Description: Dante and Ingrid are pitted against Yamazaki, Destroyer of Worlds. ... And Dante forfeits. (Winner: Yamazaki)
Today is an exciting day for Dante. He is going to fight some who is significantly stronger then him; However, his buffer for pain is far higher then many in such a situation. Grant and Kain were never kind teachers, and had long believed that mercy was a poor tool to use. His graduation was simply being able to repel his mentor to a degree to meet satisfaction of his advancement. And thusly within the area cordoned off for the battle, deep in the plumes of the Melbourne building, Dante lingers. It's a broad room, but most of it is filled with a three-feet deep pool of water; Presently lacking anything alive that could be damaged in churning water. There's enough area for a crowd to gather and watch in a mundane setting, but not much beyond that. Doors lead to the rest of the facility, but there's no living critters in deliciously breakable glass within the confines of this arena that might get injured, or used as blunt objects thereafter. Such a shame.
Having no intent of getting wet unless he has to, regardless of the premise of this fight, the Ankoku disciple is settled cross legged upon the ground with his back against the tank, over-sleeved forearms crossed over his lap and head bowed forward. He's been here some time before the scheduled fight, when the cameras themselves were still being set up; Unless Ingrid or Yamazaki wanted to spend two hours meditating beforehand also, they'll come afterwards.
Ingrid, on the other hand, is probably fairly soft at fighting people that are much more powerful than her. That's not to say that she's a poor fighter, but she can't take hits quite like some people, such as Dante, can. She does at least have experience in this sort of fight, and on the par she does fairly well in them, so this fight is likely right up in the air as far as who is going to be victorious, and those are always the best fights. When she heard where she was going to be fighting, she had almost decided to fight in a swimming suit. She decided against it however, considering that that would assure that she'd get tossed in the water.
Instead she's wearing her normal outfit as she strolls into the makeshift arena, looking over at Dante when she does. Meditation? Well, that's likely a good way to prepare for a fight, though she doesn't meditate very much herself. "Good evening." She doesn't know Dante very well, other than that he's not Yamazaki, their opponent. "My name is Ingrid, I believe we'll be fighting together today." She offers a friendly smile.
An aquarium. They were making him fight in a freaking fishtank. You damn well better believe that Geese would be hearing about this.
Ryuji Yamazaki, even in the best of days, is /not/ a patient man. And the idea of having to fight in waist-deep water was nowhere near one of his more pleasant ideas. As such, he's been forced to make slight alterations to his outfit. First, no good shoes. He's wearing a simple pair of black water-shoes, with enough grip on the soles to keep him on his feet. As well, the normal black slacks have been replaced with relatively loose, billowing knee-length shorts. The vest was also left behind, only wearing the black dress shirt.
No time was wasted; he simply hopped into the waist-deep water with a rather angry-looking scowl crossing his face. He snaps at the other two, "Get in here, goddamnit, let's get this over with." He continues to mumble, half to himself, "God damn ridiculous, fightin' in a giant fish tank. The hell they think I am, some sorta side-fight attraction? Swear, this is what I get for not tellin' Geese it's a bad damn idea to allow soem special guest booking."
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Yamazaki has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Dante has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Dante 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Yamazaki
COMBATSYS: Ingrid has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Yamazaki
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With this impatience guiding him, Yamazaki decides that it's not worth waiting for the other two to get things started. "Y'know what, t'hell with the both of you." It's a bit of an awkward move to make, what with the water, and an improvisation of one of his usual techniques. He pulls his left arm fully out of the water, lifting that hand up and over his head, holding it much the same way that someone might when they're threatening to bitchslap someone. And it's from that position that his arm lashes out. It's a bit hard to determine, at first, who the target is with the both of them so close together, and Yamazaki's arm blurring from the sheer speed of the movement. At the last moment, though, the arm makes enough movement to the side to answer the question: Dante. And should luck be with the Syndicate lieutenant, Dante's about to get a high-velocity set of leather-clad knuckles square in the mush.
COMBATSYS: Dante blocks Yamazaki's Snake Tamer.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Yamazaki
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"...I'd rather fight him alone." Dante states outright towards Ingrid, shifting his odd green eyes to squint towards the girl. "I will learn little in this two-person affair, compared to even a savage beating. ...But no matter." Not apparently friendly in the slightest, this man. He flows to his feet thereafter, yanking up the sleeves upon his black two-part suit one by one, fastening it past the elbows. The array of snake tattoos upon his arms are now clearly visible. And as Yamazaki enters, obviously in a rather horrible mood, Dante kicks off either of his loafers before slipping inside without much hesitation at the demand. Much like the Orochi-blooded he's rather tall, although the fate of his expensive pants are in question. "...Let's make this quick." is offered towards Yamazaki. Yet there's no tone that such is derogatory in the slightest, or even expecting to win. He's telling the other brutal figure to unload, obviously wishing to draw this out little more. A mutual waste of time.
...Which seems to be agreed upon, as Dante lifts both brows at the peculiar flowing of that arm. But Yamazaki might be marginally impressed that there was no surprise or hesitation. Dante merely snapped up both forearms, and was smacked clean in the middle of that swiftly form X. He actually doesn't even skid back more then an inch, barely shifting the tide of the water. "...Hmm." Spreading his stance fully, squatting enough the water reaches his waist, one fist lifts and the other pulls towards his chest. "So you attack the stone rather then the paper. An interesting tactic to begin a fight you wish swiftly ended."
COMBATSYS: Dante focuses on his next action.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Yamazaki
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Dante 0/-------/------=|
Ingrid's eyebrows raise at Dante's pronouncement, "Oh, is that so?" She smiles. It would certainly be more of a challenge for him if he were to fight the older man alone, but considering that the people who organize SNF pitted him against two people rather than just Dante alone he might not have the best of luck attempting it. "I'll try to stay out of your way, then." She gets the impression that he's the type of fighter that wouldn't have qualms about plowing right through her to get to Yamazaki if it came right down to it.
When Yamazaki enters and jumps right into the water she lets out a little laugh, "Oh dear, I suppose I should have worn the swimming suit after all..." Following suit, she removes her shoes and sets them aside. Rather than jumping into the water, however, she jumps up and balances on the edge of the pool. With Yamazaki choosing to strike at Dante first she moves over a little, putting the man between Dante and herself. No move to attack just yet, she's a careful fighter, and noticing the speed with which Yamazaki stuck out... it wouldn't do to get caught unaware.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid focuses on her next action.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Yamazaki
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"You don't do your homework, do you, kid?" Yamazaki chuckles underneath his breath for just a moment, then shakes his head. "She don't actually fight people, she just waits for 'em to punch her, then she counter-strikes. Not that fond of dealin' with shit like that when I've got the two of you t'deal with." He flexes the fingers of his left hand, popping his knuckles briefly. "You, though. I ain't heard shit about you, so.. y'know, actually, you got a point." He narrows his eyes a little, then looks over towards Ingrid. "I can get a better look at you if she's not in the way." It takes him a moment to shift to face Ingrid with the water hindering his movement, but once he's facing her, a grin turns up the corners of his lips. He just watches her for a moment before surging forward. The water parts as he pushes hard off the soles of his water-shoes, and he leans forward as his left hand comes up and across, fingers balled into a fist that's coming up like an uppercut to strike under her chin.
"There are many methods of defensive fighting. I believe that waiting for the opponent to give you an opening is risky, foolish, and presents too many chances where there is none to take." Dante seems to agree with Yamazaki, although in a sort of distant manner. There's something of a small smile offered towards Yamazaki, and a bow of the head. "My name is Dante. ...I am a new face, but I hope to impress someone of your caliber. Such vicious and brutal techniques... Hah." His tongue draws across pursed lips. And then he suddenly shifts his right foot forward, pointing the toe in a swish towards Yamazaki. His entire body goes limp, eyes closing in focus. And then the boy /moves./ It's certainly brutally quick, clearing the breadth between the pair in a heartbeat as a huge wave of water parts. "HIYAH!"
A couple meters from Yamazaki, Dante leaps into the air, legs first; Attempting to wrap them around the man's neck. If such manages he'll whirl around, trying to twist and strangle thoroughly and somewhat perch on his shoulders from behind. This would be punctuated by both hands seeking the man's face, attempting to surge a venomous amount of purple fire into his head before kipping off to land behind. Normally he'd end it by trying to flip the opponent into the air, but... Well, Yamazaki's a bit too big for that.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid fails to counter Quick Punch from Yamazaki with Sun Upper.
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Ingrid proves just how right Yamazki is, deciding to give Dante a bit of an example about her reversal maneuver. Perhaps, though, it wasn't the best idea to try when Yamazaki had /just/ said he knew about it, though, because when she leans forward and tries to point in the air the fist simply bypasses the disk before it can even form, the fist smashing into her chin and knocking her hard enough to smash straight into the ceiling. She then falls down and lands in the water with splash, soaking her completely. She pops up out of it a moment later and actually laughs a little, rubbing her chin. "Well, I certainly should have known better than to try that. I'm going to have to be far more careful." Once she's in the water and soaked, she might as well stay in."
COMBATSYS: Dante successfully hits Yamazaki with Burmese Python.
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The left hand of Yamazaki is pulled back quickly after impact, and he takes a moment to shake the tingle out of his knuckles. The force of that strike makes him chuckle, but he's got more important things to concentrate on than the force of his strike. He's got Dante coming at him from the other side, and the water slows his response time just enough that he's not able to get his arms up and in the way in time. It's a bit hard to strangle someone with the sort of thick linebacker's neck that Yamazaki has, but it does a good job of making it hard to breathe. It's that fire that gets him, though. He barks out a short, angry-sounding yell before Dante's gone again. That leaves the Syndicate enforcer a surlier-looking than before, a visible sneer tugging at his lips. "The hell is your deal..? I'll deal with you in a minute." He mutters something underneath his breath before he turns to face Ingrid again. There's no movement from the man for a moment, then he just lets out this brief, primal-sounding yell as his right leg lifts with enough force to displace all the water in front of him. H2O goes everywhere as Yamazaki's foot comes up, going up over his head to extend at a full 180 degree angle before it comes down hard and brutally fast, aimed to slam his foot right down into Ingrid's head.
Ah, the joy of being underestimated. That venomous chi would surge into Yamazaki, and being placed behind him was purposeful. The raging Orochi is likely to take out his frustration on the person he can see, and that remains Ingrid. "You are useless. Do you really think your pitiful reversals will work on a man of his strength? Tch. I guess I shall do the work." Once more shifting forward, one hand raising forward, Dante again bursts into the same insane speed, blowing through the water with little hesitation. One hand shoots out to catch the larger man by the wrist, before attempting to wrench it backwards with incredible force. The surprise combined with superior leverage should be sufficient; Raw power does little against joints, and resistance would only risk Yamazaki breaking his arm. Again there would be that surge of poisonous fire, before a twist and backhand to the shoulder thusly afflicted, also flaring with energy. To some people, this would shatter the wrist and dislocate the shoulder. To Yamazaki, it'd probably make him very sore and aggravated.
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki successfully hits Ingrid with Yakiire.
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Yamazaki is simply too fast and too powerful for Ingrid to contend with, the girl trying to get the heck out of the way as the foot comes down atop her head but being unable to manage it. Perhaps it was the water, but more likely it was just a lack of skill. The kick pounds her down into the water again and she's submerged for far longer than she was the first time. She shakes her head and painfully pulls herself out of the water, soaking wet and in some serious trouble. Without another moment she bends down and jumps straight out of the water, landing in the dry ground outside of the pool. If she gets knocked out, she doesn't want to drown.
Once she's out she turns around and faces Yamazaki, a flash of light surrounding her. She lifts her hands up to under her chin and a small little ball of golden energy forms, and she 'blows' it out towards powerful fighter. It floats slowly and rather benignly forward, but its size hides it's power.
COMBATSYS: Dante successfully hits Yamazaki with Anaconda.
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COMBATSYS: Yamazaki endures Ingrid's Sun Burst.
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It's rare that he says things like this, but he likes Dante. The kid's a little bastard, he's rude to his teammates.. that purple fire reminds him of people he's not particularly fond of, but eh. With his attention distracted, Dante gets right in to grab at his arm and wrench it around. That, in turn, draws an angry-sounding growl from the thug's throat before that fire starts to hit him again, and he just yanks his arm out of Dante's grasp. "That's startin' to annoy the crap out of me." Then, Ingrid sends.. something floating at him. "You know, you just need to get the hell out of my face, the big kids are talkin' here." And rather than sidestepping the slow-moving projectile, Yamazaki simply plows right the hell through it. It explodes against his chest, sending energy wracking through him, but his momentum wins out in the end, and as the Sun Burst fades, all Ingrid can see is the bulk of Ryuji Yamazaki, rushing at her with the point of a sharp butterfly knife leading the charge. His right hand slices right out, aiming a low horizontal slash for her stomach.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid counters Nightmare - then Darkness from Yamazaki with Sun Delta.
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"Hah." Dante states, before slipping backwards away from Yamazaki, once more crossing his arms before his chest. He merely observes the vicious impact to the large man's chest, and the ensuing chaos that thereafter comes. "I will sit out the finale. And Yamazaki-sama... She is very close to defeat. It should take little more then a single blow, no matter how meager. Do not overexert yourself... I can see how far my poison has spread, and she is still unfatigued." Assessing his own teammate and giving the information to his opponent? That seems to be the case, as Dante swishes through the water to the edge of the fountain and hops up. He sits cross-legged once more, crossing his arms before his lap and slightly leaning forward. Merely a voyeur now, as opposed to a participator.
COMBATSYS: Dante gains composure.
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Ingrid smiles as Yamazaki plows through her attack, realizing the sort of pain he must be going through in order to pull off a maneuver like that. And even if he's able to push through it, it does slow him down /just/ enough. She gives him a slight wink, and then a bright flash surrounds her for the second time, and she leans forward and points again. A small triangle forms in front of her in golden energy, and then in front of it a massive disk of swirling psi. Yamazaki clobbers straight into it and is frozen where he is as the energy surrounds him, tearing at him as it floats up to the ceiling and holds him there, Ingrid leaning backwards and giving him a little salute. And then the disk releases him and she lifts her arms into the air, summoning up more energy and holding her arms out quickly to him as he falls, a massive symbol of the Eternal Goddess flaring up around him and striking him once more before he's allowed to hit the ground. Once that's all over Ingrid lets out a small laugh. "Well, I suppose your not as big a kid as you thought." Teasing him? Of course.
Did.. did that little bitch just smart off to him? Man, you give one person a lucky shot. It's much to his chagrin as he's knocked under the water for a moment, and it's just as quickly that the water explodes around him as he surges from underneath, splashing everything within a wide radius. He growls audibly now, and both hands flex into fists. "You got a big mouth for someone that landed a lucky shot." He shakes his head for a moment, then straightens himself back up. "I gotta remind you what happened to you when your stupid golden power didn't go off? You want me to knock that ugly face through the ceiling like I almost did before? Or maybe I should drive you headfirst through the floor." He mutters something underneath his breath, then his right hand just snaps right out to try and clasp his hand right down onto Ingrid's face. Should he manage a good grip, his entire body will surge upwards, lifting that hand up to slam her head-first into the ceiling.
There is little reaction from Dante; He merely remains settled on the precariously narrow edge of the meter deep pool, only sound the droplets of water from his pants steadily dripping. His green eyes seem to be keenly attuned, seeming to be very interested in the outcome. But his statement that he had no intent of participating in the finale seems to be true. He's not helping at all... Which would turn a guaranteed victory for Ingrid -- to walk away standing, at that -- into something more of a desperate conflict. "..." His smile, however, is disturbingly predatory. This snake is certainly coiled, and still prepared to strike.
COMBATSYS: Dante focuses on his next action.
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COMBATSYS: Yamazaki successfully hits Ingrid with Quick Throw.
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Still nothing from Dante. He looks to be somewhat pleasantly surprised when Ingrid is hefted bodily into the ceiling with such resounding finality, slowly pushing himself off the edge of the pool and splashing into the water. Arching his back languidly, there's none of the pops that might be expected; Only an unnatural ripple across his lean form, fingers flexing thereafter. "..." But still, no attack upon the weakened Orochi. He's still waiting, mayhaps for the complete conclusion.
COMBATSYS: Dante takes no action.
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"Lucky shot? No. I took a calculated risk, and it paid off. I'm sure you're a man who could appreciate that." When he goes for her face she tries to duck it, but she's not fast enough to manage it, her reflexes just not fast enough to get her head below his hand before he snags her. She lets out a pained cry as he smashes her into the ceiling, and then falls back to the floor afterwards. She staggers about as she tries to get back to her feet, not quite able to get them solidly under her. She lets out a soft laugh though, knowing she deserved exactly what she got. She's not completely knocked unconscious from the effort, however, and somewhat stumbles forward for Yamazaki as she holds her hands up and then swipes them down towards him, throwing out a last burst of golden energy and trying to soak him with it, falling flat on her face afterwards.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid can no longer fight.
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Dante 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Yamazaki
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki endures Ingrid's Sunbeam.
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Yamazaki holds Ingrid against the ceiling for a moment, just so he can look straight up at her. "Che. You're some half-pint goddamn waste of plasma that got a lucky shot. Don't go thinking too damn highly of yourself just because you got one shot in on me." With that, she's released. And when she stumbles back to her feet, he slaps one hand against his chest before a smirk pulls at one corner of his lips. "Oh, gonna try for a second one, are you? Come on, let's see it." He holds his arms out wide, and that burst of energy smacks against his chest. He doesn't even stagger backwards; the mixture of the water making it hard to move and the bracing of his legs providing enough brace to cause Ingrid to bounce harmlessly against him. "See? Lucky damn shot." He turns, then, and looks over towards Dante. An eyebrow is arched briefly before he nods his head to the youth. "Oi. You. You said you'd rather fight me alone, che?" He tilts his head slightly to one side. "You haven't pissed me off yet, so tell you what. I'm gonna go grab a drink; you come with if you want, hell, I'll buy a round. But I'll give you somethin' I don't give most people; an open pass to come after me whenever you want. You can have your solo shot, 'n we can have it out without some stupid goddamn midgets gettin' in our way."
COMBATSYS: Yamazaki takes no action.
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"...I thought you might appreciate the chance to fight her unhindered." Dante comments simply enough towards Yamazaki, watching as he manages to endure the finality of her onslaught without falling. But oh, how close; The Ankoku heir knows the breadth is that of a hair, and even a gentle touch would drop him. It would be disturbingly easy. His trial of endurance shows that. Some thought is obviously creasing his lean features. "I could strike you down here with my next assault. ...You know that, don't you? Ah, how many ‘new' fighters might revel in the possibility of coming out of a fight with the legendary Ryuji Yamazaki unscathed. But this victory is cheap and pointless. I am not here to establish a reputation, especially one founded by striking an opponent in the back with no reciprocation." Both arms flick down violently, the sleeves prior bunched above his elbows slithering down to fully enshroud both hands. "I forfeit." This seems to be surprising to the Saturday Night Fight group, to say the least. "I will pass on the drink. Yet I will take your offer to find you another time. After all, I am only here to measure my ability." Twisting around, Dante then strides from the pool. Before spreading his arms, and igniting in purple flames. It washes up from his feet, curling along his arms and flaring the entire room for just a moment. The sound is disturbing, like a den of snakes agitated. Hissing, rattling, permuting it to the very corners. When it clears, he is dried, although much of his clothing has become singed instead. Preferable to dampness, by a fair margin. "Until then." is his last comment, as he strides away.
COMBATSYS: Dante has left the fight here.
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And, with that, a rather surprised-sounding SNF announcer sparks up the speakers and microphone again. "A... a-and the winner, by partial forfeit..." It takes him a moment. He's still pretty surprised, but it's not his job to judge. "Ryuji Yamazaki!" The speakers cut out again, and Yamazaki just chuckles to himself as he turns and exits the aquarium.
Log created by Yamazaki, and last modified on 21:53:26 03/19/2007.