Description: A league fight on a rooftop near the outskirts of Southtown! Shenwoo mounts a tenacious, if a bit disappointing, offensive against the Kusanagi family heir, and somebody's Beemer gets TOTALLY WRECKED. (Winner: Kyo)
This area in the northern part of Southtown is populated by shorter brownstones, usually filled with tennant apartments, that are dwarfed in stature by the gleaming skyscrapers the fill the sky towards the south. It is upon one of the rooftops those 10-story brownstones that Kyo Kusanagi stands, one foot resting on the coping of the rooftop's edge, looking towards those larger buildings off in the distance. It's a cold, overcast day, the only thing remarkable about it are occasional beams of sunlight that manage to part the clouds and shine down like giant rays upon the land. They ebb and fade with the movement of the clouds.
It's funny how things can go; days ago, Shenwoo was near the pinnacle of the Neo League, and all it took was a single loss to Guy to change the situation entirely. And that? That makes it all the more fun, to the self-styled 'God of Battle'. The risk, the gamble of it all! So naturally, what's the next thing Shen does? He goes and fights the strongest guy he can possibly find. In this case, it would seem to be... Kyo Kusanagi. On the neighbouring rooftops, the Neo League crew finishes setting up, while the tall, lean young man sits on the opposite side of the roof from yonder Kusanagi heir, fiddling with three harmony balls in one hand. He doesn't look pensive, or contemplative, or even vaguely meditative; instead, the lean-faced brawler from Shanghai has a big ol' grin on his face, his dark eyes glinting. Of course, he's heard all about how strong Kusanagi is, and he's fought his father... And now he's going to get to try Kyo's strength directly. Rising to his feet with a creak of leather, Shenwoo starts walking towards the middle of the roof, his steps accompanied by the faintly musical jangle of those spheres in his hand... Until he crushes them easily in his fist, anyway. "So... You ready to start this, or what?"
Tearing his gaze away from the skyscrapers, Kusanagi pivots to address his opponent for today; though they've been up here on this rooftop for at least ten minutes now while the league staff went through their preparations, this is the first time Kyo has actually sized up Shenwoo. "Yeah, I've heard a lot about you..." Kyo says sternly, his eyes narrowing.
"Heh, just kidding." Kyo's mock-serious expression immediately flips into a sarcastic, mocking one, "...I can't believe they'd actually schedule such a one-sided fight, and what's with the shirt?" He motions towards the unbuttoned garment, "Aren't you a little out of season?"
"One-sided?" Shenwoo repeats, brows raising. "Heh, well, if you're scared, you can always forfeit." No, Kusanagis aren't the only ones with a seemingly endless source of overconfidence. Does Shen honestly expect he'll beat Kyo easily? Nah. But where would be the fun in that? "As for the shirt, this is nice, mild weather," the brawler from Shanghai says, tilting his head to one side. And /then/, the self-styled 'God of Battle' just explodes forward. He doesn't wait for the signal to begin. He doesn't even bother assuming his stance, or waiting for Kyo to get ready. He simply goes from 'standing there' to 'trying to punch Kyo in the damn face' without even seeming to bother with the stages inbetween. "GRAAAH!!"
COMBATSYS: Shenwoo has started a fight here.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kyo has joined the fight here.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyo
COMBATSYS: Kyo counters Gekiken from Shenwoo with Nue Tsumi.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Kyo
*SMACK!*
A gust of wind blows across the rooftop, sweeping a few pieces of paper off into the air. It's not apparent whether it was from the wind, or the sheer impact of Shenwoo's fist striking Kyo's.... hand? The scion of flames smiles with that infuriating superior smirk of his as he stands there with Shenwoo's outstretched fist grasped tightly in one hand. He keeps Shenwoo held there for a second before whirling into a blur of motion; yanking the captured fist towards him, in effect pulling Shenwoo right into a nasty uppercut that finishes with a small puff of crimson flame at the end.
Well, surely that must be discouraging, right? Shenwoo gets uppercutted and hit with those crimson flames, sending him up and back... But he nevertheless manages to land on his feet, in a bit of a crouch. And he's still grinning wildly. "Ha ha ha! That was good!" Shen laughs, and then a moment later he's rushing at Kyo once again, swinging a big wild haymaker with his left fist...! Except that's just a fakeout, his real attack being a much faster kick at the other fighter's midsection. "HAAAAH!!"
COMBATSYS: Kyo dodges Shenwoo's Light Kick.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Kyo
Kyo stands there until Shenwoo lashes out, then slides his feet backwards across the ground with a little hopping movement, thus taking him out of range of both the feint and the real attack. To the untrained eye it might look as if Shenwoo just totally misjudged the distance. Hoping to capitalize on the mistake, Kusanagi turns his body to the side and whips his right fist outwards, hoping to catch the off-balance Shenwoo in the side of the head with a nasty backfist.
COMBATSYS: Shenwoo interrupts Strong Punch from Kyo with Tenrenshou.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Kyo
"Heh," chuckles Shenwoo as Kyo manages to get out of the way, and he's already twisting in the direction of that incoming punch. Is he planning on blocking it? On getting out of the way? Not so much! Instead, he flashes another one of those wild, feral - and possibly crazy grins - and while Kyo's fist /does indeed/ hit Shen in the side of the head, it doesn't hit nearly as hard as it was intended to... Mainly because Shenwoo aims a thrusting kick at the Kusanagi heir at the same moment the punch strikes, shoving both fighters away from each other. "C'mon, you aren't even trying!!"
Pushed away he may be, but Kyo Kusanagi is right on Shenwoo even before the guy is finished talking. "Against a guy with your level of skill... I don't even need to try!!" he cries out. The distance between the two opponents is closed very, very fast indeed, and before Shenwoo might know it, a hand is shooting up right towards his neck.
COMBATSYS: Kyo successfully hits Shenwoo with Koto Moon Positive.
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Shenwoo 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Kyo
Just like that, Kyo has a vice-like grip upon Shenwoo's throat, which he uses to lift the man off his feet into the air. "...but if you're gonna complain, I'll go ahead and stop playing patty-cake with you!" Uh oh. Suddenly the hand at Shenwoo's throat gets boiling-hot, a very brief warning signal as to the real form of Kyo's attack: "MOERO!!" Suddenly, a huge gout of flame, looking more like a gasoline explosion, projects from Kyo's hand, pretty much blowing Shenwoo up.
Alas, getting blown up is nothing that new to Shenwoo... Heck, crazy flames aren't, either. He's not the biggest fan of them, sure, but what'cha gonna do? His attempt to avoid that grasp doesn't really pan out, though, so instead Shen gets good and blasted, hitting the roof pretty hard and skidding back. "Keh... Heh heh," he chuckles - a bit painfully, mind - but he sure doesn't stay down that long. "That's more like it," Shenwoo says, taking a step forward before he /hurtles/ towards Kyo, moving so fast that he blurs, his shirt, hair and wallet chain trailing behind him as he rushes at the Kusanagi heir, his left fist extended, his body enveloped in a shockwave of energy. "SHYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"
COMBATSYS: Kyo blocks Shenwoo's Zetsu Gekiken.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Kyo
*BOOM*
Again, Kyo meets Shenwoo's charging punch attack head on, although this time the magnitude of the attack is such that he isn't able to completely negate the attack. Crossing his arms, Shenwoo strikes Kyo right in the forearms, driving the scion of the flames backwards across the rooftop and actually bringing him to the very edge of it. For a second it looks like Kyo might be forced right off the edge of the building, but he manages to dig in his heels and prevent that. "You're not a bull." Kyo says flatly, his arms suddenly moving apart to snatch the arm Shenwoo just used to punch him with. Spinning around, Kusanagi tries to create leverage by racheting the arm over his shoulder in an attempt to toss Shenwoo over his shoulder... and off the roof? "You can't just ram everything into dust!!"
COMBATSYS: Shenwoo blocks Kyo's Issetsu Seoi Nage.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1 Kyo
Well, crap. The faintest hint of irritation shows on Shenwoo's face as his attack - his monstrously fast attack - is blocked, but then that's why he wanted to fight Kyo in the first place, now isn't it? He gets twisted about and grabbed, though, and from there he gets tossed back over Kyo's shoulder, which... Doesn't seem like a good thing, if you ask him. What with the getting thrown off the roof, and all. But there's no satisfying 'thump' at the end! ...Because Shenwoo is grabbing onto the sill of a window the floor below. With surprising strength, the lean berserker manages to leverage himself back up, throwing himself back onto the roof... And on the way trying to grab Kyo by the neck and bear him down onto the ground. Who says he can't at least /try/ to ram everything into dust?
COMBATSYS: Kyo dodges Shenwoo's Strong Throw.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1 Kyo
Okay, Kyo didn't expect that, but that doesn't mean he was caught off-guard. In fact, he actually has plenty of time to simply crouch under Shenwoo's flying grab attack, the blonde-haired fighter merely soaring over him. So while Kyo's there crouched, he does a big sweeping kick aimed behind him to try and trip Shenwoo as soon as the guy lands back on the rooftop proper.
COMBATSYS: Shenwoo dodges Kyo's Heavy Kick.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1 Kyo
Oh no, not a sweep! Shenwoo deals with that easily enough, rolling forward out of the way and then twisting around to face Kyo again, grinning. "Heh," he chuckles again, and then he's closing the distance with Kusanagi once more! How surprising! He tries to grab the other fighter by the front of his shirt, or coat, or whatever, and /yank/ Kyo towards him, while bringing his own head towards the Kusanagi's rather violently, for a big ol' headbutt. Nobody ever expects the headbutt! "ORA!!"
COMBATSYS: Kyo counters Strong Punch from Shenwoo with Nue Tsumi.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/-======|=======\====---\1 Kyo
Whiffing his sweep kick, Kyo turns and stands just in time to be grabs by his lapels by Shenwoo. "Wha!? Sorry..." He bends one arm and uses it to elbow the guy right in the side of the head, knocking the big melon away from him before it can do any damage. "...I already have a girlfriend!!" Grinning, Kyo backpedals around a little, dancing from side to side confidently, waiting for Shenwoo's next move. Shenwoo might get the feeling that Kyo is just letting this fight drag on purpose now.
Actually, Shenwoo's mostly disappointed with himself; it's not like Kyo's the first really strong person he's fought, but this is easily one of his /worst/ performances in a long time. "Heh," chuckles the berserker, who considers his options very briefly... And then he runs right at Kyo, trying for a shoulder tackle. If he succeeds? Then both fighters are going to go right off the edge of the building, the difference being that according to Shenwoo's plan, Kyo is going to land /first/. Probably on the roof of some poor shmuck's car! "HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!"
COMBATSYS: Kyo endures Shenwoo's Saikouhou-Geki.
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Shenwoo 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Kyo
Here he comes again. Seems like Kyo's earlier analysis comparing Shenwoo to a wild bull wasn't halfway bad. Or maybe it should be wild boar? Whichever the animal, Kyo seems curious as to Shenwoo's motives, and offers little resistance to being taken off the roof with the guy. "Whoa! Hahah... you think this will work?" Kyo asks Shenwoo whilst careening ten stories towards the sidewalk; he sounds genuinely curious. Fortunately, as fate would have it someone happened to park their nice, shiny new BMW right below the two falling fighters. In this case the brand might as well stand for "Break My Window" because it's made into a makeshift pillow by Shenwoo and Kyo.
There is a tremendous crashing noise, the car is instantly totalled. As for Kyo, the person receiving the brunt of the fall... well he lays there for a moment, then becomes really, really warm to the touch; a dangerous sign, if Shenwoo's earlier experience with the Koto Moon Positive showed. "Tch, not bad! However...." Kyo's body literally explodes into flame, a human fireball. This is far larger, and hotter, than the gout of flame Shenwoo was hit with earlier, and Kyo hopes to envelope Shenwoo with it before the wild fighter has a chance to scramble off the wrecked car.
Kyoko leaves the main road for a path towards the shrine in the distance.
Kyoko enters the shrine area by way of the path from the outskirts.
COMBATSYS: Kyo successfully hits Shenwoo with Orochinagi'.
- Power hit! -
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Shenwoo 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|==-----\-------\0 Kyo
You know, this isn't the first time Shenwoo has been struck by this particular attack. Also, Saishu's was better. But the flames burn and sear at the self-styled 'God of Battle', who keeps right on grinning wildly through the pain. Who cares if it hurts? Lots of things hurt! And Shenwoo isn't quite finished yet. "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!" shouts the berserker, the flames clinging to his body swirling around as his own, violent red aura surrounds him, and he takes advantage of his position to, well... Try and beat the holy hell out of Kyo on top of that poor, wrecked car. Mind you, whatever happens, Shenwoo's going to be taking a nice nap afterwards.
COMBATSYS: Shenwoo can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Kyo counters Bakuma Assault from Shenwoo with Nue Tsumi.
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Kyo 0/-------/--=====|
The flames die down around Kyo, leaving Shenwoo thoroughly cooked, but even with all that damage inflicted, the guy just pumps up his own aura and starts assaulting Kyo again. The scion of the flames smirks, he kinda likes this guy... but that doesn't mean he's gonna allow the guy to pound on him. The first fist Shenwoo throws is caught, then used to throw him into the brick wall of the the building they were just fighting upon.
Kyo picks himself up out of the car which is basically a wrecked hulk: most of it has been melted down to slag by the Orochinagi now, and the metal still glows red-hot. "Guh..." Kyo says, brushing pieces of side-view-mirror off of his shoulder.
That poor, poor car. Of course, Shenwoo hits the wall, and slumps down to the ground, because he's /out/. Like a /light/. The self-styled 'God of Battle' might not have gotten quite the results he would've preferred, but... He did demonstrate his usual tenacity. In the meantime, it looks like Kyo has picked himself up another League win!
Kyo puts his hands on his hips and looks down at the fallen Shenwoo, "Had more fun than I thought." That's probably the closest anyone gets to a complement from Kyo. "HEY... MY... MY FRIGGIN' CAR!!!" Comes a panicked voice; a man is rushing up to the destroyed car, look aghast. "Who... WHO?!" He says, gaze falling upon Kyo.
Kyo says, "Errmm..."
Kyo makes an awkward face and points down at Shenwoo, "He's like a wild bull!"
COMBATSYS: Kyo has ended the fight here.
Log created by Shenwoo, and last modified on 16:04:44 12/19/2005.