Description: Everyone is on tilt as Rao, Katelynn, and Brett are forced to fight in the Tower of Pisa. With the fighting field inclined for everyone, just who does the advantage tilt toward? Blind Luck, A Miracle Off Ice, or simply Faith in One's Fists? (Winner: Brett)
"Take a picture, Mr. Green, take a picture!"
A tall, gaunt Scandinavian man holds up the Nikon camera, and slowly snaps a photograph of the tall tower, making sure Raoghnailt was in the shot. The almost as tall red-haired woman is standing outside the Tower of Pisa, where she was to attend the Saturday Night Fight. The fight was meant to take place on the fifth floor of the tower. Naturally, of course, since she was in Italy, she very much wanted to take in the sights!
Well, in a manner of speaking.
The woman spins around, letting the 'Italian Air' float around her. Her white cane hanging from a loop around her wrist, she again exclaims. "Did you get my good side, Mr. Green? Come on, the fight is going to be beginning soon! I want as many pictures as-" Suddenly, a low, ponderous drone erupted from the great Swede. "No more, Ray-a-nai. Get going." Like that, he leaves the camera hanging from his neck. With a single, massive paw, he grips Raoghnailt by the hand, and begins leading her along, towards the entrance of the tower.
The floor is mostly empty, as is the building. Due to the destructive nature of the match, witnesses of the match would be fairly far away, save a single, heavily armored judge. The man (or woman) was standing, wrapped in layers of foam and plastic. Mr. Green stops at the entrance, releasing a fairly pouty Raoghnailt. "Go. Fight." The man rumbles, releasing his ward and promptly crossing his arms.
It seemed that the judge would not be the only one overseeing the fight.
"Yes, mom, I'll be sure to try to get a picture of the tower after my fight. Yes, I know! Now if you'll excuse me please, I have a fight to go to!" A pause as Katelynn continues to listen into her phone, a scowl starting to form. "Mom, please, my fight is about to begin! Yes, I told you I'd take a picture! Now go bug dad or something!" With that, Katelynn hangs up and hands her phone to her agent who has accompanied her here. The agent nods and heads off to whereever while Katelynn herself begins to warm up for the fight. She's fought in many locations before, but to be fighting in the Leaning Tower of Pisa is really sure to make even the most balanced fighter put a new strategy into place.
The judge isn't the only one wearing padding. However, Brett, hockey padding and all, IS the only one who seems to have come alone, without handler or family as he arrives and makes his way onto the 5th floor of the tower. He seems just as struck by the surroundings as Rao is...but he doesn't seem to be here to sightsee yet. Just...awe of actually being here, even if it's for a fight. Wow....."
Shaking his head as he finally arrives, he's forced to lean to the side, into the tower to avoid slipping or rolling on his skates as he looks over...and blinks. "Um...are you lost?" he asks Rao, noticing the collapsable cane. Apparently, he wasn't told about the girl's...quirk.
"Oh! Yes! I'm fine!" Raoghnailt exclaims, gripping the cane in her hand as she sweeps it on the floor in front of her. The poor balance of the building wasn't too bad, though it would mean she would have to find her own center. The most difficult part was the unnatural element of the setting. As far as she knew, she couldn't readily identify the 'windows' of the building. The only clear symbols were Brett and Katelynn, who stood as solid pillars of energy, giving her some sense of where the floor was.
"I'm just annoyed by Mr. Green here." The agent of G-Project continued. "He should know to treat me better! Oh, are you Brett? You are the American, aren't you. I must ask, if you could halp me with the edges, I might reward you with a kiss! You Yanks all love kisses from pretty girls, right?"
Her mouth wrinkles into a teasing smile as she opens her arms, letting her light green gown flutter a bit. "And that means, oh, Katelynn? I think we are all here, Mr. Judge sir. I -think-" She adds, pursing her lips a bit. The judge, from behind the protective gear, grunts a response in a think, somewhat feminine Italian accent.
"Cominci"
"Yeah, I'm Katelynn," The female karate fighter replies in a tone that indicates she's starting to lose her patience already. First it was her mother, and now they're all standing around chatting when they should be fighting. Katelynn's finished warming up and is looking between the two fighters, waiting to see who's going to take the first strike. "All right, I take it everyone else is ready? Because you've kept me waiting long enough!"
With a few last air-strike warm-ups, Katelynn bows quickly before resuming her fighting stance. "The longer you keep me waiting, the more likely the moon ain't gonna hit your eye like a big pizza pie, but YOU'RE gonna hit the moon!" A sarcastic chuckle erupts from the fighter's mouth.
Brett blinks, and finds himself a little red in the face at the rather blatantly flirtatious offer from Rao. "Oh...r-right....um...after the fight, I guess?" he says, rather waffly, coughing as he finds himself rather on tilt (pun fully intended). Coughing, he looks over toward Katelynn. "Yeah...I think we're all here..."
For now, he just ends up waiting for the judge, sighing as he tries to get himself into game mode again, shaking his head...right up until the padded judge finally gives the go-ahead signal. As the signal goes off, loud enough for those watching the feed outside to hear, Brett snaps his head up, a clack of his stick to further feed the switch. Game face: On. And it shows when he goes barreling toward Katelynn, legs pumping extra hard to make up for the slant as he skates in and drops in low for a sweeping slide toward the karate fighter.
COMBATSYS: Brett has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Katelynn has joined the fight here.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Brett
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt has joined the fight here.
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Raoghnailt cringes at Katelynn's line.
"... Ouch!"
Her obvious flirting, however, seemed to throw Brett off-balanced. Raoghnailt giggled loudly. She then followed the sounds, and the auras. The figure of Brett was going for the figure of Katelynn. As Brett begins to slide, the frame of Raoghnailt suddenly began to flash with a bright aura of blue-white light. Chi was boiling forth from the girl as she began to shift to a more offensive stance.
Walking forward, she approaches the lowered form of Brett. With her approach, the energy that was flowing over her body began to draw out to her seeing-eye cane, leaving bright afterimages as she swept it side to side. As she finally came upon the man, she lifted her cane up high. In a quick, circular motion, she whirls it around, attempting to slam the tool down on the man. While the cane itself would be but a tap on the armor of the hockey player, the chi that was burning on the weapon would prove much more dangerous. The pale energy could cut through concrete, disrupting well past any armor that the hockey star would have... and bring a powerful force directly to his own inner chi.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn blocks Brett's Light Kick.
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He slides, but it's no good! Katelynn sees the incoming slide from Brett with enough time to prepare herself for a steady defensive stance so that when that kick comes in, it doesn't hit as hard as it should. In fact, Katelynn only feels minimal damage when the skate hits her, meaning that it's more of a distraction than anything. However, the slant of the tower means that she does stagger backwards a little, putting her at a disadvantage for a counter strike against Brett.
However, this puts her in a prime position for an attack on Rao. As soon as she recovers from the impact and her stagger, Katelynn gets back into her fighting stance. "A very admirable fighter you are, fighting without the aid of your eyes," Katelynn comments out loud. "As it is truly a fighter's overall skill that judges how well they do in a battle. So, let's see what you're capable of!" With that, Katelynn attempts to deliver a swift jab at Rao's stomach.
COMBATSYS: Brett blocks Raoghnailt's Medium Strike.
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Unfortunately for Brett, as committed as he is to his slide, when Katelynn manages to block the shot, he's not exactly in a prime position to recover well. So when Rao comes in, whipping that seemingly frail cane into him, it's all he can do to bring his stick up to intercept it. The surprise comes when the energy coursing through the cane manages to pulse through his stick into his padded chest, making him feel it even through the block. "GUHhnn..."
Realizing that the blind fighter might actually be more of a threat, he grits his teeth and pulls himself up, trying to swipe his stick upward and hook it toward Rao's neck for a sharp, hard tug. Perhaps trying to make for a tandem strike with Katelynn?
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt blocks Katelynn's Quick Punch.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Brett
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COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt blocks Brett's King's End.
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Raoghnailt's weapon was blocked, electing a bit of surprise from the agent of G-Project. "Oh! Nice! I didn't know you had a weapon!" The woman coos,
Suddenly, the light diffuses around her.
As both Brett and Katelynn rush forth, the aura around Raoghnailt expands out, spreading to fill the area around her in a dim, ethereal light. Katelynn feels her fist forcing their way through some dense substance, like a thin jelly. Brett feels the same thing as he hooks his stick, much like swinging it through a pool of water. The attacks were slowed down, their impacts weakened, and in a way, it gave the Scottish woman time to react properly.
Raoghnailt doesn't even turn to look at Katelynn as she swings her weapon up, poorly parrying the stick as it smashes into her knuckles. She makes a half turn, throwing her other arm wildly out, deflecting the attack with the side of her own forearm. She inhales a sharp sting of breath, flinching as she swings her cane around as she turns. It is a wide, almost wild swing, the light that enveloped it caught in the same diffusing field that was around the woman. However, she was wrenching her whole body with the blow, attempting to cleave both the weapon and it's bone-cutting chi right across the center of Katelynn's form.
"But you don't, do you!"
COMBATSYS: Katelynn counters Heavy Strike from Raoghnailt with Palm Blaster.
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"I don't have a weapon, nor do I need one!" Katelynn replies sharply as she prepares for the incoming attack from Rao. However, she's not going to stand there idly and let it hit her, nor is she going to attempt to block it either. Instead, Katelynn drops down into a semi-crouched position with one leg extended outward while bringing her hand forwards in a fierce palm thrust.
However, this palm thrust is more than just a simple striking attack. Her hand is encased in chi, and as she delivers the thrust, a small blast of chi shoots from it, most likely penetrating Rao's energy field, and possibly even striking the woman in the stomach. All the while, Katelynn gets off completely unfazed.
"Your mind is your greatest weapon! Remember that!"
Feeling his stick slugging through like he just tried to slice through Jell-O, Brett frowns...and pulls back as his hooking attempt fails, blunted as it was by Rao's strange energy. Gritting his teeth, he pushes up the inclined floor, narrowing his eyes as he tries to figure out a better approach.
In the end, he decides to take a calculated risk. Even if his proficiency with energy is low, getting in a distance attack might be necessary at least as a set up. That decided, he slides down rather suddenly, trying to brake once he's past the two girls before standing upright. It's a bit easier to shoot a slapshot up and incline than down it (even if both are kind of hard...). The fact that said slapshot produces instead an arcing crest of cool blue energy doesn't make it any easier.
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt reflects Shark Crest from Brett with Mortal Recoil.
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Raoghnailt wide swing is interrupted with a cold, single blow. The woman gasps as she senses the aura of the woman drop down, the swing being sent well over her head. The follow-up blow, however, is what is truly staggering. The punch hits hard in the woman's delicate torso, knocking her staggering backwards. The energy, however, almost seems to roll off her like water on a duck. The chi from Katelynn's blow drifts across the diffused field of light, shimmering back into the natural world. And to Katelynn's words, the red-haired lady said but a single word.
"Huh?!"
Then, there is a small flicker of light behind the woman. She felt the raw force from the hockey star, a flare of energy in the depths of the darkness. The ball of energy shoots through the darkness, propelled through the air. The puck did not exist to the woman, only the force of energy itself. The woman begins to sweat, the stinging liquid pooling around her blindfold. She snaps an arm behind her, pointing her hand at the direction of the puck. With a simple motion, Raoghnailt waves her hand in the path of the puck, as if she was scratching the air.
And a small patch of dense, white light manifests in the air.
The puck strikes the patch, stopping it cold. Even the blue energy was frozen, locked in their half-burning state. Raoghnailt begins to pull out a single finger, the tip glowing brightly. Quickly, she begins to paint upon the rift of energy, seemingly drawing an obscure symbol. And just as quickly, she balls her hand into a fist, and steps towards the projectile, slamming her fist into the rift and puck.
With an explosion of blue and white chi, the puck hammers straight back to the hockey player.
Katelynn watches the two fighters go at it, and then she goes wide-eyed as she sees Rao deflect the incoming attack from Brett back at the hockey player. It looks like she's being left alone for the time being. But Katelynn refuses to stay still for the time being. There's a fight going on and her adrenaline is rushing too high to stop it now. She continues to remain in her fighting stance, jumping up and down and analyzing the two combatants, trying to decide which of the two she should go after next. But as she studies them, she realizes that this current situation is too exciting to miss.
"Looks like you're on defense now!" Katelynn says with a smirk as she steps back a little and watches Brett and what his game plan for now is, all while keeping an eye on Rao and seeing what else she has in store. Either way, this is gonna be one hell of a fight tonight.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn focuses on her next action.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Brett
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COMBATSYS: Brett slows Reflected Shark Crest from Raoghnailt with Thrown Weapon.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
Well, that worked out incredibly well....note sarcasm. Brett was hoping to get an advance in behind his Shark Crest as it careened toward Rao. However, he didn't expect the same aura that kept chugging his attacks to suddenly stop his chi attack cold...and send it flyingn back at him. Eyes widen as he finds himself suddenly racing right into his own attack....
Knowing his own strength, with just a little bit of panic, the former winger quickly tries to filng his stick out into the crest like a spear...but all he manages for the most part is to dull the blast as stick and chi wave blast right into him, sending him flying into a back roll into the wall. "Oww...." Translation - That...worked out spectacularly crappy.
Defensive was a good way to describe Raoghnailt's technique. She was hardly moving, trading mobility for her powerful chi powers. And how could she? Her footwork was too delicate, too dedicated to knowing where to stand. She just stood tall, and used her cane and long reach to sweep around, as well as her powers with chi. A long-distance fighter, she worked best when she had distance.
And now, she had distance.
The woman swept her hand back around, this time tracing another symbol between her and Katelynn. "No! I am just working at my own pace!" The red-head exclaimed, tracing a sort of spiral in a glowing white force. Blue and white energy was burning with a brighter and brighter ghostly fire, Raoghnailt coursing with more energy. Drawing her arm back, she slams her palm deep into the symbol.
A beam of pure energy erupts from the spiral, launching a massive beam straight for the woman. With Brett disabled, and both attempting to gang up on her, she needed to keep both on the edge. She didn't understand why she was getting so much attention. Maybe she was intimidating? Or maybe she were just jealous of her good looks. That would explain Katelynn, but not Brett. Maybe Brett had a crush on her! Yanks were weird, after all.
Meanwhile, the massive beam cuts through the air, capable of slicing not just through Katelynn, but the wall of the tower itself.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn blocks Raoghnailt's Starlight Dreamer.
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It could be capable of cutting through Katelynn indeed. In fact, it looks like it's very much capable of cutting through Katelynn. Which is why the karate fighter is extremely focused when she defends, sending a small, but visible, aura of chi into her arms as the beam comes at her. The defense works, but it still hurts. At least Katelynn's still in one piece, albeit bruised and a little weary. Not to mention, she almost lost her footing there.
As soon as she recovers, though, Katelynn's already got a distance attack of her own prepped and ready for Rao. She's focusing her energy into one of her fists, causing it to illuminate with a bluish glow. And then, with a yell, the energy flies directly at Rao in the form of a sphere.
Brett groans, still finding himself on his heels as she tries to pull himself up to his feet after that rather problematic run in with his own Shark Crest. Grunting, he manages to pull himself upright again, forced to walk forward on his brakes to keep from slipping agian. As he watches, he sees the beam come from Rao that cuts out toward Katelynn, only for the karate fighter to stem the blow off, and fire off with her own sphere of energy.
That's...not a good sign for Brett, he frowns, and starts crawling forward for a slower approach. Giving himself time to get a breather and perhaps get a better grasp on the combatants before him....
COMBATSYS: Brett focuses on his next action.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Katelynn successfully hits Raoghnailt with Energy Fist.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Brett
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Unlike Katelynn, Raoghnailt is far more arrogant when it comes to chi. She feels like she is a prodigy, a special gift from heaven. She had a certain command and unique relationship with it. As such, when Katelynn unleashing the orb of energy, she decided that she would try and deflect it. Stepping to her side, she threw up her own arm, a shimmering flash of light enveloping her arm. However, there was a flaw in her technique.
She was too slow.
The ball strikes her hard, splashing over her body. She staggers backwards again, still keeping herself upright. Unlike before, this was far more powerful. And yet, as the energy cascaded over her form, it seemed to mostly diffuse in the air around her. Energy attacks, it seemed, were not hugely affective against her.
And now she was wary.
More sweat was running down her face as she stood there, her mouth frowning. "Hey! That's not fair! Stop, well, stop that! Brett, could you be a dear and take care of Katelynn? Pleaaaaase?" Raoghnailt held herself back, leaning on her cane. She was going to allow, well, the cute boy to handle things for a bit.
After all, why wouldn't she listen to him?
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt focuses on her next action.
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"He's not going to take care of me, I'm afraid," Katelynn says with a snide tone to her voice that goes with the smirk on her face. "I'm going to be taking care of him!" Katelynn turns to face Brett and cracks her knuckles. "Ready to try your luck with me? Because when you're playing with me, there's only one penalty called: Losing!" Not the type of chatter you'd imagine from a karate fighter, but Katelynn's not your typical karate fighter.
Without waiting to hear what Brett might have to say about that, Katelynn takes a running step forward, and then flies directly at Brett with her leg outstretched in a flying kick stance. Even though the slope of the tower is working against her a little, she still manages to put on a bit of momentum as she flies at her opponent.
COMBATSYS: Brett interrupts Missile Kick from Katelynn with Hurricane Check EX.
- Power hit! -
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The choice in targets was a tough one. Rao seemed to be the biggest threat...but that was before he saw Katelynn blast out her own chi blast that seemed to do a good job of setting the blind fighter off kilter as well. He doesn't respond to the Celtic woman, pushing himself up from the floor as he tries to reinsert himself back into the fight.
However, the choice ismade for him, since the Shotokan fighter sails straight toward him with that flying kick. Thankfully, the slope of the floor works in his favor this time, giving him room to reach as he reels an elbow back, and powers it straight into Katelynn's flying form. The collision jars him a little, but not enough to keep him from winding around full circle to finish off with that big dashing shoulder block, blasting back into the older girl.
Raoghnailt may or may not be the biggest threat. She was powerful, yes, and she was flashy. But so far, she also showed herself to be slow and ponderous. She was unskilled as well, making both Brett and Katelynn more than a match for the woman.
And yet, she stood there, Brett attacking based on her own will. Or was it her own will? Maybe it was just chance. Or maybe it was Katelynn's actions. In any case, Raoghnailt may have been manipulating the battlefield to her own advantage. And now, she was going to pay it forward.
The woman slipped behind Brett as he charged through Katelynn, raising her glowing cane up high. She was mostly silent, until a titter erupted from her mouth as she slashed the cane downwards in a quick diagonal swing. She was going to rend the man's back open, an insidious backstab of the worst quality. Why? Well, because she could.
And that was all.
Meanwhile, Katelynn has been hit hard and knocked out of the air. The karate fighter goes down and tumbles into a nearby wall, causing a loud crash and a yell as she hits it. The girl herself finds herself more comfortable in a semi-seated position for the time being as she attempts to get the stars in her head to stop spinning around, all while dealing with the fact her nose is bleeding a little.
"I hate it when they hit me that hard!" Katelynn mutters to herself as she stands up, trying to wipe the blood away with the sleeve of her shirt, while hunched over and catching her breath. Seeing how the others are currently focusing on one another, Katelynn decides to take out her water bottle and take a swig of water. How she keeps it hidden without it hindering her fighting is anyone's guess, but it's made to be shock absorbent and has a simple to open and close cap.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn gains composure.
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COMBATSYS: Brett blocks Raoghnailt's Fierce Strike.
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With Katelynn knocked aside to catch her breath, Brett finds himself facing down Rao again, someone who seems to pose more than enough problem for him with her odd style and aura. Even when he manages to get his stick up to stop the strike, the energy keeps going, searing into his open back with a hiss. "NGhhh....gahh..."
Twisting around, hoping to avoid further backstabbing, he glowers...and decides to go for broke again. No cagey stuff...just try and blast through that problematic halo with pure strength and momentum. ANd that's what he does, flipping forward and trying to bring his weight down hard with a vicious looking dropping heel, hoping to cut through with the wheels of his skates to leave a real imprint.
COMBATSYS: Brett successfully hits Raoghnailt with Falling Star EX.
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Well, talk about a stunning reversal. Raoghnaitl's back attack is deflected, and she is once again rebuffed. Her power lashed on through the hockey-star's defenses, but that wasn't enough. All she needed was a clear shot, and that was all. Someday, she might have the agility of Kula. But until then...
She was just a cannon for G-Project.
But cannons weren't meant for melee. Raoghnailt feels Brett moving, charging forth with stunning speed. She instinctively whips her cane back around, attempting to deflect the attack. She staggered back, but the Scottish woman did not expect, well, a kick! A shriek erupts from the woman as she is finally knocked down upon the ground. Mr. Green stands back, glaring with cold, empty eyes.
And Raoghnailt rises back up.
The woman shoots back through the air, flying as energy flows across her body. Her cane was drawn outward, stuck out like a sore thumb as she spiraled the air. The white energy was trying to draw the offensive Brett back in, the woman initiating a staggering counter attack against the fighter. Should Brett get taken in, he will be beaten and torn by both cane and raw chi as both him and the agent of G-Project sails through the air...
And right for that open window.
Meanwhile, Katelynn has found herself with a quenched thirst and some more stamina in her body as she regains her fighting stance. The fighting spirit returns to Miss Molina as she gets back into her traditional Shotokan Karate stance. With Rao going after Brett once again, Katelynn decides to play cheap and attempt to get Rao from behind.
If this works, Katelynn will spin her around, grab her and throw her over her shoulder, landing her flat on the floor. Sure, it may sound simple, but if it works, it hurts!
COMBATSYS: Brett endures Raoghnailt's On Angels Wings.
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To be honest, there's not much Brett can do here.
With the inclined floor, the usual imbalance he finds himself with after the Falling Star is even worse after managing to crash into Rao with that heavy flipkick. So when the blind Celt shoots up so soon after the kick, he's not in any place to stop it...or the slow pull of that energy yanking him inward.
So...he really just doesn't even try. Even as he's buffetted, battered, and smashed about by the assault, he focuses on how to keep himself together and counterattack. The flight toward the open window is a problem though. The solution? Take a page out of Da Vinci's notebook, and make with the helicoptering! His stick spins out, whirling like rotors as he tries to guide himself out of the path of the window. To that, he's...marginally successful.
He manages to avoid being flung out...but only thanks to the interference of Katelynn's sudden interjection as she grabs for Rao. Unfortunately for her, the whirling, spinning hockey stick lowers, meant to try and batter the blind fighter. Instead, though, it whips out for Kate as she pushes herself into the path with that attempted throw.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn successfully hits Raoghnailt with Quick Throw.
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Raoghnailt should be thankful to Katelynn. Really. As she was heading straight for the open window, the girl snatched her from the air. The bad news, of course, was that Raoghnailt wasn't exactly that 'great' when it came to being hurled about. Roaghnailt tumbles with no grace, no skill. Katelynn was effectively tripping a blind person, and the celtic woman was reacting as such. A sharp rip is heard as the woman's dress is torn, her legs twisting awkwardly.
Yet, the light around her only burned brighter.
The woman rose up again, ever so slowly. She was weak and terribly injured. But the light was wrapping around her frame, her chi consuming her completely. The details of her figure was becoming obscured in the bright light, entering her bruises, her abrasions. Soon, there was no Raoghnailt, not anymore.
There was only a pillar of light, a tall frame of a woman deep inside it.
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt gains composure.
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Katelynn Molina says, "Dammit. Let me deal with this."
COMBATSYS: Katelynn fails to interrupt Blackhawk Down from Brett with Energy Fist.
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Katelynn grins at Rao, who just had a great fall to make up for a lousy summer, only to turn to face Brett. "Come on, I'm ready for ya!" The karate fighter says as she gets into a stance with her arm brought back and her chi flowing into it again. It's obvious that she's going to try to knock Brett away with her sphere of energy again...
No such luck. Katelynn is hit and staggers backwards into a nearby wall, hitting her head hard, causing her to land in a semi-seated position, dazed and completely out of it.
Well, that wasn't quite what was intended...but it works either way, doesn't it? Brett's whirling stick crashes into Katelynn repeatedly as he peels and slides down the wall, using it for support as he watches Kate fall back...but only for a moment. The pillar of light that replaces Rao is the more pressing problem here.
And it's a problem that Brett can't help but be mesmerized by. "Oh crap..." he whispers, eyes wide, bracing himself back on the wall again. He's hesitant to act, but that doesn't mean he's about to stay still, quickly marking into a break down the inclined floor, and hopefully back up, trying to keep evasive even as he tries to figure out what to do about that pillar, and the woman inside it...
COMBATSYS: Brett focuses on his next action.
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Raoghnailt 1/---====/=======|==-----\-------\0 Brett
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Katelynn 0/-------/--=====|
Mr. Green steps backwards a bit, carefully moving to the edges of the room. He made a single hand motion at the judge, indicating he do the same. Brett might catch sight of the motion as well. He knew the levels of Raoghnailt's power. And right now, he knew that this may in fact reach the maximum level of force that the woman could procure.
He did not want to fall victim to it as well.
The pillar of light suddenly collapses, the bright aura snuffing out like a dim light. Raoghnailt stands there, posture erect, her cane lying on the ground. She steps carefully, walking past Brett with ginger, graceful steps. Behind her, images of her movement following, giving her a ghostly air. "Katelynn..."
"Katelynn!"
Raoghnailt stands above the stunned body of Katelynn. She wasn't out yet. It wasn't the fact her eyes were closed, no. It was something deep inside her. Her light, her fighting spirit. Her inner chi was still flickering. Raoghnailt lowers herself down, attempting to lift her upright. And all the time, she spoke softly, a smile on her lips. "You need to rest, Katelynn. I need you to rest. So come."
"Let me free you."
Raoghnailt attempts to roll Katelynn into her arms, and embrace her... no, her aura, to embrace her very spirit so tightly. The judge could feel it. Mr. Green could feel it. The room was begin to turn very, very... dead.
And suddenly, there was a flicker of light right where Raoghnailt stood.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn endures Raoghnailt's Vision of Infinity.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Brett
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Katelynn 1/----===/=======|
Raoghnailt suddenly erupts into another pillar of light, a howling torrent of raw chi tearing through the roof of the tower. The woman was not simply releasing her own chi, no. As she held Katelynn in her arms, the martial artist could feel her own chi being torn from her body. She was releasing both of their spirit, bringing back into the world. The boards and tile of the tower began to rip upwards as well, the storm of both Katelynn's and Raoghnailt's chi blasting around them...
Before dying out, leaving Raoghnailt to release Katelynn in a stunned stagger.
Katelynn has no way of avoiding this ultimate attack from Rao. There's absolutely no way she can avoid it. Instead, she braces herself for whatever may be planned from Rao. She closes her eyes and brings up whatever chi she can manage. Unfortunately, it doesn't do a lot of good as she takes a lot of pain from it. She yells out, trying not to lose consciousness from this whole thing. But it's not easy. It's almost like she's near the empty portion of her fuel tank.
And indeed, Katelynn does stagger around quite a bit, the whole tower not just leaning but spinning around as well. The girl makes noises sounding like she's drunk or in a stupor... For a moment any way.
Then she abruptly stops, and looks at Rao with glowing eyes. Eyes glowing with a lot of chi in them. Her body has an aura of chi around it as well. The girl lets out a soft noise that seems to grow in volume, and then suddenly rushes at Rao, attempting to deliver a swift flurry of attacks that have been carefully choreographed to make the most of it.
That...was scary. Quite scary....and it shows Brett just who he should fear most here. Even as he struggles with a circle around the floor, he knows who he should be going after.
Barrelling forward, he charges for the now spent, staggering celt, stick held up as he dashes in. As Kate glows herself and comes forward to barrage, the hard-charging winger tries to sandwich up with a nasty cross check attempt. Though...he wonders if he should be worried about both girls at this rate...
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt blocks Katelynn's Ultimate Kata.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Brett
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt endures Brett's Medium Strike.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Brett
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
But Katelynn got her own chi back.
The black belt fighter was rushing right back at the stunned woman. But as chi erupts from Katelynn's eyes, Raoghnailt replies in same. White light erupts from the depths of her blindfold, filling the air around her with the same dense haze that slowed both of them down before. Katelynn's flurry of blows were slowed down, turned far more sluggish. It might have been perfect for Raoghnailt to parry... except she was unarmed.
Instead, she stands there, using her arms to try and block the blows. It was mostly inferior, the assault hammering her limbs. But not poor enough. Her delicate body was kept safe from the martial artist, leaving only her forearms as giant welts, black and red from the attack. "How? H-H-How did you.... no!" Was stammering as Raoghnailt staggered back. Behind her, she sensed Brett charging forward from behind. A back attack. Well, Brett manages to slam his stick right into Raoghnailt's... side?
Oh great, she's turning for you, hockeyhair.
Wincing, Brett too felt the dense haze as he swung his stick. Unfortunately, he still managed to get a powerful hit. Raoghnailt struggled to breath, the air swiftly escaping her lungs. "You... you are probably cute, you Yank you." She mumbles sweetly, drawing her hand right in front of where Brett's head should be. "But you should be more polite to sweet ladies like me!" She exclaims as she swiftly draws a sort of celtic cross in the bright rift forming before Brett's eyes. His stick was still caught in the haze, and soon, with a great flash of light, white chi erupted in a series of small beams, attempting to absorb the very spot where Brett stood, much like a claymore mine.
Katelynn can't believe her kata was blocked, but at least it connected, which is better than it missing or having it countered. But now Katelynn is really running out of steam. In fact, she's about ready to give up at any moment. But she doesn't want to go down that easily just yet. Instead, she decides to make an effort, despite how pitiful it may be, to try to knock some more sense into Rao. Sense that's inflicted in the form of a quick jab to the side.
COMBATSYS: Brett blocks Raoghnailt's Diamond Eyes.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Brett
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
...well, that's not good.
Indeed, the attempted pincer attack hits, but not in a debilitating way, not like he'd hope. And with the increasingly creepy and scary Rao turning his way despite the struggle for breath, he finds himself in bad ground. The cross drawn, Brett quickly crosses his arms and braces, the erupting chi beams that form from the rift in front of him. Backpedaling, he barely manages to dampen the blow, even as he's thrown in a skid back.
Teeth gritting again, he forces his skid short, not wanting to cede further ground. INstead, he pushes forward, trying to plow forward again with another sliding kick, much like the one he gave Katelynn at the beginning of the fight. Only this time meant to try and finish Rao off for good and take the major threat (in his eyes) out of the fight finally.
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt dodges Katelynn's Quick Punch.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Brett
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt dodges Brett's Light Kick.
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Raoghnailt 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Brett
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|
Creepy? Scary?
But Raoghnailt was an angel.
But like the others, Raoghnailt was becoming exhausted. Sweat was soaking through her body, as shown through spots on her dress. But both of her opponents charge in, attempting to bring the woman down. She seems to sway, her stance uncertain at the moment. And suddenly, her eyes still flaring, she seems to almost... float away from them?
Despite her weakness, her innate powers were still bringing her further and further. But again, she was unarmed. As Katelynn and Brett smashed down at the point she was once standing, Raoghnailt shuffled towards Katelynn's flank. Hand out, she attempted to grab her upper arm, her hand like a claw. She wasn't aiming for Katelynn's arm, persay. She was aiming for a pathway of her chi, attempting to latch down, and twist hard. The act would be like wrenching at a pressure point, a force that would bring out Katelynn's own chi once again, letting it burn and rupture over her own body.
Turning her own spirit against her.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn endures Raoghnailt's Quick Throw.
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Katelynn is caught and thrown, not to mention ruptured as well. In the last few moments before she goes down for the count, her chi aura seems to flare up one more time and she manages to get one last energy blast towards Rao, before her body gives out and she crumples to the ground unconscious.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn can no longer fight.
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Brett 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Raoghnailt
Thankfully for Brett, he's spared the rather...messy grab from Roa. However, the floating, creepy angel only serves to further raise chills down the young Mr. Neuer's spine as she dances away from the attempted pincer, and grabs Katelynn in that rupturing backlash of Chi.
So it's down to just him and the Celt...and after seeing the energy futzing, the winger is more than ready to finish this off as quick as possible.Something he tries to do with all haste as he skates in with legs pumping hard for momentum. Eyes in a panic, he aims a nasty upward slash with the heel of his stick toward Rao's shoulder, hoping to let this be the final blow.
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt dodges Katelynn's Energy Fist.
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Brett 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Raoghnailt
COMBATSYS: Brett successfully hits Raoghnailt with Power Strike.
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Brett 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Raoghnailt
Katelynn is finally brought down, the last chi-strike finally wrenching the fight out of her. The leftover chi in her is let loose like a flare of swamp gas, a little poot out of a great cabbageless body. Raoghnailt hands flare with a bright light as she side steps the blast, shoving it aside with one of her hands. "Sorry, dearie, now, come here you cute Yank-"
"OOGH!"
Raoghnailt drops to the ground, her second sidestep well underestimating the hook and crook of the stick. She is given a reality check the best way one could get it; Hockey Style. The stick cleaves open her shoulder, a small gash in tandem with a dislocated shoulder. The girl falls, struggling to keep alert. And then, with a flash, the energy consuming her form is released, filling the floor with a pale, burning light. Mr. Green recoils, the energy singeing him. Raoghnailt was down, for certain as she laid face to the floor.
But what about Brett?
COMBATSYS: Raoghnailt can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Brett blocks Raoghnailt's Crucible.
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GOALLL!!
At least that's the thought that goes through Brett's head, siren blaring and red light flashing as he rolls by after that hard shot with this stick. Circling around, still not totally convinced it's over, he keeps his stick at the ready...and watches the spreading light across the floor. Eyes widen, Brett trying his best to jump over it...and he succeeds for the most part. Just that damn tilting floor makes the landing a little less than forgiving, the poor sap slipping and hitting his head on the floor, along with the partial singe of the disappating chi still along the ground. "Ghh...Owww...." he groans, clawing himself back up as he looks around. Did...he really win?
If he wasn't sure, the raise of the padded judge's arm signals it to make it official. And to that...Brett collapses, falling back and sliding down the floor. "...lets...not do that again...please..." he groans. He's not sure how much he likes chi anymore...
Log created on 18:07:03 08/23/2009 by Brett, and last modified on 23:00:46 09/02/2009.