Description: The bond of love between Vega(Kaiwei) and Athena(his wife) prove almost as tough as that between Akira and her brother! Aislinn acts as clean-up batter, Akira beats up a weak old man, and Kaiwei comes back from the dead in a comiket cosplay match! (Winners: Kaiwei and Aislinn)
These special rules and special situations for Saturday Night Fights are getting -really- tiresome for Aislinn. It's one thing to put her up 50 feet in the air on a wobbly platform... it's another thing entirely to ask her to wade through a -Comiket-, where literally hundreds of thousands of people are pressed together, *in a costume*. Needless to say there are at least a few people going to the hospital for electric shock...
At least the area's cleared out, a nice wide 30'x30' area, roped off and with a decent open space around it.
Aislinn clambers into the ring and, as befits the rules of the fight, is actualy in 'costume'... though she doesn't fill it out as well as Elle does, she's dressed remarkably like the punk rock fighter, in a tight "Megadeth" t-shirt in black, a leather jacket over that, and a leather miniskirt. She refused the fishnets, but she is wearing steel toe-capped boots. And looking somewhat uncomfortable as she awaits the other combatants.
One can certainly tell where Kaiwei is by the throng of children surrounding him. Likewise, these rules seem just...weird. It's like Howard is just toying with people, like some kind of crazed megalomaniac or something. Hrm.
While few of the kids are dressed up (a few far too young to wear outfits any larger than baby hoodies), the father most certainly is! Most people would think an older Chinese man would choose to go out as Gen, or maybe even Chin. Hell, Kim would be a more likely choice. But no. No, no. The man is dressed from ankle to neck in a deep red suit, the thing flared out at the thighs and fitting snug against his chest. The jacket goes fully down his arms, stopped beneath shiny chrome bracers. Similarly, his ankles and shins are protected by metal guards, as are his shoulders, the latter of which holds up a billowing black cape. Very little hair peeks out from under the red captain's hat, the tiny black visor of which shields his eyes from the overhead lights.
Lord Vega would be proud.
Or very pissed off.
Next to him, his wife, his love, has dressed up for the occasion as well. So, the very last thing Kaiwei does before getting into the ring is giving the crowd the imagery of a very short Vega embracing an aging Athena Asamiya. Aww.
Akira chose to emulate a 'famous fighter'. Naturally, the bestest and most famousest and coolest and bestest fighter there is is... DAIGO! Now, Akira isn't as muscular, as big, or as male as Daigo is, but she has the same color hair, has brushed it back, wore an outfit modeled after his own (though thankfully fitting her) and seems a little more confident as her BRO than anything else.
She steps into the ring and adds, "Hey Aislinn, looks like it's going to be even harder this time... but I won't give up like this..." She frowns for a moment, remembering something tickling in the back of her head--but doesn't speak up immediately about it. She gives a brief stare of disbelief at Kaiwei but merely rolls her shoulders back and hops up and down a couple times to focus herself.
COMBATSYS: Akira has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Aislinn has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Aislinn 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Akira
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Well, odd looks aside, there seems to be plenty of people enthralled with Kaiwei's attire! It's neat, it's shiny, and everyone loves cloaks. That includes his kids, one of which tries to jump on and hang from it at the last second! It's a wonder that it doesn't tear right off of the pauldrons right then and there. Thankfully, 'Athena' is quick to detach him and wish her husband good luck, a sentiment echoed by nearly a dozen kids, all trying to outyell the other one. What a wonderful sound! Noise to some, but to hell with them. One last wave to them, and he's directed to where he's supposed to start. For once, he looks actually rather happy! Maybe it's because his entire family is here, now. But he's not chattering to the air, at least. There's a short greeting for each of the other two: a very slight bow, his right fist set against his left palm at chest level. How quaint! He's paired with a moppet and fighting a doctor. "That's a lovely smock!" he says to Akira, just to start things off on the correct, confused foot, no matter how inadvertant.
In any case! Greetings aside, the officials say they're on a clock, and to cut the chatter. It's time to fight! Oh... Oh yes, very well. The oldish man pulls his right leg back, bending at the knees in a deep Horse stance. He doesn't stay there long, however, because once the signal to start has been sounded? He's off like a horse fresh out of the gate, long steps bringing him close, low, as his right arm swings out in a tight arc, open-palmed to try and strike Akira in the midsection.
It's just the way his fingers curl and try to tear like claws that really sucks.
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei successfully hits Akira with Tooth and Nail.
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Kaiwei 0/-------/------=|
Akirra steps to the side to try and avoid the claws--but Kaiwei still manages to swipe her in her left side. She hisses briefly before--she blinks twice. "Wha--? Smock? Um. Thank you... I think?" She takes a moment to inspect her injury. Youch. Not a good start, she thinks, but she better finish this guy off. Aislinn will own her otherwise! But, at the same time, Kaiwei is kind of old...
No, Akira thinks, he's already hurting you pretty badly--it's a bad idea to feel bad for him! Akira collapses to a crouch for a moment, before spinning in a series of quick jumpkicks for Kaiwei's body. "Nya!" She shouts. "Nice to meet you, but I need to focus..." She moves three in all, trying to knock Kaiwei away to buy herself some time!
Aislinn is greeted, but merely acknowledges Akira with a nod; choosing, apparently, to act as if she doesn't really know the girl that well (which she doesn't). Time to fight, after all--Aislinn will let Kaiwei take the lead, which he does in admirable fashion. Maybe 'Elle' won't have to work that hard... thinking back to what she knows of Elle, what would the punk rocker do? Oh yeah. She'd get herself psyched up and charged up, which is exactly what Aislinn does; in homage to Elle, she pulls power from the ground, red lightning arcing up out of the floor and into her body, surrounding her in a glowing nimbus, for a few moments. She won't be hanging out back here -forever-... but she'll be here for the moment. Sorry, Kaiwei.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn gathers her will.
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Akira
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Kaiwei 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Akira successfully hits Kaiwei with Dancing Cyclone Kick.
Glancing Blow
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Akira
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Kaiwei 0/-------/---====|
Kaiwei's just fine with Aislinn staying back, really! His initiative allows him to show off for his wee ones, so his partner can stay back and be fresh in the event that he goes down! It was so rude of him to take the first shot, but alas! That poor 'smock', as he sees it leaves shreds of itself under his fingernails, stuff that will have to be picked out later! He's already lunging in for another blow, but Akira just isn't backing up that easily!
The swinging kick, that first one, causes him to cease his attack, and that's probably what gets him smacked. Legs that were ready to spring forward now lean back and lower his center of gravity, upper body swaying back to avoid the boot. But then, there's another? He only barely, just barely, moves his front leg back, turning his body so that he can duck forward, away from the 'doctor'. Keeping with the momentum, his planted leg swings around and faces him forward, and...and he didn't expect there to be a third attack coming at him! He tries to slip away, to move quickly to the side, only to have his pauldron clipped! It's enough to jerk his torso sharply, causing a pop from his spine (that's going to hurt later), but nothing's dislocated; he just didn't warm up enough. Phew!
"Nyah?!" he repeats, turning around AGAIN, counterclockwise, jumping up as his left leg swings up and around...but it tucks in, giving him a little bit of a spin, the man going mostly horizontal as his right comes up and aims to slam down, right on Akira's poor noggin.
COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Kaiwei's Combo Throw.
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Akira
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Kaiwei 0/-------/---====|
Akira glances over to 'Elle' for a few moments--but it's honestly a good thing that she isn't attacking her--one at a time is hard enough! But, Akira thinks, you fought Maki and Heavy D at once, you can make this into a good fight. Especially since you're dressed as your SUPER STRONG BROTHER!
Thinking these proud and inspiring thoughts, Akira murmurs, "Sorry, I don't want to be a bother about it all, but I can't play easily..." She twists away from Kaiwei's strike, grabs for his arms, and tries to throw HIM into the ground instead. It might be significantly less impressive than his 'combo throw' but even though it's simplistic that doesn't mean it won't hurt him if she manages to smack his head against the pavement.
"Was that your family?" She asks, looking pretty bashful. On a face Akira used makeup to make look more like Daigo's, that's a little weird.
Alright. Enough dilly-dallying. It's time to get serious. Aislinn reaches back, grabbing her prop guitar--not a real one, and it'll likely break if it connects--or even if it doesn't. Mayhaps it is a silly thing to do versus such a fast opponent but Aislinn is, as they say, 'letting her hair down'.
So what -is- she doing? Well... she's leaping high, up over Kaiwei, the faux guitar held in a two-handed grip. As she passes over Akira, she flips forward, performing a 'head splitter'--that is, trying to bash the leading edge of the guitar prop against the back of Akira's head, and thereafter land behind her.
A risky move to be sure... but why not try?
COMBATSYS: Akira successfully hits Kaiwei with Back Roll Throw.
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Akira
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Kaiwei 1/-------/=======|
That ended spectacularly!
Just, for the wrong person.
Kaiwei, instead of slamming one of those metal greaves against Akira-Daigo's noggin, gets grapped. Though he tries valiantly to twist himself about and recover his balance, it's just not enough! A rush of air is forced from the man's lungs as he's just flattened on the ground, one bracer tinking on that floor as it falls off to the side, the other quite busy clutching his chest while he chokes for breath!
Oh, and don't think that his kids are happy with this! There's a lot of yelling from other there, some chittering in their native Chinese. Hell, one of the younger ones is crying! Does that make people feel good? Made an old man's child cry? Seriously.
But here's Aislinn to save his hide! ... Wait. Why is Aislinn attacking? He's not done yet! "Wait! Wait a minute!!" As his legs are splayed out away from Akira, he lifts them up, hunching his knees up against him as he rolls back onto his shoulders. In a moment, he's but a ball on the ground, upside-down at that, and after that, he pushes hard, extending his entire body to try and kick Akira up and into the air, hopefully long enough to press the attack!
COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Aislinn's Random Weapon.
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Akira
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Kaiwei 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei successfully hits Akira with Black Tiger Repels Intruder.
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Akira
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Akira looks over to the children, "Hey, hey stop that, I'm not trying to be mean it's just, a fight you know? I mean, he's a really strong guy obviously I--" She sees Aislinn moving in and shouts, "Woah!" as she stumbles back and away from Aislinn--Akira isn't actually a fast opponent, she might be faster than these two but against both of them she's in trouble--as made evident by when she turns--and is Old Man kicked in the face, and up into the air--she dangles helplessly before a vicious chi strike slams into her body and sends her crashing along the ground. Oof. Her midsection is pretty blasted up already.
Akira lies on the ground for a few moments to try and get her bearings. "Whew..."
COMBATSYS: Akira gains composure.
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Akira
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Kaiwei 0/-------/-------|
Didn't expect that to work. Aislinn tosses the guitar to one side; it was only meant for a single strike, and in fact it actually shatters once it hits the floor. Aislinn's ready to go; her left foot slides forward, her right back, both fists up in a 'peekaboo' guard... and then Kaiwei objects.
"Oh, you weren't?" It's said somewhat blandly, as Aislinn glances at the resting Akira, then back to Kaiwei.
"I see, then, have at," she replies, fading back a step or two. Not that she isn't watching--or that she won't jump back in--but she might as well humor the old man for now.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn focuses on her next action.
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Akira
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Kaiwei 0/-------/-------|
After having flipped up, kicked Akira into the air, and blown her away...the old man is feeling pretty good! 'Vega' is all smiles, and he turns to his kids, both of his arms up and waving at them, fairly child-like himself. "Did you see that! Huh? That was your old man there!" Oh, he's so happy! It takes his wife yelling and pointing over at his downed and resting opponent to get his head back in the fight. "Yes yes, quiet, I'm enjoying myself! Let me have some fun, woman!" The two wave off at each other, one of those 'leave me alone' deals.
Now, with his attention in the right place (thank god the girl didn't try to take advantage of the moment,) Kaiwei leaps into the fray one more! He closes the distance in a high leap, body elongated as he...the best way to describe it is a pounce, with his hands coming down from over his head, the heels of his palms seeking to strike, his fingers curled as if to tear!
COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Kaiwei's Fierce Punch.
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Aislinn 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Akira
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Akira doesn't seem to enjoy taking advantage of distracted opponents. Not unless she's doing really poorly anyway. Virtues and Kindness aside, Akira isn't a good enough fighter to not be practical about certain things. She twists away from Kaiwei's strike and breaths out her nose. Whew, she thinks, that was a close one, wasn't it? She glances towards Aislinn before flipping back up to her feet. "Alright!" She shouts, "I'm ready for you no--woah!" She shouts as Kaiwei is already moving in for the kill! Akira hops to the side away from his fists before lashing out with a series of sharp kicks for his side. "Wasn't expecting you to be -that- fast... Why are you dressed up as Vega?"
... alright, enough of this. Kaiwei might be able to go the distance with Akira, but probably not. And contractually she is obligated to make a good showing here. Thusly, Aislinn moves back into action, with an apologetic glance to Kaiwei. She knows well the feeling of wanting to prove one's self in battle.
So even as Akira is continuing to focus on Kaiwei, Aislinn is seeking to take advantage of that; she step-dashes in, a long loping step that takes her forward and then leaping upwards, twisting in midair to apply a booted foot to the back of Akira's head. A booted foot that is crackling with red electrical energy.
COMBATSYS: Akira successfully hits Kaiwei with Triple Kick.
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Unfortunately, Kaiwei's hands only smack against the ground, and quite hard, too! It's enough that, when he lands, he stays crouched and shakes his poor, stinging hands! Oh, that smarts! Not as much as being kicked not just once, which is enough to knock him over, not twice, after he's pulled himself up and kicked down again, but THREE times, and that time? He STAYS down. Well, he stays low! Instead of trying to get back up, he starts rolling away, getting his cape caught around him.
And he'd answer, see, but he's busy getting KICKED.
Also, when he does get back up? Aislinn's in the mix, which means that it must be his turn to take it easy! And to think...he was AGAINST this whole concept of two-on-one fights. It's actually convenient in a way!
For now, the old man takes advantage of any respite given, getting up and rubbing his side, even as he drops into the horse stance again with wide-spread legs, gathering himself, controlling his breathing.
No light show here, folks.
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei gathers his will.
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COMBATSYS: Akira blocks Aislinn's Medium Kick.
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Akira breathes out her nose again, and turns to look towards Aislinn. Is that... ELECTRICITY ON HER FEET? My word! Akira brings up her arms--she usually blocks with those--and lets the foot slam into her arms. she stumbles back and slides for a few feet, but she manages to grab one of Aislinn's shoes--takes it off, in a rather unconventional manner, and chucks it for Kaiwei's forehead! "I'd give you a hand!" She quips, "But I think you'd rather have a foot!"
Okay, so maybe the Kyokugen team is spoiling her methodology.
COMBATSYS: Akira successfully hits Kaiwei with Thrown Object.
- Power hit! -
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Ooh. She's being ignored for now, is it? Maybe that'll make Kaiwei happy; for Aislinn, it just means she wants to put the hurt on Akira all the more. And being given carte blanche to do whatever she wants means she'll take all the risks she can. Landing from her kick, she finds herself... bootless? What the hell is this? Ripping people's clothes off is the act of a pervert.
Still, the loss of footwear doesn't seem to bother her terribly much, as she simply winds up for another attack--twisting her body to her right, then pivoting, planting her left foot, and hurling a hard overhand punch at Akira's head. Unlike most fighters, Aislinn doesn't kiai; the only indication of her punch is the snapping crackle of electricity as her aura surrounds her fist.
In one moment, all is well.
Kaiwei is quiet, preparing, and had just gotten his breathing back to normal.
The next moment, there's a boot flying at his head. And not just any boot! It's a cosplay boot, thrown with enough force that it seems like it was meant to literally dent the poor man's skull! The strike is so quick, so sudden, that his head is simply snapped back, hat flying off into the crowd. He stays like that for a few seconds before finally falling back onto his rear in a most unsightly fashion, quickly moving to hold his forehead!
"OoooOOOOW! What kind of attack was that?! That was shameful!" Okay, this...mmn. Okay, that really, really hurt! When he gets up, he runs forward, but less like a tiger this time, and more...well, more like a normal hop. His right arm pulls back and juts forward, coming in at Akira from the side opposite Aislinn, and tries to jab his flat hand, his extended fingers, right against her windpipe!
Of course, there are a few open-palm strikes to the side that would follow that up, but really...the throat jab is the most prominent thing.
COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Aislinn's Fierce Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Akira interrupts Thunder Splits the Boulder from Kaiwei with Gate Elbow.
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It's less 'being ignored' and more 'Akira doesn't think she has it in her to fight two people at once for very long! And that's why, when Aislinn goes in with yet another crackling punch of electricity, she 'ignores' her more by hopping twice away from Aislinn to keep the distance between her and the other Seiyjun student pretty clear. She wishes she had her helmet on... But that might be rather against the rules of COSPLAY.
Akira turns to look up to Kawei. She swallows as he moves in, and apologizes, "I'm really sorry, but my training asks me to improvise when I can..." Really, she should be fighting blindfolded too but while Akira can accept some craziness, it's rather hard for her to fight with a handicap when she's already at one!
She slides to the left--Kaiwei's palm slicing her throat before she counters with a vicious elbow to the old man's face. "Ah...!" She manages--realizing she's probably making the poor guy's family really upset. Sigh. She has a bit of a hard time breathing now too--but there isn't much she can do about that, "That would've hurt..."
There's a momentary wince from Aislinn; that elbow strike is painful, as she well knows. It seems that it is finally upon her only; Kaiwei did an admirable job, putting some damage on the biker chick. Now it remains to be seen if Aislinn can, as it is said, 'close the deal'. But that is going to require preparation.
To that end, Aislinn begins pulling energy again, a red-white glow flaring around her feet, upwards, as she charges up again... power flowing into her, filling her.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn gathers her will.
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The fact that Akira is able to retaliate so...so thoroughly after taking a shot in the throat comes as an incredible surprise to Kaiwei. Hell, to his kids too, who all look on in utter surprise as their father is, once again, blown back! The elbow brings with it the crack of a broken nose, and his body arches back in a nearly perfect crescent as he's flipped fully once over, landing on his back. His nose is already growing purple, though the blood has yet to fully start gushing. THAT will happen very shortly, though. As he tries to breathe deeply, he coughs, half-choking on the internal bleeding, as is evidenced by the smattering of crimson on the floor.
But still, he gets up! His legs are shaky, it really looks like the blow jarred his brain and is messing with his motor skills! Through little more than force of will, he stands, and more important, he lunges. Again, his hand reaches for Akira's throat, fingers again curled, not to slash, not to pierce, but to try and grip and pull, hopefully throwing her forcefully to the ground.
The clawing strikes come afterward, to the girl's stomach, after that, however.
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei successfully hits Akira with The Stalker's Claw.
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Akira turns to look at Aislinn--and naturally this leaves her wide open for Kaiwei, whom she thought was down. She has an instant to turn around and see Kaiwei jump in despite all the pain he's gone through and grab her throat. "AGgh!" She gasp as she's slammed into the ground and cries out in pain as claws rip through her stomach. "HNagghhh..." She grunts--before grabbing for Kaiwei's body as he tires from his vicious assault and flings him as hard as she can for Aislinn's body while she's busy recuperating herself. "Agghh..." Akira coughs up some bloody, bringing a hand to her stomach as she finishes her follow through. She stumbles and turns to look at Aislinn--backpedaling quickly away from her.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn blocks Akira's Large Thrown Object.
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Whoa. Old man incoming. Aislinn shuts down her energy in time to catch Kaiwei--the force staggers her back a couple of steps. She seems surprised; didn't think the old man had anything left in him. But she sets him down, turning towards Akira. She still has the two of them to deal with, at least for now... and here comes Aislinn.
She's charging in, making up the distance, closing to Akira and leaping forward, hammering her right knee for Akira's forehead, a rather Muay Thai-like flying knee strike. The aim is to create more of a headache for Akira than she already has...
COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Aislinn's Light Kick.
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"W-waaait! Hold on, now!"
Kaiwei's hucked and thrown about, twice now thankful for the concept of a partner! When he's set back down, he starts holding his bleeding nose tenderly, even bowing a little! "Thank you young mime, I was ever so fortunate to find you here!" Mime. He was already seeing Aislinn as something odd, but the imagery must have changed with that knock against his face! Ah, but there the whatever-it-is goes, attacking! Oh! Yes, his opponent is still seen clearly (or at least as clearly as it was before), and sees an opportunity! While one person goes high, Kaiwei goes in low: this time, those hooked fingers try and wrap around the back of Akira's knee to pull, to try and get her off-balance. If Aislinn can't knock her over (which she can't, apparently,) then Kaiwei will have to push down on the other girl's midsection and slam her into the ground!
See? The old man is NOT dead, he still has some fight left in him! He's got to look good for the little ones, after all.
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei successfully hits Akira with Medium Throw.
- Power hit! -
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Akira rubs her head for a moment, still feeling rather pbad for Kaiwei's family though not nearly as much now as she has what is known in some circles as a gaping chest wound. Or rather--several. She ducks under Aislinn's strike as she comes in and attempts to grab ahold of her leg...
And that's about when Akira is blindsided by Kaiwei who drags her down and slams her back into the ground. "You're... still fighting?" She blinks, mouth hanging open in surprise. She tries to stand up but falls back down onto the ground. "Ugh... That's pretty cool..."
She rolls around across the ground--seeking to open up some distance and take a chance to recover again. This doesn't look good at all for Daigo Akira! "What's your name?" She asks of Kaiwei--she already knows Aislinn's, don't feel bad Aislinn!
COMBATSYS: Akira gains composure.
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That's a whiff and a miss! Aislinn lands, just out of the way for Kaiwei's own attack to come in and knock Akira down. And doctrine indicates in this case that she must needs pursue. She hasn't hit Akira successfully yet; she would like to change that. Aislinn lopes in, ducking low with each step; as she goes, she shifts to a boxer's stance, then pops up on Akira's right side.
Then the sequence begins--left jab, left jab, a pair of feint jabs that aren't even meant to hit... but -are- meant to open Akira's defenses for a mean right cross. The right cross flares once again with Aislinn's electrical power, cutting a quickly-fading, laser-like path through the air.
Immediately after bringing Akira down, the old man's adrenaline flow stalls just enough for the blood trickling down the back of his throat to tickle, enough to cause another bout of irritated coughs! Kaiwei can't answer, let alone give chase! Fresh droplets of red, sticky fluid glob onto the floor, more so when he hocks up a good amount of blood and phlegm and spits the wad by the edge of the ring. Disgusting! But necessary, as now he can breathe for a little while longer. The expression on his face is just...kind of one of disgust.
"Ma K--!" He finally says, but...Akira's gone. And Aislinn is on the attack! Well. This nurse-boy-thing has certainly proven to be tough as nails, holding their own against two people. Perhaps...perhaps he shouldn't feel bad about such matchups in the future. It might not be fair, but--
No! After so much money was spent to fly the whole family out here, he will accept nothing less than a win! After all, he's got to cover that cab fare somehow! Swelling his chest with a deep breath, he takes off again, running right at Aislinn's back. She'll feel a light touch against her shoulder from his hand as he literally vaults over her, his boot-and-metal-covered foot screaming toward Akira's face in a classic flying kung-fu kick!
COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Aislinn's Medium Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Akira fails to interrupt Light Kick from Kaiwei with Aikido Flip.
- Power fail! -
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Akira ducks under Aislinn's fist. Poor Aislinn, Akira is just dancing around her attacks!
Luckily, Kaiwei is there to save the day! Akira turns to catch Kaiwei's leg and throw him into something... But she kind of puts her hands in the wrong place. Her eyes make an 'oh snap' motion as Kaiwei slams into her face and sends her crashing across the ring, skidding and burning up her skin with each passing moment.
As long as someone is hitting Akira... Aislinn doesn't care if it's her or Kaiwei. Well, that's not entirely true--Aislinn -does- want to hit the girl, but it's been very much miss and no hit... still, Kaiwei's doing a hell of a job for an old man.
Right then, back to the business at hand; sweeping off to the side, Aislinn grabs the 'axe' part of the discarded guitar and leaps straight up. When she reaches the peak of her jump she reaches back, then hurls the guitar almost straight down for Akira's head, a variation on the 'skull splitter' she tried earlier...
Yurika is so so so late to arrive at the match. She knows she had told Sada she would cheer for the schoolmate in her SNF match but the moment she caught premise of what the other match was going to be like.. Well.. Really there was just no way she would forgive herself for missing it! And so the elegant gothic lolita makes her way through the convention crowd in near completely black and frilly attire with a camera in hand for her photo album.
Needless to say she's very pleased by what she does see, and if she weren't such a proper lady, she'd be squealing fangirlishly right now. It's like a dream come true!
Why yes, Yurika is a bit of an odd girl, why do you ask?
With the kick planted, Kaiwei lands heavily on the floor, falling into a crouch immediately. His breathing is heavy, and it seems for all the world like he's really trying his best, here! He simply needed to recall the best motivation, apparently. As Aislinn rushes in ahead of him, he takes a moment to wave at his family, tries to smile, but it hurts too much and only causes him to start tearing up. Ah! Oh, that hurts. That really, really stings. He can really feel it swelling now, and breathing through his nose is all but impossible now.
As he's not the focus of any attack at the moment, he may as wel gather his wits about him!
"Ssh! Quiet, I'm trying to concentrate. You know that this is harder than it looks!
Mmn. He was doing so well today, too! He hadn't spoken to his invisible tagalong all day.
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei focuses on his next action.
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COMBATSYS: Aislinn successfully hits Akira with Large Thrown Object.
Glancing Blow
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KABONG!
Akira is sent sprawling away from Aislinn thanks to her FLCL tribute technique! But Akira isn't down and out yet--though she's definately running out of options. She spots Kaiwei and dashes towards him. Enough is enough, really, if she doesn't REALLY take that guy out--she'll make Daigo look bad! And that's something Akira cannot do.
Akira leaps in close and tries to kick him up in the air with a vicious knee to the gut whereupon she follows through on the assault with a fast chi burst that bursts out of her hands in the form of a skull for Kaiwei's hopefully hanging body. "KIYAAAH!!" Akira chants.
Still after the old man. What's it take to get respect around here? Aislinn lands and frowns at Akira. She's been dodging left and right... Aislinn shakes her head. Very well, then; sooner or later Akira will zig instead of zagging and that, as they say, will be that.
After she touches down from landing, Aislinn pushes off and lunges for Akira, leaping upwards a moment later, turning her body away from her target... only to arc her booted foot up and around, a flying axe kick executed for the top of Akira's head.
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei stops Haten Mueishu from Akira with Rooster Tail Hides the Sun.
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Oh! So it's back to beating on the old man! Kaiwei can't tell if Akira is actually nice or just a cruel, cold-hearted lass that likes to pick on the elderly! He lifts up from his horse stance, left hand poking outward and--it looks as though it takes the hit from the knee, as it's quickly lifted up, his body turning once. As he does that, his right arm curls up from below, the wrist bent to tuck under the horrible, horrible burst of skull...skull-chi? Whatever it is! It's dangerous. Kaiwei faces forward, swinging that right arm up the edge of that sphere, just barely short of touching it. The left arm comes down on the other side from above! What he does is subtle: feeding yang to the attack's yin, the swell of chi shrinks as he winds his forearms around it, quickly cupping his hands together, and with that, the light is snuffed out!
But of course, the man doesn't sit there like an idiot, no sir. He takes a long step back, right leg extended as the other supported his weight, though it's bent, keeping his center of gravity low.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn successfully hits Akira with Strong Kick.
Glancing Blow
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The poor old man who is totally owning her. Akira's sympathy has run dry. You can't be powerful and pitiful at the same time... well, actually, there's Takuma. And Kurow. And Saishu. And Ryu. Okay, maybe they all have their little pitiful sides, but they still kick way more ass than Akira and she shouldn't really hold back against that sort of thing.
Akira is slammed by a kick and is knocked back towards Kaiwei--who just...totally held off her ultimate technique. "Man... you're a lot tougher than you look." She breathes out, "But... I can't go down this easily."
She lashes out with her hands and tries to use Kaiwei as a projectile again towards Aislinn, who has been feeling rather down about not being beat on. Well, here's Aislinn's chance to feel better!
COMBATSYS: Akira successfully hits Kaiwei with Quick Throw.
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COMBATSYS: Aislinn fails to counter Quick Throw from Akira with Brutal Hammer.
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Oh, she had a good idea, she did. She was going to grab Kaiwei out of Akira's hands and -beat her to death- with the old man. Sadly... the old man's too much for Aislinn and she just kind of gets bowled over. Not too badly, but she's got a faceful of old man and that's always lose-lose. Sprawled out, Aislinn backrolls, then kips to her feet, shaking out the cobwebs...
Kaiwei, however, just kind of drops to the floor. There's a groan coming from the old codger, and the fact that his limbs start to move show that he's alive, if not well!
It's a valiant struggle to stand up, and he has to pull on Aislinn's arm to get up. He's taken a LOT of abuse this fight for an old rookie in the circuit! That he can get up at all is astonishing! His few eldest sons and wife are the only ones not cheering as he gets up, well aware that staying alive in this fight just means MORE abuse, and he has a family to think of! He should just stay down.
But, that won't help him at all. When he can stand without holding onto his partner, he wobbles, and scrunches his face deeply. He has to reach back for his cape to spit again in it, but his breathing is still marked with a terrible wheezing, and his nose looks like a big purple cauliflower! There's another scant bout of coughing before he says, "Thank you for the help officer. So kind, so kind..." What he sees when he looks at Aislinn has changed again. And now, though no one can really tell, Akira...Akira looks like a lumberjack. But somehow, he knows it's the same lumberjack that he's been fighting all this time! Perhaps it's just the fact that he's half-conscious. When he should be stopping, he spreads his legs out and stomps his left foot down! "Respect your elders!" he yells out, just before he hops in, but low. When his feet land, he's bent at the knees, just so he can swipe at the girl's midsection with his curled fingers again, then punch outright, hoping to double her over! And even that is just a prelude to a winding punch at an almost completely verticle angle, right for the jaw, hoping to send her flying! Oh, and she should remember what happens when the old man sends her skyward...
COMBATSYS: Kaiwei can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Kaiwei's Black Tiger Repels Intruder.
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Aislinn 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|==-----\-------\0 Akira
Akira ... IS A LUMBERJACK?!
Akira sees Kaiwei go for her--and does the natural reaction. She turns and runs away as he throws strikes right at where her back was moments before. She looks a little panicked and doesn't stop running until she's at the edge of the ring. She pants for a few moments, blinking twice to try and focus herself, before shaking her head again. "Man... that was ridiculous."
She doesn't get close though. That old man is crazy. Instead, she rips a ring post out, twirls it in her hands for a moment before chucking it at Aislinn. She isn't getting close--probably because she's barely able to walk!
COMBATSYS: Aislinn dodges Akira's Large Thrown Object.
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And while Akira runs away, Kaiwei falls right down to his knees. Then, unable to help himself...lays on his side. He'll be pulled out of the ring the moment that someone's able to rush in there and do so, without the threat of thrown ring pins, elephants, and cosplayers!
... hunh. Ais doesn't even flinch; she just takes two steps to her left, almost sneering as the thing bounces past her; Akira looks pretty beat up and Aislinn is feeling pretty good. In fact, she's feeling good enough to reach back and grab the trailing rope of the ringpost, altering its flight.
The momentum is arrested, then changed--people scream as the ringpost comes swirling around, almost striking several people in the crowd (not Kaiwei's kids or womenfolk), before being sent for Akira's meaty, Daigo-like, lumberjack's body. It's a disdainful gesture, almost as if Ais isn't really fighting seriously... or is she?
COMBATSYS: Akira dodges Aislinn's Random Weapon.
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Akira isn't a lumberjack! She's not even meaty! She's barely standing! In fact, she falls over as Aislinn swings the post around and barely keeps steady on her hands. "Oog..." She grumps.
She crawls for a few moments before she throws herself for Aislinn's legs, trying to tackle her to the ground. Her teeth are gritted. She won't give up! She can't! Well, she can, she thinks. It actually would be nice to pass out about now.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn interrupts Quick Throw from Akira with Shining Rondo.
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Seems like Akira has -some- fight left in her... the post is let go after it hits the floor, which takes most of the momentum out of it; people still have to scramble out of the way for it, but no one gets hurt. Not that Ais would care. Instead, she has to deal with an Akira, coming in and tackling her. What does she do? She stands -firm-.
Even though Akira impacts, Aislinn doesn't budge--and she's preparing her response, in the form of bright blades of red-white electricity that are stabbed into Akira's back. Aislinn seems to go a little mad with them, stabbing them through her repeatedly--her normal usage of the technique impossible in such close quarters--then standing Akira up and slashing her away and up with a sweeping blade uppercut.
Then the final insult comes as Aislinn kneels down and--just when Akira is coming down--places her hands on the ground, sending a man-sized, shimmering blade up from the floor to meet her. It's very visually impressive, getting a big round of 'oohs' from the crowd.
Akira cries out in agony as blades slam into her body one last time. She passes out around here. But don't worry! She's easily lifted up and slammed away with one more swipe by Aislinn as she is flung out of the arena and into the crowd.
Her final action is rolling over and lying still.--Looks like Aislinn and the old man have earned themselves a victory!
COMBATSYS: Akira takes no action.
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That's it! The announcers call the fight, and Aislinn actually lifts her right fist in a victory pose. Okay, first thing to do: reclaim her goddamn boot and put it back on. Second thing: Stop by Kaiwei and grunt.
"You did better than I thought you would. Congratulations." Third thing? To get the HELL out of here and go put on something comfortable like her NESTS outfit. God, Elle dresses like a whore.
Well, that was actually one of the nice things about a match such as this as well. When two Seijyun students are fighting against one another, either one of them winning is a good thing! But she did have to wonder what was with the oldest of the competitors, she had to admit he was a bit impressive. More importantly she got a few pictures for her album, and it'd probably be best overall if neither of the schoolgirls knew the musician was actually there in the first place. She nuzzles her camera lightly with a squeak, and then goes to disappear as quickly as she had arrived.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn has ended the fight here.
Log created on 16:07:53 05/06/2007 by Kaiwei, and last modified on 10:19:06 05/12/2007.