure she applies on the hand that holds his collar... And the pressure that she applies on her other hand to roll him around her waist and make him fall right in front of her.
COMBATSYS: Akuma interrupts O Soto Gari from Mimiru with Tatsumaki Zankuu Kyaku.
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Akuma
This was a good fight.
Even a supreme master of the fist was able to admit it. But there was still something wrong with her technique, something that insulted that spirit on a basic level, that spirit of the fight. Her blows were quick, fleeting. Like water. Like some others he's fought. They landed, but they were not going /through/ him. Her mobility was also strong. But..
There hasn't been anything yet, on this world or the next, that his fists couldn't knock down. His spirit boils within.
As she goes low for him, he has a moment in which he can see it all. A low attack to bring him off his feet. With a sudden consideration, he completes his observation. She's not trying to kill him. That.. will be her mistake. If she won't.. then he'll crush her with his own killing resolve! As she's able to grab him, Akuma's response is to shout, fierce and loud into the arena, to denigrate her spirit and break her concentration. He'll plant his elbow against her lower ribs as he crouches slightly. Her sweeping attack will simply.. fail to do much more than shake his left leg a bit, the force reverbating into him.
Almost like feeding him.
He'll break the hold she has on him with that elbow, and then he'll /kick off/ into the air. There's not much dodging or sweeping to the side for the tatsumaki--he'll become a dervish--a hurricane of impossibly fast whirling feet, first to try and clip Mimiru in the fac,e then attack through her with his full force and resolve with that smashing kick to knock her away from him. Only know can it be realized that the break and Tatsumaki were executed immediately after his kiai--as a natural extension of it, to break her spirit and then move in to crush her with his own. No mercy.
That is the way of his resolve.
No matter how much one can train to preserve their calm and follow a strict way to deal with their opponents to defend yourself, such shouts are very unsettling. Even in her continious momentum, it causes Mimiru to jerk up slightly, breaking her fluid motion and allowing Akuma more than enough time to destabilize her in a way that'll totally ruin her technique.
The elbow that smashes her ribs literally causes Mimiru's grasp over Akuma to fade away. She almost loses her breath at the intensity of the smash. After all, she was hardly known to take too well from powerful physical blow, and it's quite obvious considering her frail and petite built. In fact, to allow herself some time to recover, Mimiru tries to stagger back some, but alas, she's not able to step away from Akuma's dervish dance, to his swirling fury of kicks around her.
And so, every time his body connects with her own, it causes Mimiru to let out a slight screech of pain. The power of the hurriance literally knocks her off a couple of feet, though, thankfully, she seems to be conscious enough to actually soften her landing. Mimiru bites her lips and she pants, one hand going over to her ribs where that elbow actually smashed her and she tries to get back on her feet despite the pain, which leaves her fairly open for Akuma to strike at her once more. With his resolve... His resolve to kill.
And that resolve... It's something strong. While normal humans may not see it, some animals can smell it. The stench of evil! The want to kill and stop life, not for survival purpose, but merely to kill! The dog kept on growling without seeming to be much of anything aside from a threat, but before Akuma can actually strike Mimiru while she's down, Max, her faithful pet, offers her a distraction to give her the time to get back on her feet. The dog growls and leaps off on Akuma's back, attempting to claw and bite him, whatever he can to actually prevent him from further hurting Mimiru.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Akuma with Large Thrown Object.
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Akuma
But with every blow that lands, the more he becomes one with the rhythm of the fight . It's not the fact that he'd winning, but the fact that he has not yet won is what makes his blood and spirit tempestuous. His intent will become one with that rhythm and will slowly consume this entire fight, should he keep on the way he's on. His absolutel determination will permit nothing less!!--
"Uungh!!!" Well, that's certainly something new. The dog that leaps on and off his back biting him certainly does do a significant degree of damage to his body. It's something he can understand.. that drawing of blood. He relocates after the bite, suddenly--flickering as a whole, and positioing himself so that both Max and Mimiru settle his same vision. If that's that animal's choice.. then he'll be caught in the crossfire. That is the law of nature. Between two fighters, anything interfering will be crushed, which is why Akuma allows the blood the canine drew to trickle right over his necklace without even trying to stop the flow. As he moves, he'll slowly attune himself again.
COMBATSYS: Akuma focuses on his next action.
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Akuma
The dog tries to hold on, but alas, it's not something it can do. Perhaps a bit naively, the first thing Max actually does once he's off from Akuma's back is to move right in front of Mimiru, to actually cover her, just in case he would try to harm her in the way he did before.
At least that gave Mimiru enough time to force herself back to her feet. She's still a bit dizzy but she's at least back in the fight. While she's not fully recovered enough yet to attempt to go right at him, Mimiru opts for something that's perhaps a bit less stylish but more practice. She kneels down and with one hand, she gives a rewarding pat on the top of her snarling dog. A small treat for having saved her... And her hands reach for small tiles and junks that has been shattered due to the sheer amouth of power Akuma had displayed....
Somehow, Mimiru prefered to play it on the defensive and, just like the bee that keeps annoying the cow by stinging it while it can't do anything, Mimiru simply hurls off a few of those tiles in Akma's direction, one after the other, almost like shurikens. She doesn't intend to do much damage with them, but just to break his concentration and force him to go for her and attack her. Mimiru's better at defending herself rather than attacking after all.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Akuma with Thrown Object.
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Mimiru 1/------=/=======|=======\==-----\1 Akuma
One by one, the tiles shatter against Akuma whom for the most part simply tilts back to absorb the damage, not being able to remove himself from the way in time. He flinches, growling, but not doing much else more to stop the damage. Minor damage, but he was beginning to feel the toll. It's not something he'll acknowledge beyond a vague detached sense that _this one was actually hurting him, slowly but surely._ Those teeth creak ominously as that shark's grimace levels on Mimiru and Max.
He had to admit, she was doing well. But you see. That heavy pressure--that pure intent that weighs on the chests on everyone here--it radiates from him. There's a reason for that. Akuma won't acknowledge anything short of total victory over this opponent. Someone whom is capable of giving him a decent fight--but without that intent, Akuma /will/ seek to stop her. He'll sketch out his own leap in the air, performing a short flip there, drifitng into the air.. and then stopping there. He'll come down abruptly like a dagger, bringing the blade of his foot to bear past Max and directly on Mimiru's face. It is a /blindingly/ fast technique, though one can only imagine what he means to accomplish with it.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru fails to counter Tenma Kuujin Kyaku from Akuma with Ippon Seoi Nage.
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Mimiru 1/-----==/=======|=======\===----\1 Akuma
The canine is no fool though, and he quickly dashes out of the way when Akuma drops in on them. However, Mimiru, herself, remains still and awaits Akuma to come straight for her. That intense glee in her eyes showing that she merely wants to counter his assault, despite the obviously speed of his kick. She does attempt to grasp the incoming appendage, but in the end, the fails to and even fail to lower its speed, which means she does hardly anything good to make up for its power.
The girl grunts and she staggers backward, a few trickle of blood actually sliding down her nose. She sniffs a bit and she doesn't let the pain get to her as she growls and hurls her fist right back at Akuma, trying to get back into it by going for one of her own fastest move, opening her palm up and sending out a burst of chi at the same time, hoping that at least that will be able to break his momemtum and stop him from hitting her more. At least give her a break of a few seconds.
Hmph... He saw something just before that attack that at once interested and amused him. But now... he's the same as he was whne he first entered the fight. Focused on his goal. Others might lose patience or need to regroup after being beaten so.
Not him. That's all that needs to be said.
He sweeps to the side of her palm thrust, putting just a bit of distance between the two and measuring out his available energies. Now it's time.. now, while her movements are less fluid, her mind dulled by pain. That 'spirit of the thing itself'--it will not permit for such openings!!
"Mmhhnnn..." he starts, gathering the chi. His body throwing off flames of power in an instant, it's almost as if he is on top of Mimiru with his resolve, his body throwing itself forward in the attack, his energy laden palms opening and meeting as he thrusts his palms forward towards her. "Massatsu!" The attack manifests as a larger and at once more concentrated version of hadou, emptied point-blank at Mimiru. He composes this attack as the attitude and intent of going straight through her if not physically then in spirit, the force of the chi he outputs in that time causing crackles in the immediate ground all around them and the dust from his landing and their movements to whip and swirl away from him. In an instant, it will be decided.
COMBATSYS: Akuma successfully hits Mimiru with Messatsu Gou Hadou.
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Mimiru 1/-======/=======|===----\-------\0 Akuma
Lack of reflexes or merely because Mimiru isn't able to recover fast enough from damages she receives, the little girl is little less than a toy in Akuma's hands as he quite literally begins to pound her down badly. The huge outburst of chi quite literally sends Mimiru flying off away in the distance and weee! There she goes away. This time she doesn't catch herself when she falls down to the ground, rolling about on the ground quite badly. Around and around she goes like a rag doll. In an instant it was all decided. It would appear that this is the end. At least, Akuma could expect it to be over, though it appears there is still some hint of a flame within this girl's fighting spirit.
It's not over yet.
No, it's not over yet and Mimiru wasn't about to give up. Evne though her whole body quakes in pain and it's hard for her to even get back on her knees, she does. She staggers a bit, obviously dazed from that blast, staggering back and forth some. She bites her lips and shakes her head, trying to regain her composture some. Her eyes than goes off over to Akuma and her lips curl into a smile, "Heh... What was that... You don't know how to hit a girl..." She says with a slight grimace.
Of course, Max barks and runs over to Mimiru worriedly, but despite that, she seems willing to carry on, regaining her combat posture even though she seems to have seen better days. She's waiting for him to come once more.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru focuses on her next action.
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Mimiru 1/-======/=======|===----\-------\0 Akuma
So she's still standing.
If Akuma were paying attention to the art of it, he'd probably be impressed. Right now they're at the turning point. The difference between life and death. Walking that edge--that's the spirit of the fist.
Now, to his own merit, that man isn't a fool. He can still sense a lot of power in the girl. She was trying to gather herself. But that won't be something that will happen today. This time, he begins marshalling his chi again. All or nothing, he channels chi into his fists and follows up that murdering blast with another burst of nothing short of projected and concentrated spirit, the blast leaving crackling trails in the air as it careens towards Mimiru.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Akuma's Shakunetsu Hadouken.
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Mimiru 1/-======/=======|====---\-------\0 Akuma
No chance for Akuma. Mimiru merely awaits for him to make his move. She narrows her eyes and lets out a grunt before she quickly dashes off in his direction. Knowing where the ball of chi energy goes, Mimiru swiftly avoids it at the last moment, if only to give the illusion she might have gotten hit. She may win a second or two, but that's just what she needs to catch up with Akuma.
Mimicing his previous shout, Mimiru lets out her own scream. A much less intimidating one but one nonethless. She uses the momentum of her sprint and she quite literally hurls herself right into Akuma, shoulder first or rather, body-first in order to try and tackle him down to the ground or merely make him stagger back a couple of steps. Hopefully he won't be able to sidestep that one or else that'll be bad for Mimiru. ^^;;
COMBATSYS: Akuma blocks Mimiru's The Unicorn's Horn.
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Mimiru 1/=======/=======|====---\-------\0 Akuma
Hmph--she didn't get hit? The ruse only fools Akuma for a stray moment. This is long enough for her to move into range, but not long enough to truly get the drop on him. A warring growl is all she'll receive as the man with the karate attire meets her scream with his own spirit, flooding forward with that pressure and taking a step into her attack, not away, his arm comes up to guard himself as she tackles him. The shock hits his frame, but he does his best to repel her on all levels of the fight. But as he deflects her, he allows himself to skid, even encourages it, just to dissipate that energy. This will also allow him the distance he needs to pounce atop her in a low spinning lunge attack. Using the force gained from that momentum, he'll then bring his fist to bear, trying to stave in Mimiru with a single punch, aimed somewhere inside the dome of her skull.
It's as if he gained a sudden burst of internal will to keep going. It's just as some others. To keep going. To not give up. No matter what! That absolute resolve will retain him!
COMBATSYS: Mimiru counters Hyakki Shuu from Akuma with Red Dragon Cascade.
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Akuma
Ta-Da!
Have no fear, Mimiru's here! Even though she may look like nothing, she's quite the little bugger to retcon with! Alas, giving up isn't an expression that's part of Mimiru's vocabulary, and with Max, her canine friend, acting as her cheerleader and coach, as well as random interference in this fight, she can't possibly give up! She has to win, at least for Max, if only for Max and all the hopes he puts into his Mistress! Yes, she must prevail!
Ta-da!
Her head-butt tackle may have been blocked but... This was all part of her plan! Or was it? Even as Akuma finds himself some distance from him, she gets back on her feet and then... Gasp! No! Everyone's favorite heroine, at least, for Max, is the victim of Akuma's powerful punch, one that could split her skull in half! Cover your eyes Max...!
Ta-da!
Magically... Almost too magically, Mimiru manages to save herself from this horrible faith! All while you guys weren't looking. Ahem. In fact, she doesn't stop the punch, she merely uses its momemtum to let it slide right beside her face, her hands glide over Akuma's arm and she swiftly turns around on her heels and presses her waist against Akuma's own. Getting a good grip of the man's arm, one hand around his wrist and the other just a bit above his elbow, she then uses the power of physics's rotation to lift Akuma off the ground!
Ta-Da!
She suceeds... This... Little girl, barely four feet and a half tall, not even weighting forty kilograms, she does it. In fact, for a few seconds she is quite literally carrying Akuma on her back, but it doesn't last long...
Ta-da!
Another feat of strenght! Using the POWAH of rotation once more, she rotates her hips to give herself even more strength to send him down, but instead of smashing him into the ground Ippon Seoi Nage-style, her arms merely glow with that soft whitish hue, giving her enough strenght to actually do more than just that. She does indeed smash him down in the ground, but instead of swiftly applying pressure to finish him into an armlock, the energy gathered in her arms merely reach their apex into her arms and then... BANG!
They end up like a blast of chi that gives out quite a show of light! And it merely sends more pressure to the fall of Akuma, perhaps enough to make a crater for Mimiru as well. Crater Jr.
Ta-da!
That's right. Where is Mimiru? Well! With that blast of chi, being as light-footed as she is, she literally floats away using the power of the blast to get off a couple of feet away, making a graceful landing that on both of her hands.
"Ta-da!" She says, lips curling into a wide smile as she beams. Yep. All for the audience which consists itself of... Max. Well, it's her number one fan.
'Ta-da.' And just like that, Akuma is subverted, broken and blasted into a small crater, his heavy, dense body smashing into the ground with a rough "GOU!" only enhanced by the little girl's chi, his pure fighter's frame buckling underneath the pressure--not amazing damage, but serious, to be sure, sending him bouncing off and rolling.
This time, it takes even him awhile to stand.
When he rises, it's a kludgy, swaying thing, almost as if he's having trouble focusing, having trouble centering himself. His jaw hangs a little slack... moving a bit, before he spits blood. His grim visage can be seen now, not smiling, not troubled, simply grim, the same as he'd started this fight. Wiser, however--which is the point. Her spirit's strong enough to keep her standing in the face of the onslaught. But Akuma isn't done yet.
FAR from done.
"MMN!" the Master of the Fist growls, smashing his toes into the ground, the force of it strong enough to shake the arena floor. His left fist comes forward, pointing at Mimiru, his other held at his waist, each held with the two forward knuckles extended and hands pressed into with his thumbs. Slowly, chi begins to melt off him like a wave. That's when he begins to marshal all of his resolve.
Slowly, the individual chips of tile and rock here begin to jump around, as minute tremors begin to pass through the earth.
You see, becoming one with the rhythm of the fight isn't enough for the spirit of the thing itself. That rhythm is something that can also be detected and synched by an enemy as well. So when the rhythm is subverted... the difference between Akuma and all those with weaker resolves... he'll /command/ the rhythm. Nature itself bends to those with might. Here... as Akuma stares down this little girl... Here... the superior might will be made clear!
The rumbling doesn't cease, even as Akuma's body is bathed in a glow, for even those precious few moments. That man.. is silent as the chi returns to him.
COMBATSYS: Akuma gathers his will.
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Akuma
When Akuma actually comes back from the 'grave' Mimiru dug for him, the young girl lets out a snort and she merely raises her guard once more, letting the whole display of overwhelming power getting over him. So much Chi, that's definately not a good thing. Though despite that, Mimiru bites her lips and she grimaces, "What? You want some more?" Mimiru says.
She awaits for the eye of the storm before she actually makes her move and she quickly sprints off toward Akuma. A risky move but at this point, she has to take some risks if she wants to win it. She bites her lips and then quickly attempts to reach Akuma's side, hands reaching over to grasp his collar and the other one to actually grasp his elbow. Last time, she was smashed in the ribs, but this time, she intends to make him trip with that one.
COMBATSYS: Akuma blocks Mimiru's O Soto Gari.
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Akuma
As the tide of his force abates, he understands the rhythm now--held in his hand, it affords him the strength he needs to finish things. But she's intent on rushing into him. In this position, he won't be able to move out of the way in time--of course, at this point, he won't have to. He's grabbed, just as before, but this time he actually is tripped and sent into the ground.
That's because he's already rolling when he hits, bouncing roughly off the ground once, then jumping back and away from Mimiru in a short hop. His eyes narrow coldly, his teeth gritting in the intense concentration. Both hands clap open. He thrusts one hand out in a palmstrike to the air. Then, in an odd rhythm, he pulls it back and thrusts palm-forward with the other. There's the brief sense of energy flowing through the air again as he performs this short ritual, mid-air.
The /true/ form of Ansatsuken used a lot of the same basic principles for a lot of its specialized moves. But a system is made with rules. And occaisionally, some rules msut be broken.
What happens next is Akuma pumping his arms back and forth is powerful motions, the force knocking him back a little bit more in the air with every iteration. No less than 3 of those punishing hadou are fired on Mimiru, fired each from one hand after the other. That is the only response for her retort.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Akuma's Tenma Gou Zankuu.
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Akuma
The line is thin between being the victor and being a memory... And the difference between a living man and a dead man is... The living one knows when to run away. Meep! Time to flee! Mimiru's eyes widne a bit as she notices the balls of chi energy being hurled in her way and there's not even a shadow of a doubt in her mind. I'll go... That way. Away from where they came from.
And so, Mimiru dashes off and she runs away, letting the balls of energy impact with the ground and blasting it without actually managing to hit the little girl. Luck or pure talent? Who knows...
And when the dust kicks off and everything seems to be destroyed, Mimiru stands there, proudly, with that wide grin on her lips. She's lucky and she knows it, but she definately can enjoy her luck while she can.
"Ta-Da!" Mimiru says out loud.
Followed with a few coughs, "Bleh, that move's definately a dust maker..." She grimaces a bit and then gets back to serious things, wasting perhaps the surprise of her survival by being a smartass, but still.
"Super Mimiru-ryu-san!" The girl says with a loud growl as she charges for Akuma and jumps at him, flying kick style as she lets out her own shout at the same time.
COMBATSYS: Akuma interrupts Light Kick from Mimiru with Seoi Nage.
Hmnh?! She dodged it.
Akuma lands roughly from his attack, only then noticing Mimiru's unlikely and baffling escape from his attack. He growls now, as he sees her and assumes a strong stance. Solid as he is, he's still feeling the drain. Mimiru's attack comes in quickly with a flying kick. She was running out of strength. And if his strongest techniques wouldn't work, he'd peirce through her guard with something unexpected, to weaken her resolve.
It starts with a grab. The first grab Akuma's made since this fight began. As she comes in against him, he'll defuse her kick with his arm and attempt that grab of her shoulder. He'll go down purposefully at that point, attempting to put his foot to her abdomen and roll back, to release her spinning through the air.
Things didn't go as planned for Mimiru it would seem and her foot doesn't get the chance to connect with Akuma's chest, in fact, it's the opposite, his does and she's actually knocked out back. With the scream she lets out from that counter, one would say Mimiru's out for good. And she seems to be, even as she lands down with a loud thud, almost limply and without any hint of life.
Her resolve may be down but...! She will not give up! Mimiru bites her lips as she gathers her strenght and she pants softly, "I think it's time I get to the throw, submission, control part..." Mimiru mutters to herself as she uses her last gathering strenght to figure out what to do. At this rate, the best option she has is to use their combined weakness to strike fast and hard. Use her size to her advantage on this one.
And so, just as quickly as she fell, Mimiru's back on her feet, even if she seems to be staggering a bit. Though as soon as she's back in action, there's no hint of her previous fall, as if she ignores the pain that's all over her body to give that one last blitz.
Her hands quickly reach for Akuma, one to his collar and the other to his elbow. However it's not to perform an O Soto Gari... Not this time, he seems to be immune to those. Or at least pretty resistant. Instead, she changes her tactic. She uses her hands to pull on him and uses her weight to force herself backward, forcing Akuma along with her some. And while he's leaning foward, she uses this opportunity to swiftly make him trip while he's still partially on his side. And instead she uses her grip to hurl the man around herself, almost making a one hundred eighty degree around herself before she slams him down. It may seem complex but... It happens in a matter of a second, really! It's all in the speed of execution!
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Akuma with Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Akuma
"Gh--" At this point, Akuma goes flying. Hard. The Master of the Fist is swung around with his own momentum, all of his weight being swung around as if it were nothing. THen he's redirected into the ground, his resolve failing--if only for a moment, giving him pause, just before his /face/ hits the dirt directly. Under normal circumstances, it'd be a blow he could brush aside. Under normal circumstances. As it is now however... that's the last of his vaunted power and discipline.
The rhythm of the fight has been decided..?!
Not yet.
"Mess...satsu...!!!" the Master of the Fist rumbles as he bunches his meaty legs underneath him, every muscle in his body becoming coiled like a spring. As if the ground /spat him back out/, the pureblooded fighter rockets up off the ground, his fist exploding like a cannon at Mimiru's chin. It's sudden, but predictable. She can get away, if his resolve isn't strong enough. If it is.. she'll be treated to two more uppercuts just like that one. Regardless, however, Akuma will spin into the air... and then hit the ground hard, falling to one knee. Breathing hard with rage and effort, he'll stay there a moment more...
COMBATSYS: Akuma can no longer fight.
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...Before hitting the ground face-first.
COMBATSYS: Akuma successfully hits Mimiru with Messatsu Gou Shouryuu.
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[OOC: ROUND TWO!]
Slowly, the Master of the Fist rises. Torn gi is hardly indicative of the raging state he feels deep within. To draw is unacceptable. That is an insult to his intent. He should have by all rights died in a perfect world where might makes right. But his fist was able to land the critical blow. But a part of him is almost.. almost grimly satisfied. Now, he's finally found a battle worth fighting. He tersely growls across the arena.
"It is not over..."
It won't ever be, for those such as them. Not while their heart still beats..not while they still draw breath. If he is not dead, he will fight.
Not too far away, into a pile of rumbles, Mimiru's also been out of it for a while. Her clothes and appearance shows off the results of a fairly long fight and, thanks to Max' whimpers and soft licks actually are enough to give her a second breath! In fact, Mimiru actually slowly rises back up to her feet just about at the same time as Akuma does. She hums softly and ruffles Max's hair idly.
And when she hears Akuma's voice, she actually reacts to his presence. She blinks a few times and turns around on her heels, "You're still around? You didn't get enough already?" Mimiru asks with a grimace. She straightens herself up and she sets herself up in a fighting stance, preparing herself to any eventually. "Alright... Let's finish this once and for all then..." The girl says with a snort, obviously determined to actually win this one.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru focuses on her next action.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Akuma
Never enough. Not when these matters are in hand. Akuma will step forward as Mimiru takes notice, one bare foot slamming into solid earth. Fists tighten til the fighting gloves around them creak ominously with the tension. Violent eyes stare down Mimiru.
He'll allow himself one moment to observe her. A fight worth having... but it isn't the real match. Not against someone with the same "eye" he possesses. But until that day comes? His fists will find no rest against the weak.
That intent rages. Let's end this, indeed.
COMBATSYS: Akuma focuses on his next action.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Akuma
Lack of patience perhaps, Mimiru doesn't stay true to her own fighting style. In fact, considering how she managed to have the upper hand in the previous fight they had, Mimiru is quite confident that this time, it will be the same way around and, perhaps due to a bit of over-confidence, she actually kneels down slightly and she charges in Akuma's.
And so, the little girl rushes over Akuma. She lets out a slight kai shout and she lifts one hand up, attempting to hit Akuma's chest with her palm open. As it connects, a slight burst of chi energy merely empowers her strike, merely to give more force to her attack to knock Akuma back some a bit.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Akuma with The Angel's Palm.
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Mimiru 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Akuma
Hnf. Upsetting!
Akuma is struck solidly by the hit, offering a brief grunt in notice as the attack strikes him solidly, causing little damage, but still hurting already-aggravated injuries nonetheless. However, he's not just going to stand here and absorb impacts all day.
One might say he's learned and analyzed the fight at a high level, and this is his response. As he takes a step back in the force of her imbued palm, he /immediately/ returns with an open roundhouse kick of his own, one that leads straight into his kicking himself off the ground in a whirling dervish kick, cutting through the air with his spinning like a knife towards Mimiru.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru counters Tatsumaki Zankuu Kyaku from Akuma with The Phoenix's Talons.
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Mimiru 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Akuma
Unfortunately for Akuma, Mimiru does not intend to give him much of an opening either. Right after her imbued palm attack, she quickly raises her hands to block the incoming kick, not only blocking it but also trapping it to prevent Akuma from whirling in the air into a mad dervish dance. As soon as she manages to lock his leg under her arms, she actually counters with a few quick kicks of her own into Akuma's exposed groin.
And just not to leave herself open, she actually uses her advantageous position to finish this by tripping Akuma down by sweeping his other leg off the ground. Of course, once that's done, she actually takes a step or two back, to give him a couple of seconds to get back on his feet.
Thudding into the ground solidly, Akuma growls. While he was kicked in the groin a few good times.. it's debatable that it does anything worthwhile against him other than make him upset with the insult. Not one to worry too much about it though, Akuma's feet hit earth again as he brings himself to his feet and his appropriate problem. Namely, Mimiru's swift death and how to bring it about. The man-demon slams the points of his feet down into the ground, fists at side and dead forward. He'll roar, focusing on Mimiru and the fight at hand, licks of energy drifting off his body.
COMBATSYS: Akuma gathers his will.
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Mimiru 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 Akuma
Now... That's not human. At least, Mimiru's pretty well aware that she knows no humans who could shake a hit like that off without actually groaning on the ground in pain. Akuma? Well, he managed to get back on his feet. And the way he roars and growls merely intimidates her at his demon-like stamina. She bites her lips and shakes her head quickly, trying not to get intimidated by the man's display of power as he uses his shout to gather his will.
And so, Mimiru just dashes back over Akuma and she attempts to grapple him. One hand over his collar and the other over his elbow. She attempts to stride to the side and sweep his legs off balance once more, to make him trip down, while she pulls on his arm and pushes on his collar bone to force him down, if she suceeds to push him off balance.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Akuma with O Soto Gari.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1 Akuma
He's getting thrown aronud an awful lot today, isn't he? Growling angrily as he hits the ground again, he's apparently decided he's had just about enough of this. As she puts him on the ground again, Akuma at once breathes in air and his intent as his resolve centers. A troublesome girl....
His foot plants to ground to one side. Even as he rises the darkness wells in his grip. He'll point-blank the attack--"MESSATSU!" Projecting his own killing force at and potentially /through/ Mimiru in an instant. It's simple. And brutal. IT's effectiveness has yet to be seen, however.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Akuma's Messatsu Gou Hadou.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Akuma
Thanks to her luck or her incredible reflexes, when Akuma is about to unleash is incredible force and darkness, Mimiru merely leaps out of the way. Literally. She actually rolls to the ground, softening her own awkward dodge and she uses the momemtum of her roll to actually give herself a bit more strenght when she actually leaps on head first on Akuma afterward.
She actually hurls herself over Akuma, hands up in attempt to give him a hard pounce, using her whole body as a projectile to tackle him.
COMBATSYS: Akuma fails to interrupt The Unicorn's Horn from Mimiru with Hyakki Shuu.
- Power hit! -
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Akuma
"uhn!!" While Akuma saw this attack coming, somewhere between a haze of restrained and carefully redirected rage that she evaded amongst his strongest techniques, he wasn't able to quite get above her in time to use his own pouncing attack. Subsequently, he is struck fairly hard in the legs and torso by her human torpedo assault in mid-air. He's sent back to the ground and, while not falling, his feet do skid across the ground, sending up thick dust plumes.
If looks were daggers.
As for Mimiru, she lands gracefully after her hard tackle against Akuma's back. Just by the time he actually manages to get back to his senses and turn around to face her, he can see the little girl dashing in his direction. Over-confidence seems to have served her well so far and she's quite aggressive in her battle techniques, unlike last time and generally, where she's more laid back and defensive.
And so, the girl attempts to actually punch the Master Of Fists right in the face while he's still crouched, not wanting to give him a second to actually grasp an opening and harm her. After all, her fighting style is all about not getting hurt.
COMBATSYS: Akuma dodges Mimiru's Quick Punch.
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Akuma
That fist.. never actually quite lands on Akuma's face. Instead, the Master of the Fist proves his own worth, moving to the side of the attack in a state best described as 'detached homicidal rage.' An interesting note. While it's entirely clear Akuma is angered by this turn of events, it's not entirely clear where all that anger is being directed--his fists and feet are no less controlled than before.
But now.. this girl leaves him precious little choice.
He'll give her something to evade. With a massive roar of nothing short of pure resolve and effort, the Master of the Fist plunges his fingers -directly- into a nearby boulder, hefting the massive thing as if it weighed little more than a feather. Stone chips flying everywhere from where his fingers gouged into the rock, Akuma will come again forward and attempt to /smash/ Mimiru with it, to break the rock to pieces. Even this too, a seemingly brute force strategy, is focused, Akuma's brow knit in concentration.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru fails to counter Random Weapon from Akuma with Ippon Seoi Nage.
- Power hit! -
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Mimiru 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Akuma
Miss. Oh well. No big deal. Mimiru merely grunts and she quickly tries to adjust herself by charging on him once more. Her eyes widen a bit at his new choice of weapon, but thankfully, the bulk size of the huge rock will hopefully offer her enough time to use her useful technique to make him trip over once more!
Alas, Akuma doesn't think so. In fact, when she gets a hold of him, Mimiru merely gets smacked off from him with that massive rock and she quite literally flies off some distance after the impact, landing rather badly and rolling on the ground after that hit. Perhaps the hit causes the rock to blow to pieces, Mimiru isn't really as hard as that piece of rock. Though even after that hit, she slowly but surely trembles as she tries to rise to her feet.
The rock does surely fall to pieces. It was never said that Mimiru would be the one to shatter it, through the force of her impact was surely a factor. Instead, Akuma shatters the boulder with his own force, cracking it into shards around his fist. Hands clapping together shortly thereafter, he doesn't seem very intent on allowing Mimiru peace, as he thrusts forward, impressing his spirit into the world in the form of a blast of chi. A variant of the infamous Hadouken--the TRUE variant, one could say--to put Mimiru back down as soon as she gets up.
COMBATSYS: Akuma successfully hits Mimiru with Gou Hadouken.
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Mimiru 1/---====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Akuma
The girl barely has the time to get back on her feet that the first thing she sees coming her way is that fireball of chi. Her eyes widen and even if she tries to get out of the way, she fails to avoid the incoming blast. It merely knocks her back a couple of step and she actually falls down on her back once more.
Mimiru winces a bit and she pants softly. Just in a matter of seconds, everything shifted about. Though she doesn't intend to let Akuma keep hitting her while she's down! As of sort, her hand idly reaches for one of the rumble about and as she rises, she merely hurls it in Akuma's direction, half to distract him and hoping to give herself sometime to get back on her feet.
COMBATSYS: Akuma overcomes Thrown Object from Mimiru with Shakunetsu Hadouken.
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Mimiru 1/---====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Akuma
"Mmmnn.." Growling in something resembling vague disgust, but more along the lines of intense consideration, Akuma is mildly impressed by her ability to (almost) remain standing before the onslaught.. but of more immediate importance is the rubble careening towards him. Still in his palm thrust forward stance, his hands open into claws again as energy begins to lace off of him and, with a forceful bark of pure spirit, his intent will be to draw back and release forward again--this time with an even stronger chi burst, sending the bits of rubble scattering before it like the tides breaking before a whale.
COMBATSYS: Akuma successfully hits Mimiru with Shakunetsu Hadouken.
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Mimiru 1/=======/=======|=======\-------\0 Akuma
Seems like it's not a good thing for Mimiru to actually fight from a distance like that. The rumble barely offers any kind of resistance against the incoming blast of chi and Mimiru, once again, fails to move aside from the incoming blast. Though this time, she doesn't fall back agian. She winces and grunts, panting loudly. She bites her lips and then dashes in Akuma's direction as quickly as possible, hoping to make up the distance that seperates them so that she make actually grapple him once more.
If she suceeds, she will try to wrap her arms around the man's arm and she'd turn around to press her waist against his, bending over slightly to get him off his feet and with a simple rotation of her waist, she'd just send him off over her back and down to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Akuma fails to interrupt Uki Goshi from Mimiru with Hyakki Shuu.
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Mimiru 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\==-----\1 Akuma
While he tries to move against her, Akuma will find that his attack's jump is, while quick, mis-aimed to get over her before she can close the distance adequately. While he /invites/ the contact, her attack interrutps him in the middle of his own efforts, making Akuma hiss out in pain as Mimiru throws him bodily over her shoulder and into the dust, causing the man to bounce there for a moment before coming back to his feet, slowly. He can see her fighting spirit..
Sharp teeth squeal--it's a familiar sound.
"Come...!!!" Akuma roars, breaking the atmosphere.
The Fighting Spirit is there. Oh yeah that's for sure, it's burning out there. Mimiru's lips curl into a tight smirk and she gives Akuma a slight nod of her head. She can feel it as well. That burning passion within her that forces her to keep up, to continue, to carry on in an attempt to beat him up. It was like some spirit that caught her and forced to carry on. She was at her peak right now, and she was about to unleash the best of her on Akuma, in hope to finish this once and for all.
Just as he comes back to his feet, Mimiru growls and she lunges at him just as he roars for her to come. She attempts to quickly circle him, leaving herself open in the process but still, with swift movements and enough luck, she may be able to get behind him just long enough to wrap her arms around the man's waist, as if giving him a back hug.
And then, using all of her determination and strenght, if Akuma failed to prevent her from getting behind him, she'll merely use her all to basically lift him up over her head and just throw him off behind her, throwing herself back in the process to merely send Akuma's head to smash the ground as they fall together.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Akuma with German Suplex.
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|=======\======-\1 Akuma
Taken from behind, Akuma has little choice in the matter. While he tries his best to match her movements with his own, she's just a little faster than he can immediately track. In that outmaneuvering, The Master of the Fist is gripped from behind and is propelled shortly, violently, and roughly into the ground, victim of a bridge slam. You can almost hear the bones breaking. But Akuma?
He isn't entirely well known for being knocked out so easily. Instead of immediately falling, he'll look to grip Mimiru's arms and from her bridged position, give her a half-hearted swing away. If she can't escape in time, of course. That said, every sense reeling, the Master of the Fist plants a foot underneath him...
COMBATSYS: Akuma has reached second wind!
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|=======\======-\1 Akuma
... And stands again, bellowing to the skies.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru counters Quick Throw from Akuma with The Phoenix's Talons.
- Power hit! -
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Akuma
While Akuma can get a hole of Mimiru, the girl actually doesn't allow him the pleasure to be through with her that easily. In fact, she growls and actually lifts her right leg up to kick Akuma twice or thrice in the guts, perhaps in an answer to the wail that comes out of his throat as he gets a boost of energy that allows him to keep on fighting.
And while Mimiru actually holds her ground and doesn't let him throw her off, in fact, after those quicks, she quickly gets by his side to make him trip once more rather violently, quite literally smacking her hand into his shoulder to hurl him into the ground, O Soto Gari style, rather roughly, "You don't know when to quit do you?" Mimiru says with a slight grimace.
Wrestling briefly with the girl, Akuma is put down again--hard. This provokes a rather violent growl from him, and causes that Master of the Fist to attempt to plant one of the very pieces of rubble she threw at him before deep into her body. Thrown with all of his might, it is not an insignificant sum of mass, or speed careening at her from the ground. He cannot allow his fighting spirit to wane!!
COMBATSYS: Akuma can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Mimiru blocks Akuma's Large Thrown Object.
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Thankfully for Akuma, this object prevents Mimiru from merely using some submission technique on him and control him while he's down. Instead, she lets go of him and she staggers back, both arms raising up to protect herself against the thrown object. She pants and growls a bit, glaring down at the man while she still stands. "... See? I told you... Ta-da..."
Of course.. the "supreme master of the fist" ... he is no longer awake to hear...
Log created by Jiro, and last modified on 07:34:49 10/05/2005.