Description: In an epic showdown, Azrael faces Hurricane Hime (Himeko) in an attempt to raise money for the Taiyo High Newspaper Club (Winner: DKO)
A Taiyo club fundraiser?
Well, on paper it seems like a wonderful idea, everyone seems to really enjoy fights, after all, but.. How would it exactly work? Members of the club have left Himeko to work out the details, the bookworm good at things like that! A list of fighters had been written up, and it was decided that the best chance to draw interest would be to give 'new' fighters a semi-push.. And then pit them up against one of the more popular students!
Ran Hibiki was the first pick, of course, being the embodiment of Taiyo Press but.. She couldn't make it. Mimiru Kasagi, then, was the second pick! ... Um, she had to go home early from getting sick. So, Himeko was in a very big pickle.
There are only three members of the club present now, there's a blonde reporter hyping things up with a big ol' megaphone in hand. There's a red-haired, male reporter handling the photography, and there's a glasses-clad, black haired girl whom has a notepad and pen in hand, ready to write up the report. However, that black haired girl realizes that neither Himeko or the other opponent is about, making her sweat a bit, "Ooooh yikes, this isn't good.." she mumbles, head turning this way and that to scope the situation more thoroughly. Was even the opponent here? Because more than half of the schools population has shown up in the main yard, ready to see the action! "Oooooh this is not good at all. Where the hell's Himeko?"
Azrael wasn't usually late for this sort of thing, but there's always an exception to every rule. The cosmos must be conspiring against him or have decided that his is a face that can sell things, because this will be the second fundraiser he's participated in since he's returned to Southtown. The first had nothing to do with Taiyo, but instead Girl Scout cookies. You know the ones, about a buck or two a box, thin mints and all the rest? Yeah, those.
Whatever the reason, he isn't the type to turn down a good fight when one is presented to him. The reason why he's late isn't important, but what is that he does show up in the end. His weapon is held to his back as normal, and he takes quiet strides towards the mass of people. At first considered just a spectator, he quickly manages to push past the bulk of the crowd. The newspaper club isn't hard to spot, so he walks over to them and examines the trio quickly.
%tThe blonde is busy promoting, and the guy's on pictures, so he turns to the girl with glasses and the notepad. "I'm Azrael Hibernal." Pause. "I'm the fighter you contacted about the fundraiser."
And the blonde will continue to promote away! The guy? Well the moment he spots Azrael there's a look of mild confusion, but the weapon noted, it's clear he's ONE of the fighters, so he'll go ahead and start snapping a few pictures. This leaves the spectacled girl in a bit of a situation though, because the moment Azrael introduces himself, she gives a weak smile, "U- Uh.. Uuuuuh... H- Hey yeah, that's great!" she pipes, "Yeah, um, your opponent should be here any minute now, they.. I think they had to use the bathroom.. Or something."
"So is everybody READY???" the blonde yells, standing atop the announcers table, "The first opponent is here! The very dangerous Azrael! And his opponent:"
Silence afterward. Actually, nothing happens for about fifteen seconds. "Er.. And his opponent..!!" the blonde repeats.
And that's when a small figure appears, leaping up onto the walls of the school gates and off of it, clad in a dark pink bodysuit, large, white scarf about her neck whipping in the wind, "OYAAAJIIIIIIIII!!" she cries powerfully, flipping into the air and lands heavily onto the floor feet first, windmills her arms and then falls flat onto her face.
More silence. Though there are some awkward chuckles..
Until she's back on her feet with a light bruise on her nose, "I am the descendant of the strongest style!" she confidently declares, flipping her scarf back with a broad grin, "Your opponent will be Taiyo's Hero, Hurricane Hime!!"
"Uh, yeah! Hurricane... Um, Hime!" the blonde immedietly shouts, though stares incredulously at the dusky skinned girl all the while. Though the rest of the crowd seems confused as well, there's something .... Familiar about the girl but.. No way, it couldn't be, that's just plain crazy!
Azrael looks slightly dubious, "To the bathroom? Guess I must have kept them waiting too long, sorry about that." His voice doesn't sound completely honest about the apology, mainly because he's not so sure she was telling the truth in the first place. He looks to the camera for a few shots as they're snapped, but doesn't exactly pose for it. He's announced with great enthusiasm, and then comes the dead silence. ...right.
His head turns around at the loud shout, and watches the girl face plant into the ground. He takes a pair of steps towards her, "Strongest style..?" The entrance... was somewhat familiar to someone who's seen plenty of footage of Dan Hibiki, and how can you discount the fact that his style is named Saikyu - strongest? Perhaps another fighter would scoff, or laugh, but Azrael's a realist. Dan Hibiki would kick his ass, whether or not some consider him to be a laughing stock.
"I'll be fighting you today, Hurricane Hime." Another slight pause as he takes a moment to evaluate her. "...I wont go easy on you, so you'd better be ready. Your failed jump may be an attempt to get me to underestimate you, especially considering your small stature. I won't make that mistake." And to back his claims up he reaches behind himself and removes his weapon, holding it in front of himself and then spinning it around in a series of fast maneuvers. "I'm ready."
Himeko raises a hand to her nose, cringing as she looks up to her opponent. And well, it's ok Azrael, 'Hurricane Hime's response was even more dead than your own, and people are still trying to figure out what is going on here. The 'hero' gig had already been taken by Mimiru, so what's the deal?
Luckily the blonde reporter knows how to sell a match even with it's unusual moment, so smooth talking keeps the spectators curious and interested.
Hime crosses her arms, and gives a light laugh, "Haha, what are you talking about? I MEANT to land in that way, and what's this talk about you going easy on me? Didn't I just say that I'm a practitioner of the.." she holds out her left arm, hand clenched tightly into a fist, "STRONGEST style? You'd better give it your all, or I'll kick your butt!" a pause, "Well, a- actually, I planned on kicking your butt anyway, but I think you know where I was getting at."
Finally the girl reaches into her scarf, and draws out a textbook sized paperback book, titled, 'It's OK to be a Winner', which is clutched tightly in her left hand, "You fool! Don't you know that the pen is mightier than the.. Than the, uh.. Sword thing you're swinging? This match is already mine!"
The signal for the fight to start? That would be when the black-haired girl blows into her whistle, chopping her hand through the air.
COMBATSYS: Himeko has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Azrael has joined the fight here.
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Azrael
Himeko clears her throat. Her tone? Well it is an attempt to sound heroic, though she can't pull off 'deep' too well.. But well enough, "Behold! I will demonstrate me power now!" she reaches to her belt holster, gripping a small handful of index cards, and when she stomps a foot foward and throws her hand out, the cards whip out toward Azraels leg like a whip and attempts to wrap about his ankles. Her arm jerks back, and of course should jerk him right off of his feet, the papers link breaking and flutters to the floor, "Hyah!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Azrael with Picture Pages.
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Azrael
Azrael shakes his head a little, "I said that I -wouldn't- take it easy on you, not the other way around." Well, if nothing else she's certainly enthusiastic, which is a fine thing as far as he's concerned. Enthusiastic fighters usually put a lot of effort in, which in turn helps to bring out their potential.
"It depends on the battlefield. In the political arena I'm sure the pen would be mightier, but unless you've trained using it as a weapon for five years like I have mine," A quick twirl of the razorlance, "Then you should probably go with something else." The fight seems to be beginning, according to the black haired girl, and Hurricane Hime comes forward to attack.
The cards come flying out towards him and he tries a fairly simple defense, sidestepping, to try and get out of the way altogether. It must have been an error in judgment, as they manage to snag around his ankles and tug him right to the ground. He falls heavily and lands on his back, but reaches back behind himself and pushes himself right back to his feet. "Hmm..." He narrows his eyes just slightly, and begins to watch Himeko carefully, trying to find cracks in her defenses. To the high school populace, it might almost seem like he's checking her out, but assuming that would be a mistake.
COMBATSYS: Azrael focuses on his next action.
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Azrael
Himeko reholsters the few cards back into place, and shakes her paperback book at Azrael with a wink, "Changing your words around, are we? That's fine, I'm not picky about things like that, words can be just as painful as weapons, and didn't your mother teach you not to run with scissors? As you can see, I can put money where my mouth is!"
"What did she just say?" one of the spectators asks.
"And now, take this!" Hime cries, tearing out three pages from her book that stiffen up, allowing her to whip them like ninja stars toward Azrael, high, center, and low, "The unbeatable projectile!" Though unlike the infamous premium sign, those paper will feel like clubbing blows if they connect!
COMBATSYS: Azrael blocks Himeko's Weekend Special.
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Himeko 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Azrael
Azrael decides to use his mind in this situation. Hurricane Hime, as he knows her, is twisting his words and claiming he's the one twisting them. He looks over to the black haired girl who is, presumably, taking notes and writing an article. "You wrote down what I said, correct? Could you reiterate them for us all, please?"
On one hand, it really doesn't mater, but on the other being able to turn the girls own attitude against her and prove her wrong while 'using the pen instead of the sword' should be a mental blow, and might make her vulnerable. The papers fly out towards him, and he quickly holds his weapon up in front of himself, a single fist holding the center of the pole. The weapon intercepts the papers, and while they do club hard the net result is merely him sliding back a short distance.
"Not unbeatable." As he says this there's a faint wisp of black energy that twirls around him, and then suddenly more and more of them appear. They're mostly transparent, and the net result is a large mass of dark energy that swirls around him, glowing oddly but being dark at the same time.
COMBATSYS: Azrael gathers his will.
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Himeko 0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0 Azrael
"... Erk." well would you look at that. Azrael did manage to stop Hime's attack, leaving her with a blank expression for a moment, frozen in her throwing position.
And the spectacled reporter blinks upon hearing the male fighters request, "Huh what? Oh! Ummm.. 'I won't go easy on you, so you'd better be ready.'! It was a very powerful line, actually!"
"........" a tumbleweed passes the little hurricane, jaw dropping slightly, then huffs as she races toward the whisp of black energy, leaps into the air with book in hand, "OBJECTION!!" she cries, and with a mighty swing downard, hopes to smash Azrael in the face with the spine of her book, "I won't be a victim of your slander! Less talking and more fighting, is what I say!" assuming the hit lands, as well as herself, the girl twists around to finish the combination with a twisting kick to the stomach.
COMBATSYS: Azrael fails to interrupt Medium Strike from Himeko with Morbid Massacre.
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Azrael
More fighting is exactly what Azrael intends to do. When Himeko rushes forward towards him he chokes back on his weapon and readies it, holding it like a spear as she charges at him. She jumps up into the air and he raises it, attempting to skewer her on it when she falls down to attack him. This time, however, his fighting strategy has failed him. He was attempting an incredibly powerful strike, but his aim is off, just enough that she can bypass the weapon completely, the book coming down and smacking him right in the face with the book, and then continues on and kicks him in the stomach.
His odd position, attacking rather than retreating, causes the kick to the stomach to send him to the ground. He crawls away, the multitude of hits beginning to stack up and wear on him, and then picks himself up. First time that tactic hasn't worked out for him... No reason to abandon it completely, but for now she has complete control of the fight.
Himeko snaps back into her Dan-style fighting stance the moment Azrael goes flying back, completely unaware of the fate that had nearly befallen her. She's quite aware of how dangerous the weapon can be, of course, but if she spends her time worrying about it, it'll get her nowhere, "Yahooi!" she cries, pumping a free fist in the air.
Of course, she remembers that there has to be some individuality in her mannerisms.. Being a 'Dan clone' isn't going to get her out of his shadow, but were does one start? Her lips twist up slightly as she takes a couple of hops backward, and sharply pushes back her scarf again, a gentle breeze helping to let it flap in the air as she grins, her eyes growing more narrow in concentration. She has no plan other than to decide the coolest way to kick Azraels back, "Allow me to tell you my name, in case you have forgotten. I am Taiyo Highs forgotten heroine, whom weilds the mighty book of might! The powerful, sexy heroine, Hurricane Himeko! This is your last chance to step down, you know."
COMBATSYS: Himeko focuses on her next action.
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Azrael
Himeko snaps back into her Dan-style fighting stance the moment Azrael goes flying back, completely unaware of the fate that had nearly befallen her. She's quite aware of how dangerous the weapon can be, of course, but if she spends her time worrying about it, it'll get her nowhere, "Yahooi!" she cries, pumping a free fist in the air.
Of course, she remembers that there has to be some individuality in her mannerisms.. Being a 'Dan clone' isn't going to get her out of his shadow, but were does one start? Her lips twist up slightly as she takes a couple of hops backward, and sharply pushes back her scarf again, a gentle breeze helping to let it flap in the air as she grins, her eyes growing more narrow in concentration. She has no plan other than to decide the coolest way to kick Azraels back, "Allow me to tell you my name, in case you have forgotten. I am Taiyo Highs forgotten heroine, whom weilds the mighty book of might! The powerful, sexy heroine, Hurricane Hime! This is your last chance to step down, you know."
To Azrael, it looks like someone is letting the success go to their head. The exclamation and fist pumping is... perhaps admissible, but the rest of it is a bit much. She's already introduced herself before, and it's doubtful someone would have forgotten her name so soon. Hmm... perhaps she's simply goading him. That thought goes through his mind, and he decides that's probably the case. This time around there's no eyeing, no force of chi surrounding him. Instead he seems to be just walking about slowly in a circle around her, not paying much attention to her as she goes through her reintroduction and posing. Last chance to step down? He stops moving for a moment, and pauses. "No." With that said his movements become suddenly obvious, as he reaches over and hefts up a large trash bin that apparently isn't bolted to the ground, and throws it right at Himeko. Very reminiscent of what Kurow did to him in their Neo League battle, if anyone saw it.
COMBATSYS: Himeko interrupts Large Thrown Object from Azrael with Reading Rainbow EX.
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Azrael
Himeko faulters from her powerful stance, and her eyes dot, ".... No?"
It's almost like she wasn't expecting that answer at all, but she gets over it easily enough. Sort of, "A- Are you sure you don't want to just take a minute to think about it first?" she asks, even as he makes the motions to try and demolish her with a trash can.
It's a pretty big can, and she's a pretty small girl, but she can work her way around this on, she thinks! She grabs another handful of index cards, forming another paper whip that snaps outward punching the trash can in the process! The whip circles and enwraps tightly about Azraels head and neck, and he feels himself tugged forward and then thrown over his shoulder to get slammed onto the floor during the unusual choke, "ORYAA!"
Himeko hops back with a smug grin, pauses, and then shakes out her fist, tears trickling down her cheeks, "A- Actually, that REALLY hurt.."
Himeko's paper cards have released their hold at this point of course, but they're still sticking to Azraels face like post-its.
Azrael wasn't expecting a whip of cards to come out and lash around his neck, of that you can be certain. Still recovering from having to throw the trashcan, he's in no position to stop it in any way, so it wraps easily and slams him to the ground. This... seems to be a recurring theme, doesn't it? He picks himself up off the ground once more, and turns to face her. "Not bad." And it really wasn't, either.
It looks like he's going to switch tactics, now, however, as he begins spinning his weapon around and advancing towards Himeko. The cards on his face and neck are ignored, except for one over his eye which is picked off easily. As he gets closer he lifts one hand and levels it at her, and a small black ball of energy shoots out of it, quickly flying towards her. At that moment he then surges forward as well, aiming to try and slash at her with his weapon after it (hopefully) impacts, using it as a distraction.
COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Azrael's Necrotic Slash.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Azrael
Himeko tucks her book under her arm to hold her gloved fist.. No one can see how red it is at the moment, thank goodness, but it's clear she's feeling the pain. Just, ow! "Th- Thanks!" she manages to utter, for once making a minor attempt to be humble. Well.. Sort of. Especially once she gets a good look at Azraels face, in which her cheeks puff up and nearly chokes trying to fight back a laugh, "Nnngkkkk... *snrk*"
And it's good she didn't lose control because the book returned to hand is quickly held out in front of her, in which the black energy slams into the paperback without even bending the object! It seems to be the same target for the slashing weapon as well, it tears right through the cover but not much deeper then that, Hime squeaking out in suprise, "Eeek! H- Hey, watch it, will you?" she cries, the girl stepping forward to try and grip the collar of Azraels shirt and press her hip into his midsection. Should she get that hold, she'd go for another flip, no choke this time, with an easily recognizable seoi nage, "You could poke someone's eye out!"
COMBATSYS: Azrael fails to interrupt Medium Throw from Himeko with Morbid Massacre.
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Himeko 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Azrael
Pointedly ignoring the barely controlled laughter, Azrael prepares himself once more for her assault. It's a bit of an instant decision; he hadn't been planning to try to intercept her attack as it came in, but in a split second he decides that's what he's going to do when she tries to attack him as simply as grabbing his collar. This proves to be a fairly drastic mistake, as his quick rush forward had left him completely off guard for such a maneuver. He's still a beginner when it comes to fighting others, and it really shows at this attempt.
What ends up is something fairly obvious, he gets snagged by the collar and then thrown onto his back, slamming into the ground again. That's... happened way too much for this fight. His impulsiveness is beginning to cause him to wear down, pain showing on his features. He drags himself to his feet and tries to simply get some distance. "It can, I tried that once." He failed though.
Himeko does seem to have some sort of.. Odd fascination with throwing Azrael around doesn't she? While some of it is tactical practice, it's also a very clever ploy to wowwing the crowd. After all, seeing a little thing like herself toss about a big opponent is quite a sight! Though she's not exactly certain how many points it is winning her, since she's more concerned that she hasn't defeated Azrael by now.
... Are fights always this difficult?
The students words back to her though are enough to actually send a chill up her spine, her confident grin faultering slightly, "Wow, morbid much? What kind of student are you? I'll tell you what kind! A dangerous one! Instead of trying to dissect your opponents, sticking your scalpel into bodies, you should stick your nose in a book!" she gives another cool pose! This pose is so cool that she has to set her hands on her knees and take just a small breather, regain some of that lost energy.
COMBATSYS: Himeko gains composure.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Azrael
"I do, from time to time, but I prefer drawing to reading, sorry." Claiming to be an artist after being called morbid is NOT the way to keep yourself from looking like an emo nutjob, Azrael. Real smart! He does another few quick spins with his weapon, but stays right where he is this time, not advancing or making any other moves to attack.
"My method of fighting has very little to do with my academic achievements, if anything at all." Why all the talking, suddenly? Well, if she's going to take a break, so is he. Interlude! He spins his weapon around some more just to prove he's half on guard, and perhaps make her weary of attacking him, but it should be pretty obvious what he's trying to accomplish. He's worn himself really, really bad.
COMBATSYS: Azrael gains composure.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|===----\-------\0 Azrael
Another pause from the self-proclaimed Taiyo Heroine. Yes, that certainly screams for an 'emo' joke. But.. She does not deliver one, instead she fans herself with her book, then hops from foot to foot to get back into the groove, "That's crazy talk! If what you say is true, then television doesn't give children seizures! Have you ever watched pokemon? Then I think you know what I'm insinuating!"
Hurricane Hime is back on the prowl, the girl's shoes pitter-pattering along the ground and once she's close, spins around swiftly, hoping to bypass his weapon and smack the boy across the back with her not-so-soft softcover, "Take this, beatnick!"
COMBATSYS: Azrael fails to interrupt Medium Strike from Himeko with Medium Strike.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Azrael
Azrael looks at Himeko for a few moments when she starts getting herself together, and then just... shakes his head. "What? That doesn't even make any sense."
He's had some really, really bad trouble with trying to intercept her attacks today, and so he's going to try it again. Wait, what? Is he STUPID? No, actually. See, he's trying to analyze himself and figure out what he's doing wrong. He doesn't choke back on his weapon this time, and when she comes forward smack him with her book he simply spins his weapon some more and tries to rake her across the side as she passes. Again, he fails, and he's pounded in the back, stumbling forward slightly. "I wonder if there's something wrong with my eyesight..."
And all the while, the little hurricane has absolutly no idea how poor Azraels luck seems to be this match. She may be looking pretty cool, and that makes it all the less obvious that this is her first big match! In her eyes, well, he just seems to be tripping over his own feet while she beats on him.
However she obviously has a smart-alec remark, "There certainly is something wrong with your eyes. Because for some reason you can't see that defeating me is a near impossible task! Think about it," she'll let the comment of her previous words not making sense go, because she's seriously thinking out a strategy here. Her book attacks nor her throws seem to really be working as well as she'd like. Hmmn. Maybe she just needs to do it HARDER.
Hurricane Hime decides 'why not', and pushes her luck even further, once more scooching in to clutch Azraels shirt. And if she can, another press of the hip and another shoulder slam to the floor, but she leaves him in a sitting position. Why?
It sets him up perfectly for a german suplex after that, that is why, "Journal! Suplex!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Azrael with Strong Throw.
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Himeko 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Azrael
That, really, is about the extent of what's going on here. Azrael simply can't get any kind of rhythm going, and because of it he's getting beaten down, slowly but surely. It's somewhat infuriating for him, but because of all the mistakes he's made he isn't getting mad, he's simply feeling disappointed in himself.
He has no retort for her, because in reality she's pretty much right. Taking her down in the condition he's in isn't something that's very likely, but he has to try. He tries to get out of the way of her attack, the grab on his shirt succeeding despite his efforts despite the sluggishness of the attempt. He's slammed to the ground in a sit, and then lifted up backwards over her and slammed into the ground.
This one dazes him, and pretty badly at that. He holds onto his head for a few good long moments after she attacks him, and then picks himself up ever so slowly. Ok, time to take risks of another kind, the same kind she's taking. He clenches his teeth and turns towards her, raising his weapon and simply bearing down on her, trying to slash into her hard. "Raaagh!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Azrael's Fierce Strike.
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Himeko 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Azrael
Himeko may look confident, as well she should, but something just doesn't seem.. Right. Sure, those slams worked well. REALLY well.
Oh well, there's no point in mulling over it, she'll keep up the fight! Hime closes in yet again, book raised in the air and chops at Azraels side with her book, which is followed by an uppercut with the same motion, "Hup! Hah!" this combination is finalized with a short burst and a shoulder tackle to make the other student stagger, "Now take this!"
COMBATSYS: Azrael dodges Himeko's Fierce Strike.
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Himeko 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Azrael
Azrael is ready this time, for once. The attack is swung out at him hard, and he quickly steps backwards, both the book and the uppercut missing him. The shoulder tackle makes him step to the side, but... for once he isn't getting clobbered by her attacks. It's just about the first time that's happened the whole fight!
He's going to try to take advantage of this, again moving to slash at her with his weapon, spinning it around quickly and aiming for her back right after she passes him, trying to force the blades to all hit the exact same spot.
COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Azrael's Fierce Strike.
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Himeko 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Azrael
"Oops!" Well Azrael had to get out of the way eventually! Hime stumbles lightly on her feet, and his movement is so swift! But while he's quick, she seems to be a little quicker, he ends up striking toward her side rather than her back completely, so the weapon again tears away at her paperback, shredding a few of the pages..
Just a few? That's some book. But the force is still enough to knock her to the ground, where she rolls backward to get back into a decent position. She eyes her weapon, and then darts toward Azrael, her book weilding arm lowered, and then thrust upward so the spine would ideally smack him right under the chin and carry him upward with her Athena-esque uppercut, "OHSHYAAAAAAAH!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Azrael with Ghost Writer.
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Himeko 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\1 Azrael
Azrael's attack doesn't hit it's mark perfectly, but at least he's having some affect rather than simply missing opportunities altogether. This time when Himeko attacks he switches his tactics completely, rather than trying to intercept her directly, avoid her attack, or block it he tries to simply stand hard and fast and take the blow solidly while staying where he is in hopes of gaining a momentary advantage. Unfortunately it just doesn't work out for him, and he gets smacked, stumbling backwards. It's not terribly hard, but all this is really starting to add up, and he's getting really weary. He can't let himself stop, however, knowing he has to keep on moving forward. He strikes again, this time putting absolutely everything he has into the attack and surging forward, aiming for her chest and trying to skewer her on the end of his weapon. "GRAH!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko interrupts Deep Strike from Azrael with Ghost Writer.
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Himeko 1/---====/=======|=======\=------\1 Azrael
Himeko would like to think she's making up for her lack of power with her seemingly limitless energy, but.. It looks like it's only getting her so far, here! Azrael is going all out here, and it shows! But she's going to take a chance here and see if she can put him away with his dangerous attack! As he thrusts the weapon toward her chest, it does more or less meet it's mark, but more toward her shoulder rather, grazing past her book and finally gets to some skin! Himeko grimaces in pain, twirls around in that same motion and manages to thwak Azrael again but good, and again targest the man under his chin with her unusual weapon, "KYAAAAH!" she cries, stumbling forward a bit afterward to grip at damage, "Rrgh, so that's what it's like.." she mumbles, for the moment seeming to be regaining her wits.
Ok, Azrael, it's do or die time here! Himeko gets her strike in on Azrael exactly as intended, and he goes stumbling backwards once again, nearly falling but managing to stick his weapon into the ground and keep himself upright. He turns to face her again, and watches carefully. He's no longer completely winded, but he's hurt to the point that he could drop any second now. He takes a few breaths to calm and steady himself. Afterwards he... just looks forward, at Himeko. Right into her eyes. Why? It's a staredown. He's on the brink, and she should know it. He's readying himself for the finale.
COMBATSYS: Azrael gathers his will.
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Himeko 1/---====/=======|=======\=====--\1 Azrael
Himeko's lips twist up a bit, holding her shoulder still and looking.. Hesitant. She's really uncertain at this point what the best way to finish this would be but.. She's going to have to take a chance, she thinks. Well actually, it's not a much of a chance at all, with her book raised in the air, there's another light gust of wind, tossing her scarf, and then clasping the book between her palms, lowers her hands as if she were holding a gun, "Ok! Time to finish this!!" she cries, a bit of a grin forming as she looks Azrael back in the eyes. Awww. She's going to shoot him with her book. Her shoulders shake lightly and the wind picks up sharply, and the sound of pages repeatedly tearing fills the air, a small tornado surrounding her hands as she fires page after page of her hardened paper at Azrael. It's like a machine gun, firing away until twenty sheets in totally are released, "Oraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
COMBATSYS: Azrael endures Himeko's Schoolhouse Rock!.
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Himeko 0/-------/----===|=======\=======\1 Azrael
Time to finish it... It really is. Azrael agrees with her, this time. When the pages of the book come flying out at him he realizes that he has two options. The first is to try and annihilate them with a massive blast of energy, which he figures would more than likely do the job. The other is to simply take it, to suffer the pain and push forward and attack with every ounce of energy he has left in his body. There's no moment of indecision. Rather than use his energy and drag the fight out, he's going to go in show her his best. He leans forward, and runs.
The pages hit him, pounding him repeatedly and causing him to stagger, but the continual impacts actually keep him from falling forward, keeping him just barely on balance. With teeth clenched he rushes her, and by the time the attack is done he's almost right next to her. If she hadn't attacked at all he'd likely have made it half a step further, but his tactic has surely allowed him to get closer than if he had just tried block it where he stood.
And now that he's close up, he pulls back his weapon and then swings in a powerful underhand stroke, trying to smash her clean into the air with it.
COMBATSYS: Azrael has reached second wind!
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Himeko 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Azrael
COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Azrael's Death Wish.
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Himeko 0/-------/-======|===----\-------\0 Azrael
If everything goes perfectly as planned, Himeko will get smashed up into the air. A massive amount of energy suddenly bursts from Azrael and surrounds him, and he leaps up after her, defying gravity as he raises, his weapon spinning around at a maddening rate, more black energy trailing after the blades as they spin around. He'd slash her for a total of fifteen times and then raise his weapon high over head and smash it down in an axe chop to try and send her crashing to the ground, and then suddenly drop from the air himself, all the energy around him suddenly firing down a moment before he hits to try and blast Himeko and allowing him to land gently. And... at the end of it all, he's still standing. "I'm... not done yet!" If Azrael is best known for anything, it's getting up after taking incredible amounts of punishment.
And after the last shot, Hurricane Hime tosses the book lightly into the air and catches it with her left hand, giving a v-sign, "Yosh!" she pipes, sure she had won the fight.. And then .. And then..
Like a horror movie, Az comes in for one more strike! Her slightly torn up book is ready! Wait, actually, it seems she's going to need a little more than that, another page torn from her book, which stands erect immedietly as he assults her with big attacks! The first blow it hits but danged hard, "NNNGH!" but wth her right hand she manages to mildly parry the blows with the resistant sheet, but the smash to the ground is unavoidable as well. She slams onto her back, grips her index cards and whips a stack of them in front of her, the dark energy slamming into her very shoddily made paper sheild.
Now she's showing signs of tiring, looking incredulously at Azrael, "Y- You've got to be kidding me," she groans, hopping to her feet. Not wasting any time, Hime darts forward and leaps into the air, looking to be going for a flying kick! but assuming he doesn't evade, her knees tuck in at the last moment as one hand grips his shoulder, feet planted firmly, and she lurches back, to send one another tumbling back like a ball, and springboards him off wit her legs, "Hah!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Azrael with Medium Throw.
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Himeko 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Azrael
And after that magnificent attack, what does Azrael do? He tries to get out of the way when Himeko comes at him as might be expected, but he doesn't pull it off in time, the energy spent from his last attack causing him to become sluggish, allowing her to grab him and throw him after a quick roll in the grass. ...don't get any ideas.
He gets flung away and lands on the ground, but picks himself up again. "Ugh..." The pain is starting to overwhelm his senses, but he knows he must go on, and continue the assault. He steps forward towards her and lashes out, swiping at her with his weapon... and then perhaps surprisingly missing and twisting his body, aiming a hard side kick for her chest.
COMBATSYS: Himeko dodges Azrael's Strong Kick.
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Himeko 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Azrael
Himeko is feeling the burn that's for sure, even with the help of her weapon she's feeling the intense burn of the blows within her arms, ".. Rrgh. O- Ok, so maybe you're a little tougher than I expected!" the little hurricane declares, "However, it doesn't change the fact that you're helpless to my style! I'll eventually leave you taking a very long nap!!"
Whoosh, there goes the weapon, swooping by her and she stands there blinking, grins, "Haha, you misse- WAAAH!" she leans back, just like in the matrix dodging the second kick. Presses off her hand to stand up again. Himeko tries to slip behind Azrael then so she can leap and get him into a rear-naked chokehold, giving a good few squeezes before deciding to let him go. That is, if it works!
COMBATSYS: Azrael interrupts Quick Throw from Himeko with Nihilist Extinction.
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Himeko 1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0 Azrael
Azrael is going to go for broke. He's had terrible luck trying to trade hits with her, but he's going to give it one more go. "Your style has promise, but don't count me out. Underestimating me is a mistake." She comes forward, after his kick, and gets her arms around him and squeezes... and then he does something that makes no sense, and backflips. The pressure is just enough to free him from her hold after the first squeeze, and his jump carries him up and over her, his weapon twirling in the air and striking her lightly on the shoulder. But once he's behind her he goes all out, slashing like crazy while she's exposed in a vicious attempt to end the fight, in his favor.
The light tap is indeed very confusing, but him breaking out of her hold is about as puzzling! She probably didn't clinch it in hard enough. Well, it's a lesson learned, "It's a little late to tell me that NOW!" she sputters, tapped, and then surely enough Azraels cutting away like he were making julian fries! Only spelled correctly.
She doesn't seem to fly too far though, if at all! Feeling the tears in her outfit and the blood trickling down her back, she turns around and starts going berserk herself, first with a chop a few kicks, another chop, a low kick, "Oorrrrra ora ora ora ora ORAAA!" she cries, ending the combination with her very familiar Ghost Writer finisher! And... Her player realized this super should have been a dual type.
Either way, she doesn't have anything left after that, exhausted, she flops onto the ground, "Uuuugh.."
COMBATSYS: Himeko can no longer fight.
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The light tap is indeed very confusing, but him breaking out of her hold is about as puzzling! She probably didn't clinch it in hard enough. Well, it's a lesson learned, "It's a little late to tell me that NOW!" she sputters, tapped, and then surely enough Azraels cutting away like he were making julian fries! Only spelled correctly.
She doesn't seem to fly too far though, if at all! Feeling the tears in her outfit and the blood trickling down her back, she turns around and starts going berserk herself, first with a chop a few kicks, another chop, a low kick, "Oorrrrra ora ora ora ora ORAAA!" she cries, ending the combination with her very familiar Ghost Writer finisher! And... Her player realized this super should have been a dual type.
Either way, she doesn't have anything left after that, exhausted, she flops onto the ground, "Uuuugh.."
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Azrael with 3-2-1 Contact.
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COMBATSYS: Azrael takes no action.
COMBATSYS: Azrael can no longer fight.
Knowing there's really know way he can survive the attack even if he tries to dampen the blow, Azrael does his best to try and simply get out of the way. He lunches backwards, but her attack is just way too fast for him, completely overcoming him so that the barrage of attacks all hit cleanly, staggering him backwards and then sending him flying away when the finisher hits.
He's left down on the ground and bleeding, the pain welling up inside of him. He tries to get back up... and simply falls over, unconscious. The crowd sure got their moneys worth this time, what a... long fight! ...they ARE paying up, aren't they?
Log created by Azrael, and last modified on 05:45:51 04/26/2007.