Description: Kain Heinlein is a name which inspires fear in some fighters, and clearly SNF wants to capitalize on this! Watch as Marisol and Daniel are led like lambs to the slaughter, forced to face off against the infamous Ankoku flames-wielding master atop a live volcano! Do they die horribly!? Maybe. (Winner: DKO)
Some people might be worried about fighting on top of an active volcano. Sure, this isn't a volcano that's likely to spew lava all over the place, but ash and poisonous gasses aren't much more fun, even if they're generally only dangerous to people in the vicinity of the volcano. Which, of course, does not make the people /on/ the thing feel any better. Kain R. Heinlein isn't particularly worried about the danger, although he /is/ mindful of the situation. It might not be a great idea to go all out in this match, and instead keep his power more focused. A large enough explosion might cause... problems.
At least the fight isn't taking right down /in/ the crater, so the fighters can do their thing without having to worry about safety equipment and the like. It really wouldn't go very well with the recognizable white suit with blue trim that Kain is wearing. While he waits for the fight to start he stands on the edge of the crater rim, peering down at the gasses escaping from the volcano itself. There's a great deal of power there, held back for now but capable of bursting forth with little warning. A fine metaphor for all sorts of things, really.
"What?? WHAT?? Oh no, no way!!"
That was Marisol O'Connell's reaction when first she heard about the details of the SNF she was scheduled in. Sure, fighting on the side of a snowy mountain that's set to explode and avalanche all over her was bad, but fighting on the rim of an ACTIVE volcano with real live LAVA at its pit? That's totally different in her books. Why?
Well, she didn't really have an excuse--but it just seemed a LOT worse.
But a deal is a deal, as they say. She'd signed up and was now obligated to make the match, out of contract (to a degree) and, of course, her pride. She couldn't wuss out and make herself look bad--not while Tenma Kiryuu was alive and breathing. Then there were her teammates, and her idol Shenwoo. She couldn't look like a wimp!
So, nervously the girl arrives, clad in a comfortable pair of capris-style jeans rolled up at the cuffs and a comfortable peasant blouse with her hair pulled up atop her head. Anxiously she wanders to the edge of the volcano and daringly peeks over, to witness the awful sight she's sure awaits her. And sure enough, there's unimaginable amounts of lava bubbling way below along with intense heat and gasses...and it all just cause the girl to recoil.
"This is awful," she laments, rubbing a hand to her forehead. It's almost impossible for her to find spirit when they're dancing dangerously close to Mother Nature's wrath. But, still, she is mindful enough to cast a glance to the (in)famous Kain Heinlein, thin red brows knitting slightly before she offers him an awkward sort of wave. Hopefully her teammate shows up, because if not..?
Daniel Jack heard about Saturday Night Fights. They were all the rage, after all. But they were a minor concern to the detective, especially when he had his own career to focus on. Training under the famous Ryuhaku Todoh, however, brought a new wave of interest in the event. His master, after all, was a favorite in Daniel's mind. If he, using the way of Todoh, could get on the TV, that might buy him some free lessons from Ryuhaku Todoh. Making time for the event was difficult, naturally.
But then he found out about the pay.
Daniel Jack walked to the edge of the volcano at a brisk pace. He had walked up the mountain, despite offers of a free trip up the mountain. He was here for the money, yes. But there was something more to it. It was to show off Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu. And if he couldn't make it up a little mountain, then what was the point? By the time he made it, he looked like he was freezing. Not by he gaze, which was strong and unbroken, but by his shuddering. When he felt the wave of heat from the volcano, he picked up the pace, stopping to stare down at the warmth.
He wasn't in his classic Zoot Suit. Instead, he was in his martial art uniform. He usually only wore it when training with the Todohs. Of course, since this was partially to show off the power of the TODOH WAY, he wasn't going to back down. He inhales carefully, turns over toward Kain. He looked like a Kain. Daniel moved into his combat stance, not even taking a moment to inspect his teammate. "I am Daniel Jack, student of Master Ryuhaku, the patron of the masterful combat technique Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu. I have-"
Daniel stop suddenly, and shakes his head. He immediately snaps his arms together, and bows to Kain, and then to Marisol. "Oh, man, sorry scuzzies, I must have been winding slow with the march up snowy, there. Forgot to give cred and all that, especially you..." He stops at Marisol, standing erect. "You are Mary, right?"
Kain slowly turns to look at Daniel as the man starts to, apparently, offer a battle challenge. But even when Daniel suddenly breaks off and turns to Marisol, Kain doesn't appear perturbed. He waits a few moments while they make with their introductions, tapping his foot in a slow, impatient rhythm. And during those few moments, an idea occurs to him. This is probably a rather good setting for psychological warfare, isn't it? Especially for someone with as much power as Kain. Granted, he might not /need/ the extra edge, but why pass up on the opportunity?
"If you two are quite ready..." Kain speaks to attract their attention, holding up his right arm with his palm facing him. He waits for both of his opponents to be looking at him, and then a blue glow surrounds his hand. He slowly begins to tighten his hand into a fist, at the same time focusing his chi down through his feet. And the ground begins to rumble. The crater of the volcano begins to make some ominous noises as the rumbling increases until Kain has fully clenched his fist. And then he suddenly whips his arm to the side, opening his hand and both the rumbling and the glow of blue energy fade away. "...shall we begin?"
COMBATSYS: Kain has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Marisol has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Daniel has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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And sure enough, Daniel shows. His arrival draws the redhead's attention, gray eyes shifting from the blonde German across from her toward the Todoh student clad in his gi. The attire draws a bemused look from the half-Spaniard girl, Marisol's thin red brow arching slightly before she lightly clears her throat. A gi would be the last thing she'd wear up here! But, whatever. A fight is a fight, as far as Marisol is concerned.
"Daniel? Okay," is her response, gaze slowly beginning to wander back onto Kain. But it stops as he regards the girl personally, her attentions snapping back onto Daniel, mildly perplexed. Then? He gets her name wrong. She looks mildly offended as response.
"No, it's Marisol!" she lightly snaps, exhaling in disappointment before turning her attention fully onto Kain. "And I dunno what the hell this 'Todoh Way' is but I hope it isn't going to hold me back in this fight!"
Dropping her arms, the girl's hands curl into fists, knuckles tightly coiled as she smirks. "I'm always ready," the half-Spaniard replies assuredly, despite the imposing chi that erupts from the palm of his hand. She's heard the horror stories about Kain, but, if anything, they only encourage her all the more. Surely he's strong, which means this is going to be a seemingly impossible task. But what doesn't (hopefully) kill her makes her stronger, right?
"Yeah, let's!!"
Digging her sneaker into the loose gravel, Marisol swiftly springs forward, attempting to close in as quickly as possible on the German. Her intention is simple: to drive a fist into his stomach. Should it land, she'll quickly reach out and grab a handful of blonde hair with the other hand and yank him down, face-first into her knee before she shoves back. From there, a leg will whipcrack upwards and seek to drive itself right into the underneath of Kain's jaw. "HYAAAGH!"
Daniel Jack's greetings were a formality. To be honest, he was very nervous about being on television. He understood it was a Mary something, and he understood that he would need to bring everything he could in the fight. And that Kain was tough enough to take on TWO fighters. And here he was, dressed up in his traditional fighting uniform, representing the Way of Todoh! A wave of fear overcomes him. Could he truly win this fight, and sincerely show the true power of Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu?
But then, both Kain and Marisol speak. Marisol had never heard of the Way of Todoh. And she even considered it would hold her back in this fight. A rumbling ran through Daniel Jack, provided mostly by Kain but there HAD to be something related to the Way of Todoh in there. Todoh ran through Daniel, and he turned after Marisol, leading his eyes towards Kain. And then, he directed a single finger at one of the greatest martial artists in the world.
"Kain! Marisol! You BOTH have Made Jeremy of the masterful way of TODOH by your lack of faith! This cannot STAND!" Daniel Jack spreads his legs apart, entering a horse stance. He brings his arms outward with INTENSE precision, intaking a breath of air. He releases it with a exasperated blast of air. "OOOOOOOOOOH... FACE... THE MASTERFUL STRIKES.... OF TODOH!!!!!"
He stomps right for Kain, bringing his right arm high as he stuck his left arm forward for balance. As he reaches the man, he suddenly brings down his right arm with a bright arc of orange energy. "KASANE ATE!" Was the roar, followed by a sharp elbow jab. His left arm cycled upwards, and then right back down with an arc of energy. "KASANE ATE!!!" Was the shout again, followed by ANOTHER elbow jab. Then a knife hand strike, a single palm strike, and finally, with both arms high up, Daniel wound up for the final blast, the single wave of energy that would erupt forward to launch the strange man with the greatest technique in the world. Bring the arms down, he lets loose the final cry:
"KASANE ATE!!!"
COMBATSYS: Marisol successfully hits Kain with Chain Reaction.
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Daniel 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Daniel's Jazz Hands.
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Marisol 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Kain
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Kain watches calmly as both of his opponents rush him, carefully taking note of their movements. Daniel's descending arm is met with Kain's own arm, and his following strikes are similarly deflected, the orange energy being engulfed by flashes of blue chi from Kain. And with his final Kasane Ate strike, Kain actually reaches up and thrusts his hand /through/ the attack, causing it to blast apart in a shower of orange. It would look much cooler if that wasn't followed up a second later by Marisol's fist plowing into Kain's stomach, giving her the chance to ram his face into her knee then kick him in the jaw and send him staggering back a few paces.
But once Kain regains his balance and lowers his head, he still looks in pretty good shape. And he's stalking rather quickly toward Marisol. His right foot bursts into black flame as he walks until he's within reach of Marisol at which point he shifts his weight to his left side. His right leg comes up, then snaps out fast enough that anybody blinking would miss it. And if that burning foot should impact with Marisol's chest the force of the kick will have a nice explosion of dark fire to go along with it.
COMBATSYS: Marisol blocks Kain's Schwarze Lanze.
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Daniel 0/-------/-------|
With one sharp kick to the blonde's jaw, Marisol is quick to recoil as best she can, her foot touching down on loose dirt before she paces a few steps back. She's grinning, of course, clearly pleased with herself and getting the upper hand on the German--well, as she perceives it, at least. But kicking and punching him cleanly just means one thing:
She's likely got his attention.
And when Kain comes stalking forward, she knows well that's precisely what has happened. Thus she readies herself as best she can, shoulders incredibly tense as her arms wait at her sides. The moment a chi-laced leg snaps forward her arms lift, intercepting the blow and the following explosion of dark fire that comes with it. The sheer force, however successful her defenses, still rocks her, sending her stumbling back with a baffled look.
His chi also looks kind of like Luc's. And HE'S German, too. Eerie...
"D-damn," Shaking her arms out, the girl lets her grin slowly come to the fore once more, eyes drifting from her singed appendages to the man before her. Without a single word she moves again, hurriedly closing in on the man before she plants a foot and drives a fist harshly forward, attempting to sock him dead in the jaw with a straight punch. "HAAH!!"
The audacious explosion of energy that came from the depths of Daniel Jack's soul was the power of Todoh, one that Kain was left to only cower under. And by cower, I meant block with relative ease. Some day, Daniel will learn that loudly telegraphing his attacks in a duel is a pretty dumb idea. Outside a real fighting environment, it might intimidate a potential threat out of a fight, but here? It just gives competent combatants a heads up.
Daniel's strikes were swiftly deflected, to Daniel's... relatively indifference. He was used to his attacks being blocked, thanks to his training sessions with the Todoh. The blue against the orange seems to go the way of the blue, and only when Marisol plows through Kain is there a reaction. "Hey! He was mine, Mare-Bear!" Was the seeth as he stomped his foot, taking in another breath. In. Out. In. Out. Energy boiled back in his very heart; So much, in fact, he was compelled to unleashes another ki-shout.
"TOOOOOOODOOOOOH...."
"CAN YOU DIG IT?!"
Daniel began his advance again, picking up speed. As blondie was going for ginger, darkie was going for blondie. With a hoot, he stomped forward. Attempting to surprise him with an attack, Daniel leaps through the air, hands first, right towards Kain. If he caught him, he would attempt to tackle him, bringing both to the ground rapidly. If he missed... well, then he better learn to scramble back off the ground quickly.
COMBATSYS: Marisol successfully hits Kain with Medium Punch.
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Daniel 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kain fails to interrupt Quick Throw from Daniel with Schwarze Schleife.
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Daniel 0/-------/-------|
Kain's arm moves to meet Marisol's fist as she swings a bunch at his jaw, but she manages to slip past his rising guard and sock him straight in the jaw. The blow isn't heavy enough to floor him, but at least it was enough to knock his head to the side, so he probably felt it. Not enough to leave him unaware of Daniel coming in from the side, though. Kain shakes his head as he turns toward Daniel, who by that point is already flying through the air toward him. But Kain makes no move to get out of the way. Instead his hand snakes out toward Daniel... but he doesn't quite manage to get his arm fully extended by the time Daniel crashes into him. He hits the arm first, though, but it's still enough to push Kain backwards and off balance, causing him to topple over to the ground.
Stepping back as quickly as possible, Marisol makes haste to separate herself from Kain, more so as Daniel comes sailing in to make his move. Planting her feet firmly, she lets her legs tense before she hops back a foot, hands curling into fists as she holds her ground. Still grinning, she observes, as Daniel somehow outmaneuvers Kain and sends the German off his balance. Hmm.
Tilting her head a bit, she ponders her options before she again moves. Not hesitating to close in as quickly as she can, Marisol's tightly-bound fists ignite with dandelion-yellow chi energy, flames licking up her toned arms as she charges forward. Should she get near her fists explode with action, two fierce hooks delivered for the man's jaw before she recoils her body. Drawing her fists to her sides briefly, she lets a sharp breath in, focusing her energies before she slams both fists forward, straight for the man's chest. The result?
An explosion of brilliant yellow chi into his chest along with her fists to hopefully send him stumbling back. As for Marisol? She remains on alert, still grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Daniel Jack attempted to capture Kain with the deft agility of the Todoh-Ryuu Mountain Leopard. Though this was going to be hard. Especially since the guy recognized he was approaching. Daniel, instead of recoiling away, leaned even further forward, letting the intensity of the attack make of for anything Kain might pull off. As Kain brought the arm forward, Daniel decided to focus on restraining the arm on impact. He managed to connect with Kain, and with a grunt, he smashed both of them to the ground.
Daniel did not look like he was tired at all. Instead, there was only the burning rage of Todoh in his soul. Rolling off the man, he lets Marisol take out the man with her smashing chi strike. Besides, he needed to recover. Scrambling upright, he returns back to his stable, grim stance.
"Scuzzies, look at us now." Daniel begins looking over at a camera. "This is what the way of Todoh means for you, sharpies. The Power of a Todoh." Daniel punched at the air. "The speed of a Todoh." Daniel knife struck the air. "And the Iron Will of the..." Daniel held for a moment, a wave of energy consuming him. Closing his eyes, he slowly wound a fist backwards, preparing for a palm strike. Peeking out from the eye, he located the position of Kain, and nodded.
"FANTASTIC..." he began, opening his eyes. "TODOH..." He unleashed the palm strike downward, attempting to hit Kain with the undiluted fury of a true Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu palm strike.
"PAAAAAAAAAAUNCH!"
COMBATSYS: Kain effortlessly dodges Marisol's El Matador.
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Marisol 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Kain
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COMBATSYS: Daniel successfully hits Kain with Fantastic Todoh Punch.
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It doesn't take Kain long to leap back up to his feet, and it's a good thing. Marisol doesn't waste time coming after him again, but by the time she gets there he's ready for her. As she lashes out with her first strike Kain smoothly steps to the side and keeps on moving. Marisol might keep after him, but Kain doesn't stop moving just yet. Moving toward Daniel, in fact. Probably not the wisest of ideas, since Daniel is quite clearly preparing something. Kain plans on being able to simply step to the side when Daniel does spring forward, but it doesn't work quite as well as he'd hoped. The palm strike slams into Kain cleanly, causing him to briefly grunt in pain. However, what it does not do is knock Kain backwards. He remains right at an arms distance from Daniel.
And yet, Kain doesn't lift either of his arms for an assault on Daniel. Instead, he simply stands there. And black flames begin to lick out from the cuffs of his sleeves and around his shoes. And begin to spread. In the blink of an eye Kain's entire body is on fire. And then just a moment later that fire blasts outwards and upwards, engulfing everything immediately around Kain and shooting a pillar up into the sky.
And just when Marisol thought she was in the zone, Kain had to go and get out of her way!
Her fiery fists wiff the air, cutting through emptiness as the man steps aside and keeps ON moving. She doesn't bother giving pursuit; instead, her hands clench all the tighter, those yellow flames dying out around her fists as she takes a few careful steps back and away. With Kain in close proximity, she doesn't WANT to take her chances. One wrong move...
At least Daniel fares better--but he pays for it, as Kain ignites himself and throws a pillar of energy upwards, to catch the man in it. But the moment those flames die. ..Marisol makes her attack.
Dashing in, the girl seeks to again close in on the German and, with a swing of her fist, tries to deliver a swift straight punch with her right hand. Her footing shifts almost immediately, a swift uppercut executed with the opposite arm for his jaw. Only then does she sharply twist her body around, a leg coming up and around as she pivots to swing around and execute a spinning hook kick right for the side of Kain Heinlein's head. "HYAAAAGH!"
COMBATSYS: Daniel blocks Kain's Schwarze Kreuz.
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Daniel's furious palm strike lands squarely upon the abdomen of Kain. Not the greatest angle of assault, but still a good angle of assault. What was his concern at the moment, however, was that the strike DIDN'T knock Kain backwards. This concerns the detective greatly as he draws his fist back, though his face doesn't transmit this. He just returns to his Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu defensive stance. One hand forward, one hand behind it. And there, he just stared at Kain.
And then, speak. "You are a real snazzy droog, back-beat. But lets lay it low, you dig? I'm a fighter of Todoh, and there is no way..." Daniel Jack trails off, looking at the black flames leaking out of Kain. And then, the strange man bursts into flame in front of the student of Todoh. Daniel Jack, reacting quickly, covers his body to shield his face from the heat. Unfortunately, it does little against the GIANT PILLAR OF FIRE that consumes them both. Daniel staggers backwards, keeping his arms up and his body stable. The flames rip across his body, but he just keeps focus, trying to bring about his own energy to fight the fires. And then, he frees himself of the pillar, body torn by the waves of energy.
He takes another deep breath, staring into the tall pyre. He just shakes his head, and reaches behind his apron. From the depths of the gi, he draws out... a gun?! Yes, Daniel Jack pulls out a small Detective Special, and levels it out. Looking a bit bored, he aims at the center of the energy pillar, and pulls the trigger, firing a single rubber-tipped round at where he hoped the man was.
What? Guns were legal. Daniel checked, and it was all cool!
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Marisol's Iron Whip.
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COMBATSYS: Daniel successfully hits Kain with Wobbly Wobbly.
- Power hit! -
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Kain uses a sweep of his arm to deflect Marisol's punch, then holds the limb vertically to stop her leg dead as she takes a swing for his head. But then Daniel draws a gun. Not good. Kain pushes off of Marisol's leg as he attempts to leap to the side, but it seems Daniel is tracking his movement perfectly. The shot is fired and strikes Kain right in the solar plexus. This could be bad, but... wait, no blood? Kain glances down, then spies the rubber bullet that bounced off and fell to the ground. Then he looks from the bullet to Daniel.
Heinlein raises one hand, already igniting. He holds it across his body, then with a quick snap of his arm he sends a ball of fire racing in Daniel and promising explosive, flaming pain should it hit him. But just a moment behind that is another ball of fire flipped out from Kain's other hand which quickly catches up to the first and they spiral around one another as they continue racing forward.
Though her punch is stopped, that doesn't seem to thwart the half-Spaniard much; if anything, it only encourages her further, evident by the broad, toothy smile that hangs upon her face. Yeah, she's having fun. These are seemingly impossible odds, but they're not doing too terribly, she figures. That doesn't mean things can't change.
Moving with the shove, Marisol simply pivots on her heel and regains her balance, just as a shot is fired. Her eyes turn to her designated teammate, a stunned look on her face before she blurts, incredulously, "Who brings a pistol to a fist fight?!" Not that she's really going to dwell much, if any, on it. In fact, she doesn't!
Instead, Marisol just moves forward, charging at Kain once more in an attempt to sock him across the jaw with a nasty right hook. "HAAAGH!"
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Daniel with Schwarze Flame.
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Daniel discovered a problem with using rubber rounds. The advantage was obvious to Daniel. Guns could kill. And in his line of work, you didn't want to kill people. Rubber rounds were great at slowing your regular joe-jiggity-woah down. But the problem came up when you were up against the Kains of the world. The people that were used to judo throwing anti-tank rounds through the moon. So when Daniel's bullet hit Kain, he was very concerned that it apparently... did... NOTHING.
And then, he sent some sort of super powerful Kasane Ate right at Daniel Jack. The student of Todoh was horrified at the sheer skill of the Kasane Ate. But worse. There were TWO Kasane Ate's, one after another. It was a double trouble problem. And Daniel... he was finally in awe. There was no way he could compete with a double set of Kasane Ates, the sheer power of both combined was beyond his scope of ultimate attacks. He brought his arms forward, attempting to charge through the attack. But there was no way he could endure the overwhelming power...
Of the double Kain-sane Ate.
Daniel was sent flying backwards, his apron torn to ribbons. The gun was sent flying from his hand, leaving the student of Todoh unarmed. But not out. As the smoke of his burning skin still dances over him, the fantastic power of Todoh rushed back, quenching the fires of his body. "Noisy, boise, you hear what I'm saying?" Was the cry as Daniel Jack raised a hand up high. Overtaking Kain in tandem with Marisol, he swiped his palm down hard, bringing down a dollop of orange energy as he cried the most honorable shout of the ultimate technique.
"KASANE ATE!!!"
COMBATSYS: Marisol successfully hits Kain with Hook Punch.
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COMBATSYS: Kain just-defends Daniel's Mikansei Kasane Ate!
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Keep trying the same thing and your opponent is going to figure out a way to get past it. Once more Kain attempts to deflect the incoming punch from Marisol, but this time she manages to get past him and smack him right in the jaw, knocking his head to the side. He's quick to stand back up straight, though, and shoots his gaze toward Daniel. His hands come sweeping down with the orange energy learned from Todoh, but Kain's hand goes right toward it. Daniel's hands keep moving but the energy stops dead against the palm of Kain's hand. He clenches his fist and it gets blown apart in a shower of orange sparks.
It's a pretty impressive sight. Might even attract Daniel's attention for a few moments. That'd be nice, since it's all Kain would need. After blasting apart the Kasane Ate his arm swings back and then swings forward, but rather than crushing energy, this time Kain's using his fist, glowing with blue chi, for plowing into Daniel's face.
Whatever Daniel's reasons for bringing a pistol (rubber rounds or no) to a fist fight is suddenly the last thought on Marisol's mind when she moves in for the attack. Striking him square in the jaw, she offers a soft 'tch' before she hops back once more, again putting distance there. No way she's going to just keep on him and offensive--not when there's someone else waving a gun! Instead, she briefly bides her time as Daniel fires off more weird orange chi.
Unfortunately, Kain handles it pretty well. It draws a baffled look across the redhead's face, but the expression is short-lived; moments after she sneers, hands curling into fists before she lets out a sharp, guttural cry. She lunges in, attempting to HEADBUTT Kain as he throws chi at poor Daniel before she lands. Chi ignites around her fists before she swings it fiercely, attempting to strike him in the stomach before a pair of hook punches, the latter--should it connect--erupting with a bright burst of chi to, hopefully, knock Kain down!
COMBATSYS: Daniel fails to counter Medium Punch from Kain with You Got Jacked!.
- Power fail! -
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COMBATSYS: Daniel can no longer fight.
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Marisol 0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1 Kain
Daniel has finally reached the level of Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu that Todoh was at, Psychologically speaking.
Overusing Kasane Ate.
After his dollop is caught in the man's hand, it explodes in a shower of lights. Daniel's eyes go wide. How could you do that? No really, how could you do that? That was something that Ryuhaku Todoh couldn't do. Nor Kasumi Todoh! Daniel was a bit... nervous now. Kain's fist was now glowing bright orange. Daniel tries to focus again, cracking his neck. "You cannot break me, droogie! For by shifting your weight, you will be smashed jolly by the Way of-"
Daniel tries to snatch Kain's wrist, and toss him aside. However, as he makes contact, he recoils painfully as the chi burns his hands. What manner of power was this? Daniel thought this as the fist plows through his chest, smashing him a good 10 feet away to the floor. Landing in a long scraping manner in front of a camera, he feebly looks up at the lens pointed down at the defeated fighter. He reached for the camera, struggling at the loss of consciousness. And there, he said his last words for the fight, before falling to punch-induced slumber.
"... Kyokugen Karate... why have you failed me... again?"
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Marisol's Red Clover.
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Marisol 0/-------/-======|=======\==-----\1 Kain
Kain watches Daniel fall and fail to rise, but doesn't even comment on the victory. You'd think he could at least say something, even to take the time to mock Daniel, if he were to go that route rather than telling him he put forth a good effort or something. But no, once his opponent has fallen he's immediately out of Kain's mind, leaving Heinlein to focus solely on Marisol. Who comes in trying to... headbutt him? Not if he has anything to say about it. Kain shoots out one hand, catching Marisol's forehead in his palm. Of course, she's not down with just that, so Kain has to swiftly swing his arm down to knock her gutpunch off course, taking the blow on the hip instead. And then he brings up both arms to block the hooks, with a blast of his own chi meeting the explosion from Marisol's fist.
A quick hop back opens up some space between Kain and Marisol, and then he holds out one hand toward her, palm forward. There's a spark of blue light just in front of his palm, which rapidly becomes a small swirling mass of chi. It begins to swirl faster and faster, glowing ever brighter before a piercing beam of energy shoots out toward Marisol. Yes, Kain is still thinking about the volcano. Giant explosions aren't a good idea... but if there's only one target, then a highly focused blast works just as well, provided it hits.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Marisol with Himmlische Seele.
~ Cruel hit! ~
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Marisol 1/=======/=======|=------\-------\0 Kain
Poor Daniel. He gave his all. He gave his best. He fought hard!
...unfortunately, neither Kain nor Marisol seem the sort to offer encouragement. Instead of giving her partner a thumbs up or even some kindness, the redhead just turns her attentions entirely onto the blonde German, gray eyes half-lidded in scrutiny. As far as she can tell he's basically been holding back on the two of them. He's been holding off all this time for SOMETHING, but she isn't sure what. She's not even sure she WANTS to know what. So she waits, her heart racing swiftly in her ribcage. He shrugged her attack off for the most part with decent success, so...
Then, it comes like some swirling, churning wrath of God. A sphere of blue becomes a sudden 'beam' of energy, a piercing blow that shoots right past the defenses the girl tries desperately to hold up. She's send flying several feet as response, her back hitting hard and her form bouncing once before she comes to land in a smoking mess in loose soil.
"Uhhhhhghghg."
Slowly and painfully the girl turns on her side, shaking arms desperately pushing her up from the gritty ground and onto her knees. From there she pauses briefly, gasping for a full breath before she resumes, pushing her prone, smoldering form to her feet. "Don't...feel ...good...ugh." Wobbling, she barely keeps her balance--but assuredly keeps distance. Why?
It buys her some time to breathe.
"J-just need one sec..."
COMBATSYS: Marisol gains composure.
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Marisol 1/-======/=======|=------\-------\0 Kain
Giving Marisol a few moments doesn't seem to be something Kain intends to do. He's already running toward her by the time she's starting to get up... but he did knock her back rather far, so it takes a moment before he can actually close the distance. And as he does draw near he doesn't show any signs of slowing down. Indeed, he's still running at full speed when he attempts to drive a flaming fist into the center of her torso. If he should manage to connect with that he then finally skids to a stop, but not before lashing out with one leg in a sweeping roundhouse kick aimed to catch Marisol as she's recovering form the first blow and send her crashing to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Marisol with Strong Kick.
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Marisol 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=------\-------\0 Kain
Wide-eyed and looking vaguely horrified, there's a certain look of muted horror on Marisol's face as Kain comes blazing in with every intention of hurting POOR HELPLESS Marisol. But the girl doesn't move; instead, she attempts to weather the blow. Key emphasis on 'attempts.'
Instead, she underestimates the blow; struck, the chi that comes after his fist knocks the wind right out of her poor sails and the kick to her head only serves to knock her senseless. Hitting the ground again, Marisol coughs horribly, shoulders shaking as she pushes herself to her feet shakily once more. "D-damn it," she grouses again.
Dusting her form off, the redhead seems fiercely determined to stand her ground against the imposing German. A bloodied smile greets him as she regards the man, her head tipping slightly upwards as she slowly moves forward. Cautious steps become casual; casual steps become slightly hurried; slightly hurried suddenly become a run as the girl charges in. As she runs her fists erupt with energy once more, motes of yellow fire trailing behind her as she zeroes in.
And should she close in a nasty right hook is throw, chi booming as it strikes its target. Another will follow from the opposite arm, then another, each strike marked with a boom of yellow chi. The only variation to follow is a sudden twist of her torso as her arm drops, still afire as she drives an uppercut toward his jaw. She'll reach out then, to grab him by the collar and headbutt his face before she shoves and drops low, chi practically roaring down and off her arm as she delivers a sharp, low cry and swings a fierce uppercut right for his prone jaw!
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Marisol's Cloud Nine.
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Marisol 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Kain
There's a series of booms and flares of yellow light as Marisol's fists pummel Kain, but since he's remaining standing it doesn't seem to be working as well as she might have hoped. In fact, although by now his sleeves must be getting pretty worn through, Kain's arms are still in good enough shape to survive the flurry of blows, even if Kain is, overall, getting pretty worn down by this point. There's no one particular injury that's slowing him down, but his body is aching from all the blows he's taken over the course of the fight. A little pain isn't going to stop him, though.
As Marisol lunges in for an uppercut, Kain suddenly uncrosses his arms. His left arm sweeps out, knocking against Marisol's rising punch and pushing her arm to the side. His right arm, meanwhile, takes advantage of the opening created by this, darting forward in an attempt to snare Marisol by the throat. If he should succeed in grabbing her, Kain slowly lifts Marisol off the ground by her neck, black fire spreading out from his hand to engulf her entire head as he squeezes for several long, unpleasant moments before tossing her aside.
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Marisol with Schwarze Schleife.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Marisol 1/---====/=======|=====--\-------\0 Kain
For all her efforts, they seem in vain; the older, wiser and clearly stronger fighter staves them off with seeming ease, her chi disrupted and dispersed when need be. In the back of Marisol's mind she's surprised and somewhat frustrated; however, in another it's only encouragement for her. It's a strong opponent and he hits like a freight. It's fun and exciting.
Would her hero be proud of her??
Shoving back and pushed back by the shove of his arm, the girl--gasping for breath--has little time to do anything. She's snared, flames of black suddenly scorching her poor head without mercy as he otherwise cuts all oxygen off to her head. Her world begins to go black...
Until he's 'kind' enough to toss her aside.
Hitting the dirt and rolling, Marisol doesn't rise half as fast as before. Instead, she shakily rises, coughing a dry, raspy cough as she tries to stand. Once on her feet, the girl shoots the blonde a determined look. She's fueled again, determined to make him HURT.
At first you don't succeed, try again. With that motto on mind, Marisol does the exact same thing again, a barrage of chi-laced blows to hopefully weather him down and claim victory..!
COMBATSYS: Marisol successfully hits Kain with Cloud Nine.
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Marisol 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Kain
Kain starts to bring his arms up into a defensive position as Marisol rushes him, but he notices that he's moving a bit slower, thanks to the building soreness. Too slow. At the last second he changes his mind and attempts to spring to one side, but his decision came too late. One of the punches manages to clip the side of his ribs, and that's all the opening Marisol needs to pummel away. Kain's body jerks as he's knocked back by the repeated blows, then his head snaps back as an uppercut rams into his jaw. This leaves him in position to defend against his collar being grabbed and used to haul him into a headbutt, with another uppercut for good measure that sends him crashing down onto his back.
And as the dust settles, it looks for a moment like Marisol may have done it. Kain is sprawled out... but then he sits up. He doesn't actually get to his feet, though. He just reaches out toward Marisol. And then there's a flash of gold light from his hand and things around Marisol begin to look a bit hazy. Hazy and... blue? The air around Marisol rapidly begins to fill with rapidly moving wisps of raw energy. That can't possibly be good. And then... Kain clenches his fist. All the energy rushes inward, the glow increasing to an intensity that hides everything happening within and delivering crushing force to anything caught inside.
COMBATSYS: Marisol endures Kain's Himmlischer Atem.
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Marisol 2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|-------\-------\0 Kain
Did...did she do it?
Huffing and puffing, the girl's gray eyes watch intently the dust that settles, and more importantly the form that lay beyond. But to Marisol's dismay he rises from the ground, standing on his feet even after all her efforts. A little part of the half-Spaniard girl is dismayed. She tried so hard..!
Before she knows it, there's a flash of energy and her world become blurry. Chi whips around her like some storm of raw power...before it all surges upon the redhead, catching her in its wake. From every direction imaginable sheer PAIN erupts from her body, crushing her like nothing she'd ever felt. Not since that fight long ago with Geese Howard. This is definitely a close second.
When the dust settles, Marisol is...somehow standing. Bloodied, bruised and bleeding from numerous cuts across her form, the dust-caked girl just demands of her body movement--and gets it. She pushes through the aftershock of the attack, charging beyond chi and smoke to drive a path right for Kain if she can reach him. And should she, the girl will lash out with four hooks at his face, to stun the blonde before she recoils back, an arm raised and fist clenched impossibly tight.
And then, without a word or even a scream, the girl will shoot forward like a bullet, driving her fist straight for the center of Kain's chest, to knock him back if possible and seal the deal for the both of them!
Either way, when all is over...the girl is done, passed out face-first in the dusty volcano dirt.
COMBATSYS: Marisol can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Marisol successfully hits Kain with Atom Smasher.
Glancing Blow
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Kain hauls himself to his feet while his chi is crushing Marisol, not willing to trust that she's defeated until she actually falls. A good plan, it turns out, as she comes stumbling toward him. She's not moving very quickly... but neither is Kain at this point. He manages to keep ahead of her, though, staying just out of reach of her swinging punches... until he suddenly feels an open space behind him and the heel of one foot slides out over air rather than ground. And that's when Marisol manages to drive her fist into his chest.
Luckily for Kain, the side of the crater rim he backed into isn't the side that slopes down /into/ the volcano. Unluckily, it's still rather steep. And when Kain hits the ground on the other side he starts to roll. This keeps on going for quite some time, actually. Suffice to say, by the time Kain finally does come to a stop, he's not going to be getting back up for a bit. This does, however, mean that it may take a bit before the result of the fight is confirmed.
COMBATSYS: Kain takes no action.
COMBATSYS: Kain can no longer fight.
Log created on 18:50:46 11/22/2008 by Marisol, and last modified on 17:35:33 11/24/2008.