Description: A fairytale come to life at that Neuschwantstein Castle Courtyard in Bavaria. Choi - the villain of the story, directed to only attack the princess. Kenji - the hero, directed to only attack the villain. Chae Lim - the princess who can attack either. In the end, will the princess and hero work together to defeat the evildoer, or will she look out for her own best interests and attack her would-be hero first? (Draw)
Neuschwantstein. This castle was once considered the white elephant of a nation-state known as Bavaria. Long ago, there was a mad prince by the name of Ludwig II. A utter recluse from childhood, most of his contact to the outside world came from his fantastic stories of knights, monsters, and princesses. As he came of age, these fantasies became all to apparent, driving the young man into greater seclusion. The prince became a king, and from there, he decided to make his dreams into reality.
He poured his nation's funds into constructing the castles of his stories, to turn his country into his stories. He hired the then-young Richard Wagner to construct his epic operas in his presence. He had built five castles, each reflecting his childhood stories. But such dreamers had no place in 19th century politics. After being disposed of, Ludwig died of accidental drowning by a river. But the tale would not end there.
Choi stood in the courtyard of the most famous of the Swan King's castles: Neuschwanstein. The tall plaster-white walls surround him, as cobblestones carefully wind below him. A studio team and crowd surrounded the palace floors, leaving the fighters open. A Hero. A Princess. And a villain. Choi plucked his fake mustache, and looked grimly at his dark cape. Why couldn't he be the hero? The hero always got the lady. Choi grumbled at his type-casting. At least he got paid... and got some freedom. He looked in the crowd at the Interpol agent, glaring coldly at the little man. The midget snorts, and adjusts the last glove on his hand.
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In a place so majestic and fantastic, this is the stuff of Kenji Ashima's dreams.
There he is, in the awesome castle. There he is, off to fight for the maidens fair. There he is, off to go whup the ass of something horrible and evil. And of course, he ended up getting dressed up again...! Eventually, he's going to start getting a reputation as a cosplay freak, or something.
Wearing a heavy tunic and a leather vest, loose trousers, and boots, there's a prop sword hanging at his side. His hair is styled much the same as usual, perhaps shattering the image of him being the authentic warrior-knight of the age, nevermind his nationality. No, Kenji Ashima has great and wonderful things to deal with-- especially with what's gone on recently!
And then he steps out into the courtyard, adjusting his gloves and looking for his opponents. He gets pointed out to the battleground, to where his horrible villain is, and he excitedly hurries along to find--
-- Choi...
He sinks a bit, scratching the back of his neck in utter confusion. "Ahh... excuse me, is there a mistake? I thought I was going to be fighting a big horrible villain..."
Bavaria is not a locale that the Korean girl would have chosen were the stage for the match left up to her. A gymnasium would have been okay. A stadium would have been good. An arena even better. A large, romantic-style, white-ish castle with an extremely difficult to pronounce name (yes, this is coming from a Korean girl!), would not have been her first choice.
Nor would the outfit that had been suggested.
Chae Lim plays along, because she's a fairly good sport about these things. Though, the dress is so frilly and HUGE on her that she's having difficulties navigating. When she wanders into the courtyard just seconds after Kenji, she offers a smile and attempts to tame the oversized skirt once more.
"So sorry! I didn't mean to be late! This outfit..." Wait, villain? "Obviously, I'm not the big horrible villain! I'm just..." Frowning, her doe brown eyes fall upon Choi. Now why does he seem mildly familiar?
"Please do excuse me for a minute!" With a horrible tearing noise, the princess costume (so much for being a good sport) is yanked off to reveal a Tae Kwon Do outfit below.
"Ahh, much better! Now can someone tell me if I'm in the right place for a Saturday Night Fight?"
The producer motions for the cameras to turn on. The large bearded man adjusts his beret, and motions for Choi to come closer. When Kenji arrives, he suddenly howls. "KENJI! DER KNIGHT! COMZEN DE HEIR!" The large man rips off his beret, unleashing a shock of curly brown hair. In his free hand, he points at the knight, and roars. "YOU! HIT HEEM!" The producer turns to Choi, and sticks a fat finger at him. "AND YOU! LEETLE MUNCHKIN. YOU HIT H-"
The producer's sentence is cut short by Chae Lim ripping her dress off. Choi, with senses honed by years of stalking women, immediately turns. The color quickly drains from his face. Unlike the girl, Choi knew very well who this was. The Kim Collective was well known to both Choi and Chang... and Chae Lim was the new-comer. The young woman was talented, but more importantly, an unofficial member of the Kim Klan. And if she knew him...
Choi's thoughts were interrupted by scream. The producer's head turns a unique shade of purple as he rips his hat in half. "DER PRINCESS!" He howls, dropping to his knees. Foam boiling from his mouth, he begins to sob profusely. "SIEBEN YEARS IN HAMBURG FILM SCHOOL TO BE SURROUNDED BY DER ARTLESS FOOLS!" All other words are lost in the Germanic babbling. The executive producer sighs, and motions to the fighters. "Um. Whatever. Just hit each. Cameras, roll. Ready..." The man raises his arms up, looking at all the fighters. The sobs become quieter, and the cameras tracks to each of the fighters.
"... Make fighting!"
COMBATSYS: Choi has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Kenji has joined the fight here.
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Choi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kenji
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim has joined the fight here.
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Ah, here we are! The girl that rushes in, dressed up as a proper princess. Kenji takes pause, looking from Choi to Chae Lim and blinking twice... very noticably, at that. Unfortunately, it's just in his nature to stare; it isn't often he gets to see the continuation of one of his swords-and-sorcery manga come to live.
Moving to the producer's whims, he's quick to turn to Choi and stare... again. So he really is...?
The ripping noise brings the young man to whip around on his heels and stare as the dress comes off and-- ... she's fully clothed. Bringing his hand to his chin, he starts thinking about the speed at which she managed to remove the excess of clothing, and the strength of the tear. Yes, yes, full of intrigue...
While the producer's in his fit and screaming, as the cameras set up, the call of 'Make fighting!' answers the question Chae Lim is about to ask, for her. Kenji points at the people off-camera who say it at that point, and grins a little. Well, now...
Ignoring the prop sword at his waist, Kenji moves ahead at full speed, hurrying along to Choi and drawing back his fist. And then he declares-- "DER VANQUISH-ED!!"
Swinging his arm around for what seems to be a solid right hook, Kenji's fist falls dramatically short of actually coming toward Choi... but behind it, there's a speedy burst of warm, white-blue chi that looks to rip across the older man and give him mean ol' heroic smack!
To her credit, it's not as though she tore the dress in two! There was a lot of velcro, and thin fabric despite the sheer volume of it all. Chae Lim quickly bows at the poor, sobbing producer and apologizes. "Please! I did not mean to ruin your wonderful artwork, and I promise to reproduce the dress for you at no cost! It's just that I need to be able to move my legs and it was more pragmatic to remove the voluminous skirt!"
Truthfully, she hates to ruin such skillful work, even if it's not her own, but it was a necessary evil so that she actually be able to maneuver properly once everything begins!
Despite the ruined dress and the dashed dreams of the producer, the Korean girl smiles. This is a storybook setting, and so it should play out like a storybook! As the princess it would hardly be fair to attack the gallant knight that is so 'set' on defending her honor against the big ba-- the little bad villain. Eyes focus on the energy that bursts forth from her 'protector' and it causes another smile.
Very well! She will play the part of the princess, though she no longer wears the appropriate attire! She converges on Choi, still trying to place where she knows him from. While the energy attack comes in from one direction, she sends out a swift, seemingly girlish chop toward the older man's shoulder.
"HYAH!"
COMBATSYS: Choi dodges Kenji's Twelve Gauge.
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COMBATSYS: Choi dodges ChaeLim's Jab Punch.
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So let me get this straight. Both the hero and the villain get a bone when the princess takes off her clothing. But the villain is the one who gets the beatdown. Totally unfair.
The producer slowly recovers from his breakdown, thanks to Chae Lim's comforting words. However, Choi is more distracted by the fight starting. And the prospect of further nudity. Real nudity. Not this fake brand that Chae Lim was peddling. In fact, the little man takes a moment to adjust his massive top hat before facing the loud 'hero.' "So, Kenji! You think you ca-"
The midget soundly crouches and sidesteps in one motion. Both the princess and the hero miss their targets, possibly becoming caught up in a pseudo-romantic situation as their eyes meet up close for the first and most unexpected time. Choi, however, has greater fish to fry.
His own.
Positioning himself behind his fellow Kim Student, the little man whips back his cloak, revealing his claws. "I supposed then... I ought to kidnap the fair princess!" With a cackle, the little man charges at Chae Lim's knee joints, attempting to lift her up and over. If successful, he will make a run for it, dragging the poor girl behind.
He thinks he can -hit-, actually. What happens is a different story, as the energy rips through the air in an arc and misses the short man's bony little frame entirely. Looking more surprised than anything, the 'hero' of the story reels backward, taking a few swift backsteps before hooking to the side. Chae Lim's the next one to attack, taking a swing at him-- and also missing.
But then he's trying to go pick up the girl and try to run off, and that's just one thing that Kenji Ashima isn't going to stand for! No, he runs right on ahead, moving back in toward Choi and throwing his legs forward. The whole of his weight, the direct strike aimed-- it's a dropkick, swift and true, trying to knock into the Korean man and take him right off his feet!
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim parries Choi's Quick Throw!
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Nudity? Chae Lim would NEVER! She likes to have the ability to move in a fight, sure! Dresses and large skirts get in the way of decent kicks! But to go completely bereft of clothing? That would just be wrong! This is why she's wearing her gi -- it's a safe amount of clothing, but boy was it warm underneath that costume!
When her little chop (or seemingly little chop) is avoided, she realizes that perhaps it is actually time for her to get serious. Doe brown's focus on those claws, and she frowns. "I refuse to be kidnapped! Especially by the likes of you!" Serious, but still playing her part, see?
As Choi charges at her knees, she sweeps his grabbing hands to the side with her leg. Immediately after, she falls back into stance and then sends a smile to her knight. "Many thanks to you, Sir Knight, for your help!" It's not something the Korean girl is used to! The thank-yous do not detract from what she is intending to do, however. Thanks to deflecting the grab, she's in the perfect location for--
Her right leg swings round in a semi-circular motion, sending a swift roundhouse kick toward the shorter man's torso. "YAH!" Another is sent. "YAH!" And another. "YAH!" Perhaps one of the three will hit.
COMBATSYS: Choi dodges Kenji's Heavy Kick.
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COMBATSYS: Choi dodges ChaeLim's Ryuusei Raku EX.
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Choi's attempt at kidnapping young girls fails... in a villainous manner! Choi's claws are shoved aside. The Korean growls, but he doesn't seem to be... totally overwhelmed. He focuses on the girl's form. Her stance. The little man responds instinctively. As both Kenji and Chae Lim unleash their kicking blows, the Korean responds with form only Kim could beat into someone.
At first, the little man advances forward, letting the axe-kick smash behind him. He spiraled around the first roundhouse. Then the second. And finally, as if he was expecting it, the third. On the recovering of the third, he suddenly tips his tophat forward, and tosses it up in the air. "Stay out of this, Sir Knight! The fair dame is all... ~mine!~" He coos, flipping backwards in a somersault kick, aiming the base of his foot right for the poor girl's chin.
He dodges-- much to Kenji's dismay. Instead, the Guardian King-- or is it Guardian Knight right now?-- hits the ground and slides a little further than he initially planned, not quite able to keep himself steady enough to get immediately back up to his feet. The way that Choi was moving, the swift movements and the like-- it was making him quite the elusive bastard!
Rolling himself up to a squat, it seems like Kenji isn't about to give up just yet. No, he just charges right forward with a little extra oomph in his step, looking to hook his arm low-- adjust for his height and all-- and scoop the claw-wielding man up with a strong lariat. He'll keep running, even, and bring the Korean along for the ride... before leaping into the air and going for a rather hefty bodyslam and making sure that Choi hits the ground first.
"UrrrrrrrAGH!!"
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim dodges Choi's Hien Zan.
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As a student of Kim Kaphwan, she knows what's intended the moment the smaller man flips into the somersault kick. Her eyes narrow upon him, all of her attention focusing on his movement. That is a move she knows well, one she learned from Master Kim! So where does this crazy, short, villainous man know it from.
The wheels within her head turn a little more. There is a reason for this! She must find out exactly what it is!
"Fie, you cad! I do not belong to you at all," she says as she skillfully removes herself from the path of the kick.
As she spins to face the Korean man again, her foot becomes sheathed in a raw, wind-like chi. Moving forward, she roundhouse kicks herself about so that her back is to Choi, then suddenly reverses her direction so that she faces him with her foot angling for the man's back. Normally, this would angle at his torso (or shins perhaps?), but as the knight makes a move for the lariat-leap-bodyslam, this is her best course of action.
COMBATSYS: Choi dodges Kenji's Hollowpoint.
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COMBATSYS: Choi dodges ChaeLim's Tidal Wave Whap.
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Unfortunely for both Chae and Choi, the woman used the word 'belong.' Which immediately brings to mind the situation where Chae would belong to Choi. This is a bad thought, because it cannot be good. Ever. And yet, there it was. The Korean lands on his feet, dirty thoughts filling his mind. Distracted by the prospects of owning a young lady, the little man finds the Hero down on him. Choi feels the arm touching him, and sees the comely Chae whipping around. The Korean acts in the best way he can.
Hitting the floor.
Being of such a height that when he lies down, he actually loses an entire dimension, the little man slips out of the grip and falls below the Tae Kwon Do mistress's (another bad word) kick. The little man watches her begin to get out from the attack, and he strikes out. Using his claws to anchor on the stone floor, he whips his legs low to the ground, attempting to knock the little girl to the floor.
And beginning to curse his misfortune of not being allowed to attack Kenji.
He charges. He runs ahead. He's got this. He is a leaf on the wind. Watch him soar.
Watch Choi duck.
Kenji's arm completely misses one more time, and the young man continues running ahead until he can get control of his own body's momentum. Stumbling, staggering, and with his prop sword flinging all over the place while attached to his hip. Grabbing it by the base of the hilt, keeping it from swinging around and smacking him on the leg, he turns on his heels and looks back at what's going on here. ... Well, the obvious.
Suddenly drawing the sword, Sir Knight, Kenji Ashima, sets the tip of the prop blade against the ground and puts his hands upon the pommel of the blade. He watches Choi intently-- he watches Chae Lim intently, just as much. He's trying to get a grasp for the flow of the fight, looking for that spark of inspiration that'll give him just what he needs to pound the tiny pervert Korean into the ground just as he needs to.
"THE GREAT KNIGHTLY EYE OF ANALYSIS!!" he even screams, while watching them intently.
COMBATSYS: Kenji focuses on his next action.
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COMBATSYS: ChaeLim interrupts Light Kick from Choi with Kuu Sa Jin.
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Again, the short Korean man is able to move out of the way, this time by dropping to the floor. His actions do not anger Chae Lim so much as frustrate her. Her knight should be hitting the villain as well, but it appears that those crafty fight promoters have given them a villain that is most artful at avoiding being hit.
UNTIL!
Until the Korean 'princess' takes matters into her own hands. While Choi's legs swing out toward her in their attempt to knock her to the ground, her left foot leaves the cobblestones and her knee comes forward across her chest. Swinging her hip, she extends the leg outward and strikes Choi in the chest just seconds before the sweep of his feet knock her down.
"Hiya-ACK!"
COMBATSYS: Kenji has left the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Choi has ended the fight here.
Choi's attempt to throw the woman off balance... comes at a horrible price. The Princess was more aggressive than Choi expected, not surprising being a student of Kim. The kick launches square down into the still-low Choi. The midget manages to trip the woman up, but the process involves using Choi's body as a stepping stool.
The Korean spasms in pain, wriggling like a elliptic fish. Unfortunately, his spasms draw him closer... and closer to the downed Chae Lim. With one last fish spasm, he attempts to throw him on top of the girl. "Now, my pretty! To take you for my own!" The little man cries, drawing his claws back and unhinging his jaw in a manner to allow his tongue to dangle freely. If successful, he will mount himself on the girl, and begin driving his claws into her upper body, neck, and face.
Looks like we need a heroic intervention, Kenji.
Wow, she hit him! The little freak of a man actually took some damage! Now Kenji's a little more confident in their ability to actually strike the monster, even if he's been unsuccessful so far. And watching that, eyeballing his height-- that's when it comes to him.
"There!!"
Smacking the pommel of his prop sword and causing it to wobble from the force, he snatches it up in a backhanded grip and runs all the way on toward Choi-- while he's trying to throw himself up into the air and assault Chae Lim. His whole body whips around in a perfect circle, his leg arcing up and foot coming around to try to slam the top of his foot across Choi in general-- and smack him to the ground, godwilling. Even if he doesn't hit, the force of the spin and the kick keep him rotating, spinning right around until he'll be facing both him and Chae Lim.
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim dodges Choi's Zujou Sashi.
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Elliptic fish or epileptic? The fact that Choi is getting closer to her is unnerving enough, but when he tries to throw himself atop her, stick his tongue out in a weirdly perverted way and jab those Freddy Krueger style claws into her upper torso and face, the Korean girl shrieks.
Then she gets the HELL out of the way.
After rolling to the side and kip-upping to her feet, Chae Lim twists around to glare at the short little man again. "You are not taking me anywhere." With her eyes narrowed upon him, she watches as the knight comes in with another stylish kick.
And something occurs to her.
It's unorthodox for her style, but maybe it will work. The girl reaches down for Choi, her hands gripping for his shoulders so that she can lift him up, fling him to the ground and hopefully watch him bounce across the cobblestones.
COMBATSYS: Kenji successfully hits Choi with Revolver.
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COMBATSYS: Choi dodges ChaeLim's Quick Throw.
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Choi fails to get on top of Chae Lim. His parole officer puts away the tonfa, glaring at the midget. The little man bumps his knees on the ground, and turns to the girl. "Come on, my pretty! I'll only take-" He puts his claws up, ready to hack back her reaching arms.
He is quickly interrupted by a single, strong kick from the 'Hero' of this fight. He fortunately smashes into the ground well below Chae Lim's reach. Unfortunately, the smashing element of the dodge causes several medical complications. The little man perks up, body oozing in pain from the minor internal bleeding.
He hacks and coughs, adjusting his big top hat. "Oh ho ho..." The midget exclaims, staring at the pair. "You think you can slay me? I hope you know the truth of this fight." The little man monologues, removing the black hat and flipping it over. Peering into it, he looks with distain. "If you defeat me, Chae Lim, then you and your 'prince' will be forced to duke it out. And really. Are you really strong enough to face a man like Kenji in a... weakened state?"
Choi fishes in the hat, and delicately draws out... a white kitten. Grabbing the terrified creature delicately by the scruff of the neck, he looks at it with frown. "As you consider that, my supple-breasted friend... play nice with the kitty." He states in an off-hand manner, as he tosses the panicked cat at Chae Lim, intent on distracting her for the time being.
"If she wants to fight this knight after it's all over with, then that's her decision! For now, my goal is to stop you!!"
He gets way too into these, sometimes. From his 'stopping' position after the kick, Kenji takes a hopping step back, a dashing zig and zag before coming to a swift halt. He's got some room again, and Chae Lim has enough room to act herself. From this position, however, the Missile Fist lowers his stance and nearly drives his fist into the floor, sword and all.
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--"
His arm suddenly lights up with a violent burst of chi, screaming from knuckles to well beyond the end of his shoulder. Bright as the sun and just as warm, it fills the courtyard with a whole 'nother "light of day," and the chi inside him begins to swell up a good amount. Pulling himself up straight, the student council secretary from Gedo turns profile to the pair, his right arm back and getting a strong silhouetted backlight the likes the camera crew always seem to hate when it's time to film.
COMBATSYS: Kenji gathers his will.
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COMBATSYS: Choi successfully hits ChaeLim with Thrown Object.
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"Slaying you is not the intention. Incapacitating you will work just fine." Chae Lim frowns at the little Korean man, then shakes her head. Does he think to frighten her with the truth of the fight? "I think the more appropriate question would be--"
Suddenly, a little white kitten is being flung at her. There is only one thing that she can do. Arms spread wide and she allows the kitten to impact with her before bringing her arms back in to hold it against harm. Though her intentions are good, the kitten sees her as a threat and begins to frantically claw at the girl in order to get away to freedom. Kneeling down to release the kitten on the ground, she intakes a sharp breath as a claw comes up and slashes across her cheek.
"Poor thing," she says with a sigh, allowing the little kitten to wander off into a corner and hide.
As she returns her attention to the fight, the Korean girl notices the bright burst of energy and staggers back a few steps. Springing upward and forward, she angles herself at Choi so that she can land her feet atop his head -- using him as a stomping stepping stone of sorts, to get herself behind him. "HEEEEYAH!"
COMBATSYS: Choi dodges ChaeLim's Medium Kick.
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The kitten shouldn't be a surprise to people who follow Choi. After all, it is expect for him to keep a little pussy SOMEWHERE on him at all times.
The Korean ignores the flash of light... mostly. The glare from the Gedo Student does make him a bit nervous. However, there are more pressing matters. As Chae-Lim leaps in the air to stomp on the little man, the Korean sidesteps. The woman catches no baldness, and the midget replaces the hat on his head. "Come on, toots. Look at bright eyes there. Do you really want to face him after camping on me? He'll eat you alive!"
The midget suddenly crotches low. In a rapid movement, he leaps through the air in a spiral, whirling like some frenzied football. Claws out, he attempts to drill into the little girl. But he keeps wary of the other fighter. Kenji was going to be quite the threat soon. Oh so very soon.
The burning bright light from his arm starts to settle down now that he's upright, now that he's tossing the sword into the air and catching it with his off-hand. Kenji shakes out his hand a little, getting his fingers loose, and grins-- now it's time to give him something to feel hurt about! Tipping forward, getting his balance worked out in those costume boots, the brawling Osakan goes running forward at full tilt towards Choi, even while he's turning his attentions toward Chae Lim.
And did he attack her with a -kitten-?
Turning in an arc on the run, he tries to come in on the Korean man from the side, his right arm cocking back a good distance-- further as his torso twists-- and waits until he's nearly upon the man. Upon him-- to throw a punch. It's faster than his other one, perhaps a little more showy as it looks like his arm proper bends like rubber in the process. It seems to have less hesitation to it... and most importantly, what Choi will feel if it hits: His fist feels like being hit with a sledgehammer.
"URRRAGH!"
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim dodges Choi's Houkou Tenkan.
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"Did you just call me toots?" Looking put out by this, Chae Lim swivels around to face him. She is about to tell the little man off when he's spiraling toward her. Stepping to the side, she just shakes her head and smiles.
"If we face each other and he wins, then it will be a wonderful challenge. If, however, Kenji is a true knight and we are left to face each other after finishing you, then I am quite certain he will do the right thing." With this, Choi is offered a smile and a shrug.
It does not dawn on her that the 'right thing' could be completely different in Kenji's mind than in her own.
Chambering a fist as she draws into the proper stance again, the Korean girl waits just a moment to allow the knight to make his move. Once she is able to determine the angle that he is coming in at, she shifts herself over to come in at an opposing angle and attempt to trap Choi between fists as she slams her arm forward.
COMBATSYS: Kenji successfully hits Choi with Missile Fist.
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COMBATSYS: Choi dodges ChaeLim's Fierce Punch.
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Kenji. You could have a big dipper, going up and down, all around the bends. You could have a bumper car, bumping (This amusement never ends.) But no. You had to be my-
Sledgehammer.
As Choi sails through the air past Chae Lim. The little girl weaves and dodges, leaving Choi little else to attack. But no. His attention was at Kenji. The Hero was charging the little man, and Choi was already bending his body, trying to change his momentium. Ducking towards the ground, he is almost ready to avoid it...
Until he runs out of ground.
The blow knocks Choi over the crowd into the alabaster walls of the courtyard, leaving only his top hat behind. What good that came from it was the same as before: Kenji's powerful strikes made it difficult for Chae Lim to land a blow. The little man spreads across the wall in full-eagle, only to fall down shortly afterwards. Fortunately, he recovers before the damage is too great, and recovers to the sounds of the gasping crowd. Before the crowd could part, the little midget dashes through their legs. And aside. The parole officer moves, trying to hunt down the renegade criminal. Choi keeps using the crowd for cover, though the screams gives some general hint of where he is. And then, positioning himself behind Chae Lim, the little man leapt from the crowd, cape rustling in the wind as he attempted to rake his blades across his fellow Korean's back.
With his mighty punch thrown, Choi is ... thrown... a lot farther, and a lot harder, than he originally planned. His strike and the gasping crowd are almost parallel-- he looks on with wide eyes and a half-slack jaw, not quite expecting to have punched the man so far, let alone that hard. But then it becomes a game of hide-and-seek, and Choi is doing a good job at hiding!
He moves to the edge of the crowd, trying to keep himself lined up and sidestepping around to catch up with the older man. When he bursts out of the crowd, it isn't exactly where he was planning on, and now instead of being ready to deliver another one of those hammerblow punches... he's got to turn, and try to catch up before something bad happens to the Princess's back! Taking to a large lunge, he reaches out to try to grab Choi by the back of his clothing. If he can, the next step in the great plan of the Missile Fist is to ... throw him. Literally, his arm will wheel right around, hooking down low, and then go for a toss straight upward.
Wherever Choi lands, that's his own business!
COMBATSYS: Choi successfully hits ChaeLim with Power Strike.
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The crowd cover is quite distracting, as the Korean girl attempts to keep sight of the villain. Chae Lim begins to step back, to allow Kenji to do his duty as the 'hero' of the story, and this is where she makes her mistake. Her backward movements carry her DIRECTLY toward Choi, as opposed to away from him. The blades sink in through the material of the white gi top, leaving slashes in the material -- yet another gi she loses to odd fighting tactics. But the outfit is the least of her concerns, as lines of blood begin to appear through the thick material and the pain that accompanies them is enough to get her to cry out with a sharp wince of pain.
But the pain just strengthens her resolve to hit the little man. Hands drop to her sides and it looks as though she's going to just walk away across the courtyard. Only two steps are taken though before she swings around with her foot, trying to lodge it under Choi's ribcage and send him flying.
COMBATSYS: Kenji successfully hits Choi with Strong Throw.
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COMBATSYS: Choi dodges ChaeLim's Strong Kick.
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Choi manages to unleash his sneak attack to great damage. Unfortunately, his situation does not improve. Though neither does Kenji's. When ChaeLim attempts to kick him hard in his stomach (and lungs), Choi simply isn't there to catch it. Like every single attempt from ChaeLim to seriously harm him, Kenji messes it up. The little man is snatched by the bigger boy, and hurled high into the air.
However, if the boy was paying attention, he might of noticed the problem with that. The Korean quickly recovers from the toss, and shifts his weight over near the other Korean. He lands hard, but in a roll. He perks up, visibly staggered. A sharp pain was in his neck, but little else. The little man's mustache was all... smeared now. But the twisted grin spread out underneath it was another story.
Choi tosses his cape off, throwing it high in the air behind ChaeLim. "Look. Princess. I'm really tired of hitting you and not squirrelly pants over there. So lets end this. NOW." The little man stands on one leg, and begins to spin. The cloak suddenly gets sucked back towards the midget, along with all other sorts of dust and debris scattered on the castle grounds. A large tornado forms around the little whirling dervish, highlighted by thin blue streaks of energy. The cyclone slowly but steadily drifts towards the little Tae Kwon Do expert... who hopefully wasn't obstructed by the on-coming cloak.
'Let's end this,' he says. 'Now,' he says. The cape flies into the air, and Choi revs up an attack the likes of which he really hasn't seen before-- not with that sort of weaponry, not with that spinning motion. Kenji realizes it's going to be a whole lot more dangerous, but standing aside and doing nothing isn't his style at all... even if he's playing a character to the entire thing.
No, now he just wings the prop sword off to the side and lets it skid and clatter across the floor. Running ahead, he squats down low and uses the pent up momentum to throw himself into the air with a heavy grunt, to drift over Choi and his cutting cyclone-- and then drop. He drops almost like a stone, and his hand extends, the whole of his body put into an awkward position at the same time. He tries to grab Choi by the head, quite literally, and spike him right down to the floor. If he can, two things will fill the Korean's ears. First:
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--"
The second is the sudden warmth in the floor-- the warmth that comes moments before a gout of chi tries to launch the shorter man into the air and send him flying off to parts unknown.
It seems Kenji Ashima's game right now is to keep Choi airborne....
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim parries Choi's Shin! Tatsumaki Shinkuu Zan!
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It's like a midget top. Round and round it goes, directing itself toward her. Chae Lim watches, fascinated by the maneuver. Her eyes never leave the whirling dervish of man and energy cyclone. While she watches, she falls back into stance and then she shoots her hands out in order to deflect the advance of debris while moving to the side to allow it to push on by her.
This means though, that the Korean girl is paying absolutely not attention to what the knight is up to. So while there is chi blasting up to launch Choi up to the ramparts, she's spinning to face the cyclone. Her foot immediately stomps down upon the cobblestones (and potentially the small man's foot) causing a small explosion of energy to reverberate through the ground. As the stones rumble and move there is a very large shockwave that follows.
COMBATSYS: Choi dodges Kenji's Claymore.
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COMBATSYS: ChaeLim successfully hits Choi with Haki Kyaku EX.
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Choi's cyclone not only fails to bring ChaeLim in, but backfires.
Horribly.
The little man is launched from his spinning strike high up into the heavens. Blasted by the Chi, he is now spinning like a ragdoll, limbs loose. The only benefit is that now Kenji is denied a chance to grab Choi, now launched into the sky.
Choi sails down towards the earth, his senses not returning. Everything is a blur, the little man can't put together a competent attack. The midget sees a moving blur... and an unmoving blur. The midget curls his weight, attempt to hit the unmoving one with his falling body. Maybe it would throw it off balance. But the blurs begin merging into a single point, and darkness begins to consume his vision...
COMBATSYS: Choi can no longer fight.
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ChaeLim 1/-----==/=======|======-\-------\0 Kenji
KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-nothing.
Dropping to the ground, his hand completely misses the man's head... but now he's in rather close for the attack that Chae Lim launches off in return, letting his palm strike the ground and his whole body drop low. He stumbles a little, pushing himself off to keep himself away from Choi's ... well, whole body. Plus, of course, Chae Lim's kicks.
Letting himself break-roll to the side, he ends up getting himself into a squat while the Korean girl puts the finishing touches on the claw-wielding man. Dusting himself off and folding his arms, Kenji seems rather calm and relieved about the whole thing... though this also means that, now, Chae Lim could even start throwing those brutal kicks toward him!
This is the time that matters most: Taking a break, catching his breath, and making sure that his life isn't at risk ... yet. If all else fails, then he'll still be able to get up and at 'em to take on the fighting princess now that she's saved herself, for the most part, from the horrible villain and his horrible mustache!
COMBATSYS: Kenji gains composure.
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ChaeLim 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Kenji
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim effortlessly dodges Choi's Random Strike.
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ChaeLim 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Kenji
Skyborne short guys are scary things. Especially ones that are launched up high enough that for a second or two, they almost cannot be seen. Chae Lim shields her eyes with her right hand, blocking the sunlight from mucking with her vision. Then she spots him. Falling like a poor, dead doll down from the heavens. Directly toward her.
And she steps to the side, with very little effort.
And like the the cartoons with the coyote and the roadrunner, Choi is allowed to hit the ground with all of his deadweight. Unlike the cartoons, this does not leave a Choi-shaped hole in the cobblestones (she would hope!), but it does send the dust and debris from the midget-cyclone up into the air.
As it seems that the knight and the princess have defeated the evil villain of the story, she turns to face Kenji. There is, after all, still the chance that he will succumb to the need for winning and turn on her. Facing him, she allows herself a moment of reprieve, in order to catch her breath and motion for a medic to come and take care of Choi.
"Now, good knight, do you choose to do the gallant thing and share the victory over the villain with me, or do you desire to defeat me and declare yourself champion of the realm?"
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim gains composure.
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ChaeLim 1/------=/=======|====---\-------\0 Kenji
Well now! Choi's down, Chae Lim seems to be the princess that's come out on top with this whole thing. He didn't need to make the final strike, as she did it pretty well all on her own, so ... now the question is...
Now what?
Loosening up his collar, Kenji looks a little nervous about the whole thing. His eyes shift left while he rubs the back of his head without disturbing his hair too much, speaking in a tone more friendly and informal than the Sir Knight he's supposed to be playing. "You know, I've got no idea."
"Well, either way... if you want to keep goin' with all of this, I'm game for it." Rather than dramatically shout about how he won't hold back, the Guardian King instead leans forward a little bit and throws the taekwondo user a grin. "So if you want to, then please treat me well."
"URRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH--"
His arm again ignites, flaring up with a good deal of his bright-as-day chi.
"I'll be sure to return the favor!"
COMBATSYS: Kenji gathers his will.
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ChaeLim 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\1 Kenji
What it comes down to is this: Chae Lim would more than enjoy the challenge. There are underlying factors here though, and one of them is that as much as the challenge would be enjoyable, she would rather face him when they are both fresh and able to focus solely on the battle between them and not on defeating someone else.
So it is that the Korean girl turns to him, catching the look of nervousness. This is met by a sweet, sincere smile. She makes a small bow, then steps back and folds her hands together in front of her.
"I have no doubt that you would be a formidable opponent, Kenji, but I would prefer to meet you one-on-one in a sparring match. You fought amazingly well by my side, and acted a valiant knight. I would prefer not to detract from that comraderie."
COMBATSYS: ChaeLim takes no action.
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ChaeLim 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\1 Kenji
So polite! So kind!
There goes his serious moment.
Letting the chi burst away from his arm as he's no longer focusing on maintaining it, the Missile Fist brings the formerly-glowing hand up to swipe across the tip of his nose, his stance shifting to one a whole lot more casual. He glances briefly at the cameras, then back to Chae Lim, still not quite fitting into the role of the heroic knight that he was typecast as by the insane director and producer.
"Ah, well, if that's your choice..."
If he had the pockets on these trousers, he'd go reaching into them to put his hands away and take a more leisurely stance, let himself get comfortable and settled in. Instead, he takes off the heavier leather vest he's got on and flings it over his shoulder like it were some sort of super cool jacket. Grinning, he bobs his head in a half-hearted bow. "It was a good time. I guess next time we'll have to see about going a little longer than this?"
And unless he's accosted on the way, he starts walking for the crew. "Thanks for the fight, then!"
COMBATSYS: Kenji takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: ChaeLim has left the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Kenji has ended the fight here.
Log created on 21:41:47 08/31/2008 by ChaeLim, and last modified on 00:12:44 09/04/2008.