Description: A four way FFA match. Gen dishes out the pain to Benimaru, while Kain fails horribly in an attempt to do likewise to Cammy. In a last ditch effort Kain attempts to just blow everybody up to end things in a tie, but it doesn't work out quite as well as he might have hoped. (Winner: Cammy)
It's the time again, and it's obvious that SNF fever is still coming on strong. A good section of the park has been cleared out for the event, a large rectangle professionally drawn with spray paint and chalk over the grass, the square cut through the middle by the pathway that of course goes through the rest of the park. Fans surround the sort of 'out of bounds' area, hooting, hollering, cheering, making all sorts of noise on this brisk day, and it looks like it's going to be raining soon.
The hokey SNF announcer stands in the middle of the square circle, yelling in his microphone and introduces each fighter that should me standing at one corner each, Cammy, Kain, Gen, and Benimaru, each getting their own shares of cheers, jeers, or mutterings in confusion.
Each fighter is then asked to walk to the center and get ready.
Benimaru Nikaido, clad in black jeans and a white, sleeveless turtleneck, makes his way up first, and suprisingly to long-time watchers, has a scowl on his face. Though they may also know that being placed in the 3rd match-up was practically an insult to the model/fighter. And he'll likely be taking this frustration out on somebody tonday.
%fFor his part, Kain doesn't particularly care where he shows up on the match schedule. He's here for the fight, not for the glory. And he doesn't care how many people might be watching; the audience is a distraction, nothing more. Despite the threat of rain, Kain appears to be perfectly okay with wearing a suit, although tonight he's gone for a red outfit with black trim, as opposed to the more usual white and blue.
He steps out to the center of the area set aside for the fight when his name is called, looking over the other fighters. Gen, in particular, catches his eye. His last match against the old assassin didn't go quite as well as he might have hoped.
COMBATSYS: Benimaru has started a fight here.
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Benimaru 0/-------/----===|
COMBATSYS: Cammy has joined the fight here.
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Benimaru 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Cammy
COMBATSYS: Kain has joined the fight here.
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Benimaru 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Kain
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Cammy 0/-------/-------|
It was that time again indeed. Like Kain, she did not care much about the match schedule... she was here to test her skills, and practice. And there was no better practice than to throw yourself into a fight against gentlemen of this skill! And so, Cammy steps forward when directed, clad in her usual thick, dark blue onepiece swimsuit-like garment, as well as her red beret and windbreaker. Reaching up her right hand, she unzips her jacket as she steps forward, a wide grin upon her lips.
Surveying her opponents, her eyes drift from Kain, towards Gen, and then finally towards Benimaru, the scowl upon the model's lips giving Cammy's grin pause, before it withers somewhat. My, didn't he look mad? Ah, well. Shrugging off her jacket and tossing it behind herself with a fluid motion, Cammy whirls around and snatches it out of the air, pauses a moment, and then tosses it towards the crowd, her grin only growing wider as she whirls back towards the others. She was ready to start.
Mister Howard has a strange mind indeed. Putting Gen in a match of this nature isn't exactly what he had in mind, but nevertheless, the more fighters, the more chances to find a worthy opponent. An assortment of fighters with different skills and styles, that's what SNF stands for! And surely one of them would be able to give Gen his final defeat.
Unfortunately for Gen, he's already fought two of those present. This happens to leave Benimaru as the only fighter who Gen hasn't taken on, which is why the aged assassin has been eyeing him for as long as everyone has been in the arena, as long as he's been in Gen's eyesight. He stands tall, arms concealed in the oversized sleeves of his long shirt, his expression blank as his sans-pupils eyes. He will be tested, tested indeed.
His hands slip into his pockets for a moment, his inner ramblings cut short when he glances to Gen.. And that guy is /still/ eyeing him? The oldest fighter had to know how irritating that is, is it some sort of trick to psyche out the opponent? Who knows. But upon looking at Gen, his frown just falls deeper, a hand raising then to brush his hair from his face, "Do you have a problem, old man?" he asks rather bitterly, "Never mind, don't even answer that, I just wanted to let you know, that the Old Country Buffet is in the northern part of Southtown. You're in the wrong spot."
Actually.. Hey, that felt kind of good, good enough to make the gorgeous model actually crack a bit of a smile as at that very moment that signal for the start of the fight is given, "This isn't where BINGO is being held either."
COMBATSYS: Benimaru has joined the fight here.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
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Cammy 0/-------/-------|
Kain also spends a moment looking Benimaru over, but he doesn't spot anything /too/ interesting. The emotions he sees there aren't too unusual, and he sadly can't tell what the source of the irritation is. And really, it's not of that much concern to him. He's here to fight, and if one of the other fighters is going to let himself be overwhelmed with emotion, well, so much the better.
Kain lights up his hand for a moment, letting the purple flames swirl around and trace a pattern around his wrist and between his fingers, before extinguishing it. In the meantime, he turns to watch the announcer, waiting for the announcement that the fight has started.
When the signal to begin is given, Cammy White wastes no time at all. Tensing visibly, Cammy then leaps backwards and away from everyone, the girl landing with barely bent knees. Fists snap up in front of herself, and she curls her hands into tight fists, her eyes flickering from person to person as she simply... watches everyone she can for now. It wouldn't hurt to expect a attack from all persons, after all.
COMBATSYS: Cammy focuses on her next action.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
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Cammy 0/-------/-------|
Let down once again. Gen's reaction to Benimaru's antics simply involves disbelief that he could possibly be one with the power to defeat him. Oh well, Gen doesn't ever get his hopes up unless the person he finds happens to be Gouki, the Raging Demon himself. "Foolish child. Why you are in this fight, I can not understand." And things Gen can't understand are far and few between.
Gen is such a nice guy, nice enough to not dismiss Benimaru out of hand, even if his initial examination of the man clearly isn't the most impressed. A hand lifts towards the young, eccentric blonde fighter, palm skyward and fingers flex in his typical bring-it gesture, before disappearing under his robe once more. "You must have some talent if you are here." He decides, before commanding the fighter, "Come. Show me."
COMBATSYS: Gen has joined the fight here.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
COMBATSYS: Gen focuses on his next action.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
For the time being, Kain and Cammy aren't even noticed by the shootfighter, he cupping the back of his neck as he stretches, ".. Foolish 'child'? 'Why am I in this fight'?" he then asks, lips drawing into a frown once more, ".. Who the hell do you think you are, old man, to be speaking to Benimaru Nikaido that way, hm?" despite the bitterness in his tone, it's as soft as it always is, though his eyes narrow dangerously, "You must have blasted forward through time from the stone age to not even know who I am, for gods sake. But hey, I won't bore you with long speeches, I'll just give you a step-by-step autobiography." right hand draws upward and bursts with light and dark blue electrical energy. It balls into a fist and then he swings right at Gens gut, "Chapter one! The life story of young man, with the fist of God!"
Now, as far as Kain is concerned, there's no such thing as 'fighting dirty'. You use whatever tactics are necessary to defeat your opponent. There are, however, times when it's in your best interest to not do such things, especially when it means that people won't suspect it as much when you /do/ kick them while they're down. The upshot of this is that since Gen has called out Benimaru, it would be a bit rude to interrupt the two of them right now. Once the fight really gets going all bets are off, of course. But for now, Kain will focus on the remaining opponent.
He gives a brief nod in Cammy's direction, and then purple flames fills his hand. A quick swipe of his arm and he sends a ball of the fire racing toward the girl, suddenly followed a moment later by a similar blast from his other hand.
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Kain's Schwarze Flame.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
With Benimaru and Gen taking this time to well, fight, the most logical course of action to Cammy's mind would be that the third man, Kain, would fight her. It was a very pleasant feeling when she found out that she was right. Already beginning to sidestep as Kain manifests the first flame, the second is evaded by a forward somersault that takes her above it, the student hitting the ground in a rapid sprint. Towards Kain.
Indrawing a quick breath and holding it, Cammy then leaps up off of the ground, twisting herself so that she had both feet facing Kain; and so that, in combination with the way she brings her arms over her chest, she could spin rapidly through the air, like a human drill. A drill aimed at Kain's gut; as well as a drill whom was burning with energy, as midway throught he flight, sparking blue energy erupts from Cammy's legs. And Cammy finally releases her held breath in a shout... "SPIRAL ARROW!"
COMBATSYS: Gen overcomes Raijin Ken from Benimaru with Large Thrown Object.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
"Interesting." Gen comments as the fist of electricity is sent his way, the large ball threatening to impact against his stomach. And then it's discovered that it's a shame Cammy isn't water aligned, as if Kain is fire and Benimaru is lightning, then Gen is earth. A heavy, double stomp which is really a shift in his stance, both feet impacting the arena hard, send rocks flying in to the air in every direction around Gen, forming a protective, rock barrier against Benimaru's attack, leaving a crater where his feet once were. The lightning is negated before it reaches Gen, leaving him free from harm.
Unfortunately for Benimaru it doesn't stop there. A particularly big rock happened to pop up in front of Gen, the old masters hands starting to pull back even before it's in the proper position to be batted at Benimaru. Finally, both hands thrust forward in a double palm strike, the large rock flying towards Benimaru with a whirlwind of pebbles flying behind it, for a little additional pain coming with the main rock.
COMBATSYS: Benimaru blocks Gen's Large Thrown Object.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
Benimaru is actually suprised by the defensive wall that Gen puts up, his fist slamming harmlessly into it, and rather uncharacteristly freezes as a result, ".. hmn?"
The pause isn't too long of course, he jumps backward, spins and slams his heel into the rock, shattering it, then tucks and rolls to avoid a bit of the hail that follows. Hmn, perhaps there was more to this old man than he thought, ".. Right, now for Chapter 2," a small orb of electricity forms in his palm, and he sprints toward the older man, "Twenty years of age, Blood type O. Occupation," and he attempts to slam the orb into Gens chest. Should he succeed in doing so, a surge of electricity is released within him for a brief moment, "Model, Champion, and of course well known lover!"
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Cammy's Spiral Arrow.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
Luckily for Kain, Cammy doesn't manage to drill her feet into his stomach. By lashing out quickly with his arm he's able to knock her off course, causing her attack to hit the ground, harmlessly. Touching someone surrounded by Psycho Energy isn't really one of the greatest ideas, though, so it definitely still stings. Kain shakes his hand briefly, trying to brush off the pain, but he doesn't need his hands for what he does next.
Hopefully acting while Cammy is still trying to get her balance, Kain suddenly launches himself into a backflip, with purple fire swirling around his feet as they swing up. He tries to land a blow to the girl's chin as he flips over, ideally landing back on his feet afterwards.
COMBATSYS: Cammy counters Schwarzer Mond from Kain with Cannon Revenge.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kain
By all logic, Cammy should have been off balance as she recovers from her Spiral Arrow, but when Cammy hits the ground twisting like she was, somehow, someway, she manages to bring herself into a skidding kneel on the ground, her eyes twisting around, then lifting up towards Kain's face. Noting the beginning of Kain's move, and moving way too fast for her own good, Cammy leaps up towards the man's head, and before his move can really get going... bring out both of her feet to hammer him in the face with a double kick, the girl then using the momentum from that motion to backflip away from him... and any residual flames hanging around.
COMBATSYS: Gen blocks Benimaru's Benimaru Collider.
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Benimaru 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Benimaru's second attempt has slightly more effect. Gen rolls with it, seemingly taking it as Benimaru desired as he falls straight to the ground, but as he curls up, legs nearly touching his chest, it's clear he just does this to better prepare for the next attack. Legs kick forward, launching the old fighter towards Benimaru who hopefully hasn't gotten far, a single leg trying to kick him straight in the chest.
"But clearly not a fighter." Gen replies in regards to the lover comments, landing peacefully after performing a back flip off of Benimaru's chest, or defenses should the hit be blocked.
COMBATSYS: Gen successfully hits Benimaru with Ouga.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Kain
This was clearly no regular kick. Benimaru hadn't gotten far at all, no, and when he sees the old man rushing toward him, his first instinct of course is to shift in such a way that his counter-attack would be most effective.
And the mis-calculation is costly, a long rush of air escapes his lips when the kick connects, and he crosses his arms over his chest as he drops to his knees, "..... unh.."
The younger of the two is actually forced to take a moment to pull himself back togeather, a hand raised as he sputters, "I.. W......"
COMBATSYS: Benimaru focuses on his next action.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Kain
The sound of Cammy's feet impacting with Kain's face? Thankfully not a crunch, although there is definitely a very solid thud as the German goes staggering backwards. When you're starting to throw yourself into a backflip, it's really hard to maintain your balance after being kicked in the head. Somehow, though, Kain manages to avoid actually falling over, although it's close for a moment.
And now he's watching Cammy warily. It looks like he's going to need to come up with a better approach to this. Or perhaps he'd be better served doing something else. Perhaps helping Benimaru against Gen? He knows how dangerous Gen is, and it wouldn't hurt to take the assassin out early. He doesn't take his eyes off Cammy while he's thinking about this, though. That would be foolish.
COMBATSYS: Kain focuses on his next action.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Waaaaaay ahead of you, Kain. Or at least a little ahead. Possibly not ahead at all. Anyways. Recovering from her move, Cammy lands in a deep crouch, the soles of both her boots on the ground, and head held at just above her knee level. Her eyes, however, were upturned towards Mr. Heinlein. A half-moment, and Cammy's eyes flicker over towards the other two combatants, then back, the girl trying to meet Kain's eyes for a moment... but whether or not she finds that contact, she grins, and widely.
Suddenly, Cammy bursts up from her crouch, kicking off the ground to reorient herself towards... Gen. Two steps are taken towards the man, before she launches herself up into the air, in quite a high jump, Cammy manuevering herself so that she lands... at least hopes to land, upon Gen's shoulders, one of her thighs upon each, and her hands grasping the hair on the top of his head for support. -If- she gets that far, she would soon clamp her legs around Gen's neck, release the top of his head, and then throw her torso backwards, hoping to bring Gen along with a backflip that'll end with the top of the old master's head in the dirt.
COMBATSYS: Gen blocks Cammy's Frankensteiner.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-======|===----\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Gen has lost interest in Benimaru. "You're no threat to me." Gen says to the boy, after backing away a few steps, hands disappearing in to his sleeves once again. He doesn't get much time to be arrogant in that bitter way he tends to be, however, as Cammy decides to jump on to his head. She does flip him up and over, but Gen rolls with the impact, lessening the damage to nearly nothing. Ah, Gen recognizes this girl, although last time he didn't get quite as personal.
After detaching himself from the girl, Gen hops over her in a swift jump, a leg flying back to kick her between the shoulder blades. The attack is quick, but not very impressive. "Do you no longer serve your 'lord', child?" Gen asks of the girl, curious rather than trying to provoke her somehow.
Benimaru rubs a hand over his face, teeth grit in annoyance, ".. Now just wait a damn minute," he mutters, getting up to his feet and re-tightens his gloves, "You've got some nerve, you no-name raisin-face! So I'm not a threat, am I?"
The frustration, mainly, is knowing that Benimaru wouldn't be able to take down Gen without some help- Though maybe if he just performed flawlessly from this point, he could turn things around.
Not even wasting his time telling Cammy to pull back, he waits until he's free from the throw before he sprints in and drops into a slide, his legs kicking out into a sweep kick, "Shinuu!" balancing on one arm, he spins furiously, aiming to hit the man a good for or five times before he hits the ground, "Katategoma!"
Now, this is interesting. Now might well be a good opportunity for Kain to attack Gen as well, making things tough for the old assassin. But then, the whole purpose of this exercise is for Kain to use his skills, and simply dogpiling on one person doesn't really do much for him, in the greater scheme of things. If this was a /real/ fight? Well, Kain would probably try to arrange to blow up all three of them at once, so I suppose that doesn't really apply so well.
Picking off the others while they're trying to take out Gen, though? Now that, Kain is perfectly fine with. He dashes in toward the brawl, swinging wide as he does so. He attempts to flank Cammy, coming in at her from behind as he draws his right hand back. Blue energy begins to swirl around it, and as he gets into range he lashes out, trying to slam his fist into the side of her head.
COMBATSYS: Gen successfully hits Cammy with Saizu.
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Benimaru 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Kain
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Kain's Flame Fist.
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Benimaru 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Untangling herself from the old assassin, Cammy rises to her feet, spotting Kain's approach and sidestepping the attack... only to get smacked between the shouldersblades by Gen, the girl falling into a crouch. "I have no idea what you're talking about!" she calls out in response to Gen's question, before launching herself up towards Kain once more, lashing out a energy laced foot towards his head in a rising kick. "CANNON SPIKE!"
COMBATSYS: Gen blocks Benimaru's Shinkuu Katategoma.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Benimaru is warded off once again, Gen's arms deflecting the kicks off of him, with minimal damage resulting. Standing up straight long enough to gaze at Benimaru condescendingly, he murmurs out in an even tone, "My name... is Gen." What he expects Benimaru to do with his name is left out, the old man instead just lunging for the shocking combatant a moment later.
Crouching down in front of him, hands are lifted up and, if Benimaru isn't quick enough to escape, who index fingers slam in to his gut, jabbing two pressure points in his stomach with extreme force, the jabs a combination of intricate knowledge of human anatomy, precise aim and physical power adding up to a world of hurt, should Benimaru not manage to escape.
COMBATSYS: Gen successfully hits Benimaru with Kirou.
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Benimaru 1/--=====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Benimaru screeches to a halt once he realizes Gens managed to defend against his attack, and his eyes narrow again, "... Gen, huh?" he mumbles, mainly to himself, on his feet once more and hops lightly, fists brought up to his chin. Another attempt to place himself in a better position doesn't quite go the way he'd like, Benimaru looking in utter confusion once Gen strikes him.
"........" The blonde stares a moment, and then leans back a bit with laughter, "Ah ha ha! And what exactly was that supposed t-- Nngh..." his eyebrow twitches, and then with a cough, blood comes flying from his mouth as he drops to one knee again. Sweat now dripping down his face, he for the moment ignores the intense pain, 'It's a longshot, but I've got to end him right -now-.' he thinks to himself, and with a burst of newfound speed, he's lounging at Gen once more with an arm extended to clothesline the old fighter, which would slip into a sleeper hold should that connect, ".. I don't know what.. Guhh.. You did, but this.. is going to hurt a /whole/ lot more.. raaAAAH!!" eyes widening, slender bolts of electricity circle his body, and he becomes a human electric chair, unleashing a tremendous amount of electricity into his opponent. And it's finalized with a pillar of lightning that crashes down upon both fighters, quite a flash display!
COMBATSYS: Kain fails to interrupt Cannon Spike from Cammy with Schwarze Lanze.
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Benimaru 0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kain
While Cammy is launching herself upwards toward Kain, the blond man is swinging his own leg around, attempting to slam a flaming kick into Cammy that will send her flying off into the air. Preferably in a manner that doesn't include having her feet land on his face. This doesn't work out as well as he might have hoped, however. All it ends up doing is leaving him with only one foot on the ground when Cammy's attack does connect, and so Kain ends up getting taken off his feet and crashing to the ground with a grunt of pain.
As he starts to push himself back to his feet, flames begin writhing around Kain's hands again, charring the nearby grass. He's going to have to do /something/ to land a blow on the girl, or this is rapidly going to start becoming a problem.
The laughter from over her shoulder was so... distracting, but Cammy really couldn't afford taking the time to look. Lips pursed into a tight line, her eyes narrow upon Kain, especially with those flames of his beginning to lap around his hands. Gen... well, she hoped he wouldn't take this time to strike her back, but if he chose to, she could rely on her reflexes. A single, wary step forward, and then Cammy's eyes drop down towards Kain's right arm, giving Kain a moment's warning before she closes in with a dashing sprint.
Throwing herself into the air, Cammy hopes to grab Kain by that arm in passing, (taking care to avoid any flaming bits) and use her grip there to swing herself behind him, bringing that arm up a bit more, and then hopping up, and wrapping one of her muscular arms around his neck. Releasing his arm then, Cammy would swing a foot at the back of Kain's legs, hopefully tripping the man to the ground below. At least, that was Cammy's Grand Master Plan.
COMBATSYS: Benimaru successfully hits Gen with Electrigger.
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Benimaru 0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 1/---====/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Ah, there is Benimaru's true power. Gen braces himself for the impact, tightening his muscles as best he can. But sadly, he can't deflect the attack. The bolt of lightning crashing down around the pair hurts the old man, for sure, though he's notably better off than Benimaru appears to be from the previous hit. Pulling himself up after Benimaru releases him and stops with the whole electrical surge deal, Gen looks to Benimaru thoughtfully for a moment. "You have some talent."
Of course, Gen decides to launch himself for Benimaru, trying to do to him much what he did for Cammy. In a blink, he's behind Benimaru, a leg flying out to kick him in the back of the head, Gen landing softly after the strike. "But it will be many years before you can defeat me. Keep trying, boy."
COMBATSYS: Gen successfully hits Benimaru with Saizu.
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Benimaru 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Cammy
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Gen 1/-======/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Benimaru staggers back a bit, blood practically pouring out of his mouth and his poor white shirt.. It's going to take forever to get that out. He wipes his mouth off with the back of his hand though, as usual certain the Electrigger took him out. And one could almost see the despair in his eyes when Gen hardly seems phased, "... oh you've got to be kidding me," he grumbles, but his stance is up again, he glancing over his shoulder- But not in enough time to spot the kick to the back of his head that sends him tumbling forward, and lays flat on his stomach. Putting some effort to get to his feet once more, he looks back to Gen and pushes himself up once more, rushing then to spin around and deliver a fast kick of his own to Gens side, and hit or miss, freezes up again, holds his stomach and collapses to the ground once more.
COMBATSYS: Benimaru can no longer fight.
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Cammy 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Gen
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COMBATSYS: Kain fails to interrupt Medium Throw from Cammy with Schwarze Kreuz.
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Cammy 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Gen
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Kain 0/-------/-----==|
The only problem that one might see with Cammy's master plan is that, only a moment after she grabs Kain, there start to be fewer and fewer bits of him that aren't flaming ones. Purple fire begins rushing out of his clothing, and it would seem that she's only got a moment before she'll find herself getting engulfed in a whole lot of flaming purple pain.
So it looks like a good thing that she's faster than that. Kain finds himself crashing to the ground, falling out of Cammy's grasp just a split second before he gets the chance to thoroughly scorch her. And since he was rather counting on that working, his impact with the ground isn't exactly graceful. Thud.
Cammy managed, somehow. With Kain more or less taken care of, the once-Doll hops away from the fallen man, taking a chance in glancing towards Benimaru and Gen. Erk. Cammy couldn't help the frown that works its way unto her lips, the girl's brilliantly blue eyes drifting from Kain, to Gen, to back again. She was simply backing off for a few moments, to see what the old master would do next.
COMBATSYS: Cammy focuses on her next action.
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Cammy 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Gen
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COMBATSYS: Gen blocks Benimaru's Iai Geri.
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Cammy 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Gen
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Benimaru's final blow doesn't bother Gen much. A palm stops the kick, Gen letting Benimaru fall to the ground in peace, leaving him where he is. Ah, now things are not so simple.
The ages master glances back and forth between those still standing, before finally settling his attention on Cammy, sizing her up with squinted eyes. "You no longer wear the mark of Shadaloo." He actually knows their name this time! Go figure, it happens when you fight their leader. "You have extended your life by many years." Well, that's reassuring. But Gen's eyes are still locked on her, clearly gearing up to give the girl something to think about.
COMBATSYS: Gen focuses on his next action.
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Cammy 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Gen
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Now, a normal person might be getting frustrated by now, having failed to land even a single blow. Kain doesn't work like that, though. His mind is still calm, and all useless feelings are supressed. That doesn't mean the anger isn't /there/, though.
The fact that there seem to be brief wisps of flame trailing from Kain's limbs all the time now indicate the overflow of power there. Just because the source of his power is anger doesn't mean he has to actually let it cloud his mind, though. He's calm, he's cool, he's collected... And he's going to hurt somebody before this fight is over. Possibly quite badly. The question, however, is who that will be. For now, he just watches his two remaining opponents, while the grass under his feet smolders quietly.
COMBATSYS: Kain focuses on his next action.
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Benimaru isn't out for too much longer, after a moment his eyes snap open, and her gives a pained groan.
So, he's out of the fight, he'll accept it this time around, and at least will make it out of the arena on his own. On his feet once more, hand still on his gut he makes his exit with a bit of a stumble.
There was a tension in the air, Cammy could sense it. Three warriors tensing up, focusing, like snakes coiling up before a strike... and that was... exciting to her. The mask of seriousness her face was in shatters a bit with a small smirk, the Pacific High student focusing her attention equally between Gen and Kain. "I have no idea what Shadaloo is, sir." she says, the undertone to her voice bearing a quaver of excited nervousness. "But..." she grins wider. "Thanks."
It was then that her attention stops drifting from Kain to Gen, and falls upon one person... Gen. Bringing her fists up, the girl's grin falls back to the concentrated look, a moment more passing... and then she was off. Sprinting forward with hopping little zig-zagging movements, Cammy approaching the old man... and then with a eager shout of "COME ON!" she hops up into the air, and lashes out her right foot towards Gen's face, twisting around in midair to deliver a second kick with her left towards his torso.
COMBATSYS: Gen interrupts Medium Kick from Cammy with Kouga.
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Gen gives a thoughtful 'hmm' sound at this revelation, somewhat surprised to hear her unaware of her past. "Interesting." The old man mentions, but doesn't mull over it for long, just continuing to stare at her expectantly. She certainly isn't acting the same way, maybe she really has forgotten of her affiliation with them. At least Gen doesn't have to punish her, now.
Have to, maybe not, but he's going to anyway. The two kicks do impact him, but he's weaving enough that either only graze him. And then a kick of his own sends Cammy up in to the air, helplessly sprawling about for Gen to continue the onslaught. Leaping up after her, Gen delivers a second attack once he catches up to her, a knee striking her in the side as he passes her, before a third strike, a straight kick sends her flying back down towards the earth below. And finally, Gen plummets after her, landing on the poor girl's chest, finishing the vicious, somewhat unrefined assault. He then steps off of her easily.
Okay... Hitting Cammy simply doesn't seem to work very well for Kain. That in mind, Gen isn't exactly a small threat, either. So perhaps it would be best to take him out, and then just hope that he'll be able to wear Cammy down, in the end. How long can she keep up jumping around like that, really?
The flames around Kain's arms flare up higher as he extends his palms toward the old assassin, and then they leap forth, two blasts of flame spiralling around one another as they zoom in toward Gen. It takes longer than usual for the flames to fade from Kain's hands afterwards, and even then there's still the occasional flicker of purple from his sleeves. Yes, he's definitely got some energy to work off.
Now that didn't quite go as planned. Completely taken off her guard by Gen's assault, Cammy manages to barely bite back a scream at the very end of it, lying limply on the ground for a few moments. That seemed to take a little bit of her fire away. Shaking her head to clear it, Cammy rises to her feet once more, and finds... that she is faced with a choice. Two opponents, neither of which she would like to make too angry at her at the moment. Biting on her lower lip, she thinks, calculates, and glances from man to man, but then she reaches a position.
Turning towards Kain, Cammy begins to gain speed as she dashes towards him, and then she leaps up into the air, feet-first towards him, in a movement similar to the spiral arrow she had struck him with before. Similar, but for the amount of energy she was using. The entirity of her legs nearly blazed with her energy, the girl hoping to sink those feet into Kain's front or back, hop away, and then deliver a rising kick to the back of the man's head, or the underside of his chin, hoping to lift him up into the air with her. She could hope, mmm?
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Gen with Schwarze Flame.
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Cammy 0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1 Gen
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That hurted pretty bad. Gen is hit good by Kain's flames, the first /really/ solid hit this fight, the impact to his chest causing him to wince and stagger back slightly. Hmm, he's probably one of the biggest threats at the moment. Cammy has the right idea.
In a random burst of impromptu teamwork, if Cammy's strike hits and does indeed send Kain airborne, Gen takes advantage by flying for the fighter, trying to deliver a pair of kicks to him while in air, one striking straight out for Kain's chest, the other trying to come around from the side. Of course, if Cammy misses, then Gen will just hit him while he's on the ground, but the attempt is there.
COMBATSYS: Cammy successfully hits Kain with Spin Drive Smasher.
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Cammy 0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1 Gen
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COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Gen's Uken-Shakudan.
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Cammy 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Gen
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And Kain finds himself getting launched painfully into the air by Cammy, and getting smacked around in mid-flight. He is, however, lucky enough to find himself in a position where he can see the incoming attack from Gen, twisting his body to deflect the blow despite the recent blow to the back of his head from Cammy.
The German keeps twisting himself, however, blue energy engulfing his hand as he tries to swing himself all the way around so that he'll be able to hook a punch into Gen while the older fighter is still in the air with him. It's really, really awkward... But Kain is capable of some acrobatics when he really puts his mind to it.
Indeed Kain was. Cammy found that fairly impressive, to tell the truth. Landing lightly on the ground, Cammy flickers a glance towards Gen, then moves her eyes back towards Kain, waiting... waiting... two quick breaths, and Cammy launches herself towards Kain, keeping her feet facing the ground as she slaps both her hands over her chest, her pigtails whirling through the air as she spins. If Cammy calculated right, when she lands near where Kain does, when the once-Doll whips out her right arm, it'll be set on a course for Kain's cheek. What adds to the punch of the manuever is the sheathe of sparking bluish energy that surrounds her hand.
COMBATSYS: Gen blocks Kain's Flame Fist.
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Cammy 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Gen
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The burning fist is blocked with a forearm, the most of the damage absorbed, Gen's more sensitive areas avoiding further harm. Even though his expression remains blank, it's clear he's getting worn down from this all, weakened by the constant blows...
It's hard to tell exactly what Cammy is up to, but Gen is going to do whatever he can to put Kain closer to her. A hand jabs Kain in the face, a triagle formed by his middle finger, index finger and thumb hitting him where the bone of his skull is most flimsy, right on the seam, hopefully dazing him long enough for Gen to push himself away from Kain, hopefully directing him towards Cammy and himself somewhere away from that conflict, for a moment at least.
COMBATSYS: Kain just-defends Cammy's Axle Spin Knuckle!
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COMBATSYS: Kain interrupts Strong Punch from Gen with Schwarzer Mond.
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Cammy 0/-------/--=====|=======\=====--\1 Gen
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Cammy's arm swings out on a straight course for Kain's cheek, and the German makes no effort to get out of the way. He is, however, entirely aware of her coming towards him. So when she lashes out at him he snaps out his own hand, grabbing her by the arm and stopping the blow before it connect. Notably, he grabs her far enough down that he doesn't manage to stick his hand right into that energy surrounding her own hand.
Oh, and look... Here comes Gen. Kain uses Cammy for leverage as he flips himself up into the air, driving a flaming foot into Gen's jaw as he swings by. The fingers miss his skull, but they still hurt a fair bit when they drive into his leg instead, so Kain's landing is a little wobbly... but he still came out of that looking pretty cool.
For a split second, Cammy had no idea what was going on. The energy she channels fades as Kain grabs her, Cammy reacting a second too late as Kain uses her to flip up and into Gen. He was fast. Cammy could dwell on that later, though. Throwing herself backwards, Cammy catches herself on her hands, and then shoves off of the ground, gaining a bit of space between herself and the other two.
Standing there for a moment, her eyes on the outcome of whatever attacks they may trade with each other, Cammy jabs the toe of her boot beneath a stone on the ground, flipping it up into the air, and catching it with her hand. Cammy winds up, and then pitches the stone as hard as she can, not at Kain... but at Gen.
COMBATSYS: Gen dodges Cammy's Thrown Object.
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Cammy 0/-------/--=====|=======\=====--\1 Gen
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Kain's counter sends Gen to the ground, but he's not out. Barely up, but that's all that matters, right now. Gen does get hit and does go flying, but if he has his way, he lands close enough that he can them dive for Kain, delivering another pinpoint strike, this time to the man's knee, trying to cause his leg to spam and end up with him being taken down to the ground, for good with any luck. Cammy's attack is dodged and ignored for the moment, as Gen's devoting his entire attention to finishing Kain off, once and for all.
COMBATSYS: Gen successfully hits Kain with Quick Punch.
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Cammy 0/-------/--=====|=======\======-\1 Gen
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So, Gen is going for the knee, is he? Well, we'll just see about that... Kain darts a hand downwards to deflect Gen's blow. The only problem is that, given his style, Gen really only needs to get one finger in there. And this he manages to do. Kain's leg seizes up for a moment, and then gives out underneath him, dropping Kain to one very unsteady knee. And given how worn out he is, it doesn't look like he's going to be able to get back up under his own power before the fight is over.
Luckily, Kain doesn't need to get up for this last attack, and with the way his chi has been roiling tonight, he's got more than enough energy to spare. He thrusts a hand up toward the sky, and a cloud of swirling blue chi appears over his head. It very quickly begins spreading out, expanding to cover almost the entire area cordoned off for the fight. There's a reason why spectators are made to hang back. And Geese will pay for the damage that's about to happen, right?
And then Kain slams his hand down toward the ground, and the chi comes slamming down like a solid wall of force, trying to crush everything in its path. Including Gen and Cammy. And to some extent Kain, although he's able to shunt off the majority of it. And he won't be getting back up after this, anyway.
COMBATSYS: Kain can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Cammy blocks Kain's Himmlischer Atem.
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Gen 1/=======/=======|=======\-------\1 Cammy
Wow. That was a fairly... huge explosion Kain was preparing. Eyes widening in horror, Cammy quickly glances left, then right, searching for some quick way out of this thing. Finding none, Cammy does what any good soldier would do. Hit the dirt, behind a little tiny uneven spot in the ground. The explosion of chi knocks away her little barrier of protectionwashes over the top of her head and her back anyways, causing her extraordinary amounts of pain, but... she wasn't quite out of the fight. Glancing up after the calm hits, Cammy reaches out to the side, grabbing a rocky bit of debris that the explosion unearthed. And more to make sure than anything, Cammy tosses it in Gen's general direction, the girl still lying on her front.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Gen with Himmlischer Atem.
- Power hit! -
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COMBATSYS: Cammy successfully hits Gen with Thrown Object.
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Gen 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\-------\1 Cammy
If Gen was one who spoke more than he does, the look on his face shows that he'd be saying 'oh no' right about now. The impact smacks him right in the face, the blast eclipsing his body. Cammy's thrown weapon hits him, too, but really he was gone long before that struck him.
When the smoke clears, Gen is gone. Did he evaporate from the force of that attack? YOU KILLED HIM. I hope you're both happy, because he probably is. Except sadly, that's not what happened.
Whatever the outcome, Gen is actually lying prone on the opposite side of Cammy. Somewhere along the line, he moved with speed that was comparable to a teleport--seriously, try it, he moves across the screen faster than Akuma or Vega's teleports--He slid right past Cammy in a desperate attempt to deliver one final blow. Cammy may not have seen it, thanks to the explosion concealing his movements, but if he succeeded, she'd certainly feel it, her body ending up wracked with pain as six pressure points all across her torso reveal through the agony that Gen struck her on the way by.
COMBATSYS: Gen can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Gen's Zan'ei.
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Did she even hit Gen? Slowly rising up to a kneel, Cammy allows herself to finally breathe heavily, narrowed eyes scanning the battlefield for any sign of movement... it took a flash of instinct to warn Cammy of Gen's approach. He was fast, this time... but Cammy.. wasn't faster. No one was that fast. She was still fast enough to throw herself out of the way, and land in a roll that she kicks out of into another kneel, the girl orienting herself towards Gen as she rises, a small smile on her face. She got lucky, she knew. That still didn't help the good feeling from welling up within her when the announcer proclaims her victory.
Log created by Kain, and last modified on 04:24:16 10/13/2005.