Description: Those reindeer will rue the day they decided to kick ol' Rudolph out of their reindeer games. Especially since Rudolph (Alex) is a towering 6'4" titian of pure muscle. Will Blitzen (Kenji) and Cupid (Shurui) be able to continue their exclusive snobbery, or will Rudolph (Alex) put an end to these elitist reindeer games?! (Winners: Kenji/Shurui)
Alex has a red nose.
Steel blue eyes cross awkwardly, staring at the bulbous glowing thing settled firmly upon his snoz. Blinking on and off alternatively with enough brilliance to guide flying sleighs by.
You could even say that it glows.
'... The things I do for kids...' The American Titan muses under breath. Mighty fists raise into the air as he greets the Christmas crowd here at Central Park. Walking about the festively decorated outdoor arena, fashioned to look like a setting at the North Pole, complete with Santa house in the far corner. Antlers have been affixed to his bandanna, making the fighting wrestler look like the most bad-assed Reindeer that ever lived. Ever.
Clearly Rudolph has had it with being picked on, bulked up and mastered pro-wrestling. Time for his Sleigh-mates to rue the day they left him out of the fun.
And rue it hard.
Huge combat boots pacing the circumference of the wide ring, Alex swings his massive arms to and fro, getting the blood pumping and keeping the warmth in his great limbs. He's definitely not expecting a walk in this park. Kids these days can bring the pain and he won't be underestimating either of 'em. It's showtime!
"Alright bros! About them reindeer games..." Glove fingers cracking one after the other as he squeezes his knuckles closed audibly.
Somehow, Kenji Ashima always seems to get saddled with one of two things: Costume fights, or fights that involve his love life.
But in this case, he's doing it for a good cause! And in the name of Christmas! He's got his silly reindeer antler headband on and earmuffs to protect him from the cool weather often found around here at this time of the year, dressed in a silly reindeer's outfit right down to the faux hooves made of plastic that cover his Kick-Rollers and cover up his gloved hands. The Gedo student has decided to be Blitzen in this little fight, if only because "Blitz" is a really cool word!
Well, it is.
At the proper announcement, the Missile Fist Blitzen springs out from the preparation area and half-throws himself into their little combat arena. And then, of course-- then he gets to actually see Alex. He looks up. And up... and up, and up. With an expression of wide eyes and jaw slackened a little bit, he remembers then that his family is somewhere in the audience watching this whole mess-- they did it last year, at last Christmas, too. Will that be his secret strength?! Or will it be for all the ladies around the world...?!
With Kenji Ashima, you just never know.
Alex may be the star, but Cupid- er, Shurui has a few advantages of her own- short, petite, and with just the right amount of antlers. Some of the crew who are more appreciative of cute things coo and fuss over the reindeer suited Shurui, though an equal or greater amount get focused on the muscled Alex and the Guardian King Kenji.
Shurui just wants to get out of the costume. She doesn't know what the hell she looks like and this fact alone disturbs her. That, and the slight weight saddled on her head. Recongizing Kenji from his bright glow of an aura, she seems to not notice his similiar attire at all. "Kenji. .... How bad is it?" She gestures vaguely to both their costumes, as well as to-
.... Whoah. Rudolph is *huge*. And that's just the shape of the aura right there. "They making us fight each other or two against one?" She blinks, then shrugs. "Not that I mind either way, I guess. Yeah, Yeah. Let's get this over with."
COMBATSYS: Alex has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Kenji has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Shurui has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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For such a statement implying some sort of further action, Shurui seems to do just the opposite, staring ahead with unblinking eyes, directly at something just past Alex's form. Her stance changes however to something more fluid than a simple standing position, hands lifted in front of her, her right hand held further than her left, and her feet miming the same. No action, yes, but it'll come very soon...
COMBATSYS: Shurui focuses on her next action.
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Alex 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Shurui
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|-------\-------\0 Kenji
"Hey Blitzen. Donnar." Alex regards his 'esteemed colleagues' and former bullies in Santa's Annual Sled Team. Nodding to each of them in turn before ripping the shirt right off his chest, tearing fabric with a casual gesture he then eases into a fighting stance. Lowering himself to something approximating near-eye-level to the younger warriors, his hands open wide and ready. His red nose blinking rapidly as if in warning. "Show me whatcha got.." Teeth gritting as his face becomes a mask of determination.
The Antlers just makes it look silly. Go ahead. Laugh at the guy who can bench press trucks.
Steel eyes dart towards the little girl who's eyes seem to be... Wait. Is she blind? She's blind?
Man. Well... Rudolph slugging the little blind girl between the eyes on his opening shot isn't exactly the spirit of Christmas. He'll leave that up to the other psychopaths in the SNF. Instead, noble Kenji gets to do the chivalrous thing and be the first recipient of Rudolph's righteous yuletide vengeance.
With a grunt, Alex -rushes- forth. Antlers dipping low as he charges towards the pair. Sliding to a halt at the last second and swinging his great hand out in a wide-arc, seeking to chop Kenji senseless right across his central body-mass and send the boy reeling, "Hrraah!"
COMBATSYS: Kenji just-defends Alex's Flash Chop!
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Alex 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Shurui
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|-------\-------\0 Kenji
Go on, laugh. Laugh, damn it!
No, Kenji really can't-- even in that costume, Alex is still an imposing figure, huge and muscular. When he punctuates this by ripping off the upper half of his clothing with little more than a deft gesture, the idea that being hit by this man will -hurt- is hammered in that much harder. As yuletide vengance is charging in at him, the Guardian King opts instead to snap his wrists and send the plastic hooves flying off his hands. Bringing up his arms, the massive chop collides with his hands, and Kenji clamps down with everything that he's got.
His sneakers scream protest against the motion as Kenji skids across the ground while holding onto the man's arm, waiting for the motion to come to a complete stop before he grins, broadly. "Not quite!" he cheerfuly proclaims, before pushing the arm upward and taking a step in toward Aldolph the Red-Nosed Wrestler.
Kenji's fist hooks around in a swift arc, the punch far too shallow to actually score a hit-- but that's not what tries to hit Alex, at all.
*BLAM*
A wave of white-blue chi chases after his fist, spreading and scattering around in a massive spray of energy that tries to rip right across the man's torso!
"Cupid!" playfully corrects a cheery female staff member in a santa hat. No word from short Cupid-Donner herself, however; she's too busy focusing in on the mountain of energy that is in the shape of an Alex.
They could call her Shorty McChestless for all she cared. All that mattered was getting the fight started before the adrenaline wore off and the cold properly penetrated the fuzzy cloth of their reindeer costumes. Alex will soon figure out that she's not as blind as she may seem, though, to get far enough to be in a match like this, she'd have to have some sort of talent anyway.
When Alex springs for Kenji, Shurui finally makes her move sidestepping as far to the back of Alex as she can manage, then, grasping her arms close, flinging them outward to release a torrent of bullets, all loosely aimed towards Alex's body.
Go ahead and laugh; either way, the reindeer games have begun.
COMBATSYS: Alex blocks Kenji's Twelve Gauge.
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Alex 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Shurui
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|-------\-------\0 Kenji
COMBATSYS: Shurui successfully hits Alex with Riot Act.
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Alex 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Shurui
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|-------\-------\0 Kenji
As the young fighter manages to thwart Alex's massive strike, the larger fighter's eyebrows raise a fraction and his stoic face ecks out a quick grin, "Nice." That was damned impressive. He was on the money assessing this to be a real tough fight.
'Rudolph' is now on the defensive, throwing his own arms up with economic haste, letting that shotgun charge of chi-explosions ripple over his powerful limb instead. Now with that thwarted he can-
-Get blasted by a dozen blasts of energy. The Titan actually stumbles to the side, taken aback by the intensity of the glowing assault. Briefly the American gives the girl an incredulous stare, fairly amazed at how much power she was throwing out there.
Alex went from favorite to fighting for his life here!
HEH! -Awesome-. "Cupid. Right." Alex replies hastily in the aftermath.
Realizing there's no way he can traverse the distance to get back at that girl quickly, he figures he better keep pressing the attack on lover boy here. Using his size to his advantage, Alex lifts a foot and thrusts the kick out far.. Seeking to ram his boot right into Kenji's mug and back that Reindeer off.
COMBATSYS: Alex knocks away Kenji with Strong Kick!
- Power hit! -
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Alex 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Shurui
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As his fist passes beyond Alex's arm, Kenji already has a feeling that he knows what's coming next-- the defense, the strong guard put up to keep the blow from doing much to him. Kenji's eyes widen a little bit, though he does keep his focus, and mind on the game.
Shurui's first attack does give him a moment's pause, but it isn't enough to stay the hand-- or in this case, foot-- of Alex, the man's massive foot coming forward and colliding with his face with a meaty, powerful impact that sends the Gedo youth sprawling backwards and rolling head over heels.
When he recovers, he staggers a little in his footing, one of his styrofoam-and-wire sets of antlers snapped off sideways and dangling from his head. Yanking the entirety of the headgear off and throwing it to the side, the Missile Fist of the Guardian Kings charges forwards and attempts to time himself with the rhythm of Shurui's own assault, moving towards his other side and swinging his arm up in a massive, wide arc with a finger pointed high to the sky.
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--"
A blinding white-blue streak of chi erupts from the ground and shoots skyward, looking to add a distracting factor and allow Shurui a little more time to get her attack off without a hitch.
"HEADS UP!!"
COMBATSYS: Kenji assists Shurui.
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Alex 0/-------/-======|=------\-------\0 Shurui
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|======-\-------\0 Kenji
As the rush of that first attack wears off, Shurui blinks. "Cupid? Who's Cup-" Wait. Kenji is Blizten. Alex is Rudolph. Which means...
5t 'Cupid''s facial expression turns sour. "... Oh, *fuck* thi-"
5t Well, she didn't mean it *that* way. A visible wince covers the assumedly blind girl's face as Alex lands a meaty boot into Kenji's face. Either she's empathic, she has sight, *or*, well, the sound of boot hitting skull is a distinctive enough sound for any fighter to recongize instantly.
Shurui's head turns to regard Kenji vaguely, then, seeming satisfied by whatever evidence she managed to gather by this small gesture, she goes in to focus on Ale- er, Rudolph. The bubbling sensation of Kenji's energy charging in her mind's eye is enough to tell her to get ready, whether the fellow Gedo student was planning to team with her again on this attack or not.
Thankfully, he is. Shurui slips in close to Alex's body as Kenji shouts, then, her 'hooves' gripping the ground, she focuses the weight of her entire body through her palm, physical and ghostly psychic energy combining into one move, delivered in the space of one or two inches. "Mnph!"
COMBATSYS: Shurui successfully hits Alex with Velvet Fist.
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Alex 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Shurui
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|======-\-------\0 Kenji
Having landed his ginormous boot upside Kenji's head, Alex feels adrenaline surge through his veins. While never gleeful, enthusiasm grips every fiber of his being. His mind working overtime, processing every moment. Playing the numbers and running the odds. The American Titan has definitely woke and these kids got his attention!
As 'Blitzen' recovers from that stunning blow like a real trooper, Alex quickly moves to close the distance once more. Stampeding in that direction as the snow explodes upwards from every heavy footfall. The Guardian King's distracting blast proves most distracting, as Alex doesn't know what to expect from this younger fighter. He quickly throws his arms up once more, expecting yet another shotgun-like blast.. Only to realize a second too late he's been snookered.
"Clever little -!!" Taken by surprise, 'Cupid' manages to sneak up in the Juggernaut's shadow and send a heavy blast of psychic energy through his mighty flank. The giant arches his back, grunting in pain at the surprisingly potent shock. This strange ghostly power seems different than the balls of energy most fighters use.. somehow bypassing even his incredible toughness.
He needs to deal with her fast.. But he also needs to get that other guy out of the picture ASAP. He needs to turn this into a one on one or these kids are going to take him down fast.
Hoping to throw the girl off her expectations, as logic should dictate the Titan will turn around and have words with the energized reindeer... He actually pushes -away- from her. Charging through the remnants of Kenji's distraction, hoping the young man won't expect Alex to stay on his one target as massive hands reach out for him..
COMBATSYS: Alex knocks away Kenji with Hyper Bomb!
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Alex 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Shurui
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|=======\=======\1 Kenji
And Rudolph gets his hooves on Kenji's waist. The red-nosed one proceeds to demonstrate the depths of his displeasure at the ostracism of his peers.
Alex flips Kenji backwards in a harsh bone-rattling suplex. Only to flip over him, using the young man's spine like some kind of pogo stick and suplex the youth -again-. Then -AGAIN-. Each time sending an explosion of snow skywards like a white-powdery explosion.
Only then, at the culmination Alex flips the poor boy upside down and vaults skywards, gaining astonishing altitude as he holds the Guardian King up high... Then puts Gedo Tough to the test as he -CRASHES- down with meteoric force. Completely erasing all snow in a sweeping blast of force as the fighting arena itself shudders and nearly collapses in the thunderous force. The audience members closest to the mayhem actually bounce in place from the raw impact, as Alex then leaps away from the destruction.
Charging through his attack, the massive hand thrusting through the streak of chi blazing into the air, Kenji knows something very bad is coming his way-- and very fast.
Hefted up and slammed into the ground, he's thrown once, twice, and eventually it becomes too painful to properly watch. Then he's up high in the air, stunned before the final drop to the ground with the loud impact and the utter amount of power and weight put into it. The Guardian King hits the ground with a powerful crash, and sprawls head-first onto the ground, rolling a few feet from the point of impact before coming to a stiff halt.
It takes him a second, but then he starts twitching. Letting out one hard gasp of breath, the student council secretary of Gedo High plants his palms into the ground and slowly pulls himself up to his knees, disregarding the mangled upper body of his reindeer costume and letting his head lull back tiredly. No-- he isn't down for the count just yet. Yes-- his head is completely muddled from the strike. Half-lidded eyes focus on Alex and Shurui, and for the moment, he seems to be just getting his bearings.
"My... sister hits harder..."
COMBATSYS: Kenji gains composure.
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Alex 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Shurui
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|=======\======-\1 Kenji
Her adrenaline thoroughly spent, fatigue begins to slowly settle into Shurui's joints. The two attacks were done with expert precision, but she put more into them in such a short amount of time that her body's stamina came as a temporary conpensation. This will not last, however; Shurui's attacks will simply be less forceful until she feels confident in taking the kid gloves (or 'hooves', if you will) off once more.
Kenji's problems are a lot harder to deal with. "Hang in there, Kenji. Your time ain't up yet." While her concern for Kenji is one of emotional value, there's also a strategetic side as well: once Kenji's down, Alex's attacks won't be diverted or split between the both of them. Shurui's doing fine now, yes, but once Alex starts focusing on her, she may not last even as long as Kenji managed to.
Or maybe, she could. It'd just be like a match with K', wouldn't it? Alex is bulkier and will deliver new sorts of pain, true, but it's not like she should be *scared*. Now, pressing forward, she takes advantage of Alex's turned back once more, leaping up and attempting to land a hammering blow against Alex's shoulder with the combined weight of her fists interlaced together.
COMBATSYS: Alex endures Shurui's Strong Punch.
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Alex 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Shurui
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When Kenji slowly crawls up out of the Guardian King-sized crater, he can duly call Rudolph sincerely impressed. He even has enough gumption left to mock Alex right to his face.
Hello.. Face is over here Kid.
"Heh." The red-nosed Reindeer makes a mental note not meet his sister in a dark alley. That boy took Alex's best shot and is getting back up on his feet. The Titan's gotta give that kid props.
At the same time.. That little girl is really starting to work Rudolph's last nerve. The American glances towards her as she keeps pressing her attack. Her fists pummeling the iron-like surface of the man's shoulder in an impressive reaching vault. Rather than deal with it, he simply allows the attack to bludgeon him soundly as he makes an appreciative grimace, "Hold up. Blitzen called me a girl. I'll be right back."
Alright Guardian King, Lets see how much more you can take!
Alex once again charges forth, having given Kenji just enough time to be sporting and give the boy a chance to react.. Before leaping up in a fast, athletic move. Attempting to throw an arm around 'Blitzen's neck and rotate around in a flying bulldog, attempting to fall backwards and -SMASH- the kid's face head-first into the hard ground and hopefully keep him from protecting the damzel whom is soon-to-be-in-distress.
COMBATSYS: Kenji just-defends Alex's Spiral DDT!
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He can't really keep his eyes in focus while Shurui and Alex continue to exchange blows, but the focus paid to him is becoming clear. He has to be thinking of the young man as the "weak link" between them, or something. He's gotta be trying to narrow down the competition with all of these heavy, massive blows. So...
Alex charges up to him one more time, reaching out to engage him with a powerful grapple. The rest happens, at least to Kenji, in a degree of slow motion. "Khh--"
The arm hooks around his head, but instead of following the motion with the momentum and strength behind 'Rudolph's' arm, he somehow manages to stand his ground. His right arm suddenly surges with the light of white-blue chi, exploding off of his arm in a sudden, violent burn.
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--"
Pulling his head back as hard as he can, Kenji's whole body rocks backwards, pulling away from Alex's arm with a lash of his wild hair and his left foot raised high. It comes down with an impressive stomp, and a strange blue light pierces Alex's chest. It does no damage at all-- it starts well behind Kenji and ends well behind Alex. As his foot impacts, he shouts: "SET!!"
All of that chi is suddenly, forcefully compressed into his fist with a rippling surge. His hand sweeps up to that line of blue light in the arc of a punch, and once it makes contact, his fist rockets toward Alex like a bullet train. If it strikes the man, it will deliver a rather strong punch from someone his age and size. Even if it doesn't hit, his fist releases all of that pent-up chi in the form of an impressive shockwave, blasting back the lighter snow and anything else not properly nailed down... and if he's lucky enough, the combination of physical and metaphysical forces will knock the man right off his feet and send him flying. Kenji utters two words through this, in plain English:
"RAIL GUN!!"
That's okay, Rudolph. Keep ignoring her. Shurui can guess from the very aura of Alex that *not* recieving his utmost attention can be a good thing. She'll just keep wailing away at the titan while she can, if only because the next chance Alex may have he'll be coming after her.
Thankfully, Kenji's still got some cards up his sleeve, managing to somehow evade certain pain all while setting the stage for his rather (in)famous attack. Well, she knows about it, anyway. It sent her sailing across the park, after all.
It's a good time to make her move as any. Waiting until after Kenji's attack makes its landing, Shurui charges, leaping into the air and attempting to land a quick, brutal, kick against Rudolph's chin in the aftermath.
COMBATSYS: Kenji successfully hits Alex with Rail Gun.
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COMBATSYS: Alex interrupts Heavy Kick from Shurui with Air Stampede.
- Power hit! -
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|=====--\-------\0 Kenji
Rudolph is vexed.
As Alex just begins to clinch the previously smashed Kenji, an entirely strange occurrence transpires. Kenji just up and decided he wanted none of that and shucked Alex off.
Wait wait.. What? WHAT?
With an iota of astonishment creasing Alex's normally stoic expression, the massive titan is thrown off via a wave of violent chi. Briefly buoyed in the air by that defensive concussive force and almost seems to hang in the air-sideways just as Kenji revves up his shooting arm.
"You. Are. Kidding. M-" SOCK.
The Titan gets hammered full-speed. Taking that punch dead on and successfully smacking the goliath a short distance and down across the crater the boy had previously occupied! Grunting, Alex rolls backwards along the ground. Regaining control of his momentum after the hard hit and coming up in a crouch, the corner of his lip blooded. His earlier assessment of these kids was dead on, which makes him feel pretty vindicated for taking them seriously from the get-go. And they took everything he could throw at him! They definitely deserve this win.
Not that Alex is going to make it easy for them on the way out!
As Shurui races forth once again, lulled into a false sense of security at being ignored for the bulk of the fight.. the Giant decides to keep the girl from attacking him so brazenly. As she leaps high.. The Titan suddenly vaults -higher-. With a mighty growl, he explodes straight up into the sky.. Darting high above Shurui as she attempts that bold leaping kick. A shadow quickly begins to swallow her tiny frame up before --
-STOMP-
The Titan comes down straight on her with both feet. CRASHING down onto her like a metric ton of bricks and smashing her down.
Catching his breath after that hit, it seems like the exhaustion and fatigue that has settled down into Kenji hasn't let up-- but the young man seems determined and resolute to not let his body slow him down one lick! After Alex is sent flying, after his sudden recovery, he's making a rather bold counterattack to deal Shurui a bit of damage.
Breaking into a sprint, the young Gedo student bears down on the wrestler with everything he's got, making a short jump into the air in order to get him a bit of extra momentum and leverage, and his fist travels in a swift arc. Strangely, his arm bends like rubber-- but his fist is where it counts. Should it impact, the blow is surprisingly tough, as if his fist were made from a lump of stone rather than bone and muscle!
"UrrrAGH!"
When Alex's feet Shurui's body, it feels like like a mountain came and FELL on her. Ow. Snow flecked with gravel flies into the air from the impact, leaving a small crater behind in the fall's wake. OW.
It's understandable that Shurui doesn't get up immediately. In fact, when she finally does, she retreats away, though not entirely away from the fight itself. Instead, grasping her stomach and coughing up the remains of her lung, she stumbles ahead and finally stops a ways behind Kenji, struggling to catch some semblance of breath to fill in the very air that was knocked clear from her lungs, all while keeping her eyes trained on Alex and Kenji.
She's definitely not aiming to abandon Kenji right now. But she can't jump back in just *yet*.
COMBATSYS: Shurui gains composure.
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COMBATSYS: Alex blocks Kenji's Missile Fist.
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In truth, Alex is awfully thankful that he seemed to knock the wind out of Shurui as he certainly can't take another pounding from both of them together. As powerful as he is, he's at the edge of his endurance and he knows it. Any strike might be the last and he can waste no more time or effort. 'Rudolph's teeth grit in determination as he steps off of the blind girl, moving forward to meet Kenji's brazen assault head on. Ballistic fist blazing through the air with considerable speed..
..And right into Alex's massive mitt. A loud explosion echoes as the Titan clenches his fingers around the Gedo's fist, smothering the chi-blast with his bare fingers and pieces of his glove go flying from the impact.
"Good fight kid." Alex whispers out in the brief moment of pause. Just long enough to get that message across before his other hand quickly sweeps in, attempting to grab Kenji by the front of his shirt, haul the boy up and quickly smash back down to the ground in a ragged throw!
COMBATSYS: Alex successfully hits Kenji with Hand Stamp.
> Determined Hit! <
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His fist is stopped cold-- not that there was any lights or effects to it anyway, the youth's knuckles digging into the man's palm as if they were trying to go -through- his massive paw of a hand, as if it wanted to yet still push on and cause more damage. Kenji lets out a grunt as his whole body is set out of balance by this, still up in the air. Alex snags him by the shirt, almost as if he were guided by an unseen force, and drives the Guardian King into the ground with an unrelenting strength.
From that position, still, the young man lets out ragged breaths and his eyes are barely visible through the guard cast by his wild bangs. And then his hands clamp down over Alex's before he can withdraw, and his eyes snap open wide.
"HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--"
His foot swings up from this awkward, grounded position, and attempts to drive into the wrestler's stomach with all the power he can muster. His leg surges from this position, faster than it probably should, and should it land-- should he get that stomping kick off-- a powerful burst of chi blazes down through the young Ashima's leg and tries to push itself, forcefully, 'inside' Alex... only to burst from within, and give him a distinctly harsh rattle to his innards!
What happens after this...?
COMBATSYS: Kenji has reached second wind!
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... he doesn't give up, just yet.
"Kenji, you can do it," Shurui whispers underneath her breath. "C'mon." Of course, she doesn't know Kenji's aura *that* well, no. Here, it's more wishful thinking that pushes her to make that command. She's seen enough from Kenji to know that he just can't go down that easily.
Then again, the sort of Kenji she saw the last time he and she were both here was someone who had a lot to lose by giving up. Here, the stakes are much easier to swallow- either way, you get some money, some experience, and some street cred, whether you win or lose. If he can't bring himself to sit up, she wouldn't blame him. Much.
Of course, it's a pleasant surprise when Kenji *does* keep moving. Not quite ready to charge into battle just yet, she does the next best thing, by leaning in conspiratorially to his ear, her antlers nudging against the poor Gedo student's head. .... Unfortunately, this is on television, probably doing nothing to harm Kenji's image when it comes to him being... uh. Yeah. Anyway.
What she's really doing is trying to tell him where he could possibly aim, if he wanted to make whatever his next attack work.
She really hates these antlers.
COMBATSYS: Shurui assists Kenji.
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COMBATSYS: Kenji successfully hits Alex with Magnum Spike.
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Finally. Man, that tough kid. 'Rudolph' finally manages to put 'Blitzen' to bed with a solid crash, only then does he begin to turn around and..
Oh no. He did not just get back up agai-
"Rudolph is having a day." Alex blithely comments as he slowly closes his eyes. Feeling that Guardian King's hand clamp down over Alex's own gargantuan mitt. Attempting to shake the boy loose, the Titan can't get anywhere near enough momentum as Kenji follow through with his shocking revival. SLAMMING his foot into Alex's ripped sixpack and sending a shockwave of Chi straight through him.
The Giant coughs, half-bowing from the impact.. Stagging a single step back with a free-hand going over his middle.
MAN, this kid is -immortal-. Alex didn't even hammer Ryu that hard, and this kid's getting back to his feet! Nothing to it but to keep on swinging. The boy may be moving on 100% adrenaline right now.. If he gives the kid a moment he may just topple over on his own. Instead, he better lay out some hurt on the other one while he still can.
Alex does not give up while he can keep moving, no sir.
"GRRAAAH!"
With a growl of effort, Alex launches himself at Shurui once again as she finishes her conspiracy. Throwing haymaker after haymaker right at her, laying into her with all the effort he's got left.. Hoping her distraction will be her own undoing and maybe if he can get a lucky K.O... He might be still in this fight yet..
Shurui hates them? That might be why Kenji more or less was forced to get rid of them at the onset of the battle, what with them being snapped the way they were and the hinderance they were being. The repeated slams and attacks -have- taken their toll on his costume, though, holes and worn spots all over the arms and torso. His hand-covering hooves? Well, those are somewhere around here.
Breathing deeply, breathing hard, he tugs down on the zipper to the costume and pulls it down to the waist, tying the sleeves in a knot around his waist-- and don't worry, he remembered to wear a heavy shirt or two to deal with the cold. Rubbing his jaw with a swipe of the back of his hand, Kenji attempts to time himself to charge in when Alex is weakest-- when he's got the chance, the energy, and most of all-- well, the luck.
Sprinting forward, he waits until he gets to Alex before taking a massive step with his left foot, allowing the entirety of his body to pivot on his heel and throw one massive wound-up punch right at Alex's stomach one more time, completely unsteady him... and getting ready to throw a whole lot more in after that, as well!
COMBATSYS: Shurui fails to counter Boomerang Raid from Alex with Plum Blossom Shower.
- Power fail! -
*KNOCKED AWAY*
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Alex 0/-------/---====|=======\======-\1 Shurui
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|-------\-------\0 Kenji
Looks like Shurui's getting her own share of the pain, finally. Try as she might to counter Alex's onslaught, he proves to be as hard to stop as a meaty train, pummelled nearly to oblivion until she lands against the pavement. It really hurts. The cute little reindeer suit is now pretty much as ruined as Kenji and Alex's own, yet somehow, SOMEHOW, the damnable antlers hadn't the decency to fall off during Shurui's personal gauntlet.
Oh, fuck it.
An arm shakily reaches up and frees Shurui's head of the offending fuzzy antlers, throwing them to the side and then contributing in pushing the girl up. ".... Ngh....." She coughs up blood, spit, and digested food onto the ground, yet, before anyone could have the notion of calling her out, 'Cupid' shakily stands up, waving a dismissive hand. "This is the best part," she wheezes.
Then, after wiping her mouth, she smiles slightly. ".... If Kenji doesn't get his due, I will!"
COMBATSYS: Kenji successfully hits Alex with Burst Fire.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Alex 0/-------/=======|=======\======-\1 Shurui
> ///// ]
|-------\-------\0 Kenji
The staggering blow leads into the young man suddenly standing at point-blank distance to Alex, his body leaned forward a bit and his fist drawn back.
"BURST!!"
And then he throws the first punch, his fist seeming almost to split into three parts on impact. His left arm swings up in a similar way, splitting off into three simulatneous punches at once. He reaches out, snagging Alex by the remnants of his shirt, and pulls him to the left. The beating repeats in a similar fashion-- three, three, with the left and right arms at high speed. With each set, he reaches out and pulls the man to the side whether he wants to or not.
Finally, Kenji reaches out and grabs onto Alex one more time, pulling him in for one, two, and finally a third hard shoulder check before throwing all of his weight into the man in an attempt to send him right off his feet with one last powerful grappling thrust of his shoulder!
"FIRE!!"
As the blind girl proves to the world that she's one tough amiga, Alex finishes his blitz of savage strikes. The giant wobbles a step as an antler topples from his bandanna. As the Arena around him continues to spin.. He knows the end is near. He can't even tell if he managed to finish the girl off or not.. All he can do right now is worry about his other immediate problem. A general Kenji-shaped blur rushes for him.. Its all Alex can do to shakily hold up his hands in a vaguely defensive fashion, only to get -pounded- right in the middle yet again. The Giant doubling over in the harsh rain of blows. Just working him over like a machine-gun hard enough for even his nigh-indestructible frame to feel it.
Alex isn't about to give up, even now. Just as Kenji cantilevers him over in that final firing throw.. Alex hastily swings his open-hand in a off-handed palm strike. Attempting to slam one more good hit on Kenji's chin before the Titan is toppled from his feet and sent -crashing- onto the ground in a thunderous impact.
A grunt of effort as Alex is just about to sit up.. Gritting his teeth hard as his eyes cross again.
...Damnit. Lost the nose.
"...Alright.. No games for me.. Ughh.." Flopping onto his back, limbs sprawled.
COMBATSYS: Alex can no longer fight.
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|=======\======-\1 Shurui
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|-------\-------\0 Kenji
COMBATSYS: Kenji blocks Alex's Jab Punch.
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|=======\======-\1 Shurui
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|=------\-------\0 Kenji
And, like an early Christmas present, Kenji gets to deliver the final blow. She's about ready to flop down and call it a day before the mighty Rudolph makes a final quick stand, charging into Kenji.... and then past, crashing down.
It's over.
Despite this, Shurui's body stays tense, all until Alex indirectly vocalizes his defeat. ".... They're overrated anyway," Shurui wearily comments, flopping down into a sitting position as medics move in.
With the last tackle, he's even up in the air a bit. Still, in this position, he's able to see that final fist that comes flying in at him from Alex, and the Missile Fist brings up his arms to guard against the strike. His hand slams against forearms, and Kenji is pushed backwards a little bit. He staggers, yes, but he doesn't pitch over-- instead, after a few steps, Kenji Ashima straightens himself up and breaths heavily with his hands on his knees and head hanging a little.
Wow, that guy was -tough-. But he's ... still down?!
Thrusting his fist into the air, he lets out a half-hearted laugh. "All right!!" he declares aloud, medics charging on in or not. Stumbling over toward Shurui, he sits right down next to her with his legs drawn up a little bit, his elbows up on his knees and leaned forward a little bit. "I am -so- going to get extra Christmas presents this year," he says with a grin.
Or so he hopes... but for Blitz Blitzen, the Blitzkreig War Master of Santa's Reindeer, it's impossible to tell!
Log created on 20:50:12 12/20/2008 by Shurui, and last modified on 23:46:22 12/21/2008.