Description: In a fight against Mimiru in Kain's estate, Dante finds her far 'luckier' then he anticipated, and has much to reassess about his own arrogance in the aftermath.
No need for Mimiru to advertise this ltitle event. She's pretty certain that Dante took care of everything. At least, she figured he'd at least take the opportunity of showing off that Mimiru's weak. Or at least, try to. If Kain's not around, it's not going to be the end of the world for Mimiru, really, the fight will be just the same. There's just going to be less pressure.
The young girl didn't come here alone though. Her dog, Max, came along with her. Though he's standing a bit away, the large golden retriever remains alert and wairy. At least, Mimiru's outfit's a little more suitable right now than it was last time. Casual white pants and her black top. The time of the duel was set during the evening, so it's already a little dark outside and a bit chilly, due to the time of the year and all.
Mimiru came here early, but she's prepared to fight! Oh yes she is, not like she has another choice. She won't chicken out of that one.
Oh, indeed Dante had given word to Kain about Mimiru, and that she accepted a challenge before his merciless eyes. Although the serpent has by now agreed she was an interesting specimen, more wise of mind then initially anticipated, his assessment of her combative ability remains at best minimal. Whether the Heinlein will take time to observe the display in the courtyard before his magnificent mansion or not is of his own business, however -- even if, much like Mimiru, the Ankoku disciple wished for him to see it. One small step towards Jiro; Striking down another of the proverbial competition, especially one whom is not yet fallen out of favor.
And Dante is simply settled cross-legged, leaning forward with both forearms resting upon his knees and head bowed in meditation. At the sound of the lithe girl's approach he slits open his green eyes, appearing to be somewhat surprised and almost insulted at her company. "You brought your dog?" is asked, rather evenly. But he slowly comes fully upright, brushing away dirt from his black pants fastidiously and rolling up the overly long sleeves. "If he gets in my way, I will kill him." is offered evenly. "This is not a game to me."
But he slips within a fluid stance, legs spreading and squat to a rather deep level. Both hands shift, one facing Mimiru while the other remains drawn in defensively. It seems there's to be no palaver beforehand; Instead, getting directly to the punchline. "I respect you came out here with no chance of winning... But if your body is too weak, then you are useless to everyone, aren't you...?"
Mimiru narrows her eyes and she snorts faintly at Dante's words. The girl's usually pretty friendly with everyone, but he didn't make things easier on being liked. Even though Mimiru refuses to think there's no such thing as someone who doesn't at least desire to be loved(at least appreciated...) by someone. The way he puts things, Dante seems to have only his training and Kain in his life, the poor thing.
"He won't interfer," Is all that Mimiru says, "He may be my guardian, but I trained him well..." After all, it's exactly for situations like these that Mimiru made Max stop from interferring and jumping into her battle. Just in case someone would hurt him. Her eyes never leave Dante as he straightens himself up. She cracks her knuckles and shifts into her own defensive stance, having neither faced him or seen his fighting style, she prefers to use caution, "Yeah... That's what I said to myself once... But power is something that requires time to acquire and lots of efforts and resolve. The weak can grow strong if they have the will to do it," Mimiru says.
"Yes they can; I was weak once myself. And the path is through Kain If you are willing to make the sacrifice." Dante's gloved hand ignites into purple flame, and beyond the peculiar sound that hisses forth is almost indistinguishable from Kain's own. Beyond the look of pain on his face, that is. "Would you take that step, Mimiru-kun?" He only uses honorifics in derision, it would seem. And by the nuance and inflection, such is being done in full force. "Would you kill your brother, if it would grant you the secrets to never needing protection again?" This seems to be an earnest question, given a flicker of interest across his face. But it seems he's already managed to get an edge of sorts upon the girl, having taken the time to intricately focus and attune his body. His breath exhales slowly, twisting from an almost sideways cowboy-swagger to point a toe towards the girl, curling the other behind. A flex of tension, his entire body seeming to almost sink inwards, quite disturbingly like a snake preparing to strike. "Regardless... I am the strength you could have. We shall see if your chosen path is near my very first steps."
COMBATSYS: Dante has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Mimiru has joined the fight here.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Dante
COMBATSYS: Dante focuses on his next action.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Dante
"I have already made certain sacrifices to get where I am," Mimiru simply replies, not letting herself intimidated by the man in front of her, lifting her right hand up and letting a spark of white flames ignite and burst upward, engulfing her fist as well. If he can do it, so can she! And it's not as strainous as it used to be either... Mimiru blinks and she tilts her head backward, laughing, "Ahah... Protection? I don't seek any protection from anyone," Mimiru says, "Is that what you carve power for? Not to have to depend on anyone? To be strong enough so none can defeat you, so you need no one to protect you?" Mimiru asks.
The girl snorts and she shakes her head, "You got me all wrong it seems," She simply answers. "... Though I guess that's a little bit beside the point... I'm just going to prove you wrong today!" And with that, Mimiru finally shifts into a more aggressive stance, lunging foward toward Dante with a shout, quickly making up the distance between the two. A little predictable, perhaps, but the flame in her fist's going to be used, of course! She swings her fist straight for Dante's midsection, attempting to let the flames flare up and burst around his abdomen.
COMBATSYS: Dante endures Mimiru's Super Mimiru Punch.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Dante
"I've never had anyone to protect me. From the day I was born to the day Kain found me, I was a dog alone. He simply gave me an option that I took. Friends, family, guardians, those don't exist in the world I've seen through these eyes. Beyond the pitiful blessings of others that seems to make them weaker, rather then stronger." As she shifts across the expanse between them, there's no real reaction beyond the preparation to strike. He flows back his right hand, flaring to life with Ankoku fire. And as he's struck in the stomach, his stance doesn't seem to move, not even skidding back an inch. And might leave Mimiru vulnerable to the sudden lightning-speed onslaught as one fist snaps out towards her ribs, attempting to strike them with cracking force. "HIYAH!" is snarled, a burst of air summoned merely from the attempt that billows through the surroundings. "Even Kain and Grant have never once shown me kindness. Never once gone easy. If I cannot manage it on my own, then I am as weak as you are...!!"
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Dante's Fierce Punch.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Dante
"That's what humanity is!" Mimiru simply replies, "If there were no weak, than we'd just be Gods amongst Gods! That is why those with power have the responsability not to abuse of it, but rather use it to defend those who do not possess such power," The fact that Mimiru's punch doesn't even cause Dante to flinch, yet alone wince causes her eyes to widen. She has to quickly do something since he's quickly retaliating, and it leaves Mimiru with no other choice but leave Dante alone for now! She jumps up -- or rather, flip to her right by jumping, not only to avoid Dante's fist, but also give herself a few seconds before another punch might come. As her feet touch the ground, she almost loses her balance and she staggers back, quickly lifting her hands up to keep her guard up.
Though that little stunt she pulled off, while affective, allows plenty of time to Dante to react to Mimiru's next attack. Since they're both still relatively close, she attempts to give him a powerful low side-kick to his knees, "KYAH!!" She shouts as she strikes.
COMBATSYS: Dante interrupts Light Kick from Mimiru with Light Kick.
- Power hit! -
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Mimiru 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Dante
"And where was my benefactor these last twenty years then? Your petty idealism only includes those lucky enough to have one. The life I built was shattered by Daigo, no matter the good or ill of my decision -- and many hail him as a hero. I will never need to depend on someone as long as I live." And he merely forces his knee to go rigid, the strike against it rather minute and maybe uncomfortable for the tiny girl; As he flows into a savage upwards strike of his own with the other foot, flaring with purple fire and pegging Mimiru within her stomach for her trouble, hopefully sending her skidding off. Flitting forward, he lands in a mule stance, both hands still held up to his side in an almost warding gesture. "Come! I can barely feel your blows!!" is stated, seeming to almost be genuine annoyance then anything else. A glance around finds that it seems they are alone; Well, what care would Kain have to watch budding seeds struggle for a spot of sunshine in the darkness? He is fighting Mimiru to make a point for himself. One he intends to punctuate rather painfully...
The blow sends her skidding off, and unfortunately for Mimiru, it hit her hard enough that she stumbles backward after staggering a little. The girl winces, obviously that kick hit the mark, but she's going to be able to stand still. She grunts a bit, one hand wrapping up around her stomach for a second before she quickly rises back to her feet, "Right... That's the power you seek I guess. Though that's not what I want. Your dreams and mine are much different," Mimiru says.
With the little bit of taunting, Mimiru snarls and she ruses toward Dante in an attempt to tackle him. It's like a take-down, except that if she manages to tackle him, she's going to grapple him midway so she can make his downfall one all the more painful by twisting him around and sending him down with all her strength.
COMBATSYS: Dante blocks Mimiru's Quick Throw.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Dante
"Then why are you with Kain?" Dante asks, smoothly. Which is truly all the dialogue he needs at this point; Given that Mimiru is hurling her twenty pounds of petite force at him in a tackling motion. It meets unbending stance, and despite her belief she might find it's not a weakness to be less then pliable. He merely unleashes another sudden strike with his chi-enflamed fist, trying to find Mimiru's ribcage this time in a quick but decidedly potent flare of purple fire to at the very least get her off. A brutal but quick exchange in this incident; The pair are almost courting each other it might seem... No truly vicious assault has been actually landed on either corner.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru blocks Dante's Medium Punch.
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Mimiru 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Dante
"I told you before," Mimiru says with a snort, strugginly for dominance over this grapple. Though she has to shift her stance to avoid the incoming punch to her ribcage and she lets go of him to defend herself, her forearms going to her midsection to sweep away the attack, not without taking the hit. Still, it hurts much less than a direct impact! Mimiru growls but she hardly takes a step back after the burnt from the purple flames, "I want power but for other reasons than you do! The means justifies the end, and the sacrifices for what powers I gained were acceptable!"
And with that, Mimiru quickly retaliates, kneeling slightly, only to leap upward in an attempt to smack Dante under the chin with a rising flaming white uppercut, "Take that!" She shouts as her jumps upward, a burst of chi underneath her shoes empowering her jump and making it higher than it would normally be.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Dante with Super Mimiru Uppercut.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Dante
"Do you even know what Ankoku means, stupid girl?" Dante states with something of a laugh, which seems to have been something of a mistake given his attempted evasion misses; He's struck right across the face for his trouble, upper body sent whirling backwards as he takes a few unsteady steps away. But he just wipes the slightest trail of blood from his mouth, lips licked thereafter. "It is the fire of darkness. It is not drawn from emotions of love and protection. You are a base fool. Be lucky Kain is not here now, or he would realize just how much time you are wasting." And he then shrugs his shoulders lazily, the black outfit settling as he brushes again at his shoulder. "Now unless you intend to actually hurt me, this fight might already be concluded."
COMBATSYS: Dante gains composure.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Dante
With a frown, Mimiru can't help it but smirk, "You know, I'll let you know you aren't doing all that well in hurting me either," She points out as she lands back on her feet. Her hands rise back up in her defensive stance, and since Dante doesn't seem to want to press up the attack, Mimiru decides she might as well follow up. The girl rushes toward Dante and she swings her fist toward his chest, twisting her fist as she hurls it in his direction to maximize her strength, "HYAH!" She shouts.
"Guess that's why my flames aren't purple... And for the same reason that Kain hasn't show me much of anything of Ankoku Shinkuu-Ken either... He's help me developped my Chi.."
COMBATSYS: Dante interrupts Strong Punch from Mimiru with Sidewinder.
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Mimiru 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Dante
"My technique is not meant to inflict maximum pain. Unless I wish it to." He then once more shifts his stance, shifting forward to take the blow into one of the heavier portions of his collar. He's resoundingly solid, and this allows his hereto unused hand to gout with the purple fire once more. And then he strikes up, raking across Mimiru's body from hip to shoulder in a vicious scalding uppercut -- that this time might better highlight the more venomous aspects of his style, the second glove bursting into ash and fading away. The one thing he truly must learn is how to keep his fire from burning clothing, unless he wants to run out the fortune with new changes of clothing. Hopefully sending the other girl stumbling back, he'd allow a small smirk. "Did you feel that one?" More teasing then anything else.
That's what happens when you say something like that -- things like that are prone to happen. The onslaught sends Mimiru off a couple of feet away, stumbling and crumpling down despite her best effort to maintain her balance. She groans a bit in pain and she rolls over to force herself back to her feet. She lifts one hand up to swipe off some blood from her lips, trying to conceal it, more or less, especially as she's being teased after Dante managed to pull off a good hit.
Unfortunately, after that hit, Mimiru needs to take a moment to regain her composure. She pants a bit loudly and glares at Dante, "Huh... Is that so..." She winces and works up her right shoulder a little, "You'd better be careful, you almost burn my clothes.."
COMBATSYS: Mimiru gains composure.
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Dante
"If you are modest, then you should be wary. My higher level techniques can scald down to the flesh." Dante muses, before rolling his neck around and falling fully into the Nanquan stance. He holds up one hand again, almost as if guiding himself down it as a site, and flexing the other into a fist. "You are more durable then I anticipated, but taking the time to purge my venom has again given me the advantage..." is mused, rather matter of factly, as he takes a slow breath and closes his eyes, apparently in preparation to move. And with some amount of speed, as he's probably shown with flying colors so far in the fight...
COMBATSYS: Dante focuses on his next action.
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Dante
Mimiru has dropped a connection.
Lips curling into a faint smile, Mimiru only bows slightly, as if to mock Dante, "Well, I am glad that I'm lasting long enough. I hope you didn't have any appointment in the next few minutes, because at this rate, I doubt we'll be over soon..." The young girl says. Though after that little display, she quickly regains her fighting stance and focuses her attention on her opponent.
Mimiru rushes toward Dante, her right fist flaring out with that usual white flame of hers. "Super Mimiru Punch!" She shouts as she hurls the flaming punch straight for Dante's face. "We'll see who'll have the advantage in the end!"
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Dante with Super Mimiru Punch.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Dante
There was again an attempt to evade, but this time Mimiru has him. Dante's eyes widen as she strikes him directly in the face. Mimiru will know this is the epitome of the technique she has. He's sent reeling backwards, entire body twisting even if his stance does not. Skidding, if only marginally. But his recovery is rather swift, reaching up to rub at a smear of black. "Your pure energy does nothing to me." is hissed out, before he suddenly shoots forward and unleashes a single fist, flaring with purple fire. And attempting to hit Mimiru directly in the heart. The result would be a surge of venomous chi, trying to scald down to her skin and into that particularly vulnerable organ to stun her. ...Well, this is the kind of technique he was speaking of when he warned her. Hopefully he won't manage! "HIYAH!"
COMBATSYS: Dante successfully hits Mimiru with Black Mamba.
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Mimiru 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Dante
And it seems he found purchase, as he then flows into a brutal follow-up. Seven strikes, each also surging with fire, striking into precise vulnerable points upon her body. The last is an open palm, searing hotter then anything before, slamming out towards her stomach. To most, it leaves a neat little red handprint burnt through the shirt. "Do you feel it now, Mimiru-kun...? The difference between us?" He states with something of a laugh, flowing back into his defensive stance and cracking his neck in either direction.
And it seems he found purchase, as he then flows into a brutal follow-up. Seven strikes, each also surging with fire, striking into precise vulnerable points upon her body. The last is an open palm, searing hotter then anything before, slamming out towards her stomach. To most, it leaves a neat little red handprint burnt through the shirt. "Do you feel it now, Mimiru-kun...? The difference between us?" He states with something of a laugh, flowing back into his defensive stance and cracking his neck in either direction.
The last blast literally knocks Mimiru flying backward. She falls on the ground, on her back, without a chance to really soften her landing and she rolls over. The girl gets on her knees afterward and her body trembles a bit all over. She coughs a few times, panting and coughing up some blood, it almost seems as though she had vomitted some... Talk about a way to 'purge' the venom. Still, it definately doesn't help her stay strong in an occassion like this.
Mimiru growls and she forces herself back on her feet. She's not one to give up any easily, so she rises up more of pride more than anything else. After an attack like this though, she needs a second to take her breath back. She stands, more or less a bit shaky, and panting loudly, glaring at Dante. "The difference... Yeah..." She coughs a bit, but manages to lift her arms up in a defensive manner. "But we all draw our strength on different things..." She says, "And we're definately not a like... And I'm glad on that..."
COMBATSYS: Mimiru gains composure.
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Mimiru 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Dante
"You may not be. But Jiro is..." Eyes narrow in a mixture of antagonization and more private hate. Mayhaps a tinge of worry. "Jiro is exactly like me." Dante states, smoothly. "Are you aware of that?" The lean and pale figure brushes at his pants, before suddenly erupting forward into motion anew, kicking up a furl of dust in his wake. He whirls around, unleashing a flame-imbued kick attempting to catch Mimiru in the ribs, and send her flying backwards. Slamming back into a rigid stance, he then grins wildly towards the smaller girl. "I could see it in his eyes. He wants this fire. And now that he has met me... he might do whatever it takes to learn the true secrets..."
COMBATSYS: Mimiru blocks Dante's Medium Kick.
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Mimiru 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Dante
"Jiro's not like you and he'll never be," Mimiru answers with a snarl, her eyes narrow into a glare as she waits for Dante to come at her. As expected, she moves her arm downward to block the incoming kick, preventing it from reaching her ribs. She bites her lips a bit at the burnt from the flame-imbued appendage, but Mimiru doesn't stand unmoving! She lunges at Dante and attempts to grapple him, "He may have been but he's muh different now," Not that she knows Jiro all that well, but she can only hope she knows him at least this much!
And so, if she's lucky enough and manages to get her hands on Dante, she'll try to stride by his side while holding his shoulders, so she can sweep him off his legs and then use her grasp against him to slam him down. O Soto Gari style.
COMBATSYS: Dante fails to interrupt Quick Throw from Mimiru with Light Kick.
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Mimiru 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Dante
"Is that so?" Dante mulls, rather lazily. As she grapples him a second time, once more he lashes out a knee, attempting to catch Mimiru upon it with a snarl. But her petite force is irrevocable this time, and the motion is instead turned into a failed attempt at stabilization which ends in Dante crashing upon the ground in a less then dignified heap. But he rears up, still sitting with his head leaning forward and smiling quite politely. "You said to me before you know very little. But I saw his eyes. I saw the desperation in the fight. The frustration. He barely surpassed me, and I was only playing around; Testing him. I am what he would be, had he not been a weak fool. And he is regretting his decision... Mayhaps enough to take it back, where it offered a second time."
With a snort, Mimiru glares at Dante and she simply replies, "I doubt it. No one would be foolish enough to envy someone like you." She glances up and down over to Dante and just frowns, taking a step back as Dante ends up sitting there.
Considering Dante's height and Mimiru's own, it's not really a surprise that Mimiru decides to rush toward him and attack him by swinging her fist straight for his face. After all, it's about the same height now so it shouldn't be much of a trouble for her to punch him in the face, "Jiro's gone beyond that now! He goes on with his life and has taken another path!"
COMBATSYS: Dante dodges Mimiru's Quick Punch.
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Mimiru 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Dante
"He doesn't envy me, you fool." Dante snorts, shifting aside a few inches and allowing the fist to graze his ear. "He envies my power. But it doesn't matter. I will kill him soon..." Somewhere inside, Dante is almost afraid. That Jiro might have the capability to eclipse him in Kain's eyes, were he able to prove his ambitions. But if he's having difficulty overcoming his damnable sister, that's an entirely different story. "How well do you know his heart? And how close can you claim to being to it?" Remaining squatting down, Dante again focuses himself, breathing slowly and narrowing his eyes. Apparently not desiring to press the offensive without being prepared to offset her damnable mobility.
COMBATSYS: Dante focuses on his next action.
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Mimiru 1/------=/=======|=------\-------\0 Dante
"We're siblings," Mimiru shouts back at Dante, staggering back to get some distance away from him. She pants softly and narrows her eyes into a glare. "And that's a link between the two of us that can't be understood by your likes, nor is it something I can explain but I feel it, that's all," Mimiru says with conviction.
Not too sure what to do about this stance, Mimiru just remains focus and prepares for whatever attack could come her way, moving around with her hands up, trying to find a good way to attack him while he's down since her previous attack didn't work very well! Next punch'll strike true to its target.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru focuses on her next action.
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Mimiru 1/------=/=======|=------\-------\0 Dante
Well, Mimiru already managed to punch the holy hell out of Dante, so she can't claim that didn't work. The issue is likely more that the impact still didn't hurt. But she's placed herself exactly where Dante wanted now, grinning darkly before shifting. "HIYAH!" Rushing between the pair, he suddenly unleashes a twin-fist strike, attempting to peg Mimiru in her chest with two sizzling hands, crossing the distance in a heartbeat. The force should be sufficient to send her flying backwards, to say the very least. "Never let a snake coil, fool!"
COMBATSYS: Dante successfully hits Mimiru with Copperhead.
- Power hit! -
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Mimiru 1/---====/=======|===----\-------\0 Dante
So much for managing to keep her guard up and not give him an opportunity to attack her! At least, despite Mimiru's awareness and the fact she's been waiting for him to attack, she still fails to evade the incoming attack. In fact, she's quite caught off guard by it it would seem. Her eyes widen a bit as the twin strikes that both lands their mark on Mimiru's chest. The girl winces and groans at the impact, knocked backward. With the wind knocked out of her, it's a little bit hard to catch herself and she ends up falling on her back once again.
Now that wasn't really good. Not for her at least. She trembles a bit and growls, glaring up at Dante. She forces herself to her feet and rushes toward Dante, and once she gets close enough she attempts to counter by kneeling close to him and giving him a rising flaming uppercut. Though despite her quite recovery, it came with the cost of being quite strainous for her... Since the attack took its toll a little it would seem!
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Dante with Super Mimiru Uppercut.
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Mimiru 1/---====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Dante
The strike hit Dante once more, causing him to stumble but not fall. He continues to rush forward, snapping into motion with a snarl and unleashing another sudden strike, again flowing up a vicious punch towards her stomach that ignites with fire, attempting to double her over and send the young girl skidding backwards. He was barely stalled by the assault, even if it struck rather cleanly. "That's better... Fight me with all you have, girl!" is almost laughed, apparently reveling in the pain she inflicted; Minute though it may be.
COMBATSYS: Dante successfully hits Mimiru with Medium Punch.
- Power hit! -
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Mimiru 1/=======/=======|======-\-------\0 Dante
Unfortunately, it seems like Dante's able to break through Mimiru's guard and strike just where it hurts the most. Either by luck or some other mean, he manages to hit the same places again, where he managed to leave red marks underneath her shirt with those chi burst which makes it just all the more painful. Mimiru winces and she gasps a bit for air, staggering backward. She manages not to crumble down but she's obviously weakened by those repeated assaults. She bites her lips and just glares Dante for a moment, though she remains silent. Things haven't been going well on her side for the time being, alas... Repeated failure at dodging! Her usual key to victory.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru gains composure.
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Mimiru 1/--=====/=======|======-\-------\0 Dante
With a lazy sigh, Dante takes a step backwards. "Opponents always enjoy giving me such ample time..." He then folds his legs beneath him, collapsing into a sit and crossing his arms before his chest. Simply smiling, as if there's absolutely no risk in taking such a huge break. "If you wish to continue and take time outs, I shall as well. Attack me at your leisure. Or continue to wait – it makes little difference to me."
COMBATSYS: Dante drops his guard to recover.
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Mimiru 1/--=====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Dante
Things haven't really been going all that well for Mimiru in the past couple of seconds. If it hadn't been for all of those, she would have been fairing well but now... She's been doing a little less well, alas. If he's going to leave himself so widen open, then Mimiru might as well take this opportunity and try to hit him with all she has.
"Alright than..." She says, still breathing loudly. A few seconds weren't really much for her to recover, and unlike him, she didn't really drop her guard to take a breather! And so... Mimiru dashes toward him and she figures she'll give him all she has. She kneels slightly as she approaches him and then springs back up, with her right fist coming straight up to hit Dante on the chin. She turns around in midair and once she falls on her feet, she quickly turns and leaps back up to perform another one, and then attempts to pull it off a third time.
The fourth time she attempts to do it though, flames flare out of her fist, engulf her whole hand as she spins around and then jumps up with the flames extending all the way down her arm, "Kyaaaa!" She shouts as she leaps much higher than before, thanks to the 'chi-power jump'. With a bit of luck, Dante'll be caught up in the trail of flame and then sent flying off a bit away.
COMBATSYS: Dante blocks Mimiru's Super Mimiru Combo.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Dante
One hand snaps out, catching the proffered fist. Dante flows back to his feet languidly in the midst of the assault, forcing her to remain on the ground while unleashing the onslaught. Each is caught by a forearm and thrust aside, finally broken from his rigid stance to skid a good two meters away, feet carving a deep furrow in the ground. Both arms cross before his chest, slow breath coming and then a shrug of his shoulders. "You did your best." he offers, before snapping out a hand. There's a large gout of purple fire, which takes the shape of a snake. It flies across the expanse, rattling viciously and attempting to seek out and sink those fangs into her body before detonating fiercely. Inciting little more then a laugh, hoping to make her flee before it -- even if it would dissipate before making contact.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Dante's King Cobra.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Dante
She truly did her best there, though that didn't seem to be all that much. Despite him having his guard down, Mimiru still failed to be fast enough to catch him off guard. It's a little annoying and unsettling, but she tries not to get it to her. If she loses her calm the fight'll be over in an instant! At least, after she pulled that off, Mimiru seems to get a bit of momemtum back and she finally manages to move out of the way of one of Dante's attack. She swiftly ducks and spins aruond to avoid swirling snakes, but instead of fleeing, she prefers to charge right on Dante.
She attempts to tackle him, but the maneuver's more technical than actually physical. She tries to apply pressure just at the right place on his hip so that with her small weight and force she can destabilize him and make him lose his balance. Just as she rams him and tries to pull that off with her hands and the way her body press against his hips, she shouts, "Gadouken!" Or something that sounds like that.
COMBATSYS: Dante fails to interrupt Quick Throw from Mimiru with Sidewinder.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Dante
Her tackling strategy seems to be working rather well. As she flings across and lands on him, the destabilization is what made it succeed. But the flare of his right hand would probably have been seen, tearing a furrow barely an inch from connecting with her body. And sending Dante impacting the ground with a lazy thud, skidding backwards before brushing his suit. "Hmm. I had a two out of three chance of managing that. I'm sick of you lucky fighters..." He begins to rattle again, eyes narrowing as both hands gout with fire. "...Thinking you win by skill...!" For the first time in quite awhile, he's losing a bit of control over his emotions. Quite a good thing Kain isn't watching, indeed.
"I told you before," Mimiru says as she straightens herself up a bit, "Luck is always part of the fight. You got your own share of luck as well -- you just see that as 'skills' coming from yourself," Mimiru says with a snort. "If my Super Way of Mimiru can't handle you well enough... I still got plenty of tricks up my sleeves. I'm a versatile fighter you know..." Her lips curl into a wide grin -- so far, seems like she's had some luck with her jujitsu and self-defense techniques, so she might as well continue with that, since it seems to be putting him off some!
Mimiru lunges toward Dante and she attempts to grapple him once more. If she suceeds to get her hands off his right arm, she'll quickly turn around and press her back to his waist, bending foward and forcing him to hop on her back momentarily before swinging him over her and hurling him off her back and into the ground, "Ippon Seoi Nage!"
COMBATSYS: Dante blocks Mimiru's Ippon Seoi Nage.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Dante
"..." Dante has no response to that, merely narrowing his green eyes further. His right arm is grasped, but almost violently he whirls around to force her off, no longer adopting the Nanquan stance. It sounds like a den of serpents now, hissing loudly and alarmingly as the fire creeps up his forearm further. The pain is obviously etched upon his face, those Ankoku flames eating away now at the sleeves bunched at his elbow. "...I think I'll kill you." he finally states, slowly drawing his tongue across his lips in an almost hungry way. Despite his breath coming rather hard, and the pain clouting his mind. Anyone capable of sensing chi for quite some distance is probably going to smell the taint beginning to cascade out of control.
COMBATSYS: Dante gains composure.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Dante
Looks like she said something that got him a little mad! Now to mention that it's a little weird, what with all those noises around of Dante and all. Mimiru blinks a few times and she bites her lips, before her gaze settles down once more on him. She's not going to let that intimidates her nonethless! She just frowns and tries to look as composed as usual and she lifts her hands up. "I think you need to calm down, you're losing it..." Mimiru simply replies. Still, what can she do about it, hum?
She approaches him once again and she attempts to get a hold of Dante's outfit. Her left hand right under his arm, to be precise, while she turns around so she can press her hip against his waist and circle his waist with her other arm. By bending to the side, she'll then heft him up on her, putting him in an awkward enough position to destabilize him and throw him down. "Uki Goshi!"
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Dante with Quick Throw.
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Mimiru 0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0 Dante
Rushing forward, there's no real attempt to evade the grasp of his outfit. He actually attempted to simply barrel through regardless, yet when he impacts the ground his right hand shoots out, aiming for Mimiru's thigh. The huge gout of fire rushes forth, manifesting into what seems to be a more slender snake, which shoots those tiny fangs in an attempt to catch her. Significantly faster then the lumbering cobra, to say the least. He twists thereafter to get back to his feet, although the fire seems to be spreading as opposed to calming down. The world is becoming little more then a haze, and even his signature taipan looked more like some ambiguous tentacle then a serpent...
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Dante's Taipan.
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Mimiru 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Dante
From previous experience, Mimiru definately doesn't want to get bitten or touched by those flames. Her eyes widen for a second and she quickly leaps backward to avoid the taipan, performing a couple of swift evasive manuevers so the tentacle like wave of flame doesn't touch her. It takes her a few seconds to actually manage to feint the serpent like creature, but Mimiru manages not to get ensnared in the flame and she avoids another venom strike!
The best way to break a spell is always to defeat the caster! And best way to disrupt that one is attack Dante, even if the taipan made it dificult. Still, she manages to approach him and once again, she tries to grapple him, both hands on his shoulders this time. If she gets a good grip, she'll hurl herself backward and bring Dante with her, lifting one foot up to catch his belly and just give him a swing so she can hurl him over her head, "Tomoe Nage!" She shouts.
COMBATSYS: Dante endures Mimiru's Quick Throw.
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Mimiru 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Dante
The grapple works as intended, but Dante doesn't seem like he much cares for Mimiru intimacy. As he's launched in the air, he snarls and attempts to unleash an explosive burst of fire towards her, the attempted impact little more then raw damage as opposed to anything else. He still is flung overhead and lands in a crouch, skidding a small distance away; But seeming that he is somewhat more reckless at the moment. Whether such will matter in the end is more questionable.
COMBATSYS: Dante successfully hits Mimiru with Fierce Punch.
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Mimiru 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Dante
This time, Mimiru doesn't manage to rise back to her feet quickly enough to avoid Dante's wrath! Her eyes widen for a second and she quickly tries to lunge backward so she can parry the incoming punch but it hits her nonethless, and quite in a painful manner. She growls a bit from pain and winces, taking a step back. She bites her lips and lifts her gaze up slightly at Dante.
She staggers back and since she's a bit hurt, she tries to retaliate by hurling off one of her projectile. Hands clapsed together, despite the short range, she tries to form up the ball of white energy between her hands before Dante can interrupt her and then hurl it straight for him.
COMBATSYS: Dante overcomes Super Mimiru Ball from Mimiru with Taipan.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Dante
Again both hands thrust forward, and instantly another serpentine-like mass rattles out, striking with incredible speed. It literally devours the incoming ball, which dissipates while momentarily tainting the stream, further seeking yet another explosive impact with the girl opposite. An almost casual defense, mayhaps, but it's followed by Dante actually... standing there, and slowly breathing. The fires begin to flicker and die, although both arms remain naked to the sleeve -- completely entombed in snake tattoos. Fingers quiver and flex, but at least he's gained control of his emotions now. Ah... fighting like that will get him nowhere.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru full-parries Dante's Taipan!
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Mimiru 0/-------/-======|===----\-------\0 Dante
The tentacle serpent once again! Seems like Dante's chi can overcome hers. Well that doesn't matter, she dealt with that snake once already and she has a good technique to take care of it! This time, she's much more aware of the technique to dodge these without really getting hurt. She swiftly dances through this mass of serpents and Mimiru expertly manages to pull through, as if they never really been an hinderance...
And just like last time, Mimiru lunges toward Dante and attempts to pull off the same 'Gadouken' move than before, with the difference that this time, when she comes charging, just for a few seconds, her whole body's covered in white flames as she tries to take him down with the pressure points and destabilisation tackle-technique.
COMBATSYS: Dante interrupts Super Mimiru Body Slam EX from Mimiru with Sidewinder.
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Mimiru 1/------=/=======|===----\-------\0 Dante
"HRRRAUGH!" Although Dante's probably not at his best state of mind, he's still got far too much Ankoku flame, and needs an outlet for it. Mimiru's own fire seems to be hardly bothersome, and when she clings to him, scorching his body, he unleashes a vicious uppercut for the third time this fight before enough leverage is gained. Yet it's more a backhand, resoundingly impacting the other girl and sending her likely flying with the explosive venom flowing out as usual. A trail that seems akin to a serpent remains after the flow of his hand, slowly wriggling before dissipating into motes. He's breathing heavily, but finally -- after that -- the last of his Ankoku fire dissipates and the sound cuts off.
Well, this is it unfortunately! It's been a long ride but Mimiru feels the last of her strength being sapped! Still, she's not going to give in! Even as she's knocked backward by Dante's uppercut, while in midair, Mimiru growls and she claspses her hands together, giving it her best shot in an attempt to hopefully get Dante as well in the end.
What happens is that from Mimiru's form, twin helix of chi begins to swirl up and spin up around her, forming a sort of raging inferno around of her as she's sent flying away. With a bit of luck, she'll manage to catch Dante into it before she's knocked too far off, if not, she'll manage to escape this move!
COMBATSYS: Mimiru can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Dante endures Mimiru's Super Mimiru Inferno!
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And it seems that Dante could care less about those horrific flames, merely piercing through them with a snarl; And snap out his hand, trying to catch her by the throat before she can finish the maneuver. Although he'd do little more then that, breathing heavily while the last of the white fire dissipates around him. This fight was humiliating. He lost control -- for the first time in the months he has spent training, meditating, and slaving under Kain and Grant. To think he mocked Jiro for his own lack of emotions. Assuming he got hold of the petite girl, he'd somewhat harshly hurl her aside, before striding towards the mansion. Apparently deciding not to kill her as promised, and that he's got nothing left to say. But in his present mood, silence is probably Mimiru's best response also...
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Not much she can do there! Though that's half the reason why she brought Max here, just in case a little something that would happen. Mimiru grunts a bit -- even though she lost, it doesn't mean she can't struggle in vain in his grasp. Max barks and snarls at her, at least until he hurls her off aside. She coughs a few times and slowly recovers. Max comes padding at her side, whinning at bit. Mimiru coughs some more and she glances at Max, giving him a faint smile and then patting him on the head. That's enough to relieve him some it seems, since he gives Mimiru a few licks across the face. She has nothing to say to Dante. The fight's over, and they both had an assess of each other's power. He's stronger -- perhaps, but he's not overwhelming. Still not to be taken lightly.
Log created by Dante, and last modified on 20:00:06 03/23/2007.