Description: Marz is out looking for someone to test herself against, and she settles on Daniel after his recent performances in the Saturday Night Fight show! Daniel, at first, is hesitant. After all, it's not every day someone turns up proclaiming to be a fan of a relatively obscure fighter, and then demands that he defend himself! But, demand she does. Can the dishonored student reclaim his dignity by... beating down a schoolgirl!?
The Karuta District. Daniel Jack has found that Ryuhaku Todoh begins all of his logs this way. This was a way of communicating that this was in fact the region where the Todoh Dojo was. It was also how true practionares communicated their allegience to the masterful way of Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu.
As such, Daniel was also indicating his allegience in the secondary manner: training. Yes, he could practice at his own apartment, on his own time. But there was another factor playing against him. There was the rise of a Cowboy, a new rival by the name of Roland, or as Daniel called him; Woody. Woody appeared as a new student to Ryuhaku Todoh, and immediately beat Daniel Jack down. As such, Daniel Jack dedicated his training even more intensely, even more powerfully. And there was only one way to practice the way of Todoh.
With repetition.
The detective was clad in his aikido uniform, a simple gi designed for his sessions at the Todoh Dojo. He was far too early for his normal lessons, but he had good reasons for such. He wanted to not only prove his dedication, but to avoid another run in with Roland. The last time led to conflict, and it would be very likely a second would escalate into the same. Outside in the modestly kept garden of the Dojo grounds, he was repeating the invaluable motions of Kasate Ate. Up high, down low. Up high, down low. It looked like he was swiping the claws of a cat at a scratching post in an overly drawn-out manner. Out where everyone on the street could see him.
Yeah, this is doing WONDERS for Todoh-Ryuu Recruitment.
One of the things about being a secret operative, is that you have to be, you know. Secret. Marz conducted a great deal of her work from behind a desk, at a computer. Though she's done her fair share of training and a little field work, she's still got a long way to go before she is, herself, confident in her own abilities to handle herself out in the field. So, what is a girl to do, when one doubts their ability to follow through on one of the most vital areas of their prowess?
Well, obviously, you should go out and test yourself. But how to do so ... quietly?
Some people would scoff at the idea of using the Todoh-student for /any/ kind of quiet business. But, really. If she turned up out of the blue and beat him up, who was honestly going to care? And, likewise, if she herself got beaten up horribly... at least she'd have done it somewhere quiet, and it was -relatively- unlikely that Daniel would go bragging about beating up a schoolgirl.
This, at least, is the theory. Theory is such a beautiful thing, isn't it?
Marz has come to the dojo, dressed not in her murderous doll attire, but instead dressed like a traditional schoolgirl- complete with fuku, and Hello Kitty backpack. The backpack is very cute. Marz was quite proud of the touch, herself. And inside is nestled her laptop. Her hair, too, has been changed, to help with the cunning disguise, and hopefully prevent Daniel from realizing it is her if he meets her again in the future, bound up behind her head in a short ponytail.
The girl pauses a short distance away, watching Daniel in silence for a long moment, before she clears her throat. Watching him... just a little /too/ closely. "I know you." She says, quietly. "I saw you on the television. You were able to put up a strong fight."
Daniel Jack swipes the air, letting the imaginary wave of energy hit the ground. Just as quickly, he recovers. By now, he had done at least 100 of these Kasane Ate's. What kept his mind on the activity was, well, part of the technique itself. The Kasane Ate exercises were almost a form of exercise, allowing Daniel Jack to commit his body to highly repetitive tasks. It was exhausting to anyone unable to keep their focus, and the one thing that Daniel committed himself to was to keep himself from being exhausted.
His focus is suddenly broken by the sounds of a little girl.
Waves of exhaustion overcome the student of Todoh, and with it, an exasperated sigh. The man's gaze turns ice cold, and frigid. Turning slowly, with every deep breath in and out, he locks his eyes on the offending breaker of attention. It was a school girl, judging by her outfit. Daniel Jack thought about the time for a moment. Had he really been exercising for that long for school to be out. In any case, he had two priorities to deal with. The first was his exhaustion. The second was this girl who ap-
A suddenly wave of joy overcame Daniel Jack. The most unusual, exceptional feeling of pleasure he had ever felt. More greater than anything, especially what a woman had given him. Yes, this was a girl, but it was COMPLETELY different. And with a lot less snark, and heart-broken tears. This girl had watched him on the television, and... liked him. And was impressed. And here she was at the Dojo, praising him. This was... this was his first fan? A young girl?
Daniel Jack kept his composure, taking several deep breaths, watching the girl coldly. Finally, he stated forcefully at the stranger, nodding his head once. "Yes. But it wasn't my hummer. Next time, I'll break it down to the nines, you dig?" With that, he turned away, looking for where he left his recovery snack: An energy bar and some water. He sat down in the grass, pulling up the bottle of water to drink the fluid carefully.
Marz has absolutely no idea what Daniel just said to her. She was never all that clear on slang, and she can only hope that what he means is something along the lines of; thank you, my new fan. But I am sorry I didn't trounce Kain in one on one combat to please your expectations, I will endeavor to do better in the future.
Working on the basis that this is the case, Marz continues to just look at the man. His style was... not perfect. But then, nor was hers. He relied greatly on repetitive motions, something that she could work to her advantage, she was sure. She just needed to experience the fight herself to get a better idea of what it was like fighting against those motions to begin work on an effective countermeasure.
Marz gives a short nod, and gently puts her backpack down on the ground, carefully setting it to one side before she straightens up. "I have taken a few self defence classes." She lies, easily. Her tone that same level... "I would appreciate it if you would spar me. I am sure I can learn a great deal from your technique, and I wish to improve my own." There is a moments pause, just a heartbeat. "It is hard to say when you need to be able to defend yourself, isn't it?"
That said, she doesn't... seem to be in any hurry to strike up a combat stance, still examining Daniel closely, her own eyes sparkling with... excitement. Yes, obviously, although her voice didn't show it, she was honored to be in the presence of her hero!
... not at all wondering how best to incapacitate him.
Daniel Jack sat there, feeling the moisture of the cold ground seeping up through the bagging pants of his gi. Downing the bottle of the water in a steady manner, he didn't look at Marz. He did, however, listen. The girl took some self-defense classes. She wanted to learn more about Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu. And she wanted to do it to be prepared, in case she needed to defend herself. Or something.
The detective removes the bottle from his lips, and places it down by him. He picks up the energy bar, and rips off the wrapper in an easy moment. Instead of taking a bite out of it, he looks over at the girl, the frigid face still stuck on. He speaks slowly and delicately, like if he was speaking a foreign language he was only barely fluet in. "Young lady, I am very happy you are interested in Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu. But if you wish to learn more, I am not the best means. You may sign up for courses inside, however, with my instructors. There should be a nice, young lady there. If there is a man with a mustache there, run. He will offer a free lesson. Do not accept it. Just run."
Daniel Jack then takes a bite out of his bar. He may be cold, but he wasn't cruel. The last thing HE wanted for the Dojo is to have Ryuhaku Todoh beat up a little girl because she was curious in learning her new hero's technique the hard way. Kasumi Todoh would be much better in training her, and would insure not only the fundamentals, but the girl's own safety. The detective continues to munch on the bar, watching the girl dully. He tilts his head towards the main Dojo, encouraging her to take up those lessons.
Marz clears her throat, and steps forwards, narrowing her eyes a little more, there is a definite... harshness, to her tone now. "Perhaps I wasn't clear." She says, slowly. "I wish to engage you in a spar. In order to test myself. Please stand up, and prepare to defend yourself."
The statement is short, and clipped. Her every word so definite as to leave no room for argument or doubt. It is as though she has ceased to be talking to Daniel, or to anyone she actually cared about. She may as well be talking to a low-ranking soldier as a man whose opinion actually mattered.
Of course... the advice is /completely/ ignored. She knew about the various people she was likely to encounter at the dojo. She also knew that none of them would be here to help Daniel fend her off at this time. There is an underlying air of intensity, her hands, however, have remained firmly at her sides. Though the young girl in the fuku is a little rigid... she has yet to form a stance. She's just staring at him. Waiting for him to make his reaction to her threat.
COMBATSYS: Marz has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Daniel has joined the fight here.
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Daniel 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Marz
COMBATSYS: Marz focuses on her next action.
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Daniel 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Marz
Daniel Jack's intuition was telling him something was wrong. The girl was dead set on fighting him. And that was more than just annoying. But he didn't show any annoyance, only that same, terse vibe. The man finished off the energy bar, and looked over at Marz, looking over her delicately. Her frame was light, and she did mention that she took self-defense training. This might be an attempt at a little ego trip for a spoiled little brat. Maybe she took a bet or something. He knew the students at the local schools were decent combatants. This one might not be any different.
"So Princess wants to break knees of a TV star, huh." The detective seethed, rising up to his feet. Dusting off his pants and shirt, he cracked his neck loudly. "Well, then, Princess, I guess you I can't do ANYTHING but let the little BRAT get her way." Moving into a half-hearted defense stance, he watched Marz with an intense level of focus. Positioning a hand behind another hand, he evened his weight out, keeping his form balanced. He intended to end this simply, with an ego-breaking toss. But first, he would let the girl use her 'fantastic talents' to 'bring down' the 'hero.'
COMBATSYS: Daniel focuses on his next action.
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Daniel 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Marz
Marz watches carefully. Pretty much ignoring the words, it doesn't mean much for her to be called such things; she'd been called far worse in her time. And it was primarily irrelevant. "Your stance is sloppy." She states, calmly. Apparently feeling confident enough now to make such judgments despite her earlier seeming-adoration of the man. How... odd. In truth, she was just making an observation. She hasn't even assumed a stance yet, so what she's basing that on, exactly, is a mystery.
She steps forwards, and twists around to the left. Her hand clenched into a fist, she lashes out suddenly, aiming to strike Daniel in the side of his ribcage. The blow is very clipped, and controlled. She is trying to get a feel for how he was going to approach this fight. She has watched him fight... but that is a very different experience to seeing how he responds to her own, far less expert, attacks.
Indeed... compared to the foes Daniel -has- been facing, Marz is likely living up to that 'spoiled girl in over her head' image. Her expression is still absolutely neutral, her attack coming in with definite force and the sign of a great deal of practice. But it has obviously only really seen a great deal of use in the gym. She has precious little experience punching /people/.
COMBATSYS: Daniel fails to counter Calculated Strike from Marz with Mad Jack Crack.
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Daniel 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Marz
The Daniel Jack watches Marz carefully, trying to judge what kind of trick she was pulling. His stance was sloppy? That level of arrogance normally would have been shrugged off... if it wasn't true. Daniel felt his stance WAS off. Princess was moving into her point of attack while Daniel Jack was adjusting his stance again.
With that, Marz suddenly snapped out, And the detective reached to catch her wrist. But her attack seemed almost supernatural in speed, almost supernatural in power. It shot through his hands, and hit Daniel HARD in the ribs, throwing him off balance much more than he considered possible for a girl her size. He staggered back, trying his best to remain in stance. "Oh, this is just peach, you probably know what the HELL you're doing, dontcha, scuzzy." The detective muttered to himself. This was a plant. This HAD to be a plant. No matter what the outcome, Daniel knew what was coming.
Embarassment.
Marz considers this for a moment. Stepping back, she replays the last few seconds in her minds eye. He had tried to grab her... which meant that he was going to be playing it like that. She nods, relaxing her arms again, and sighs. "I was not lying. I intend to learn a great deal from this spar." She does, at least, sound sincere. She wasn't lying- she really did consider this a good test of her abilities. And she was sure she'd learn a lot about how to deal with enemy combatants from the fighter. She'd seen him use projectiles... and he would hit her if she closed up to him. So she'd need to take a risk...
Backing off quickly, she aims to put some distance between herself and the detective. Slipping her hand into her pocket, she whips it forwards quite suddenly, and a small, carefully weighted throwing knife slips through the intervening distance. What kind of schoolgirl goes around carrying throwing knives in the pockets of her ludicrously short skirt?! HOW do you do that without stabbing yourself all the time by accident?!
%Questions which are, perhaps, best left to the philosophers.
COMBATSYS: Daniel overcomes Thrown Object from Marz with Wobbly Wobbly.
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Daniel 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Marz
Unfortunately for both Daniel Jack and Marz, it was going to be very revealing about where the roots of his fighting style came from. His attempt at a grapple was rebuffed, leading Marz on that he was an intense, close range fighter. This was true, and Mad Jack Crack was the embodiment of that. However, behind all that Todoh-Ryuu Kobojutsu flash, there was an older, more sinister art of fighting. One that encouraged a more brutal technique.
Daniel Jack continued to watch the girl with cold, calculating eyes. Her hands were dangerous now, and he knew that. But her hands were now slipping down to the pockets. Suspecting something on par with a weapon, he decides to up the ante. Reaching behind his back, he suddenly whips out a small, snubnosed revolver. Leveling the gun at the little girl, he snarls, seeing the knife launching at him. Shoving the knife aside with his bullpup, he aims at the girl and fires a round point-blank. Naturally, it was a rubber-tipped bullet, but the line between lethal and less-than-lethal was a very painful one.
COMBATSYS: Marz parries Daniel's Wobbly Wobbly!
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Daniel 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Marz
Marz's eyes narrow a little as a gun is pulled on her. She remembers seeing this before, however. And never let it be said that Vega's dolls do not know what to do when a man pulls a gun on them. She is already coming forwards... and the girl literally twists around, the whole thing is over in a blur of intense motion, as the bullets path is avoided where it looked like Marz was running head on into it. Instead, she winds up sliding into a tackle aimed right at Daniel's legs...
And then, suddenly, she's springing up! In a sweeping motion that twists her whole frame around, the momentum of the forward rush is channeled into a sweeping upwards kick, aiming to bring the sole of Marz's sneaker into strong contact with Daniel's chin. If the strike connects cleanly, she will twist all the way around, and wind up crouched low to the ground, one hand supporting her, and eyes meeting Daniel's own in an unspoken challenge. Ready to respond.
Yes. Marz has just dodged a bullet. Want to make something of it?
COMBATSYS: Daniel counters Cannon Spike EX from Marz with You Got Jacked!.
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Daniel 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Marz
For all of Marz's tactical genius, she made an ultimately bad decision. Yes, her technical ability allowed her to DODGE BULLETS. However, Daniel wasn't that impressed. MANY people dodged his bullets. Some people even endured them, looking confused as they fail to do much damage at all. No, her almost perfect advance was marred by a small, seemingly smart error.
Her switch-up.
Against low-blows, Daniel prefers to stomp into them, catching them with his leg before punching into them in a simple, two-hit reaction. Against higher strikes, however, the options are different. He can either hurl them to the ground and start strangling them, or just toss them away. And judging by the speed, that was the best option. Daniel steps into the attack impulsively, expecting her to do SOMETHING in response. Moving his gun hand back, he winds up to punch while leading with his other hand. As he steps down, she shoots up. Well, there was the switch up. But his leading hand catches her this time. Guiding her away from his face, and grips tight. With a smooth, simple motion, he flips Marz around, hurling her away across the grass with little grace.
Returning back to posture, he rolls his head. "There! Princess, are you happy? Or do you want more training?"
If she wasn't being flung through the air, perhaps the girl would be impressed! Well. More impressed. She was, in fact, surprised by the speed with which he can move; she'd expected her own ability to far exceed his in this case, and had, in fact, banked heavily on it.
Marz hits the ground hard, and grunts. She doesn't stay down for long, however. Picking herself back up, she shakes her head to clear it a bit. Annoyed with herself for such an elementary error; she had seen the man fight, she knew that he favored that tactic to deal with close up fighting... and she had grown careless, and arrogant.
"I underestimated you." She says, quietly. Maintaining her tone, she clenches her hand into a fist, and a soft purple glow surrounds it, before she opens her hand, forming a tight ball of glowing psycho power. "But I believe I know how to deal with your techniques, now." She states, solemnly. And, in a sudden motion, she hurls the ball at Daniel, as though pitching a baseball. The move is anything but elegant, hurling it as fast and as powerfully as she can. She, apparently, isn't ready to call it a day just yet. She had taken a nasty hit... she wants to see if she can return to form, and best him. Or if she had made more tactical mistakes in her decision as to how to deal with the man.
COMBATSYS: Daniel endures Marz's Psiball.
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Daniel 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Marz
Aaaaah. So this was the case. She could use CHI attacks. Chi was something that Daniel was growing more and more comfortable with. His Kasane Ate was considered a superior means of energy, after all, and his training with Ryuhaku Todoh made this imperative. The girl had bounced back and was preparing such a ball of energy. Daniel Jack realized the speed of which made it difficult for him to respond properly. To tear it asunder with a Kasane Ate would have been best. With such, he was left with only a single other option.
To tear through it.
Stomping forward, he tucked his gun behind him again, and curled back. Shoving through the blast of 'chi' shoulder first, he felt a weird tingling sensation overcome his body. But he ignored it, for now. "Oh, Princess KNOWS, does she?" He spit out, winding an arm back. Suddenly, his opposite hand snatched forward, attempting to grab the girl as he began his furious cry. "FANTASTIC...." He began, winding flattening his opposite hand into a palm strike. "TOOOOOOOOODOH...."
If he managed to grab the girl, he would snap her out, then draw her back into the last part of this attack. If not, well, he would unleash the palm strike anyways, hopefully stopping her cold. In any case, there was only one part that would remain anyways: The Shout.
"PAAAAAAAAAAAAUNCH!"
COMBATSYS: Daniel successfully hits Marz with Fantastic Todoh Punch.
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Marz looks honestly stunned, she hadn't expected him to just plough /through/ it. Didn't he know how hard she'd worked on that?! The girls expression actually changes from calm neutrality, to a shocked grimace. She tries to slip free, but she's just a fraction of a second too slow, and the blow ploughs into her center mass, forcing a choked wheeze from her lips as she crumples around his fist. When it has passed, she stumbles away, and to the side. Her eyes just a little bit wider than they had been before. She coughs, and straightens up, forcing herself to look the man in the eye.
"... I did not pick badly." She comments, the ghost of a smile playing on her lips. "Thank you."
Exhaling slowly, she gathers herself again. Eyes narrowing to scrutinize his style. He had her on the defensive, now. That blow had hurt a lot. She could not afford to let it happen again... how would he press the attack? She needed to be ready to react, but it was difficult to concentrate when it feels like all the stuffing has been knocked out of you by a truly awesome blow to the stomach.
So -this- is the difference between theory and practice.
COMBATSYS: Marz focuses on her next action.
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One of the things that might ring interesting to her is how Daniel is composing himself. Throughout the entire fight, he hasn't presented himself as someone who is getting tired. Instead, it seemed that with every attack, his energy was being compounded. As his palm run sunders inside the little girl's body, a new light overcame Daniel Jack. It as if a whole new wave of energy overcame him, erupting from the depths of his body.
Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead as he recovered from the blow. Spreading his weight around, he didn't even the little girl a chance to recover. "What's the matter, PRINCESS. Fighting isn't as FUN as it is on TV?!" The student of Todoh erupted. Did he even hear the thank you? Actually, he did. But he took it as haughtiness. And haughtiness just made him even more furious. Whipping a single arm above him, he focused hard inwards. From his palm slowly formed a orange blob of chi energy. But not completely formed. He roared furiously as he approached Marz. "KASANE ATE!" Was the shout as he swung his arm downwards, guiding the manifested energy straight for Marz with a good deal of speed. He just wasn't holding back, was he.
COMBATSYS: Marz interrupts Mikansei Kasane Ate from Daniel with Psiball.
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Marz narrows her eyes as the man comes surging at her. She was starting to tire herself, now. She could feel it. Her breath heaving a little more. She wasn't entirely exhausted, yet. But her muscles were starting to pull. Her heart starting to pound just a little harder in her chest. This was... impressive. How did this man keep coming at her? Clearly, he had greater reserves of energy than she could dream of. But she was not yet willing to give up. She still had a lot of fight left in her. The data would be corrupted if she did not give it her all.
The man comes roaring in at her, and she decides to try something of her own. Throwing herself forwards, that purple energy flares, and though he smashes the energy-fuelled blow into her side, the momentum is thrown off as she thrusts her hands forwards, and a burning orb of energy scorches against his body, throwing him backwards and away from her. Marz's brow glistens with sweat, and she brushes it off with the back of her hand. Stilling her shaking with a visible effort.
"Please. Insult me after you have beaten me. This ... is not yet over."
%Make no mistake, Daniel Jack was far from an excellent fighter. His performances in combat were actually relatively flashy instead of technically superior. Most of his attacks failed to tear people down, and his tendency for his aikido throws to fail him were a side effect of his emphasis on aggression. One thing that played in his pocket was his ability to outpace people. His assault was like one, smooth storm, part of a bigger picture of steady stream of strikes. Trying to keep up with him was futile, and even dangerous.
And was part of his strategy.
The second blast of energy stuns him briefly, knocking him backwards with that same, strange tingle. However, his own Kasane Ate grazed the woman. That was not unacceptable. While the balls of Chi WERE beginning to numb his fingers and toes, he still had a well of force in him. The bruises on his chest, however, were to be a concern after the match.
"Fine, PRINCESS, I'll teach you a lesson after I teach you a lesson, you dig it?" Was the statement as Daniel Jack gave a few short steps towards the girl. This was dangerous, considering the distance he had to cover. On the other hand, this would double as a buffer against those very impacts. With a sudden explosion of energy, he shot forward with an elbow jab at the girl. And from there, a single, solid palm strike. Just as easily, he switches into a roundhouse kick, and from there, a straight forward kick. The intent was to just pile on through the girl, and literally overwhelm her. Anything less would be, well, unacceptable.
COMBATSYS: Marz dodges Daniel's Zoot Suit Riot.
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Marz is a nimble thing, and now that she knows what she is looking for... she dodges and ducks, twists and turns, and winds up weaving between the blows. Though it is not easy, she manages to ensure that not a single one of those powerful blows comes within contact of her, always striking where she had just been. Each twisting backwards step grows harder, but when she has finally outlasted those terrifying blows, she responds quickly herself.
Seizing on a perceived opportunity, she steps forwards, suddenly. In a mimicry of the blow she had opened the match with, her fist lashes out for his gut, striking out in a controlled, powerful, measured strike. Her eyes blaze furiously, however, and if the blow lands true...
COMBATSYS: Marz successfully hits Daniel with Sudden Combo.
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Marz erupts into a stunning series of powerful strikes. From being on the absolute back foot, to throwing herself forwards with intense ferocity, she capitalizes on the success of the first blow, twisting around to strike with a lightning fast kick, and from there, she twists and turns, punching and striking with her elbows, knees, fists and feet. Each blow is not, itself, all that strong. But with each darting twist and turn, she makes up for it in sheer, unexpected -number- of strikes.
When she is done, she is obviously tiring. Breathing much harder than before, but forcing herself to straighten despite it. She looks... pleased with herself. But what of her opponent?!
Daniel Jack misses with his combination strike. Each blow was met with a swerve, a duck, a weave. Growing more intense with each strike, he finally notices that the last weave was moving into him. Or something. He found it impossible to keep track of her, so put up with another option: pushing through it all.
That fails to function when it all doesn't STOP. The furious flurry of fists and feet knocks Daniel further and further back. His attempt at toughing it out backfires when he starts getting open wounds from the blows. Considering they are NOT cutting items, this is significant. Finally, the storm of blows stops. Daniel Jack holds there, down on one knee, keeping himself up with both of his hands. He seemed in a great deal of pain, at least. And then, his grimace turned nasty quickly.
"Not bad, Princess. But you are short ten-cents, you know what I mean." Rising up, Daniel Jack brought his hands together, and then his fists together. "What I mean is..." With that, the detective brought a hand up, and charged at Marz, the flat of his hand glowing with orange energy. With a swipe, he drops the energy with a roar. "Kasane Ate!" Before it hits the ground, he jams forward with an elbow. Using the motion, he brings up another hand, and repeats the chi-attack again. "KASANE ATE!" Daniel rushes in with another elbow jab, and then a palm strike. Then a knife hand strike. And then another palm strike. He winds down the furious assault with an upper cut, attempting to send Marz airborne... but he was sending a gift. Finishing the combo off, he raises both hands up high, and manifests a much larger wave of chi. Attempting to catch Marz as she fell down, he hurls the energy down, launching a shockwave to carry Marz away.
"KASANE ATE!!!!"
COMBATSYS: Marz blocks Daniel's Jazz Hands.
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Marz grits her teeth. The blows thunder into her, though she brings her hands up hard against each, the first slams into her, the second crushes against her crossed arms, which whether a third blow. The elbow and palm stroke following are forced up by her arms, and she twists, trying to turn aside the next, but the knife-hand forces her to one knee as it smashes into her neck. The upper cut, however, misses. Not that this helps her much, as she twists and leaps into the air to try and avoid the blow... and winds up tensing as the large wave of energy burns over her body.
When it has passed, Marz rolls up and onto her feet. Breathing comes ragged, and she wipes the sweat and dirt from her brow. Still. She was alive. Her body still functioned. She was in a not inconsiderable amount of pain. But that was to be expected. She straightens herself, and tucks her ponytail back behind her ear.
"That was painful." She states, calmly. She forces a smile onto her lips. "You are very determined. Please. Continue. I would like to see this through to the end."
COMBATSYS: Marz gains composure.
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Taking a break? Such things were below Daniel Jack at the moment. His primary focus was to take Marz down to TEACH HER A LESSON
The detective winds down from his audacious combo, taking a short, staggered breather. Marz managed to take the blow in the softest manner possible, which was probably VERY fortunate for her. But not for Daniel. No, Daniel was just jacking it up more and more. As she notes how painful it was, the detective... simply rushes forward. Almost jumping through the air, he snapped his hands out, attempting to grab the girl and knock her to the ground. If successful, he would just snap his arm around her neck, and SQUEEZE.
Yeah, Daniel was reduced to strangling little girls. In public, in fact. Maybe this is going to have some bad effects on his reputation.
COMBATSYS: Marz parries Daniel's Mad Jack Crack!
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Marz, however, is not known for taking her eyes off the prize. Or she wouldn't be, if she was known for anything at all. Regardless. As he rushes forwards at her, the girl twists forwards herself. Passing around and behind Daniel as he jumps at her, she's just... too fast. Her feet dance over the floor, and she takes a deep breath... she was not going to squander another opportunity!
Throwing her hands forwards, yet another burst of psycho energy shoots from her outstretched palm. This time, however, it is ... subtly different to the previous manifestations. This time, the ball is far smaller, travels much faster, and, perhaps most importantly, is fired off, hopefully, before Daniel can manage to turn.
Marz, herself, continues to dance backwards. She -really- didn't want to stay in range of that terrifying Kasane Ate if she can help it!
COMBATSYS: Marz successfully hits Daniel with Psiball EX.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Daniel 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Marz
Daniel Jack's charge catches more than just nothing. It catches ABSOLUTELY nothing. Left to dive down at where Marz used to be, he had vital moments of his time eaten away as he adjusted his position. Gazing around at where she was now, he saw the blast of energy launching right for him. The student of Todoh moves like he is in slow motion. Bringing his arms up to block the attack, the waves of energy shoots forward, and... pierce through his guard, striking him hard in the eye.
Daniel Jack holds there a moment, confused at the outcome, and oh so very blind in one eye. His entire left side of his body felt numb. But yet, there was enough energy in him to try one last thing. One very last important thing. Looking at Marz, he shakes his head. "Last lesson, Princess, Daniel Jack needs to take an R & R..." The detective raised a single hand up. Forming it into a knife hand strike, it didn't seem that epic. But then, he locked into form.
Mathematically speaking, the form was unbelievable. It was the most efficient and powerful stance for someone his size to hold with the intent of a hand chop. Every position geometrically oozed perfection. Only someone with years and years of practice could possibly reach a form like that. Or someone who studied with Master Ryuhaku Todoh. Daniel Jack eased forward, and with the last of his energy leaving him, he unleashes the hand chop right for Marz's collarbone. The overwhelming power of the blow could be predicted. It was the kind of chop that could shatter bones, liquify metal, and atomize all of Marz's precious body fluids. Such attacks were nothing to sneeze at... Though judging at the speed that Daniel Jack unleashed the attack, that WAS something to mock. But Daniel knew how perfect the hand chop was. So perfect, that it took the extra time to make sure it would maintain it's perfection all the way...
Towards Marz's collarbone.
COMBATSYS: Daniel can no longer fight.
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Marz 0/-------/----===|
COMBATSYS: Daniel successfully hits Marz with World's Greatest Hand Chop.
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Marz 0/-------/-======|
Marz smiles thinly as the energy strikes home. She has to give it to Daniel; he had fought very well! And she did not regret this battle. When, however, he comes at her again, the girls smile fades. He was so -slow-. How could he hope to hurt anyone with that kind of strike?
... And yet, it is deceptive! Marz ducks, but the strike hits clean, and she actually gives a surprised yelp as the shock of pain steals her knees out from under her, and sends her crashing down to the floor. She swallows hard, rolls, and forces herself up to her feet. Shaking hands brush her skirt back into place, and she takes a deep breath, hand moving to massage the pain out of her collar. That strike... had -hurt-.
She exhales slowly. Breathing out the pain, to maintain her tone. "Thank you for the fight." She speaks, slowly. Taking each word as it comes. Please, voice. Don't betray how much pain she was in. The purple haired girl massages her collar harder. That... was some ache.
"I will return soon. You have taught me a lot, and I believe that I have a great deal more to learn from you."
COMBATSYS: Marz has ended the fight here.
Log created on 14:14:27 12/08/2008 by Marz, and last modified on 19:45:04 12/08/2008.