Description: In the courtyard of Gedo High, Kiyoko takes on new student Adira in a Neo League match--can the 'home-school' favorite take down the Tai Chi practioner? (Winner: Adira)
School is out, but only has been for a short while, and as usual students are flooding through the courtyard. What isn't usual is the large number of cameramen about with their expensive equipment and an area of the yard cordoned off by posts and chains. Gedo has seen it's fair share of fights, that's for sure, but not so many of their number have been the sight of 'official' matches as this one seems to be. Like any fight found here students have taken a sudden interest in the proceedings, the chains quickly becoming a formality as the impromptu ring gets a wall of people to contain the fighters.
Milling about in the circle and seeming somewhat taken aback by the rowdiness of this Gedo crowd is one Kiyoko Fukakami. Unlike her fight at Taiyo a few days earlier she's managed to change into her Tai Chi uniform before coming over to the other school, and she's feeling very glad for it. She was told her opponent is, in fact, a student of this school and she couldn't even imagine how much more against her than the crowd already seems to be if it were a known fact that she attended Justice. Perhaps she'd be getting things thrown at her rather than the simple heckling she's undergoing already.
For her it's going to be another lesson in focus, learning to tune out the unimportant aspects of her surroundings, like a jeering mob of high school students, while paying attention to that which does matter. As such her face has a clearly determined look to it. Normally she'd be friendlier, but for some reason this place just feels downright hostile towards her, and it's having a clear effect. Of course, a set and determined face does have a somewhat comical appearance on her right now, so it's unlikely to help with the crowd.
She'd taken the call on her cellphone about lunchtime; a Neo League fight was in the offing, and the officials wanted to know if she was interested... of course she was. And, convieniently, recovered from the aftermath of her SNF against Daigo. However, the location upset her a tad. Not that she has anything against Gedo--actually, she rather likes it here--but a fight on her home turf... that's a bit tougher to take. After all, Gedo kids have their pride, and were she to lose... even as a new Gedo member, it might be a bit rough on her.
Still, she accepted--and happily. Fighting being the one thing she knows above everything else, any offer of a fight--well, almost any offer--is gladly accepted. So, she got the time and nodded. Just after school... she wouldn't have time to go home and change, so she'd have to fight in her school outfit. That's fine--she's used to that.
Not knowing much about Justice, just the usual things--hyper-rich school, presumably stuck-up school body... she isn't sure what to expect from her opponent, whom she gets a good look at, as she walks into the circle set out for the fight.
"Yo. I'm Adira Sen'ou. I'll be your opponent," she says, to the other girl, as she shakes her legs out, then does a couple of deep bends. Yeah.. she's ready.
Alone in the circle one moment, one of the many students hopping in and proclaiming herself the opponent the next. And from the looks of it her actual opponent isn't near as mean as the spectators. Interesting, that. The determined look doesn't leave her face, though she seems to relax by a small degree. "I'm Kiyoko Fukakami. Um, nice to meet you." She sees Adira stretching and... yep, she's completely forgotten to warm up herself. So much for focusing on the things that matter and ignoring those that don't! But she can make up for it, she's sure.
She gives her opponent a few moments to stretch, discreetly doing the same for her legs as well, and then slowly slides into a low fighting stance, one leg held straight and forward, the other back and bent at the knee, arms likewise held one forward and one behind. "I'm fine to start whenever you're ready," she states, and the League organizers give a nod to the pair as well to the cameramen, who had the cameras focused and rolling already anyway- you never know when they're going to spring into action.
Kiyoko's already started though, even if it's not obvious at first glance. She's looking Adira over, and studying every minute detail she can lay her eyes on. How she moves, how self-assured she seems; things like that. For her part, Kiyoko is looking set and determined. A casual glance can tell you that her outfit hangs loose on her, and a closer one makes it easy to see that it hangs a little too loose- she's somewhat frail of body.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko has started a fight here.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Adira has joined the fight here.
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Adira 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kiyoko
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko focuses on her next action.
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Adira 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kiyoko
Adira? Mean? Well, she can be. Forthright, maybe, or unrestrained. She's not really mean unless you're evil, and her opponent certainly doesn't -look- evil... huh. Adira glances over her for a moment, and comments, "Y'know... you really don't look like you should be in the ring." Nonetheless, Adira takes up her fighting stance, arms up and in guard position, legs moving smoothly and quickly, as she begins dancing around her opponent a little, applying a very Tae Kwon Do-style of footwork that leaves her feet a bit of a blur as she closes in.
"But, I also know that it takes all types so forgive me if I'm not really prepared to go easy on ya," she continues, with a little bit of a grin. Alright. The girl looks ready; it's time to try her out. Adira looks pretty relaxed, really, as she closes in to about five yards, relatively slowly--then suddenly jerks forward, snapping her right leg out in a quick, low kick intended to tag Kiyoko's shin. A testing manuever, nothing more or less; the leg is drawn back as quickly as it was fired off.
COMBATSYS: Adira successfully hits Kiyoko with Snap Kick.
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Adira 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kiyoko
"I may not look like it, but I'm a pretty good fighter. You'll see." Looks like she's going to talk determined too! Well, not too surprising considering how something like that can seep into your thoughts. They say smiling when your sad can even help make you happier. Adira is definitely quick on her feet though, which is something Kiyoko's going to have to keep in mind as she goes about this. The second comment snaps her out of it a bit though. "Good! I'm not going to go easy on you either, so you'd better be careful."
Kiyoko doesn't give her best showing as Adira attacks, however. As Adira suddenly bursts forward, Kiyoko suddenly does the same, only in reverse. The problem? Yea, that'd be the size of the ring! She completely blows it and actually backs up into a spectator, quickly rushes an apology and gets kicked in the shin. She winces, and then blushes. "Th-that doesn't count!" she says quickly. Okay, better come out strong or she's going to end up looking like a loser!
She quickly regains her balance and then moves forward herself. Once she's a tiny bit closer she rolls her body forward, planting her hands on the ground. Her momentum continues and she tries to completely wrap her legs around Adira's neck, hooking her ankles together if she manages it. If so she suddenly shifts her weight, sideways because there's no room behind her, twisting so that she pulls the other fighter right off the ground and over forwards, slamming her down hard onto her back, and then popping back up quickly herself.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko successfully hits Adira with Harvest Moon.
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Adira 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Kiyoko
Hnn. Better be careful there. Then again... Adira is pulling back, herself, after her kick--but Kiyoko proves to be pretty fast, and so she gets that modified headscissors takedown. It's a move that Adira knows well--after all, she uses it and variations on it herself. Despite the slamming technique, Adira pops up just as quickly, grinning a little. "Not bad, not bad," she says, as she backflips once, twice, getting enough room for her next manuever; one in which she takes a step forward, then leaps into a twirling tumble, with a low, flat trajectory.
Her objective? It is to land on Kiyoko's shoulders, with her knees gripping the girl's head--and if she manages that, she'll reverse her momentum and flip the girl backwards, in a frankensteiner-style takedown. Normally, she flips forwards--but there just isn't room, and so compromises must be made.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko blocks Adira's Tiger Ambush.
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Adira 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Kiyoko
The purple haired Justice student isn't entirely sure what Adira has in mind with the attack. No extended foot, though a quick kick could come out late. Flying takedowns aren't something she's excessively familiar with, but by the time the other girl has her knees locked on her head she has a pretty good idea of what's about to happen. The momentum shifts, and Kiyoko quickly reaches an arm up and manages to shove it between the leg and pry. It's just enough to make that slam turn into a painfully jerked on neck, the hold breaking before she can get pulled down.
"Wow, that was a close one. I've never thought about trying it midair before..." A hand reaches up to quickly rub her sore neck, and then it's back to it. A few careful steps bring her back to the Gedo student, and her left arm comes up and pulls back across her body. Her intentions become clear rather quickly, the girl sending a hard circular chop towards Adira's temple. "Yah!"
COMBATSYS: Adira interrupts Strong Punch from Kiyoko with Dragon Hunter.
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Adira 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\1 Kiyoko
Adira lands quickly from the failed throw; she has enough presence of mind to realize the moment she's gotten the most she can out of the attack and she uses her momentum to backflip off, landing in a handstand that brings her back up to standing. Hnn. The girl's defenses aren't bad, she muses to herself, as frail as she looks...
Of course, while Adira is thinking this, Kiyoko is quickly coming in and attempting to karate chop her in the temple. That is a very smart move--a blow to the temple can cause confusion, concussion, knockout, even death--if performed with those intentions. Adira doesn't really sense intent in the same way that a psion would--she reads her opponent's eyes, their movements. It's part of the training she was born to. She doesn't read killing intent in Kiyoko's eyes.
But that doesn't make her inclined to let the girl do as she pleases. Just at the moment befre contact, Adira thrusts her left arm upwards, absorbing most of the blow and pushing Kiyoko off balance; the motion is part of a fluid counterattack, as the half-Israeli girl pushes off with her strong legs, thrusting her right knee up into Kiyoko's midsection. The impact has enough force to lift Kiyoko off her feet and into the air, and Adira with her; almost as soon as there's enough clearance Adira extends her legs and whips her body around in a full circle, 'flash kicking' Kiyoko away before Adira lands.
Having committed herself, Kiyoko can do nothing to stop the intercepting blow before it comes. She certainly /tries/ to get out of the way of the follow ups, but before she can take more than a quarter step away the knee hits her in the gut and immediately ends any attempts of escape, her breath blasted out of her by that single motion. If that weren't enough the following kick smacks her in the chin and is enough to whip her body completely around before gravity takes hold and sends her back to the pavement.
The courtyard seems to erupt with approval, the cheers almost deafeningly loud. They no doubt enjoy seeing one of their own laying such a hard beat down to her opponent. Kiyoko struggles for a moment, but then rises back to her feet. "Jeeze, I really walked right into that one, didn't I?" Not unable to admit her mistakes, it seems, but now she's got even further to go if she's going to come out on top.
Well, it looks like there's no reason to be shy about it! The girl nods to herself, and rushes forward, trying to get in close enough to make her next strikes possible. Once she's in her arms begin swinging around in circular motions, her entire body moving rhythmically as if she decided to do a Tai Chi workout in the middle of a fight. The reasoning behind this becomes rather apparent, though, as her hands are suddenly surrounded by bright green auras, the result of channeled chi. As she attacks she seeks not to hit Adira with her hands, but instead deliver potent amounts of chi with those slashing motions.
COMBATSYS: Adira endures Kiyoko's Summer Breeze.
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Adira 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Kiyoko
Huh. That's... interesting. Like a dance, of sorts. Only, with bright green chi. Adira braces herself for the onslaught--but stands strong. Each slashing attack hits, full force--and yet Adira barely seems phased by the attacks. Her 'bravery' is noted by the crowd, their shouting and cheering growing--but Adira isn't doing it 'for them'. She's doing this for -her-. She took the hit--but why? Well, partially to keep Kiyoko close... and partially just to keep the girl confident. Adira does her best to 'fade' with each attack--making it look like she's really hurting--but once the onslaught stops, Adira comes back upright, faster than Kiyoko might be expecting, and she grins.
"Not bad, girl, not bad at all..." Suddenly, Adira is standing in a flamingo stance, her right leg cocked upwards, bent at the knee. "But I got surprises of my own!" And this surprise may hurt--might hurt indeed. Because the 'surprise' is a withering storm of fast kicks thrown from that flamingo stance, Adira's leg whipping around almost unnaturally as she seeks to plant it against Kiyoko's body repeatedly, targeting the abdomen with that shotgun-like blast of blurring kicks.
COMBATSYS: Adira successfully hits Kiyoko with Whip Storm.
- Power hit! -
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Adira 0/-------/----===|=======\=====--\1 Kiyoko
The attacks make contact and Kiyoko keeps up her onslaught for several moments before winding back down. The fact that Adira isn't being shoved back by them is duly noted, but it comes as a rather big surprise for the teen when the moment her assault begins she's still standing there, ready to kick some ass. Looks like the blows weren't so devastating after all!
A nervous little laugh comes from Kiyoko at the seeming compliment, and immediately begins backing away, arms coming up to defend against what's clearly coming her way. Okay, she's been in nasty situations like this one before. She's actually pretty good at protecting herself. She reaches out, keeping that chi in her hands to try and help deaden the kicks that are suddenly coming towards her. And her arms simply get /crushed/ back into her body. Rather than keeping herself safe she's left herself wide open, the brutal series of ultra fast kicks knocking her around as she continues to try and escape, ending in a simple collapse to the ground.
But she's not giving up; not yet anyway. She's beaten and battered, but just because it hurts doesn't mean it's okay for a fighter to up and quit. If anything it means they need to steel their resolve even further! So with gritted teeth she picks herself back off the ground. "Okay, you're really good... but I'm not going to let you push me around so easily!" The girl moves back towards Adira, and suddenly becomes a blur of movement herself. It's not her legs that are moving though, but her arms. Two fingers on each hand are extended forward and she begins lashing out at pressure points, aiming first for the neck and then moving progressively down the body, eventually getting to the legs and jamming her fingers especially hard there. With any luck she can really numb them up and make life miserable for the other teen
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko successfully hits Adira with Summer Solstice.
- Power hit! -
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Adira 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Kiyoko
Kiyoko's a tough little customer. By now, the Gedo kids have started to appreciate that about her; she's weathered some tough hits--not so little hits from the Israeli girl. And her return volley is just as painful as was Adira's--or so it seems. The pressure point techniques are not unknown to Adira--pressure points are a handy way to control someone, after all, especially someone of violent intent. But just because she knows about them doesn't mean she can always -defend- against them... and in this case she can't.
Staggering backwards, Adira grunts at the feeling of pain that's rushing through her body. "Yeah, guess you do belong in the ring... I was right not to take you lightly..." And it's always good to be up against another strong fighter. Fighting weaklings and enjoying it? That's not Adira's style.
"But I don't think our fight's gonna take much longer," she notes, as she drags her body back to fighting stance. It may sound confident--but Adira is just thinking about her body and the state of her opponent's body. Lunging forward again, she feints another low right snap kick--but halfway through her leg stops and recocks itself and then is sent in a simple thrust kick for Kiyoko's stomach.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko dodges Adira's Light Kick.
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Adira 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Kiyoko
It's too much to ask for attacks like those to completely disable such a strong opponents body altogether. A normal person would probably collapse as a useless heap if their pressure points were struck in such a manner. But that's the point of these competitors, that they're not normal, isn't it? Still, it's going to have some effect, Kiyoko knows, even if Adira can fight through the pain it's going to be there, just as the multitude of kicks she's taken radiates throughout her own body now.
"Thanks. You're pretty tough yourself. If I'd been just a little less careful I'd be on the ground right now, I can tell." Definitely nothing wrong with camaraderie among opponents. That's just called good sportsmanship, right? Now it's time to take action. Adira attacks, and Kiyoko decides it's time to go airborne. Rather then zigging this way or that, she bends down quickly and then jumps into the air, completely vaulting over Adira with feet to spare and avoiding the kick completely and proving how mobile she can be- something she'd yet to have shown in the fight up to this point. She lands a fair distance away, and immediately spins around to face her opponent. But as she does her right hand is glowing again, and as her rotation ends it sweeps diagonally through the air, a crescent of green chi forming and rushing towards Adira. Maybe she'll have better luck fighting at range!
COMBATSYS: Adira negates Spring Blossom from Kiyoko with Dragon's Roar.
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Adira 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Kiyoko
Energy crescent, meet energy crescent. Adira sees what Kiyoko is doing--talk or no--and she's prepared. "You might be right. You might not. Battle is unpredictable," replies Adira. Of course, while she's talking, she's also stomping her right foot down; it blazes with crimson red chi flame, from sole to knee, and then she kicks upwards, uttering a deep kiai; her foot sweeps upwards almost to her forehead, showing off her flexibility.
That sweeping foot unleashes an arc of crimson fire chi, as tall as Adira, that meets Kiyoko's green chi and entangles with it; there's a brief burst of light as the energy explodes, but Adira doesn't shade her eyes--she just gazes into the energy, waiting for it to die down, knowing Kiyoko is on the other side.
Back on the other side of the exploding energy, having witnessed the flames meet her own energy to dramatic effect, Kiyoko is busy breathing heavily. She's had a pretty good run, but she's also worn herself down terribly. As the aftereffects of the explosion begin to dissipate she does her best to hide it, though there's nothing that can stop Adira from seeing the beads of sweat that run down her face.
Rather than talk any more the girl decides to immediately go back on the offensive. She takes a few running steps and then leaps again, heading right for Adira with an outstretched leg. Her intent is to land a kick to the center of her chest and then kick off and escape, hopping backwards anyway should she fail to make contact. She's... really running herself ragged.
COMBATSYS: Adira interrupts Winter Snow from Kiyoko with Light Kick.
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Adira 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\0 Kiyoko
Adira's got a move something similar to this, too. Although she doesn't use multiple kicks... that's certainly a thought... in any case, she can see Kiyoko's tired. Hell, she's tired, herself; using her chi is pretty tiring for her, as she doesn't exactly specialize in its use. But she's got enough in her to finish out this fight. Once again, she parries the incoming kick--taking it on a forearm, deflecting most of its force--and in the space between the first kick and the second...
She strikes, kicking upwards with her left leg, another high front kick that tags Kiyoko, literally, in the bottom--hard, but not too hard. Adira is busy doing some really odd hop--basically, using the momentum from the kick to slide her 'under' Kiyoko as she contacts, so that she ends up behind Kiyoko.
Kiyoko lets out a yelp as her quick kick turns into her undoing. She lands on the ground roughly, her escape jump aborted by the sudden pain. At least she stayed on her feet, though. Still, she's left stumbling backwards from the quick blow, nearly falling as she goes. "Shoot!" She knows she's done for, barely able to keep her limbs functioning as she wants them too. Time to give it the old fashioned 'one last shot' wild swing! As much as she'd like to just sit down and say she gives, there's no way she's going to do it in front of this crowd. Someone who doesn't go down fighting would be seen as a laughingstock!
"Okay, here goes..." She pumps herself up momentarily and then steps forward, twisting at the hip and bringing her left leg up. She uses her entire body to put strength into the kick, trying to slap the top of her foot in Adira's side. It might even be impressive, were it not executed like molasses.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Adira blocks Kiyoko's Heavy Kick.
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An impressive kick, for sure; slow, but powerful. Adira is quite the conneiseur of kicks, being that her fighting style is about 95% kicking. Still, she's ready for it; stepping into the attack to blunt some of its power and bringing her leg and arm up to deflect it. She doesn't do any more than that; the Israeli girl knows that her opponent is done. Kiyoko ought to fall... -now-, she thinks, and truly the girl does so, though it's less of a fall than an exhausted collapse, one would think.
Adira is quick to motion to the medics, who rush on stage to grab Kiyoko and take her for treatment; the crowd cheers at the home-school favorite's won the day; she raises her hands in triumph, then, before the medics can go, tell them, "Tell her she fought well. Could've gone down either way."
COMBATSYS: Adira has ended the fight here.
Log created on 19:01:43 03/17/2008 by Adira, and last modified on 22:09:06 03/17/2008.