Description: Teddy Roosevelt (Hayato) battles opponents from at home and abroad (Rick and Kohaku) on a giant map in the Southtown Science and Discovery Center. But mighty as the power of America is, there's a tough battle to be faced. No horses were injured in the filming of this SNF. Well, no horses were /seriously/ injured. (Winners: Kohaku, Rick)
Kohaku has arrived.
[OOC] Hayato says, "Okay, I've got a log going here... If one of you guys could start that'd be great, since I just finished making some dinner when I first got paged."
Choi has arrived.
ODROP::Choi goes somewhere else.
This week's SNF has required Hayato to spend much longer than usual backstage getting prepared, but hopefully it'll be worth it. The setting is the Southtown Science and Discovery Center, and the giant maproom therein. The lights dim as things finally become ready to begin, and then a spotlight shines down on one of the entrances. A moment later the doors burst open, and with the sound of a horse whinneying loudly Hayato bursts onto the scene atop his steed. Brown coat and black mane, with white around the hooves and on the end of the muzzle, the horse easily carries Hayato out onto the section of the map representing North America.
The Burning Phys Ed Teacher himself is all dressed up for this match. Brown uniform shirt and pants, thick leather gloves and boots, and a hat of the style worn by one Theodore Roosevelt, which Hayato is waving with his right hand. His holster, however, is home to Hayato's shinai rather than a gun.
Hayato pulls on the reins and the horse rears up, kicking its front legs as it comes to a stop. "Whoa there!" Yes, horseback riding is one of the many athletic activites Hayato has dabbled in. He might not be a pro, but he's good enough to keep from falling off, at least! He grins at the audience, waving his hat again. "Don't worry, folks, I'm here to protect the peace!"
Kohaku, despite wearing his normal attire, is no longer Japanese. No, for todays task he is going to be Egyptian. Who knew that Egypt was going to up and disrupt the world peace, especially by attacking America? Well first of all you can't go attacking the US without funds, so not only is he controlling Egypt on the giant 'board' but also the entirety of Africa. Blood Diamonds will give him all the funding he needs to raise a brilliant army- to be represented by himself, of course.
"Peace?" He asks, "You call bullying the rest of the world through intimidation peace? I'm here to show you that you're not the only one who can play that little game." He marches slowly to the edge of the African continent and extends a single arm, pointing at Hayato and his horse. "Prepare yourself - for war."
When people look into setting up these sort of things they really should take time to make sure how politically correct they are doing so. Rick Strowd was involved in this match tonight, but once he arrived a few officials mentioned something about a costume and he got dragged away and hasn't been seen since. Not because they are still putting it on, but because Rick right now is pretty much fuming and about ready to have at it with whoever thought this match was a good idea. Once an offical does go to drag him out there is a yelp and the man quickly runs away before he is soon followed by Rick.
It isn't hard to tell why he is a bit angried with the outfit they gave him. Gone are the usual boots and white jeans he wears when fighting. Instead he is clad in moccassins and doe skin trousers. On top of that he has a ceremonial breastplate of his chest and a rather large headdress with bright red feathers going out all over the place. "I am going to kill them." he says quietly while trying to remain stoic and st-oh fuck this. He reaches up to pull off the headdress and toss it aside and also tear off the breastplate.
"I didn't come here to be made fun of. I am here to kick some ass." he says rather angrily while raising a fist up and then producing his usual fingerless gloves from the front of his pants and pulling them on. He throws a few punches and then he points to Hayato while bouncing from foot to foot. "I'mma gonna punch you right off that horse, buddo."
Hayato slowly lowers the hat back to his head, pushing it down slightly in front to ensure a snug fit. "Well now," he grins, "we'll just see about that." He reaches down to his holster and pulls on the reins at the same time, flourishing his shinai while the horse rears back and all the house lights come back on, illuminating all three fighters and the entire map. The horse settles back down and Hayato flips the shinai about in his hand a few times, glancing between Kohaku and Rick. "Well now... I suppose before we worry about foreign invasion, we'll have to deal with the problems at home!"
There goes the loud fanfare indicating the fight has started. "Yah!" Hayato snaps his reins and the horse moves into a gallop, carrying Hayato swiftly toward Rick. It's a good thing this is a /really/ big map. Hayato leans down as he closes in, swinging out with his shinai in an effort to catch Rick in the stomach, hauling him along as the horse continues on for a short distance before slowing and circling around. When they begin to slow Hayato uses the momentum, along with his own upper body strength, to flip Rick up into the air, wait for him to start falling down, then smash the shinai into him to drive him back to the floor.
COMBATSYS: Hayato has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Kohaku has joined the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Kohaku has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Rick has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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So, Teddy is going to oppress the Indians before he worries about global conquest is he? So be it. This will simply give Egypt all the time it needs to mess with the rest of the world before the invasion begins! He leans forward and sprints, not over to where Hayato is riding his horse but instead north, invading Europe while America is too busy dealing with it's own problems.
"With Englands navy at our command, America can will fall. All ships: Begin blockading and naval bombardment." Now it's time for real action. Kohaku stands on England on the world map and pulls three Kunai out of a hip pocket throwing them full strength across the map one arm after another, trying to snipe Hayato while he beats down on Rick from atop his horse.
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Rick with Fierce Strike.
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The Native American is really fired up as it is, but now there is the fact that Hayato found it best to talk about taking care of problems at home which makes Rick's brow twitch several times. "You son of a b-OOF!" He was planning on using his arms to block that blow but he was too busy talking instead of defending to properly stop the strike from flinging him upwards and then down hard onto the mapped floor with enough force that the floor itself cracks a bit from the impact.
Rick quickly pushes himself up and then shakes his head a few times to clear the cobwebs and send his deadlocks swinging about in the process. He needs to remain a bit more calm this time around if he is going to do this properly. That is why he takes a deep breath and starts to get back into the swing of things by starting to hop from foot to foot and then using his fast footwork to try to get around closer to Hayato before bringing a fist back then lunging forward with his left hand intent on tryiing to slam it into the right side of the horse rider.
COMBATSYS: Hayato dodges Kohaku's Power Fling.
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COMBATSYS: Hayato endures Rick's Blazing Sunburst.
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Hayato quickly gets the horse moving again, getting him out of the way so that Kohaku's kunai stab into the map rather than him. And then he comes charging back around toward Rick. Kohaku might have an ocean to protect him, but Mr. Strowd isn't quite so fortunate. This time Rick appears to be ready for him, but that doesn't seem to bother Hayato. He just snaps the reins harder, bearing down on Rick at high speed.
And Rick /is/ ready when Hayato arrives. The boxer manages to sidestep the horse, slamming his fist into Hayato's side as he rumbles past... except Hayato doesn't just /pass/. He couldn't defend himself, but once Rick's fist connects he still has a moment to act. Hayato reaches across his body with his left arm in an attempt to snare Rick by the wrist... and keep on galloping. If he's successful he'll drag Rick along with him for a few moments, then heave with his left arm to flip Rick up and over the horse before sending him off sailing to land where he may.
A miss. It appears that America is more resistant to blockades than he had anticipated, and the bombardment wasn't all that good an idea either. The ninja considers for a moment and then makes a decision. He holds his hands together and makes a quick series of motions with them. He launches forward, rushing along the ground while riding a powerful gust of energized wind that seems to have come from nowhere. Skimming the surface of the 'ocean' he makes up the distance between Hayato and himself with great speed, raising upward once he is close and trying to literally rip the man right off the horse and drag him towards the ceiling. Once there he would throw the Phys Ed teacher to the ground while extending his arm, that wind becoming far more potent and sweeping down after him to slash him and drive him into the ground. He couldn't make it in time to help Rick, but immediately after he'd be there. The invasion has begun.
COMBATSYS: Rick interrupts Strong Throw from Hayato with Hellion.
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Hayato 0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1 Rick
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Birdie has arrived.
[OOC] Big Birdie AUDIENCE
Success! Rick feels that fist plant solidly and there ends up being little time to celebrate given the fact his wrist is grabbed right after that and he stumbles as he tries to run along side of the horse instead of being dragged along for the ride. He pulls his right hand back since it is his only free one at the moment and he swings it around as a it ignites with yellowish chi around it to punch Hayato right in the forearm to allow him to get his left hand free and then it too ignites while he uppercuts to hit along the side of both horse and man with that powerful chi-infused strike. "HELLION!"
He shakes his arm out a bit after delivering the powerful blows and he rolls his shoulder. Damn thing feels like it almost popped out of socket there, but at least now he is feeling better after working out some of the pent up anger he had going there for awhile. "Nice try, but I am just getting warmed up now!" he declares and thrusts a fist in the air.
COMBATSYS: Kohaku successfully hits Hayato with Horsefly.
Glancing Blow
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Hayato's grin is temporarily wiped off his face as he feels a fist slam into the arm that's holding on to Rick. Granted, his forearms are pretty tough, but that still hurts and as he wasn't expecting it it's still enough to loosen his grip on Rick. And that gives Strowd just the opening he needs to punch Hayato /and/ his horse, which stumbles wide after the blow. Man, PETA isn't going to like this. Momentarily losing control of the horse does actually work in Hayato's favor, though, as it takes him out of the direct path of the blast of wind from Kohaku. It does, however, manage to blow Hayato's hat off. It tumbles over and lands somewhere in Texas. "Of course you realize, this means war!" Hayato gestures about with his shinai as he shouts.
Spurring the horse back into controlled movement, Hayato swings around and comes charging toward Kohaku, hoping to swing by and snag the ninja with his left hand, yanking him up off the ground. He lets the horse run free for a moment, so that while lifting Kohaku up and shaking him with his left hand, he can momentarily bring his right fist across to slam it into the ninja's face before dropping him and galloping off.
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Kohaku with Power Punch.
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The ninja misses his grab because Hayato is hit so hard by Rick that his horse stumbles out of the way- well, that's acceptable enough. Or it's going to have to be. He's left somewhat open by the missed attack, and when Hayato comes racing by on his horse he tries to duck the grab, only to be snagged by the neck an d then smashed backwards hard enough that he slides all the way to Canada. A hand reaches up to rub at his throat where the powerful grip was made, and he pulls his feet up before sprining forward and back up to them.
"This will be a challenge. Good, I didn't expect it to be easy." The man attacks again by running up behind Hayato and leaping at him from behind, making an attempt to mount the horse as well and wrap an arm around the teachers neck to form a strangle hold, using his left arm to try and restrict Hayato's weapon arm- something that should leave him plenty open for Rick to bring on the pain if it works.
Now that Rick has had a few moments to recover and Hayato seeming distracted enough by Kohaku the Native American wanders over towards where the hat landed and he reaches down to pick it up. He gives it a bit of a twirl and then sets it down on his head and adjusts it. "Look at me, I'm a rough rider. Hey boooooys. My name is Teddy o/`" He mocks Hayato while limpwristing for a moment. He then smirks and pulls the hat back off and rips it if half before tossing the pieces aside. "That is what I think of you if you haven't noticed!" he calls out to the horse rider.
Hoping he has the other fighter's attention now he starts to sway back and forth as he narrows his eyes and seems prepared to get back into the thick of things at this point, his body tensing up as he sways about and waits to see what Hayato has planned next.
COMBATSYS: Rick focuses on his next action.
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COMBATSYS: Hayato blocks Kohaku's Medium Throw.
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"My hat!" Well, the hat doesn't actually belong to Hayato... it's a prop. But he'd gotten attached to it. "Escalating hostilities, are you? You may regret it!" Hayato steers the horse into a circule pattern, running around and around the United States at high speed. And then... an attack from Canada! Kohaku leaps up onto his horse (thankfully a sturdy animal) and begins attempting to strangle him, but Hayato manages to get an arm in the way, keeping Kohaku from getting a good grip. "Hyah!"
Hayato spurs the horse to higher speeds, attempting to knock Kohaku off as he continues to gallop around the country. Fiery orange chi begins to radiate off of the Gym Teacher/President, and he starts to laugh. "You guys don't disappoint. This is definitely a rush, but I've got a country to defend, so I can't play around with you! Huuuuuuuooohhhhhhh!" The energy surrounding gets even more intense with his shout, and there's a gleam shining in his eyes as he grins widely.
COMBATSYS: Hayato gathers his will.
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Kohaku allows himself to be freed from the horse when Hayato proves able to defend himself with extreme ease from the strangling attack. He lands on his feet and stops quickly, giving Teddy a questioning look. He seems all but immune to his techniques so far- maybe it's time to go back to the basics. The energy builds up around Hayato and he considers for a moment before pulling a single long needle, several inches long and sharp on each end. With a casual move he takes aim and flicks his wrist, sending it through the air. The target is Hayato's throat, and as much an attempt to kill his buzz and cut off that empowering scream halfway.
Now that is the ticket. It looks like Hayato is getting himself nice and ready to inflict some hurt as well. "That is more like it. Time to get serious." he declares while raising his arms about and then double fist pumps. And from Texas he starts to dash forward towards Hayato, a bit slow at first, but then picking up speed as he takes a deep breath and has to adjust his path to where he will meet the horse rider as he circles about. That is when the southpaw pushes off both of his feet and he takes to the air to try to make an awkward landing on the back of the horse behind Hayato as both hands flare up with chi once again and he thrusts them forward. "Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
[OOC] Rick says, "More if"
COMBATSYS: Rick successfully hits Hayato with Howling Bull.
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COMBATSYS: Hayato blocks Kohaku's Sudden Fling.
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Both fists slam into the back of the teacher and that is only the start as Rick just stares wailing away with several punches, a concusive force that continues for several lefts and rights as the Native American pretty much throws everything but the kitchen sink into his assault to the wide open back of his opponent. "How about you go get off the land you stole in the first place and carry yourself back to where ever your ancestors came from!" he cries out before thrusting his left hand forward with one large final strike that seems to have a secondary explosion to it when it impacts as he attempts to just punch Hayato right off the mount and claim it for himself.
[OOC] Hayato says, "Alas, my poor bonus points. ._."
[OOC] Rick blames Birdie
Mizuki has arrived.
ODROP::OSUCC::Mizuki travels down the main highway into the Business District.
Hayato spots Kohaku preparing to throw and twists his body so that when the needle hits him, it only sinks into his shoulder. Given the stiffness and thickness of the clothes it would be rather difficult to dislodge it, so for now Hayato simply leaves it be. He's got bigger things to worry about, anyway. Like Rick. The boxer manages to land on the horse and that puts Hayato in a very bad situation. Granted, there are worse places to be punched than the back, but Rick is being quite enthusiastic about it. And that final punch is enough to finally send Hayato crashing off the horse, finally rolling to a stop somewhere in Delaware.
Hayato heaves himself back to his feet with a shake of his head. Destroy his hat, steal his horse? The gym teacher grins. Oh, it's on. This time it's Hayato running toward the man on a horse and he doesn't seem particularly worried by the change in fortunes. He doesn't run the entire way, though. No, once he gets close enough he switches to a leap, bringing him up high enough to look Rick in the eye as he attempts to slam a fist burning with fiery chi into Strowd's face, taking both of them off the horse and back to the ground.
Rick definitely seems to be the more powerful of the two fighters opposing Hayato. Kohaku can concede that point. So far he really hasn't done much of anything other than perhaps annoy Hayato. He isn't a worthless team member though. Even an annoyance can be enough to let someone else pound them into the dirt.
But the ninja isn't content to simply stand back and appear to be doing nothing at all. He must prove his worth to both Rick and himself, and prove to Hayato exactly why he's a threat to be taken seriously. Remaining stationary he unzips two pockets on his clothing faces his Native American team mate and speaks, "I have heard that yours are a people that embrace non-traditional medicines. Allow me to show you mine." His is, of course, acupuncture. Small, thin completely pointless needles are removed in bulk, and delicately aimed, thrown towards Rick placed at range with pinpoint precision. Slowly at first, but Kohaku gains speed quickly, and before long the air is filled with the tiny needles. Rick may turn into a living pincushion, but such skillful placement feels... exhilarating!
COMBATSYS: Kohaku successfully hits Rick with Phoenix.
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COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Rick with Burning Cross Counter.
*KNOCKED AWAY*
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[OOC] Rick says, "I'm saaaaailiiiiing awaaaaaaaay"
[OOC] Hayato says, "You may be rejuvenated... but I got you off my horse! C_C_"
[OOC] Big Birdie says, "Don't blame me"
Rick has honestly found a small victory in claiming the horse even if this fight is meant to be in good fun. Perhaps he is getting too into it now. And truth be told him and Hayato have been knocking the snot out of eachother so much he has kind of forgotten about his partner in crime until he speaks up. "Well I am not very much like alot of my pe-..." he sort of gets cut off when the first few needles plink into him and there is a part of him to want to get out of the way of the rest, but in the end the more he is used as a freaking dartboard he is feeling better. Perhaps a bit too good. "Hey thanks, that was pretty-HURK!"
The horse is lost all too quickly and with both Hayato and Rick off of it the thing is running the hell away as both fighters crash onto the ground and go rolling. Rick ends up on his feet a few feet away from Hayato. "Hell yeah, nice shot." she says and wipes some blood from his chin. He then steps forward and he brings his right hand back before thrusting it forward. "Now lemme show you a trick." THat fist creates a large concusive blast despite not even aimed to connect with Hayato before bringing his left hand in an uppercut motion to create another blast meant to knock the other fighter in the air.
COMBATSYS: Hayato dodges Rick's Gaia Breath.
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Hayato may find Kohaku to be a bit more dangerous now that he's not galloping about. That remains to be seen. The ninja certainly seems to have /something/ going for him, with the way he just pincushioned Rick and gave him that boost of manic energy. But Hayato needs no artificial aids! A good thing, because he's going to need some energy to get out of Rick's way. He manages to scramble to his feet a few moments before Rick, giving him the time he needs to get ready. Hayato leaps to the side as the blast shoots through the spot he was standing, then keeps on moving as he sees Rick preparing the followup. He'll have to turn around in a moment... except it seems that he's headed toward Kohaku now, so why not take advantage of that?
Thus Hayato keeps on running toward Kohaku, grinning as he draws near. He sweeps his shinai down in a diagonal strike as he draws near, aiming to slash across Kohaku's shoulder. He follows all the way through on the blow, then twists his body so that can ram his elbow up and into the ninja's jaw.
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Kohaku with Random Strike.
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Ninja aren't known for being able to take blows especially well, but they are known for being able to spring out of the way when attacked. Unfortunately for this one Hayato is incredibly skilled at smacking people who are attempting to flee- as should now be proven for the second time in this battle. Kohaku attempts to jump up and over Hayato as he closes to attack, but in the end it serves only to add additional momentum to the power of the strike, the weapon emitting a loud *crack* when it strikes him, sending him downward in a motion that's soon interrupted by Hayato's elbow crashing into the side of his face, sending him spinning away.
He hits the ground painfully, but uses the rotation by planting his hands and spinning back up to his feet, refusing to show that he was shaken by the force of the consecutive blows. He narrows his eyes and seems ready to rush towards Hayato and attack- but then suddenly stops short. "Your equally skilled at defense as you are at offense. ...I wont underestimate you yet again." He calms himself to regain the cold emotionless state he prefers to fight in, and simply stares Hayato down. "This is the end of your empire, Roosevelt." Still in character, though.
COMBATSYS: Kohaku focuses on his next action.
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ODROP::Birdie goes somewhere else.
There is a bit of an annoyed grunt that comes from Rick when Hayato manages to scramble away. "Hey not so bad. Now c...hey!" That is about right when his opponent buggers off to go bother Kohaku instead and the boxer frowns. They had unfinished business, dammit. One of them is still standing afterall. "Get back here!" he cries out and gives chase. He is feeling a bit worn down despite being on an adrenaline high right about now. It does help that Kohaku's little trick helped revitalize him despite that rough hit he took from Hayato afterwards. He chases down the other fighter and then brings a strong lefthand jab aimed to crush right into the small of Hayato's back. "We aren't finished yanno!"
COMBATSYS: Hayato counters Fierce Punch from Rick with Counter Thrust.
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[OOC] Kohaku is empowered! >:|
Hayato continues after Kohaku, raising his shinai high. He carries a big stick, don't ya know. He's not so much on the speaking softly part, though. Neither, however, is Rick. Before Hayato can bring another swing down toward Kohaku, he hears Rick running up behind him and skids to a stop. Based on the shout he counts silently for a moment, waiting for Rick to approach to the point where he'll no longer be able to pull back... and then he suddenly spins around.
As he does so, Hayato brings his right fist to bear and lunges toward Rick. He makes full use of his reach advantage, and hopefully the element of surprise, to slam a meaty fist square into the middle of Rick's face before the boxer manages to land his own blow. "You're right, we aren't finished! But we will be soon, I think. One way or another."
"An opening... I see it!" Rick may have been intending to do little more than bring his power to bear upon Hayato, but in the process he's given Kohaku the time he needs to prepare himself. And now that he's prepared he's ready to attack. Ricks assault also takes the mans attention, at least for a moment. That turn and punch stopped the Native American cold, but it exposed his back to the ninja, who has no qualms about attacking someone's blind side.
He charges, rushing in towards Hayato with an incredible burst of speed that would make him nearly invisible to the naked eye, though the SNF cameras are sure to pick him up. He streaks in pulls his arm back and then shoves it forward, ending with it, hopefully at least, square on Hayato's back. Oddly, it is a soft touch, not intended to harm at all. A powerful burst of chi is released, and that too seems to do nothing. The ninja retreats, attempting to spring back and escape. Escape before the energy would suddenly explode out of Hayato in every direction, large numbers of small shards of cutting winds tearing out of the man and escaping in every direction. But would he hit, and would it be enough, even if he did..?
That shout of triumph ends up being cut off when fist meets face and there is a loud 'GRK' that comes from Rick as he staggers back a few steps. For a guy that isn't a boxer, or at least as far as Rick knows he isn't, Hayato packs alot of power in that punch. He holds his nose with one hand and gives a bit of a thumbs up with the other when he hears Kohaku pipe up about finding an opening. He can have fun while Rick tries to stop seeing double of his opponent. He squints and finally seems to have most of his brains unscrambled after that strike at least enough to step forward and throw a fist right back at the face of Hayato, though it is more of a feint with his right hand so he can bring his left hand up with the intention of uppercutting Hayato right in the jaw.
COMBATSYS: Kohaku successfully hits Hayato with Hornet.
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COMBATSYS: Hayato dodges Rick's Uppercut Punch.
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Aw, man. It's a good thing this costume doesn't belong to Hayato. Kohaku manages to plant his hand on Hayato's back and the gym teacher spins around but... that's it? Huh, well, that wasn't so b- Hayato's body suddenly jerks as slicing blasts of wind erupt out of him, leaving numerous slashes through the outfit along with a fine spray of blood. No individual wound is particularly deep, but there are a whole lot of them. The teacher falls to his knees as the blast abates. This position forces Rick to aim lower than he was probably intending, and Hayato uses the extra moment he's bought to roll to one side before popping back up into a crouching position.
Hayato shakes his left arm, dislodging the shredded remains of his glove. The one on his right hand has fared a bit better, however, remaining mostly intact. Taking a deep breath, Hayato springs back toward Rick, kicking off the ground as he does so. He ends up launching himself horizontally toward Rick, flying head first with a twist that sends his body spinning like a drill bit. He snaps his shinai out in front of him so that it spins like a propeller, flaming chi surrounding the spinning blade as Hayato zooms toward Rick with it.
The answer is apparently 'no'. Hayato is tough enough that when confronted with the powerful assault it's enough to shake him, but not enough to put him down. On one hand this could be distressing, but on the other it's something else entirely- a challenge. There's no doubt in the ninja's mind that Hayato is on his last leg, even if he's still able to fight. And his target is Rick- clearly the more dangerous of his opponents. Kohaku is fine with that.
He charges after Hayato, shooting forward with more wind flaring up around him, the ninja's arms back and using the chi infused air to speed him in, continuing to assault the man from behind. Once close the attack itself is simple, he pulls his arms in front of himself and the wind merges together, forming a single cutting slice of wind.
COMBATSYS: Rick interrupts Burning Windmill from Hayato with Blazing Sunburst.
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[OOC] Rick says, "HARDCORE. >:("
[OOC] Hayato says, "Need... another... DM use... >_<"
If this was an actual war being fought by armies it might just be one of the most insane and bloody wars that would ever hit any part of the world. Back and forth it goes with one side never seeming to relent despite the other often showing signs of amazing strength. If Rick really wanted to make his SNF debut start off with a bang he has certainly done that. Hayato has beaten ten times of holy hell into him yet he finds himself still able to stand and stare down the drill like attack aimed his way. "I am not backing down!"
What many might call absurd or suicidal is just another chance for Rick to show off his strength against someone that is known to be quite skilled like Hayato. He hauls back and then launches himself forward again, left fist aimed to slam right into the forehead of the burning teacher even as he collides into the boxer with a powerful blow that knocks Rick away several feet where he comes out of a roll and somehow manages to stay standing.....barely. It looks like a stiff breeze might take him down at this point, but he is ready to keep punching in case Hayato comes at him again.
COMBATSYS: Hayato endures Kohaku's Mosquito.
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Hayato 0/-------/-----==|=======\==-----\1 Rick
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|==-----\-------\0 Kohaku
[OOC] Kohaku 'Better Off Composing' Ishikuno.
Everything is kind of a blur for Hayato for a few moments there. First he's spinning, and it's kind of hard to focus on anything like that. Then suddenly there's a sharp pain in his head, his vision flashes white, and he crashes to the ground bouncing head over heels before finally collapsing in a heap. He manages to heave himself up one more time, wobbling heavily... and then Kohaku reaches him. Hayato lurches toward him, just in time to get hit in the chest with a blast of wind.
The gym teacher staggers forward another step, reaching out to grab Kohaku by the head. He's still grinning widely, even though his vision is starting to fade. "I know it's a bit of anachronism... but have you heard about Mutually Assured Destruction?" And then he attempts to ram his forehead into the center of Kohaku's face before toppling over to the floor.
COMBATSYS: Hayato can no longer fight.
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|=======\==-----\1 Rick
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|==-----\-------\0 Kohaku
COMBATSYS: Kohaku interrupts Random Strike from Hayato with Mockingbird.
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|=======\==-----\1 Rick
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|=======\-------\0 Kohaku
COMBATSYS: Kohaku can no longer fight.
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|=======\==-----\1 Rick
[OOC] Kohaku grins, "-1% health."
[OOC] Rick says, "Health: 0%"
[OOC] Kohaku says, "Ahaha, wow."
[OOC] Kohaku says, "That is epic."
[OOC] Hayato says, "Somehow, after that final poke I was only notified of taking reserve damage. No physical damage. :|a"
[OOC] Kohaku says, "Heh. Odd."
[OOC] Kohaku says, "Probably not much reserve damage, considering how little I seem to do to you D:"
[OOC] Rick says, "Hayato hurts by the way."
[OOC] Kohaku says, "I could tell."
[OOC] Rick needs a sponge bath.
[OOC] Hayato hurts because he cares.
[OOC] Rick keeps a fair distance away come AWA weekend. :<
Hayto and Rick exchange powerful blows, the latter of the two men just barely seeming able to stay up. Hayato, despite being wobbly and otherwise completely out of it, is still able to pressure Kohaku. But for the ninja this is effectively over- there is no longer any risk involved, and he can take pain. So when Hayato talks about Mutually assured destruction... "Yes... so we shall both fall!" The headbutt crashes into him in the same moment he palmstrikes the off-balance Hayato, sending him stumbling away and Hayato to the ground. Normally he'd also throw a few needles into him for good measure, but that would be gratuitous. Instead he simply stumbles two steps and falls over.
There is a few moments that Rick just stares when Hayato and Kohaku clash and take one another out. He slowly lowers his hands once it looks like neither is getting up as well and he just looks down to make sure he is still standing on the US portion of the map. He is somewhere on Montana at the moment when he thrusts a fist in the air with a cry of victory. "If only taking our land back was really this easy!" he boasts and then lets out a hearty laugh before staggering a bit and having to take a few breaths.
Officials come out to check on both fallen fighter and Rick while debris is cleared and people have to attempt to catch the horse that is still running around in panic, but things seem to wind down as the people gather give a large ovation to the three fighters that gave it their all today. If only there was a way for 'We Are the Champions' to play at this moment to close things out. Now that would be awesome.
COMBATSYS: Rick has ended the fight here.
[OOC] Hayato says, "Okay, gonna close down the log. Nice fight, guys."
[OOC] Kohaku says, "Night, and thanks for the awesome battle, Hayato!"
Log created on 19:05:38 09/14/2008 by Hayato, and last modified on 10:24:17 09/18/2008.