Description: A Neo League match between Benimaru Nikaido and Seijyun High's Aoi Himezaki on a cruise liner out in the Pacific. Benimaru just barely edges out the gang leader by overpowering her electrical chi with his own, but Zaki learns quite alot about the stuff in the process. (Winner: Benimaru)
Somewhere out in the Pacific Ocean..
A mighty battle is about to take place. At least that was the plan, anyway. The S.S. Longfellow is one of the biggest cruise ships you can ride at an affordable price. It's a pretty smooth ride, considering, food isn't bad, but it doesn't seem to be doing too good in business.
One of the co-workers there is on good terms with Benimaru, and so as a favor, the model agreed to have a league match here in hopes of getting some positive and free publicity. Seems like it's worked, too, because the ship has plenty of faces standing on-deck and eagerly awaiting to see the fight that will be going on today.
There's nothing too special about the deck, wooden floor, with some life savers, stools, and buckets laying about for whatever reason, and the announcer speaks through a megaphone, and gestures, "First up, the challenger, Benimaru Nikaido!" which is followed by a near thunderous applause, and of course massive amounts of fangirlish screaming. The blonde model gives his usual winning smile, standing at the center of the deck in his usual half-top garb and jeans, gloves hand raised in the air. He actually didn't even know whom his opponent would be.
"And his opponent, from Southtown, Aoi Himezaki!!" as he points to presumably the red-head should be. It is red, right?
Eh, so it's not the greatest cruise around. Zaki wasn't paying. And what's more, she cut gym class to be here. Weighed against the alternative of staying on campus and getting caught being truant, the ganger-schoolgirl was more than happy to be on the boat, even without her usual entourage present to cheer her on. It's safer for them that way anyway, as anyone at all familiar with Aoi's temper knows.
But for those not so familiar, like Benimaru here, there's a bit of a grace period before she starts yelling and cursing at the announcer. And why? Because that just doesn't seem to be working anymore. Zaki tells them not to read off her full name before practically every match, and they NEVER GET IT RIGHT, so she's just going to have to make an example of some fight official or another in order to get the point across once and for all that she's serious.
However, she obviously can't do it right now. That would be like forfeiting, and she'd end up having to go back to Seijyun, with time left for class. Screw that. So instead she just shoots the announcer a glare that says 'You're dead when this is over' and gives a curt nod of her head before tilting it over toward the tall blonde shootfighter, arms crossed.
"I've heard of you. This should be fun. So long as you don't hold nothin' back."
COMBATSYS: Zaki has started a fight here.
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Zaki 0/-------/-------|
It certainly wasn't a name that Benimaru was very familiar with, but considering he'd been out of the fighting circuit for nearly a year, it isn't a suprise to him at all that newer names and faces would be showing up. But 'Aoi Himezaki'? The name alone makes him shiver slightly, he envisioning having to match up with some sort of graceful, beautiful princess whos punches would shake the heavens. So when Zaki arrives, cursing like some crazed yankii, Benimaru realizes something..
And that thing is..
He hit the nail dead on the head. He can't help but chuckle lightly toward the fate of that poor sap, but it'd seem like in just moments business would be taking action. Baby-blue eyes look cooly to Zaki's own, "I would certainly hope you have heard of me. And by this matches end, maybe you'll find I live up to your expectations," electric sparks crackle about his fingertips, which he brushes through his hair to make his oh-so-famous hairstyle in just seconds, adding a wink for good measure, "And so much more. Ladies first?"
Benimaru raises his fists almost like cat-paws as he eases into his fighting stance. She looked tough. A little strict. And sassy. But that's all right, he liked that in a woman.
COMBATSYS: Benimaru has joined the fight here.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Zaki
Zaki doesn't meet Benimaru's gaze for very long, though. She's got something else on her mind, which she's been going over in her head ever since she first heard who it was she was going to be up against in this league match. It's that electricity she's already starting to see the famous fighter use so casually to make his hair stand up.
But, even so... she ends up looking bored for a moment there. Her hands go up behind her head, and she looks off to one side, missing the wink entirely. The only thing that brings her attention back is that last part where the man says 'Ladies first'.
"Ah...? Hell, I guess I wasn't ready for that. If that's how you want it- " the crimson-haired gangleader sighs, lowering her arms back to her sides and doing what looks like popping a squat, and pushing down on one of her bent knees with a gloved hand until the corresponding foot lights up with a substantial amount of red chi energy, arcing and curling around her boot just like an electric current. And of course, as soon as she's charged it up she leans up onto the other foot and swings around to launch herself into a sudden flying sidekick that's aimed at a rather high angle. Beni being as tall as he is, this probably means her foot is going somewhere about chest level if he doesn't avoid it. "Here!"
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Benimaru with Kokou no Pride.
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Benimaru 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Zaki
Benimaru is keeping his eye on his opponent though, simply trying to gauge what he may be dealing with here.. And it's pretty hard to tell, since not only is Zaki quite covered up, so he can't tell if she's a stiker or a grappler, but judging by what he'd seen of crazy yankii's in the past, she's rough and tumble either way. He gives a nod of confirmation, not letting her ignorance of his casual flirting bother him, after all soon enough things are going to get really interesting.
The red crackle of electricity, for example, is a suprise, "Well I'll be damned," first Shermie, now this? The kick Zaki sends his way seems a little slow in execution, but looks can be decieving as the kick lands quite firmly into his chest, causing him to take a couple of steps back with a thoughtful frown, ".. Interesting.. And you prefer to be addressed as..?" he asks, apparently needing a reminder. But it's not just the question he throws, he also adds a combo in there, skipping forward with a high roundhouse kick to the girls neck, and in the same motion, lifts his opposite foot, twirling into a sobat kick. This is then finalized with a backflip kick at the gangster, and the moment his toes leave the ground, his own light and dark blue eletrical power snaps up from the ground, adding a little bite and flash to the final blow.
COMBATSYS: Zaki blocks Benimaru's Handou Sandan Geri.
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Benimaru 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Zaki
Zaki carries on past Benimaru after impacting his chest with her foot, still getting quite a bit of distance with her kick even with her lack of any kind of running or leaping start. She just kinda glides, and then picks a spot to land, whereupon she drops down into a crouch and turns back toward the blonde.
"Zaki. Just Zaki. I don't like the first part." she mutters behind her mask, just before cocking an eyebrow and starting to try and fend off Benimaru's speedy kick combo. She's successful for the most part, but it still kind of hurts blocking so much with just her arms. Maybe she ought to take out the chain!
Either way though, that last part kind of hurts, and because the electricity comes up out of the ground *after* the fact she doesn't see it coming at all and even if she did how was she gonna block it with her arms? No, she gets shocked pretty bad and her eyes kinda narrow at it as she takes a step back and thumbs at her nose like a boxer, even with it being below her leather facemask. Still pretty clear though... That cleared her sinuses. "So that's what it's like... "
COMBATSYS: Zaki focuses on her next action.
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Benimaru 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Zaki
Not bad at all, so far the high-schooler is proving to show show some offensive and defensive talent. Of course what he's really interested in at this point is seeing some more of Zaki's chi mastery. He knows at this point she has some expertise on it but how much? Not quite feeling up to just asking her on the spot, Benimaru gives a more rougish grin as he nods his head, "I see.. A shame, that.." Himezaki was a cute surname, after all. But enough about that, he decides, as he goes back to keeping on the pressure, there's nothing flashy this time around as he approaches the masked girl, fists held closely toward his chin, and once he's really close, "Excuse me," there's a blurr of a punch, regrettably aimed right between the eyes of the girl.
COMBATSYS: Benimaru successfully hits Zaki with Jab Punch.
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Benimaru 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Zaki
Zaki doesn't really react all that much to what Benimaru says in regard to her earlier reply. She's again thinking about something else. Not that she's *totally* distracted by idle thoughts--she saw the punch coming, and attempted to dodge, but it was way too fast. Had she been paying attention, though, she's pretty confident she could have judged the speed a little better and compensated though. She may not be as fast as the shootfighter, but she still knows all the laws of physics which determine speed.
"Gah!" Temporarily blinded, the Seijyun girl shakes her head a bit and throws a wild kick, foot going way up by her head and showing quite a bit of flexibility in doing so. Sparks of blue and yellow chi shower off of the upraised leg as she kicks wide and repeats the motion with the other leg as well, lifting off the ground for a scissoring split-kick. And upon touching ground again, whether she hits anything or not, there's a fierce glare from her as she leans forward, her stare hard enough to make yet another brief spark form in the air between the opponent and herself. "Hn!"
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Benimaru with Gankou Geri.
- Power hit! -
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Benimaru 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Zaki
Well it was already mildly interesting, now things were starting to get very interesting for Benimaru Nikaido. His fists switching positions of defensive height, he thinks he has the advantage now that he had temporarily blinded the girl.
Unfortunatly he was quite wrong, while the kick was wild, it seemed to be less predictable as well and the girls kicks land soundly as a result.
So soundly, in fact, that with a grunt, he's momentarily forced to one knee. But he more or less shrugs the attack off afterward, "Not bad, you have some interesting moves," the model says, his right hand again crackling with his electrical power, "Now it's time for the real show to begin."
Benimaru really gets into Zaki's personal space then, attempting to clutch the girls neck while the other would slip toward the small of her back. And then dipping her back just slightly, the clutch would tighten, and with a loud /crack/, even brighter, longer bolts of sparky chi flare to life, practically forced into the girl and dancing about the pair. It'd be just for a few seconds, but even in that little time how much damage is that capable of?
COMBATSYS: Zaki Toughs Out Benimaru's Benimaru Collider!
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Benimaru 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Zaki
Zaki grins a little bit behind her mask, and one can almost see it in her eyes, her vision seeming pretty clear now as if the glare had just shot the pain right back out of them. The red-haired young gangster girl then begins to pop her neck a bit, first one side and then the other, and just kind of stands there while Benimaru comes at her. Still no chain!
She of course finds herself lifted into the air by her throat, but she manages to look pretty damn defiant through it, and when the hand is applied to her back and she starts to get a current flowing directly into her spine she tenses and spasms a bit but manages to somehow resist the full force of the electric attack. Maybe it has something to do with her own chi being electric as well, and her being able to figure out through trial and error how it works from both ends. "Ahhh! Woo that was a lot. But like I said, I heard of you before. You got loads more than that. Where's it at?" Nah, her tone isn't exactly teasing. She sounds genuinely curious as she wrenches herself free of Benimaru's grip and adjusts her collar, just before edging her way back toward one edge of the boat taking a moment to wrench free a long piece of the metal railing meant to keep passengers from falling overboard. It takes a few kicks to knock it loose, but she gets it, and then turns on the tall blonde with it, swiftly trying to bring it down on one of his shoulders after raising it high above her head in both hands. "Rrgh!"
COMBATSYS: Benimaru blocks Zaki's Random Weapon.
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Benimaru 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Zaki
Benimaru didn't exactly have 'Toasty Fried Zaki' on the menu, but there's no hiding the suprise in his features as Zaki takes his attack so well. As Zaki sets up for her next attack, the model is left wondering if perhaps somehow she's canceling out his power with her own, but.. Was that really possible?
The model seems to be in good spirits though, even after her not-teasing comment, "Eh?" Benimaru replies calmly, he taking a slightly crouched position and as the pipe comes down, his own long leg snaps up in a quick, fierce roundhouse to knock the weapon off-course, "Show me yours and I'll show you mine, ne?" he gestures the girl to come forward, but he hops forward, the foot he springs off of then snaps forward, toward her gut. One that foot comes down, the opposite jerks up to follow up with a shoe to the ribs.
COMBATSYS: Benimaru successfully hits Zaki with Medium Kick.
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Benimaru 1/------=/=======|=======\====---\1 Zaki
Zaki loses her balance a bit when the unwieldy piping is knocked aside by Benimaru's fast and powerful kick, and then she ends up losing her grip on the makeshift weapon entirely when she's kicked more directly not once but twice. The heavy thing goes clattering to the deck and the young sukeban is left grunting and holding her ribs a moment before finally she just squares her shoulders again and lifts one foot off the ground, bending it at the knee as a bright column of red-orange chi flares up around her.
"Fine! Whatever! Hissatsu...!" she shouts back, hopping forward to try and close the distance enough to catch the blonde with another of those high kicks. But this one is meant to catch him under the chin and send him rocketing up high above the ship, where she means to leap up under him and start scissor-kicking like her legs really are a sharp pair of sheers, raining blue-green sparks of lightning chi everywhere as she turns in mid-air and attempts to bring her heels down on him with one heavy boot after another until he's sent crashing back to the cruise-liner below. The twist, which hopefully won't go unnoticed, is that she took a little something from his earlier combo and added it to the end of her attack. A small bolt of lightning shoots up off the deck of the boat below and tries to zap him at the last second.
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Benimaru with Hissatsu Inazuma Gankou Geri EX.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Benimaru 1/--=====/=======|=------\-------\0 Zaki
Benimaru chuckles lightly again, Zaki's annoyance probably would have made others feel apologetic, but the shootfighter thinks.. Well, it's pretty cute. But is also meant that he was likely going to get what he asked for, his gloves tightening when he tightens his fists and here she comes.
And she approaches a lot faster than he anticipated; it's not all that often someone can out-quick Benimaru but somehow the girl has managed to do it. His hand barely misses Zaki's first kick, so he's definatly launched up and open for the lengthy barrage that follows, crackling again with the unusually colored lightning. Despite the assault, it certainly is noticed, and even when he hits the floor with enough force to make it crack lightly, back arched for a second from the final bolt crack.
This time, Benimaru just isn't so fast to get back up, the model panting lightly when he does and nods his head, "Well then... A deal's a deal.." though the smile doesn't quite leave his lips. Benimaru stands up straight and brushes a hand through his hair, slender bolts dance about his figure, and then those bolts grow in number, taking a darker violet hue, the few lights that are about the deck flickering, and going berserk. "Gen'ei," Benimaru then appears to burst forward, completely enveloped within his energy, with a big right hook toward Zaki's chin.. And should it connect the energy envelops Zaki. Another blur off the shootfighters energy follows, mimicing a front kick, and then another with an extended knee.
And then finally comes the real model, sweeping low as he closes in and finishes the attack with a powerful uppercut, "HURRICANE!"
COMBATSYS: Benimaru successfully hits Zaki with Gen'ei Hurricane.
- Power hit! -
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Benimaru 0/-------/---====|=======\==-----\1 Zaki
Zaki stops glowing not long after the final heel is delivered, and seems all but out of chi as she stands there and begins to finger the chain dangling from the lock attached to the zipper of the vinyl suit worn below her self-styled school uniform.
She's not *too* surprised that Benimaru is recovered and ready to take his turn without any kind of break in between, but her eyes end up going all wide anyway. Not only is he moving way too fast for her to know which way to dodge, but after that first strike lands moving at *all* is pretty much denied her until he's finished, since his chi is shocking the hell out of her.
Somewhere in the midst of all this, Aoi snaps that chain off of her choker though, managing to summon a little extra chi from somewhere that turns out to be just enough to keep that one arm moving. She waits until the last possible second before she passes out to toss the heavy steel links out, charged with not just electricity, but electromagnetism, and should it tag the former Team Japan member anywhere at all it's going to try and hang on and electrocute him back just a little while she drops to her knees and starts to keel over on the deck. "Th- huh...?" she squeaks out, sounding good and confused just before going unconscious. That kind of application of chi definitely stumped her.
COMBATSYS: Zaki can no longer fight.
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Benimaru 0/-------/---====|
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Benimaru with Hissatsu Denkou Tessa.
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Benimaru 0/-------/-======|
Benimaru knows more or less when he has to kick things up a notch, however until now, it hadn't really been as extreme as he would have liked. While he may still be moving about quickly, it's all just textbook at ths point, he's tired and hadn't expected to be taken to the limit like this. What he does have, however, is an abundance of chi within himself, which he continues to use even after he's assaulted Zaki and finally seems to have taken her out of the fist, "A parting gift?" the blonde murmurs as she chain whips out, and while he was intending to use his arm to block it, it seems to wrap about his wrist instead, ".. Hmn.."
The violet sparks remain quite lively even as Zaki manages to pour in quite a bit into the attack, and brings him seconds and seconds closer to the end of his own fighting vigor, he manages to absorb just enough with his own chi to keep that from happening. That arm falls limp, opposite setting to his knee as he shakes his head, "Unbelievable.." a pause to capture a couple of breaths, "You're the second woman with that kind of talent that's taken me this far.. You've got amazing talent."
As he says this, it seems the announcer has declared the model the winner of the match, it's quite possible his words were drowned out by the roars and applause after that rather insane match.
COMBATSYS: Benimaru has ended the fight here.
Log created by Zaki, and last modified on 11:02:46 05/05/2007.