Description: The Youth Center finds itself under attack once again! This time by a shadowy marauder seeking vengeance for their murdered father. Kentou, without a moment's hesitation, charges onto the scene. Doing battle with this attacker in a bid to buy time for the other escaping children! Will the boy succeed? What does this have to do with the Thailand War and Hotaru...?
The Young Fighter's Community Center.
It's an interesting place where the figthers can relax and congregate. There has been a mixture of students from several grades getting together. Some of the younger ones and many of the older ones. There are even sort of fighters usually around.
However, today, the center is under a mess. Shards of glass and vases have been broken and scattered all against the ground, a few bloodstains had been marked. Thankfully, no one is dead, just hurt badly. Other fighters that tried to defend are on the ground, pierced at the arm or so by a black glowing knife or a binding web.
Within one of the classrooms itself are a group of children, the smaller ones are backing away while the older ones, while bleeding, still remain in front of them. They stare in focus while having their guard up.
The person that they are guarding against? It's a short figure that's draped in a jacket. It's as if the person came straight out of Kingdom Hearts. The figure has a wire wrapped around one of the older student's neck, the student's struggling to breathe.
"...I'll ask kindly one more time." The voice has no distinctive, as it is a mere whisper. "Futaba. Hotaru." His tone becomes chilling as ice. " Where is she?"
"...I may consider letting you all live if you do. Delay the inevitable a little further."
COMBATSYS: Kentou has started a fight here.
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Kentou 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Jesen has joined the fight here.
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Jesen 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kentou
"SHINSOKU!"
A voice can first be heard at the far end of the hall, a youthful voice pitched with no small measure of aggression. The only warning this marauder recieves. Moments later the sound of displacing wind can be heard, as a figure even smaller than this dark warrior blurs into existance with his fist outstretched in a low-stance. The debris on the floor whipped up in the wake of the incredibly fast charge as Kentou makes his presense known like a bolt from the blue.
Jesen will have roughly two seconds to stare at those knuckles making a beeline for his face, moving with a whole lot more speed than any of these other children have shown the psycho powered attacker.
Kentou has no idea who this evil kid is, nor does he have any idea why he'd be looking for his Master. All of that is immaterial anyway. This little punk is hurting people for no reason, and that's all the boy wonder needs to know.
"YARI!"
COMBATSYS: Kentou successfully hits Jesen with Shinsoku na Yari.
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Jesen 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Kentou
Another one.
The hooded figure drifts its gaze straight towards the far end of the hall, watching for the youthful, aggressive tone. As the smaller figure makes its way towards his direction, the figure actually watches as he blurs into existance with the raw power ripping the make-up of the ground to display his speed.
The form of the mysterious marauder flickers briefly, before it attempts to phase from the blow. However, the knuckles strike the youth to its face, sending the figure tilting over a bit.
...Only to regain its composure. It still stands as it is, piercingly honing at Kentou.
"...Interesting." The non-descriptive whisper echos out.
But soon, a wire extracts from the wrist and flicks out towards the boy's arm, aiming to pierce through it.
That part is expected, but the next part may not.
It's a child's voice that echos within Kentou's mind. A little boy, sounding around his age, if not younger.
~ "Die." ~
COMBATSYS: Jesen successfully hits Kentou with Thrown Object.
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Jesen 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Kentou
As the boy recovers from his strike, the youth's stance only begins to regain its composure. Clearly, this new defender is as much a slave to his great speed as his enemies tend to be.
The youth tries to jerk his arm away, but the thin wire spears through his bicep anyway, earning a squack of pain! However, to keep this freaky little monster from worsening the damage Kentou's hand -grips- that wire tightly. Thanking whatever generous spirit invented adrenaline as he -yanks- the wire forth! Attempting to tug the little monster off-balance as the youth virtually -leaps- forth with a fast-swinging kick towards the shadowy figure's side, "HUT!"
Relenting and pausing is something other people do, once this boy is committed even little things like common sense don't slow him down! At the very least, Kentou is giving time for the other children to quickly begin skirting about this unfolding fight and running down the halls in opposite directions.. Buying those left conscious precious time..
COMBATSYS: Jesen interrupts Light Kick from Kentou with Lunar Eclipse.
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Jesen 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 Kentou
That was perhaps the -worst- thing that Kentou could do.
While gripping it, it would be revealed that the edges of the wire are razor sharp. Just tugging it would release some blood from the cut made. Depending how tight, that would create a lovely wound on the hand fromthe deep cut.
As the wire is yanked to tug the boy on, the figure is flying towards Kentou. As he attempts to leap forward with the fast swinging kick, the young man immediately rolling his body back, extending the foot with traces of black psycho energy to sear through the air. Streaks of evil energy trace out and purge out through the boy as the foot plants against the mid-air boy to knock him back on his face.
However, the figure has a non-visible knick as well.
The voice finally speaks out, carrying the child-voice.
"I recognize you. You'll die first."
Ow.
Thankfully (?) the wire is sharp enough that Kentou doesn't even realize he's cut by gripping its length. However, the youth finds himself just a fraction too slow as his own foot misses its solid mark and the evil, dark energy slams itself into the boy!
The Kenpo fighter lets out a sharp yell as he flips fully one rotation throught he air before crashing awkwardly against the far wall. Toppling onto his back in a heap.
..Argh. Kentou grits his teeth tightly a moment, the pain of that dark energy and sharp cuts briefly sending his fighting focus into disarray. However, with a loud kiai, the boy spin kips back to his feet. Whirling about in a cyclone of tassles and braids before holding his fists up level at his enemy. The youth of his opponent doesn't shock him. Heck! Kentou's younger and shorter than this figure is! Kentou, however, holds no fear in his heart. No no.. A quick glance is given as the others continue to make their escape. After all, the longer he keeps this fight going, its only a matter of time until Frei or even Hotaru hears this ruckus and makes short work of this shadowy dipweed!
"Recognize THIS! HAAAA-HUP!"
Kentou advances a bit more carefully this time, more of a quick advance than his previous headlong charges. Shifting his footwork amidst the debris as he clutches his cut hand into a tight fist. Blood dribbling down his arm.
Once closer in, the youth sweeps out his arm in a fast jab, beginning the melee once more in earnest!
COMBATSYS: Jesen dodges Kentou's Quick Punch.
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Jesen 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 Kentou
This is an interesting situation to be in. After the wire makes its cut and the boy somersault kicked, the dark side of cruelty keeps a sharp glance at the fallen boy. It is when he gets up that draws a snort. The figure slowly makes its way towards Kentou, especially when the boy advances as careful as he can. Despite the attempt for Kentou to be careful, the assassin is even more careful.
Where the assassin was at, the fist is there. However?
Not anymore.
The figure flickers and phases off to the point of appearing right behind Kentou.
For the boy's trouble? He's greeted with a right arm shooting off to chop at the side of the shorter boy's neck.
COMBATSYS: Jesen successfully hits Kentou with Quick Punch.
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Jesen 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 Kentou
Kentou's fist swings through the fading after image of the shadowy fighter. The youth's eyes widen, immediately darting left and right to where this strange, shadowy figure could have gone.
A hint is given as a sharp chop to the back of the neck forces Kentou to stumble forward a few more steps. What the heck IS this monsterous boy? Doesn't matter.. doesn't matter.. More time, more time! Just a little more time..
The smaller youth growls out a pitched yell, spinning about quickly towards where he last saw his enemy as his fists unload into a flurry! Strikes moving faster and faster until only blurry after-images can be made out within the ferocious deluge of punches, "FUUHAKEN!"
COMBATSYS: Jesen endures Kentou's Fuuhaken!
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Jesen 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Kentou
As the figure delivers the chop against the young child's neck, the figure retracts the hand and places it back into its pocket. The figure finally flicks the wrist, drawing the wire to swirl around his wrist.
He dashes forward, the body is glimmering with a pulsating aura. The multitude of strikes from the fist hit true to the youth as he is homing in close. However, the flip-side is that the boy hasn't -stopped-.
In fact, he's shooting forward faster, pressing onward as the speed is a blur as he attempts to bum rush the little boy into the ground, releasing a whiplash of psycho power to explode along the boy, should the figure come in contact.
COMBATSYS: Jesen successfully hits Kentou with Raging Soul.
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Jesen 1/-------/=======|=======\====---\1 Kentou
The young fighter's fists continuously pound the shadowy figure. Raining strike after strike... But growing alarm grips Kentou as he realizes the figure isn't halting in the slightest! The Kenpo fighter only begins to leap out of the way but his own focus on the attack proves his undoing. The younger fighter is completely overwelmed by the steamrolling rush of evil power. Yelping as the boy is -smashed- into the floor in the wake of the explosive power. Sliding a short distance as the youth simply flops about helplessly, limbs akimbo.
For several long moments, Kentou is unmoving. Coughing once, to show consciousness hasn't yet left him.. slowly turning his head painfully towards the hallway. Blood trickles out of the corner of his lips as he haphazardly flops onto his front.. brow touching the cracked floor.
Good.. good. Everybody else made it out of the hallway.. Surely the rest of the YFCC managed to get evacuated by now.. Just.. Just a little more to make certain.. Just a little more..
With a haggard hack and wheeze, Kentou slowly pushes himself up. Forcing himself to his feet, only to stagger a couple steps and lean against the wall.. dizzy eyes trying to focus on the shimmering shadow.
..Just... just a little more.. everyone's almost safe..
"..T..try this one.. on for ..for size.. t..tough guy!" The youthful fighter efforts out, gritting his teeth as he pushes from the wall and regains his footing, "Haaa-HUT!"
Kentou's stance snaps to rigid attention before -leaping- up into the air toward his foe, "TENCHIIIII". Twisting about in a tight spin and then -landing- upon the floor with enough force to send an expanding ring of force outwards along the floor. Bouncing small debris into the air and rattling the walls..
All of this contained kinetic momentum is then -unleashed- as Kentou springs from his low crouch. Twisting forth and thrusting his fist out in a single smooth movement at speeds that even this shadowy figure would have trouble seeing! "SHUUEN!"
COMBATSYS: Kentou successfully hits Jesen with Tenchi Shuuen.
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Jesen 1/----===/=======|=------\-------\0 Kentou
It looks like it is the end for Kentou as he is caught by the powerful blow. He shuts both of his eyes, tightening his fists before he spits at the ground. "Pathetic." His eyes focus towards the vacated dojo, then he sneers beneath the viel. The boy turns his sights away and begins to walk off.
But, Kentou is finally getting up to his feet with a determined spirit. And when the boy inally starts to get his footing and charge off in a leap. The boy narrows his eyes. Although he attempts to raise an arm up to guard against the blow, he finds himself stuck hard by the kinetic momentum from the debris, then the blow sends the youth flying towards the wall.
As he is splattered to the wall, almost literally, the boy slowly lands back onto his knees. The veil is slightly removed, revealing the youthful face and the patch of blue hair. But that is all that's revealed as the mysterious killer lands back onto the ground.
"You've done well." said the child, "...But my father will be avenged." He takes a few steps towards Kentou, then he falls on both of his knees. With the figure falling on both knees, he plants a hand towards the ground gently.
As he touches the ground, the touched area glimmers with a bright, black aura. The black aura opens a gate of energy. With the gate's rippling existance.
"...Humanity will suffer. ...Bit by bit. And those who killed my father... Will be slain in vengeance!" The energy is released in a bright burst from the ground, accompanied by fragmented shards of glowing knives piercing the sky.
"Inescapable Fate!"
COMBATSYS: Kentou interrupts Inescapeable Fate from Jesen with Bakuretsu Tekkouken.
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Jesen 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Kentou
The Tenchi Shuuen strikes true, Kentou's master blow crashes into his arrogant enemy and sends him crashing to the wall. The youth lets out a haggard gasp, collapsing to his knees in the aftermath of his own attack.. Exaustion finally beginning to catch up with him as that attack just about everything he had left. Only barely able to push himself up just enough to see that shadowy creature turn towards him yet again. Bleary, mousey eyes widening as he catches a glimpse of color within that dark opaque mask. Blue hair?
Still, that revelation offers Kentou little as the attack turns to face him fully. Lips trembling in a deep frown as narrowed eyes look back, "Father.."
Kentou knows a little something about fathers. The boy's spirit pushes him on, regardless of the consequences. Slowly pushing himself up to one knee, hacking blood to the side before wiping his lips with the back of his hand, "..You aren't.. the only only one who.. lost his father!"
Kentou then suddenly begins to run forwards. Darting head-long, stumbling more than anything elegent. Closing the distance quickly as his foe begins to gather up some arcane, unknowable technique.. But Kentou neither deviates nor evades. Just closing the distance as fast as he can as he holds out his hand, as if reaching, ".. Revenge won't bring him back! ... Only honoring.. His memory! BAKURETSU!"
The youth -leaps-. Vaulting forth even as those glowing knives strike skywards. Perhaps fate is inescapable, but Kentou will not go alone quite so easily! Those blades lance upwards, the few closest to the shadowed assassin striking Kentou along his flanks, tearing into him even as his outstretched fingers just manage to brush his opponent's chest.
"TEKKOUKEN!"
That hand instantly imploding into a tight fist on contact, transfering the entire momentum of that vaulting leap into a single, armor-exploding strike and point-blank range. Like a shaped charge going off and sending his enemy flying once more..
Even as Kentou -crashes- to the ground in a bleeding heap. Air blasted from his lungs.. hardly moving at all. That diving, nigh-miracle attack took whatever little the boy had left.. As the youth can barely even manage to move.. Let alone stand again.
Honor his memory.
The unescapeble fate puts the boy in a bad position. As the screaming kid comes forth with the powerful strike, the mysterious marauder is stucka nd he's sent flying to a wall, splattered once more. His face isn't shown any further than before, but it becomes veiled with a bit of blood left on the black duster.
"...This is honoring his memory. ...This is his revenge..." He grits his teeth out, pointing a hand out towards Kentou. "Father... would want revenge to the world that slain him that refused his vision. Those that fought his ideals... Those too ignorant to see his way."
As he lifts his right hand up, it seems to be flickering and fading away. He looks at his fading hand, "... Hah ha. As father has died. So will I." He grits his teeth, "But I don't care... I don't care about living! I don't even know what life is!" He tightens his grip, tightening the invisible hold for power as the aura manifests.
"I will carry out my father's vengeance before I too die away..." He extends the hand right towards Kentou, "Starting with you." The boy flicks out the wrist and he starts swinging the wire out to spiral along and around Kentou. It moves around like a whip, lashing everywhere and leaving traces of energy out like a web.
None of them hit the boy.
However, around Kentou is a illuminating web made of psycho power.
"...For Lord Vega..." He reaches out.
"My father."
The grip tightens.
"Shattered Valor!"
All around, that web of energy explodes into a burst of energy.
COMBATSYS: Kentou fails to interrupt Shattered Valor from Jesen with Shinsoku na Yari.
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COMBATSYS: Kentou can no longer fight.
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As the energy web encircles Kentou, the boy literally can't move. A complete sitting duck, as he expended his all to get even this far. His only defense is a brief push of his foot before flopping on his face.. Glancing up just a moment to catch a glimpse of that fading hand... And listening to the pain in that voice.
At once.. Kentou realizes he isn't the one who lost this fight.
The boy has no idea who this Lord Vega is, or how he died or anything. But none of that really matters.. Rather than spit in the face of his enemy, Kentou only offers him a sincere look of pity, "..I'm sorry.."
The Psycho Power denotes. Completely eclipsing the younger boy in its holocaust of destruction, cracking the ceiling and breaking the walls.. The slender figure bounces into the distance, rolling end over end before coming to a halt faaaaaaaaar away. No longer moving.
The aftermath of the explosion was devastating. All what was left is Kentou, who has fallen in battle. His eyes focus slightly, the veil revealing part of the blue-hair and a fraction of his eyes.
"I don't need pity. ... I am nothing in the end." The Doll, with a faint mind of his own now, extends his right hand towards Kentou.
"As I said, it starts with you----" As the energy crackles, there is a hum of a hymn echoing in the air.
The hymn is a lovely, spiritually lifting song. For some reason, the energy that the boy himself has is blocked and fizzles. "What the..." Then, the energy backfires on the boy, resounding him in pain. "Arrgggggggghhhhhhhh!!!" He swings the hand back, kneeling away.
"...Brother. You would ruin me, wouldn't you?" He hisses, dropping to one knee. A fraction of the aura leaves the boy, leaving a small feather.
The glowing feather is fluttering in the air, then it descends towards Kentou, offering a warm, resounding mending of pain, and perhaps a gentle wake-up call.
The mysterious boy, however? He's hissing and he growls, "...You win this time.... I will seal you... later."
Slowly, the boy is fading from sight, the black mist covering his trails of his disappearance.
COMBATSYS: Jesen has ended the fight here.
Log created on 01:45:50 10/08/2007 by Kentou, and last modified on 15:39:32 10/08/2007.