Description: A Valentine's Day event that brings four people to battle one another in a fight to show the meaning of true love. Yeah, balls on that. Vega shows up to rain on the parade of everyone and Vega managed to leave a nice trail of bodies by the end of this FFA turned slaughter. Yet in the end, one person stands. (Winner despite denial ICLY:Ingrid)
It's Wednesday night and things are kicking at the.....wait this isn't The Duck Pond at all. In fact the only music being heard tonight is from the jade green El Camino that Buddy Lee is sitting in along with a few ladies in the back and Duck King himself is in the driver's seat. There are still fans about, but since the bar isn't around a good chunk one might see at these events aren't here and are instead lushing it up and watching the fight on the big screen TVs that the Pond uses for special matches like these.
On top of things this is Valentine's day afterall. Looks like he just managed to get the schmucks that didn't have anything better to do for the evening such as dating or whatever people do on this day. Taking the megaphone sitting next to him Duck speaks up as people begin to cheer. "Awl right we got another great match for a special night like tonight. First we have someone making their second appearance on the Breakdown, Sean Stasiak!" Oh Duck, you silly goose. You'll get his name right one day. "Then to balance out him we got ourselves two ladies that are new to the Breakdown. Give it up for Ingrid Holmann and the cutest sumo ever to walk the streets of Southtown, Hinako Shijou." He lets people get their cheering out of the way and he clears his throat before speaking up again. "Now you three make nice and have a fun fight. I am told we have a surprise coming up later for you all."
Even if she /doesn't/ have a date, Hinako is still in the Valentine's Day spirit. Rather than her usual purple with white trim, she's gone for red and pink. It's a good thing she doesn't rely on stealth, since she stands out from the background rather nicely. She waves to the audience for a moment, then rummages around in her backpack for a few moments before pulling out a heart shaped box. Wandering over to the El Camino, she approaches the driver's side door and passes over the box of rather fancy chocolates. "Thanks for inviting me to this fight, Mr. Duck!"
That done, she rummages in her bag again and pulls out two more boxes. Walking over to her opponents she presents one to Ingrid. "Happy Valentine's Day!" She then walks over to Sean and gives him a level look for a moment. "I'm willing to let bygones be bygones. Happy Valentine's Day!" She then hands over the box and skips back over to her starting area for the fight. "Let's have a good match, both of you!"
It turns out that there are quite a few tournaments and arena fights around when you go looking for them. This newest one Ingrid had only stumbled across today, and by a stroke of luck it needed people to enter. Having no particular plans for the evening, she agreed to join. Upon seeing Hinako she wonders if she too shouldn't have found something more appropriate for the holiday, having dressed for Halloween when it had rolled around last year.
Unable change the past, she smiles at the sumo and accepts the box cordially, "Thank you. I feel a little embarrassed for not having brought anything for either of you two." She looks a little humored at the way Hinako addresses Sean, and then smiles to them both. "It's good to see you both again, even if it is going to be in a fight. Let's all do our best and put on a good show, shall we?"
How nutty is that, it -is- Wednesday, and Sean is here again? Though 'again' is a fairly technical standpoint since it certainly is not the pond. Instead he's here with two rather familiar faces, and both of those faces are making him sweat bullets for a moment. But thanks to the gods above, he seems to have gotten Hinako's forgiveness, he giving a relieved sigh as he nods to the sumo girl, "Yeah! See, that's the way it should be, you know? Everybody just getting along with one another! Thanks!" he accepts the box, of course, and he actually isn't dressed in any special, fancy way. And who -knows- why he's here instead of spending time with Sakura, maybe Sean just sucks or something. D: To Ingrid, he more or less just gives a slightly awkward smile, "Y- Yeah. Th- That's what I've been sayin' all this time, you know? Do our best."
He is wearing a sweet pair of Jordons though, and that makes it Valentines'ey, right? Of course, he can't let this pose finish without shaking a fist at Duck, while he yells, "MATSUDA!! For the love of all that's good -MATSUDA-! GEEZ I even shortened it this time!" He shrugs out of his jacket, folding it carefully, and sets both it and the chocolates box aside where he's pretty sure it won't get destroyed, then rolls his shoulders. It's time to GET AWESOME.
COMBATSYS: Sean has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Hinako has joined the fight here.
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Sean 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hinako
COMBATSYS: Ingrid has joined the fight here.
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Hinako 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Sean
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
Whoa, score! Duck and the rest of his associates are all over the chocolates that are handed over by Hinako. Of couse Duck can't play favorites, but they all seem to be giving a thumbs up to Hinako while she wanders off to get ready for the fight and....give chocolates to the other fighters? Oh well, there have been weirder things. "Oh put a sock in it!" Duck King calls back to Sean's whining. Hey at least there are no fish monsters to take his shoes this time around so he has no right to complain about stuff this time around. Finally Duck stands up while looking around and raises his hands in the air. "Faito!" he cries and throws his arms down.
Okay, well here we go! Looks like it's time for the fight to begin. What does she remember about the fighting styles of her two opponents? Hinako hits hard, and likes to slam people into the ground, and Sean... likes to throw basketballs around. Ingrid watches them after a moment, and then does as Sean and sets her box of candy to the side where it won't be in very much danger of being destroyed by the ensuing fight. "It looks like it's time to begin, good luck to us all." With that she gives a small curtsy, and then moves into her fighting stance, being nice and casual about it. She then. ...waits. If she's learned anything in her past few fights, it's to never rush into something without knowing what you're getting yourself into. Let someone else make themselves the primary target!
COMBATSYS: Ingrid focuses on her next action.
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Hinako 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Sean
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It doesn't take much to fire up Sean, really, he's all set to go, even if Duck is hatin' on him. See, you just wait, Duck, once he wins this match, he'll call Duck out, and have a final showdown and man it'll be AWESOME.
But first thing's first he supposes, rolling his shoulders a bit and raises his fists in the classic ansatsuken style, patent pending, "Hmnph, I'll show him.. All right y'all, let's keep it clean and lookin' cool, because you're watching the SEAN CHANNEL!" he stares at Ingrid for a moment, and that curtsy must have freaked him out because he turns and goes after Hinako instead, hopping forward and throwing a snap kick at the girls shoulder, "All Sean! All the time! Seven days a week!"
A tired-looking young Greek man in a grey suit rushes up the stairs, then comes to a stop at the top. He smiles a bit apologetically. "Sorry I'm late, I met this cute girl, and one thing lead to another... well, you know how that goes...." He glances down to his hand and a rather perverted look creeps across his face for a moment.
He then looks around again, and inclines his head slightly to Ingrid and Hinako. "Goddess of the Sun, Heroine in White... it is good to see you again."
His eyes slowly flicker to Sean, and he smiles confidently, pointing at him as energy begins to crackle around his body, coalescing into three will-o-the-wisp like orbs. "Sean, is it? I've never met you, but I'm afraid you're my Primary Target for now. Prepare yourself for the power of 'Lykaio'!" When in Rome, after all....
COMBATSYS: Lykaio has joined the fight here.
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Sean 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hinako
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
COMBATSYS: Lykaio focuses on his next action.
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Sean 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hinako
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
[OOC] Ingrid says, "Are we at the top >_>"
[OOC] Duck says, "Hinako time I think."
COMBATSYS: Hinako endures Sean's Light Kick.
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Sean 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Hinako
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
Hinako smacks her fists together, then crouches forward into her combat stance. Time to see if she can pull off as good a performance here as in her last match. Only time will tell, but she intends to do her best, as always. "Okay, let's give everybody a good show!"
When Sean rushes at her, Hinako is ready. The kick slams into her shoulder, but she leans with the blow. Reaching up with her left hand, she attempts to snare Sean by the ankle. If she can pull that off, she follows up by reaching out to his chest with her right. The next step is simple. Pull with the left, push down with the right, slam Sean into the dirt.
'Special Matches' indeed, Duck. Indeed.
Vega has been watching from afar, as the battle set up. With the rumblings of a tournament coming into town shortly, Vega has been scouting the possible pool of fighting participants. Perhaps, if the mood strikes him, he'll enter himself and decimate the competition, to prove himself the strongest fighter in existance. For now though, he's taking the measure of those most likely to step up when a battle is given.
Each one is looked at in turn as Duck introduces them, the Shadaloo man hanging back, out of the way of the lights that illuminate the battle-to-be. He's not ready to enter just yet. But he shall be, soon enough. And when he does, well.. Heh. Destruction? Chaos? No, not tonight. Tonight, Vega is the magnanimous warrior, the fighter with the heart of gold and the interest to learn, not the crazed psychopath that Ingrid so recently fought in the fields of Japan.
His voice is smooth as he approaches, leaping easily over the battle's onlookers, landing with just a slight supurfulous burst of dark energy to balance himself, to give the impression of power. He glances towards the four fighters, the battle aready underway and the Duck King himself and then speaks, loud enough for them all to hear. "... I appreciate being given this chance to learn from such fine warriors. I /do/ apologize for being late." The white-eyed grin is aimed Duck's way, as if daring him to say he was not invited. This isn't Duck's bar, so it probably won't get blown up 'accidnetally' by an overuse of his psychopower. What harm is it to let Vega stay and battle - other than the possibility of death for the people within the ring.
With that said, he takes up a defensive posture - and looks about. Ready for the FFA? Vega certainly is. And he's going to be the last one standing, he's certain. (If for no other reason than waiting until everyone else started fighting before joining in. Sneaky? Underhanded? Perhaps!)
COMBATSYS: Vega has joined the fight here.
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Hinako 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Vega takes no action.
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Hinako 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Screeeeee- stop the record. What the hell. Ingrid looks like she was prepared to start fighting, offering Lykaio a friendly wave when he arrived. But the second arrival... there is no masking that sort of evil from Ingrid, even if he can from the others. Even if he isn't currently accessing the psycho drive to pour negative emotions through himself, what she felt before was enough to consider the wannabe world dictator permanently beyond hope.
"You!" A gasp from Ingrid, half from fear, half from rage. "How dare you show yourself again!" She around, to the other fighters assembled. "I'm afraid we must call this off, this is a man of undeniable evil of the highest order! Alone he would crush us, but standing together united against him will be his downfall!" She sounds almost desperate, "We can end this all here, now, tonight! Help me, help me end his reign of terror!" She then turns to Vega and lunges for him, jumping forward and twisting about in a confusing manner and attempting to get him between herself and the other fighters, turning around and pointing at him. "Ha!" She's never used the move offensively before, but it's entirely possible. She attempts to form a disk of energy where the man stands and hold him in place while pouring her energy over him in hopes that if he's held tight the others can simply pound him into the dirt.
COMBATSYS: Sean blocks Hinako's Kake Nage.
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Hinako 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
".... huh?" Prepare himself for the power of Saikaio? Who's the nerd in the business suit? Of course Sean only has time to peek since his ankle had been captured by Hinako, forcing him to hop to keep his balace. In normal circumstances, he'd attempt the ol classing spinning heel kick, but Ingrids sudden outburst causes him to instead safe-fall to the ground with a light *thump* and look extremely confused, "..... Uh, what?" He's familiar with the chin of old Vega but... "Y- You're kidding right? Why would someone like that show up at a fight like this on today of all days?" he asks with a laugh, "That's so /campy/ and 80s... .. Wait.. Er, is this scripted?" Suddenly a bit insecure, he sort of stands back a minute to see who does what.
COMBATSYS: Sean takes no action.
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Hinako 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
[OOC] Duck says, "And then Sean gets hit with an anvil"
Lykaio lowers his hand, slowly moving his eyes to stare at Vega as he reflects on Ingrid's words. "A God... of pure darkness? ...yes... I can almost feel the edge of his power burning...." He pauses for a moment, and looks directly at Vega. "I have no qualms against Gods of the Dark Elements... some would say I am one myself. But I did promise the Goddess of the Sun that I would help her if she requested it." He glances to Sean, and grins easily. "...I'm afraid I'll have to fight you some other time, Sean of the Odd Dialogue. For now..."
And with that, he dashes towards Vega, and strikes with his palm at his chest, stopping a moment before he would hit to let a torrent of electrical energy arc to the magnanimous warrior... or such is the hope.
Another fighter? And it looks like he's also chosen to dress in appropriate colors for the holiday... Wait, what? Hinako blinks a few times. She's not hugely familiar with Vega... She's heard the name a couple times before, but doesn't really know much about him. It seems like he's Not A Nice Person, though. And when everybody else suddenly turns their attention to him, well...
Hinako's a bit behind Ingrid and Lykaio, which is perhaps just as well. It would be bad to get stuck in the middle of those energy attacks. Most people would consider charging at Vega to be... unwise, but Hinako doesn't really know what she's getting into. She rushes the Shadaloo lord, attempting to catch him in the stomach with one arm, drag him off his feet... Then hurl him down the stone steps leading up to this area. What? He's supposed to be a bad person, right?
COMBATSYS: Vega blocks Hinako's Yorigiri.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Lykaio successfully hits Vega with Release Omega.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Vega dodges Ingrid's Sun Upper.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
'End this all here, tonight?' Ingrid, you must be joking.
Vega watches the girl's power come to bear on him, and he simply moves to the side as the energetic explosion of golden light tries to get him. It's a deft evasion, but not one without it's drawbacks. As the attack misses, Vega gets blindsided by Lykaio, the palm stopping just short of his chest. An inefective attack, Vega thinks - sadly only to get jolted by wave and wave of electrical fire. The sensation is unpleasant, very akin to the blast that one gets when grabbing onto a high tension wire - not that Vega has done that recently, or anything. It leaves him staggered, and dizzy for just a second.
But not two. As Hinako comes inwards, he simply leaps up into the air - it gives him the height he needs for his next move, and allows him to nimbly avoid getting tossed to the ground like a sack of potatoes. From above, he brings those heavy boots down towards the ground, and then leaps at Lykaio, hands outstretched, a lazy wave of psycho power washing in front of him. He's holding back, so far - but even so, he's dangerous - and possibly deadly.
And so it's begun. The avoidance of her attack is of worry to Ingrid as two other fighters come rushing in to help her stop him, but perhaps his evasion of that maneuver let to him getting hit with Lykaio's attack. Well, perhaps not, but no matter the case the electric Greek does manage to zap him a good one. The only problem is that Vega is now decided upon retaliation. "Thank you, for helping me!" She doesn't have very much time to say much else, but she sounds very sincere. She must try to help Lykaio some way, but at the moment he's opposite Vega from her. She moves forward with a short sprint and then jumps into the air, and twisting around. Her legs are more powerful than her arms, so she attempts to wrap those around Vega's neck from the back and throw all her weight downward, trying to drive the man into the ground before he can reach Lykaio.
Well, Sean can't just stand around forever, and more or less like Hinako, he'll go along with the group! Why, exactly, he's not to certain, but if Vega can handle those three with some ease, well.. Why not test out to see justhow hardcore Vega is! "All right, well.. WHEN IN GREECE!!" he cries, dashing as much around the chaos as he possibly can, because as soon as he's close enough, he'll go for a back-attack, twisting into the air to try and slam an totally sweet spinning heel-kick into Vegas spine, "Try -this- for size!!"
[OOC] Aislinn says, "When in Greece.. you fight with Big, Urien, and Ralf in manthongs."
[OOC] Sean orite
[OOC] Lykaio says, "...That's why I moved to Southtown."
COMBATSYS: Lykaio just-defends Vega's Psycho Torpedo!
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
Lykaio grabs one of his orbs from the air, coating his hand with electricty, and plunges his fist into Vega's wave of psycho power. The orb seems to soak up the power, and he tosses it high into the air, where it explodes, creating a rather large pyrotechnics display as electricity and psycho power bursts through the sky in pink and white flashes.
He lowers his hands, which are now smoking, and trembles slightly as he stares at Vega, noting the lack of real damage from the electrical blast. A look of sheer bewilderment on his face. "That's... not possible...." He grabs a second orb, and tosses it towards Vega, taking a step back as he tries to keep him from closing in.
Well... Hinako has seen people jump over her before. But usually they have to put a bit more effort into it than that. Still, Vega can't avoid her forever, right? Especially not with all these other distractions. And now Vega is between her and the explosions and such coming from other fighters.
Coming up behind the dictator, Hinako tries to time her attack such that Vega is getting hit by the other fighters' attacks. She then tries to wrap her arms around his waist, leaning back to yank him right up off the ground. And if, by some chance, she manages to pull /that/ off safely, she then proceeds to hurl him head first into the ground.
COMBATSYS: Hinako successfully hits Vega with Strong Throw.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Lykaio successfully hits Vega with Three Moons.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Ingrid successfully hits Vega with Strong Throw.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Vega blocks Sean's Ryuubi Kyaku.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
'Getting hit by other fighter's attacks' - Smart move, Hinako.
Vega is suddenly basically /buried/ beneath the other fighters, all four of them basically making with the stompy stomp. Not just the stompy-stomp, but there is some slamming of his face into the ground, and he's pretty sure that he's just taken a Ingrid around his neck like some crazy choker necklace. He spits ground out of his face, levering himself to his knees, even under the intense assault from all four combatants. The crunch of bone as he moves shows the impressive and intense beatdown he's suffered so far - And it just seems to grow with each second, as does his ire.
"This was to be a battle of /all/ fighting. What you do now - does not interest me, in the least." Vega's growl might be heard over the beatdown, even with all the extra weight over him. He's taken the measure he needed to, and he could simply leave now. But instead, he's going to give one more test to the person who had actually touched him /twice/ and seemingly become immune to his own attacks. That's right, those white eyes are aimed right at Lykaio. Even if he falls down, even if he's crushed under the combined might of all four combatants, he's going to test them to their limits.
Ingrid is easy, as she's already holding onto him - and Sean and Hinako haven't yet moved away. His arms snake out, an attempt to grapple them as he braces his legs to the ground, then leaps towards Lykaio. Around him, that blue-purple energy that makes up his Psychopower simply explodes, trying to draw the three people atop him in his wake. "STOP THIS, IF YOU CAN!!" he shouts to one and all. Duck is probably going to be happy that like, this isn't taking place in his bar. He said he'd /try/ not to blow everything up. Stuff happens, though!
COMBATSYS: Ingrid blocks Vega's Final Psycho Crusher.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Ingrid was expecting this. She's been battered by it once before, and she knows how horrible it can be. When she feels that dark energy welling up inside of him, she lets go with her legs and replaces them with her arms, and basically clings to him. This will put her in the epicenter, but it will give her time to focus on the defense that really counts. Not the defense of her body, but the defense of her soul. She closes her eyes and prepares herself for the spiritual onslaught of energy, mentally battering down the hatches. All of a sudden there's a lot of spinning, and it comes. Preparing for this attack... it did it's job. The last time she didn't have the time, this time she was ready. The iron defenses of her soul take a beating, but remain strong, even as she clings to Vega as he assaults the others. Again seeking to help them. She knows Hinako and Sean are strong, but Lykaio hasn't ever dealt with something of this magnitude. Ingrid herself has managed to best him in battle, and so she waits until Vega is just about to strike him, and then pours her own energy into that awful aura, trying to disrupt the attack enough to give the Greek fighter enough of a chance to survive.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid assists Lykaio.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Sean
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[OOC] Ingrid says, "I'd assist Sean and Hinako also, but I can only do one a round XD"
COMBATSYS: Vega successfully hits Sean with Final Psycho Crusher.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Sean
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Vega 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Lykaio
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Sean aw maaans. Out of all people to pwn on Vega, Sean had to be the only one that didn't do it. This is clearly some sort of conspiracy. Frowning a bit with his arms crossed, the brazillian growls, "I'm sorry, I thought this was the Wednesday Night Breakdown, not Wednesday Night WHINEFEST! Suck it up and FIGH- BARF!"
That's Sean getting blasted like hell from Vega's FPC. See him light up in psycho flame! Thrill as he just shoots back like a human bullet, tumble across the ground a bit, and then just lay there face down in the ground. Needless to say, that really really really hurt. But his gargled voice manages to utter, "D- didn't.. h- hurt..." Ohgod help. This man was NOT HUMAN.
COMBATSYS: Sean focuses on his next action.
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Sean
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COMBATSYS: Vega successfully hits Lykaio with Final Psycho Crusher.
- Power hit! -
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Hinako 0/-------/----===|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Sean
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Lykaio smiles confidently - an attack this slow, this far away... he can deal with this. He grabs both orbs out of the air, and holds them in front of him, squeezing them to release electrical power to knock back Vega's oncoming torrent of energy.
He smiles a bit as Ingrid redirects it a little, then his eyes widen as despite the redirection... the swatch of Vega's chi around his body begins to push the electricity back over him. His eyes widen, and he finally just tries to move out of the way, but the electrical charges pour over him, shocking him repeatedly as they knock him around, and he stumbles, almost falling... and then the real power comes. Vega's energy.
Lykaio is tossed back like a ragdoll, and sent flying through the air, where he lands on the steps, rolling down them in a completely unplanned and painful looking manner - but it seems he was out before he even hit the stairs.
COMBATSYS: Lykaio takes no action.
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Sean 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|===----\-------\0 Hinako
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Vega
COMBATSYS: Lykaio can no longer fight.
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Sean 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|===----\-------\0 Hinako
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Vega
COMBATSYS: Hinako endures Vega's Final Psycho Crusher.
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Sean 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Hinako
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Vega
Bam. Hinako gets yanked off her feet by an arm engulfed in Psycho Power. There's not really much she can do to escape... So she doesn't try to. Her vision blurs as pain shoots through her body, and she can feel her body quickly approaching the limits of what it can stand... but she's not going to go down without a fight.
Since Vega is being so helpful as to keep her lifted off the ground, Hinako has both of her hands free. And she's not really being grappled, so it's easy enough to draw them back. She takes a deep, painful breath, focusing her entire being into her arms. She thrusts both hands up at Vega... Attempting to slam him right under the chin with a blow that could stop a truck in its tracks. And then everything fades away in a wash of purple.
COMBATSYS: Hinako can no longer fight.
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Sean 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|===----\-------\0 Vega
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COMBATSYS: Hinako successfully hits Vega with Morote Zuki.
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Sean 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|====---\-------\0 Vega
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Ngh. This went poorly. Very, very poorly. Sure, well and good, he's found out what he needed of the first person who stood in his way - but there are still two left, and neither seem willing to cede the match until after it is complete and done. He could try to distract them into battling each other, but Ingrid's fanatacism would probably end with him down and needing to retreat, even if he soley attacked Sean. If he goes after Ingrid, well - Sean's already attacked him from behind once, and a wounded foe always seems to be the more dangerous.
He manages to think this all through before Hinako's strike impacts his chin, and he suddenly finds himself face down in the ground again. Coughing up blood as he rises to his feet, he wobbles unsteadily, looking at the two fighters still standing. Three, if he counts himself, but he knows that his standing is only for a moment or two. From Sean to Ingrid, and back - and then his blood-tinged smile grows wide and dark.
"She gave you chocolates... perhaps there's another thing I can give you in her place." With that, Vega lifts and presses Hinako, heaving her towards Sean, holding her by the feet. Time to make the boy think fast. How will he stop her, hmn?
Speaking of Ingrid, where did she go? Oh, right. She's still hanging off Vega's back like a second cape. But if he's forgotten about her, that's fine. She can uses this to her advantage, or so she thinks. Continuing with past success she waits until he makes his move, unfortunately unable to see that it's throwing poor Hinako, and then throws her weight forward using her psychic energy, trying to drive his bleeding face straight back into the ground after going off balance from the throw.
COMBATSYS: Sean endures Vega's Random Weapon.
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Sean 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=====--\-------\0 Vega
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"... RRrgh man.. This is not my day," Sean grumbles. One moment he was smooth as gravy, the next wrecks in effects. Managing to get to his feet and trying to conteplate his next move, Vega manages to do that -for- him, and seeing the sumo torpedo'ing over, what's a man to do?? He braces himself, feet parting slightly and ultimatly catches Hinako like a medicine ball, and falls backward -again-, though this time rolling so that he ends up on top of the girl, "Rrrggh.." he grunts, pressing his palms down firmly to push himself up, and give a death glare to Vega. Smoosh. "O- Oh man.. That.. Was so cheap.. ... .... Smoosh?" He looks down to find himself straddling sumo where his hands aught not be, folks. And he goes from brown to white in an instant, his jaw dropped, ".................."
That may explain the sudden burst of speed when he nearly vanishes from existance, flying toward Vega with a FLURRY of kicks and punches, ending with a completely sweet uppertcut, "OOOOOOOOOOOH DAMMMN!! OUT OF MY WAY!" Because if he lands those blows, he's gonna KEEP running!
COMBATSYS: Sean can no longer fight.
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Vega
COMBATSYS: Vega dodges Ingrid's Strong Throw.
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Vega
COMBATSYS: Sean successfully hits Vega with Hyper Tornado.
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Vega
Ingrid, oh Ingrid. You are so silly.
Really, Vega seems to be taking her lightly, avoiding her attacks as she chucks them with little effort - the motion of her body telegraphed by her use of psychopower, making it easy enough for him to shake off the attack /and/ the attacker, to get himself a bit of space as Hinako and Sean go tumbling their merry way.
Vega's eyes gleam with interest as Sean recovers, and he tosses his head back and laughs as the boy reacts so .. innocently to his actions. It's a fight, it's just flesh - who cares, who worries about something like that in the thick of battle?! It's laughable, it's amusing.. and oh my god where the hell did he come from and ow my nose and ow my face and did that oh geez that was a rib and he stepped on my /toes/ the basta ow argh my nads and... The uppercut rocks him, the utter sweetness making Vega stagger - he reaches out for Sean, but the boy is far gone by now.
Anger and frustration show on his face as he rounds on Ingrid again, pushing the pain and weakness far down and away, assuming the imperious righteousness of Lord Vega, now that the others are mostly out of earshot. His voice is sibilant, a hiss of cold unconcern. "... I do not need to find anything out from /you/, Ingrid. Talk to that man, and claim your prize. I will have nothing more of this." With that, he turns on his heel and heads off. Just in case she gets the smart idea to chase after him, well - he seems to just fade into the darkness as he reaches the circle of people, giving the battle to Ingrid.
COMBATSYS: Vega takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Vega can no longer fight.
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It's over. Even though she seemingly had little to do with it other than 'rally the troops', Vega goes down, and Ingrid was there to witness it. And of course, as he begins to move, she lunges, running full force after him, determined not to let him get away. It almost seems like she's going to make it, and then there's an indigo show of psycho power and he's gone. Ingrid stops in her tracks, and a look of anger washes over her features. It almost looks as if she's about to either bellow out his name or simply scream, but after a few moments her face turns simply to 'serious', and she turns her back to where he last stood. "This is no victory..."
COMBATSYS: Ingrid has ended the fight here.
Victory or not there is still a raised voice of the megaphone as Duck finally speaks up after all this time. He was a bit unsure if letting Vega in on this was a good idea, but in the end it wasn't his place getting thrashed so all looked to be safe. "Winner for the evening and this weeks Wednesday Night Breakdown....Ingrid Holmann!" The crowd that hadn't run away during Vega's vicious attack are mostly made of drunks that all applaud quietly before stumbling about to wander home. Duck fishes about in his mohawk and pulls out a wad of bills and tosses them over towards Ingrid before giving a wave. "See you some other time, kiddo." he calls out and then the El Camino roars to life as it bounces its way off into the evening. 'My posse's on Broooooadwaaaay. o/`"
Log created by Duck, and last modified on 18:29:04 02/23/2007.