Description: Terry and Kain face off once again for the title of SNF Champion, and this time around the fight is a lot closer. Brutal hits and explosions galore before the fight finally ends. (Winner: Kain)
It had been far too long since the championship... is it even an actual belt, or is it just a title? .. regardless, it's been a long time since he can even remember it being up for grabs. To get the invitation to come back for a rematch was a bit extra for Terry Bogard; he would have come back just for the chance to go another round against Kain. He certainly won't turn down the opportunity for a little extra spectacle added to the affair. The crowd has certainly lifted their enthusiasm a little to suit the setting; the announcer can barely be heard testing his microphone over the roar of the people in the stands.
Finally, the mic sparks to life, and the volume is turned up extra-loud to allow the announcer to be heard over the crowd.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THIS is our feature contest for this week's Saturday Night Fight, /AND/ the Championship Title WILL be under contest!"
As Terry starts to walk down his set of stairs into the main fighting portion of Howard Arena, the announcer continues. "Coming into the arena from the west, the challenger! Southtown's own, the Legendary Wolf... TERRY BOGARD!" And the crowd resumes its uproar once again. Terry just lifts a hand up, smiling and waving to those gathered as he walks down to await Kain's entrance.
Rock Howard is here -- fresh off a plane ride from Seattle and a fight against Sakura. He used a sizable chunk of his trust fund money to secure front row tickets to the Main Event -- one of the most publicized fights in Saturday Night Fight history. Now, he sits off to the corner of the depressed stage 'ring', his arms folded and pressed into a lean against the front row's protective railing. When Terry is announced, he sits up, twisting around to try and spot the Legendary Wolf.
For his part, Kain could hardly care less about the title that's at stake tonight. It's the fight that he's interested in. And if he loses... Well, a title granted by Geese really means nothing to him. But getting a chance to go another round with the famous Terry Bogard, now that's something else entirely.
Rock's presence doesn't go unnoticed by Kain, but he makes no effort to alert Rock to this fact. It does provide an additional incentive for Kain to perform well tonight, however. Beating Terry will just make the case Kain has set before Rock that much stronger.
Standing offstage, Kain taps his foot impatiently as he waits for his cue to head out into the arena. Once it comes, he quickly steps out into sight of the crowd. "And now from the opposite end of the arena, the current holder of the Saturday Night Fight Championship Title... Kain Heinlein!" And the crowd continues goes wild. Terry's personality probably wins him more fans than Kain, but there's more than a few people out there rooting for Kain to win this.
Stepping up onto the stone platform of the arena proper, Kain lets both of his arms hang down at his sides, flexing his fingers. "I've been looking forward to this. It's been some time since we last fought." No need to say much more than that... The only other thing they really might have to talk about is Rock... and if the younger Howard hasn't already informed Terry of his meeting with Kain, Kain feels no need to enlighten Bogard.
COMBATSYS: Terry has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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Terry 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kain has joined the fight here.
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Terry 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
To be honest, Terry hasn't even had the opportunity to speak with Rock, let alone specifically regarding Kain, so there's little for him to know there. But the attendance is duely noted. He even lifts a hand up to give a wave over in that direction while he strides into the middle of the arena. Once he's face to face with Kain, though, he looks to the other blonde with a grin tugging at the corners of his lips. "Yeah. Too long, I think." He lifts one hand up, tugging the glove on his left hand tight before doing the same with the right. "Don't worry, though. I'll be a bit better of a fight than last time." The smile widens for a moment, then he turns around to walk back to the other side of the arena, as prompted by the announcer's call of the fight being ready to start. Once again, Terry waves to the crowd, then gives a second curious look over towards Rock before the announcer's cry overwhelms everything.
"FIGHT!"
Not a second is wasted before Terry starts to close the distance again. Rather than just running, though, only a few steps are taken before the elder Bogard's right fist is already starting to glow a faint blue. Another couple steps, and he pushes hard off his back foot. That foot stays down, and he seems to just glide right across the arena floor as he barrels headlong at Kain. Halfway there, he brings his right hand up in an attempt to plant the chi-charged knuckles square into Heinlein's face.
"BURN KNUCKLE!"
COMBATSYS: Terry successfully hits Kain with Burn Knuckle.
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Terry 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Kain
Kain settles himself into his normal fighting stance, but it might have proved beneficial to be a bit more defensive than he usual is. As it is, Terry's chi-charged fist slams into Kain's face, sending Heinlein's head snapping back and causing him to stumble backward several steps as he tries to recover himself. "Gnf!"
A quick shake of his head is all it takes for Kain to recover, though, and then he moves to the offensive. Keeping the fight in close, for now, Kain steps back in toward Terry, swinging his right foot sharply upwards. Purple flame trails behind his leg as he attempts to drive an explosive kick up into Terry's jaw and launch the Lonely Wolf up off his feet.
COMBATSYS: Terry interrupts Schwarze Lanze from Kain with Rising Tackle.
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Terry 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\0 Kain
Rock whitens some when Terry notices him in the stands. He wasn't anticipating /either/ fighter noticing he was watching. When Terry looks at him, though, he'll notice that Rock is very much in his camp. Even his Uncle, his own blood, can't overcome 18 years of adoration. "Kick his ass, Terry!" Rock yells, holding his hands to his mouth.
After a brief hop backwards with the impact of the first strike, Terry shakes his hand out for a moment.. and that's all it takes for Kain to start coming right back at him. Instinct alone tells the Wolf to duck forward and drop down, and that swift kick still catches him good in the shoulder on his way down. There's enough momentum to keep him rolling forward, though, and he continues in that forward somersault until his shoulders are planted firmly against the arena floor. Both leather-clad palms slap against the ground, then his feet push sharply upwards, and the momentum sends Terry straight upwards, right foot first, with that foot slamming up underneath Kain's chin.
"RISING TACKLE!"
The momentum will continue to push upwards, drilling the Converse sneaker-clad foot up into Kain's head for a good couple moments as Terry twists around, getting a few revolutions in with his arms helicoptering underneath him until the upward lift ceases. From there, he'll push himself back and away, flipping around backwards to bring his feet back to the floor.
And this time Kain is the one lifted right up off his feet, crashing down to the stone floor on his back after taking Terry's foot to his jaw. He's only down for a moment, but he has to shake his head a few times as he gets back to his feet. Terry hits hard. Of course, Kain does as well...
As he rises, Kain whips his right arm toward Terry, sending a blast of purple flame racing toward the Hungry Wolf. It wouldn't do to let Terry close the distance between them while Kain is still attempting to recover. When the fireball is about three quarters of the way toward Terry it suddenly splits apart, becoming four small fireballs which continue on the same trajectory, giving Terry that much more trouble to deal with.
COMBATSYS: Terry blocks Kain's Schwarze Flame.
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Terry 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Kain
Rock can't sit still in his seat. This fight is epic in his mind; it's one of the greatest things ever. The initial volley and trading of attacks doesn't disappoint, either. Standing up, he leans against the railing on the front row -- pissing the people in the seats behind him off. But he doesn't care. He wants to see every twitch of a muscle, every flicker of chi. "Come on, Terry," he says, under his breath. He wants Bogard to win because it means he doesn't have to face the harsh reality that what Grant and Kain have told him might actually be /true/.
Terry settles himself into a comfortable crouch while he watches Kain's recovery, arms coming up in a rough comparison of a boxer's defensive stance at his chest. His eyes narrow slightly as he watches the incoming fireballs, trying to plan which way to move... when they split and spread out. With nowhere left to run, Terry simply brings his arms up and lets the Ankoku fire crash against his forearms. "Geez." He shakes his arms out as the smoke wafts off his arms, purple tainted by a sudden flaring of bright golden energy that starts with his arms and feet, glowing brighter to envelop most of his body. It's bright, pulsing for a few moments before it suddenly snuffs out, and Terry just smiles a little to himself before lifting a hand up and beckoning Kain over towards him. "C'mon, c'mon!"
COMBATSYS: Terry gathers his will.
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Terry 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\1 Kain
Kain rolls his neck against his shoulders for a moment, then charges in toward Bogard. Staying out of range and chipping away at an opponent is often a good strategy, but it's not likely to work well against someone as powerful as Terry. So that leaves trying to wear him down with intelligently applied raw power, of which Kain has an ample supply.
As he closes in on his target, Kain suddenly leaps up into the air, going into a forward flip as he cross the remaining distance. Blue chi flares up around his foot, leaving a fading trail of light behind it as he swings his right leg down, attempting to slam his foot viciously into Terry's collarbone with his full strength.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Terry with Strong Kick.
- Power hit! -
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Terry 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\-------\1 Kain
Despite any attempt he may have made to deflect the incoming strike, the only thing that Terry knows for the next few moments is a kick that slams into his chest with enough force to send him ass over teakettle. He's sent flying backwards, literally tumbling backwards two times before he just skids across the floor for a few feet more. A bit of smoke wisps off the front of his shirt before he rolls back and kip-ups onto his feet. And despite just having his heart and ribs kicked into his spinal column, he's still smiling. The temptation is there to string things on for a little longer before going this far, but after that kick... Terry slowly tilts his head, cracking his neck before popping his knuckles. Then, some people may have already seen it coming, but that's certainly not enough to stop him. His right fist flares up with a sudden bright glow of golden chi, and at that point, the ground behind his feet explodes with enough force to send Terry propelling forward without even moving his feet. His right hand snaps forward, fully extended with his left hand coming up to brace against the right arm's elbow. His left foot slides forward, right foot back as if he were preparing to brace himself for something, and he rockets right at Kain with all the force of a pissed-off mack truck.
"AH YOU OUKEI!?"
And, should that incoming fist connect, the force of the strike triggers a second explosion that detonates right in Kain's face, every little bit of chi gathered exploding right in his face. "BUSTAH WULF!"
COMBATSYS: Terry successfully hits Kain with Buster Wolf.
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Terry 0/-------/---====|=======\=====--\1 Kain
"Ohshi--" Rock says, nudging the guy in the seat next to him. "He just used the buster wolf!" The man doesn't seem to share Rock's enthusiasm for seeing Terry's ultimate technique strike so pure and true, but Rock's oblvious to that. This is great. This is why he fights; this is what he lives to be like. "Do it Terry, finish him off!"
Kain was okay. Now... not quite so much. That impact and explosion send Heinlein flying. No graceful landings here. Kain goes tumbling back from the blow, finally coming to a halt in a heap not far from the edge of the fighting area. He slowly begins to rise up, one hand over his face. Aside from the blood, it's hard to see just how much damage was done there, but then there's a popping noise as his hand settles on his nose twists, popping something back into place.
Kain then raises his hand up above his head, taking a moment to spit some blood out of his mouth as he does so. "Himmlischer..." There's a glimmer of golden light as he does so, and he gives Terry an unpleasant grin just before he thrusts his clenched hand down toward the floor. The air in the arena suddenly seems heavier, as the space above the fighters begins to swirl, a massive cloud of raw energy coming into being over Terry and most of the rest of the raised stone floor. "Atem!" And with that shout come three massive waves of pure destructive energy, slamming into the arena floor like a giant hammer. Not even the stone of the floor itself is going to be able to survive this unscathed...
COMBATSYS: Terry slows Himmlischer Atem from Kain with Power Geyser.
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Terry 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Kain
Terry's eyes go upward for a moment, and he peers at the gathering energy as it's coming to coalesce above him. All the elder Bogard does is stand there and look at it for a moment, and his entire body suddenly lights up with that same golden energy as before. To echo Kain's first word, Terry's responds back with, "Powah..." And his right hand comes up to the sky... then the second word, and the leather-clad knuckles slam into the floor below. "GEYSAAAAAAH!" The chi from above meets the chi from below, and the first wave of energy is completely wiped out by the collision of energy against energy. The second one, however, continues on, and slams Terry down into the floor with a crack loud enough to echo the floor underneath spiderwebbing. The third hits him while he's on the ground, driving him a couple inches into the arena floor. And it's there that he lays, just staring up at the sky above while he makes an attempt at catching enough breath to fill his lungs again. No getting up for the moment; simply waiting.
COMBATSYS: Terry gains composure.
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Terry 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Kain
Rock goes silent when the exchange of incredible techniques commences. He has to shield his eyes when Kain unleashes his Himmlischer Atem on Terry, and Bogard answers with the infamous Power Geyser. Rock isn't sure what happens in the wash of light the two chi assaults bring out. Even with his own fighter's spirit, he can't make out what happens in that tremendous explosion of power. It doesn't matter. This is like a greatest hits album and Rock has a front row seat.
When the terror clears, Rock's surprised to see Terry is still on his back. He pounds the railing, yelling at the ring. "Get up, Terry! Come on! That didn't even look like it hurt!"
What Kain is about to do next might look pretty bad to most of the people in the audience. After all, Terry's fallen, and after a blast of that magnitude many people might think he's not going to be able to get back up. But Kain knows better, and he knows that the fight isn't over until Terry is /really/ finished off.
To facilitate that, Kain thrusts his right hand out toward Terry, once more sending a ball of fire racing toward the Legendary Wolf. Ideally, he won't be getting back up until somebody comes along to help him dig out of the hole in which he finds himself.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Terry with Schwarze Flame.
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Terry 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Kain
He didn't even really have much of a chance to see it coming. He also didn't think Kain would go so far as to throw something at him while he's still planted into the concrete. But while Terry is just lying there, he takes one more blast of fire to the face, which sets him aflame in short order. He rolls himself out of the Bogard-shaped crater, dragging himself out of the hole before he slowly drags himself right back up to his feet again. He's breathing raggedly, slumped over just a little before he grins at Kain. "Dirty pool, Kain." He chuckles a little to himself, then a trickle of blood drips down from the corner of one lip before Terry brings his right hand up to the sky. It's not nearly as effective as his previous attempt, but his knuckles slam into the concrete just the same. Waist-high and as gold as all the rest, a tidal-wave of chi starts to rip across the ground at Kain, speeding towards him while Terry just slumps down against the hand that's now being used to prop himself up.
COMBATSYS: Terry can no longer fight.
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Kain 0/-------/----===|
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Terry's Round Wave.
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Kain 0/-------/---====|
Kain quickly drops to one knee, bracing his arms in front of himself as the wave of energy comes crashing towards him. There's a flare of blue energy as the attack slams into his guard, but fails to break through. Kain doesn't seem to be in a huge hurry to get back to his feet, though. He's breathing pretty heavily, and his face isn't in the greatest shape after taking a couple heavy blows from Terry.
But that, it seems, is the fight. After a few moments the announcers confirm it. "The winner, and still champion of Saturday Night Fights... Kain!" And then the cheering begins. Most of the people in the crowd don't really care that much /who/ wins in these things. They just want to see some fighting.
COMBATSYS: Kain has ended the fight here.
"Geez," Rock says, breathless, when the carnage finally ends. That was fast, furious, and intense. It lived up to everything he hoped it would. And Kain won. Again. Maybe there is something to this stuff... He's hungry to see Kain fight his father. Terry's the only person who seemed to be able to consistently take Geese down, but if Kain can take Terry, Rock's optimistic. Slumping back into his seat, Rock exhales, equally as exhausted from focusing on the match so hard.
Log created on 22:36:27 05/19/2007 by Kain, and last modified on 05:59:33 05/24/2007.