Description: Billy and Athena square off in a one-on-one Neo League fight. Amazingly, no insults! (Winner: Billy)
An exhibition match for the Neo League? Billy is all for that. When it so happens that one of the world sensations for singing is going to be his opponent -- that actually makes him somewhat more drawl. Yet he's seen exactly what Athena is capable of doing within the last King of Fighters tournament, obliterating both Vega and Cammy in tandem without even needing assistance from her teammate. It really doesn't take an absolute genius to know that someone means business with those sort of capabilities. Whatever the heck 'Psycho Power' might really be, it'll find it's match against Billy's superior shafting skills.
Given that both people are celebrities of some renown, there's tons of people gathered about the makeshift arena settled in the business district. There's plenty of open space, as both fighters likely prefer; Cameras point from all directions, announcers declaring the pair's names, history and talents to those who have been living under a rock. It's during the latter that Billy, presently stretching himself out on one side of the ring, cracks his back while squinting opposite. He's wearing his blue leather ensemble, thoroughly shirtless, complete with trademark bandana and boots. Of course, he's got to please his fans first, thrusting his staff into the air.
"Hey hey hey!"
Flowing into a defensive stance, he then begins bobbing in place, twirling the weapon occasionally. "You know, luv, to be honest I hate your music." This sounds more teasing then anything else, grin creasing his features. "So I've got no reason to go easy on you!!"
COMBATSYS: Billy has started a fight here.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Billy focuses on his next action.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Athena has joined the fight here.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Athena
On the other side of the ring, Athena Asamiya finishes the last of her warmup exercises: pausing every so often to oblige the people who've come out to see her with a wave and a smile. Straightening up, cracking her neck, and adjusting her skirt, she heads out to meet her opponent: tying back her hair as she goes.
She shifts into a ready stance of her own as Billy does, the look in her eyes good-humored. Even a girl as popular as her is going to hear a lot of that sort of thing-- it doesn't bother her overmuch. "I wouldn't want you to go easy on me," is her cool reply, a grin of her own sparking across her features. "It makes things less interesting--" And she vaults forward, starting off on the offensive, opening with one of her signature attacks: a quick blast of psi energy in the form of a ball.
COMBATSYS: Billy slows Psycho Ball from Athena with Blazing Cane Thrust.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Athena
"Oho... Well, then we might get along just fine!" Billy states happily enough, watching the flowing motion from Athena while rearing back his own weapon in response. As the ball of disturbing pink flashes towards him he snaps his staff forward, shooting it out into three segments attached by chain. It impacts the center, a gout of flame disrupting her psychic onslaught. Which still hits Billy, making him wince but otherwise looking mostly harmless. His weapon retracts thereafter into a single staff, twirled before resting upon his shoulder with a smirk. "Whoa! Not bad!" is admitted, seeming to be satisfied that she proved her caliber. There's few people able to knock aside one of his calculated thrusts, after all. So he gestures with his other hand, beckoning for Athena to bring the fight to him!
That was a bit unexpected-- the staff, it seems, can not only split into sections, but emanate a kind of flame. That's something to remember. "That's an impressive weapon!" she comments. So many interesting things to see in these League fights! She's lucky to be able to get a glimpse of the variety the world holds-- even if said variety sometimes ends up giving her a good thrashing.
Well. Even if it can split into sections, a staff is a staff; and those that wield them don't tend to take kindly to people that get up close. It's a bit of a gamble, but she tries it nonetheless. Landing from her attack, she pushes off again rapidly, her figure limned suddenly in purling psychic flame: using her speed to try and get in close and pierce with that gathered energy.
"ASAMIYA-SAN! WE LOVE YOU!! :U"
"Why are you making that face."
"Sometimes aggression is the only way to show true love, Hyo-sama!"
".. Just don't embarass our school, Yanyi."
"Justice High can't be embarassed in the face of a true lover of justice! Look at her face! That smile! Her eyes! Her spirit! Her strength!"
"--Her hips, yo! A SLAMMIN bod!"
"DON'T YOU TAINT THIS! Don't you taint the perfect love for justice with your dirty mind, Shuyin!"
"..I'm going to return some files."
Hyo quietly stands, excusing himself while making his way past the tiny contingent of perfectly oriented and eerily calm Justice High students gathered in a big lump of red amongst the crowd. All calm, save of course a single passionate student and his strange friend. Hyo excuses himself and leaves quietly.
For the duration of the fight, he does not return.
COMBATSYS: Billy blocks Athena's Phoenix Arrow.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Athena
"...What, you've never seen me fight before?" Billy sounds somewhat incredulous, and looks maybe just a tad insulted. After all, he knows about Athena, and SHE never won King of Fighters in her lifetime!! But the girl is young, and his glory days of championships were years behind... Sigh, you are getting so very old, Billy. But if you know her and she doesn't know you, then the ball's in your court. Of course, then she's rushing in to a rather personal level, but he braces himself while interposing the weapon. Athena's supple body doesn't make contact, but another waft of the psychic flame does, burning in the back of his mind. Ow. Headache. "...Don't think gettin' in close--" Billy then suddenly spins his weapon to an insane degree, whooshing like a rotor blade and attempting to suck Athena in for some juggling hits. Rack up that combo! "--Is gonna work on ME!!" If it works, a final snap of the weapon would hopefully send the girl aside! Nyahahahaha! ...And where's his fanbase? Ouch. Ouch indeed.
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Athena with Whirlwind Cane.
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Billy 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 Athena
The obliviousness of the young. It's an inevitable sort of thing, that the youthful should be ignorant of 'classics.' And that they should in turn only be interested in the fresh and new. Looking a bit embarrassed, she admits, "Well-- I don't have a lot of free time--" That, and 'years behind' was probably around the time Athena was in grade school.
Chagrin distracts her, possibly to the degree where she's unprepared to react to the sudden spin of the cane. Ensnared effectively, Athena has only a moment to take note of the fact before she's struck: sent sidelong with a blow of the cane. She spins in the air, flipping around like a cat to skid to a landing in a sort of three-point stance, but from the way she hesitates and takes a minute to clear her head, her quick recovery doesn't mean that blow didn't jar her.
COMBATSYS: Athena focuses on her next action.
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Billy 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 Athena
Oh no, Billy doesn't stop his aggression just yet. Billy likes to keep the pressure on. As she nimbly slides back and attempts to better gain bearings, the man is rushing headlong towards her, body almost precariously low to the ground and staff held with the tip skirting barely an inch above the concrete. He's incredibly fast, shooting up into a smooth overhead leap. "Here I come!!" Rather helpful, as he snaps around his leg in a sweeping downward kick aiming to strike Athena in the face and hopefully send her into the ground. To most observers, this entire exchange took place within a second or two -- tops.
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Athena with Light Kick.
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Billy 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\1 Athena
And the pressure is indeed on. The man is fast-- as fast as she is-- and she's unused to seeing opponents that can match her in speed. She's interrupted right in the middle of her attempt to gain her bearings, the blow connecting as predicted and sending her into the ground. Dazed from the kick, she's nonetheless trained to keep going-- half on autopilot-- through such attacks. She rolls away from any follow-up blows quickly, spinning back to her feet, and leaps at Billy with a high spinkick.
COMBATSYS: Billy counters Medium Kick from Athena with Fire Dragon Pursuit Cane.
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Billy 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Athena
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Billy 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Athena
A skirt highkick is probably appreciated more by the cameras then anything, but Athena would find it to only hit the red staff, suddenly interposed. There's a disturbing grin on Billy's face, as he disassembles his weapon and begins quite literally wailing on the girl a fraction of a moment later, letting out a somewhat disturbing cackle in the midst. His final blow should send Athena to the ground, allowing the bodyguard to flick his weapon back together and rest it across his shoulders as he stands upright with a disappointed sigh. "C'mon! You took down that big-chin psycho! I didn't know I was THAT much tougher then him!"
Interrupted suddenly in the midst of her attack, Athena emits an involuntary yelp as she's effectively countered; the staff strikes her several times, before sending her spinning away once more. Slightly slower to recover this time, she wipes a crawl of blood from the corner of her mouth-- and even despite things, smiles. The presumed sweetness of such an expression, however, is marred slightly by the blood that lines it. "Well-- you're famous. So it must be for a reason, right?" Even as she talks, she's knitting that psychic energy around herself again, this time in a restorative effort. Provided she's not interrupted once more...
Shooting forward, Billy lets out a snort, twirling his staff in one hand. "I'd say!" And then he lances out with the butt of the weapon, trying to smack it into Athena's gut and double her over. If such worked she'd be flicked aside almost casually, trying to send her sprawling once more across the floor. Not quite toying with her, but he's giving her a chance to rebound. So far the fight's been terribly one sided; And the people here came to have fun with a good battle, didn't they? Hopefully he won't regret it.
COMBATSYS: Athena successfully hits Athena with Healing Aura.
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Billy 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Athena
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Athena with Weapon Jab.
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Billy 0/-------/-======|=======\=====--\1 Athena
Red psycho energy flutters in the air like streamers as she's struck yet again; the heal completing just as she's sent skidding across the floor. The energy dampens the blow slightly, letting her recover enough that she reacts swiftly enough after the fact. Whatever else one can say of the girl, she doesn't go down quick. She's certainly determined enough. "I'm impressed! I'll definitely have to find out more about you!" ...And apparently, undampened in her cheerfulness.
She vaults clear off the ground and right back towards Billy, seemingly fearless of the weapon that's struck her so many times. And in truth she -is- fearless of it; this type of fighting is sport to her, and one doesn't do well in sport if one shrinks away from the opposition's blows. She does her best to get right up close to Billy again, apparently having forgotten his earlier warning-- except soon enough it's revealed that she needs the proximity for her attack. It's a risky sort of thing to attempt, but a good display for the onlookers nonetheless: a flare of blazing red psycho power wreathes her form, spinning projectiles seeking to impact her opponent.
COMBATSYS: Athena successfully hits Billy with Shining Crystal Bit.
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Billy 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Athena
"You're a hell of a scrapper. I like that. You've got a nice spirit." Billy seems more then happy to compliment Athena's assets in an entirely non-sexual way; He's not rubbing in his dominating streak or being outright ridiculing in this engagement at least. It's not always common for him to be a good sport, but the psycho girl is definitely likeable despite her music completely sucking. Resting on his staff, he is -- suddenly staring at Athena. She moved fast even for him, eyes widening as he attempts rather vainly to throw up some kind of defense. He's consumed in the onslaught, and sent skidding backwards, rolling over a few times and coming to a stop. Pink fades from his being in wisps, but he manages to get back to his feet rather rapidly. It definitely hurt, but it was not a match-shifting impact. If that was her trump card, it just failed. "Ow... Man, I give you an inch and you walk all over me!! But let's finish this up, huh?" He then begins stretching in either direction, taking a few moments to gather his breath.
COMBATSYS: Billy gains composure.
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Billy 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Athena
There's definitely no shortage of spirit to be found in Athena's deceptively small and frail-looking form. Will and strength of personality have carried her through life this far: the girl knows no other attitude than pure optimism. "You're good. I don't know I'll win this. But--" And a little grin cuts across her face as she leaps forward in her attack. She can tell instantly from his recovery that it didn't have the full effect intended-- but what's important is that she's put on some semblance of a show, landed some concrete hit. She can certainly hear her supporters in the stands loudly clamoring over it.
"--don't hold back." She'll walk on you even more if you give her any more inches: she's a female, it's their modus operandi. "I'll be hurt if you do." And she soldiers on despite her beaten and battered condition, her wrists flicking forwards to release another psychic blast.
COMBATSYS: Athena successfully hits Billy with Psycho Ball.
- Power hit! -
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Billy 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Athena
"You're an underdog right now, but I'm not hedging my bets." Billy mumbles, rising back to his feet anew and continuing to tap his weapon on a shoulder. "So let's give them somethin' to really cheer about!!" ...Athena does this as intended, her ball hurtling through the air this time impacting Billy completely THROUGH an interposed staff. He's blown backwards, clear off his feet, and lands /hard./ That hurt him more then the other onslaught. To make things worse, he wasn't even being cocky!! That was genuine! "S,son of a..." He's slow getting up, head literally burning and a weight unnatural in his limbs. Psycho Power BILLY NO LIKEY. But he then slams the base of his staff on the ground, rubbing his temple. There's no blood; Athena's actually yet to physically touch him. Which makes how hurt he is more bizarre. "Alright then... I'll show you what I can REALLY do!!" Once he's ready, of course. PATIENCE GRASSHOPPER.
COMBATSYS: Billy focuses on his next action.
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Billy 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Athena
Athena's agreement is silent. Her attack does the talking for her. Her hands lower, the girl folding slightly in the wake of the blast: a bit out of breath from working up the energy for it.
Were she a boy, she'd probably reply with a cocky, "Bring it!" and some accompanying posturing. But since she's not, she opts for something less potentially foolish-looking-- and less breath-wasting. Dragging an arm across her forehead, she straightens up, back into a defensive stance, and attempts to center herself while he works up his focus.
COMBATSYS: Athena focuses on her next action.
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Billy 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Athena
"Alright... You want me to bring it?! I will!!" Billy cries out, before suddenly whirling his cane around in a rather insanely quick fashion. Both ends ignite, suddenly flashing up a brilliant amount of fire that turns into a pinwheel. Spreading his stance and gathering up, sparks and motes of energy crackle like fireworks. "Whew!!" Before suddenly he flashes out his weapon, entire body flowing with the gesture. A truly gargantuan waft of pure flame hurtles across the arena, burning the floor black beneath it and attempting to impact Athena dead on -- and there's a LOT of fire, easily six feet around. This is Billy's true gamble; The potential game ender. Let's see how he does!
COMBATSYS: Athena slows Blazing Whirlwind Cane from Billy with Psycho Ball.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Athena
It's a truly impressive trick. Athena's eyes flick wide for an instant before she reacts: throwing up her hands even despite the blazing heat that sears the air between the combatants. It's a terribly risky thing to attempt-- most people don't attempt to react to a massive raze of flame by standing their ground-- but then again, most people don't have the ability to war their own energy against that of others.
The blast of psychic force which she pits against the flame dampens the blow-- but it's the heat that does her in, the fire searing her intensely even as she stops the kinetic energy of the wave from simply throwing her across the arena. She drops her hands and wilts slightly, her bent frame battered-- but refusing to drop to hands and knees by little more than sheer force of will and the residual psycho power that lingers within her.
COMBATSYS: Athena gains composure.
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Billy 0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0 Athena
"What the hell... Damn! That's gutsy!" Billy states, looking to be genuinely perplexed and indeed impressed that she attempted to overcome one of his own more signature assaults. Especially since she's obviously not quite down, but only up by the skin of her teeth. "You're a real trooper, you know that? But gimme a second..." And then Billy doubles over a moment, panting a couple moments and wiping his forehead with the back of his hand. Thereafter he's charging anew, planting his weapon upon the ground before launching himself forward -- attempting to plant his boot right in her chest, and with any luck knock her out of the fight!!
COMBATSYS: Billy gains composure.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Athena
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Athena with Light Kick.
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Billy 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Athena
Were Athena not so out of breath, she'd vocally express an actual response to Billy's comments. But winded as she is, she can do little more than flash a cheeky grin and pant a brief, "Thanks." For the compliments-- and also, for the fight. She straightens slightly then, waiting for him to recover-- and then, waiting for him to attack.
She fails any attempt at a dodge-- her exhaustion has caught up to her. She hits ground on her back, skidding a short distance-- but before that, while in midair, she flicks off a last shot with the remainder of her psychic force.
COMBATSYS: Athena can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Billy interrupts Psycho Shoot from Athena with Random Weapon.
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COMBATSYS: Billy gains composure.
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COMBATSYS: Billy has ended the fight here.
"Hoooo!" Billy rushes forward, lowering his shoulder as the blast of psycho power rushes over his body. He endures it this time, almost growing used to the damage that such causes, before slipping up his grip until he only has the very end of the staff in both hands. And while the girl is still unable to recover, or even defend herself, unleashes a homerun swing into her body to send her likely flying to the very edge of the arena. Such was brazen, risky, and unnecessary, but it was in equal measures quite awesome and proved how thorough his victory was. Athena likely never managed to feel out Billy's fighting style -- his raw experience is what won him this match. Brushing off his jacket, he looks pleased while twirling the weapon. "I think I like Psycho Power... Didn't even singe my jacket!!" Priorities are always in place.
Log created by Athena, and last modified on 18:58:05 02/23/2007.