Description: Tasked with disabling the Black Noah's armaments, our heroes start wrecking stuff on deck. It's a glorious orgy of wanton property destruction, fun for the whole family. Unless you happen to be "R". A group of invader troops led by Mature and Brian respond to the disturbance, with the express objective of throwing the damn vandals off their ship. A pitched battle ensues - until a startling announcement flashes over the Black Noah's speakers. And in the space of an instant, everything changes...
CHAOS. Katana is certainly good for that. He's the leader of the Mad Gear Gang! What else could he possibly need? "I will stay above deck .. none will get past me.. but the weaponry up here shall be disabled! I, THE SHOGUN OF MAD GEAR, shall have nothing else!"
And that's about when Katana rushes off towards one of the objects on deck. And begins to slam into one of the planes.
However, for some reason, he's slashing most of the tires. "YOU, CANNOT FLY IF YOUR TIRES ARE NON EXISTENT!" Katana shouts out, slicing and dicing the tires into little bitty rubber pieces! .. Albeit it's not altogether effective.
What manner of beast is this, skulking about the deck of the Black Noah? It hides it's pink exterior by lurking in the shadows, a wicked weapon in its hand glinting as light reflects off of metal portrusions. What hideous creature could this be, this abomination of nature?
Why, it's none other than Momo! How she got here is a mystery-- perhaps she stole one of the Suiryuu's lifeboats, as so manyothers have done. Whatever the reason, she's here now, and TOTALLY BLENDING IN with the invasion party. By writing insults on the windshields of planes with a bar of soap. TAKE THAT, "R"!
The Black Noah is no stranger to madness. Owned by a crazed madman, and filled with people the world considers malcontents, the Noah is the pinnacle of all that is wrong with the world. It shouldn't exist. It's an abhorrent abomination of all that is good and decent.
The damage on the mighty vessel grows each sortie, as the valiant crew of the Suiryuu battles against the deadly denizens of the massive warship. Much to Mature's surprise, they're doing well. She fully expected the invaders to flee, not renew their assault.
She strolls out on the upper deck, watching the battle with a generally uninterested eye. After all, war happens every day, and Mature is no less worried about the atrocities that occur around her than she is when Rugal instigates some intercene fracas somewhere on the planet.
She descends to the ground, vaulting off the upper deck to the one below as Black Noah troops whip by her, trying to put out the flames and control the damage caused by the errant fighters that dare face Rugal.
"Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
COMBATSYS: Kenji has ended the fight here.
Flee nothing, Tenma's been here for what seems like forever, now; the leader of the Guardian Kings has, as mentioned already, mostly been trying to find his missing teammate, but things haven't been easy, oh no. Where would be the fun in that? But as larger amounts of shit hit still larger fans than ever before with the renewed assault from the Suiryuu, Tenma can't help but take notice. Weirdos vandalising the place, creating what hopes to be a more substantial nuisance for the 'R' guys, and then he sees... "Oh hell, it's that crazy lady again," the teenager grouses to himself. Of course, the last he saw of Kenji, the other youth was /fighting/ said crazy lady. Which means, of course, that Tenma is going to do his damndest to make a beeline for Mature, past all the chaos and soldiers, so he can try to have a 'pleasant conversation' with her.
Birdie is one of those crazy fighters who dares to dream. Dares to fight Rugal on his own ship on his own accord! He's fought the tyrant twice, one of the times himself. His show demonstrated how crazy one has to be to fight the man. Rugal is powerful beyond all measure. Maybe that's why he's able to hold such a great amount of loyalty and assets.
But that doesn't matter to Birdie. What matters is the plains, helicoptors and the weapon stash located somewhere on the ship. Well, up on the ship. And that's why he's here. With his brutish strength and his own unbreakable demeanor, he stomps along with the others.
Birdie's out for blood, out for metal, out for destroying anything and anyone in his way as he moves to be the best thug he possibly can be with the other more likely fighters from the Suiryuu.
"Let's show them how to throw a party Katana, bloke." Birdie states.
Looking up, Katana sees a little girl scrawling on the Windshields of the planes! Haha! They are clearly out matched by them so much that the children are even getting involved! Katana has no problems with such. And Katana has fought Rugal twice as well! Albeit, he was not as much as a man as Birdie was while fighting him, no, but the fact remains that Katana will FIGHT FOR WHAT HE BELIES IN. And as Birdie's attempting to help them throw a party, Katana agrees. "I wonder .. Yes.. I WONDER if I can start up a plane."
And nodding, Katana thinks. "Then ... I will ram it into the other planes!"
His logic is rather simple, isn't it? But it wouldn't work. Unfortunately. "No.. Instead, I will cut off the legs of the planes .. but it seems, Tauros, that they have noticed we are here! Hahahah!" And so he makes his way over .. WHILE aiming to bisect a few plane legs.
Oddly, Momo is also among the group of people who have fougth Rugal. She almost beat him, too! ...after Ingrid and Zach spent twenty minutes pounding away at him, granted, and then he took a deep breath and punched the Taiyo student across the planet. BUT SHE TOTALLY ALMOST HAD HIM.
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"H-hey, watch what you're cutting up, some of us are sitting up here!" Momo calls as Katana starts to go after plane legs, a few tennis balls dropping out of her and possibly maybe getting underfoot.
They don't pay 'em enough for this.
Yeah. They definitely don't. The Black Noah troops are running around like chickens with the heads cut off - this counter-invasion by the tournament fighters wasn't /expected/. They weren't really planning on having to deal with crazy martial artists on their own damn ship. Sure, sure, there were drills and contingency plans in place, but who took 'em seriously? Well. Now the proverbial fecal matter has hit the fan, and there'll be hell to pay if they can't repulse the boarders.
Combat boots echo against deck plating, gloved hands clutch assault rifles and heavy weapons. Around Mature, from one end of the wide aircraft carrier's deck, men in black fatigues pour out from below, moving into attack positions. Those damn fighters WILL BE STOPPED.
Because, damnit, get away from the planes, yo. Those things are expensive!
It's hard to say where Kenji's gone since the crazed secretary of Rugal Bernstein had tried to tear him open from top to bottom. The student is actually hiding-- hiding behind one of the large helicopters on the deck, back pressed to it as he tries to slow the bleeding coming from his chest.
Panting hard and rubbing the sweat away from his forehead, it comes to pass that his mangled arm is going to be the least of his problems by the end of this night-- and ... wait, where'd Tenma end up going off to? Where'd that guard drive him to? And-- is that even more of those guys coming up onto the deck?!
Peering around the corner, he lets a harsh 'tch!' fly from his mouth, hands on the heli to support his awkward lean-around pose.
COMBATSYS: Invader has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Mature has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Looking up at the sound of clomping army boots, Momo's eyes widen at the sight of incoming INVADERS! ...although, aren't they technically Defenders now, since Jinchuu is doing the invading? Well, whatever! "Get back, evil army men, or face the wrath of Momo!" she calls from her perch atop the plane. Seeing as she dropped her balls, though, her wrath currently consists of throwing her bar of soap at the incoming "R" members. Who knows, maybe they'll trip over it or something.
COMBATSYS: Brian has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Where is Tenma? He's off getting himself into trouble, of course. Focused with single-minded intent on Mature, who he figures must have some idea where his lost comrade has gotten himself to, the Gedo swordsman finds that he nevertheless has to get his way /through/ all those damn 'R' soldiers in order to get at the blonde. "Get the hell..." he grouses, swinging his chi-charged bokken in a wide arc, aiming to strike out at soldiers with the blessed wooden blade and the bloody chi around it... "...Outta my WAY!"
Stopping for a moment, Katana looks up towards Momo. "Of course, young child. But you are spry. Anything that I do you should be able to prevent, or at least move from! If not, then you are dead weight anyways! This is the Shogun's way." And OKAY FINE. Katana will get away from the plane.
You Invaders are such horrible people. Not even letting him cut planes. Jeeze.
And then there's someone hiding behind Helicopter. Katana is not just the master of obvious, he has a DEGREE IN IT. "Hey.. YOU!" He points at Kenji. "Get up and get moving. Or are you just going to be sulking .. true warriors fight despite what happens to them!It's just a flesh wound!" And Katana points a blade at Kenji. Just points. "So get up and do something beyond feel bad for yourself!"
CLEARLY HE IS HELPING KENJI. By forcibly reaching for him and THROWING HIM, more like a toss, forwards and into the way of BATTLE.
COMBATSYS: Katana assists Kenji.
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Birdie looks about himself, seeming rather tame, depending on what you think tame really is. Looking about towards the others, well, Birdie seems to be hoping to do as much damage as possible. And for that, he actually grabs a hold of the side of an air plane and rips off a thick metal slab. He doesn't do anything more. Katana already crippled it.
Looking towards his own side, he looks towards Momo, the little girl already beginning to attack the invader. Well. He feels justified. Hurling the sheet of metal at Momo, he aims to give her a little hand by giving her a nice Black Noah skate boat made out of iron.
"Hey, lil-chick-a-dee. Below yah!" He bellows as he hurls it.
COMBATSYS: Birdie assists Momo.
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After the Aranha was turned back by Rugal Aranha was given specific instructions by Hiretsu to seek out and help out Kenji and Tenma. Aranha has decided he's done enough anger of Rugal and figures he should probably start angering some other members of "R."
Aranha's not going to act quite yet. instead, he's to take in the situation and get as much information but he might as well let Kenji and Tenma know he's here. "Team 2 so that's where you are."
COMBATSYS: Aranha focuses on his next action.
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The poor young man finds himself in yet another predicament-- now he's been spotted by the man with the odd sword, and he's been screamed at. So much for hiding and catching his breath, right?!
And now the student is airborne. You wanted to know where he is, Tenma, and so now you have quite the good idea-- the yellow-uniformed student sailing through the sky as his throat fills with a, "Not agaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN~!"
As Kenji comes flying down toward the men in black with his leg drawn back, it becomes clear that the condition he's in now is nothing like the condition his leader had left him in, either. Both feet thrust forward, looking to dropkick himself into the invaders-- and hopefully do SOME damage.
Brian had been looking for a way to tap a keg when he heard unusual noises on the deck. Having been unable to find a proper spout, he decided to come and investigate. Slamming a metal door open, the Texan's eyes flash wide for a second before his brow furrows and a frown crosses his lips. "Jesus Christ mounting an angry bull," he mutters at the chaos he sees.
Preparing to enter the fracas, the former linebacker comes to a realization. He's still holding the keg. He needs to get rid of it before he can get into this. Looking around, he sees what looks to be the leader standing there while the rest of the raiding party is in action. Well, this German lager apparently is going to have a different use than just getting Brian schnockered. Rearing back, he flings the giant metal container at Aranha. Guess he's trying to remove the head of the drinker instead of the head of the beer.
Oh, but for the winds of change, how dull life would be. And Mature smiles as the battle is engaged. She stops her strolling to spread her arms out in a languide stretch, muting a yawn. She rolls her head once, to clear out the stiffness of the recent heavy activity.
"Such tasty treats before me, I see, to pick and choose. For I shall pick the winner. But in this case? Winners lose." Her voice takes on a gentle sing-song tone as she immediately takes off liek a shot, bursting with devestating speed as she whips across the ground. Feet take her across the deck in an eyeblink, and she even runs /over/ Brian, her rapid motions clambering over the man without so much as interfering with his heavy gait.
She doesn't even say hello. A radiant smile is on her face as she descends in her leap, her clawed hand slicing a blade of energy at Tenma, the motion giving off a metallic shriek.
COMBATSYS: Invader endures Momo's Thrown Object.
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COMBATSYS: Invader blocks Kenji's Heavy Kick.
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COMBATSYS: Invader interrupts Fierce Strike from Tenma with Savage Beatdown.
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The idea of military training is to drill soldiers in situations such that they respond automatically, instinctively - and as a unit. Working seamlessly even under fire. In most circumstances, this works. Against fighters, though...
...well. Nope. Nuh-uh.
To be fair, the security personnel on deck right now aren't the best of the Black Noah's crew. "R" has several elite commando squads, comprised of men that are fighter-level in their own right. But most of those guys went across to the tournament ship - they attacked the Suiryuu.
Meaning that the crew left aboard the Noah are the second-stringers. The minor leagues.
And it's why one of them gets the distinct embarrasment of getting SMACKED IN THE HEAD with a thrown /bar of soap/. Flung by a little girl no less. It splatters as it hits him, sending white floral-scented shards into the air. But the "R" guy goes down, cross-eyed and unconscious.
Yes. How mortifying.
But what it does...is serve as a warning. The other soldiers in his squad react with utter disbelief, eyes widening behind helmets and masks. Yet with that warning, they're able to scramble aside moments before they're flattened by a big chunk of airplane fuselage courtesy of Air Birdie. One of their number gets taken down by another flying object - this time a whole schoolboy, one Large Thrown Kenji. The soldier gets smashed to the cold hard deck.
His compatriots, though, are still mobile. And they're beginning to snap out of their shock. As Tenma crashes into them, they gather their wits...and they fight back. One "R" operative takes a blazing chi sword to the ribs. But even as he crumples, the rest of his squad hits back. In the most expedient way possible. In the time honoured tradition of little guys against an elite martial artist.
They dogpile him and club the hell out of 'im with rifle butts.
It's tradition.
Momo gapes as she totally knocks out a dude with soap. "That was hardcore!" she declares, cutesy voice making the statement even stranger than it initially sounds. But she doesn't have too much time to think about her amazing Momo strength, because there's suddenly a CHUNK OF METAL FLYING RIGHT FOR HER. "What?" she asks stupidly, looking towards Birdie just in time to get hit by Birdie's slab of metal. She tumbles off of the top of the plane with an adorible squeak, and for a moment there is nothing.
And then, against all logic, she comes RACING ACROSS THE DECK! The Taiyo tennis player has, somehow, managed to aquire not one, but TWO fire extinguishers, undoubtedly stolen from an emergency supply closet on the deck. The girl is seated upon the slab of metal with both flaring at full force, aimed straight into the army of gumbies. "Wheeeeeee!" she declares triumphantly.
COMBATSYS: Mature successfully hits Tenma with Metal Massacre.
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Honestly, Tenma saw that one going better in his head. Even as he attacks the soldiers, and notes the fact that he's managed to get Mature's attention, the Gedo swordsman is distracted by the fact that the /very person/ he was looking for is flying through the air for some reason again. And, in that momen of distraction, Tenma gets totally swamped by goons and battered with rifle butts, and /then/ he gets slashed open with a blade of energy from Mature, red spattering everywhere. "Oh good," Tenma thinks to himself, "and here I was worrying I'd havta wait t' get t' fight this bitch." Suddenly, with the 'R' soldiers having probably moved to avoid getting murdered by Mature by accident, Tenma springs up from the dogpile, leaping forward and up at Mature and twisting around in a whirling, rising slash, hoping to take the crazy secretary up with him, battering her with that bloody sword, and then spike her back to the ground, all with a cry of: "VAJRA!!"
Well. Katana isn't interested so much in the Texan, perhaps because he has fought him before. And Katana does not move towards mature either. Perhaps it is the claws.. or perhaps he is above, this time, because she has picked her target, and has entered a duel. Something that Katana can understand.
And so, poor Invader, Katana has found himself ASSAULTING YOU.
The sandals strike against the hull as he rushes forwards, wakizashi out. And he intends to slam them deep into the Invader swarm. His blades flash as he attempts to tear into the Invaders, blades flashing as he plans to go straight through the group.
He does not intend to inflict any large amount of damage. No. He plans to deal with the worthless like they are! "You .. a swarm ... You will do well to face with I, the Shogun of Mad Gear! Among the others!"
Birdie fires and object towards Momo. Helping her or not, well, Birdie's none to imaginative there. He just begins to move for someone entirely different. Some one helpless. Someone... who's the Invader. One of Rugal's down trodden thugs. He feels some sort of thug magnet from him, so he just has to move to take his thuggery against him.
In turn, Birdie unravels the chain on his hand and flings it across the ground, trying to catch the invader off guard. And if that's the case, well. He'll get a leg up on the invader! By flinging him into the ground, and into the deck. "Eyyyaaahhh!"
COMBATSYS: Brian successfully hits Aranha with Large Thrown Object.
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Aranha wants to get out of the way of the big frickin keg, especially since he knows how strong this man is. Unfortunately the Dancing Spider used up his evasiveness in trying to get away from Rugal and so he gets clocked but good by the linebacker.
Aranha slowly gets up to his feet as he has trouble shaking off the cobwebs but eventually he makes his decision he goes charging in at Brian and the jumps into the air as he performs an aerial at the football player attempting to bring his heel down on the him as hard as he can. "Hey. I'm gonna need some help over here!"
The Large Thrown Kenji collides hard with the soldier in the black body armor, dropping down to the deck as well-- catching himself only barely, not that it makes a whole hell of a lot of difference. All hell has easily broken loose out here on the deck, as well as Tenma plowing his way through the crowd on the way to Mature-- and with the amount of trouble that he was having before, it means he should -probably- get over there to help.
Of course, there's goons in the way.
His left foot stomping down hard with a thump against the metal surface, his body whips around hard, looking to crack the nearest-- or more-- of the black-clad men with a speedy roundhouse kick. It has enough speed to it that even if he misses, he's still going to end up turning a full circle, so he won't keep his eyes off the prize for more than a second.
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Brian with Colossal Kick.
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The second the keg leaves his hand, Brian almost has a change of heart. That was good beer, after all. Luckily, Aranha's head does two things... it stops the keg and puts a dent in it that prevents the barrel from rolling off the deck. Excellent. He can still partake in the joyous liquid love. But now, after his target has picked himself up... he is faced with a boot coming at his head. Blinking, the mountain of a man considers stepping out of the way, but his brain is slow, and so is his reaction, and he takes the boot full force.
Erf. That stung.
Shaking off the blow to the head, Brian's massive hands descend upon Aranha. He's currently hoping to pick this jagoff up, spin him around so his head is aimed at the deck, and send him, through many layers of steel reinforcment, to the holding bay below. Or, at least, leave a messy spot on the flight deck.
COMBATSYS: Mature blocks Tenma's Vajra.
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Ah, yes. A swordsman. She's not crossed paths with such a person in a long time. The blood-drenched weapon sweeps towards Mature, the powerful attack seeking to cause her much pain. And it does succeed to some extent. The powerful blow smashes into her defenses, her upraised arms thrown apart. Nevertheless, the woman is able to absorb a goodly amount of the strike.
"Your technique is fascinating," she says idly, stepping left and right as she seeks to draw a bead on her opponent. "But anger and belligerance ill suits you. A sowrdsman must keep his composure. It's simply the way of things, yes?"
And with that, Mature rips across the ground once again, her assault horrendously fast. The rapid moving strikes come in, the chi whirling like scythes. The slashes cut into his chest, his arms, his face. That is, if they connect.
COMBATSYS: Momo successfully hits Invader with Light Kick.
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Tenma 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Mature
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Katana 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Invader
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COMBATSYS: Katana successfully hits Invader with Medium Strike.
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Momo 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Tenma 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Mature
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Katana 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Invader
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COMBATSYS: Birdie successfully hits Invader with Medium Throw.
- Power hit! -
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Momo 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Tenma 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Mature
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Katana 0/-------/-------|=======\===----\1 Invader
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COMBATSYS: Kenji successfully hits Invader with Roundhouse Reel.
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Momo 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Tenma 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Mature
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Katana 0/-------/-------|=======\=====--\1 Invader
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Oh look. It's a little girl riding a large hard piece of meta---
Okay, let's just end that sentence right there.
Let's try again. It's Momo. And she's somehow, /somehow/, clinging to that piece of broken airplane thrown by Birdie. Hanging onto it as it, in defiance of Physics, bounces towards the "R" invader squad.
Smashing into them like bowling pins.
STRIKE.
Meanwhile, Birdie snags a guy with his chain, sending the "R" employee skidding across the deck on his face and jaw. Hopefully Rugal provides a good dental plan.
Naaah. Probably not.
And Kenji goes all spinning kick, carving a circular arc through the crowd of soldiers. You'd think by now they'd realise it's a good idea to /not stand close together like that/. But no. Ashes, ashes, they all fall down...
...just as Katana goes blazing through the group of invaders, before they can recover - yelling a loud and incoherent challenge. Silly it might be, but those swords hurt like all-hell, blood splattering the deck as body armor gets slashed.
"You're INSANE," one of the invader-soldiers spits, glaring at Katana.
No, they're really not being paid enough for this. Not that there's much that can be /done/ about that. I mean, what do you do, go up to Rugal and demand a raise? Form a union? Strike?
Yeah. Right.
All they can do is rally. Do their level best to fight back.
Rifles come up. Fingers tighten on triggers. And the sound of gunfire fills the air, muzzle flare illuminating the scene. It's a truism that bullets don't work against fighters. And that /is/ true. There's little one round can do, against chi-hardened and battle-conditioned skin. But two rounds? Three? Four? Eight? /Every second/? The panic-stricken gunfire of men just holding down the trigger, holding it /all/ the way down, emptying their magazines in one long and furious unceasing fusillade of rounds, rifle bolts smashing back with shot after shot, copper casings littering the deck?
Bang bang.
COMBATSYS: Momo dodges Invader's Disaster Area.
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Tenma 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Mature
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Katana 0/-------/-------|=====--\-------\0 Invader
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The fire extinguishers continue to shoot out clouds of carbon dioxide as Momo races around the deck, mowing down soldiers. Good things cannot last forever, however, and the tennis player eventually slows to a halt. "Aww, I guess I'm done," she says sadly as she rolls off of it. "Well! I guess I'd better start taking things seriously now!"
She picks up the chunk of airplane hull, holding it in front of her as bullets flood the area. Nothing like hiding behind a barrier to keep from getting hurt, after all! "Eek!" she cries, sounding completely frightened despite nonchalantly protecting herself just moments before. When the rain of gunfire stops, she pushes off the chunk of hull and gets back to her feet.
The racquet on her back is unhooked and swung once, , the Taiyo student shifting her grip as she bounces on her heels for a few seconds. The battlefield is surveyed. "That looks like a good place for Momo!" the girl declares as she hops towards Katana. "Heeeey! Samurai man!" she calls out as she bounces, trying to get his attention.
Unfortunately, Katana is in for a big surprise. Should he turn towards the girl, he'll be treated to the sight of Momo running right up next to him and suddenly hitting him with an underhanded swing. But not just any swing, this has a LOT of oomph behind it. Enough to send the armored Mad Gear leader airborne! "Samurais have been gone for years and years!"
COMBATSYS: Momo has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Katana 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Birdie 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Mature
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Invader
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COMBATSYS: Mature successfully hits Tenma with Death Row.
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Katana 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Birdie 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Mature
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Invader
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Sometimes, a guy just can't catch a break. Tenma grits his teeth in faint irritation as he feels his strike impact against Mature's guard, and he lands in a low crouch afterwards, swinging his bokken back... Snorting at the blonde's advice. "Whatever, auntie," is the youth's flippant reply, and he tries to get his chi-charged blade, enveloped in that misty crimson aura, in the way of the slashes but to no avail. Instead, he gets cut up pretty good! Not a fun time. But, as gunfire sounds all around him, he lunges forward at Mature once again, twisting about to slant his bokken across his back, out of the way so he can lash out at the secratary with his free hand, repeatedly striking at her torso, trying to herd her back with careful footwork and a barrage of attacks, trying to put her in a less than ideal position...
COMBATSYS: Katana dodges Invader's Disaster Area.
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Katana 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Birdie 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Mature
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Invader
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Kenji 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Katana dodges Momo's Strong Punch.
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Tenma 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Momo
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Katana 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Birdie 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Mature
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Invader
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Kenji 0/-------/------=|
The Black Noah's P.A. system loudly crackles to life. A wicked, feminine voice fills the deck and halls, "This is Marise Satsuko. As of this moment, I succeed Elle Belmounte as leader and commander of Blackjack. As my first command to you- Crush the insurgents of the Suiryuu! Drive them into the sea!"
While rushing towards the members of R's less than perfect defense force, Katana had some time to see a keg flying through the air, magically, and striking Aranha. He should not drink beer at the same time as fighting. Bad things happen. He also sees the man launch into the air and even slam his heel into the big man. And well, he's surprised, really, that it may sting even at all. Katana could almost not make a scratch on the man with his blades.
He may even be bothered by Tenma's partaking of Mature, one on one, solely due to the caliber the woman must be. But his goal, still the invaders.
Katana rips through the soldiers, and Katana .. DOESN'T CARE.
"Hahahah! For you to consider yourselves worthy of the Shogun .." And then there is a hail of bullets, magazines being emptied as Katana rushes out of them .. and what to do? To prevent the assault with his armor? To aim to completely prevent such an assault? LOGIC says to prevent assault.
But Katana functions best when logic is thrown to the side.
As the bullets come towards him, he simply is too fast. Charging forwards, Katana kicks off the wall, wakizashi slamming into a higher portion of the aircraft carrier as he pulls himself out infront of the bullets, and as the clips empty, Katana falls to the ground, landing nearby Momo. And then Momo slams her racket towards him, a lot of oomph .. making Katana have ample time to slide back, taking a few steps rather quickly. "No, little girl.. it is not YOU who I fight .. I fight to remove those who dare challenge the Shogun. And I am a Samurai who yet exists ... FOR THE SPIRITS, AND MY ANCESTORS, KNOW WHY THIS IS." The P.A. system crackles to life, Katana looking over at it, and then, to Momo. "My fight is not with you."
But afterwards, Katana take his wakizashi .. and launches off towards another. But it is not the Invader. Nor is it Momo.
Hello Kenji. "In this world .. there is only power.. and those who know how to use it, little girl." Kicking off one of the wings of the planes, it moves with his weight .. and he launches himself towards Kenji.
"And I have uses for power!" Like removing the Hellraisers. One favor for another. And this favor, for R.
Wakizashi slam down towards Kenji from where Katana is in the air. "DAAAAAAAAAAAAIKYOOOOUUU!" And if he contacts, Kenji would be driven across the metal, wakizashi within his shoulders, before being tossed upwards, against the wall. "BURRRRRRRRRRRRNIIIIIING!"
Bad days, are ahead, for Kenji.
COMBATSYS: Katana has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Birdie 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Kenji 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Mature
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Birdie blocks Invader's Disaster Area.
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Tenma 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Momo
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Birdie 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Brian
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Kenji 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
Birdie recoils the chain. And what does he try to do when he does? Spin it real hard and quickly, grabbing onto one hand while aiming to stop most of the bullets by whipping it around really quickly. He's not even stopping. Bullets whiz at him at every angle and speed. He might manage to catch some, he might manage to catch none. Still, he's doing it because he thinks it will work.
But he doesn't move after the Invader. Oh no. He goes after some one more important. He turns and looks upon the others behind him. And who does he pick out? The unfortunate Aranha already being propelled by Brian.
His large hand reaches out for waist, grabbing for his belt, while the other aims for the mans head. Aiming to help Brian whack the man's face against the ship, quick and proper.
The loudspeaker should explain everything. The man grins a big grin, his teeth white as snow. "Sorry bloke, business is business." He states as he puts on the pressure.
COMBATSYS: Birdie has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Birdie
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Brian's Samurai Bomb.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Birdie
> ///////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Brian
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|===----\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Birdie's Bad Scrap.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Birdie
> ///////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////////////////// ]
|===----\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
Aranha knows he can't afford to take the hits that Brian dishes out and has prior experience with Birdie and his massive strength and he wants no part of that either so when Brian goes to grab him Aranha shoots under Brian's legs and then when he gets back to his feet, Birdie is there to attempt to grab him.
He then cartwheels out of the way. He ponders attacking right away but then he takes measure of the situation. With the announcements, Suiryuu's forces aren't looking good. Aranha begins shouting, "Pull back now!!! Move fast fellas. Move slow and you're dead weight!"
After that Aranha leaps at Birdie, trying to stomp his neck before kicking off him and propelling himself at Brian planting a foot on top of his his head as he breaks into a run through whence he came waiting for the others of the Suiryuu crew to follow him.
COMBATSYS: Invader successfully hits Kenji with Disaster Area.
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Aranha 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Birdie
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|=------\-------\0 Brian
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|===----\-------\0 Mature
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Kenji just-defends Katana's Fierce Strike!
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Aranha 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Birdie
> ///////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////////////////// ]
|===----\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
And so Kenji Ashima can now go home and tell his family just what it's like to be shot. He can tell them how bullets hurt, he can tell them how it sucks to be shot, and he can tell them how much he regretted ever getting on the stupid boat in the first place.
Because -ow-.
Blood splatters and flies away from the student as he staggers and weaves, his eyes clamped shut and whatever gasp of pain he's made lost in the biting sound of gunfire. Blood rolls and splatters away from his shoulder and sleeve as the yellow jacket and the excess of bandages and splint-age hidden beneath rips up and pops from the shots, poised to recieve a whole lot of pain from the man coming down on him with both blades.
And then his eyes open.
"URAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!"
The deck of the Black Noah gains a light comperable to the lights that trim the runway of the aircraft carrier as Kenji Ashima's stupidly, obnoxiously -bright- blue-white chi explodes out of his arm in a feral and wild light, a sudden fit of coordination and strength coming forth as his blazing hand -grabs- the wakizashis wielded by Katana; a horrible and swift grab that slaps the two blades together in one hand. "You watch way too much anime." Shoving the blades down, Kenji seems to be heeding the call made by Aranha to flee-- though as he leaps backwards, his first priority is to make sure Tenma will have a path to escape. With his arm still blazing with that obnoxious light, Kenji's energy only continues to rise. "TENMA!! LET'S GO!!"
COMBATSYS: Kenji gathers his will.
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Aranha 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Birdie
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> ///////////////////////// ]
|===----\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Brian endures Aranha's Sky's the Limit EX.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Birdie
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|===----\-------\0 Brian
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|===----\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
Hmph. He missed, and so did his sudden ally. Grunting, he turns around and follows Aranha with his eyes. There will be an opening, he knows it. And when Aranha moves, he sees one. Despite his head being, once again, turned into a place for the supposed leader of this group of FAIL to place his shoes, Brian doesn't try and get out of the way. No. He's got an idea. And it'll be entertaining. Because, see, his idea is to leap into the jump itself, when the jagoff was hoping to not be hit. And hitting him. By driving his shoulder between the uprights.
Because, see, if there's anthing that the World's Funniest Videos taught the meatshield is that crotch shots are both debilitating and funny.
COMBATSYS: Mature endures Tenma's Flow Breaker.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Birdie
> ///////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Brian
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|=====--\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
The sword strikes cleanly into Mature, causing her to let out a small noise in irritation. However, the stike itself does more to slightly drain her of her verve rather than put her off destruction.
She takes a step back now, to observe the happenings with interest. What's this? Chaos, her old friend, has come to play, and with the announcement comes a laugh. How droll. Of course, if Mature knew about this interplay and behind the scenes skullduggery, she says nothing.
What she does say, however, can only be more confusing. "Onward and forward," she quips, "and towards the ever growing spiral of madness we charge. Forward, those that follow that widening gyre. And together, we shall create a breach so large that this world will weep for it's misgivings."
Aranha's nimble motions also catch her eyes, and the ice blue eyes flick between the scattering boy and her current battle partner. One is clearly on his last legs... and the other? He flees, and speaks as if he is a commander. Decisions decisions.
Without nary a word, Mature bursts forward, the demonic speed that powers her allowing her to shoot across the deck at a breakneck pace. The woman's arms whips about in a pirouette of doom, the chi energy slicing from her laquered nails. Razor edged death cuts outward as she attempts to grind Aranha into powder, whether Brian nails him in the little capoeristas.
Now.
Before we continue with this display of incredibly painful violence (blame the media plz) ...
An important question must be answered.
Is it right to go on calling these poor guys invaders, when they're not actually INVADING anything right now? I mean, they're just trying to protect their own ship here. 'course, they went over and invaded the other ship first, but...
Confusing, innit?
Well, there's a lot of confusion tonight. Like maybe half the Blackjack crew playing Benedict Arnold or somesuch. But turnabout's fair play, isn't it? 's like, I dunno, karma or something. Maybe. Kinda like karma, anyway, except with less spiritualism and more visceral sound of bones breaking.
The invader crewmen are just as confused as anyone else, as half the people they're shooting at just turn round and start beating the heck out of their apparent allies. That wasn't in the briefing. There wasn't anything about strange crazy women over the PA!
But hey, they're just low men on the totem pole here. Nobody tells the invader soldier-boys anything.
So those of them still standing and reasonably in one piece (an admittedly small number) just shrug their shoulders.
Cover is found - not too difficult now, with all the wreckage littering the deck of the Noah. Fresh magazines slide home. Rounds are chambered, and fire selection levers snapped home. Safety rings are twisted off grenades, levers smacking into gloved palms.
Rinse and repeat.
COMBATSYS: Invader takes no action.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Birdie
> ///////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Brian
> ////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Birdie fails to interrupt Sky's the Limit EX from Aranha with Bull Spike.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Birdie
> ///////////////////// ]
|==-----\-------\0 Brian
> ////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
Momo listens as the announcement that Blackjack has been highjacked by some chick named Marise. "What?" says the tennis player in surprise. This is soon followed by an even more energetic, "What!?" She seems confused by this turn of events, looking at Katana, then Birdie, then back at the loudspeaked. "WHAT!?"
The reason for this confusion becomes apparent soon enough, as Momo proceeds to run off. "That lady owes me like a bazillion dollars, she can't get booted out now!"
COMBATSYS: Momo has left the fight here.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Birdie
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Brian
> ////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Tenma was pretty engrossed in dealing with Mature when it came to light that their supposed allies were in fact anything but... Which, a cynical voice inside suggests, he probably should've seen coming. Of course, to be fair, he didn't even know who any of those guys /were/. But now, they're bad guys, and they're doing their damndest to beat the bejeezus out of their tiny fellow Jinchuu agent, which Tenma takes some umbrage to. Soldiers reloading, chaos abounds, and worst of all... Mature /abandons/ Tenma to go after the third member of their side, the apparent 'leader', and that, well, that just plain pisses him off.
"Oh, this is bullshit," Tenma says, irritably. But Aranha and Kenji are right - it's high time they got the fudge outta here. So while the 'Dancing Spider' tries to weave his way through their enemies, and Kenji tries to bludgeon a path by running it, Tenma takes a third option. Grasping his bokken in both hands, he turns it point down and then stabs it, improbably, right into the surface of the deck. Around the point of impact, small cracks spiderweb out, growing larger and elongating as gouts of red - fluid, bloody red - start to erupt from them, the gouts spreading into zigzagging lines of crimson chi, dragons of blood seeking out Tenma's enemies, soldiers and fighters and crazy-ass secretaries alike, to crash into them and devour them whole, tearing up the ground and demolishing anything in their path, leaving footing uncertain when it isn't outright dangerous. "SO WHY DON'T YOU ALL JUST GO TO HELL?!"
And in the damage and chaos that follows, Tenma aims to get the holy hell out of here, because while he might be brave and incredibly arrogant, he's not /crazy/.
COMBATSYS: Katana endures Tenma's Hell of Blood!
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Birdie
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Brian
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|=------\-------\0 Mature
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Brian successfully hits Aranha with Rocket Tackle.
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Aranha 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Birdie
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Brian
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|=------\-------\0 Mature
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Mature successfully hits Aranha with Nocturnal Lights.
- Power hit! -
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Aranha 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=------\-------\0 Birdie
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Brian
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|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
As Katana has his blades grabbed, slapping both together, and shoving them down .. Katana would never fall. HE WOULD NEVER BACK DOWN.
And this boy infront of him, infront of Katana, has grabbed the blades and simply insulted him through telling him he watches too much anime. One cannot get too much Japanese culture. ONE CAN NEVER.. have enough Japanese culture. And Kenji .. would PAY.
"You believe that I simply copy my techniques..." Katana starts, walking about him. "That I simply take what I see, and try to have it be implemented into my actions .. No! I, Shogun of Mad Gear, do not simply follow such rules. Or such patterns. And you will see first hand THE MIGHT OF THE SHOGUN!"
Blades inverted, Katana charges forth sandals kicking him off the ground as he makes his way towards the charging man. Let him charge. Katana would still rush head first in. His attention is garnered elsewhere however. Crimson chi, zigzagging all about, crash into him, devouring him. But through it all, Katana, heavily wounded, does not let up. Infact, Tenma would notice something crashing through the blood chi. The form of Katana, smoking, rushing through with speed he SHOULD NOT HAVE.
"DAIKYOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" The blades, if they connect, would dig into Tenma, pressing into his guard. And if he wasn't lucky, he would be forced, crumpled to the ground, before being rushed against it, Katana attempting to drive his body against the unkempt steel plates.
And then finally, rip upwards, the blades slashing out, tossing him off towards a plane. "BURNING!" He'd ready himself, afterwards. No matter WHAT the outcome! "You .. HAVE INTERRUPTED SOMETHING IMPORTANT, CHILD."
COMBATSYS: Tenma successfully hits Birdie with Hell of Blood.
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Aranha 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\-------\0 Birdie
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Brian
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|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
YOU MESS WITH THE BULL.
You miss the horns?!
Birdie can just feel that there's something wrong here. He gets stepped on by a guy striking his neck! It hurts, decently, but not enough for Birdie to whip around and cry out in pain. Instead, he grunts. That hurt, just a little. However, his own head thrust into the air delays him. That was a good amount of energy put into it! It's a terrible thing that he's unable to nail the man as he passes by.
"Get back here you runt!" Birdie growls as he looks towards Aranha, neck pains causing him the inability to make a move.
And then, in his moment of weakness he's swept up in a quick, rather surprising gouts of crimson red chi. Well, as you can imagine, Birdie gets automatically trapped in one of those fissures, and it just really messes him up. Chi burns are about his body as well as scuffs and marks where chi came in contact with his skin, which is everywhere.
Either way, Birdie's getting back up, but slowly. "Nrgh. You bloke's don't know when to quit."
Birdie is also thrown backwards towards the side of the ship by the blast, and thus causes him to take a little longer. Damn that second wave! "Ugh."
COMBATSYS: Birdie has left the fight here.
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Aranha 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|====---\-------\0 Brian
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Mature
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
As the increasingly desperate fight rages across the deck...
...something happens below.
It's felt, first, more than seen. A subtle thing, at first, before increasing rapidly in intensity. Those who have been aboard the Suiryuu might have already felt it - the strange sense of something being distinctly /wrong/ with the world. A break in the spiritual flow, a change in the ambient chi. Like the shift in pressure before a storm.
And then...
The Black Noah /lurches/, all of a sudden. The entire aircraft carrier skews dangerously to starboard, the deck drawing a nearly diagonal line. Wreckage and debris tumble, and planes snap free of their moorings, colliding with each other in a catastrophic crash of metal. The invader crewmen react with shouts of surprise - but too late. One of them gets his head nearly taken off by a flying piece of broken wing. Still others fall - some overboard.
Before the ship crashes back to the water's surface, righting itself...but still rocking dangerously, still listing to one side.
Aranha is still somewhat helpless in the air. Normally he can move fast when he takes to the air but Brian moves faster shoulder ramming the capoeirista in the pills. Soon after, Aranha is nailed... More accurately, Chi Nailed in the gut causing him to growl out in agony.
Aranha collapses into a broken heap as he reaches into a pouch pulling out the infamous canister of Shaving Cream, however there's a small manila envelope taped to it. Aranha pulls out a lighter and then the boat lurches. Aranha takes the opportunity of the chaos to move away but of course Aranha is disrespectful to the end and light the envelop on fire before tossing it in the center of the Rugal forces. There's a bright flash and everyone who is still in the radius of the explosion is covered in shaving cream as Aranha tries to limp his way away.
COMBATSYS: Aranha takes no action.
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Brian
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|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Aranha can no longer fight.
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Brian
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|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
He's been shot, he's been hit and smacked around, and he's going to probably be laid up in the infirmary of the Suiryuu for a few -days- yet. Is there any way that this could get worse?
Oh wait, Tenma could use -- that--
While he started backing away, now the student turns to cross his arm in front of himself as a shield and -run-. Run fast, and run far. The loud explosive *BANG* of a shaving cream can is distraction enough, but Kenji whirls his blazing arm around and points away from the crowd of soldiers and toward where their freedom -should- be. "TENMA!! OVER HERE!!"
COMBATSYS: Kenji assists Tenma.
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Brian
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|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Tenma successfully hits Brian with Hell of Blood.
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=======\====---\1 Brian
> ////////////////////// ]
|=------\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
Ah, the sound of shattering testiculars. It's a great sound. Reminds him of ending careers in the NFL. Those were th-- What the hell...?
The gout of bloody chi surprises the former linebacker, ripping through him like a fork into a really good corned beef. Corned beef. Ohh, my kingdom for a Reuben. Oops, back to this. Yeah. So, after being torn about, Brian crashes to the deck roughly, only to be tossed to one side as the ship lurches. This isn't good. Digging fingers into the edge of the plane elevator, he hangs on until the ship re-orients, then looks around.
He should go check down below. But first, there are some people to sweep off the deck right now. Picking himself up slowly, the mountain of a man stays on all fours for a long moment, head dropping down before he chooses his target. The one yelling for his companion. Yes. Toward him. Go. Watch your friend take on the Texas Tornado. Snorting, the air from his nose almost visible, the Texan bursts out of his four-point stance and attempts to bowl Kenji over. Of course, one pass isn't good enough. Once he takes three steps beyond his target, he slides to a stop, turning as his bootsstart to grip again, and explodes off the line again. He repeats this twice more, for a nice round number of attempts on Kenji's life. The Pain Train's a comin'! Toot, toot!
COMBATSYS: Mature endures Tenma's Hell of Blood.
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Tenma 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ////////////// ]
|======-\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
A torrent of blood, and Mature blinks. Her face is blank, utterly without expression as the burst appraoches. She doesn't move. She can't move. The blast is impossible to avoid, and she can do nothing more than watch the chi laden ichor.
It barrels into her, blasting her backward, the drenching blood covering her, staining and ruining her normally pristine appearance. The woman's white clothes and blonde hair are coated in blood as she slams down to the ground. She sputters. Coughs.
The liquid drips from her body, her blonde hair stained red. The arcid smell of copper fills her lungs, and her blue eyes, shut tight during the assault, fly wide open. Ice blue irises grow as pupils widen, and Mature slowly stands, the blood spattering across the metal deck.
Ever see 'Carrie'?
She doesn't yell, nor scream. The matted hair on her face only makes her appear more ghoulish as she leaps high into the air, her form still ever graceful as she twirls, sending a fine red misting rain as she does so. And with that, she lands behind Kenji, her feet banging on the deck as she spins. Sweeping low with her sleeve, the arm seems to whip like a serpent's tail to grab the student by the leg..
"Are you prepared to die, boy?" She hisses as as she tries to /hurl/ him into Brian's path.
COMBATSYS: Katana successfully hits Tenma with Daikyou Burning.
- Power hit! -
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Tenma 0/-------/=======|=======\==-----\1 Katana
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
As satisfying as it is to wreck holy havoc with that attack, Tenma doesn't get to enjoy it very long. He's already making a break for it when, seemingly out of nowhere, he's got Katana rushing him, and though he tries to get away from the crazy bastard, he can't quite manage it. Instead, the teenager gets slashed and tossed into stuff and generally has a not fun time, but by the time it's done and he slides off of hitting a goddamn plane, Tenma just grins a big ol' shit-eating grin at Katana. "Really? 'cause it sure wasn't you, cosplay freak."
And then things go to hell. The feeling spiritual wrongness, the explosion that rocks the boat, the damage he's already caused... And even once the boat settles, there's /another/ explosion caused by Aranha's escape. The downside to all of this is, by the time the dust as settled and things get hairy over on Kenji, it's not too clear /where/ Tenma's gotten to... But he's sure not here.
Frankly, by this point he's not too sure himself.
COMBATSYS: Tenma takes no action.
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=======\==-----\1 Katana
> ///////// ]
|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Mature
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Tenma can no longer fight.
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Kenji 1/-------/=======|=======\==-----\1 Katana
> ///////// ]
|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////// ]
|====---\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
As Tenma is slammed, plowed into the ground, Katana turns his sights to another, and it is Kenji .. who had eveaded him before. Wakizashi already stained with blood of a few, Katana sees that he would need to wet more onto it. "This boy was helped by you. You know him .. And unfortunately, I WAS NOT YET DONE WITH HIM! Nor you! NOW YOU TOO, SHALL FACE THE SHOGUNS WRATH!"
Sandals slap against the steel, even as the ship twists and turns. His path, straight, is far from being easily changed. And as he rushed forth, the wakizashi are thrust forwards with all the strength and power he can must.
"MEIDO!" Katana cries out, if, after all has been done to him, he gets a bead. The first blade is to catch into him. "NO!" Switching arms, Katana lashes out once more, and then finally, "MIYAGE!" An attempt to launche him skywards, or if he was already in the air, Katana leaps to slam him to earth with both wakizashi.
Afterwards.. well .. He'll be pretty drained. BUT DAMN it will be worth it for those who stand against him!
COMBATSYS: Kenji blocks Mature's Decide.
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Kenji 1/-----==/=======|-------\-------\0 Katana
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|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Mature
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Katana successfully hits Kenji with Meido no Miyage.
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Kenji 1/-======/=======|-------\-------\0 Katana
> ///////// ]
|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Brian successfully hits Kenji with Big Bang Tackle.
- Power hit! -
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Kenji 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|-------\-------\0 Katana
> ///////// ]
|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
Twisting around, Kenji feels the sharp tug on his leg and the -throw-. The student is a little more deft about it, and as much as it wrenches his leg around he manages to reach out and grab Mature's arm to draw his ascent to a rather early ending-- just in time to feel the blades start biting into him.
Getting his ass kicked by some weirdo. Hey, like this is new.
As he falls back, intercepted in the air, the Gedo student council secretary's thoughts run somewhere along the lines of 'recover RUN recover GOD RUN AWAY RUN,' but fate has other plans for him. Plans like the gigantic linebacker, catching him out of the air with a fierce tackle that spins him around in the air, holding him up long enough for the direction change and the second strike-- and just as he hits the deck, the third bull's charge looks like it's about to send the student skipping off through the air.
But he's not going to let Brian get off the hook -that- easy.
Sputtering and bleeding from every injury he's recieved since this whole mess started, it looks like Kenji's going to make one last ditch effort to get the opposition off his back.
His arm hauls back and -punches-. Mature felt it once, too, the arm that's a little surprising for what his frame should allow, the strength in his arm and the hand as hard as a two ton weight. Aimed to plow Brian right in the chest, the last wild haymaker is prelude--
To Kenji running like hell after Tenma and Aranha.
COMBATSYS: Kenji can no longer fight.
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|-------\-------\0 Katana
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|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
With his efforts finished, Katana breathes heavily, wakizashi claiming the blood of a few, today, and wounding many. There would be no purpose to continue the fight, tonight. Sliding the blades back into their sheathes, Katana makes his way towards the elevator. But he collapses near the side, leaning against it.
The Shogun only needs rest, before the trouble makers made their way out.
And then .. they might find the Shogun waiting for them...
However, more like SLEEPING. Katana has no more energy. And so .. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. He dreams of /JAPANESE THINGS/. It varies.
COMBATSYS: Katana has left the fight here.
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|===----\-------\0 Brian
> ///////////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Brian fails to interrupt Missile Fist Ashima from Kenji with Jab Punch.
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|=====--\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Brian can no longer fight.
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|=====--\-------\0 Mature
> ///////// ]
|=====--\-------\0 Invader
So, the kid's running at him. And, oh look. He's throwing a punch. Brian's natural instinct kicks in, and he tries to take the kid's head clean off with one giant, meaty fist. But he misses, and the kid hits him. And hits him pretty damn hard, forcing the mountain of a man to take a few steps back.
Cough.
Brow furrowing, the giant simply pauses and bends down a bit, pressing massive palms against his knees for a long moment before turning and walking towards the superstructure of the Black Noah. That last punch took all the caring about the battle out of Brian Battler. No matter what happens to the transgressors now... that's not his concern.
The only thing that is of his concern now is... that the keg has fallen overboard.
Brian is down. Momo has run. Katana and Birdie have fallen asleep. The troops have hidden. The children have all run. And mature finds herself standing, drenched in blood in the middle of the battlefield like some kind of valkyrie. She raises a hand, and rubs her forefinger and thumb together.
It's starting to congeal, and it smells horrible.
Her camp seems to have sucumbed to fatire moreso than a horrible defeat, and Mature is pleased. "And lo, do they flee," she muses under her breath, flicking her hand to send more of the disgusting stuff flying. "As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods;They kill us for their sport. But what of wanton boys, hm?" Her lips turn up to a smile.
"What indeed?"
She turns around to head towards the command center. The invasion in this sector has been repelled. Time to secure the area, and reinforce the compromised sectors.
COMBATSYS: Mature has left the fight here.
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|=====--\-------\0 Invader
COMBATSYS: Invader has ended the fight here.
Log created on 21:29:46 10/18/2007 by Prime, and last modified on 08:32:47 10/21/2007.