Description: Billy gets his chance to get a sparkling rematch against his so-called 'rival,' Iori Yagami! Things look bleak for Billy and Nagase, until a surprise twist occurs that turns the battle around sharply... (Winners: Billy/Nagase)
COMBATSYS: Billy has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Azrael has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Billy
COMBATSYS: Nagase has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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COMBATSYS: Iori has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Iori 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Billy
It's a sunny day out as spring emerges in the UK, the setting at the ancient and wonderful Leeds Castle in the far southeast of England. It'd be an absolutely perfect spot for a lovely picnic, but instead it's going to be the scene of a fantastic throwdown, a contest known as the Saturday Night Fight. Crews have already set up their cameras all over the premises, doing their best to stay out of view as they're trained, almost invisible within the scenery. And that's a hard feat, considering that it's really, really flat.
One of the fighters has been here for a very long time, and that would be Azrael Hibernal. He can currently be found actually laying down in the grass, staring across the moat at the old castle and taking the sight in. He stifles a bit of a yawn, his eyes half lidded as he essentially takes a small nap. Every once in a while his hand will move, a pencil held in it loosely as he fills in the final details on a picture in his sketchpad that's on the ground in front of him, clearly an exact representation of that very castle. The sun is nice and warm; perfect time and place for a catnap. When will the others show up, though?
Just dawning on spring, there is still a cool breeze lingering through London that is offset by the bright sun. It makes things warm rather than hot, with a relaxing wind that makes outdoor travelling absolutely perfect. At least, if one cared for such things. There are those that would rather be alone than be out and about with crowds of masses stupidly shuffling from one spot to another. But when you sign up for something like Saturday Night Fight, well... that's proven to be impossible. It comes with the job description; money for having to expose yourself to public scrutiny without killing someone.
Iori Yagami often has trouble with that last part, though.
Unlike his partner, the last of the Yagami Clan comes late, as usual. Fortunately he is not unbelievably so; he arrives roughly a minute after the fight is scheduled to start, hands in pockets as he wades a path to the peaceful, empty area the fight /should/ be taking place. Dark eyes shift as he approaches, to take a good, long look at his partner. And then? Yagami frowns, his hands slipping into his pockets. "... Don't screw this up. Got it?" That's the only thing he says to Azrael. Other than that? Iroi stays silent as he waits. No use wasting energy.
Upon finding out who was within this Saturday Night Fight, Billy was almost steaming. For weeks he had hoped for an opportunity to rematch his long-time rival, whom humiliated him on more occasions then the man would care to admit. And after an almost self-destructive training regiment, both alone and with Geese Howard in person, Billy feels ready to showcase his newfound capabilities to the world. Everything else, all the charity and potlucks of swarming ants gnawing at his ankles, was nothing more then a game. This is serious business, and such can be immediately told as he strides purposefully along the grass. Although he instantly double-takes, slapping a hand into his forehead so hard it cracks like a gunshot. "HRRRRRAUGH! Not YOU again!" is offered towards Azrael, Billy actually leaning over with arms limp. Gripping the side of his bandana-covered head, a glance is given to pinpoint Nagase when she arrives. "Hey. Keep that little ghoul off my back." This has the air of an order; Which, although rather rare for the Syndicate 2nd in command, are always exceptionally serious business.
And when Iori walks up finally, Billy reaches into his leather jacket and yanks out the staff. It's twirled smoothly, assembled in that motion before the end impacts the ground adjacent. There's a rather hateful look upon those blue eyes, tension rippling through Billy's form. The true test. He was a laughingstock three times for three. Will he be again?
"Yagami..." is hissed. His weapon his twirled, before shifted below an armpit. "I think I owe you a beating, don't I?!" The arrogant smirk on his features is just asking to be wiped off!
At least it wasn't raining.
Like she's mentioned other times, on other occasions, Nagase hated England. That's probably part of why she was traveling in a Syndicate limo, a mode of travel she normally shunned. As the limosine pulls to a halt just outside the fighting area, the ninja girl within takes a few extra moments to shut down the laptop she was using, setting it to the side in the car. The door of the car is then cracked open, and out she exits, into the wonderful English air.
Nagase sneezes, bringing up a hand to rub a finger just beneath her nose, a glance given over yellow-lensed glasses to the Syndicate second in command. Looking almost bored as he gives the order, there is, however, a malicious thought lurking behind those red eyes of hers. Dropping her hands to her sides, she stiffens, and bows to Billy, a flicker of her gaze given towards Iori, before her eyes settle upon Azrael. "Right..." she says, a hand rising to settle her glasses onto her nose a bit better.
"Think you can handle Iori on your own?" she asks, a wide, toothy grin touching her features, the words meant for Billy, but her eyes focused upon Azrael.
Azrael closes his sketchbook when his teammate arrives late, giving Billy a sort of half smirk, half grin. "Yea, nice to see you as well, Mr. Kane." He hops to his feet and takes his sketchbook and hands it to one of the hidden cameramen, not wanting it to get annihilated in the match. He's studied his fighters, and if somehow he gets caught in Iori's path... well, those are real flames, and the paper would probably light right up. He gives a look to Iori when he's told not to mess up. "I wont, and same to you." He ended up beating the snot out of his partner last week for giving what he considered to be a sub par performance for her level of skill after they took Adelheid down together.
Nagase seems to have arrived as well, and in style too. Interesting, to say the least. "You must be Nagase. I suppose that means we're all here. Good, let's begin." He reaches back behind himself and pulls out his weapon, essentially a long pole with a curved blade on each end. He begins slowly advancing forward, equally between Nagase and Billy. Is he going to start annoying Billy like he had in their last fight, or fight the person who's likely supposed to be on his level of combat? The decision is made obvious as he suddenly holds his hand out towards Nagase, a small ball of black energy suddenly shooting out from it at high velocity, the young man then running in behind it. If it strikes true it should server to stun her for a moment, and in that moment he'll begin spinning his weapon around at high velocity, attempting to send a series of slashes across her midsection.
For his part, Iori Yagami is perhaps the most unresponsive -- or uncaring -- of all of those assembled today. Even in the face of the man that considers him a 'rival,' the scion does nothing more than scoff, running a hand through those crimson locks of hair and staring at Billy impassively. He regards the British thug in a manner someone might consider an insect; somewhat disgusting, but really nothing he would need to concern himself with in the end. He's not even listening to Azrael at this point; the man is on a level completely beneath him, and he and the other freakshow, as far as Iori is concerned, can play far away from him. Instead, he watches Billy, and then...
"... Heh." He laughs. It's short, condescending, and entirely rude. Something Billy should be used to by now. "Owe /me/ a beating? As if you could. Have you been training hard for this, Billy? You know what I did to prepare?" As Iori speaks, his arms stretch out to either side of him, violet flames burning across his arms in a most painful manner.
"I took a nice, long nap."
And that's it. As soon as Iori speaks this, he's done conversing; he takes a single step forward, before simply LEAPING through the air, seeking out Billy's face with his right hand. If he grasps it, those clawed fingers will DIG in before purple fires EXPLODE around his grasp, churning and burning Billy's face before knocking him into the air with a violent explosion.
COMBATSYS: Billy blocks Iori's Koto Moon Negative.
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Iori 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Billy
The grip upon Billy's pole tightens considerably, knuckles a sharp white contrast to the crimson. Teeth grit, but then force themselves into a rather warped and decidedly sinister mask. He'd take the time to say something, but Iori didn't give him any. Instead his staff snaps upwards, catching the proffered hand and wrenching it aside as it detonates. The ball of flame still licks up an arm in this proximity, but Billy braces his staff upon the ground and hefts himself backwards, a literal vault. Staying close to Iori is suicide, even for Geese Howard. This inadvertently puts Azrael somewhat in his way, and although time is taken to speak it's while hefting back his staff in preparation for one of his signature assaults.
"At least I got skill, Yagami... You're just some flaring star. Although you got that Orochi blood... You'll burn out in a few years even if I don't beat your ass now, won't you? Tch. Enjoy being near my league while you can!!" Although it's already apparent that Iori's comment struck home. Since it's true; While Billy slaved, Iori likely napped, pet a cat, and strummed his guitar. Whether the difference might of actually crossed the gap between the pair is questionable, but Billy intends to put on a hell of a better showing.
And with that, one hand thrusts forward while holding the very base of his bo, entire weapon breaking into three segments connected by chain. The intent is to aim past the aggravating zombie-boy, who'd be smart to not linger between a pair of this caliber regardless; To impact the Yagami in the chest with significant force, before yanking it backwards in a huge gout of flame!
COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Azrael's Necrotic Slash.
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Iori 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Billy
Well, the key phrase was 'should it strike true'. As is, it didn't quite. Ducking and rolling out of the way of the ball of black energy, Nagase ends up in a crouch, the yellow color of her lenses bleeding into a red color. One that matched her eyes rather well, in fact. "You're really going to have to do better than that... Azrael, your name was?" Nagase says, placing one foot forward as she pulls a hand behind herself, gripping the hilt of the weapon that's held in the scabbard behind her back. Her other arm goes forward, but it's cocked downwards at the elbow with clenched fist, a subtle whirring noise coming from that very same arm.
COMBATSYS: Nagase focuses on her next action.
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Iori 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Billy
COMBATSYS: Iori overcomes Blazing Cane Thrust from Billy with Yami Barai.
- Power hit! -
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Iori 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Billy
Azrael frowns lightly as Nagase ends up easily skirting away from his attack. So, she's that type is she? And she even seems to be readying herself before she attacks him. He gives a little shrug and closes his eyes. "I see you're fast, and also that you seem to be very careful before attacking. I suppose that means that you're afraid of being struck. I wonder if that means that you can't take a hit very well..." He pays little attention to Iori and Billy, assuming the two are perfectly capable of handling each other, only being a bit careful to make sure Billy doesn't suddenly try and hit him while he's unaware. But if Nagase is going to flit about quickly, he's going to have to focus on faster, weaker attacks. That or just hope he hits her hard, but that's a poor tactic. Rather than go for another strike, he summons up his strength, a few wisps of energy swirling around him at first and then quickly escalating into a whirling mass of ghostly black chi. "I've shown you how I attack, now why don't you show me how you attack."
COMBATSYS: Azrael gathers his will.
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Iori 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Billy
COMBATSYS: Billy overcomes Yami Barai from Iori with Thrown Object.
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Iori 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Billy
Skill? SKILL? Billy's words bring another bout of laughter on Iori's part -- this one, however, lingers much longer than the last. He grips his head, leaning back as Billy keeps on talking. But Yagami can't even hear the other man at this point. He's far too lost in his own amusement as the Brit rambles, so much so that even as Billy sends that cane thrusting outward, Iori is STILL laughing. Yet, it's not as if he's not paying attention; his right hand slowly flickers with purple fire once more as Billy barks out, and when the staff gets close enough...
"Are you KIDDING ME?!"
Iori LASHES out with a single hand. Those flames disperse, before the reappear explosively as an amethyst gout across the ground, crashing into Billy's cane thrust and dispersing fire /and/ the staff's momentum in one glorious motion. Doing so disperses much of those flames, but the rest? Fly at Billy at an even faster rate than before as Yagami grins a nice, wide grin.
"You're NO WHERE near my league, you chump!"
The staff segments are sent spiraling away wildly, Billy knocked off-balance by the force. He stumbles backwards, completely aware his chance to dodge or defend against the incoming scorching flame is almost impossible. So he snakes back a booted foot, catching a rock and with a grunt snapping it out. It hits the ball dead-on, dissipating it; Apparently it was all show and no substance, as it doesn't seemed to have slowed the rocketing projectile now aimed towards Iori's head. This gives Billy plenty of time to yank back his staff, chain retracting before it audibly pops back into a single piece, shifted forward with the point thrust defensively forward in an attempt to ward Iori off. He's grinning still, knowing well the best method of handling his long-time foe. He's been planning and waiting for this opportunity too long to allow a hot head to ruin it. "I don't have some cursed flame to call... And I don't need it! Keep your tainted blood, chump! Maybe it'll help your little frustration. Probably takes a lot of napping to stay inferior to the Kusanagi heir, huh?!"
Well, Nagase was a card-carrying Iga clan ninja! Of course she might be a bit flitty. Not that Azrael may know that, and not that Nagase dressed anything remotely like a ninja, but still.
Anyways! "Sure about that?" Nagase says, flashing a wide grin over Azrael's direction. Still, she seemed hesitant to attack, her eyes flicking down towards her glasses, and moving back and forth as if she were reading something there, her grin fading away into a look of interest. "Huh..." she says absentmindedly, pulling the zipper of her jacket down a bit, so she can reach inside of her jacket with her other hand, removing a throwing dart, a kunai, albiet one a bit thicker than she normally uses. One with a little white ribbon on the very end. "Wellllllll... if you insist."
Zipping her jacket back up in a fluid sort of motion, Nagase then backflips backwards, lashing out an arm to fling the fat kunai in the direction of Azrael. Poorly, one might add. It would thunk, blade first into the ground before him. With the kunai that close, Azrael might be able to hear the series of metallic clicking noises that come from the weapon, perhaps even have the time to read the little ribbon, decorated with a heart, and a crude, animeish drawing of Nagase's head. Right before it exploded, sending shrapnel every which way.
COMBATSYS: Azrael blocks Nagase's Large Thrown Object.
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Iori 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Billy
It looks like Iori and Billy are going to get themselves into a war of thrown, lobbed, and shot energy and items, and possibly Nagase got the idea to try and draw Azrael into such a fight. But the kunai doesn't make it all the way to him, instead hitting the ground. That wasn't an accident, he's sure of it. He holds his arms up in front of his face and readies himself, taking the brunt of the explosion and shrapnel, but keeping it from hitting anything vital. "You're going to have to do better than that if you want to fight me. Why don't you show me a real attack, for a change." He seems fairly unimpressed, the energy around him dying down.
COMBATSYS: Azrael focuses on his next action.
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Iori 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Billy
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Iori with Thrown Object.
- Power hit! -
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Iori 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Billy
Billy... throws a rock at him? What the hell is this guy thinking? Iori doesn't know, he doesn't really care; that Billy opts to persist in being so stupid is just another thing that Iori will pound him into the ground for. As it stands, the Yagami heir simply intends to charge right INTO the remains of the rock... but the force of it hits surprisingly harder than Yagami anticipated. Not hard enough to stop his charge; just hard enough to slow it for a split second before the red-headed scion simply LEAPS into the air. "What the hell do you know? You're NOTHING!" As Iori roars this out, his hands clasp together. Purple fire plumes around his fists as he twists across the air in a jerking, inelegant way. And though it's not /elegant/, it's certainly /fast/. Soaring across the distance, Yagami whips his hands about, intending to crash them straight into the side of Billy Kane's face with a sudden, defeaning BOOM of cursed power. "GUUUOOOOAGH!!"
COMBATSYS: Billy fails to counter Tsumagushi from Iori with Fire Dragon Pursuit Cane.
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Iori 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Billy
Well, an angry Iori is still one of the more difficult things to be reckoned with. Billy traces the almost literal blur of the arcing figure, shifting backwards before shifting up his staff, attempting to intercept. Indeed, he had more then enough time. The weapon was in the proper place. ...The issue was that Iori could of cared less about being stopped. Smashing through the defense, what should of been a deflection is miscalculated. Struck in the face, the explosion of chi is obviously surprising, Billy crashing upon the ground in a heavy thud. Huh. So there's still this much of a gap between them...? Well, this is still only a measuring stick. "Tch. Any other idiot with berserker tactics would crumple. Gotta give you credit... You can get by being predictable..." Billy's slow to get back up, wiping a trail of blood from his scorched features. But still wearing that smug little grin, again interposing his staff before himself with his stance spreading. The game's not over just yet, after all! How well Nagase and Azrael are faring he could care less -- as far as the bodyguard is concerned, this is a one versus one!
Landing from her backflip, Nagase lets a momentary little devilish grin touch her features at the explosion, although that quickly fades into a sigh when the effect wasn't quite like she intended. "I'm going to have to do better than ~that~?" Nagase asks, sounding just a bit flabbergasted at the very thought. Heaving a sigh, she lazily turns her gaze over towards Billy and Iori, taking a moment to consider both fighters before her attention turns back to Azrael, and she flashes him a grin.
"Naaaaw." Flicking her arm to the side, a thinner, sharper kunai slides into her hand, and she backflips again, both putting that much more space between herself and Azrael, and giving her time to throw the little dart as hard as she can in Azrael's direction.
COMBATSYS: Azrael overcomes Shooting Star from Nagase with Large Thrown Object.
- Power hit! -
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Iori 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Billy
Well, it looks like she isn't going to give him much of a choice, is she? Billy and Iori go at it, Iori getting a hard hit in but by no means finishing Billy; it'd probably take a lot more than that to do it. Azrael gives a little shrug as Nagase pulls out another knife and heaves it at him. He just gives a bit of a shrug and swings his weapon hard for the ground, tearing into it and throwing a huge chunk of sod out of it and then smacking it hard with the flat of his blade, sending the grass and dirt conglomerate careening into the knife, which actually sticks inside of it as it continues on it's way. "So be it, then."
With the blow successful, and Billy's attempt at deflection a complete failure, that rage begins to die once more into that sadistic sort of smugness. Cockily waiting for Billy to lift himself up off the ground, Iori lands easily, shoving his hands into his pockets as he arches a brow at the other man and his rambling. "... Whatever. Sorry, Kane; I have a hard time listening to idiots past their prime whining about losing to the 'predictable.' That's got to be humiliating..." And then, Iori rushes forward again. Hands out of his pockets, they fling out to either side of him, becoming once more a blur of motion. His intentions are simple; he'll grasp Billy quite solidly by the shoulders with clawed fingers digging into flesh and muscle, RIGHT when he bypasses the other man's defenses. And, if successful... "... ISN'T IT?!" Iori will just KICK Billy. Right between the legs. One, simple snap kick that's aimed for the Brit's family jewels, meant to be humiliating and enraging more than anything else. And all the while... Yagami grins, nice and wide.
COMBATSYS: Iori successfully hits Billy with Light Kick.
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Iori 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Billy
There's another apparent seething from Billy as Iori comments thusly, stumbling backwards a moment. The next thing he knows Iori is upon him, and eyes widen as he's -- struck right between the legs. He might have something to say. But instead his insides burn, nausea rippling up and seemingly unable to feel anything but numbness. The hapless bodyguard slips down, thunking on his knees and then mildly doubling forward, free hand gripping the soil tightly while his eyes widen. The staff in his hand trembles, and actually seems to be mildly glowing red. The grass it grazes sizzles black, smoke curling into the air. This far. He's still... this far... Remaining vulnerable within a meter of Iori is likely suicide in the best of situations, but Iori might now realize... if he wanted Billy as made as possible, humiliated, embarrassed, and desperate... He just managed in spades. "I'll..." is hissed, with effort. "...kill you...!!"
COMBATSYS: Billy gathers his will.
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Iori 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Billy
COMBATSYS: Azrael successfully hits Nagase with Large Thrown Object.
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Iori 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/=======|=======\==-----\1 Billy
And without too much fanfare, the clod of dirt strikes Nagase right in the center of her little face, knocking her backwards as she slips on the lovely English grass to land flat on her back. "Huh. Ouch." comes her muffled voice from beneath the clod of soil, a hand reaching up to brush it from her face. Kipupping to her feet, Nagase rolls her neck and generally works all the kinks out of it, a series of cracks sounding from her direction, a mean look on her dirt-smudged face.
"Alrighty -then-." she hisses, tensing up before dashing directly at Azrael... three steps, and then Nagase disappears with a staticy sort of noise, appearing directly behind Azrael with the very same noise, in the very next moment. Teleportation? Seemed to be one of her tricks. One she hoped to show Azrael. Throwing her arms around his waist, (or trying to), Nagase's next trick is to try to leap up into the air with him, teleporting with her unwilling cargo just a few feet more up into the air, adding that little bit of extra 'oomph' to the move. The very last thing she would try to do, is spin them both around so that they were facing upside down, that motion adding a quick spiral to the manuever, and hopefully slam Azrael into the ground, head-first.
COMBATSYS: Azrael fails to interrupt Hyperdrive Nagase Spiral from Nagase with Nihilist Extinction.
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Iori 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 1/----===/=======|=======\==-----\1 Billy
Oh good, she's actually going to try! Azrael considers this a good thing. Unfortunately for him, he makes the disastrous mistake he's made constantly, attempting to leap over her and slice her up before she can get her attacks fully in. Except, well... that just /doesn't/ work when the person decides to teleport behind you instead of coming forward. And so he ends up jumping over /nothing at all/ and then is grabbed from behind and pulled up into the air by that same technique and then slammed headfirst into the ground. Lights, flashes, all that good stuff is seen by Azrael as he impacts, laying prone for a few moments before slowly, so slowly, picking himself back up. "...shit."
"Like I haven't heard that before." The redheaded Yagami scion mutters as Billy collapses on the ground. He makes note of the increase of heat, the gathering of energy to Billy in a most ominous way. He simply doesn't care. Instead, he takes a look behind him towards Azrael and Nagase's fight, eyes narrowing a touch as a thin frown crosses his lips. "... hn." That's no good. He's not going to fight TWO battles just because his partner can't get his head in the game. One clawed hand flexing, Yagami takes a look back towards Billy, just in time to see smoke starting to rise from the ground beneath him. "Listen closely, moron. I'll even say this slowly so you don't get confused. You..." Iori ducks down, in a swift movement to catch Billy by the collar of his jacket. If successful, he'll tug the man up into the air once more, his right hand pulling back and tensing. "... Are... /PATHETIC./" And to demonstrate this, he simply seeks to IMPALE Billy with those clawed fingers in the gut in one quick, simple movement, intent on ripping out that hand and dropping the Brit not a moment afterward.
COMBATSYS: Iori successfully hits Billy with Quick Punch.
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Iori 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 1/----===/=======|=======\====---\1 Billy
There doesn't seem to be much reaction from Billy as he's gripped and yanked into the air. Even the sinking fingers cause barely a spasm, blood splattering on the grass. Glazed eyes grin, a trail of blood arcing down his chin before he thuds into a crouch, stance abruptly spreading. A somewhat awkward stumble begins, before Billy flows forward, rearing back his still blazing weapon starts to spiral in anticipation. "Hrrrrrrrrrrr..." And with that Billy attempts to /smack/ into Iori with his weapon, with every ounce of force he can manage. To whip him up into the air, in a literal whirlwind. "RAAAAAAAAUGH!" If he's caught in the rotorblade-like assault, at the apex his weapon would burst into a huge pinwheel of fire, heat likely felt by the other two present. With any luck he'd manage to hurl Iori aside, towards Azrael and Nagase; His descent is somewhat awkward, landing with a grunt and stumble with arm trembling. Sadly, a desperation attack alone is hardly going to suffice to overcome the Yagami heir...
Flipping off of Azrael a moment before her own impact, Nagase flashes the prone man a smile as he picks himself up. "Still sure you want me to fight?" Nagase asks, clenching her right fist in front of herself, a fiery red glow suffusing it. "Because I can -fight-!" she calls out, and then shakes her hand towards the ground as if she were throwing something that way. And indeed, it seems like she was. A little ball of fiery chi flies from her hand, and hits the ground, leaving a wisp of smoke and a charred patch of grass, bounces like it was made of rubber, and does the same when it lands again. Hopefully, the final destination of the fireball would be our friend Azrael.
COMBATSYS: Azrael overcomes Unrelenting Fire from Nagase with Darkness Reborn.
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Billy
Azrael is getting up of course; that attack was enough to knock him senseless for a few moments, but it's not enough to take him completely out of the fight. "Yea, I'm sure." He actually gives a little smirk, one that grows once that little fireball, quite literally a fireball it seems, comes bouncing towards him. Rather than make any more smart comments, he simply holds out his weapon in front of him and begins spinning it in front of himself, dark energy flowing after the blades. It all becomes one large black glowing, brightening in the center and then suddenly shooting out from the twirling razorlance in one big beam of energy that streaks away from him and envelops the fireball, snuffing it out quickly as it travels towards Nagase.
COMBATSYS: Iori fails to interrupt Red Lotus Requiem from Billy with Yumebiki.
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Iori 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Billy
Oh my. So Billy still has some fight left in him? Iori is /stunned./ At least, as much as an arrogant individual like Iori /can/ be be stunned. As it stands, it lasts all of a few seconds before the Yagami heir simply opts to charge THROUGH the sudden, and obviously deadly crash of power. His intention is to rake his clawed hands across Billy's gut, but he's far too slow -- and Billy, Billy is just way too fast. The full force of Billy's weapon CRASHES into Yagami, as chi-born fire consumes him in a whirlwind of power and pain. It sends Yagami FLYING through the air, crashing RIGHT towards Azrael and Nagase's fight -- right beside his so-called 'partner,' in fact. His flesh and clothes smoke, smelling of burning. But even despite it? Iori is clutching his head, and LAUGHING. Laughing loudly, and terribly amused at the entire situation. It's likely that the Yagami has snapped now. Just give him a moment; he'll be tearing through anyone nearby in just a little bit.
One solid strike isn't going to take down Iori with any ease; It might take three more of those to manage such, and to say the least the bodyguard doesn't quite have that in him. His breath is coming at a dangerously rapid pace, smoke still curling from the end of his shaft. Although Iori might be going rather insane, he doesn't immediately advance. Something may have burned out in him, but rather then incite the same berserker rage, it's almost the opposite; A cold and calculating brutality, intending to break the other man. He's in poor condition to follow after Yagami, so waits -- twirling his weapon a single time, and then holding it in a defensive position.
COMBATSYS: Billy focuses on his next action.
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Iori 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Billy
COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Azrael's Darkness Reborn.
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Iori 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Billy
Holding her arms out to the sides, Nagase twitches a bit as the beam cuts through her fireball, and nimbly leaps out of the way, sidestepping in case he tried to sweep that thing her direction. Luckily, he didn't seem to. For a long moment, Nagase stands there, heaving a sigh and shrugging her shoulders, "Too much anim..." What cut her off? Iori's laugh is what cut her off. And in spite of her fearless ninjaness, it kinda spooked her. Slowly backpedaling, Nagase fights the urge to take shelter behind Billy, instead standing -near- him, but not -too- near. Not too far, either.
"Err... does he do that a lot? How are you doing, by the way?" she asks, setting her jaw at a strange angle as she regards the opposing team, shoulders slouching a bit as she relaxes, and catches her breath.
COMBATSYS: Nagase gains composure.
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Iori 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Billy
Azrael makes a slight frown now that Nagase has proved herself nimble enough to simply dart out of the way of one of his more powerful attacks. But it was as much a defense as an offense, and in that it proved itself. The blast was enough to drain him quite a bit though, and he needs to recuperate his energy.Luckily for him, Nagase is backing off, giving him the time to do just that. He smirks a little at Iori's laughter. Well, at last someone on his team is having fun. He closes his eyes for a moment and tries to center himself, this time not drawing upon large amounts of showy energy, but simply standing his ground and preparing himself mentally, reaching inside of himself to find the will to go forward even if he's beginning to tire.
COMBATSYS: Azrael gathers his will.
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Iori 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Billy
Now, see. There's one thing that people should take note of when Iori starts laughing like that; it means he's been driven off the deep end. And people who don't have the common sense enough to NOT stay out of the way when that happens? Well... they typically end up in a whole lot of pain. Nagase and Billy do the smart thing by staying away. Azrael, though? He makes a small mistake. That being...
... the mistake of thinking them being 'partners' actually means something.
Yagami's laughter comes to an abrupt end as soon as he LEAPS back into the air. Landing SOLIDLY on his feet, Iori doesn't even bother looking around him. Instead... Azrael would find a single, powerful fist coming swinging RIGHT for his jaw. "/WHAT ARE YOU DOING/?! Stop being such a PATHETIC PIECE OF CRAP AND DO YOUR JOB!!" That smug smirk of Azrael's probably isn't MEANT to be mocking, but it doesn't help. That right hook is meant to knock that look right off Azrael's face, before a second uppercut is meant to UPPERCUT the young fighter... right towards Nagase. And if that second blow is a success, as Azrael flies through the air, Iori will LEAP after, intent on SLAMMING his fists right into the poor young man's gut. Poor Azrael. He got stuck with the crazy man on the wrong day.
"GUUUWWWWWWOOOOOUGH!!"
"...You go near Iori right now..." Billy states, spitting a large amount of blood to the side while smirking in a sort of peculiar way. "...He'll kill you. This is what he was like after King of Fighters. Hah... Thinking I can take him alone..." The bodyguard remembers distinctly that both him and Blue Mary in tandem scarcely repelled the raging man opposite. All the hatred in the world still doesn't blind the punk. Then why? Because Billy's afraid of nothing. One can't say he lacks balls, despite them being heavily kicked.
"...I gotta be as crazy as him, huh?"
One forearm shifts, attempting to press Nagase backwards, and maneuver her behind him. "Hang back. No need for two bodies to get churned through the meat grinder. You got it?" The latter is snapped over a shoulder, Billy waiting for her to give affirmation before turning back towards Iori. Being actually protective of other members of the Syndicate -- /genuinely/ -- is probably the one quality he has that even Geese lacks in the upper hierarchy.
"Hey Yagami -- I'M YOUR OPPONENT!!" And as this is snarled, Billy once more shoots out his bo staff. It sizzles like a serpent, the rasping coils of chain connecting the three segments. He attempts to hit Iori... Right in the balls, and hopefully send him staggering backwards. The huge flash of flame that would consume him thereafter as it retracts would just be icing on the cake.
Eyes widening behind yellow-lensed glasses, Nagase is filled with questions she could ask Billy about Iori, but... now wasn't the opprotune time. Now wasn't the opprotune time, but, "What's wrong with him?" she asks. Leaping to the side, away from the potential path of Azrael. Into her pocket her hand dips, and she raises her hand, and throws a tiny object in Iori's direction, intending to land by his feet. It would blow up with a brief, but loud pop, and a likely distracting gout of smoke, that Billy's rushing flames would clear away soon enough.
But! It may serve to distract Iori ~just~ enough for Billy to totally kick his ass. Right? Right?
COMBATSYS: Nagase assists Billy.
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Iori 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Billy
COMBATSYS: Iori successfully hits Azrael with Aoi Hana.
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Iori 0/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|===----\-------\0 Billy
Azrael makes a slight frown as Iori comes for him. Nope, no chance to try and evade or even slow this assault down. He instead attempts to simply take the pain, even this becoming an impossibility as the fist slams into his jaw and rocks him so hard that he completely loses control of his body, the only thing keeping his weapon in hand years of practice. And then the raging Yagami jumps after and pounds him into the dirt, the young man hitting back first and bouncing in a way no body is meant to bounce. He then lets out a groan, slowly rolling himself to his feet, tripping backwards a little. "...Shit, that hurt. Not as much as I expected, though..." ...probably not a wise thing to say, but his mind isn't working /quite/ as it should after all that. He looks over as Nagase throws her little popping toy at Iori's feet. "Oh, right. I almost forgot about you." He moves forward with a bit of lethargy, body not responding entirely well after what he just went through, and sends a quick poke with the end of his weapon for Nagase's stomach.
COMBATSYS: Iori overcomes Blazing Cane Thrust from Billy with Ya Sakazuki.
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Iori 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|===----\-------\0 Billy
Unfortunately for Nagase -- that distracting gout of smoke does exactly the opposite. At least, for now. Instead of upsetting or keeping Iori's attention of /Billy/, it instead takes the Yagami's attention off Azrael and refocuses it on the pair he should ACTUALLY be fighting. That pair being Nagase... and a very rapidly approaching Billy Kane, coming thrusting at him with that mighty staff in a move that Iori's already seen. That in itself upsets Iori, but what upsets him even MORE... is that he thinks he can get away with it when it failed for him the last time. And so?
Yagami decides to teach Billy a lesson.
"You're my opponent? HAHAHA!!" As Iori speaks, he moves in a blur of motion. His intention is to simply whip AROUND towards Billy and then... just snap his fingers. A small spark of chi escapes from between those slender digits, looking less than impressive. What everyone SHOULD note, however... is the swell of dark clouds in the sky, everything suddenly becoming much more dank and gloomy than before. And as soon as that spark strikes that incoming staff? A mighty BOLT of pure Orochi power crashes down from the heavens, knocking the blow and the gout of fire off track and undoing much of the power Billy had mustered. A second bolt strikes the cane a second time, knocking it straight into the ground. And a third bolt? It soars down from the heavens... straight at Billy. "YOU'RE NOT EVEN GOOD ENTERTAINMENT!!"
COMBATSYS: Billy just-defends Iori's Ya Sakazuki!
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Iori 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|===----\-------\0 Billy
"Keep laughing..." Billy states, before suddenly rushing forward while the weapon is impacted, and stopped dead. The second strike misses; With impossible speed the man managed to yank it backwards, reassembled just in time for it to begin whirling in a manic manner. And although the sky boils ominously, the Southsynd bodyguard merely snaps it up, bursting into flame. For a brief moment he is consumed; Yet when the purple flame clears, it's obvious that Billy managed to repel it completely, and having scarcely stopped his charge. "I'LL SEND YOU LAUGHING STRAIGHT TO YOUR GRAVE!!" Bracing his weapon upon the ground, Billy launches himself skyward, shooting like a rocket. His descent is equally fast, attempting to unleash a vicious kick upon Iori, punctuated by a further blow of his staff. "I'LL KILL YOU!" is cried out, with some vehemence. To battle crazy -- YOU MUST BECOME CRAZY.
COMBATSYS: Nagase fails to interrupt Weapon Jab from Azrael with Quick Punch.
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Iori 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|===----\-------\0 Billy
You see, as scared as Nagase was of Iori, she wasn't nearly so intimidated by Azrael. And so, she got it in her mind to do something a little... well... not so sporting. Her intent was to slide to the side, so that the weapon went beneath her arm and side, kinda grab it, and slap Azrael across the face.
Funny, perhaps, but it was not meant to be. Misjudging where the weapon goes, she manages to get a bellyfull of blade, the weapon cutting through coat and undershirt to gouge the flesh beneath as she jerks away. And what comes out of her mouth next is rather unladylike, but considering the circumstances, she felt it was justified.
With the failed counterattack, Azrael only presses forward, pulling the weapon free. He takes a moment to look over as Iori calls down his wrath upon Billy, and then shakes his head a little as it's shoved aside as if it were the easiest thing in the world. But Azrael needs to focus on Nagase, not the fight between the other two.
The simple, quick strike seemed to work, and so he makes an attempt at the same, this time stepping a little closer and making another stab, except this time he's aiming right for her chest. Hey, guys get intentionally smacked in the family jewels all the time, no reason that women's obvious soft spots can't be targeted as well.
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Iori with Flying Assault Cane.
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Iori 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|====---\-------\0 Billy
Repelled completely. That's not something that happens often, especially not with that attack. But Iori is far too far gone to even care about that anymore. Instead, as soon as Billy comes rushing at him, Iori has every intention of running RIGHT at him, closing the distance between the pair before his clawed hands snap out to either side of him. The kick hits soundly, sending Yagami bending backwards with a sudden snap. The second blow sends him flipping BACKWARDS, but when Iori lands... he lands on his feet, in a crouch. Immediately afterwards, the Orochi-cursed scion tenses... and POUNCES at Billy, leaping HIGH into the air. He intends to SMASH a single foot directly into Billy's jaw, before following up with a SECOND blow with his other foot -- this one aimed at snapping directly into Billy's solar plexus. "HWOOOGH!!"
COMBATSYS: Iori successfully hits Billy with Light Kick.
- Power hit! -
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Iori 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\-------\0 Billy
Billy's in a poor state, and it's apparent as both of those impacts strike cleanly, blowing the man backwards as he hacks rather bloodily. "N-Nagase...! Ignore that brat -- Take down Iori!" Apparently his valiant effort failed, and it's going to take a conjugal attack to hopefully repel the other man. A couple unsteady footsteps are taken, before maneuvering forward once more. The end of his staff snaps out, attempting to hit Iori in his /own/ solar plexus and see just how he likes it. If managed he'll heft the man over and /slam/ him into the ground with every ounce of force he can manage, with any luck slowing down his nigh-irrevocable onslaught demonstrated thus far. Pant... pant... Geese, why you gotta make Billy always look like a tool?
COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Azrael's Medium Strike.
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Iori 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\-------\0 Billy
Frankly? That was not cool at all. As the stab nears her chest, Nagase kinda leans to the side and ducks, avoiding the cutting blade that was aimed at the ladies. Narrowing her eyes behind her glasses, Nagase manages to say, voice underscored with an annoyed sort of anger, "What kind of man are you! Bastard!" And that, of course, made Azrael fair game. Rising to her feet whilst maintaining proximity with the man, Nagase releases a high-pitched scream of "YIIIII!" as she kicks her leg upwards, hopefully between Azrael's legs, to deliver a kick to the unmentionables there.
COMBATSYS: Azrael counters Light Kick from Nagase with Jubilant Inhumation.
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Iori 0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Billy
Azrael replies simply, "One that wants to win, and if pissing you off so that you make a mistake is the key, so be it." She jumps forward at him and kicks for his crotch, but he quickly swings his weapon at her other leg and knocks it out from under her, sending her to the ground in a quick imitation of a move he picked up from Niesje. He then takes a step forward and shoves his weapon into the ground at a low angle and then jumps, using all the strength in his arms to throw himself up into the air by using the weapon as you would in a pole vault and then suddenly coming careening down on top of Nagase, stabbing down weapon first before spinning up his weapon and simply tearing into her while she lays helpless, aiming to cut her over her entire form. And when it all seems to be over he gives a final smirk and sends one more slash, right across the chest, and then jumps away to the side.
COMBATSYS: Iori endures Billy's Fishhook Throw.
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Iori 0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1 Billy
Take Iori down. It'd be good advice, if Nagase chose to follow it. As it stands, the man is left alone to deal with the rage of the Yagami. And it is quite raging at the moment. To the point that the scion simply foregoes any attempt at defense when Billy comes flying. Hit in that lovely, creamy nerve cluster, Iori just issues for an animalistic grunt of pain. But as Billy lifts? He might notice that the red-head is gripping quite securely onto that staff. The moment that Kane slams the berserker into the ground... he's going to get JERKED forward by that long extension. And if he's not quick to get out of the way or defend himself, he'll soon find himself at the receiving end of a lot of pain in the form of a maneuver he's seen before. Iori goes for the man's face, clawed fingers jutting out to CRASH into Billy's face and grip. Flames plume outward to engulf Billy's head, or whatever he connects with, before an explosion intends to ROCK the British thug right off his feet. "GUUUUOOOOOH!!!"
COMBATSYS: Billy dodges Iori's Koto Moon Negative.
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Iori 0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1 Billy
Although Billy gets his staff jerked by Iori, the response is laughable. The man allows the bo to collapse, and all Iori ends up with is a length of segments connected by chain. This is hardly good purchase to assault the other man with, who suddenly hurls himself to the side with a snort, landing in a hard roll on his shoulder before slipping back to his feet. The weapon retracts thereafter, once more connecting into a single entity. Upon noticing Nagase not only ignore him but get raped by the zombie freak, there's another cry. "NAGASE!" Hopefully she listens this time, or there will be Issues. "Think it's time to put you down, Iori... SEE YOU IN HELL!" He begins to whirl his staff around in a crazy fashion, igniting into a pinwheel of fire. And upon churning it to an enormous degree, whipping it out towards the Yagami heir, attempting to consume him in a fireball easily 6 feet around; And with any luck blow him away, to get some distance.
Slashed all over with the sweeps of Azrael's cuts, Nagase finds herself knocked away from the man, landing, miraciously, on her feet, albiet in a crouch. Burning red eyes tear away from Azrael at the shout to one side, a muttered curse passing the ninja's lips. Sending a mental command down to the gear lacing herself, she feels the whirring of the access drive on her arm, and looks towards Iori. Bracing herself, and waiting for the response to Billy's manuever she... teleports.
Right behind the Yagami scion. There, she hopes to throw her arms around his waist from behind, (because there is no way on this green earth she's going to get in front of that man), hoping to snag him around the waist and teleport both her and him about twenty feet up into the air. Whilst she was at it, she would hope surprise would work to her advantage, so she could manuever Iori so that not only did land before her, but headfirst.
...a girl can dream?
So, they're both going to go for Iori, are they? And Azrael doesn't really feel much love towards his partner, not after the savage beat down he was given. Nagase just teleports away from him, so he's left all alone a ways away while they all throw down. So be it. He holds his arms out at the sides and a ball of black energy forms in each, the young man suddenly throwing them forward across his body. They whirl around the trio of fighters and then veer together, striking together just above Iori and pals and unleashing a large explosion of negative energy, turning into a hemisphere of death fully ten feet across. Azrael lets out a breath after his attack, that one having taken a fair bit out of him, and the aches and pains of the fight making him weary.
COMBATSYS: Azrael successfully hits Iori with Nocturne Demise.
- Power hit! -
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Iori 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Billy
COMBATSYS: Billy successfully hits Iori with Blazing Whirlwind Cane.
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Iori 1/-----==/=======|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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Azrael 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Billy
COMBATSYS: Iori fails to interrupt Maximum Spiral from Nagase with Yumebiki.
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Azrael 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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COMBATSYS: Iori can no longer fight.
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Azrael 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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|=------\-------\0 Billy
It's all a bit too much, too fast. Iori's burnt out at this point; he's been hitting people too hard too often, and it's showing. By the time that staff strikes hits him for yet a third time, he can't muster up enough effort to get out of the way. It conveniently hits in time with the explosion of Azrael's energy. Both things are just enough to send Yagami flying through the air. Just as Nagase comes flying at him, though, in that sudden teleport, it seems Yagami is about to counter her. Yet, for /whatever/ reason, Iori is just a second too slow; he is grabbed just before his clawed hand can swipe at Nagase. And then... he's dropped.
Iori SLAMS brutally into the earth, making a small crater as he goes. There is a moment of silence, before he staggers to his feet, looking between the trio. He sways, violet fire burning across his arms weakly. And then... his lips pull back in a sneer. "Gonna... kill all of you." It's a promise, and one that's delivered just as Iori's eyes roll back, and he collapses, unconscious.
COMBATSYS: Azrael successfully hits Billy with Nocturne Demise.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Nagase
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And it's done. Billy actually more or less ignored the assault from Azrael, consumed by the flash of chi and seeming to be... remarkably unhurt by the experience. It was almost refreshing, actually, but in his present state such is enough to send him staggering backwards, hacking. "Whew... Well, none of us are going to die... Alright, I'm out. Finish him for me, Nagase!! I got something to do!" Billy then twirls his staff, igniting it into flames before /hurling/ it in Azrael's direction, grinning wildly. If it hits, it will detonate in a rather surprising manner from the channeled chi. Billy then hobbles over to the unconscious Iori, clutching his side, and begins kicking him rather hard in the ribs. It might seem to home audiences he's forfeited finishing the battle in order to do this... "Fucking..." Thud! "Son of a..." Thud! "bitch...!" Then Billy falls on his ass. Whew. THAT was his last reserve.
COMBATSYS: Billy can no longer fight.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Nagase
COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Azrael's Nocturne Demise.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Nagase
Tsch. By some divine's hand, Nagase managed to slam Iori into the ground, the girl somersaulting away and out of the crater safely. Landing on her feet, she breathes a sigh, and somehow, someway... she finds an energy bolt scraggling it's way towards her. One that she just dodges with a twitch of her head, taking it out of the path of the bolt. "Toooooo much anime." she grumbles to herself, glancing across the ways towards Azrael. "You know what? Just get out of here, and I won't beat you up. You stay, I win..." Nagase says, fingering the hilt of a kunai, and flicking her chin in Azrael's direction.
Her shoulders do slump somewhat, and although she is relaxing some, she's still very much prepared. Also, she kicks a sizable rock into the crater that Iori was in. Hopefully, it hits him, and hopefully, he doesn't remember today. He was a spooky sort of person.
COMBATSYS: Nagase gains composure.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Nagase
COMBATSYS: Azrael dodges Billy's Blazing Cane Thrust.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Nagase
That attack almost did more harm than good. /Almost/, but it seems to have been just enough to send Billy over the edge and take him down. But of course there's going to be one final retaliatory strike, and as it cane is thrown towards him Azrael decides to just get the hell out of Dodge City, and jump to the side and hit the ground with his shoulder and roll, low against the ground when the cane hits it and explodes, releasing it's energy. He then picks himself up and looks around. Nagase is still up. Hmm. He closes his eyes for a moment and centers himself before moving in slowly, making intricate twirling maneuvers with his razorlance. "I don't think so, I may be down, but don't count me out. Lets finish this." He continues forward up to her, and then quickly twists to the side and lashes out with the heel of his foot. What, he can attack with his feet! He does know martial arts, even if he mainly relies on his weapon.
COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Azrael's Light Kick.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Nagase
Tilting her head to the side, Nagase watches Azrael's approach with disinterest. "You know, save the pretty dancing for the women. And bulk up a bit." she snaps, twisting her body out of the way of the kick, and then leaping to one side. Landing on the ground, Nagase is already in motion, dashing forward as she flicks her hand to the side, a kunai sliding out of her sleeve into an open palm. Hopefully, this was before Azrael could recover too well from the kick, so that his back was to her. Hopefully. In any case, she slings her hand out, hoping to toss that kunai so that it digs into the meat of Azrael's back.
COMBATSYS: Azrael overcomes Shooting Star from Nagase with Large Thrown Object.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Nagase
Azrael just gives a light shrug when Nagase avoids his kick and taunts him, not letting the emotional barb set and force him into doing something especially stupid. "You tried that already and it didn't work. What makes you think it will now?" He once again slashes his weapon deep into the ground and flicks some of it up, smacking it with his weapon like a golf club and sending it sailing into the kunai, the knife being batted aside as the earthen hunk flies towards the ninja.
COMBATSYS: Nagase overcomes Large Thrown Object from Azrael with Unrelenting Fire.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
"Weak!" Nagase intones, skidding to a stop as she clutches her right fist together, which begins to glow with a fiery red chi. "THIS, you ANNOYING LITTLE BOY!" Nagase shouts, throwing the ball of flame into the clod of earth. Exploding through it, (and covering her throughly with soil and grass, by the by), the ball of fire bounces through the clod of dirt, hits the ground, and continues to bounce it's happy little way towards Azrael. Well, ~something~ Azrael did must've made Nagase mad.
COMBATSYS: Azrael overcomes Unrelenting Fire from Nagase with Large Thrown Object.
- Power hit! -
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
Unperturbed, Azrael reaches out with the end of his weapon and flips the kunai into the air while backing up, catching it by the handle. "Not bad, nice balance." He then swings his arm in a fast sidearm motion and whips the little weapon forward, causing it to blast right through the bouncing ball of fire and extinguishing it before continuing on it's merry way.
COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Azrael's Large Thrown Object.
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Azrael 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
Dodging her very little weapon with a jerk to one side, Nagase snatches out a hand to catch it by the panda-headed hilt, whirling around to toss the weapon back towards him, her dragging boots cutting a wave through the grass as she spins, and tosses the weapon back towards his gut.
COMBATSYS: Azrael fails to interrupt Thrown Object from Nagase with Deep Strike.
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
COMBATSYS: Azrael has reached second wind!
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
Okay, he's getting a bit sick of cutting up clods of grass and soil and sending them her way, so lets try something different. He leans forward and charges, running at full speed and brandishing his weapon, trying to blow straight through the knife and run Nagase through with one end of the weapon before she has time to react. But such a brash maneuver is very unlikely to succeed, and the weapon hits him dead on, the pain overcoming him and causing him to fall to the ground. He shakes his head a little, and then slowly picks himself back up, pulling the weapon out and stashing it in his pocket, turning his head and spitting out some fresh blood, apparently not done yet.
Nagase's red eyes regard Azrael over the tops of her glasses, and she smiles a cruel little smile. Slowly but surely, the yellow in her glasses fades away into red, and she turns her stance to the side, reaching a hand behind herself to take ahold of the hilt of the sword she wears on her back. "Good. Now that that's settled... care to come in close?" she invites, bringing up a hand, and curling the tips of her fingers, one after another, in a spidery 'come here' gesture.
COMBATSYS: Nagase focuses on her next action.
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
Azrael pretends to think about the idea for a moment, and then simply shakes his head. "No, I don't think so, I'd rather not walk into a trap." He stands right where he is, his coat slowly becoming stained from blood from the wound where the knife hit. He hasn't really stood around and really looked at the way Nagase dodges to try and give himself a better chance at hitting her, maybe it's a good time to do so now. Besides, she'll likely club him good if he rushes in like she wants him to.
COMBATSYS: Azrael focuses on his next action.
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Azrael 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
Shrugging her shoulders, Nagase pauses and tenses up, watching Azrael intently. There is the sound of static, and suddenly she is in front of him, one hand swinging out to slap him across the cheek. Slap him with a closed fist, but still, the idea remains.
COMBATSYS: Nagase successfully hits Azrael with Quick Punch.
- Power hit! -
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Azrael 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
Azrael stands tall and tries to just take the hit. ...bad idea. She socks him hard, hard, and his head whips to the side, a bit of blood splattering onto the grass below as he stumbles to the side. In the condition he's in the last thing he wants is to get smacked in the head. Well, fine. She wants him to attack her, so he will. He attempts the same move he opened the fight with, holding out his hand and firing a small ball of black energy towards her, while quickly twirling his weapon around and sending a flurry of strikes towards her stomach.
COMBATSYS: Nagase blocks Azrael's Necrotic Slash.
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Azrael 0/-------/-======|===----\-------\0 Nagase
Leaping away from Azrael with a quick half-step, the ball of energy strikes Nagase full-on, knocking her back a step, but not quite having the intended effect of stunning her. Maybe Nagase was just too mad, maybe the energy just wasn't potent enough, whatever. The first strike slaps Nagase in the gut, but Nagase advances, a hand going out to grab Azrael by the shoulder, and also by the weapon, halting the move. Swinging her foot forward at the same time as she pull forward on his shoulder, she hopes to knock his leg out from under him, hopefully knocking him off balance enough to fall face down on the ground. Hard.
COMBATSYS: Azrael fails to interrupt Quick Throw from Nagase with Medium Throw.
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COMBATSYS: Azrael can no longer fight.
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Azrael's already grabbed, so if he's going to go down he figures he'll try to take her with him, hoping to pull her onto his feet and then kick her away powerfully. ...just, Azrael really isn't all that learned in such activity, and manages only to slip even more quickly and fall to the ground, landing hard on his back as intended. There's a little groan of pain, and then he goes limp. Not dead, but certainly unconscious.
Unconcious? Good. Then he might have trouble defending against the stomp that Nagase aims at the back of his head, the ninja girl throwing her chin up, and declaring rather pointedly, "Hmph!" Bringing a hand up to the slash across her belly, she grumbles about the condition of her clothes, casts a wary eye towards Iori's Crater, and steps over to crouch beside Billy, less to interact with him, and more to just sit with something familiar as the medical teams and cleanup crew, and whoever else come to likely cart them all away.
COMBATSYS: Nagase has ended the fight here.
Log created by Iori, and last modified on 22:46:43 03/13/2007.