Zach - Another One?!? Insanity Continues!

Description: Zach faces off against yet another Todoh-Ryu student. This one, however, is not content to drag back Zach to the dojo for the old man's judgement. Benkei just wants to kick the crap out of him, it seems.



It's a quiet day at the YFCC in the wake of the war in Southtown, and things are just getting back to normal, when...

Benkei Bunya bursts through the front doors, wearing a white gi with matching white belt and a black Todoh-ryuu logo on the back. He makes several punches at air, before he announces, "I am Benkei Bunya, student of Master Todoh! I seek Zach Glen, for honorable one on one combat! Face me, or...Or...Or don't!" He nods, before kicking the air.

Zach has had his hands more than full in the aftermath of the war. The Center had been hit twice during the invasions, and left the facility in more than a bit of mess. He has a large wheelbarrow full of rubble that he was relocating when...

Zach stares blankly at Benkei for a moment as he takes in the youth. Then he glowers. "This is never going to end, is it," the psyker mutters darkly as he eases the wheelbarrow down on its legs. Zach looks around, and gestures to the back of the building. "Looks like I don't have much choice," Zach says. "Let's do this out back. I don't feel like cleaning up even more mess."

Benkei Bunya grins at his good fortune. There's Zach Glen, right out where he can find him easily. This was going to be so simple! "Okay!" he says, scramblnig out back. He takes a stance at one end of the alley, gesturing for Zach to attack him. "Hold nothing back, for I won't either!" he declares boistrously, grinning brightly.

COMBATSYS: Benkei has joined the fight here.

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Benkei           0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  //////////////////////        ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach heaves a sigh as he slips into a fighting stance that looks somewhere between jujitsu and Terry Bogard. He looks down the alleyway at the kid, even as he reminds himself that youth is no indicator of ability in this business.

"If you say so," Zach replies guardedly as purple light starts to slide down his body, almost like heavy smoke.

COMBATSYS: Zach has joined the fight here.

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Zach             0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  //////////////////////        ]
Benkei           0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0            Kyoko
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  <
Ken              0/-------/=======|


Benkei grins at Zach. He sees the purple light, assuming it to be some chi technique. He's not experienced enough to know that he's in trouble. "Let's dance!" His hands glow with golden chi, as he jerks both hands down, sending dual chi waves racing across the ground at Zach. "KASANE ATE!"

COMBATSYS: Zach slows Kasane Ate from Benkei with Pile Smash EX.
Glancing Hit

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Zach             0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  //////////////////////        ]
Benkei           0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0            Kyoko
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  <
Ken              0/-------/=======|


COMBATSYS: Benkei has joined the fight here on the right meter side.

[  \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////// ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach replies in kind, whipping his arms up and then down in a markedly similar fashion. Purple energy responds to his call as Zach cries out "Pile Smash!"

His strike cancels out most of Benkei's, but not all of it. A single golden sheet slaps him lightly in the chest, shoving the slightly taller fighter back a quarter step. Zach looks at Benkei, resisting the urge to taunt. Instead, he simply waves the younger man onward.

Benkei blinks as Zach mostly negates his ultimate technique, pushing his black-rimmed glasses up the bridge of his nose. "Golly!" He takes two steps forward, before lashing out with a side kick aimed at Zach's chest. "Try this on for size!" he cries, before shouting, "HIIIYAAA!"

COMBATSYS: Benkei successfully hits Zach with Light Kick.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-

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Zach             0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////// ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach is caught slightly off-guard by Benkei's forward charge, bringing his arms up just a moment too close. The kick lands sqaurely in the middle of Zach's chest, driving the purple haired fighter back several steps. It looks like that kick may have stung just a bit.

But it hurt Zach's pride just a bit more. Zach brings up a fist, energy rolling off of it before solidifying into a sort of gauntlet, which Zach obligingly drives into Benkei's stomach with thunderous force!

COMBATSYS: Benkei dodges Zach's Fierce Punch.

[       \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////// ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei jukes to the side with a lean, and narrowly avoids the punch. "Ha HA! You can't do nothin' 'bout it!" he explains, before returning to his stance. He throws several feint punches at Zach as he circles, trying to get him off guard. "C'mon, Mr. Glen! Impress me!" He then lashes out with a powerful punch, aimed at Zach's face.

COMBATSYS: Zach endures Benkei's Cannon Fist.

[          \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach sees Benkei coming in with the punch. He grins slightly as he steps into the strike, catching the punch square on the jaw. The start of a good bruise is already showing as Zach continues his forward movement.

"Don't go crying to the Old Man," Zach says. "Because you're asking for it." Zach drops his shoulder and surges forward. More energy spills forth, covering Zach like so much armor plating even as the youth worker simply barrels into the boy with almost unnatural speed. Or perhaps psycho-power boosted speed. Take your pick.

COMBATSYS: Benkei parries Zach's Blast Bash!

[            \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei leaps into the air, pressing his feet into Zach's chest and jumping away. He lands and backpedals several steps, grinning at Zach. "Gonna have to do more than /that/!" he says, before he rushes forward with his hand held in chopping position. "HIIIIYAAA!" he cries, bringing the crushing chop down at Zach's shoulder.

COMBATSYS: Benkei successfully hits Zach with Fantastic Todoh Chop EX.

[                \\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach takes the chop squarely, his forward momentum making dodging an impossible proposition. Zach stumbles before turning to face Benkei. "Right then," Zach says evenly.

And then the light show starts. Purple energy erupts from under Zach's feet, illuminating the alley and casting a long shadow of the Todoh fighter. The psychic energy is so pervasive, so intense, that even Benkei might start to feel it in the form of an incipent headache.

COMBATSYS: Zach gathers his will.

[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             1/----===/=======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei blinks as Zach gathers power, indeed feeling a headache. "Argh...What, do you have radioactive chi?! You're hurting my head! STOPPIT!" He lashes out with a powerful punch, aimed at Zach's chest. "I'm gonna murder ya!"

COMBATSYS: Zach blocks Benkei's Strong Punch.

[                 \\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             1/---====/=======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


"It's not chi at all," Zach yells. He's tried explaining this to the students that what he wields is not chi. It's something else entirely, but does anyone listen? Hell no.

Zach whips out a hand, catching the punch firmly in his palm. "You tell me to impress you," he says. "That I shouldn't hold back." Zach smirks. "If you can't handle the heat," Zach growls. "YOU SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN!"

And then the light show increases as Zach simply releases all of the energy he has kept pent-up during this pick-up fight. Everything in the alley, including the dumpsters laden with rubble are sent tumbling around under the insane concussive force brought on by the psycho-power wielder.

That headache's about to get much worse.

COMBATSYS: Benkei dodges Zach's Storm Flare.

[                  \\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei stumbles backwards as the wind picks up, dodging through debris as it flies at him. He ducks under a flying dumpster, before hopping over a crate. As the attack finally stops, leaving Benkei unarmed, he simply smiles. "Is that it?" He rushes forward, leaping up and lashing out at Zach's face with his knee. "HIYAAA!"

COMBATSYS: Benkei successfully hits Zach with Metric Knee.

[                      \\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////   ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach frowns as he slips to one side. This has the net-effect of taking the knee in the shoulder instead of the face. The kid is hyper. Frenetic, even. Zach decides to slow things down a bit, to try and take control of the pacing. Glen takes a couple of short hops back, not saying anything at all.

Instead he tries to catch his breath, and allow some of that insane energy of his to repair some of the damage.

COMBATSYS: Zach gains composure.

[                   \\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-----==|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////   ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei Bunya lands from his knee and strikes a pose. "Hahaha, I am unstop - unstop - huh huh huh, hnnnnn..." He grasps his chest as he starts breathing heavily. "Oh no!" He fumbles about his gi, pulling out his inhaler, and taking two puffs. His breathing crisis abated, he slips his inhaler away. "Come on, you planning on actually hitting me?"

COMBATSYS: Benkei gains composure.

[                   \\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-----==|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach's reply is short. Eloquent despite the lack of words, even. Zach simply pulls an arm back, and then thrusts an open palm forward.

A small bolt of psychic energy lances forth at surprising speed. Maybe relying on swift moves as opposed to strong ones will open the path to victory here...

COMBATSYS: Benkei just-defends Zach's Warning Shot!

[                     \\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////// ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei's hand lashes out at the miniature psi projectile, slapping it aside. "Ha!" he cries, posing. "I am unstoppable!" he declares loudly, before rushing at Zach. "FANTASTIC TODOH CHOOOP!" he cries, lashing out at Zach's neck with a hard chop.

COMBATSYS: Zach dodges Benkei's Fantastic Todoh Chop.

[                     \\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach slips back, avoiding the chop completely. He's seen the move once, so it's easier to avoid. He doubts he'll be making the attack his on the third try, however.

Instead, Zach focuses on getting himself put back together. The kid's technique is fairly sloppy, and Glen is fairly certain that his endurance is better. Maybe drawing out the fight is the key...

COMBATSYS: Zach gains composure.

[                   \\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////////////////////  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei's hand flies wide, causing Benkei to nearly fall over. "Uwah! Good one!" he says, before lashing out at Zach's chest with a spinning roundhouse, not able to reach his head without jumping.

COMBATSYS: Zach blocks Benkei's Light Kick.

[                     \\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-----==|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////// ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach whips an arm up to catch the kick cleanly on the forearm. "I try," Zach says politely. He takes another step back, and starts up the light show again, gathering up still more power to him while he recovers.

His mistake, clearly, was taking Benkei too lightly at the start of the fight.

COMBATSYS: Zach gathers his will.

[                   \\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////// ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei observes Zach as he gathers psychic energy, frowning at him. "You're one lazy fighter! My dad would spank me if I was like you!" He summons gold chi between his hands, before tossing it forward with a side toss, sending a ball of explosive chi arcing towards Zach.

COMBATSYS: Zach negates Big Bang from Benkei with Pile Smash.

[                     \\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////   ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach grins. "Or maybe I'm just taking a bit seriously now," Zach replies. "Taking in what you can do before I choose my actions."

The shot comes in, and Zach grins, going to that old standby. "Pile Smash!" The sheets come down, and instead of simply slowing the slowing the chi strike down, completely erases the incoming projectile in a clash of gold and purple.

Benkei frowns deeper as his huge explosion of force is entirely halted by Zach's maneuver. "You can't avoid me all day, Mr. Glen! Benkei Bunya will have SATISFACTION!" He steps in close, attempting to get his leg behind Zach's heel, before shoving him with a hand.

COMBATSYS: Zach dodges Benkei's Quick Throw.

[                    \\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////   ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach hops back, his own breathing coming a bit ragged now. "Nah," Zach says. "I'm still trying to figure out why you're after me in the first place. Did Daniel send you?"

Zach shakes his hands loose, and as if he had dismissed it, the purple energy fades away. "Or was it the Old Man?" Zach asks as he snaps a quick jab into Benkei's chest.

COMBATSYS: Benkei dodges Zach's Jab Punch.

[                    \\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////////////   ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


"Master Todoh told me about you! He says your chi techniques are the most powerful he's ever seen!" Benkei's hands glow gold, as he steps back from the punch. "KASANE ATE!" he cries, swinging both arms down and sending dual waves of chi along the ground at Zach.

COMBATSYS: Benkei successfully hits Zach with Kasane Ate.
Glancing Blow

[                      \\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  //////////////////////////    ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach hops to the side, the strike slapping him in the ribcage and staggering for a moment. "Are you even listening?" Zach asks incredulously. The psychic considers his next move.

"I." Zach snaps a quick jab at Benkei's face. "Do Not." Glen then grabs the student by the front of his short and surges psychic energy through his muscles to help assist in heaving Benkei down the alleyway. "USE CHI!" As if to illustrate this, Zach slams a bolt of pure psychic force through his arms to lash out at the Todoh student.

COMBATSYS: Benkei dodges Zach's Charged Combo.

[                      \\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  //////////////////////////    ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei ducks down beneath Zach's arms. "Then what do you use, magic? THere's no such thing as magic, guy!" He then aims an uppercut at Zach as he stands up straight again, hoping to take advantage of his failed attack with a quick bop to the jaw.

COMBATSYS: Zach blocks Benkei's Quick Punch.

[                       \\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  //////////////////////////    ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


"No magic," Zach replies as he gets an arm in front of the imcoming punch. "It's tricky to explain," he continues. "But if I had to sum it up in one word..."

Zach pulls one hand back, and pours will into the open palm. A sphere spins into existance, even as elliptical spirals start to whirl around inside of the purple globe. "I'd have to call it soul."

Zach then drives the whirling, spinning mass of psycho-power into Benkei's ribcage!

COMBATSYS: Benkei dodges Zach's Impulse Flare.

[                        \\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  //////////////////////////    ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


"There's no such thing as souls!" Benkei retorts, as he steps to the side and lets the globe of psi fly behind him, striking a wall and sending brick splinters flying everywhere. His hands lash out to grab Zach's shoulders, before he drives his knee up toward Zach's stomach.

COMBATSYS: Zach dodges Benkei's Metric Knee.

[                        \\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  /////////////////////////     ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach shoves Benkei back hard, removing all of the momentum from the knee strike even as the older man hops back. "Sure there isn't," Zach says with more than a bit of sarcasm as the energy flares to life once more. It wraps around him like a cloak, seeming to seep into him.

Zach's breathing slows down considerably as this happens. "I'm not the only one who does. There's Athena, for instance. And Rose, I think. And Alma Towazu, the guy who owns the Youth Center." Zach gets his mind back in the fight, snapping a quick, purple-limned kick to Benkei's head. "Some call it psycho power, but the guy who really likes to call it that is insanely creepy. And evil."

COMBATSYS: Zach successfully hits Benkei with Light Kick.

[                      \\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////////           ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei gets railed by the kick, getting knocked over. It looks like his prodigous luck has finally run out. "Owww!" he cries, laying on the ground and grasping his chest. He sits up and stumbles back to his feet, striking a defensive stance. "That hurt! You're a mean mean man!"

COMBATSYS: Benkei gains composure.

[                      \\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/-------|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  /////////////////////         ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


That stops Zach cold. He looks more than a little pissed off by this. "Hey! You were the one who was all 'Don't hold back' and 'Show me what you've got'" Zach does a passible imitation of Benkei as he does these things. "And now that I've tagged you once, you're crying?"

As if reacting to Zach's anger, the energy roars to life once more. "Just go home, kid. Fighting isn't a game!"

COMBATSYS: Zach gathers his will.

[                     \\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/---====|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  /////////////////////         ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei frowns at Zach. "I will /not/ go home!" he screeches. "I'm gonna pound you!" he shrieks, before launching himself at Zach with the mother of all front kicks, aimed to strike him between the legs, where the sun don't shine.

COMBATSYS: Zach interrupts Heavy Kick from Benkei with Third Stance.

[                         \\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/----===|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ////////////                  ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=======\==-----\1           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach glares at Benkei. "Now that's the spirit, kid," Zach says even as he steps forward and throws a high punch. Too high, in fact. It misses Benkei /completely/. The kick catches Zach in the knee as a result of the change in stance.

The wide swath of psychic energy that blasts forth from the ground, however, slams into the student, picking him up and throwing him almost thirty feet down the alley. The energy still whips around, almost like some kind of angry serpent responding to Zach's thoughts. "You'd best treat this with respect," Zach says. "Or else you're going to get seriously hurt."

Benkei is sent flailing down the alley, and lands on his back, bouncing several feet before coming to a halt. "Ow! That stung!" He pulls himself to his feet, as his hands glow with chi and heat rolls of him, making the little teen sweat. "It's time to end this!" He rushes forward with a number of chi fueled punches, trying to sneak past Zach's guard and pound him with burning strikes.

COMBATSYS: Benkei successfully hits Zach with Seika No Ougi.

[                                < >  ///////////////               ]
Zach             0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////                   ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach rocks under the assault of the rapid-fire punches. Too many, too quickly. The psychic slumps to one knee. He looks up at the student with a tired grin.

"Well," he says. "I'll say this for you. You're more of a challenge than Daniel was." He flips his hand over, exposing his palm to the sky. The sphere spins and spins and spins into existance once more. It glows brightly, almost too bright to look at. But the headachey, which likely hasn't receded at all during the fight given how much psychic power Zach's been throwing off, is likely to be a bit worse as Glen slams that sphere towards Benkei.

COMBATSYS: Zach can no longer fight.

[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
                                  >  ///////////                   ]
                                  |-------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


COMBATSYS: Benkei parries Zach's Impulse Flare!

[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
                                  >  ///////////                   ]
                                  |=------\-------\0           Benkei
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Benkei's hands, still glowing with chi, intercept the sphere with a quick whack. It goes flying aside, hitting a wall. "Huwah...That was a tough fight! But I won! Master Todoh was wrong, I /can/ take his students out! Hooray!" He turns, and limps down the alley, returning triumphantly to the Todoh Dojo.

COMBATSYS: Benkei has left the fight here.

[               \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  < >  ///////////////               ]
Ken              0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1           MayLee
                                  >  //////////////////////        ]
                                  |====---\-------\0            Kyoko


Zach lets out a snort as Benkei goes tromping off. He's fairly certain that there will be a rematch. Glen will be ready for it. But first things first. He needs to get some serious ice action going, as well as all that work he set aside for this fight.

Log created on 11:11:39 07/13/2009 by Zach, and last modified on 13:17:11 07/13/2009.