Description: Rugal(Kain) does battle with Sailor Sakura over the fate of a book. But he's got a (not so little) secret up his sleeve, waiting for the right time to play his trump card. And boy, does he ever play it. On that note, apologies to those people living below the floating island whose homes were inadvertantly destroyed. (Winner: Kain)
First time Hot Cha went away, a floating island was his home. Then the phone rang off the hook and Hot Cha had to come back home.
Sakura didn't run away though... she just -found- herself here. Lost, confused, or what have you, the Taiyo student's just been ambling across the vast expanse of supernaturally floating island with only one thought to guide her -- a dreamlike memory of one old man's voice.
Of course, after walking through the trees and brush for long enough, she was bound to find herself in the midst of a clearing, surrounded by the brush, with a broad stone altar in the center. Squinting at it, a chill fills the area, her headband and skirt kicking up from a sudden breeze. "You better be right, old man..." she mumbles to herself, walking up to the altar for a closer look.
And on it... "... You stupid old geezer! You didn't tell me nothin' bout =three= books!" Sure enough, there are three books, in a rough triangle shape. Rolling her eyes, she lets out a petulant sigh. "Well, here goes nothin'." Drawing close in the chill darkness of night, she reaches out to open the cover of the first book...
And up in the sky, a dark object appears, far off in the distance.
Far off in the distance, but rapidly approaching and growing in size.
Within a few seconds it becomes apparent that it's a massive flying battleship, on a crash course for the island. The roaring of its engines fills the air, and just a few seconds later it plows into the ground, driving an immense furrow into the island as it comes hurtling toward Sakura.
Finally it comes to a stop, just a few inches from Sakura, and a figure dressed in red leaps off of the bow, sailing over Sakura's head spinning through the air to land on the ground facing the girl. It's Kain, but he's dressed in a red leisure suit, with long tails, white shirt, black cumerbund, and those long, black... uh... 'things' coming down from the front. Hell if I know what they're called. In one hand, he's holding a copy of Stranger in a Strange Land, which he appears to be reading.
And luckily for everyone, the door to Grant's cabin got damamged in the crash, so nobody gets to see him dressed up as Vice.
As soon as the book's cover opens, it unveils a screaming, wailing void of space, matter and time, threatening to draw everything around it into its inky darkness...
... But Sakura really doesn't care about that because =holy crap= look what just fell out of the sky! Whirling around to face Kai-- er, 'Rugal', she doesn't even seem to notice the vacuum (which... isn't that strong really) with a wild-eyed stare. "... Hel--LOOOO, some =privacy= here? I was about to spend a private moment alone with my bo-- hey. That's the same one!" Sure enough, the titles of the two closed books and the open one -- which Kasugano absentmindedly shuts once more -- are Stranger In A Strange Land also. "Four books, now! Dang it! Just gonna have to bring 'em =all=, now!" She turns on Kain, holding out her hand. "C'mon, now, give it up, or I'ma hafta get violent on you! I'm s'posed to bring all these books back to the library so they can whip me up a way home!" And from the way the wind kicks up around the schoolgirl even -more-... well. Maybe she's prepared to back those words up with force!
COMBATSYS: Sakura has started a fight here.
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Sakura gathers her will.
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Sakura 0/-------/---====|
COMBATSYS: Kain has joined the fight here.
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Kain 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Sakura
Fake-Rugal carefully tucks his own copy of the book into his jacket, then waggles a finger at Sakura. "Now, now... You don't think it's going to be that easy, do you? I'm pretty sure that you're required to complete a quest, or something, before you can go home. And that involves beating the boss character. Hope you've been leveling up!"
Kain holds up his hand and snaps his fingers, and out of nowhere the Final Fantasy 7 boss music begins playing. "That's more like it. Now, where were we? Oh, yes... Reppuken!" And with that, Kain swings his arm toward Sakura, and a blast of purple fire begins racing along the ground toward her.
COMBATSYS: Sakura overcomes Schwarze Flame from Kain with Medium Hadouken.
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Kain 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Sakura
Oh, please, of =course= I have! Tsu-kun taught me all about -that- nonsense!" Though Sakura's a bit confused to see a wave of fire rushing towards her, throwing up dustclouds to either side. But not to fear! Our intrepid heroine smirks broadly, and rather than runs away -- whips her hand to the side! "Hey, neat trick! I wanna play!" And just as Fake-Rugal's hands explode in purple flame, so does Sakura's burst into blue flame -- flame which rushes to the ground and erupts into a rolling fireball in much the same fashion! And right after both balls of flame collide with one another, annihilating each other in a brilliant flash of light, Sakura steps forward again with a bright smirk. "=Double= Reppuken!!" Swinging her left hand forward, she sends another ball of flame tearing off towards the Rugal impostor!
COMBATSYS: Kain overcomes Medium Hadouken from Sakura with Schwarze Flame.
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Kain 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Sakura
"Oh, so you want to play like that, eh? Kaiser..." F-Rugal plants his feet, arms spread wide as he begins leaning back. "Hwaaaaah..." He totally starts going DBZ, his hair standing up from the power coursing through him, and the ground underneath his feet cracking. "Wave!" And then he suddenly springs forward, and a freaking massive wall of purple flames comes rushing out from him.
The Kaiser Wave crashes into the Hadouken, which continues trying to drive through it, causing it to comically stretch out as it does so. Then the flame suddenly springs back into shape, sending the Hadouken sailing off over the horizon until it vanishes with a little twinkle. Meanwhile, yeah, purple flames of evil and stuff, still bearing down on Sakura.
COMBATSYS: Sakura endures Kain's Schwarze Flame!
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Kain 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Sakura
Well, Sakura's no stranger to fireballs, stretched, squashed or otherwise. And she's not even making an effort to get out of the way or anything! For as that purple flaming death comes streaking out for her, the schoolgirl runs straight towards it! "Your wicked ways can't hurt me, fiend! Heaven may forgive you..."
And right about then, Sakura explodes.
No, really, she's bathed in purple light, sparkles flying every which way as she keels head over heels -- but wait! It doesn't seem like the Kaiser Wave -hurt- her so much as triggered a transformation -- for when she lands and the blinding light fades, Sakura's standing once more! Feet shoulder width apart, right hand held high and clasping a sceptre of power while a flurry of cherry blossoms whips around her in a spiral. "... but =I= cannot!"
And right about then, she surges forward into a quick leap, attempting to bring that sceptre crashing down onto Fake-Rugal's head. "Sailor SMASH!"
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Sakura's Sakura Otoshi.
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Kain 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Sakura
It doesn't quite reach the head of the faux boss, though, thanks to a quickly raised forearm. It still hurts like hell though. Ow. What's that thing made out of, lead? The guy who's totally not Kain (really, we mean it) doesn't make an effort to knock Sakura away, though. He's perfectly happy with her being in nice and close for this next bit.
Swinging one foot up into the air with flames trailing behind it, the fake Rugal does a really crazy aerial sweep kick, covering pretty much the entire area on the plane shared by he and Sakura, except for under his feet, leaving an arch of fire lingering briefly. "Genocide Cutter!" Oh, and of course, we can't forget the sound effect: *schwing!*
COMBATSYS: Sakura interrupts Schwarze Lanze from Kain with Shou'ou Ken.
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Kain 0/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Sakura
Frowning as the sceptre resounds off Fake-Rugal's guard, Sakura pulls back, shaking her wrist limply. "Dang it! That trick never works!" But when that aerial sweep kick rockets out, Sakura raises the sceptre once more, this time shouting out, "Justice will break your foul spell any day of the week or something like that!" ... It doesn't sound so bad when she says it quickly!
Of course, the real trick is the fact that the sceptre catches the kick, jarring the schoolgirl's gloved hand back from the impact. (Yeah, she got the gloves in the transformation sequence too, didn't you see? Yeah.) And moreover, the schoolgirl's pretty much given up on the sceptre thing as it flies out of her hand, but it's a good thing she's resolved to rely on something she knows and loves -- her good ol' fist, which rockets forth to catch Fake-Rugal in the belleh! "CHERRY BLOSSOM PUNCH!!" ... No, seriously, that's what 'Shou'ou Ken' sounds like when DIC dubs it.
F-Rugal doubles over, clutching his stomach. "Ow! Jesus! Hey, that was really uncalled for, you know!? Some warrior of love and justice you a- Hey, look over there! It's Ryu Kamen!" And he points back over Sakura's shoulder.
Whether or not that trick actually works, F-Rugal then rushes forward in an attempt to grab Sakura, and start running along with her toward a conveniently placed ruined wall. Today's special is being smashed straight through the wall, garnished with a good-sized explosion of purple fire. Comes with your choice of soup or salad. And please remember to browse our desert menu after you're done with your beating. Don't forget to tip your villain!
COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks Kain's Flame Fist.
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Kain 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Sakura
"Huh? Huh? Where?" Sakura looks sharply off to the side the Rugal impostor indicates -- but she's quick to snap her fist up to deflect the punch.
Well, that would've worked better if it were a punch, obviously. Sakura gets jerked along for the ride, crying out with alarm. "H...hey, that wasn't very necessary either, jerk!" And it's just before Sakura gets slammed into that wall that she manipulates her position for a slightly better grip, grabbing for 'Rugal's' lapels.
WHAM! Bricks go flying, but at least she's pulled herself into a better position for it. Her goal here would be to tug sharply on those lapels, long enough to bring her knees into the blonde's chin, and then slam her feet into his chest, springboarding off of him -- and quite possibly tearing that nice coat, too! "SAILOOOOOR SHOOT!" ... Coincidentally, Kasugano's not making anything up here either.
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Sakura's Sailor Shoot EX.
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Kain 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Sakura
Once he's caught, the Rugal imposter sees no option but to simply roll with the attack, twisting himself so that he moves with Sakura's feet on impact, robbing the blow of much of its impact. It also probably means that Sakura won't get to spring quite as far away as she would have hoped, but she does manage to tear the lapels on the coat. "Hey!" F-Rugal shouts out as he sails through the air, "This is a rental, damn it!"
And then he crashes down, rolling as he hits the ground. A moment later he stands up, dusting himself off despite the suit already being ruined. "What'd you have to go and do that for, huh?!"
COMBATSYS: Kain focuses on his next action.
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Kain 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Sakura
"I just want the book, okay! Old man wants me to bring enough for his stupid reading class since he was too lame to buy 'em himself..." Shrugging her shoulders lightly as she lands from the kick, she eyes the impostor standing back and watching. "... So, you gonna give it up or what? C'mon..." Kasugano flicks her gaze over the impostor's shoulders, before rolling her eye with a petulant sigh.
Two cameramen rush to get into position on either side of Rugal, dropping to their knees with their cameras aimed upward slightly, with a toe-tapping Sakura mumbling, "You guys are messin up, bigtime..." under her breath. And once they do, Sakura dashes forward, bringing her foot high! Time seems to stop for the one moment her foot hovers in the air, her skirt weightless as the foot careens downward at the fake Rugal, giving the overly long-winded declaration time to unfold properly: "Ansatsuken School of Assassin-like Donkey-Punching Fist-Fu Ultimate Technique--" And her upskirt, red-gym-shorted glory is caught on camera for what seems like an eternity before that foot guillotines down onto Rugal's shoulder! "-- FLOWEEEEERRR KIIIIIICK!"
COMBATSYS: Kain interrupts Flower Kick from Sakura with Schwarze Kreuz.
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Kain 1/-----==/=======|=======\====---\1 Sakura
And yes, Kain- Damn, I mean Rugal!- gets kicked in the shoulder, but he's got more important things on his mind than being distracted by the view. And they pay off, because before Sakura manages to get all of her weight into the blow, she suddenly vanishes.
F-Rugal smoothes down his clothing a bit, pushing up his sleeve to glance at his watch. After a few seconds he starts tapping his foot for a moment, then quickly takes a few steps away. His timing is good, because that's when Sakura returns from her brief, unannounced trip to the Elemental Plane of Fire. How did Rugal do that? How could he have possibly done something that would require bending and warping the fabric of reality to such a degree? Uh, well... Look! A glacier! *zoom!*
Well damn. That kinda sucked! Especially Sakura's return, where she comes hurtling down from the sky, herself a blazing, spinning fireball as she careens into the ground before Rugal, a fiery chasm blasted into the ground. When she smoke, fire and brimstone clear, Sakura's nowhere to be found -- unless you look down into the brilliant pool of lava and see her two eyes blinking there. *piku*
"HbbrbRlrlbrbMMABBbbb!!!" shouts Sakura, before she realizes her mouth's still covered with whatever passes for lava. Shaking her head free of the viscous napalmy stuff, she shouts, "Heaven may forgive you, but... er... Kneel before your... no, that's not it either." Bobbing lightly in the lava, she scratches her chin for a moment in thought.
"... Oh, sou ka," she finally realizes, pounding her fist into her palm. One eye squinting shut, she bobs down in the lava, before rocketing upward with her fist blazing with brilliant orange flames -- and she finally remembers the catchphrase!
"SHINRYUUUUUUUKEN!" A fiery helix of flame shoots forth from Sakura's hurtling uppercut, threatening to swallow Kain whole!
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Kain with Haru Ichiban.
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Kain 1/-======/=======|====---\-------\0 Sakura
Well, ow.
Kain is lost to sight in the explosion of flames, and when it clears, well, he's not dressed as Rugal anymore! Gasp! Now he's wearing a white outfit with black trim, with a long coat that's buttoned shut and falls down to his knees. His hair is slicked back, he's carrying a shotgun in one hand, and a black, vaguely cat-like thing is standing next to him all of a sudden.
He gestures to two guys in suits who happen to be standing by the edge of the battlefield, one with red hair and the other bald, with a goatee. "Go set it up!" They dash off, and Kain Shinra (or would Rufus Heinlein be better?) looks at Sakura with a grin. "It's not over yet!" He dramatically thrusts a hand into the air. "Fire the Mako Cannon!"
Cue the long, long attack cutscene. If anybody wants to hit the bathroom, or grab some popcorn, now would be the time. It's just the cannon powering up, and all that stuff.
...About five minutes later, it finally gets to the good stuff. The tubes leading into the cannon are glowing brightly, and then a massive energy beam shoots out from the barrel, zooming in toward Sakura. Where's Kain? Hey, you're always immune to your own summon spells, remember? Good thing, too, because the explosion that ensues would probably engulf several city blocks.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Sakura with Himmlischer Atem.
- Power hit! -
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Kain 0/-------/------=|=======\===----\1 Sakura
Sakura takes that moment to excuse herself. On fire, all that kinda stuff. Flames, the hurting, ow... She holds up one finger. "Just one moment, kay?" Disappears behind a tree for a moment.
She comes back a minute or two later, her clothes no less scorched than before -- just not on fire -- and the cannon's still warming up. "... We're both still on the clock, y'know..." she mumbles to Kain with a skeptical smile. But when it seems about ready, she jumps back into position, even landing as if she'd just gotten back from her flaming uppercut. Commercial break, right? Yeah.
And when she looks up? BOOM. Doesn't matter that she tried to get out of the way or anything, really! A hole is blown clear through the island to the ground below -- with people looking up through the gaping orifice.
Wh...what about Sakura? Well, there she is, smack dab in the middle of the crater on the -ground-. And what's she doing? Well, duh, she's got her hands raised, even though her clothing's basically little more than tatters from the blast. "Heaven may--- aw, screw it! NEKKETSUUUUUU HADOOOOOUKEN!" The brilliant sunlight streaming forth from her hands, taking the shape of a gigantic ascending pillar of golden flame, may not be as impressive as the Mako Cannon -- but hey, she didn't have five turns to charge it up!
COMBATSYS: Sakura can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Kain just-defends Sakura's Shinkuu Hadouken!
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Hmm... This doesn't look good.
After looking through the script for the fight for a few moments, Kain grabs the corner of his outfit and tears it away, somehow transforming back into his regular look in the brief period in which the clothing obscures the camera. He strides off toward the audience. "Hey, Jiro, c'mere." He grabs his student by the shoulder, then marches back out into the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Sakura is just about to launch her Hadouken, so Kain flings Jiro into the way of the blast. *KABOOM!* The explosion sends up lots of smaller explosions, causing a beautiful fireworks display in the sky above the island. As it settles down, Kain reaches into his jacket and pulls out the book (wait, how is it in this jacket, when he already- SHUT UP THAT IS WHY). He starts to open it up, but his bookmark falls out, causing him to lose his place. He falls to his knees, holding his hands up toward the heavens. "Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" >_<
COMBATSYS: Kain takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Kain has ended the fight here.
Meanwhile, on the ground, Sakura's... home. She conveniently landed right in her back yard. Never mind that her house is obliterated. And never mind Tsuyoshi still playing Street Fighter II in the blasted remains of the living room. Sakura... just flops the hell over, exhausted. "Eeeeesh..." *flump*
Fight All Over! Insert Credit To Continue!
Log created by Kain, and last modified on 17:46:37 09/29/2005.