Description: Iori fights Elisabeth and Hinako at the Pao Pao Cafe for the WNB during Kid's Day. Iori is just annoyed enough to try and literally tear Elisabeth and Hinako to pieces, but they prove themselves to be just a bit more tenacious than he anticipates. (Winners: Elisabeth and Hinako)
The Pao Pao Café has become a day care.
All around the café kids are running about and screaming, being a general nuisance to the parents and crew members scattered in-between. Some are jumping up and down on tables and chairs, others are messing around with various decorations and generally being little hellions and headaches to everyone over the age of fifteen. It's almost miserable. Even the prospect of free food doesn't seem to subdue them.
And somehow Elisabeth Blanctorche finds herself in the center of it all.
Standing in the roped off area of the café, the woman keeps her eyes drawn shut, slender arms folded neatly over her chest. Silence lingers about her like a shroud, the woman's calm features otherwise cool and collected, despite the occasional piercing scream or five that erupts from the hum and murmur of children around her. A few crew members yell as a handful of children try to swing off the ropes sectioning off the area.
The woman's lips part, a heavy sigh escaping past her soft lips. It's going to be a very long night. A very, very, very long night.
Maki leaves the cafe.
Hinako, for her part, doesn't seem to mind the young crowd. She waves cheerfully to the kids crowded up around the ropes, although she does avoid getting within rich of sticky, dirty hands. After a few moments of that, though, she makes her way over toward Elisabeth, looking the older woman over curiously.
The sumo girl does try to keep up on the fighting circuit, but with all the matches that go on she can't keep track of every fighter, so she's not highly familiar with Elisabeth. Iori, on the other hand, has more than made a big name for hhimself. Smiling up at Elisabeth, Hinako gives her a quick wave. "Hi there! I guess we're going to be partners for this fight? I'm sure we can take this Iori guy, if we do our best!" ...Maybe. But if you aren't confident, there's no way you're going to win!
Kid's day at the Pao Pao Café.
Are they TRYING to incite Iori's murderous temper?
Iori Yagami, last scion of the Yagami Clan, has been standing end of the roped-off 'arena' at the opposite end Elisabeth finds herself waiting at for approximately ten minutes now. His eyes shut, hands in his pockets and expression dour at /best/, the red-haired young man has been in a seeming trance-state or /something/ for the past five minutes, likely in an attempt to drive the whining and crying and high-pitched shrieks that assault the restraunt like tiny sonic booms.
"..."
It hasn't been very effective.
It's only as Hinako speaks that the dark red eyes of the young, infamous Yagami crack open, peering first at the source of the cheerful statements -- Hinako. A brow lifts as he turns to fully face the pair. Yet he doesn't say much of anything to the sumo. He doesn't know her, nor does he care about her. Elisabeth, though... dark eyes lift towards the French noblewoman, a smug grin quirking across his lips for a rare moment as he inclines his head towards her. "Following me?" He asks. It's an amusement that doesn't last long, however, until another child screeches about his food not having a happy meal.
"... Let's get this over with as quickly as possible." His left hand lifting, he beckons towards the other two fighters, lips tugging into a frown. "I've already got a bad enough headache as it is."
COMBATSYS: Iori has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Iori has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Elisabeth has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Elisabeth 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Iori
COMBATSYS: Hinako has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Hinako 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Iori
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Elisabeth 0/-------/-------|
The Blanctorche heiress' eyes open only as the sound of a younger but far more mature voice springs to life nearby. Dark blues fall, to look down at the petite blonde, a most unlikely young woman with talents that are...particularly unique. Hinako Shijou isn't exactly an unknown, after all. She's heard things about the young woman, and they've been pretty good. A smile just barely haunts Elisabeth's lips.
"Oui, it seems so, mademoiselle Shijou," she replies, bowing her head softly in greeting. Dropping her arms from her chest, the woman lifts her head, blue eyes lifting up and regarding the sully redhead across the roped off arena from herself and her partner. "I will do my best, if you give yours. I don't doubt you will." Another tiny smile briefly haunts her lips.
"Non," she replies to the last of the Yagami, brows lightly furrowed in response. "Do not flatter yourself, monsieur Yagami. It is sheer coincidence." She's not even sure HOW she got roped into this, like a lot of situations she's been thrust into lately. Southtown is a very strange place, indeed.
"Very well. Let us begin." Dropping her head in a brief bow, the woman's dark eyes narrow, observing their opponent closely. She asides briefly to her partner, however, with, "I do not know if you have fought him before, mademoiselle Shijou, but please, take caution."
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth focuses on her next action.
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Hinako 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Iori
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Caution... Hinako isn't exactly known for her caution. But she's not stupid. She's seen that Iori likes to claw people up, and people who make with the cutting and slashing are the kind of people she least likes to fight. Ideally, she'd like to get through this without getting slashed to ribbons.
"Don't worry about me! Let's just do our best." Even having said that, Hinako chooses not to go wildly charging at her opponent in this fight. Sometimes it works in her favor, sometimes it doesn't. Settling forward into her crouching stance, Hinako begins edging sideways away from Elisabeth, starting to circle around Iori. Getting him to split his attention should help, at least. And if he turns away from her, well, she might be able to charge him a bit more safely.
COMBATSYS: Hinako focuses on her next action.
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Hinako 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Iori
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Elisabeth 0/-------/-------|
Elisabeth Blanctorche. And some girl Elisabeth is referring to as 'Shijou.' Of course, Iori was informed of who he was fighting before the match, but he didn't actually care to listen. Whoever it was, it didn't matter; he'd win regardless. And now he finds himself meeting a familiar face and some little girl who looks more like she belongs with the children outside of the roped in arena. His lips twist into a wry, amused smile.
"Coincidence? Whatever. It doesn't really matter." It doesn't; Iori hardly wants to talk to Elisabeth longer than necessary, especially not here. And despite previous promises to discuss things, he's hardly going to do so with children crying and shouting all around him. So instead, he gestures... and both of them stand there. "Heh." How predictable.
"You don't want to come for me first?" He questions, head tilting to the side. "Fine then." As he speaks, his right hand flares with amethyst fire, his blood beginning to boil from the manifestation. "... I'll start us off, then!" And then he twists. Just as Hinako moves behind him, Yagami's hand launches forward, /straight/ at her. Those flames disappear... only to sprout in a plume across the ground, burning across woodwork as they blaze a trail for the diminutive sumo.
A soft nod is given to the small blonde, her expression a touch kindly before she sweeps her gaze up, regarding the redheaded Yagami once more. "Very well, mademoiselle Shijou. I trust you'll be capable of handling yourself." And she's a woman of her word. She won't worry herself too much over the young sumo girl. And despite Iori's surly demeanor, she doesn't expect him to try and rip the pair of women into two pieces.
She can hope, at least.
Lifting a hand, the woman grips her riding crop before she unsheathes it, pointing it at the last of the Yagami bloodline. "Indeed, it does not monsieur Yagami. For now we fight. Please, do your best. It would insult me if you did not!" The children that squeal and scream outside are ignored for the time being. Elisabeth can, fortunately, drown out such nuisances. Hopefully she'll be able to maintain it.
"Patronizing will do you no good, monsieur!" she warns, the crop sheathed again at her side. Then he makes his move...right for Hinako.
"FOU!" she yells at the Yagami scion, just before boots click swiftly across the hard floor of the café. Children have quieted down a bit as the purple flames lash out at Hinako, watching in awe. Good; their silence is appreciated. So much so she displays her appreciation by unsheathing that black crop and lashing out harshly at Iori's chest in a twofold attack.
COMBATSYS: Hinako Toughs Out Iori's Yami Barai!
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Hinako 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Iori
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Bah! Hinako Shijou isn't afraid of a little fire! She's been hit often enough to know that it hurts, but she's also been hit often enough to have gotten used to the pain. She was kind of hoping that Iori wouldn't immediately resort to such tactics, but no matter. When the flame starts racing toward her, Hinako can quickly see that she has no hope of getting out of the way. So she doesn't bother.
Charging straight toward Iori, Hinako races through the flames, gritting her teeth to keep from crying out. Wisps of smoke trail from her legs as she emerges from the blast, still moving at top speed. She reaches out to hit Iori in the stomach with one arm, trying to use her hand to secure a grip and yank Yagami right off his feet. Should she succeed, Iori will find himself spun in a circle, then slammed powerfully down into the floor.
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth successfully hits Iori with Strong Punch.
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Hinako 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Iori
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COMBATSYS: Iori blocks Hinako's Yorigiri.
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Hinako 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Iori
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Taking the full blow of the Yami Barai is something to be impressed about, especially when Hinako fares a bit better than Iori would have given her credit for. Though there's a brief look of surprise on his part as she barrels through it, he hardly lets it linger. Impressive though it may be, they're in the midst of a fight. And Iori can't let his guard down for too long, even with such opponents.
Case in point; the act of charging through his gout of Orochi-tainted flames on the part of Hinako is enough to distract Iori long enough for Elisabeth to crack those whip-like trails straight across Iori's chest. The red-head winces briefly as his black shirt is ripped and long, red welts form along his chest, but there is little more than that before Hinako strikes him in the stomach. Yet... instead of hitting a more vulnerable gut, Hinako might find herself striking a solid forearm instead, even as the Yagami heir lets out a gutteral snarl.
With the stomach slam blocked, Iori is quick to leap backwards away from the rest of Hinako's maneuver -- right in time to land next to Elisabeth. Acting with breakneck speed, the Yagami heir spins low to the ground, intent on sweeping out with a single red leg to take Elisabeth's feet out from under her. If successful? He pulls upwards, his right leg lifting high into the air before plowing DOWN into Elisabeth's gut as she falls, with a mighty cry of, "GWUUUUOOOH!!"
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth blocks Iori's Light Kick.
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There is a certain look of surprise in Elisabeth's deep blue gaze as Hinako does not avoid the fire and, instead charges full forward THROUGH it, straight for the Yagami. She promised the girl she wouldn't worry about her and would do her best, and thus she sticks to her word. Grinning softly, the woman exhales a soft sigh to herself. No time to worry about the seeming implausibility of a tiny girl taking that hit, she charges in, to make her attack. She follows in just after Hinako.
Lashing out, the woman makes her twofold strike, each hitting soundly, leaving a red sting across his chest and a tattered shirt in the process, even if Hinako's strikes are met with little more than meaty Yagami forearms. The elder woman, however, spares a brief moment to sheath her crop. When the Yagami's leg shoots out, however, she shifts her weight on her heels, stubbornly standing up against leg sweep. He won't fell her that easily.
While he's rising up the heiress stomps a foot forward, the hand on her crop at her side whipping it out once more, thrusting it toward his chest. Five points of brilliant white chi erupt and blaze forward, to sting him fiercely in the chest once again and hopefully knock him back. "HAAH!"
All that effort, and Iori didn't have the decency to get hit and fall down? Now that's just rude. But Hinako won't hold it against him. She's too busy trying to do a better job this time around. And now that Iori has turned his attention to Elisabeth, it looks like Hinako actually has a bit of an opening.
While Elisabeth's chi blast is racing toward Iori, Hinako is attempting to come up behind him. She stretches up to reach for his shoulders, attempting to time herself with the impact of Elisabeth's attack. If the older woman's attack isn't enough to bring Iori down, Hinako yanking hard on his shoulders in an attempt to hurl him down should make up the difference.
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth successfully hits Iori with Grand Etancher.
- Power hit! -
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Elisabeth 0/-------/-----==|
COMBATSYS: Iori interrupts Strong Throw from Hinako with Yumebiki.
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Chi and throws. Both are things that hardly make a lasting concern for Iori. And, in fact, even as Elisabeth launches that crop forward with a brilliant blaze of power... Yagami laughs. This is entertaining. And furthermore, it's allowing him to drone out the constant squeal of children behind him. The five-point burst of pure white chi is enough to send Yagami staggering, but not nearly enough to knock him down. Smoke rises from his chest, but despite it... the red-head laughs still.
And he continues to do so until Hinako comes racing for him. The second that Hinako yanks DOWN on his shoulders, she might notice a distinct lack of give. She might also notice... "HWOOOGH!!" ... Clawed fingers tearing through her gut. Talons tear through Hinako's outfit, digging into her midsection with a spray of crimson hardly appropriate for /children/ of all people to be watching. But does Iori care? Of course not. The parents should have had enough sense not to bring their kids here.
As soon as the Yagami heir plows through Hinako's midsection, he twists. It's a sudden, jerking motion before a large hand swings outward to backhand Hinako across the face and send her straight into the ground. Viciously, brutally, and most importantly... /fast./
An impressive show, the points of light fire off and strike the Yagami quite soundly, sending him staggering back, but not knocked down. The tiniest of grins dares to haunt the heiress' lips as he laughs regardless, her eyes hooding a touch in mild curiosity. Interesting. Is the Yagami scion truly insane? All signs seem to point to a loud, resounding ‘yes.'
"Mademoiselle Shijou!" Calling out as the Yagami brutally stops the girl in her tracks, blue eyes go wide before they narrow, lips pulling tightly. Sweeping her gaze up from the felled girl toward Iori, Elisabeth holds her crop between both hands, exercising a certain degree of control as she clenches it, biting back mild frustration. It's an exhibition match, if anything, and yet he can't hold himself back? Especially in front of children?
Cursing softly in her native tongue under her breath, the elegant Frenchwoman sheathes her crop quickly before she charges forward, lifting a leg from her side as she closes in before snapping it out, right for his face, square on the jaw. Really, he should mind his manners.
Hinako's face pales as Iori's nails tear through her flesh. She doesn't have long to focus on that, though, before his hand slams into her face, knocking her off her feet. Spinning through the air with one hand clutching her wounded stomach, Hinako nevertheless manages to land in a three point crouch. That'd make it her loss in sumo, but one has to adapt when certain scoundrels don't have any sense of sportsmanship or fair play.
Hinako takes a deep breath for a moment, then lunges back up and toward Iori. She dashes in at any angle, trying to slip underneath Elisabeth's kick and crash into Iori's midsection with the full weight of her body. And if that works, well...
COMBATSYS: Iori dodges Elisabeth's Light Kick.
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Hinako 0/-------/------=|=====--\-------\0 Iori
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Elisabeth 0/-------/-----==|
COMBATSYS: Hinako successfully hits Iori with Oo-ichiban.
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Hinako 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Iori
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Hinako is... a friendly, happy person. But she does not like people who choose to fight in an unbecoming manner. Fire blasts... Sure, Hinako can accept that. Swords? At least those are out in the open. But people who fight with hidden weapons, or things like claws? Those are really just not acceptable.
Hinako crashes into Iori like a very small train, knocking him back. She then explodes into a series of palm strikes all across Iori's torso, letting several of them snap up to hit him in the jaw. Finally she ends with a double handed strike to the center of Iori's stomach. But she's not done with just the strikes, oh no.
Iori wants impressive from Hinako? The little blonde girl hefts the big bad Orochi right up off the ground by his waist. Normally she'd just hurl her opponent into the air... But Iori has shown himself deserving of less kind treatment. So rather than tossing him up, she introduces him face-first to the floor.
Unbecoming manner? Anyone who believes that any manner of fighting is unbecoming should evaluate just what it means to be a fighter. Iori Yagami fights with the arts of his family; the excessive amount of rage is just an aspect that makes his style 'unique.' But it's also undeniably deadly and it is the reason why he's gotten so far. For example; as Elisabeth's foot comes flying towards Yagami's face, it is years upon years of training that allows him to effortlessly and fluidly move past her. Yet... he forgets one thing. As he ducks down and moves to the side, allowing Elisabeth's foot to sail harmlessly overhead...
... he moves right into Hinako.
The girl's bodyweight is enough to unsettle him just so that the next strikes cannot be guarded against. And though it is a /painful/ experience, getting struck in the stomach and lifted (surprisingly) into the air by such a diminutive girl, what overrides the pain even moreso...
... is the /RAGE./
As soon as Iori strikes the ground face-first, Hinako might feel the temperature around them rise considerably. Elisabeth too, as she is in such close proximity to the pair. Violet fire burns around Iori's hands, around his body, for a brief moment as his face grinds against the rough floor. And then... he slams both fists mightily into the ground.
"HUUUAAAARGH!!"
A second after the strike, a mighty geyser explodes right in front of Elisabeth and Hinako. A geyser of burning, violet flames carrying with it the taint of the Orochi, complete with a disgusting feeling of animosity and rage that threatens to consume them both. It's fast, and if they're both enveloped by it... it'll be very, very painful.
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth blocks Iori's Yami Sugi.
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Closing in, the heiress' foot strikes out harshly, snapping out at the Yagami's face. But for as swift as she attempts to strike him, her sharp heel sails through empty air, his footing swift as he jerks aside and outright avoids her assault. A soft ‘feh' escapes the woman as she withdraws her foot, planting it firmly on the ground before she pivots swiftly - just in time to see Hinako show Iori a new world of pain. She is stunned yet again. This girl has some considerable skill for someone so seemingly delicate and petite. The fact she picks him up and slams him face-first draws a look of genuine surprise from the dark-haired woman.
There's no time to think about it, however. Just as soon as he's grounded the Yagami heir belts out a howl of rage, drawing silence all around the Pao Pao Café from the children...and adults alike. From the ground a sudden and mighty geyser of violet, tainted chi erupts, and the woman seems prepared. Lifting her arms, she absorbs what flames lick at her on her slender forearms, her coat's threads singed and torn by the sheer force. The heiress, however, seems fine.
Spinning on her heel, the woman turns as she withdraws her crop once again, lashing it out toward the Yagami to smack him soundly across the face with her crop. "Quit being so reckless!"
COMBATSYS: Hinako fails to interrupt Yami Sugi from Iori with Tsukidashi.
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Hinako has no fire of Iori's emo flames. She charges right at him as his fists slam into the floor, lunging at him with both hands. She's engulfed in purple fire, but two taped hands reach out of the flames, stretching for Iori. Hinako /almost/ gets close enough to touch him... And then momentum takes hold.
The sumo girl gets sent flying back from the explosion, crashing down in a smoking heap over by the ropes closing off the area. It doesn't look good... But a moment later she coughs, and manages to pull herself into a sitting position. "Owowowowow..." She winces, shutting her eyes for a moment. "Ow."
COMBATSYS: Iori dodges Elisabeth's Strong Punch.
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As the pillar of fire explodes outwards, Iori slowly lifts back onto his feet. That last hit was a doozy -- relatively speaking, at least. Yet Iori is not so slow and weak as to be taken advantage of by the two female fighters. As Hinako lunges for him, whatever she had planned is lost in the maelstrom of cursed flames, launching the young sumo through the air and /away/ from him. He cracks his neck, breathing ragged... and then? Then comes Elisabeth.
The heiress comes swinging with her crop, but it seems as though Iori is more than prepared. She is slow, predictable; and seemingly fascinated with Iori's face. No surprise, really, but Yagami doesn't stay around to allow those vicious crop tails to lash across his face. He bends /backwards/ suddenly, going at nearly a ninety degree angle as the crop swings harmlessly through the air. He uses his backwards momentum to drop down into a roll, ending up several feet from Elisabeth with an amused smile.
"Reckless? Oh please. How does it feel to have a stick lodged that far up your ass?" For once saying something other than a blood curdling yell, Iori does little more than smile wryly at Elisabeth while catching his breath. Don't be so reckless? Well then, he'll be nice and give them a little break.
COMBATSYS: Iori gains composure.
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The crop whizzes through empty air as the Yagami bends backwards, outright avoiidng the woman's vicious strike with timed precision and frightening ease. Her lips twitch as result, the tiniest of grins crossing her soft lips before she simply plants a foot and furrows her brows, springing backward and landing a few feet away from the deadly Yagami scion.
A moment is spared, however, to look toward her wounded teammate. "Mademoiselle Shijou. Are you okay?" she asks, before her gaze slowly drifts back to the redhead before her.
"Watch your mouth, you heathen," she states, her words as cold as ice as she glares his way. "There are children here. Your actions are reckless and needlessly violent. Have you no shame?" He takes a moment, however, to catch his breath. He's...pausing? Fine. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, Elisabeth just stares, watching the Yagami scion closely.
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth focuses on her next action.
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Hinako waves Elisabeth off as she climbs to her feet, although one hand is clutching her wounded stomach. "I... I'm fine. Just a few scratches!" She grins, but it's a bit weak. She is still losing blood, with a small pool forming underneath her now that she's been staying in one place for several moments.
But she's not out yet! However, she's also not in a position to go wrecklessly charging toward Iori again. And so once more Hinako makes with the circling of her opponent, looking for an opening. "You really do seem to be a very angry person, Mr. Yagami. That can't be good for your health." Okay, yeah, Hinako's not great at mind games during a fight. But at least she's making an effort.
COMBATSYS: Hinako focuses on her next action.
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Taking in one, final breath with an easy heave of a sigh, the noises of awed and scared children once more filter into Iori's hearing... and it's annoying. Even moreso than Elisabeth's haughty words, of which all she receives in return is the bark of a laugh. A heathen? Him? "What am I supposed to be a heathen of, huh? Are you talking about these...?"
As Iori's sentence trails, fire bursts from his hand. Purple fire that they've both felt -- though Hinako a bit more thoroughly than Elisabeth. Perhaps it's time to rectify that. "You think I chose to have these? You're so stupid." But if he cares about those tainted flames, he hardly shows it. In fact, even as they sear his body painfully, his lips twist into a sadistic smile. "But if you think these are so awful and disgusting..."
He leaps. Becoming a blur of black, white and red, the Yagami scion hurdles through the air, bringing his right, blazing hand straight for Elisabeth's face. And should he connect... those flames will sprout to consume her head entirely in those painful, corrupted fires before knocking her away with an explosion. "... GO AHEAD AND HAVE A TASTE!"
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth interrupts Koto Moon Negative from Iori with Coup de Veine.
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"You're a heathen because you cannot mind your manners!" she clarifies, a finger thrusting forward, singling him out. The children and adults alike around are silenced at this point, stunned not only by his brutal display against poor Hinako, but his viciousness and anger in general. And...the fact Elisabeth is standing AGAINST a guy as clearly insane as Iori without an ounce of fear.
"I said nothing of the sort. You're a fool to think I know nothing of your ‘cursed heritage.'" Turning her head sharply to the side, the heiress lets out a ‘hmph,' eyes drawing to a close as she curls a hand around the braided leather of the crop at her side.
Opening her eyes, the woman briefly regards Hinako, a tiny and sympathetic smile offered before she nods her head. If she says she's alright, then Elisabeth will take her word for it. It's the least she can do.
The sound of cloth hissing on flesh earns the woman's attention, dark blue eyes snapping up as the Yagami scion leaps viciously at her. "Very well!" she cries, dipping into a tense crouch. "Avec plasir!" And with pleasure she jolts forward, meeting the Yagami halfway in a brutal uppercut to his face. "HAAAAH!"
And once more, Iori has his back to Hinako. Well, she's a little woozy, but she's not done yet. She doesn't know how much longer she /is/ going to be able to stay on her feet, though. So it would probably be for the best to try to take Iori down while she's still concious. And if he's not paying her attention at the moment, well...
Charging toward Yagami from behind, Hinako attempts to once more crash into him, this time trying to wrap her arms around his waist and clasp them in front of his stomach. That's just the start, of course...
COMBATSYS: Hinako successfully hits Iori with Oo-ichiban.
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And Hinako manages to latch onto Iori from behind. And she squeezes. There's a satisfying crack, although that might just be Iori's spine popping. Giving another good squeeze, Hinako hefts Iori up off the ground and tosses him into the air with a bit of a spin. And as he comes down, she thrusts up with both hands, letting Iori land on a rapidly rising palm strike to the stomach. Then it's just one quick motion to hurl him back down to the floor.
Not done yet? Neither is Iori. It's unexpected, Elisabeth's sudden strike /through/ the flames. Those clawed hands get a solid grip on Elisabeth's face, he knows that much; the flames burn her, but there is no time for the explosion of pain that would occur soon afterwards. Instead, a solid uppercut strikes the bottom of his jaw, and Iori Yagami goes reeling /backwards/, shaking his head. That stung. But --
--But more importantly, it disorients. Long enough, at least, for Hinako to get a solid grip around his waist. Suddenly finding himself lifted upwards with a sudden, painful squeeze, Yagami finds himself hefted... and then chucked. Flying high in the air, Iori's face shows no pain -- just rage. Especially as that palm strike comes out and smashes into his gut. A low snarl escapes him, growing louder before he is chucked straight into the floor with a decided 'oof,' skidding once, twice, and then...
... and then, leaping right back onto his feet on a straight path towards Hinako.
"GUUUUOOOOH!!" Hands swinging out to either side of him, Iori builds momentum before he THRUSTS both hands forward, intent on SLAMMING both sets of clawed fingers into Hinako's gut -- payback for all those repeated palmstrikes. There's only a brief pause if he's successful before Iori tears UPWARDS, and then /RIPS/ his clawed hands out to either side of his body in one final spray of blood.
Again Hinako proves herself a mighty fighter. Hefting the Yagami up after he's thoroughly disoriented by Elisabeth's uppercut, he's thrown into the air before he's left to hit the ground. Even the heiress winces slightly. That couldn't have felt good. Iori isn't looking too hot, either. This, of course, very likely means he's going to take it out on one of the two women here.
And her intuition proves spot-on. He lashes out at Hinako, drawing a frown across her fair features. Rushing in as swiftly as possible, Elisabeth hangs low, attempting to rush in at the Yagami. As she closes in she takes to the air, attempting to strike Iori in the chest and HOPEFULLY distract him from potentially murdering poor Hinako Shijou. In front of children.
COMBATSYS: Hinako fails to interrupt Sakahagi from Iori with Tasuki Nage.
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COMBATSYS: Hinako can no longer fight.
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Elisabeth 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Iori
Iori's fingers jab into Hinako's already injured flesh, and her face grows even paler. But that doesn't keep her from reaching out to grab Iori by the wrists. For a moment it looks like she might actually be able to hold him in place. She's certainly strong enough to keep him from freely moving his arms. But then her body shudders and she coughs up a small amount of blood.
It's enough to break her grip, and allow Iori to tear her open even further. She falls back from Iori with a spray of blood, twisting as she falls to land face down on the floor. She tries to get up for a moment, but then slumps back down into a slowly spreading pool of blood. But don't worry folks, she's a tough little girl! She'll be fine! As long as the paramedics don't dawdle when the fight is over.
COMBATSYS: Iori blocks Elisabeth's Light Kick.
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Elisabeth 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Iori
It's enough. While brutal, Iori goes more for speed in finishing off Hinako than sheer damage. Believe it or not, he's not /trying/ to kill her. And if she's any real fighter, then she should survive. However... this leaves one more person to take care of. As Iori's bloodied hands snap outwards, dripping dark crimson, his eyes dart towards the sight of Elisabeth making a dead rush for him... and he grins.
"Hah...! Are you /joking me/?" The Yagami questions with a snort, and just as that jump kick comes... a single hand lifts to intercept Elisabeth /just before/ she can attack. Her heel strikes his palm with only the slightest of stinging sensations. And then? He PUSHES to launch her /away/ from him, just as dark fire flares around his right arm once more. "You're going to have to try a /lot/ harder than that..!" And as he pushes her back, his right arm flings forward, the fires fading before a plume explodes across the ground, intent on catching Elisabeth at point-blank range with an explosion of fury. "GRAAAH!!"
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth dodges Iori's Yami Barai.
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That couldn't possibly feel good.
Again Elisabeth winces as Iori manages to overcome the tiny sumo girl, his brutal display and savagery enough to draw from the heiress a noticeable frown. Shaking her head softly, the woman sighs, her eyes drawing shut. After a moment of silence the woman makes her move, a leg lashing out as she leaps at the Yagami. Is she joking? No. Heel strikes palm, but the woman just takes it. Sent back, she rotates midair, landing with a muted click of heels on wooden floor. When blue eyes snap up, they catch sight of that plume of tainted chi barreling at her.
With a ‘hmph' the woman slides gracefully to one side, twirling her body and avoiding the attack outright. Frowning, the heiress stomps a foot before she charges in, attempting to strike out against the Yagami once more with a swipe from her riding crop, followed by a fierce kick aimed for his stomach.
COMBATSYS: Iori parries Elisabeth's Heavy Kick!
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Elisabeth is swift, Iori will give her that. But Yagami is quicker, and right now he's clinging to the edge and desperate to make sure that the French heirress gets to share in all the pain he and Hinako have gotten to feel. When she comes at him again, even /slower/ than before, he blinks... and then /laughs/ once more, condescendingly. "What are you DOING? Trying to make a joke of yourself!?" The swipe comes in, but as it does... Elisabeth might feel two wrists clamping down on her own before she can even complete the swing.
"PATHETIC!" Roared out amongst the noise of the crowds as Elisabeth's foot comes flying. And as it does, Iori leaps /backwards/, his right leg snapping out to one side. The strap connecting those pants together strains against the pressure, before he SLAMS his leg down, catching Elisabeth's strike between that cleverly placed strap and forcing it straight down towards the ground. And, with her at such close proximity...
Iori's hand flares with violet flames once more before he flicks it out. Yet, instead of a barelling inferno, what comes out... is a simple spark of energy. Small, almost pathetic-looking, it races a swift path towards the so-close Elisabeth. But if it connects with her... A single, powerful bolt of what appears to be /lightning/ crashes down from the ceiling. And then again, and again, three bolts of power striking Elisabeth with the painful fury of the Yagami Clan.
COMBATSYS: Iori successfully hits Elisabeth with Ya Sakazuki EX.
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Making a joke of herself? The woman scoffs openly as he moves out of the way, though his attempt to shrug off her attack is met with a bemused glance. He's. ..using that god-awful strap? Furrowing brows, Elisabeth shakes her head before she attempts to tug at her leg, to pull it free. It does little luck for her; struck by that spark, the woman is brutally buffeted by the three ‘bolts' of Orochi-tainted chi, paralyzed by it's intensity. And yet, somehow, the woman manages to hold her ground, still standing even after such a delightfully brutal display.
Breathing heavily, the woman holds her ground, one hand rising up and gently clasping to her shoulder as she observes her opponent. Has he single-handed turned this fight around? Is it possible that the Blanctorche heiress will insult her felled teammate with a pitiful performance? Never!
"HAAAH!" Thrusting her hand forward, the woman again unsheathes her crop and sends three points of brilliantly-shining light soaring at the Yagami scion.
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth successfully hits Iori with Etancher.
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Again with those bursts of white chi. Iori almost sighs at the display, but other than that... moves in an attempt to dart to the side. But he's expended just a little too much energy now, gone a little bit too far. He moves too slowly -- sluggish as his hand snaps backwards. The points of light strike at his chest, stinging as he takes one step back, and then another. It doesn't truly hurt that much, but it's just what's necessary to take him down. And despite that, with blood flowing down the corner of his mouth? Iori scoffs, spits at the ground... and lurches forward.
"... How sad."
And that's it. Iori launches himself forward again with one hand ablaze with purple chi, "KYAAAAAAAAA!!" Raking that hand DOWNWARD, Iori intends on making one, final grab for her face in an attempt to do what he couldn't accomplish before -- grasp her firmly, engulf her face in those dangerous flames... and then ignite them and send her straight towards the ground below. Whether successful or not, though, Yagami will collapse to his knees afterwards. He's done, finished. There's really nothing more left for him to give.
COMBATSYS: Iori can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Elisabeth blocks Iori's Koto Moon Negative.
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The moment those three points of white chi leave her crop's tip the woman skids to a halt, letting her hand whip back and resheathe it at her hip. Dark blue eyes never once leave the Yagami heir as he staggers back, taking the hit, but hardly phased. Or so it seems, at least. Frowning, the woman's head bows, her eyes hooded as she looks toward him.
"Sad? Feh." Again she tosses her head. How arrogant of him. Yet again he underestimates the heiress, as she has told him time and time again not to. Did he listen to her? No, of course not. That would be giving Iori too much credit, wouldn't it?
Her hand jerks, the woman's cold features hardened as she unsheathes the crop yet again and draws it up. The hand that comes at her is staved off with the crop held between both hands, her teeth gritting behind her thin lips. What doesn't hurt her by way of his hand, the flames lick at her arms and face, leaving red welts in their wake. Shoulders tense thereafter, shrugging as she shoves forward and attempts to rock him off his balance. Soon after, Iori collapses.
Children cheer. Well, mostly the girls in the crowd.
Elisabeth, however, turns her back to the Yagami, a delicate hand rested casually at the wrist upon her crop's hilt. "You did well, considering the odds against you," she comments, whether he can hear her or not. For now? Elisabeth is going to find a place to sit by herself. That was quite an exercise. Hopefully Hinako will recover swiftly! Fortunately the medics aren't too shabby or slow to help her out when it's safe.
COMBATSYS: Elisabeth has ended the fight here.
Log created by Iori, and last modified on 05:48:38 03/07/2007.