Description: Kula fights for her right to party against a pair of fighting psychics and a girl with an umbrella. Twists and turns ensue, not to mention the requisite explosions. (Winner: Kula)
Enter the giant white castle of It's A Small World, a multicultural wonder unto itself. Room after room filled with animatronics dolls shuffling back and forth, waving their hands, bowing, dancing, each room filled with an infectious song sang by a child's chorus in languages from around the globe, reminding each visitor that it is indeed a small world, after all.
Deep within the structure is an exhibit dedicated to one of the northern most cultures on Earth - the Eskimos. Normally that portion is lit in blue, with fake paper mache ice burgs and glaciars. For today's event, however, that section has been completely redone. Gone are all the props designed to make a pretend cold environment as the room has been rebuilt as a real indoor ice cavern. The air is frigid cold, the surfaces slicked with ice, combined with icicles hanging down from the roof above. That doesn't mean the dolls are gone though. They're still there, dancing back and forth for eternity, still singing that catchy song of theirs...
Enter one Kula Diamond, who couldn't be happier. With a couple weeks behind her of being scared, bullied, and brutalized by all manner of hostiles, this week's SNF seems to make up for all the bad things that have ever happened to her at once. A tour of the park has occupied her afternoon, with a chance to enjoy various rides, treats, and candies to her heart's content. Promised a life time pass should she win today's event, the girl is already pumped up, skating around in circles in the icy cavern, hands clasped behind her back, humming along with the signing dolls.
Clad in violet leather body armor, her hair is a frosty blue color. And as she skates around, a small trail of ice crystals is left drifting in the wake of her movements. With so much ice around her, drawing upon her varient of the divine Kusanagi chi she had grafted into her before birth is going to be far easier than normal for the young looking girl. Harmless in appearance, perhaps, but woe be to anyone who gets between the trained killer and her promised park pass!
Zach walks into the castle, looking around but not really taking it in much at all. He's never been here before, but Disney World never really held much curiousity for Zach Glen. He tugs his cap off, and combs his hair back with his free hand before reseating the ball cap.
He grins softly at the young girl seeming to enjoy herself before stretching out a bit. He knows Ingrid; the two have met before. He also remembers the last time he and the younger psyker fought side-by-side. It ended in pain. But Kula does not look like she would pose the same threat that Rugal did.
...did she?
Oh boy, a chance to act like a child.
But why does she genuinely need this? She had been contacted, a bit late, for an appearance against one of the big league members of SNF, and Mary took it in stride. How ironic that it is now against the penultimate project of the group she had just joined not a few weeks ago.
But perhaps this was a good way to learn about her too! Mary was quite happy with such a thing, as she particularly enjoyed combat to begin with .. and now she gets to take part in it as WELL during a learning experience, and within .. A small world. How ironic that this small world was created in such way.
But Mary rests now, having entered a while ago, munching on some caramel corn, sitting on a barn in Southern America on the World Map of the Small World, and waves to Kula.. and looking to the new comer, she can already sense something she dislikes.. it's that .. energy she had known of before. Hmm.
She particularly dislikes such a thing .. but she's working with him as well. "Ya'll enjoying yourself, deary?" She calls to Kula. Oh, certainly she must be.
Any thoughts as to whether Ingrid should have chosen clothing more appropriate for Florida in the middle of summer are tossed aside as she comes to the actual location of the fight. Sometimes it pays to be covered from the neck down- you never know when you're going to meet a living air conditioner. Disney World is certainly an exciting place for the white haired young woman, but it isn't the rides, candy, and other fun places to visit that holds the greatest interest for her, but the feeling of so many thousands of people in a single, if large, location having fun. Yes, this is a very fun-filled place to be, and just being around so many happy people is enough to lift her spirits.
So now that she's arrived a quick look around is given. A wave is sent over to Zach, along with a friendly smile, and then her other partner and their opponent is surveyed. ...oh my. It doesn't seem to be a fluke or special effects that are causing the ice to appear behind Kula as she skates around. So she's the reason for all this ice? She certainly seems to be at home on it. Ingrid herself is going to have a bit of a hard time just keeping her balance.
COMBATSYS: Zach has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Kula has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Kula 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Mary has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|-------\-------\0 Mary
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Zach 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Ingrid has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Zach 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mary
COMBATSYS: Zach has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|-------\-------\0 Zach
Zach glances off to the side at one of the SNF crew and starts talking to him. "...and it's all covered?" Zach asks incredulously. The techie nods. "You mean I can cut loose, and Howard Entertainment covers the damages?" The techie nods again. Zach glances at the tech, then Ingrid, then Mary, then Kula. He shrugs.
"Alrighty, then," Zach says as he spreads his arms wide and tenses his legs. Energy flares around him, throwing violet light across the make-shift arena and casting long shadows across the floor. Ingrid might be surprised here.
COMBATSYS: Zach gathers his will.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|====---\-------\0 Zach
Well, and that's the other .. and she happens to be much like the same one the first ally happens to be .. what is it with that energy? How interesting that such a thing seems to manifest and manifest in large amounts! Actually, Mary's thoughts are closer to 'I'll need an aspirin from all of this energy' after the battle.. not even from Kula.
With Ingrid dressed that way, Mary laughs.. but she's dressed in a dress as well. "Ya'll certainly a lovely young'n aren'tcha." She adds, noting Ingrid, and Zach.. well Zach begins to spread his energy around.. yes, that's CERTAINLY what they wish to see, she thinks. "Well, I guess I should make the best of it." She muses to herself, before spinning her parasol around, putting it over her shoulder, and then swinging it around.
It wrenches an Eskimo from the earth, Mary walking forwards slowly, the doll now suspended by it's neck as Kula skates around.
"No hard feelin's, darlin.. you know how it is!" She explains, before swinging around the parasol and doll, all towards Kula!
Hot doll on doll action!
Well it looks like things are getting underway- looks like Ingrid got her just in time. A little nod is given as she looks over to Zach, noting that he's pumping himself up. Not only that that, but he seems to have garnered a bit of control over his power- that's a rather good thing right there. The young woman sends a smile towards Mary, "Why thank you, you look very lovely yourself."
Watching her step carefully, trying to learn how to move over the ice and keep her balance in the process- something aided by a bit of momentum control made possible by her psychic energy. How should she fit into the picture here, she wonders? Kula has to be a powerful opponent because of the numbers she's being put up against, and she certainly seems in her element. Part of her doesn't want to leave Mary fighting alone in the first moments of the battle, but in the end she simply decides that caution is the most important thing here, staying back and waiting to see how Kula reacts to the interestingly executed bashing attack. Ingrid knows that her potent energy won't matter if she can't /hit/ Kula, and she looks pretty darn agile, the way she's skating around. This could be a problem.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid focuses on her next action.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|====---\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Kula dodges Mary's Random Weapon.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|====---\-------\0 Zach
As her three challengers pile into the indoor, icy room, Kula just continues to skate, her hands clasped behind her back, seemingly blissfully unaware of their presence, contentedly lost in her own thoughts for the time being. Ingrid and Zach are mostly silent, so she pays them no heed, but Mary has the that politeness to say hello, which brings Kula sliding to a stop, spinning to face the pale woman. "So far, I am!" she answers the question with a happy chirp, unclasping her hands from behind her back and letting them rest against her sides. Covered with yellow, insulating gloves, they serve to keep her from harming herself with her own blisteringly cold energy.
Everyone is ready to begin, and she seems to hang back, willing to let the others settle into dealing with the uncertain surface of the iced over environment or the perhaps uncomfortablely cold air that fills the air. Her own breath is visible, frosty mist that escapes her lips with each exhale, and her eyes, contrasted against her blue hair, are a strange crimson color. Her expression cheerful thus far, waiting for each opponent to chose how they would like to begin.
A glance is cast Zach's way, energy building up around him, but in the end she pays him little heed as Mary is demanding her attention up front. Coming in swinging with an Eskimo, she earns a surprised look from the teen fighter as Kula kicks down and skips back out of range of the intended trajectory. "I know how it is. But I'm not sure if Tarralikitak there understands," she states solemnly with a shake of her head toward the doll.
Ingrid draws her attention int he end, the girl spinning around to turn her attention toward the girl who seems to be doing nothing but trying to ready herself. Tsking lightly, the lone fighter speeds toward the pale haired girl, "The fight's begun, no standing around!" A shimmer of white rolls out along her forearm, congealing into a translucent sphere of ice over her fist.
Skidding to a stop two yards from the girl, she swings her right hand forward, the steel-strong ice on the half of the sphere nearest Ingrid morphing quickly into three piercing lances that jut out nearly instantly. Each end is as sharp as a pick ax bit, threatening to skewer the other girl violently should she fail to escape their savage path. All pretences of the young girl fighting alone being harmless are most definitely lost in the manner she choses to attack. Her ice is most certainly deadly.
Zach spins to face Kula as she goes after Ingrid, a slight frown crossing his face as he does so. His foot slides as Zach drops his center of gravity to slap his hands on the ground. A short wave of psychic energy sweeps towards the NESTS girl, hopefully doing...
...little more than a distraction, hopefully allowing Ingrid to lay some manner of a smackdown on Kula.
COMBATSYS: Zach assists Ingrid.
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|====---\-------\0 Zach
As Kula responds, Mary nods. Oh it's lovely to see the little girl so happy, even if she's far far stronger than her! Kula's quite the person, as well.. her clothing makes her up! Mary is just wearing a white dress, and goes quite well with the nice white ice.. Mary is almost as if she was frozen to death.. that's how pale she is.
But as Mary charges.. Kula changes.. and explaining that the doll may not understand.. before, of course, Kula skips out of range.. Mary laughs a bit. "Oh, Ya'll won't worry.. I'll put him right down." And she does, leaving the little doll to go .. sit there, much like the other dolls do.
And with Kula lashing out already towards Ingrid, while Mary would LOVE to see Kula in action and sit back, she clearly is a part of the fight.. and ends up sliding the whip out, attaching it to one of the buildings many handles at the top, and leaping .. swinging across the battlefield towards Kula, in an attempt to lash out during the swing with her feet.. and kick her STRAIGHT to China!
No really, China is like right behind her.
COMBATSYS: Kula successfully hits Ingrid with Critical Ice.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=====--\-------\0 Ingrid
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|====---\-------\0 Zach
Right now would be an excellent moment for Ingrid to prove to Kula that she is not standing around at all, but instead keeping track of her movements in order to make her more able to attack. Kula's evasion of Mary's attack is more than enough to tell her that yes, she is indeed very agile. The best way for Ingrid to prove that her head is in the game would be to slip away from the stabby ice that's directed towards her. Unfortunately, that's not what happens.
Despite the wave of energy emanating from Zach, possibly altering Kula's course, the blonde's desperate attempt to get out of the way of the skewers is in vain, and no sooner does she begin moving to the side than they stab into her. Widening eyes and a sharp gasp are what tells the tale of how painful the attack is, blood quickly soaking into her clothes and making them not quite so pretty anymore.
Rather than just pushing off and falling on her face as her body would like her to do, she extricates herself from the ice and jumps. At first it might look like she's trying to run away as fast as she can, but a moment later her course veers suddenly, shifting her back towards the ice-wielding prodigy on a course that would send her attacking from above. Her own energy is present now, glittering along her body as she spins through the air, looking like quite the ballerina herself with one arm held in the air above her head as she attempts to crash into Kula, her left leg extended to try and kick her in the side of the head as well.
COMBATSYS: Kula dodges Mary's Light Kick.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=====--\-------\0 Ingrid
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|====---\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Kula blocks Ingrid's Sun Dive.
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|====---\-------\0 Zach
The girl never stops moving for an instant, it seems. The instant the ice spears hit their mark, she withdraws her hand from the translucent sheath, allowing the entire construct to fall to the ground as a hundred shards. She kicks back with her forward foot, putting a little distance between her and Ingrid, a calm expression studying the European girl. It's a struggle for her passive combat algorithms to keep up with her child-like enthusiasm for the prize in store should she win, but now and then the killer beneath manages to surface and take stock in the situation. It looks like she hurt the girl plenty to start with. Good.
Whirling around, Kula faces Mary, watching her put the doll down and come in swinging with a more traditional charge with her feet. Kula leans a little, drawing her arms up into a spin that takes her safely out of the way, arms extended out to her sides, ice crystals trailing behind her fingers, a smile on her lips once again. China is spared. FOR NOW.
As Ingrid dives, however, Kula is forced to defend herself from a much faster attack all the sudden. Drawing her left hand up, she paints the air in front of her and many of those trailing ice crystals suddenly solidifying into a thick barrier of ice designed to absorb the worst of the impact. Ingrid's psycho power laced kicks cracks through the ice only to be caught by Kula's gloved hand, driving the girl back a little but in the end failing to connect cleanly.
Pushing back on Ingrid's foot with her hand, Kula skips backward, putting distance between her and the girl, eyes narrowed a little. Her energy bears a certain feel to it that Kula doesn't find amusing in the slightest, but that's not what's bothering her. Someone else was interferring with her movements a little. With Mary ruled out and Ingrid ruled out, that leaves...
Turning around, Kula fixes her attention on Zach for an instant before she leans forward to speed his way, mouth curling into a little bit of a grin, "Just what do you think you're doing, hm?" When she spins in close to the young man, her right leg snaps up, aiming to deliver a sharp kick toward his chin. But what might be more menacing is the blade of ice beneath her boot that might scrape a painful gash along his chest if he is unable to defend himself in time!
COMBATSYS: Kula successfully hits Zach with Medium Kick.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|======-\-------\0 Ingrid
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|=======\=------\1 Zach
Zach pulls his arms up, catching the kick with his hands before it reaches his chin. The icicle, however, slams into his chest. Both of the shirts he is wearing are shredded by the sharp spike, revealing a faint purple glow underneath. The thin coat of psychic "armor" is likely the only thing keeping his skin whole. Zach wheezes, that still stung like nobody's business.
"Letting you get close," Zach says with a slight gasp. He pulls a fist above his head, the hand glowing with radiant purple energy. "Poweeeeeer," Zach says before slamming the fist against the ground. "GEYSER!" A massive gout of energy erupts from the ground, hopefully catching Kula right under the chin!
Out of the way, hombre!
Mary swings past Kula as she gets out of the way rather simply, but Mary doesn't seem to care too much. Yes.. China seems to be spared, but one day.. China shall see.
Mary continues swinging about, watching as Ingrid assault Kula only for the Kula of power suddenly put up an UNBREAKABLE ICE WALL. Now that's cold! And watching on yet, Kula moves towards Zach.. and already slams a sharp kick towards him! Ooh now THAT one had to hurt! Mary laughs though as the icicle does it's job.. but Mary DOES have to help them, doesn't she?
The handle is slid off, and Mary collapses onto Uruguay, kicking off and then slipping the parasol's whip about, swinging it wide in attempt to grab Kula's leg with the handle and whip her AROUUUUND the world, spinning her all about, dragging her, before letting her go in the air!
"Ya'll just love waiting for each other to go, dont'cha? .. Course, nothin' like beain' a coward, ain't it?" She laughs at herself, even if it's not quite funny..
But Mary is enjoying herself!
Ingrid's momentum comes to a sudden halt as she crashes into the barrier of ice, unable to shatter it from the impact. "Hmm... that technique is rather powerful, isn't it? I'm surprised- I wasn't expecting anything like it." Which she realizes is odd, considering that she uses a barrier of her own, though it's used in a different manner.
Ingrid can only wince as Zach is stabbed by the ice bladed kick, but he seems to take the attack much better than the stabbing one done to her. Good, they'd all be in trouble of everyone went down as hard as she did when targeted with that icy energy. Zach seems to be attempting to return the favor with a powerful explosion of energy, which makes Ingrid ponder her own action. A few moments of thought and she rushes forward towards Kula. Leaping from the air didn't really work, so perhaps it'll be better to get in from behind.
Sneaking around behind the young woman, Ingrid expects Kula to attempt to stave off the blast of Zach's power with another ice shield, which should preoccupy her just enough for the blond to get in and then swing her arm in a wide motion, sending a swath of glittering gold energy power at Kula, certainly seeking to attack her from behind. That's just good team tactics!
COMBATSYS: Kula dodges Mary's Go Fly a Kite.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|======-\-------\0 Ingrid
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|=------\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Ingrid successfully hits Kula with Sunburn.
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COMBATSYS: Kula blocks Zach's Burst Stream.
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|=------\-------\0 Zach
Snapping her foot down after colliding with Zach's chest, Kula finds out real quickly that she's got three assaults coming at her simultaneously, the girl trapped in the middle of all three opponents. Both arms extend to her sides as she spins back one step in a graceful maneuver, leaving in her wake two more ice barriers. The first catches Mary's incoming umbrella handle, keeping Kula's ankle safe from being caught. The second absorbs the worst of Zach's incoming attack before giving way, forcing Kula to simply brace, raising her arms and weathering the rest of it, provoking a soft hiss at the pain that manages to force its way into her nervous system in spite her guard. Leather armor seems to do little for that, apparnetly.
Fending off the two attacks leaves her, as one might expect, open to Ingrid's incoming attack from behind; the wave of energy catching Kula in the back, sending her stumbling a little forward, forcing her to skip a couple of times before regaining her skating grace and slipping out of that awful position she found herself in between all three opponents.
Whirling around, she comes back to focusing on Ingrid, the Norwegian's assault having caugt her attention by dishing out the most pain out the three of them so far. It's no surprise her meticulously engineered combat algorithms bump up Ingrid on the priority table. The girl's aggro table isn't terribly complicated to predict.
Skidding to a stop on the ice, she rights herself, bringing her hand to her mouth, palm up, fingers foward. "You three are doing pretty good together. Time to slow you down." A shimmer of white traces over her form, from feet on up, extending out to her hand at the same moment she exhales. A burst of wind is sent rushing Ingrid's way, laden with ice crystals, razor sharp rings of frozen matter, and needle-edged flakes. It seems she's interested in rooting the other girl to the ground a little in order to slow her down!
COMBATSYS: Kula successfully hits Ingrid with Diamond Breath.
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|=------\-------\0 Zach
Zach grins faintly as he forces Kula back a bit. Not =exactly= what he was hoping for, but it'll do for the time being. Zach pulls himself to his feet, and eyes the young girl for a moment. He notices that the NESTS project is going after Ingrid again. Fine by him.
Zach closes the gap between himself and the young girl, before skidding to a halt next to her.
His fist is raised once more, still glowing with traces of energy sweeping around it. "ROUND WAVE!" Zach slams the fist down once more, a circular wave of psycho power washing up and around him to slam into Kula. The wave does not travel far at all, no more than a foot from Zach and it is gone as quickly as it came!
Oh, darnnitall! Mary has seen with her own eyes just how fast Kula is, and she can't prevent the whip being simply avoided like she can, the weapon caught in movement.. and pulled back. It seems like it'll just have to be dealt with. But still, Mary watches as the other two begin their assault.. and actually catch up to her!
What an amazing surprise.
But Mary can't watch forever. She doesn't take much time in her efforts to flail towards Kula once more.. watching as Kula is caught up blowing ice ate the poor Ingrid.. and nods. "Ya'll doin' GREAT considerin' what you're up against.. ya'll nice." She laughs at this, before .. FLING.. Mary whips the parasol around once more, attempting to grab the Kula's leg and this time huck her far away from herself.. and closer to the others.
"Just keep it up darlin'!"
Team tactics seems to win the day, at least for the moment. Zachs powerful assault is enough to give Ingrid enough of an advantage to slip in and strike. But it unfortunately seems that this strike is enough to get Kula's attention, and that, perhaps, is not the greatest thing in the world. With power like that Ingrid isn't attempting to weather the power at all, but instead simply get out of the way. The strategy isn't a very sound one, Kula having far more experience and training in fighting than she does. Ingrid has spent a lot of time training herself, but Kula's had swarms of scientists showing her exactly how to do things.
The end result is an unpleasant breeze that while perhaps comforting inside a volcano is utterly awful in a situation like this one- and that's before you realize there's tons of sharp ice in there. Blasted by the energy, Ingrid would probably be blown away if not for being suddenly attached to the ground. A stationary target? No, that won't do at all. Mary and Zach seem to keep up the attack nicely, however, so the blonde decides now is a good time to back them up. A flash of golden light surrounds her and she forms a dull little sphere of energy that she blows towards Kula. It's not as quick as that gust of icy wind that Kula sent her way, but there's a lot of power packed inside should it make it's mark.
COMBATSYS: Kula dodges Mary's Snare Whip.
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COMBATSYS: Ingrid successfully hits Kula with Sun Burst.
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|=------\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Kula dodges Zach's Zero Stance.
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|-------\-------\0 Mary
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|=------\-------\0 Zach
Again, her natural agility carries the girl easily over the ice, Kula slipping out of the way of Zach's burst of harmful energy, having no interest in getting blasted by him again. She comes to a landing a few meters to the side, hair resting back down against her shoulders as Mary speaks up. Fixing the woman's location by means of her voice, Kula predicts the trajectory of the next in coming attack and kicks down and to the side, making an easy cartwheel through the air until she skids ot a landing out of the way of that strange parasol's hooks and tricks. "Thank you," she manages to reply mid-evasion, not pausing for an instant as she turns around to face Ingrid.
The giant projectile catches her off guard, having no capacity for sensing attacks of that nature before she sets eyes on them. She paints a barrier of ice in the air to diminish some of the severity of the attack, but in the end it holds for only an instant. The attack blasts herbackward and off her feet, sliding on her seat for several yards before coming to a seated stop.
One hand comes up to rest at the side of her head, Kula wincing a little as she quickly gets back up to her feet, red eyes scanning the three fighters as she iterates over combat options to settle on her next course of action. Mary has gotten by remarkably without injury thus far, and that should probably be corrected! Extending her right hand to the side, a shimmer of white courses over her arm, solidfying into a small glove of solid ice over her closed fist, a little spike jutting out past her knuckles.
Even as she creates her icy glove, she's already in motion toward the pale woman, "You know how it is," she replies cheerfully, quoting Mary from before as she swings in hard, aiming to punch the woman back with that spiked glove!
Zach winces as his attack falls short. He slides back several feet, and weighs his options. He'll need something tricksy if he wants to get anywhere. For that, he'll need more energy.
Zach drops to a three-point stance, his left arm up and reaching behind him as that violet power surges forth. Some of it seems to wrap around him, soaking into his body as if to shore him up...
COMBATSYS: Zach gathers his will.
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COMBATSYS: Kula successfully hits Mary with Medium Punch.
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|=====--\-------\0 Zach
THUNK. Mary isn't ready for the icy glove coming for her.. and the strike against the pale woman is rather heavy, straight on, causing Mary to tumble backwards, collapsing against the wall after the strike.. and taking little Miss Mary from Holland OUT.
That's okay, it was stealing her schtick.
Tumbling over, Mary laughs, getting up slowly. "Ya'll right though .. it IS how it is.. and you're in every right to say that darlin'! But we're still a bit busy y'know.. and you're leavin' the more dangerous one's I reckon .. a lil' open!" She grins, the pale woman shaking a bit. "Ya'll just so charmin' though I can't help it! So how bout ya'll get that pass now, alright darlin'?" She grins as she begins to spin about, causing a little spinning.. and more spinning .. and MORE spinning, why, Mary is a SPINNING ABOUT! The parasol is used like a mace as well.. and if Kula gets struck straight on ..
Well, it might just FEEL like a mace!
The ball of energy does it's thing, and seems to prove that today blown energy attacks are the superior way of targeting opponents. And Kula focusing on Mary despite being hit with the potent attack means that she has some time to herself, which she uses to break out of the ice rooting her down. As a very mobile fighter it's simply bad news for her to not be able to move around as she'd like.
Zach is channeling more of his energy, but Mary continues to keep on the assault. That is also exactly what Ingrid intends to do. Going full tilt this battle, against such a deadly opponent as Kula, she breaks into a run and charges. As Mary attempts to smack her with the mace Ingrid comes in from the side, energy once again flaring around her body as she lifts one arm into the air and begins to quickly spin, her leg extended as she begins sliding across the ice like a figure skater. Even on grass she can do this, but the ice makes the attack especially quick and effective, the blonde seeking to slam into Kula and repeatedly batter her with the extended leg while the energy around her body does it's work before jumping forward into a hop, trying to give the blue haired fighter an extra kick to the stomach.
COMBATSYS: Kula dodges Mary's Element of Fun.
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Kula 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=------\-------\0 Ingrid
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|===----\-------\0 Mary
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|=====--\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Kula fails to reflect Sunshine from Ingrid with Diamond Shell.
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Kula 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Ingrid
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|===----\-------\0 Mary
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|=====--\-------\0 Zach
She skips out of the way of Mary's attack, exhaling as she does so, having paid little attention to the result of her punch. Harried on all sides nearly non-stop, the girl is starting to become a little bit frazzled. That two of the challengers are dishing out energy the likes of which she has little understanding wears on the girl. It reminds her of a certain warlord, and an unpleasant week spend recovering from a warning message delivered.%r Zach is ignored as Kula turns around to face Ingrid instead, deciding to fall into a more aggressive defense to contend with the hard hitting fighter. A shimmer of ice whirls up around her in preparation for a larger assault, but whatever she had in mind never comes, the girl struck hard in the stomach, interrupting her concentration, leaving all the pent up energy to rain down around her to the ground. The follow up blast of psycho power and kick to the stomach simply crumples her to the ground with a soft gasp.
She's only down a second, however, shaking her head as she pushes up and springs backward to land in a low crouch. All around her, energy begins to swell, ice and wind churning as she prepares for one final attack.
Zach does not intend to let Kula catch her breath. He hunkers down for a moment, before charging in at the leather-clad girl. He jumps forward, into a somersault. "CRACK SHOOT!" Zach yells as an energy-clad heel comes arcing hard over his shoulder, and aimed at Kula's collarbone.
Hopefully, this will yield some results!
COMBATSYS: Mary has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Kula 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 Zach
As Kula attempts to prevent the assault.. the blast of psycho power gets the better of her, and Mary, who's purpose was to put on a show, shakes her head.. what a poor poor girl. But that's okay, because Mary knows the fans like twists and turns.
As Zach yells, assaulting Kula.. Mary slides the gun of the weapon out, and aims towards Kula as well. "Darlin' .. you ain't lookin' so good, and I want to have some fun still.. I hope ya'll don't mind .. if I make sure to help you get what you want. You'rse such a sweety.. I can't resist it."
Which is why Mary turns the weapon towards Ingrid, the bladed object aiming towards the girls back as Mary fires, sending the shot spiralling.
It's all fair, after all.. and Mary does like a bit of a twist!
COMBATSYS: Mary successfully hits Ingrid with Power Shot.
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Kula 1/-----==/=======|===----\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Zach
Ingrid might feel sorry for Kula when she's knocked to the ground, but if she does it isn't much. This is the same person who stabbed her with triple spears of ice, after all- wounds that are still bleeding, if very slowly. The reversal attempt is noted, at least- able to be felt more than actually seen by the empath. That would have been a rather horrible experience for her if it had worked- she has much experience on the opposite end of such techniques to know that.
Kula pops back up quickly, and as she does Ingrid looks over to Mary as she speaks, a small frown forming on her features. The weapon is aimed at her and the blonde attempts evasive action, but Mary's aim is just too good for her this time, and she finds herself stabbed yet again. Her body jolts from the impact, and she does her best to keep from showing the pain produced, reaching down to wrench the thing from her stomach and let it drop to the ground.
A look is given to Zach, and a small shake of her head is given before she turns to face Kula once more. Another flash of energy surrounds her, her red eyes peering at Mary emotionlessly for a moment before she lifts her hands to her chin and creates a second sphere of dull gold energy, blowing it to float off towards Kula in exactly the same way it had the first time- though now she only has Zach to contend with at the same time as it. "Had you thought that perhaps she didn't want a turncoat for a partner?"
COMBATSYS: Kula dodges Zach's Second Stance.
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Kula 1/-----==/=======|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Zach
COMBATSYS: Ingrid successfully hits Kula with Sun Burst.
Glancing Blow
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Kula 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Zach
As Kula rises up to standing, she's looking a little shaky. Thoughts of her promised pass to the park seem far away as she's finding the impossible odds that were pitched for the fight to be just that - impossible. Exhaling another frosty breath, she narrows her eyes, waiting to see what comes her way next. Zach's homage to the world famous veteran fighter unfortunately doesn't get him anywhere as the girl slips to the side, letting him fly by harmlessly for now. Mary is the next one to act, but instead of attacking she seems to have other plans in mind? Kula blinks, surprised at first as the pale woman doesn't spring to the offense but rather goes after Ingrid instead? "Oh! It's like a surprise!" she exclaims, perking up just a bit.
Ingrid is forced to contend with Mary's attack but in the end she goes after NESTs' little ice princess with another powerful projectile. The constant attempts at avoiding attack after attack are starting to catch up with the girl, however, and while Kula avoids the worst of it, she's still glanced on her shoulder, sending her turning a little to the side and dropping back to her hands and knees.
This time she doesn't spend time trying to hurry to her feet, chosing instead to attack immediately. Eyes fix on Zach first, the girl deciding to deal with him now, Ingrid as soon as she gets back over to her. Fingers spread over the slick surface and a rumble begins to build as icy chi flows down from the girl into the ice beneath her feet.
A tremble in the ice beneath his feet is the only warning Zach gets before suddenly a large spire of jagged, bladed ice attempts to slam up and skewer into him. A split second later and another smashes up from his right side, sending ice crystals raining through the air in all directions. Finally, one from his left flank spears upward, attempting to skewer the young man and hold him in place. Kula, meanwhile, rises back up to standing slowly, turning toward Ingrid, seeming to believe that assault against Zach means the young man is out of the fight in her mind.
COMBATSYS: Kula successfully hits Zach with Diamond Edge.
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Kula 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/---====|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Zach
Zach is knocked silly by the spikes. The last spike literally impales Zach, holding him several feet of off the ground. He slips a little, he simply stares at Kula, his eyes burning bright despite the blood everywhere. He eyes Kula, and Mary.
"Not..." Zach gasps as he cups his palms together. "Goin' down..." Energy, purple-white, collects between them as he slowly brings those hands up. "...that easy." Zach's fingers splay wide, and the sphere that he seemed to be holding bursts, a wide blast issuing forth and towards Kula and the back-stabbing Mary!
COMBATSYS: Zach can no longer fight.
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Kula 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/---====|
COMBATSYS: Mary blocks Zach's Burst Stream.
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Kula 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/=======|
As Zack is impaled and held above the ground .. Zach sends a giant blast towards Mary.. and Mary can see it.. it's fast.. it can't really be easy to jump out of the way.. and he's really putting his all into it.. so she better buckle down and weather the storm, and boy howdy she does JUST THAT.
The parasol is brought forwards as the blast erupts towards her, and Mary skids backwards from the assault. She even watches as the little figures are melted from the force of the shot.. she really wouldn't enjoy the same thing like that! But in this position, dug in, her hands hurting as the energy washes over her .. the tingling sensation is back. How she HATES it.
But what she hates more? Well.. Hey, she hates working with little children that think they're the freaking world! Or some sort of saviors.
"Ya'll been nice to fight with, Kula .. now how 'bout I get rid of the eyesore!" She chimes happily, smoking from the assault of psi on her body. The G-Project did not make her to be able to weather it .. not all projects can. But she charges right at Ingrid, bringing the parasol forwards in a single charge. "Ya'll .. DONE FOR NOW!" She cries as she intends to charge over Africa.. past Europe..
AND INITIATE THE LANDWAR IN ASIA.
Oh yes.. the blade is what Ingrid would see especially!
COMBATSYS: Ingrid dodges Mary's Beg Your Pardon.
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Kula 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/-======|
Never initiate a land war in Asia, it just never ends well. Seriously- just don't.
Zach blasts at Kula and Mary, and Ingrid is left with the former charging after her as soon as she's done weathering the storm. The blonde tilts her head the slightest bit as she yells out, and then deftly moves to the side, apparently finally able to move properly over the ice when not surrounding herself in psychic energy. "I suppose I was wrong, she doesn't seem to mind a bit. A little more of a challenge won't hurt me, I suppose, but you truly are a rude woman." With those chiding words spoken to Mary she looks towards Kula. Will Zach's blast of energy be enough to take her down? Whether it is or not, she can't take the risk, and so rushes in once more.
It's time for her to be direct and straight to the point, making sure to keep herself steady on the icy ground so she doesn't slip as she charges in on Kula. She can only hope that the NESTS assassin isn't able to summon up any more of those pillars of ice- they'd really ruin her day. If and when she does get up to Kula she'll simply raise both hands and then sweep them down in front of herself, golden energy pouring from them in an attempt to simply immerse Kula within it.
COMBATSYS: Kula dodges Zach's Burst Stream.
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Kula 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/-======|
COMBATSYS: Kula reflects Sunbeam from Ingrid with Counter Shell.
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Kula 0/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/-======|
Her back toward Zach, Kula realizes that an assault is coming more because of the light of his attack reflecting off the icy cavern than having any ability to sense the danger. She didn't expect him to be able to attack after that techinque of hers - a technique that /has/ been used to kill in the past. The reflection tips her off and Kula slips to the side, out of the way, her expression intense as this fight has been on her the whole time.
Ingrid is exchanging words with Mary, but Kula's ears are ringing so bad from the Psycho Powered attacks' lingering effects, so she can barely follow the exchange. She most definitely bears Mary no will will for becoming a turn coat. If anyone is expecting much more than selfish interests from Kula's child mentality, they'll be disappointed. Honor and fairiness is completely lost on her.
Ingrid is coming at her, waving her hands around, preparing to unleash another one of those attacks of hers. By now, really, Kula has had enough of that. No more psycho power. It was bad enough getting crushed by Vega, but to have the two in this fight continually hitting her with the stuff has pushed her to the limit!
Her right hand extends forward, fingers seperated as she draws ice up from the ground at her feet. It forms a shimmering mirror against which Ingrid's energy strikes but doesn't manage to break through. The real menace, however, are the spikes that suddenly jut out from the surface of the mirror right back at Ingrid, attempting to skewer her anew. One thing's for sure, the child aged killer has no reservations about the viciousness of her attacks, the brutality of them seeming out of place with her innocent appearance.
Drawing her hand back, she lets the mirror collapse, falling to the ground as a thousand droplets of water that refreezes upon landing. Taking a step back from Ingrid, Kula raises her right hand, white energy coursing over her closed fist, as if a warning her against trying to attack her again. Kula has had enough Psycho Power!!
As Ingrid leaps out of the way, Mary just charges.. stops.. and then skids to turn about, bumping into a Japan doll. Ah well. SHE OVERSHOT THE WAR IN ASIA and landed in the islands. "Oh thank you darlin'. That just warms my heart." She responds to Ingrid, laughing a bit in response as she sits back and watches Kula be assaulted..
And then BOOMF. The swelling of water causes Mary to clap in the end, congratulating Kula. "Very nice darlin'.. but you're at your limit, aren'tcha?" She asks of the girl as she stands up, clapping a bit still, but then stops.
"But the gal's still up.. think she has a chance? It ain't likely.." She adds, "But we'll have to see."
COMBATSYS: Mary takes no action.
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Kula 0/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Ingrid
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Mary 0/-------/-======|
The spikes that skewer into Ingrid as the mirror stops her energy from striking Kula causes the young woman to let out a cry of pain, unable to keep from doing so any longer. That was the most brutal thing done to her so far- even the first stabbing wasn't quite as painful as this one. Now she knows she's done for, and Kula's demeanor suggests that she would kindly like her to walk over there ---> and pass out please. Which Ingrid will be happy to do- but in a moment.
Becuase as Mary suggests she /is/ still standing. And while she's conscious she's dangerous. True, she's fading fast and can only barely control her power- but that power is just as potent as always, so long as she can make it work. So with tremendous effort she drags out more psycho power from within herself and is surrounded by it. She'd normally lean forward, but that'd make her fall over about now, so she simply reaches forward with one arm and points in the air towards Kula. A thin triangle of energy forms as a power enhancer, and then around where Kula's standing (being hurt so badly impairs your vision and aim!) a very large disk of swirling gold forms in the air, seeking to suck the NESTS agent into it and then hold her there. It'll attempt to drag her into the air and fry her as it binds her in place and then drop her straight to the ground if it manages, Ingrid herself losing her balance and falling onto her back as it goes, utterly unable to complete the flashy finale of the attack. She doesn't look to be getting up anytime soon, either.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Kula reflects Sun Delta from Ingrid with Counter Shell.
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Mary 0/-------/-======|
Mary speaks up from the side, complimenting the small NESTS project. Her combat routines engineered by the brilliant minds back at the lab, and her chi manipulation straight out frightful, the girl proves to be quite the little menace when she sees the slightest chance for an edge in a fight. She stares back at Ingrid, her right hand aglow with that white energy waiting to be given form in some other icy laden technique.
The message is pretty clear - don't attack me again, but Ingrid, determined as she is, tries anyway. Having discovered that in spite her previous failures in trying to drive off pscyho power with her reflective mirrors that she really can pull it off if timed properly, the girl brings her right hand up, spreading her palms open, creating a second mirror identical to the first and then begins to walk toward Ingrid. The energy of her attack splashes against the barrier, forcing Kula to stop for a moment, raising her left hand to pour more strength into her shield, knowing that should it falter, she's done for.
It holds in the end, the power faling to get through and harm her, and then she decides to make sure that the dangerous blonde is absolutely finished with the fight. In close as the last of the clash of energies comes to an end, the girl reaches out through her own mirror to get a quick grip on Ingrid by the neck, pulling her closer to her with a tight hold, not letting her fall just yet.
Up close, she takes the opportunity to inspect her, confirming that for certain she isn't going to be flinging any more attacks her way. Satisfied, Kula releases Ingrid, letting her fall, whirling around to face Mary in the end. Exhaling an exhausted, frosty breath, the ice weilder suddenly perks up, clasping her hands together in front of her. "Thank you. You're very nice." She remembers her well from the candy store after all. "I am pretty tired though." Unclasping her hand, she brings her right hand up to rest against the side of her head, "The energy they use... it gives me headaches." 'course, the energy SHE uses gives people bleeding wounds, so it's all relative one supposes.
As Kula slides over, Mary kicks her legs up, folding her dress nicely. "Oh? .. Oh you're welcome, darlin'. You just seemed to be havin' a bit of trouble.. and after all, I sort of work for your boss right now.. I guess he's mine now too. My how things change! To think I was with another group and now here I am, in another .. equally odd situation, but It's how I live and all." She tosses it aside.
"If you're tired then you should rest.. darn kids knew how to really put up a fight .. also really knew how to throw their energy around, but they ain't exactly the best in the way of tactics are they?" She laughs a bit, "Running at you one by one .. wonder what they intending to accomplish... Heh.. headaches darlin?" Mary sits straight up, dusting off.
"Darn near shuts me down! I ain't built for any of those energies.. just ain't. I can't weather them for the slightest and they're always such spikes of energy too.. like they don't come in any other kinds."
She walks up, picking the eskimo, and places him back down. "There. Better."
COMBATSYS: Kula has left the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Mary has ended the fight here.
Log created on 19:44:30 07/26/2008 by Zach, and last modified on 17:06:40 08/14/2008.