Description: Antoine left his travels from Saudia Arabia. His next trip was to the great lands of Ireland. During the night, he came across a group of guys having a good time and a brawl. Antoine decided to step into the challenge..
The life of an Ikari Warrior can be a very busy one. Constant training. Missions, missions, and more missions being passed out. It only gets worse the more accomplished you become too. That leaves little time to have breaks and while stuff like SNF can be considered a break it is times like this Faolan really enjoys. He has a day or two off before his next mission so he decided to return home to visit some family down in Kilkenny and let them know he is doing fine. It had actually been about two years since he was last able to drop by and have dinner and talk military stuff with his father.
That was last night of course. Tonight is more about personal fun. He and a few friends had been pub crawling earlier and now the mercenary and said friends are having some fun out in the streets. There are some officers actually watching, but for now things seem to be for fun and no complaints have been made just yet. "Come now. Surely someone would like to see a good demonstration of Faolan Sheehan, practitioner of Rince an Bhata Uisce Bheatha." he pipes up while chuckling. He is idly bouncing his bata over a shoulder as he looks around. There seems to be one or two people that tried their hand at said demonstration and they are nursing a few lumps, but it seems their payment for being good sports are a few pints to help ease the pain.
There makes way for another traveler. His time out at Saudia Arabia was quite rewarding. Although it was a battle of man against nature, his fight with nature and the battle against the princess of the area showed him that he still had a long way to go. Just as well. The young traveler did not mind the defeat this time. Each defeat, after all, is a learning experience for him.
This travel brought him to Ireland. The atmosphere is more vibrant compared to Saudia Arabia. While the previous country he visited had the green that seemed like an oasis, the greenery in this place was more vibrant and bountiful. As he wandered through the area, he found himself wandering around the streets with his duffelbag over his back. Antoine is looking over towards what seems to be a gathering, "Huh?" He quirks an eyebrow, "I wonder what's going on there..." To sate his curiosity, Antoine is making his way towards the gathering.
Antoine just seems to have the luck to be visiting when all the rain is making the place a bit less bright. It is the season for it afterall. The crowd isn't too thick so it is easy for the wanderer to get a good look at things as there is a table set up near Faolan where two of his friends sit and are having a drink. Faolan himself is still standing and he brings his bata around to point around at a few people. "Come on now. No more people want to give it a shot? Last chance because I am heading back for training tomorrow." he says and grins widely.
He ends up soon pointing his bata at Antoine, seeming to realize the man just recently joined the crowd. He seems to look over Antoine while seeming to consider something. "What about you? You look like you can throw a good punch." He says and he motions for the younger man over. "Care to try your hand? Let us give these people a good show. Some free food and drink are a reward if you say yes."
Antoine had looked over at the two men that were nursing their wounds. A wince is given for a moment, but then he turns to face the older man with a bata. The scruffy looking man catches his attention, which earns a cant of the head. A smile grows on his face as he oberves the older man. When he asks the young man if he would to try his hand...
"...Sure." Antoine starts to step into he battle ground, "It would be nice to see other people's styles." After Antoine agrees to the fight, he is releasing the hold on his duffelbag. As it descends towards the ground, a large thunk is heard before he walks closer to the middle of the area, getting to a respectable distance.
"I'm Antoine, by the way.
The mercenary seems like he was right in picking out the kid. He has a bit of a trained eye afterall from being a member of the Ikari. He isn't going to just call up any random person. Now if some random sap wants to volunteer that is one thing. He would give that person a little knot on the head and nothing more. He figures someone like Antoine can probably handle a bit more than that. "Antoine, aye?" he asks and he grins. "Faolan Sheehan. Judging by the accent you aren't from around here either." he comments and he straightens up more and he stretches his arms upwards.
He then brings that bata forward with both hands on it gripped a bit firmly. "And you want to see other styles? I think you will be in for a treat, then." he comments while popping his neck and getting himself ready. "Feel free to take your first strike." Afterall he was the one that pointed the guy out and coaxed him into the challenge. It is only fair to allow him to get first dibs on being on offense.
COMBATSYS: Faolan has started a fight here.
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Faolan 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Antoine has joined the fight here.
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Antoine 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Faolan
The young man looks over towards the mercenary. This young fighter actually steps into the ground point, looking over towards the opponent in question, "No. I came from China. I am traveling the world... to meet fighters such as yourself." With that, Antoine falls silent, bringing his right fist towards the left palm. He gives a bow, then he brings the right leg forward and tightens his stance. Keeping his guard up, Antoine takes a deep breath.
"Faolan... Pleasure to meet you."
Then, Antoine moves towards Faolan, immediately bringing his left fist out for a back fist, but then...
He brings that arm down to make room for the right leg to give a roundhouse kick at the side of the mercenary's head.
COMBATSYS: Faolan Toughs Out Antoine's Light Kick!
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Antoine 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Faolan
And look at that proper greeting he gives Faolan. He looks like he managed to throw Faolan off enough to distract him from seeing where the real blow is coming from. He was too busy readying himself for that punch that he doesn't really have much he can do in defense from that kick that is coming his way. That is why he just steels himself and takes that kick full on. He grits his teeth and his vision blurs for a moment. "Got some power in those kicks, kid." He says and actually seems to be laughing off that strike.
He then lets go of one end of that bata with one hand and he steps forward while attempting to push forward with his free hand in an attempt to mostly try to get Antoine off balance. It is also serving as a distraction so he can try and swing that bata about and he aims low where Antoine aimed high. His attempt is aimed to slam into the side of the other fighter's left knee.
COMBATSYS: Faolan successfully hits Antoine with Medium Strike.
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Antoine 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Faolan
As the foot makes its impact towards the man's head, Antoine sees the man stagger and actually... laughs it off? The young fighter becomes more guarded, waiting for his next move. "...I wonder..."
When the other fighter uses his free hand to push forward, Antoine brings both of his arms up to guard against it. However, he is distracted from the swing of the bata, which cracks right towards the side of the left knee. His eyes widen and he collapses onto his knee, clutching it in pain. A grimace is made, but he quickly leans forward to roll towards the man. Using that knee, he plants the injured one to the ground and sucks in from the ringing pain.
His foot swings out to snap towards the man's leg, the sweep as quick and powerful as possible.
COMBATSYS: Faolan blocks Antoine's Medium Throw.
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Antoine 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Faolan
There isn't really anything fancy about his attack, but it does sting when he connects. The fact that stick doesn't even make a cracking noise on impact can make one wonder what it is made of. Thankfully that strike also leaves him in a good position to handle that attempted sweep. Faolan just twirls about his bata and slams it onto the ground to help steady himself and he grunts when he feels that kick slam against his legs. Looks like it is going to be finesse and speed against defense and strength from what Faolan can surmise.
He quickly sets his hand on the top of bata as he brings it up off the ground and he slams the tip of the bata into Antoine's chest full force. He then grunts and tries to heft them upwards as there is a black energy that begins to swirl about his bata and then surges along the length to the tip where it releases a rather powerful blast that he tries to use to knock Antoine away.
COMBATSYS: Antoine dodges Faolan's Saying Hello.
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Antoine 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Faolan
As the foot sweeps across towards Faolan's leg, the foot instead meets with the bata that is used to stablize the blow. He winces upon the collision, then he brings the leg back. With a quick sweep of the leg, he shifts his stance enough to where he can take a new stance against Faolon's next technique.r When he slams the tip towards his chest, however, the young man sweeps a leg back and he angles away. The front leg soon joins with the back leg, both arms brought together. Before Faolan can pass through Antoine, the young man sweeps the front leg forward and then he breaks off into a dash before both palms expand out to each direction. The leading palm that is forward is aiming at Faolan's gut.
As the foot sweeps across towards Faolan's leg, the foot instead meets with the bata that is used to stablize the blow. He winces upon the collision, then he brings the leg back. With a quick sweep of the leg, he shifts his stance enough to where he can take a new stance against Faolon's next technique.
When he slams the tip towards his chest, however, the young man sweeps a leg back and he angles away. The front leg soon joins with the back leg, both arms brought together. Before Faolan can pass through Antoine, the young man sweeps the front leg forward and then he breaks off into a dash before both palms expand out to each direction. The leading palm that is forward is aiming at Faolan's gut.
COMBATSYS: Faolan interrupts Moving the Mountain from Antoine with Jig Kick.
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Antoine 0/-------/-======|======-\-------\0 Faolan
Antoine seems to be very quick at least in respect to what Faolan is used to. He is more used to dealing with the likes of power fighters when training. People like Ralf or Clark. Occasionally he deals with Whip who is more the speed type, but he isn't going to think about how big of a mess that becomes. He is just hoping the younger fighter wears himself out faster and Faolan can just outlast him. he is already using alot less energy just by keeping his ground. He hasn't even moved from his spot yet.
That changes soon, but not really by much. His feet at least leave the ground this time. It is more that he pushes his bata out to let it meet the hands of Antoine as he pushes off one foot. The other comes upwards in a powerful kick that unfortunantly for Antoine hits the younger fighter right between the legs. A nice guy Faolan may be, but this is a fight and sometimes not nice things happen. This just happens to be one of those times. He lands and resumes his defensive posture. "I gotta give it to you, fella. You got some endurance."
Antoine is noticing the skills that the stranger has with that bata. He hasn't been moving too much and he has shown more physical prowess than anything. Antoine will have to be a bit quicker than that, especially to adapt to the way how he man fights.
The bata impacts against the hand as the opponent pushes it out. Then, the kick launches out to strike the man right bween the legs. The eyes widen a bit as he sucks in a breath. His teeth grits once be starts collapsing onto his knees. "Eghhnnkk...." He coughs, lowering his head as he fights against the tears that are swelling. His hands rest against the abdomen, then towards the crotch.
He slowly gets back up, tightening his stance while he ignores the pain. He can feel the pain residing in him, yet he does continue his motion. While he moves to get to a closer distance with the fighter, Antoine now swings his entire body out in an aerial sault. His body twists around and he swings both legs down to land against Faolan's head.
COMBATSYS: Faolan blocks Antoine's Splitting the Earth.
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Antoine 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Faolan
Okay so maybe he hit a bit too hard. He feels a bit bad about it all, but this is a fight and the guy can walk it off soon enough. A nice brew and a meal after the fight will make him feel better. He prepares for Antoine once again as the fighter comes at him. He grins as he watches the other fighter come sailing down and he brings up his bata to let his feet meet with stick. It still has enough power to it that his knees bend and he grunts as he manages to stay upright and not go down under the weight.
He gives another grunt and pushes in an attempt to throw Antoine off balance so he can land in a proper way. That way Faolan can try to get himself a nice little advantage as he goes to grasp Antoine by his top with a hand before putting his weight on one heel and turning on it as he tries to throw the other fighter aside. Some crowd members that have gathered will get out of the way too if the man goes that way.
COMBATSYS: Antoine interrupts Medium Throw from Faolan with Immovable Mountain.
- Power hit! -
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Antoine 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Faolan
Both feet collide with the stick, the impact snapping forth as the young man is now recoiling back to his original flipping position. When he lands on the ground, however, the young man sees that Faolan is taking the aggressive point to throw him off balance. Antoine steps forward to take a tighten stance. His feet slam against the ground upon impact.
When Faolan grasps towards the top, Antoine gives off a grunt at the discomfort, but Faolan will feel more than just discomfort.
"SHAA!" Both hands slam forth towards his chest, the palms striking out at the abdominal region. The impact of the blow is likely enough to send the man stumbling back.
Of all things happening this was one of the outcomes that Faolan didn't seem to expect. Finally he seems to be moved back by the other fighter when those hands slam into his chest and cause Faolan to release the other fighter. He manages to catch himself from falling over completely by driving the bata into the ground and using it to regain his balance. "Your style is kind of familiar. Reminds me of a guy I ran into in Southtown the other day." he says remembering his SNF with Shiden. At least they seem similar enough. Maybe it is just the quickness and the power of the blows that make things seem so similar.
He gets back to his feet fully and he chuckles again. He shakes out the cobwebs and he lurches forward again. He closes the distance between him and Antoine once again, this time feinting a swing with his bata and actually bringing his foot up to and throwing it forward in an attempt to land a solid kick right into Antoine's chest. "Hup!"
COMBATSYS: Antoine auto-guards Faolan's Light Kick!
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Antoine 0/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Faolan
The deliverance of the impact brought a bit of satisfaction to the young fighter. His attention falls over towards the other fighter when he catches himself with the bata. Looking over at the older man, Antoine blinks for a moment. "Familiar?" Southtown. The eyes widen and then the young man's face brightens, "Oh! You must mean Quon! Was he wearing a yellow uniform and has a bit of flair in his techniques?"
Back to business. Antoine then notes the man bringing the bata out toward him with the swing. Antoine is bringing his head away from the weapon with his hand out to push against the weapon back. Yet, the other leg comes out to give him a kick to the chest. He brings the hand out in a circular motion to guard against the impact of the foot.
Stopping it dead on, he shifts his left foot forward, then he slams the right fist out in an inverted strike to hit underneath Faolon's ribcage
COMBATSYS: Faolan interrupts Strong Punch from Antoine with Hair of the Dog EX.
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Antoine 1/---====/=======|=------\-------\0 Faolan
Getting his foot caught was not in the plan at all. This guy is becoming more surprising by the moment. "Quon? No, doesn't sound familiar. This guy was dressed like straight out of the twenties." he grunts and leans into the strike as his bata starts to crackle with that black energy once again. He brings the tip of the bata against Antoine's chest and he manages to get his foot back on the ground as he starts swinging that bata about like crazy. He starts slamming that charged bata against all of Antoinue's limbs before giving one finall thrust to hit him in the chest and knock him away with a small blast.
He takes a few steps back and heis breathing a bit heavily right now. "Shiden was his name I think. Interesting fella." he says once he manages to get his breath back. "I will keep an eye out for this Quon fella if he puts up as good of a fight as you do my friend." he says with a chuckle.
Not familiar? Now, Antoine recalls few other students. Honestly, he remembers each one of them as well. This is why that the unknown figure is becoming puzzling. Dressed like he's from the twenties? The young man drifts his gaze towards Faolanwhen he brings the bata out. As the tip of the bata strikes his chest, the young man hisses forth a scream of writhing pain. The bata strikes out towards the limbs repeatedly, softening them up like tenderized meat. And then... the final blow makes a devasting impact.
Antoine is blown across the air, landing flat on his back with a skid.
Rolling off of his back, he plants his hand out to move him in a sway before he skids to a halt with both feet grounding him. "Shiden...?" He never heard of that name. However, the guy said that their style is similar. This is worth investigating.
For now, a fight is to be finished. Focus, Antoine. He breaks off in a dash, seeking to close the distance between himself and the fighter. He lifts his right leg up to swing it across Faolan's head, then he spins off of the ground to release another few kicks.
The main attack, however, comes as his arms bring down over towards his side. He tightens his fists, then he finally thrusts his body forward. Pushing towards the distance with the palm, Antoine's body is soon covered with lightning. The palm strikes out towards the solar plex of the man, seeking to break through his defenses at the process. "SHHOOOUUUU!!!"
COMBATSYS: Antoine successfully hits Faolan with Perfect Storm EX.
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Antoine 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\0 Faolan
The plan to get the younger fighter to tire himself out just isn't working as planned. Faolan is feeling a bit worn down himself despite trying not to move around as much. Despite that he unfortunantly uses up alot of energy just throwing out those powerful strikes. He is prepared for Antoine to come at him again and he brings the bata upwards in preparation for a block, but the force of the blows are more powerful than he expected. His defenses are quickly broken down and he hit with that powerful final hit that finally takes the big man off his feet and he lands hard on his back.
"Mnf, not bad kid." he grumbles as he sits up and rubs at the back of his neck. "And I guess I could be wrong. I am not too familiar with your style. Could be something close to it." he admits, but before he says anything more he launches himself forward, his head aiming to plant right into the chin of Antoine as he goes to swing his bata at the back of Antoine's legs in a sweeping motion to take him off his feet. After that he slumps back down to where he is resting on his knees and he is breathing rather heavily. "I think that is enough for me. I could use some food I think."
COMBATSYS: Faolan can no longer fight.
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Antoine 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Antoine fails to interrupt Sheehan Special EX from Faolan with Spinning the Loom.
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Antoine 0/-------/----===|
The young fighter had realized that the older fighter had a trick up of his sleeve. He anticipated the charge, so Antoine was seeking to roll back while reaching for the collar of the man to actually bring him into a rolling throw.
Sadly, the intent did not come into light. He is caught with the head right towards his chin. Then, the younger fighter is caught in the back of the leg with the sweeping stick. He falls onto his back, but he brings his arms back to slam against the ground, forcing his body back up in a sault. He grunts a bit, then he rubs against the bloody nose. "...Heh..." Antoine offers the older man a smile, "That was a great fight." He'll have to find out about this Shiden guy.
People applaud at the showing between the two and Faolan takes a few moments before finding the energy to get back to his feet. He rests his bata on the ground and leans on it a bit to support him since he is still a bit worn down from it. "Aye, gave me a good workout before I return to base tomorrow." he replies and he makes his way over to the bench where drinks and food are resting. He reaches for a bottle of what looks like beer and he upturns it to drench his head in liquid after removing his hat. He shakes his head about and he ahhs. "There. Nice way to cool off." He says with a chuckle. "If you ever think about becoming a mercenary drop me a line. I might just have to put a good word in for you." he says in a joking manner.
As the crowd applaud over the performance, Antoine is moving over towards the duffelbag that he dropped previously. Kneeling over towards it, he picks it up and scoops it over his back. While the man explains about the workout, Antoine gives a faint chuckle. "'Ey, you're aiight wit me too. It was a great battle and an honor to see your style." Antoine looks over to see the man make his way towards the bench where the refreshments and meal are at.
Deciding to join the man, Antoine makes his way to grab himself something to eat. "...I'll consider that, eventually." Antoine gives the man a sincere smile. "However, at this moment, I will continue my road to learn of places and see other people's styles." He grins, "I will be sticking around here for a few more days. I like to see the sights a bit more."
The Irishman nods and he moves over as he leaves plenty of room for Antoine to sit. "I wish I could stay around and show you all the proper sights and all that. Kilkenny is a wonderful place." he says and he grins widely and has reached for a second bottle by now. This one would be for him to drink. "So you are a wanderer, huh? Be careful in your travels. There are some dangerous people out there." he actually has a more sincere expression when he says that. He has found out just how dangerous things are after becoming an Ikari. 'R', NESTS, and even more. This kid doesn't need to be going to get himself killed.
If anything it would seem tonight Antoine is going to be treated like a good friend by the mercenary and his friends. Be it he drinks or not they will make sure it is a part that the boy is never going to forget if they can help it. It is the only proper way to remember such a fun night afterall. Looks like someone will be taking a return flight home with a hangover the way things are going.
COMBATSYS: Antoine has ended the fight here.
Log created on 19:04:50 10/24/2010 by Antoine, and last modified on 19:48:18 10/29/2010.