Description: Guess what guys NAEROSE LOVES MILKSHAKES Seriously. Man. Did you also know kidnapping people's sisters are BAD IDEAS? Katana does. You know what else Katana knows? NINJAS SUCK. And he also knows that JAPAN IS FOREVER. Maki ... WHO KNOWS WHAT WACKY NINJAS THINK
Ever since being recruited by the Mad Gear and given her own posy of totally crazy eighty eight type skimpy dressed women, Naerose has tried to decide, what sort of things should the witch and her posse do to strength the grasp that Mad Gear has over Metro City. Additionally, why should she care? The answer? Milkshakes. Yes Milkshakes. The word was, according to the posse, that there were people who didn't do things such as pay their protection money. When they don't they don't get protected from the people who are supposed to collect the money! But unfortunately Naerose doesn't care about what's that word, where you say pay me money or bad things will happen. Naerose has no idea.
So the guy at the milkshake stand - Extortion, that's the word! Anyway, he's tottally like, here take the money! But 'Rose is totally like,
"No way, I want the milkshakes." And therefore while the Posses graffiti's up the place (especially the sand) with mad gear logos, Naerose stuffs herself with milkshakes. And it was for this reason, with a milk shake moustache that she decided Katana should see her good work and thus Naerose totally called him on her cell a little bit ago.
Katana is nearby. NEARBY ENOUGH. The truck isn't present, but the Shogun has ways of getting around elseways. CAR SURFING. With someone at the wheel, Katana car surfs. TOWARDS THE NAEROSE. It's an interesting sight. The posse is easy to see, and katana regularly checks up things all around Metro City. Especially lately. There's been alot of activity in Metro City. And not all of it HIM.
That's troubling.
"NAEROSE!" Katana yells out, leaping from the car, rolling to a stop, and landing .. rather well for a giant man like him. "Has he paid up yet?"... And then she has a milk shake moustache. "RIGHT! The correct choice for this man.. he will not be assaulted, nor will his milkshakes, for helping a member of Mad Gear!" Well. It was more like PAY OR ELSE.. but helping/hurting are two different things, and he didn't do one!
Here, Katana is at the same time on other business.. but it's not certain!
Aranha for his part had been laying low since his arrival in Metro City. Sneaking around the borders and keeping his ears to the street. While he was listening to rumors, he found out something interesting. Word on the street was the Red Witch was running with Mad Gear.
Because of this tidbit of information Aranha decided to follow the witch around waiting for the one chance to see Katana and Naerose together to confirm the rumors. If Mad Gear and Blackjack still had an alliance, that would make them his enemies as well.
In order to find where Mad Gear stands, the Dancing Spider called in a favor with one of his connections making sure that Naerose's cell phone would get here a little after he did. And if worse came to worse he also made sure that he'd drop an anonymous tip to Maki. The way Aranha figured if Mad Gear wasn't with Blackjack it would cause chaos, and if they were it would allow him to have someone watching his back. It was a win/win situation.
As for where Aranha is currently located, he's camped out on a rooftop watching and waiting for his opportunity.
Aranha did, indeed, make some contact with one of his connections. Someone who is very familiar with the Mad Gears. And Katana is definitely not going to be happy to see who Aranha called before coming. It's Maki Genryusai, hater of the Mad Gears, and more than willing to help out in a situation like this.
For now, she doesn't seem too conspicuous, save for the fact she's wearing her standard fighting attire. Her tonfa is nowhere to be seen, and a pair of dark sunglasses rest on her face, almost as if she's simply out for a walk. But she knows about what's going on, and she'll be ready to back Aranha up if the need should arise.
Well this was fine and good, because they were a bunch of conscpious people. Naerose was someone dressed like a red witch. Katana is well, Katana and Car surfing, cool and Maki.. she can't possibly be as bad as Katana and Naerose are being in conspiciousness. But then there is Aranha, whom. Is trying to remain INconspicous and who happens to wear the most normal clothes of the group anyway. If anything people would probably notice him as one of the few people on the street who doesn't look like they escaped a cosplay show. If the witch wasn't preoccupied with milkshakes.
"Hiiii Katana!" She totally waves and hen resumes slurping milkshake
Katana is just large, loud, burly, and wears a freaking blue helmet. INCONSPICUOUSSSSS. But more importantly, as Naersoe devours milkshakes and greets him, the Mad Gear Shogun .. laughs heartily! "It seems you are doing quite well.. if you have taken any good photographs, I'd like them by tomorrow.. and your pay, will also be paid tomorrow! IN FULL!" He bellows, for no particular reason.
"It is always good to have you, Naerose.. and while I cannot provide you what that woman must have, I am sure I can provide you .. with milkshakes!" He suddenly exclaims again. "Soon, Metro City shall.. BE OURS! In just a little longer!... Although there was alot of commotion over there before, wasn't there?"
He means the Casino. "I wonder if it was just renovation." PERHAPS KAIN BLASTED A WALL OFF!?
Hey it could happen.
And then Aranha leaps into action flying from the roof to grab ahold of the street lamp and using it to slide down. The rest of his purposes wouldn't be served by stealth. After all, Katana and Naerose being together confirmed there was no longer a reason stay hidden.
He then approaches the witch and the wapanese poster boy and then shakes his head. It would seem so brazen how he approaches the two if one didn't know about the preparations he made in advance. "Well well well... So Mad Gear is still running with Blackjack." After that he lets out an amused exhalation of breath. Like a snicker that doesn't get all the way out.
That's all Maki needed to see. She notices Aranha's movement, since she was told in advance where he'd be and to keep an eye out for anything unusual. Maki casually takes off her sunglasses and puts them in her pocket (which one? We won't tell, but they are cheap so it doesn't matter if they're broken,) and then starts walking a little faster towards the witch and the samurai, her pace quickening a little with each step. All the while, she's reaching behind her, ready to pull her tonfa out at any moment.
The witch adjusts her shades. Slow music plays, eighties pop, electric, very electric. The beat is slow but builds over time. It's like one of those eighties cop movies before some big showdown happens. You might think, is there a movie soundtrack playing to real life? No. Not exactly, just one of the posse women has a boombox and she turned it on, lets face it, final fight never managed to make it out of the eighties.
"Hey, is this a friend of yours?" Asks the witch and points her broom toward Aranha. She then leans on it, like it were a staff or a crutch and studies him. You'd think she'd recognize him by now. But... she doesn't?
"Hahahah! THIS CITY WILL BE MAD G-" And then someone approaches. "Mad Gear is .. MAD GEAR... is only employing Naerose because of her competence!" He bellows, the mask perhaps almost smoking. "I have tossed off Blackjack's veil long ago.. the woman was far too controlling, too conniving to be trusted... and she did not TRULY appreciate Japanese culture!... To even.. think... I WOULD BE WITH THAT WITCH."
Which witch? Witch witch! WITCHY WITCHY.
"No offense Naerose." Katana adds, pulling a wakizashi towards Aranha, and pointing it. "What you wish... is to implicate me in .... Blackjack is here?" He asks, finally.. before brushing it away. "HAH! Blackjack is a gone thing.. that casino is .. Hey Naerose what casino was that? Who owned it? .. BUT I STILL AM UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP .. not that anyone can TRULY own Mad Gear! .. When we conquer Metro City... THAT IS WHAT SHALL HAPPEN!"
He raises his blades, laughing. "HAHAHAH!"
%"There is nothing to conquer," another voice calls, from nowhere and everything. "It's already in control by another." The same voice echos, moving out from between a nearby alleyway, the shadows dancing across the hooded man's face. The lower jaw is only able to be seen, as the man embraces the calming embrace of the dark that keep him shrouded. His cloak is a dull purple, dulled even more by the looming darkness.
The figure stands, making no movements towards either crowd. Beneath, a man lurks. To even tell which sex the figure is would be some what impossible for the moment. "Mayor Mike Haggar... is an imposter."
He says nothing more, looking between the barbaric Katana and the others. The man's eyes dance beneath the hood, barely more than slits.
One would think that Naerose would recognize him especially after the incident at Southtown's Airport. But he does have somehting in mind that would get the witch's attention.
"If you tossed off veil of Blackjack how do you explain her. Didn't you know? She's part of Blackjack." He then reaches into his pocket for the red i-phone that was previously owned by the Red Witch herself. "Don't believe me? Check this out"
Aranha lobs the phone over to Katana. And then turns to Naerose and gives her a smile filled with malicious intent. "I'm surprised you don't remember me... I must've beaten you at the airport a lot worse than I originally thought."
He was about to answer the shogun's question about the casino but it appears that this newcomer has thrown Aranha's carefully orchestrated chaos into further chaos. Whether this was a good thing or not remains to be seen. Aranha does add for further clarification. "But it did use to belong to Blackjack as well."
Katana would definitely remember Maki, although Naerose might not know her. But Maki's drawn her tonfa, and she's getting closer to where the others are. But she doesn't make her presence known just yet. Rather, she stays out of sight, waiting to see if Aranha gets anything done on his own, before making her presence known. After all, she was called here for assistance.
"Oh right that casino we were outside of that wouldn't let me in the buffet? Yeah, I guess they were having some construction or destruction, I dunno, I wans't really allowed inside so I don't actually know, " Naerose admits sheepishly and continues not to take Aranha seriously, or even notice Maki yet. Then comes a strange lecture. . .
. . . .
"Woah, milkshakes re-" Aranha totally pulls out a red i-phone.
"Hey nice phone. So is that fella a friend of yours...?" Naerose asks Aranha, "I mean, about that fella dressed like a character from kingdom hearts?"
*SLUUUURRRRRP*
"Aw man, I'm totally out," She walks over to the stand, not far away and receives a second (hundrededth) milkshake.
"Hey, is this one strawberry? Better be, red is awesome."
And then there's another thing. And ANOTHER thing. "Huh?" Katana looks to the red i-phone, looking at it. "That certainly IS blackjack." Katana says when he sees the phone. "Something she would buy... I CAN FEEL THE HORRIBLENESS ON IT!" Katana is almost fuming from the rage from that person! HOW HE DISLIKED HER.
And well, he checks it out alright. "Hmm.. look at that... ... AN I-PHONE! How diabolical!" He cries out, looking to Aranha. "I will watch her like a hawk then... if anything goes to the other... SHE WILL BE PUNISHED... but.. what?" Katana turns to the ?, staring. "What ... Mike Haggar an IMPOSTER!? IT ALL MAKES SENSE." Whatever that is. "That is why they are in here.. AND THAT IS WHY HE HAS NOT CRUSHED ME INTO THE GROUND LIKE BEFOR-I MEAN.. That is why he has not come to face me in battle!" He exclaims.. and ranting, raving..
"Hey ... Is that... you!" He cries to Naerose.. "Wait I thought I saw someone else... well... Naerose... .." And she wanders off. "You can be sure she will be ... prevented from SUCH A GROUP.. but Naerose is a good girl." GOOD GIRL. "But if there are Blackjack's nearby... I have a truck ... and you know what it can do!" Katana is certainly NOT HAPPPPPY.
The figure doesn't move at first, but it stands up taller. "Forgive me. I'm a friend. I'm not here to hurt any of you, but I give you this knowledge against the whims of Metro City." The man announces. "Everything continues the same. But none of it opperates towards the infestation of crime. The Mayor had even turned down outside help where it was offered." The man muses, stringing together half lies to form another, entirely different message.
"They do not stop you because the Mayor cannot. Setting up a staged event is the only event the Mayor will... 'perform' in." The man states once more, moving slowly out of the shadows. A purple robe covers the entirely of the figure, save for the hands and a few bits of face and neck.
"He will not stop Mad Gear, nor route out the crime. They have made the city corrupt." The stranger known as a 'friend' who is Igniz continues, "There is only one answer to infection, and that is to cut it out entirely. I say this only because I was once proud of Metro City, but it has degraded ever so in the few late months."
Towards Naerose, the figure nods, "I am a friend to all."
Aranha's lips curl into a big grin. A rediculously big grin. Considering that Katana's feelings about Elle are so strong. Almost as strong as his. He'd actually feel bad about what was going to happen to Katana if it wasn't for him remembering that Christmas SNF. Endangering kids... Not cool.
When hooded individual speaks, he's somewhat intrigued. It's interesting story but Aranha keeps silent about that. He's too interested in his pound of flesh to place too much importance on it right now. He'll let Maki deal with that if it comes up. Perhaps Aranha will investigate it later.
"Well join the club... I have my own reasons for loathing Blackjack, and I won't be satisfied until I've personally pasted each and every member." He begins walking towards Naerose looking over his shoulder to Katana before he adds, "And since your feelings about Blackjack are so strong, I'm pretty sure you won't mind me doing this..."
And that's when Aranha takes off in a run right for the red witch before flipping up in the air... And that would be Maki's cue to make her appearance. He doesn't know whether or not Katana believed everything he say but he'd rather not risk Katana's involvement. He did make a mention that Maki wasn't to let on that he was the one who called her here.
COMBATSYS: Aranha has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Naerose has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Aranha 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Naerose
That is, indeed, Maki's cue to enter, and she comes running in from off to the side seemingly. But she doesn't let on that Aranha has anything to do with this. Rather, it seems like she just happened to be in the area, and happened to spot Katana. Having a personal grudge against the Mad Gears, and seeing them do bad stuff, she's quick to approach the overgrown samurai with her tonfa at the ready, and a fierce scowl on her face.
"I should've known you'd be up to your old tricks, Katana!" Maki says as she twirls her baton. "Why is it no matter where I go, I can't get a break from you?" She hmmphs before turning to face Katana again. "But since I happened upon you, I think it's time I sent the Mad Gears a message... That Maki Genryusai doesn't tolerate their treatment of the citizens of this city!" She smiles evilly.
COMBATSYS: Maki has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Katana has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Aranha 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Katana
COMBATSYS: Naerose blocks Aranha's Colossal Kick.
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Aranha 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Katana
The witch comes back after getting a new milkshake and tries to snatch the phone out of the air, "You know, I think that phone is totally mine." She turns her attention to Katana and Aranha again,
"At least it should be mine, I mean I have this one.. soo.." She reaches into her hat and pulls out a red razr. "Huh."
This is the part that all of a sudden someone is running at the witch and probably going to do like a flying kick toward her head, actually wait, that's mean, really really mean. What the smack? She totally needs to drop something, but she can't drop her shake! So instead she drinks as much of it as she possibly can.
"Must.. resist .. head.. freeze." And shoves the rest into her hat, cup and all.
There is just no responding to the man, nothing to it, she raises her broom and...That's some heavy hitting. She digs her heel and skids back just a bit. Oouch. Actually, this would be a great time to test something. She adjusts her shades and takes notice of Maki, glances at Katana and sighs.
"Man, this town has a terrible crime rate."
COMBATSYS: Naerose focuses on her next action.
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Aranha 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Katana
"They don't stop me .. because .. they cannot!?" Katana asks to the hooded man. "Hahahah! THEN I AM TRULY THE NEW OWNER OF METRO CITY! It is .. ONLY TIME!" He exclaims to the heavens. There is nothing else he needs to respond about, truly, to the man. He's said everything he needs to, compared to him. The rest seems more to Aranha.
Katana doesn't have a long enough attention span at times, anyways. And then Naerose is assaulted! And Katana ... looks over to Naerose. "Indeed. It does!" And Then .. MAKI. SO that was who was nearby! And running in, The Shogun only notices her now in her entrance! It would make sense, after all. "You think that I .. don't have any tricks beyond this!?" The Shogun calls. "Hahahahh! You can't get a break.. BECAUSE I AM THE SHOGUN OF MAD GEAR! My might.. my strength... ALL OF IT IS FAR BEYOND YOU!" He exclaims to Maki.. "And you mean..."
The blades are out, and are forwards, as he rushes towards Maki in a blind strike. "MY CITY!" He's just planning to DRIVE THEM RIGHT INTO HER. There is no finesse.
COMBATSYS: Maki blocks Katana's Deep Strike.
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Aranha 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Katana
The man looks between both groups as the begin to engage in blood sport. Something that Igniz can watch from afar and enjoy. Entertainment for a god. He stands momentarily, choosing his words still. Will any of them listen now? He may just leave them with a passing phrase and be on his way. He has so many other places to visit.
"Yes, yes. But to defeat the present 'Mayor' would allow the real Mayor, which has went underground for the moment, waiting for his time, to take it back. Tell others of this, but I assure you, I will not stay quiet about such things. You will most likely here it again." The man states as he begins to almost slide backwards and into the alleyway.
Moments later, there is nothing left oft him. He's disappeared completely. Igniz has moved to watch it from afar.
Aranha lands from his acrobatic assault. But even as one attack ends the next attack is always coming. Aranha's foot swings around to generate momentum carrying his other foot to attempt to catch the witch in the head with a foot angled downward in an attempt to slam it down on her temple.
COMBATSYS: Maki has ended the fight here.
As Katana comes at Maki, attempting to drive his blades into her, the blonde ninja raises her tonfa, positioning it perpendicular to her body in a defensive stance. As the blades come down on her, Maki raises her guard and catches them with her defense. She grunts for a moment as she finds herself unable to move, then with a shout pushes the blades away, leaving her out of breath for a moment, but she quickly regains her breath and goes back into her fighting stance.
"You Mad Gears just never learn," Maki says as she fully resumes her fighting stance. "You're always so arrogant and thinking that you can achieve anything you want with violence." Those words may sound a bit hypocritical with Maki's next move, though. She immediately brings her tonfa back quickly, and then swiftly swings it at Katana's oversized stomach.
COMBATSYS: Naerose interrupts Strong Kick from Aranha with Sagitta Major.
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Maki 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Katana
And then Katana is assaulting someone and the witch seriously has her own troubles to deal with keeping her broom carefully in her hands while red starts to seep out from under her hat, she's bleeding! The witch even looks shocked as some red runs down her nose from under her hair line. But no time to deal with that, she's got Aranha to deal with,
"Hey.. Katana..! We .. tottally .. Gotta.. do .. something... about this.. when you ... rule the ... city!"
Was that man still talking? He was good at not being bugged by being ignored, the witch, was ignoring him. Aranha was trying to knock her upside the head after all.
"Woah woah woah, calm down there cowboy!"
Naerose exclaims to Aranha, holds her pointer finger over her head and forms a huge javelin of ice in thin air then points at the dancer as he knocks her back, sending it barreling toward him.
"Sagitta major!"
"Wew."
COMBATSYS: Katana blocks Maki's Medium Strike.
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Aranha 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Katana
As Maki brings the tonfa back quickly, swinging it towards Katana's stomach.. the Shogun has something to say in response to THAT!
"Hahahhah! Never learn!? We don't NEED to learn! We're BEYOND such things! Mad Gear is standing at an edge where w..... where we..." He was never good at LOGICAL rants. "How did that go again?" Katana asks himself, as Naerose makes a mention about how they have to deal with 'this' when they rule the city. "Oh! Sure. Of course." Katana explains.
"AS FUTURE RULER.. I SHALL ENACT A LAW THAT MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO RANDOMLY ASSAULT THE SHOGUN!.. And I guess Naeroses." Yeah. Maybe!
But Naerose is busy with Aranha, who is currently being stabbed with a HUGE HUNK o' ICE. And the shogun is suddenly BACK TO FOCUS. "Oh right.. HAHAHAH! YOU, MAKI... you have bothered me this time.. when before you were not such ... even your JAPAN SKILLS ARE NO MATCH FOR THE SHOGUN'S TRUE POWER!" He who talks in caps brings both blades backwards as he charges forth, towards Maki, both wakizashi again sliding at her body! But this time, they are not so direct, being swung in a large arc as the sandals hit the ground from Katana's chasing.
"You ... Stay.. STILL!"
There's a certain amount of irony in Naerose and Katana commenting on criminals when the two were already up to no good. Naerose in particular extorting milk shakes from the owner of the store in front of which Aranha is attacking the witch.
Aranha, already in the middle of his attack when the javelin of ice piercing his chest as he's knocked flat on his back. He slowly rises back to his feet and stares at his own chest.
"I reserve the right to remain pissed at people who belong to an organization where they think it's ok to kidnap my sister."
After that the dancing spider spins around with a glowing blue hand whipping out before launching a blue chi spider web.
COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Katana's Fierce Strike.
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Aranha 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Katana
Stay still? With a woman like Genryusai Maki? Not bloody likely, since she's a very agile woman, meaning that staying still isn't likely for her. When the blades come slashing at her, Maki jumps to the side, meaning that the only thing she feels is the whoosh of the blades, albeit very barely. As she lands out of the way, Maki drops into a crouch and aims her sneaker-clad foot for Katana's legs, hoping to trip him up or something like that.
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Naerose with Web Shot.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Katana
Woah, those two look really busy. Naerose can't help but take a look toward the other fighting pair, they look really serious, she sure is glad she isn't being beaten up herself so bad, Aranha, after all, he's totally her friend.
"Man, those two really don't like each other huh Aranha, hey how is the fighting career?" She lets her shades slide down her nose enough to wink then brings her finger to push the shades back up her nose and smiles, smiles big.
"Huh? Oh man, yeah you totally should be mad at any organization that kidnaps your sister."
Then.. A blue ball comes out of no where and totally hits her. That's exactly what she gets for not paying attention, but that's not the way the witch sees it as it knocks her back a few good paces.
"Hey, what the? That hurt!" she exclaims with a whine and then adjusts her shades.
COMBATSYS: Naerose focuses on her next action.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Katana
COMBATSYS: Katana dodges Maki's Strong Kick.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Katana
As Maki leaps up.. NOT STAYING STILL, Katana watches as she also goes to the side. ALSO NOT STAYING STILL. And when she lands, dropping into a crouch and slamming a leg towards him, Katana simply.. LEAPS INTO THE AIR. One would not expect a Samurai to perform such mystical abilities such as LEAPING.
But maybe Katana has enough that it's expected... CONUNDRUM.
Wait, Naerose was hurt? "HEY WHO'S HURTING NAEROSE! ... Oh you kidnapped her sister? Sorry Naerose, kidnapping is pretty bad... the last guy in Metro City who kidnapped was THROWN OUT OF A BUILDING!" He makes a big mention of it.
So you can teach Mad Gear to fear.. at least HUGE FALLS.
But while in the air, Katana's flying leap is added onto by .. DUAL BLADES, as he tries to slam them into Maki as he lands, just stabbing downwards. "Then I'll come to YOU!"
Friend? That wouldn't be all that accurate. Considering that he's gone after her before violently so. So when he doesn't see an attack coming, he raises an eyebrow. He does decide to field that question with an indignant answer. Even if Naerose has failed to acknowledge his anger it's been quite therapeutic to spill his guts right now. "Fighting career? Pretty good since Elle stopped having you follow me around. Though having to pull out of an SNF when you Blackjack punks went after my sister wasn't cool."
When he closes with Naerose, he drops into a handstand before whirling around like tornado kicking out at the witch. It doesn't look like the capoeirista isn't stopping his attack any time soon.
COMBATSYS: Maki blocks Katana's Medium Strike.
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Aranha 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Katana
So Katana can dodge too? Worth noting. Even more so is noting the fact that he's gone airborne, and he's going to try to stab Maki now. And she can't let this happen. No way.
As the blades come at the ninja, Maki gets herself into a position that will allow her to deflect the blows and send Katana off to the side a little, giving her a little breathing room. The impact does slightly strain her arms a little, meaning a small pain is felt within, but it's nothing serious.
Nonetheless, it seems Katana's packing quite a few surprises here, and it seems that Maki's underestimating him. For now, she simply stands in her fighting stance, waiting to see what Katana might try next.
COMBATSYS: Maki focuses on her next action.
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Maki 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Katana
COMBATSYS: Naerose interrupts Inverted Tornado from Aranha with Spellbinder EX.
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Maki 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Katana
The witch is still rubbing her collar where the blue pain of Aranha's made landfall. Luckily.. Her clothes arn't singed, it would be TRAGIC if she lost her red appeal. Still, she whines out toward Katana, having NOT learned her lesson about paying attention in a fight,
"Hey, I didn't kidnap his sister! I didn't kidnap anyone, that was totally someone else." She has the sort of pouty child that was accused of doing something they didn't actually do look on her face, except the truth is she was at least associated with them. Not that she appear to want to admit to that.
"Huh, Elle?" The witch scratches her head under her heat, "I havn't heard from her in ages... How she's doing anyway?" She asks.
Her hand lifts, palm out, the empty hand and sends a blinding flash! Reflecting off her shades, even as she is kicked a little it is clear that the witch is not as blinded as Aranha probably is before she winds up for a full on baseball bat style swing to the head.
"Man Aranha, you sure are serious in your training," she says.
As Maki takes herself, getting into a position that would allow her to prevent anything else that might come, Katana watches on. "Hahahha! See.. even your NINJA TRICKS are nothing compared to my MUSCLES! Mad Gear's strength is in their ancient arts and spirits... HAHAHHA!"
And then Maki is staying still.
And then Naerose mentions it. "Oh? SHE MUST HAVE THEN." And as Naerose takes care of Aranha! .. OR sort of does, Katana focuses back at Maki .. and in an effort to not imitate her, just makes a beeline STRAIGHT FOR HER AGAIN. "Not this time.. this time.. YOU WILL BE DEFEATED! HAH!" And he swings both blades out .. and instead grabs a trash can.. INTENT ON HITTING HER WITH IT.
Aranha was still upside down when the broom connected with both his head and arms. The fighter is sent sprawling before he could even use to utilize the attack to his fullest. As a result, there's not much the capoeirista can do about the strike or the flash of light.
When he gets his bearings his vision is incredibly blurry and so instead of attacking, the Dancing Spider backs off choosing to get his head right and focus his cold but patient rage on the witch. The witch finally got the capoeirista to back off. Congratulations. But to show that he /has/ been paying attention he says, "Well Cloak sans Dagger did say that Capital 7 got wrecked. I'm hoping that it's not well though that would probably be too much to ask for."
COMBATSYS: Aranha focuses on his next action.
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Maki 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Katana
COMBATSYS: Maki interrupts Random Strike from Katana with Bushin Senpuu Kyaku.
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Aranha 1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Katana
How ironic that Katana has grabbed a trash can, since that's exactly what Maki came here for: To take out the trash! Namely, trash in the form of the Mad Gears. But then there's the issue of Katana wanting to smash Maki with it, which she just can't allow, since she's the one supposed to be taking out the trash, not being a part of it.
"All right, here goes!"
As Katana comes at Maki, she quickly drops down into a crouch, and then swiftly props herself upwards on the tip of her tonfa, and spins around rapidly, literally creating the illusion of a small whirlwind all around her. Her attempt to drive back Katana works... somewhat. She manages to hit the samurai, but by doing so, the garbage can apparently falls out of his hands or something and hits Maki, knocking her out of her spin prematurely and sending her down to the ground.
"Oww..." She says to herself as she rubs at the spot on her leg where the can hit her, and she slowly gets back up onto her feet.
The witch can't help it, she's forced to steal a glance toward the other fight, which will probably be her total undoing! But she does and then she looks back at Aranha and she's totally like, Uh-oh, cause here he comes? She scratches her head while bringing her broom up in preparation for defense. Do her eyes narrow? You don't know! Cause she has those darned shades on, but there is one thing that is all sorts of clear, this fight is far from over, or near to over.. or over.
And nothing happens.
She blinks.
"Ahhh, okay, so.. " The witch says, stares and then shrugs, "Fine then, Sagitta Minor!"
And with a backward twirl away the witch sends a flurry of tiny air darts to pepper the area around and on and hopefully Aranha himself with the stinging nuisances, but by sheer number they are enough to cause pain and anguish, especially if you get hit by them.
COMBATSYS: Naerose successfully hits Aranha with Sagitta Minor.
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Aranha 1/--=====/=======|=======\==-----\1 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Katana
And then as Maki erupts forwards, a small whirlwind, the woman diving towards the Samurai, and as he's launched, sent flying by the strike, hitting part of the truck and then falling to the ground, collapsing.. DEFEATED. Or is he!? As Maki gets him, Katana .. GETS RIGHT BACK UP.
"Perhaps.. PERHAPS.. You are quite strong, yes... but you will never end up strong enough to defeat the Shogun ... for Metro .. IS MY TERRITORY! My home field.. and I have a BONUS!" He exclaims, even if he doesn't. Not at all!
But darn if he can't say so.
Bringing himself back to his feet.. Katana rushes straight towards Maki once more, wakizashi slashing out as he aims to strike her, slashing this way and that on his rampage.. there is NOTHING that can stop him! "KOOBUNNOO STRIKE!"
The Dancing Spider isn't able to dodge the air darts, the intended harassment more successful than the witch could ever hope for. He then finds that T-Shirt that he had been wearing completely riddled with holes and more scars are added to the collection already existing at his body.
In spite of the harassment, the capoeirista presses through as he attempts to move towards the witch before swinging his foot around in a powerful roundhouse to the side of the head. If that roundhouse should connect he'll quickly follow the kick with a hooking heel kick to the back of the head which would then pull her face first to the ground which would end with him grinding his foot on the back of her head.
COMBATSYS: Naerose blocks Aranha's Face Down.
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Aranha 0/-------/---====|=======\====---\1 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Katana
COMBATSYS: Maki blocks Katana's Fierce Strike.
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Aranha 0/-------/---====|=======\====---\1 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Katana
With a slashing rampage coming at her quite fast, you'd think that Maki would want to get out of the way as quickly as possible, right? Well, not this time.
Maki doesn't quite have the time to get out of the way of Katana's incoming strikes. So she braces herself to absorb the blows, using her tonfa again to assist. That way, she only takes minimal damage from the giant samurai's slashes, and manages to set herself up for her next attack.
"OK, you've tested my patience long enough, Katana," Maki says as she jumps backwards and onto a nearby park bench. Without wasting a moment, Maki then flies directly at Katana with her right foot extended in a very fast flying kick!
A hit! Score, that was just what the witch needed, she even started to do a little victory celebration and and and judging from the crash nearby, Katana probably hit that woman on him with a trash can (actually she hit him rather hard when he tried to hit her with a trash can, but Naerose didn't know that at this time).
Victory is however something a little early to celebrate, you know that sinking feeling you get in your gut when you can just TELL something terrible is about to happen? That is totally the way Naerose would feel if she were even relatively normal, but unfortunately, she's totally not.
Aranha comes at her with kicking fury and the best the witch has in response to any of this is to raise her broom and defend as best she can, blow for blow and really she only just covers it, those kicks that glance off her broom still hit her and she's totally like.. ugh.
The witch is still a little out of sorts as she fixes her shades and stays in place.
COMBATSYS: Naerose focuses on her next action.
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Aranha 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Katana
COMBATSYS: Katana fails to counter Hassou Kyaku from Maki with Shiraha Catch.
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Aranha 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Katana
As Maki braces herself, before jumping backwards and flies towards Katana, Katana tries to grab her leg.. the shogun aiming to whip her against THE GROUND. But it doesn't work like that and Maki kicks him in THE MASK and then Katana staggers backwards.
But defeated? HE IS NOT. "Hah.. IF THIS is the best you can do.. this battle won't be more than a JOKE!" He patronizes Maki, laughing, bellowing! "Mad Gear is far from weak!.... And good job Naerose! .. You keep doing .. whatever it is you do!" He responds to her.
And then faces Maki again. "Haahhahahah YES I LAUGH OFF WHILE LAUGHING! .. You will not win this day.. for JAPAN is STRONG within me!"
Maki does not appreciate being patronized honestly, but in a situation like this, it doesn't really bother her. In fact, she just views it as Katana trying to hide the fact he's ashamed that his attempt to counter her attack backfired on him. And Japan is strong within him? Laughing the whole thing off? Further proof that Katana's really crying on the inside.
But Maki doesn't take the time to taunt her opponent. She knows all too well that doing so would leave her open to a possible retaliatory strike. And what's to say that Katana's not planning something underneath that now-damaged mask of his? (Which is courtesy of Maki's powerful sneakers no less!) Rather, she simply keeps her eye on him, awaiting whatever he's got planned next.
COMBATSYS: Maki focuses on her next action.
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Aranha 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Katana
Aranha wasn't able to hit solidly with his new move but even a partial hit had it's own benefits. A part of him is still saddened by the fact that he wasn't able to bring her to the ground.
With nothing else to say the capoeirista shrugs a moment before going into his swaying dance. Constantly he moves as he gets into what he believes is the perfect position and then he swings a glowing foot at her head in a roundhouse, following it with a glowing jump kick and then finishing with a glowing blue backflip kick driving the attack down on the witch's head to finish off the aggressive kick combo.
COMBATSYS: Naerose endures Aranha's Aggressive Dance.
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Aranha 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1 Naerose
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Maki 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Katana
Okay, lets face it, this token move of Aranha's was a solid way to deliver a fair lot of pain quick. It not only hurt, it happened way fast and would of knocked the witch over except she wasn't moving away Aranha's attack, she was moving TOWARD it, INTO the pain and totally welcoming, like you know, someone welcomes a sack beating, she's even totally grinning as she does it, every kick doing it's full extent of damage on her and still unflinchingly (no wait, make that INCREDIBLY FLINCHINGLY) she moves into and through the attack and and..
She's on her broom, it rises off the ground and hovers for just a second, bobbing as if content there while the while holds the handle and sits side saddle before ZOOM.
Naerose shoots off at Aranha at sickening speed, she's hardly more than a red blur as her hand shoots off to one side, she doesn't charge him over, she instead aims to pass him off on one side and grab him, dragging him along behind her on the ground whilst she flies across the park, as if to fly into the milkshake stand. Pull Up Naerose!
As Maki ... stays watching him again, Katana just .. just. "Woman ... You .. are a COWARD! BUT I WILL SHOW YOU THE MIGHT OF JAPAN ... AND WHAT WE DO WITH COWARDS!" He cries out, raising both wakizashi. "You merely wait for me to rush towards you .. but I shall show you .. NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE PREPARED... IT WILL NOT BE ENOUGH!" Katana is certain to at least say THAT.
And plus she just seems to wait, strike, wait strike. BUT KATANA DOESN'T FALL TO SUCH .. villainry! "You have no chance.. for I, the Shogun of Mad Gear.. have deemed you ... DAIKYOUUU!" Oh. She probably knows what that is.
Leaping straight at her, the Shogun attempts to bring the blades down onto her sides and drive her to the ground, before charging her against the Metro concrete... "BURNING!" Before FACEPLANTING HER onto the Metro Concrete! "I shall make sure you too.. ARE SHOWN METRO UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!"
He who talks in caps talks loud and much, FIRES IT UP.
COMBATSYS: Naerose successfully hits Aranha with Aquila Charge EX.
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Aranha 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Naerose
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Maki 1/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Katana
And she does, totally pulls up, dragging Aranha with her into the air above the park, it's actually kind of cool except.. It's clear that every inch of height she manages on her broom is accompanied with her slowing down considerably and then finally it's just too much, a good thirty or forty feet up she has to let go of weight.. Aranha is the one to go..
Next thing though.. turns out she's too heavy for herself too.. Naerose totally drops like, huh? Luckily Aranha is there to break her fall.
Aranha is a hapless victim... he can't cover up can't move out the way and as a result, he's slammed into by the red witch and sent high into the air before he's dropped unceremoniously back to the ground and then has a red witch dropped on him.
"Get... off... of... me!!!!" The capoeirista shouts as he pushes the witch off of him. While he is too tired to continue the fight, he'll be damned if he doesn't take the witch out with him. He pulls himself up from the prone position and then begins running as he glows blue, trails of shadows following him before he leaps at the milk shake stand, kicking off to launch himself feet first on the prone witch, hopping off, kicking off a tree to land another chi enhanced kick, then climbs that same street lamp that he used to make his original appearance before launching himself feet first from height. He barely has the presence of mind to roll from that final kick before he falls prone once more and starts staring at the skies.
COMBATSYS: Aranha can no longer fight.
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Maki 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Naerose
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COMBATSYS: Maki fails to interrupt Daikyou Burning from Katana with Weapon Jab.
- Power fail! -
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Maki 1/---====/=======|=------\-------\0 Naerose
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As the giant samurai comes at Maki, the ninja decides to attempt to try something unusual: Using a simple strike of her tonfa to stop him. But it backfires... badly.
Maki's caught and sent into the pavement facefirst, as Katana gives her an insane faceplant. She's then sent sliding across it facefirst, and then as she's released, she slams into a park bench. Her face is bloodied and bruised, and her body is aching immensely as she struggles to get back onto her feet. She has to use the park bench and her tonfa to try to get back up.
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Naerose with Joker's Wild.
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Maki 1/---====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Naerose
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IIEEE!!! Team rocket BLAST OFFF!!! Naerose totally gets sent with those chi kicks, flying flying...
A stewdardess on airline Naerose announces to the passengers,
"Attention passengers, we will now be approaching our final destination, please be prepared as we engage in uncontrolled flight into some terrain. Thank you."
*CRASH*
There is a hole now in the side of the milkshake vender, a suspiciously Naerose shaped hole. You can totally make out her hat, her broom and the crazy silly way in which she was flailing madly before actually making said hole. And if that wasn't bad enough, there is a Naerose shaped dent in the other side. Apparently she kept going and when asked about it later, Naerose would totally say, "Both sides hurt. Equally as much."
COMBATSYS: Naerose takes no action.
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Maki 1/---====/=======|=======\-------\1 Katana
COMBATSYS: Naerose can no longer fight.
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Maki 1/---====/=======|=======\-------\1 Katana
Katana breaks through ANY AND ALL OBSTACLES. Don't think he can? TRY HIM. But the point is, having broken through her guard, Katana finishes, before looking .. back to Naerose.
"NAEROSE.. are you alright?" When she doesn't answer.. Katana assumes... yes. She is clearly alright! After all, Naerose is a hardly witch. A HARDY WITCH. Plus there's milkshakes like RIGHT THERE so she can at least have some milkshake.
But turning to Maki, Katana bellows out his laughter.. "So .. do you SEE NOW!? Metro City is MY CITY! ... And everyone who doesn't belong here.. who fights to protect it ... IS DOOMED TO FAILURE AGAINST THE SHOGUN!"
And then he STARTS POSING.
HAH. HO. HEH. WHEH! CRANE, DRAGON, ONE HANDED BREAKDANCING POSE.
And then of course... he brings out a fan, fanning himself, a fake paper butterfly held up from the air. "You .. should leave!"
COMBATSYS: Katana focuses on his next action.
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Maki 1/---====/=======|=======\-------\1 Katana
Leave? Maki? No way, she's got a job to do here, and that job is to take out the garbage known as Katana. Which is ironic since, in the eyes of Maki, his costume is pretty much a pile of trash cans piled together. But before she can take him out, she needs to have a bit more strength within her.
Taking a few deep breaths, Maki focuses internally on putting her injuries out of her mind and not letting them be of her primary concern.
COMBATSYS: Maki gains composure.
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Maki 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\1 Katana
As Maki decides she wishes to simply stay there.. Katana.. LAUGHS. "Hahahah! You ... YOU EXPECT ME TO SHOW MERCY!? You expect me to go easy on you?! .. You have merely delayed the inevitable.. you were defeated.. and I SHALL DEFEAT YOU AGAIN!" He cries, as she takes a deep breathe. Katana thinks such is COWARDLY. WASTEFUL. FOR THE WEAK.
And as such, he is going to just RIP INTO MAKI. "You ... shall.. FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!" He yells out, charging forth towards Maki, a blind rush as he slides, striking for the weak points, sandals almost SLIDING AGAINST THE CONCRETE.
"SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAADOOOOKEEE JIGOKUUUUUU!"
And then SWORD UPPERCUT. "SCRAPE!!"
COMBATSYS: Maki fails to interrupt Jigoku Scrape from Katana with Tengu Daoshi.
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Once again, Maki attempts to counter, this time attempting to leap into the air and grab Katana and--
Never mind that. Katana is able to stop Maki before she even starts, and she's sent back into the pavement, groaning and reeling from that.
As Maki rushes again in, THE MIGHT OF THE SHOGUN IS TOO STRONG. Or at least, that's what Katana takes it is.. she tries to grab him, but the Shogun .. IS TOO SLIPPERY. He buffed his armor earlier... IN CAR WAX. In an effort to be as amazingly filled with power like the truck was, he had to become one with the truck.. and such.. the armor .. CAR WAX.
it all makes sense.
"You .. think I haven't grown stronger!? Mad Gear has grown stronger! We are not simply .. THUGS ANYMORE! We are a GANG OF THUGS!" Which really, doesn't change anything BUT OH WELL. As Maki is down, but not out, Katana attempts to change this.. by rushing straight in, trying to grab Maki.. and then FACE PLANT her into the ground. " BOKUUU NOOO THROW!"
COMBATSYS: Maki interrupts Medium Throw from Katana with Bushin Gou Rai Ha.
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Maki 0/-------/------=|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Katana
As Katana comes for Maki, little does he probably realize that Maki's got a surprise in store for him. As soon as he gets his hands on her, it does hurt a little, but that's also what spurs Maki to spring into action.
"KYAH!"
Maki abruptly rushes into Katana, striking him with a swift flurry of strikes from her tonfa and kicking attacks. All carefully choreographed for a situation like this, so that if the first attack hits, it'll lead to a chain reaction of more attacks.
Either way, when all is said and done, Maki's going to have turned the tables a little on Katana.
As Maki rushes into him, striking him with the first flurry of tonfa strike.. and then a chain reaction of strikes causes Katana to be tossed around pretty badly.. BUT WORRY NOT, FOR AFTER BEING THROWN AWAY, Katana crashes into the ground.. but gets up. "Hah... Hah... HAHHAHAHAH!" The Shogun laughs, even when nearly defeated.. "Now .. YOU HAVE TRULY GAINED THE SHOGUN'S WRATH!" He cries, grinning broadly behind the mask..
And he's beaten the hell up as well.. but he stands. Bloody, but not out of it, Katana takes no moment to simply drive towards Maki.. even in this state... even after being plowed into a building, breaking it, even after causing a gang member to lose his food as Katana crashed into him on the way to the wall AND EVEN WITH THE INABILITY TO SEE STRAIGHT.. you can be rest assured he 'TOTALLY GOT THIS'.
Driving straight forwards Maki, Katana attempts to drive the wakizashi .. RIGHT INTO THE ANNOYING NINJA. "You .. STAY... DOWN!"
LET THE STABBING COMMENCE.
COMBATSYS: Maki blocks Katana's Medium Strike.
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Maki 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Katana
Using what strength remains within her body, Maki gives it her all as she blocks the incoming attack from Katana, trying not to let the blade touch her. She succeeds for the most part, but the impact uses up what remains of her strength. She tries hard to keep herself from collapsing to the ground immediately, which isn't exactly the easiest thing given that she's pretty much standing on legs made out of gelatin right now.
But before she goes down, Maki brings her tonfa up for one last strike at Katana, hopefully to show him that no matter how bad she's beaten, Maki never gives up.
COMBATSYS: Maki has reached second wind!
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Maki 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Katana
COMBATSYS: Katana interrupts Medium Strike from Maki with Tengu Walking.
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Maki 0/-------/---====|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Katana
Maki's attack is interrupted, and it looks like she's down for good. Or is she?
Just before she starts to go down again, she looks up again, energy in her eyes and her adrenaline flowing through her body suddenly, almost like some sort of unseen force has kicked in.
As Maki brings her tonfa up for one last strike, Katana aims to prove to Maki .. THE SHOGUNS NEVER FALL. NEVERRR.
But she apparently stays up. Katana watches the strike and dashes towards it, wakizashi striking the ground, out and over as he pulls himself towards, AND THEN THROUGH, Maki. It's quite important as Katana does this .. HE TOO, WILL NEVER GIVE UP. "Hahahhah! YOU, WEAKLING... what can you possibly do to me now .. hah... hah... I AM THE SHOGUN!" And the blades slash into Maki.. but Katana is also one to be stabbed. Rather badly.. but he takes the shot, in an effort... TO BE FREE .. Of MAK... -E!
"I .. will never fall so simply! NO MATTER WHAT!"
Katana's not the only one who refuses to fall easily either. Maki's still going, despite the fact she's got some pretty bad bruises and cuts on herself now. Wherever the adrenaline boost came from, it was a big thing that helped out a lot. And it just goes to show that you can't keep a good ninja down.
"All right, I think it's time we finished this up, Katana," Maki says, a slight smirk forming on her face as she apparently feels that it's getting close to the end of this fight, and someone has to fall sooner or later. Namely Katana as preferred by Maki. The blonde-haired ninja swings her tonfa upwards directly at Katana, using all of her force to deliver a very swift strike.
COMBATSYS: Maki successfully hits Katana with Genkou.
- Power hit! -
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As Maki cries out that it is 'about time things finished up', Katana laughs! He laughs quite a bit you see.. but as she swings the tonfa, though he prepares, he could not prepare for such a thing.. and the swift strike catches him as he tries to prevent it .. seeing stars, Katana is still.. far from out. "Hah.. do you really think.. the Shogun .. WILL FALL LIKE THAT!?"
"You .. WILL... BE... Wait." He stops for a moment, teetering.. "I usually do something else at this point.." Katana leans on the wall for a moment. "How did that go again? .. I haven't used it in s-RIGHT!"
"TEN!" His swift movement is just from nowhere, as he runs towards Maki... and then tries to slam both blades into her. "CHUU!" If he can get the first part, the second would be to slam her into the ground and just RUN, CHARGING HER INTO THE PAVEMENT. The third?
"SATSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
He attempts to slash her up and juggle her, before leaping .. AND FINISHING WITH A FACE PLANT.
In which he probably falls over afterwards. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY...
HE HAS JAPAN WITH HIM.
JAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN.
COMBATSYS: Katana can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Katana successfully hits Maki with Ten Chuu Satsu.
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One last effort from Katana. Maki's not going to let him win that easily, so she intends to get out of the way of his incoming final attack. Big emphasis on the _intends_, people. VERY big emphasis.
"Gyahh!"
Maki is unable to get out of the way in time of Katana's incoming coup de grace. The blades slam into her... hard. She cries out in pain, and is then taken by the samurai and sent face first into the pavement. It appears that the samurai managed to take Maki down with him, but that doesn't bother Maki, nor does the fact she's bloodied and bruised right now.
The fact is that Maki was still able to prove that she'll always be ready to take on the Mad Gears and come out on top.
For the most part, anyway!
COMBATSYS: Maki takes no action.
COMBATSYS: Maki can no longer fight.
Log created on 22:36:44 03/27/2008 by Katana, and last modified on 01:13:00 04/01/2008.