Description: Igniz makes a trip to Taiyo to observe the prowess of the students there. He makes some disparaging comments to which Hayato takes offense. Lesson for the day? Don't try to use Hayato's own shinai against him.
Ah, Taiyo High. Always a wonderful place. The food is decent, the classes are sizable, the people are accepting... And there's a whole lot of kids who can kick some ass. Igniz is mainly concerned with the last of these situations. After all, he has research to do. And they say children are the future, and who is Igniz to disagree? Thus, he is quietly standing sitting on the bleachers and observing the students below as they exercise, play, and generally be themselves. His hooded robe keeps the sun off nicely... What, did you think he wore it just because he thinks it looks good?
It's not unusual for people to be sitting in the bleachers at Taiyo, though there usually aren't that many when there aren't sporting events going on. Still, students will head out there on breaks to get a little sun and fresh air before they have to trudge back to the classrooms. Nobody is foolish enough to play hooky out there, though, or (God forbid) sneak under the bleachers to smoke. This is Hayato's territory. You probably won't get detention, though, or get sent back to class. But is running laps really preferable to that?
Most students get enough of that during P.E., like the students currently sweating and straining down below Igniz. Hayato runs alongside the head of the back, barely even having broken a sweat despite wearing a red tracksuit as opposed to the shorts and t-shirts the students are wearing. "Come on, kids! Just five more laps and then you can stop for a breather!" Just like in any gym class, the pack of runners trails back for a fair distance. Some kids are simply more athletic than others. There aren't any with a huge amount of fighting talent out on the field at the moment, but there are a number who are in good shape. With enough training, some of them might just become fighters one day.
Igniz, at this point, yawns in mild boredom. He's seen enough of this group. Perhaps it might be time for something... More interesting. He steps down the bleachers, timing his descent to reach the ground at approximately the same time Hayato passes with the others. A hand flips open a cellphone, and Igniz comments idly, as if carrying on a conversation with someone. His voice is pitched just loudly enough for them to hear it, too. "... Yes, I've seen them. Really, I don't know what to think. I mean, I've seen students at Justice High run faster and longer to their classes, let alone out on the field..."
The students don't really care, for the most part. Some of them just want to fall over and collapse, and all of them are looking to take a breather at this point. Hayato works his students hard. But perhaps they might just get a longer break than usual, if they can manage to finish up their laps quickly. It seems Hayato has something else to occupy his attention for a moment.
He stops following along with the students as they pass Igniz, frowning at the blond man. He doesn't actually stop /running/, though, continuing to jog in place. The hand that was holding his shinai, even while running, is brought back to let the weapon rest over Hayato's shoulder, and he rolls the stalk of grass clenched between his teeth over to the corner of his mouth. His eyes narrow as he looks Igniz over with a frown. "Hey, you got a problem, buddy?"
The robed man pauses as he is addressed, and comments into the phone. "It seems that the PE teacher has decided to take exception to my statement. I'll get back with you later." He flips the phone closed, and pockets it into his robe, turning to glide towards Hayato and stopping easily within reach of the Man with the Shinai, gloved hands raised in a shrugging motion. His tone is idle, slightly mocking as he replies, "A problem? That depends. I was simply stating some facts. Maybe someone should ask if /you/ are the one with the problem?" Igniz smiles under his hood, to complete the point.
A few of the students who were sitting on the bleachers begin to look in the direction of the two men. The ones running laps are also looking over in that direction, but they know better than to stop running before they've completed their assigned task. Hayato continues to run in place, still showing no signs of being at all winded. "Yeah, I do have a problem. These kids are working hard to improve themselves and do the best job they can." Some of them, anyway. Some of them are just trying to survive P.E. and get it over with, but it's Hayato's opinion that they'll see the light eventually.
"You don't have to like it. Hell, you can think whatever you want about them to yourself, that's not my problem. But you can damn well keep it to yourself. Didn't anybody teach you any manners? Now, you're going to apologize to these kids, and then you're gonna run along home." Hayato blinks for a moment, narrowing his eyes further as he looks at Igniz's face under the hood of his robe. "Hey, don't I recognize you from somewhere?" Not that he sounds particularly excited or pleased by that fact. Hayato /did/ watch the World Warrior tournament on TV, of course. But there /were/ quite a few entries to try to keep track of.
"Reality is harsh, instructor." Igniz gestures idly. "I don't blame them for trying their hardest at all. No, they are simply doing what they are told to do like any student who wishes to... or has to learn. You seem to have missed the point of my commentary." He chuckles faintly, letting Hayato fill in the blanks. To the latter question, Igniz replies, "I've been around." What a non-answer.
Hayato slowly stops running in place, finally coming to a halt as he continues to glare at Igniz. Tapping his shinai irritably against his shoulder, he arches an eyebrow at the other man. "Think you're pretty clever, huh? 'Cause believe me, I'm very familiar with the capabilities of the students from all the schools here in Southtown, and so I'm thinking you've got a bone to pick here. You've either got something against me, this school, or you're just a plain asshole, and I don't really care which. All I know is that you need to learn some damn manners. And since now I /do/ recognize you, I'm not gonna feel too bad about teaching you some."
Hayato's not a bad guy, even if he is a bit short tempered. But when street fighting is legal, you really want to be careful about who you use "fightin' words" with. Hayato will probably get a talking to for this later on, but as long as no students are hurt, nobody's really going to care /too/ much. And since he now recognizes Igniz as one of the participants in the World Warrior tournament, well, he doesn't have to worry about accidentally doing more damage than he intends to. With that in mind, Hayato reaches out for Igniz, grabbing for the front of his robe and attempting to heft him a short distance up off the ground.
COMBATSYS: Hayato has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Igniz has joined the fight here.
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Igniz 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hayato
COMBATSYS: Igniz blocks Hayato's Power Punch.
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Igniz 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hayato
Lifting Igniz (or at least his robe), Hayato gives the man a quick shake before suddenly dropping him. Just a moment later the hand holding Hayato's shinai is rushing forward. But rather than trying to strike Igniz with the weapon, he's simply trying to land a punch square in the center of the blond man's face, aiming to knock him back into the bleachers.
Igniz doesn't seem to struggle as Hayato grabs his robe, and hefts him. He's expecting some kind of brutal attack (He DID, after all, taunt the man into it), but the smash to the face sends Igniz flying back into the bleachers. Igniz, however, doesn't stumble against them, backflipping in midair to impact cleanly against them with his legs, adopting a crouched stance across two tiers. The wind (Or is it wind?) blows his hood back, revealing his face clearly. A thin trickle of blood seeps down his nose from the strike, the NESTS leader raising a hand to touch it idly. "Hmph. You seem to be capable of that much, at least. Come, let's see what else you have to offer!"
Launchign forward off of the bleachers, Igniz sweeps forward. A twirl of the robe hides his actions for a vital moment, before he reaches out with a hand, and with inhuman strength, throws Hayato over his shouder.
COMBATSYS: Igniz successfully hits Hayato with Quick Throw.
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Igniz 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Hayato
Hayato smirks as he rests his shinai back against his shoulder. "Seems you're not half bad, yourself." Considering that that punch didn't manage to do much in the way of actual injury. Not to mention that impressive flip. And then Igniz is off and rushing toward him again. The teacher squares his feet, trying to figure out what Igniz is doing, and how to deal with it. Unfortunately, the way he ends up dealing with it is by being yanked up off the ground and getting tossed into the bleachers. That's not how the plan was supposed to go!
It's only a moment before he's clambered back to his feet though, and thankfully the bleachers still seem to be mostly undamaged. That's good for a number of reasons, not least of which are the students who are starting to gather around to watch. Of course, most of them are smart enough to keep a safe distance away. Leaping up from the bleachers, Hayato lands back down on the field, facing Igniz. "Not bad, but I'm just getting warmed up!" Hayato slams his fists together, then tenses up as a reddish-orange aura with occasional flickers of flame begins to rise from his body.
COMBATSYS: Hayato gathers his will.
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Igniz 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Hayato
Igniz turns to face Hayato, robe fluttering about him. "You're getting warmed up? Do you think I plan to give you the time to do so?" Igniz laughs, and lunges in towards the instructor, leaping into the air and twisting, a mass of fluttering blackness and blond hair... Before a steely boot strikes out, point first towards the man's abdomen. "I have my reasons for the things I do, as does anyone in these times. Come, show me what you truly have to teach!"
COMBATSYS: Hayato blocks Igniz's Medium Kick.
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Igniz 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Hayato
Igniz's boot crashes into a thick forearm, and then with a shove Hayato pushes the NESTS leader back. "You may be too old to be one of my students, but that doesn't mean I can't teach you a few lessons! Why don't we start with 'how not to be a stuck-up prick' and work our way on from there?"
And to impart this important lesson, Hayato makes use of his shinai. He doesn't just carry the thing around because it looks cool! He starts with two horizontal slashes, followed by a heavy overhand strike aimed at the top of Igniz's head. One might think that mere bamboo would be of little use against battle armor... But this is bamboo empowered by Hayato's burning spirit!
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Igniz with Scolding Slash.
- Power hit! -
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Igniz 0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1 Hayato
Igniz moves, his battlesuit feeding him data and reacting with it immediately, but that's not enough in this case. The attack comes in, striking him solidly on both sides, leaving him wide open for the overhand blow. The strike leaves a deep red welt across Igniz's fine features, casuing him to grimace in pain and anger as he staggers backwards. Whatever else happens, Hayato has definately marked the Cartel leader.
"It seems..." Igniz's voice is laced with venom. "That you may not be a complete fool. Thank you for the lesson... But now you will learn one of your own!" Igniz twists, his robe sweeping upwards as he ducks into Hayato's guard, and... The robe itself strikes apparently of its own volition, striking out multiple times to batter at the instructor, before engulfing him and exploding him backwards into those bleachers with a blast of gray-white chi.
COMBATSYS: Hayato fails to counter Cape Sweep from Igniz with Counter Thrust.
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Igniz 0/-------/--=====|=======\======-\1 Hayato
Hayato's not one to try and run away from attacks, especially not when it seems to be an obvious distraction. Trying to obscure his vision with the robe? He'll just punch straight through it! That's the idea, anyway. That robe turns out to be more than meets the eye, though, when it suddenly lashes out at him and pours an unhealthy dose of chi into his body. And then, finally, there's the issue of getting sent crashing into the bleachers. This time one of the benches actually gets a significant dent in it. Ah well, these things happen. Still, Hayato doesn't take long to climb back to his feet. "Heh... Not too shabby, there."
Igniz watches Hayato's attack end up engulfed and preempted by his own assault, sending the instructor into the bleachers just as he planned. He stands there, clothing falling into place, as he watches Hayato intently. He is silent, but the constant dialogue through his neural implants with his battlesuit fills Igniz's own silence. He comes to a conclusion based on the analysis of Hayato's style, and drifts backwards precisely one meter. "I'm glad we have come to an understanding. Do you yield?" He smiles faintly. Is he not merciful? Of course, given what he has deduced so far of Hayato's personality...
COMBATSYS: Igniz focuses on his next action.
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Igniz 0/-------/--=====|=======\======-\1 Hayato
Once more Hayato jumps down from the bleachers, not wanting them to take any more damage than absolutely necessary. And if the fight actually moves /into/ the bleachers, well, that's likely to wind up being quite a bit of damage. "Yield? Oh, you've gotta be kidding me. It's gonna take more than that to take me down!" And it's not likely that Hayato's going to give up in a fight otherwise, barring unusual circumstances.
Hayato swings his arm down, pointing his shinai straight at Igniz as those waves of reddish orange energy begin to emanate from his body once more. "I said I was going to teach you a lesson, and I'm not gonna stop until you apologize to these kids for mocking their effort." True, the insult was more aimed at Hayato... But it's still a slight toward the students, and he takes more offense over that.
COMBATSYS: Hayato gathers his will.
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Igniz 0/-------/--=====|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Hayato
Igniz laughs. "Good! Very good! I was hoping you would say that!" The NESTS leader does not move from his position, instead raising a hand. "Try as you might, I don't think you're going to be able to enforce that. Besides, it was not the students I was mocking! You have very little to stand on with your argument!" With an explosion of light, a long spike of chi cuts out towards Hayato's legs. "DIVINE ARROW!"
COMBATSYS: Hayato blocks Igniz's Divine Arrow - Ground.
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Igniz 0/-------/=======|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Hayato
It's going to take more than a little thing like that to daunt Hayato! He swings down with his shinai, sweeping through the chi blast as it draws near. It's not enough to completely destroy it, but it does take out a lot of the oomph from what's left to explode against Hayato's legs.
Dashing forward, Hayato takes a running leap toward Igniz. His right leg is stretched out to slam a kick into the other man's upper chest, but that's not the only thing to this move. If the first hit lands, Hayato twists his body around to deliver another kick with his left foot right after the first one before springing away.
COMBATSYS: Igniz counters Second Kick from Hayato with Void Genocide.
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The trajectory is computed instantly, data fed to Igniz's mind through the link. From there, it is a simple matter. With a twist of his hands, the ambient chi weaves, forming into a brilliant disc of light before him. The disc is placed in the way of Hayato's assault. The moment his foot hits the disc, the energy of the attack is siphoned off, leaving the instructor hanging in midair for a dire moment... Before the energy is redirected back towards him in the form of a blast of chi. "You certainly have the fighting spirit. But it seems you have far more to learn from me than I do from you."
And again Hayato gets sent sailing by an explosive blast of chi... but he still manages to flip around in mid-air and land on his feet. Well, one foot and one knee, anyway. "Who said anything about learning how to fight? I bet I've got a few tricks I could teach ya, but that's not the point. The point is that you're a jackass, and you need to learn some god damn manners. But don't think I've lost hope of drilling some into your skull just yet!"
Hayato ducks low, then takes several running steps forward before leaping into the air toward Igniz. He extends his shinai out at a right angle to his body as he begins to spin rapidly around, fiery chi engulfing him and turning him into a human missle aim to send Igniz sailing. Away from the bleachers this time, thankfully.
COMBATSYS: Igniz reflects Burning Windmill from Hayato with Nega Genesis.
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Igniz watches Hayato blast towards him in a burning windmill of FIERY SPIRIT. Eyes narrow. He can't underestimate this man, even when he's obviously got the upper hand. Finally, he releases his grip on his chi, winds exploding around him and whipping his robe into a frenzy of motion. A moment later, Hayato impacts, flames battering against wind, the burning shinai crushing in towards his side. With inhuman speed, Igniz dips his fingers into the chi once more, drawing it about him and then crushing it, killing the flow about him. This brutal destruction of chi cuts Igniz off momentarily as the attack hits... But it is enough to cause the burning assault to rebound oddly, the flames reflecting back upon their wielder. Even so, the impact causes Igniz to slide backwards several feet, boots digging deep trenches in the ground. As the darkness lifts, Igniz is revealed to have caught the shinai between his hands in a classic 'blade grasp'. He breathes deeply, sweat running down his face. "Close... Very close."
Hayato fears not the fires of his own burning spirit! Although that did actually sting a bit. Not enough to cause Hayato to relinquish his grasp on his shinai, however. He comes out of his spin and lands on his feet, breathing rather heavily himself. This kind of combat is a bit more effort than running laps, even for someone with a good constitution. Not to mention that Hayato is looking more than a little scuffed up from getting blasted around. "Only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, pal."
And then Hayato... releases his grip on his shinai. Wait, what? He's just giving up his weapon that easily, not even trying to wrench it out of Igniz's grasp for another attack? Well, it's not likely that Igniz is going to be able to use it against him very effectively, and as Igniz has surely noticed, Hayato's fighting style is not limited to sword strikes. But this still might make for a moment of surprise for the NESTS leader. And in attempting to take advantage of that moment Hayato suddenly swings around, attempting to get behind Igniz and wrap his arms around the man's torso. If he can pull all that off... It's time for a good old fashioned German Suplex.
COMBATSYS: Igniz fails to interrupt German Suplex from Hayato with Random Weapon.
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Igniz... Is not surprised. When Hayato lets go of the shinai, Igniz reverses it and grips it, holding it in a iai stance. "That is what I was trying to tell you." Igniz replies, slashing out with Hayato's own weapon even as the instructor tries to grapple Igniz. However, Hayato's words prove true, as the strike is not up to par, leaving Igniz wide open to get plowed into the ground with that brutal German Suplex. With a cry of pain, Igniz bounces away, the shinai flying from his hand as he lies there a moment, and then rolls to his feet, grunting. "Good hit." He replies with a note of honest approval. "Can you do it again?"
Hayato quick rolls away from the point of impact, scooping up his shinai as he passes. He finally springs back up to his feet, landing with only just a bit of a wobble. "Well, I'd certainly like to think so." He taps the shinai against his shoulder once, then runs back in toward Igniz.
This time Hayato leads with a heavy overhand swing of the shinai, aiming to slam into the blond man's head and follow through with the motion all the way to send him sprawling to the ground. And if that works, then it's only the beginning...
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Igniz with Burning Push-Ups.
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And once Igniz is down on the ground, Hayato has no intention of letting him get back up easily. If Igniz tries to get back up, he gets smacked back down with the shinai. If he tries to roll away, he gets smacked back into place with the shinai. Even if he just lays there, he /still/ gets smacked with the shinai a few times. After several moments of this, Hayato finally ducks down low, lifting Igniz right up off the ground with a nasty uppercut and sending the NESTS leader sailing off several yards.
It's embarassing for the NESTS leader to get beaten like this. But what can you do? The stinging strikes and impacts drain Igniz's remaining stamina. Just as he is about to finally get out of the assault, he is blasted full-on by the uppercut, sending him fluttering through the air to plow into the ground with bone-cracking force. He lies there for several seconds, feeling his body ache and wail at this mistreatment... But he closes his eyes, focusing himself, pushing back the pain into a small corner. He uses that dull, throbbing sense to feed his anger.
Hands splay open, and without moving, he forces himself upright. Eyes burn with humiliation and incomprehensible rage. "You are going to regret that." Clammping his hands together, he summons forth his chi, gold-white light radiating outwards from his hands... Before he raises it and slams them down into the ground. massive columns of chi energy shockwave forward, erupting from the ground and heading directly for Hayato... And anything behind him.
COMBATSYS: Hayato dodges Igniz's Chaos Tide.
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And here it looked like Igniz and Hayato were almost sort of starting to come to some sort of understanding. Except for the fact that Hayato still thinks Igniz is a jerk. But now here he has to go and do all this damage to school property. At least there's not really anything between Igniz and Hayato, and they can lay sod down on the field. ...Although Hayato's probably the one who'll end up having to do that.
There's little room for showing off here, or trying anything fancy. When that massive shockwave of chi comes hurtling toward Hayato, he does the only sensible thing; he leaps to one side with all the strength he can muster. The blast just barely clips his heels as he hits the ground in a roll, quickly coming to a stop and taking several deep breaths.
Climbing back to his feet, Hayato shakes his shinai in Igniz's direction. "Watch it with that! You could've hurt somebody!" Obviously that was the /intent/, but he means somebody /aside/ from Hayato. Charging back toward Igniz, Hayato strikes out with the hand holding his shinai. Looks can be deceiving, however, as he doesn't actually try to smack Igniz with the weapon. Instead he keeps moving in, attempting to swing his arm in and hook it around Igniz's neck to hurl the NESTS leader to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Igniz interrupts Quick Throw from Hayato with Medium Punch.
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"Then they would have learned a valuable lesson." Igniz replies, launching forward to meet Hayato. Hayato manages to catch Igniz and throw him to the ground, but not before the NESTS leader drives his palm into Hayato's jaw. Once more, Igniz eats dirt, but if he reads Hayato correctly, he's on his last legs. It's just a matter of wearing him down, now.
Hayato staggers back for a moment, stars dancing before his eyes after that punch. And even after shaking his head a few times, the P.E. instructor's eyes still look a bit bleary. "You've got a pretty good arm on you, but..." He doesn't finish that thought, not even really sure where he was going with it. Things are still swimming in front of him, but he can also still make out Igniz's form on the ground.
Reaching down, Hayato attempts to snare Igniz by any easily accessible handhold and drag him back up to his feet. "Apologize, damn it!" And then Hayato swings forward with another punch aimed to strike Igniz in the face and send him crashing back. There's still strength behind the blow... but more than Hayato can handle at this point. Hit or miss, after throwing the punch he topples forward. Not actually out cold, but a bit too stunned to prevent himself from hitting the ground.
COMBATSYS: Hayato can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Igniz dodges Hayato's Power Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Igniz has ended the fight here.
It's deceptively easy to grip onto Igniz's robe. He's hauled up once more, but this time, Igniz pushes himself aside with a wrenching of energy, pulling himself out of the deadly grip and allowing Hayato to fall. "No."
That didn't go anything like Igniz was planning. But that is why live data is better than the recordings that are so often taken. He reins in his chi once more, letting the robe settle about him as he draws the hood over his shinai-marked face, and turns away. "Maybe you can attempt to make me apologize next time. Train hard, teacher, and maybe you will have earned it." He begins walking off, murmuring to himself, 'The world is full of surprises...'
Log created on 16:49:29 05/28/2007 by Hayato, and last modified on 15:57:59 06/04/2007.