Description: Hayato and Adelheid square off, while coming under fire from an unrelenting, incredibly dense barrage. Also, there is a turret firing. (Winner: Adelheid)
Ah, the amusement park. A wonderful, fun, wholesome place. Hayato definitely approves of it. A place like this is an important part of growing up. Especially getting terrified on the rollercoasters. But Hayato has no time at the moment to play around on any thrillrides. Or at least not any that the general public would actually be allowed to use. Dodging projectile weapons while people try to beat you up has a thrill all its own.
Circuses aren't really Hayato's thing, but the tent does provide a large enclosed area with plenty of room for spectators, which makes it a suitable place for this kind of event. While he waits for the actual match to begin, the gym teacher inspects a clown car that was left off to the side of the tent. The large tower with a turret in it might be of more interest to most people in this situation, but the car... how do all those clowns fit in it?!
Has Adelheid ever been to an amusement park when it wasn't for, well, a fight? It's highly unlikely. It was a part of childhood he completely missed. Rollercoasters aren't nearly as terrifying as Rugal, anyway. Still, his childhood endeavours were more 'The Art of War' than 'The Giving Tree.' No use crying over spilled milk, though, is it? Particularly when one is only aware of what they missed in the most cursory of senses. The mainstream of society and the realm of his teen peers is still, well, rather far removed from the young Bernstein's pursuits. Case in point: Hayato might feel that tingling on the back of his neck from the massive chi and fusion reactor powering the departing battleship in the sky far overhead, as Adelheid is dropped into the midst of the park itself, near the tent cordoned off for their battle.
Hayato is a warrior the Prince of War has faced several times before: always to explosive, and challenging result. Answering the challenge Alma and his people issued in creating this fight is, simply put, a pleasure. The lithe blonde, clad in a finely pressed black uniform pants and a skintight, grey-silver muscle shirt steps lightly on heavy boots into the tent, inclining his head towards the clown considering gym teacher, "Good to see you again, Nekketsu." Adel greets smoothly and simply.
Hayato stands up and turns around to face Adelheid, cracking his neck and giving the younger man a wide grin. "Likewise." He flips his shinai around in his hand a few times, then glances at the turret tower. "So, I guess we just start fighting and somebody'll turn this thing on?" He walks over to the tower, glancing up to look at the actual turret. "Hmm..." Then he shrugs. "Ah well, whatever!"
The gym teacher turns back to Adelheid, spacing his feet and holding his shinai at a ready position. "I'm sure the people in charge know what's supposed to be happening, and it looks to me like it's about the time they scheduled for the fight to start. So I'm good to go whenever you are."
COMBATSYS: Adelheid has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Hayato has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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"I would say one can count on it." A sidelong glance is paid the turret, momentary but analytical. When it comes to chaotic circumstances, well... the young Bernstein has somewhat come to rely on them. He has little doubt that the mechanical interloper will soon whirr to life, and add some shrapnel to their conflict. "They tell me we're not 'supposed' to take these things out, but it would be a shame to let a contraption like that have /too/ much say in this fight, wouldn't you say?" Adelheid's answering smile is more of a musing smirk, accompanying the mostly rhetorical inquiry.
"Then let's not keep anyone waiting!" The Prince of War concurs, closing quickly with Hayato, quite ready and willing to get things started with a bang. In this case, that sound would come from the sought impact of fist to ribcage as the lithe blonde's alarmingly muscular arm shoots out for the burning gym teacher's neck, seeking to lift him right off his feet, and blast him back some distance with a sudden shift of weight and application of a tightly clenched fist towards Hayato's midsection.
COMBATSYS: Hayato blocks Adelheid's Scorpion Blow.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Adelheid
Unfortunately, getting to Hayato's neck requires going through one of his beefy arms, which is far less useful as leverage for getting him up off the ground. It also allows him to push back as Adelheid moves forward for the body blow, and he still has another arm free to soak up that hit as well. It leaves the two fighters momentarily locked together, but that's not a situation that can be sustained for very long.
And Hayato has no intention of trying to do so. He throws both arms wide, attempting to knock Adelheid's arms out as he does so. It would leave neither of them in a great position, but Hayato has a bit of an advantage in his weapon... all he needs to do is bring his arm swinging back the other way in order to slam it into Adelheid's ribs. And then follow through and snap back for a blow to the other side, followed by a diagonal slash to Adelheid's jaw.
Adelheid drops Turret.
COMBATSYS: Turret has joined the fight here on the top side.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Adelheid
COMBATSYS: Adelheid dodges Hayato's Scolding Slash.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Adelheid
As battle is joined, the turret atop the jovial tower whirrs to life, twisting towards one fighter, and then the other, seeking to keep pace with the rapid exchange of blows and footwork. For a moment, it does little but find its bearings, acquire targets, zero in on the warriors it is programmed to TERMINATE. Or at least, harass a bit. Hopefully SKYNET is not yet in control of the amusement park mainframe. But one never knows. There could even be a hulking, muscle-clad, night indesctructible killing machine bearing down on them RIGHT NOW.
Adelheid, as quickly as he attacked, leaps back a span of several steps. The whoosh of the shinai crosses a short span from his ribs, as several graceful, sudden motions nearly blur the blonde out of the way of the two follow ups, retreating in seemingly the same instant, and nearly the same span, as the attacks are launched. It's a precision, a calm under pressure, that speaks readily of the lifetime of training and focus possessed by the young warrior. There's the briefest of nods, and the Prince of War is back on Hayato, this time seeking the arm swinging that punishing weapon, seeking to leverage it around as a heavy boot sweeps for the burning gym teacher's ankles, meaning to flip him over into an aerial slam... right into the path of the sudden, vocal discharge of the mighty metal turret.
He's actually been in the circus tent, amongst the crowd. You'd think that he'd stand out, being a hulking mass of negro muscle and rage--but people shy away when he suddenly stands up, the boxer grinning wickedly, angrily. It's just a way of baring teeth after all. "Sheeit... I'm gon' crash this freakin' party!!" he shouts, that basso voice rumble unmistakeable. And the man takes a few quick, running steps, and leaps out onto the fighting arena, slamming his fists together. "YOU BITCHES! YOU GON' EAT MY FISTS TONIGHT!!" Okay, hardly original or witty, but... what do you expect from him? It's _Mike Bison_, not Walter Cronkite, up there.
He doesn't stop running once he hits the stage--instead he goes for the nearest warm body. That would be Adelheid, the boxer looking to disrupt the festivities, and Adelheid's pretty-boy face, with, what else, a punch--a running straight punch aimed to clock the Prince right in the kisser. Subtle? No. Effective? Possibly.
As Bison charges in, suddenly the arena floods with security people. "IT'S HIM!! HE'S THE ONE WHO KILLED DUMBO!!!!"
COMBATSYS: M.Bison has joined the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: M.Bison has joined the fight here in the center.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Adelheid
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M.Bison 0|-------|-------
COMBATSYS: Hayato dodges Turret's Medium Shot.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Adelheid
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M.Bison 0|-------|-------
COMBATSYS: Hayato blocks Adelheid's Medium Throw.
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Hayato 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Adelheid
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M.Bison 0|-------|-------
Now, of course, Alma isn't the type who'd want his events to be splashed with blood, especially when it's supposed to be an upbeat, charity fight. So when the turret opens fire it's actually non-lethal rounds. That doesn't mean they aren't capable of hurting like hell if you get hit by them, of course, and Hayato would prefer not to. He's momentarily held in place by Adelheid's grip on his arm, but he firmly plants his feet and resists the impact of Adelheid's foot with his ankle. And then he feels the hair on the back of his neck rising and jumps to the side just before a few rounds from the turret blast into the sawdust at his feet.
And then... oh, it's /that/ guy. Hayato has met Bison before, and he has a rather dim opinion of him. But the guy's a good fighter, Hayato will grant him that. And he can take a hit. Which is good, because Hayato likes dishing them out. And while Bison and Adelheid are off fighting Hayato doesn't want to be left out. So he decides to reintroduce himself to the boxer by way of running up behind him, then leaping into a flying kick toward the back of his head.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Adelheid with Dash Straight.
- Power hit! -
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Hayato 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Adelheid
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M.Bison 0|-------|------=
Speaking of charity events splashed with blood: Bison's sheer speed and strength make a blindside surprise attack rather potent indeed. No matter his size, with a rushing fury like the Shadaloo enforcer exhibits, Adelheid is left with litte time to prepare, and while his motions are efficient... his guard quick.... he was simply not ready for the boxer's mighty punch. It slips past his arms and collides squarely with his face, a spatter of blood spraying clear as the Prince of War is set reeling backwards, momentarily losing his footing and dropping to the dusty ground.
When he lands, it's in a roll, however, coming up quickly in a three-point crouch, blood trickling from nose and mouth, a grim set to his features as he eyes the interloper. He has a similar idea to Hayato: Punish the angry, loud behemoth. The young Bernstein's approach is all but entirely aerial, springing from his crouch with a fierce shout, his bare right hand lashing out for big Mike's ire-fueled features, fingers seeking to clasp around his very face, and heave him towards and then away with a mighty jerk of his arm... accompanied, ideally, by a shredding torrent of silvery windshear released point blank through Bison's skull.
The turret, on the other hand, is a much more impartial arbiter: a nigh-identical, punishing round fires towards Adelheid's back. Luckily, it too makes a big ol' noise.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison endures Hayato's Strong Kick.
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COMBATSYS: M.Bison fails to interrupt Scorpion Deathlock from Adelheid with Uppercut Punch.
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Hayato 0/-------/-----==|======-\-------\0 Adelheid
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M.Bison 0|-------|-======
Naturally, Bison basically just leapt in without really considering the consequences of his actions--that is, having both Adelheid and Hayato come after him. It was something that he really did actually consider, but his anger got the better of him. And in a single moment, he pays for the sweet joy of slamming his bare fist into Adelheid's mouth. He pays dearly. He's so focused on the silver-haired boy that he doesn't even /think/ about Hayato...
He sees Adelheid leaping upwards, for him, and he's got the perfect response--he's going to punch the bastard right out of the sky. He's going to bury this fist of his right into the man's face, again. And then... and then Hayato's kick hits and forces him forward. Out of step. He's already swinging, but the impact brings him right into Adel's grasp--and he's quickly blasted away, sent flying, then skidding along the ground, until he slams into the (reinforced) panels that separate performance area from seating.
Of course he's getting to his feet, but he might be just a bit...
Now, Hayato may not care for Bison much, but he does enjoy a fair fight. And while hitting someone from behind is okay, kicking them while they're down just isn't the same thing. So when the boxer gets knocked back by Adelheid, Hayato doesn't go chasing after him to continue the beatdown. No, not while there's a perfectly viable blond target right here waiting to be smacked around a bit. Once more the gym teacher lunges toward Adelheid with his shinai.
This is just a feint, however, as Hayato doesn't actually follow through with his swing. He does follow through with an attack, though. It's not too hard to just keep running and twist himself just enough so that it'll be his shoulder that gets driven into Adelheid first. And then it's just a matter of running a bit further before suddenly stopping to let the target go falling over.
COMBATSYS: Adelheid blocks Hayato's Fierce Strike.
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Hayato 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Adelheid
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COMBATSYS: Adelheid dodges Turret's Medium Shot.
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Hayato 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Adelheid
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M.Bison 0|-------|-======
By Adelheid's definition, Bison's interference negates the fair fight and challenge present, changing its form. Plus, he hammered him in the face rather painfully indeed! Still, as the boxer is blasted away, the Prince of War is left with a much more pressing and immediate concern: the hitting focused gym teacher. Of course, the rushing tackle only forces its target to fall over if it lands properly. As it is, the young warrior shifts sidelong at the feint, setting one foot behind him.... in preparation, one might realize too late, for the real assault. Adel's braced shoulder meets Hayato's, a painful shockwave reverberating through the blonde as his booted feet slide back through the dirt.
There's a bit of a smirk, pleased rather than derisive, "Not as open as I looked." The Prince of War quietly informs Hayato, leaping skyward and clearing a sizeable span of the tent in a flowing, graceful backflip. He kicks downward with the first moments of descent, all but shooting himself back to the ground in a blur of chi-fueled motion, crimson eyes scanning between Nekketsu and Bison.
.... as the impartial turret opens fire on the boxer as he struggles to right himself.
COMBATSYS: Adelheid calculates his next move.
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COMBATSYS: Turret successfully hits M.Bison with Medium Shot.
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Hayato 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Adelheid
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The turret's non-lethal ammunition slams into Bison's body just as he gets upright... and he just doesn't seem to give a damn. Yeah, it hurts. Hurts and stings. But the important thing is--it doesn't /stop/ him. He met Hayato again most recently, and after he's at least alleviated some of his grudge against Adelheid--a grudge born of Adelheid's goddamn prettiness and the fact that he has, in fact, wrecked Bison's shit before--
He charges for the teacher next, growling low under his breath as he seeks to put his left fist under Hayato's chin. It would be hard to say that he's single minded, because he is attacking both of the participants in what would have otherwise been a lovely and fair fight, but he does have just one thing on his mind right now.
It's a fair bet to say that he's probably not going to be a part of the fight much longer, but he doesn't know that--isn't even thinking about it, to be honest--one of his failings, the inability to really think strategically or logically... it's like his aggro meter wipes itself every so often and he just retargets.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Hayato with Dash Straight.
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Hayato 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Adelheid
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Most people would probably try to get out of the way if they saw Bison rushing toward them. Of course, for most people that would be a bad idea... because once the boxer gets up to speed he can close the distance to you pretty damn fast. Hayato chooses not to get out of the way. Instead he waits for Bison's assault, trying to avoid taking the punch on the chin so that he'll be in a better position to strike back. Unfortunately, that doesn't go so well, and he still gets popped right in the jaw.
He does, however, manage to keep his feet steady, so that he doesn't get knocked back by the blow... and that means he's still in range of Bison. But he's got to act quickly, leaving no time for either of them to think. The teacher tries to get his arms around the boxer's bulk, then quickly heave backwards, lifting him up, over, and down headfirst into the floor.
While Adel can certainly sympathize with the sensations in Hayato's jaw just now, the stoic youth doesn't so much as blink, much less wince. Instead, the Prince of War finds his footing, boots shifting in the dirt, pausing a beat, then two, as Bison and Nekketsu clash. Crimson eyes track the titanic boxer, arms smoothly shifting out to his sides, a tumult of invisible wind swirling up from his feet. It seems to fill him, course through him, from somewhere deep within. The energy surges to his hands, rips forth in a ragged burst of silvery windshear, and is driven forward as his hands collide, a reaving crescent of energy ripping a trench in the ground where it drifts too low, seeking to blast Bison perhaps quite literally in two.
Muscles flex behind the blast, teeth grit, but all told... it's a massive charge of power released with relative ease, dangerous to say the least. The commander of the Sky Noah's eyes narrow, smoky wisps of raw chi rising from his hands as they drop back to a ready position.
... and the merry turret cycles its target, aligning itself with the suplexing phys-ed teacher and happily burbling forth another nasty Holiday bauble that may or may not be an actual lump of coal.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Hayato's German Suplex.
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Hayato 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Adelheid
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COMBATSYS: M.Bison interrupts Kaiser Wave from Adelheid with Gigaton Blow+.
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So Hayato wants to put the squeeze on him, does he? Bison isn't down with that. Maybe if it were a hot woman, but... Hayato wouldn't be hot even if he were a woman. All that stubble. The teacher gets a good grip on the Raging Buffalo, and he isn't really leaving Bison any time to think--but his instinctual reactions are what make him dangerous. Before Nekketsu can lift Bison up, the boxer is struggling, rapidly, violently wrenching away, turned away from Hayato as he lands on his feet.
He's just in time to see his vision filled with the wall of silver-white chi of Adelheid Bernstein. There's little choice--the wave is crashing in on him even as he's seeing it--and so he resorts to what he knows best--the straight out bull rush. There isn't even really a yell, just a bellowing shout as he meets the wall of chi shoulder first, already throwing his best punch. It's an infintesimal struggle, Adelheid's chi versus Mike Bison's stubborn ruggedness--and Adel's wall of chi does a number on Bison, for sure.
But he bursts through it, his right fist leading the way, and like a guided missile his fist is aimed directly for Adelheid's stomach, a punch almost between an uppercut and a body blow, a slight upswing bringing that beefy fist into Adelheid's sternum at terminal velocity.
The ordeal of busting that blast leaves him virtually dead on his feet, though, kept upright through sheer cussedness.
COMBATSYS: Turret successfully hits Hayato with Medium Shot.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Given the motion he was attempting, having Bison break free of his grasp doesn't go that well for Hayato. It upsets his balance and leads to him falling flat on his back for a moment. Just a moment, though. It didn't actually hurt or anything, so it's easy enough for the teacher to just spring right back up to his feet. In time to watch Adelheid's wall of chi meet Bison's fist with cataclysmic results.
That all looked pretty painful, but it also looked pretty awesome. And Hayato is feeling pumped up. His body tenses, and waves of orange chi radiate from him as he focuses his energy. Muscles tense up, and a grin spreads across his face. And then a shot from the turret hits him right in the damn eye. "Augh, $#&*!" He clasps a hand to his eye, but hey, it's just another way of getting pumped up. A bit of pain helps get the blood boiling. He's probably going to have one hell of a shiner, though.
COMBATSYS: Hayato gathers his will.
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Being across the tent... Adelheid figured he was relatively safe from the repurcussions of flinging energy into Bison's fist. Rather wrongly. It's somewhere between comical and terrifying as the fist-led missile crosses the distance, blasts through the Kaiser Wave, and manages to carry the massive meat of Mike Bison the rest of the way to Adelheid with no apparent loss of force. At all. His chest battered, the young Bernstein all but crumples under the answering projectile(?!?) and is launched backwards, landing against the barrier with a painful sounding whoomph of lost air and agony.
Jaw clenches, breath comes hard, but the Prince of War forces himself to his feet anyway, or at least halfway. Getting his boots underneath him, the blonde launches himself into the air. Only perhaps a foot off the ground, he closes the distance to Bison with a swinging, downward arcing axe with his heel, twisting about as he seeks to land that blow squarely with the burly boxer's temple, and follow it up quickly with a backflipping arc from his other foot, to the underside of Mike's jaw. This one would be accompanied with a gout of shredding, ragged energy.
.... even as the happy, funtime turret realigns itself and shoots flame in the blonde Bernstein's direction, tracking him with much aplomb despite his midair theatrics.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison endures Adelheid's Grosse Stob.
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He's bloodied the Prince, indubitably. And now the Prince has just reminded him why it's a -bad idea- to not put Adelheid Bernstein down for the count. Because he comes back, and he comes back with a vengeance. The chi-flared kick combination lands true--but for a moment, it seems to wake him up... for a moment. A last burst of action surges through his limbs, and he acts on it--bent back from the flipping attack of that kick... but not taken off his feet yet, he suddenly reels forward.
It is perhaps the clumsiest attempt at a headbutt ever, as it basically results in Bison falling to the ground, face-first--but maybe he'll tag Adelheid on the way down. He can hope, after all--because the light of consciousness in his beady brown eyes goes out when he's halfway forward...
COMBATSYS: M.Bison can no longer fight.
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Eventually Hayato's eye stops throbbing enough that he takes his hand away. He can still see out of it, at least, but not especially well at the moment. Still, he's got another eye, so that's fine. It's enough to see Bison fall, and to see that Adelheid is still standing. That's all he really needs to know. While the turret is firing at Adelheid, Hayato is running across the arena toward him, his feet kicking up the circus sawdust behind him.
As the Burning Phys Ed Teacher approaches, his right hand starts to glow with a blazing orange light. By the time he reaches his target it's glowing brightly, as Adelheid will perhaps have the opportunity to examine in close detail as the fist comes sailing in one a straight line for the center of his face.
COMBATSYS: Adelheid parries M.Bison's Straight Punch!
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COMBATSYS: Turret successfully hits Adelheid with Medium Shot.
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COMBATSYS: Adelheid stops Burning Cross Counter from Hayato with Dark Barrier EX.
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It's a moment in which Adelheid finds himself at the center of a most dangerous convergence. The trifecta of attacks launched his way from natural and artificial sources means that the Prince of War has very little margin for error, very little time to plan, and a driving need for sheer skill and instinct to carry him through. The staggered Bison is dealt with first: his forehead leads, and Adelheid twists aside in a fluid turn, smacking the back of his hand on the back of the boxer's skull, helping his path beyond the young Bernstein, and subsequently to the ground. The motion does put him in the path of the turret's projectile, however, the impact shell crashing hard into the flat of his back before he can fully twist once more into an evasive stance.
Rather than attempt to avoid Hayato's subsequent charge, the Prince of War squares one shoulder as the Burning Phys-Ed teacher launches in, that fist is met by an open palm. Or, nearly met. Just before contact with that hand, a swirling shield of darkly crackling grey erupts in front of Adel's fingertips, the energy-infuesed fist crashing hard into the opposing barrier. Energy conflicts with energy, the tangible resistance burning a path right back into Hayato's arm as a similar struggle ripples the Dark Barrier outward, wavering lines of fire and darkness threatening its integrity until in a brilliant shockwave, the energy seems to all but entirely dissipate outwards, as the young warrior slides away clear of the onslaught.
The turret tracks the fallen boxer.... and seems to almost consider a moment before realigning with a whirr, and spitting out a pet rock for Hayato to walk and love.
COMBATSYS: Hayato dodges Turret's Medium Shot.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Adelheid
Hayato is... momentarily halted by the frustratingly solid wall of energy that pops up between him and Adelheid. But there's a lot of force behind his blow, and when the shockwave clears Hayato is still pushing forward with a great deal of energy. This leads him to a bit of a stumble, but still very much in Adelheid's direction. And it actually works in his favor, as his head drops down and something swishes by just above him, passing right the spot where his head was a moment ago. He doesn't have time to think about that, though, Adelheid is still in reach!
Even still stumbling, Hayato's hand moves in a flash as he reaches out to grab a hold of any clothing on Adelheid that he can snare, violently yanking the younger man down and toward him. At the same time he finally manages to plant a foot, using it to propel his body upwards, leading with his free hand curled into a fist as he tries to drag Adelheid right into the punch.
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Adelheid with Power Punch.
?!? Weird Hit! ?!?
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Hayato 0/-------/------=|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Adelheid
'Frustratingly solid' is a term that could apply to Hayato as well, and then some. Grabbed out of his attempted evasion, Adelheid is denied distance between Hayato and himself, though his momentum does steal a /little/ of the oomph from the blow that follows. It's not a great comfort as the fist crashes home, however, launching him free of Hayato's grasp and away, landing hard on one knee, one foot, and one hand as he slides across the tent. Gritting his teeth, blackness shimmers on the edges of his vision, as the young Bernstein forces his arms out to his sides, two pulsing spheres of luminescent energy rippling from thin air into his grasp, pulsing larger as they fill with what power he can summon.
The wave that results is larger and wider than the Prince of War himself, a towering behemoth of hurricane intensity that ravages the ground between himself and the Burning Phys-Ed teacher, spraying dirt and grass in all directions, consuming everything in its path between launch and barrier. The young warrior, however, slumps behind it, grasping his ribs and breathing hard. If he can just... hold on... a moment.... but he doesn't seem to be moving anywhere fast.
And so the merry turret cycles back around, having not yet been disabled, gifting all good boys and girls with much cheer. And low-yield explosives.
COMBATSYS: Adelheid keeps on fighting!
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Hayato 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Adelheid
COMBATSYS: Adelheid successfully hits Hayato with Crown Prince+.
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Turret 0|-------|-----==
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Hayato 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Adelheid
The energy churning up the ground reaches Hayato and then the teacher... just sort of vanishes for a bit. Because it's rather hard to see anything amidst all the exploding and flying dirt. But when the smoke clears the teacher is, amazingly, still standing on his feet. He appears to be staring blankly off into space, though, and looks rather worse for the wear. After a moment, though, some life comes back into his eyes and he takes a few staggering steps forward. But he doesn't fall.
He shakes his head briefly, then starts toward Adelheid with an unsteady stride that becomes a bit smoother as he picks up speed, coming on like a juggernaut. And as he closes in on his opponent he shifts his weight, sliding the last bit of the distance on one foot, while he twists his body to drive his other foot into the pit of Adelheid's stomach with a flare of fiery energy surrounding it.
COMBATSYS: Adelheid dodges Turret's Medium Shot.
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Turret 0|-------|-----==
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Hayato 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Adelheid
COMBATSYS: Adelheid dodges Hayato's Devastation Kick.
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Turret 0|-------|-----==
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Hayato 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Adelheid
What looked over for the Prince of War begins once more, or at least gets another verse, as his vision clears, breath finds his lungs, and energy surges back through his muscles. It may not last - in fact it's probably a skin of his teeth type of situation - but Adelheid is in motion nonetheless. With a grace that defies his injuries, the practiced warrior pushes to his feet, rotating once in a weaving motion that brings him clear of the fired projectile... and square with Hayato's charge. That foot comes out, closing the last of the distance abruptly..
... and just as abruptly the young Bernstein turns sidelong, stepping back a pace, as the Burning Phys-Ed teacher's kick careens just past him. He wastes no time, now - partly simply because there is none to spare - and launches in on the passing instructor with one hand outstretched for Nekketsu's torso.
The strike doesn't actually come from the curled fingertips, but from the swirling coalescence of dark energy that bursts to life, ideally actually /within/ said chest cavity, rending its way through Hayato's remaining reserves in painful fashion, as the turret happily continues its barrage, aligning its barrel with the mighty gym teacher.
COMBATSYS: Turret successfully hits Hayato with Medium Shot.
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Turret 0|-------|----===
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Hayato 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Adelheid
COMBATSYS: Hayato interrupts Dark Barrier from Adelheid with Shinai Slap.
? Strange Hit! ?
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Turret 0|-------|----===
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Hayato 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Adelheid
COMBATSYS: Hayato can no longer fight.
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Turret 0|-------|----===
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|=====--\-------\0 Adelheid
As Adelheid reaches for him, Hayato suddenly spins around, striking out with his left hand and and knocking aside the glowing hand. At the same time his right arm comes swinging around, bringing his shinai in on a collision course with Adelheid's face. And that's when a round from the turret strikes the teacher in the back of the head. He blinks at Adelheid for a moment, then slowly topples over. The tip of his shinai bouncing lightly off of the blond's head as he crashes to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Adelheid reflects Medium Shot from Turret with Dark Barrier.
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|======-\-------\0 Adelheid
COMBATSYS: Adelheid successfully hits Turret with Reflected Medium Shot.
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Turret 1|--=====|=======
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|=======\-------\0 Adelheid
It's hardly the most vicious exchanges of this fight, but down to the wire as it is, it's still the last. As Hayato and Adelheid clash, the turret interjects its peace and further negates the impacts, both exhausted warriors all but staggering into one another with little impact. Though it seems that last push was enough to drive the Burning Phys-Ed teacher to the ground. Nobody told the turret that the fight was over, however, and it readily realigns and spits out one more ball of merry pain and punishment at the still-standing Adelheid.... who meets it more reflexively than anything.
The turned-aside energy is regathered, aligned with the turret's burst, and centered anew. As the spherical blast collides with the circular shield, those same ripples that accompanied Hayato's fist appear... in much lessened intensity, and this time, they erupt rapidly back inward, coursing around the projectile, and launching it at breakneck speed right back from whence it came. The explosive burst of windshear and ordinance erupts in a crackling inferno that rips the metal outer shell all but off the turret, tears the barrel, and exposes masses of circuitry. It's about this time that someone decides it's a good idea to shut it down, the match's ultimate arbiter slowing and then stopping before attempting to fire once more.
With the last threat abated... the Prince of War draws a deeper, if still ragged breath, returning a hand to his injuries. He's going to feel this one in the morning, and how.
COMBATSYS: Adelheid has left the fight here.
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Turret 1|--=====|=======
Log created on 19:44:26 12/17/2009 by Adelheid, and last modified on 12:05:03 01/21/2010.