Description: Officially the most epic battle of all time. Saishu and Takuma, heroes of yore, face off against /five/ opponents -- yes that's right, five -- and triumph gloriously. You have to read it to believe it. So read it!
COMBATSYS: Tran has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Makoto has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Yang has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Takuma has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Saishu has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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*Cheers, lots and lots of cheers*
"Gooood morning Fight fans, actually good evening and welcome to the For the Children Charity event! Hosted by Saishu Kusanagi and Takuma Sakazaki!. In this fight we will see some young up and coming fighters learn some respect as these two master warriors absolutely *bleep*beat them in an amusing display of total pwnage! !!"
"Starting off tonight we have our headliners of course, Saishu Kusanagi and Takuma Sakazaki, the masters who will be doing the owning, and their challengers . . Makoto.. . . Makoto.. Huh, well I don't have a last name listed so, Nagano Makoto, the fisherman who has so proven himself.. ah herself? On Ninja Warrior, known as Sasuke in Japan, and there is Yang Lee, famous for being the weaker brother of Yun! Lets see you show us what you're made of Yang! And we have DOOOOOCTOR Tran! Lets see him dole out some harshness before he fails to block a single blow from our masters and finally.. What's this ? A celebrity ! Believe fight fans! We have None other than NARUTO!!! Oh, he's listed here as Hokutomaru. Must be an Alias.. Well lets see this get on.. Go for broke fellas!" Comes from the sidelines where a red clad witch (Naerose) exclaims into a microphone. Many people wonder who gave her that mic.
Maki's sitting in the stands, eating some tapioca pudding (hey, if they can sell it anywhere else, why not here?) and her drink rests in a cupholder. While one can't see it now, she's got a posterboard with the words 'GO MAKOTO!' written huge.
There's a broad smile from Takuma as his name's announced, and he gives out one incredibly well-practiced wave(a little like the Queen's wave, only manlier) to the audience at large. A few moments afterwards he's going through his pre-fight routine, stretches and some quick practice punches... and a bit of conversation, it'd seem! See, it's been -ages- since he's been able to speak with Saishu, and as one might imagine, the two old men have quite a bit to catch up on.
"So was this thing your idea or mine, Saishu? The last time /I/ got any kind of disrespect from kids was when that Todoh girl tried to tackle me at the Pao Pao." Takuma stops working himself out, and settles into a casual(but prepared!) stance. As an afterthought, he pulls a strip of cloth from the pocket of his gi, and regards it cooly.
"And some of the kids told me it'd be 'kickin' rad' if I fought this one blind." He pulls out another strip of cloth and hands it to Saishu. "But I'll only do it if you will!"
[OOC] Takuma says, "Saishu, if we blind-fight this..."
[OOC] Takuma says, "I'm adding the stipulation that we aren't allowed to type 'check'."
[OOC] Saishu LAUGHS
[OOC] Dr. Tran :|
[OOC] Saishu says, "I'm so down."
[OOC] Saishu says, "Let's do it."
[OOC] Takuma says, "Awesome, man."
[OOC] Hokutomaru laughs.
[OOC] Makoto says, "Oh man."
COMBATSYS: Takuma focuses on his next action.
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Takuma 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Makoto
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COMBATSYS: Akira has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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"Ha ha!"
Saishu Kusanagi, patriarch of the legendary Kusanagi family and hero of olden times -- which for you young punks means the 60s and 70s, when Saishu and Takuma didst travel the world righting wrongs and slaying foemen while wearing tubular colored glasses -- stands with arms crossed, grinning his famously huge grin at the cheering audience. He has come to the battlefield, for charity! Idly scratching an armpit like the hero he is, Saishu stands besides his taller younger sworn brother Takuma and looks quite pleased and, needless to say, supremely confident.
So when Takuma hands him the blindfold it is with great gusto that he laughs his clipping, barking, eminently cheerful laugh and takes it. "You're on, Taku-chan!" he says, too loudly as always. Eyes twinkling, he looks up at his old friend. "This will be just like the time we fought that giant squid twenty thousand leagues under the sea and it shot all that ink in our eyes! Too bad we forgot our submarine, huh? We had to hold our breath for weeks!"
There's a moment while he maintains that resplendent grin of his -- and then it softens for a moment into, startlingly, a more real and genuine smile as he regards Takuma.
"It will be fun," he adds, "to fight by your side again."
And then as though it had never gone that grin appears again, and he turns to face what will be the coming onslaught and eagerly ties the blindfold over his eyes, lowering himself into his squat version of the Kusanagi-ryuu stance, already emitting ripples through the air from the heat gathering in the hands.
"Now let's thrash us some young punks!"
Pause.
"...for a good cause!"
COMBATSYS: Saishu focuses on his next action.
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Takuma 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Makoto
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[OOC] Takuma says, "foemen"
[OOC] Takuma says, "hahaha"
[OOC] Saishu XD
[OOC] Naerose says, "I love you guys"
[OOC] Saishu says, "we love you too naerose XD"
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][ ]Why is he here again? Yang was taught to respect his elders, and when your surviving elder is Gen, you damn well make sure he gets his respect. Saishu and Takuma are legendary figures, and here he's stuck with a team consisting of a bunch of kids and some doctor guy. At least, he /thinks/ that monkey boy's a kid, he's not sure if someone shaved an orangutang and put him in the match instead. So why the heck /is/ this Lee brother here?[
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][ ]Because he has to go beatdown the announcer once the fight is over with. For a fleeting moment, Yang tosses the witch an evil stare, then disdains her with a muted "Hmph" and a run of his fingers through his hair spikes. He'll just have to show her which of the Lee brothers is the better one. He'll just have to show them /all/. Even if he has to win this fight himself!
COMBATSYS: Yang focuses on his next action.
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"I don't believe it!" comes a shout from one of the younger fighters. Hokutomaru looks towards the announcer with an expression of shock and dismay. "That's the third time this week! My name's Hokutomaru, of the Shiranui School of Ninjutsu! Don't forget it!" He points at one of the cameras, his expression serious. Really, it's too bad he's too far away for anyone to hear a word he just said.
Unaware of this fact, however, the boy gives a decisive nod of his head towards the cameras and then turns his attention on his opponents. Two older men, eh? The boy narrows his eyes, and casually reaches back to straighten his scarf. He's not foolish enough to think that these old guys aren't probably good fighters, but still, two against .... five? Is that even fair? They can't be /that/ good, can they? Seems they think they are, though, with both of them putting on blindfolds. "That just gives me an advantage, though," he murmurs to himself, crouching low, "Heh, blindfolded... Not like they'd see me coming anyway!!"
With that the boy lifts a hand in front of him, making a seal in the air before he suddenly.. vanishes?! A pop, silent amidst the raucous cheers, is the only indication of Hokutomaru's reappearance. He drops from a cloud of smoke above Takuma's head, his trusty wooden stick already swinging in a downward strike towards the man's head. "Hyaaa!!"
Okay, Tran. This is going to be okay. They're just old dudes. Their hips are probably brittle, like old, dried twigs. That's the NATURE of old people, after all. See what I did there? Twigs? Nature?
Just...just forget it.
Moving on, Tran just charges full out of the gate at full speed the instant his name is called. He's brought skidding to a halt moments later, when Naerose blemishes his honor! The doctor whirls to point at Naerose, and shouts at the top of his lungs, "HEY! DON'T FORGET WHO KICKED YOUR SORRY ASS!"
Still, there goes the doctor's momentum. Looking pretty pissed off already, Tran kicks the ground and then starts walking toward the two old farts. He'll get there in a minute, and in the meantime, he may as well make use of the time.
COMBATSYS: Tran focuses on his next action.
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Takuma 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Makoto
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"I am not a fisherman!"
Makoto slams the door open to the preparation room she was using, her voice clearly audible as she raises it even though she is still out of sight. "I'm better than any fisherman on a TV show! I'm Makoto, the last master of Rindoukan! No fisherman could do what I can!"
There is a pause as she prepares herself, and then Makoto exits at a flat-out sprint, charging toward the blindfolded Saishu in a heedless rush; she leaps as she approaches, attempting to deliver a flying kick right to the center of his chest. "Haah!" She didn't even notice they were blindfolded.
"Hey!" A biker who has, somehow, gotten her motorcycle up on top of the of the arena skylights. "You forgot me!" The Mysterious Biker Z bursts off the skylight in her motorbike, soars through the air, summersaults in midair, and lands across the side of the arena--skidding several feet before coming to a stop.
She breathes for a few moments, perhaps having a hard time parseing the fact that she did that. She stands up, blinks twice as the fight has already begun, slides off the bike and rolls her shoulders back. She blinks a couple more times.
And then removes the helmet, looking rather embarrassed. "Aw heck, I'm late aren't I?" She's even blushing. How cute!
A folding table has been strapped to the side of her bike. She doesn't attack or prepare herself.
[OOC] Takuma says, "REACTION ROUND #1:"
COMBATSYS: Takuma interrupts Rakka-zan from Hokutomaru with Zanretsu Ken.
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[OOC] Saishu says, "ahahahahahha"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "I can see this is going well!"
[OOC] Saishu says, "you are SUCH a man"
[OOC] Hokutomaru says, "oh god"
[OOC] Saishu says, "fighting without check is going to be the sweetest thing ever"
"There you have it folks! Naruto denies being Naruto in exactly the way you would expect him to! Lets so you do the naked woman jitsu, no wait, lets not! this is family television for the children! Look at the trash talking we've heard already? I know it LOOKS like it was aimed at the announcer, loveable Naerose Delphine, your official commentator, but in all truth it was aimed at both Takuma and Saishu who are quickly attacked by these young whimpersnapers - and what is this?! Akira Kazama?! Who called Nagi Kirima here? Whose next ? Boogiepop? But seriously fight fans, with this turn of events we might have a fight! Ooh! Takuma takes care of the first red headed stepchild!" The witch goes on to say.
"Absolutely, old friend! Fighting above ground has to be ten times easier than fighting that deep in the ocean. I'm sure we'll be fine, even with the blindfolds." Takuma ties the cloth around his head, and assumes a proper fighting stance. "It'll be just like in that Karate Kid movie. Or that Dodgeball flick." Even as he continues focusing - really, orienting his senses so that they're better able to make up for his lack of vision - Takuma bellows out a loud, rich old-man laugh. "We might even get stronger for it! Works for all those other guys!"
After this: Silence. He can hear the other fighters making their way into the arena even now. Then... a sinking feeling from above! WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING?!
%R Blindfolded, Sakazaki looks up and is already punching towards the -ceiling-. "HATTAH! IMPETUOUSN-mmf!" He's not able to finish shrieking before Hokutomaru's bokken slaps him in the chin, but Hokutomaru is in a far, far worse place. Namely, CAUGHT IN A NET OF SONIC PUCNHES. One, two, three, four, seemingly a dozen more flashing fists collide into the young boy's shins and torso, all delivered from Taku-man's left arm. Throughout the whole process, Takuma glows with -golden chi-, and so does Hokutomaru! The older man finishes his flurry of punches, and Hoku simply hovers before him for a moment, probably in a good deal of pain. It's here that Takuma rears back his right arm, preparing for an impressive uppercut.
"SAISHU, OLD FRIEND! FIERCE DRAGON TO SEARING HELL PATTERN NUMBER FIFTEEN, /DO IT/!" Punctuating his announcement, Sakazaki SLAMS Hokutomaru straight across the arena... towards his old friend! Or, well. Where Saishu -used- to be, anyway. Remember, he can't see anything.
COMBATSYS: Saishu dodges Makoto's Medium Kick.
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"What's that!?"
Saishu cocks his head toward his old friend, despite the fact that Takuma has shouted in entirely the wrong direction. Nodding once, bursting into grins all anew, the Kusanagi elder throws himself toward from whence the call has come, consequently evading Makoto's leading kick by a hairsbreadth.
Coincedence? Who can say?
Not me, because I didn't type check! Ha ha ha!
Thusly does Saishu Kusanagi, man among men, rush to the scene of the ambush, totally ignoring any other potential threats as he plunges with a mighty and startlingly spry lunge over to where Takuma is pummeling the poor young Naruto wanna-be. "TAKUMA, MY BROTHER! FIERCE DRAGON TO SEARING HELL PATTERN--" Holding his right hand aloft, it begins to glow with an angry red light, menacingly sworling the air around it as he closes in. "--FIFTEEN! /ENGAGED/!" And he rushes forward--
--and runs right by them both.
Yet suddenly he twists and throws himself to the side, and like a gunman leaping out from behind cover he thrusts his hand out in mid wild aerial spin and emits a series of two huge gouts of Kusanagi flame at close range, right at Hokutomaru's back.
If Saishu's timing isn't off, then the ninja boy should be struck just as Takuma finishes with a mighty uppercut.
COMBATSYS: Saishu successfully hits Hokutomaru with Homura Gasane.
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][ ]"See, Yun," Yang says to his brother - whereever that showoff might be right now - "This is why you watch your opponent first, /then/ you move in for the strike. Otherwise you wind up like that," he remarks dryly with a thumb jerked to whereever Naruto just landed. Poor kid, but he was just asking for it. Remember: Leroy Jenkins had to respawn, even if he did get his chicken.[
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][ ]He can't just sit here, though, the better tactic is to jump 'em all at once rather than take them one at a time like some martial arts movie mook. "Blindfolded means they're a sense short, so it'll take longer for them to pick up on strikes," Yang notes just as he rushes the pit, somersaults inside, and then tkaes one last flip to launch himself foot first at Takuma's head. The rest is left unsaid, since he doesn't want to give too much away, but it should be obvious: The faster your strike, the better!
Ha ha! Hokutomaru is filled with a sense of elation as his strike hits home... or, well, the man's chin. He's not as good as he seems to think he is! 'That's because people always underestimate us kids!' the boy thinks to himself, his lips starting to pull upwards into a grin-- which turns very, very quickly into a clenched-jaw expression of moderate pain. Punches are nothing, usually, but he can barely even see the man's arm moving, let alone hope to dodge while he's very nearly suspended in midair.
It's more shock that keeps the boy paralyzed than pain-- the pain generally comes lagging behind-- and he has only a moment to stare wide-eyed as he sees Takuma rear back for a powerful uppercut. He can't possibly move in time!
"AGH!" he cries out, the breath knocked clear out of him. His eyes almost cross from the pain, and just as he forces himself to breathe, he's struck from behind by Saishu's flame attack, halting his nearly cross-arena flight path. Hokutomaru falls to the floor bonelessly at Takuma's feet, coughing weakly and struggling to push himself to his feet. Maybe he's bitten off more than he can chew-- it wouldn't be the first time! But he's not going to give up!
With a grunt of effort, the boy throws himself into a roll and from there launches himself off of the ground with a double-footed kick at Takuma's stomach.
"Yeah, that's right you ignore me, wench. You don't want a piece of this." Since Tran's kind of mumbling it to himself, nobody can probably hear it, but the sentiment is there and that's what's important.
Well, not really. It's much more important to pay attention to the battlefield, knowing your allies and enemies. Let's check them off real quick, shall we? There's two crazy old men, a snot nosed brat, a mangirl, some dude, and a crazy motorcycle chick. And Witchy McCrazymouth over there, but she's not in the fight so Tran should probably avoid punching her, no matter how much he may want to.
As he approaches, Tran shouts out, "Alright, everyone! The real star of the show is here!" With this announcement made, he pretty much throws caution to the wind, dashes forward, and tries to nail Saishu in the head with a jumping dropkick before he can even land from his aerial ass-beating of Hokotumaru.
Makoto lands several feet further along, having gone right past Saishu with a rather surprised expression on her face. She expected that to hit! He's blindfolded, isn't he? He couldn't have seen it coming!
Yeah, she saw the blindfold mid-flight.
Turning around, she realizes that now, she's being ignored. Makoto isn't even sure if Saishu knew she was there, and so there's only one thing to do: Make sure he finds out. She rushes toward his back, reaching up with both hands for the back of his neck; if Makoto gets a grip, she tries to drag Saishu closer to her, hefting him up at the same time she throttles. Perhaps this will give Tran a better shot.
[OOC] Saishu says, "Hahahaha I'm so excited to react"
[OOC] Saishu says, "Check is for COWARDS"
[OOC] Takuma says, "Hahahaha"
[OOC] Hokutomaru waves to Master from where he is a goo-pile on the arena floor D:
Akira says, "Ahh." slowly, "Before I get too involved, I would like to show the results of my table training, Takuma." She bobs her head at the Grand Master Takuma (or whomever) and walks to her bike. She crouches by it and unlatches the folding table from the side of her bike, gradually opening it up and hefting it awkwardly up into the air. "Oof." She mumbles. "Okay."
She stumbles from side to side, breathing through her teeth and then trots towards Saishu with impeccable slowness She lifts the huge thing up as high as she can and with a grunt tries to slam Saishu with it once an opening pops up--probably after MAkoto and Tran do their magic. "HA!" She shouts. "This time it will work!"
Kaiji has arrived.
COMBATSYS: Takuma blocks Yang's Raigeki Shuu.
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COMBATSYS: Takuma counters Kuuha Dan from Hokutomaru with Mouko Burai Gan.
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[OOC] Saishu says, "you are a MAN"
[OOC] Hokutomaru oh man!
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Man. :|"
[OOC] Clark says, "you guys are so cruel to poor hokutomaru"
[OOC] Heidern approves.
Ryo, who was in the audience, lets out a "WOOHOOO!" when Takuma deals a number on one of the young punks they're fighting against. He got a WHOLE BUCK on this fight! /ONE/. Sure, in nickels, but still!
It's a fortune!
Oh but wait a minute, wait a minute what is -this-? Many people believe that this epic battle just simply is not... AWESOME enough. And that is when Kaiji comes into play. His entrance is suprisingly quiet, when suddenly the masses that are able to pick out and recognize the crocodile green kimono stand up and make 'we are not worthy' bows to its wearer.
And rightfully so.
The legendary Awesome-san makes his way to the sidelines and pulls up a chair to sit next to Naerose, and puts on his headset, "Hey, sorry I'm late," he growls, tone rather.. Baritone, "Look, I don't mean to rain on your parade, Miss, but the older folks at home can't follow your newfangled pop culture references. So I'm here to translate. Awesome-san, nice to meet you." the older man gives a nod of his head, "And you know what, you're damn right these young punks are going to learn some respect, blindfolded or not, those guys Saishu and Takuma are going to mop the floor with the competition! Damn, I don't even know half of these kids, do you know what I'm saying?"
Maki continues to watch the fight, enjoying her snacks and really getting pumped up by all the action. She occasionally stands up and whistles while cheering.
"Akira is clearly the crowd favorite here folks, if the kids have any chance of pulling this one out it will be with the queen of delinquents. But first we have the youngest member of the force taking the most abuse first! Someone call protective services? No Hokutomaru, you did not fall down the stairs, you just got SACK beaten by Takuma Sakazaki, but look at the bright side, he charges astronomical fees for training sessions that quick in his own Kyokugen dojo. And now for everything else, well folks, we're not seeing any great deal of - Hey whats this? Awesome-san! Well look at this, we have a translator! Now lets get the cameras on the stands. What have we here? Ryo Sakazaki proving once again the younger generation is always more lazy than their parents, Hey Ryo! You lazy bum! Why arn't you down here surpassing your father? What? He'd kick your ass too? Yes.. That is so true."
The witch smiles to her joining commentator.
[OOC] Saishu says, "lol naerose you're so sweet"
Takuma stands for a moment after uppercutting Hokutomaru - without eyes, he can't really determine what's happening, and he -does- remember that there are a bunch of pillars everywhere! It'd be awkward to run into one because he was trying to be defensive all willy-nilly. No... All Takuma has right now is his wits, his senses, and some excitement. It's a reunion fight with Saishu! Yessir, good times are ahead. There's no way this can go badly at all.
*FWOOOOOM* goes Saishu's flames. "Good man, Kusanagi! Let's keep it up, I've got some bones to pick with today's misbehaving youth!" Takuma lifts his arms to either side of his head, in a gesture of triumph and general pride. He's standing still, pretty horifically open to attack, and here is where two things happen.
1: A foot, seemingly out of nowhere, hits Takuma's forearm. This forearm has deflected elephants before. While the kick is certainly a -powerful- one - it sends Takuma stumbling forward a touch - it's not enough to knock the old man down.
2: His other forearm is hit with both of Hokutomaru's feet, just as Takuma is stumbling. "NINJA!", he shrieks, completely ignoring Yang for the moment as Hokutomaru's feet hit his arm in just the proper way to do nothing but alert Takuma to the ninja's presence. Like some kind of horrific karate dinosaur, Sakazaki wheels around and drills his forearm into Hoku's thigh. "HARRUMPH! Go home, kid! Eat some meat and put some muscle on those bones!"
COMBATSYS: Tran successfully hits Saishu with Heavy Kick.
- Power hit! -
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COMBATSYS: Saishu dodges Akira's Random Weapon.
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[OOC] Takuma says, "oh man!"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Take that, Yang."
COMBATSYS: Saishu interrupts Karakusa from Makoto with Oniyaki.
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Ryo stops cheering as he hears the commentator's comments. He immediatedly bursts to his feets and point a finger toward him accusingly. "HEY! Can't a son be just worried about breaking his father's brittle old man hips!?" The Kyokugen fighter snaps out as he shakes his fist. "Besides! They threw that challenge to young /punks/. I'm not a punk! ARE YOU INSINUATING THAT I AM A PUNK!? Come say that to my face!"
There are many differences between Saishu and Takuma, most of which are rather obvious and some of which not so much. But there is one particular difference between Saishu and Takuma right now that, although it is perhaps not obvious, is very important to the current situation.
Saishu isn't watching out for pillars.
So as he dashes around like a madman, laughing heartily to himself and using his ancient master chi sense to note where the opposition is -- or, or something -- he is able to whisk right by the mighty Akira and promptly right face-first into one of said pillars. He staggers back a step, and it is thus that Tran's flying dropkick is able to impact against his back and, though the Kusanagi elder only staggers a bit from it, it is enough to smack his face against the pillar again.
"Ow!" Pause. "Ha ha!"
He turns, eyes blazing. Theoretically.
"I'll get you for that!"
Saishu's hand ignites.
Now the funny thing is, Tran is on the ground after the dropkick, right? That's what happens when you lunge into a crazy kick like that. So Saishu isn't attacking anyone at all, comically. Yet Makoto has just lunged at his back, or what was his back when he was standing face to the pillar, and tragically she happens to be right in front of him as he turns.
The flame-wreathed leaping uppercut catches her full in the face.
"Ha ha!"
Take that, young punks.
"Hm." The old man tanked the flying kick, and didn't even flinch. Hell, the ninja monkey boy thing's spleen just went flying past his head. All of this is not making Yang's frown turn upside-down. "Yeah, I'm screwed," he finally sighs with the resigned shrug of the damned. "If the old men are having fun, I might as well make it worth their while..."
That's the spirit, Yang! Take your beating like a pro! He squares his attention back to Takuma and lets loose with a mighty chop of his hand! They're not quite hands of stone yet, but as Gen taught him, its all in the momentum. And finding that brittle old man hip.
Ninja, where?! Hokutomaru falters slightly as Takuma suddenly starts shrieking, his attempt to push himself off of Takuma's arm and leap away thrown offkilter by the sudden noise. He's not used to fighting such loud people! And especially not loud ones that are fast enough to suddenly turn and hit him so soundly. "G-agh!!" he cries out, wincing at the shocking throb in his leg.
This.. this really isn't fair! It's like it was some kind of joke! Some kind of setup-- these monsters, disguised as old men, setting up a fight for a good cause, but... really, this kind of thing...! They're just getting their kicks from beating the crap out of innocent kids! How disgusting! How villainous! And how embarassing, because this whole thing is being broadcast live!!
The firey spirit of youth is strong with this one, and its call can be like a siren, blinding him of his already atrophied sense and logic. Bolstered by indignant rage at being made a fool of on LIVE TELEVISION, Hokutomaru falls to the ground, stumbling for a step before he lands on all fours. He stays crouched only long enough to reach into his shirt and remove a scroll from within. In true ninja style, he places it between his teeth, falling to one knee to support himself as he makes seals in the air, his hands a blur.
It's only a second or so before there is that distinct feeling of tension in the air as is sensed when a large amount of chi is released. It's the only warning Takuma gets as Hokutomaru launches himself directly at the man, fists flying, spinning faster than he reasonably should be as the air erupts into a tornado of flaming chi around him.
"KYHHHH!! MUHFGH MUHRNDRHURH MHRSHGRHM MRGRHUH!!!!" ... well, the only warning other than the slightling muffled gibberish the boy is screeching behind the scroll in his mouth.
The blazing power around him is the last thing the boy sees, however, his consciousness burning out as quickly as the flames around him do. It could be either a blessing or a shameful thing to miss the climax of his shortlived battle, and he will probably have to catch a rebroadcast to find out just how soundly he was thrashed-- and make sure Mai never finds out.
COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru can no longer fight.
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Is there any feeling more satisfying than nailing an old guy with a flying double-footed dropkick, even if it only really worked because of a happy accident? A happy accident...which Tran planned all along, perhaps?!
Well, perhaps not. Getting up off the ground and taunting's part of the master plan, though. "The only thing you could get is a dislocated back, you fossil!" You see, that essentially should tell Saishu exactly where Tran is, which is important, because he'll never expect Tran to actually be there and stay there and attack from there. Which Tran does, as it happens, stepping forward and jumping up to drive his forehead into Saishu's chin, impending flames be damned. If Makoto can take them (poorly), so can he!
"You know to be honest, when I heard this match was going on, I thought to myself 'Why didn't I think of that'? This needed to happen, and I'll tell you why, do you know what I'm saying? I-" Awesome-san pauses in his rant to get a closer look at Naerose, and squints his eyes, ".. What is that? Are you wearing a witch hat? I don't get it."
And then some guy is yelling at him from the bleachers. The reaction from the people closer to Ryo is rather mixed, and slightly hushed when Kaiji looks over his shoulder, and toward the source of youthful frustration.
He tilts his glasses down a bit, giving a piercing gaze, and then slowly turns to look back to Naerose, "I think he's crying for his binky, you got one on hand? But yes, seriously, is the hat a, uh, statement? Can I wear it for a minute?"
Fire is bad.
Makoto staggers back, biting her tongue to stop from making any noise. She herself is looking a little charbroiled, and her scarf is decidedly on fire; it trails a ribbon of smoke behind her as she moves.
She fails to notice that. Sure, it hurt (a lot) but if she gave up after one punch, what sort of martial arts master would she be? "Haa!" she yells, although it comes out more like 'hnnnng', as she leaps back.
And then, because Makoto is crazy, forward again. She goes into a series of wide arcing kicks toward Saishu's upper body, trying to press him and knock him back; she ends it with an almost vertical snap-kick to try to launch him upward and follow it up with a punch when he lands. She doubts that will work.
"Snap! Doctor Tran Doles out the harshness, actually that wasn't the very popular move, but it did connect.. I think, it's hard to tell against these tanks. Wait, seriously?" Naerose looks over at Awesome-san, "Well first of all I'm a witch, everyone knows that, but sure, you can wear my hat." She takes her hat off and has TERRIBLE hat hair and passes it over to Awesome-san,
"Now then what did we miss. Umm Naruto isn't out yet, I mean, he is but he'll have one last explosion of youthful energy that could only be described in a twenty six episode long fight which does nothing at all to advance the plot! Didn't we learn from Dragon ball Z? And of course if that is any indicator it won't advance this fight too, but if these young punks are accomplishing anything, aside from getting absolutely pummeled for our amusement, it's .. well to get absolutely pummeled for our amusement! . . okay, I've got nothing."
Akira blinks twice as Saishu runs into a pillar. She frowns a little. "I must train harder, I guess." Akira sighs, setting the table back onto the ground. Instead, she takes in a deep breath--and waits for the others to make their moves against Saishu. "Huh." She scrunches up her nose--and then slides close--then back--then close again as she seeks to find an opening on saisho--and then slides forward, aiming to knock him off balance--and then bring up her arms to fling SAISHO into the table instead.
That's thinking outside the box, you know!
COMBATSYS: Takuma dodges Hokutomaru's Chou Bakuen Tatsumaki.
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COMBATSYS: Takuma fails to interrupt Strong Punch from Yang with Strong Kick.
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[OOC] Takuma says, "aw"
"Harrumph!", says Takuma again as Hokutomaru is sent flying away. The old man comes back to his initial position, and his forehead creases. Frighteningly, perhaps -freakishly-, he /leans towards Yang/ while the younger man is attempting to console himself. A sort of wan, dry smile touches to Takuma's face, and he shakes his head a few times. And even as Yang rears back to deliver that heavy chop for Takuma's head, the Kyokugen patriarch simply begins shrieking.
"I can smell desperate self-encouragement from miles away, sonny! You haven't got a chance in the world if you're peeing your gi after seeing what happened to that little ninja girl!" Sakazaki puts a single arm forward, in a stiff-armed position people might recognized from FOOTBALL, and rushes -into- his opponent, bellowing one loud, "SAISHU, INVERTED STANCE, UNASSUMING MULE PATTERN NUMBER FI-" In this case, Takuma's opponent turns out to be -- one of the enigmatic Howard Arena pillars! He crashes into the thing, forearm-first, and since he's running on ages-old instinct alone, actually lashes out at the rock with his foot in an attempt to hit Yang before the boy's hand hits him in the head!
Unluckily for Takuma, Yang is on his right side, and that pillar is in the trajectory of his foot. Sakazaki's heel slams into the stone edifice's base harshly enough to shatter its foundation(This is accompanied by one intense "Take -that-, irreverent youth!" from Takuma), and sends the pillar crashing down in front of him as a result! Hokutomaru, intent on his revenge, is very likely to dive directly into the path of the falling pillar as it intersects itself between him and Takuma -- prompting a confused "Hmph? Saishu?" from the older man, as well as a confused shake of his head.
Yang's hand slams into his face a moment later, and sends him stumbling backwards! There is a -BRUISE- rapidly forming on his cheek! TAKUMA HAS BEEN DENTED.
[OOC] Saishu says, "okay so how many attacks do I have, like 3 or something"
[OOC] Takuma says, "Yes"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Me, Makoto, Akira?"
[OOC] Saishu says, "i just need to know how many times to type dodge is all"
COMBATSYS: Tran successfully hits Saishu with Strong Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Makoto successfully hits Saishu with Abare Tosanami Kudaki.
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COMBATSYS: Akira successfully hits Saishu with Back Roll Throw.
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Takuma 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Yang
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[OOC] Saishu says, "sweet"
[OOC] Hokutomaru says, "HA HA HA"
[OOC] Takuma says, "hahahaahah"
[OOC] Heidern says, "Harsh. C_C;"
[OOC] Saishu says, "though I may cry they are tears of joy"
Ryo looks vaguely annoyed, irritated and utterly insulted for being completly ignored in that way! Oooooh, man. He's so close of just going UP THERE and punch the living daylights out of thoses JERKS.
Grumbling and flumping down back on his seats, he return watching the beating on the old men -- just in time to wintess one hell of a beating being unleashed on Saishu.
This will end in tears.
"What!?"
Saishu rears back, looking around wildly despite the blindfold.
"Unassuming Mule!? Now you're just making things u--"
IT BEGINS.
The bewildered Saishu is hit right in the face by Tran's headbutt, which sends him staggering back into Makoto's fierce series of scything kicks. Having been struck repeatedly in the back by these, the Kusanagi elder goes staggering blindly forward and right into the arms of the patient Akira, who promptly throws him right back behind her and into her awaiting table in what is probably the sweetest thing any audience has ever seen ever in the history of the whole world.
Ouch, folks, ouch.
Is this old man down for the--
"HA HA!"
Rearing to his feet, Saishu laughs heartily, looking quite merry despite his battered state and the now ragged appearance of his kimono. "Looks, er, seems like you kids are learning some teamwork! That's what you young punks need, discipline! Looks like Takuma and I are being a good influence on the lot of you! Ha ha ha! Ha ha--"
He lunges suddenly, unexpectedly.
Right at Makoto.
Wh-- wait a minute, can he see through that thing!?
"I have you now, young man!"
Perhaps he can!
And lashing out with a flame-imbued hand, if Saishu can snag hold of Makoto's gi or scarf or face, whatever is handy, he will hoist her up in the air for a moment, dramatically teeth-ting at the audience, and then headbutt her in the face so hard and fast that the very air around them will combust and carry Makoto away with the force of the mighty Kusanagi explosion.
Needless to say:
"Ha ha!
[OOC] Akira says, "hahahaha"
[OOC] Heidern says, "Saishu, I love you."
A small Chinese boy in a blue cap stands up and shouts, "YOU CAN DO IT TAKUMAAAAAA!"
Next to him, an identical Chinese boy in a red cap also stands up. "YOU CAN DO IT SAISHUUUUUU!"
"I think that was a boy," Yang corrects the elder. "I think. I'm not sure if he was a shaved monkey either." There's another shrug, and then a quick step to the right before Takuma can gain his bearings on the sound of his voice. Stay loose, stay quick, and say a quick prayer to Buddha because its now down to one on one-
Great, now they have /kids/ cheering them on. "Hmph," Yang snorts dismissively as his hand starts to glow. Yeah, you've got it right, Takuma, he's right over here. You can probably feel his hand BURNING FOR JUSTICE - or at least a fandom of his own! And you can feel it burn as he strikes at the older man's head to make yet another dent! Someone get a caveman to call Geico!
Like a spinning, flaming, and perhaps drunk bat out of hell, Hokutomaru's flight sends him directly at the surprisingly nimble man known as Takuma. But as if touched by the devil's hand, who is by the way fond of hazing his hellbats, a pillar of fairly large size and weight happens to be collapsing directly in his path. No, not seems to be.. is. And does. In a distinctly anticlimatic way, the flaming chi sputters out and dissipates, leaving only the limp form of Hokutomaru slumped over the pillar's curve. Though there are no visible marks on the pillar from his impact, other than a few dark, burned spots, it's clearly evident that the boy did not impact it lightly. Only when he starts to slide downwards can those with sharp eyes (and no blindfolds) see a fairly sizeable, round dent in the plaster. Judging from the white chips and powder dusting Hokutomaru's unconscious, bruising face, it's clear to see just what it was that took most of the blow. Ouch, in your face, monkey.
Asskicking: delivered. There's still a bit more to go, evidently, but that's fine. Damn but Saishu took it there. Taking a few initial steps back, make that a lot of steps back, Tran initially plans to just stay the hell back from his elderly opponent for a moment. Then Saishu grabs Makoto and, let's face it, blasts the hell out of her. Nothing's going to change that, and she's going to be sent flying away. It's medical scientific fighting fact.
And you know what? That means there's an opportunity. Because when, WHEN Makoto is sent flying back, Tran's right there to intercept her. "Alright, kid, here we go!" Palms up, the doctor is sent skidding backward on his heels from Makoto's impact, and even before he stops she's sent flying BACK at Takuma, riding a hugeass horizantal geyser of steam. "TANDEN ROCKET!"
Yeah, that's right. It's a spontaneous team attack, the likes of which would put the Diving Drunken Dragon to shame!
COMBATSYS: Tran assists Makoto.
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[OOC] Makoto says, "I have but one option here."
COMBATSYS: Makoto Toughs Out Saishu's Koto Moon Infinity!
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[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "YES"
[OOC] Takuma says, "i-"
[OOC] Makoto says, "HRRRRGH"
[OOC] Saishu says, "WHAT."
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSssss"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "I TOLD YOU MAKOTO"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "LEGENDARY"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "LEGENDAAAAAAAAAAAAAARY"
Makoto's gi is loose enough that she is easy to grab and heft, and the explosion is truly awe-inspiring, sending Makoto launching away...
...but somehow, she manages to control her launch and turn it into a backwards flip, legs tucked up as she arcs through the air, directly into the path of Tran's immense forward geyser!
The steam catches Makoto, and she looks like she's hovering for a moment, suspended in the air as the two forces cancel out - but Tran's wins, and Makoto blasts forward, fist-first, surrounded by gouts of steam that whip her hair and scarf around her (which is no longer on fire).
"SEICHUUSEN! GODANZUKI!" Makoto bellows, thrusting one fist forward and rocketing through the air like Superman, scarf filling in for the cape she doesn't own. If she manages to drive the fist into Saishu's stomach like she's trying to, she plants her feet on the ground like she got launched from giant chi steam geysers every day, delivering a flurry of blows toward his body, followed with one enormous one at his chin that's so hard that the backwash kicks up dirt, her scarf, and blows away the remnants of the steam.
[OOC] Saishu says, "awesome"
[OOC] Yang is feeling like an amateur here >_>
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "It's okay, Yang."
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "We've trained long and hard to reach this lofty plateau of badassery."
Akira steps back away from Makoto and Saishu, looking predictably awed from Makoto's HARDCORE nature just punk through an explosion like that. She stops fighting to applaud lightly for Makoto's determination. "Way to go, Makoto! That's incredible!" She can't, well, not turn her head away from the technique--she just has to watch it. Sure, it might not be the smartest thing to do--but oh man, that's just incredible.
But it's only for a few moments before she forces herself to step away. She shakes her head. Don't stare. Not now. There's still Takuma. And maybe even Saishu.
She doesn't dare try to fight Saishu after all that--instead, Akira turns towards her teacher, lets out a breath, and picks the table up again.
"I will try one more time, Takuma." She hefts it up into the air, walks towards Takuma, and lets out a wild cry as she swings the table AGAIN. This time, however, it's for Takuma!
"I have been practicing!" She insists.
COMBATSYS: Takuma blocks Yang's Tourou Zan.
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COMBATSYS: Takuma counters Random Weapon from Akira with Random Weapon.
- Power hit! -
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[OOC] Saishu says, "ahgapghdsksdfhldskfsdahf"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "OH DAMN"
"A witch.. Oh hey, I remember you now you're that little lady that interviewed Zangief, aren't you!" Awesome-san bellows with a cackle, "So you do this for a li-"
He cuts himself off, getting a good look at the hat hair. It's enough to make even the referee zip his lips, and he gracefully offers the hat back, "Nnnnnoooo, actually that's all right you may keep that hat on." he'd even be so kind as to place it back on for her.
And then his attention goes back to the match, and he damn near falls out of his seat, "What is this, what is going on here!" he cries, slamming his hands down on the table, "All right so some of these younguns seem to have talent, but this fight is far from over, I predict that Saishu and Takuma have some sort of ace card up their sleeve, but it's too soon to execute it yet. It'll take more than 'hip-hop' and 'pokemans' and PHDs to take those two out. In fact, this is likely going to end with a mushroom cloud right here in the center of the arena, Miss Delphine. On a side note, that kid with the goofy haircut is cracking me up. How does it stay like that?"
"When you 'hmph', son, you do it with passion! Like so!" Takuma lashes out his arm even as Yang's BURNING HAND slashes in towards him. The younger fighter would find himself running into Takuma's upraised forearm for probably like the third time thus far, and Takuma emits one heavy, definitive "HARRRRUMPH!" that sounds like it just might have been borne of the spirit of that elusive, mystical Mr. Karate! It's a shame Karate isn't here. He would have loved the fight. Regardless, upon hearing Saishu yelling out and being subsequently beaten around by CHILDREN, Sakazaki's on the move again.
"SAISHU! HANG IN THERE, DON'T LET THEM TRY TO IMPOSE THEIR UNTIDY MORALS ON YOU! STAY TRUE TO OUR LIFESTYLE!" As he runs, clusmily, across the Arena floor, Takuma reaches down to grab at the pillar he recalls knocking over a few seconds ago. Hokutomaru is picked up again and slung over a shoulder - really, at this point, any kind of weapon will do! He just needs to help his friend. In a few short moments, the old Kyokugen fighter arrives at his destination, only to find Saishu elsewhere, and familiar voice calling out to him!
"Little biker girl!" The table crashes against his head, explodes into a thousand shards, and leaves Takuma standing in place -- totally unfazed. He nods at her appreciatively, and explains: "You -HAVE- been practicing! I can tell! Keep up your work, yes? If I wasn't filled with such BURNING RAGE right now, I'd probably be feeling it a little more, but..." Takuma shakes his head, and continues. "Well, you're moving on to your next lesson, young lady! Come by the dojo sometime soon and I'll teach you. For now, take this little girl and put her somewhere safe, yes?"
This is where Takuma rather brutally swings Hokutomaru at Akira, releasing him at the apex of the motion!
COMBATSYS: Saishu Toughs Out Makoto's Seichuusen Godanzuki!!
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[OOC] Takuma says, "HAHAHAHAHA"
[OOC] Makoto says, "what"
[OOC] Saishu says, "ahahdsfhdsjfkdshfsdhfkjshfdsjklf"
[OOC] Takuma says, "Oh my GOD"
[OOC] Makoto says, "I FEEL CHEATED"
[OOC] Saishu says, "I KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN"
[OOC] Saishu says, "I KNEW IT IN MY BONES"
[OOC] Rose says, "THE WINDS OF THE KING"
[OOC] Dudley says, "Oh man."
[OOC] Takuma says, "oh my GOD"
[OOC] Saishu says, "I AM THE GOD OF WAR"
"That's right Awesome-san, don't shoot mumbo cause it will just make him angry. These kids are bring it when they should be bringing candygrams, in a moment this arena is going to be absolutely leveled with everyone in it, I sure hope you brought your bomb shelter, or have a will in a secure location. What we have here is the part of the fight where the warmups are over and fighters really start to shine. Makoto opens a can of serious whoop ass that against any normal fighter would probably of spelled disaster but instead we'll see Saishu redefine over doing it. We're moving into the third and final stage of this fight.. When Takuma Sakazaki says something cliche like, 'I'll show you true power,' and demonstrates the kind of child abuse only the likes of Yuri Sakazaki or Ryo Sakazai can attest to and we'll be lucky enough to see it first hand!" The witch exclaims.
Saishu grins.
Rearing his head back as though in preparation to unleash some fierce battle cry, the Kusanagi elder instead simply sets his feet firmly in his squat stance on the stone floor of the arena and listens to the sound of the two fighters calling out their team attack. He hears the woosh of the steam, the sound of the screaming karate punk as he/she hurtles toward the kimono-clad fighter. Saishu reaches up to scratch his pointy beard for a moment, not so much as though making a decision as just out of force of habit--
--and then, grinning wider than ever before, he spreads his arms.
"Come on!!"
And so Makoto does, raining punch after punch on the elder martial artist, shuddering blows that resound throughout the arena itself as awed spectators look on. The stone beneath Saishu's feet begins to splinter and crack as it literally is turned to gravel-- the force seems to go right through Saishu and into the ground, grinding everything beneath him to dust.
He actually seems to get shorter, just because he's slowly sinking into the ground as the stone gives way under his feet.
But he does not move.
And then Makoto thrusts out with that uppercut and slams it under the unmoving Saishu's chin, sending his head back so far he bends over backward and, with startling flexibility and not even moving his arms from where they are set, almost touches the stone with his hair.
Almost, because the stone behind him for the next five yards or so has just erupted, showering everyone in the vicinity with small chunks of stone and gravel as every last bit of force travels through Saishu.
He stays there, poised in that bizarre bent over backward position.
Silence, and light through falling dust.
Then:
"HA HA!"
And he brings his head right back up and tries to headbutt Makoto in the face.
Again.
[OOC] Ryo says, "This scene is made of win."
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "You know, I'm trying to think of a pose or something here."
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "And I just...I can't even start."
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "My brain is in shock."
"I can do that," Yang responds all too calmly. Letting the old farts have a good time at the kids' expense was one thing, but to keep using the ninja girl/boy even after he/she was down? Now that's just not right. Its up to him 'n Akira to teach this old man that the next generation's got the right stuff too.
Both of Yang's palms ease forward and start to glow again as he lifts a foot in the air and takes a deep breath. "HARRRRR-" The foot slams down, sending shockwaves of chi energy pulsing through the arena floor. This kid's got strength, and he's going to show it by slamming both palms and a full chi blast right into Takuma's side - and right towards where Akira should still have her table ready. "-UUUUUUMPH!" Batter up! Aim for the brittle old man hip!
Holy. Crap. That was the sweetest thing ever. As Tran watches Makoto deliver the payload of their combo, his jaw slowly drops open, going slack as he can't believe what he's seeing. That...and he...and then...and...
It's almost overwhelming. Almost. Not quite, since there's a sort of...universal rule in play here. If Tran ever stops being a violent asshole, the apocolypse will surely arrive. So you see, it's his duty to run up and, hell, I dunno, jump over Makoto and try to kick Saishu in the face? It doesn't matter, it can't even begin to compare, because DAMN.
[OOC] Makoto says, "Well, nothing ventured."
COMBATSYS: Makoto Toughs Out Saishu's Fierce Punch!
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[OOC] Takuma says, "!"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Jesus, you two."
[OOC] Takuma says, "i-"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "That's it. I quit."
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Nothing's ever going to top this."
Makoto has no words.
None.
She plants her feet after her attack, fully expecting to see a defeated Saishu. The shower of rocks and debris only reinforces her original estimation. That is one battered and beaten old guy.
Then after all that, he comes up anyway - and he laughs! Makoto braces herself, planting her feet at the same time she reaches out for the incoming head. She tries to grab Saishu's neck and intensify the headbutt by turning it into a DOUBLE HEADBUTT.
Whether he is particularly harmed or not, she is. She passes out, falling over backwards to land on the cracked and broken ground.
COMBATSYS: Makoto can no longer fight.
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Gosh--those two sure are tough!
Akira isn't sure what she should do either. Especially as she is suddenly assaulted with Hokutomaru! And is KONKED in the chest with such force that she is actually sent flying into an arena wall, leaving an Akira sized imprint there.
She breathes out her mouth. She feels... She feels... Kind of angry, really! "I..." She says slowly, "I don't want this."
She hefts up the fallen warrior and CHUCKS it at Takuma, "-YOU- put her somewhere safe!" A beat. "Actually, it's a him!" She complains.
COMBATSYS: Yang successfully hits Takuma with Byakko Soushouda.
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COMBATSYS: Takuma overcomes Thrown Object from Akira with Ko'ou Ken.
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|-------\-------\0 Tran
Takuma is blissfully unaware of the incredible goings-on in front of him, rather, just as Saishu is making craters in the rock floor of Howard Arena, Takuma's sprinting directly at it, screaming. "KUSANAGI, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING TOO OL-owoaaaaaaaah!" Sakazaki very nearly falls into the crater surrounding Saishu, waves his arms around wildly in an attempt to not fall in... and is chi-struck in the hip just as he's about to recover himself!
"Ow!", he shouts, "My damn -hip-! Who did that?! Was it that other young maaaaaaaaghngHN!"
Behind the epic, blindfolded Saishu, an epic, blindfolded Takuma falls face-first into the impact ditch Makoto's attack has created, clutching his hip. He's up in mere seconds, however, forehead creased with rage, blindfold slightly ajar. Akira's words flitter across the arena at him, followed by a sense of impending Hokutomaru.
"NOT!", shrieks Sakazaki as he twirls about, and with one brutal STOMP, he extends his right arm forward, fingers outstretched, to bat Hokutomaru aside by sheer force of will! Like a crazy magician or something. Regardless, that almost invisible wave of distorted, chi-filled space arcs towards Akira at a horrifically fast pace.
COMBATSYS: Tran successfully hits Saishu with Heavy Kick.
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COMBATSYS: Saishu dodges Makoto's Tacchuu.
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|=------\-------\0 Tran
Saishu jerks his head out of the way this time, and unfortunately directly into the path of Tran's wild kick and gets smacked right in the face for his trouble. Well, at least he sensed the follow-up attack coming, right? He's blindfolded, after all.
The Kusanagi elder turns as Makoto collapses and swings around wildly, staggering away from the scene of the crime. "Who keeps hitting me!? Didn't I beat you up already!? Ha ha!" For someone who keeps getting kicked, he seems quite cheerful. "Show yourself, you little fiend!"
Yes, he's blind. Show yourself anyway. Get creative.
"Hey, Takuma!" Saishu shouts, looking around in what is obviously a fruitless gesture. He's probably just doing it for purposes of drama. Audiences like a moving figure. "Where are you, you scamp!?"
COMBATSYS: Saishu gains composure.
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[OOC] Awesome-san laughs.
"Yes, it was the other young man." Yang's breath is a little heavier, even if he has yet to actually be on the receiving end of anything. He doesn't bother to catch the flying ninja body - the kid's KO, he isn't feeling anything right now - and instead dashes in swing around and throw a kick at Takuma's hip. Its as Gen taught him, take any advantage the other guy has. Or in this case, the /only/ advantage you really have.
He'll also take the +5 bonus for cliche chop shouts. "HI-YAH!"
Damn. DAMN. This old guy just won't let up! Can Tran take him down?! At this rate...probably not, really. Saishu could just stand there and take it easy and Tran could punch him and punch him and punch him and it wouldn't do any good. Solution? Deception and trickery.
"I'm behind you, old man!" This is said from some distance directly in front of Saishu. Well, it might work, especially since Tran's taking off and running away right afterward. In fact, he's charging, getting ready for another awe-inspiring attack! Or, well, maybe not, since he's charging right at Akira. His hands are trailing wisps of steam, and he damn near tackles her, which if she gets hit by the Ko'ou Ken or whatever will be pretty gentlemanly!
Althoug come to think, what IS he doing? It looks like he's...forcefully giving her a back massage? That's not gentlemanly at all. "Just sit tight for a minute and I'll get you in better shape in no time." It doesn't last long, although it doesn't feel half bad (especially with the doctor's steam heatin' things up), and afterward Tran will give Akira a shove forward. "Go get 'em, girl. I'll be...over here."
COMBATSYS: Tran successfully hits Akira with Dr. Tran - Hot Lovin.
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COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Takuma's Ko'ou Ken.
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|=------\-------\0 Tran
[OOC] Yang says, "Wait. Hot Lovin'? Akira's still in school!"
[OOC] Yang calls the Party Van
[OOC] Dr. Tran holds up his hands. "WILD STALLIONS."
Akira watches the ninja girl--boy--fly into the air. She opens and shuts her mouth...but senses something heading towards her! She only has one chance--the remains of her table! Akira grabs it, and swings it upward--knocking the rippling IF INVISIBLE blast up harmlessly into the air. The table remains vaporize under the ultimate power of Kyokugen!
She turns to Saishu, takes a step forward--WHEN SUDDENLY--she grunts. Apparently Doctor Tran really IS a Doctor. And he's giving her a HOT MASSAGE.
"U...uhm..." Akira trails. "Do you... do you know Kyoko? Perhaps you shuld get to know her, that's... waaghh!" She's shoved forward and lands on her face.
Well that's inspiring.
But she doesn't lay there for long. She shifts up into a crouching position, shaking her head quickly to clear it. There's a fight. She must do her best!
"YOU CAN DO IT AKIRA!" The Chinese Boy shouts, just as Akira flies forward with a flying jump kick for Saishu's face.
"Waaggh!" Akira shouts again midjump.
COMBATSYS: Takuma fails to interrupt Heavy Kick from Yang with Strong Throw.
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Takuma 1/------=/=======|======-\-------\0 Akira
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|=------\-------\0 Tran
[OOC] Takuma says, "argh"
[OOC] Heidern says, "Takuma... :|"
Bleary, Takuma pats himself down and attempts to catch his breath for a few seconds. Not long enough to get BONUSES, mind you, but enough to look dramatic and have some in-fight chatter with Saishu. "Saishu!" Takuma whirls around to look directly behind him, in response to Tran's clever trickery. Staring at a pillar, he remarks: "I'm right in front of you! Don't tell me you're so far gone you can't tell who's where anymore?!"
Yes, Takuma, that's what's happening.
Regardless, Takuma puts his hands on his hips after this, and adopts a severe expression. Ha ha, look at him! Frowning at a pillar. Anyway, this is the part where Yang's foot is supposed to wind up hooked in one of his arms, hilariously. INSTEAD, it slams directly into his back, and smashes him - soundly - into the pillar he's staring at.
"Hmphn!", announces Takuma, as he falls to the floor after his collision. "You aren't Saishu at all!"
"Well folks, you know what they say about the elderly? You don't ? Well Neither do we, but they are starting to get out paced by all of these young whipersnappers. Someone needs to toss them some viagra and then we'd have a match! Warning, the makers of Viagra warn you that if you have a Ko'ou ken lasting for more than four hours to contact your doctor immidiately. Viagra is not for everyone, Terry Bogard, Rock Howard, and anyone else on the hero team should not take it, because they are gay," The witch tones in,
"Mainly what we're seeing here is. WOAH! Someone needs to call that news channel doing all the shows on online preditors on Doctor Tran, she's a minor! What's wrong with you..!"
COMBATSYS: Saishu interrupts Dancing Cyclone Kick from Akira with Oniyaki.
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Takuma 1/------=/=======|=======\=====--\1 Akira
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|=------\-------\0 Tran
[OOC] Saishu says, "lol how did i survive that"
[OOC] Heidern says, "Saishu... you're crazy."
Awesome-san rubs his chin as he nods to Naerose, as if in agreement with the witch. However he confesses, "The first half of what you said went completely over my head. But I'll let you in on a secret: I am actually awesome enough that I don't need a bomb shelter. I'll get into the specifics later." he crosses his arms on the announcers table, observing the many forms of awesome and less awesome going about the arena. It's going by so fast that he actually can't announce it!
"These hooligans, I tell you. I can summerize everything that just happened here in one word, Miss Delphine." he reaches under the announcers table, shuffles around a bit and reveals a fourty-ounce that he slams on the table. The cap is ripped off with his teeth and he chugs. Thank you.
It's the Chinese Boy Curse!
Or maybe it's just that she shouted 'Waaagh!' as she attacked and gave away her position; whatever the case, Saishu is ready. Hearing Takuma berate the pillar he thinks is his noble teammate, the elder Kusanagi quirks his eyebrows and continues to glance around, much to the continued enjoyment of the already raving audience. "What! Don't you talk back to me, you half-rate bear-beating neanderthal! You were a hobo when I found you, Sakazaki, and you'll be a hobo all your life!" Meanwhile, Akira is leaping to the attack, but Saishu seems to be totally consumed by his need to backtalk, putting his hands on his hips and shouting down at Makoto's unconscious body. "Making fun of my age! Me, the one who saved you from that enraged panda when you got drunk and went to the zoo!"
He twists around, by all appearances happening to face Akira's trajectory entirely by accident and clenches a fist in front of him.
"I'LL SHOW YOU, TAKUMA!"
And he flying flame-uppercuts Akira right in the face.
"Ha ha!" he laughs as he lands. "I bet you felt that!"
"I think /I/ felt that," Yang mutters. "Or maybe it was Takuma hitting the pillar." The least he can do for a respected elder is to try to direct him in the right direction of his partner while he's busy busting him up. "Your partner's over there," he gestures with a hand towards Saishu, while his knee rises up to slam into Takuma's mid-section. He'd keep concentrating on the hip, but that would be just too cheap.
A fight is all about priorities. You need to know what works against what, how to properly respond, when to respond...and Tran's priorities are clear. He whirls about and points at the announcers. "Don't make me come up there, Naerose! I'm not afraid to just forget this and straight up kick your ass if I have to! This was completely platonic, because butch biker chicks aren't at all my type!" There. Now that that's taken care of, Tran can get back to battle.
Which, as it happens, has been moving along nicely without him. There's Akira looking extra-crispy, which is pretty damn inconsiderate since Tran just performed real medical doctorology upon her. Well, he's not doing it again, so just forget about that! And Yang's over there, and he looks like he's doing surprisingly well against Takuma, even though he's gesturing at a guy with a blindfold on...so...hm. Decisions, decisions. This may take a moment of careful consideration. Maybe even two.
COMBATSYS: Tran focuses on his next action.
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Takuma 1/------=/=======|=======\=====--\1 Akira
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|=------\-------\0 Tran
Akira flies right into the flaming uppercut and goes sailing up into the air a tremendous height--being knocked right into the arena stands, and then back UP to the top of them, near the very strobe lights she originally began at. This is the time in a battle where it's all or, y'know, nothing.
She shakes her head slowly and shifts underneath the strobe lights, pulls into a handstand--and KICKS it as hard as she can. With a terrible SCREECH the strobe light is smashed up into the air several feet--and Akira uses this recovery time to shift back into a standing position and catch the lights on her leg. She grunts, but manages it.
Akira then shifts into a maneuver that may seem similar to her Dancing Cyclone Kick as she flings herself back at Takuma at near close range--infusing the strobe lights with her chi, and then snapslamming it for Takuma's face. "HYAAAA!" She shouts as she strikes, for focus. "AND I AM NOT TAKUMA EITHER!"
[OOC] Takuma says, "AKIRA"
[OOC] Takuma says, "WHAT"
[OOC] Takuma says, "why do you DO this"
COMBATSYS: Takuma blocks Yang's Hiza Geri.
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Takuma 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Akira
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|=------\-------\0 Tran
[OOC] Akira says, "because I love you"
COMBATSYS: Takuma counters Haten Mueishu from Akira with Kusatsu Jin.
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Takuma 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Akira
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|=------\-------\0 Tran
Takuma, on the floor, makes a connection between the foot hitting his back, and the teasing words leaving Saishu's lips. He seems to smolder there, on the floor, and he flips around so that he's lying on his back, proudly wearing a bloody nose. "It was no panda, you old fool! One of those little brown razor-bears, and how could you possibly kick a trusted friend in the back like that? I don't know what you were planning on showing me, but I am -not- impressed! Not at all!"
Takuma adds, even as he's getting to his feet, "Maybe this is where that Kyori boy gets it from..." Regardless, he catches Yang's intent only instants before the other fighter attempts to hit him. "AND YET YOU KEEP ON TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A CONFUSED OLD MAN! TRAITOROUS DO- hfmh!" Takuma's hands come up, intercept Yang's attack in a particularly painful way, and then... well, he sobers up. The blindfolded man tilts his head to the side, and regards Yang confusedly. "You're not Saishu? And... he's over -there-?" Takuma frowns. "Only he could manage to stab me in the back from across the room! Hngh!"
With that, Sakazaki's running across the room, miraculously managing to avoid pillars for now. This is where Akira is riding a chi-infested strobe light directly at him, shrieking "I AM NOT TAKUMA EITHER!" at him. Which is met with a stony-faced, frown-creased stare from the blindfolded old master. "Well, Saishu, if you're going to be so damned LOUD about who you are...!" Both arms come out wide, and Akira is simply -caught-.
The strobe light goes crashing to the ground over Takuma's shoulder.
"TAKE THIS YOU CROTCHETY GEEZER! Consider it revenge for that time you managed to get -me- in trouble for your incident with the mall's Santa Claus last year!" He swings Akira around, by the ankle, and drives one wide-open hand directly into her stomach roughly enough to send her crashing into the floor hard enough to -splinter- it.
"OW!" shouts Saishu, from across the room. "YOU GOT ME!"
And grinning to himself, he settles back on his haunches.
For once, the Kusanagi elder is not the target of any wild assaults on the part of Team Young Punks. Not that he'll show it, especially with that grin of his so fresh as ever, but Saishu is really truly battered from all the fighting going on, and he's not quite sure how much longer he'll be able to help out his old pal Takuma much longer. Yet there's no real reason why we should be privy to Saishu's private thoughts because, you see, they don't really matter. He's unfazed no matter what the result is. Saishu Kusanagi has been a fighter for a long time--
"And for the record, the /real/ Santa Claus strokes his beard more! Like me!"
--and he is beyond victory and defeat.
Quietly savoring the joy of the audience and the thrill of the wild competition, pleased to be by his old friend's side once more and enjoying as always the 'education' of the younger, Saishu Kusanagi reassumes his squat stance and spreads his arms again, basking in the glory. The cheers resound yet more as the audience perceives him appeal to them; indeed, he waves his hands toward himself in response, as though gesturing for more commendation.
Really, though, he's just having a good time.
But why waste an opportunity for drama?
"Ha ha!!"
COMBATSYS: Saishu gathers his will.
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Akira yells, "I'm not Saishu either!" which turns out to be a mistake not so much that she is in fact Saishu but rather she should be focusing on not getting beat up rather than trying to get a blindfolded old geezer figure out her identity!
She is snapped by the ankle and driven into the ground which cracks from the impact. The impact is so loud that the chucked strobe light actually bounces off the ground AGAIN, soars up into the air, and then the lights...
Fall straight for Saishu's body.
Akira doesn't move at all though. The pain, the pain!
COMBATSYS: Akira can no longer fight.
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Takuma 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Tran
After a good long swig, Awesome-san just busts out laughing, slamming his hand down on the table again, "Woooooooooooooooh! I tell you, a little drink and watching a fight as intense as this really gets the blood boiling! If I didn't go into retirement, I tell you I'd be over there right now taking part in history! Wouldn't be fair to the kids though," the older man slouches forward a bit onto the table again, "You know what I'm saying? If this match gets any closer, I may damn well have a heart attack. But I'm not passing on until I see that mushroom clou- Oh! And another one bites the dust! They're dropping like flies!"
Hey, wait, what? No! Enjoying the moment? Not caring about victory? What kind of dumb hippy bullshit is that? And worst of all, Saishu is playing to the crowd!? This is...this is an ATROCITY.
Plus, nobody wants to see Saishu squatting.
There's only one man who can put a stop to this. Or, well, one man who's standing far enough away from the horrible catastrophe that's surrounding Takuma that he can go forward and act boldy, without fear of consequence.
That man...is Dr. Tran.
Breaking into a run toward Saishu, the doctor's mind races wildly. This blind old man...he's been beaten and beaten, yet he's still up. It's...almost moving, in a way. Truly, now more than ever, there is only one path Dr. Tran can take, one way to respect this fighting spirit. He jumps.
At the apex, Dr. Tran closes his eyes.
He dives, plummeting headfirst at Saishu, arms outstretched, grasping wildly for some purchase.
It mostly just ends up being a blind headbutt, though.
Yang has disconnected.
COMBATSYS: Saishu blocks Akira's Thrown Object.
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Takuma 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Tran
[OOC] Saishu says, "lol I'm not dead"
[OOC] Takuma says, "hahahahaha"
[OOC] Saishu says, "health 0%"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Hahaha, jeez."
[OOC] Heidern laughs.
[OOC] Saishu says, "I'LL FIX THAT C_C"
COMBATSYS: Saishu Toughs Out Tran's Strong Punch!
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Takuma 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Tran
[OOC] Saishu says, "sdfjksdlfdskj"
[OOC] Takuma says, "hahhhahahahah"
[OOC] Heidern dies laughing
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "hahahahaha"
[OOC] Ryo says, "Hahahahahah"
[OOC] Makoto says, "Saishu."
[OOC] Makoto says, "It's destined."
[OOC] Rose says, "OH! MY! GOD"
[OOC] Saishu says, "now I don't have enough super"
[OOC] Saishu says, "stupid game"
"Well you say tomato I say tamoto. I never did understand what that actually means, but anyway, close, no I think what we're going to see is the last two fighters crushed and just in time for me to curl up under one of these howard enterprise benches. I'll tell you what, we're way into extra innings right now people," Naerose says and then reaches into her hat and pulls out a bottle of her own,
"That's right Awesome-san, whatever you said, absolutely right."
"Still! That's no reason to -assault- him in the middle of the afternoon! I don't think I've ever seen so many children crying at the same time!" Oh, but you can, Takuma Sakazaki! Just think back to today's Junior Kyokugen Training: Gardening Tools And You. But those aren't tears of misery, Takuma, those are tears of -effort-. Keep telling yourself that.
Anyway, Akira's reaction to his Kosatsu Jin(flying into the sky) has Takuma thinking that his prey, the elusive Saishu, has somehow -escaped- him. Sakazaki immediately lurches into a run in the direction of Saishu's characteristic "Ha ha!", miraculously managing to strike absolutely zero pillars, directly up until he is about three feet from Kusanagi, growling loudly enough to be heard over the sounds of Tran grunting and Akira throwing things at Saishu. "HAR-oh god!" It's all he can get out before tripping over a broken pillar with enough force to tumble head-over-heels into his old friend! "Saishu you fiend, tossing pillars in the way of my approach! Did you take your blindfold off!??!"
This is, of course, all asked after he's fallen, perhaps on Saishu, perhaps to the side of him, but most certainly onto the ground!
COMBATSYS: Saishu Toughs Out Takuma's Strong Kick!
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Takuma 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Tran
[OOC] Takuma says, "pfff"
[OOC] Saishu says, "...."
[OOC] Takuma says, "this is hilarious"
[OOC] Awesome-san um
[OOC] Saishu says, "so i want you all to know that I don't even have dm/fate anymore"
[OOC] Takuma says, "i-"
[OOC] Heidern says, "Jesus."
[OOC] Saishu says, "so uh"
[OOC] Saishu says, "I really have no excuse"
Saishu is invincible.
There's really nothing else to say.
Tran bounces off, the lights bounce off, even Takuma, hefty though he is, bounces off. Saishu's stance is unrelenting, as unrelenting as his grin. He just stands there and takes it, to the vast approval of the crowd.
And then he draws his hand back.
"Finally," he remarks, "I know where you are."
Time for Tran to go for the gold.
Molten gold, perhaps, but--
"HAAAAAAA!" Saishu draws his hand back, summoning every last ounce of flame into his hand, and roaring with mighty sovereign fury thrusts his hand out an emits a screetching dragon of terrible flame howling its away toward the hapless doctor. "HAAAAAAAAAA!!"
--gold all the same.
And with that...
COMBATSYS: Saishu has reached second wind!
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Takuma 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Tran
...Saishu is just getting started.
"Ha ha!"
Somewhere, off in the distance, Igniz watches from a building with a pair of binoculars.
"What power!!"
COMBATSYS: Tran fails to reflect Orochinagi' from Saishu with Dr. Tran Doles Out the Harshness.
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Takuma 0/-------/-----==|=======\====---\1 Tran
Donk. That...that didn't work out quite like Dr. Tran hoped. Sure, he rammed face first into Saishu. Sure, there was a chance it would be enough to take the old dude out. Unfortunately, it didn't, and Tran isn't left with a whole lot of time left to recover.
Rolling away, he can sense the buildup of chi before it's even unleashed. There's a lot of it. It's powerful. And yet...there! That's it! In a moment of stunning clarity, Dr. Tran /understands/ it at its basest level, can practically dissect it if he wants. The perfect point to strike it at, to nullify and bounce this huge wave of chi!
Slamming one palm on the ground, Tran conjures forth his own chi, and blasts it upward, molding it and shaping it into a solid wall, directly in the path of the Orochinagi. Then his butt's engulfed in fire and he loses it. Whoops.
Looks like someone forgot to open their eyes.
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Truly, if there's one thing I do well, it's turning miserable failure into glorious moral success."
Takuma is dimly aware of an incredible show of chi being exhibited somewhere in his general area. Orochinagi''s are tossed around, Takums shouts out one "THAT AGAIN!", and is in the process of getting to his feet even as Tran's ass catches flames -- and because Sakazaki's a little tired, he doesn't spend much time catering to the audience or anybody else, really... he's more concerned with ending this fight for the sake of heading home!
Now on his feet, Sakazaki storms past his friend, shaking his head even as he almost trips over some rubble. "Let me show you a thing or two about putting young men in their place! You can't do it with all that damn flash, you just need to hit them once, and hard!" Takuma doesn't even -bother- letting Tran get to his feet(not that he can really tell where Tran is, visually... all he has to go on is the sound of flaming doctor coat!) before flinging one arm out in a heavy, -heavy- punch that begins at Takuma's head and sweeps downward to the ground... where Tran is presumably moaning and groaning like a little baby, because Orochinagi' hurts.
"CHESTOOOOOO!"
COMBATSYS: Tran blocks Takuma's Keima Uchi.
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Takuma 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Tran
"One punch!?"
Good thing Yang got hit by those lights right? Nudge nudge wink wink. Or whatever. Who cares? Saishu is fighting side by side with Takuma, or so he suspects though he still can't see at all, and that's what really counts.
"I can do that too!"
And so grinning cheerfully -- maniacally? -- the Kusanagi elder leaps forward at breakneck speed in an effort to keep up with Takuma, and lunging into the air, buoyed by the force of his own flames, Saishu ends up punching out once at Tran's head from a different angle, thrusting out his fist with his usual war cry.
"Ha ha!"
[OOC] Dr. Tran hmmmmmmmmmmm
[OOC] Heidern says, "Do the craziest thing ever."
[OOC] Heidern says, "Because it'll succeed."
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Oh, okay."
COMBATSYS: Tran fails to reflect Kamu Kakari from Saishu with Random Weapon.
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COMBATSYS: Tran can no longer fight.
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[OOC] Heidern ROFL
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "YOU LIED TO ME"
You would think that one of these days, Dr. Tran would learn. Well, actually, it looks like he's learned SOMETHING so far, seeing as how when Takuma tries to hammer him into the dirt, Tran simply stands up while on fire, raises a hand, and catches the strike. His eyes are still closed.
Of course, this would be way more badass if it weren't for distinct sound of bones breaking and popping out of place all along Tran's arm, up through the shoulder. It makes the next part kind of hard to accomplish properly.
Gripping Takuma's wrist, Tran completely fails to swing him around at Saishu, instead getting punched right in the head. And people wonder why he acts crazy.
Suffice to say, Tran goes flying and tumbles into a pillar with a thunk. Despite this, it still takes him a moment to lose conciousness, when he manages to croak out, "I...blame...Naerooooose..." Nobody can hear him on account of how he doesn't quite have the strength to talk as loudly as usual and the crowd's going wild besides, but it's the thought that counts.
With Naerose having gone strangely silent. Actually it probably isn't strange at all and the girl is just a lightweight. Awesome-san shakes his head to the Woman in the Red Hat in disappointment. But more importantly Saishu's mighty orochinagi... Is good enough for the referee to declare that the mushroom cloud he had been waiting for, and with a firm nod, crosses his arms as he declares, "Yes. It is over. It is -damn- over." and.. And wait a minute, is that a tear trickling down his cheek?
IT IS.
"But damned if those kids didn't put up a great fight, ladies and gentlemen, the winners here tonight are those men that just won't quit, Takuma and Saishu! God damn!" he slams his hands on the annoucers table and gets to his feet, applauding along with the rest of the screaming crowd. And with his job done, he removes his headset, and shakes his head, "That was the greatest match I ever saw.. I think.. I think I've got one more run in me. I'M COMIN' OUT OF RETIREMENT."
Straightening out the collar of his kimono, Awesome-san turns around and makes his exit. Awwww hell.
[OOC] Saishu says, "ahahhaha yes awesome-san"
[OOC] Takuma says, "awesome-san"
[OOC] Takuma says, "I salute you, sir"
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "Awesome-san."
[OOC] Dr. Tran says, "You're truly an inspiration to us all."
[OOC] Awesome-san says, "Thank you."
"Well, Takuma."
The roars of the audience seem to fade in the background as the two fighting elders stand back to back; imagine the camera's perspective spinning around them, revealing the fallen bodies of all their youthful opponents, including poor Yang who never got to reveal whether or not he truly is better than his brother. Next time, Yang, next time. But even without officially downing every one of their opponents, the two blinded fighters didst defeat more than their fair share of aggressive youngsters-- and they did it all for charity.
"It's just like old times, isn't it?"
The cash will just be rolling in; not to mention the respect.
"I suppose we'll--"
'Kusanagi-san!!'
Saishu turns abruptly towards the sound of the voice, somehow picking it up admist the heedless cheering of the crowd, and tilts his face over to where a panting man in a zoo curator's uniform is looking from below the arena, having just dashed in through the main entrance.
"Kusanagi-san, Sakazaki-san, I'm so glad I've found you still standing! It's terrible, someone has opened all the cages in the zoo and the animals are rampaging in the streets! The rhino has gored a bus and gotten stuck and the elephant overturned a semi carrying sake and is now stumbling into buildings! We don't know where else to turn! Please, senseis, we need your help!"
Saishu grins.
"Takuma..."
And he dashes forward, brushing past the zoo curator and running towards the light, leaving the cheering masses behind.
"Let's go!!"
Truly, they were the greatest heroes of their age, but they remain heroes to this day. Let the wisdom and strength of the past never be underestimated again.
Though.. he should really remove that blindfold.
COMBATSYS: Saishu has left the fight here.
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Takuma 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Yang
"Old times, friend? It's just been a few months! And this goes to show you," Takuma indicates a wide swath of totally vacant arena while he speaks, clearly under the impression that it is filled with unconscious bodies and the like. The Kyokugen fighter beams beneath his tattered(but still effective!) blindfold, "We've still got a leg up on these youngste-"
It's at about this time that the zookeeper interrupts the old men's dialogue, and prompts Takuma to whip his head in the direction of the breathless man's musings. While they aren't visible, a veritable -fire- burns behind Sakazaki's eyes, and he slams one fist into his open palm even as Saishu grins his way. Takuma, unlike his friend, seems more determined than excited. "/Todoh!!/", hisses Takuma... and that frown splits into a broad grin, even as he's stepping over Tran's unconscious form to join his friend towards the edge of the arena.
Unfortunately, Saishu's dashing for the entrance. Takuma can -feel- the other man moving more than see it(after all, the blindfolds are still on) - Takuma quickly follows after Saishu, seemingly failing to notice the bruises purpling along his arms and face, the blood trickling from his nose and lips. It's because he's a HERO, tried by time and trial, by error and terror! And, as we've seen today, these two men haven't yet reached the end of the line... for them, it'd seem that the line stretches on for an indefinite length, ultimately determined by their own willingness to strive and survive.
Or, you know. How much longer that bizarre luck might hold out.
COMBATSYS: Takuma has left the fight here.
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[OOC] Saishu freaking high-fives Takuma
[OOC] Takuma ^5~
Log created by Saishu, and last modified on 21:09:39 04/13/2007.