Description: Make A Wish! Kiyoko, the terminally ill girl, is put up against Mizuki, in a battle that comes down to the wire thanks to the Chaos Agent, Katelynn. (Double KO)
It may not be Howard Arena, but SlamMasters in Metro City is nothing to scoff at. Though it's usually home to high impact wrestling events there's nothing wrong with using it's ring for other types of fighting events. In fact, they encourage it! The arena is going to make lots of money today, because it's packed full of fans, though they're not screaming quiet yet. It's altogether a rather impressive display, fans of SNF in general, fighting in general, and of course those rabid Mizuki and Katelynn fans that must be present by now all waiting in eager anticipation for the main event to begin.
At the moment the ring itself is completely empty, the sound of speakers warming up suddenly filling the arena and quieting down before a loud mouthed announcer kicks in. "Ladies and Gentleman, please direct your eyes to the ring because it's time to -FIGHT-!" A loud cheer erupts and carries on for ten full seconds before the announcer speaks back up. "We have for you tonight a very special presentation of Saturday Night Fight, brought to you by Howard Enterprise and Metro City Ford. It's going to be an exciting match, so without further interruption allow me to introduce tonight's contenders!"
The Slammasters Arena is.. quite the spectacle. Every bit as busy as Howard Arena, yet... somehow... more raw. Perhaps it's because it's usually home to wrestling matches, or maybe it's just Metro City. But Mizuki Kamigawa certainly looks out of place as she walks out from one of the entrance tunnels... dressed out in her traditional shinto robes. Yeeees. She's a miko and she's proud of it, although instead of the warding baton she's carrying her usual black baton, slung at her left hip like a sword.
The announcer intones, as a spotlight hits Mizuki, following her progress up the ramp to the wrestling ring, "A relative newcomer to the Saturday Night Fights, a student of Justice High School, Kamigawa... Mizuki!" On the titantron flashes a very pink montage of cherry trees in full bloom and other stereotypical nonsense, set to the song "Snow Rain" as sung by Kana Ueda...
A montage that lasts until she climbs into the ring, going to her corner and kneeling in 'seiza' pose.
One only hopes that her miko outfit has been Scotchgarded...
Well, would you look at that? There's someone here who wasn't directly listed on the roster, and that someone happens to be Katelynn Molina. She's decked out in her casual garb, sitting in one of the VIP seats by the ringside. But is she really here just to watch? Or is there something else going on? Because all the while, she's making sure that she can move away from her seat quickly for some reason...
Once Mizuki makes it into the ring the music changes to a vague, inspiring instrumental. A second spotlight turns on and shines down towards the tunnel on the opposite side of the arena from where the miko came in. Perhaps oddly, the visuals don't change a bit on the massive screen. Standing in the new spotlight is a slightly tall, but decidedly thin young woman with purple hair wearing a traditional Tai Chi uniform with a purple top with dark blue clasps and pants that match the blue of the clasps on the top. Despite being nervous she waves with some enthusiasm to the crowd.
"And here is our very special guest for tonight, Fukakami Kiyoko! She's here tonight because of her request to the Make A Wish Foundation- to be able to fight in real competitions!" At these words, blaring at near maximum volume over the loudspeakers, Kiyoko's face falters and becomes very, very red. "It takes a lot of courage to step into the ring when you're terminally ill, so please give her a big round of applause!" This additional statement causes a slight stumble- did they have to spell it out like that?
She does her best to get up the ramp and into the ring opposite Mizuki without making any further mistakes, and luckily manages without further embarrassment. She flashes the miko a bright but thoroughly embarrassed smile.
... wait. Terminally -ill-...? Mizuki immediately focuses her eyes on her opponent, looking gravely concerned. Terminally ill... she looks okay. But the Make-a-Wish foundation isn't usually involved in giving wishes to kids who are still healthy...
Mizuki rises from her kneeling position, fingertips splayed across the canvas as she uses the touch as a fulcrum to let her push to her feet. Terminally ill... The miko shakes her head, crimson red hair bobbing behind her, as she approaches the starting mark.
And then walks past it, towards Kiyoko. "Are you sure you want... to do this? If you're ill, that... it doesn't sound like a good idea," she trails off, her words for Kiyoko alone, because she's still pretty confused about all this but doesn't really want to make any public declarations which may sound arrogant.
Besides, if Kiyoko believes herself able enough to do it... presumably her doctors okayed this...
Katelynn remains in her seat for the time being, just looking like another one of the spectators. For now anyway...
She's seen it plenty of times on TV, but it's not really the same when you're there. Kiyoko's tries to follow Mizuki's lead by moving to the center of the ring, but slows down when the miko passes it and comes up to her, about halfway to the center herself. And then she's asked a hard question. A final opting out of her decision. But to her the 'damage' has already been done- her sickness is now a matter of public knowledge. After a short hesitation she nods her head, "Yes! I'm positive. I-" She stops speaking for a moment and then says more quietly in a subdued voice, one for Mizuki only, "I'd like to do something exciting with my life, before..." She doesn't go further than that.
She then makes a grand gesture of showing strength, "I'm not so sick that I can't fight! And I -do- know how, so you don't have to worry about me." A bright, mostly-honest smile to both her opponent and the crowd. She's definitely going to go through with this- she's had to go through a heck of a lot of paperwork and check ups with her doctor in order to get this far, so she's not backing out now. Besides, this should be a blast!
Mizuki looks dubious--at best. But she can't help but respond to the enthusiasm and drive. She looks deep into Kiyoko's eyes, staring for a long moment... causing some murmur from the crowd. They came to see a -fight-. Then... she nods, once. And turns on her heel, walking away from Kiyoko. "Very well," she says, as she draws her baton... and keeps walking, towards her corner of the ring, once more.
She loops the retaining strap at the grip end of her baton around the turnbuckle, the weapon hanging down black against the red-white-blue of the padded corner. Then, she turns, and walks back towards Kiyoko, bringing her hands up into a combat stance.
"I won't go easy on you," she advises, "but I will be careful," as she settles her feet. Though most people are familiar with her as a weapons fighter, apparently she can fight barehanded as well--which shouldn't be a surprise.
Katelynn Molina says, "No pose"
The deep stare catches Kiyoko slightly off guard, and her eyes avoid Mizuki's for a few moments, but eventually do meet the gaze and hold it. A little sigh escapes from her as the miko turns around and accepts her as able to fight. When she passes the center of the ring and just keeps going, she looks confused until the baton is put down. "Y-You don't have to do that!" A pause and she says more quietly, "But thank you." She can appreciate the sentiment, certainly.
Is this where she's supposed to move into a fighting stance and lash out at her? She's seen these shows hundreds of times, but when it comes time to be in one herself she's unsure. "Thanks... I'll do the same." At least she wasn't put up against a monster like Yamazaki, which she was warned could actually happen. Mizuki seems genuinely concerned, which drops the chance of severe injury to minimal levels. She does slip into a fighting stance though, moving low with one leg forward and straight and the other bent at the knee and to the back, arms held up in front of her.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko has started a fight here.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Mizuki has joined the fight here.
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Mizuki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kiyoko
COMBATSYS: Katelynn has joined the fight here.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Katelynn
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Mizuki 0/-------/-------|
Kiyoko vs. Yamazaki would be a disaster, Mizuki is sure. But she nods to Kiyoko, taking her duty seriously. This is Kiyoko's wish, and so Mizuki will honor it, in her own way. Her own stance changes, her center of gravity lowering some, left leg leading, right slid back... hands open, held loosely, left held out, bent upwards at the elbow. Her right elbow is held in close, hand held to the vertical plane. Her fingers flex... and people start murmuring as the fight appears to be on.
The announcers are alerted and over the PA is shouted, "ALRIGHT FOLKS! IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS TIME! CONTESTANTS, ARE YOU READY... TO.... RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!! FIGHT!!!"
Thus the fight is started... and Mizuki doesn't move from her starting point; she instead settles a little more, her hands coming up into a prayer-like position, fingers interlaced... silver-blue energy spiraling up around her feet, a coruscating aura that rises and falls, tendrils licking up like the sun's corona.
COMBATSYS: Mizuki gathers her will.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Katelynn
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Mizuki 0/-------/---====|
The fight is underway, and Katelynn is one of those many spectators who are up on their feet cheering. But while the others are intent on staying in their seats, Katelynn may have something else planned.
The wise organizers of SNF would likely give her a partner, but there's little doubt in her mind that if Yamazaki decided to pound her with the extreme ferocity he's known for it'd end in little less than disaster. But even then, that'd be a risk she's willing to take, smart one or not. A shiver of excitement run through her as the announcer shouts out that the fight is ready to begin, the redheaded miko doing something by shifting her posture. The power that suddenly builds about her is an easy proclamation of what those movement's mean, and Kiyoko is momentarily mesmerized by the energy the spirals around her.
Wake up, Kiyoko! You're not a spectator! You can't just stand there and do nothing while Mizuki is drawing in power, not if you intend to stand a chance. She snaps out of her reverie suddenly, and turns her attention to a much different kind of staring. How powerful is that energy that's moving around her? What does it tell her that she's drawing her power out like that? Miko robes are loose and concealing, but what can the parts she can make out tell her about her strength and speed? Details, details. Kiyoko's looking for details.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko focuses on her next action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Katelynn
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Mizuki 0/-------/---====|
The coruscating energy around Mizuki's feet fades back into the mat, fading away as the miko draws the maximum of the energy she can pull. Kiyoko hasn't really come at her yet... so Mizuki will do the girl the honor of facing the first attack. Her stance loosens and she lunges forward, crossing the mat in just a few long steps.
Her last stride is on her right foot--she plants that foot, then spins to her right, dropping low and planting her hands, scything her left ankle out for Kiyoko's feet, an attempt to sweep the leg, such as it is. Illegal in some stricter competitions but for the most part, SNF is anything goes.
As she sweeps, she utters a short kiai, twisting her head to keep an eye on Kiyoko.
COMBATSYS: Mizuki successfully hits Kiyoko with Light Kick.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Katelynn
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Mizuki 0/-------/---====|
As soon as Mizuki hits Kiyoko with the first strike of the match, the crowd seems to grow a little wilder, and that's when Katelynn makes her move. Jumping over the barrier separating the spectators from the match, Katelynn jumps into the area outside of the ring. Several security guards attempt to restrain her, but they find themselves knocked down quickly.
Katelynn then slides into the ring under the ropes and stands on the opposite side of the ring, watching the two fighters. She simply smirks, as if she's waiting for something to happen.
At least she's not impatient? She may have lost the chance to get the first blow in, but Kiyoko is still unsure of how she should be responding and acting. It's as easy to sit on the sidelines and say what's best- especially after the fact, but it's a whole lot different when you're up on stage and the crowd is suddenly yelling for whoever their current favorite is. But she can't blame anyone for herself when Mizuki gets the drop on her- she was paying -very- close attention to her, after all. She tries to jump over the sweeping leg like it's a spinning jump rope, but it crashes into her feet and knocks her backwards, resulting in a fall onto her back rather than a light landing she had hoped for.
And that's when things get complicated, Katelynn suddenly surging forward and jumping into the ring. Kiyoko hops back up to her feet quickly, but then gives Katelynn and Mizuki both a confused look. What's going on? Well, she knows one thing- she's in a Saturday Night Fight and Mizuki's her opponent! She moves forward towards her and then suddenly tilts forward and rolls onto her hands, holding all her weight on them and reaching out to try and wrap her legs around Mizuki's neck, crossing them at the ankles. If she gets a hold- or even if she doesn't, really, she pulls hard with her legs to try and lift the miko off the ground and flip her all the way over and slam her down hard onto the ring floor below, rolling back to her feet in the same motion. Pretty good for a wrestling arena, she thinks!
COMBATSYS: Mizuki blocks Kiyoko's Harvest Moon.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Katelynn
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Mizuki 0/-------/--=====|
COMBATSYS: Mizuki has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
Mizuki is rising from her sweep as Kiyoko recovers and comes in, intending to perform a crossed-legs throw with her ankles around the miko's neck. It's a good technique, and Mizuki doesn't waste time trying to avoid it; instead she remains half-crouched, preparing for the throwing technique. And then, just as Kiyoko pulls, Mizuki jumps, pushing off with her legs--*aiding* Kiyoko.
But the help is more for her sake; the extra momentum lets her turn her flying lunge into a tuck and roll, landing on her shoulder and tumbling briefly before she rises. And she seems more comfortable with fighting Kiyoko now, seeing that the girl -is- capable...
Stepping forward, taking another step, she suddenly lashes out with her leading left hand in a series of backhand chops, aimed at Kiyoko's torso. As she attacks, her left hand glows, icy blue-white chi flaring around the attacking hand.
This whole fight is getting more and more interesting with every moment, but Katelynn still stays out of the way for the time being. She's just waiting for the right moment to present itself to make her presence known.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn takes no action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko blocks Mizuki's Kouryuu no Renda.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
Mizuki's defense is an inventive one that Kiyoko hadn't considered- it took a lot of control away from her, giving her the chance to hit the ground in a much more controlled manner. It makes her a lot more dangerous in the next few moments as well, as she's able to retaliate almost immediately. The chopping attacks nearly catch Kiyoko off guard, but not quite, her own hands flying up to meet Mizuki's, intercepting the attack before it can strike her body, her other hand coming up to catch the next chop, and so on until she relents.
It probably looks like something out of Hong Kong theater, but in reality it's much different- she wasn't attacking at all, only trying to fend off the blows, and it was only partially successful. The glowing energy and strikes numb her wrists from the repeated strikes. But she -is- a capable fighter, and she can handle the kind of pain that it produces. She isn't going to give Mizuki the chance to come at her again unhindered, and so she strikes back, her right hand coming up and swinging hard for the side of the miko's neck in a circular motion, intending to strike with the inside of her hand in a reversed chopping motion. As she attacks she spares a quick glance over to Katelynn, whose presence she can't help but find unnerving. TV shows always seem to have a twist these days, after all.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko successfully hits Mizuki with Strong Punch.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
Chopped in the neck--and that means ouch. Mizuki is impacted and she stumbles to the side with the impact. Hurt a bit, for sure--but she's taken worse. Still, her left hand comes up to her neck, rubbing where she was struck. So far Katelynn hasn't decided to attack, though obviously she has -something- in mind...
"That was a good strike," she says to Kiyoko, with a smile. "Does your training help with your illness?" Mizuki doesn't seem to be too inclined to come in again, at least, not just yet... she backs away, setting herself again, her blue eyes intent, sharp... watching Kiyoko for any possible openings.
Just because she's 'terminally ill' doesn't mean she can't do damage... as Mizuki just found.
COMBATSYS: Mizuki focuses on her next action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
Looking good out there, Kiyoko, and that means you're Katelynn's first target. Especially because you happened to look in her direction, which means it's time to go into action. She throws her jacket off and tosses it outside of the ring and then advances on Kiyoko. When she gets close enough, she wastes no time in throwing a swift kick at Kiyoko's stomach.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn successfully hits Kiyoko with Light Kick.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
A clean hit! That will at least prove that even if she's sick, and got in here via an organization that helps the terminally ill, she can hold her own! "Thanks!" Kiyoko chirps up quickly, even as she retracts her hand to stay in her fighting posture. She has to keep on guard, even if she's being complimented! "Yea, or, well, it's supposed to. Tai Chi is all about promoting good health an-"
Wham!
Right in the middle of a sentence, a foot comes up and suckerkicks her right in the stomach, causing her to stumble backwards and drop to a kneel, the shock of the impact catching her completely off guard. She looks over to Katelynn with a look of incredible surprise. Yep, that's a twist alright! And she was trying to make sure to keep an eye on her too- darn it! She grits her teeth and picks herself back up to her feet. "Guess you're not here just to watch, after all, huh?" She rubs her stomach where she was kicked. "So what's your deal, is this a three way fight, now?" Of course she doesn't /have/ to answer... Kiyoko isn't going in for an attack just yet though- that -hurt-, and she has no idea where to go from here!
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko gains composure.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
Oo. Well, that looks painful... and Katelynn's role is finally answered. Mizuki winces sympathetically as Kiyoko gets kicked, but the miko doesn't falter. She's had a chance to get her head back in the game and she's going to use it... she enjoys the competition as much as the next person.
"She's a Chaos Agent," replies Mizuki, "here to keep things 'interesting'. Attack her if you want, but your goal is still to beat me... and my goal is to beat you." So be prepared, is the unstated final word. Welcome to the world of fighting, Kiyoko.
A couple of steps forward and then Mizuki is lunging forward again, striking out with her open hands--held stiff, she closes with the girl then strikes out with a spinning chop for Kiyoko's neck, following up with a forward-twirling uppercut backhand chop--both from her left.
"No, I'm here to make things... more interesting," Katelynn replies to Kiyoko with a smirk. She then turns to Mizuki and nods, saying, "Yes, I'm a Chaos Agent, and I'm not on anyone's side, really. I just add a little variety to things. You can take me if you want, but do you want to risk it?" She folds her arms and steps back a little, letting the others have another go at it.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn focuses on her next action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko dodges Mizuki's Fierce Strike.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
A Chaos Agent? ...she's seen fights like that before, hasn't she? At least it's not her against two people at once- she doesn't know if she could handle that. "Oh. Okay, I get it. Thanks." They didn't have to tell her, after all. After taking her few moments get the wind back in her lungs, she seems ready enough to continue the fight. And that's a good thing, because Mizuki is too.
The neck chop, rather familiar, swings for her and she ducks down beneath it. The second strike swings towards her and she uses her bent legs to propel herself backwards, jumping in a quick hop and proving she can be rather nimble when she wants, the second attack striking nothing but air.
"Whew, that would have hurt!" She sends a quick smile to Mizuki, and continues to back off slowly. She sends a quick glance to Katelynn, who isn't coming in for another strike just yet, and then looks back to the miko. She takes a quick breath to center herself, and raises her right hand up and to the left, "Spring," before quickly swiping it down and to the right, green energy flaring into life along her hand and forming a crescent of chi in the air that springs forward and rushes towards Mizuki, "Blossom!"
COMBATSYS: Mizuki fails to reflect Spring Blossom from Kiyoko with Suishou no Kagami.
- Power fail! -
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
Hn. Kiyoko is indeed faster than she might seem... in more ways than one. Recovering from her failed strikes, Mizuki tenses immediately, feeling Kiyoko's chi building up. She's ready for this--this is the kind of thing she's trained for.
To no avail. Being without her baton, she has to improvise a little, and that means too little, too late--as she reaches out to try and form her own chi, the crescent slams into her hard, throwing her backwards across the mat, tumbling twice, where she lays in a heap, for just a moment, before rising to her feet.
"That... hurt..." she murmurs, softly.
Originally, Katelynn planned to switch targets and go after Mizuki, but it seems she's having a bit of a difficult time keeping up, and while she may be a Chaos Agent, Katelynn also believes in playing fair... Although that could always change at any time.
For now, Katelynn decides to liven things up a bit by running into the ropes, bouncing off of them, and then attempting to clothesline Kiyoko.
CSYS: Katelynn has targeted Kiyoko with an attack.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn successfully hits Kiyoko with Strong Punch.
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Kiyoko 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
Kiyoko isn't entirely sure what Mizuki was trying to do, but she's sure that the fact that she didn't pull it off is a big boon for her. The energy definitely seemed to have a powerful effect on her, that's for sure. She remembers what happened last time she laid a good hit on the miko, though, and immediately begins looking around for Katelynn. Sure enough, she's bouncing off the ropes and suddenly careening right for her. The Tai Chi artist tries to duck right under the extended arm, but Katelynn gets too her too fast, smacking her in the neck and slamming her down backwards on to the floor with an audible, "Grk!"
She coughs a couple of times while on the ground, and rolls onto her stomach to push herself back up to her feet. "Chaos agents sure make things a lot harder!" She gives Mizuki a weak grin. She can't waste time by holding back like she did before, though, as much as she'd like to. Instead she moves carefully forward towards Mizuki, making sure to keep an eye on Katelynn so she doesn't get beaned again, before twisting to the side and trying to kick out and plant her heel into her opponents stomach. "Hyah!"
COMBATSYS: Mizuki blocks Kiyoko's Light Kick.
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Kiyoko 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
"That they do," she comments, with a grin. Can't help it, she's not fighting someone like Drake... she's still intent, still serious, but that doesn't mean she's got to be -grim-. Nor does it mean she has to take hits constantly; in fact she doesn't even come close, interposing her crossed forearms between the heel and her stomach.
Flaring her arms up and out, she pushes off, hopping backwards briefly, landing on her feet... and crouching a little. Her hands come up, clasped, as if she were praying... and if either Katelynn or Kiyoko are aware of chi, they'll feel Mizuki's energy rising, building... collecting over her...
Then bursting into a luminescent blue-green waterfall of energy, literally pouring down over Mizuki's body, fading out just before it hits the floor.
Katelynn knows what chi is, and she's not going to take any chances with it. Whether it's a force field or some kind of healing force, Katelynn's not going to do anything cocky. She stands off to the side instead.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn takes no action.
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Kiyoko 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
The kick doesn't find it's mark, but at least it lands! Kiyoko would be deluding herself if she thought she could go about hitting the other fighter at will. "Even if this is more complicated than I thought it would be, I'm going to do my best!" She sends a bright smile towards Mizuki- this is turning out to be all that she'd hoped for! She takes a step back as Mizuki folds her hands again, and her eyes narrow slightly as she notices something. She's definitely building up her energy for something, but what? The waterfall of energy suddenly pouring itself all over her is a small shock. What could that possibly mean?
Whatever it is, Kiyoko's sure that she doesn't want to just stand back and let it happen. It's fine if Katelynn does- she's not the miko's actual opponent, but she doesn't have a choice! Taking in an expelling a quick breath, she decides on a course of action. She's pretty sure that's Mizuki's own power, not just water out of nowhere. So... maybe she can disrupt it by throwing her own into the mix! Giving a quick nod to herself she lifts her hands up and swipes them through the air one after another, green chi forming around them and making two large, interconnected crescents of energy into the air before she spins around and swipes ones more horizontally. All three crescents of energy form into one large shell of energy that rush forward towards Mizuki. That should put a kink in her plans!
COMBATSYS: Mizuki blocks Kiyoko's Vernal Equinox.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
That energy, boys and girls, is a healing energy. Bruises wash away, broken flesh mends, the body is revived. By the time the energy is gone, Kiyoko's gigantic projectile is speeding right for her... and rather than take the risky way out, Mizuki simply braces her arms and her aura and withstands the impact.
It's still a significant impact, that's for sure... but not significant enough to take her down. And even if she's been pushed back, Mizuki will still come at her. One step, two step, three steps, Mizuki moves fluidly, as she takes a run at Kiyoko, literally... leaping up to aim a kick for Kiyoko's shoulder--rather than, say, the head or the face.
- Attacking Kiyoko with Light Kick, spending -2% reserve and 0% super.
Seeing how Mizuki has a bit more fight in her now, Katelynn decides that she's a viable target. But it seems that Mizuki is a bit distracted by Kiyoko right now. Nonetheless, Katelynn decides to turn things into a chain reaction thing, where Mizuki attacks Kiyoko, and Katelynn attacks Mizuki.
Throwing a swift right kick, Katelynn uses her left leg to push off and propel forwards at Mizuki with a horizontal flying kick!
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko blocks Mizuki's Light Kick.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
Kiyoko can't quite tell what's happened until her attack makes it to Mizuki since it's blocking her view, but when the miko stops the attack with her arms it's easy for her to tell what all that energy went to. She stands there and blinks for a few moments, looking all over her where signs of being hurt once were, and then gives a little grin. "Wow, that's pretty neat. Looks like you're a lot trickier than I thought!" One moment they were on equal footing, and the next Mizuki's way ahead of her. She's going to have to step it up!
A flying kick leaves Kiyoko with a few additional problems than just a regular kick, since she's not huge enough to just hold up her arms and stop Mizuki from moving anymore. But she's trained hard to know what to do! She does hold her arms up, but when she's hit she takes a step backwards and to the side, turning as she goes to deflect the impact away from her. This should hopefully leave Mizuki still falling to the ground and without full control. She feels somewhat bad for 'teaming up' against her, but she's got a long ways to go, and this is a 'no holds barred' fight, right? Thinking that Katelynn is enough of a distraction to let her get away with something a bit more powerful she continues her spinning motion and brings her left leg up fast, aiming to plant a roundhouse to the back of her head with the crook of her foot.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn successfully hits Mizuki with Missile Kick.
- Power hit! -
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Katelynn 0/-------/-----==|
COMBATSYS: Mizuki dodges Kiyoko's Heavy Kick.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-----==|
First time Katelynn's attacked her in this mess... Mizuki understands why, of course, but that doesn't mean she appreciates -taking- the kick--especially right in the ribs, where there's a nasty *crack*. Mizuki bends over, naturally, gasping in pain, and that is about the only thing that saves her from getting another kick to the back of the head... as Kiyoko's attack passes through where her head was.
Yes, Chaos Agents definitely make things more difficult. With a fierce kiai, Mizuki spins to follow Kiyoko's path, planting her left foot as a base and throwing a roundhouse kick for Kiyoko's midsection. No time for talking now, she's under -fire- and if she can't get control of things she's going to lose pretty hard.
A smirk from Katelynn as she steps back a little and observes her handiwork doing it's work. But she chooses to pass on this turn, waiting to see what happens next.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn focuses on her next action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-----==|
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko dodges Mizuki's Medium Strike.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-----==|
Just as they were on her, Katelynns attacks seem to be rather devastating against Mizuki. It's not that big of a surprise; the woman seems to be rather powerful. Kiyoko has bigger things to worry about, though, as her kick flies right over the top of the miko, who retaliates with a kick of her own. Being off balance like this requires a little extra burst of energy from her if she wants to get away, and right now she's thinking that she can't let herself get worn down by repeatedly blocking these kicks. She hops from her right leg onto the left she used to kick with that's still revolving, and then immediately springs away on it, jumping away before the kick can land and hitting the ground on her hands in order to roll forward and back to her feet.
All this means that she's fairly far away from the other fighters now. So she simply turns around and runs back to them her arms beginning to move once she begins to get close and slow down. Her hands strike out using circular motions to try and jab two fingers into pressure points all across Mizuki's arms and neck, hoping the pain and numbness it'll cause will be enough to start slowing her down. How much longer can she keep this up?
COMBATSYS: Mizuki interrupts Autumn Leaves from Kiyoko with Fierce Strike.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/-----==|
So far, trying to trade blows has been remarkably ineffective--Katelynn's done the majority of the damage to Kiyoko, whereas Mizuki can't say the same. So, sometimes, one just has to make a stand--and here is one place that Mizuki does just that. The storm of pressure-point blows is troublesome... so Mizuki doesn't bother getting out of the way. She simply aims to cut Kiyoko's attack short.
Both her arms drop to her waist, her fingers folding at the first knuckle, forming flat, blunt, spear-like appendages... and just as Kiyoko comes in... she's thrusting them into Kiyoko's ribcage, even as some of those strikes from Kiyoko hit home. Normally not something Mizuki does, she needs to do something to counteract Kiyoko's speed...
Again Mizuki goes on the offensive, and Kiyoko's really starting to show signs of slowing down. Hence the reason that the Chaos Agent decides to target Mizuki once again. She brings her fist back and focuses her chi into it, and then thrusts her fist forward, sending the sphere of chi directly at Mizuki's stomach.
While the first few attacks find their mark, Kiyoko's assault comes to a crushing halt when the knuckles smash into her ribs. All at once the attacks stop and she's sent stumbling backwards, resulting in an easy fall into her behind that rolls her onto her back. "Nnnn..." She lays on the ground for a moment before slowly pulling herself back up to her feet, sweat forming on her brow and slowly beginning to trickle down her face, an arm coming up to wipe it away with her wrist.
"That was a good strike, Mizuki. I wasn't expecting it at all..." She's really going to have to watch herself- one more of those and she's had it. She considers staying back and lobbing more energy at her, but two things stop her, firstly the fact that Katelynn does herself, and second that she's starting to get pretty tired, and that'd really wear her out. It's unlikely that it'd be enough to finish Mizuki off... so it'd leave her in too weak a position to fight very effectively. Instead she comes in slowly, trying to keep away long enough so the energy attack doesn't hit her instead, and then moves closer, lashing out with a single light but fast punch for Mizuki's chest.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko successfully hits Mizuki with Quick Punch.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Mizuki dodges Katelynn's Energy Fist.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
Whoops! Mizuki accelerates a little, to get out of the way of Katelynn's ball of energy. As has been demonstrated already, just because Mizuki can use chi, doesn't mean she can take it... and she's already been struck once by a chiblast. However, the acceleration puts her right in the path of Kiyoko's punch, which strikes dead on--basically stopping Mizuki's momentum.
"Oof!" she cries, involuntarily, then tosses a sheepish smile at Kiyoko. "Good punch," she observes, as she retaliates in kind, sort of. Rather than a punch, though, she chops inwards with both hands, aiming for Kiyoko's neck--nothing terribly important, mind you, just a convienient target.
Katelynn does nothing for the time being, preferring to let the others have at it once again.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn takes no action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko dodges Mizuki's Medium Strike.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
Kiyoko gives a little grin to Mizuki at the compliment, "Thanks!" She actually looked a little relieved when Mizuki managed to get out of the way of the energy blast. The Chaos Agent is there for a good reason... but she wouldn't feel right if she 'won' because Katelynn was able to put her opponent down for the count. Besides, she wanted to have fun fighting Mizuki, that's why she was here!
The two handed chop comes for her, and she leans far backwards, the hand coming and swinging above her chest, barely missing her. Leaning back like this gives her an idea, though, and she continues to lean and actually kicks off with her legs, putting her into a handstand. It's... kinda awkward compared to how she normally does her signature attack, but she can manage to make it work, reaching out with her legs as they come up to try and wrap them around Mizuki's neck so she can try and lift her up and slam her back down to the ground as her body rolls all the way over. As usual she'll try to get back to her feet in the same motion if she can.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko successfully hits Mizuki with Harvest Moon.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/=======|=======\====---\1 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
This time, Mizuki is caught. Rather than attempt the same defense she tried previously, she tries to avoid that grip--and she fails. She flies overhead, then lands, hard, doing her best to turn her landing into a tumbling roll--and she's successful, just a little too late to soften the damage. However, she -is- able to lunge forward, bringing her hands up, moments after landing.
And her hands start glowing again, bright blue-white, as she lashes out with a series of chopping attacks, her hands flattened and rigid, the flurry of slashing attacks ending with a paired-hand chopping uppercut...
Mizuki's got something big ready to go, and Katelynn doesn't want to experience it first hand, so she stays back again...
COMBATSYS: Katelynn takes no action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Mizuki
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Mizuki successfully hits Kiyoko with Kouryuu no Ranbu.
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The uppercut hits and throws Kiyoko up into the air... and Mizuki does not follow immediately. Rather, she utilizes her spin to curl into a tight spring, and then she leaps up, her hands glowing as she spirals up, her hands striking Kiyoko several more times, and just as her rotation ends she brings both hands down in a final chopping motion to throw Kiyoko back down to the mat.
Mizuki isn't -proud-, exactly, of going all out, but the question is, is it more of an insult to pound Kiyoko... or to hold back because of her illness?
At this point in the fight Kiyoko knows that she doesn't have a chance of winning if Mizuki manages to land her attack, and she's coming so fast that getting out of the way would be incredibly hard. Instead she readies herself, and when the chopping attacks come she reaches out with her hands, which briefly begin to glow green with energy. She tries to deflect Mizuki's hands away... but instead her own are, her active defense failing leaving her completely open for what follows, getting knocked into the air after several hard blows and then getting smashed some more, and finally slammed back down to the ground.
"Oooowwww..." If she wasn't hurting before, she certainly is now! She's definitely beat, her body hurting everywhere from the repeated, energy magnified blows. "I guess I couldn't win, even if I can compete," she says to herself. She only has a tiny little spark of energy left in her, and she wonders whether she should just admit defeat or try for something. Well... Mizuki certainly didn't hold back, so it might be mean for her to. She did /say/ she'd do her best, didn't she? So... even if she knows she can't 'win' she should try her best? She's not sure, but it certainly sounds like something a professional fighter would say.
"Okay... one more shot!" She smiles weakly to herself and drags her feet up and under her, stumbling as she tries to pick herself back up, and then all at once leaps at Mizuki, holding her legs out to try and land on her. If she manages it she'll twist around and try and wrap her legs around her neck like she had before to try and slam her into the ground, only this time she'll try and use the rebounding momentum to lift back up off the ground and smash her into the mat again and again. If she misses she'll just slump to the ground, and if it works on the last slam she'll just stay down herself, completely exhausted either way.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko can no longer fight.
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Katelynn 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Mizuki
Mizuki is weakened--the combination of strikes from Kiyoko and Katelynn have worn her down. And so even though she's effectively done for Kiyoko... Kiyoko does, in the end, for her, as she's slammed into the mat again and again and again...
She rises to her feet, sways, then sits down, hard. She's not KO'ed in the traditional sense but it's very clear that she can't continue, and so one must consider it a TKO... she doesn't look disappointed, though. This kind of result is something she's used to--all her training doesn't mean much against 'real world' results. But she won't let it get her down for long, as she just sits, and tries to catch her breath.
COMBATSYS: Mizuki takes no action.
COMBATSYS: Mizuki can no longer fight.
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This wasn't the exact turnout that Katelynn was looking for, but being a Chaos Agent does have it's unpredictable quirks. She simply shrugs and jumps over the ropes and strides out of the ring. She makes an exit without being bothered by arena security in the least bit. Being a Chaos Agent does have its benefits.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn has ended the fight here.
It's a bit embarrassing, laying down gasping for breath while a crowd of twenty thousand cheers for the climactic end of the fight. After almost a minute of this Kiyoko reaches her arms back and pushes herself up into a sitting position and lets out a tired, somewhat nervous little laugh. "I guess 'one last time' was worth it, after all." Looking sheepish, she smiles to Mizuki. "Thanks for the fight. I, um... wasn't sure how who they set me up would react." tA moment later she perks up a bit, though still breathing heavily, "Hey! The announcer said you go to Justice High, right? So do I!"
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".. huh? Uh, yes... yes, I do." That's right, the announcer did say something about that. Mizuki smiles faintly. "You fight pretty well for a 'sick kid'," she says, half-teasingly, with no malice in her voice.
Mizuki pulls herself up into a sitting position, and begins concentrating. Her chi flows again, gently this time, healing herself at a slower pace. She had to close her eyes for that, and then they open again a moment later.
"So how are you feeling, Kiyoko-san?" she asks, softly. "If you haven't figured out what my special ability is, I can heal with my chi..."
Somewhere on the muck, Katelynn has disconnected.
Kiyoko smiles, and giggles slightly, "Thanks. I've been training for years. My parents only wanted me to learn the health and wellness part, but I pretty much forced them into letting me learn to fight too." She then adds, "You fight pretty good for a miko too, though I guess that might be more common than I thought."
The purple haired girl watches as Mizuki begins fixing herself up, definitely interested and trying to figure out how she's doing it without much luck. "I'm feeling kinda hurt, but it's nothing I haven't felt before. A bunch of bruises and stuff, mainly. You didn't do anything that'd make my condition worse, so don't worry about that. Yeah, that's really neat. It must be cool to be able to fix yourself up like that."
"It's not -that- common... anime aside, most shrine maidens don't really learn how to fight, or are really interested in it. Actually, there aren't that many shrine maidens around anyways..." Breathing out slowly, Mizuki looks at Kiyoko for a moment.
"It's handy, but it isn't everything..." Reaching out, she settles her hands on Kiyoko's shoulders and lets her healing aura suffuse the other girl--if nothing else it will help with the bruises. "I can't, for example, heal your illness... still, it's very useful." Too useful, some think.
"I guess not, but you're the first shrine maiden I've met outside of a shrine, so I couldn't know for sure." Kiyoko thinks for a bit, "And if there aren't many of them that just makes you all the more special." A shrine maiden that fights- it really is right out of some kind of TV show, but luckily (hopefully) there aren't any actual demons running around that she has to slay.
The healing touch brings a light smile to her features, "Well... I didn't think it could, or someone probably would have brought it up already. Thanks, that feels a lot better." She rubs herself where the powerful uppercut hit her- it's definitely less sore than it was a moment ago. "I like it. I also think it's really fitting- a shrine maiden that has the power to heal wounds."
A faint smile, as Mizuki does what she can. "You're welcome. My power to heal is greater than my power to fight, I think, personally... my public record in fights is pretty bad. I lose a lot more than I win. It's a problem for me, sometimes.. sometimes it isn't. I just have to have faith that I'll become more skilled, and train as hard as I can..."
Mizuki unfolds her legs and rises, testing her steadiness, then nods. She walks over to where her baton is and picks it up, then walks back, offering Kiyoko a hand up. "You did really well, I'm impressed."
"Really? I thought you did pretty good. I was able to slip away a lot, but you still did pretty good. I think if it wasn't for the chaos agent you'd have beaten my pretty badly." Kiyoko smiles to her, "I'm sure you'll keep getting better since you're training so hard. I don't know much about public records, but I'd definitely rather have you on my side than against me."
She reaches out after Mizuki gets back and offers to help her up, relying on it quite a bit to drag herself back to her feet, still a bit unsteady. "Thanks! It makes me really glad to hear you say that. I definitely thought I was strong enough to be able to do this, but it's nice to hear it from someone else too. My parents were really worried..."
"Parents will do that. But as long as you're careful I'm sure there won't be any problems," replies Mizuki, helping Kiyoko to her feet. "And.. well, I did alright, I guess. But I think I'm lacking something in my fighting... I guess I'm just not that interested in -hitting- people, most of the time... or at least, I'm just not very good at it." She shrugs.
"I intend to continue as a martial artist so it's something I will have to get over..." A smile. "So, I'm just going to be patient, for now. I need to get going, though, I have some duties at the Southtown Shrine and of course there's always homework... but perhaps I'll see you around Justice High, Kiyoko-san."
So saying, Mizuki offers a bow, then turns and walks out of the arena, heading out on her way back to SOuthtown.
A definite nod goes along to the first thing Mizuki says, "Trust me, I know all about that. I think you're right though, even if I'm sick I don't think I'll have too much trouble with getting hurt like that." Kiyoko considers what the miko says and then shrugs a little, not wanting to act like she's a know it all. "Everyone has something to overcome, I guess. I don't know of anyone who doesn't have something they have to struggle against, so maybe that's just yours. Maybe you're just so nice you don't want to hurt people?"
One last smile and a little wave is given as it looks like it's time to part ways, "Okay! I'm sure we'll run into each other some time. Maybe we could even study together if we have the same subjects, who knows. Bye, Mizuki-san!" Oh right, bow! Mizuki's off to Southtown, and Kiyoko's off to the hospital, they're definitely going to want to run all kinds of tests on her 'just in case'. At least she brought her school books with her.
Log created on 19:07:03 11/23/2007 by Mizuki, and last modified on 12:03:59 11/25/2007.