Description: There comes a time in every schoolkids life, female, that they are faced with kidnapping. Bet YOU want a large knight to rescue you, if you're said schoolgirl! But what if there was a world where you could get super powers for just having your body messed with? Then .. would it be a crime?!
It's a typical park - Southtown is not a very elaborate city, but it has all the basics. The flowers, the bushes, the trees and the empty fields. Even now, it is mostly left alone, although, it has gotten more dangerous. While there are no important buildings within the park, it rests nearby Seijyun high. The all girls school.
Some still go there, despite the nature of the town. Despite the danger that now lurks in it, caused by NESTS, by Shadaloo. By a few others, just intent on throwing it into chaos. There's much about the city that has darkened in the last few months, and unless something happens, it seems to be eternal night for any hope.
Currently walking through the park, a few female students, together. They stay on the path, heading towards the school. Towards the safe zone - it's not really safe at home either, but normally, they don't attack children - students of all things - unless they needed to, right?
One believes they see a blue butterfly, and moments later, they're picked upwards, pulled into a tree, vanishing in a blur with the woman who grasped her. A ways away, Diana lands on the ground, the girl out cold. She knows what chemicals to use, a scientist, after all. ".. Hate to do it to you .. but it looks like we're going to be doing a bit of recruiting..." Oh, that face. She looks a bit cute - if she can get it right, and she'll be careful about it, maybe this one would be a good friend to Kula?
Of course.. fate may have it in for Diana, and the girl, all the same.
He who hunts monsters...ok, D! hasn't exactly been on a warpath, so that may not be the best quote to be using in reguards to him. But he has been around Southtown on a mission. Well, a few missions. First, it was finding Brian Battler. Then it was finding purpose and strength. Then it was finding Ichiro Oe. Between them, there were a few other small lingering issues.
First was to find some kind of clue as to the group with the winged skull, the ones who brainwashed Brian (or so D! was convinced to believe). AFter all, he's seen that symbol around before, and it can't be any good.
SThe other was NESTS. As in, the group that Igniz, the so-called 'god' who took the hospital and anihillated him in the process. He's been hoping to run into anyone from either group, in order to extract some kind of justice, and hopefully bring some order into a city, the state of it a little too familiar to the slums he grew up with, as far as the violence.
Why he's in the park tonight of all nights, who knows. Wandering too far out of his comfort zone. But he's out, eyes glancing around warily, frowning and possibly giving up on finding whatever he was looking for tonight...at least until he spots a blur of blue himself...and noticing one of the girls who had been about to pass him on the park path suddenly disappearing. "...the hell?"
Looking down at the girl, Diana shakes her head. She only needs one at this rate, but it's just a pity they were pushed this far. Even then, what Igniz says goes, and it's not like the scientist hasn't done a few.. arguable things in the past. All for the children, you know. Everything for the future! Sometimes it takes a little effort to push those up where they belong.
Hefting her over the shoulder, Diana begins to move - she can't really jump like she did before. She had a bit of help from the tree branch that bent as she moved, and even then, the girl is now out of it. She can just walk. She doesn't expect anyone to be on the prowl, or watching.
"Right then.. this way." She tells herself, the long dressed, goggle wearing scientist beginning to move with the girl over her shoulder. The black puff of hair off of her head bobs through the trees as she begins to walk towards the exit of the park.
No problems, right? "Easier than I expected .. but hey... at least I'll get her back earlier than I planned." And Kula will have a friend, on top of it.
Walking out was probably not the wisest of moves, even with assurances that no one would be following or attempting to stop you. YOu never know what surprises might spring out on you in the middle of the night. Especially when you're doing something...questionable.
D! may not have seen the whole thing, but he caught a glimpse of it that his eyes were on he tree lines, enough to spot the second blue blur finally touching down near the park exit. It....well, it's not anyone he knows of, but considering how boldly and blatantly the woman seems to be up to something problematic, he can't just stand by and do nothing.
"HEY!!" he shouts, brows furrowed as he hurries his step, trying to catch up to Diana and her catch before she gets too far out of the park.
Scream. Shout. Let it all hang out. Also, let everyone know what's going on. She's been noticed, and Diana, having already caught this little one, puts her down, resting her against a tree as she slides her hands within the slits of her dress, at her legs. The man is hurrying up. He must be one of those knights in shining armor.
What a brute he must be.
Twirling around, fluidly, the dress, her, and her arm moves as one. The only thing that seems to lag behind is the blade, lazily pointed towards Heavy.D!, to halt his charge towards them. "Back off." She states, voice hard. She digs her feet into the ground, glancing at the man.
"This doesn't need to happen." It's not likely to work, but the woman gives the option, "So stay out of it."
She's to the point, compared to his yelling, compared to what he probably wants to say - he's just going to get involved. She knows his type, knows how stubborn they are. Her gaze filters over the man as she looks him over, his physique tells him alot about himself. Mustache, facial hair, fistwraps and boxing boots. She can tell his style.
And currently, she can tell much about him. "I'm just giving this girl a chance out of this mess." A thin smile spreads, "Be a sport."
COMBATSYS: Diana has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: HeavyD has joined the fight here.
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HeavyD 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Diana
COMBATSYS: Diana calculates her next move.
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HeavyD 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Diana
Well, that makes it a lot more obvious that the afroed woman has less than benevolent intentions here. The blade flashing in the moonlight is enough for Heavy D! to come to a stop, though it's obviously not scaring him off, when he holds his ground, eying the rapier...then the woman herself.
"Yeah...it doesn't need to happen, none of it...but it is, so..." He doesn't say much more. He just settles into a peek-a-boo stance, fists coming together and gaze peering out over his fists. He makes no attempts to hide his style ever, and the guard makes it all the more obvious.
"And what mess is this?" he asks, slowly eyeing the mysterious woman in blue, trying to slowly circle around, and gauging her actions, trying to get a good bead on her and how to approach.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD focuses on his next action.
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HeavyD 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Diana
"Not one to explain it to someone I don't need to." She remarks, "You're just going to have to go without knowing." He begins to slowly circle around, moving about her, trying to slowly circle around. It's simple.. Diana already knows where he is going, where he is heading. Does he really expect to get to the girl?
If he does, he's really trying too hard, since she sees it rather plainly.
"It is.. because you're not going to give up, will you?" Like he should. That is how the knight in shining armor does it, after all. He just charges on to accomplish whatever goal he has, regardless on what the other might.
No bother that she deliberately is not saying what she intends to do. His fists come together, the guard - rather obvious.
That is when Diana makes a step forwards - vanishing, almost, a blur until she lands nearby HeavyD, the rapier pointed at him with the left arm.. as the right whips out, to grasp one of his arms and swing him about her, around, before tossing him aside, flipping him about, and sending him sprawling away from the girl.
"Off with you."
COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Diana's Medium Throw.
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HeavyD 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Diana
D! isn't terribly known for subtlety, being an honest sort. But he definitely is persistent and not willing to step down once challenged. And the woman's secretiveness is challenge enough, not to mention the sudden move forward to attack proactively. When the blur comes forward, D!'s guard tightens, eyes trying to focus straight on and make sense of the blur.
When DIana grabs his arm, he tries to keep in tight, even as he's yanked aside. The pull away sets him slightly off balance, but not enough to throw him aside totally, feet dug in defiantly. "I don't know who you are, but I'm getting kind of sick of innocent people getting picked off around here for no reason," he says, eyes narrowed over his knuckles. "The street, that damn hospital...no..."
With a quick start off his good foot, he tries to charge in while he's still got solid footing, fists winging out for a series of quick, sharp left body blows before throwing out a sharp right straight to finish the combo off.
COMBATSYS: Diana blocks HeavyD's Rapid Combo.
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HeavyD 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Diana
The guard tightens, and Diana is good enough to see it coming. She is able to whip him to the side, yank him, but he hangs in there, much like any good boxer does. He defies her, even though she quite literately tries to pull him upwards and toss him to the side - but then, it never is that easy, is it?
He's getting sick of innocents being picked off? Oh, Igniz must have made a few calls. How nice of him to tell the others of these little run ins. If she had known he had been a repeat customer, the service may have been a little more hospitable around him. "This isn't no reason.. but then there may as well be none, to you." She notes, "You wouldn't like it anyways."
As he charges in, Diana kicks back, off the ground, the fists slamming against her arms as she pulls them up, infront of D's sudden onslaught. She doesn't think she can get out of the way quite fast enough, and as she hunkers down herself, the sharp right is pushed off from, the woman kicking away, sliding on the ground, before leaping back into the fray, "I'm not sure what you're talking about .. but I can promise you, everything has a purpose." In the midst of the leap, she spins about, rapier flashing as she strikes, to slam the blade hard into his guard and keep on pushing, perhaps even to break through.
It's a heavy stab as she rights herself within the air, the pointed blade trying to pierce the D's heavy hide.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD interrupts Crushing Strike from Diana with Blast Upper.
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HeavyD 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Diana
That's not exactly what D! was looking to hear. And it only makes the boxer's eyes narrow further.
And purpose....whatever purpose this is, he's not sure he likes the idea of it, that thought hardening his resolve. WHen the blade comes down from the air, the woman in blue spinning about and striking from the air, his guard....opens up? Wait, what? THat's not exactly what you're supposed to see, faced with a weapon like that!
But that's what D! does, arms pulling apart, and one arm pulling back....before suddenly and sharply swinging up, snapping out in an uppercut that sends sparks of chi flying outward, enough to buffet the blade into a scratch along his shoulder rather than a deeper strike anywhere else. "NGHhhhhhH!!!" he grunts out, following through with the punch to try and blast Diana further back with the explosive shot.
His guard opens, the woman striking for the defenses - and as the blade strikes against him, the uppercut sends sparks outwards and tossing Diana backwards. She's tossed backwards, almost rolling, as she comes to a stop against a tree - helpful enough to stop her from messing her afro up and further, bits of twigs and grass about her hair and grass stains on her dress, which leaves a lot of holes open, like her stomach. At least her stomach doesn't have grass stains.
"What a loud fellow.. is that grunting really needed?" Diana moves closer, shaking her head as she recovers from the blast of chi energies. She's felt it quite enough, before. It's anything but a lovely feeling, but she's gotten a bit more used to it from the various clones. Brushing off her dress a bit, and picking a stick from her hair, she stops, leaning on the right leg, pointing the blade towards HeavyD! It wobbles in the air, momentarily..
She's gone again, appearing infront of D!, blade sticking forwards, sliding alongside him to scratch against the boxers side, digging into his clothing and flesh, before being brought backwards. A single, fluent motion, the blade almost bending during the assault.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD blocks Diana's Medium Strike.
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HeavyD 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Diana
Are they necessary? Depends on what you consider 'necessary'. Either way, D! is a bit better settled here, as he manages to shrug the cut over his arm easily. His guard comes back in, as he eyes Diana, watching the woman get up from the Blast Upper and making a methodic advance as she tries to get to her feet again. The blade pointed at him doesn't phase him as it wobbles threateningly.
Only when she dashes in does the boxer solidify his guard again, twisting his body to bring his forearms to brunt against the rapier to avoid getting his side shredded. A thin line of red cuts across both forearms, but it's a small price, as he pushes in a little closer toward Diana. Driving in, he quickly tries to fire off a hard, low hook toward the mysterious swordswoman. No more words for now, just action as he drives a shot to her side in retaliation.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD successfully hits Diana with Hook Punch.
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HeavyD 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Diana
As HeavyD! manages to take the blow and not quite be phased from Diana, she manages to instead meet his fist - which is anything but enjoyable. He pushes in closer, driving in, and smashing the fist towards her, the low hook slamming into her side as she leaps, but unfortunately, is caught by the strike. Tossing backwards from the force, it's rather harsh - she doesn't quite like such a blow.
But she manages to catch herself, sliding against the ground as she flips, knee and foot in particular. Her dress hangs, undamaged currently, as she slides back. Now, this could be a tricky situation.. but she doesn't quite worry, yet.
After all, she had only began to put effort into this fight.
"The strong silent type? ... I like those even less." The blade is pulled backwards, before she drives forwards herself, the edge of the rapier glowing as she brings it forth, both herself and the blade thrusting forwards, the rapier flashing as it's swung, striking for HeavyD! as with a rhythm, the swipes flowing from one to the other, plinking against his guard as she swings.
This should, if nothing, give him a tiny bit to think about.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD endures Diana's The Silver River.
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HeavyD 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Diana
The swinging, flowing slices cut at D!, his arms not doing much to help fend off this assault as the energy embued blade thrusts out. His chest is stabbed several times...though it doesn't seem to stop the boxer's slow advance.
In fact, he seems to step into it, despite a slight pause with every strike from Diana's rapier, the obvious pain crossing his face as his brows furrow. Still he moves forward....forward....
And suddenly drives in hard with one last step, trying to overwhelm Diana with a series of quick, ascending alternating hooks, each one rising higher on her side before he finally finishes off with a driving uppercut to send the afroed fencer away, possibly into one of the trees in the park.
COMBATSYS: Diana blocks HeavyD's Dancing Beat.
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It may not stop his slow advance, but all in all, he continues to push forwards. He drives hard in once more, a series of quick and ascending alternating hooks, the blows rising, higher and higher towards her - but the blows, and the uppercut, never do reach Diana. She's rather nicely struck by the blows, again and again, but she weathers them, her arms being struck over and over as she backs away, taking shot after shot before the last of the blows, as she bends backwards, allowing the terrifying uppercut to just whiff past.
Did no one teach this man that conversation is the spice of life? Truly, he's all business, and Diana is utterly bored in such a response. Strong silent heroes. Perhaps it was just a bit better than the crude and rude men she truly dislikes.
"So you're not going to just give up. I didn't want it to get this far." Her arms are badly beaten, but she isn't out of it yet. She slides forwards, once more, with the rapier leading, ... but it never makes it to him, as she slices it up through the air - inches from him, as she seems to just hover.
From behind HeavyD! the ground itself seems to rise to strike him, slicing upwards, the chi energy like blades, thick curves attempting to wash him towards her, as she awaits with the blade amidst the air. The chi should wash him forwards, slicing through his thick guard, and perhaps leave him open to the strike at the end, as she slices him across in an x-shape, before driving the blade forwards, into him!
COMBATSYS: Diana successfully hits HeavyD with Prayer of the Planet.
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The Metro native doesn't talk...Diana doing enough of it for the both of them right now, and hopefully when he's done, he'll be able to get her to talk a little more. It'll be that much easier to figure out just what her plans for the girl she was trying to take was...and if she was connected to either NESTS or the ones with the winged skulls (and he was plenty suspicious enough from what she was saying).
Unfortunately, his push forward seemed to commit him too far into an attack, and when his pointed punches are absorbed by DIana's own arms, he's a bit too off balance to get himself set for her counterattack.
Not that it matters, as the attack comes not from in front, but from behind as the chi blades curve in to strike his back, breaking his guard and causing him to lurch forward toward her strike. He tenses as mucha s he can, but the return shot cuts him down, the X-strike sending him sprawling on the ground. "NGhhgghh...."
It takes D! some time to get up, but he's on his feet before the 10-count in his head finishes. He's bloody, but not exactly out of the game yet. "I really have no idea who you are...but if you're connected with all the people dropping this crap on the city..." he finally speaks...though that's all he leaves said as he plants his feet, turning his whole body in with a sharp, straight right directly to Diana's collarbone.
COMBATSYS: HeavyD successfully hits Diana with Straight Punch.
- Power hit! -
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The fist slams into Diana, and she's not ready for it - as she lands, she's struck by the fist, tossed backwards, sent spiralling away, almost, as she grits her teeth. The strike is just enough to send her out of it, the NESTS researcher slamming against the ground, bouncing off it a few times as she comes to a stop.
She groggily rises, slowly, as she picks herself up, dusting off her dress which, now, is covered in such terrible stains she had been trying to avoid. "Tch... Connected to them? I'm trying to help save them .. you're just one of the brutes here .. getting in the way from what can help them. You're one of the ones that's ruining the city..." She comments, blood leaking from a split lip.
She takes to the sky, leaping into the air as she blurs away, vanishing from sight, leaving a trail of a blue butterfly as she goes.
That poor kid never did get a taste of the good life Diana was going to give her, and now that's all Heavy D!'s fault.
COMBATSYS: Diana takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Diana can no longer fight.
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'Help Save Them'? Who, the people attacking the city or the city itself? That's the question that strikes D!, even as he pulls back and readies to try and attack again, in case Diana still has more up her sleeve. He scowls, though it's only barely visible behind his guard. Suddenly....when DIana blurs away, D! prepares and....
Nothing. Retreat? "....dammit," D! mutters. He was hoping to get some answers, but....no hope there. Sighing, he lowers his arms. At least he managed to preven ta kidnapping...for whatever purpose the kidnapping had for the strange woman.
Speaking of the kid, he looks to the girl, still against the tree where DIana had left her. Looking her over, he sighs....and pulls out his phone. Even in this screwed up state, the city sitll has to have some kind of functioning police force to help pick up the kid and help her back home, right?
Log created on 21:08:26 04/23/2009 by Diana, and last modified on 04:46:39 04/24/2009.