Description: An old student of Gedo drops by for the Nostalgia factor, and finds the Gedo Boss back around. It quickly results, in all things do, in a fight. Or sparring. Whatever you want to call it. (Draw)
It's been a while, hasn't it? Gedo has been the staplestone upon Jiro's school life. It was where he met the older teenager named Taira, it was where he later went to school because no other school would take him. It is the place where honor was instilled. It is the place where Jiro learned values, morals, how to be a leader, and to care. Even if the school didn't do a good job on the latter part, other contributors did.
It is why Jiro returns to the streets on his way to the school. Class is likely still in session. Or just ending.
The school stands a little far off from where he stands now as he remains within the streets. Looking upon the murals, he stops to remain near the walled mural. "...It's been too long." He smiles, recalling the memories of offering music for the guys that would paint.
Further ahead, he can see the school building. He fought Daigo a few times up on the roof. Good times. To rekindle his old memories, Jiro reaches into his pocket to withdraw a silver harmonica, which he places towards his lips and then he starts to play a tune.
It is a slow, ambient tune.
Indeed, while classes ARE technically in session, this IS Gedo High we're talking about. There are still a number of students loitering about. On the other hand, very recently, something important happened at Gedo. The Big Boss had finally returned after another training trip. This one a fairly long one. It is now, in fact, that Daigo will appear in Jiro's line of sight, emerging from the classrooms, looking around the school.
There is something casting over Jiro. A shadow? The eyes twitch at the sudden feeling of the shade streaming across his form. His eyes re-open, then he offers a smile. "It's been a long time, hasn't it, 'boss'?" Jiro offers a grin, kicking himself up from the wall.
No longer is he the Stray Dog of Southtown. The former trenchcoat wearing young boy is now a man. The Interpol agent lifts an eyebrow, gazing at Daigo. "It's good to see that you are still putting around. I know Gedo has been quite active lately."
Well. This is a surprise. "Jiro Kasagi." The legendary gang leader turns, looking on the young man with his good eye. "It has indeed. It is good to see you are well." He stands in his usual manner, arms crossed, observing the young man. ""What brings you back here to Gedo?"
After a moment when the boss turns to face the young warrior. The expression remains friendly, before he finally kicks off of the wall. "Nostalgia, really." He winks, then he turns to face the building, "It's just about been a year since I left Gedo. I was checking up to see if Acacia was still around." He pauses, "That, and I was wondering how you were holding up." He shuts his eyes, "I haven't seen you since last year." He offers a feral grin, "A lot of things have changed since then."
Daigo closes his eye, perhaps in recollection. "I see." He uncrosses his arms, opening his eye again. "Well then, Jiro. I would hope these changes are for the better rather than worse." After all, it HAS been a while since Daigo has had the opportunity to test himself. "Perhaps I could see some of these changes for myself."
"For the better, on the most part." However, the young man falls silent after that, leaning himself back and forth while he lifts an arm up to start rolling it. There is the fact that Jiro is walking at a good distance from Daigo, especially when he is mentioning of things being very long. There is that wintry breeze flowing past him, knocking the coat aside as he seems to be contemplating.
See some of it?
Jiro turns around, grinning towards Daigo.
"I thought you'd never ask."
After the speech, Jiro finally straightens himself. Then, his feet twists as his hips shift to the right side, keeping that right side of his body directed to face Daigo.
"Let's rock."
COMBATSYS: Jiro has started a fight here.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Daigo has joined the fight here.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Daigo
Daigo smirks in response, dropping into his traditional, fairly neutral stance. "Show me what you can do, Jiro." He says, his stance not shifiting, waiting to see how the former Gedo student will strike. And how well his own training will serve him.
As the former boss encourages Jiro to take position in the battle, Jiro is looking at Daigo to see that the older man has that same stance that Jiro onced utilized. Daigo can afford to have that stance, Jiro could not, as Kain proved long ago.
As the fight begins, Jiro chooses to start things off a little light. Or at least, quick. Jiro is sprinting towards Daigo, before he leaps off of the ground and he starts to snap out both legs with a double snap kick. The double snap kick is a mere feint for the incoming elbow aimed towards Daigo's chest...
... And that elbow actually halts.
That elbow, too, is a feint for the quick reverse side punch drawn towards Daigo's stomach to send him abck a notch.
COMBATSYS: Daigo just-defends Jiro's Jab Punch!
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Daigo
Feint, after feint, after feint. And Daigo doesn't flinch, waiting for the real strike, which he quickly moves his right arm down to sweep away, calmly. "A nice attempt." He says, before suddenly striking, with his left hand, at the hopefully now open Jiro. "But flashiness will not always be an aid." Simple, and to the point. It's the way Daigo fights.
COMBATSYS: Daigo successfully hits Jiro with Jab Punch.
- Power hit! -
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Jiro 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Daigo
The feint techniques did not work off so well against Daigo as expected. It would be a little more difficult to play off of things on Daigo, as he is as strong and stalwart as he remembers. He is quite perceptive of his intentions as well.
When that fist strikes the right arm, the hand is swept away and Jiro is caught with that incoming left hand.
The attempt to push towards it was never completed, crashing onto Jiro harshly and sends him sprawling. The young man grunts and he staggers away for a few moments, rubbing his cheek before he stands back up. Ow.
Then, Jiro immediately moves on to the next tactic, moving towards Daigo in order to run past him. However, as Jiro is moving past him, Jiro attempts to sweep his left heel against Daigo's heel to knock him off-balance...
Should the first part be successful, Jiro will reach out with the right arm to capture Daigo by the throat. Back against back, Jiro is dropping his weight down to drop Daigo on his back while slamming himself on the ground as well.
COMBATSYS: Daigo interrupts Medium Throw from Jiro with Light Kick.
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Jiro 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Daigo
As the attack comes for Daigo, he sees what's coming. And while he can't avoid taking some of the hit, he can avoid the throw. As he's tripped, Daigo twists, the leg that he was tripped with being brought around for a quick kick, to intercept Jiro as he goes for the throat, and push him back. "Well done." Daigo says, as he falls back into his normal stance. "Continue."
The way how Jiro falls from the kick, he falls quite hard. Cringing at the feeling of pain from that kick, Jiro immediately lands right on his back with a thud. There is a bit of laughter in him before he gets back up. Planting both hands into the ground, he kicks his legs up and utilizes the power to push himself back up while the legs wind out, moving him back to his feet.
With a twist of the head, Jiro shifts his stance towards Daigo. "Cool. Still as good as you were before." There is a feral grin on the man's face. However, that feral grin loses its color as scarlet consumes his body. The flames ignite as if his body was a furnace, crackling and scorching everything about. The blaze swirls along the young man's hand, which is then utilized as a wave of light before Jiro turns to face Daigo. As the scarlet blaze is now alive, he flicks his right hand back towards the hulking man.
As the energy is released, it becomes an arm-lengthed scarlet blade that pierces the sky while homing in on Daigo.
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Daigo with Balefire.
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Jiro 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Daigo
Daigo feels that one. Not fast enough to block, Daigo is knocked to the ground, rolling to his feet. "Heh... I wasn't expecting that one." He moves forward for Jiro, charging in, when he suddenly leaps into the air, and extends his right hand, palm out, and a number of spikes of dark energy fly from his hand, moving to pierce at Jiro. Daigo doesn't have a lot of ranged techniques, and it's still moderately close, but it does tend to be good for catching people off guard.
COMBATSYS: Daigo successfully hits Jiro with Skull Aura.
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Jiro 1/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Daigo
After Daigo has a taste of the chi, Jiro cannot help but grin, "Admittedly, this is the first time you've seen this technique!" He steps back, adopting a stance as he looks at Daigo, "I've developed this myself since I have been away from Kain and dealt with a few things."
When he extends his hand and the spikes of dark energy pierces at his form..
Jiro adopts a stance to leap back, but he's caught right in the stomach. It knocks the wind out of Jiro, and he hunches over with a grunt. Taking a deep breath, Jiro tightens his fists, then he launches himself upward. He reaches over to take a hand to reach out to the older man's chest, then he extends his right arm out in his attempt to clothesline Daigo to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Daigo fails to interrupt Fierce Punch from Jiro with German Suplex.
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Jiro 1/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Daigo
As Daigo sees Jiro coming, he braces himself, preparing to grab Jiro mid charge, and flip him over into the ground. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way. Daigo misjudges his move, and is cuaght full on by the clothesline, pushing him to the ground.
The boss, however, is not goign to be felled just by that. He gets up, with a grin. "That's more what I was hoping for." He says, turning to face Jiro, and stepping back into stance. "Keep it up."
As the arm makes the full impact upon Daigo, Jiro lands back down to his feet, rolling back to a recovery position. During that roll, Jiro plants both hands to the ground and pushes himself up, spinning to face the older man. Adopting his stance once more, Jiro has a grin on his face, "Cool! Glad we're getting to the good stuff!"
Jiro sprints towards Daigo once more, running to meet with the taller man before he lunges himself forward with a backfist to strike Daigo across the temple. While the attack is real, it is not the main intent.
The real intention is the incoming sweep of the foot as his leading foot hooks against Daigo's foot and he brings that leg back in a fluid motion.
COMBATSYS: Daigo endures Jiro's Quick Throw.
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Jiro 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Daigo
Thie time, Daigo rolls with the throw, taking the full strength of the attack, and hitting the ground. But this time he was prepared, spinning up, and and launching a punch at Jiro. But this is more signature of Daigo. This time, the fist is covered in flaming red chi, and going straight for Jiro's chest. The move is, hopefully, sudden and unexpected, which is what Daigo wants.
COMBATSYS: Jiro dodges Daigo's Phoenix Fist.
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Jiro 1/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Daigo
As Daigo takes the full brunt of the trip, Jiro is actually noticing that Daigo has something planned as he is spinning his way. It is that quick moment that Jiro knows that he has to act fast.
Using the right foot to bounce him back, Jiro is springing to the air and he sails backwards from the incoming punch. A feral grin curls up on his lips as soon as he adopts his stance once more.
Jiro has grown since the two last fought. He takes up the stance once more, then he channels the chi together, feeling the scarlet flames take shape once more. "That was a rush!"
COMBATSYS: Jiro focuses on his next action.
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Jiro 1/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Daigo
Hrm. Perhaps it is time to dial back a bit, rethink the situation. He carefully watches Jiro, trying to see what movements he's planning. But, it may be wroth making the first move this time. Suddenly, Daigo rushes forward, attempting to simpyl grab Jiro, and slam him to the ground, using momentum, and his sheer superior size. Perhaps that will force Jiro to change his plans last minute.
COMBATSYS: Jiro fails to counter Quick Throw from Daigo with Excessive Force.
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Jiro 1/------=/=======|====---\-------\0 Daigo
Jiro had tried something different this time. It was to actually plan his course of attack. So, when Daigo charges forth with the attempt to throw Jiro, the young man erks as Daigo moves in and then he steps his right foot back.
Sliding across the ground, that foot pivots as his fist winds back, "SEI!" But, he is caught and swung towards theg round, losing the attempt to even launch the fist at Daigo. "Shit!" He grunts, landing on his back.
Now, it so happens, that Daigo follows up on his throw, as he barrels Jiro to the ground, and pins him, he lifts up a knee, and moves to slam it into Jiro. Though in this case, it seems more out of reflex. As honorable as Daigo is, he did learn to fight in, well, gang wars. There's some things that are ground in.
COMBATSYS: Jiro counters Medium Kick from Daigo with Dead End.
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Jiro 0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0 Daigo
Daigo has Jiro pinned onto the ground, but it is not something tha Jiro wishes to remain very long. The moment that Daigo lifts up the knee, Jiro quickly snaps his right leg out to plant it towards Daigo's stomach to halt him from where he is at.
Then, Jiro decides to utilize that moment of weakness to quickly get himself back up, then he turns around to have his back against Daigo's chest while he grips the back of the man's head with his right arm. Hooking his left hand around the right hand, he positions Daigo's over the shoulder blade, then he drops his own body to the ground, which would force Daigo to smash against the shoulder upon impact.
Stone Cold Stunner, baby!
Alright. That one really hurt. Daigo is, in fact, reeling from that one. He pulls himself up again, however. "Time to stop messing around, I guess." With that, Daigo lashes out with a powerful front kick, following up with a second kick to Jiro's side, in quick succession, before falling back into his usual stance. With any luck, this should have the kick required to send Jiro flying.
COMBATSYS: Daigo successfully hits Jiro with Phoenix Kick.
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Jiro 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\1 Daigo
Jiro was prepared for the worst this time. It was something that he had to deal with just in case. COnsidering that he was becoming tired, Jiro mumbles a bit as Daigo finally lashes out that front foot, then the other foot coming out.
The first foot strikes him across the stomach, then the other one moves to the side, knocking him across the ground. He quickly rolls back, drawing his chi together before he finally launches himself towards Daigo with his fist casted back. The scarlet aura forms into a ball of energy before the fist strikes towards Daigo, aiming for a powerful explosion to consume the leader of Gedo.
COMBATSYS: Daigo endures Jiro's Burst Strike.
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Jiro 0/-------/---====|=======\==-----\1 Daigo
It's a wonder why Daigo doesn't try to either block or evade the strike from Jiro. It's obvious it's going to be painful. The blow connects harshly, but Daigo stands his ground. He then looks up at Jiro, and grins, suddenly crossing his arms. And then he, the surrounding area, and, hopefully, Jiro, are encased in flamign red chi, spiralling into the sky. This is why he took the hit.
COMBATSYS: Jiro blocks Daigo's Super Phoenix Fire.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Daigo
This is actually something that Jiro had expected. After that explosive punch strikes Daigo, the young man notices Daigo when he actually steps into the blow. Both eyes widen, Jiro knows that he is stepping into the path of something that is going to hurt him a lot. It is then that Daigo is starting to release that wave of energy too as the flaming red chi erupt from Daigo's form.
As the red chi bursts along Jiro, the young man stands his ground, tightening his fists before he brings both of his arms inward to take in the blow. As the chi breathes to life along Jiro, the young man's body is already exhausting himself, as taking this blow is NOT an easy task.
It still hurts.
Jiro, for that matter, expands both arms outward, releasing a feral scream before the scarlet blaze pierces through the fire from Daigo, aiming to consume him in the scarlet inferno.
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Daigo with Defiance.
- Power hit! -
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Jiro 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Daigo
Daigo is caught in Jiro's attack. The chi from Jiro engulfes him. Well then...One chance at this. Wavering a bit, Daigo, steps forward, spinning to strike at Jiro with his hand, a trail of phoenix chi following his hand, before he falters. That looks like his last strike this fight.
COMBATSYS: Daigo can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Daigo successfully hits Jiro with Phoenix Backfist.
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COMBATSYS: Jiro can no longer fight.
After the flames consume the entire form of Daigo, Jiro's body relaxes as the blaze is dying down from him. Then, that fist is actually striking out towards Jiro's eyes. After the fist strikes the young man, Jiro is spun across the ground and he twitches.
Jiro remains on the ground, but he laughs for a few moments. "...That was nice." He laughs a little more. "I am glad we had this fight." Slowly, he stands up to his feet, "...The gap has gotten too close." He smiles, then he lowers his head.
"Thank you. ...Even for long ago, even if I hated the idea of being defended all of the time." He stands up, "...I even proved to Kurow that I have gotten better."
Daigo never quite falls to the ground, but that may have just been fortunate placement of the knee. He does, however, slowly pull himself up. He is a hard man to keep down. "Indeed. It was a good match. You've improved considerably." The Gedo Boss extends a hand to his opponent. "Well fought."
The resilient Kasagi is never the one to stay down, but then he approaches Daigo, even as injured as he is, to extend his hand out towards Daigo. "Well fought."
As the hands are grasped, Jiro gives a hearty handshake, then he pulls the hand away.
"I will likely need your help in Metro City." He offers a smile, "Some things have changed. I'm a cop now."
Daigo raises an eyebrow at that comment. "Really?" The gang leader rubs his chin, before pausing. "Unfortunately, this may have to wait until another time." He says, realising. "There are some things I have to take care of now." After all, he's been gone for quite some time. He has to make sure certain aspects of Gedo are still running as they should be. Especially with those comments of Gedo being more active lately. "Another time, Jiro." He says, giving a nod of his head, before turning back towards the school.
"Not a problem. I'll likely have them wiped out before you get there." He laughs. But after a moment later, Jiro is starting to pause for a moment. "...It's good to see you back, you know." He grins. Then, when he looks at Daigo, he gives a two-finger salute. "Later, Daigo."
Stepping back forth, Jiro grits his teeth, "Next up, time to deal with some aggrivating folks."
First, Kataki, then Mad Gear.
Log created on 23:45:05 02/28/2008 by Daigo, and last modified on 03:26:46 02/29/2008.