Description: In the St. Vitus Cathedral, Kiyoko and Setsuka, first teammates, and then opponents, find themselves at odds again. Kiyoko won their last fight--Setsuka is spoiling for revenge, but will she get it in this damage-augmented fight? (Winner: Setsuka)
Staturday has arrived once again, and that can mean only one thing: Saturday Night Fight. Cameras are set up everywhere around the glorious St. Vitus Cathedral in the Czech Republic, the towering building soaring high into the sky, it's magnificent architecture setting a beautiful stage for any lucky fighters.
This time the organizers at SNF have seen fit to put two former team mates up against one another in Kiyoko and Setsuka. Though they may not have known it the two had already tested each other in the Neo Leauge, making this a rematch of sorts! But SNF being what it is, this will not be a simple fight where the terrain is the only worry. No, this time the two have been outfitted with heavy as crap metal boots and gloves.
"Oh god..." comes from the lightweight Kiyoko, who seems to be having an extreme amount of trouble moving around. She's strong for her size, perhaps, but she's still physically weak, tending to strike at vital locations in order to amp up her fighting power. "I guess I'll be able to hit harder like this, but..." But she can't move very easily at all. "Nngh, alright. At least it's going to be just as hard for Setsuka..." She hopes.
Well. She couldn't stop them from fitting her with the gloves and boots; they literally wouldn't let her into the arena to do battle. And she -does- have a vested interest in this battle. So she bears the weight of the gloves and boots stoically; already she's swinging her arms and legs, kicking, getting used to the weight as much as she can. The articulated gloves will, at least, let her still use her blade...
But when they say 'no energy attacks' to her face... well... she just smiles. And she nods. Sure, she'll agree, why not? No energy attacks. Sure. "Am I ready?" she asks, rhetorically; then she starts clomping out onto the stage set for this fight.
As she walks out she merely eyes Kiyoko, and the look in her eyes... well, it isn't friendly, or unfriendly; rather she seems to be drawing lines on Kiyoko's body, as if figuring out the easiest way to take her apart for dissection.
Kiyoko does her best to get used to the weight, walking around and then giving a quick jog in them. Not too much, though, or she'll end up tiring herself out before she even starts the fight. The girl takes notices when Setsuka walks in wearing her own heavily weighted gear, and turns to face her as she comes in, "Pretty weird, huh? I guess this'll be pretty good strength training, if nothing else." A little grin spreads on her face for a moment before fading away.
Examining the other fighter for a moment, Kiyoko makes a little hum, and moves slowly into her fighting stance. Setsuka looks rather serious, but she can easily understand why that'd be. "Looks like everything's set up. Good luck! I'm going to be doing my best." And she's positive the woman will be doing exactly the same.
And seeing the two standing there an announcer lets out a sharp cry of, "FIGHT!", and things are officially underway. True to her word Kiyoko rushes forward- well, rush is a relative term. The first couple of steps are slow, but she builds momentum as she goes and then jumps into the air. She's looking to land a flying kick onto the nicely dressed fighter, but she seems to have made a mistake. Unused to her extra weight she hadn't pushed off the ground hard enough, causing her to come down early, her kicking leg having to abort and come down so she can land properly. And so she does, landing... right in front of Setsuka. "Eheh..."
Standing there like that, she realizes, is terribly dangerous, and so she swings her right hand up in a low uppercut towards her stomach, hoping to at least make her do something defensive so she can't just cut her down where she stands for the error.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko successfully hits Setsuka with Strong Punch.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Setsuka
Setsuka remains entirely serious; even when Kiyoko starts talking. In fact, she's acting as if the girl isn't there at all... which may be her mistake. The clomping of those boots is pretty obvious, after all, and it's not like Setsuka can't see the girl coming--but she still isn't one-hundred-percent used tot he weight of the boots, and they slow her just a touch... just enough to get struck full-on with the uppercut.
It's a powerful strike, and Setsuka does her best not to show any extraneous reaction... but even as she's hit, she's drawing her blade, and then she's plunging it downwards, for Kiyoko's back. Like Kiyoko, she is just as slowed by the gloves and the weights...
But her intention should be clear. She wants to slide the blade into Kiyoko's back, intending to slide the sharp edge along muscle and flesh... to crease a kidney, a painful injury.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko blocks Setsuka's Power Strike.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Setsuka
The punch finds it's mark, but it doesn't seem to have the intended effect that Kiyoko was hoping for. The sword is drawn and immediately strikes- strikes in a way that Kiyoko scrambles to defend against. There is one bonus when using gloves covered in metal- they tend to be pretty good at stopping blows. Normally the girl would rely on her forearms for this sort of thing, but today she lifts her hands up and blocks the downswing of the blade with the back of her hand.
Cloth is cut and a loud clang is heard as metal strikes metal, the girls hand shooting downward from the powerful force of the strike, her hand hurting from the pressure transferred through what was essentially armor. She doesn't like being in so close to Setsuka, all of a sudden, but rather than backing off she moves closer and reaches out to try and grab onto one of her arms. If she makes her hold she'll pivot around and swing her entire body sideways, trying to use the extra weight of her gloves to her advantage to put extra leverage on the grapple so she can literally fling the other fighter away, though it's somewhat neutralized and evened out by the fact that Setsuka /also/ has additional weight.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka counters Strong Throw from Kiyoko with Tenryuu Gaeshi.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Setsuka
Neutralized. Yes. Setsuka frowns as her stabbing attack is taken off-mark; however, she doesn't hesitate in the least, withdrawing her attack and sliding the weapon back into its scabbard, taking a half-step back. That half-step, an automatic reaction, lets her adjust for Kiyoko's attempt to move closer, to move in. "Ut-ut... you're very much not my type, Fukakami-san..." coos the woman, as she snaps her right hand downwards, and snags one of the other girl's reaching arms.
Snagging Kiyoko's left arm, just behind the wrist, she turns towards the same direction Kiyoko is facing, stepping away from the girl--and then applying a burst of Psycho Power, which looks like a blue-purple spike of energy thrusting Kiyoko up as Setsuka flings her arm upwards, tossing the girl into the air.
"I don't take kindly to such strong attempts to violate my personal space," she remarks, as she backsteps a bit, to be away from Kiyoko when she lands.
Grabbed herself as she's reaching for one of Setsuka's arms, Kiyoko is tossed into the air, the move amplified by a burst of energy. Getting tossed upward doesn't ever feel good, but it especially doesn't feel good when you get blasted with strange energies in the process. Kiyoko comes down hard, impacting the ground with little bounce a few meters ahead of Setsuka.
Trying to recover from the wind being knocked out of her, she picks herself up, a process slowed by the heavy gloves and boots. "Yeah," she says weakly to the womans final comment, "I can kinda tell." Taking a deep breath she warily looks to the fighter, and then presses forward. She takes a half step before jumping back into the air once again, this time remembering to try to jump /past/ Setsuka.
Her arc correct this time she flies through the air with her right leg extended, trying to land it in the center of Setsuka's chest. Not only that, but hit or miss she immediately shoves off, to get back to the previous range. Maybe not the /best/ idea, since that's the range Setsuka wanted her at, but it's better than being close, so she seems to think.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka blocks Kiyoko's Winter Snow.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Setsuka
Setsuka smirks, faintly, as Kiyoko replies to her teasing jibe; that smile remains, as she brings her armored hand up to block that kick; it gives Kiyoko something to bounce off of, of course, but the impact is made negligible in return, which is good enough for her. Letting the girl get her bounce away, the swordswoman smiles... and goes into her low, crouching stance.
It's as if she's prepared to move, and yet she doesn't seem to be--instead, she's concentrating, apparently, focusing her attention and her energy, keeping her eyes on Kiyoko. For her, the only person in the world, right now, is Kiyoko... whether that's good for her opponent, or not... and whether the attention is wanted, or not.
Oh yes. Setsuka may seem somewhat impassive... but she remembers Kiyoko's strengths quite clearly...
COMBATSYS: Setsuka focuses on her next action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Setsuka
Uh oh. Kiyoko sees the stance Setsuka takes, but it's the way she's being looked at that gets her attention. Right now she has to be really careful. Normally this is about when she'd fling some energy at Setsuka and play the range game... but they aren't allowing that this time. That's definitely going to make this an interesting fight, but right now the girl just wishes she had all her options open. Versatility is an important aspect of her fighting style!
Well, she reminds herself, it's good practice, if nothing else. The audience will no doubt find this part incredibly boring, even if the tension between the two fighters are at an all time high for the match. Kiyoko lowers herself closer to the ground and puts herself into a defensive posture. Preparedness is something she's just not willing to let Setsuka get an advantage in. "You look pretty dangerous like that..."
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko focuses on her next action.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Setsuka
A faint chuckle; dangerous. Yes, Setsuka can be dangerous... extremely so. With a little, almost leering smile, she feints a jolting dash forward; her entire body moves, just enough to send the impression of a high rush, and then she's following that impression. It's almost as if she's borrowed one of Chizuru's techniques, like she's using a copy image... except she isn't, relying on psychology.
After all, she still has to attack; lunging forward, she takes a quick slash, the blade flashing out and then back, attempting to cut Kiyoko's forward leg. Again, it isn't a disabling cut; her intent is to trace a line of red along the thigh, to open a heavily-bleeding, painful, but not disabling... at least, not yet.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka successfully hits Kiyoko with Quick Strike.
- Power hit! -
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-======|===----\-------\0 Setsuka
Setsuka makes the motion, and Kiyoko falls for the feint, lifting her hands up and preparing herself to try and stop the blade from coming in and slashing her across the body. That leaves her terribly, completely open when the woman comes in low, the weapon striking out and slashing through the girls leg, blood staining the sword as Kiyoko lets out a sharp cry of pain, blood quickly staining her Tai Chi uniform.
She knows she can't just let that be that, however, because if she lets the woman get too much of an advantage on her she'll use it to the best of her ability and make sure the girl doesn't stand a chance. So she steps forward with the hurt leg and rises up from her low stands, lifting her other one up and then kicking straight out, trying to land the sole of her weighted boot directly onto Setsuka's knee- perhaps an equal disadvantage to the cut on the leg, if it works.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko successfully hits Setsuka with Light Kick.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Setsuka
Her knee locks, as Kiyoko strikes it; her lips twist, as the fierce, savage pain rocks her body. But she is experienced with pain; the pain doesn't mean much to her, as she literally, and audibly, pops the knee back into position. Perhaps Kiyoko dislocated it; she crouches low, bending it back into movement. There's a bit of a pain-bright gleam in her eyes, but it only seems to fuel her. From her crouch, she leaps upwards, as if the weights on her legs and arms weren't a problem...
She even manages a bit of a twirl, as she flies through the air, kicking outwards with her armored foot in a quick, flying spin kick aimed for the Tai Chi girl's temple, the metallic gleam shining in the light, tracing an arc of brightness as she kicks, landing lightly on her other leg.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko fails to interrupt Light Kick from Setsuka with Summer Squall.
- Power fail! -
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Kiyoko 1/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Setsuka
The foot is brought back and set to the ground as Setsuka resets her knee. A bit of sweat forms on Kiyoko's brow, the exertion caused by fighting with the weights starting to get to her. And then Setsuka jumps up and spins around in an attempt to kick her. With a fast motion Kiyoko springs forward, striking out with her arms in a circular motion to try and chop the in swinging leg at the shin in order to slow the motion down and reduce the power of the impact, as well as allow a long series of follow-up strikes.
This time, however, the weighted gloves are to her disadvantage, unable to garner the strength to lift it high enough to stop the kick in time. And that means she's completely unguarded, the weighted boot crashing into her temple and knocking her over like a house of cards, her body pitching sideways and then crashing heavily into the ground.
It's with a light groan that she does pick herself back up, lifting a hand up to rub at the side of her head before moving again into a low, defensive stance. She's going to have to do something to get back into this, or she's going to be in a world of trouble.
The crunch of that weighted boot against Kiyoko's head is a joyous one, to Setsuka; she has no idea what Kiyoko had in mind to do, but watching her go down like a sack of bricks is quite satisfying. Landing, Setsuka returns to her low-crouched stance, as Kiyoko picks herself up. And she -smiles-, a cold, reptilian smile... few know the name of her fighting style. Yamikaze no Ken. The Blade of the Dark Wind. And it is just like a dark wind that Setsuka becomes, at this moment...
Blurring forward, she returns to the blade, the kodachi that is her family birthright. Her blurring charge ends abruptly, as she lashes outward with a longer slash, a shallowly-aimed cut to take Kiyoko from shoulder to hip... it'll shred clothing and slice flesh, of course... but as always, she seeks to taste her opponent's pain... and not her death. Not yet.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka successfully hits Kiyoko with Yamikaze - Zan.
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Kiyoko 1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0 Setsuka
A nervous laugh comes from Kiyoko as Setsuka smiles, not exactly liking the look on the womans face. It's the sword that she goes to use this time, and Kiyoko finds herself unwilling to block. Right now she needs to completely avoid the attack and then quickly counterattack to try and get back on even ground. She puts on a burst of her own energy and quickly backpedals... but Setsuka is far more at ease with the weighted equipment than she is. The sword lashes out and slices the girl as she tries to escape, causing her to flinch from the pain it causes and lose her balance, falling backwards onto her behind.
She grits her teeth now that she's down, and slowly picks herself back up, her uniform officially trashed from being cut up and soaked in blood. "Geeze..." Once again she's forced to get up, pushing herself to her feet and facing Setsuka. She's behind, but she still has a chance, she knows. Unable to access her energy she takes in a breath and then rushes forward. Her hands streak forward, only the middle and forefingers held out as she seeks to jam her fists into pressure points all over Setsuka's body, aiming especially hard jabs at the shoulder joints and arms, hoping to at least partially disable them to make it harder for her to swing that sword.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka counters Summer Solstice from Kiyoko with Quick Strike.
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Kiyoko 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Setsuka
That reptilian smile warms up, though not exactly in a feel-good way, as the slash hits home; the weapon carves along Kiyoko's body, the way the girl tries to leap back only aiding in Setsuka's goal of pain, not lasting damage. Surely, Kiyoko looks a mess now; Setsuka's bloodied her several times, and that weighted boot is sure to produce a large bruise... though, Setsuka has taken her own hits...
When her opponent rushes her down once more, however, Setsuka takes up a -different- stance. That is, she draws her blade, then brings her scabbard to bear; watching Kiyoko's jabbing carefully, she parries the first two jabs--knocking Kiyoko's arms wide open--and then her blade flashes out, sinking into Kiyoko's throat a half-inch--and tracing outwards, cutting a red, leering grin across the Tai Chi girl's throat.
As is typical of Setsuka's style, the slash is bloody, but not debilitating or life-threatening... though it won't look like it from the outside...
The quick strikes were Kiyoko's only hope at putting the fight back with reach of her winning. When the first strikes are parried she knows she's in trouble, and then the slash comes, cutting the skin across her throat open and causing the girl to abort the rest of the attack completely. She stumbles backwards and stops, hans reaching up to her throat. She's losing so much blood now that she's actually starting to get a bit dizzy, and all the slashes and bruises are throbbing with pain.
She probably /could/ pull the strength up to try and beat on Setsuka, but for her there's just no reason to. She couldn't even force a draw if she tried, and there's no point, in her mind, to try and hurt her if that's the case. Especially when she might perform yet another reversal and slash her up even more.
"T-that's it, I give. You win. You're scary with that thing, I'm going to have to find a way to protect myself against blades better, I think." That looks around, trying to find the medical team. That's the other perk she'll get from not dragging this out- getting these cuts treated means they wont hurt as long.
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko takes no action.
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Setsuka 0/-------/---====|
COMBATSYS: Kiyoko can no longer fight.
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Setsuka 0/-------/---====|
Casually, Setsuka flicks her blade, towards the audience; Kiyoko's blood flies out, spattering the closest audience members, who gasp as they should. She turns away from Kiyoko, still savoring the pain she can feel coming off of Kiyoko's body, and smiles. The medical team is already rushing onto the arena floor, while the announcer calls the fight in Setsuka's favor; taking out a silk handkerchief, she runs it from the base of the blade to the tip, then drops the cloth.
Now, most fighters would say 'good fight' or that kind of thing... Setsuka doesn't, because she considers the result only natural. Kiyoko's first win was merely a fluke, to the raven-haired weapons user.
"There is no protection against a blade like mine," she comments, casually, as she turns towards the officials. A casual comment, but perhaps deliberate as well--a note of warning in it not only for Kiyoko but for anyone else out there...
"Now, will someone remove these damned things... Or do I have to get -violent-...?"
Log created on 15:33:27 06/22/2008 by Setsuka, and last modified on 21:08:10 06/23/2008.