Description: Unlikely partners face off against one of Taiyo's finest in the playground park. Fellow classmates Roberto and Kyosuke must fight each other, whilst the former must make a decision whether to work with Gabriel, or do her no favours. (Winners: Gabriel and Roberto)
It's a beautiful day in the park. The birds are happily chirping. Nothing can ruin this day... Except the sounds of kids crying since all of the playground equipment was roped off in preparation for this week's Saturday Night Fight. I bet you didn't see that coming did you, Geese?
The mothers are surrounding the area next to their kids are frowning, obviously angry at the interruption of their kids' playtimes. The fathers on the other hand are very excited, after all, they get to see a fight live.
Where's Taiyo's soccer genius? Well he's kneeling next to his little brothers Nelson and Elton who specifically requested to attend this particular fight. Close by, there are two members of Taiyo's soccer team. I mean seriously do you think Roberto would bring his brothers to a fight unattended when he knew one of the people involved would be Gabriel? Don't be rediculous. And while they aren't fighters, they both can run like cheetahs on crack.
For her part Gabriel shows up not just on time, but early, very early. It wouldn't of been easy to notice her per say because she doesn't go out of her way to be noticed. At first she does some running, some pre-fight working out, some stretches, away from the park, it's even possible no one noticed she was doing it. It was time though to move in. The area was roped off and Gabriel made her way slowly to the playground. She wasn't terribly concerned now with all that was going on.
Today she is in her school uniform with a sword at her side, sheathed in her belt. She knew Roberto would be there, he would have to be, but she wasn't concerned with him yet. Kyosuke was a hard name not to know with the world of rival schools. She'll give Roberto a bow and then toward where ever Kyosuke is likely to come from, maybe he's there. She moves into the roped off area and takes some deep breaths then clasps her goddess pendant. This would be a long fight.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Roberto has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-------|
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
If it was one thing, Kyosuke wasn't the type to be late for an appointment, or in this case a scheduled match. As the chairman of the Morals Comittee for Taiyo High, he had to show by example, and not once has he been late for school without some unassailable excuse for it. It wouldn't do to be the one scolded for tardiness, amongst other things. But unlike the busy Gabriel who arrived early to warm up and so forth, he showed up with enough time to spare to examine the grounds set apart for this fight...note key pieces of material that could be used to his benefit, and also with a faint frown, the children that were allowed within potientially dangerous reach of the fight.
No matter how things turned here today, it would be horrible in more ways than one for any damage to exceed the perimeter, and as such he may have to adjust his tactics. Of one of his foes, he was familiar with and his style, Gabriel on the other hand...His knowledge was a bit more limited. The youth walked with a resigned confidence up and into the 'ring', his clothing the signature ivory taylor-made Taiyo uniform. A faint smile graced his lips, nodding to Roberto familiarly, and then returning the formal bow offered to him.
With all the fighters present, the announcer stepped up to do the honours of introductions-- speakers amplifying the voices, spectators and otherwise as the cameras began their roll.
t%"See that lady right there?" Roberto glances over at Gabriel and then turns back to the twins and then whispers to them. "She's the one that sent that crazy note. She's out of her ever lovin mind. If she ever approaches you, run." The boys nod after he gives her the warning.
With the warning given, Roberto grabs the mesh bag filled with soccer balls and when inside the 'ring', he dumps the soccer balls right onto the ground before nodding to Kyosuke, "I've always wanted to test myself against you. I wish it could've been under better circumstances." He turns and gives a grunt in Gabriel's direction as if that was the reason why. If Kyosuke has kept up with Roberto's team matches he would note that this was uncharacteristic of him but with what Roberto had told the other Taiyo student it would be hard to blame him. If there was any time to end Roberto's official, team match undefeated streak this would probably be the one to do it in.
Roberto moves to one of the many soccer balls and slams his foot into it sending it screaming towards Kyosuke. However he's directed the soccer ball to hit a tree and miss any innocent bystanders if his attack doesn't bear fruit. "Let's get this started!!!"
But it isn't Gabriel's time to move, she's not in range, she has to move closer to get a good hit and so she does. The children, the twins, they're mostly ignored, afterall, what can you make sense of them, I mean, they're not part of the fight right right? She charges forward and tries to get closer, but we'll see what happens.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke endures Roberto's Long Shot.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/------=|
The exchange between Roberto and the twins are noted in silence, that gaze behind those glasses sharp as ever. Was he reading his lips? Perhaps, he gave no indication of if he'd noticed the other's words of advice, "It isn't often circumstances play into how we desire them, this is a good a chance as any if you make use of it." Yes, it wasn't exactly the best all things considering, but the Imawano was planning to do just what he'd said. He'd joined these rounds of fights for one reason alone, and every single one of these matches counted towards his greater goal. A small wave was offered to the two kids, perhaps identifying with something privately.
"Anytime." Kyosuke returned, his glance taking in Gabriel's position and the distance that seperated them. Distance being something that didn't limit the gifted soccer player opposite to him, but then neither was it a crippling thing himself. But this was all about plotting and tactics, and Kyosuke had already made his decision. Gabriel ran towards him, and so he'd turn to meet her in a position that would aid him best...but to do that he'd have to literally ignore Roberto's flying black and white soccer ball--
It stung, soundly lashing into his side...but by then he'd already darted foward, as if to literally ram right into Gabriel. Instead he swept in low, the souls of his shoes spinning in the gritty dirt and dust of the playground when he spun. Spun and then snapped his leg up and out, with a kick that had enough force to toss their victims high into the air.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel blocks Kyosuke's Leg Launcher.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/------=|
It was surely going to be an unpleasant attack, so taking the ram as Gabriel does she crouches and brings up her arms, a cross, you can see the stoney green eyed glare over her wrists, but that wasn't enough, it seems, to take her down, no not yet anyway. But her opponent. . He was strong, she could tell, he also looked fast. A thought seems to cross her mind and instead of attacking she leaps back a pace and watches carefully. Her lips form a tight line.
"Goddess light my path," she murmurs in a prayer but continues not to attack. Is she waiting for something? It was hard to say.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel focuses on her next action.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/------=|
As the soccer star watches the ball hit Kyosuke, he raises an eyebrow and begins to charge in towards Kyosuke in an attempt to gain position. He's grateful that he hasn't been attacked but that could all change in an instant. The sound of rapid foot falls can be heard as he searches for that perfect moment.
Gabriel leaps back and there it is!! One leg is high up in the air and the other in precarious position on the ground. So he drops into a slide right for the foot of the Moral Committee chairman hoping to take the said foot from under him. But is Roberto fast enough to pull this off?
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke blocks Roberto's Sliding Kick.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
That Gabriel managed to block that particular attack-- Kyosuke was aware that it could be stinging, but perhaps she'd been given enough of a chance to anticipate and brace herself. None the less, the teenager is somewhat impressed, as evinced by the faint crinkle to the edges of his eyes as he felt not resounding impact, but the firm resistence of her blocked arms. He didn't persue her immeadiately however, as Roberto who'd been left to the sidelines immeadiately leapt back on in...somewhat literally.
"Hmph..." The sound was quiet as he crouched, the same foot that had been in the air having since completed its arc fluidly to place itself right where Roberto's was aiming to take him clean offbalance. Gabriel was right, Kyosuke could be quick, but he was far from infallible...he'd just been in the perfect position to spy his fellow classmate from across the grounds as he'd slipped into his attack. "Are those your brothers watching?" He asked suddenly, keeping his balance low to the ground, he shifted back so that he could more easily keep the pair in his sights.
Talking during a match sometimes distracted others, even Kyosuke could sometimes fall prey to it, but he was curious. Not so much though that he'd sabotage himself, Gabriel was uttering lowly, and he still hadn't forgotten his focus. Instead he was gathering himself from the last two encounters, the ball still stung, and his foot was numbed a bit from the other's impact.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke focuses on his next action.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
Gabriel is.. Impressed. Very impressed. She even shows it. Oddly enough it came from Kyosuke's watching, his analyzing. Her lips press together and she says in a low voice,
"Kyosuke-san, you are very skilled, would you consider taking a student? I would be honored to learn some of your art."
But this is a fight, Gabriel doesn't wait long before moving in to give a purple wispy swipe toward his face and a palm thrust. It was really just like a palm thrust jab with her chi attached, but it is fast, at least for her. Though fast maybe relative you could almost tell by the way her body works that this was not easy for her to do, it took a lot of effort.
Likewise Roberto is impressed. However Roberto is also just as surprised that Kyosuke didn't take advantage of the moment of vulnerability he gets when he goes in for that Sliding Kick. He takes a moment to get back to his feet. "Yeah. Those are my brothers." He doesn't give any further answer. But that's because he realizes the need to keep his wits about him especially because his brothers are around.
While he's talking though, he's snapping out a rapid series of jabs. They wouldn't serve as much more than a distraction but he's betting that a controlled flurry will keep a counter attack from coming.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke endures Roberto's Quick Punch.
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Gabriel 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke interrupts Serpent Snap from Gabriel with Shadow Wave.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
There's a reason behind everything Kyosuke does, when it came to his turn to react. What he was willing to sacrifice on one end, he would only do for a gain on the other. Anyone who knew the hobbies of the Taiyo student would recall that playing chess was one of his favoured pastimes, spending time charting out the various courses by which the pieces could move. Admittedly he could be a bit of a defensive tactician, but if ever he saw the benefit in laying an offensive...he'd not be remiss in taking it. It could be that he would lose this fight, but even then he would have gained something from it. Experience.
Which is why it was amusing in a sense that Gabriel wanted to know if he'd have her as his student? He was far aways from that in his opinion. "Give them a good show then." Were his encouraging words to Roberto, and instead of putting up much against the other's swift jabs at him, he pulled back, allowing several to land...but not succumbing. He wasn't meaning to ignore Roberto, he'd tend to him in a moment, but first-- "Unfortunately, that may not be possible."
He was there to fully face her, picking up on the nuances of her attack, it would dictate how he would respond. And that would be a hesitancy-free leap, and his hands arcing out as they snapped away even as his own chi responded in a glowing crescent...aimed right for upper body. "If only because it isn't wise for the blind to lead." He had a ways to go, that...and the Imawano styles were something even he was reluctant to pass on to strangers.
"I see." replied Gabriel, not taking it at all well, but sadly she knew he wouldn't change his response. Very well, inwardly she seems to think and then reaches to try and grab Kyosuke by the collar to fling him aside. It's a bit of a risky move because he read her so well last time, but maybe, just maybe she can make it work. It's worth a try anyway, right?
Her posture goes rigid and she attempts to use her ankle in order to give him something to trip over, maybe he'll go flying, yeah, that'd be nice. But for now it was going to be whatever she could get, chip away perhaps. No matter she thought inwardly, then there is that Roberto is here. A stony look is sent his way.
"Repent!" she cries and tries to fling Kyosuke.
The fact that Kyosuke refused to take Gabriel on as his student brought a little bit more of a smile to his face than he should probably wear openly. But, oh well. He doesn't really mind not having any attention on him since it left him free to deal damage willy nilly. Plus the fact that it was specifically Gabriel receiving the punishment kinda warmed the cackles of his heart.
The testing the waters moment has gone by for him. He decides to commit fully to his attack bringing to bear culmination of nearly a lifetime's devotion to his sport. He swings his leg hard into Kyosuke's side to see how he deals with the impact.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke blocks Gabriel's Quick Throw.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke dodges Roberto's Heavy Kick.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
It was true, the Imawanos were very stubborn individuals, and to change their minds took a rediculously strong argument, or literally, you just had to physically beat them into agreeing or seeing the light. It's a tactic Kyosuke had to use himself before, so that Gabriel accepted his reply in the first go made things easier on them both. As for what he had to repent about, the teenager failed to see how it factored all in, and he frowned. No response was given however because she'd reach out to grab him and his clothing...atleast, no verbal response. It was easy to see what she was going for by the stiffening of her stance, the set of her foot--
Kyosuke batted her grasp away, twisting in midair as he did so to land on one foot. He was an agile person, his slim build aiding him in many of his flying attacks...timing also being important. It may be that it was coincidental that he kept on falling into a position that he may better prepare for the next opponent, but the truth...
The rush of air rustled his jacket as Kyosuke narrowly avoided what most likely would have been a devestating kick if it landed, he couldn't help but smile inwardly at Roberto for wasting no time.
"Perhaps." He answered atlast to Gabriel, but not today. He channeled the energies he'd recently used, their force gathering to a build...this close, he chose her as his opponent this time, and lanced his arm up to the sky. Familiar, it was a mirror image of his signature, except the eruption from the earth with its crackling blue-white intensity was far more tremulous as it rushed up heavenward from beneath her.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel fails to reflect Super Lightning Uppercut from Kyosuke with Mimic.
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Gabriel 1/---====/=======|=------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
The truth here was Gabriel didn't realize what she was getting into. She was careless and in hindesight she would remember that. She hadn't realized the power that was coming at her and instead of taking it seriously, she didn't and it ended up nailing her at full destructive kick you into oblivion force.
The force of the shock is so great that for a moment she's just stunned, shocked and sort of jerking and twitching, but then she finally is released from it's electric grip and falls to her knees, still twitching and shivering and then smoking. . she falls back, her eyes momentarily closing.
All of the available bad puns relating to Gabriel's plight run through Roberto's head. Thankfully, for both the fighters, and the audience, Roberto keeps his mouth shut. Instead, Roberto takes what he learned from he's previous attack(ie. swing for the fences styled attacks won't work) and he makes a run for another soccer ball.
This time the soccer ball isn't kicked but instead is dribbled up to his opponent slowly at first before accelerating at the last possible moment to get close, deliver a kick and then perform a couple of cuts around him in order set himself up so he's flanking Kyosuke with the currently, somewhat prone religious zealot.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke just-defends Roberto's Light Kick!
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Gabriel 1/---====/=======|=------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-------|
Speaking about oppourtunities, Gabriel was virtually stunned and unable to respond in any kind of fashion that would stave off Kyosuke should he decide to persue his indomitable assault. And yet, instead of taking advantage of the fact that she was down, literally on one knee...his gaze flicked to the watching children, and he hmphed' beneath his breath. It wasn't only that she was a girl, yes this was a fight, but even he could afford in circumstances like this a chance for her to recover enough. That hadn't been one of his gentler attacks by far, and though he may regret it later...Kyosuke wasn't here just to win.
So here it was Roberto, flush from channeling all of that chi, his cheeks were slightly flushed and he breathed deeply, but he could still feel its ebb and flow intensely all along where it was fed. And by that wasn't just his body alone, but its surroundings. He turned away from Gabriel and brushed his fingers along his face, adjusting his glasses as he did so. Soccer wasn't a sport he particularly dabbled in, but he'd not wait for the culmination of Roberto's plans either.
It was there, in the earth, it was there in the ball, it was there even in Roberto, the disconnect hadn't triggered, and it lingered there feeding his responses. A mile away, Kyosuke stepped in, ghosting past Roberto's speeding kick and aimed to grab onto his leg as it flew past him, and to wrench it about to take the other off of his feet, and then drive him into the ground.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke successfully hits Roberto with Strong Throw.
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Gabriel 1/---====/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kyosuke
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her head snaps up, Gabriel becomes almost at once more with it and aware. She was gathering her breath with a hand to her chest. She could still feel it, the insane burn from the moves the attacks. This was the worst she had ever been rocked, ever been rocked. Ever . The crusader of light decides now would be a time to take amomentary breather. She had sustained a great deal of damage in almost no time flat. That was totally unacceptable ! Her eyes opened to narrow slits now just watch and let the fight proceed. . for now.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel gains composure.
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Gabriel 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/---====|
The attention that Gabriel had been receiving had allowed the soccer goalie to be lulled into a false sense of security. Or atleast to the point where he didn't expect for the leg to be grabbed. Seeing no opportunity to get himself out of the grab, he tries to go with the wrenching just enough that he curl himself into a position where he could roll out of it.
Roberto doesn't stay down for long. As a matter of fact, he begins another rush. Going as fast as he can, sans soccer ball, before swinging his foot up at Kyosuke with one of his favorite toe blows which would ideally send him up into the air and then crashing back down to earth.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke dodges Roberto's Thrust Kick.
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Gabriel 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/---====|
Kyosuke followed through with the motions without any kind of taunting glee, he wasn't the type of person to flaunt the fact that he'd come out on top, atleast...not in this case. And with the younger faces peering out at the embroiled fight, he kept this in mind with each spoken word. He'd not tolerate either of them too getting out of hand, if that was how things had turned. Luckily, such wasn't the case.
Gabriel isn't ignored, nor forgotten, he just wanted to give her a chance to recover enough that it wouldn't appear as if he were unfairly taking advantage of her when she was clearly down and ailing. It may yet happen in the longrun, but only if that was how the fight went...but so long as Roberto was hale, it shouldn't be a problem.
Kyosuke released Roberto, not trying to hold on for long, but where as Gabriel may have come in handy here to disrupt the Imawano twin's attention, Roberto was tracked every step of the way. It was simple enough for him to sidestep cleanly out of the way, "Miss Kai, I hope that you have had enough time?" He called out as he did, shifting to bring her back into his field, "I welcome you back to the fight." And as he did, the air grew more heated before him, as a fellow user of energy attacks, she may be able to feel it out...Kyosuke was making no attempt to be subtle or underhanded about it, he was targetting her again and let her know.
He couldn't do much more than that. His hands sissored out infront of him as paired arrow-heads of chi slid into existance, spiraling out in twin arcs to target the girl on the other side.
The echo of his channeling shout racing after it...
COMBATSYS: Gabriel reflects Cross Cutter from Kyosuke with Mimic.
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Gabriel 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/---====|
This time Gabriel was more ready. She stood up at once, waiting for the attack to reach her hands toward the incoming attack and let the power wash with her and whip it around, torrents of the power flaring around her before she makes the scissored motion right back at Kyosuke and even gives the exact same call to him, the same echo of her mimicing his channeling. This also seemed to take a great deal out of her though she doesn't give Roberto another look, her green eyes fix on Kyosuke when she gathers and stays as much on her feet as she possibly can be. This fight was already a little draining, more than a little draining.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke has saved the state of this fight.
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Gabriel 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/---====|
As Roberto dropped his foot down from his kick, he grunted slightly not quite from exhertion but rather surprise. He didn't quite expect that Kyosuke would be dealing with his attacks so easily. And the fact that Gabriel managed to copy the attack was a surprise to him as well and as a matter of fact, in terms of respect Gabriel had moved up a notch.
Even still Roberto had to figure out how to do some damage to Kyosuke on his terms rather than his opponent taking damage to further his own goals. As a result Roberto takes a few steps back and watches his opponent while taking a moment reassess the situation.
COMBATSYS: Roberto focuses on his next action.
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Gabriel 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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COMBATSYS: Kyosuke just-defends Gabriel's Reflected Cross Cutter!
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Roberto 0/-------/---====|
Just aswell Roberto had decided to take that moment to figure out a new strategy for taking down his fellow classmen...Kyosuke arched his brows in a clear show of suprise, picking out how she'd set herself up this time, "So, that was it." Putting things together. So she had an abillity to not only understand how a move worked, but to literally throw it back at her opponent? That was a handy technique, one he'd dearly love to learn, and one that had in the recent past caused him some measure of injury. The nameless white-haired darkskinned man had lingered in his memory like a chiding ghost, and Kyosuke wasn't one to easily forget lessons learnt harshly.
In what might be considered maddness to some, the youth remained where he was, straight in the path of his returning crescent missiles-- a satisfied look on his serious face. It was easier for him to recognise the wavelengths since in essence he had been its fashioner, bracing himself he raised his arms-- and literally embraced the crackling chi. And into him, fizzling away without so much as a singe to his ivory jacket. She threw it back at him? He reabsorbed it, refashioned it with only the kind of precision an Imawano ilk could manage-- given the time and preparation.
Roberto had retreated, and so with Gabriel fully in his sights, he snapped his hand out, "See, you could teach me something yourself." sprinting towards her in a burst of speed, he aimed low, attempting to lunge past her before she could react in a timely manner, and hook that arm about her waist, body slamming her into the dusty earth as he threw himself back.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel blocks Kyosuke's Back Roll Throw.
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With an arm around her body, it was looking back for the girl, the fanatical girl, but she did not look terribly surprised, no, she rarely did give such looks, instead she gave a slight MMm and rolled with it, finding herself forced down some and having to roll with it to get out of it. Ultimately the accomplishment was a controlled fall. It still managed to hurt some. This wsn't a primary concern and instead Gabriel resorts to dusting herself off. Her school uniform had managed to get sandy, all over the various buttons and folds and really this playground was proving to be somewhat of an undignified place to battle. She gave a slight huff of distress at the state of her things. She hated messing up her clothes, but still gives Kyosuke a nod of respect. Then a glance at Roberto, perhaps he will attack, but she scarcely could say they were fighting as a team, this was to be expected, she wasn't a great team mate as a general rule.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel gains composure.
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It's funny how Roberto was much more at ease with fighting as team with complete strangers than he was with Gabriel and then enlightenment comes after his tactical and temporary retreat. He realizes his dislike of the team mate Geese Howard had seen fit to match him with is getting in the way of his performance and so he tries to put it aside atleast for now.
Roberto goes in, putting himself between Gabriel and Kyosuke before running in as fast as he can. When he gets within close range he attempts to grab his fellow Taiyo student as he takes to the air, and drop him on the ground on his back courtesy of his hands which are glowing yellow with chi.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke endures Roberto's Shining Save.
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Gabriel 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-======|
Not bad, some quick manuvering on her part saved her the brunt of what could have been a painful kiss to the ground, instead he offered her a hairsbreath of a nod...acknowledging her till Roberto finally decided to step back up to the plate. Was he going to attempt to put the pace of the battle into beat of his choice? Kyosuke wasn't one to easily give up this flexibility. When one sat in that position, win or lose, the decisions in the end were all of your making.
...His target still had not wavered however, and not for the first time he willingly took injury, in order to set things up more to his liking. He hit the earth, hard and he coughed once as the breath that was knocked out of him returned. His pristine white clothing was now in serious need of some bleach when he got back, but all of this didn't concern him in the least.
He was now closer to Gabriel, and once he'd rolled back onto his feet, he paused not once but drew his fist back as he lept into the air. Spherical manifestations of chi gathered about his entire arm, and with an afterimage trail Kyosuke literally plunged a fierce punch right for the teenaged girl.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel interrupts Shadow Breaker from Kyosuke with Avenging Angel.
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Roberto's movement is noted by Gabriel, whom takes very careful notice of his location, what he is doing, how he is doing it. Her green eyes like tiny orbs, closing a little more as she examines how the choices and actions made. Kyosuke handles the attack coming his way from the soccer star well, but specifically.. She wonders, a moment her lips are pressed together with great care. She can't decide it seems what to do next? Or is she just contemplating hard. A flash of steel and her sword comes out of it's sheath, right behind Roberto, this is the sort of thing that would make most men nervous. Then. . she lunges.
It was like the scene from a samurai flick, both people moving forward with great quickness and intention, one of them seemingly armed with chi and the other with a sword. Gabriel gives a valiant charge right through Kyosuke's attack, right into Kyosuke's attack, she takes no small amount of the damage from the blow. It really hurt, but she also gives, and gives, slicing with her sword several times, a rave of assaults, kids don't try this at home. Somewhere in a low voice she says,
"I won't lose."
Roberto has to frown as his tactics are stymied at every turn. Yes he's delivered a fair amount of damage but each shot delivered has been in turn used to attack his team mate. He has tried actively cutting him off from his target and still he has yet to deliver a blow that couldn't have been turned around into advantageous position.
At this point, he's pretty much forced to slug away with a short series of punches and just pray that Kyosuke endures himself out of the fight. He's just tactically out of options.
COMBATSYS: Roberto successfully hits Kyosuke with Strong Punch.
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Gabriel 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-======|
And after all of that, his jacket most assuredly doomed for the trashcan by now...Kyosuke is still standing, infact. He was even slightly amused as could be told by the lilt of his lips and the decided shelfing of any pain he may feel from her blade-strikes...or from battling the two of them alone. "Perhaps," he verbally shrugged, the rest staved off instead to deal with Roberto.
Whilst Gabriel's flurry was by no means as brutal as his brothers-- and those, /those/ were vicious, he still remembered their last 'spar'...it was enough at this late point in the fight that he'd not have enough time to recover to adequately fend off her unwilling team mate's assault. Still, as a testament to his resolve, he doesn't buckle, but launches into yet another forray. "but I wont be making it any easier for you." He finished up atlast, throwing himself back out of the way, and positioning it such that when his foot flashed up, it'd line up with the underside of her chin.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke successfully hits Gabriel with Shadow Cut Kick.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/-======|
No.. He won't, he hits her on the underside of the chin, for instance and besides her general attempts to keep herself from getting too messed up. She decides to clench her jaw and then gets knocked back into, yes you guessed it, the sand. Well it was clear that Kyosuke had basically one goal, beat the tar out of her. It messes up her outfit more and that's just not cool. She begins to pick herself up and dust herself off again, then realizing she has a great deal of dust in her hands, she looks up to eye Kyosuke. She knows what is coming next will probably suck. So what to do to prevent herself from getting wailed on. Really wasn't much she COULD do about it. Still she glances at Roberto. If she can just hold on long enough.. . maybe.
She brings one arm to guard herself and flings with her off hand a clot of sand into the air, sending a cloud at Kyosuke's eyes,
"The merciful mother will forgive transgressions in order to save creation." she says under her breath.
Roberto returns the glance that Gabriel gave him and then follows it with a shrug. There's not much he could really do about Kyosuke's battle plan either. He couldn't think of a way to make himself a more attractive target so he attempts to do something extremely unorthodox.
Gabriel might recognize this move from when they were fighting Rolento. And if Kyosuke's able to deal with Gabriel's tossed sand, he might recognize it from a few of his fights. Though there are subtle nuances to it that they both might recognize such as the shorter run before diving towards the ground soccer ball first, turning it into a front soccer ball spring. Another difference is in the fact that acrobatic move carries him slightly further. The result of which will ideally result in changing the pace of the fight.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke dodges Roberto's Random Weapon.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke dodges Gabriel's Thrown Object.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
Dirt in his eyes? That wasn't exactly one of the most fairest moves available to the girl, though he supposed if he were in her position, and she dearly wanted to win...she wasn't the one under any obligations now wasn't she. A flash of white flew into the air, brushing aside the sandy cloud of dust with a sweeping motion-- Kyosuke's jacket he'd torn off literally...having just been hanging on by the back alone. He'd already consigned to tossing it aside anyways, and it came in useful-- whipping it around as he crouched to face Roberto.
...And throw himself out of the crashing soccerball that had been aimed to soundly smack into his head. "Huh." He was breathing a bit more heavily by now, noting that they were co-ordinating their attacks more now. The fight was coming to its end, and he found his own private irony that they had come to such an agreement. Kyosuke wasn't exactly a religeous person like Gabriel was--
The only thing he depended on was himself...and his friends.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke focuses on his next action.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
Well.. Okay. Gabriel seems to have a moment of breathing room. . So she does just that. She sits back and breaths. Come on now, deeeeeep breaths. She doesn't move to attack, she just watches Kyosuke with a look of being drained, being clammy, being rather half out of it. She was not the quite energetic she wished she could be but it could not be helped. The truth was that outlasting was much more her style, but in this case she couldn't deal enough damage and it showed in her muscular fatigue, her motions being much less controled and focused. But all she could do was glare.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel gains composure.
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Gabriel 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\1 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
Roberto was also out of his element but it was for a different reason. By dedicating his focus specifically towards Gabriel, Roberto usually would go with a strategy that would be similar to the tactics that Kyosuke is using now. Taking hits to give hits, dodging when he needs to and occasionally sending their attacks right back at them.
Of course in order for that to work he needs to be attacked. On the upside, he is in relatively good health and so if need be he'd be in fairly good position to continue the fight alone. He drops the soccer ball onto the ground and continues his attack this time with a double fisted dive for the Moral Committee chairman's stomach as if he was knocking aside a soccer ball.
COMBATSYS: Roberto successfully hits Kyosuke with Strong Punch.
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Gabriel 0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
Caught catching his breath, and yes, already setting things in motion for his next move-- Kyosuke is unable to avoid or even properly block the other's flying attack. It land soundly in his abdomen, knocking himself several feet back as he clawed back his air. Not even now he'd change his already set tactics, really there was no reason for it at this stage of the game. He would merely follow through--
And to Gabriel's glare answer with that torrent of twisting chi-energy she'd become intimate with before so recently. The king was held in check, this may be mate, but then for him it hadn't ever been entirely about winning. If it had, well.
No more conversation here, only the focus of his energies aided by his voice.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke successfully hits Gabriel with Super Lightning Uppercut.
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Gabriel 1/-----==/=======|-------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
And.. Gabriel gets hit. Dead on. This time was much like the last time, it hurt, it hurt a lot, but that wasn't going to change Gabriel's resolve, her insistance to bare through the pain. It hurt. a Lot.
But she still pushes to her feet through it, she still forces herself to pull out her sword, each step hard and heavy, her eyes narrowed to a glare, chin squared, dragging her feet, moving slowly then moving in a dash, this time, she shouts,
"It shall be engraved opun your soul! Divine assault...!"
*slash slash slash slash*
"Avenging Angel!" A total rush rave and then after she makes her slashes, were this a arcade version of MOTM it would be on a black screen, who knows if she its or not.. She turns and murmurs,
"Such is your repentance."
Amazingly. . She's still standing.
Roberto has nothing else to say really. Now it's all about finishing the fight as quickly as possible into a position to flank Kyosuke. There are no flourishes, no fancy soccer ball dribbling. Heck he's just planning on slamming his foot into him, preferrably driving him into Gabriel's attack as though he was a soccer ball. He didn't have success with it last time but the two weren't working as team before now. It all comes down to this... one... moment.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke dodges Roberto's Thrust Kick.
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Gabriel 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
COMBATSYS: Gabriel successfully hits Kyosuke with Avenging Angel.
- Power hit! -
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Gabriel 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Kyosuke
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
Kyosuke wasn't about to be obliging to Roberto much in any fashion it seems this fight, virtually making it a bit of a bore for him when it came too. Maybe he'd make it up to him at another time, instead what he's made up for in avoiding the other's kick, has poorly positioned him to do much about Gabriel's rebounding return. Prior bloodloss, though minor incomparison to other bloody attacks like the late Commander and his stony brother, coupled with his prior fatigue has slowed him enough to be unable to avoid the flurry.
...And he so happened to step on a toy that had been left behind in the rush to clear the playground of children and parents earlier. At the end of it, he is neither sour nor bitter, hauling himself in a similar fashion where injury and weariness would have dragged down those of lesser endurance. "If there is repentence to be had, it will not be in such a fashion."
He had his own ways to make up for things, being slashed by her hardly came close. That said, he made no attempt to be subtle about his actions, but sallied with one last, seeing that she is also at her end, or close.
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke can no longer fight.
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
COMBATSYS: Kyosuke successfully hits Gabriel with Quick Punch.
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Roberto 0/-------/=======|
Okay, maybe not so invincible. She falls like a ton of bricks to Kyosuke's punch at the end there. Roberto rejoice, you will not have her following you home today. Apparently she is absolutely spent. Though she did accept a great deal of abuse in the name of love, or maybe in the name of her goddess, or maybe both. . . For the meantime, she makes a heap on the ground.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Gabriel can no longer fight.
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And as Roberto's foot drops down for the final time, he looks towards Kyosuke who is barely dragging himself away and to the fallen Gabriel and looks down at the ground a frown on face. It not for his loss because he is the last man standing and therefore able to claim victory. It's not for his team mate although he still pretty much hates her guts.
The frown is at his own personal performance in this fight and while sure he won he didn't perform to best of his ability. He moves towards his brothers and takes them home. He's got a lot of training ahead of him.
COMBATSYS: Roberto has ended the fight here.
Log created on 20:52:14 06/03/2007 by Kyosuke, and last modified on 20:51:05 06/07/2007.