Description: Oswald is going through the ranks of Taiyo, and this time he takes on Nagare the swimming coach. Will the fight go swimmingly, or will Oswald get dragged under by undertow?! Find out in this Neo League! ( Winner: Oswald )
The final whistle pierces loud and clear with its shrill tone against the bright tile walls of the indoor swimming pool's pavilion. It had been a friendly 'exhibition' meet, a few races, a polo game or so. An invigorating day for most. Swimming, however is not Oswald's sport, and he's in the stands, in the far corner, leanev over to one side in the bleacher, arms crossed and patiently awaiting the match and meet to come to an end.
Thankfully that takes place not too long after he arrives. The usual match information cards should have been delivered to Nagare the day before as well, and the time for the fight is quickly approaching now as the pavilion empties itself of spectators, Oswald along with as he takes the stairs down to the lobby area - it would be a fitting place to fight as opposed to the slippery wet tiling and hardened rubber of the pool foundation.
Oswald puts himself in a rather obvious place, leaning against a display case of buy-ables like swim hats, goggles and earplugs and the like, casually leaned against it, waiting for his opponent to show face.
Nagare was here for the swim meet! Perfectly well toned and good enough looking, Nagare was here, punctual as always. At his appearance many of the other swims gawk and stare at the great. Hahaha, not really. Nagare doesn't care about being famous, or having a crowd that always surronds him. He does care about giving it his all!
And such, Nagare is here, finding it funny that the match was the same time during the swim meet. He wondered that as he waddled into the Pool area, dressed in a coat, a speedo, and flippers on hands and feet. It's impressive that he can hold the information enough with his fins already, but fight with Swimming!?
Yes. He looks around, scratching his head as he looks around. He looks towards the information card as he stretches, looking high and low before noticing the man in the hat. He never saw him before.
"Sir!" He calls, "I think you're in my match. Are you?" He asks, "Sorry if I'm wrong, but I'm not sure! I don't want to jump to conclusions."
What a strange arrangement this one had. It was easy enough to see the pool area from the lobby, a set of windowed panels and open doors to let the people file out made contact easy enough, but Oswald couldn't help but wonder if he had forgotten that this was a fight. But he doesn't ask vocally, given the fact he's really seen some unique styles since he's arrived at Southtown and its environs so he wasn't so rude as to be brash about it.
"I am Oswald." He offers a short bow with his right arm tucked against him, nice and proper, "And if you are Nagare then yes, we indeed are slated for a fight here." He gives a look over once more to the youth, before letting himself slip into a wider stance, arms up defensive,as he stays on the dry ground of the lobby - just across the opened double doors to the poolside area, "I trust this will be an interesting match?"
From around the pool, and in the stands, seems the stragglers and other students still about were in for a bonus, a swim meet /AND/ a tourney fight in the same night! "Alright Nagare... When you are ready, then."
COMBATSYS: Oswald has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Nagare has joined the fight here.
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Oswald 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagare
COMBATSYS: Oswald focuses on his next action.
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Oswald 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagare
Nagare looks towards Oswald. Yep, he sure is a stranger that one. Looking towards him, he blinks. He hasn't seen the man before, but he heard about Batsu being defeated by some one who used cards. Is this the man? Nagare wouldn't be surprised if it was.
"Yes, sir. I'm Nagare Namikawa." The man states, "Nice to meet you! Lets have a good match!" He states with a smile, even as he looks towards Oswald. Well then. If he was set to fight, Nagare would enjoy it! He never keeps grudges, or even judges poorly. He judges them based on how they act, not their strength. Srength comes from friends. Yeah, he's one of those people. Well, sorta. He's still rather wise.
"It sure will be!" Nagare states as he looks around before grasping for a life preserver. You kno those donut like things they put on ships? That. And he grabs it before spinning, tossing it towards Oswald. He sort of bounces a little as he lets go, but it flies at Oswald just the same. "Watch out!"
COMBATSYS: Oswald dodges Nagare's Large Thrown Object.
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Oswald 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Nagare
"Excellent." He gives a curt nod as Nagare and he exchange greetings, and just as quick as that red and white preserver was thrown does Oswald duck down below it, sprawling into a low crouch, with the preserver first bouncing off the glass laden cases behind him, causing the glass to shatter and spray about with an ear splitting crash. There's no time for the fragments to fall on the Irishman, though, as his legs push out and he launches into a sprint after the attack, leaping more vertical than horizontal, giving a flick to each hand as they come up above his head, then sweep down in an 'x' like slash via bladed, hardened cards...
COMBATSYS: Nagare blocks Oswald's Fierce Strike.
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Oswald 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Nagare
Nagare just looks towards Oswald as he zips around the life saver. It clatters across the ground and into the cases. Nagare is too distracted as it does it, but he understand that it's going to be paid for. He's just sort of sorry that he caused it is all. "Whoops... Didn't mean that." He states, biting his lower lip a bit. But there's no time to cry over spilled milk. Oswalds quickly coming.
He's sorta surprised at how fast the man moves, but he's not going to let that get to him. The x with the cards comes down, Nagare raising up two flippers to stop the downward blow. He breathes, wondering how long the man can really keep that up. The shot was powerful, pushing him back. "Wow! Nice! That's pretty hard!" he comments before he begins something entirely unexpected.
He starts to swim forward, even as he slips backwards. He fires himself into the air, swimming forward through the air as water chi drips off of him. Right towards Oswald. It's a really familiar move too. All flipper battering at any and all of him! Its super familiar and going right towards him.
COMBATSYS: Nagare successfully hits Oswald with Dog Paddling.
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Oswald 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Nagare
That was quite a stop. "W...what?" Oswald blurts as the cards come to a halt by the pinch, choosing to let go and skip back a half step just as Nagare launches himself forward into that aqua-chi'd air swim. There's a glint in the lenses of his glasses as the eyebrows furrow hard at the attack, uncertain at first if he should worry about the fighter or the chi itself.
He decides that the best way to learn is by sampling it in full force as he braces himself and takes the impact full force, giving a gruff, hard groan out as he soldiers the blow.
Through the blow though, comes the moments of preparation, squaring his shoulders and letting the impact bend his knees a tad, and as the two fighters come to a stop from the blow Oswald's well into his next strike. A single arm looping down like some sort of exaggerated uppercut with one of those bladed cards, only to have it twist once above shoulder level and dig downards again in a two-swoop cut.
COMBATSYS: Nagare dodges Oswald's Diamond.
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Oswald 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Nagare
Nagare is full of surprises. You just have to look for them. So as Oswald momentarily wonders just what Nagare is doing, that's when it actually happens. Nagare throws himself full boar into the assault, and at the end, stops swimming there and then. For him, that's all that he needs to do, landing gracefully on his feet. But shortly after, Oswald comes after him. He should expect it too. He really should, but he's not to sure. Oswald comes straight at him as he leaps into the air, cutting down towards Nagare with the card.
The swimmers not sure what card it really was, but as he swims backwards, it's very obvious that it's not the right one at the moment. Landing once more, he nods, "Good show!" Yes, Nagare will do this all battle. But then he comes once more, even after the somewhat sixth sense he uses to help him out. He arcs out with quick kicks, aiming to batter Oswald with flippers to the face! And torso. And whever else. The attack is very fishy however. Very.
COMBATSYS: Oswald fails to interrupt Light Kick from Nagare with Quick Throw.
- Power fail! -
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Oswald 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nagare
Swimming backwards? Oswald's mind was starting to ask some pretty particular questions regarding this opponent. While the fight profile did state that swimming was a focus of his style it didn't expect it to be this predominant as a focus.
It's when that leg comes up though, that Oswald makes a rather critical mistake, reacting a bit too fast to try and grab at the kicking leg, but the kick comes in too fast, and his reaction a tad too slow and the seasoned Gambler takes the kick in full force-and-then-some to the face, rendering him to his knees for a brief moment quickly getting mobile again and stepping back.
"Tch..." He lets his breath snap out in that silent curse. "Faster than I thought..."
Oswald is going to find out today a simple thing. Nagare's entire style is that. Swimming. And thee is nothing but. If you ask Nagare what style he's been creating out of the sport? Swimming. Wait what was that again? Swimming. Yeah. It's named after the sport.
As Nagare looks towars Oswald, he just follows through with the kick. Though Oswald seems to try to grab it. In a split second decision, Nagare begins to kick faster and harder, making it harder for him to really get a hold on. This causes Oswald to fall back. Just enough to give Nagare some space.
"Good try! Almost got me!" Nagare calls as he moves once more as he shifts his body, all his weight on his feet. And then he waddles, oh does he waddle. The waddling is impressive as he fires himself forward, moving toards Oswald's somewhat open figure. But he's waddling FASTER than usual.
And he's coming with the hand flippers, just arcing around to attempt to stamp him with them. Yeah, the fins have hit the fan! But what about Oswald?! %
COMBATSYS: Oswald dodges Nagare's Strong Punch.
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Oswald 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nagare
Well he was being friendly about it, that was a welcome change. "Encouraging, first time I see a fellow warrior do such." He lets his head turn a bit to examine Nagare a little from an angle, giving an affirming nod afterwards, "It's a welcome change, Mister Namikawa."
And then the waddles bring him quickly over to where Oswald's new focus was, bringing that arm up to stamp. Oswald leans his body to one side as the arm sails forward, keeping him away and just a bit below the attacking limb, and this time he wouldn't go face to face. Instead the arms come up to key-lock over the elbow of the arm, and then Oswald's body yanks down and twists aside, trying to use the punch's momentum to toss Nagare into some poolside benches...
COMBATSYS: Nagare dodges Oswald's Medium Throw.
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Oswald 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nagare
Oswald would have to be at his top game today, for he is fighting Nagare somewhere special. His home turf. He knows pools like the back of his hand, and here, he proves it. At least, for now. As Oswald speaks, Nagare smiles. Good! "Thank you sir! It's a new style I made. I call it swimming!" He announces even as Oswald moves about his strike, only t attempt to grab the limb, no, wait, the elbow of the limb, and yank him aside and throw him into a bench!
But Nagare's arm is hard to grasp. Its really flopping about, and when he takes off into the air once more, swimming, you really have to ask yourself as water chi fall beneath him. Is he for real?
Well, as he stops mid air, he turns about, arcing down towards Oswald as he comes down, rather quickly, towards the fighter beneath.
Head first, Nagare attempts to dive directly into Oswald. And if not just him, the concrete as well. Head first, into the concrete.
Yeah.
COMBATSYS: Oswald blocks Nagare's Concrete Dive.
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Oswald 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nagare
What in the blood name of...? Oswald is perplexed now as the boy seeminly jumps into what appears to be a suicide dive toward him. Bracing one leg back and turning his body away from the blow, the strike absorbed mostly by the arms and shoulder, letting Oswald slink back with the energy of the impact, rolling along the hardened rubber tiles about the poolside after the strike.
There's a moment of consternation
What in the blood name of...? Oswald is perplexed now as the boy seeminly jumps into what appears to be a suicide dive toward him. Bracing one leg back and turning his body away from the blow, the strike absorbed mostly by the arms and shoulder, letting Oswald slink back with the energy of the impact, rolling along the hardened rubber tiles about the poolside after the strike.
There's a moment of consternation as he tries to piece together what kind of style 'swimming' is, in his mind it was a bit difficult to think that such dives could not result in harm to the fighter themselves, but then again each art was unique, and he wasn't the biggest authourity on combat styles off hand.
"I am glad to say you intrigue me. You and a few of my other opponents truly stand out from the crowd." He stands straight for a moment and brings an arm up into the air quickly, tossing a card up high and letting it spin in the air - almost hanging there for a second... before it seems to gain a mind of its own, coming to a stop with blades pointed to Nagare before it swoops down from a distance.
COMBATSYS: Oswald successfully hits Nagare with Queen.
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Oswald 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 Nagare
Oh poor Oswald, he's getting swam to death. Okay. Not swam to death, but swam enough. But that all can change! As soon as Oswald hurls a cards twards Nagare, the swimmer is already too engaged in slamming back down and against the ground itself (it's not a joke, he really is diving into the concrete) he flops like a fish.
Not until he looks towars Oswald, he notices what the man is doing. "Oh! Thank you sir! That's a pretty big honor!" And Nagare is sincere. Be begins to get up again, looking towards Oswald, only for a card to be tossed towards him. It spins, and Nagare could only imagine what is going to happen. He tries to bring up the flippers, but he's too slow. The card slices into his chest, driving him back. "Wow!" Nagare states, "That one was good!" But Nagare doesn't make any movement.
That is, except getting into position for the gun to go off. Yeah, a diving stance.
COMBATSYS: Nagare focuses on his next action.
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Oswald 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 Nagare
Hm, an interesting approach to collecting one's thoughts. A corner of the Irishman's mouth curls into a smile as Nagare centers himself, giving him a few moments of peace to focus nice and proper. But soon the pool area is filled with the sound of the hard heels of his shoes striking the floor as he brazenly ignores the 'no running' signs along the pool walls as he sails toward the swimmer-youth, bringing a leg up in a torso-aimed roundhouse...
COMBATSYS: Nagare fails to interrupt Strong Kick from Oswald with Breast Stroke Kick.
- Power fail! -
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Oswald 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\1 Nagare
Nagare just looks towards Oswald as he comes. Well, he knows what to do, even as he fires himself towards him. The torso aimed round house kick coming. Nagare knows exactly what to do! As he begins to swim once more, it seems Oswald knew exactly what to do. The foot crashes into him, sending him to the ground. Nagare winces as he falls, but he sure knows its happening. It just sends him rolling forward, breaking his roll and sending him into the ground, breathing heavily. "Wow... gotta work on my figure." He states as he lays back for the moment.
Yeah, he's not getting up at the moment.
"No regrets, kiddo." He speaks flatly, "You fight odd, but you fight like a man." He says as the kick finished its impact. It felt satisfying to return the favor from a moment ago, and as the youth tumbles down, Oswald unfortunately doesn't let up in his attacks. Letting Nagare crumple a bit, Oswald circles about to be a bit more from aside, attempting to reach down and grab hold of the downed fighter. The object is to move into a side suplex style throw, aiming to make Nagare just a bit more familiar with the ground...
COMBATSYS: Nagare dodges Oswald's Medium Throw.
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Oswald 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\1 Nagare
Nagare's not going to lay down and accept defeat. Not today. Not no day. He's a fighter, and fighters gotta be prepared. Even if he's still feeling that last one, the man just gets up off the ground and shakes it off. Wow that stung. Looking towards Oswald, he nods, "Yeah. I'm sure of that." It's good that Oswald doesn't let up, Nagare has to keep the pressure on himself. So even as he reaches down to grab hold of Nagare, he's already moving.
The grasp is made, but never there. He rolls away, stopping as he quickly gets up. Even as Oswald reaches down, Nagare's firing a few kicks his way. Good and thick ones, to try and make up for the mistake he had made earlier. "Right!" He states. The flippers, they flip. Flip fantastically.
COMBATSYS: Oswald dodges Nagare's Heavy Kick.
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Oswald 1/----===/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nagare
It's barely in time, as Nagare rolls away, Oswald finds himself a bit off balance from the attempt to grab. As that heavy kick comes in, Oswald lets himself roll back along the damp ground, letting the kick strike air as he responds with his own as he lays somewhat propped on his back, aiming a shot to the knee of the leg that still supports him before springing to his feet.
COMBATSYS: Oswald successfully hits Nagare with Light Kick.
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Oswald 1/----===/=======|====---\-------\0 Nagare
Nagare can only thing one thing after he tries to strike, and that's 'that hurt' as Owsald sweeps his legs out from under him, sending the swimmer to the ground after Oswald moves. It's quick, it's powerful, and even as Nagare attempts to block with his other leg, it just wipes him out, sending him to the ground directly next to Oswald.
But Nagare's not done with that yet. "Ugh. Nice!" He states as he forces himself up, the wrong way. He starts to swim even while he's on the ground, swimming upwards as he rakes his flippers around, and as he does, he attempts to get Oswald in them as well. Water and chi come out to attempt to catch the man while he's still on the ground and throw him about.
COMBATSYS: Oswald blocks Nagare's Flipper Roundhouse.
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Oswald 1/---====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Nagare
Oswald was up on his feet as Nagare goes through his own style of getting back into fighting form. That fluid chi springs up with the kick as the youth approaches, and the sailing limb and flipper find him ready, center of gravity just and true, arms braced in to take the beating. It's with the block though, as Oswald twists his body to make the blow continue, to let the leg slip past so that he can have access to Nagare's blind spot.
There's a dark blur of motion as Oswald moves now as he brings his own, rather special brand of chi manipulation to the fight. It's like his motions linger with a dark shadow, making it hard to see just what is coming... as the form ducks in for a second...
COMBATSYS: Nagare dodges Oswald's Deep Strike.
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Oswald 1/--=====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Nagare
Nagare, for the moment, cannot even see what was coming. He's fine folks, certainly. But as Oswald comes in once more... It's weird. The blur of motion completey comes for him. He's unsure of where to look. What to look at. It just happens, shadows of what is supposed to happen, if he's even sure of that. It just comes, and Nagare is completely un prepared. So he does what he does best. Swim.
And he swims, oh does he swim, moving up and away from the shadows. Luckily, he out paces them. But just by a littl. And what was left, well, it was Oswald all along. "Wow..." Nagare states. "That was pretty close! How do you do that?" He states. Must be something about a poker player.
Hard Nagare also lands down, leaning against a wall. He's getting some breath.
COMBATSYS: Nagare gains composure.
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Oswald 1/--=====/=======|===----\-------\0 Nagare
The shroud persists, the dark mist keeping his body mostly obscured, though now and then the glint of light off the crimson specs marks his presence. "With a lot of practice... and a bit of luck." he responds, as the inky shroud grows a bit in form as it approaches once more. "Your chi is water, it lets you swim... mine allows me to Vanish from Man's Eye."
The midnight clouds pulse and shrink for a moment as he comes in once more, the entire mass shifting in a circle as his body probably sets into a spin... delivering another veiled attack...
COMBATSYS: Nagare blocks Oswald's Fierce Strike.
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Oswald 1/--=====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Nagare
"Wow... that's a neat trick." Nagare states, looking towards the man, or at least, where the man is supposed to be. Even as the shroud persists, the Taiyo swimmer continues to try to be faster than the hand. Even though he's a swimmer, and not really a ninja. He just gets a lot of luck. "Wow. This is really crazy." He comments. "This is almost like whack a mole." Yeah. Well. IT IS. What are you gonna do about it?!
Still, Nagare can only raise his fins to protect him as a strike pierces into his defenses. He stops it this time as it comes, the attack quickly hurling him back. It still stung. "Oh wow." Nagare states, looking towards Oswald. And then Nagare comes back, actually striking twards Oswald with more kicks, flipper kicks even! Crazy!
COMBATSYS: Oswald dodges Nagare's Light Kick.
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Oswald 1/--=====/=======|====---\-------\0 Nagare
It's just that tail end of the mist that parts at the kick as it rips through what should have been Oswald's body, and like steamy vapor, the rush of air brought by Nagare's flipper sends the meandering wisps of dark chi swirling away. The veteran Gambler is out near the pool's edge now, a good distance away as he has a full deck of cards held in his hands now, the sound of the trump cut custom made cards riffling and shuffling alien in such a place as a pool...
Then a single card is plucked from the top and the Irishman takes a look at it, "Yes... it's time..." and as Oswald is near flying parallel to the ground now, he holds a single card in an outstretched hand... looking to tag it to Nagare's body...
COMBATSYS: Nagare dodges Oswald's Joker'.
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Oswald 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Nagare
Nagare's trying to pull out all the stops here. Everything must go for a low, low price of HOLY CRAP WHAT IS HE DOING. Nagare just looks towards Oswald, with his defenses pierced and his strength ever failing, he's not too sure what to really do at the moment. He just looks towards the Gambler and he pulls out a full deck of cards. Well, what is he going to use those for. He isn't - Yeah, he is. He's coming towards Nagare. And fast.
Nagare doesn't swim up. Gambler will get him. Instead, he fires himself forward towards the ground, his chest exuding water shit, leaving Oswald to simply go over him as he makes one of the most unexpected penguin slide dodges he had ever did. It was really close, but Nagare clinched it.
Getting up, he just shakes his head. "Wow. I wasn't certain there for a moment. You're really good at this." Nagare announces, before moving back towards Oswald, attempting to catch him with flippers as he comes down, raking it across his figure, or at least trying.
COMBATSYS: Nagare successfully hits Oswald with Quick Punch.
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And the punch finds home as Oswald's trepidation about the card finding the wall rather than Nagare causes a good opportunity for that flipper to rake in good and deep, tearing into the back of his shoulder and along the arm, causing a snarl of pain.
There's a sharp but brief hiss of main as he inhales hard through his teeth, grinding them together as the insult of tossing his trump card was added with the injury of that quick strike, "You dodge one of my best strikes, a testament to your skill." He rolls the shoulder that supports the raked arm, almost feeding on the flare of pain it brings.
The two were still in close proximity after that strike, as Nagare is still traveling through with the punch. Oswald's hands reach out to the boy's right arm and shoulder aiming to slip around back and then bend down to draw the swimmer over hip to get under his weight and flip him clean over...
COMBATSYS: Oswald successfully hits Nagare with Medium Throw.
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Oswald 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 Nagare
Even as Oswald is struck, the fighter finds something weird. He's barely touched. The flipper slap really did nothing, or at least it seemed to do nothing. Nagare's got only a thought on why, but dang if he didn't guess that the man wasn't as feeble as he thought. "Wow. You're pretty strong. Really strong even." He states as the man rolls coming in close.
But this time, the swimmer cannot get out of the way. A hand snakes for his arm and shoulder, bending him around and hurling him up and over. The swimmer flies... but not by his own will! He cleanly flies over before coming to a stop on the other side, a little dazed, but alright. He doesn't get up. "Yow. You got quite the arm."
And then he actually rolls towards Oswald, prepping himself up by his hands, raising himself as he begins to kick once more, but on the ground. Even as he starts to kick his feet, the water chi washes off, attempting to batter and soak all the water chi into Oswald. At once!
COMBATSYS: Oswald reflects Splash Kick from Nagare with Heart.
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Oswald 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Nagare
It's almost like the water was syphoned up by some sort of vacuum, as Oswald first meets the kick with a sweep of his arm, leaving a card in mid-swipe to float in the air in a rapid spin. The water chi collects upon the face of the card which seems to grow blue for a moment before he grabs it once more and gives it a flick toward Nagare.
The energy burns the card as it sails in mid flight, unleashing the collected aqua-chi in process, sending it well back to the young Swimmer's body from whence it came, only a far less benign return.
It's after that, that Oswald is again checking his arm where that rake took place last, brow furrowed hard and frowning, but despite his anger, isn't the type to downplay his opponent's skill. "I may be old, but I'm still in shape - and I have experience, Mister Namikawa." He starts, adjusting his cuff at first but finding it tears off and falls through the sleeve of his jacket in the process... curses... "With a few years of more combat in you, You'll have as good an arm, young man."
Nagareis just impresses as he lays back, kicks, and then the card comes down. It's just a normal card, right? Nay. It shoots down, striking Nagare there and then. He makes a rather surprised tone as it whips down, the water chi coming back full scale, striking him instead. He coughs a bit as he looks towards Oswald. "W-wow..." He states. He breathes heavily. He wasn't really expecting that. Beginning to pump his own chest, Nagare has some secrets too.
Maybe not as surprising as that, but as he does, water chi comes out and surrounds some of the wounds. Guess what he's doing to himself. Just guess.
Interesting. He had heard of fighters able to heal themselves - but this was the first time he's actually seen such a thing in action. There's scrutiny as he watches the energy build around Nagare's body, nodding in a sort of muted understanding as he watches the water-energy flow into him like the source of life.
Once that energy starts to dissipate, however, Oswald presses in for an attack once more, making a short leap up to bring a airborn strike from high up to drive it down toward Nagare's body, almost like the Sword of Damocles has dropped and is coming down to render judgement...
COMBATSYS: Nagare dodges Oswald's Ace.
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Oswald 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Nagare
COMBATSYS: Nagare successfully hits Nagare with CPR.
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Oswald 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Nagare
Nagare was just lying there for a while. Well, not really. He just looked up towards Oswald, and he knew only one thing. He's gotta make sure that he gets this off. Even as the man watches, he keeps himself pumping, pushing the water chi into some of the wound. Sooner or later it would have a good effect on him, and it does. But as he looks up, the man is pressing the attack. With a short leap, Oswald comes done, striking to drive a card through his body? Nagare's not really sure he likes this...
So he tries to get away. And rolls off. He's not getting up. He's too tired for that. What he does do, however, is swim underneath Oswald, and if he's able, pull up by swimming under, and roll him back to the floor. Yes, with his back. He throws with his back.
COMBATSYS: Oswald dodges Nagare's Strong Throw.
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Oswald 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Nagare
The hell... that swimming always makes Nagare hard to read. As he moves toward Oswald, he steps backwards, in two hops, almost a skip even as the Swimmer-style fighter moves to try his back-throw. While Oswald wasn't certain what it would have resulted in, he wasn't willing to find out at this point.
Instead, Oswald brings a foot up, and then down in a single stomp, to punish the attempt at the throw.
COMBATSYS: Oswald successfully hits Nagare with Light Kick.
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Oswald 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Nagare
Even as Nagare continues to flounder like a fish, Oswald is busily making sure that Nagare has a hard time existing. As he gets up from the failed throw, Oswald is already moving. And he's fast. Nagare had no idea the fighter was this fast. "I hope my hands are that fast one day." You bet you do, Nagare. You could swim miles.
But that's not important. As he looks towards the fighter, Nagare has to try something. It's foolish, but he's gotta try. Pulling on a swim bench, he pull it up. He hefts it, looking over towards Oswald, and then swings it across, attemtping to hit Oswald. Crazy? You bet he is. But it's worth a shot.
COMBATSYS: Oswald blocks Nagare's Random Weapon.
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Oswald 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\0 Nagare
He was going to say something, but whatever he was about to blurt out is stopped as he watches Nagare heft up a bench and almost in what seems to be an act of desperation, gives it a hefty swing.
The card dealing assassin dives into a long roll as the construct of wood and metal swings overhead, rolling underneath and coming up into a vertical leap afterwards, but not without trailing a card upwards along with, leaving a glint of light in a long trail in the process.
He was going to say something, but whatever he was about to blurt out is stopped as he watches Nagare heft up a bench and almost in what seems to be an act of desperation, gives it a hefty swing.
The card dealing assassin turns his back into the swing as the construct of wood and metal comes careening in, bashing into his back as he goes into a short dive, rolling underneath and coming up into a vertical leap afterwards, but not without trailing a card upwards along with, leaving a glint of light in a long trail in the process.
He may have well absorbed the hit, but this one took a good bit of wind from him...
COMBATSYS: Nagare fails to interrupt Medium Strike from Oswald with Breast Stroke Kick.
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Oswald 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1 Nagare
Nagare REALLY takes that head on. It seems everything he's trying to do just doesn't want to work. Dang his luck. Still, he's going to try as hard as possible, if he likes it or not. As soon as the card assasin moves, Nagare moves after, trying to trail behind him as he goes. The construct is swung towards his head, trying to bash it on Nagare.
And Nagare tries to swim out of it. But it doesn't work. He's caught again, like it or not, and thrown into the ground. Strikes batter him down as he's failing to do it again. Today is not Nagare's day.
Oswald is still now, the leap putting him aside the stricken student now as he circles like a shark preparing for the kill. "Each and every single Taiyo High fighter..." He utters low as he comes to a stop, cards in hands, arms at his sides, "...have shown their skills admirably. You are no exception. I do believe the fight is soon over, Nagare Namikawa, but know this: Like your colleagues, you have my respect."
And with that, a card is dropped from his hand and his fingers curl into a fist, aiming to drive a punch at Nagare's chest.
COMBATSYS: Nagare dodges Oswald's Fierce Strike.
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Oswald 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1 Nagare
Nagare is wounded as he looks up towrads Oswald. He could continue this fight for ages, but he's not going to do that. Getting up off the ground, he fights to stay up. He breathes out as he looks towards Oswald. "Thanks.." He states, "We try at what we do. Our motto is to give it all you got." Nagare states as he gets up, weakly, but still manages to get around the hand that drives torwads his chest.
And then, he charges in and around it, actually moving to get ahead of him. And then start to swim. And swim hard.
The water chi creates 'waves' as he flies through the air, head down as he quickly moves to strike, over and over, in a quick dive towards Oswald's chest. If he's unable to get out of the way in time. This could be bad. Very bad.
COMBATSYS: Oswald endures Nagare's Underwater Dash.
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Oswald 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Nagare
No guts.
No glory.
As Nagare builds up his attack and brings those waves crashing down upon Oswald, he decides to stand tall and hang tough to weather the tidal flare of chi that slams down upon his body. The attack was far, far stronger than he ever expected it to be, and through the great volley of ocean-strength chi, Oswald is blasted back and down, leaving him to struggle to his feet drenched, shaken and rather worse for wear.
"C...cheh..." He squints hard as he coughs a hard, heavy cough, one nostril bleeding copiously as he draws himself to a somewhat-stand... "No regrets..."
And this time his dash is slow to start, as he near stampedes toward the youth reaching out with a hand to grab at a felled card as he runs, flicking it into hand, giving a draw in with his arm to do an inside to outside arcing cut...
COMBATSYS: Nagare blocks Oswald's Medium Strike.
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Oswald 0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Nagare
No guts no glory indeed. Nagare is giving it his all, even more than he thought he had actually. As Oswald looks towards him, well, he most certainly isn't going to give up too quickly. He's got some life left in him. Weirder things have happened. But Oswald had whent through his worst, and came out the other side. Well... not smelling like roses. It was enough for Nagare to actually imagine, the man had survived his assault. And he's gotta have to try to weather his.
Arms come up as the dash connects, but only with fins of the fighter. He looks gritting his teeth. He wants to fall over, just give up, but he wouldn't be part of the Taiyo High would he. He's gotta give it his all. Even if it means running himself into the ground. "One last try!" He convinces himself, as he begins to dog paddle once more. The most easiest method there is. You will find nothing as easy and as well known as the dog paddle. Nothing.
COMBATSYS: Oswald dodges Nagare's Dog Paddling.
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Oswald 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Nagare
Oswald's heart was pounding. His hears were ringing. Vision blurred. Fingers numb. He hurt all over. As that paddle comes about, he has no more quick dashes and dodges, instead he just does as quick and dirty as he can, just aiming to survive. Arms in tight and body shunting down and to the side as the paddle comes, he springs up quick enough and gives a few quick feints with some advancing steps, much like a boxer - only he is holding the shallow ends of cards between finger and thumb...
COMBATSYS: Nagare blocks Oswald's Weapon Jab.
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Oswald 0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Nagare
Oswald is quick. Really quick. The man leaps out of the way. It's really getting neck and neck here, and even as Oswald comes at Nagare with a vengence, Nagare is thrown backwards, raising his hands just at the right time to stop it. But the damage is done. The single card had cut him. That's all he had left. He begins to fall back, breathing heavily. But it's not over yet. That would be too easy. Looking up towards Oswald, Nagare smiles a bit, shaking his head. Wait? Yeah. He may... or may not... be standing still. It's yet to be known.
COMBATSYS: Oswald counters Light Kick from Nagare with King.
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Oswald 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Nagare
Oswald was wavering, punch drunk, eyes swelled, and not seeing quite straight. He thought this was it, that last strike should have been enough. The kick somes in and he makes a quick move. A bluff... a single card tossed up that hits the foot yet at the same time his entire body displaces a foot back like some sort of clever illusionist's stage trick.
To his surprise, and dismay, Nagare is still up, making Oswald give a heavy, exasperated sigh. "...got me again..."
Nagare stands still, even as Oswald makes an err. One that Nagare knows completely. He's defeating himself slowly, but surely. Everything he does is giving it his all, and right now, this is the very definition of giving it his all. And even as the single card comes at him, pushing him back, or at least looking like it. Oswald was never there.
Looking towards him, Nagare nods. "Hah.. you got me too..." And then, Nagare, well, he begins to swim again. Up. Up. Up. Swimming upwards before stopping, and then, turning around, he slowly comes back down, head first, towards Oswald.
He's really weak, but he's still gotta try.
COMBATSYS: Oswald dodges Nagare's Concrete Dive.
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Oswald 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Nagare
That high swim once more. Oswald knew what was coming. Head upturned and watching as that dive takes place, once again he just moves aside, in time - just even as Nagare's head grazes beside him. It's a miss, but not much of one, each round makes Oswald slower, drained... but Ireland isn't known for its quitters, both these fighters are showing this in true form.
"Damn it, kid... get down..." He growls as he grabs at his body as he follows through the dive, "AND STAY DOWN." aiming to slam him back first against one of the benches.
COMBATSYS: Oswald successfully hits Nagare with Quick Throw.
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Oswald 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Nagare
Even as the swimmer is coming through, well, It's hard to see that Oswald is a reather fast guy. As Nagare comes down, he lands, shaking back and forth. But as he got up, Oswald began to take him down. Picking him up, well, Nagare's unable to get out of the way in time. Finally, he's thrown back towards the ground by Oswald. The kid will stay there, and well, just try to kick Oswald even as he falls. It's sort of a last ditch effort.
And he just rests for now, breathing heavily. That's all he's got.
COMBATSYS: Nagare can no longer fight.
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Oswald 1/-------/=======|
COMBATSYS: Oswald dodges Nagare's Light Kick.
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Oswald 1/-------/=======|
As the throw lands hard and home, and that leg comes up, Oswalds only saving grace is that his weakness makes his head and shouders tumble atop Nagare with the throw, making the last flail of the leg go wide and mostly harmless.
After the throw, the kick, and the finish... Oswald doesn't so much stand as just slide off and fall seated on the tiles, shaking his head quickly to try and brush the cobwebs off as the fight personell start filing in to administer much, Much, Desperately needed medical care to the two. This was no easy victory...
COMBATSYS: Oswald has ended the fight here.
Log created on 21:37:17 03/14/2008 by Nagare, and last modified on 16:32:44 03/15/2008.