Description: [Aranha vs Arika] Looking as though an ink bomb went off, the map room aboard the Suiryuu is a rather 'boring' location for a fight compared to a few others that have taken place. That is, it looks that way until one notices the stylized symbols that begin to move, not only over the architecture, but the fighters as well. With neither fighter knowing what the symbols mean, or what the purpose of them is (or if they're permanent), the battle it out to see who will be the victor. [Winner: Arika]
The map room of the Suiryuu normally would look like a map room. The walls would be covered with assorted charts. There would be a map on the large table in the center. And there would be a globe that would be set on a table off towards the side. Instead the room appears completely white washed. The walls are completely snow white.
The door opens and Aranha looks around curious about the current battle ground he's in studying it before he even enters the room. Locations of tables, amount of distance between the ceiling and the floor, the chandelier hanging from above the large central table.
The thing that Aranha doesn't know is the most important information he'll receive is from actually walking into the room. The moment his foot goes through the doorway, assorted glowing blue symbols appear on his black shoes and then as more of his body clears the doorway. His joints his body, all covered in the symbols. And as he gets further in, he notices symbols forming on the wall and on the main table, growing and moving with each one of his movements. "Hmmm. Some type of ninja motion capture technology?"
Time is truly of the essence now. Arika very nearly decided not to show up for this match; there are more important things at stake than getting to the bottom of all the ninja/cult activity for her -- like somehow figuring out how to get the arsenal off the ship without it getting into the wrong hands. Not to mention -actually- tracking down Eva instead of just slipping notes under her cabin door.
For reasons known only to her, the punk rock princess has been anxious the last few days. Almost as though she has somewhere else she'd rather be than cruising through the ocean on a very odd luxury liner.
Sense prevails though, and it leads her toward the map room. Careful steps bring her to the door, but she stops before entering. Deep blue eyes peer into the room and make note of the symbols that are now all over the place -- including her opponent. "-- the bloody 'ell?" The sentence cannot be heard in it's entirety but it would seem that she's questioning just what happens to be going on.
"Right, then. Those bloody markings 'ad best not be permanent or there's gonna be 'ell to pay."
With much trepidation she slowly slides her foot over the threshold, the symbols creeping up over her leg. Yanking back the foot, she glances at the leg then looks in the room at Aranha. Muttering under her breath, she steps into the room fully and watches as the intricate patterns weave their way along her body. "Ugh."
Aranha turns towards the door opening. Even if he hadn't been moving around, and hadn't heard what the punk rock princess had said, the additional symbols moving along the wall would've tipped him off to her appearance. He raises an eyebrow and turns around.
"It looks like we're gonna have that spar sooner than we expected." Twice they've talked about setting up a sparring match but it wasn't until now, when the fight is official, that they actually meet. He cracks his neck bringing on some more symbols on the wall "Hmmm... I think this might be first time my particular skill set won't play a major role in the fight. It's refreshingly straight-forward." He doesn't say what it is. No need to give her more information than she already has.
COMBATSYS: Aranha has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Arika has joined the fight here.
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Arika 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Aranha
"So it does," Arika replies, eyes shifting back to the additional markings on the walls. Whatever the predominant symbol is, she'll have to look it up in the library later. She'll have plenty of time to; after all, she's been spending most of her waking hours in there since talking with Drake.
Arms stretch out behind her, causing several more elaborate markings to climb up over her arms. Each symbol appears to be darker at the joints than anywhere else. Noticing them, the diva wrinkles her nose up and elicits a noise of disgust. "Bloody things are gonna be a wee bit distractin', ain't they?" Despite the displeasure of being tattooed with odd markings, she settles herself into a defensive stance and tries to focus on the task at hand.
COMBATSYS: Arika takes no action.
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Arika 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha on the other hand has no problems keeping his head in the game. Where it brings on a look of disgust, Aranha wears a look of curiosity though on the other hand the idea of being the subject of a mo-cap session a bit disquieting at the same time.
Even still he wants to lighten the mood a bit with his easy going as he begins to slide into his ginga, the symbols looping around on the wall repeating as the dance's pattern repeats with slight differences in each pattern. He says in jest, "Do you think they'll use this to make video games?"
A few moments later he leans over as if he's about to cartwheel at her but he stops in an open legged handstand before going into a rapid spin as he tries to smack her around with his feet like a human hurricane.
COMBATSYS: Arika just-defends Aranha's Inverted Tornado!
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Arika 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Aranha
Dancing is something the diva knows fairly well, and her eyes follow the movements as she tries to focus on the fighter and not the Christmas-light decorations that are moving along his body. Holding still in her own stance, she repeats the slight differences in the dance pattern that he's using in her mind. "Who the bloody 'ell cares?"
Does she think they're going to use this to make video games? Not a chance. They're up to something far more nefarious; they've got to be.
As he leans into the open-legged handstand, Arika grins. Believing she's figured out the dance pattern, she waits until he begins to spin. As his feet launch out toward her, she bends backward into a bridge to just narrowly avoid being hit. Lifting her right hand off of the ground, she watches as the symbols coalesce over her knuckles and she grins. Since she can hardly stay bridged forever, she waits for an opportune moment to spring back up to her feet. Doing so, her right hand chambers into a fist and she sends a sharp jab toward his face. Hoping to catch him off-guard with that little maneuver, she follows up with a palmheel strike angling toward his chest. At the second before projected impact, a bright flash of violet energy flares up and encompasses her left hand. The vibrant hue of the energy intensifies along the seals forming upon her body and are mirrored in those on the walls momentarily.
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Aranha with Diva Allegro.
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Arika 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha seems quite impressed by the way she leans into the back bridge at just the right time. Unfortunately she also recovers too well from the back bridge for him to defend himself. As a matter of fact he attempts to raise his arm to intercept the punch while still spinning and still upside down but instead the violet energy and fist impact sending him down to the ground with a pained grunt.
He then spins around on his hand before turning his back towards Arika for just a moment before throwing his hips over his body launching himself backwards feet first right for the punk diva's torso in an attempt to try to recover from the attack.
As for the intensity of the seals as her chi manifested, that's filed away for a later time. Who knows if or when that type of info would be useful.
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Arika with Medium Kick.
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Arika 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Aranha
Stepping back a few paces after a successful hit, the diva sets her eyes to the walls again. Perhaps her opponent is fine with the fact that new markings and patterns are appearing with every movement they make, but she's quite curious about it all. Though Arika is not well versed in all-things-ninja, she's got a feeling that it means something...
... she's just not entirely sure what it is.
Set upon by feet that are flying toward her torso, the punk princess attempts to drop to the floor and let the man fly right over her. Eyes linger upon the moving markings just a second too long though, and as she starts to drop down the feet connect and send her staggering back against the wall.
Not a wince nor a cry of pain comes from Arika as she pushes off of the wall and sends herself soaring toward him with great alacrity. Once again her right hand chambers into a fist, this time she angles the swift jab in toward his body to keep him from gaining balance on his feet.
COMBATSYS: Aranha fails to interrupt Jab Punch from Arika with Vingativa.
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Arika 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha does get a chance to land on his feet after the impact to her body sends her away. He sees her rebound off the wall and then launch herself at him fist first to his stomach. He decides on taking a calculated risk in the name of getting more information about his opponent and tries slip his leg around the back of her leg but before his legs can make contact with hers, he catches the punch which while not overly damaging to him, it keeps him from applying the rest of the move on her.
In this case Aranha realizes he lost a small battle and so he retreats with a back handspring towards the larger table as he watches and waits. The symbols continuing form around the room as he moves.
Acrobatic little thing, isn't he? Arika watches his retreat with the faintest hint of a smirk forming upon her lips. "'avin' fun, are we?" It's not that she's trying to make light of this 'challenge' that has been set before them, and it's not even that she's wanting the idle banter while they fight. "Kind'a wonder though, if there's any way at all to turn off these special effects." Smudging the ink on the walls? Finding the originating symbol? No time to worry about it at the moment though!
Pursuing her opponent, the diva reaches out to grab for his arm. The intent here is such that if she gets the arm, she's every intention of spinning so that her back faces him and she'll have better leverage to pull him up and over her shoulder before letting him fall to the floor.
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Arika's Quick Throw.
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Arika 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Aranha
But he's not quite there when she reaches for his arm. Aranha becomes a black, white, and blue blur he performs a back flip launching himself up onto the table to give himself a bit of a high ground advantage but he decides to not take advantage of it right away. Instead he decides to answer her question, "I might as well have fun with it. Even if we have to do this in here." Finally... An admission that he doesn't like it that much either?
Aranha goes into a one handed handstand as he watches both her and the symbols on the wall. He's banking on either her body, or the wall providing a tell on the best course of action take against her(if he can figure out what they mean).
COMBATSYS: Aranha focuses on his next action.
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Arika 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Aranha
Both body and wall may prove to be a little bit confusing in regards to what is going to happen next; even if he could decipher them with no issues. Arika begins to bounce on the balls of her feet. A steady rhythm is picked up upon, and the symbols on the wall seem to dance with her movements. Lifting herself with each little bounce, she slides her feet apart and begins to hop back and forth in a slightly faster rhythm; left foot, right foot and back again.
The continued dance-like hopping has the symbols shifting almost brilliantly, melding together on the walls and her body as her energy picks up. Swinging her entire body into a perfectly executed pirouette, the punk princess advances on him. As her body winds down from the spin, her right leg is drawn up in a near vertical and she twists to the side so that her hip rotates smoothly with the snapping roundhouse that's aimed for his torso.
COMBATSYS: Aranha blocks Arika's Rhythmic Roundhouse.
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Arika 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha indeed has no trouble reading her movements for now but he knows that could all change in an instant so he'll take advantage of the moments where he can read her. He drops out of his handstand twisting as she comes in and then when the leg comes around, he lifts his forearm to intercept the kick as he bends with it until his body is in a bridge with one arm still kept guarding him. He then raises his body up until he's upright and flows into a leap before snapping a spinning jump kick into the side of the head which will knock her off the table and help him maintain the king of the hill status.
COMBATSYS: Arika just-defends Aranha's Colossal Kick!
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Arika 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Aranha
Had the diva been aware they were going to be playing some school-yard game, she would likely just have tried a shove instead of expending so much energy. However, it seems that things have paid off in her favor. Adjusting her eyes once more to focus on the fighter and not the interweaving patterns, she flows with the kick that speeds toward her. Where the kick should be sending her off the table, she leans her body away from the foot as it comes toward the side of her head, letting it graze off her hair.
Vain to the last, Arika subconsciously moves her hands up to straighten any stray strands and then tilts her body back into an upright position. Keeping with the full body motion, the punk princess begins to tap her foot to the beat a song that only she is privy to. Head bobbing along to the tapped out beat, her shoulder soon gets into it, shifting forward slightly. Swinging her head in a circular motion to the left, she continues to tap out the beat. Her head makes another circle-swing to the right and then she leaps forward and just *slams* her head forward, hoping to connect her forehead to his nose.
COMBATSYS: Aranha interrupts Harmonic Headbang from Arika with Sky's the Limit.
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Arika 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Aranha
As the head comes down upon him, he knows he just doesn't have the time to get out of the way. Instead he attempts to turn his head to the side as he grabs the shoulders of the taller woman. He takes the impact on the cheek as a slight grunt comes from his lips. When his hand grabs ahold of her he lifts himself up and using her knees as a stable surface.
That stable surface in turn is used to launch him up to the chandelier and swings himself away from her and swings back to launch himself back at her foot first right for her head. The same place that damaged him. "Whooo!!!" He sounds like he's still having fun but his mind is going a mile a minute as he tries to figure out ways around her defense.
THWACK!
Cracking her skull against his cheekbone is quite a bit softer than slamming it against his nose, and it's at that point that she realizes she's miscalculated. Before she's got much of a chance to regroup and slide out from under the firm grip on her shoulders, his foot comes crashing against her cheek. Dropping herself down off of the table after this, the punk princess rubs her thumb across said cheek to remove any dirt that may have come off of his soccer shoes and imbedded itself in her pristine skin.
Scowling ever so slightly, she bounds up atop a swivel-type chair and uses the momentum of her leap to send it wheeling across the floor. Even though she's using a tool, the markings on the wall shift and record the information; constantly moving along twisted patterns that she doesn't quite understand. Several feet from the table she jumps off of the chair and kicks the soles of both feet out toward Aranha. Twisting her body a tad as she does this, she tries to work it so that her feet connect one above the other; allowing her to drop back to the table on her side.
COMBATSYS: Aranha blocks Arika's Light Kick.
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Arika 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Aranha
Vanity, it's definitely a tool that can be used against someone. However the Dancing Spider is not inclined to use that tool just yet. Then again, it isn't as though he's given enough time to use it as a tool either. The way she uses the chair's momentum, surfing on it as she comes right for him before leaping up in a drop kick.
Aranha leans to the side the impact bouncing off of forearm and shoulder and saving his body from the impact. While he does this, he also touches the ground as he attempts to jam his heel into her stomach.
COMBATSYS: Arika dodges Aranha's Strong Kick.
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Arika 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Aranha
The moment her side hits the table, the diva begins to roll. Retaliation is coming, and she wants to avoid it if she can. Dropping off the table on the opposite side, she just misses the heel of his foot. Patterns on the walls reflect the movement, and additional symbols begin a slow trek up her arm when she stops for a second to catch her breath.
Arika finally thinks she's figured it out. The symbols are moving as they move, but not to show them what's about to happen. To keep track of it for another reason. Interesting as that is though, she rolls herself beneath the table and attempts to knock Aranha's legs out from under him. Should she manage this feat, her hands reach for his ankles and she attempts to yank them upward with a twist in order to lock him into a Boston crab submission hold.
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Arika's Quick Throw.
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Arika 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha mutters a swear as his foot fails to connect with the punk diva. And as she rolls off the table he smiles a bit as she once again gives up the high ground of course that's also when she moves to knock his legs from under him which he moves to avoid it by leaping up and over it.
While he's up in the air he twists while his legs are held together straight while his body is folded at the waist culminating when he comes down upon her feet first as he tries to either stomp her head or shoulders... possibly both.
COMBATSYS: Arika just-defends Aranha's Armada Dupla EX!
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Arika 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Aranha
"Heh."
Well it was a nice leap at that, and swift enough that she doesn't connect with his body at all. Arika would normally be disconcerted by this, but she's not going to let fast movements throw her off her game. Feet stomp upon her shoulders, but rather than buckling under at the extra weight she's being forced to carry around, she widens her stance and bends her knees in order to absorb it.
Left in a very odd position, the punk princess settles her hands to his ankles and twists her body in order to dislodge him from her shoulders. Back to him, she swings around to situate herself behind him and once there attempts to wrap her arm about his throat and apply a basic stranglehold. Compressing his airway is the ultimate goal, but should she lock him up that's not all she's going to do. It starts with a tight crushing and twisting movement, but will be accompanied by her stretching his body backward while jamming her knee up into the small of his back.
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Arika's Diva Attaca.
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Arika 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha is easily dislodged but the moment he hits the ground he manages to keep his eyes on the diva and even as she moves behind him he still watches her looking under his armpits to see everything.
When she moves in for the stranglehold Aranha makes his own move. He cartwheels under the attempted grapple, and right past her with his back to her however he still somewhat dangerous since as he performs the cartwheel his heel whips across the side of her head.
COMBATSYS: Arika dodges Aranha's Strong Kick.
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Arika 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Aranha
Dangerous though the whipped heel may be, it manages to fly right over the diva's head. Reasons for this are quite simple, really. Spotting a pattern on the back of her hand that exactly matches one that is moving along the floor, she crouches down so that she can study it for a second.
See what she meant when she said these things were distracting?
Upon realizing that he's just tried to kick her across the head, she squeaks out an irritated, "'ey!" Call it the vanity, but there's something about a foot slamming into and bruising her face that she really doesn't care for. Rising back up to her feet, she thrusts her elbow back toward his breastbone. Nothing so involved as to be followed up with anything else, just a swift upward jabbing motion.
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Aranha with Medium Punch.
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Arika 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Aranha
Aranha thinks he can read the punch coming at him and he tries to evade the elbow shot. The problem is he doesn't read the attack in time. The impact with his breastbone send him stumbling backwards as he tries to regain his balance. The symbols thickening as they dance around the room.
He takes a deep breath as he continues to watch her for a moment, weaving, dancing and then he lashes with two kicks. The first directed towards the back of her legs, the second he whips around before the first foot even touches the ground, this time it's directed towards her side.
COMBATSYS: Arika blocks Aranha's Medium Kick.
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Arika 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Aranha
Expecting retaliation for that nice little elbow jab she just sent his way, the punk princess steps back to prepare another strike. Arm swings backward, but before she can nail him his first kick slams against her legs and pushes her forward. Barely able to set her arms in front of her to break her fall, Arika blinks. Jerking her body to the side, she swings an arm up to stop the second kick from cracking her ribs.
Vaulting to her feet, she narrows her eyes at him. Inhaling deeply, she advances upon him. Quick steps bring her closer, until she throws a quick right jab toward his face. Luckily for him, this punch is a fake and never actually reaches his face. Unfortunately, her left hand is swinging in with an open-palmed slam to his torso.
COMBATSYS: Aranha blocks Arika's Jab Punch.
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Arika 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Aranha
Aranha doesn't flinch with that first punch. There's just something about those deep blue eyes of Arika's that just tips him off to the fact that the first punch is a fake. "Good thing this isn't poker," he says before that palm comes out towards him and he responds by dropping to a crouch his forearm held at his face to block the palm strike meanwhile his palm is laid flat on the ground as he suddenly jumps up and scissors his legs about her own, one on her thigh and the other behind her kneee. If he should lock his legs on her, he'll twist and send her down on her back.
COMBATSYS: Arika fails to counter Medium Throw from Aranha with Diva Allegro.
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Good thing this isn't poker? Oh, if anyone besides Drake actually -knew- the kind of hand that the punk princess is hiding.
The jump comes as no surprise to Arika, and as he attempts to scissor her legs about her she sends another jab in his direction. Violet energy is already sheathing her left hand in preparation of the second punch, the color almost brilliantly dazzling as the markings in the room bleed about in the same hue. Energy fizzles out though as the original jab falls short and the diva finds herself on her back on the ground.
When his legs find purchase, and twists her down to the ground, Aranha smiles just a bit more. While he's certain that he hasn't found her weak spot, he's atleast a bit certain that he's atleast worn a bit at her armor. Even still, he realizes that he still has a significant disadvantage and needs to stage a hell of a come back.
A capoeirista detests getting tied up so he pulls his legs away and cartwheels before turning his back downwards as his heel drops down on her stomach. While it looks flashy there's actually a lot of restraint and caution in it. He doesn't want her trying whatever she tried, again.
COMBATSYS: Arika blocks Aranha's Short Kick.
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Arika 1/-------/=======|=======\=------\1 Aranha
Seals on the walls shift as soon as his back is turned, and gives Arika a split-second of advanced warning that he's not just backing away. Muscles in her abdomen and stomach are tightened, and she slips her arm down between her body and his heel to keep from being injured in any serious manner.
Markings on her own body move about as she twists herself into position. Forgoing rising to her feet, the punk princess attempts to scissor lock her legs around his and yank him down to the ground with her.
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Aranha with Quick Throw.
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Aranha, despite his best efforts to not do so, seemed to still overcommit to his kick and as a result when gets up to a standing position, he's not quite as prepared as he would like to move out of the way. As a result he had the same takedown he performed on her, performed back on him and he lands down on the ground.
He rolls back to his feet waiting for Arika to get back up to her feet, when she does he'll have a brutal series of attacks waiting for her.
He performs an outside crescent kick from his front leg which then drops to his rear leg. He shifts back and swings his leg around in a rear leg outside crescent kick which is quickly followed up by a trio of kicks where he touches the ground as he swings the heel of his rear leg towards his opponent's head. On the third of those particular kicks he cuts short and turns his foot as he drops it down on the ground before swinging his other foot at the head in a roundhouse kick-like motion though it's also done with both hands on the ground. Aranha then shifts his weight over to the side swinging the unplanted foot up and over which though it doesn't hit, it generates momentum for the other foot to come back across. He performs a handstand and performs a series of rapid spinning handstand kicks. All kicks in this sequence are engulfed in blue chi. The symbols on his body and on the wall glowing bright blue as he delivers each attack.
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Arika with Royal Flush.
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Back on her feet, the diva attempts to avoid Aranha's feet altogether. Reasons for this are twofold. The first is that soccer shoes tend to get dirty, walking along the decks of ships and while there isn't precisely mud aboard there is still the disgusting foot-slime of numerous passengers. The second is that she's fairly certain that should he manage to land the first crescent kick he'll make an attempt for her face again, and while she's not got to worry about being bruised for a gig she still doesn't like being hit there.
But each kick hits in rapid succession, barely giving Arika enough time to breathe, let alone think. Battered, she clutches at her side and shields her eyes from the blue glow that encompasses the room.
Gritting her teeth against the pain, she continues on. A quick twist places her behind him, and she reaches an arm around front and tries to secure him in a half-nelson hold.
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Aranha with Punk Rock Breakdown.
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With the hold secured, she shifts her weight so that she can lift him up over her head. Footing slips once and she nearly drops the heavier male, but sheer force of will sees her raising him up as high as she can manage. Spinning about as she holds him there, she begins to pick up speed. Each revolution sees movements blurring together, the symbols along both the wall and her body twisting and turning until the punk princess stops abruptly. As her body halts, arms jerk backward and in a fluid movement she shoves Aranha down to the floor, using the full power of her body to force him down onto his back.
Aranha goes for a wild ride spinning as his entire world becomes a blur. He can actually feel himself getting queasy with each revolution until eventually he's released, as he spins out of control flying into a wall before his back hits the ground hard. The symbols pulsing as each impact causes him to become even more intimate with pain.
Aranha slowly gets up he barely being able to stand but it takes every last part of him to swing his glowing foot around to strike her neck and then a hop and another spin before swinging his foot at her shoulder and finishing with a glowing foot coming down upon her in the form of a back flip however while he'd normally land on his feet he lands on his knees before falling flat on his face. He just has nothing left to give.
COMBATSYS: Aranha can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Arika dodges Aranha's Aggressive Dance.
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After lobbing Aranha to the ground, Arika stops to take a deep breath. She's beginning to feel the fight, and the pain that she filtered out earlier is sending sharp, tingly sensations throughout her body. Tired as she's beginning to feel, the punk princess forces herself to stay focused on the fight at hand. The glowing foot swinging toward her is easily ducked. When he hops, she rolls beneath him to come up on the other side and then twist away from the final flip as he begins to land.
Finally, she settles herself into a defensive stance, and sets her gaze to her opponent. With Aranha unmoving, the symbols on the walls shift across the architecture of the room. Every marking begins to fuse together in a linear fashion. The good news is, all of the odd markings that have appeared upon their bodies seem to fall off of them. Symbols twisting along their arms and legs, out onto the floor and finally along a single parchment scroll that has remained blank this entire time.
"Bloody good thing it wasn't permanent," she says to herself between breaths. Striding toward Aranha, she kneels down beside him and reaches for his wrist to check his pulse. "C'mon, mate. Think we should be gettin' you to wotever passes for an infirmary 'round 'ere."
COMBATSYS: Arika has ended the fight here.
Aranha slowly gets up to his feet panting hard. "You know, I think this was a message that they are gathering data on us. Like it was a motion capture session." He begins to limp to the door. Each step agonizingly slow. As he turns to the scroll. He's not comforted by that one bit but at this point, he has bigger concerns to worry about. Especially now that he's probably out of the tournament.
"Wouldn't put anythin' past them, mate," Arika says as she reaches out in case he needs help stabilizing his balance. "I'd go look it up in the library, but I doubt the information on it would be out there in the open for just anyone to read." Eyes narrow upon the scroll and she shakes her head. At least now she knows if she sees markings like that in her cabin, she'll have a better night of it sleeping out on the deck under the stars.
Log created on 13:08:28 09/13/2007 by Arika, and last modified on 06:07:17 09/14/2007.