Description: In an old, abandoned building in the heart of downtown Southtown, the stoic soldier Heidern squares off against the arrogant Kyo Kusanagi. It's old versus young, arrogance versus effiency in a test of survival...against a demolition crew intent on tearing the building down beneath the two fighters. So really it's arrogance versus effiency versus tax payer dollars. But who is the winner? You, the tax payer. (Winner: Draw)
Welcome to... A building!
On the top floor of some condenmed fifteen-story structure, Kyo Kusanagi is waiting. A disdainful sneer mars his features as he looks around the ruined interior of the building, the usual Saturday Night Fight cameras presumably hidden somewhere for maximum realism, studying the terrain that's been set out for him to fight some old has-been on. "I hope this craphole manages not to fall down with us in it," Kyo says, showing a certain amount of ironic insight into the situation, as some dust and debris tumble down from the ceiling not too far away from him of its own accord.
Brushing his dark brown hair out of his face with one hand, Kyo lets out a faint sigh. Hopefully the old man doesn't have an asthma attack or something given their surroundings! It'd be a pretty big downer if they had to stop the fight so he can go see a doctor or something!
Once again, Commander Heidern has subjected himself to the whims of Saturday Night Fight coordinators and, very likely, the old soldier is already regretting this decision. Damned if the man would express as much; it's almost impossible for the soldier to smile or express any emotion. At least that's what the rumors say.
Somewhere in the heart of downtown Southtown, a once-proud structure is scheduled for demolition. Perhaps it's for the best; clearly the building is in deplorable condition, and very nearly crumbles at the slightest breeze. It's dangerous. It's deadly.
But it's the perfect place for two fighters to duke it out.
Ascending a small, beat-up stairwell, the old Ikari soldier arrives at the fifteenth floor after ascending each floor without missing a step. Features stern and his jaw squared, his one good eye surveys the top floor with what would appear to be disinterest; in truth, he's very much interested in what's here. Particularly Kyo.
"Kusanagi," the man states, his voice carrying across the floor, despite the heavy breeze which whips through the dilapidated structure. "You and I are meeting far too regularly in these engagements." He won't elaborate on his feelings - that wouldn't be right.
Instead, he moves, the tail of his deep brown coat whipping behind him as he strides along. "Our last engagement was a joke at best; hardly a free for all. And before that, an unfair advantage was on my side. I admit," Pausing a few feet from the Kusanagi scion, Heidern's brow twitches, that blue eye narrowing sharply. "I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do."
Nevermind the scheduled destruction meant to happen AROUND them.
"So, shall we then?"
Tugging his sun-crested gloves tighter, and adjusting the sleeves of his leather jacket back over them afterwards, Kyo snorts at Heidern. "Maybe somebody in charge of these things really likes seeing you get your ass handed to you, huh?" Smirking, he meets Heidern's one blue eye with his two dark brown, rolling his shoulders to limber up a little bit, shifting his feet to more of a stance, lifting his hands in loose fists.
"Yeah, let's get this started, I think it's nearly your bedtime by now," the Kusanagi heir replies, full of his usual supreme self-assurance. In fact, just to be polite, he doesn't go right on the attack either, instead waiting for the Ikari Commander to go first, beckoning him on with one hand. "C'mon, first shot's yours. Age before beauty. Or skill. Or charisma..." Oh, Kyo.
COMBATSYS: Kyo has started a fight here.
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"All talk, as usual, Kusanagi," the soldier remarks. "You'd do well to learn some humility."
Hopefully Heidern has the skill to offer him a bit of learning and teach him a very worthwhile lesson.
That solitary blue eye draws to a close, thin dry lips pulling tightly across the man's weathered face as he lifts his gloved hands. They grip to the lapel of his trenchcoat, clasping tightly onto the garment before he easily shrugs it off and tosses it carelessly aside. "Let us not forget your loss to two old men, Kusanagi."
Sliding a foot out and lifting his arms, the old Ikari assumes stance, gloved fingers splayed like hawk's talons as he holds his ground. Smirking ever so faintly, the soldier narrows his gaze at the Kusanagi scion before he remarks, "Where ever did you learn your awful attitude from? Surely not your father. Saishu is a good man."
He wants to give Heidern first shot?
The soldier does not hesitate to take it.
Crouching briefly, the man suddenly springs up into the air, clearing the distance between his prior place and Kyo with considerable speed. Twisting his body midair, he swings his booted heel down with every intention of driving it straight into the top of Kyo's skull and drive him face-first into the dust-ridden floor of the fifteenth floor.
"If only I could say the same of you," he remarks with surprising amounts of calm.
COMBATSYS: Heidern has joined the fight here.
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Heidern 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyo
COMBATSYS: Kyo blocks Heidern's Medium Kick.
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Heidern 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyo
COMBATSYS: Starscream has joined the fight here.
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Starscream 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyo
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Heidern 0/-------/-------|
Be careful there Heidern, you're going to make Kyo start laughing too hard to fight, and then where will you be? The expression Kyo makes after the comparison to his father could best be described as 'dubious'. Seriously, Heidern's supposed to be someone who /knows/ Saishu Kusanagi! Could he really have such a deluded opinion of the current head of the clan? Maybe it's the alzheimers.
The sudden airborne kick almost manages to catch Kyo by surprise, but the talented young fighter throws up his arms in a crossed guard, catching that booted foot before it can collide with his head. "Too slow. Maybe you should go back to the retirement home!" Kyo quips, demonstrating his usual grace and charm, before suddenly lunging forward, twisting to lash out with the back of his shoulder, right at Heidern, to knock the older fighter away. "Hya--!!"
COMBATSYS: Heidern blocks Kyo's Fierce Punch.
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Starscream 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Kyo
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Heidern 0/-------/------=|
Springing into action, Heidern clearly opts to take the first attempt, his swinging leg intercepted by the forearms of the Kusanagi boy in response. It causes his dry lips to pull across his face, but the soldier doesn't hesitate to capitalize on the moment. Pressing his heel into Kyo's forearms, he springs off and back, landing a short distance from Kyo. And the moment he lands...
Kyo's moving. Heidern frowns faintly in response.
Noting his attack, Heidern thrusts his arm forward, catching the youth by his shoulder in the palm of his hand. It draws a soft grunt from the man, that single blue eye hooding sharply before he simply seeks to again capitalize on the moment. Gloved hands suddenly clench, attempting to grab Kyo by the shoulder. Hard.
And should it succeed, Heidern will heft Kyo up, spinning on his heel as he seeks to drive Kyo into the ground before releasing him, if only to drive sharp, gloved digits straight into the Kusanagi boy's stomach.
"Heys, youse guys seen dat new movie, wattsit -- 'Juno'?"
"Oh yeah, dat touched my widdle heart. Made me cry for -ages-."
"Really, 'cause--"
"HAH HAH! I was speakin' ironicksly, ya freakin' queer! Who'd watch a movie called 'Juno'! GAH HAH HAH!"
"... *sniff* You're a real jerk, Bob."
The conversation in question takes place several stories beneath the hustle and bustle of Heidern and Kyo's fight. The origin? A massive, yellow crane, slowly elevating its arm up higher and higher into the air as a fat, balding man with bags upon bags under his eyes and wearing a wife-beater undershirt several sizes too small for him operates the crane. 'Bob,' the balding operator, continues to laugh as his friend, a skinny, grease-smeared construction worker named 'Ashley' (his mother's choice) scowls and generally looks displeased. "Now lets gets ta breakin' downs this buildin', huh? Stop wit yer pansy questions an' gets on da other machine, ya incampotent!"
"I think ya mean incompe--"
"GETS TA WORK! --Hey, youse hear somethin's?" Bob pauses but, with a shrug, brings the crane full swing...
... which is about when a massive wrecking ball SMASHES through the floor that Heidern and Kyo inhabit, tearing across the ground as the ungodly huge metal bludgeon tears a path -- straight towards the two of them.
COMBATSYS: Kyo blocks Starscream's Wrecking-Ball Swing.
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Starscream 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Kyo
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Heidern 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Heidern successfully hits Kyo with Lead Belcher.
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Starscream 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Kyo
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Heidern 0/-------/-----==|
Ahh, distractions. Kyo is primed to deal with whatever Heidern has up his khaki-coloured sleeves when things get a bit shakier than they were before. The sudden appearance of the wrecking ball is what screws up his whole clever plan, as the metal ball forces him to throw up an arm to deflect it away from himself, an impressive feat given the size of the damn thing... And then Kyo gets grabbed by Heidern.
Lifted and smashed into the ground, Kyo is largely helpless to prevent those fingers from spearing into his gut, which is full of important things he uses to live. It kind of hurts a little. But hopefully the wrecking ball convinces Heidern to move away from him at least a little, giving Kyo enough time to get his own footing and charge right at the Ikari Commander.
"Guess things are gonna be a little interesting after all!" Kyo concedes, swinging his left fist at Heidern with an explosion of Kusanagi flames; if that hits, then he steps in and swings his other fist up in an equally fiery backfist, following it with a close-in side kick to the chin of the 'old man'.
COMBATSYS: Heidern endures Starscream's Wrecking-Ball Swing.
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Starscream 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Kyo
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Heidern 0/-------/----===|
COMBATSYS: Kyo successfully hits Heidern with Aragami.
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Starscream 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Kyo
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Heidern 0/-------/--=====|
Oh right. The demolition OF the building.
Rather suddenly the ball TEARS through the side of the building, a huge roaring boom erupting throughout the fifteenth floor. It momentarily startles the soldier, his one good eye jerking aside and catching sight of the incoming ball. But ball be damned; he's going to get Kyo into his hands. And when he does, he drives the kid straight into the floor, a hand knifing right into the young Kusanagi's gut. As for the wrecking ball?
It collides with the soldier's back, drawing a grunt from between clenched teeth. He's forced to stumble forward, but otherwise maintains his footing. It drives him right into the Kusanagi's attack, those flame-laced fists drawing another grunt from the soldier, but he maintains his footing, despite the chin-kick. A moment after Kyo's foot retreats...Heidern lunges forward, attempting to lash his arm out like a sword, to cut Kyo from shoulder to hip with his knife-like fingers.
COMBATSYS: Kyo interrupts Fierce Punch from Heidern with Oniyaki.
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Starscream 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\1 Kyo
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Heidern 1/------=/=======|
"Better make this quick then, huh? I'd hate to get trapped in a falling building," Kyo says, as he pulls back from that kick... Just in time to see Heidern trying to slash him open with his /hand/. Holy crap that is NOT RIGHT man!
But rather than making any serious effort to /avoid/ the attack, Kyo instead lunges /into/ it. His side is laid open, but even as that happens the Kusanagi heir is lifting off the ground... And taking Heidern with him.
Whirling as he rises, with both fists extended and trailing those distinctive Kusanagi flames to catch the Ikari Commander in a rising fiery attack before blasting him away, sending him careening into whatever internal walls might be left to stop his falling... Meanwhile, Kyo himself lands in a bit of a crouch, straightening up to smirk and wag a finger at the fallen Heidern. "C'mon, we're not playing around here, old man!"
"Affirmative. I have better things to do with my time, rather than pull out of destroyed rubble," the soldier muses aloud in response. But not hesitating to charge, the Ikari slashes his hand out, toward Kyo. Initially, things work out in Heidern's favor. But then - then - Kyo does the unexpected, catching himself on fire and rising in a goofy fist-swinging rising spin. It knocks the man, sending him flying back and hitting the ground with a thud, his back skidding against the dusty floor of the abandoned building.
The soldier doesn't move immediately; instead, the singed, smoky man rises carefully, his one good eye narrowed as he observes the behavior of Kyo. Who is he kidding, he wonders? Snapping his eye shut, the Ikari absently adjusts his uniform.
"I'm not in any hurry, on second thought..." he states, adjusting his beret. Is he playing around? Maybe!
Or maybe he's biding his time..?
COMBATSYS: Heidern gains composure.
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Starscream 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\1 Kyo
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Heidern 1/-------/=======|
"HEY! YOUSE GOT DA WHATSIT WORKIN' YET?!"
"CALMS DOWN, I GOTS IT WORKIN'!"
"GOOD DEN, LET 'ER RIP!"
Though the yells are probably inaudible from the distance Heidern and Kyo are at, what happens next is slightly less easy to ignore. A bulldozer RAMS into the side of the building in a less than elegant sort of way, causing the already weak and damaged structure of the top few floors to begin teetering... until the fifteenth and fourteenth floors both simply -collapse- in on themselves in a crash of debris and pain, taking both Heidern and Kyo on a collision course towards the next floor to be buried under rock and cement, if they're not careful.
"HEY! DID YOUSE SEE ALL THOSE FLASHIN' LIGHTS?"
"GET OFF IT, ASHLEY! YOU'RE PROBABLY JUS' IMAGININ' THINGS AGAIN!" Apparently... the two men were never informed there was going to be a fight here.
All the better for ratings, and all that.
COMBATSYS: Kyo blocks Starscream's Bulldozer Bash.
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Starscream 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Kyo
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Heidern 1/-------/=======|
Oh crapola.
Whatever Heidern might be doing swiftly becomes a secondary concern as the floor underneath them collapses, and then the one underneath /that/, bringing them and everything on those floors down to the lucky thirteenth! The fall is potentially a very painful one, but Kyo manages to land as well as can be expected under the circumstances, hitting in a roll and supporting himself between some debris, until he can get his footing on the shifting mound of building bits. Dust, and lots of it, fills the air near to choking, obscuring everything.
Everything, that is, except for a yellow-orange light coming from the Kusanagi heir; glowing with power, streams of fiery energy rising off of his body and searing the dust away entirely, Kyo stands his ground and readies himself for whatever Heidern might throw at him next, making himself a clear beacon for the Ikari Commander to locate in the chaos.
COMBATSYS: Kyo gathers his will.
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Starscream 0/-------/------=|=======\=====--\1 Kyo
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Heidern 1/-------/=======|
COMBATSYS: Heidern dodges Starscream's Bulldozer Bash.
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Starscream 0/-------/-----==|=======\=====--\1 Kyo
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Heidern 1/-------/=======|
Rather suddenly the floor beneath both fighters gives way, a loud roar of rubble and debris erupting and deafening the soldier as the building groans in response. Flooring falls out from beneath him, and while Kyo opts to cushion his landing on the floor below, Heidern...leaps off chunks of debris, moving from one large chunk to the next, practically riding the erupted mess down. When he lands, a gloved hand reaches up, shielding his mouth and nose from the dust plaguing the general area.
What a mess.
A sharp eye - his only, at that - notes the glow through the haze. Narrowing it slowly, he continues to watch the young man, who stands out like a beacon in the dust. Smirking lightly, those long, lanky arms slowly draw outward and back behind him.
And then, with one swift motion, those arms rise upwards, criss-crossing in front of his face. In their wake a swath of blue and white chi roars to life, blazing right for Kyo as the dust begins to settle.
COMBATSYS: Kyo blocks Heidern's Cross Cutter.
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Starscream 0/-------/-----==|=======\======-\1 Kyo
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Heidern 1/-------/=======|
The glow is a challenge, as much as it's anything Kyo is using to help himself; to draw Heidern out as much as to prepare the Kusanagi heir to deal with whatever the Ikari Commander has to throw at him. So it's probably not that surprising that when that swath of energy comes at him, it meets Kyo's guard, his upraised arms and all that gathered energy, impacting with a ferocious explosion that gets largely dissipated before it can harm the young fighter himself, the overflow continuing past him.
"Not good enough, Heidern!" Kyo chides, already springing across the debris littering the floor, seeking to get at Heidern by the quickest route possible, slowed a bit by the force of that energy attack; as he gets close to the military man, he throws both hands forward, seeking to grab his opponent by the front of his fatigues. But for what?
Oh yeah, for the HUGE FIERY EXPLOSION he unleashes right after grabbing Heidern. "BURN!!"
COMBATSYS: Kyo successfully hits Heidern with Koto Moon Positive.
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Starscream 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Kyo
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Lowering his arms, the Ikari watches as the young man shrugs off his assault with relative ease. Briefly that eye narrows, lips drawn tightly before he merely exhales and shakes his head. Really; Kyo's mouth should be punched off or something. Fighting him is almost as bad as babysitting Ralf.
No matter. When Kyo comes, the man attempts to simply swat his arms out of the way; to no avail. Grabbed and immolated, the soldier burns brightly before he staggers back from the attack, his footing very nearly failing him as he tries to recover. Lifting a hand, the man grips the front of his singed and burned fatigues. Were he a less prideful soldier, he might opt to wear normal clothes, rather than constantly burn his uniforms.
No matter.
Gritting his teeth behind his pursed lips, the man focuses on Kyo...before he lunges to action. Attempting to seize the young man by his throat, he'll lift the Kusanagi up...before he twists his body and sends him straight for the ground for an unpleasant toss. Hopefully he won't cause the floor to cave in.
Hopefully.
"HEY!" hollars Ashley the demolition worker, "I COULDA SWORNS I SAW A GUY UP THERE!"
"GET OVER YA'SELFS, AIN'T NUTTIN' UP THERE BUT A BUNCHA CRAP! I'M TAKIN' IT DOWN!"
With this mighty declaration, Bob the Not-Builder takes once more to the controls of the crane. With a metallic shudder, the machine swings back, the long arm rotating with a groan of aged parts, wrecking-ball swinging back to and fro in an ominous prelude to the storm.
"TIME TA GIVE 'ER DA OL' HEAVE HO!"
And with a JERK of the controls to the side, the entire crane WHIPS around at full force, the massive wrecking-ball crushing into the floor beneath Heidern and Kyo, swinging up underneath them...
... and EXPLODING into presence right beneath their very feet. BOOM! The mass of black iron BURSTS upwards in a rain of plaster and concrete, the entire floor shuddering and collapsing as the ball swings upward with intent to clobber both Kyo and Heidern unsuspectingly from below.
COMBATSYS: Kyo endures Starscream's Wrecking-Ball Rumble.
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Starscream 0/-------/----===|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Kyo
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COMBATSYS: Kyo blocks Heidern's Medium Throw.
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Starscream 0/-------/----===|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Kyo
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Suddenly, this shit gets REAL.
As Heidern snags him by the throat, Kyo lets himself get lifted into the air and spiked towards the ground, but it's a controlled fall, one that lets Kyo catch himself before he hits the ground too hard, feeling quite confident in his ability to deal with whatever Heidern might choose to throw at him. Until the floor explodes out from under them and that wrecking ball comes up. With his current position, Kyo takes the hit full on, but he rides the wrecking ball into the air, a look of intent focus on his face as it carries him up, up, up....
And then he jumps off.
As he falls, Kyo swings his right hand back, flames trailing behind him as he falls, controlling his descent to bring him towards Heidern. "HEY, GRAMPS!!" Kyo bellows as he falls towards the military commander, a pressure formed out of sheer, overwhelming power seeming to precede him as he descends. Something very bad is coming directly at Heidern. "STICK /THIS/ IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT!!" the Kusanagi heir continues, shouting to be heard over the roar of the flames as he swings his right hand forward, letting loose a ball of coalesced sacred flames, which grow and spread into a hellstorm of pure fire dropping on Heidern from above, with enough force to not only blast him down, but to take /out/ what remains of the floor.
And maybe the one below it too.
COMBATSYS: Heidern blocks Kyo's Orochinagi'.
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COMBATSYS: Starscream successfully hits Heidern with Wrecking-Ball Rumble.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Snared and tossed aside, Heidern concerns himself little with Kyo - and especially more so as the wrecking ball suddenly appears out of nowhere and causes the floor beneath them to otherwise explode. While Kyo may be lucky, Heidern isn't as fortunate this time. How cruel fate is..!
Regardless, as Heidern falls to his demise (??!) the soldier's one, good eye flickers upwards, as Kyo bellows and suddenly swells up with furious amounts of chi. It draws a faint frown on the man's weathered features, that eye narrowing as it comes crashing toward him. Despite the falling debris around him...Heidern lifts his arms up and blocks off the attack, flames lashing against his arms and beyond him. It stings, that's for certain.
Then, boom. Debris lands on the next floor, burying the soldier beneath its pile. For a few minutes, nothing emerges from the dusty pile, no signs of life. Nothing.
And then..!
Leaping from the pile, Heidern emerges like a bat out of hell with one intention. An eye seeks out the Kusanagi scion and, with his long arm aglow with blood-red chi, attempts to drive it straight into his stomach...
COMBATSYS: Heidern can no longer fight.
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Kyo 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Starscream
"WHOAS!"
"THE BUILDING'S ON FIRES!"
That sudden explosion of distinctly -crimson- flames is hard NOT for Bob, or the more observant Ashley, to notice. Both watch, mouths agape as that would-be hellfire rages across the upper levels of the building, sacred bloodline flames licking out across the walls hideously.
"SEES?! I TOLD YA PEOPLE WERE IN--"
"HAUNTEDS! THE PLACE IS HAUNTED! I'S GOTS TA TEAR IT DOWNS!"
"WAIT, IT'S NOT HAUNTED! THERE'S PEOPLES IN--"
"AAAAH!!"
The more concerned demolition worker is cut off with the sudden POUNDING of the wrecking ball straight into the side of the building once more, tearing a path clear through the lower levels with crushing might. The already precariously-structured building gives a long, groaning pause there, the moment Heidern lashes out towards Kyo. Like the calm before the storm, the building teeters...
... and, regardless of outcome of Heidern's assault?
Everything collapses.
The entire building CRUMBLES as the demolition completes itself, debris blowing out in massive, billowing plumes of dust and dirt as everything around Heidern and Kyo breaks apart and falls beneath them, likely to take them along for the ride, too. Fortunately, they're fighters of the highest caliber. They can take it.
It'll no doubt be painful, though.
BOOM.
COMBATSYS: Starscream successfully hits Kyo with Bringing Down the House.
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COMBATSYS: Kyo fails to counter Final Bringer from Heidern with Nue Tsumi.
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COMBATSYS: Kyo can no longer fight.
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So, this all started out pretty cool for Kyo. He was kind of kicking Heidern's ass, in his (admittedly biased) opinion, and then Heidern managed to block the mighty Orochinagi, keeping himself from getting totally destroyed... At least until the building half collapsing on him did it instead of Kyo, whose feelings are now very hurt.
Also hurt: Kyo's stomach as he gets /stabbed in it/ with Heidern's hand, despite his attempt to knock that hand aside. Gritting his teeth, Kyo glares right at the Ikari Commander.
And /then/ the building blows up.
It's a pretty impressive implosion all things considered, chaos and dust and falling chunks of cement, and when the smoke clears there's nothing left but rubble, grey stones tumbling down the pile of timber and pulverised cement. Until, suddenly, Kyo's fist busts out of the top of the pile of rubble, like something out of a movie you may or may not have seen. Kyo himself follows a mere moment later, coughing and holding his bleeding stomach. Could he have emerged victorious? Could Kyo Kusanagi be the ultimate winner?!
Nope, because he flops onto his face almost comically, out like a light.
Log created on 22:36:58 01/19/2008 by Heidern, and last modified on 18:52:18 01/22/2008.